Chapter 1106 Don't Play with Fire

In September, Da Zhou, Da Qing, and Jin Guo, who had just formed an alliance, finally took action.

According to information from the Shanhaiwei office in Kyoto, recently, a caravan from the Great Zhou Dynasty arrived in Kyoto. They were secretly transporting weapons and equipment for the Qing Dynasty in order to carry out ordinary trade.

A large amount of armor and weapons were disguised as ordinary commodities and smuggled back to Da Zhou.

Upon receiving the news, Ouyang Shuo immediately noticed something unusual, "With the great military strength of the Great Zhou, is it necessary to buy weapons and equipment from the Qing Dynasty? It doesn't make sense at all."

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

The subsequent information from Shanhaiwei confirmed Ouyang Shuo's deduction.

It turned out that this batch of weapons and equipment was not transported to Handan City at all, but instead went south and was directly transported to Haijin Port. Under the personal escort of the Handan Fleet, it disappeared into the vast sea.

At this point, Ouyang Shuo basically understood the enemy's intentions.

"Curve to save the country?"

If Ouyang Shuo's expectations were correct, the weapons and equipment from the Qing Dynasty should have been given to the Kingdom of Jin, and Da Zhou was just acting as an intermediate carrier.

You must know that the Kingdom of Jin also has a seaport, and the sea route is really invisible.

After taking Koryo and merging it into the Northern Xinjiang Province, the scope of activities of the Great Xia Coastal Fleet is no longer limited to the Bohai Sea. The Yellow Sea and the Dongying Sea are also the range of activities of the Coastal Fleet, and the field of vision is broadened.

Relying on the two counties of Koryo, the Coastal Fleet has been able to compete with the Dazhou Handan Fleet.

Even so, in order to maintain the Pacific maritime trade channel shared by Daxia, Dazhou, and Dajin, and ensure the common interests of the three parties, the Daxia Coastal Fleet did not declare its existence too forcefully.

The entire sea area is relatively neutral.

Now it seems that Dichen is a bit aggressive, and even used the loose shipping route to start smuggling for his allies, which directly touched Daxia's core interests.

"It's time to teach Da Zhou a lesson!"

If the Handan Fleet wants to transport weapons and equipment to the ocean of the Kingdom of Jin, it must pass through the Koryo Strait. Currently, the strait is jointly taken over by Da Xia and Da Zhou.

Because Dazhou occupies Kyushu Island, it has a certain right to speak in the passage of the Koryo Strait.

After the Handan Fleet enters the Dongying Sea, it can only obey Daxia's mercy. Daxia, which occupies the two counties of Goryeo and Yingzhou County, has absolute control over Dongyinghai.

Ouyang Shuo immediately ordered the Coastal Fleet and the Pacific Fleet to set up defenses in Dongying Sea in the name of a joint exercise, and conduct a routine search of passing ships to ensure the safety of the exercise.

Its real intention was to detain the merchant ship that Da Zhou transported weapons and equipment. As long as he got the key evidence of Da Zhou's involvement in the Great Xia War, Ouyang Shuo would have his own calculations.

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The Great Xia Army has always been vigorous and resolute.

Following Ouyang Shuo's order, the Great Xia Navy took action immediately.

The third, fourth, and fifth fleets of the Coastal Fleet, and the second, third, and fourth fleets of the United Pacific Fleet are all active in the Dongying Sea, weaving a net, waiting for the Handan Fleet to take the bait.

A sudden collision came in an instant.

Now let's see if Di Chen is mentally prepared for such a situation.

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Handan City, the palace.

After ascending the throne, Di Chen built the palace magnificently. Unlike Ouyang Shuo, as a child of an aristocratic family, Di Chen already had feudal poison in his blood, and he once dreamed of being an emperor.

The emperor's surname can be seen.

In the imperial study room, the peerless Fenghua, who had been promoted to the Grand Master of the Grand Zhou Zizheng Pavilion, frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "I always feel that this is a little reckless."

Dichen was wearing a purple Rolling Dragon King robe, and he looked upright, "What's so reckless? Subsidizing the Kingdom of Jin to restrain Daxia's expansion in the Northland, isn't that a strategy we've set up a long time ago?"

"That's right. But Dongying Sea is Daxia's territory after all. If the Handan Fleet broke in so carelessly, aren't you afraid of causing Daxia's misunderstanding?"

Speaking of this, Dichen became angry.

After a battle against Japan, Da Zhou lost the hearts of the people, not to mention, after a busy meal, he only got two small islands, and the biggest piece of fat was swallowed by Da Xia.

What made Dichen even more uncomfortable was that with the Great Xia Coastal Fleet leaving the Bohai Sea, the sea control of the entire surrounding sea area was re-divided, which made the Handan Fleet, which previously exclusively enjoyed this sea area, very uncomfortable.

Di Chen arranged for the Handan Fleet to escort him this time, maybe he didn't mean to compete with Ouyang Shuo.

"So what if we broke in? The old fox just wants to save face. How dare he take the risk of provoking internal strife and start a war with us?" Di Chen's expression was full of teasing.

It has to be said that Di Chen really caught Ouyang Shuo's mind this time.

It was precisely because of this that Di Chen was confident and dared to provoke Da Xia without a trace. "As long as we don't take the initiative to provoke internal strife, then Da Zhou will be safe." Di Chen judged this way.

On this point, Xiongba and others also agree.

Although they agreed, they felt quite uncomfortable, "When did Da Zhou's safety depend on Da Xia's charity? It's ironic."

Although ironic, this bitter pill must be swallowed.

Dazhou, which has just been established, not only has limited external expansion space, but also has many internal hidden dangers. Wuhou Xiongba, Qihou Zhanlang, and Chuhou Chunshenjun, the three occupy one side, so I won't talk about it for now.

With the end of the battle, there are also Song Dynasty in Xiangyang and Daming Dynasty in Jianye in Dazhou, and the two dynasties are entrenched. Both the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were stronger than the Shu Han and the Great Sui in the Great Xia, causing Di Chen and the others quite a headache.

If Da Zhou hadn't taken the initiative to show favor to Da Qing, the situation would have been even more difficult.

Furthermore, Da Zhou's poor performance in the Battle of Japan finally yielded bitter fruit. In the recent period of time, there has been a brain drain in Dazhou. Although the number is not large, it is enough to arouse Di Chen's vigilance.

This shows that the trust of Chinese players in Da Zhou is gradually disintegrating.

"The outflow of talents is the recruitment of a dynasty's decline." In order to stabilize the situation, Dichen had no choice but to increase support for domestic talents and provide more favorable housing policies.

This is another big expense.

After the Battle of East Japan, Da Xia and Da Jin aggressively intervened in the Pacific waterway, which had already had an impact on Da Zhou's foreign trade, and profits shrank. Increasing expenditure at this time would be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

It was under such circumstances that Dichen withstood the pressure and made a strategic decision to unite gold and resist Xia, hoping to eliminate the northern border provinces of Daxia and allow Dazhou to gain a broader strategic space.

Think about it, once the Great Zhou brings the Northern Border Province of the Great Xia under its rule, the sea and the sky will be vast. At this moment, someone outside the door suddenly reported: "My lord, there is an urgent message from the Handan Fleet!"

Dichen's heart trembled, and he immediately had a bad premonition.