Chapter 1235 Ice and Snow Melting, Spring Sowing is the Best
Taking advantage of the great victory in East Africa, a turmoil that occurred in the government and opposition in Daxia finally gradually subsided.
Although the tricks of the imperial court are very hidden, smart people still see clues from it, at least they dare not openly oppose the Supreme Court of Great Xia. All the turmoil has turned from light to dark.
Ouyang Shuo is very sober, this kind of ideological struggle cannot be reversed overnight.
Fortunately, Daxia is still expanding, and in rapid development, all hidden dangers can be solved in the process of development, so as not to shake the foundation of the dynasty.
The rest will only be left to time to test.
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After conquering South Sudan and Kenya, Ouyang Shuo was not satisfied, and ordered the African theater to take a short rest and immediately prepare for the next big war.
This time, the targets are Uganda and Tanzania.
Uganda is located in the east of Africa, bordering South Sudan and Kenya, with a total area of 241,500 square kilometers, most of the territory is located in the East African plateau, many lakes, with an average altitude of 1000~1200 meters, known as the "plateau water town".
Although it is located on the equator line, Uganda was once known as the "Pearl of Africa" by Churchill because of its high terrain, rivers and lakes, so abundant rainfall, lush plants, and spring all year round.
Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world and the largest in Africa, with 42.8% of the territory in Ukraine.
Uganda has a total of 4 million players and 200,000 Royalty Forbidden Army.
And then there's Tanzania further south.
Tanzania is one of the birthplaces of ancient humans, located in eastern Africa, south of the equator, mainly agricultural, and has trade with Arabia, Persia and India since BC.
The territory is rich in mineral resources, including gold, diamond, iron, nickel, phosphate, coal and various gemstones, ranking fifth in Africa.
The state of Tanzania has 5 million players and 250,000 royal soldiers.
Therefore, even if the two countries join forces, it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Great Xia Army, not to mention that after capturing South Sudan and Kenya, the Great Xia Army has a relatively stable rear.
The greatest enemy of Bactria in East Africa was not at home, but in Europe and the United States.
Fortunately, the European and American dynasties are now busy occupying territory on the African continent, and they have no time to take care of Bactria for the time being. Even the two indigenous African dynasties of Egypt and Bantu are busy expanding abroad.
Ouyang Shuo predicted that the seventh year of Gaia would be the year when the great powers carved up the African continent, and by next year, everything should be settled and the most cruel period of princely hegemony would begin.
In this way, how can Ouyang Shuo be conservative, he must move forward bravely, use this year's time to expand in East Africa, and establish a solid foundation.
Otherwise, by the eighth year of Gaia, there will be no play at all.
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In March of the seventh year of Gaia, in addition to the African battlefield, there was a trace of waves on the South American continent on a global scale. As Ouyang Shuo expected, the Indian Empire set fire to the Argentine region, and Casillas finally couldn't sit still.
According to the information obtained by the Black Serpent Guard, on March 15, the Spanish dynasty increased its troops in Argentina by 150,000, and counting the 200,000 troops originally stationed here, Casillas was determined to defend this place.
For this reason, the Spanish dynasty even temporarily abandoned the struggle for the African continent.
Casillas is not stupid, he knows that the African continent is concerned by many powerful people, there are more wolves and less meat, and all the European dynasties involved in the competition for West Africa belong to the same camp as the Spanish dynasty, and there are too many constraints.
On the other hand, the South American continent is a big piece of fat.
More importantly, South America is a radiation circle of Spanish cultural traditions and has a mass base.
If the Dawson dynasty could join forces and annex the whole of South America in one fell swoop, then for the Spanish dynasty, it would be able to reach a new level and surpass European rivals such as the Gallic dynasty.
And with Spain's surge in Argentine troops, the situation in South America has become more and more complicated.
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As March ticks, the cold winter is gradually fading away, and the breath of spring begins to permeate the wilderness.
Outside the city of Beijing, on the bank of the Friendship River, the willows are still clinging, pulling out new green shoots and drifting with the wind; In the wilderness, the grass is green, and the nameless little white flowers bloom quietly, attracting colorful butterflies.
The earth is rejuvenated.
In the past cold winter, as far north as the Mongolian steppe, south as the land of Jingchu, west as Tubo, and east as the Great Zhou, they were all experiencing a harsh test of life and death.
Hundreds of millions of people struggle with cold and hunger.
As the cold winter passes, the ice and snow melt, and the corpses that freeze to death or starve to death are revealed one by one, making people both numb and sad.
For the wilderness people, this was the hardest winter in memory. There are those whose wives are separated, those whose families are broken and those who die, and those who change children and eat......
A natural disaster has changed the color of the world.
Therefore, as the ice and snow melted, in the spring of the seventh year of Gaia, from the emperor to the people, the focus was no longer on the wars of previous years, but on sowing seeds.
People are praying for a smooth and rainy year and a good weather.
In fact, the battle against hunger began years ago. The land of China, including Bactria , invariably ordered local counties and counties to reclaim cultivated land again.
In order to ensure a good harvest in the coming year.
What makes people helpless is that as the cold winter comes, the wilderness land freezes like stones, and it can't be turned over at all. Therefore, as soon as the ice and snow melt and the land thaws, the people everywhere can't wait to go out in full, taking advantage of the fact that there is still a month before spring sowing, to hurry up the cultivation of cultivated land.
In the Great Zhou and other countries, the imperial court even did not hesitate to send troops to speed up the reclamation of cultivated land.
They're in a race against time.
Afterwards, some people did not make complete statistics, but this time alone, more than 100 million acres of cultivated land were added to the land of China.
In view of this, the battle for the unification of China in the Great Xia plan was also temporarily postponed for three reasons.
First, although Great Xia had purchased a large amount of grain before, with the expansion of its territory, the surge in population, and the consumption of war, the grain storage in various places was also close to the limit.
Ensuring Gaia's food production for seven years was also crucial for Bactria .
If the war is to be started at this time, in addition to the regular army, a large number of laborers must be conscripted to transport grain and grass for the army, delaying the cultivation of arable land and the upcoming spring sowing.
Pay for one's whistle.
Based on this, if Great Xia wants to go to war, it will at least wait until after the end of spring sowing.
Second, if Great Xia launched a war for the unification of China at this time, even if it could win, it would only get pieces of territory that had delayed spring sowing and was extremely scarce in food.
To put it bluntly, it is a heavy burden.
Even if the power of Great Xia increases such a burden at once, and when its own sowing is affected, there will inevitably be a shortage of food.
At that time, the situation may not be under the control of the imperial court.
Therefore, if we choose to start a war at the beginning of spring, it is a typical case of harming others and not benefiting ourselves.
Third, the war in Africa is raging, and changes may occur at any time.
At such a time, in order to ensure that the war in Africa does not have accidents, the mainland must have the support capability that can support the African theater at any time, and it is not wise to launch a major war on the mainland at this time.
Based on the above points, this big battle in Great Xia must be postponed.
While this would give the Quad a respite, it was the safest option.
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Mongol Empire, Hala and Lin.
While the Central Plains was busy cultivating arable land, the Mongol Empire finally had a new move.