Ifondanro, the largest city in the Central Territory of the Sea People, is the capital of a Grand Duchy that was conquered by the Sea People. The city is backed by a mountain and faces a lake. The crescent-shaped urban area extends along the largest freshwater lake in the Central Territory, with a road no more than three feet wide.
The stone road goes up and down along the lake shore and is the largest traffic artery in the city. Less than three feet below the embankment on the roadside is the crystal clear lake water. The waves of the lake beat against the clean and slippery roadbed rocks, making a tiny sound.
A series of clean and tidy stone roads extend from this lakeside avenue into the city, leading to the small mountains behind the city. It is the season of spring, and on the mountains behind Ifondamlou, there are extremely high and huge mountains.
The flowers on the trees are blooming extremely gorgeously, as red as neon clouds, as pink as flying frost, and flowers of various colors decorate the mountains beautifully. Exquisite small castles and small spire wooden buildings stand out from there.
The head popped out from the trees and flowers, overlooking the pale red rooftops of the city below.
This is a peaceful and peaceful city. Even when the sea army first swarmed in from the west to occupy this city, it did not suffer any disasters. Because the Grand Duke of this Grand Duchy was very wise. At that time, the
After hundreds of heavily armored knights under the command of a Grand Duke were easily blown to pieces by a heavy-duty chariot of the Sea People in the wild, he immediately issued an order for the whole country to surrender. It was precisely because of his surrender that the Sea People conquered the central tie.
This brings great convenience. For thousands of years, Yifengdanlu has been highly favored by the Hai people. Not only is it a key support target for the Hai people to build the central territory, but it has also received great discounts and care in all aspects.
The residents of Fontainebleau are happy and peaceful.
However, since last year, everything has changed.
First, a group of extremely ferocious barbarians led countless monsters and swept through Ifondanro, annihilating hundreds of elite sea troops and tens of thousands of levied troops in the city. A massacre frightened the Grand Duke and the people inside Ifondanro.
Countless ministers and people. It was a cruel method that they had never seen or heard of. All the soldiers of the Sea Legion who were killed were not dead.
Subsequently, the Sea People's army reoccupied this place and launched an attack to the east. According to the leader of the Sea People's Legion, the barbaric and primitive country in the East was about to be conquered by the Sea People. The people of Yifengdanlu cheered and ate.
Kujiang sent off the seamen army, and even regarded himself as the current Grand Duke of a pure seaman, and sent three thousand knights of the guards to assist in the battle.
But the good times did not last long. What ushered in was the complete defeat of the sea army and the army of Daxia that mobilized the whole country and swept across the earth like a swarm of locusts. Yifeng Danlu suffered the only one in history.
After heavy looting, all the food, wine, and all materials that could be used as military supplies were swept away. Some Xia troops who were not very well-disciplined harmed the local people, leaving ten households in the city.
There are three or four families who have funerals to attend, and there are even more cases of unmarried pregnancies.
Therefore, the residents of Ifondale have the deepest fear and awe of the army from the country called Bactria in the east. They have been harmed, they have been ruined, they have been ravaged, but they cannot afford any compensation.
The spirit of resistance. For thousands of years, the sea people have ruled them and brainwashed them perfectly. Respecting the strong, respecting the strong, and dedicating everything to the strong have become these people who have been ruled by the sea.
The consensus of the people in the human territory.
"Well, I like people like this. At least they won't cause us too much trouble."
Riding on Xuanwu's back armor, Xia Jie touched the prickly beard residue on his chin and smiled meaningfully at the densely packed people holding flowers to greet them along Lakeside Avenue.
With the sound of iron hoofs, the mounts ridden by the newly recruited "Barbarian Army" warriors - the triangular bison unique to the southern mountain forests, impatiently kicked the smooth stone slabs, making a dull sound of "Pap-Pap-Pap". The heavy sound
The sound of hoofbeats seemed to hit the hearts of the people on the roadside, causing some of the gorgeously dressed people who were obviously nobles to lower their heads in fear, bow deeply at ninety degrees, and express themselves to Xia Jie who was leading the army into the city.
The most pious sense of surrender.
Ai Wei, who was following Xia Jie closely on a pony, gritted her teeth and looked angrily at the servile people on the roadside, and cursed in a low voice: "These poor people have forgotten their roots.
,Have they forgotten who they are..."
Xia Jie gently tapped Ai Wei's shoulder with the small bamboo whip in his hand, stopping Ai Wei's curses and complaints.
I will allow you to take your retainers to rebuild your kingdom because of your help during the time. But please don’t cause trouble for me, okay?”
He looked deeply at Ai Wei, who was biting her lip and looking determined, and sighed: "Remember one thing, in Daxia, I am just a small person who can be crushed to death by some people. It is already very long for me to restore your country.
It’s not an easy thing, you must never think of leading your weak motherland to resist our rule in Daxia.”
"Your motherland is not in the central territory that I guard. Your country is in the eastern territory. Unfortunately, the current governor of the eastern territory is Xiang Liurou, an enemy of mine who is not very friendly. He has a heart like a snake and a scorpion.
If you do something too extreme, I think he will not hesitate to massacre all the creatures in your country." Xia Jie solemnly warned Ai Wei: "I allow you to come to Yifengdanlu to recruit an army.
Take it back to your homeland, but I won't allow you to do anything that might get me into trouble."
Xiang Liurou is guarding the eastern territory, which is really a troublesome thing. Xia Jie cursed angrily in his heart. However, there is no way, the positions of several governors are divided between the four major witch families and the royal court.
Since the governor of the central territory is Xia Jie, then the governor of the eastern territory becomes Xiang Liurou, the governor of the northern territory becomes several brothers of Shen Gongbao, and the governor of the southern territory becomes a few capable children of the Fangfeng family.
, this is also a matter of course.
Ai Wei bit her lip and nodded vigorously. She said a little unwillingly: "I'm not that stupid. The Hai people have been completely conquered by you. How could I think of resisting you? I just want to let our ancestors
The flag is flying again. I hope that Xiang Liurou you are talking about will allow me to conquer those great nobles who split our motherland under the instigation of the sea people!"
Xing Tian Dafeng rushed over from the side with a bit of a bad smile. He smiled and said: "Ai Wei, actually this matter is simple. If you are willing to marry me, Xing Tian Dafeng, as my concubine... Oh, you
Do you really dare to take action?" Ai Wei whipped the back of Xingtian Dafeng's hand that was reaching for her thigh. Xingtian Dafeng reluctantly withdrew his hand, mumbling, not knowing what he was complaining about.
Ahead was a gentle hillside. A group of well-dressed people stood on the top of the hillside, looking at Xia Jie and his party who were walking along the stone road. This slope was about two miles long.
Only at the beginning can we see that group of people. Of course, these people were under the banner of welcoming the Daxia garrison to Yifengdanlu. The writing on the flag was twisted around and very ugly. It obviously came from Yifengdanlu.
The hands of some officials who learned the script of Daxia in a hurry.
Xia Jie ignored Xingtian Dafeng and Ai Wei's flirting, and Xuanwu climbed up the stone path steadily. Gradually, he reached the end of the stone path. Several fat men with shiny faces winked at the small ones.
His eyes were looking at Xia Jie motionlessly. They were standing at a relatively high position and had an advantage on the terrain. Xia Jie still had to look up at them.
Xia Jie snorted in displeasure and patted Xuanwu's big head. Xuanwu understood, and his body quickly expanded into the shape of a giant turtle ten feet tall. Xia Jie stood up and stood on Xuanwu's back.
He glanced coldly at the frightened fat men and sneered: "Are you welcoming us?"
Xuanwu's transformation frightened this group of nobles who had never seen the world of Yifengdanlu. The leader, a fat man wearing a golden luxurious robe, "Gulu", knelt down on the ground with a trembling voice.
The chief shouted: "Honorable Governor, your most loyal servant, Grand Duke Bailu, Will Bailu, leads the equally loyal nobles to welcome you."
With a sneer, Xia Jie looked at a palace-like building behind this group of people. This is the end of the stone road, located on the highest hill in the city of Ifondanro. It is about five or six miles in radius.
On the flat ground, there are several buildings with strange styles. The lower half is extremely thick and solid, like a bunker, but the upper half is an exquisite and almost cunning palace standing quietly. In the red and white palace in the middle, there is a tall and elegant palace.
The tower, which is about 100 feet high, should be used as a watchtower. Standing on it, you can overlook the movement of hundreds of miles away near Yifengdanlu.
Behind this group of big fat men, nearly a thousand well-dressed men and women bowed to Xia Jie fearfully, not daring to show any slightness.
Xia Jie looked around and saw that the location of this high hill was very good. He could have an unobstructed view of the urban area of Yifondanro and the lake outside the city. The scenery was excellent. Of course, if the group of fat people in front of him were not an eyesore, the scenery would be very good.
Even better. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart. These nobles who have been conquered by the sea people for thousands of years may have lived in peace for too long and have no political sensitivity at all. They stood at such a high place to welcome
Fortunately for Daxia's conquering army, it was him who came here. If any other Daxia general had led the army, these nobles would have been killed long ago.
Shaking his head, not bothering to bully these nobles who had been trained by the sea people to be as obedient as slaves, Xia Jie motioned to Xuanwu to shrink his body, and gently tapped Weil Bailu on the head with a bamboo whip: "I promise you
The safety of your family and the safety of your property. As long as you support my rule of Daxia and pay food and taxes on time every three months, you can retain your noble position. Of course, you must understand that you are now the owner of Daxia.
People, do you have a noble status...a second-class noble?"
Second-class nobles, that is to say, they enjoy privileges, but in front of the real Daxia nobles, they are just inferior characters. Retaining their own noble titles is nothing more than saving trouble. But Xia Jie knows that these people retain
The good days of noble title will not last long, Daxia will slowly digest these territories. When Daxia has enough appetite to swallow these new territories, these people will become ordinary people of Daxia.
Keeping their noble titles at this time is nothing more than to save them from making trouble, and at the same time, it just allows them to appease the people in the territory.
Xingtian Dafeng and the others also rushed over. Ai Wei couldn't bear to look at Duke Bailu who was lying on the ground in fear, and whispered: "Master Xia Jie, my army."
"Hmm!" Xia Jie nodded, and struck Duke Bai Lu hard with his bamboo whip. He said coldly: "You can keep five hundred guards, and the number of nobles under you will be reduced in descending order according to their titles. The other redundant guards and
Give all the private troops to Princess Aiwei, and she will lead them to do something. Princess Aiwei wants to recruit an army of 30,000 people in Bailu Principality, and you will be responsible for the military pay, food and grass, do you understand?"
Xiang Liurou can tolerate Ai Wei's restoration of the country in his territory, but he will definitely not agree to Ai Wei's recruitment of troops in his territory. Only Xia Jie, a witch whose behavior is completely different from that of the great witches, would be so soft-hearted.
Fulfill the promise to Aiwei.
Behind, thousands of warriors from the barbarian army rode over three-foot-tall triangular bison, wearing dark wizard armor and helmets with two sharp horns on their heads. They walked over like a group of devils from hell. With this
With the appearance of a group of warriors filled with murderous intent and ugly faces, more than a thousand noble men and women who greeted Xia Jie and his party in the square fell to the ground at the same time. Some even shivered and urinated, and some timid women fainted from fright.
passed.
Not bothering to look at this group of nobles who had no significance to him, Xia Jie dispatched thousands of barbarian warriors to set up military camps nearby. The barbarian troops recruited by the Xingtian brothers in the barbarian country amounted to five million.
People, almost wiped out all the remaining elite witchcraft and martial arts of the barbarian country. Five million witchcraft warriors, all high-ranking warriors above five cauldrons, combined with a large number of other ordinary wizards and warriors, are enough to guard the vast territory.
In the central territory, as long as more than a hundred barbarian soldiers are stationed in each city, they can intimidate the people within a radius of dozens of miles.
As the largest city in the Central Territory, the number of garrison troops in Ifondamlu will reach 200,000. Twenty thousand high-ranking barbarian soldiers, and 180,000 low-ranking or low-ranking barbarian soldiers, similar to the Black Army of the past.
An army like the Xuanbiao Army is a reserve army.
Although Xia Jie is not good at matters such as internal affairs, this is an era where force is used to convince people. As long as he has enough force to destroy the central territory, there is nothing left to say. Control the army, and then
Urging the nobility, big and small, to pay taxes and grain on time is Xia Jie's most important task now. Daxia is mobilizing and training enough government officials to slowly replace these original nobility.
As long as Daxia has enough officials to rule this new territory, the nobles like Duke Bailu will be completely abandoned. Of course, this process will be very long, because after defeating the Hairen, the territory gained is too large.
, is more than ten times or even dozens of times the size of the mainland of Daxia, and it needs too many officials. Even the major witch families simply cannot spare so many manpower. What’s more, they still have their own clan needs.
Take care of?
Before Daxia could completely control the new territory, Xia Jie, the governor of the central territory, would have to work for a long time.
Not bothering to pay attention to these incompetent nobles, Xia Jie and his men commanded his generals to set up a camp outside the city of Yifengdanlu. There were 5,000 barbarian troops stationed in the city, plus 195,000
Thousands of troops stationed in three large battalions on the north, west and south sides of Ifondan Dew are enough to suppress all sudden changes within a thousand miles.
The poor Grand Duke Bailu dragged his fat body and followed Xia Jie. He was busy in front of and behind the saddle, constantly instructing the people in the city to donate various materials to help the army set up the military camp. At the same time, he also had to deal with Ai
At Wei Wei's urging, the private troops in the hands of the nobles of the Bailu Principality were gathered together, and 30,000 troops were gathered and handed over to Ai Wei.
After four or five days of such busy work, Daxia's army was finally settled properly. Ai Wei also rushed to the Eastern Territory with an army of 30,000 soldiers and a hundred master guards who were supported by Xia Jie. The Duke Bailu, who had lost a lot of weight,
Then he breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately sent his butler to invite Xia Jie to attend the banquet he had carefully arranged. However, Xia Jie, who was so busy that his heels hit the back of his head, resolutely refused his invitation. Among the Xing Tian brothers, he was the only one who came.
Xingtian Dafeng, who arrived at Yifengdanlu, and Xia Jie's deputy Chi Ming also rejected the invitation, which made Grand Duke Bailu feel anxious again, and he hurriedly donated a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.
Xia Jie and Xing Tian Dafeng, who were busy with their own affairs and rejected all the invitations from the nobles in the territory, made these nobles suspicious and doubted whether they had offended these terrible conquerors. At the same time, they even doubted whether these conquerors
A massacre of these nobles is being planned, because it is said that the nobles of certain countries in the Eastern Territory have been completely killed by the newly appointed governor.
The nobles, who felt that their lives were in danger, hurriedly presented a large amount of property to Xia Jie. With thousands of years of family savings, the property presented by these nobles was very rich, and even Xingtian Dafeng felt a sense of astonishment that was almost suffocating.
It happened that Xia Jie had already completed the task of thoroughly mastering these recruited barbarian troops according to Qi Xin's instructions. The five brothers Xingtian Xuanzhi who led the troops stationed in several other important cities also sent back the same news, so Xia Jie was in a relaxed mood.
Jie, happily accepted another kind invitation from Grand Duke Bailu and attended the palace banquet held by him.
It was at this banquet that Xia Jie received his first challenge after becoming the governor.
