Chapter 853 Waves in the Mediterranean Sea
April is the season when the spring is bright and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
Shanhai City is also full of vitality, with flowers blooming everywhere and green willows sprouting buds. In the parks, beside the gazebos, and on the small bridges, there are crowds of people admiring the flowers together, talking and laughing, which is a bustling scene.
It has been a week since the enthronement ceremony that attracted worldwide attention, and the bustling Shanhai City is gradually returning to its original track. It's just that life has changed after all. On the street where people come and go, occasionally people with titles can be seen passing by, enjoying the envious eyes of the people around them.
"Noble title" suddenly became a popular word in the mouths of the common people. Apart from wealth and well-being, life in the market seems to have added a new and higher pursuit.
Living at the feet of the emperor, the people of the capital city have a sense of arrogance for no reason.
The Great Xia Dynasty is still moving forward.
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Summer Palace, Royal Study Room.
After some running-in, the operation of the imperial court gradually got on the right track, and all officials performed their duties.
Ouyang Shuo, the supreme ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty, frowned inadvertently. The source was a secret letter before the case. The letter was from Henry, the lord of Vic in France, and brought bad news.
A few days ago, under the pressure of the [Silver Hand] high-level, Vic City finally decided to withdraw from the [Mediterranean Union], and at the same time terminate the supply of materials to Key Point City.
The cooperation between the two came to an abrupt end.
Yesterday, Wake City sent the last batch of supplies to Base Point City, which was only enough to maintain Base Point City for half a month. Without the supplies from Wake City, Base Point City is now in turmoil.
In the letter, Henry apologized for this, and regretted that he could not continue to cooperate with the Great Xia Dynasty, but his attitude towards breach of contract was very firm.
Obviously this time, the pressure exerted by the [Silver Hand] made it impossible for Henry to shirk.
"It's time to come, after all, it's here!"
Fortunately, Henry still has a bit of conscience, so he communicated with Ouyang Shuo in advance, otherwise, the current situation of Jidian City would be even worse.
Henry's move is revealing his inner contradictions. One is that Vic City is temporarily unable to resist the organization's arrangements, and the other is that Henry does not want to completely offend the already powerful Great Xia Dynasty.
This kind of mentality is probably very common in [Silver Hand]. The conflict between collective interests and personal interests has never been a new topic.
And with Wake City withdrawing from the [Mediterranean Union], the fragile alliance that was already on the verge of collapse may be in danger of collapsing at any time. Even though Kalia was standing in front of him now, Ouyang Shuo couldn't really remain indifferent.
Who knows how far this storm in the Mediterranean Sea will go.
The city of Atlantis is the most reliable ally of the Great Xia Dynasty in the Mediterranean Sea, and protecting the interests of the City of Atlantis is actually safeguarding the interests of the Great Xia Dynasty in the Mediterranean Sea.
There is no conflict between the two.
Ouyang Shuo saw this very clearly.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo came to the window, looked over the distant sky, and inadvertently turned to the Mediterranean Sea thousands of miles away, thinking in his heart: "It's time to go to the Mediterranean Sea!"
At this moment, the female official came to report: "Your Majesty, Lord Jiang and Lord Kou have arrived!"
The office of the cabinet is located in the summer palace, not far from the imperial study. After reading Henry's letter and making up his mind, Ouyang Shuo immediately summoned these two elders.
Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo had to arrange a lot of things in advance; after all, the new dynasty has just been established and its foundation is not stable, so there is no room for any mistakes.
Ouyang Shuo turned around and said, "Please come in!"
"promise!"
Leaning slightly, Jiang Shang and Kou Zhun walked into the imperial study room led by the female officer, and bowed to salute: "Your Majesty!"
Ouyang Shuo waved his hands and said, "Come here, give me a seat!"
"Look at this."
As Ouyang Shuo said, he handed over the letter from Henry. Jiang Shang took the letter, scanned it carefully, but his face remained calm, and handed it to Kou Zhun who was beside him.
After Kou Zhun had finished reading, Ouyang Shuo asked, "What do you think the elders should do with this matter?"
The two looked at each other, but they didn't know where to start. Needless to say, Kou Zhun is a newcomer and has only just become familiar with the operation of the imperial court. He really has only a half-knowledge of the overseas affairs of the dynasty, so naturally he is not good at speaking.
Even Jiang Shang, since he had been working in Southwest University before, didn't know much about this matter. It is really difficult for them to express their opinions rashly now.
Only one point, the two are determined in their hearts.
Base Point City is an important fulcrum of the dynasty's sea trade channel, and sea trade is an important source of finance for the dynasty, and its strategic position is extraordinary.
Because of this, it is even more difficult for them to draw conclusions easily.
The two looked at each other, and Jiang Shang said: "Please ask the king to judge!"
Ouyang Shuo just smiled and didn't take it seriously, and said, "There are waves in the Mediterranean Sea, which are related to the great cause of the dynasty, and we must take action. According to this king, the military operation to attack Morocco can be officially launched."
Jiang Shang was startled, and immediately understood the king's intention to summon the two of them. It was not to ask for advice, but to have other plans. He asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, is he going to conquer Morocco himself?"
Ouyang Shuo glanced at Jiang Shang appreciatively, as expected of a mature man, he really hit the nail on the head.
"That's right." Ouyang Shuo didn't deny it, nodded and said, "The situation in the Mediterranean Sea is complicated and involves a lot of things. It's not enough to stabilize the situation and open it up without this king personally going to sit in the town."
Jiang Shang was silent, no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't find any reason to refute.
Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to say: "During the period when the king is on his own expedition, the government affairs of the dynasty will be exhausted!"
Jiang Shang and Kou Zhun looked at each other, knowing that the king had made up his mind, but they were powerless to stop them, so they could only stand up together, bowed and said, "Follow the king's order!"
It's not that Ouyang Shuo sincerely wants to be the treasurer. Now that the dynasty system has been finalized, even if Ouyang Shuo, the King of Xia, is not in the palace for the time being, the government has its own rules and regulations, so nothing can be messed up.
In comparison, it is urgent to deal with the Mediterranean issue.
Sending off the two elders, Ouyang Shuo's personal conquest began to be arranged in full swing. This was Ouyang Shuo's first personal conquest since ascension to the throne, it was of great significance, so naturally he should not be careless.
The first is to choose followers.
Tsing Yi and Jia Xu had to be with him, and then there was the Shenwu Guard commanded by Xu Chu.
"Big Aunt" Zisu, the head of the newly promoted female officials in the Inner Palace, selected two high-ranking female officials and four most caring ladies from the Inner Palace to be responsible for Ouyang Shuo's food and living outside.
Others include the frame prepared by Taipu Temple, etc., and so on.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo doesn't need to worry about these things. What he needs to consider now is which legions should be mobilized to fight in Morocco this time, so that the Privy Council can issue military orders in advance and make preparations.
Ouyang Shuo was not ignorant of Morocco.
After the Black Snake Guard transferred its main business overseas, one of its main energies in the near future is to be responsible for the comprehensive investigation of Morocco's intelligence and make preliminary preparations for the army's attack on Morocco.
It is reported that the main cities of Morocco are basically distributed along the northwest coast, including the capital Rabat, the garden city of Casablanca, the port cities of Tangier and Agadir and so on.
The most important thing is the total number of players in Morocco, which is estimated to be around 2.5 million.
This also means that the enemies faced by the Great Xia Dynasty Expeditionary Army include at least 250,000 royal guards, more than 300,000 combat professional player teams, and 200,000 or so lords' army.
Therefore, compared with the small land like the star country that was destroyed before, Morocco is not a bone that is easy to chew. In order to take Morocco, Daxia Royal City needs at least an elite army of 300,000 to 400,000 people.
In addition, once the war in Morocco breaks out, the response of European countries such as Spain, Portugal, and France in the Mediterranean Sea must be considered, and preparations must be made in advance.
To make matters worse, the expedition of the Great Xia Dynasty only had a small outpost in Jidian City. Among other things, whether it could accommodate the expeditionary force was a big problem.
As for logistical supplies, it is a huge problem.
If this expedition fails and hundreds of thousands of troops are killed overseas, there will be big troubles.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo will take Shenwuwei to the base point city first to do the mediation and preparation in the early stage. The real dispatch of the army has to wait for a suitable time, and after everything is planned, the troops will be dispatched.
For the army to be recruited this time, for the army, Ouyang Shuo temporarily delineated the Second and Third Legions of the Imperial Guard Army, the First and Fifth Legions of the Longxiang Army.
According to the principles set by Ouyang Shuo before, after the founding of the dynasty, the first regiment of the imperial guards responsible for guarding the royal city and the city guards stationed outside the city would no longer be arbitrarily mobilized.
Therefore, even though the Panshi army is good at attacking cities and villages, Ouyang Shuo can only reluctantly give up.
Among the three major field armies, the five legions of the Huben Army are not suitable for mobilization because of strong enemies around them; the Leopard Army has added defenses to satellite cities, and it is temporarily unable to escape.
At most, the fourth army of the Leopard Tao Army can only be dispatched to fight.
Ouyang Shuo counted and calculated, but he still had to dispatch the Dragon Army to fight. At present, among the four major provinces, Yunnan Province has the most favorable geographical location and the most stable border, so there is no need to station too many troops for the time being.
The imperial guards are easy to say, they will be teleported directly from Shanhai City.
The First Legion of the Longxiang Army is stationed outside Lingxi City, and can also be teleported to Base Point City through the teleportation array of Lingxi City. On the other hand, the newly reorganized Fifth Army Corps needs to arrive at Shanhai City before teleporting.
The navy can only rely on the Mediterranean Fleet, and it is unrealistic for the Xingzhou Fleet, which is the closest to the Mediterranean, to rush there for reinforcements.
Ouyang Shuo hoped that the Mediterranean fleet led by Álvaro would not disappoint him.
After deciding on the troops to go on an expedition, Ouyang Shuo will leave all the rest to the Privy Council. On April 27th, Ouyang Shuo quietly left Shanhai City with Shenwuwei and a group of followers.