The tenth year of the Apocalypse is the last year of the second cabinet of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the last year of Cen Tianshi's reign, and the entire Tang Empire is actively completing the final development goals of the second cabinet, and a large number of forward-looking plans have been approved in this year to benefit future generations. However, when Datang was making every effort to develop the economy and the construction of the Central Plains was changing with each passing day, far away on the other side of the mainland, the battle between Daqin and Dashi gradually entered a white heat. After the Great Eclipse Empire began to cross the sea into the territory of the White Coat Great Eclipse for the final battle of reconquest and unification, the Great Qin people also began to send heavy troops to recover the lost western territories after stabilizing the confrontation of the Russians in Kiev against the Rangos Kingdom. Both reclaim as much territory as possible before making final contact, and then go to a decisive battle. Moreover, the targets of the two empires are also the territories that were previously divided. What the Great Food Empire needs to recover is the territory of the White Coat in the Iberian Peninsula of Tessie. The Great Qin people need to face their former homeland, that is, the birthplace of the Great Qin people, Rome and Gaul, and the calculation is to rely on the navy to take the peninsula where Rome is located in advance, and then cooperate with the army to sweep most of the entire Taixi continent.

After these actions of Da Shi and Da Qin were reported back to Shule in the northwest by Xuan Yingwei, the Western Expeditionary Army was also actively deducing, evolving the time when the two sides would regain the lost territory and the location of the final decisive battle between the two sides.

"Two great marshals, why didn't the Great Qin people dispatch warships at this time and use the navy to directly attack this delta city called Phoenicia? According to the intelligence information from the secret guard, this is the meeting point of the east-west connection of the entire Great Food Empire, once the transportation here is cut off, the entire Great Food Empire will inevitably be divided into two, and the former army will lose its foundation, and the main body of the country will inevitably face a serious threat. Liu Xuan was a little puzzled at this time: "If it were me, I would definitely use the navy to cut off the retreat of the main army of the Great Eclipse, and then mobilize all the land forces to attack the main part of the Great Eclipse from the land south, and from then on the victory or defeat of the battle." "In fact, not only Liu Xuan didn't understand, but almost all the staff officers within the headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Army frowned at the intelligence on the front line, and not only did everyone not understand the tactics of the Great Qin people, but the Great Cannibals were the same, after winning the Green-clothed Great Food, in fact, the strength of the Great Food recovered very quickly, and he already had the ability to fight the Great Qin people head-on. And attacking the Great Qin mainland from the Great Eclipse mainland is not only a short distance, but also advancing along the coastline can hit the heart of Great Qin - Byzantium in a short time. In this way, it will be able to make full use of the current situation of Great Qin's main forces distributed in the surrounding areas to raid and destroy it, and then take advantage of the opportunity of the Great Qin crowd to completely occupy this country.

"This is the latest instruction from the emperor, you can take a look." Wan Yi picked up the latest instruction he had just received on his desk and handed it to Liu Xuan and said with a smile: "The emperor is stronger than us, but he can accurately understand the thoughts of Great Qin and Great Cannibals, or their traditions, as far away as Chang'an. Wan Yi smiled: "They are different from us, they have fought for thousands of years, how to fight has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of all of us, everyone can understand the basic principles of war even if they don't know how to fight, and it can even be said that all of us in Datang have this kind of inheritance in the congenital way." But they are different, their laws of war are not the same as ours. When Wan Yi said this, almost everyone understood that the Tang Dynasty paid more attention to the strategy and art of war when fighting, while the Great Qin and the Great Cannibals still liked to fight hard, so the art of war of the eastern powers since ancient times was not as big as imagined in Taixi.

"Well, since they have chosen the method they think is more appropriate to fight, wouldn't it be better, and the longer the battle between the two sides drags on, the better it will be for us." Gauss Ji smiled: "Originally, I also planned to propose to the Great Commander to increase the garrison on the border of the Great Eclipse, but now it seems that we need to withdraw part of the army at the appropriate time, so as to show the Great Cannibals that we are not hostile to them, and at the same time, we are open to sell things and make money on either side." ”

"Chief of Staff, you sort out the meaning of the deputy marshal and send it to the General Staff immediately." Wan Yi obviously understood the deep meaning implied in Gauss's words, so he nodded and asked Liu Xuan to record it immediately and then send it back to the General Staff as quickly as possible. At the same time, the Western Expeditionary Army also began to withdraw the Uighur corps and the Anxi corps in Persia from the border, and at the same time opened the originally closed ports of Anxizhou and other places, and intensified trade with Dashi and Daqin.

After receiving the report from Wan Yi's side, Li Xuanqing also immediately understood what they meant, this is to increase the trade between Daqin and Dashi, and use the war between the two to exhaust their last strength, only in this way can the Tang Dynasty rely on their war wealth to grow rapidly when the two consume each other. And this was already being done when Li Xuanqing decided to promote new grain varieties, so Cen Tianshi and the logistics department mobilized tens of thousands of tons of materials and a large number of arms to the northwest and then sent them to the two countries.

In the face of the sudden relaxation of trade restrictions by the Tang Dynasty, a large number of materials could enter and exit quickly, and the two countries of Daqin and Dashi invariably began to bring a large amount of money and caravans to Shule and other places in the northwest to brave the winter weather. In fact, everyone understands the thoughts of Datang, Datang is not so kind, it is impossible to suddenly increase his assistance for no reason, and at the same time do business with both sides of the confrontation, but after the big cannibal crossed the sea, in fact, the confrontation between Daqin and the big cannibal has been white-hot, and both sides understand that this battle is inevitable, and at this time, the two sides are still only fighting on the periphery, cleaning up other forces and strengthening themselves. Whether it is the Great Cannibals who directly invade the Iberian Peninsula regardless of it, or the Great Qin people who start to regain their homeland, their effect is the same. And the Tang Dynasty's increase in trade, especially grain and arms, was tantamount to doing them a great favor, and they were able to end the early battle at the minimum cost. As for the two sides relying on Datang's arms and materials to make the strength of both sides stronger, and the decisive battle in the future will be more bloody and cruel, the two sides invariably ignored it, first solve everything in front of them, and then bet that the other party will fall before themselves.

In the last three months of the tenth year of the Apocalypse, when the eyes of the high-level of the Tang Dynasty were staring at the bloody and cruel that was about to start on the side of Taixi, the two countries had already begun their respective battles at this time, and the Great Food Army had formed a nearly 100,000 musket team with the continuous muskets of the Datang side, and with the support of artillery, it broke through the three-layer blocking line continuously constructed by the white-clothed cannibals near the strait, and then landed successfully, and the two sides continued to fight more than a dozen times in the cold weather, with heavy casualties. The Great Cannibal in White is part of the Great Qin Empire that was conquered by the Great Cannibal before, and naturally it is not highly supported locally, if it weren't for the rapid spread of the Heavenly Fang Sect, even the Great Cannibal in White would not be able to organize a decent army to fight, so the order issued by Baghdad was to take the core city of the Great Cannibal before the end of the year, and completely recover this peninsula that lies in the westernmost part of the Taixi Continent. I have to say that the battle instinct of the big cannibal is very strong, although the Taixi continent has now entered a stormy climate, but nearly 200,000 troops still continue to attack in the snow, and all the armies of the white-clothed cannibal are defeated one after another, and there is no opponent at all. The white-clothed cannibals, who inherited the concepts inherited from before Great Qin and Great Eclipse, were simply vulnerable in the face of firepower weapons, and almost in just over two months, the Great Eclipse Empire was reunited. Powerful armies suppressed all the powers on the Iberian Peninsula, and Baghdad reached its peak in one fell swoop.

The movement of the Great Cannibal side is not slow, and the speed of the Great Qin people is also very fast, the original Gaul and other places have long been out of the control of the Great Qin people for a hundred years, and there are many internal principalities, although the western region has also established a holy Roman Empire relying on the old Roman city, but in fact, the interior has long been divided into three main bodies. If Li Xuanqing was here, he must have known that the prototypes of France, Germany and Italy in later generations had basically been formed at this time, and if there was no intervention of the Tang Dynasty, the situation on Taixi's side would have advanced according to the inertia of history. But after the muskets entered the Byzantine army, the Great Qin people also began a unified war while the Great Cannibals continued to advance. Unlike the Great Cannibals, who were basically army-based, the Great Qin advanced by land and water, starting from Byzantium along the Danube River and entering Arthur and other places, fighting fiercely with the armies of the principalities that had been assembled in a hurry, while the navy set off directly from Byzantium to attack the thousands of coastal cities along the way, and for a moment the coast of the Sea of Love was the first to be overwhelmed by endless artillery fire. In order to pursue the speed of attack, the Great Qin people did not have time to negotiate with these local forces, as long as they were unwilling to surrender and surrender, they would carry out artillery bombardment at the first time, and then the army of the brigade would land under the cover of the naval warships to fight, and the armies of the coastal principalities and city-states that hastily organized the arrival were not able to fight back in the face of the uniform musket line shooting, and the origin of the proud heavy infantry phalanx, Greece and the principality of Macedonia, were quickly wiped out, and the ancient city of Athena was reoccupied by the Romans after a hundred years. A large number of poor people died in the war, and at the same time, those countless money and wealth were transported away by the Great Qin people. It can be said that after taking the city-state in the Aegean Sea, the strength of Great Qin also began to increase suddenly, not counting the series of victories won by the army on the mainland, forcing countless castles to return to the hands of the Romans. It can be said that Great Qin and Great Cannibals invariably used war to rapidly strengthen themselves. Moreover, the Great Qin people were relatively more prepared. Countless officials quickly entered the region to take over after the army won the battle, and the millennium of civilization made it easier for the Great Qin people to rule these former homelands. So although it started later than the Great Cannibal, it is really better than the Great Cannibal in terms of effect.

The continuous war between the Great Qin and the Great Cannibal also caused the major forces in Gaul and other places that had been divided to begin to integrate rapidly, and they had already reacted at this time, and the only way to survive in the situation where the east and west were all powerful countries eyeing each other was to quickly unite and form a coalition army. The native Kingdom of France in Gaul quickly integrated and then sent a heavy army of 50,000 men to the east to cooperate with the original German descendants, and the two sides prepared for a decisive battle at Amiens and Daqin in Germany to prevent further persecution. At the critical juncture, the Gauls even organized men to go south to contact those large and small city-states on the Apennine Peninsula, requiring them to quickly integrate, gather naval warships, and then prepare to attack the Great Qin Navy, take the initiative to attack, and avoid fighting on both sides.

However, these Xuanying Guards' comforts can be probed, and Daqin and Da Cannibal can naturally be obtained. However, at this time, the Great Cannibal planned to adjust after the winter, so he only put the border garrison on the edge of the Pyrenees, and did not do anything else. But it was this immobile attitude that made Gaul and other powers even more uneasy. Therefore, under the tandem of the Gauls, even the English of Anglo-Saxon descent on the overseas islands were involved.

However, these are nothing compared to the unhurried advance of the Great Qin people. Great Qin seemed to know that these forces would integrate with each other, so after the army was divided into two routes, the army made slow progress but advanced step by step, unhurriedly, and the navy began to attack the large and small forces on the Apennine Peninsula after sweeping all the areas around the Aegean Sea. It is the birthplace of the Great Qin people and the location of the ancient city of Rome. Therefore, the Great Qin Navy even walked very carefully at every step, as if on a pilgrimage.

"If they continue to fight like this, the next decisive battle should be in two locations." Gauss Ji took the information in his hand and said with a smile: "The Great Cannibal definitely wants to fight a land war, so as to avoid the status quo that his navy is inferior to others, but the Great Qin people can't see what they want to do at present, and they are afraid that a rash naval war is not what they want." ”

"Most of the northern shore of the Mediterranean is his newly occupied area, and once the powerful navy leaves the station, he is afraid that there will be people behind him who will continue to rebel." Wan Yi nodded and said with a smile: "It will be time for us to exert our strength after they finish cleaning up these small forces next year, I heard that the latest order has come from Xuanyingwei's side, and Qin Kong has already started to arrange it in advance." ”

"The order from Xuanyingwei's side was directly given to Qin Kong, but I think the emperor should also arrange it in advance to prevent the two families from lighting a fire in the middle if they can't fight." Gauss laughed.

"The two sides are afraid that the number of troops alone will exceed one million, if there is no war at that time, as long as we stop exporting food, can they not fight?" Liu Xuan smiled slightly and said, "It can be said that the rations of their army are all used by our Datang now." I've heard that the Queen Mother has teamed up with several large businesses to produce something called luncheon meat, and I've heard that it's better than our previous canned minced meat, and I'm planning to export it on a large scale. Now I am afraid that if the two armies do not fight again, the treasury will be emptied by our merchants. ”

"Luncheon meat? What is it? Liu Xuan's words made Gauss stunned for a moment, and then asked with some interest.

"I asked the logistics staff to send us some too, and I asked the kitchen to make some tastes for the two marshals at noon, I heard that the logistics department has been improving the minced meat canning production line, and in the future, luncheon meat will not only be exported but will also become one of the standard supplies of our Tiance Army." Liu Xuan said with a smile: "It is estimated that the logistics department will not be transporting canned minced meat over soon, so I have already ordered to go down and save some food, and if you can't eat it in the future, you can still keep a thought." Liu Xuan's funny words made everyone present laugh.

"Marshal Qiqi, the General Staff ordered that the Western Expeditionary Army be asked to form an observation group to go to Taixi." The voices of the guards and the guards outside the tent made Wan Yi and Gauss nod to each other after glancing at each other.