It only took a few months to go from three counties to six counties. The excessive expansion speed caused the foundation of Daxia to be somewhat unstable.
Therefore, Zhou Baicai needed to establish a queen, pursue ancestors, upgrade to a blessed land and other means to calm people's hearts. At the same time, he needed to supplement it with various recuperation policies to digest the territory and population and stimulate the explosion of national power.
Of course, this takes time.
After returning to Cangbei and forcefully curbing the Jin Kingdom's southward movement, Cangbei needed heavy troops to be stationed, and it was unrealistic to use a large number of troops on the western front.
Throughout the three years of Tongzhi, Xia's attack on Dingxi did not reach the level of annihilation.
In the direction of the border town under Zhou Yuan's command, they advanced five hundred miles and had just broken through the northern defense line of Dingxi and captured three county towns.
At present, the Dingxi Army is relying on Pinghe County and many military forts and ravines to confront the Xia Army. Without additional troops, it will take at least a year to completely capture Pinghe County.
Although Daxia's Ningjiang Navy conducted many landing operations on the banks of the Dingxi River, the results they achieved were limited to capturing the port and destroying the Dingxi Navy.
With the advantage of the navy, the Xia army could regularly bleed the Western Kingdom, but could not inflict fatal blows.
The boundary trench belt along the river is simply Lu Ding's perfect interpretation of the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness.
Before the entire country was mobilized to attack, Dingxi could really manage to support it. In order to delay the arrival of the country's destruction, it would do anything at all costs.
Zhou Bai set up an engineering battalion in the army, while Lu Ding organized an army of more than 100,000 soldiers. They were permanently stationed between the boundary trenches and continued to dig and build fortifications.
There is widespread dissatisfaction in the country and the people are disloyal?
Lu Ding didn't care at all. Anyway, he was planning to move south to Daizhou to find a way out.
When he returns to Dingzhou in the future, if he treats those untouchables better, he will naturally forget his stupidity.
As the only direct son of the Lu family in Dingzhou who could get close to the aristocratic family, and as a Qianlong, Lu Ding was a qualified political creature and a true single husband.
He understands very well the "kindness" of the people at the bottom, and those in power can gain the support of the people with just a little favor.
From September 1st to September 7th in the third year of Tongzhi, there were continuous meteors and blood rain from the sky, which was shocking and unsettling.
But once the vision is gone, how ordinary people should live is still unaffected.
In the last years of Xiangxing, warships flew across the sky, hundreds of ghosts roamed the night, and natural disasters occurred frequently...
Who has not experienced the kind of disasters that have just passed?
Now there is no invasion of demons from outside the territory, and the disasters of earthquakes, floods and droughts have not yet come. People living in a time of chaos naturally have to live their lives well. When it is time to go through disasters, they cannot escape.
In the words of many people, if the sky falls, the taller one will hold it up.
It's just that they don't know, and even the tallest people in the world don't know the inside story, because it's a matter in heaven and outside the territory.
The Xia Kingdom's court is operating as usual. After the destruction of Ding Kingdom, the national policy of rest and recuperation has been implemented for nearly two years, and the six counties have formed a whole.
The national power has greatly increased, and the Tianzhu of National Fortune has grown to 18 feet, which is second to none in the entire northern border. He is a famous prince.
In fact, it will definitely be better if Xia State's current system continues to operate stably for another two years.
The import of grassland meat, the expansion of military training, various water conservancy and road projects, the increase in grain production, the popularization of spiritual rice and wheat...
Even speaking of martial arts and immortality, the two extraordinary powers have developed in the long run under the supervision of the imperial court. More than a hundred people have been added to the ranks of innate warriors and Taoist monks.
The Daolu Division has completed the establishment of branch offices in various places, the talent exchange system between each "sect" and the Daolu Division has been initially established, and the first martial arts competition in Daxia is on the agenda...
Within two years, the Heavenly Pillar of National Destiny will inevitably increase to twenty feet, which may equal the strongest principalities in the world such as Qi, Wu, and Shu.
But Zhou Bai looked at the flickering stars in the sky and felt the aura of great calamity surging in the air. He knew that time could not wait for us.
Thousands of meteors mean that thousands of true immortals died outside the realm, and the star marks imprinted on the Tianyuan world returned to nothingness. The casualties in this battle were no less than the first Qingxu raid.
And the seven days and seven nights of blood rain damaged two and a half saints, or was it a certain heavenly emperor?
According to ancient history, when a saint dies, the world and the earth are saddened, and blood rains for three days and three nights.
Zhou Bai could not imagine what kind of person Seven Days and Seven Nights was. Extremely terrifying thoughts appeared in his mind, but he quickly shook his head and dismissed them.
Each of the five heavenly emperors is a peerless strong man who has the hope of being a Tao ancestor. He is ranked above the saints and is a living being who must rely on the will of heaven.
If the Emperor of Heaven really fell, there should not be only rain of blood but no sadness.
Zhou Bai was very familiar with these seven days and seven nights of blood rain. The last time the Qingxu Semi-Saint died, the blood rain continued for a day and night, but there was no trace of sadness in it.
Perhaps, this time it was also Qingxu or some great power from another world who fell in the Tianyuan Realm?
The Heavenly Court cannot be contacted, the communications between the Heavenly Monument and the Heavenly Disk are blocked, and the links to the destiny of all the countries in the world are interrupted. Something big must have happened in the thirty-three days.
This year, the annexation wars in various places were already very fierce. Now there is no need to provide luck. The strong will become stronger and the weak will remain weak.
Some "small landowners" who were divided into several counties were naturally unable to survive alone. They heard news of the annihilation of their country and the death of their people almost every day.
This phenomenon is even more obvious in the north. For example, the Sixth Prince of Lingzhou has now eliminated all the opposition forces on the surface. It only takes a period of integration to rebuild the state tripod.
Another example is Liaodong and Dingzhou, where only the last two major princes are left, and all the remaining small country forces have been annexed.
In Liangzhou, Zhao Qi tried to regain the lost territory after the Jin Kingdom was defeated by the Xia Kingdom. However, he still could not defeat the Jinqi in several field battles and had no choice but to retreat to Xiyuan County.
Then he attached three iron mines at the junction of Dingliang and countless treasures as a lavish dowry, and married Zhao Ci to Zhou Bai.
The apology was sincere enough, Zhou Bai didn't care too much, and the marriage was successfully completed.
Xia Liang became a marriage country, and both parties benefited. At least on the surface, the relationship was very stable.
In a short period of time, the Jin Kingdom did not attack the Liang Kingdom further south, and did not dare to easily enter the Cangbei grassland.
Zhao Qi was able to free his hands and continue the great cause of unifying Liangzhou. Located across the state border in Xia Kingdom, one could see the beacons igniting from time to time over there.
There is also chaos in Daizhou, where the expansion trend of Lin Hu and Lou Fan Liang suddenly stagnated, just because of Lu Ding's intervention.
At first, it was just a little test on the border. Later, they bought the local tycoons in Yichuan County openly, and then occupied the territory under various banners.
On September 11th, the third year of Tongzhi, not long after the bloody rain of stars, Lu Ding personally led troops to reinforce the front line, annexed Yichuan County next to Yongquan County in one fell swoop, and announced that Dingxi Kingdom had officially established its foothold in Daizhou.
The fierce momentum attracted the attention of many heroes in Daizhou, and they saw another bloody battle.
Even though the heavens have lost contact and have not promoted the general development for the time being, the Qianlong masters, who are filled with calamity and are cared for by the will of humanity, will not let go of the calm period before the storm.
The strategy of building walls high and hoarding grain widely is the right approach, but when the time comes, you must not miss it.
Even if they take the lead in occupying one state, the northern countries will lose out, and the general attack on Dingxi must begin.
If you want to claim the title of Duke, you must show great strength and be recognized by the princes.
Hiding one's strength and biding one's time, placed in the troubled times of dynasties in the ordinary world, it may be to recharge one's strength and wait for the pseudo-dragon to become the pioneer of the king.
However, in the troubled times of Tianyuan Continent where failure to advance leads to retreat, if you do not grasp the timing well, you may fall behind and become a false dragon.
After the defeat of Huyan and Cangbei, there was no movement for a whole year. All the energy was focused on the country. There were many battles, but they were all killing their own people.
On September 15th in the third year of Tongzhi, Zhou Bai held a military parade in the capital. There were many major forces, because they would set off immediately after the military parade.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, with the autumn wind blowing on his face, Xia Hou Zhou Bai took Yueyun and hundreds of civil and military officials to the outer city tower.
Everyone was wearing the crown uniforms of corresponding levels, and behaved solemnly. After scanning the outside of the city, they showed extremely shocked expressions.
The spirit of war gathered into swords and spears, flags covered the sun, and the numbers of the battalion leaders were fully exposed to the eyes of the people today.
A road tens of feet wide and ten miles long
The French hardened road section is the parade ground.
Except for the city tower, which was occupied by the Xia monarchs and ministers, the entire outer city allowed people to come up. The magnificent military parade greatly enhanced their self-confidence.
In the distance, the loud sound of horns announced the beginning of the military parade, and the passionate and powerful sound of military drums inspired people.
Thousands of troops and horses were arranged into square formations, filled with murderous intent and military aura.
"Defend your home and country, be invincible in battles, and conquer all attacks...Tiger!"
"I, Daxia, am mighty!"
Under the loud slogans, the guard pro-military formation, the forbidden army formation, the garrison army formation, and the militia square formation passed through in sequence. Finally, the cavalry, wearing iron armor and holding long iron spears and horses, came on the ground with overwhelming momentum.
Powerful weapons such as counterweight catapults, dragon-shooting crossbows, and bed crossbows, as well as heavy equipment such as battering rams, are also placed behind the formation in an orderly manner, which is daunting.
Dongdongdong~
Every Xia soldier would beat the iron armor on his chest and salute Zhou Bai and Yu Yueyun, as well as the civil and military officials and citizens watching the ceremony.
"Oh, Daxia! Daxia! Daxia!"
The excited people began to shout in unison. Their self-confidence was unprecedentedly high, and they were proud to be Xia people.
"We have such people and such a powerful army in Great Xia, so why worry about not being able to unify the state, and why are the princes not being able to build great achievements!" Chen Zhongbang, who has been in charge of internal affairs, said with emotion after watching the military parade.
Zhou Bai walked towards the militia square that was marching past, and returned the greeting seriously, then smiled and nodded slightly: "These two years of rest have not been in vain..."
Lou Jinpeng reported back in time: "Back to the king, there are currently more than 300,000 soldiers in the army, including 10,000 bodyguards, 70,000 forbidden troops, 200,000 garrison troops, and 20,000 horse troops."
"For this Dingxi battle, a total of 50,000 imperial troops, 100,000 garrison troops, 10,000 horse troops, and 100,000 militiamen were mobilized, totaling 260,000 troops."
This military parade was definitely not attended by the entire army. Lou Jinpeng's words were not only reported to Zhou Bai, but also to the cabinet and various ministries.
Daxia's family is already very strong. Don't think about conservative and stable strategies anymore. We have the strength and ability to control more territory and population.
The military generals naturally supported this move to mobilize troops, but there was still considerable controversy within the court and among the people.
Many ministers, gentry and common people believed that since recuperating and recuperating was good, why not take it slow and get stronger, and overthrow Dingxi in one fell swoop.
The majestic military parade now has dispelled the concerns of the opposition and neutral factions, and they will do their best to cooperate in the future.
Although a country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish.
Although this sentence makes sense, Zhou Bai doesn't want his subjects to remember it. To be more extreme, he even wants the soldiers, ministers, and people to be happy when they hear about the war.
The Great Xia he established will not have to fight too many battles in the future.
"Husband, everyone, my military parade in Daxia does not stop at the city." Seeing that everyone thought the military parade was about to end, Yu Yueyun pursed her lips and smiled, pointing to the distant sky.
I saw Taoist officials roaring in one after another, some riding clouds and winds, some wielding swords, some using various magical weapons, and finally a large flying boat carrying dozens of first-level Taoist officials.
Zhou Bai's eyes immediately lit up. He didn't expect that Daolu Division would actually purchase a troop transport airship from the Central Territory Sect. This was of considerable strategic value.
Moreover, with the capabilities of today's Tianjin Institute of Technology, which only has samples, it is only a matter of time before the subsequent flying boats can be imitated.
In the eyes of the common people, Taoist officials are like gods in the sky, performing gorgeous Taoist magic and creating various auspicious phenomena.
Chen Zhongbang and other civil servants suddenly realized that they had now entered Taoism.
As the country becomes stronger and the national destiny becomes more prosperous, the suppression of Daxia Longqi and the French Open becomes smaller and smaller.
The corresponding level of national fortune not only has the effect of nourishing one's life and boosting one's energy and spirit, but now the speed at which officials within the system practice Taoism has greatly exceeded that of casual cultivators and sectarian monks outside the system.
If someone had told you before that high-ranking Taoist officials must obey the imperial court’s orders and participate in military parades, even when Daxu is at its strongest,
, will only treat you as a madman.
But in Daxia, the facts are before our eyes.
It is even said that these Taoist officials are not ashamed at all to perform tricks to please the people, they only feel joy.
If the military parade is effective, Daolu Division will record the merits.
Nowadays, Daxia's Taoist official establishment is mostly held by some elders. Later, if the monks in Dingzhou County want to obtain the official establishment, they must first go to Tianya Pavilion or even major sects to serve.
It turned out that Daxia was no longer an ordinary country in history.
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Zhou Bai then personally went to the Ningjiang Naval Base for a military parade. This time he brought with him the bodyguards, five thousand demons who belonged directly to him, and were sent to Cangbei.
Hu Yanhe would find a way to interfere with such a big thing as unifying Dingzhou.
Three days later, news that Daxia had mobilized an army of "300,000" and attacked in multiple directions also spread in Dingxi.
At this time, Lu Ding, the backbone of the army, was even stabilizing the situation in Yichuan County, Daizhou. He used troops where needed and received powerful people who needed to be received.
It is not that easy for a small uncle country to easily gain recognition from the local people in Daizhou.
The ability to gain a foothold in a short period of time was due to the deterrence of nearly 100,000 troops in Dingxi and the continuous flow of supplies from Dingzhou, which won some people's hearts.
On September 15, under the repeated transportation of the navy, tens of thousands of troops landed along the coasts of Pinghe, Xingyun, and Yongquan counties.
On September 20th, Zhou Yuan, supported by the soldiers of the Forbidden Army, captured Pinghe County in one fell swoop.
On September 30, Zhou Bai led his army to break through the defensive belt along the river in Xingyun County, and with the Xia army on the western front, they attacked the capital of the Western Kingdom from both sides.
