Dane can put aside the foreign opposition for the time being. When the Kingdom of Schindler became stronger and stronger, and its economic, political, and military strength became impossible to ignore, sooner or later, other countries who did not want to recognize his status had to admit it.
But the domestic opposition is different.
Dane wants to establish a unified country and end the chaos throughout Schindler, and he wants to be a real king.
And as a king, how could he tolerate opponents in his own territory
King, it should be said that one is the same, supreme!
The rulers of Beast Blood Castle and Ice Cave City also understood that Dane's enthronement ceremony was an ultimatum to them, telling them that they must submit or die.
Of course they don't want to die, and they don't want to confront Dane's huge strength head-on, there is no chance of winning. But to let them give up, let them truly surrender, that is another embarrassing choice.
They still hadn't made this choice until the day Dane officially became king.
Both Beast Blood Castle and Ice Cave City sent corresponding envoys to watch the ceremony on the day of Dane's coronation ceremony. This seems to show the respect of the warlords for King Dane, but it is not.
Later, when the new batch of graduates from Schindler University's administration and business majors, under the leadership of some experienced administrative officials, went to those two cities with Dane's order, they suffered Cold reception.
The local warlords are used to being domineering. Who wants to have a "government" on their foreheads, taking away financial, civil affairs and other powers
Of course, they didn't dare to blatantly kill the kingdom officials, and they didn't even dare to drive them away. However, when the governments of the two cities were established, the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Ms. Verina, received news that the local warlords were not cooperating and even obstructing the government's political activities.
Lacking the support of military power, the government affairs of the two places were extremely difficult to carry out. The newly established regional government is like a decoration, put on the table by the warlords as a 'vase' for His Majesty the King to see, as for the rest, it remains the same.
In the eyes of the warlords, they had made a huge concession and showed their respect for the new king.
But in Dane's view, these warlords are provoking themselves.
"I gave them a chance, they chose 'no', then there is nothing to say, my army is not raised in vain, since they chose to meet my wrath, let's see if they can bear it !"
These words were spoken by Dane to his prime minister Verina. The meaning of what he said was clearly that he wanted to lead the army to conquer those two cities that dared to fight against him.
Verina thought for a while and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, against your will, against the tide of Schindler's unification, those two cities should indeed pay the price for what they did. However, before you set off , I think it’s time to give them a final notice.”
"No need." Dane said, "There will be a notice, but no matter what, my army will enter the Ice Cave City and the Beast Blood Castle. I'm tired of their swaying left and right, capricious. Some people, There must be a price for what they did!"
Verina knew she couldn't persuade Dane, so she gave up.
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In the 219th year of the new Caesar's calendar, on September 15th, Dane's 30,000 main army and 20,000 garrison troops were ready to go.
Three days before the official departure, Dane issued a rebellion order. This rebellion order announced that several leaders of the Ice Cave City and Beast Blood Castle were accused of not obeying the new king's order, and announced that they would personally lead the army to the two cities, demanding that all the leaders of the two cities All people, from generals and officers to soldiers and civilians, must lay down their weapons and wait outside the city on the day the king arrives.
If the order is not obeyed, then after the city is breached, all senior officers and generals will be judged according to the laws of the country!
Three days is enough for the king's order to spread throughout the streets and alleys of the two cities. Before Dane's army set off, Dane's rebellion order had already caused an uproar in these two cities.
Dane didn't care about this, the legion officially set off as soon as the scheduled departure time arrived.
The marching speed of the entire army was not fast. It took nearly two months to arrive from White Wolf Castle to Beast Blood Castle.
In fact, this is not the speed that normal marching operations should have. According to the needs of normal combat, from White Wolf Fort to Beast Blood Fort, it will take three weeks to survive, and it will not exceed one month if it is slower, and it will not take as long as two months.
The fact is exactly the same, Dane led the troops to the Beast Blood Castle, but he was not doing any marching at all—he simply looked down on the fighting power of the warlords in the Beast Blood Castle.
Those people inherited all the old books left by Ou Ze. When the old sword master was in his heyday, his overall strength did not exceed 30,000 people. After Schindler's all-out war, his strength dropped to around 20,000. Among them, the most elite 10,000 have transformed into the former Governor's Guards Corps and the current King's First Guards Corps.
As for the remaining 10,000 people in the hands of Governor Oze, they have evolved into warlords who are now entrenched in Ice Cave City and Beast Blood Fort. The strength of these soldiers is not too bad, but they are not comparable to the troops that Oze brought to White Wolf Castle to fight against demons, not to mention that after Dane took over, the combat capabilities of this troops have become even better. Advanced training methods, as well as the upgrading of equipment, have become more powerful.
Of course, the current warlords of Beast Blood Castle and Ice Cave City actually have more than 10,000 combined troops. During these two years, they have more or less increased their strength and recruited some new recruits.
According to reliable information, the total strength of these two cities should be more than 20,000. However, after being mixed with half of the recruits with average training, inferior equipment, and no experience in war, the combat effectiveness, which was not too strong, has become even lower now.
Moreover, the Black Hand Academy also detected that among the warlords in these two cities, factional struggles were also very serious. Some people are willing to completely submit to the banner of His Majesty the King, while some people are indeed out-and-out ambitions. And even among the ambitious factions, because of interests or personal grievances, there has never been a lack of struggle.
How can such an army fight against Dane's army