A large number of dragoon troops were stationed in the Plains of Oz, and even the ace of the Empire's regular legion, the Dragoon Legion, moved here. Ship-cutting knives were also manufactured in large quantities. If the dragon scales were insufficient, other magical materials were used to replace them.
With the help of thoughtful people, Princess Keno's prestige was unparalleled for a while. Because under her leadership, the airship army of the Haider Empire was no longer a symbol of invincibility. There was no need to fill in a large number of young and strong human lives, just for
Sink an airship that was showing off its power in the sky.
At the same time, those nobles and families who were wavering or looking for the best candidate for the new emperor were all focusing on the princess who had not yet been officially titled as a princess. It seemed that under her leadership, the Haider Empire had finally
will be conquered by them.
In fact, the ship-cutting sword is not so powerful. After a large number of actual combat tests by generals, it was confirmed that its advantages cannot completely change the aerial advantages and disadvantages of the two empires.
Because although the ship-cutting knife can destroy the airship, it cannot cause greater damage, or directly cause a large number of casualties to the ship's personnel. Moreover, this damage is not immediate or devastating damage. The attack power is insufficient.
The fact remains unchanged.
The biggest use of the ship-cutting knife is to reduce the durability and performance of the airship hull. The keel is cut off, and some unlucky airships even have the fixed frame of the flotation device destroyed.
It should be noted that no matter how these structures are repaired, they cannot return to their original level, and their reliability has plummeted. If there is a mid-air disintegration, the flotation device may still be flying in the sky, and the rest of the airship will fall to the ground.
Therefore, once the keel is damaged, for the Haider Empire, the airship is equivalent to being scrapped.
In any case, this understanding is good news for the Karlsruhe Empire. Compared with the past, when two flying brigades sacrificed themselves to fight for an airship, today's exchange ratio is no longer so disparate. This is
Great progress from scratch!
Moreover, at the beginning, the airships of the Haider Empire were not adapted to the new tactics. Relying on the dragoons with high levels of speed and magic resistance, the Karlsruhe Empire could even defeat them without damage.
However, as the airship army improved their tactics, and even directly modified the hull to minimize blind spots for sight and magic attacks, the number of dragoon sacrifices also increased. However, no matter how the advantages of airships were increased,
The situation in the past where it only took two teams to fight off an airship is no longer the case.
Don't look at the Haider Empire, which only damaged the airship. Because the people on board were all magicians, they had endless life-saving tricks, so even if the airship's keel was cut off and it could no longer fly, it would not actually hurt them.
What. But just having to scrap the airship is an unbearable pain for the Haider Empire!
An airship is expensive! It's not a unicycle that can be played with just one cushion and one wheel. Building an airship is only cheaper than building a magic tower.
Therefore, the Haider Empire had to make corresponding changes, including changing the rules of formation flight, changing tactics, increasing the windows on the bottom of the boat, and reducing blind spots. The most exaggerated thing is to add a layer of iron to the outer shell of the airship! Directly
Upgrade wooden ships to iron-hulled ships.
Both sides thought that the war would escalate in one fell swoop, rising to the level of a war of national annihilation. However, in order to attack a cutting-edge airship, three squadrons were sacrificed in the process of getting close to the airship. Karlsruhe
The generals realized that it was time to stop. The advantage of the ship-cutting knife was really not that great.
The Haider Empire noticed that the other side had stopped, and they also reduced their strength in a tacit understanding and cooperation. It was not that Haider did not want to retaliate for the destroyed airships, or take the opportunity to expand the results, but that they also needed time.
Modify the airship and adapt it to new tactics.
And in this era, the top leaders of both empires have doubts about whether they really need to launch such a large-scale war. Considering the size of the empire today, it is actually a bit difficult to rule. Coupled with various resources, the empire's internal
It can be self-sufficient, and there is no need to plunder from outside. Besides, to expand the scale of the war, more ground troops must join in. Victory or defeat in the air is just an added bonus.
In the end, after various considerations, the conflict in the Plains of Oz did not expand, but returned to the previous situation, as if the ship-cutting knife did not exist. The airships transporting supplies to Tianguan were also more cautious, no longer careless as before.
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Were the generals in Karlsruhe disappointed? Perhaps more or less.
But in the past, when they faced airships, they were like mice trying to pull a tortoise. They had no choice but to fight with human lives. Now they can use the ship-cutting knife to destroy the hull, which is a great progress from scratch.
And this advantage was further expanded in the hands of those with good political skills, who began to build momentum for Princess Kono! All kinds of bragging and all kinds of propaganda were overwhelming, calling the day when five airships were destroyed an unprecedented battle.
A glorious victory. It seems that after ascending the throne, this person will be a rejuvenating emperor.
When an opportunity that she originally thought was impossible came to her, Princess Keno didn't think long before she took the olive branch offered by others and moved towards the throne. And on this road, she didn't have many worthy opponents.
Because they all blew themselves up. Finally, with the support of many nobles, they wore the crown that symbolized the emperor and changed their name to Saint Alegria.
The word 'saint' is not a prefix that every emperor is qualified to wear. It must have great achievements. Generally speaking, it is an honorific title that is added after the death and when future generations mention it.
There are very few saint emperors in the past; they were added when they came to the throne, which can be said to be unprecedented.
Although Lin did not get all the truth about the situation of that war from the Chamber of Commerce stewards of the Greco family. In addition to the propaganda materials of the Karlsruhe Empire, it benefited from the fact that the first three dragoon squadrons included Greco.
He is a descendant of the Ke family, so regarding the great changes ten years ago, the family still has a lot of information that is different from what the empire promoted.
As for the various games that followed the empress' rise to power, and the plans of the empire's high-level officials, even if the Chamber of Commerce steward in charge of intelligence did not know everything clearly, he could still deduce one or two by relying on insinuations. All of this information that could be considered black material was revealed by this steward.
Lin didn't know if there were any subjective thoughts in it, such as wanting to lead someone into a pit, or if he really had deep resentment.
There are so many true and false things mixed together, and a certain time traveler knows what the so-called history and news are all about. Therefore, Lin did not preset any position for himself, but stood from a relatively neutral perspective.
To look at everything is not to believe in one side's words. Believers are easy tools to become adults. Listening to the famous stock market talkers will just become leeks, which are stained with blood and tears, and it is difficult to describe them all.
After sorting out a large section of the content, there were only a few points that were useful to him:
First, the current empress of the Karlsruhe Empire should be the one with whom she had a romantic relationship at that time. But whether the other party admits it is another matter. Besides, she was not the one who suffered at the time. With such a
If friendship comes to your doorstep, you will most likely be beaten to death by someone else's concubine...well, the empress' formal husband, Prince Thomas.
That's right! The empress is already married, but she doesn't have any children yet. Nearly ten years have passed since her wedding day, and she has nothing to show for it. The people in the royal family can't help but be eager to make a move. This is one of the pieces of information that the steward did not tell clearly.
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Secondly, due to the influence of 'virtuous son inheritance', the social atmosphere of the Karlsruhe Empire is different from other places. Coupled with the attitude of the Greco family who did not hesitate to reveal the news, Lin felt that the imperial power in the empire was
Not strong, even a little disgusting.
How to use such an attitude requires more information from other aspects to make effective calculations.
Thirdly, the Karlsruhe Empire had developed commerce and transportation, which was fertile ground for the development of banks.
Basically, the teachings of the Gold Coin Goddess on banking have been spread into the empire, and the already existing Gold Coin Goddess Church in some places has also carried out banking business. However, among the top officials of the empire, there are still doubts about this new matter, and there are even rumors internally.
There have been calls to ban the use of Coin coins. As for why they want to ban them, those people can't explain why.
Combining the news from Ke Yin, in Lin's view, the reason why the empire's high-level officials invited the goddess's messenger was not so much to clear up doubts, but to have an attitude. It should not be said that imperial power overcame divine power, or that divine power overcame imperial power.
They just wanted a guarantee that the divine authority would not interfere in the internal affairs of the empire.
After all, banks have not been very harmonious everywhere since the introduction of banks. There are more than one or two lords from various places who have the idea of banking. There are more people who are not capable enough and are easily confused by banks that have no lending business.
Financial institutions seize local dominance.
Whether or not there is a lending business is like the difference between a wolf and a sheep for a financial institution. If a sheep takes away the leadership of the territory's government affairs, you can only imagine how scumbag those lords can be.
It is said that the butt determines the head. The elves who were sent out to serve as bank presidents came from the idea instilled by the World Tree that they should develop the bank well. Under such a goal, although the elves are not yet ready to do anything,
But some places do cross the red line in some people's eyes.
Not to mention the banks established by local forces. Outside the rules and regulations set by the Goddess of Gold Coins, how could they not give their own forces more conveniences? These people are not necessarily local lords, so their so-called conveniences are
It is very likely to infringe on the interests of others.
Is this right? Lin didn’t have an answer.
Using the term "labor pain period" to deduce 256? This is not a period of labor pain, but a rhythm that will continue to hurt. Finance is a savage beast. Even in the era before I traveled through time, which person on earth dared to say that he
Tamed it? The proud man of Wall Street? Among those people, there are fewer people who trick themselves into jumping off the building?
So when this monster was released, to be honest, someone was already mentally prepared to lose control. It was just a matter of whether it was early or late. I had been holding back before, not wanting to take this path.
And even if you don't do it, as the puzzle progresses, won't this monster jump out on its own? Someone just moves that time forward, and hopes that he can use foresight to limit the damage.
As for success or failure, let the history of Midland judge it. Someone thought that he had done too many things beyond his rights and abilities.