Chapter 1040: Tsarist Russia Declares War

Regarding Australia, Liu Zheng had his own ideas.

Such a vast and resource-rich place naturally could not be wasted. Development and progress would certainly have to be carried out in sequence. Of course, the most important things were still the Arsenal, the granaries, and the shipyards.

When Liu Zheng wrote letters, he certainly wasn't sending them directly to Xie Fang.

Xie Fang was only a Navy Commander. Although Xie Fang had improved quite a bit recently, after all, there were still no real talents around him; for the time being, Xie Fang could not yet be considered a mature statesman.

Australia was so large that at least a true team for governing the state had to be sent there.

Therefore.

He was writing to Liangzhou.

Nowadays, the Liangzhou Academy had already been open for some time. Since the opening of the Liangzhou Academy, it had attracted quite a few talents from all over the country to come and study, among whom were many already mature statesmen.

These people.

Sending them to Australia was naturally the most appropriate choice.

The grand gift Liu Zheng was giving to Xie Fang could also be considered generous.

That was for Xie Fang's army to be stationed in Australia, and then for both sides to reach a cooperation. The money, resources, talents, teams, and all kinds of costs for developing Australia would all be provided by Liangzhou, and then, Xie Fang would hold forty percent of Australia, while Liangzhou would hold sixty percent.

Xie Fang should not have too many objections to this.

Because if he really let Xie Fang go and develop and manage the entirety of Australia, he likely truly did not have that capability. Moreover, don't forget, Australia was snatched from Britain; would Britain come back to attack? If there were only those indigenous armies of Xie Fang, could they withstand Britain's strong military?

In terms of strength, costs, and time, these were all problems.

Liu Zheng believed that if Xie Fang were smart, he would not refuse. Regarding the aspect of Australia, Liangzhou must obtain the right to speak; in terms of shares, it absolutely could not be an even split.

He thought for a moment.

He picked up his pen to write the letter.

Just as he had finished writing and was sealing the three letters, intending to send them out.

Suddenly, Jiang Xuan came running over, panting.

"Young Master, Young Master, it's bad!"

Liu Zheng looked up and asked, "What happened?"

"On the Liaodong border, a large number of Russian troops have appeared, and they have had a fierce conflict with Niu Chaofeng and the others!"

"What?"

Liu Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

What was meant to come, had come after all.

Liu Zheng immediately stood up and hurriedly went to inform the Emperor of this matter.

"What did you say?"

"Tsarist Russia?"

A sharp glint also flashed in the Emperor's eyes.

At this moment, the other courtiers in the group also heard this news, and suddenly the whole place was buzzing with discussion, a humming sound rising up.

"What exactly is the situation?"

The Emperor asked in a deep voice.

Very quickly, the soldier delivering the letter read that letter from Liaodong on the spot.

By this time, the incident had already been happening for three days! Just when Niu Chaofeng had just taken Kuye Island into his hands, suddenly, a large number of Tsarist Russia Warships and the Tsarist Russia Army appeared on the sea. Moreover, the scale of this Tsarist Russia Army was not small at all, at least one hundred thousand! This made Niu Chaofeng almost want to retreat from Kuye Island. After all, although his Weaponry and Equipment had received strong support from the Liangzhou side, he had no advantage whatsoever when it came to Warships.

However.

Niu Chaofeng still held his ground.

Facing the powerful Russian Navy, Niu Chaofeng knew that he should pay back what he owed Young Master Liu at this time. From Vladivostok to Miaojie, the entire Boli region, as well as Kuye Island, had already been completely taken by Niu Chaofeng, so in his eyes, this was already Dragon Flame Nation territory; if he lost it at this time, he would definitely become a sinner of the nation.

"Hold the line!"

"Hold the line for me! Do not let them land!"

Niu Chaofeng was not stupid either; the simple port he had just built after arriving here was completely dismantled under his orders. You aren't strong in the navy?

If I don't give you a port, no matter how strong you are, what can you do?

Fortunately, at this time, he already had fifty thousand troops in his hands. Although they were not as strong as the real Liangzhou Army, it was still not a big problem to block the Russian Army for a while.

Three days.

While Niu Chaofeng was asking for reinforcements from the Liaodong side, he had already held his ground for three days.

"Tsarist Russia?"

"This..."

"Your Majesty..."

A group of people suddenly became a bit panicked.

Everyone knew that the strength of Tsarist Russia was not that of ordinary petty scoundrels, especially the Tsarist Russia Army that had just achieved victory in the Russo-Turkish War; at this time, they were coming with the momentum of victory, possessing a kind of aura that looked down upon the world.

"How preposterous! A mere Tsarist Russia dares to offend my Dragon Flame Nation territory!"

The Emperor knew that these courtiers feared Tsarist Russia, so he shouted angrily to set the tone for his own stance first.

Suddenly, the whole place fell silent.

Huh?

Dragon Flame Nation territory?

This was clearly something Niu Chaofeng had just occupied through illegal means... Of course, calling it occupation was also not quite right, because at this time, the Boli region and Kuye Island did not legally belong to Russia either; they were still in a "three-no" zone. It was just that some local residents were more inclined toward Tsarist Russia.

"Young Master, Young Master, it's bad, it's bad!"

However.

Just at this moment, another military report was delivered.

Liu Zheng's heart skipped a beat; he suddenly had a bad premonition.

He knew what kind of person Peter I was: talented, ambitious, and once he made a move, he would absolutely catch the entire Longyan off guard.

As expected.

Xie Tianyao glanced at Liu Zheng, then said coldly, "Read!"

Just as Liu Zheng had anticipated.

The Tsarist Russia Army had not only marched toward Kuye Island and the Boli region.

They had also launched a surprise attack on the Western Regions of Longyan, primarily targeting the Balkhash Lake region... And in this direction, Tsarist Russia had directly dispatched an army of two hundred thousand! Pointing straight at strategic locations such as Tarbagatai, Kobdo, and Ili. From the moment this army of two hundred thousand set out until it invaded the Central Asia region of the Western Regions, it was an unstoppable force of destruction.

Chaos.

Suddenly, the entire Western Regions were in chaos.

Ling Chen was not at the Western Regions Protectorate at this moment; in their haste, the Protectorate dispatched one hundred thousand troops, but they were beaten back step by step by the Tsarist Russia Army. The Loulan troops were also already on their way to provide reinforcements.

If it were only the Liaodong region, it might have been manageable.

But with problems also arising in the Western Regions, the scene was instantly in an uproar.

"Has this Tsarist Russia gone mad?"

"They are nothing but a mad dog!"

"Emperor..."

"Regardless of Liaodong or the Western Regions, both are territories of our Longyan, and we absolutely cannot let them succeed!"

"Correct!"

A group of people were filled with righteous indignation.

For a long time, relations between Longyan and Tsarist Russia had been relatively friendly. But now, suddenly, the Tsarist Russia Army had marched south. Furthermore, they were using their main force, which possessed terrifying combat power.

And they were opening fire on two parts of Longyan simultaneously.

This meant they had formally declared war on Longyan.

Panic.

In an instant, all the civil and military officials were in a panic.