As his mind raced, the cover of the Book of Life and Death slowly changed, transforming into a mass of chaos.
Then, under Zhang Mingtu's shocked gaze, the entire cover was painted with a bloody background. Zhang Mingtu stood in the center of the cover, with Qi Guangji and Yu Zhifu following him. Everyone's face and body were covered in blood, and their armor was tattered.
Traces of blood outline the cover and title of this issue.
"Every inch of land is soaked in blood!"
Zhang Mingtu read it out in a low voice, and his heart sank.
He had some expectations about the unpredictable situation, but the direction it took was completely beyond his imagination.
After all, under his changes, Da Xia has become stronger in many aspects, its condition is much better than before, and the cards in his hand are also much better than before.
It is completely unreasonable that such a tragic scene and battlefield could be depicted under such circumstances.
Although his heart ached, Zhang Mingtu continued to read.
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As expected, something unexpected happened to Richu's trip abroad, and it was a big deal.
The eldest prince personally mobilized a large number of troops, deliberately skipping the Jiangnan area and instead transferring troops from other regions.
With the cooperation of many teams, a great war broke out. The Japanese pirates on the southeast coast disappeared completely for a while, without any news at all.
I felt something was wrong here, but I didn't want to get too involved in this matter. The main purpose was to use this matter to distract the energy of the royal family, especially the energy of the eldest prince and the third prince, so that they would not do anything wrong. Therefore, I chose to wait and see quietly.
The first battle went very smoothly, just as the court expected. The army marched straight into the Kingdom of the Rising Sun and defeated a large number of people in one battle.
And even at this point it still did not stop, the army continued to advance, directly occupying the country rented by Japan, and only then did it stop after occupying a quarter of the land.
The entire war only stopped at this time, which took two weeks.
During this process, Daxia's military strength and overall war level were fully demonstrated.
Even though there was some chaos in the middle, the strength accumulated by Daxia over more than 800 years of peace was still extremely terrifying.
Then at this time, the person in charge of the army took the initiative to negotiate with the people of the Rising Sun Country, asking the other party to hand over the complete version of the Nine Transformations of the Dragon and Snake.
This situation was partly due to the mobilization of the army. Although the battle only lasted for more than a month, the army consumed countless supplies and gold and silver. In addition, the distance across the ocean made supply quite difficult.
The eldest prince and the third prince had reached a certain consensus on this matter. Even though they were very close to Jiangnan, they would not allow people from Jiangnan to get involved too much, and they took the initiative to cut off the possibility of Jiangnan knowing about the Nine Transformations of the Dragon and Snake.
Therefore, it was very difficult to obtain the food and supplies needed by the army, and there were considerable problems in allocating them. The coastal areas tended to be generally poor, and only the local wealthy families were very arrogant.
If we isolate them actively, it will be difficult for the army to get much help, but now the strategic goal of the first phase has been successfully achieved.
In the first wave of attack, Daxia had already demonstrated its own majesty. Instead of negotiating with the other party, it first occupied a quarter of the other party's territory, and then forced the other party to hand over the complete copy of the Nine Transformations of the Dragon and Snake.
Xue Cheng was very excited when he talked to me about these things, and he felt like dancing with joy. He was also very proud of Da Xia's strength.
But I know that this matter is not over, because Daxia has never stopped collecting grain from all over the country, even in the south of the Yangtze River.
Yes, in the first and most fiercest wave of the offensive, the Great Xia Crown Prince and the Third Prince had a tacit understanding and did not use the power of Jiangnan, but they were ready to use it for the second wave.
After all, the purpose of the main lesson has been achieved, and the next step is to demonstrate strength and negotiate.
According to past experience, they should wait until the people of the Rising Sun Kingdom hand over the complete set of Nine Transformations of Dragon and Snake before mobilizing the army to defeat the Rising Sun Kingdom in one fell swoop.
Well, in this way, we can not only establish the prestige of Daxia, but also allow the eldest prince to have real and extraordinary achievements, after all, it is the achievement of expanding the territory.
In this way, many people will be able to accept it, and the eldest prince will also be satisfied.
As for food collection, it turned out just as I expected. If we promote the Yimu essence and the magic circle, we can basically provide large quantities of supplies continuously, so that the army will have sufficient logistics at all times.
But firstly, this battle was too hasty, happening in a very short period of time, and the area south of the Yangtze River was deliberately ignored.
This resulted in insufficient collection of materials in many areas, including Yi wood essence.
Moreover, the battle was kept secret before it began. The eldest prince gave priority to negotiations with many wealthy families in the Jiangnan area to make the Kingdom of the Rising Sun let its guard down, and then launched a thundering attack.
Overall, this arrangement is effective.
The first wave of attacks was quite successful, but then things started to go wrong.
As the imperial court issued its decrees, the demand for supplies such as food, fodder, and weapons increased.
Moreover, the definition issued by the imperial court had clear requirements, requiring 20% or 40% of grain, but when the tax collectors below took action, they often asked for more.
When collecting debts, officials from all walks of life will not be too polite and will first investigate the identity and background of each person.
If they were wealthy and had extensive connections with the imperial court, they would basically just need to give a casual hint, and after paying for the goods, the other party would voluntarily return their finances. However, other people could not escape, and would be taxed double.
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