If you talk about the degree of ruthlessness, Zhou Xiaozheng is better than Zhou Rui, and by the time Zhou Xiaozheng and Wen Yu left Jiyuan City, the power of the Ke family basically ceased to exist.

Ke Shouen, Ke Ruguang's father and son, as well as dozens of Ke family members and thugs who took human lives, were all shot in the end, and all the Ke family's properties were confiscated.

The big families on the territory of the Zhou family who lost their military power, after seeing the ending of the Ke family in Jiyuan City, although they couldn't help but feel some sadness about the death of rabbits and foxes, many families were much more honest.

Some families that secretly had ties with other forces in the Han and Tang Empires even took the initiative to cut off ties with other forces.

Zhou Rui didn't expect that his father and mother would give him a big surprise, for his mother's pregnancy, Zhou Rui didn't feel that it would pose any threat to him, but looked forward to having an extra brother or sister.

With Zhou Rui's current status, unless Zhou Rui returns the military and political power to his father Zhou Xiaozheng, the child in Wen Yu's womb, even if it is a boy, will not pose any threat to Zhou Rui at all.

After Zhou Xiaozheng and Wen Yu learned of Zhou Rui's attitude, they were relieved, and then Zhou Xiaozheng and Wen Yu put their energy on welcoming a new life.

Originally, Zhou Rui was going to focus on the internal construction of the twenty feudal towns of the Zhou family, but unfortunately, the trees wanted to be quiet and the wind did not stop, Tianyuan On September 9, 1544, the Northern Hebei Army under the command of the Zhou family and the army of the Tubarian Empire broke out in the border area, and there were casualties on both sides.

On the side of the Northern Hebei Army, 12 people were killed and 8 were wounded, and on the side of the Turkish army, 39 people were killed and 16 were wounded.

In a large hall of the imperial palace in Baiyun City, the capital of the Barbarian Empire, Emperor Dugu Liang said with a wry smile to Lieutenant General Gouyt of the Black Bear Empire: "This border conflict should be a misunderstanding, the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires should not have the intention of taking the initiative to provoke a war.

I felt that it was best to choose to settle the matter and negotiate with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires to resolve this border conflict. ”

Gouyt snorted coldly and said, "Your Majesty, please be sure to find out.

The Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, whether they have the intention of provoking a war or not, cannot be judged by you alone, I need to wait for the telegram from the War Department of our Black Bear Empire. ”

Although Emperor Dugu Liang was angry enough, he didn't show it on his face, "What General Guit said is extremely true.

If the Black Bear Empire thinks that the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires is deliberately provoking the side this time, our barbarian empire is willing to follow the Black Bear Empire and declare war on the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires together!

I will unconditionally support the decision of the Black Bear Empire! ”

With the strong support of the Black Bear Empire, the army of the Barbarian Empire has been expanding recently, and now the army of the Barbarian Empire has a total strength of more than 4.6 million, and it is even equipped with a small number of light tanks that the Black Bear Empire has just mass-produced.

After the Zhou Jiajun's tank was unveiled on the battlefield, the six orc countries began to develop tanks, and the Black Bear Empire was the first country to develop a tank among the six orc countries.

This tank belongs to the light tank, which is the light tank currently equipped by the Turkish Army.

It weighs 8 tons, is 4.4 meters long, 2 meters wide, 2.5 meters high, has armor thickness of 10 mm to 20 mm, has a maximum speed of 12 kilometers per hour, has a maximum range of 45 kilometers, has a turret that can rotate 360 degrees, and is equipped with a 40 mm rapid-fire gun and a 10 mm caliber heavy machine gun.

The 40-mm rapid-fire gun was equipped with 120 rounds, and the 10-mm heavy machine gun was equipped with 2,000 rounds.

Of course, the Black Bear Empire is willing to equip the Barbarian Army with tanks, and it also hopes to test the performance of this light tank in all aspects through the battlefield.

The military power of the Barbarian Empire is now in the hands of several powerful ministers, and these powerful ministers are all agents pushed out by the Black Bear Empire, so it can be said that Emperor Duguliang is just a puppet.

If the Black Bear Empire wanted the Barbarian Empire to start a war with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, Emperor Dugu Liang had no choice but to agree.

However, Emperor Dugu Liang believes that the Black Bear Empire should not choose to go to war easily, after all, the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires has just defeated the Barbarian Bull Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire, forcing these two beast countries to cede millions of square kilometers of land each.

In the Governor's Mansion of the Black Bear Empire's Gaget City, Governor Denisor asked the Black Bear Empire's army chief Gla, "What caused this border conflict between the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires and the Tuban Empire?" ”

Guerra then said: "Back to the governor, this border conflict was actually caused by a rifle fire of a soldier of the Zhou family.

The Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires should have no intention of deliberately provoking a war. ”

Governor Deniso nodded slightly, then pulled out a piece of paper from his desk and handed it to Army Chief Guerra .

Guerra took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but show a shocked expression on his face, "Governor, are you ready to agree?" ”

Governor Deniso sighed and said, "After the rise of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, it has violated the interests of all our Spirit Race countries.

This time, the Golden Lion Empire hopes that our Black Bear Empire will weaken the power of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires by supporting the Barbarian Empire, which is also more beneficial than disadvantageous for our Black Bear Empire. ”

It turned out that this piece of paper was a secret message sent by Kosno, the governor of the Golden Lion Empire, to Deniso, the governor of the Black Bear Empire.

Army Commander Ge hesitated for a moment and said, "Governor, the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires has just defeated the Silver Wolf Empire and the Barbarian Bull Empire before, and even forced these two Spirit Clan countries to cede a large area of territory.

Even if our Black Bear Empire supports the Barbarian Empire behind the scenes, I am afraid that the Barbarian Empire may not be the opponent of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires. ”

Governor Deniso said: "It is precisely because of the strength of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires that the Six ** Things Alliance will be established.

According to the meaning of the Golden Lion Empire's Governor Kosno, this time it will not only be our Black Bear Empire alone to support the Barbarian Empire, but the other five Spirit Clan countries will also vigorously support the Barbarian Empire, which will be the first action after the establishment of the Six ** Alliance. ”

The six orc nations have officially established the Six ** Alliance against the Zhou family and the Liang Yan Empire last month.

Army Chief Guerra still had a hesitant expression, "Governor, then do we Black Bear Empire and the other five Spirit Clan countries need to directly send troops to participate in this war?" ”

"The Barbarian Empire has a population of more than 200 million, and the war potential is still very large, as long as our Black Bear Empire and the other five Spirit Race countries can provide the Barbarian Empire with enough weapons and equipment, maybe we don't need our Black Bear Empire and the other five Spirit Race countries to personally send troops to participate in the war."

In a study room in the Southwest Town Shoufu in Ganyang City, Zhou Rui said to Xiang Tao with a wry smile: "I originally wanted you to come back and rest for a while, but I didn't expect that there would be another moth on the side of the Barbarian Empire.

According to the information obtained by the 'Ghost Shadow', the Six ** Alliance, which had just been established, seemed to be preparing to support the Barbarian Empire in a war with our Zhou family behind the scenes.

If it's just a barbarian empire, I'm not worried at all.

But behind the Barbarian Empire, with the support of those six beast countries, we have to be cautious, I hope you can rush to Jibei Town.

In the event of a war with the Barbarian Empire, you will serve as the commander-in-chief of the front. ”

After the rebel silver wolf column was reorganized into the Jingzhou Army, the Yuzhou Army, the Lanzhou Army, the Weizhou Army and the Kezhou Army, Xiang Tao, the commander-in-chief of the rebel silver wolf column, was temporarily appointed as the commander of the Weizhou Army.

Xiang Tao has not been idle in the Silver Wolf Empire in the past few years, and the peach blossoms are very prosperous, especially after the rebel Silver Wolf Column has a control area, Xiang Tao has started the days of a group of wives and concubines.

This time, Xiang Tao returned to Ganyang City, on the one hand, to report to Zhou Rui, and on the other hand, to bring his wife and concubine and several children to recognize his relatives.

Xiang Tao has always thought that Zhou Rui is his uncle.

Xiang Tao then said in a deep voice: "Great Shuai, those beast countries seem to be immortal in the heart of my Zhou family, I am worried that once a war with the Barbarian Empire starts, this war is likely to expand." ”

"You mean, you're saying that the six orc nations are likely to send troops to the war themselves?"

Xiang Tao nodded, "Dashuai, you have to guard against it, this possibility is very great." ”

Zhou Rui's expression was cold in an instant, "Since those six beast countries have formed a six-** alliance, then it is equivalent to completely standing on the opposite side of our Zhou family."

If those six orc nations would send troops to war, I wouldn't mind fighting a world war! ”

Xiang Tao, as the senior leader of the Zhou family, is very clear about the current strength of the Zhou family, even if the Zhou family really starts a war with the Six ** Alliance, the Zhou family is not without a chance of winning, not to mention that the Zhou family still has the ally of the Liang Yan Empire.

"Dashuai, I immediately set off for Jibei Town.

However, I hope that this time our Zhou army can take the initiative to attack and burn the flames of war into the territory of the Barbarian Empire. ”

"Yes, this war can't be avoided anyway, and it's better to put the battlefield in the territory of the Barbarian Empire than on our territory.

I will immediately ask the army units of the other towns to assemble in the territory of Jibei Town.

The Tubarian Empire has a land area of about 13 million square kilometers, and I don't mind adding a few new feudal towns to our Zhou family. ”

In a large hall of the imperial palace in Lingyang City, the capital of the Liang Yan Empire, Fan Yi, the emperor of the Liang Yan Empire, asked Prime Minister Lu Qing in a deep voice: "Lu Xiang, if the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires goes to war with the Tuban Empire, how will our Liang Yan Empire choose?" ”

Prime Minister Lu Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the military alliance treaty signed between our Liang Yan Empire and the Zhou family stipulates that the invasion of any party by other forces and countries is equivalent to declaring war on the other side.

If the barbarian army invades the Zhou family's northern town of Jibei, then our Liangyan Empire can only abide by the covenant and declare war on the Tuban Empire. ”

"What if the Zhou family makes the first move?"

"Your Majesty, if the Zhou family makes the first move and burns the flames of war to the territory of the Tuban Empire, then it has already exceeded the content of the treaty of the military alliance between the two sides, and our Liang Yan Empire can choose to stay out of it."

Emperor Fan Yi suddenly sighed, "The Zhou family has sent a secret telegram, and those beast countries seem to be preparing to support the barbarian empire behind their backs to start a war with the Zhou family. ”

Prime Minister Lu Qing hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, what does the Zhou family mean?" ”

Emperor Fan Yi smiled bitterly, "The Zhou family didn't reveal any meaning, but just told us that once the Zhou family went to war with the Barbarian Empire, it was those beast countries that were behind it. ”

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"

Emperor Fan Yi gritted his teeth and said: "Our Liang Yan Empire has to show its attitude, no matter who makes the first move between the Zhou family and the Tuban Empire this time, our Liang Yan Empire will choose to fight side by side with the Zhou family."

The covenant is just a piece of paper, and our Liang Yan Empire needs to use practical actions to deepen the relationship with the Zhou family. ”

Zhou Rui learned that the Liang Yan Empire was willing to advance and retreat with the Zhou family on the issue of the Barbarian Empire, and even said that the two sides could declare war on the Barbarian Empire together.

This made Zhou Rui feel very happy, and with a wave of his hand, he added orders for 30 Xianyuan-class full-main gun battleships and 30 traditional-class battlecruisers to several shipyards in the Liang Yan Empire.

The Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet had previously ordered 30 Xianyuan-class full-main gun battleships and 30 traditional-class battlecruisers at several shipyards in the Liangyan Empire, which had already begun sea trials and should soon be able to deliver to the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

In addition, Zhou Rui also gave the Liang Yan Empire more than a dozen orders for the purchase of bulk materials, involving as much as 2 billion silver coins.

In a dormitory in the imperial palace of Baiyun City, the capital of the Barbarian Empire, Emperor Dugu Liang put his arms around Empress Situ Fei, and said with a somewhat embarrassed face: "I am in a bad mood today, so I have held on for a shorter time. ”

In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Queen Situ Fei hurriedly changed the topic, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Black Bear Empire wants to support our Barbarian Empire and start a war with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires?" ”

When Emperor Dugu Liang heard this, his expression suddenly became depressed, "Not only the Black Bear Empire, but also the other five beast countries of the Six ** Things Alliance will support our Barbarian Empire to wage war against the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires." ”

Queen Situ Fei sighed and said, "Isn't this for our barbarian empire to take advantage of the fire for those beast countries!" ”

Emperor Dugu Liang said helplessly: "There is no way, knowing that those beast countries use our barbarian empire as a gunman, our barbarian empire can only go up hard." ”

"Your Majesty, the Black Bear Empire, will there be five other beast nations that will send troops to the war?"

"At present, we will only support our barbarian empire in all kinds of war materials."

Empress Situ Fei's brows furrowed, "The Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires has just defeated the Silver Wolf Empire and the Barbarian Bull Empire, and signed a military alliance with the Liang Yan Empire.

With the military strength of our barbarian empire, where is the opponent of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires! ”

"Alas, I know all this, but it's a pity that I'm just a puppet of the Black Bear Empire, and those traitors who control the military power have long regarded the Black Bear Empire as their own father.

The Black Bear Empire wants to fight, and I can't stop it at all. ”

Empress Situ Fei leaned her body into Emperor Duguliang's arms, "Your Majesty, the concubine believes in you, and sooner or later you will be able to take back the military power!" ”

Emperor Dugu Liang suddenly lowered his voice and said, "If this war with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires is lost, maybe the opportunity will come." ”