Heart of Empire Chapter 476: Go out
For the foreign opposition, Dane can put it aside for the time being. When the Kingdom of Schindler became stronger and stronger, and its economic, political, and military strength became impossible to ignore, sooner or later, other countries who did not want to recognize his status had to admit it.
But the domestic opposition is different.
Dane wants to establish a unified country and end the chaos in Schindler. He wants to be a real king.
As a king, how could he tolerate opponents in his territory?
King, you should say one thing and one thing, supreme!
The rulers of Beast Blood Castle and Ice Cave City also understand that Dane's enthronement ceremony is to give them an ultimatum, telling them that they must submit or die.
Of course they don't want to die, and they don't want to confront Dane's huge strength head-on, there is no chance of winning. But to let them give up and let them truly bow down, that is another embarrassing choice.
Until the day Dane officially became king, they still hadn't made this choice.
Both Beast Blood Castle and Ice Cave City sent corresponding envoys to watch the ceremony on the day of Dane's enthronement ceremony. This seems to show the respect of the warlords for King Dane, but it is not.
Following up, when the new batch of graduates from Schindler University's administration and business majors, under the leadership of some experienced administrative officials, went to those two cities with Dane's order in hand, But suffered a cold reception.
The local warlords are used to being domineering. Who wants to have an extra 'government' on their foreheads, taking away financial, civil affairs and other powers?
Of course, they didn't dare to blatantly kill the kingdom officials, and they didn't even dare to drive them away. However, after the governments of the two cities were established, the news that Ms. Verina, the Minister of the Kingdom of Ren, received was that the local warlords were not cooperating, and were even obstructing the government's political activities.
Lacking the support of military power, the government affairs of the two places are extremely difficult to carry out. The newly established regional government is like a decoration, put on the table by the warlords as a 'vase' for His Majesty the King to see, as for the rest, it remains the same.
In the eyes of the warlords, they have made a huge concession, which also shows their respect for the new king.
But in Dane's view, these warlords are provoking themselves.
"I gave them a chance, they chose 'no', then there is nothing to say, my army is not raised in vain, since they chose to meet my wrath, let's see if they can bear it Hold on!"
These words were spoken by Dane to his prime minister Verina. The meaning of what he said was clearly that he wanted to lead the army to conquer those two cities that dared to fight against him.
Verina thought for a while, and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, against your will, against the tide of Schindler's unification, those two cities should indeed pay the price for what they did. However, in Before you set off, I think it's time to give them one last notice."
"No need." Dane said, "There will be a notice, but no matter what, my army will enter the Ice Cave City and the Beast Blood Fortress. I am fed up with their swaying left and right, capricious. Yes Some people must pay for what they did!"
Verina knew that she could not persuade Dane, so she gave up.
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In the 219th year of the new Caesar's calendar, on September 15th, Dane's 30,000 main army and 20,000 garrison troops were ready.
Three days before the official departure, Dane issued a rebellion order. This rebellion order announced that several leaders of the Ice Cave City and Beast Blood Castle were accused of not obeying the new king's order, and announced that they would personally lead the army to the two cities, demanding that all the leaders of the two cities All people, from generals and officers to soldiers and civilians, must lay down their weapons and wait outside the city on the day the king arrives.
If the order is not obeyed, then after the city is breached, all senior officers and generals will be judged according to the laws of the country!
Three days is enough for the king's order to spread throughout the streets and alleys of the two cities. Before Dane's army came out, Dane's rebellion order had already caused an uproar in these two cities.
Dyne doesn't care about these things. As soon as the scheduled departure time arrives, the legion will officially set off.
The progress of the entire army was not fast. It took almost two months to arrive from White Wolf Castle to Beast Blood Castle.
Actually, this is not the speed that normal marching operations should have. According to the needs of normal combat, from White Wolf Fort to Beast Blood Fort, it only takes three weeks to survive, and if it is slower, it will take less than a month. How can it not take as long as two months~IndoMTL.com~Facts That's why Dane led his troops to the Beast's Blood Castle. In fact, he wasn't doing any marching at all—he didn't look down on the fighting power of the warlords in the Beast's Blood Castle.
Those people are inheriting the legacy left by Ou Ze. In the heyday of the old sword master, the overall strength of the army did not exceed 30,000. After Schindler's all-out war, his strength dropped to around 20,000. Among them, the most elite 10,000 have transformed into the former Governor's Guards Corps and now the King's First Guards Corps.
As for the remaining 10,000 people in the hands of Governor Oze, they have evolved into warlords who are now entrenched in Ice Cave City and Beast Blood Castle. The strength of these soldiers is not too bad, but they are simply incomparable with the troops that Oze brought to White Wolf Castle to fight against demons, not to mention that after Dane took over, the combat capabilities of this troops have become even better. Advanced training methods, as well as the upgrading of equipment, have become more powerful.
Of course, the current warlords of Beast Blood Castle and Ice Cave City actually have more than 10,000 combined troops. During these two years, they have more or less increased their strength and recruited some new recruits.
According to reliable information, the total strength of these two cities should be more than 20,000. However, after being mixed with half of the recruits with average training, inferior equipment, and no experience in war, the combat effectiveness, which was not too strong, has become even lower now.
Furthermore, the Black Hand Academy has discovered that among the warlords in these two cities, factional struggles are also very serious. Some people are willing to completely submit to the banner of His Majesty the King, while some people are indeed out-and-out ambitions. And even among the ambitious factions, because of interests or personal grievances, there has never been a lack of struggle.
How can such an army fight against Dane's army?