After all, this all happened so quickly that Mero City did not have enough time to prepare.
Although light weapons have been mass-produced, they cannot handle the size of the troops being recruited.
At the beginning, Merox Province had just enough equipment for the unified army and garrison, and there was no excess at all. Even if the arsenal was producing day and night, it could not keep up with the scale of the recruited troops.
Since leaving the province of Merox, Aslan has collected nearly 600,000 garrison troops, and he has disbanded most of them, otherwise he might not even be able to capture enough weapons.
When Aslan led a large army to Kyoto, the fire in Kyoto was also extinguished, leaving only a devastated city.
The city was filled with Kyoto people who were burned and smoked to death. The people in the periphery looked at the United Army with expressions of numbness and despair. Everything they had accumulated over generations was wiped out in this fire.
Aslan took a deep look at Kyoto's charred city walls and waved his hand helplessly.
"Let our Emperor inspire people!" Aslan finished speaking and walked towards the gate of Kyoto.
Walking to the city gate, Aslan found that the city gate had long been blocked by a group of soldiers wearing old-fashioned royal guards.
They still used cold weapons from the past. Compared with today's era when everyone has a rifle, they are really a bit nondescript.
Wandou walked out in one step and shouted heroically: "Your Excellency, Marquis Aslan, is going to enter the city, and you won't retreat yet."
Wandou is the female disciple that Arthur accepted in the Pune area. She has just turned fourteen this year and her fighting spirit talent is almost at full level, so Arthur took her with him after he became a senior knight.
In addition to the better training environment in Merlo City, there is also a supply of fighting energy potions. Now that he has reached the peak of a great knight, he may reach the realm of knight commander at any time.
When these guards saw Aslan, they all showed frightened expressions.
The news that the three-million-strong Cleveland Army was defeated by the United Army at the border of Cleveland Province had already spread back to Kyoto, and both ordinary people and low-level officials in Kyoto had heard about it.
This is due to the convenience of magic phone communication.
"Marquis Aslan! The fire in Kyoto City has just been extinguished, and there is still a lot of poisonous gas in the city. It is not suitable to enter now." An old man who seemed to be a leader stood up. His hair was white, and his armor was polished.
It's just that there are many repaired areas on the armor, as if to show off his heroic achievements.
"Who are you?" Pea asked immediately when he saw Aslan nodding.
"We are all farmers from the royal estates around Kyoto. After discovering the fire in Kyoto, we rushed to put out the fire as soon as possible. However, the fire was too big and our manpower was limited. We could only watch Kyoto reduced to ruins." The old man said this.
As I spoke, I couldn't help but shed two tears.
Aslan stretched out his hand to stop Pea from continuing to speak. Not far away, Mrs. Sharon was trotting over.
"Is it Cullen?" Mrs. Sharon's oriole-like voice sounded.
The old man's body trembled slightly, and he raised his head in disbelief.
"Duchess!"
"Great, you are still alive." Mrs. Sharon cried with joy after confirming the identity of the old man.
"Do you know each other?" Aslan asked.
"Yes, Marquis Aslan, this Cullen was once the old housekeeper of the twenty or so estates on the outskirts of the royal family, and has been loyal to the royal family for more than fifty years." Mrs. Sharon explained, and at the same time threw a pleading look at Aslan.
Looking at him, he hoped that Aslan would not do anything to this old man.
As for hiding Old Cullen's identity, Mrs. Sharon didn't dare to do it at all. Old Cullen's identity was not a secret in Kyoto. After a little questioning, it became clear that once she hid Old Cullen's identity and Old Cullen secretly contacted Shani, then
It would be really troublesome.
Not only old Cullen will be in trouble, Shani will also suffer.
Aslan smiled slightly.
"It's yours, just handle it yourself."
After Aslan finished speaking, he flew up from the spot and flew towards the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Nomeli and Cu Chulainn followed closely, and the mentor-level experts in the Knight Guard also followed suit.
When Arturia and Duke Medea in the military camp saw Aslan entering Kyoto, they each lowered their heads to do their work. They were not worried about Aslan's safety at all.
In addition to Nomeli and Cu Chulainn, two great masters at the Grand Mentor level, there are also O'Neal and Payton hidden in the Knight Guards. Both of these guys have successfully broken through and become Grand Mentor level masters.
The two of them will become Aslan's hidden trump card.
The once prosperous Kyoto Avenue now has only broken eaves and broken walls.
The solemn palace has now become a noble house.
As long as you have noble status, you can freely enter the House of Nobles.
The former emperor's palace and the palaces of the queens and concubines have now been reduced to the offices of the great dukes of the House of Representatives.
Aslan stood quietly in the square in front of the palace.
"The era of the Kingdom of Cleveland is over." Aslan suddenly said this.
Nomeli and Cu Chulainn had expressionless faces, and could even be said to have no interest at all, but a group of mentor-level experts behind Aslan showed fanatical looks.
Is Aslan ready to proclaim himself emperor? Build a brand new kingdom.
Kyoto was reduced to rubble, more than 10 million people were displaced, and more than 20 million people around them completely lost Kyoto's huge market and jobs. Many villages were at a loss.
After all, they used to rely on consumption in the huge city of Kyoto to survive. Now that the city of Kyoto is lost, where will the fruits and vegetables they grow be sold?
The day after Aslan took over Kyoto, he ordered Arthur to stay as the governor of Cleveland Province, and he was fully responsible for the restoration of Kyoto. However, the restored Kyoto was no longer called Kyoto, but was renamed the main city of Cliff.
Aslan was ready to give up completely on the ancient capital that had been built for more than three hundred years.
After Arthur struggled for a while, he followed Aslan's order.
Aslan's life is now safe and he no longer needs Arthur's protection, and he is the person Aslan trusts the most. Aslan is not at ease with Cleveland Province, the province with the greatest changes, no matter who it is left to.
The fall of the northern provinces was faster than expected. Aslan's main force did not even leave the Cleveland Province, and the other five provinces surrendered one after another. Except for one or two areas, they resisted and wanted to ask Aslan to accept their surrender.
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Unfortunately, they are faced with ruthless artillery fire. Now that the entire Cleveland Federation Kingdom has been suffering for a long time, any compromise may damage Aslan's status in the hearts of the people.
What's more, if these nobles are not nobles, how can Aslan openly use their land to carry out reforms, distribute it to farmers without fields, and build a new world?