Haotian had a rare moment of humor, but Dujia didn't have the guts to joke with him. Although the young man in the seat was only in his twenties, he knew a lot about China and he didn't dare to look down on this silver-haired young overlord.
He started with a thousand cavalry in 619 and swept across the entire continent in seven years. No one could stop his army wherever it went. He slaughtered twice as many people as the entire Western Continent.
Rouran is powerful enough. It lost nearly 400,000 troops in the first battle. Faced with the massacre of the Chinese army in the eastern territory, even with the power of the Kipchak Khan, he just hid in his hometown and did not dare to say a word. You know
, Kipchak Khan attacked the countries in the Western Continent, and the biggest loss was only 30,000 soldiers. And that time was the result of the concerted efforts of the countries in the Western Continent.
Sa Shan is known as the overlord of the Central Continent. All their soldiers are crazy religious fanatics. When the war starts, their eyes will be red and they want to be stabbed to death. They have successfully entered the Kingdom of Heaven. But for such a powerful country, one month
At that time, the country was easily destroyed by the Loop.
Obsburg is the overlord of the Western Continent, and Suganev is known as the invincible military god of the Western Continent. However, Obsburg's elite army, which has experienced hundreds of battles, was easily destroyed without even a chance to face off against the opponent.
, and at least 15 million people of the Obsburg Empire were buried with him.
Facing such an iron-blooded overlord, the only thing Duga could do was to bury his head lower: "Your Majesty, that was just Prince Famke's own behavior. He accepted the benefits of Obsburg, so he ignored our king.
He insisted on leading the army to Longen despite the warning, hoping that your majesty would be aware of it."
"Death without proof? It is indeed a good idea." Haotian said with a sneer. However, he did not refute Dujia's sophistry, but just smiled at Luo Xiang.
Luo Xiang understood, picked up the tea cup and took a sip gracefully, and then said with a smile: "Prince Duga, we believe you, this should be just Prince Famke's personal behavior. If we want to settle accounts, we should naturally go
Find him."
"But he and 30,000 soldiers all died together." Dujia said doubtfully.
"Since Famke took the initiative to provoke us, he should naturally act in accordance with our rules, don't you think?" Luo Xiang asked with a smile. Haotian and Xin Jiao and others who were playing horse crane behind him were disdainful.
He rolled his eyes. Luo Xiang showed such an expression, he must be uneasy and well-intentioned, but the idiot Dujia actually nodded honestly. Zhang Yuewan and others seemed to have seen his tragic ending.
"According to our Chinese custom, that is to eradicate the roots. It doesn't matter if Famke is dead, but all nine of his tribes must be exterminated! Since Prince Dujia is well aware of our Chinese culture, he should know what the extermination of the nine tribes means? I don't understand.
?Oh, then I will explain it to you. The nine tribes include Famke himself and his four generations of people who are related to him. If I remember correctly, Famke was born in the royal family of the Kingdom of Gaul.
Bloodline, and we are cousins with you and His Highness Ramofard. What do you think we should do?"
Luo Xiang was still smiling, but his smile was indescribably ferocious.
Du Jia was dumbfounded and felt as if his limbs were all cold. Although he knew that Luo Xiang was forcing him to give in, the thick and undisguised murderous aura coming from Luo Xiang still made him tremble. He had no doubt.
If he really angered this old man, he would immediately order an army to attack the Kingdom of Gaul.
Don't play tricks in front of such a person, because you can't beat him at all. Don't talk back to such a person, because you don't have the strength at all. Don't act like a gangster proletarian who is willing to risk everything, and don't be like a person who kills tens of millions of people at every turn.
In comparison, you have no capital to spare at all.
Duga smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, just tell us what you want. As long as our Kingdom of Gaul can afford it, we are willing to accept it."
Haotian smiled and said: "It's not a matter of demands, it's a matter of treachery! We in China have always valued promises, and we believe that our friends should do the same. But since you ignore your promises, don't blame us for being unethical.
"
"We were dizzy at first, but fortunately we didn't cause any harm to the Chinese army..."
"No! You hurt our feelings and our trust!" Haotian said with a sneer: "Originally, after we captured Obsburg, we were planning to sell our land to you at a discount to the Kingdom of Gaul, but who knew you would actually
They will send troops to confront us duplicitously. Prince Duga, go back and tell Ramofard that he doesn’t have much time. After we deal with Nicholas and Suganev, if you haven’t figured out a way to solve the problem,
Then we don’t mind going all the way west. Just in time we are ready to teach the Plantagenets a lesson, and starting from the west coast of Gaul should be the shortest way.”
Dujia's face suddenly turned pale. He had no doubt about the authenticity of Haotian's words. The Plantagenet Dynasty had repeatedly ignored China's warnings, which undoubtedly angered the young overlord. However, China's million-strong army
Entering Gaul, let alone the high daily consumption costs that need to be paid by the Kingdom of Gaul. If they are slightly offended in other places, Gaul may become like the current Obsburg.
"Go back, there are some things that His Highness Ramofard can decide." Haotian dropped these words, tilted his neck, and someone immediately invited Prince Duga out.
Haotian finally stopped in Darko City, less than thirty miles southeast of Qenko. Envoys from almost all the principalities in the Western Continent were waiting here with eager eyes. The Chinese army had already wiped out the Obsburg Empire with a thunderous force.
The Continental Army God Suganev could only hide in the city of Qinko and linger on. The Chinese army was so powerful that no one could stop it. These small countries knew very well that they did not have the strength to resist the Hetao army, so they could only move forward respectfully.
I came to pay a visit to this terrifying overlord, hoping that the other party would spare my country based on my sincerity.
"What are these people here for?" Haotian asked displeased.
"Who knows? But they are either here to complain, to express their loyalty, or to think about carving up the territory in the future." Zhang Yuewan said disdainfully.
Qiu Mu snorted coldly: "They seem to be flattering the horse's legs." Looking at Haotian's somewhat depressed expression, Qiu Mu said with a smile: "Of course, my husband's horse legs are very tempting and powerful.
That way, at least there are hundreds of idiots outside, shivering in the cold wind, waiting for you, my husband, to receive you."
Haotian originally didn't want to see these people. He led his army here just to deal with Suganev in Chenko City. But since these people are here, no matter what the reason is, he should meet them.
"Get a tent and don't let them come up and dirty the floor of the Qingyun." Haotian said calmly.
Xin Jiao said gently: "I'll go and have a look too. Although it's just a temporary interview, it can't damage the image of our celestial dynasty."
"It's cold outside. You're not feeling well, so you'd better not go out and move around." Haotian said worriedly.
Xin Jiao smiled: "I didn't think so before, but now I realize that staying in this carriage all day is a bit boring. Going for a walk can at least relieve your muscles and bones."
Haotian had no choice but to stand up and put a white fox fur coat on Xin Jiao himself and let her go out to make arrangements.
Luo Xiang asked: "My lord, what are you going to do with the land of the Obsburg Empire?"
"I've been thinking about this question too." Haotian said, "But I still don't have an answer."
Luo Xiang smiled and said: "Lord, let's talk about something else."
"Before the King of the World Dynasty, there were several dynasties in the history of China. However, when their largest land area was only in the middle and lower reaches of the river, the area was definitely not larger than the current Three Roads. During the Great Zhou Dynasty
, the land area has reached its historical peak. It reaches the Great Wall defense line in the north, the sea in the east, the river in the south, and the Loop in the west."
Haotian nodded: "However, the places that the monarchs of the Great Zhou Dynasty can really control are not much different from those of the previous dynasties. The surrounding areas are all enfeoffed vassal states. For example, in our Hetao area, there are more than ten vassal states. And in Dazhou
The total number of vassal states entrusted by the Zhou Dynasty reached more than two hundred. The kings of these vassal states were either members of the royal family, meritorious generals, local powerful men, or leaders of surrounding barbarians."
Luo Xiang smiled and said: "My Lord, at that time the Zhou Dynasty's national power was unheard of. The maximum number of troops they could mobilize at one time was more than 100,000. At that time, the total population of the mainland of China was less than 5 million. Since the Zhou Dynasty was like this
The country is powerful and there is no shortage of British masters, so why not just send someone to rule the area directly, but must adopt the method of enfeoffment? Why should we hand over such a large territory to others after working hard to conquer it? "
Haotian had some realization and raised his head to look at Luo Xiang. Luo Xiang said unhurriedly: "Five hundred years later, the dynasty that ruled the world unified China, and the land area rapidly expanded at least three times. Strictly speaking, our China's
The fixed border line was basically determined during the reign of the Jun Lin Tian Xia Dynasty. The south included Jinhua Mitsukoshi, the west included the Bloody Plateau, the north was built with the Great Wall defense line, and the east occupied Ryukyu, Zhoushan and other islands. My lord, what do you think of this?
matter."
Haotian was silent. In the legendary mythical era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, their land area was at most the same as the current Yilu Land. During the Great Zhou Dynasty, the land area that could be effectively ruled expanded by about three times. During the Jun Lin Tian Xia Dynasty,
The area has expanded at least three times.
"Sir, what do you mean by population? The continuous growth of population makes the country's national strength continue to increase, so it is more able to expand to surrounding areas." Haotian said doubtfully.
"This is of course a major factor. Just like the Shimeng Empire at the time, their iron hooves conquered the entire Chinese continent, and even left behind their great achievements on the distant coast of Gaul. However, such a powerful Shimeng Empire
, why did it split so quickly?”
Haotian thought for a long time and suddenly said with enlightenment: "Rule! Because they cannot effectively rule these areas! Sir, I finally understand what you mean. In the era of myths and legends of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the main means of transportation at that time was their own
Without legs and inconvenient roads, it would take a day or two to walk a distance of tens of miles. Therefore, a hegemon's control over a piece of land will decrease from the core of his power to the surrounding areas. The reason why the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty was relatively large
It was several times wider before. The main reasons were the smooth roads and the appearance of chariots. It used to take ten days to just walk between the two places, but with chariots, it only takes five days or even three days, and the domain will naturally expand.
Follow the expansion.”
Speaking of this, Haotian said excitedly: "After the establishment of the Jun Lin Tianxia dynasty, it is no wonder that the First Emperor ordered the construction of Chidao. The key to the reason why his Jun Lin Tianxia dynasty was able to expand its territory to such an extent was the use of cavalry. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty,
During this period, although they swept across the Great Wall and the Western Regions, the land outside the Great Wall was sparsely populated and it was impossible to implement effective rule. The Western Regions were located on the eternal trade routes. In order to maintain this golden passage, a large amount of people were poured into the Western Regions.
But once the Central Plains dynasty weakens and cannot maintain its strong control as before, there will be turmoil in the Western Region. Sir, you mean that this place is too far away from us, so it is impossible to rule at all, right?"
Luo Xiang nodded with a smile. Haotian is naturally talented and can draw inferences from one instance with a little guidance. Compared with the era of the dynasty that ruled the world, the movement speed of the Hetao army is not much faster than that time. The cavalry in Jiayuguan want to reach Aub
Fortress, even if there are sufficient supply bases along the way, it will take at least half a month. If the supply point suddenly breaks down, the time will inevitably double. And from the Jianghe area, the core of China's rule, to reach Jiayuguan, it will take at least half a month.
It takes seven days. This can only be accomplished under the circumstances of a forced march.
Obsburg is too far away. Not to mention Obsburg, it is also the western part of Sashan. The Shenzhou Dynasty cannot exercise effective rule. Therefore, Haotian had to enfeoff it to the Six Kingdoms of Loulan and let it act as a kingdom.
Border defense. If the Shenzhou Dynasty really expected to rule such a vast land, the only result would be to bring down the country's unrestored national strength.
"Why can't we implement the enfeoffment system like the Zhou Dynasty and enrich the border defense with princes or vassal kings?" Haotian calmed down and asked doubtfully.
Luo Xiang thought for a moment and then said: "This is probably related to our way of thinking. From the perspective of our Chinese people, it is a deep-rooted concept that our parents are not traveling far away. If it were not for this journey of revenge, we would not have it at all.
We will not organize a large army to expedition to the Western Continent. We have no foundation in the Western Continent. Even if we occupy this place with strong force, we can only maintain temporary rule."
"The best way is to erode step by step. We first consolidate our rule in the Western Region, and gradually expand our influence to the Central Continent and then to the distant Western Continent. Our Chinese culture is the essence of thousands of years of accumulation.
We can set up schools in the Western Regions and Central Continent to continuously expand our cultural influence. When the people of Central and Western Continent can speak a few words of Chinese dialect and recite a few sentences, they will also
Conquered by our civilization, they will slowly become vassals of our civilization and eventually become part of us. My lord, during the era when he ruled the world, the First Emperor conquered the Baiyue and Lingnan regions. Isn’t this the method he adopted?
?Of course, this is a very long process, which may take decades or even hundreds of years. But cultural aggression is always better than military aggression."
Haotian nodded silently, Luo Xiang was worthy of being the first of the three outstanding talents who were famous in China at that time. His long-term vision and foresight were indeed unparalleled by ordinary people.
"So, how are we going to deal with such a vast land?" Haotian asked.
"My lord, have you ever heard of the Warring States Period in Eastern Japanese history?"
"I know. Before the Dekang family unified the Eastern Japan, there were actually hundreds of princes competing for hegemony in their bullshit area. I was just thinking, the total population of the Eastern Japan at that time was only two to three million.
There are hundreds of princes, the largest one only has less than 100,000 subjects, and the smallest one even has less than a hundred soldiers. How do they still call it princes fighting for hegemony? I see that when local gangs in our country fight for territory, they send out more people than
There are many of them." Haotian said with disdain.
"What my lord said is absolutely true. The largest one they call a vassal state is not as big as one of our counties, and the smallest one is not even as big as a village chief. My lord just thinks they are more than a hundred local ruffians trying to grab territory."
." Luo Xiang said with a smile: "The Eastern Japanese have a cold nature and are the most cruel and arrogant. However, after the war of words at Baijiang in the Tang Empire, the Eastern Japanese have been honest for hundreds of years. Why is this?"
"Divide and rule, there will be endless wars! As long as they cannot unify, just a few Japanese pirates will not threaten the security of our country."
"Then what you are saying, sir, is that this can be done in Obsburg?"
"Since the Kingdom of Constantine and the Three Kingdoms of Burgundy are wholeheartedly surrendering to us, of course we must give them enough sweetness. We might as well entrust them with the fertile land south of Obsburg. As for the northern region, Rouran, my lord has forgotten
Rouran? We can definitely solve the problem peacefully with Kipchak Khan. Lead the wolf Rouran to the western continent, so that our northwest border defense can be quiet for at least thirty years." Luo Xiang said slowly: "Those
As a small city-state, throw them to the west of the Elbe River. Their fiefdoms should be kept as far away from their original territories as possible. In this way, the entire Western Continent will be even more fragmented. In order to open up the connection between territories and fiefdoms
passage, there will be constant wars between them. Gaul in the west and the Latin Kingdom in the south will definitely not miss this opportunity. Therefore, several relatively powerful countries can be placed in the border areas close to the west and south.
Although they cannot resist the expansion of the two big countries, as long as they unite with the small city-states behind them, they will still be able to fight. Just like the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions fought against Sa Shan."
"What about Rouran? Will Rouran stay on the east bank of the Elbe River honestly?"
Luo Xiang sneered and said: "My Lord, the countries in the Western Continent are extremely afraid of Rouran. With the Elbe River here, they will definitely rely on this natural barrier to fight against Rouran. The ice period of the Elbe River is very short, and Rouran was hit hard by us again.
But to be safe, we can let these small countries form an alliance, which is equivalent to the original thirty-six countries in the Western Region. That is, when they are invaded by foreign countries, they must immediately stop internal wars to protect the security of the federation. Of course, the army must
They cannot be taken back to the federation, and their lords must be guaranteed to have absolute control over the army. This loose alliance consists of each principality and local lord sending one person to form a voting assembly. In this way, they are busy in intrigues and shirks all day long.
How can we work together?"
Haotian said with heartfelt surrender: "Sir, great move!"