Chapter 1242 The Decaying Great Zhou Dynasty

Following Ouyang Shuo's order, the Great Xia war machine started running quickly.

On May 5th, Sun Bin led his army of tigers and cardinals, marched north from the border of the East China Sea Province, and blatantly entered the Shandong Province of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which opened the prelude to the Great Xia's attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The next day, Yue Fei led the Northern Xinjiang Army, marched westward from the border of the Northern Xinjiang Province, and directly captured the hinterland of the capital province of Da Zhou. At the same time, Zuo Zongtang led the Hedong Army to rush from the Hedong Province, and cooperated with the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack from east to west.

The only troops that Daxia actually dispatched were these three group armies.

The rest included the imperial guards stationed in the capital, the Baotao army and the Xiangjiang army stationed in the southeast theater, and the Yingyang army stationed in Xihai Province, all of them stood still.

Only the Fengxiang Army stationed in the Liaojin Province arranged for a legion to go south and stationed in the Northern Xinjiang Province.

The purpose of doing this is also obvious, that is to deter the three kingdoms of Qin, Tang, and Song. Among the three kingdoms, no matter which country sends troops to reinforce Da Zhou, the mainland will face Da Xia's invasion.

The Yingyang Army monitored Daqin, the Baotao Army monitored Datang, and the Xiangjiang Army and Yulin Army monitored Dasong.

It is not difficult to see that among the three group armies arranged by Daxia to attack Dazhou, two belong to the border defense army system, but the ones arranged to monitor the Three Kingdoms are first-class elite troops.

The intention couldn't be more obvious.

As a result, the so-called Quadruple Alliance has in fact been dismembered. If they rescue Dazhou, the mainland will not be preserved; if they don't save Dazhou, Dazhou will not be preserved.

Once the Great Zhou is destroyed, the Great Xia will continue to implement various defeat tactics.

Therefore, this is a deadlock. No matter how it changes, the Quadruple Alliance seems to be unable to escape the fate of destruction. The reason for the current situation lies in the strong military power of Daxia.

Of course, if the Flying Bear Army led by Li Jing had captured Tubo by now, the plan would be more secure.

Speaking of which, Ouyang Shuo has to thank the Mongol Empire. If the Mongol Empire hadn't been completely plunged into the Persian battlefield at this time, the Northern Border Army and the Hedong Army would not have dared to devote themselves to the battle to destroy Zhou.

Genghis Khan was using Ouyang Shuo, and Ouyang Shuo was using Genghis Khan.

…………

May 7th, Shandong Province, Pengcheng.

As the former capital of Western Chu, Pengcheng is not only the largest city in the Eastern Shandong Province, but also the provincial seat. At the same time, the city was also the headquarters of the Great Zhou Danyang Army.

Speaking of the Danyang Army, it is also a fateful journey.

The army first lost tens of thousands of people on the battlefield of the Great Jin Dynasty, not only did not receive effective replenishment, but then when Dichen reorganized the Yulin Army, it was forced to transfer tens of thousands of elites.

It was only after arriving in the eastern province of Shandong that a large number of recruits were drawn from the reserve force to make up for the vacancies.

Such a greatly weakened army, not to mention fighting against tiger and wolf divisions like the Huben Army, even compares with the border guards of Daxia.

Chun Shenjun, the actual controller of the Danyang Army, had no confidence at all in defending the Eastern Shandong Province.

However, Di Chen gave the order to die, so that the Danyang army must stick to it. Dichen had no choice but to do so. Once Ludong Province fell, Da Zhou would have no buffer zone and would surely die.

Pengcheng is close to the border of East Shandong Province, and is only a stone's throw away from East Sea Province.

Therefore, on the second day after the Huben Army invaded the Eastern Shandong Province, the two sides used Pengcheng as the fulcrum to start a bloody fight along the long provincial border.

In the past winter, Dazhou still used troops and a lot of hard labor to strengthen the border fortifications despite the lack of soldiers and people.

After losing the barrier of the East China Sea Province, the East Shandong Province is even more important. It is reported that in just one winter, no less than 2,000 people died in hard labor on the border construction site of the East China Sea Province.

Under the pressure of Dichen, the people's strength of the entire Great Zhou was already close to the limit. Facing the Great Xia's attack this time, in order to keep the logistics, they recruited labor on a large scale, which caused outrage.

Even if Daxia doesn't come to attack, Dazhou is actually on the verge of collapse.

Not to mention that a little food drove Da Zhou to a dead end. Food was just a fuse. What really put Da Zhou in trouble was the system it had always relied on to gain a foothold in the wilderness.

As we all know, the Great Zhou was founded by a family.

After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in addition to the four major families, there were more than 30 small and medium-sized families attached to them, which together constituted the ruling foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

From the key departments of the Great Zhou court to the commercial areas that can be profitable, they are all controlled by the aristocratic family.

The aristocratic family is the foundation of Da Zhou's existence.

Without the support of these aristocratic families, whether it was the earliest [Handan Six Hegemons], the mid-term [Yanhuang League], or the current Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be impossible to stand out.

Territories such as Handan City can gain a firm foothold in the wilderness, thanks to the massive talents and financial support provided by the aristocratic family, so that they do not lag far behind Shanhai City at that time.

But don't forget that the essence of aristocratic families is greed.

Dedication, of course, must be rewarded.

After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in the eyes of the aristocratic family, they had already established an invincible foundation in the wilderness, and it was time to reap the fruits of victory.

It is perfectly normal to divide the power department of Dazhou and compete with the people for profit in the commercial field.

Even relying on the meritorious status of the aristocratic family, it happens from time to time for individual people to commit crimes in the government and the public, disregarding human life. If it weren't for Dichen and others' suppression, even more excessive and crazier things might have happened.

Dichen envied Daxia for implementing the rule of law, but he absolutely could not follow suit, because it could not be implemented.

The past winter was a heavy disaster for the people of Dazhou, but it was a gluttonous feast for the aristocratic family. They hoarded goods and lived in strange places, bought low and sold high, and plundered the people's fat.

Originally, the aristocratic family was also sensible, and would never go fishing in a dry marsh.

The problem is, as the achievement value is updated from time to time, and Dazhou is in danger of being destroyed at any time, these aristocratic families can't hold back any longer, and they have to take advantage of the last bit of time to search for resources and exchange them for achievement value points.

Everything else is false, only the achievement value is the most real.

For this reason, they did not hesitate to eat up the entire Great Zhou, and even stirred up civil uprisings, sending troops to suppress it. In the eyes of the family, NPCs are a bunch of data, a tool for them to obtain achievement points.

Just ask, who would have compassion for tools?

Just when Da Xia sent troops to attack Da Zhou, the situation had evolved to the point where it could not be handled. In the two major provinces, there was an uneasy and tense atmosphere everywhere, which was extremely depressing.

Although Dichen knew that the aristocratic family was hateful, he was powerless to stop it.

Therefore, it is not only the small and medium-sized families who are crazy, a large number of members of the emperor family themselves participated in this feast, and they ate the fattest piece of meat.

So, what position does Di Chen have to restrain other families?

This was also one of the reasons why Di Chen was depressed throughout the winter, because the Great Zhou Dynasty was no longer under his control, what a tragedy it was.