Although Big Claude wanted to avenge his brother, he was a general of Country M, so he had to put the country first in all his considerations. As for personal vengeance...
He just brought more ships after receiving orders!
Having combat-capable ships is Xia Country’s shortcoming!
He was confident that with so many ships, he would be able to force the Xia Kingdom to compromise!
Taking back the rain forest is the ultimate goal of Country M!
Big Claude’s idea is beautiful, but Xia Guo’s idea is even more beautiful!
Building a country requires a lot of money, and with such a huge funding gap, how long will it take to make money just by selling artillery shells and trading in rainforests?
As the saying goes, a cannon shot is worth a ton of gold!
Why do wars continue in this world? It is because the benefits brought by war are tempting enough!
Xia State now has the artillery shell improvement technology provided by Gu Nanzhi, which means they have the capital for war. They are now eager to win a battle. This will not only change their backward and beaten situation, but also establish their international status and bring them considerable post-war compensation...
So...
When the Western forces led by Country M were determined to win and Big Claude was confident, Country Xia was busy making cannons!
Build lots and lots of cannons!
While they were making cannons, they were also severely accusing Western warships of disregarding Xia’s sovereignty and invading Xia’s territorial waters...
This also gave Western countries and Claude an illusion, that is...
The calmness of the Xia people was just an act. In fact, they were very panicked, otherwise, they would not have severely condemned them...
Moreover, they issue many condemnation notices every day, making it known to the whole world!
Of course, sandwiched between the condemnation, there are also warnings, but...
Western countries don’t take those warnings seriously at all!
After all, they are all countries with mushrooms. Xia Country is now backward. Even if it successfully tests the ultra-long-range mushrooms, no country dares to easily start a mushroom war, so...
Western countries are very confident!
They could even see the end where the Xia Kingdom, under their coercion, would retreat from the rainforest with its tail between its legs and hand the rainforest back to the country!
What's more, they have already issued orders to the people who sneaked into the rainforest, asking them to be prepared to take over the rainforest!
While the situation outside was tense, the war in the rainforest war zone was still in full swing...
In the core area of the war zone, Xie Zhenting led the Dalong Mercenary Group and spared no effort to hunt down the remnants of the Western forces. They were determined not to give up until the Western forces were completely driven out of the rain forest, as if they were not affected by the outside world at all!
At the same time, the exploration team led by Gu Nanzhi is still stationed on Mount Egua!
The research on Tribulus 0 has come to an end.
Gu Nanzhi has successfully extracted the genetic map from Tribulus terrestris No. 0 and has mastered the technology for transplanting Tribulus terrestris No. 0.
Not only that, the mining of the mineral veins on the Eguascan mountain is also proceeding in an orderly manner. Although the Xia country’s dock in Q country is now surrounded and maritime transportation is restricted, the mining of ore has never stopped for a moment!
Just when everything in the rainforest seemed to remain unchanged, a new variable in the rainforest, namely a large number of mercenaries sent by Western forces to the rainforest, was groping their way forward on the outskirts of the rainforest...
That’s right!
Just grope!
The war-torn zone in the core of the rainforest became a mess because of Xie Zhenting. The small forces were safe, but the Western forces were almost wiped out by Xie Zhenting, which resulted in basically no one stationed outside the rainforest!
As there is no one guarding the outskirts of the rainforest, it would be difficult for Western forces to send people in!
International mercenaries are just international mercenaries. The rain forest is a forbidden area in the eyes of mercenaries because of its harsh climate and environment. Mercenaries will never set foot in it. After all...
No one wants to die, right?
But now...
Some of them came for the huge rewards from the Western forces, while others were soldiers of the Western forces. They changed their clothes and headed directly to the rain forest, but...
You can change clothes, but you can’t change your heart!
It takes time to adapt to the rainforest climate and everything!
Not to mention that once they enter the rain forest, they will face pursuit and interception by a group of small forces!
If it were in the past, when the Western forces were numerous and powerful in the core of the rainforest, those small forces would naturally not dare to take action against the Western forces, but now...
Different times have changed!
The Western forces in the war-torn zone have been beaten like drowned dogs by Xie Zhenting. What else do those small forces have to fear?
As the saying goes, if you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you are a bastard. The small forces in the rain forest are also very scary when they take advantage of others. They don't even need to take action at the Gulu Mountain stronghold stationed outside the rain forest. Those Western mercenaries who sneaked into the rain forest periphery were taught a lesson and tasted the bitterness of the rain forest...
However, the Western forces spent a lot of money this time. They sent a large number of people to the rainforest, and they were fully armed. After the initial adaptation period, they quickly gained a foothold in the periphery of the rainforest, forcing the people stationed in the periphery of the small forces to retreat back to the war zone and go to mine with peace of mind...
But even after occupying the outskirts of the rainforest, the mercenaries sent by Western forces were not in a hurry to advance to the war-torn zone in the core of the rainforest, because they were waiting!
Wait until the situation outside becomes clear!
After all, the war-torn zone is now ruled by the Dalong Mercenary Group. Even if there are still remnants of Western forces, those remnants are just struggling to survive!
It is undoubtedly unwise to confront the rainforest overlord, the Dalong Mercenary Group, so...
They are waiting for Xia Guo to compromise!
Once the Xia Kingdom compromises and its exploration team withdraws from the rain forest, the Dalong Mercenary Group will become a rootless drifting tree!
No matter how strong they are, they can only dominate the war zone like before. But even if they dominate the war zone, they must abide by the rules set by the Western forces in the rain forest, and the ores mined can only be traded to them...
so……
There is a way to solve the problem without bloodshed, and no one wants to rush into a war zone and die!
And it was their hesitation that gave Gu Nanzhi and Xie Zhenting an opportunity...
Because of the influx of a large number of mercenaries from the outer reaches of the rainforest, small-scale frictions continued, which not only restricted exploration in the heart of the rainforest and transportation to the outside world, but also caused the remnants of Western forces in the war zone to lose supplies...
The remnants of Western forces, without supplies, became lambs to be slaughtered in the war-torn zone!
after all……
They were hungry. The Dalong Mercenary Group had previously controlled the materials traded in the rainforest, so they had a large amount of supplies stored up. Not only did they have enough ammunition, they also had no worries about food and drink...
This comparison immediately reveals the difference!
Xie Zhenting, who already had the initiative in the war, became even more proactive!
They were chasing after the remnants of the Western forces, killing them directly and forcing them to flee in despair. Only a few thousand of them were left and could only flee to the outskirts of the rainforest...
And their escape was exactly what Xie Zhenting wanted!