In the past few days, several major events have happened in the capital.
At that award ceremony, the miracles displayed and the frenzied atmosphere at the scene made most people lose their minds, and taking advantage of this momentum, Prince Chen and Du Wei viciously announced the heir to the throne candidates.
For Du Wei, this is simply a despicable act of "promoting superstition"! But Prince Chen appreciates it very much.
Although some people had various doubts in their hearts afterwards, after all, not everyone is a fool and will be confused by Du Wei and Prince Chen. But... With the heavyweight ally Mr. Yago Doug, the chairman of the Magic Union—even the chairman of the Mainland Magic Union announced that the miracle was a real miracle! It wasn't made by magic...
In this regard, who dares to stand up and say that his judgment is more authoritative than the chairman of the Magic Union
The fanatical superstition color gave Prince Charlie's succession a layer of sacred color.
Objection or doubt worth mentioning.
In short, on the square, Prince Chen has already read the old emperor's will, and has turned this matter into a "fait accompli"! The ears of tens of thousands of people present have heard the official announcement of the royal family, who can stop anything
So, behind is the funeral of the old emperor in full swing. The funeral was not too grand, but it was not too brief either. With a sufficiently serious ceremony, it ended His Majesty Augustine VI's rule on this continent.
Then came the succession ceremony of the new emperor.
On the largest hall in the imperial city. Prince Chen personally held his son's hand and placed him on the throne. Seeing Prince Charlie wearing the crown, many dignitaries and ministers in the empire sighed in their hearts: What exactly does our regent want to do? Why doesn't he become emperor himself
fortunately. Although the ten-year-old child sat on the throne. But the power of the empire is still in the hands of the regent. All decrees remain the same!
As for our new emperor Charlie, he only needs to hold a court meeting every once in a while and sit on the throne and put on a show. As for the usual time. He could still be in the palace, continue his studies, and occasionally hunt on horseback.
certainly. He has a new job: learning magic!
His Majesty Emperor Charles, worshiping the chairman of the Magic Union, Mr. Yago Doug, as his magic teacher, was soon revealed. As the chairman of the magic union, it is enough to be an emperor's teacher.
It's just... it seems that this is not in line with tradition. Everyone knows. The royal family themselves maintain an army of royal court magicians. In the past, even if the children of the royal family were interested in learning magic, it was only done in the court.
A detail worth mentioning is:
At the ceremony for the succession of the new Emperor Charles, His Majesty Pope Paul XVI of the Temple of Light in the Mainland. Didn't follow tradition in person! Instead, he was absent from the enthronement ceremony under the pretext of being healthy, and only the recognized successor of the Pope was sent. His Excellency Archbishop Maximus came in his stead.
"That's where we failed."
In the church, in the prayer room of His Majesty the Pope, Opdis spoke with a slightly mocking tone.
Looking at His Majesty the great Pope: "Look. We all know that "unity" is needed now, so before you used the excuse of unity to persecute and threaten the royal family. But now, they use "unity" to threaten and persecute us instead If they dare to do this, they have confirmed the current stage. We dare not turn our faces."
Opdis looked at the old face of the Pope: "I'm sure. Everything is the idea of the Tulip Duke. It's ridiculous. You humans always like to care about some small profits. But this Tulip Duke, he sees it more than you Far."
The Pope looked at the "angel" that he hated more and more, and said coldly, "Oh. Then Opdis, do you have any ideas?"
"It's like the thing we did in the northwest, but unfortunately failed." Opdis said lightly: "At all costs, we must break the tulip family and the royal family."
"No matter how powerful Du Wei is. He is just a noble family. Even if he is powerful... I don't understand, respectable angel, Opdis." The Pope said coldly: "Why, you always have to treat this person So much attention! If Du Wei hadn't been angered by your insistence on a series of actions, he wouldn't have become so tough!"
He himself could not hear these arguments about Du Wei.
After the emperor's succession ceremony, Du Wei had already left the imperial capital.
The last stage of the Kaspersky line of defense in the northern part of the mainland has finally been completed!
For some unknown reason, the regent made an order. Let Du Wei take charge of the acceptance of the most expensive military defense line in the empire. At the same time, he is also responsible for the Storm Legion stationed in the north. And the newly formed Thor's Whip Legion. Send a top-secret document jointly signed by His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Regent!
and. The regent gave Du Wei a task: to see if the line of defense is strong enough! In addition, the Northwest Independent Division has already traveled to the north and will be there. Officially renamed! The designation of the Northwest Independent Division has since been cancelled. They will get a new name: Imperial Air Force!
In fact, Du Wei's itinerary. Deliberately advanced two days.
On the second night after the new emperor's succession ceremony, he set off in a carriage.
Therefore, when the Northwest Independent Division, led by General Andre, made a long journey to the Kabas base defense line. Du Wei himself has already arrived here first.
In the past few months, the military command has continuously issued one by one mobilization orders. In the north of the empire, the imperial army was frequently mobilized, and the area where the army was stationed had undergone tremendous changes.
The Northern Storm Legion, which had been stationed at the southern end of the Frozen Forest, had already completely retreated. Abandoned the camp that was originally set up at the southern end of the frozen forest, all military supplies, food, and so on. All brought back.
And close to almost all the villages and towns near the south of the frozen forest. The mobilization and relocation work began as early as last year.
It can be said. Now from the frozen forest to the south, it is on the land of the empire that is 150 miles long. There are no more people.
For this reason, the Imperial Treasury paid more than one million gold coins for demolition and resettlement.
Most of the residents relocated to the southern part of the Kaspersky line of defense, and a small number of people lost their land. The empire made some compensation—the territory of the Northwest Tulip Duke. Desa Province has always been sparsely populated. Many people were resettled and moved to the Northwest. over there. They can get new land.
Du Wei did another small favor to the Imperial Treasury. The land obtained is a large number of farmers who can cultivate it.
in the South. Perhaps no one felt it.
But in the northern land of the empire. Seems like a long time ago. There is already a tense atmosphere here!
Large tracts of villages and towns began to relocate. Every household is heading south. Small cities one by one. Soldiers are tearing down the walls. Move usable stones to the south to supplement the Kaspersky line of defense. And farmland... Anyway, there are not many farmlands in this cold area.
Can harvest food. Harvest as soon as possible. As for other places. Just set it on fire!
This is a typical practice of "strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness"!
The soldiers below knew very well. The junior officers knew it, although everyone didn't know why they did it. But when strict military orders are suppressed. These elite main battle regiments of the empire. Showed a very high degree of discipline!
Kaspersky Line of Defense. As the most expensive military defense line of the empire. It is located in the northern border of the mainland of the empire. It is located about 150 to 200 miles south of the frozen forest.
The terrain here has been carefully selected.
To the west of it is a branch of the Qili Ma Mule Mountain Range, with jagged peaks. Dangerous enough. And to the east is a natural river that leads into the sea. After nearly two years of excavation. It has been dug into a huge and wide artificial river! and. Go deep into the belly of the mainland!
Once the war comes. The empire's navy can even sail directly from this river to the interior of the mainland. above the river. Attack on land!
And the Kaspersky line of defense. This line of defense. It is not just a city wall in the simple sense as imagined.
Kaspersky line of defense to the main body. It is composed of three huge military fortresses. east side. west side. middle. One of each is set! Each military fortress is built according to standards that far exceed the first-level military fortresses of the empire.
The military fortresses on both sides are slightly smaller. But it is enough to accommodate more than 100,000 troops stationed! A large amount of weapons and supplies are stored, even if there is a big war. It is also enough for one hundred thousand troops to support a year in the fortress!
And the main plug in the middle. It is the most important thing. The city wall here is a diamond-shaped design with the strongest defense! The lowest place is also as high as fifteen meters! The average height has reached more than 23 meters!
and. Most outrageously. The city gate is not on the ground! Instead...in mid-air! The city gate is about five meters high from the ground!
By design. Outside the city gate. The designed ramp is only about four meters wide and fifty meters long! If you want to enter the fort. You can only go up this ramp and enter the city gate!
Such a design. So that once the war comes, attack the enemy in the fortress. To break through the city gate.
You can only march up along this ramp, and only a ramp with a width of four meters will force the enemy to be unable to invest too many troops at once to attack the city gate!
even. If you want to hit the city gate with a crash car. Then you want to push the crash car up the ramp. It will also be a very difficult job!
Let's imagine. During the war, you have to break through the city gates. A large number of soldiers must be allowed. Push the crash car and come up the fifty-meter-long ramp—and it's still uphill! At the same time on the city wall. And scalding hot oil and water. Dense arrow rain, huge stones...
Just think about it. You will feel that this thing must be a very difficult bone! Very hard very hard!
Moreover, on the city wall, there is a tower about every ten meters or so. The tower is built with the strongest monolithic boulder. Even if it is directly hit by the enemy's trebuchet, it will not collapse immediately. Sufficient ability to withstand blows.
In each tower, set up a huge ballista for naval warships!
On the continuous city wall, there is such a ballista at a distance of ten meters. Such a spare no expense to build, of course cost Du Wei a lot of gold coins!
And needless to say, the guy from Delanshan Warcraft has also put in a lot of effort in the weapon business.
east side. The three big fortresses in the west and in the middle are all built according to this standard. And between the three big fortresses, there is an auxiliary line of defense, and there is an open passage behind... The passage is wide enough for carriages to pass through! Once the war starts. If one of the fortresses is tight, then through this passage, you can get assistance directly from other fortresses!
"It's a line of defense that is simply impossible to breach."
The one who said this was Lord Rostock, the head of the Storm Legion and the veteran general of the Empire. The old general who joined the army with Du Wei's father, Earl Raymond, made such a judgment based on his rich experience.
"Such a line of defense, even if you give me a million troops, I still have no confidence in breaking through it."
Du Wei looked at General Rostock beside him, listening to the other party's sigh.
The Legion Commander of the Storm Legion has served the Empire for many years. A soldier with a real hard-working style. He has a strong prestige in the imperial military, and at the same time, he is also a friend of the Rowling family.
Moreover, when Du Wei came here to inspect this line of defense, as a special minister who was appointed by the emperor, Du Wei had a distinguished status, and General Rostock personally accompanied him here.
And another legion leader, the head of the newly formed Thor's Whip Legion. That Du Wei's political enemy, Alpay, did not come to accompany him in person.
It seemed that the guy put on airs in front of Du Wei, and knew that the relationship between the two was stiff, so he simply hid in the commander's mansion in the fortress under the pretext of being busy with military affairs.
In fact, Du Wei has been here for a day, and he hasn't seen General Alpay yet.
When Du Wei arrived here last night. It was also General Rostock who came to meet him. Alpay is said to have "just happened" to patrol another barracks last night and was not in the city.
See you or see you. Du Wei didn't care either.
Instead, he listened to General Rostock's admiration. Du Wei felt a little uneasy in his heart. So he looked at the old general's face and said seriously: "General... there is no unbreakable fortress in this world. There never was."
Standing on the city wall, Du Wei has seen enough.
This line of defense is indeed worthy of the huge amount of gold coins I cast, it is indeed worth that price, and it is hard enough and strong enough!
And the army stationed in it is also the Storm Legion with the strongest combat effectiveness in the empire, and the Thor's Whip established with the Storm Legion as the standard.
As for the Northwest Independent Division transformed into the Imperial Air Force, after arriving here, it will be stationed south of the line of defense, where there is a newly built "air force base".
"Master General." Du Wei watched as Rostock remained silent, and he smiled: "I brought a top-secret document, which is only authorized to be read by you and General Alpay. Of course, you should read it. After that, you have the right to disclose the matter to your trusted confidant generals. What His Royal Highness the Regent means is that this is a very important news, and I am worried that the disclosure of this news will cause instability in the army, so we have to be careful. Now Now is the time to test your control over the army, this news may be shocking, it may make people panic, but what we need is... to stabilize the morale of the army!"
As he said that, Du Wei patted his chest: "This document is in my arms. We can go back to the Commander's Mansion now. I have seen enough. I am very satisfied with this line of defense."
Rostock was silent for a while, and lowered his voice: "Du Wei, is there going to be a war? I understand that the empire has done so many things, and it is obviously preparing for a huge war. But the only thing I don't understand is , Who is our enemy? Are there any enemies in the north of the mainland? Is it to deal with those monsters? I have already found many contacts to inquire, but even my old friends in the imperial headquarters have no idea about this matter. I don't know."
"This top-secret document I brought can answer your questions... It is true that there is going to be a war, a big war!"
Du Wei smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, only seriousness.