Chapter 1048: Adjustments

"Is there any other bad news?" The sound of the waves in the Malacca Strait was constant. Zhao Xu pondered for a moment on how to deal with these two sudden events, and when he came back to his senses, he asked Xu Ke again.

Xu Ke nodded, "There is one more piece of bad news, which is that Wulanba has officially pledged allegiance to Ross. Ross has also accepted Wulanba's allegiance. The Emperor of Ross, Nikolai, has officially issued a document declaring that the inherent territory of the Northern Di will henceforth be the territory of Ross. They also sent an envoy to deliver a diplomatic note to Your Highness."

"A diplomatic note? They certainly move fast." Zhao Xu knitted his brows.

Although the capital of Ross is far from Yanzhou, it is actually not that far from the northwesternmost border of the Northern Di, only a little over three thousand kilometers.

And it has been more than four months since he defeated Mule Hongzhen, enough time for Wulanba and Ross to stir up a series of troubles.

"This is it."

Before he set out, a troop of Northern Di Cavalry appeared at Ningjin Dusi, left this diplomatic note, and departed.

When he was heading south, the Great General of the Black Tortoise Army, Yang Zhen, had him bring the document along.

As he spoke, he took the diplomatic note from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu took it; the content of this document was written in both the Ross language and the Dayan language.

The meaning was simple: it was telling him that the Northern Di were now a tribe under the command of Ross, belonging to Ross, and that the Northern Di territory was also the territory of Ross.

Any act of aggression by Dayan against the Northern Di would be regarded as an attack on Ross and would suffer a counterattack from Ross.

At the same time, the note also mentioned that if Dayan stopped its northward advance and used the current territory as a boundary to maintain non-aggression with the Northern Di, then Ross would be willing to have a truce with Dayan and be good neighbors.

"Taking advantage and then acting innocent—is there such a good thing under the sun?" After reading it, Zhao Xu could not help but sneer.

Immediately, he tore the diplomatic note to shreds with both hands and threw it on the ground.

He would absolutely not fall for the trick of Ross, even if the war had to go on forever.

Because if he agreed to this, it would mean he would be abandoning the vast territories of modern-day Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner and Outer Mongolia, and other regions.

Added to that is the Tibet region occupied by Ashuer, as well as the Xinjiang Tianshan mountain range region ceded to the Tusman Empire through the conspiracy of Ross and Britain.

At that point, the inherent territory of Dayan would shrink by more than half.

"Of course there is no such good thing. It makes me furious! Your Highness, the Vermilion Bird Army requests to join the battle to recover the northern frontier and let Ross go to hell!" Guan Tong and Qin Shan had also read the entire diplomatic note and were instantly filled with righteous indignation.

Qin Shan, however, was very calm. He said, "What is the rush? There is no need for your Vermilion Bird Army yet. The Northern Di are already at the end of their rope, and the heartland of Ross is very far away, unable to provide timely support. Chen Hu's Western Regions Protectorate and Yang Zhen's Black Tortoise Army are enough for them."

Zhao Xu nodded. Just like the war heading south, the initiative in the current war was actually in his hands.

No matter how many tricks Ross or Britain play, in the face of the absolute power of Dayan, everything is just floating clouds.

Therefore, although he was annoyed, he remained as steady as a mountain.

Next, what he needed to do was to let the enemy understand that what they say does not count.

What he, the Dayan Wang Zhao Xu, says is what counts.

Just as he was thinking this, Xu Ke said again, "The third piece of bad news is that Ashuer has defected to the British. This matter has already been some time ago. Because the Four Courts have little strength in Tibet, it was only recently discovered. There is nothing else."

"A stray dog; no matter who he changes to as his master, it will ultimately be a dead end." Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed.

Now Ashuer has defected to the British.

This is practically equivalent to the three countries of Britain, the Tusman Empire, and Ross swallowing up all the territory outside the Central Plains of Dayan.

Plus the Sam Country fleet coming from the East.

All these things made him feel that the Westerners seemed to have increased the intensity of their encirclement and suppression against him.

If the Westerners' first round of sending a Coalition to reach Dongtu was only equivalent to the intensity of suppressing bandits.

Then this second round, they were clearly treating it as a national war.

However, he would soon let the Westerners understand,

that even if they brought out the intensity of a national war, it would still not be enough.

He, this Dayan Wang, would be a nightmare for the Westerners.

Of course, he has always followed the philosophy of despising the enemy strategically while taking them seriously tactically.

Regarding the aggressive second wave of the Westerners' offensive, he still had to deal with it seriously.

After pondering for a while, he decided to adjust his strategy slightly, so he said to Qin Shan and Guan Tong, "After I rest for two or three days, I will prepare to return to Yancheng. At that time, Pan Zhang's Marine Corps will be responsible for clearing out the remnants of the enemy in Yajia, and at the same time be responsible for guarding the south bank of Malacca, while you are responsible for guarding the north bank of Malacca and the western border of Piaoman to prevent the Western Lands Allied Forces from invading."

After a pause, he continued, "The Fort built by the British can still be utilized. After you take it over, turn it to your own use and establish defenses to prevent the Western Lands support fleet from arriving and invading eastward."

"Does Your Highness mean we are not attacking Tianzhu?" Guan Tong was slightly disappointed.

Zhao Xu laughed upon hearing this, "It is not that we are not attacking, but it is not yet the time to attack. To give an analogy, Tianzhu is now the illegitimate child of the British. Now this illegitimate child is under our guns, which is equivalent to being kidnapped by us. If we tear up the ticket now, the second wave of reinforcements from the Westerners might turn back halfway. By temporarily leaving Tianzhu alone, they will invest more capital, and when that time comes, it will not be too late for us to take action."

"Your Highness thinks so far ahead. Letting them come to our doorstep to fight is always easier than us running to their doorstep to fight." Guan Tong nodded slowly.

Qin Shan also revealed a smile, expressing deep agreement.

After discussing this matter, Zhao Xu remembered one more thing and said to Qin Shan, "By the way, when Zhou Yi returns, you pass a message to him for me, telling him to lead the fleet to clear out the Sam Country's fleet, and there is no need to wander around the Tianzhu sea area for the time being."

Overall, having taken the Southeast Five Nations and controlled Malacca, the Marine Corps will then seize Java.

Then this trip of his heading south means he has completely controlled the entire Southern Region.

Since he is temporarily not attacking Tianzhu for now, and is using Tianzhu as bait to fish, then what the Southern Region faces is the problem of establishing order.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Vermilion Bird Army and the Azure Dragon Army can deeply participate in the administration of the Southeast Five Nations.

The Marine Corps will naturally be responsible for incorporating Java and the Malay into the Southern Protectorate,

and the Navy's responsibility will be to wipe out the stray warships of the Sam Country and protect trade routes.

Of course, he will also give the Navy a task, which is to have the Navy seize the Hawaii region.

The Sam Country has sent fleets over again and again; they really think the Pacific is their family pond.

He wants the Navy to take this island closest to the Sam Country, establish a base, turn defense into offense, and patrol the west coast of the Sam Country.

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