Power and Empire Chapter 1928: Remnants of spring breeze (3)
Turit Collin was sitting on the side seat in the carriage, bowed his head to organize some books and the like, and the gold-encrusted wooden box for the books was placed next to him. The posture of the little witch sitting on her legs becomes more and more attractive, and looks much more mature than she was a young daughter a few years ago.
Opposite her, a middle-aged maid transferred from the Turrit family reported the current situation of Pu Tao. "Second little sister, the northern part of Pu Tao has been completely lost, and the Ducal Mansion of Pu Tao is also occupied. Two-thirds of the coalition’s casualties, eleven noble patriarchs did not fight the battle, twenty-seven patriarchs were captured, and seven cities in the north and central were burned by the looting and navy of the Congolese army. The loss is incalculable. ,
"Is there any news from your mother?" Turrett Colleen's left hand, Qianqian fingers, closed her ears and temples, and then she closed the account book in her hand.
"The lady has already taken refuge in the southwest area. The family did not suffer any major losses because of the early withdrawal, and the split with the Burrows family going south has become more and more obvious!" The middle-aged maid showed a trace of triumph and her expression was high. "As soon as my wife received the warning from Sister Er Xiaoying, she immediately gathered the family’s staff and chose to go to the Southwest. Unlike the Burrows family who supported the aristocratic coalition, she hoped to make a profit before she left. I heard This time the Burrows family suffered a miserable loss. Not only filled in millions of funds, but also lost the popularity that they had finally cultivated. In this battle, several vassals who had served the Burrows family for several generations were all captured. Even the Patriarch of the Burrows family escaped with the help of the imperial navy. Hearing that he went to the southern coast of Congo, he probably never had a chance to return to Putao. It can be said that he was embarrassed like a dog in the family!"
"Then the Papley family that I highlighted...you won't let them also be captured, right?"
Turritt Collin's cold-faced fingers tapped on the table. The middle-aged maid shook her head quickly and explained, "Of course not. We sent someone to warn the Papley family, and she was captured and killed this time. There are no members of the Papley family in the list of nobles, so they should be on the way to fleeing south!"
"I just don't know why Sister Er Xiaoying is special to..." The middle-aged maid paused in her voice, glanced at Turritt Colleen, and asked cautiously
"There are things you shouldn’t ask, don’t ask!" Turritt Colleen suddenly raised her head, glanced at her coldly, and the middle-aged maid quickly lowered her head with a pale face. "You are also an old man in the family, this kind of Things should be known!" Turrett Colleen said solemnly, "Just know that the Papley family can't do anything right now!"
"Yes, yes, the little one understands!" The middle-aged maid quickly said that she is the degree to which the family values Turret Colleen, and she also knows that in the entire general set, it is almost sister Er Xiaojun who is presiding over the imperial affairs. If there were no accidents, Turritt Colleen would be the next Patriarch, because the second little sister, the imperial princess, is enough to ensure that the rise of the Turrit family is just around the corner. The Turrit family, who separated from the Burrows family, will Quickly become a first-class imperial giant, and in time, it is not impossible to become a behemoth like the original Burrows family
This time the family blatantly broke with the Burrows family. Because of the existence of the princess, the Burrows family, known as the top wealthy in the mainland, can only choose to compromise. This is the current situation. For the independent Turit family , This princess is the confidence and future of the family’s independence, and it is the current situation to follow the princess,
"Sure enough, this situation was planned long ago!" Turrett Colleen looked a little melancholy, and looked out the window with scattered eyes. There was noisy noise and shouts of consignment goods. The city did not see a large number of people. The scene of refugees living on the streets is completely different from the bustling scene of the fierce war in the north.
The shops are still busy, and there are still too many merchants from all over the world. Although they have taken over more than 300,000 refugees, they can’t be seen in the city. According to the registration at the registry, as of yesterday, The Falcon Army’s control area has accommodated 370,000 refugees fleeing in the north, which is almost two-thirds of the population in the northern part of the province, and the influx of more than 300,000 refugees has actually
This reminds Turrett Coleen of the situation before the outbreak of the war. This war seems to be the invasion of general inhabitants, but if you look forward, you will see the Falcon Empire before the outbreak of the war. Aggressive towards the Congolese Empire.
This war is like a clockwork that is tightened in circles, only when it is loosened lightly when necessary, it will spin quickly and vigorously.
Using the hands of the Gangfei people to carry out a large-scale purge of the various factions in the Phu Tau area, by the way, the use of the military disaster caused a large number of people in the northern area of Phu Tau to flow into the south, and eventually the population in the area controlled by the Falcon Empire was completely overwhelmed. The situation in the Ducal Palace in the north, this war is not like a war for the empire, it is more like a timely rain that has long been expected,
In addition to wealth, the welfare brought by wars often includes a large number of refugees who escape the chaos of war. Labor is what the Falcon Empire controls urgently. The scale of caravans is expanding and the area is becoming more and more prosperous, but that It was smuggled and worn. For the total population in the control area, such a prosperous increase is not obvious. Although this is a smuggling distribution center with a large number of merchant ships, not everyone is willing to settle in this enclave far away from the empire. Before the outbreak of this war, the population in the area controlled by the Falcon Empire was 340,000 in the south, while the area controlled by the Ducal Mansion in the north was 690,000.
Population is the shortcoming of the area controlled by the Falcon Empire. Because of the lack of population, even the Empire did not recruit local corps in the general area. After three large-scale expansions, the southern city of Lisbon can already house more than 500,000 people. The total population of the city is less than 200,000, but just a month before the war broke out, His Majesty Falcon suddenly seemed unable to see the huge gap in labor shortage, and decided to do more than a dozen large projects that required a large number of manpower. , Holding this project list at that time, Turritt Colleen made a preliminary estimate,
The engineering projects listed on this list range from the port area, the commercial area to the administrative area, and even the establishment of three general local flag regiments with a total force of 50,000 for the first time.
"To complete all this, a total of more than 300,000 labors are required. It is not enough to fill in the population of the city, and because the financial resources required to hire such a large labor force are at least 30 million gold coins... ... "Turit Kolin, who was initially estimated, was completely at a loss with this list.
But now it seems that it’s surprisingly smooth. I just don’t know if Gang Fei knows about this situation. Will he smash the table in annoyance and look at the huge circular outline of the large trading field under construction outside the carriage. A smile appeared at the corner of Turklin’s mouth. The influx of refugees from the north solved the labor gap. More than a dozen major projects were started at the same time.
even during the war, the general area where a large amount of money was injected still attracted enough merchant fleets,
There is a constant supply of various materials, because only low-cost refugees are needed as labor. The construction cost has been reduced from 30 million to 11 million. The area controlled by the Falcon Army has hardly been affected by any northern war.
At several port locations waiting to be expanded, carriages for transporting construction materials are constantly coming and going. There are enough craftsmen to make the port that should have been built in May. Two-thirds of the construction was completed by the end of March, and 50,000 The general army has recruited 30,000 people. With the original 10,000 people left behind, the total force has reached 40,000. Even the 60,000 troops who invaded the general army will have the strength to fight. This is also the Congolese and Fei forces that invaded the Phu Tau area. Although they were fighting against the Falcon Empire in name, they did not even touch the borders of the Falcon Empire’s control area. They were only raiding the Phu Tau people in the north-central region.
Everything looks so natural, this should be the horror of that man,
With a little bit of pride from a woman for her own man, Turrett Colleen arrived at the port area under construction. The military commander of the Putau region, Varisian, was already waiting there and saw a group of empires. Guards cavalry escorted the black carriage into the port, Varysian hurriedly greeted him,
"His Royal Highness!" Valisian stood up and saluted,
"Are these transport ships? Turritt Collin got out of the carriage and looked at the port docking area curiously, and saw a whole row of huge transport ships docked there,
Since the main force of the Imperial Navy launched its attack on the southern coast of Congo, the military area has rarely seen so many large transport ships. According to the transport capacity of the Imperial transport ships, the food and fresh water that need to be transported are removed. At least the number of transport ships can carry more than 20,000 troops. This time, Turritt Corinn knew that before the Fatty attacked the southern coast, it seemed that the Fatty had mobilized reinforcements from the empire. The number is unknown. The Turrit family also did this. Very concerned, because all signs indicate that the empire is launching a huge strategic plan,
From the beginning of the expansion of Lisboa, to the use of the hand of Gangfei to gather the population, more than a dozen major projects have been continuously constructed, and the explosive expansion of the army garrison is interlocking, making Turitcolin feel like It’s like seeing a huge longbow stretched out into a full moon, accumulating strength waiting for a fatal blow to the target
"It is the combined fleet of the Dylans family and the Hulun family! At the call of your majesty, this time each family dispatched 11 thousand people, a total of 22,000 people, into the battle "Varisian He replied respectfully, "In the imperial army, the combat power of these two clans may not be considered excellent, but when it comes to coastal landing operations, the two clans are first-class. With these two clans who are good at coastal operations. Forces, coupled with the fact that the imperial fleet controls the coastline, the imperial can beat the Gangfei people in the north into a hornet's nest at any time as long as it wants to.
"Dylans and Hulun! So, has your Majesty decided to set up a settlement between the two clans in the Phu Tau area?" Turit Collin was silent for a while, as the only non-Ika in the imperial princess Diwa, she still knows a little bit about these vassal forces in the empire,
When it comes to the ranking of the various powers under the unification of the empire, the first place is of course the grasslands and the east and west courts with a certain autonomous force and country name. The next point is the powers of the kingdoms conquered by the empire and the empire. Great help, and also the most favored Maomona Qing’s Maamo family, and finally the Dylans and Hulun tribes in the southern part of Vijaya. Both clans have a certain military strength, and the relationship with the empire can be involved. In the initial era when the empire was armed, although it did not have the power to contend with other forces, it also had a transcendent position. The empire had already allocated the grasslands to the east and west courts and the settlements of the major kingdoms in the northern part of Obaro. , And the establishment of settlements of the weaker Dylans and Hulun tribes in general areas far away from the core of the power of the empire is also a matter of course
"Well, your majesty does have this meaning"
Varisian twitched awkwardly. As the military commander in the Phutau area, he was unwilling to fight with the princess Turit Kolin, so he stayed in the Phutau area. For a long time, and I have personally penetrated into the Burrows family. I can think of it only by relying on this. Valisian knows how terrible a woman with the surname Turrit is.
Turitcolin looked back from the huge hull of the transport ship in the distance, and asked with an uncertain voice, "Tell me the truth, are there other forces besides these two groups?"
" In fact, the troops deployed by your majesty far exceeded the princess's imagination! "Varisian hesitated, but still a little bit of air
"Far beyond imagination?"
Turritt Collin's body trembled slightly, as if thinking of something, his man’s style has always been blood for blood, this time Gangfei is considered an invasion after all, how could it be so easily let go? But being able to make a general like Varisian also say the word beyond imagination, which aroused her curiosity more and more
"Can you say a rough figure?" Turrett Colleen turned around, pulled up the hood on her head, and blocked half of her face
" I'm sorry, I can't do this without your majesty's permission... "Varisian's face was sweating with difficulty
"You don’t need to reply, you just nod or shake your head!" Turritt Colleen is a smart woman, she interrupted Valencienne’s words and gave a A compromise,
" Okay! "Varisian nodded, no way, who didn’t know that for this woman, his Majesty even forcibly shook the Congolese Empire, which had a dominant position in Central Europe, and this woman is now The rightful imperial princess, the head of the imperial foreign affairs department, is very unwise to offend a Turit woman who is famous for conspiracy in the upper echelons of the empire. At most, he will report the matter to your majesty in secret. It's a couple, and he doesn't need to be tough.
"Fifty thousand people?" Turritt Colleen asked softly,
Hu Keqili shook his head silently,
"70 thousand?" Turrett Collin's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly into a line,
Hu Keqili hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head
" Is it one hundred thousand?" Turritt Colleen took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and her nose twitched unconsciously.
Hu Keqili still made no sound, and shook his head
"Are you sure there are more?" Turritt Colleen said even she did not believe it
" The empire has only so many troops. Except for the troops in Barrow in Northern Europe, the local troops will definitely not exceed 200,000. Your Majesty cannot send all these troops to General Tau!"
Varisian expressed regret and explained, "His Royal Highness, please forgive me, according to your knowledge of His Majesty, does His Majesty really think that His Majesty’s eyes will focus on this small piece of land? Your Majesty’s eyes? Always extraordinary, Varisian curled his mouth slightly, and said in a condensed voice, "Although the empire's native strength does not exceed 200,000, it seems that His Royal Highness has forgotten some of the troops that are not part of the empire, such as the Dylan seen by His Royal Highness. The Si and Hulun tribes, such as the northern cold regions, such as the two courts of the east and the west, such as the Maomoor family that has been accumulating power in the northwest region, and thousands of business giants in the empire. . . . . . . "
"His Royal Highness thinks that if these 7,000 merchant ships are used as a transport fleet, how many troops can they be transported?"
Varisian’s voice paused, and continued to say, "Since Your Majesty ordered the mobilization of 7,000 merchant ships into the Inland Sea, the interior of the empire has been fully activated. Everyone has seen the new huge market in the Inland Sea open to the empire. The entire empire has been in full swing for a long time, and the Putao area has become a bridgehead needed by all forces. Who will tolerate the enemy's rampant blockade in front of the gate of wealth? Gangfei people will soon find out that they attacked Putao. How stupid the decision is, we are here to stay on the sidelines, not to sit on the sidelines, but to wait to see how Gang Fei let this farce end. The happier Gang Fei people make this farce, the more reason the Empire will fight back when the time comes~IndoMTL .com~ Gangfei people think that they have the support of Central European and Baro countries, they are unscrupulous. They will soon find that in the face of the real power of the empire, those countries that stand on the standpoint of Gangfei will decisively abandon them! "
"What do you mean?" Turrett Colleen frowned, Varisian said so confidently, I have to remind that there are 200,000 people in the Allied Forces of the Central European and Baro nations.
"200,000 people?" Varysian smiled." In fact, with the acquiescence of His Majesty, the internal forces of the empire and the business alliance have reached an agreement to enter the inland waters for mutual assistance, plus the chambers of commerce fleet of all forces At that time, the total force will be at least more than 300,000, and they will gather in general first."
" There will be 300,000 people gathering in general..." Turritt Colleen was stunned to hear, her pretty face pale, and she was chewing on this shocking number. As the princess of the empire, she was only For the first time, I found myself so lacking in understanding of the sudden eruption of the empire’s maritime power,
Yes, there are 7,000 merchant ships, calculated based on 50 sailors on each merchant ship, the number of sailors alone will reach 350,000. If all forces still have their own troops, it will be lively, and the final number will exceed 400,000. It is also completely possible,
I just don’t know what a horrified look would be like the 60,000 troops still raiding in the north, facing the 400,000 imperial sailors who suddenly appeared in the area controlled by the Falcon Empire, as for Central Europe The gangs of various countries are overwhelmed by grass, I'm afraid they will run away immediately, even the shadows are gone.
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