On January 27, 1545, the third day after the end of the Battle of Longjing Island, the Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the Black Bear Empire simultaneously declared war on 20 feudal towns under the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires.

The 20 feudal towns, in addition to the 15 feudal towns in the Han and Tang Empires, also include Jingzhou Town, Yuzhou Town, Lanzhou Town, Weizhou Town and Kezhou Town established by the Zhou family in the western mainland.

Two hours after the Golden Lion, Red Tiger, and Black Bear declared war on the Zhou family, Zhou Xiaorong held a press conference on behalf of the Zhou family, officially announcing that the 20 feudal towns to which the Zhou family belonged were officially in a state of war with the Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the Black Bear Empire.

And on the day when the three major beast empires and the Zhou family declared war on each other, the Zhou family army launched a new round of large-scale offensive in the territory of the Barbarian Empire, and the troops were directed at Baiyun City, the capital of the Barbarian Empire.

Although under the attack of the Zhou army, the barbarian army was still completely defeated, but several powerful ministers of the barbarian empire who controlled the military power did not have any intention of compromising with the Zhou family.

Now that even the masters behind them have officially declared war with the Zhou family, how can they compromise with the Zhou family.

However, not everyone in the Barbarian Empire was willing to fight to the end with the Zhou family, and on the night of February 1, 1545, the emperor of the Tuban Empire, Dugu Liang, launched a coup d'état to try to eliminate several powerful ministers who controlled the military power.

In fact, Emperor Dugu Liang wanted to launch a coup d'état, which had long been known to Beitangxiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and as a result, the coup d'état launched by Emperor Duguliang, although he got rid of five powerful ministers in one fell swoop, including Yu Wenzhang, the squire of the Ministry of War, it was a pity that Beitangxiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, became the final winner of this coup.

On the morning of February 2, in a dormitory in the imperial palace of Baiyun City, the capital of the Barbarian Empire, Emperor Dugu Liang, who was tied up by five flowers, gritted his teeth and scolded a strong man beside Beitangxiong: "Dugu Ke, you bastard who has forgotten your ancestors!"

I never thought that you, a child of the clan, would also take refuge in Beitangxiong, a traitor! ”

The 3,000 garrison troops guarding the palace can be said to be the only army that Emperor Dugu Liang can control, and the general who leads the garrison troops is the strong man beside Beitang Xiong - Dugu Ke.

It was precisely because of Dugu Ke's betrayal that Beitang Xiong knew in advance about the coup plan formulated by Emperor Dugu Liang.

Dugu Ke said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, those who know the times are handsome.

Lord Shangshu has the support of the Black Bear Empire behind him, and if I want to bet on the treasure, of course I have to choose to bet on Lord Shangshu's side. ”

Bei Tangxiong, the secretary of the military department, immediately said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in fact, the minister still has to thank you, if it weren't for Your Majesty's help, I wouldn't have taken the military power of several other people so easily." ”

Beitangxiong's words made Emperor Dugu Liang suddenly feel like a deflated ball, "Beitangxiong, I lost, what are you going to do with me?" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, now that our barbarian empire is being invaded, the army and the people still need Your Majesty's leadership, so the ministers will not do anything to Your Majesty.

Of course, in order to avoid His Majesty's confusion again, I have to wronged you next.

In the future, without the permission of the minister, His Majesty must not leave this dormitory for half a step! ”

After leaving the dormitory where Emperor Dugu Liang was imprisoned, Beitang Xiong came to another dormitory in the palace.

Queen Situ Fei saw Bei Tangxiong walking into the dormitory, and the whole person couldn't help but get nervous, "Bei Tangxiong, what are you doing here?" ”

Beitangxiong looked at Queen Situ Fei and smiled: "Empress, if you don't want any accidents to happen to the crown prince, I hope you can be more obedient."

The minister has been thinking about this day for a long time. ”

When Empress Situ Fei heard this, her face couldn't help but change, "Beitangxiong, I am the queen of the Barbarian Empire!" You can't mess around! ”

"Haha, if you weren't the queen of the Barbarian Empire, the minister wouldn't have looked forward to it for so long!"

Dugu Ke, who was standing outside the dormitory, heard the crying sound coming from the dormitory, and couldn't help but curse two words in his heart: beast!

When Beitang left the palace satisfied, Dugu Ke found one of his henchmen, "Report today's matter to the above."

Let's ask us for our next steps. ”

It turned out that Dugu Ke had already been bought by the "ghost", and he exposed Emperor Dugu Liang's coup plan to Beitangxiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, which was also an order given by Hu Yi to Dugu Ke personally.

In a study room in the southwest town guard mansion in Ganyang City, the fox carefully reported the entire process of the coup d'état of the Barbarian Empire to Zhou Rui, and then said to Zhou Rui: "Now Dugu Ke has won the trust of Beitang Xiong, in addition to the garrison of the palace, Dugu Ke also serves as the commander of the Fourth Infantry Division of the Barbarian Forbidden Army. ”

At this time, Zhou Xiaorong in the study suddenly asked: "Dashuai, if it weren't for our intervention, maybe the coup d'état launched by Dugu Liang, the emperor of the Barbarian Empire, would probably succeed."

According to the analysis of the information we have obtained before, Dugu Liang, the emperor of the Barbarian Empire, is likely to choose to negotiate peace with our Zhou family after taking back the military power in the hands of those powerful ministers.

Why did we have to sabotage this coup d'état of the barbarian emperor Duguliang? ”

Zhou Rui explained: "Second uncle, since our Zhou family already has a plan to annex the entire Barbarian Empire, then even if the Barbarian Empire wants to negotiate peace, our Zhou family will not agree."

Dugu Liang, the emperor of the Barbarian Empire, still has some talents, and among the people of the Barbarian Empire, he also has some prestige.

If Dugu Liang is allowed to control the remaining millions of troops of the Barbarian Empire, it may be a very bad thing for our Zhou family. ”

Then Zhou Rui said to Hu Yi: "The new round of attack by our Zhou family army against the barbarian army has been smooth so far.

However, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, in order to reduce the casualties of our Zhou army, you 'ghost' must buy as much money as possible, so that more barbarian troops choose to defect. ”

The fox nodded and said: "Don't worry, our 'ghost' has been carefully arranged among the barbarian army, and at least millions of barbarian troops can choose to surrender without a fight." ”

"The Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the Black Bear Empire, after the declaration of war, what actions did they each make?" Zhou Rui asked.

"Returning to the Great Marshal, after the three beast countries declared war on our Zhou family, they began to mobilize warships and armies from the beast world to the world on our side.

In addition, these three beast countries have all begun to expand their armies on a large scale.

Both the Golden Lion Empire and the Black Bear Empire announced that they would expand their troops by 4 million, and the Red Tiger Empire announced that they would expand their troops by 3 million. ”

Zhou Rui turned his head to Zhou Xiaorong and said, "Second uncle, you also heard, now that the three beast countries have begun to expand their armies, our Zhou family's preparations must also be stepped up." ”

Zhou Xiaorong said: "Marshal, after discussion, we are going to expand the scale of the 15 local feudal army to 2 guard divisions and 20 infantry divisions.

Jingzhou Town, Yuzhou Town, Lanzhou Town, Weizhou Town, and Kezhou Town, because they are located on the Western Continent, the armies of the Golden Lion, Red Tiger, and Black Bear are likely to directly attack these five feudal towns.

Therefore, these five feudal towns are ready to reorganize each of them into 12 new infantry divisions, so that we will have 48 infantry divisions and 1 guard division each in Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Lanzhou, Weizhou, and Kezhou. ”

Zhou Rui pondered a little and said, "The 15 local feudal army have all been expanded to 2 guard divisions and 25 infantry divisions.

Don't forget that the Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the Black Bear Empire have all joined the so-called Six ** Alliance, and the other three beast countries that can't get the Six ** Alliance will also declare war on our Zhou family this time. ”

Zhou Rui found that his mouth was stinky enough, he just said that the Silver Wolf Empire, the Flying Leopard Empire and the Wild Bull Empire might declare war on the Zhou family, and Hu Er sent a secret message to Zhou Rui.

According to the reliable information obtained by the "Ghost Shadow", the Silver Wolf Empire, the Flying Leopard Empire, and the Wild Bull Empire, under the persuasion of the other three beast countries, were already preparing to declare war on the Zhou family.

Zhou Rui gently put the secret telegram on the table, "It's time to come, it's always coming, you can't hide from it."

Passing on the order of the marshal, the various feudal towns of the Zhou family immediately entered full preparations!

This time, our Zhou family will face the entire beast clan! ”

On the morning of February 5, 1545, the Silver Wolf Empire, the Flying Leopard Empire, and the Barbarian Bull Empire announced at the same time that they would abide by the treaty of the Six Events Alliance and officially declare war on the 20 feudal towns under the jurisdiction of the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires.

Zhou Xiaorong immediately held another press conference on behalf of the Zhou family, announcing that the Zhou family had also declared war on the Silver Wolf Empire, the Flying Leopard Empire, and the Wild Bull Empire.

In the Forbidden Army Governor's Mansion in Tiansheng City, the capital of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhao Shicong, the commander of the embroidery platform, said to Zhao Rongguang: "Father, now the six major beast countries have all declared war on the Zhou family.

What should the imperial court do next? ”

Zhao Rongguang sighed and said: "The imperial court can only choose neutrality next, and the two will not help each other. ”

Zhao Shicong hesitated for a moment and said: "But father, now in the newspapers, public opinion is on the side of the Zhou family, and the people's declaration of war against the six beast countries is also passionate. ”

Zhao Rongguang waved his hand, "Don't forget, the imperial court is now relying on the support of the Golden Lion Empire.

Moreover, this time, the six major beast countries all declared war on the Zhou family, and the Zhou family must be in a catastrophe.

I don't believe that the Zhou family can really rely on their own strength to fight against those six beast countries! ”

Soon after the Zhou family declared war on each other with the three kingdoms of Silver Wolf, Flying Leopard, and Wild Bull, the court of the Han and Tang Empires stood up, hoping that the Zhou family and the six major beast countries would be calm and could resolve the contradictions between them through negotiations.

Negotiate a ball!

The attitude of the court of the Han and Tang Empires was obviously to choose neutrality.

No matter what contradictions the imperial court has with the Zhou family, now the six major beast countries have declared war on the Zhou family, and the imperial court, which represents the Han and Tang Empires, chose to be neutral at this time and wanted to be a turtle with a shrunken head, which immediately caused great anger among the people in the area controlled by the imperial court.

After the Han and Tang Empires expressed their neutrality, Shuodong Town, Shuonan Town, the Northwest Five Towns Alliance and the Southeast Five Towns Alliance expressed their stance and also chose neutrality.

However, the Liang Yan Empire, which had become a military ally with the Zhou family, stood up at this time, re-emphasized the alliance with the Zhou family, and officially declared war on the six major beast countries.

The army units of the Zhou family in the territory of the Tuban Empire did not stop the offensive against the Tuban army because of the coup d'état of the Tuban Empire, or the declaration of war between the Zhou family and the six major beast countries.

On February 18, 1545, the vanguard of the Zhou army had already arrived at the outskirts of Baiyun City, the capital of the Barbarian Empire.

At this time, Beitangxiong, the secretary of the military department, had already left Baiyun City with Emperor Duguliang and other members of the royal family and rushed to Huiping City in the north.

In order to curb the advance speed of the Zhou family's army, at the suggestion of the Black Bear Empire, the Barbarian Empire mobilized millions of armed forces to prepare for a battle to defend Baiyun City.

As a result, after the main force of the Zhou family army arrived in Baiyun City, millions of barbarian troops raised the white flag very happily under the leadership of the deputy commander-in-chief Dugu Ke.

As for the commander-in-chief of the defense of Baiyun City appointed by the military department Shangshu Beitangxiong, he was shot in the head by Dugu Ke.

In the Governor's Mansion of Gaget City of the Black Bear Empire, the Chief of the Army, Gera, said to Governor Denisor in a deep voice: "Governor, because the millions of barbarian troops in Baiyun City have surrendered without a fight, the situation in the Barbarian Empire has become even more severe.

If our Black Bear Empire does not send troops to support the Barbarian Empire as soon as possible, it will be impossible for the entire Barbarian Empire to be occupied by the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires. ”

Governor Denisos shook his head and said: "After the naval battle of Dragon Whale Island, our Black Bear Navy, Golden Lion Navy, and Red Tiger Navy have suffered great losses, and it is impossible to seize the sea control along the coast of the Barbarian Empire for the time being, even if we add the Silver Wolf Navy and the Flying Leopard Navy. ”

Due to the coastal defense policy implemented by the Brute Bull Empire's navy, the Brute Bull Navy, which was dominated by destroyers and torpedo boats, became very weak in combat effectiveness, so Governor Deniso automatically ignored the Brute Bull Empire's navy when he mentioned seizing the sea supremacy along the coast of the Barbarian Empire.

Army Chief Gera sighed and said, "If this is the case, the entire barbarian empire will definitely be annexed by the Zhou family.

According to the information we have obtained, the human beings in the territory of the Barbarian Empire do not reject the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, which will make the strength of the Zhou family even stronger.

After all, the entire Barbarian Empire has a land area of about 13 million square kilometers and a population of more than 200 million. ”

Governor Deniso suddenly shook his head slightly, "Actually, the Zhou family annexed the entire Barbarian Empire, which may be an opportunity for our Black Bear Empire. ”

"What does the governor mean by turning the Barbarian Empire into the territory of our Black Bear Empire?"

"I have indeed always had this idea, it is better to take the opportunity of declaring war with the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires this time to achieve this goal."

Army Chief Guerra hesitated for a moment and said, "Governor, but this time our Black Bear Empire has five other allies, and those five Spirit Clan countries will not be willing to let our Black Bear Empire swallow the entire Barbarian Empire alone." ”

"Hehe, it's man-made, as long as the army of our Black Bear Empire can show that it should be strong in this war, anything is possible."