Facing the smiling Uncle Dugu, the Duke of Wales was so regretful that his intestines turned green. Although Obsburg still had some residual strength, everyone knew that Obsburg was finished. Now the five major countries in the Western Continent,
Constantine became Hetao's follower. The Latin Kingdom lost more than 100,000 soldiers in two wars. The most elite 20,000 Christian soldiers of the Western Holy Church were wiped out. No one expected them to compete with Hetao. The Kingdom of Gaul
There is still some strength, but the most diligent people running to Hetao these days are their envoys. As for the Plantagenet Dynasty, they lost a total of 120,000 soldiers and almost all the navy in the battle of the Gallic Strait.
The 30,000 soldiers organized by the organization were wiped out again. Now that the Plantagenet Dynasty has become an empty shell, it is estimated that the Jiaolong Army in Hetao will be able to wipe it out after landing.
"Obsburg is really a waste, Suganev is also an idiot, and an army of millions actually allowed the opponent to be destroyed without spending a single soldier." The Grand Duke of Wales cursed bitterly, but the only thing he could do now was
The best thing to do is to pay. There is not enough money in the treasury, no problem. Uncle Dugu is a very reasonable person. He directly took all the fine art collections owned by the Grand Duke and valued them according to the market price.
What made the Grand Duke of Wales angry was that Dugu calculated those exquisite bronzes and gold products by weight. As for calligraphy and paintings, they were even calculated by pounds. The Grand Duke of Wales wanted to cry without tears, but facing the knife in the river, the Grand Duke of Wales except
I agreed with tears in my eyes, having no choice.
Later, the Grand Duke of Wales discovered that he was not the worst off. In the next principality of Barotse that Dugu personally visited, Dugu dug out all the pearls inlaid on the ceiling of the Grand Duke of Barotse's bedroom.
From just three principalities and two marquises, Uncle Dugu harvested a total of four hundred carriages of property. There were too many things, and just escorting these properties every day was a huge trouble. With a wave of his hand, Dugu directly asked the Duke of Wales and Barrow
Duke Zi each sent two thousand people to deliver these properties to the Kejia Jungle area where Haotian was located.
The Duke of Wales was very worried that someone would rob him along the way. After all, everyone would be jealous of so much property. Dugu thought so, so he wrote a banner in large handwriting, with a few big characters written on it: If you want to grab it, just grab it. Then let the Duke of Wales
Although I set off on the road with peace of mind, it turned out that the journey from the Principality of Wales to the Elbe River and then to the Koga Forest via a pontoon was actually a safe one.
However, there are always exceptions. When Dugu ordered the third batch of property to be carried back to the Kejia Forest, a small principality named Xijiaqi actually sent a mighty force of five thousand cavalry to rob them. Uncle Dugu was furious. Over the years,
He was the only one who robbed others, and no one had ever dared to rob him. After getting the news, he immediately led the White Tiger Army to change direction and surrounded the Duke of Xijia Qi. He did not hesitate to order the army to massacre. Two days later, Xijia Qi
The principality was completely wiped off the ground by Dugu. The flowing blood flowed into the Kingdom of Gaul along the tributaries of the Loire River. Even when it reached the mouth of the sea, the river was still glowing with blood.
The massacre of Dugu in Xijiaqi shocked the entire Western Continent at that time. After the Hetao army crossed the Elbe River, except for the Obsburg Empire, there was no mass killing in any principality, even the principality that originally declared war on the Hetao. Although
They extorted a lot of money, but as long as you pay the money, the Loop will generously let you go.
Of course, it is not just extortion, but a clear price tag. Each soldier sent out is two hundred gold coins, and you have calculated it yourself. In addition, the Hetao army passes through the country, and the food and daily consumption required need to be paid by the country. When war was declared on the Hetao,
It caused huge mental confusion to Hetao. Of course, this confusion required 100,000 gold coins to make up for it.
The Hetao only accepts physical goods and absolutely no collateral. Compared with gold coins, priority is given to rare treasures, pearls and emeralds. If your own country does not have enough, that is your own business. You can borrow from neighboring principalities. The Hetao does not accept collateral.
, but they can just accept it. Under Dugu's coercion, all the princes and lords wherever his army passed were crying, and almost everyone's family heirlooms and national treasures were taken away by Dugu.
Walk.
The only thing that made them happy was that Uncle Dugu was not interested in those burial objects. Even though he knew that there were countless rare treasures in the tomb, Uncle Dugu scoffed. In order to repay the war compensation to Hetao as soon as possible, a small principality,
He actually dug up the tombs of several generations of his ancestors and took out the burial objects inside to pay off debts. When Dugu found out, he almost kicked him to death.
Are you kidding? In Dugu's view, these rare treasures were the wedding gifts that he and others had promised to God, but they used the burial objects of the dead to make up for them. Isn't this unlucky?
"Next time something like this happens, let him be buried by himself, you bastard!" Uncle Dugu cursed through gritted teeth.
Even so, Dugu definitely did not kill innocent people indiscriminately in these countries. From the perspective of Hetao, they were more or less helpless when they sent troops to Obsburg. After all, as weak people, it was impossible for them to act according to their own wishes. Besides, they
All the troops were fed fish in Long En, and not even a single hair of the Hetao army was plucked out, so it was not a big deal.
However, as long as these countries send troops and sign the declaration of war, it is a provocation to Hetao. If certain punishment is not imposed, where will the face of Hetao be put? Therefore, in Dugu’s words,
He is just showing off the prestige of China and making them pay a little price for their wrongdoings. But Xijiaqi’s behavior is different in nature. Anyone who dares to offend the majesty of Hetao will never let him go. Especially this.
This kind of robbery was an open provocation to the dignity of China. Therefore, Dugu simply killed him in a rage.
After the news spread, wherever Dugu's army went, everything needed was already prepared before he could speak. Even the carriage was ready, waiting for Uncle Dugu's acceptance before automatically sending it to the Kejia Jungle.
, this attitude immediately made Dugu extremely satisfied.
"Who said that no matter how big the country is, it will be in danger if it is warlike? Look, we are fine, aren't we?" Carriages were constantly transported from the Elbe River to the vicinity of the Koga Forest. In order to facilitate the transportation of supplies, Haotian even ordered
Two pontoon bridges were built to facilitate vehicle traffic.
"In the era of the Han Empire, the national power was unprecedentedly strong. With the accumulation of several generations of kings, His Majesty Emperor Wu swept across the Great Wall and intimidated the inner world. However, decades of wars depleted the national power of the Han Empire. The root cause is that he
The war made the country rich and the people poor. Soldiers need to prepare their own weapons and armor when going to war, and all the spoils of war are returned to the country. Unlike us, after the soldiers win the battle, they will receive certain rewards. In terms of honor, dignity and
Stimulated by supplies, they are even more eager to open up territory and expand our country's prestige." Luo Xiang said slowly.
Xuanji interjected: "For a country, war is indispensable. It is born from sorrow and dies from happiness. Most of the dynasties in history are like this. A country without a family to kill its soldiers internally and a country without enemies from outside will perish. History
Most dynasties in the world perished due to internal troubles. Therefore, the key to the continuation of a dynasty lies within the country."
Haotian's eyebrows furrowed and he looked around, only to find that Luo Xiang and Feng Jing were both drinking tea with their heads down silently. Their expressions could not be seen at all. After Xuanji said this, he actually turned his head to the side.
Haotian smiled bitterly, it seemed that Xuanji and the others were really concerned about this matter and tried every possible means to involve it.
"Everything is fine over there in China, don't worry." Haotian said slowly: "I know this matter well, and I will give everyone an explanation after Obsburg and Rouran are completely dealt with. But before that
, you don’t need to mention it. Master Chu and Bian Shuai are personally in charge of China’s affairs, so there can’t be any accidents.”
Luo Xiang shook his head, Haotian still couldn't bear it after all. As a founding monarch, Haotian did not lack the courage to kill decisively, but when facing his own people, Haotian always hesitated again and again. If he killed
One person can kill ten fewer people, and these people also have reasons to die, so why should they be soft?
Just like people like Li Tieming and Zhang Keliang, they are born unwilling to be inferior to others. Even if they are honest now, who knows what they will do in the future? At least, their small actions have not stopped over the years. If Haotian is healthy and can live a long life,
It’s nothing if you live a hundred years. You have plenty of time to play with them. With Haotian’s methods, they are no match at all. But Haotian’s physical condition is very unstable. Even now, Luo Xiang cannot guarantee how long Haotian can live.
.Therefore, even for the sake of the Haojin brothers, Hetao must kill all those who may do bad things in the future.
But Luo Xiang is not worried. Rebellion is a major crime against the Nine Tribes. Anyway, all the forces in the Hetao have safely retreated. In order to consolidate their current situation, Li Tieming and others must bring out all the forces they had hidden before. Luo Xiang
A sinister smile: In the past, the most worrying thing was that it could not be eradicated. Now that you have taken the initiative, don't blame us for being rude.
"Military advisor, have you counted the property? It seems that this kind of extortion needs to be done by a commander alone, as long as he can show his shamelessness and obscenity to the fullest. Haha, I think it is at least the financial revenue of our China for ten years.
Total." Luo Xiang said with a smile.
Feng Jing laughed: "Ten years? Sir, you underestimate Du Shuai's ability to conquer the territory. Just the war compensation from more than 30 principalities that has been shipped is already more than 700,000 taels of gold. These things are second to none.
, rare treasures like pearls and emeralds are even more immeasurable.”
Qiu Mu asked curiously: "Why did Du Shuai only choose those small principalities to attack, but he ignored the Latin Kingdom and the Gallic Kingdom?"
"The big meal should be saved until the end. If we don't go find them, they will be even more frightened and the price they will pay will be higher." Xuanji also said cheerfully.
After the water attack, the Obsburg Empire was basically finished. Most of the Western Continent is a vast plain, especially the northern part of the Obsburg Empire. It is located on the impact plain of the Elbe River. The soil is fertile and the terrain is flat.
It is the birthplace of Obsburg. But because of this, when the flood strikes, it is easily swallowed by the rolling torrent.
During the raging flood, thousands of large and small ships of the Dragon Legion rushed into the hinterland of Obsburg along the Elbe River, which instantly turned into a vast ocean. The soldiers of the Dragon Legion were obviously very excited about being famous outside the territory. Anything floating on the water
Everything, whether it was a person or a wooden board, was sunk along the way.
War patrols on major rivers such as the Elbe River, small ships and robbed merchant ships followed the tributary lakes washed out by the floods. Obsburg originally did not attach importance to the navy, and the only naval power in the Western Continent was Canque.
The Hua Dynasty had been severely damaged by the Hetao in the Battle of the Gallic Strait, and was now unable to compete with the Dragon Legion. Therefore, in the past few days, the central and northern areas of Obsburg had completely become the domain of the Dragon Legion. The Dragon Legion had been killed
No one knows how old it is, except that the entire Elbe River was red in those days.
About the fifth day after the flood, the raging Elbe River finally returned to normal. The cold river water still flowed slowly along the previous river channel, but there were countless glacial lakes in the entire central and northern region of the Obsburg Empire, and the vastness was
The ground is gradually freezing, and frozen corpses can be seen everywhere on the ground. The corpses are stuck to the ground, as hard as rocks.
Not only the Obsburg Empire, but also the Kingdom of Gaul to the west, and a large area in the northern region were within the scope of the flood. According to the statistics of the Kingdom of Gaul alone, more than 300,000 people were affected by the flood.
They were killed in this sudden flood. But thinking about the tragedy in Obsburg, King Ramofard of Gaul still felt very lucky. In the entire central and northern region of Obsburg, most of the population was buried in the flood.
middle.
The terrain on the east bank of the Elbe River is higher, and many places were not affected by floods, but the Hetao cavalry arrived here quickly. Facing the people of Obsburg without military protection, the Hetao army launched a massacre without mercy.
Blood with body temperature flowed on the ground and quickly condensed into ice. After the Hetao army passed by, the entire northeastern region of Obsburg turned into a blood-red world.
After several days, news finally came from Obsburg. Suganev and Nicholas II led 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers who had finally escaped from the flood and appeared in the city of Chenko.
Here, Prince Meshironi still has a makeshift army of 70,000 to 80,000 people. However, the city of Chenko lacks food and clothing. In order to escape from the flood, the Obsburg soldiers without exception took off their heavy armor.
, only half of the more than 100,000 soldiers now have armor and weapons, the cavalry has been completely lost, the remaining cavalry have all become infantry, and the food in the city can only last for two months at most.
Outside the city of Qenko, the 150,000 troops of the Blood Killing Legion and the Longxiang Legion are stationed here. As long as Suganev in the city dares to send troops out of the city, he will never come back. At this time, even an idiot understands
, the Obsburg Empire, which had dominated the Western Continent for 150 years, was over. Even if Suganev had great power, he could not change the situation.
Now, all Nicholas II and Suganev can do is wait. Either wait for death, or wait for the Loop to be unable to support and withdraw their troops. But the second hope is too slim, even Suganev himself,
I also thought it was just a dream.
On the last day of 626, the Green Dragon Army in Hetao and the recently replenished Undead Army also crossed the pontoon bridge and entered the west bank of the Elbe River. Accompanying them were three thousand soldiers led by Haotian himself. From then on, the Hetao army on the west bank of the Yishui River
The army has exceeded 500,000, and Haotian's personal arrival made everyone understand that Hetao was finally preparing to launch the final attack.
Fengjing and the Huben Army stayed behind in the Kojia Jungle. To the east of the Kojia Jungle, on the vast Rouran prairie, there was a tiger. Even though the tiger was scarred, no one dared to look down upon him. Although Hao
Tian felt that Kipchak Khan would never do such an idiotic thing, but he was prepared. With Fengjing personally guarding here, he felt much more at ease. Moreover, all the rare treasures and gold and silver that Hetao extorted from various countries in the Western Continent were put away.
Here, even if Haotian is relieved, Fengjing and others are not.
As soon as Haotian's Qingyun crossed the Elbe River through the pontoon bridge, Prince Duga, the envoy of the Kingdom of Gaul, hurried over. His expectant eyes were like those of a wife at home watching the sudden return of her husband who had been away at war for several years.
Just as eager.
"Your Majesty, you should believe in the sincerity of our Kingdom of Gaul. We have always advocated friendship with China. When you first set foot on the land of Obsburg, I came to express our position to you in person. As long as your Majesty is willing to nod
, our army will set off from the west immediately, and attack the Obsburg Empire from both sides with you." Prince Duga said earnestly.
Haotian looked at Prince Duga who was kneeling in front of him. In the Kingdom of Gaul, as Ramofard's younger brother, Duga was definitely someone who could shake the world with just one stamp of his foot. But he had just arrived.
In front of him, before he could open his mouth, he knelt down first.
"I remember that the etiquette of kneeling does not seem to be popular in the Western Continent." Haotian said lightly.
Dujia said with a stiff expression: "Your Majesty, it was your momentum that impressed me, so I couldn't help but kneel down." Dujia's Chinese words were quite good, and because of this, Lamofard let him go at the beginning.
He serves as an envoy.
Haotian smiled and said: "Since you like to kneel, then continue to kneel. We are very puzzled. Since you have sworn to promise that you are willing to attack Obsburg with us, why did your 30,000 soldiers fail in just a few days?
So you entered the capital of Obsburg, Loen, and prepared to fight alongside them? Are you going deep alone to attract the other party's attention?"