With the collapse of the Sykes tribe, what followed was the influx of a large number of poor peasants from the Heathrow Empire. After the Senate of the Nobles of the Heathrow Empire unanimously passed a bill on reclaiming unclaimed land in the north of the empire, people from the south came to A large number of poor farmers continue to enter the northern region. They can get a piece of land that belongs to them for free, and some large manor owners and landowners have also begun to choose from this area, buying large tracts of land and establishing large estates, sugar beet, flax , cotton became the main crops chosen by manor owners in this region. In addition to grain, the cultivation of these three crops almost monopolized the northern region.
The enthusiasm of the manor owners for this land intensified as Philip V personally attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Nicholasburg, which marked that the Heathrow Empire truly began to rule and manage this vast land in the north of the empire. This kind of The erupting enthusiasm for development continued until the next summer, and the Heathrow Empire also successfully obtained a large amount of land purchase funds from aristocratic landowners and manor owners. Although the land price was relatively low, it was more than 400 meters wide. , a strip of land more than a hundred miles deep, although it has not been completely developed, it still brought huge profits to Bokaninsky, especially these funds were paid willingly by aristocratic landowners and manor owners. The abundant income not only provided sufficient funds for the construction of Fort Nicholas, but also brought a lot of surplus to the treasury of the Heathrow Empire.
Clausewitz, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Royal Yulin Army who achieved great success in the Northern Expedition and reestablished his prestige, directly handed over more than 50,000 captured women and children of the Sussex tribe to slave traders. This batch of captives can be resold anywhere outside the empire. This transaction not only made the slave traders happy, but also provided the empire with a large profit again, which made both Philip V and Bokaninsky Unable to help but smile, Pokaninsky even suggested using this windfall as start-up capital to build a small and medium-sized city on the western border of the empire that would be primarily a military fortress and also take into account industry and commerce. In order to strengthen the defense and development of the western region of the empire, it also provides a suitable center for commercial exchanges between the empire and the tribes of the Tengger Grassland. This suggestion received unanimous support from the Imperial Senate.
The threat from the nomads on the grasslands has always been a nightmare for the imperial nobles. This threat and destructive power frighten the imperial nobles even more than the Bein people in the north. The empire's main armed forces must remain on alert at all times along the long western border. Even now that the tribes in the Eastern Tengger Grassland are gradually coming under Li Wufeng's command, it has not at all reduced the nobles' worries. The intermittent intrusions of nomads have always threatened the nobles' estates and properties. Now that this threat can be effectively curbed, this is of course a great thing. This has been requested by nobles many times before. However, due to the strategic direction to the south and financial difficulties, it has not been possible, but now it can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The slaves in the slave market of the Heathrow Empire were also expensive in Luoyang for a while. Developing land and building manors required a large number of slaves and freedmen, and the freedmen had already obtained their own land. The manor owners wanted to complete their manors as soon as possible so that they could generate income in the second year. Di's slave traders gathered in the Heathrow Empire. A large number of debt slaves and prisoners of war from India and the Western Continent were continuously sent to the Heathrow Empire. The price of slaves in the Heathrow Empire was compared with the average price of slaves in surrounding countries. The price is 20% higher, which is like a magnet that attracts slave traders from all over the world to continuously send slaves to the Heathrow slave market.
While almost everyone in the Eastern Continent was focusing on the war within the Tanghe Empire and the war from the peninsula, the Sisluo Empire was quietly conducting a series of military, political and diplomatic actions. On September 15, 699 in the Continental Gregorian Calendar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Heathrow Empire announced that Prime Minister Bokaninski would visit the Kaman Empire, the Kingdom of Puer and the Kingdom of Dodon within one month, and would meet with Japanese envoys in the Kingdom of Pu.
Judging from the time, the various actions of the Sisluo Empire did not attract enough attention from people, especially the Tanghe people. In the eyes of many people, this move of the Sisluo Empire was nothing more than an attempt to use Western Xinjiang to control the main When the energy is devoted to the domestic war and the peninsula war and there is no time to contain them, they can take this opportunity to suppress the Bein people who have been plaguing them in the north, whether it is building Nicholas Fort, building a western fortress, or developing the barren land in the north. The large-scale introduction of slave production is nothing more than a normal policy and measure. As for the visit of the Prime Minister of the Heathrow Empire to the Liberian countries, it is even a good thing, as it can persuade the Kingdom of Poole and the Kingdom of Dodon to withdraw from this war. The war can also alleviate many difficulties for the unified empire in Western Xinjiang. For an empire like Heathrow, these actions were just an adjustment in policy tendencies in their eyes. But they all underestimated the growth and changes in national power brought about by the policy change of an empire like the Heathrow Empire with a fairly solid foundation. The foreign policy of the Heathrow Empire also gradually showed the gradual strengthening of the degree of unity among the Liberian countries. It was not until the establishment of the new Tanghe National Dynasty that they discovered how much trouble their negligence had caused them.
The war situation on the Peninsula has always been the focus of everyone's attention. Especially when the situation in the north became increasingly tense, Li Wufeng still unswervingly committed the Second Army to the battlefield on the peninsula, which surprised and puzzled everyone. In the eyes of many people, the Fourth Army and the Sixth Army had already If the situation on the peninsula can be stabilized, even if the Machihans make a local breakthrough, it will not affect the overall situation. The urgent problem in Western Xinjiang is to ensure the victory of the imperial civil war. But what can we gain for Western Xinjiang by throwing the 100,000 new troops of the Second Army into the peninsula? Is the peninsula really that valuable
It should be said that the war situation on the peninsula has been intensifying since August, especially in the two important places of Legon and Kuterdam. The battle for Lygon seems to have become a key point that determines the psychological factors of both sides, not just strategic and tactical significance. If the Machi Khans can capture Lygon, it will mean that the peninsula under the control of Western Xinjiang A hole has finally been opened in the region. Breakthroughs from here can directly penetrate into the hinterland of the peninsula. The original Medan region and the city-states along the entire Atlantic Ocean will face substantial threats to their survival. As long as Western Xinjiang can defend Legon. The Machi Khans had to continue to struggle with the Xijiang people here. The loss of Sanbao did not have much impact on the people of the entire peninsula, especially since Sanbao had belonged to the Nanyang Alliance for a short time. This subtlety The psychological set-up has an immeasurable impact on the entire peninsula-controlled area in Western Xinjiang.
In comparison, the battle staged in Kuterdam should have been no less than the battle at Lygon, but in fact due to the high expectations for Lygon, more attention was focused on Lygon. , the attack and defense of Kuterdam seems relatively dull, but this does not mean that the fighting here is calm. The average number of deaths per week has increased to 6,000, which proves that although the fighting here is not as dazzling as Legon, it is bloody. The death toll still reminds us not to forget that this is also one of the main battlefields.
The battle for Ligon did not make the Machikhans flinch because of the powerful display of the fire dragon cannon. The Machikhans, who had already become a tiger-riding force, appeared even crazier in the later attacks. Even the two Yulin regiments joined the attack on Legon. Although the Nanyang Alliance Parliament failed to pass the issue of sending troops, their policy preferences made them make almost every effort to serve the Machikhans. Providing material and logistical help, the wild nature of the Machikhan people that has not completely disappeared was fully demonstrated in this battle. Ensuring sufficient supplies of materials and equipment also allowed the Machikhans to gradually gain an advantage in the attack on Lygon.
Especially after using heavy-duty city trucks to trample the front wall of Lygon City three times in a row. The situation was once quite unfavorable for the Fourth Army of Western Xinjiang. Mu Liyu and Wen Na almost took turns personally going into battle to supervise the battle. The two agreed that there must be one person on the city wall at all times. Zhong Wenjing, the governor of Nanhai, also personally sat in Laigon and mobilized a large number of civilians in the city to demolish houses in the city to help the Fourth Army withstand this round of the most dangerous attack.
The second week of August can be called a "bloody week" for the Fourth Army of Western Xinjiang and Mulige and Wenner. In one week, the Machikhans paid a price of 50,000 elites. The city wall was broken three times. A large section of the city wall was first knocked loose by the giant trebuchet of the Machikhans, and then was rushed by the swarming ramming vehicles. The Machikhan commandos rushed into the city three times. However, Mulige and Wenner personally led the reserve team to squeeze out the Machikhans from the breakthrough gap. There was even an incident where the flags of the two sides were planted on the walls of Lygon almost at the same time, and the coaches of both sides could even see each other. But there were countless rolling heads and blood waves in between. Pu Tiancheng and Mulige could only stare at each other with the same blood-red eyes. Also during this week, the Fourth Army of Xijiang had to send an urgent message to Hanzhong. The letter truthfully reported that the Third Division of the Fourth Army had been temporarily cancelled, and that the Fourth Division had lost its combat effectiveness. The entire letter was almost soaked in the blood of the Fourth Army of Western Xinjiang, but it did not mention the word "unable to support".