Realm of Power

The rain was all over the place. The first rainy season after autumn in the Kalisu area arrived just as expected. The rain fell on the top of the house like short beads. The strong wind made a whining sound, and the windows were repeatedly slapped like ghosts crying and wolves howling. There is a roaring sound. The entire capital of King Calisu is now being used by the empire to accommodate those fleeing from the south. The Kalisu people, originally only had a population of more than 100,000, the population of the Kalisu capital exceeded 400,000 for the first time. Although for the Kalisu people fleeing from the south, the capital in front of them was really dilapidated, and Almost all the houses that were forced to be vacated by the empire were empty, with not even a place to lie down comfortably.

But when I think of the scenes of massacre and raging by the Anser people in the south, and of the countless corpses of the Kalisu people who fell along the way, those who can reach the capital of the Kalisu Kingdom alive still have the energy to care about their living standards and have a place to live. As long as the family can have something to eat and not starve to death, not to mention that these vacated houses originally belonged to the Kalisu nobles and rich people, and are far from as good as the thatched houses built by most common people. place,

The ground was a little harder, so they spread it with dry leaves. There were more people crowded in one room, but they were all arranged according to their original ethnic groups. They were all familiar people and could take care of each other. Apart from the unfamiliar place, they were all arranged according to their original ethnic groups. Surrounded by familiar people, it greatly diluted these thoughts of fleeing south. The Kalisu people who came here were uneasy about the new environment. The large villas and houses that were originally occupied by the Kalisu nobles were now occupied by Kalisu commoners, and large areas of flower beds were turned into reclaimed land. , the exquisite and luxurious statues have become a playground for children to climb and play.

In just over two months, more than 400,000 southerners of Kalisu were settled in the capital of Kalisu. They quickly settled down from their frightened state and began to consider resuming self-construction. The advantage of having more people and strength is at this moment. It is reflected to the fullest. Originally, the capital of Kalisu could only be regarded as a medium-sized city. The urban area It is only more than ten miles away, and this still includes the planting area outside the city. The surrounding dense forests have meant that the city has not expanded for more than 20 years, but so many people and labor forces have poured in all at once, and the empire has issued a reclamation order. , directly means that the dense forest area outside the royal capital of Kalisu belongs to whoever reclaims it.

No taxes will be levied by the Empire for ten years

This was like a stimulant, immediately making the hundreds of thousands of Southern Calisu boil.

They lost their land and production tools, and fled under the swords of the Ansers. They passed through the jungle of swords that the imperial army had given way to in panic. What they wanted was not only stability, but now they not only have stability, And there is such a good opportunity in front of us. Even if we know that there are many dangers in the jungle, it is nothing. The Kalisu people I grew up in the dense forest. In the south, the land they cultivate belongs to the noble lords, and the turn-in ratio is as high as 70%. They need to go to the dense forest to find food for at least half a year, so for To outsiders, the dense forest is extremely dangerous, but to the common people of Kalisu, it is more like their own backyard, very familiar.

The land near the capital of the Calisu Kingdom was originally fertile, but it could not be expanded due to the lack of labor. After all, the original population of the Calisu Kingdom was only more than two million, and because it blocked the attack from the south of the mountain range, there was no room for development. , now once the restrictions are loosened, countless Kalisu people will swarm in with everything in their hands.

Groups of people were surging, digging the ground, cutting down trees, with great momentum. In order to occupy more land, many Kalisu people, men, women, old and young, took turns to cut down day and night. The felled trees immediately became the wooden houses of the settlers. The spontaneously formed wooden house villages spread like a huge fan from the capital of King Kalisu to the north, completely visible. There is no end in sight,

The previously dangerous forest beasts have now been skinned, gutted, cleaned and roasted on the fire. The golden oil is fragrant and dripping on the newly cultivated land. Although everyone sitting around the food Calisu's face was extremely tired, but any one I looked at the pieces of land that I had reclaimed under the sun, with an unconcealable smile on my face. How much land is this? Even the richest man in the village at the time could not even afford this ten percent. Not even one of them, who could have imagined that the result of this escape would be like this!

Fifty miles, a hundred miles, a hundred and fifty miles,

The scope of the miraculous reclamation started from the 400,000 people in the capital of Kalisu and has spread to nearly 800,000 people in the entire northern part of Kalisu. Even the dense forest cannot stop mankind from pursuing the future. **, the original length of the northern area of ​​Kalisu was only about two hundred miles, and it was covered by dense forests all year round. , there are no connecting roads in urban areas, but now a length of 150 miles has been opened at once, and nearly one-third of the forest land has been cut down. In the dense forest land, the sunlight that was previously blocked by the dense forest land is even more severe now. Fertile land with hot direct rays. At the same time, with the expansion of cultivated areas and the need for material transportation,

The road formed naturally

The huge forest resources in the Kalisu region have attracted the attention of many imperial merchants. As the empire vigorously develops maritime trade in the west coast area, it builds the west coast area into the empire's economic and trade center in the western part of Barro in southern Europe. Eight large-scale The shipbuilding industry spawned by the port is also quite prosperous, and the trees in the Kalisu forest are often giant trees that are long-lasting, which are absolutely excellent materials for building large merchant ships. In order to transport these timber, the imperial merchants themselves opened two parallel lines. Not counting the wide commercial roads in the forest,

During this major expansion, these two forest trade roads were reinforced and widened by the Kalisu people who reclaimed them, and turned into two large gravel roads up to 16 meters wide. Six cities in the northern Kalisu area , the road connection was realized for the first time, and a large amount of materials and commodities landed in the West Coast region also followed these two major routes. Business roads are constantly flowing into the Kalisu region. This is the connection effect. In fact, the empire has no idea of ​​benefiting from the Kalisu region. Most of it is covered by tropical forest, and there are no roads. , and there aren’t any high-value specialties. It would be nice if the empire didn’t have to pay for it.

Now I unexpectedly discovered that the Kalisu area turned out to be a miraculous place for crop growth. As the towering trees were cut down, the fertile land that had been allowed to fall into it for thousands of years was revealed from the darkness. Come out, these are excellent soils for crops, and with the tropical climate of the Calisu area, even if you do nothing and just throw the seeds away, it will take less than three months for the mature scenes to be completed, which is shortened directly. farmer If half of the crop growth time can be used rationally, the empire will no longer need to transport large quantities of food from the north of the inland sea to the south every quarter. This also indirectly determines the number of troops the empire can station in the Barro region of southern Europe. , why Salton's Southern Second Army only had a strength of 100,000 men, and why the empire's early strength in the Order State did not exceed 50,000, was simply the reason why military supplies could not supply more troops.

The number of troops the empire has in the southern European Barrow region also directly affects the empire’s overall deployment in the southern European Barrow region.

Naturally, a hundred thousand troops can only be used to deploy a hundred thousand troops. The pressure that can be brought to the southern European Barrow countries is naturally different. If the empire deploys 200,000 or 300,000 troops in southern European Barrow, it will definitely not You will find that the empire is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is even possible that no one from the Barrow countries in southern Europe dares to provoke the empire.

The current reclamation of the Kalisu area can undoubtedly solve this problem.

There is a desolate mansion on the southwest outskirts of King Kalisu's capital. .It was originally the property of Count Salik, the former deputy minister of internal affairs of Calisu. As the empire ordered that all the mansions in the royal capital area be vacated, the mansion was also abandoned. Because there were rumors of being haunted, the refugees who were placed here were also They didn't dare to live in it, and a few people even died. In the end, it was quietly abandoned here, as if there had never been a trace of human beings. Because of this gloomy atmosphere, in broad daylight, if pedestrians occasionally passed by, they would stay far away and speed up to pass there quickly. On this night after a heavy rain, there was a faint sound coming from the house. It seemed as if the ghost of the original owner had returned home through the strong wind.

Inside the house, the lights were bright, but the windows and damaged areas were covered with black cloth, so no light could shine through. The room was full of people, squatting or sitting. Everyone looked nervous and wore the clothes of the Kalisu people. Almost no one was talking, they were just distracted and silent. There was no air in the room. Coupled with the sultry heat in the rainstorm, the air was even more turbid. Almost everyone was struggling to speak with their mouths wide open. respite. I don’t know if it’s because the air is bad. They were still nervous, some people's faces were flushed, and they looked like they could faint at any moment.

Hundreds of people are waiting quietly, what is the low public opinion?

"Is this coming or not?"

"Now that the civilians have left, are we a little too exposed with so many people gathered here?" "No, everyone around has been cleared, and no one will find out."

Many of these people looked like they had always been pampered, wearing short clothes worn by ordinary people in Kalisu, with awkward looks on their faces. Some people still had long swords on their waists, and the hands holding the swords subconsciously were covered with calluses. Footsteps suddenly sounded in the passage outside, and dozens of people stood up in unison, with expressions on their faces. Excited

"Boom, boom" muffled thunder flashed across the sky, and the moment the lightning was twisted and illuminated like a silver snake, the door of the hall was pushed open from the outside, and a figure walked in. It was a middle-aged man, wearing a piece of soft armor. His hair was short and raised up, and his murderous eyes were so sharp that people didn't dare to look at them. He glanced at everyone standing up in the room, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Everyone, it has been confirmed that the special envoy of the Anser has arrived in Kali." King Su's capital, and Living in the royal capital, all of you, as my Martin Liya warriors who are lurking in the royal capital of Calisu, have finally waited for this moment. Now the empire is besieged from all sides. If another accident occurs to the Anse envoy, he will be furious. , the 300,000 Anser army will inevitably advance northward. The 100,000 Imperial Army, which has been cut off by the nobles of Feize's Northern Continent, has the only way to fight to the death with the Anser people. No matter who it is, for our Martin Liya It’s a huge benefit!”

"One hundred thousand emperors!" "Those damn Ansers, it's time to pay the price." "If the Ansers hadn't done it deliberately, why did I, Martin Sharp Fang, lose in the battle in the southern part of Kalisu?" So tragic"

Everyone was in a commotion, and even the most nervous people had fanaticism on their faces. In the past few years, they had given up their identities as Martin Liya people in batches and sneaked into the capital of Kalisu, originally in order to cooperate with Kali. When the Soviet army marched north, when the Martin Tooth Army raided the royal capital of Kalisu, a surprise force opened the gate of the royal capital at the risk of death.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed completely unexpectedly. Before Kalisu's march to the north was fully launched, he was counterattacked by the imperial army from the south. King Kalisu died in the battle, and the royal capital was occupied by the imperial army. The entire northern part of Kalisu All fell to the head of the empire, and the Martin Liya Army, which was supposed to raid the capital of Kalisu as planned, could only choose to raid the returning Kalisu army in the south.

Although the 100,000 main force of the Kalisu Army was defeated in the first battle, the price paid was quite heavy. The reason was that the Anser Army, which was supposed to attack from both sides, was slow to move during the actual battle. , sit back and watch as the Kali Su Army gradually presses its elite combat power in the direction of the Martin Li Ya Army, and discovers that it is the Martin Li Ya Army who is attacking them. As an ally, one can imagine the combat power that the Kali Su Army unleashed at that time.

As a last resort, they could only continue to lurk. Watching the empire's rule gradually stabilize, they were almost desperate, but they didn't expect that they would finally get this opportunity! The main force of the emperor is not in the city. There are only three to four hundred people in the city responsible for maintaining order. And the empire is now focusing on large-scale reclamation. It never thought that there would be dead soldiers like them lurking.

"As long as the Anser envoy is killed, the empire's situation in the entire southern European Barrow will completely collapse. Our Martin Liya army will sweep across the Order Country, enter Fezer, and become the lord of the southern European Barrow in one fell swoop! We will risk our lives and lurk Isn't this the purpose of being here? "The middle-aged man spoke faster and faster. Although his voice was still low, every word seemed to burst from his chest! Lightning suddenly lit up, passing through the black cloth covering the window. Everyone's face in the entire hall was red and hot.

"We'll take action at noon tomorrow!" the middle-aged man said with a ferocious expression, and the thunder boomed continuously, from far to near.