Map 9: Map of Liaodong, published in each group, see .

The merchant players in Yingkou didn't know what was going on, and suddenly all the sailboats left the various ports in Yingkou in a panic, and they didn't even care about the goods that were not yet full, so they ran away. Soon after, a Zhoushui fleet was silently adrift for miles in the open sea of Yingkou, lined up, and the whole fleet was scattered with a wordless deterrent force, as if to give some kind of stern warning. To sailboats, or to Yingkou.

The players on the shore are running around in panic to find out what is going on. Why did the Zhoushui fleet appear near Yingkou.

Yingkou's leader Anyang was also shocked by the bold military action of the Zhou Shui fleet. Immediately send tens of thousands of NPC troops to deploy defenses at the port to prevent the Zhoushui Alliance from forcibly boarding 6.

But the Zhoushui fleet had no intention of boarding the 6. Instead, they adopted the strategy of "sealing but not fighting" proposed by the General Staff, and the word "seal" was used to seal off the sea outlet at Yingkou. As a trade port, Yingkou's role is entirely to carry out maritime trade. Without sea passages, Yingkou would be a dead port and useless. Yingkou also has a naval fleet, but it is composed of cabin ships and sailing ships, and there are no fighting ships. It's okay to deal with a small group of pirates, but it can't compete with a purely armed fleet like the Zhoushui fleet.

Even if there were 40,000 or 50,000 troops of the 6th Army in Yingkou, they were helpless to take the Zhoushui fleet adrift on the sea.

The chambers of commerce and player leaders in Yingkou came to Anyang one after another, asking for an explanation or solution. In short, this problem must be solved, and the Zhoushui fleet must stop blocking the port of Yingkou.

An Yang slumped into his seat, his eyes a little glazed. What could he do? Conjure up a naval fleet? He only now understood why the Zhoushui Alliance's envoy Breakthrough came to him to ask for money. It is clear that there is the support of this fleet, and this is used to blackmail.

He explained the two requirements issued by the Zhoushui Alliance Mission to the chambers of commerce and player leaders. The chambers of commerce and the player leaders were stunned all of a sudden, and the Zhoushui Alliance actually offered such conditions. Isn't this snatching food from their mouths?

1 tax increase, 1 tax reduction. This plus one minus two requirements will bring the wealth that originally belonged to the "players in the three eastern provinces and the players in the Yellow River and Shandong". All flowed into the pockets of the Zhoushui Alliance.

"No, you can't agree to such conditions!"

"I will not hesitate to go to war with them, and I must not agree to such a request!"

The leaders of the chambers of commerce immediately jumped up excitedly, and their reactions were almost the same as An Yang's, they all refused without hesitation. There is a huge amount of wealth at stake involved, the total amount of which is even high enough to make a country rich. How could they be willing to give up such a huge benefit to the Zhoushui Alliance for nothing?

The merchants, the leaders of the army, roared one after another, strongly opposing the demands of the Zhoushui Alliance. They shouted loudly. "We must inform the Xiangping Commander that the Zhoushui Alliance has declared war on us, and we will do whatever it takes to fight back!"

Under the encouragement of everyone, Anyang began to regain his courage. "Good. Report to the Great Leader and prepare for war with the Zhoushui Alliance! ”

Anyang quickly reported the affairs of Yingkou to the leader of Xiangping Walled City.

The entire Xiangping Walled City was alarmed.

In the past and present lives, we urgently convened the leaders of all departments of the Xiangping Walled City players to discuss how to deal with this conflict with the Zhoushui Alliance. Resolutions are not difficult to make. In the face of huge interests, as long as they are not cowards, they will never give in easily, and the leaders of Xiangping Walled City have made a decision with a high degree of unanimity - go to war!

The decision to go to war is not the decision, the real difficulty is how to fight the war.

Because of the abundance of minerals, they have a well-equipped and powerful army of the 6th Army, and the strength of the army is not even inferior to that of the Zhoushui Alliance. However, this 6th Army was thousands of miles away from Tanggukou, and there were several powerful walled forces such as "Panjin, Jinzhou, Qinhuangdao, Liaoxi, and Tanghai" in between. There is no way to threaten Tanggukou.

If it comes out of the sea. What's more, the entire Bohai Sea is the territory of the Zhou Water Fleet. The shipyards elsewhere along the coast have either joined the Bohai Alliance, or they have been ruthlessly suppressed and unable to display a naval fleet as powerful as the Zhoushui Alliance. The Xiangping Sea Fleet stationed at Yingkou is okay to guard the door of the house, and it can't be mentioned with the Zhou Shui Fleet at all.

Naturally, the leaders knew this, and they were in trouble.

"What should I do?"

"Every time the Zhoushui fleet blocks the port for one more day, our losses will increase, which is very heavy!"

"To defeat the Zhou Shui fleet, only a few powerful player forces in the hinterland of the Yellow River have such a fleet. The Zhoushui alliance blockaded Yingkou and also harmed the forces in various parts of the Yellow River. Why don't we ask them to send troops and defeat the Zhou Shui fleet? ”

"No, that's the next step. The Zhoushui fleet was repulsed, and the fleet of the Yellow River is going to blackmail us again, so what should we do? The former wolf ran away, and the latter tiger invited again. ”

Well, we can only buy the fleet ourselves, otherwise there is no other way. ”

"It costs a lot to buy a fleet, can we afford to live with our financial resources? Besides, if they were willing to sell, we wouldn't even have a fighting ship. ”

A player leader suddenly suggested: "The Zhoushui Alliance has sealed all the ports, so don't they need raw materials themselves?" After a long time, their own losses are extremely heavy! Why don't we unite the players of Jinzhou and Panjin and put pressure on the Zhoushui Alliance to withdraw their troops, how about it? ”

The leaders' eyes immediately lit up, and they all said, "Okay, this is a good plan!" "Yes, they can block our access to the sea, and we can block their resources! Let's see who succumbs first! ”

Past and present lives agreed.

Xiangping Walled City sent an envoy to Jinzhou and Panjin to contact the player forces in the two places, wanting to unite against the Zhoushui Alliance.

After the envoy of the Xiangping Walled City arrived in Panjin and Jinzhou, he made a joint request to the player leaders of the two walled cities. But what I didn't expect was that this request was directly rejected by the players of the two walled cities.

The players of Jinzhou Walled City led the Dream Soul, met with Xiangping's envoy, and said with a smile: "The Zhoushui fleet blocked your Yingkou, but it did not block my Huludao. The sailing ships that used to transport goods in Yingkou have now come to my Huludao to transport goods, and the freight volume in Hulukou has increased by 200% in one day, bringing a lot of commercial benefits and opportunities, and I am deeply sympathetic to the plight of your walled city. But the Zhoushui fleet has blocked your Yingkou, which is a great thing for me in Jinzhou, and it is impossible for me to join forces with you. ”

When the envoy of Xiangping Walled City heard this, his face suddenly turned like dirt, and he was stunned for a while before he said. "It's a divisive tactic. The Zhou Shui fleet has subdued Yingkou, they will definitely turn back and subdue you Huludao, and you will also suffer the same blow! ”

Dream Soul smiled: "The Zhoushui Alliance just sent someone to promise not long ago that their treatment of Hulukou is definitely better than that of Yingkou. You'd better go back. ”

The Xiangping Walled City left Jinzhou in disappointment.

One of Dream Soul's henchmen players was puzzled and said to Dream Soul: "Boss, although the Zhoushui Alliance only blocked Yingkou today, it did not block my Huludao. But it is clear that sooner or later they will turn against us by sealing the sea against Yingkou. Why don't we join forces with Xiangping and repel the Zhoushui fleet? ”

Dream Soul said lightly: "Let Xiangping make a move first, and try how hard the cards of the Zhou Shui fleet are, let's not rush to do it." If the Zhou Shui fleet is too strong and Xiangping is defeated in one fell swoop, we can take the initiative to succumb to avoid losses. If Xiangping blocks Zhoushui back and resumes shipping, then we will join forces with Xiangping and Panjin. No matter what the situation is in the future, we will be able to deal with it calmly. If the battle is stalemate, then we will strike at the most critical time and get the most out of it! ”

The henchman praised him.

The envoy of Xiangping Walled City then came to Panjin, and the situation of Panjin Walled City was the same, a large number of Yingkou sailing ships were changed to Panjin City to load goods. The player leader of Panjin City rejected Xiangping's joint request. The envoys of the Xiangping Walled City tried to no avail, and returned to Xiangping empty-handed to report the situation to the leaders of the Xiangping Walled City.

The faces of the leaders of the Xiangping Walled City turned pale in an instant.

Only then did they understand that the Zhoushui Alliance not only used the strategy of "sealing but not fighting" against Yingkou, but also used the power of Jinzhou and Panjin to exert pressure on them. The Zhou fleet drove all the sailing ships to Jinzhou and Panjin, and if Xiangping was unwilling to give in, then Hulukou would gradually replace Yingkou as a treaty port, and Yingkou would decline rapidly. After Jinzhou and Panjin reach the commercial level, the financial resources will continue to rise, thus overwhelming Xiangping.

Xiangping's plan to unite Jinzhou and Panjin to fight against the Zhoushui Alliance went bankrupt before it was launched. In the face of the strong military pressure of the Zhou Shui fleet, only Xiangping and his family blocked the sea. This pressure on the entire Northeast is now being carried by the Xiangping family.

The leaders were angry. Why did the Zhoushui Alliance specifically select their family's treaty port to start? Could it be that the players who watched Xiangping were easy to bully?

"Boss, what are we going to do now? To fight, or not to fight! ”

In the past and present lives, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Fight!" At any cost, he also had to buy a fleet and form an alliance with the forces of the Yellow River to repel the Zhou Shui fleet. We must not budge! The guys from Jinzhou and Panjin actually stood by and watched the excitement at this time, making our family bear the loss. One day I will make them look good, and let them spit back the losses of this battle with interest. ”