Moreover, the resources on an island cannot withstand the consumption of millions of troops, which will be a major problem.
If the enemy realizes this and, after regrouping on our side, turns around and attacks elsewhere, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"The enemy is even more anxious than we are now; this is our home ground."
Mary An Da wasn't too flustered; in fact, she had thought of this problem from the beginning, which was why she had put the navy aside.
As long as the enemy makes any changes, we can adapt immediately, either by using our navy to flank and attack from behind, or by launching a pincer attack, thus minimizing the possibility of this problem.
Even if the other side gains some islands, we can seize them back immediately. With this shift in power, the Moses Empire will be in trouble.
It's true that transporting troops is difficult for us, but it's even more difficult for the Moses Empire, who have to cross endless seas to get here—that's our advantage.
In the short term, the enemy cannot completely destroy us, but we will also be bogged down in the war. Now we need the Great Liang Empire to take action.
Anxi Niao nodded slightly; that made sense, as they were much closer to the other side.
However, in Great Liang, that's a much bigger problem.
He smiled wryly and said, "Now that the Moses Empire has taken the initiative to attack the Xinma Empire, it means that the balance of the three parties has been broken, Great Liang will probably not make a move easily."
To put it bluntly, the fiercer the fighting between the two sides, the more advantageous it is for the Great Liang Empire.
Under these circumstances, Princess Dada alone probably wouldn't be able to persuade Emperor Lin Yi Princess Dada Great Liang. After all, he's seen women before and wouldn't risk his life for a woman.
Unless there is some absolute benefit that might motivate Great Liang to take action, they are unlikely to do so.
However, the benefits need to be substantial enough to entice the other party; otherwise, Great Liang probably wouldn't even make a move, since these days, people look for the advantages.
Mary An Da nodded slightly, lost in thought.
After pondering for a while, she said in a deep voice, " Anxi Niao, send someone to the Great Liang Empire to support the princess, carrying a large amount of Black Gold Steel."
By the way, let me announce to the public that Princess Dada will be the next Queen of Xinma, and if necessary, she can give an entire country as her dowry!
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Anxi Niao's expression changed drastically. Had it really come to this?
Using an entire country as a dowry is no joke; it means the future Xinma Empire will disappear.
Is it really necessary to go this far? What's the difference between that and the collapse of the Xinma Empire?
Mary An Da glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Giving it to Great Liang as dowry may cause the Xinma Empire to disappear, but the common people will live well, and the royal family and officials will also have a way to survive."
But once the Moses Empire is destroyed, you should understand the consequences!
The Moses Empire is clearly not going to give up easily, and the strength of the Xinma Empire is ultimately still a bit lacking compared to the Moses Empire.
Once they go all out, I think we won't be able to hold on.
The custom of the Moses Empire was that once a country was defeated, the Moses Empire had absolute power of execution over that country, which meant that the country became the spoils of war of the Moses Empire.
By then, we would all be prisoners of war, and life there would be worse than death.
Especially for a woman like herself, she would suffer endless humiliation, which is why she would rather seek refuge with the Great Liang than live a wretched life.
"That's true, prisoners of war often suffer a terrible fate!" Anxi Niao frowned. This was indeed a problem. Perhaps Great Liang would be better.
At least we're all family, so there's bound to be some affection between us, and things won't end up so tragically.
The prisoners of the Moses Empire were treated worse than dogs!
Thinking this through, he could only grit his teeth and nod, agreeing to the Empress's plan. First, they needed to desperately protect themselves, and then bring the Great Liang Empire into the fold; that was their true chance of survival.
Watching his retreating figure, a bitter look flashed in the Queen's eyes. She sighed, "This is a calamity for my Xinma Empire. I wonder if we can weather this storm."
If we can weather this storm, even if the Great Liang doesn't intervene, we can still survive for a while. So now we need to hold off the Moses Empire.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Abide William, along with Guan Yu and others, had begun a frenzied sweep of the Moses Empire's colonies.
Small continents were swept away, erasing all traces of the Moses Empire and replacing them with the new Black Dragon Banner of the Great Liang Empire.
Faced with the seemingly divine and demonic army of the Great Liang, the local natives were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy, exclaiming that gods had descended to earth.
"Your Majesty the Great Liang Emperor, your people pray to you, hoping that you will bless us with favorable weather and abundant harvests."
"God, grant us peace!"
The local natives knelt on the ground, utterly shocked by the powerful firepower of Great Liang, and prostrated themselves on the ground. In their understanding, only gods could possess such power.
Seeing their reaction, Guan Yu sneered, "You have far too many gods. What kind of gods was that Moses Empire? It was just a bunch of idiots."
From now on, you will only have one god, and that is the Great Emperor Zhenwu of the Great Liang Empire!
Forehead!
Abide William's face stiffened; he felt offended, realizing he was one of the idiots too.
But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. It's better to be sensible now. Being a fool is better than becoming a human stick. Staying alive is the most important thing.
He quickly had his men translate, which instantly terrified the kneeling natives even more, and they all couldn't help but prostrate themselves on the ground.
"Pay homage to the Great Emperor Zhenwu!"
"The One Great Emperor Zhenwu, our faith belongs only to the noble deity."
They couldn't beat the people from before, so this one true god is definitely a god they can't afford to offend. It's better for them to kneel down and be more compliant.
Guan Yu glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Send men to stay behind to collect supplies and build an overseas military base, in preparation for a direct confrontation with the approaching army."
"Let the others begin sweeping up the next colony. We need to wipe out the shadow of the Moses Empire; they don't deserve to have colonies!"
After conquering colonies, it is natural to need to protect their interests, which requires establishing overseas military bases and strengthening the power of these colonies.
In this way, even if the Moses Empire retaliates in the future, it can withstand the enemy's attack until the nearest military base comes to its aid.
In addition, the main objective this time is to eliminate the influence of the Moses Empire. We need to get rid of their people first, and then we'll achieve our goal.
"Understood, I'll go arrange for them to do their work right away. They're very hardworking." Abide William nodded and accepted the task.