Empire Conquest-Chapter 813 - 77: Ironclad Ally (3)
However, it is obviously impossible to completely exclude external factors.
Although the second wave of national independence movements quickly swept the globe, resulting in the birth of dozens of countries within a few short years and leading to the collapse of a colonial system that had lasted for centuries, what truly impacted the global structure was the unification war initiated by Fanluo Country.
This war, once again, pushed the Liangxia Empire to the forefront of the storm.
At that time, the choices before the Liangxia Empire were extremely harsh, or rather, there was no real choice at all.
If the Liangxia Empire refused to take action, Bakistan would surely be conquered by Fanluo Country, and the entire Southern Subcontinent would be unified under one government.
To be fair, in the past thousands of years, this subcontinent had never achieved unification, at least not by establishing a truly unified regime.
Of course, the Liangxia Empire would not tolerate such a thing happening.
Not to mention anything else, Bakistan was already a member of the Eastern Group back then.
Besides, Lian Xusheng had returned to the Prime Minister Mansion, and his ability in handling the Boi War raised his reputation to new heights.
The Empire hurriedly ended the Boi War, which was related to the Southern Subcontinent.
Even though Boi Country was rich in oil, its strategic value couldn’t surpass that of the Southern Subcontinent.
As a result, after Fanluo Country launched its war, the Empire promptly provided aid to Bakistan, helping them stabilize an already faltering frontline.
Later, Bakistan, with the Empire’s assistance, launched a reprisal.
After several months of fierce battle, the Fanluo Authority finally realized that no matter what, they could not defeat Bakistan, which was supported by the Liangxia Empire.
Furthermore, precisely because they received the support of the Liangxia Empire, several other small nations on the Southern Subcontinent, such as the eastern Meng Country and the northern Nepal and Bhutan, maintained their independence and were not annexed by Fanluo Country, and they all became friendly nations of the Empire.
This short but intense war also completely changed the strategic layout of the Southern Subcontinent.
After the war, Fanluo Country resolutely threw itself into the embrace of the Newland Republic, becoming an unofficial ally of the Newland Republic.
The reason is simple: during the war with Bakistan, the Tiaoman Empire turned a deaf ear, showing no response whatsoever!
Furthermore, the Boi Country, supported by the Newland Republic, had just gained independence and defeated the invincible Liangxia Empire on the battlefield.
The Fanluo Authority also understood that, even with the support of the Newland Republic, they could not defeat the Liangxia Empire.
Furthermore, the question of whether it can dominate the Southern Subcontinent, whether it can control the Fan Flame Ocean, depends not on how powerful Fanluo Country is, but on when the Liangxia Empire will decline.
As long as the Liangxia Empire remains the global hegemon, Fanluo Country cannot become the regional hegemon.
In summary, the Liangxia Empire is Fanluo Country’s number one enemy in its quest to dominate the Southern Subcontinent and the Fan Flame Ocean.
As for Bakistan, there’s no need to say more.
After defeating Fanluo Country, Bakistan became one of the Liangxia Empire’s most reliable allies and actively participated in the Liangxia Empire’s foreign-led actions.
In addition, it opened its military bases to the Liangxia Empire.
During this period, the Liangxia Empire gained the permanent use of the Bashaw Air Force Base, and invested funds to expand this military base.
After more than a decade of construction, Bashaw became the largest and most comprehensive base on the entire Southern Subcontinent.
Theoretically, it could deploy up to a thousand combat aircraft.
Of course, the actual number is certainly not that high.
