Speaking of which, the Dominion Military Region has not received news from the kingdom’s newly occupied territory for a long time. More than a year ago, it was said that Prince Hansback was assassinated after evacuating the kingdom and returning to the newly occupied territory. The newly occupied territory was occupied by four of the prince’s subordinates. The legions were divided and occupied. Among them, the Blue Feather Legion occupies most of the territory of the original Principality of Modra, and the other three standing legions also occupy the remaining territories of the three principalities, in a de facto state of separatism.
The Pioneer Tribune, the most prestigious newspaper in the colonies on the west coast, once published a commentary article on this, to the effect that the next situation is likely to be a melee between the four legions until the final winner is determined, and ultimately this Austrian land will be destroyed. The newly occupied territory of the Kingdom of Vilas became independent as a new country. Of course, this premise is that the four legions were not disturbed by external factors during the melee. In fact, this conclusion is impossible.
Compared with the kingdom itself, the situation in the newly occupied territories can be said to be surrounded by enemies on all sides. Prince Hansback was able to suppress the situation when he was still there, but after he was assassinated, internal disputes became fierce. None of the four army commanders under his command obeyed the others, and no suitable successor could be elected in a short time. If it weren't for the harsh external environment and the two evil neighbors, the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnath, eyeing the newly occupied territory and forcing the four legions to unite for warmth, they would have fought long ago.
There was a war between the six countries in the eastern region that year. Five years later, the Principality of Sidings, the Principality of Rimodra and the Principality of Esquiline were destroyed, and the territory became the new occupied territory of the Kingdom of Ovelas. This five-year war in the eastern region can be said to have resulted in losses for both sides. There was no real winner, and it also laid hidden dangers for the subsequent civil war between the two kings of the Kingdom of Ovilas.
Of the three destroyed principalities, except for the Grand Duke Eskiline who surrendered, the Grand Dukes Sidings and Rimodra both fled when they saw something was not going well. They took away their belongings and fled to the Kingdom of Nasseri with their families. They had a strong desire to restore the country and often secretly funded the rebel forces in the territory of the original principality to cause trouble for the new occupiers. However, the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas were also severely damaged in this five-year war and could not provide more help to the two archdukes.
Even though a civil war broke out in the Kingdom of Ovilas due to a dispute between two princes, which reduced a powerful country in the eastern part of the continent to ruins, the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas still sat back and watched the fight, not wanting to get involved in the war. . For the Nasseri Kingdom, the sworn enemy of the Overas Kingdom, the current situation makes them very satisfied. They are completely benefiting from the fishermen and can get everything they wanted before the war without resorting to war.
The prodigal king Sterling XI returned the four border counties that the Kingdom of Ovilas had seized from the Kingdom of Nasseri in the past sixty years, so that there was no territorial dispute between the two countries. At the same time, three huge loans were borrowed from the Kingdom of Nasseri to deal with the kingdom's civil war. These three huge sums of money totaled 5.6 million gold crowns. In fact, only 4.8 million gold crowns were paid, divided into three years. and a five-year term, after which eight million gold crowns are due.
It can be said that Sterling XI borrowed a usurious loan from the Kingdom of Nasseri to pay for military expenses. If it is not paid out at maturity, the interest rate will increase unless he continues to borrow new loans from the Kingdom of Nasseri. Pay off old debts. Based on the nature of Sterling XI, he will definitely do this. When the loan amount reaches more than 20 million gold crowns, it means that the entire economy of the Kingdom of Ovilas will be controlled by the Kingdom of Nasseri. in hand.
Unlike the Kingdom of Nasseri, which uses usury to suppress and control the economic development of its mortal enemy, the Principality of Karrnath is powerless. At that time, the Principality of Karnas leased a volunteer mercenary regiment to the Kingdom of Hicks. It was said to be composed of retired personnel, but in fact it was the most elite active-duty armed light cavalry regiment in the Principality of Karnars. After being annihilated by the Thunder Division, it meant a heavy blow to the Principality of Karnas.
At that time, the Principality of Karnas only had two light cavalry regiments, and one was leased to the Kingdom of Hicks out of helplessness. Before the war, the four principalities could complement each other economically, but after the war, only one principality, Karrnath, was left. The beef and mutton produced had lost their previous market, and the poor economy of the principality made it difficult to maintain two elite standing light cavalry. Legion.
I just didn't expect that this elite light cavalry regiment that was leased would be completely wiped out in the colonial war on the Nubicia continent. Even if the Kingdom of Hicks pays a compensation fee, it is still difficult to compensate for the loss of military strength of the Principality of Karnas. So when everything happened in the Kingdom of Ovelas, the Principality of Karnas could only be an obedient bystander. It was not that it did not want to help Grand Duke Sidings and Grand Duke Rimodra recover, but it did not have the confidence to intervene. In chaos.
Prince Hansback can be regarded as a famous general of his generation, and the combat power of his legions has always been strong. Even if the prince is assassinated, the powerful combat power of the four legions under his command will not disappear due to assassination. In addition, the subordinates of these great princes are acting like mad dogs because they cannot catch the assassins. The Principality of Karnas will not get involved at this critical moment and ask for trouble. Therefore, although he was determined to help the two archdukes regain their kingdom, he could only hold back for the time being and let the newly occupied territory live a peaceful year.
There are two big jokes in the current Farea continent. One is Mechid III of the Kingdom of Hicks. The colonial war he initiated almost consumed the treasury accumulation of the Kingdom of Hicks in the past twenty years. The other He also lost nearly a million troops in more than a dozen standing legions, and ultimately gained nothing, which was embarrassing and conspicuous.
At the same time, this colonial war in the southern part of the Nubisian continent also burst the bubble of the dominant power in the northern part of the Pharea continent of the Kingdom of Hicks. The army of the Kingdom of Hicks was ridiculed as the Sheep Legion. Because judging from the paper alone, the Hicks Kingdom used a total of seventeen standing legions before and after, but in the end they were unable to defeat the two second-line legions deployed by the Overas Kingdom in the overseas territories, and they still never returned.
Nowadays, the military strength of the Kingdom of Hicks has a very low rating in the Farea continent, and it can no longer even suppress the imminent moves of neighboring countries. The two neighboring countries no longer paid attention to the mediation of the Kingdom of Hicks when they had military conflicts due to border conflicts and resolved them on their own. As a result, Melchid III has become a negative teaching material for monarchs in mainland China to educate their children. He has a lofty ideal, does not know how to judge the situation, and always goes to the extreme end of the road. This is how he is described.
Another joke is that the new prodigal King Sterling XI of the Kingdom of Ovelas, in order to compete with his eldest brother for the throne, treated the kingdom's territory as rubbish, abandoned it, and gave it away, just to give it away. He can sit on the throne safely. As a result, the Kingdom of Orvilas fell from the status of a powerful country in the eastern part of the continent to an ordinary kingdom, and the great situation that the two generations of kings had worked hard to build for the kingdom was ruined.
After becoming the king, Sterling XI did not work hard for governance. Instead, he indulged in sex and held various banquets and dances. At the same time, he sent people to pursue the crimes of the great prince's supporters during the civil war, and plundered people's wealth for his own enjoyment, making a kingdom miserable and full of refugees. In the end, they forced the overseas territories to rebel. Not only did they declare autonomy, they also sent the Thunder Legion to land in the kingdom, rob the machinery and equipment of the manufacturing workshops in various local counties, and gather the refugees.
Now in the eyes of the people of all countries in Farea, Sterling XI has been equated with a foolish king. Together with Melchid III of the Kingdom of Hicks, he is known as the double fool king by the people. Melchid III was known by the people as a bull-tempered king who would not give in until death, and would go all the way to the dark side. Sterling XI, on the other hand, is a prodigal king, a hopeless and hopeless king.
No one would have thought that Archduke Siddings and Archduke Rimodra would bring the idea of restoring the kingdom to Melchid III. They went to the Kingdom of Hicks to find an opportunity to meet with Melchid III and persuaded him. He united the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Kannas under the condition of confidentiality, secretly sent the four standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks to the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Kannas, and in late July the troops were divided into two groups to attack Ovela. The Kingdom of Sri Lanka launched an attack on its newly occupied territories.
The war came very suddenly. The troops that launched the attack from the Principality of Karrnath to the former Eskiline Principality were four standing legions, two standing legions from the Kingdom of Hicks, a light cavalry legion from the Principality of Karnnus, and Nasseri. A standing legion of the kingdom. They formed the West Route Corps and caught the garrison by surprise. Before they could gather their forces, they were cut off by the light cavalry regiment of the Principality of Karnas. They were divided and surrounded and annihilated by the entire army.
However, the three southern counties of the former Eskiline Principality are the most important military industrial bases in the newly occupied territory, and have always been the key garrison area of Prince Hansback's forces. There is a complete and solid defensive front here. After receiving the alarm from the front line, a division stationed here resisted the front of the three-nation joint force, buying precious time for the rear to gather troops.
However, the two standing armies of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the two standing armies of the Kingdom of Hicks formed the East Route Corps, which invaded the territory of the former Principality of Sidings from the border of the Kingdom of Nasseri. It can be said that the newly occupied territory belongs to the Great The four legions of the prince's forces were attacked from both sides. The regiment stationed in the former Principality of Sidings was unprepared and did not expect to be attacked suddenly. They were submerged in the turbulent waves like a reef.
Only the Blue Feather Legion stationed in the Principality of Rimodra put up a resolute and heroic resistance. However, faced with the overwhelming strength disadvantage and the enemy's constant flow of new grenades, their resistance seemed tragic and helpless, and they only lasted half a day. Within a few months, the Blue Feather Army was completely wiped out. The remaining standing corps stationed in the three southern counties could not resist for long and could only fight and retreat. The remaining two regiments of troops finally withdrew to the Picklet Mountains before they escaped the pursuit of the joint forces of the three countries.
This war in the newly occupied territories took only two months from start to finish. The Kingdom of Hicks, the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas used a total of eight standing legions with more than 500,000 troops to attack the four standing legions of about 200,000 men stationed in the newly occupied areas. The two armies formed by the joint forces of the three countries swept across the newly occupied territory like autumn leaves sweeping through the newly occupied territories, showing their strong combat effectiveness. King Mekkid III finally rectified the name of the army of the Kingdom of Hicks.
In this war, the joint forces of the three countries lost about 50,000 people, while the four garrison regiments belonging to the prince's forces suffered nearly 100,000 casualties and nearly 100,000 prisoners. Only less than 20,000 remaining soldiers escaped into the mountains and became the Wandering Bandit Mountains. thief. The various countries in Farea Continent were amazed by this short war, but the Kingdom of Ovelas, the nominal owner of the newly occupied territory, pretended to be deaf and dumb. Sterling XI was very happy to hold a grand ball. To celebrate the kingdom's rebellion, the four legions belonging to the great prince's power suffered a shameful defeat and destruction.
On September 5, 595th year of the Holy Light Calendar, the Principality of Sidings was restored. On October 21st, the Principality of Rimodra was restored. The territory of the original Eskiline Principality fell into the hands of the Hicks Kingdom. Melchid III proudly declared that since he could not obtain a colony on the continent of Nubisia, it would be good to obtain an enclave in the eastern part of the Farea continent. Then the Kingdom of Hicks could legitimately intervene in the affairs of the eastern part of the continent. middle.
On November 18, the Kingdom of Hicks, the Kingdom of Nasseri, the Principality of Karrnath, the Principality of Rimodra and the Principality of Sidings issued a joint announcement announcing the establishment of the Eastern Region of Farea Continent National Alliance, preparing to establish a new alliance in this region. The national alliance implements economic policies such as common currency, promotes commercial prosperity, and establishes a joint defense and counterattack command structure in the military. Any country that has a military conflict with a member state of this national alliance means that it must submit to all member states of this national alliance. Declaring war will result in a joint armed counterattack by all alliance member states.
"Obviously, this so-called National Alliance is aimed at our Kingdom of Overas. It is just another copy of the anti-Austria alliance back then," General Bolognik said with a livid face.
The people who heard these words were all soldiers who had participated in the five-year war in the eastern region. Naturally, they knew what the old general meant. It is known as the Alliance of Nations in the Eastern Region of Farea Continent, but why did it miss the Kingdom of Overas? This was not specifically aimed at it. When the late King Sterling The Five-Nation Anti-Austria Alliance was targeted, and the Five-Nation Anti-Austria Alliance was not even taken seriously.
But the situation now is completely different from that then. The person in power is a prodigal and a foolish king, and the kingdom has just ended the civil war between the two kings fighting for the throne. Not to mention the trauma caused by the civil war, the misbehavior of Sterling XI after the war alone brought greater disasters to the surviving people of the kingdom, and the national power plummeted. At this time, those countries formed this alliance to show their ill intentions towards the Kingdom of Ovelas. To put it harshly, the Kingdom of Ovelas may even be in danger of being destroyed.
Claude was also a little resentful. Although he was a time traveler, nearly twenty years had passed by now. No matter how long you stay in one place, you will develop feelings, and he has become accustomed to the status and power he currently has. After all, he had been injured, shed blood, and fought fiercely on the battlefield for this kingdom. Consciously or unconsciously, he regarded himself as a soldier of the Kingdom of Ovelas. Regarding what General Bolognik said, he also felt that he shared the same hatred.
But what can they do if they are anxious here? Both the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas were once defeated by the kingdom, but now they have won over the Kingdom of Hicks and are in trouble again. But the problem is, what can the overseas autonomous territories do to make things difficult for these countries? The overseas autonomous territories are also now isolated from the kingdom. As long as Sterling XI is on the throne, the relationship between the kingdom and the overseas autonomous territories will only be hostile. opportunities for improvement.
In the blink of an eye, the 595th year of the Holy Light Calendar passed, and February of the 596th year came quickly. At this time, the Thunder Legion and the last batch of Kingdom refugees boarded ocean-going ships and returned to the overseas autonomous territories under the escort of the ocean-going cruise fleet, completely ending their attack on the Kingdom's mainland.
After General Albert came back, he brought back a personal letter to Claude from the commander of the Griffin Legion and the hereditary marquis of the kingdom, Admiral Jarius Hohadro. The letter stated that the Griffin Legion would be stationed in Baidu. Lucheng, to prevent the kingdom's mainland coastal areas from being attacked by black sail pirates again. He hoped to launch ocean trade with overseas dominions and purchase various specialties and mineral resources from overseas dominions at fair prices. The only condition is that the overseas autonomous territories can only engage in ocean trade with the Griffin Legion. The Griffin Legion hopes to gain revenue from trade to make up for the gap in military expenditures.
This is actually the Griffin Legion's attempt to monopolize the profits from ocean-going trade in the Kingdom. Claude smiled and handed the letter to the Dominion Executive Committee for processing. As long as there is profit, businessmen will naturally take risks. General Bolognik and General Skerry will handle these matters, and Claude does not need to worry about it.
Claude is now worried about the expansion of the Blackstone Gun Manufacturing Workshop, as well as the reconstruction and trial production of explosive shells and new infantry field artillery led by Mrs. Sonia and her sister Anna. At present, the explosive ammunition has been developed, and the new infantry field artillery has also entered the finalization stage. In addition, the development of long-tube rockets has also made great progress.
And the good news is that after Master Bird successfully developed and finalized the locomotive steam engine, he began to research ship steam power. A marine steam engine currently being trialled has entered the testing stage. For this purpose, an offshore transport ship was specially built to test the ship's speed. At the same time, an ocean-going light cruise warship was equipped with iron armor to test the power of the marine steam engine.
On March 21, Claude was preparing to watch the speed test of a marine steam engine hosted by Master Bird in the Port of Patres, when he suddenly received a Falcon message from the war zone. The letter stated that there was a mutiny in the royal capital, and Sterling XI was shot to death in his palace. The fourth prince, His Royal Highness Frederic, was elected as the new king of the kingdom by the Guards, with the title of Frederic I.
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