Chapter 1264 Shocking Gossip

Ouyang Shuo was very satisfied with Zhang Yi's mission to move the Mongol Empire. He instructed Zhang Yi to stay in Hara and Lin for a while and start the first negotiation with Yelu Chucai to explore each other's reality.

If the result of the negotiation is satisfactory, Da Xia will form a proper negotiation team.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a saying: "Therefore, the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city; the method of attacking the city is a last resort." The soldiers who surrender without fighting are the highest state.

From destroying the Four Kingdoms Alliance to subduing the Mongol Empire, Great Xia has been practicing this idea.

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In the first half of the seventh year of Gaia, except for the African continent and South America, the rest of the world was relatively calm, especially in the European continent.

In addition to intervening in West Africa, the European dynasties invariably strengthened their internal affairs, especially taking advantage of the first industrial revolution to accumulate strength in secret and prepare for future major changes.

In the calm, the European dynasties also had their own troubles.

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Steel Tudor Dynasty, Castle Avek.

Annie, dressed in military uniform, walked into the palace. The servants saw her along the way, and all of them bowed to say hello, "Your Highness!" Annie's face was expressionless, and she could faintly see a trace of fatigue.

When he walked to his brother William's office, he even slumped on a chair.

William, who was on the opposite side, saw it, and said with pity: "The battle on the front line is not going well, is it?"

Annie nodded, and said bitterly, "I'm afraid Nigeria won't be able to fight, brother, I'm sorry."

William waved his hand, "It's not your fault."

The two brothers and sisters looked at each other, and they could see the bitterness and loss in each other's eyes.

Nigeria is located in the southeast of West Africa, at the apex of the west coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa, with a total of 15 million players, accounting for 16% of the total number of players in Africa.

Nigeria is also a country with a large energy resource in Africa and the largest oil production and export country in Africa. Among the 76 proven minerals, 34 have commercial exploitation value.

More importantly, Nigeria was once a colony of the British Empire in history.

When the European dynasties were preparing to carve up West Africa, William did not hesitate to choose Nigeria as the target of attack. As long as Nigeria was taken, the Gangdor dynasty would gain a firm foothold in West Africa.

But it turns out that he still overestimated the strength of the Royal Army and underestimated Nigeria.

In the game, the number of players in the Gangduo Dynasty is only 5 million, which is exactly one-third of that of Nigeria. It feels like a snake swallowing elephants if they want to conquer Nigeria.

Historically, the British Empire reached its peak at the beginning of the Victorian era, with a territory of about 33.67 million square kilometers, covering a quarter of the earth's land and a quarter of its population, making it the widest span and largest area in world history. s country.

Once only a few thousand people dared to launch the Opium War against the Qing Dynasty.

Because the empire's territory and dependent territories cover seven continents and four oceans including Antarctica, it is described as the second "empire on which the sun never sets" after the Spanish Empire.

The British Empire at that time relied on the industrial revolution and the invincible navy.

But in the game world, Gaia has a certain preference for countries with large populations and large territories. Although in the early stage, Fort Avek took the lead in developing the steam engine by virtue of the genes of the industrial revolution and gained certain advantages, but in the context of global technological expansion, such advantages cannot establish hegemony.

Especially when the global maritime hegemony is firmly controlled by the Great Xia, the Gangdor Dynasty has nothing to do. Because it is an island country, far away from the mainland of Europe, it even missed the feast of encroaching on small European countries.

Among the six great dynasties in Europe, the Gangdor Dynasty is only comparable to the Gaul Dynasty, and belongs to the bottom of the existence. The once glorious empire on which the sun never sets can only be huddled on the mainland island, lingering on its last breath.

Such a result, of course, could not satisfy William.

But the reality is so cruel.

"How about forming a coalition with Spain or Gaul to attack Nigeria together?" Annie suggested.

William shook his head resolutely, "It doesn't matter that we belong to the same camp, but they are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't spread eagles. If they really want to form a coalition army, how will this cake be divided?"

There is another sentence that William did not say. If he even asked for help from the organization to attack Nigeria, it would be too embarrassing, and William's self-esteem could not accept it at all.

"And now there are other goals in West Africa, why should they be farther away." William added.

Annie asked: "Then what should we do, withdraw the troops?"

William nodded, "Let's retreat. Since we can't fight, don't force it, so as not to waste our military power in vain. Let's keep our homeland honestly and manage our internal affairs. As for West Africa, we won't fight."

Annie's eyes dimmed instantly. She was known as the Dynasty Goddess of War.

Seeing this, William comforted and said, "Don't feel sorry. Don't look at the fact that they are scrambling for territory. The real cruel war hasn't started yet."

"Brother, are you talking about Daxia?" Annie said clearly.

"That's right. As you all know, Daxia is in East Africa. He conquered nine countries in just half a year and was invincible. It's frightening. They stop fighting now, not to say that they are satisfied with the status quo, but seize the time Digest the existing territory, and when the digestion is complete, there will be a good show."

Speaking of this, William sighed, "Sometimes, I really envy that guy."

Four years ago, when Ouyang Shuo led the ocean-going fleet to Fort Avek, William did not feel any difference between the two territories.

In the past four years, the two have become very different.

William seemed to see that the scene of Great Xia sweeping across the African continent made him more determined to withdraw from West Africa.

Annie had a different opinion. She frowned and said, "Brother, the wilderness is not as cruel as reality, and the road to hegemony is even more so if you don't advance or retreat. We are retreating now, and we may not even be able to defend our homeland in the future."

"Not to mention, the Germanic dynasty is eyeing us."

In the expansion of West Africa, the Germanic dynasty was the most active one.

Because it occupies the hinterland of Europe, after the annexation of other countries, the Germanic dynasty has a full 20 million players, and the dynasty's army is close to 3 million, and its national strength is extremely strong.

The Germanic dynasty carried the banner of the azure badge in continental Europe.

While consolidating its internal affairs, the Germanic dynasty was one of the most active dynasties in Europe, going north to conquer the Nordic countries and going south to attack the West African continent.

The two dynasties faced each other across the sea, and there were two wars in history. It is not impossible to confront each other again.

William shook his head and said with a smile: "The strong enemies around the German dynasty are looking around. If they want to attack us, we should first solve the surrounding Gaul dynasty, Caesar dynasty and Romanov dynasty."

"Moreover, someone within the organization has proposed to see if we can gather the power of our five dynasties at an appropriate time to besiege the Germanic dynasty and drive them out of the European continent." In order to convince his sister, William did not hesitate to throw out a shocking gossip, "If the plan is successful, the entire continent of Europe will be dominated by the organization. As long as we keep our homeland, we can sit back and relax with our family's status in the organization."

After hearing this, Annie became thoughtful.

Even so, Anne was still a little unwilling, "We have been fighting in Nigeria for so long, and it is not worth the loss to withdraw our troops like this. Or..."

Annie looked at her brother cautiously, and said: "How about we quietly ask Daxia for help and let them help us take down Nigeria. Isn't my brother still in touch with him?!"

"Don't!"

William's attitude is very firm, "Don't make such a foolish idea, you should know the fate of betraying the organization. If this is discovered by the organization, will we still have a foothold in the European continent in the future?"

"Keep things secret, what are you afraid of." Annie is really fearless.

"No, don't even think about it." William took a deep look at his sister and said, "Starting tomorrow, you should rest for a while, and you don't have to worry about withdrawing troops."

"Brother!" Annie panicked.

William said beyond doubt: "That's it, you go down!"

Seeing Annie, she left angrily.

William sighed, and said to himself, "How deep is the water here?"