Zhang Yi sent an envoy to pry the Mongol Empire, which made Ouyang Shuo very satisfied, and instructed Zhang Yi to stay in Hala and Lin for a while, and start the first negotiation with Yelu Chucai, and explore each other's fiction and reality.

If the negotiation result is satisfactory, Daxia will set up a negotiation team.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a cloud: "Therefore, the army is attacked, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the city is attacked; The siege of the city is a last resort. "A soldier who surrenders without a fight is the highest level.

From the destruction of the Four Nations Alliance to the suppression of the Mongol Empire, Great Xia has practiced this idea.

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In the first half of the seventh year of Gaia, except for the African continent and South America, the rest of the country was generally calm, especially on the European continent, the pattern of the six major dynasties had been decided, and there was no war.

In addition to intervening in West Africa, European dynasties invariably strengthened their internal affairs, especially by taking advantage of the first industrial revolution, secretly accumulating strength to prepare for the great changes in the future.

In the midst of the calm, the European dynasties also had their own troubles.

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The Gundors, Fort Ivek.

Anne, dressed in military uniform, walked into the palace, and when the servants saw her along the way, they all bowed down and greeted: "Your Royal Highness, Princess! Anne was expressionless, and she could faintly see a hint of fatigue.

When I walked to my brother William's office, I sat directly on the chair.

William on the other side saw it and said with pity: "The battle on the front line is not going well, right? ”

Anne nodded and said bitterly: "I'm afraid Nigeria won't be able to beat, brother, I'm sorry." ”

William waved his hand, "It's not your fault. ”

The brother and sister glanced at each other, and they could see the bitterness and loss in each other's eyes.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with a total player of 15 million, accounting for 16% of the total number of players in Africa.

Nigeria is a major energy resource in Africa, the largest oil producer and exporter in Africa, and has discovered 76 kinds of minerals, 34 of which have commercial exploitation value.

What's more, historically, Nigeria was once a colony of the British Empire.

When the European dynasties were preparing to carve up West Africa, William did not hesitate to choose Nigeria as the target of attack, as long as Nigeria was taken, the Gangduo dynasty would gain a firm foothold in West Africa.

But it turned out that he still overestimated the strength of the Kingdom Army and underestimated Nigeria.

In the game, the number of players in the Gangduo Dynasty is only five million, which is exactly one-third of Nigeria's, and it feels like a snake swallowing an elephant if you want to conquer Nigeria.

Historically, the British Empire reached its peak at the beginning of the Victorian era, with a territory of about 33.67 million square kilometers, covering a quarter of the earth's land and a quarter of the population, becoming the most extensive and largest country in world history.

Once only a few thousand people dared to launch the Opium War against the Qing Dynasty.

Because the territory and dependencies of the empire covered seven continents and four oceans, including Antarctica, it was described as the second "empire on which the sun never sets" after the Spanish Empire.

At that time, the British Empire relied on the Industrial Revolution and an invincible navy.

But in the game world, Gaia has a certain preference for populous countries and territorial powers. Although in the early stage, Fort Ivik took the lead in developing the steam engine with the genes of the industrial revolution and achieved certain advantages, but in the context of global technological expansion, such advantages could not establish hegemony.

Especially when the global maritime supremacy was firmly controlled by Great Xia, the Gangduo Dynasty did not do much. Because it is an island country, far away from the mainland of Europe, it even missed the feast of encroaching on small European countries.

Among the six major dynasties in Europe, the Gangduo dynasty is only comparable to the Gaul dynasty and belongs to the bottom of the existence. The once glorious empire on which the sun never sets, now can only shrink on the mainland island, surviving for a long time.

Such a result, of course, could not satisfy William.

But the reality is so cruel.

"Why don't you form an alliance with Spain or Gaul and attack Nigeria together?" Anne suggested.

William shook his head resolutely, "Don't look at us as belonging to the same camp, but they are all lords who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, if they really want to form an alliance, how will this cake be divided?" ”

There is another sentence that William did not say, if he even had to ask for help from the organization to attack Nigeria, it would be too shameless, and William's self-esteem could not accept it at all.

"And now that there are other goals in West Africa, why should they go so far." William added.

Anne asked, "What then, to withdraw?" ”

William nodded, "Withdraw, since you can't fight, don't force it, so as not to consume the military in vain." Let's honestly keep our homeland and manage our internal affairs. As for West Africa, we don't argue. ”

Anne's eyes instantly dimmed, she was known as the goddess of war of the dynasty.

Seeing this, William comforted and said, "Don't feel sorry for yourself. Don't look at the fact that they are grabbing land now, the real brutal war has not yet begun. ”

"Brother, you mean Da Xia?" Anne knows it all.

"Not bad. You all know it, Great Xia is in East Africa, and in just half a year, it conquered nine countries, and it was invincible, which was terrifying. They are not satisfied with the status quo now, but they are seizing the time to digest the existing territory, and when they are digested, they will have a good show. ”

Speaking of this, William sighed, "Sometimes, I really envy that guy." ”

Four years ago, when Ouyang Shuo led the ocean-going fleet to Fort Ivek, William didn't think there was any gap between the two territories.

Four years on, the two are very different.

William seemed to see the scene of Bactria sweeping across the African continent, and became more and more determined to withdraw from West Africa.

Anne had a different opinion, frowned and said: "Brother, the wilderness is not as cruel as reality, and the road to hegemony is even more difficult to advance or retreat." We are retreating now, and we may not even be able to hold our homeland in the future. ”

"Far away, the Germanic dynasty is eyeing us."

In the expansion of West Africa, the Germanic dynasty was one of the most active.

Because of its occupation of the hinterland of Europe, after the annexation of various countries, the Germanic dynasty had 20 million players, and the dynasty's army was close to 3 million, and the national strength was extremely strong.

The Germanic dynasty carried the blue coat of arms on the European continent.

While consolidating its internal affairs, the Germanic dynasty opened its bow left and right, conquering the northern European countries in the north and attacking the West African continent in the south, and was one of the most active dynasties in Europe.

The two dynasties face each other across the sea, and there have been two major wars in history, and it is not impossible to clash again.

William shook his head and said with a smile: "The Germanic Dynasty is surrounded by strong enemies, and if you want to attack us, you should first deal with the surrounding Gaul Dynasty, Caesar Dynasty and Romanov Dynasty." ”

"And there are already proposals within the organization to see if we can gather the strength of our five major dynasties at the right time to besiege the Germanic dynasty and drive it out of the European continent." In order to convince his sister, William did not hesitate to throw out a shocking gossip, "If the plan is successful, the entire European continent will be the world of the organization, as long as we keep our homeland and take the status of the family in the organization, we can sit back and relax." ”

Anne listened, and then she thought about it.

Even so, Anne was still a little unwilling, "We have been fighting in Nigeria for so long, and it is really worth the loss to withdraw our troops like this." Or ......"

Anne looked at her brother cautiously and said, "Otherwise, we will quietly ask for help from Great Xia and let them help us take Nigeria." Doesn't my brother keep in touch with him?! ”

"Don't!"

William's attitude was very resolute, "Don't fight this nonsense, you should know what will happen if you turn your back on the organization." If this is detected by the Order, will we still have a foothold on the European continent in the future? ”

"Do things secretly, what are you afraid of." Anne is really not afraid of heaven and earth.

"No, don't even think about it." William glanced at his sister deeply and said, "Starting tomorrow, you should rest for a while, and you don't have to worry about the withdrawal of the army." ”

"Brother!" Anne was in a hurry.

William had no doubt: "That's it, you go down!" ”

When Anne saw this, she left in a huff.

William sighed and said to himself, "How do you know how deep the water is here?" ”