The Kingdom of Schuper, sandwiched between the Britannian Empire and the Frank Empire, is currently the smallest country on the mainland, with only 12 cities and a population of 2 million, including the capital of the king.
Because of its smallest land area, it is nicknamed "mini country" or "pocket country".
It is precisely because of their small land area and few populations that the total military power of their country is only 6,000.
If you want to talk about the characteristics of the Kingdom of Schuper, it is that it has no characteristics except for its small land area.
There are no rare or rich resources, nor are they located in a military battleground.
To describe the Kingdom of Shupel in one sentence, it is: a small country that will definitely lose money if you send troops to attack it.
The gains obtained from capturing it cannot make up for the cost of sending troops.
To have resources but no resources, to have population but no population, there is no value of offensiveness.
It is precisely because it has no value for conquering that the Kingdom of Schuper has been peaceful since its founding and has almost never fought any war.
Its only two neighbors: the Britannian Empire and the Frank Empire had no interest in it.
The fourth king of the Shupel Kingdom was also very self-aware and knew that his national strength was weak and no one could afford it. Therefore, the fourth king of the Shupel Kingdom directly declared that the Shupel Kingdom became an "absolute neutral country."
The so-called "absolute neutral country" is a country that remains neutral in both peace and war.
The Kingdom of Schuper was the first country in history to propose this concept and intend to practice it.
The fourth king of the Kingdom of Schuper declared them to be "absolutely neutral", which means that the Kingdom of Schuper will no longer form alliances with other countries, no longer participate in wars between other countries, and will never take the initiative to launch foreign wars.
After the fourth king of the Kingdom of Schuper announced that they would become "absolutely neutral", they were immediately recognized by the Britannian Empire and the Frank Empire.
After the two major powers recognized, the large group of vassal states of these two major powers followed suit and expressed their recognition of the identity of the Kingdom of Schuper as an "absolutely neutral".
There is no complicated reason why the Britannian Empire and the Frank Empire recognized the Kingdom of Schuper as an "absolutely neutral country".
There is only one reason they admit that the Kingdom of Schuper is an "absolutely neutral": the Kingdom of Schuper is indeed a small country that can ignore its existence.
To a certain extent, the Kingdom of Schuper is indeed the most peaceful place on the continent now. Whether it is the Britannian Empire located to its west or the Frank Empire located to its east, they have no interest in the Kingdom of Schuper. Therefore, the people of the Kingdom of Schuper have almost never seen war since their founding.
After repelling the Franks who were wandering around the border, the commander of the patrol turned his horse and shouted at the whispering subordinates under his command:
"It's almost time exchange station, let's go back to Bruges."
After saying that, the commander led his subordinates back to Bruges.
When returning to Bruges, there were still several soldiers whispering, passing the boring time on the way back to the city.
"Hey, next month seems to be your holiday. How do you plan to spend such a precious holiday?"
"I'm going to take my wife and my daughter to Rhineland."
"Rhineland? Is that Rhineland plain in the Britannian Empire?"
"Yes, it's the Rhineland Plain of the Britannian Empire."
"What are you doing in Rhineland?"
"It's not that my daughter who heard that the scenery of the Rhineland Plain is very good, so she clamored to go and see it. Anyway, the Rhineland Plain is not far from our Shupel Kingdom, so she decided to satisfy my daughter's wish and take her to see the Rhineland Plain."
"Is the Rhineland Plain... I heard that the scenery of the Rhineland Plain is indeed very beautiful, it may be a good trip."
"Hahaha, hope."
If we want to say that the Kingdom of Schuper is not only a small land area and its "absolutely neutral country", there is no other characteristic that can be discussed specifically.
The Kingdom of Schuper also has another characteristic, that is, it is run through the entire territory by the largest river on the continent, the Rhine River from south to north.
In other words, the territory of the Kingdom of Schuper was divided into east and west halves by the Rhine.
In addition, there is a very famous river that passes through the territory of the Kingdom of Schuper, which is the largest tributary of the Rhine River, the Issu River.
In terms of fame, the Issu River is also a very famous river. It is the largest tributary of the Rhine River. It basically runs east-west and flows through the Kingdom of Schuper and the Britannian Empire.
The source of the Isu River is located in the Kingdom of Schuper.
The Issu River originated from the Kingdom of Schuper, then flowed to the west, into the territory of the Britannian Empire, and through the plains of the Rhineland Plain.
Rhineland Plain - a large plain in the Britannian Empire that is very close to the Kingdom of Schuper.
The scenery there is charming, and for the citizens of the Kingdom of Schuper, it is a good tourist spot. Not only is it close enough, but the scenery is also quite good.
It is February now, and it is time for spring to begin in March and April. The scenery on the Rhineland Plain will surely be very charming...
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Just as these soldiers from the Kingdom of Schuper were talking about the Rhineland Plain—
Britannian Empire, Rhineland Plains.
The Rhineland Plain is a large plain with vast land and sparsely populated areas. At this time, several people were sneaking around the Rhineland Plain, looking around.
Not only that, they were holding a piece of paper in their hands, and while looking around, they were writing something on the piece of paper from time to time.
"How about it?"
One of them suddenly asked to his companions beside him.
“Is the map accurate enough?”
As soon as this person finished speaking, the others nodded immediately and replied:
"Well, these maps are all pretty qualified and no errors have been found at present."
These people were communicating in Frankish.
The papers they hold in their hands are maps.
It is a map of the Rhineland Plain.
A map with detailed content that is enough to make people jaw-drop.
This map of the Rhineland Plain is so detailed that it cannot be more detailed.
Which place has a higher terrain, probably how high it is, where the bottom is lower, how low it is, where there is a suitable water source, where there is a village... These things are carefully marked on these maps without any omissions.
After hearing the answers from his companions, the questioner just now nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay. Keep working hard and cheer up."
"This battle will determine the fate of our country and the Britannian Empire."
"For this battle, our country has been prepared for more than 20 years, so there must be no mistakes."
"Any mistake may lead to the waste of our Nibelungan plan."
"Continue to check the map."
"These maps were drawn three years ago, and there is no guarantee that the content drawn above is still the same as it is now."
"You must make sure that the content on the map is accurate and speechless, do you understand?"
Chapter completed!