Chapter 360 They threaten us
The territory of the Second Puran Empire, the predecessor of the Rhine Alliance, is roughly a vertical rectangle, with an equilateral triangle with a side length of about two hundred kilometers recessed in the central and southern part. That's the western part of Bohemia, a region surrounded by mountains.
The long south side of this triangle is adjacent to the original League of Regens, the long north side is to the east of the Elbe River, and the "Forest Ocean" area due west of the sharp corner is adjacent to the north of the Principality of Franconia. adjacent.
Now that Frederick has taken over the Principality of Franconia and the League of Regans, the territory has suddenly expanded from 8,000 square kilometers to 34,000 square kilometers, and the population has increased from 450,000 to 1.85 million. It borders the Bohemian region, and to the north is the forest and sea.
The Bohemian region has been contested by the Osmaga Empire and the Piast Kingdom in recent decades. All the nobles there are just outsiders, and they follow whoever is more powerful. I didn’t expect to wake up. A new behemoth suddenly appeared next to him.
The forest ocean area covers an area of about 16,000 square kilometers. It is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. The western area is mountain forest and the eastern Elbe River Basin is plain.
The complex terrain makes the number of small nobles who dominate the mountain here more than the football team of Weissensee. Years of mutual attacks, marriages, and divisions have caused the number of nobles to be in a state of dynamic change. Even they The Osmaga Empire, which is dominated by the emperor, also doesn't understand how many nobles there are there. Sometimes a baron who just owns two villages and a castle has just met the emperor and been recognized today, but yesterday his nest was stolen by a neighbor. .
The rapid doubling of the territory’s population caused Frederick’s head to suffer severe pain. If he was not careful, there would be chaos inside. The complex new diplomatic situation caused him to start losing his hair at a young age.
The increase in the territory of the Duke of Wesson is also the increase in the territory of the Rhine League. The expansion of the territory of the Rhine League is not necessarily entirely due to the Duke of Wesson. His Royal Highness Prince Rudolf wants to take the credit for the capture of Linden City by the aristocratic coalition. , to grace the upcoming wedding.
Linden City is located in the upper reaches of the Elbe River Basin, with the Elbe River to the north and important tributaries to the east and west. Except for the mountains on the outskirts of Bohemia to the south, it is surrounded by plains on three sides. It was destroyed in 1027 The Kingdom of Astor was attacked and occupied.
Previously, the allied forces of the Rhine League sent envoys everywhere to tell the nobility in the forest ocean area and the upper reaches of the Elbe River that they were only going south to attack the Principality of Franconia. It would be best if friends along the way could make way. It would be better if they could sell some food. Happy.
Now that the Osmaga Empire has entered the final stage of the battle for the throne, the Piast Kingdom has focused its attention on the East. Naturally, the little nobles piled up smiles and worried gifts to send these plague gods away.
The noble coalition adhered to the principle that good things are truly good for everyone. They bought grain at very fair prices and gave small gifts from time to time. They paid compensation for crops trampled by horses. It was a joyous scene.
At this moment, a major event suddenly broke out among the coalition forces: the food sold to them by Linden Tree City was moldy!
For a time, the whole coalition was excited, and the little nobles who came to have a meal echoed the condemnation.
The moldy grain was discovered on the afternoon of June 3. The coalition forces set out overnight, marching by land and water, and surrounded Limestone City on the afternoon of June 5. The city was breached before noon the next day.
Many of the participants had already passed away when the details of this battle were revealed, but after the war, many people speculated on almost the entire truth from the subsequent official appointments. After all, no one will be empty-handed when it comes to rewards based on merit. Benefit.
In particular, a joke spread in Linden City not long ago. Several people who had accused each other of being undercover agents of the Rhine League the night before suddenly discovered that they were all undercover agents.
People did not know this detail at this time, and the world was shocked by the sudden rise of the Rhine League.
At this time, the Rhine League held two bridgeheads, Hanma City and Linden City, one north and one south. It was eyeing its homeland east of the Elbe River. On the west bank of the Elbe River, only the forest ocean and a small area in the north were left. He has no allegiance to the royal family of the Rhine League, but now that the land access to the Osmaga Empire is cut off, it will be a matter of time before he changes his job.
Many political creatures saw that it was only a matter of time before the Rhine League regained its homeland and regained its glory.
“It is not a good thing for us that the Rhine League becomes stronger.”
Beside the sparkling river, King Louis Sr. of the Kingdom of Gaul and Prince Louis Sr. discussed the recent international situation. .
Old Louis bent down and picked up a flat pebble, threw it out with a gesture, and the stone floated twice before diving into the water.
"Old." A layer of twilight appeared on the old king's face, "Ferdinand of Osmaga is alive and dead, William of the Rhine is worse than dead, and my good nephew Edward in England is After being assassinated, Gaspard of Risenberg drank until he had a stroke. It seems that the God of Light will send a group of kings to heaven to report their duties in a short period of time, and I can't escape."
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The surrounding attendants and guards couldn't help but lower their heads, especially the captain of the guard. He and the king grew up together. When the king was a prince at the age of five or six, he could hit seven or eight water blows. When he was in his teens or 20s, he could even hit nearly a hundred hits. Even now, I am no match for the erosion of time.
His Royal Highness the Prince said expressionlessly: "Father, if you go to the Moulin Rouge less often, you can live longer." Old Louis began to change the topic and asked his son without changing his expression: "What do you think? How to deal with the rise of the Rhine?"
Little Louis shrugged and said: "The Osmaga throne was not stable for a few years, and Piast went all out to the east. A few days ago, after Antonia and Rudolf got married, our two countries became back-to-back. Now is the best time for the external environment of the Rhine League. "
Old Louis nodded, and his son who has been carefully cultivated over the years has an overall view. Qualified, this is the most important ability for the king, and specific affairs can be left to reliable nobles.
"On the contrary, it's us..." Little Louis was a little helpless. He waved his hand and asked everyone around him to stay away and continued: "In the past hundred years, we first supported the Caledonian region to resist the England, and after the failure, we then supported the Greeks. Bernia Island has too much enmity with England."
"I have unconfirmed news that England was the bridge between Lisenberg and Rhine to unite against us a few years ago. "
"Our national policy now is to develop towards the rich inland sea in the south. The north is relatively on the defensive, and England will not let go of the opportunity."
"Lissenburg in the west is now. Still recovering strength, don’t think about it, they will definitely take revenge on us in a few years.”
Old Louis nodded and asked: “How do you deal with external threats?”
Little Louis replied: "I have a 'North Sea Fortress Plan' to build a line of defense in the northern and western coastal areas. First, it can intimidate and stop the enemies at sea. Second, after the enemies land, they can delay their steps and consume their strength."
"On the land front, I plan to build a line of defense along the border between our country and the Rhine to prevent them from attacking, and at the same time limit their attack direction to the coastal lowland areas. We can concentrate our efforts on defense and counterattack."
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Little Louis continued: "This is just our self-preservation and cannot cope with the rise of the Rhine."
“The easiest way to hold back Rhine is to plunge them into internal chaos, consume their strength, and make them unable to deal with the outside world.”
"For example, to create a confrontation between the royal family and Wesson, we can secretly favor Wesson, for example, let him dominate the small nobles on both sides of the Elbe River who originally obeyed Osmaga. At this time, the royal family will inevitably have a gap with him."
“When Antonia has established a foothold in two years, by which time William will have passed away, let her encourage Rudolf to grant autonomy to the city and let the royal family and nobles cause trouble.”
Old Louis nodded with satisfaction. When he decided to agree to the marriage, he planned to put a nail on the Rhine Alliance. He didn't seek power and usurp the throne, as long as he could cause trouble.
Little Louis took a deep breath and whispered: "We need an ally in the inland sea. I plan to form an alliance with the Ghazi Empire."
Old Louis frowned and said: "They But heretics.”
Little Louis just shrugged, looking indifferent.
Old Louis looked at the river in front of him and thought for a long time, and finally decided not to make a statement.
The next day, little Louis embarked on a journey to the Rhine League to attend his cousin's wedding.
I got confused. Last month, I typed Chapter 345 into Chapter 315, and then I went all the way. I just found out today that when I looked back, I found that there were other numbers that were wrong.
The chapter name cannot be changed, it can only be like that.
(End of this chapter)