The group continued to move forward, passing about thirty corridors and two mirror corridors. After Lei harassed more than seven palace guards, they finally arrived at a huge wooden door. Several tall people could compete with Lei You.
A group of guards slowly opened the door, while Kirks bowed silently and signaled everyone to enter the door, and then the door closed behind everyone.
Shagru was wearing a large white gauze top, a pair of golden tights embroidered with many blue patterns, and a white ribbon casually wrapped around his waist. He stood like this with his bare feet.
He walked to a corner of the hall, holding a glass of wine in his hand and staring blankly at the huge sand table in the middle of the room.
Yes, this hall was occupied by a huge sand table with a length and width of thirty meters, which occupied most of the area. Only a five-meter-wide walkway was left on the edge for people to walk. Seeing Lei and the others walking in,
Shagru nodded slowly and whispered: "No need to be polite. It's late at night now. I originally wanted you to go home and rest, but I really have a severe fever in my heart, so you guys come here to accompany me."
Let me chat."
Messot bowed quickly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, it is our honor to be called by you."
Seeing Jerry and the others bowing down, Lei also followed suit and bent down with a ninety-degree bow. With a 'dang' sound, his forehead hit the edge of the sand table hard.
, was so frightened that Shax next to him shivered and almost jumped up.
Shagru laughed: "Hahahaha, General Lei, well, no need to be too polite, no need to be too polite, you have made a great contribution this time, so the empire will definitely reuse you, you can rest assured about this, of course
Well, General Gaddafi has told you about your origin, so I have also arranged for you to go to the Supreme Military Academy in the Imperial Capital for further study. There are only a few days left before you can go and learn something... Oh, by the way, everyone can do it on their own.
Come on, I asked people to prepare a lot of fine wine, feel free to do whatever you want, do whatever you want."
Messot thanked Shagru on behalf of everyone, and then the group walked to a small wine cabinet in the corner of the room. Everyone poured themselves a glass of their favorite wine. Lei looked around and simply picked it up.
He picked up a wine bottle. Shagru looked at Lei's rough and natural behavior with a smile, a look of appreciation on his face.
Shagru saw everyone standing next to the sand table, and then he slowly approached the sand table and whispered: "Everyone knows where this is, right?"
Sidok nodded quickly: "This is the empire's highest and most secret military planning meeting hall. You..."
Shagru shrugged his shoulders, gently stroked his left moustache, and whispered: "Yes, the military hall, hey, my father liked to hold military meetings here the most.
In fifty-seven years, we have annexed seventeen nearby small kingdoms and principalities. In the entire northwest continent, we are the only ones now left with the Vante Empire and the Bicester Empire, aren't we?"
Sidok bowed and said respectfully: "When the former emperor was in power, he made great contributions to expanding the territory. Not only the former emperor, but also all the emperors of the past dynasties continued to launch foreign conquests, so the Vatican
The territory of the Te Empire only had twenty-one provinces, and it became the strongest military power in the mainland."
Shagru took a sip of wine, curled his lips and said: "Since the formulation of the damn "Peace Convention", the continent has been peaceful for a long time, probably hundreds of thousands of years, until the last few thousand years, that is,
After the founding of our dynasty, we started crazy wars and fighting. Those small countries have been almost annexed, and only our seven empires are the most powerful on the mainland. When my father died, I thought that our Vatican
The Te Empire is of course the number one in the mainland, and I can spend my whole life comfortably without having to think about military issues anymore."
No one dared to speak out, but Lei didn't know what to say.
Shagru tilted his head and said gloomily: "Humph, I have been in charge of the throne for seven years. Today is the third time I have entered this hall... Don't be surprised. The four southern provinces were occupied. It must be
When I relied on Turk Canyon to resist, I came in twice. I thought about it for a long time before preparing to mobilize the Knights of Glory. Otherwise, do you think I am really crazy? Mobilizing for no reason may cause the entire continent to be mobilized.
Collapsed troops?"
Sidok smiled and complimented: "Your Majesty's decision is wise. The war is now over."
Shagru smiled. He shook the wine glass in his hand and saw that the bright red wine inside had a light film on the wall of the glass. He whispered: "Well, yes, this is my third time."
I came in this time. I originally thought that my life would have nothing to do with war. I thought that no one would dare to attack our Vante Empire, and the terrain of our Vante Empire is extremely favorable for our defense."
Lei looked blankly at the sand table filled with various colors, and asked stupidly: "Your Majesty, where is our empire? How can we say that our terrain is very favorable?"
Shagru laughed, and simply held up a long wooden pole and pointed on the sand table. He said: "Look, General Lei, look here, where two mountains surround this gap.
, is the Turk Canyon. Above, are the seventeen northern provinces of our empire. The large green area below is the four southern provinces and the Qingfeng Plain... These two mountain ranges are actually one mountain range, but
There’s just a Turk Canyon left in the middle.”
"The average height of this mountain range exceeds 25,000 feet, and the highest peak is said to be 40,000 feet high. It is impossible for humans to climb over this mountain range. Therefore, as long as we guard the Turk Canyon, Rhett and Rifle in the south
, the three empires of Smart will not pose any threat to us."
Lei looked at it for a long time and finally nodded and said: "Well, look, this mountain range is a little east of the central part of the continent. It seems to be gone. It is a light green area here. What is it?"
Shagru pointed at the area and explained: "There is a small hilly area at the junction of the Dark Empire and the Smart Empire. This time their six-nation coalition, hey, the armies of the Dark Empire and the Wright Empire, no
Did it enter the territory of the Smart Empire from there, and then invade our country along the Qingfeng Plain?"
Seemingly understanding what Lei was going to ask, Shagru said quickly: "You see, to the east of our country is a big river, and a little further to the north is a desert. The river blocks the way for the Dark Empire to attack us. The desert
It blocks the passage for the Wright Empire to attack us, so in fact, the only weakness of our empire, the only direction from which they can attack us, is the Turk Canyon."
Lei grabbed the wine bottle and quickly poured a few sips of wine into his mouth. He pointed at several castle models in the north and said, "So, is this the Bicester Empire?"
Sidok was embarrassed and always asked Shagru to explain. He bowed slightly and asked for Shagru's consent. After Shagru nodded and agreed with a smile, Sidok took the wooden pole from Shagru's hand, pointed and said
To: "Yes, this is the Bicester Empire. Between their empire and our northern provinces, there is a large desert, with only very little grass growing. In addition, the mineral resources of the Bicester Empire are almost zero.
, even the armor and weapons of their cavalry are customized in our empire, so their threat to us is very small."
Lei frowned: "So, if it's not this time..."
Jerry said gloomily: "If the Smart Empire hadn't used various means to connect the six countries together this time, it would have been impossible for the Bist Empire, the Wright Empire, and the Dark Empire to launch an attack on us. Humph, Shit Empire
Matt Empire..."
Shagru said leisurely: "The ambitions of the Smart Empire are always there, and they are also seeking revenge. In fact, our four southern provinces were originally four small principalities attached to their country. As a result,
How can they not be angry if they are annexed by us?"
Mesuo shook his head, walked over gently, slapped the capital of the Smart Empire hard, and said: "They have always wanted to get the four southern provinces and the Qingfeng Plain. Hehe, it is the largest granary in the mainland.
But right there, how can they not be tempted? However, this time their plan was too rigorous, and all the secret agents and spies we sent to various countries were wiped out, hehe..." Messot suddenly stopped speaking and faced
Shax showed an embarrassed expression.
Shax glanced at Shagru with some fear, but Shagru pretended not to hear Messeau's words and did not look at him. Shax was relieved. His deputy, as the Marquis of the Empire,
The undersecretary of security was actually bribed by the Smart Empire, which resulted in the complete collapse of the Vante Empire's intelligence agencies. If Shagru didn't kill him, he would have already given him enough face.
Shagru shook his wine glass, gently pointed at the territory of the Vant Empire, and said: "We have a total of twenty-one provinces in the Vant Empire. Hehe, there are only eighteen provinces for the time being... Damn it.
..We have 21 provinces with a total population of 127.59 million. The annual tax revenue from agriculture, industry, mining, and animal husbandry is 1.2 billion gold coins, right? Crane
Si?"
Minister of State Chris nodded quickly and said respectfully: "Last year's treasury revenue was 1.378 million gold coins. This is the amount paid by the 21 provinces and the territories of various nobles. They themselves
Income is not included in the calculation.”
Shagru nodded with satisfaction and said: "Lei, look, apart from these, the commercial tax revenue we get from the mainland transportation line is about 600 million gold coins every year, which allows us to easily arm an elite Five Beasts
Legion, so our army of the Fante Empire is the strongest in the mainland."
Chris added: "Only our Vante Empire has all the resources to arm an army. Our iron ore, crystal mine, gold mine, gemstone mine, etc. are the most abundant on the continent. Our forests
It also covers the largest area on the continent, and our population is also the largest. Among the other empires, the Bicester Empire only has a population of 10 million, and the Smart Empire has the largest population, which is just over 100 million, so no matter from any aspect
, our Vante Empire’s comprehensive national strength is the strongest.”
