Urban Sims

Chapter 80 The Coronation Crown
After the Battle of Baishan, Zhou Ming, who had fought countless victories in his life, almost capsized in the gutter this time, found that his opponents, except for the "heretic crusade order", would come every year like the undead and natural disasters. Crusade against his own church, as well as the aristocratic class in the Gangdor Kingdom that lacked thorough transformation and still had the old concept of feudal enfeoffment in their minds.

These nobles, no matter how many rewards and favors they have given them before, once they have been entrusted with fiefdoms, the old-fashioned concept of landlords and riches makes them extremely sensitive and conservative about everything in their territories. They would rather spend their whole lives in a closed paradise than move the plants and trees on their territory.

reform!

There must be a complete overhaul!
Therefore, after quelling all the rebellions in the country, Zhou Ming spent three years, almost adopting a general method of purges, to implement centralization, take back all the lords' control over the people in the territory, change the lordship system to the county system, and transfer the nobles Parliamentary rule of the country was changed to civilian rule of the country, professional military academy was established, middle and lower-level officers and soldiers were allowed to enroll, the monopoly of military aristocrats on the army was broken, the modern defense force system and official retirement system were established, and education for all was popularized... After a series of reforms, Earth-shaking changes have taken place in the Gangduo Kingdom.

In the process of these changes, 90% of the nobles in the Gangdor Kingdom were cut off or beheaded or exiled. The tragic situation of the upper-class nobles in the surrounding kingdoms, the hairs are standing on end, and the whole body is cold. The hell of the nobles is full of vigilance and fear, while the dozens of dependent countries next to them, although they are still obedient on the surface, privately move closer to the Holy Church Alliance, for fear that such reforms will also occur in their own kingdom.

At this time, in order to eliminate "heretics", the church spent billions of gold coins, mobilized hundreds of kingdoms, launched thirteen large-scale crusades in 20 years, recruited nearly 2000 million troops, and fought thousands of battles. There was almost no victory (the Battle of Baishan can still be seen, but the battle loss ratio of 160 million: 30 is really ugly), and with more than half of the casualties and hundreds of kings killed in battle, its appeal Consumption and prestige have already fallen to the bottom in repeated fiascos, and the accumulated assets of the church for thousands of years have also been wiped out. There are very few responders to the heresy crusade orders issued by the church since then.

Therefore, after the Battle of Baishan, at the Holy See meeting, he appealed to hundreds of kings, asking him to give him another 200 million troops, and wiped out the Grand Marshal Franstein of the Gangduo Kingdom in one fell swoop. He was disappointed to find that at the Holy See meeting, those indifferent Among the countless hundreds of kings, none of them expressed the intention of continuing to contribute people, money and goods.

After all, after all the brave men died in battle, in front of the firearms and cannons, after the fanaticism faded in their minds, and the hundreds of kings who found that the gods were no more than that, what they are most interested in and caring about at the moment is after the Battle of Baishan. The question of how to distribute the tens of thousands of breech-loading muskets and hundreds of powerful cannons captured on the battlefield, the power of these precious artifacts is too terrifying, they really want to get a batch back to their respective kingdoms to study , but there are too many monks, and hundreds of kings are vying for it. They have to fight desperately...

……

years later.

The Kingdom of Gangduo, the capital of Augustus City (formerly the capital of the King of Copper Mountain, next to the meteorite lake, Augustus, which means 'pearl').

One covers a vast area, all paved with stone slabs, on the parade ground covering several square kilometers, a huge military formation is lined up here.

On the [-]-meter-high reviewing platform, the guests who were invited to participate in the military parade before the expedition all took a deep breath after seeing the military formation below.

But there are hundreds of thousands of ant-like soldiers holding firearms on the vast and vast parade ground; Cannons, monsters that swing their long tails from time to time.

Kodo!
There are tens of thousands of adult Kodos with a body length of ten meters, a weight of five tons, and the ability to carry 1-2 tons of weight!
This kind of giant Kodo beast shaped like a rhinoceros, with a horn on its head and a broadsword on its back, Zhou Ming was fascinated when he saw them for the first time during his expedition to the New World, because this giant Kodo , exist in the kingdoms of many aborigines, like the cattle and horses in the western continent, they are extremely common and numerous.

Moreover, unlike the viviparous cows and horses, Kodos are oviparous animals left over from the ancient biological era. During the reproductive period, female Kodos can produce 5-8 Kodos eggs every year, but these eggs hatch Long, the hatch rate is not high, one or two hatched in a litter is not bad.

Before opening the trench channel in the Dafeng Pass of the Ural Snow Mountain, although Zhou Ming really wanted to send a few expedition teams to the kingdom of the indigenous people to get a batch of Kodo eggs, but the conditions were not ripe at that time, and the journey was tens of thousands of kilometers away. As well as the cold environment of the snow-capped plateau, the incubation period is as long as 8 months, and the Kodo eggs that are easy to freeze to death at low temperatures are also dead eggs when they are shipped.

Therefore, it was not until Zhou Ming, who had opened up trench channels for many years, sent many caravans and successfully established business relations with the indigenous kingdoms, that he had exchanged ceramics, cotton cloth, ironware and other commodities for tens of thousands of Kodo beasts in the past ten years. The egg adopts constant temperature incubator technology, and the success rate of hatching is close to [-]%. After the cubs are hatched, they have been carefully raised for more than ten years, and only then do they have tens of thousands of ferocious giant beasts.

On the inspection stand.

"Your Majesty, can you stop participating in this expedition? You are already in your 70s. If something happens to your body, what will the Kingdom do?"

Alice's son Alan tried hard to persuade, this child has a weak character, and his filial piety is indeed the most sincere among the dozen sons, and among all the sons present, he was the only one who dared to say "in case something unexpected happens" An unlucky word.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you should send a capable general there. General Eric has a lot of battles and has fought against you for decades. Just send him to expedition to the church and capture the Temple of Holy Light."

Fanny's son, Alexander, made a proposal, which received many support.

Zhou Ming smiled slightly, staring at the army formation below, stroked the thick white beard on his chin and said: "Yes, I am already over 70 years old, and I have spent more than half of my life. I am afraid that I will die of old age if I left behind the title of Great Emperor, so why not let me burn once again in this twilight and twilight years!"

These impassioned words caused all the sons to fall into deep thought.

After finishing speaking, Zhou Ming took a step forward with the scepter in his hand, facing the huge army formation under the reviewing platform, raised the scepter in his hand, and shouted loudly:
"Loyal and brave soldiers, let's go on an expedition together with your emperor! Step over the mountains together, cross the plains together, conquer miracles together, stand on the top of that high temple together, and look at the sea to the west!"

"Long live His Majesty the King!"

"Long live His Majesty the King!!"

"Long live His Majesty the King!!!"

Looking at His Majesty the King on the reviewing platform and the [-] soldiers under the parade ground, they raised their arms and shouted wildly.

……

After swearing-in, Zhou Ming took one hundred thousand of the most elite conquering legion, planned a route according to the [world map], and headed for the majestic building standing on the coast of the extreme west coast - the center of church rule, the Temple of Holy Light and go.

On the long journey of tens of thousands of kilometers, he passed through hundreds of countries and conquered hundreds of cities that dared to resist. Using the strategy of supporting war with war, in just ten months, Zhou Ming's conquering army reached a distance from the Holy Light Temple. Less than 300 kilometers away.

The upper echelons of the church panicked and desperately asked for help from the surrounding kingdoms, but they came all the way to conquer, and rumors from countless kingdoms that this conquering army "conquered everything and smashed everything", "possessed countless monsters from hell", "the devil! Impossible The defeated devil!" Under the rumors that are somewhat exaggerated but close to the truth, how dare the surrounding kingdoms send troops to die.

Reluctantly, the top leaders of the church had no choice but to put all their eggs in one basket and sent out the only remaining Knights Templar with a population of 10 at the bottom of the box. The extremely elite knights, under the blessing of the Holy Father, can defeat the devil army that dared to provoke the church.

However, when the 10 knights of the Knights Templar saw the true face of the devil legion at the end of the horizon amidst a shock of the ground, the 10 knights commotioned collectively, and some Templars with firm faces At this moment, his firm belief in the Holy Father almost collapsed and wavered, and he had the idea of ​​turning around and running away.

"Kodo, attack!"

With an order, the tens of thousands of Kodos marching forward slowly, and after approaching the Templar Knights' formation less than one kilometer away, the short brass cannon on the back of the Kodos opened fire first, "Boom!" Boom!" Under the bombardment of nearly [-] bronze cannons, countless raindrops of cannonballs fell into the Knights Templar. Those Templars with thick armor and shining silver were like snow poured with boiling water. Melted a large piece.

"Cavalry charge!"

"Come on!"

Even with the fear that is ashamed to say in their hearts, out of piety to the Holy Father and the honor of the knights, the knights of the Knights Templar bravely launched a charge, but the weight of these people, horses and armor did not exceed one ton In front of the "double-cannon tank" Kodo with a total weight of nearly eight tons after putting on armor and mounting copper cannons, the knight was hit lightly by the sharp ramming angle of the armor covered by the Kodo, like paper paste Generally, after piercing through several people, there will be no waves.

Coupled with the musketeers and artillerymen on the back of the Kodo beast, they operated the firearms and bombarded continuously. In just two hours, the battle ended like a massacre, and it also wiped out the army that had thousands of years of fighting history and made countless "heretics" tremble with fear. Traces of the existence of the Knights Templar.

……

a few days later.

In the coach's tent.

"Franstein, my old friend, did you expect us to meet in this way?"

Looking at Franstein standing in front of him tied with a rope, Zhou Ming couldn't help but smile. Unexpectedly, he sent a courier to deliver a letter with two conditions to the hands of the church's high-level officials. Within a few days, Franstein, who was tied up by several believers, was escorted to him.

"Bah! Despicable villain, if you want to kill me, kill me now! Why do you have to pretend here? I only hate those short-sighted and incompetent people, don't give me another chance, otherwise—"

Franstein spat, cursed angrily, and gave Zhou Ming a hard look.

Zhou Ming shook his head: "It's useless to give you ten more chances, but it's amazing to be able to do this. Go to my Gangduo King... No, it will be the Gangduo Empire soon, go to my Gangduo Empire It's really a pity to kill you like this."

Franstein in front of him was only in his early fifties, and he looked depressed. Obviously, after the Battle of Baishan, which almost made his name as a famous general of his generation, he was hidden away and could no longer be reused. A stage to show his talent and a chance to continue to play against Zhou Ming.

"To your empire?"

Franstein was stunned for a moment, a little surprised that this old opponent not only didn't kill him, but also expressed his intention to solicit.

He also thought that when he just walked into the barracks, after seeing the group of monsters that made him terrified to despair, his frozen ambition was instantly cooled. Hearing these words, it seemed to start to thaw again.

Yes, he longs for victory. Having lost countless battles, he yearns for victory even in his dreams. Although it is impossible for him to fight against this majestic and strategic monarch, standing in this monarch's camp, we can count the number of battles together. However, the coming victory seems to be very good.

……

Holy Light Temple.

In the resplendent cathedral, the coronation ceremony of the throne began.

Tremblingly, the new pope, San Mano III, placed a nine-legged golden crown, surrounded by emerald agates, with a lotus-shaped arched gold rim embroidered with a shining gemstone in the center, and gently put it on Zhou Ming's head. , and then handed the golden scepter in Zhou Ming's hand.

"Kneel before my crown."

After making a gesture of the blessing of the Holy Father, Pope San Mano III was about to say, "This is the divine right bestowed upon me by the Holy Father. I will follow the teachings of the Holy Father, and in the name of God, to benefit the world..." During these coronation ceremonies When the emperor had to read along, this sentence came from his ear.

"Kneel before my crown!"

When he was standing in a daze, the thunderous voice shook him all over his body, and when he looked up, a compelling gaze full of supreme majesty and endless oppression, like a nightmare, was deeply imprinted in his mind. Unable to bear his knees softening, he knelt on the ground on one knee.

One day later, San Mano III, who had just taken over as Pope, was assassinated by several fanatics in the toilet, and there was no mercy in the Temple of Holy Light.

And after that bold statement that shocked the world was uttered from the mouth of the king who was called the "Conqueror" by later generations, the era when imperial power was higher than divine power officially came...

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