In ancient times, the wedding night and passing the imperial examination were considered the four great joys of life. Even in modern times, they still seem to be things worth celebrating.

However, Lin Mo's feelings were complicated as he got married for the first time in this other world.

There's definitely happiness in it; marrying the woman you love is such a wonderful thing.

However, having your first wedding disrupted by a few scoundrels will inevitably affect your mood to some extent.

"Brother Lin Mo, why aren't you coming over?" Sun Ruoxi saw through Lin Mo's thoughts and tried to comfort him.

"I'm feeling a bit annoyed!" Lin Mo said. "One problem after another keeps arising, and troubles just keep coming!"

He analyzed the current situation in his mind. The capital of Great Xia was in the southeast of this continent, Jizhou was in the northeast, and further east was Dongpango.

Unlike the small island nation on Earth, East Pango is not an island nation, but a country composed of a peninsula and many island groups.

The Eastern Pango civilization on the peninsula was relatively more advanced, and its capital, Sanjo Castle, was also located on the peninsula.

As for the islands further north, the environment is harsh and the terrain is steep.

The island's inhabitants made a living by piracy and took pride in it; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the Doth of the sea.

The entire territory of Dongpango is less than one-third the size of Daxia. Its scarce resources led to internal lords vying for power and rampant insubordination more than a decade ago, causing social disorder.

After decades of civil war, Ashikaga Nobushige, the lord of East Pango, defeated his opponents one by one and unified East Pango.

He then proclaimed himself Emperor and began his reign.

Although Ashikaga Nobunari unified the eastern Pango, the feudal system of lords in his kingdom continued. Many lords were not eliminated, but rather submitted to him and retained their own territories, retainers, and armies.

In this situation, Ashikaga Nobushige took a series of measures aimed at consolidating his power and rebuilding social order.

But no matter what they did, the results were minimal.

The reason is simple: there's only so much land, and it's never enough to go around.

Therefore, he set his sights on Daxia, while Dongpango was a martial "land of bows and arrows". Ashikaga Nobushige believed that he could defeat Daxia, a weak "land of etiquette"!

That's not the problem; they don't take Dongpan Golinmo seriously at all.

Let alone summoning the mythical Xiang Yu, after experiencing so many wars, Lin Mo himself could easily destroy Dongpan Ge.

(The Nightmare Cavalry and the Imperial Guards are no pushovers, hahaha!)

The current trouble is that, in addition to the Eastern Pango, there are also the Abbasid Caliphate, the Northern Barbarians, and the Quz.

The Abbasid Caliphate was located north of the Dos Grass Sea and did not border the Great Xia, but that was in the past.

Now, the Dos Grass Sea is Lin Mo's territory, and he plans to build a city there to completely control the land.

In this way, the two countries became neighbors.

The Doth, who were originally warlike, acted as a barrier, stopping the Arabs' ambitions.

But now that the Dos people have been wiped out by Lin Mo, this barrier no longer exists.

The Dos Grass Sea is a vast area; how could the Arabs not be tempted?

As for Qiuzi, its territory was west of Shu. Daxia had frequent trade relations with it, and there had not been many conflicts before.

Lin Mo could tell that the reason why they issued a challenge to Da Xia was simply to take advantage of the situation.

Seeing the internal strife in the Great Xia Dynasty, he wanted to make a quick buck.

As for the Northern Barbarians, located north of Ji, their customs and culture were very similar to those of the Jurchens, also known as the Manchus.

The Great Xia and the Great Xia have been enemies for hundreds of years, and Li Liang's Chiyan Army is there to defend against them.

As for Li Liang's Chiyan Army, they had long since been turned into fertilizer.

In this way, the Northern Barbarians "rose up".

After some analysis, Lin Mo frowned again. "There are enemies on the east, west, and north sides." He thought to himself, "It's like a net, surrounding me. A counter-Lin Mo encirclement!"

Oh, I forgot to mention, there was also the Feng clan chieftains of Sichuan.

Lin Mo had only arranged a marriage with the Su clan chieftain to keep them in check, not to eliminate them, which is still a major hidden danger.

Furthermore, the situation in Great Xia is currently unstable.

Although the other feudal lords have not rebelled against him, they would send troops to support him if war broke out.

Don't even think about it!

What about Lin Mo's troops?

Thirteen Nightmare Cavalrymen, the strongest fighting force, and one hundred Imperial Guards are stationed in the capital. There are also fifty thousand ordinary soldiers.

Zhao Zhen, Qiao Shan, and Ran Min remained in Xichuan City. The total strength was 40,000 (more were recruited later).

Bai Qi had already conquered the Holy City of Dos. He dispatched three thousand men from Tianshui City to garrison the Holy City of Dos, while he himself returned to Tianshui City to garrison.

There are currently several hundred heavily armored cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty, nearly two thousand Hu-style archer cavalrymen, and nearly thirty thousand ordinary soldiers in Tianshui City.

After calculating, Lin Mo's total military strength was only around 120,000.

Although his generals were all very capable, they were severely lacking.

With the current deployment, it is more than enough to defend the homeland, but launching an offensive is a bit risky.

So here's the trouble.

At this moment, time is not Lin Mo's friend. He needs to unify the Great Xia as soon as possible before he can free up his hands to deal with enemy countries.

Lin Mo pinched the bridge of his nose and subconsciously shook his head.

The system, that old fox, decisively grasped his mindset, and that voice, that thought, reappeared.

"Exterminate Li Hu's entire clan!"

"Exterminate Wei Maozhen's entire clan!"

"Then you'll have no more worries!"

Lin Mo's face darkened. "Don't you exist?! Get out of here!"

"What? Brother Lin Mo, what's wrong with you?" Sun Ruoxi asked in confusion.

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