That day, a war mobilization order from the emperor flew across the country, and the entire Central Continent knew about it. The empire's decision instantly caused an uproar throughout the continent.
The Holy Great Emperor Zhenwu proclaimed:
Foreign barbarians have repeatedly provoked the might of our Great Liang Empire, attempting to plunder the wealth of our Central Continent. Their wolfish ambitions are blatantly obvious. Today, the Empire will declare war on them, destroying their country and exterminating their people!
This battle will establish the pattern of the world, and if it succeeds, our Great Liang Empire will stand at the top of all nations and become the true ruler of the world.
Today I proclaim to the All Under Heaven, all people of the All Under Heaven..."
Upon seeing this war mobilization order, all the common people went wild, and even the foreign tribes who had just joined the Great Liang Empire couldn't help but get excited.
Even a fool knows the significance of this battle. If they truly win this decisively, the empire will be All Under Heaven, able to get whatever it wants, and no one can stop it.
When that time comes, life will be much better for us ordinary people. According to the laws of the empire, this war will bring enormous wealth, and the common people will also rise to prominence.
"Your Majesty, this is incredible! You've just unified the entire continent, and now you're already attacking people overseas."
"I know this Moses Empire. It's a colonial country, and it seems that the people in the countries it conquered ended up in terrible misery. They even had to sleep with other men before they could have their wives. It's an absolutely evil country."
"I know that. It's the right of the virginity of a noble family, it's absolutely outrageous."
"It's fortunate that His Majesty repelled them last time, otherwise we Westerners would probably be in serious trouble; it seems we can't defeat them at all."
"I want to go fight them too. I heard that if we make meritorious contributions, we can be promoted to first-class citizens, and the treatment will be different then. I must fight for my descendants."
"Indeed, the unification of the world by the Great Liang Empire is an inevitable trend. The Moses Empire alone cannot stop us."
"I don't care. As long as I'm with the Great Liang Empire, I'll have food to eat. Even though I'm a second-class citizen now, I can Tiandu, which is enough for me. Now that Great Liang is going to war, I'll do my part and send my son along."
"Isn't that obvious? Do you know that even the army within the Great Liang Empire is vying for these spots? Your son wants to go? Unless he can take on ten people at once, he shouldn't go and embarrass himself."
The people of the East were filled with joy and laughter, knowing that the empire was about to win another battle.
For them, there is no right or wrong. As long as the empire is strong and not bullied by others, that's enough. Even if they bully others, it's fine as long as we don't suffer losses.
The people of the West were more agitated. The Moses Empire had originally targeted them, so they harbored some hatred. Many were actively joining the army, preparing to fight overseas. In particular, the people of the Great West Empire, who had been persecuted by them, enthusiastically enlisted, leaving the governor of the Great Liang region who was left there stunned.
Even if they couldn't join the army, they still helped build warships and transport supplies, without any hesitation.
For them, the country has treated them so well, so naturally they should repay the country. It would be a disservice to the country to let the country fight alone.
Soon after gathering the nation's resources, the speed of building warships became incredibly fast. In addition to ordinary warships raining down like rain, ironclad warships were also increasing at a frenzied pace, reaching more than 150 in the blink of an eye, even exceeding the expected 50.
This is the effect of having many people and the support of the common people, which enabled the empire to receive all kinds of resources at a rapid pace, naturally speeding up the construction.
Meanwhile, transport warships continued to sail across the sea, escorted by a naval force, rampaging through the ocean as if it were their own territory.
Fishermen from some small island nations were so frightened by this scene that they hid in their homes and dared not come out. Just from this incident, even a fool would know that something serious had happened, otherwise there would be no such big commotion.
Upon receiving this news, the Xinma Empire was immediately stunned.
The Queen of Xinma had just received news of her daughter's return when, unexpectedly, just two days later, another major piece of news broke: the Great Liang Empire had actually taken action against the Moses Empire.
She urgently summoned her daughter and said in a deep voice, "What exactly is going on, Dada? Didn't you say the Great Liang Empire wouldn't send troops? Why is there such a commotion? They don't seem like they're just raiding colonies in the past."
How could this group of people be going to conquer colonies? People usually bring things back from colonies; they don't take anything out. This doesn't seem right.
It is clear that something unexpected happened in the Great Liang Empire that they were unaware of, which led to the Great Liang Empire taking action against the Moses Empire.
Upon hearing her words, Princess Dada narrowed her eyes. To be honest, she didn't know anything about this matter either. These days, she had been busy recruiting people in the group who were planning to join the Great Liang Empire, and she hadn't really paid attention to anything else.
She took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Mother, I can only say that the strength of the Great Liang Empire far exceeds your imagination. They are probably here to destroy the Moses Empire. However, I don't know the specifics, since I just returned."
" Dada!"
The Queen of Xinma's expression immediately turned serious; she detected a warning in her daughter's tone, which was quite unusual.
She said in a deep voice, " Dada, you need to understand your identity. You are the princess of the Xinma Empire, and possibly the future queen of Xinma. You are responsible for your people, not the Great Liang Empire."
She was well aware of her daughter's actions these past few days, but she simply refrained from intervening. This was partly because Wang Yue was watching over her, and partly because she didn't want to provoke the Great Liang Empire too much.
But that doesn't mean she can accept her daughter's betrayal, especially what her daughter just said, which made her very uncomfortable.
Even if Lin Yi is incredibly powerful, he is still a member of the Great Liang Empire. He will never be kind to the Xinma Empire, nor will he take good care of the people. In this situation, I need to take control of everything myself.
"Mother, I know what I'm doing," Princess Dada said in a deep voice after glancing at her.
She knew this day would come ever since she returned; now it's just that it's arrived earlier than expected.
She knew that with her mother's intelligence, her plans could not be kept secret from her, but she had no other choice.
After witnessing the power of the ironclad warships, her last shred of resistance was extinguished. She knew in her heart that the Xinma Empire could not possibly defeat Great Liang.