"What do you say?" William asked.

Anne glanced at William and said carefully: "I think, you better admit defeat to Ouyang Shuo in advance." ”

“……”

William was silent, embarrassed.

"Admit defeat now, and have a little negotiating capital, don't wait for the enemy to take Fort Ivek, then we are really nothing." Although Anne couldn't bear it, she still had to make it clear.

"I heard that Great Xia is still very preferential to lords who can surrender on their own initiative, and even a sworn enemy like Xiongba can sit in the high position of the protector of the Western Frontier. Brother, you are no worse than them. ”

"That's it!" William sighed deeply, "I admit defeat!" For Gangduo, for the family, maybe this is the best ending, and there is no need to be afraid. ”

"Brother, you have to hold on." Anne was a little worried.

The defeat of Gangduo seemed to have drawn William's spirit, and he no longer had the fighting spirit.

William waved his hand, reluctant to talk any further.

When Anne saw this, she had no choice but to retreat.

…………

April of the 10th year of Gaia was a turbulent time for the European continent.

First, Bactria raided the Gangduo Dynasty, and then it broke out that the Gallic Dynasty was attached to the Germanic Dynasty, and at the same time took the opportunity to incorporate the Spanish army and the Gangduo army, which was shocking.

On April 7, news came that the Gangduo dynasty had surrendered to Bactria again.

The shocking news came one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the war-torn European continent came to a major reshuffle, forming a new power pattern.

Not only that, but on April 10, the Germanic dynasty, which had just annexed the Gaul dynasty and was gaining momentum, immediately launched a counterattack against the invading Romanov dynasty, and was bound to regain the lost territory.

The Romanov dynasty was known for its ferocity, how could it give up the meat to its mouth?

Of course, Pushkin was not a reckless man, he also tried to negotiate with the Germanic dynasty, wanting to use the existing front as a border, redraw the border line, and coexist peacefully.

How could the Germanic king Manstein be willing?

You know, the Romanov dynasty occupied the most fertile land of the Germanic dynasty.

Manstein threatened to return all the territories of the Romanov dynasty before he would open peace talks. Such harsh conditions were also unacceptable to Pushkin.

One is that Pushkin is reluctant, and more importantly, once the Romanov dynasty retreats to the original border, with the current strength of the Germanic dynasty, after recuperation, it is likely to counterattack the Romanov dynasty itself.

For the strategic security of St. Petersburg, Pushkin looked at it more than anything else.

There is an irreconcilable conflict of interests between the two dynasties, and since it cannot be discussed, it can only be resolved by means of war, and it is impossible to fight for a while.

On the other hand, the Caesar Dynasty, seeing the Gallic Dynasty surrender to the enemy, the Gang Duo Dynasty was destroyed, and the Spanish Dynasty that had been destroyed, the power of the Silver Hand on the European continent was cut in half.

With the collapse of the two dynasties, the global strength of the Silver Hand has also suffered a heavy setback, and if you count the precarious Persian Empire, the Silver Hand has been sharply reduced from ten at its peak to four.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Caesar withdrew his army from the front line and placed it on the border.

Looking at his posture, Caesar is not ready to participate in the war for the time being, and he will also sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and whichever side wins, he will bet on which side.

With the Gallic dynasty in front of him, Caesar was under no pressure.

Seeing that Caesar was so cowardly and did not want to share the pressure for the Romanov dynasty at all, Pushkin immediately became angry and openly accused Caesar of being a cowardly and selfish villain who turned his back on the organization.

Caesar is so easy to bully? Immediately return to color.

The scolding war between the two gradually went from internal to public, and staged a big farce.

The power of the Silver Hand in Europe, in fact, has fallen apart and can no longer form a joint force, which makes Jack on the other side of the Atlantic sad, but he does nothing.

Jack also has his problems.

After the annexation of the Gauls, the Germanic dynasty began to consolidate the territories of several major dynasties in West Africa, expelling the Caesar army and bringing all of West Africa under the rule of the Germanic dynasty.

In this way, the Germanic dynasty was able to unite with the Bantu dynasty to the south and form a flank attack on Central Africa, which was being fought by the Dawson dynasty.

Looking at the stance, the blue badge is preparing to drive the Dawson dynasty out of the African continent.

After stabilizing the situation in Europe, the ambition of the blue badge also swelled, and it was no longer satisfied with a nest on the European continent, but also to lay a new world in Africa.

If Central Africa is really taken by them, it will be able to compete with the Metropolitan Court of Bactria and Africa.

This is what Ouyang Shuo does not want to see.

In this way, the African continent, which has not been calm for a long time, will inevitably become a new battlefield for the three major forces to compete, but the situation of this struggle will not be limited to wars on the surface, but more in the shadows.

The flames of war in Africa will be difficult to extinguish in a short period of time.

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April 15, Jingshi.

The silver hand suffered a heavy setback and was close to the brink of disintegration, which made Ouyang Shuo feel very good. At the same time, the adversity rise of the blue badge also made Ouyang Shuo have to be vigilant.

The global situation is far from being completely clear.

What made Ouyang Shuo feel relieved was that the annexation of the Gallic Dynasty to the Germanic Dynasty showed that in the face of survival, the binding force of the two major organizations on their members was not as strong as he imagined.

Everything, still speak with strength.

This provided a foundation for the complete elimination of the two major organizations in Great Xia in the future.

On this morning, the imperial court's plan for the disposal of the Gangduo Dynasty has been fully released, waiting to be promulgated and implemented.

The imperial court decided to establish the entire territory of the Gangduo Dynasty as the province of Gangduo, and appointed Wang Shouren, the former governor of Kyoto and the veteran governor of the empire, to serve as the governor of Gangduo and defend this strategic point for the empire.

In view of the fact that the province of Gangduo was isolated overseas and it was not easy for the imperial court to manage, the imperial court also decided to set up the Gangduo Jiedu Embassy above the Yamen of the Governor of Gangduo and under the imperial court to oversee the military and political affairs of the Gangduo region on behalf of the imperial court.

Under the authorization of the imperial court, the Jiedu embassy exercised limited military and political powers.

The difference is that the seat of the province of Gangduo is located in Fort Avik, and the embassy of the Jiedu is located in the former royal city of England - the capital of fog. This arrangement is also to weaken the interference of the Jiedu Embassy in the governor's yamen.

William, the former king of Gangduo, was entrusted with an important task by Ouyang Shuo and served as the first envoy of Gangduo. This arrangement is not only a compensation for William's voluntary surrender, but also a means to appease the people of Gangdor.

It is not an easy task to make the people of Gangduo, especially the proud Gangduo players, suddenly accept the rule of the Eastern Dynasty, and it needs to be done step by step.

If it weren't for Ouyang Shuo's promise to go to the Hope Star, the Gangduo players would have made a fuss long ago.

In addition to the internal arrangements, there are also military deployments.

The Ghost Army, together with the Gang Duo Army, was reorganized into the Western European Army, and was temporarily placed under the jurisdiction of the Gang Duo Jie Du Embassy. The remaining soldiers of the reorganized were not scheduled to be discharged, but were temporarily transferred to the reserves.

Zeng Guoquan, the former commander of the Ghost Army, continued to serve as the commander of the Western European Army. William's sister, Anne of Steel, was appointed commander of the First Army of the Western European Army.

In this way, the two most heavyweight members of the original Gangduo Dynasty have been properly settled.

After taking over the Gangduo Dynasty, Bactria sent an envoy to the Germanic Empire, demanding that the Germanic Dynasty return the 120,000 Gangduo army that had been seized.

The reason given by Great Xia is also very sufficient, since the Gangduo Dynasty surrendered to Great Xia, then Great Xia naturally has the obligation to "take home" the soldiers who were detained for no reason.

"The deadline is one month, if you don't pay it back, you can only meet each other." Ouyang Shuo's tone was tough.

This is done in order to buy the hearts of the people of Gangduo.

The people of Gangduo are the heart of glass, and they have always played the role of weakness on the European continent, and the former King of Gangdor, William, has never been tough in front of the European dynasties, which makes the people of Gangdor, especially the Gangduo players, feel aggrieved.

Now, as soon as Great Xia took over Gangduo, he put on a strong posture and took a bad breath for them, which would naturally greatly win people's hearts and let them see the benefits of returning to Great Xia.

Second, Ouyang Shuo also wanted to take the opportunity to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger and knock the Germanic dynasty well.

Ouyang Shuo vaguely found that after the annexation of the Gallic Dynasty, the Germanic Dynasty was a little cocked, faintly claiming to be the boss of Europe, and even his attitude towards Bactria was not as respectful as before.

This is not allowed by Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo just wanted to use this matter to make the Germanic dynasty sober up and see who was the boss. He had reason to believe that the current Germanic dynasty would never have the courage to make trouble with Great Xia.

Not to mention anything else, once Bactria cut off the maritime trade routes of the Germanic Dynasty, it would be enough for the Germanic Dynasty to drink a pot.

Therefore, this 120,000 steel army must be returned by the Germanic dynasty if it is not returned.

Ouyang Shuo really wanted to see what kind of expression Manstein, who was proud of the spring breeze at the moment, would show after seeing the Great Xia envoys, it would be very exciting.

After the Germanic Dynasty returned the seized Gang Duo army, the global forces would have a new understanding of the situation in Europe, which would be very beneficial to the hegemony of Great Xia.

In addition to the army, the imperial court also had arrangements for the royal fleet of Gangduo.

In the naval battle with the Atlantic Fleet, only two formations of the Royal Fleet were defeated, and the other three formations were still cruising in the North Sea at that time and did not have time to participate in the battle.

Otherwise, the outcome of the naval battle could have been different.

After the surrender of the Gangdor dynasty, the royal fleet naturally faced the fate of reorganization.

Ouyang Shuo didn't treat them badly.

The royal decree reduced the Royal Fleet of Gangduo into two formations, eliminated one sail battleship, and equipped all ironclad ships.

At the same time, the name of the fleet was changed to the Mediterranean Fleet.

As the name suggests, the Mediterranean Fleet will be dedicated to patrolling in the Mediterranean Sea, so as to reduce the burden on the Atlantic Fleet and make up for this shortcoming.

The Mediterranean Fleet is part of the African Theater of Operations, and Nelson, the former commander of the Royal Fleet, is also a famous admiral in British history, and was appointed Admiral of the Mediterranean Fleet.

It's also a good thing to do.