Chapter 1158: The Overall Situation

"Your Majesty, your subject has returned."

In the Imperial Study, as soon as Dong An returned, he came to Wuji Palace without even drinking a sip of water.

On this diplomatic mission, he bore an important task and did not forget his primary duty out of a longing for home.

"You have finally returned; I have been waiting for you all this time." Zhao Xu's face was full of smiles.

He left his chair, came before Dong An, and patted Dong An's shoulders heavily with both hands.

Before heading to the country of Ross, Dong An's physique had been somewhat plump.

The two round-trip journeys had made him lose weight, unexpectedly making the greasy man appear somewhat refined and handsome.

"Hahaha... Since Your Majesty says so, even if your subject had frozen to death on the snowy plains or been eaten by wolves on the Grassland, I would be content," Dong An laughed loudly.

He and Yang He could be said to be among the first few people to follow Zhao Xu, and thus their relationship with Zhao Xu was the most intimate, and their speech was more casual than others.

Zhao Xu also laughed loudly. The two first recounted the mission's observations in the country of Ross and intelligence regarding various aspects of Western society, and only at the end did they speak of the contract signed between the Great Song and the country of Ross.

Understanding the specific terms of the contract, all of which were within the scope he had permitted, Zhao Xu nodded gently. "In this way, we have effectively taken the snowy plains without the slightest effort," Zhao Xu said with an excited expression.

The area of Siberia is comparable to the area of the Great Song.

To the people of Ross in this era, that was a desolate land full of snow.

Although important, it was clearly not the core interest of the country of Ross.

This was also the reason why Nikolai was ultimately able to trade this piece of land for technology.

However, a hundred years later, the people of Ross will certainly regret it, but by then it will be too late, because the Great Song will be even stronger than it is now.

"To Nikolai, this is a high-stakes gamble. I must say, he is very smart; he bet correctly this time. Losing some things and exchanging them for things from the Great Song is much more dignified than being defeated and ceding territory," Dong An said. "Of course, he also played some petty tricks, but just as Your Majesty predicted, he failed."

What Dong An referred to was naturally the fact that Nikolai wanted to play both sides, yet ultimately could not avoid the deepening of contradictions with the Xitu Guo.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xu

revealed a smug smile.

Although the history of the world has changed, a plant grown in the north of the Huai River becomes a bitter orange; the environment shapes the people.

The nature of Westerners still has that same flavor.

It was precisely because he realized this point that he made the prediction that once the country of Ross established diplomatic relations with the Great Song, the situation in the West would inevitably intensify.

"Does Britain not practice so-called offshore balancing? The trap I set for them this time will let them play slowly; in this way, they will be even less capable of acting against the Great Song," Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes.

Before Dong An returned, the various strategies of the Great Song were proceeding as usual.

In Tianzhu, more than a thousand Persian generals received training from the Vermilion Bird Army.

Afterward, they returned to the country of Persia and trained their own New Army.

Meanwhile, the Great Song sold eighty thousand Front-loading Rifled Muskets and over three hundred pieces of Artillery to the country of Persia.

These firearms and artillery were all equipment phased out by the Great Song military.

But to the country of Persia, these pieces of equipment were more than enough to resist the Tusman Empire.

After all, the equipment of the Tusman Empire was not as good as this batch of phased-out equipment from the Great Song.

After the trained army received the equipment from the Great Song, the country of Persia could no longer suppress the anger it had accumulated over the years and announced it would no longer pay tribute to the Tusman Empire.

The Tusman Empire was naturally greatly shamed and angered, and dispatched a large army to punish the country of Persia.

But the country of Persia at this time was no longer what it used to be. Under the guidance of the Military Instructor sent by the Vermilion Bird Army, the country of Persia won two consecutive victories and repelled the attack of the Tusman Empire.

Afterward, the victory of the country of Persia caused widespread repercussions in the Middle Lands.

Countries at odds with the Tusman Empire flocked to Tianzhu, seeking to establish relations with the Great Song.

It can be said that by supporting the country of Persia, the Great Song not only obtained cheap Petroleum but has also become the shaper of the order in Dongtu.

Next, the Great Song will further consolidate its relationship with the various countries in the Middle Lands, letting them contain the Tusman Empire in the south of the Middle Lands, so that the Western Regions Protectorate can easily control the northern region of the Middle Lands.

However, the struggle in the Middle Lands is actually also a battlefield for the struggle between the Great Song and Britain, and not just a battlefield for the struggle with the Tusman Empire.

He believes that next, the Tusman Empire and the Westerners will certainly launch a counterattack.

The news Dong An brought back this time also included the fact that Britain had successfully imitated the Rear-loading Rifle of the Great Song.

In order to counter the Great Song, Britain will certainly let the rear-loading firearms spread among its allied countries.

Regarding this point, he is not very worried.

Wang Ying has not been idling these past few years; he has been continuously researching and manufacturing firearms and artillery.

Recently, he is preparing to show him a batch of new achievements.

As for the direction of the Sam Country, Zhou Yi's navy has already taken Hawaii Island.

In order to build this island into a military base.

The main work of the Azure Dragon Army and the navy during this short time has been to renovate this island, while simultaneously transporting a large amount of supplies there.

A portion of the Azure Dragon Army also landed at the location of Alaska according to the plan and established a stronghold.

It can be said that the preliminary preparation work has been completed, and the second phase of the plan can be implemented immediately.

Overall, the current offensive of the Great Song is proceeding very smoothly.