Chapter 695: Long Stay
"Is it so rare, Semiramis, I didn't read the report of the Sixth Legion, I remember that now the Sixth Legion has penetrated deep into the Ural Mountains, and has also achieved a small victory, which has dealt a heavy blow to the so-called tribal alliance organized on the other side. ”
Alice was rolling on the sofa boringly, and today she did not soak in the library or in the laboratory, but rarely ran to Semiramis's office and watched her deal with those tedious government affairs.
Thanks to the strict system of the Legion, every day what happened at the front was to be reported in great detail and sent to Semiramis's desk, so that the queen in the rear could know the most detailed information and know the changes that were taking place in the empire every day.
Now the empire is even larger than the previous Attila Empire, and the population under its jurisdiction is large, and even with those maids to help with government affairs, there are still countless things that need her nod when they are sent to Semiramis.
Basically, Semiramis has to get up at seven o'clock in the morning to deal with these things, and after a hurried lunch at noon, he can't rest until nine o'clock in the evening, and if he encounters something more urgent, or holds an important meeting, these rest times will be further compressed.
This way of life and work has been going on for a few years now, and if Semiramis wasn't a demigod who had reached the Legendary Level, her body would have collapsed long ago.
"There's nothing to see about the content these days, it's all the same thing, the empire is developing rapidly in all aspects now, although there are a lot of problems, but it's not worth your personal action. ”
Semiramis stretched, then asked curiously at Alice, who was lying on the sofa like a cat, with a slightly curious expression on her face.
In fact, this is not the case, even if it is just the same thing, she will be very serious, and she will read it without missing a beating, the Baltic Empire can grow to such a point in such a short period of time, and it is inseparable from such a serious work attitude of Semiramis.
"I heard that there was a man like Beowulf in the Ural Mountains, or a woman, who had integrated the things of a coalition of Ural troops, and the empire was described as an invader like the Attila Empire. ”
With her fingertips running through her hair, Alice casually asked, if she didn't want to touch the papers, which were much more fun than hiding in the library and reading books, or studying magic in the laboratory.
"Well, yes, there's such a thing. ”
Semiramis was slightly stunned, then nodded.
It's not a big deal, as the empire expands, it's normal for the empire to be compared to the previous Attila Empire, not only because of the difference in interests, but also because of the difference in positions.
"What's wrong? Do you want to change public opinion?"
Semiramis asked strangely, because this situation has been going on for a long time, and even the people below have become accustomed to it, and they will not feel that they are evil, because everything they do is to protect their own interests, this is a difficult to argue justice.
"We've been on the offensive of public opinion, and every year we spend a lot of money on those bards, and according to your suggestion, we have also found some people to create some stories that sing the praises of your deeds and the deeds of the empire, and let the bards sing about them. ”
For example, in Scandinavia, on the Celtic islands, the Baltic Empire is very good, because the goods from the empire are good and cheap.
But in the Black Forest and the Urals, the verdict is the opposite, and the people who live there are full of resentment towards the Empire, and they are determined to kill every Baltic who invades their homeland.
"No, that's not what I meant. ”
Alice shook her head, she is not one of those sympathetic virgins, she knows very well in this regard, this world is originally a real world that harms others and self-interest, and people who indulge in fairy tales will only die of their own innocence in the end.
"I'm just worried about whether the Ural Mountains will have a figure like Siegel because of our invasion to unite all the tribes of the entire Ural Mountains and form a mountain kingdom. ”
Alice said.
"Are you serious? Alice. ”
Semiramis was very surprised, she was very surprised that Alice would have such worries, which is no longer unfounded, as if the lions were worried about how the antelope thought of themselves.
"Alice, have you read the information?"
"Well, I've read all the information in the Ural Mountains, so I have such doubts, you see that the pressure we are exerting on them now has made that Golia use strong means to clear the forces that balance her in the coalition army, and now the coalition army is the real coalition army. ”
"The people of the Ural Mountains are very similar to the Scandinavians in terms of habits and personalities, so in the face of such a powerful invader, they must have acted very similarly to the Scandinavians. ”
Alice analyzed little by little, and explained the reasons why she had come to this conclusion.
Semiramis laughed, and the room brightened up like the most beautiful flowers blooming.
"We are different from the people of Attila, we have no intention of conquering the Ural Mountains, we have no desire for their land, for their homeland. ”
"It's not that it's nothing, it's not temporarily. ”
Alice added later, drawing a roll of Semiramis' eyes.
"The natives of the Ural Mountains are fundamentally different from the Scandinavians, each of them has a different faith and a generational hatred for each other, and it is really difficult to unite these people in a short period of time. ”
"Finally, and I think the most important point, Golia and Beowulf are fundamentally different, and from the previous information, you should be able to clearly see that Golia, a woman, does not have overwhelming power, nor does she have strong prestige, and she has no way to subdue those under her command. ”
Semiramis's words made Alice fall into deep thought, maybe this was really her overthinking.
"Alice, in fact, this situation is the best, I don't know if you remember, you told me a long time ago, a story called self-respect of a thief. ”
"It's very different from now, the empire has now become the strongest force in the Northlands, and it can also be ranked among all the countries in the entire main plane. ”
Alice retorted to Semiramis's words and said.
"I'm not talking about that, I'm referring to Golia, her role in the Ural Mountains for our Baltic Empire, has power but not overwhelming power, prestige but not the most prestige person, capable but not to the extent of you, even if it is defeated once or twice, she will not be discouraged, and will continue to organize an army to fight us. ”
"Such a person can be positioned as a whetstone for our army, and in the future, we can regularly send our army to the Ural Mountains to hone and train the real elite, this time the Sixth Legion, and then other legions. ”
Semiramis nodded, agreeing with Alice.
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So at this moment, what is Golia, who was defined as a whetstone by Alice and Semiramis, doing something now?
She prepares for the battle that follows, and through the mouths of the soldiers who survived the defeat, she proclaims the power of the Baltic Empire, describing them as even more formidable enemies than the Attila Empire.
This was very effective, because the tribal chieftains who were still alive had lived through the days when they were ruled by the Attila Empire, and if they could, they would never want to go back to those days, like live fish on a chopping block, to be killed alive.
The number of Goliath's armies began to swell, and soon returned to their pre-defeat size, some of which were famous even in the Ural Mountains.
When the number increased, she began to launch a military campaign, allowing her mobile army to attack the supply lines of the Baltic Empire, and to carry out tentative attacks day and night, draining the enemy's energy.
In addition, she also tries to lure enemies into the territory of powerful beings, such as those that are hidden, those that are left behind by the gods, and the places where the powerful gods and ancient dragons are entrenched.
Of course, these attempts ended in failure, and the information on this area had already been obtained in previous activities, and the Sixth Army would not fall into such a straightforward trap.
"It seems that you have become cunning, and have you grown up after a failure?"
Once again, the commander of the Sixth Army received the news that the logistical supply lines had been attacked, and although they successfully repelled the attack, the speed of the delivery of supplies was still severely affected.
This forced him to have the hunters in his army dispose of the trophy of the game, cut the edible parts, and roast them at high temperatures before they were used for consumption.
"It looks familiar, in such a way. ”
The herald took the document handed over by the Legion Commander, looked at the message written on it, and frowned.
"Well, it's like a replica of the Scandinavians against the Attila Empire, attacking day and night, cutting off logistical supply lines, and then driving away prey around our army, leaving us without food. ”
"We are very different from the Attila Empire, these methods can't play a big role in us, they can only influence, but they can't influence the situation of the war. ”
The Legion Commander said disapprovingly, the battle between the Scandinavian Empire and the Atila Empire has been studied over and over again in the past few years.
The Legion Commander himself was a personal experience of those battles, he knew the specific circumstances of those battles, understood how the Scandinavian Empire had declined, and knew why the Attila Empire had fallen apart.
"But we also have to get serious, the other side is much more difficult than we thought, and we will have to maintain this state for a long time. ”
"In this case, there will be no end to this war for a long time, herald, be prepared to live here for a long time, and perhaps we will need to build a strong barracks or a city here. ”
The Legion Commander stepped out of his tent, and looked up at the towering peaks in the distance, where the snow could be clearly seen near the clouds.
"City, build a city in a place like this, Captain, you're not kidding, are you? What does the empire gain by building a city here? ”
According to the pragmatic habits of the empire, things that are not beneficial, things that give more than they gain, will not be ignored, and resources and time will not be wasted because of romanticism.
Building a city in the Ural Mountains, a region isolated by civilization, allows the empire's fame to spread more widely in the Northlands, and can claim what was once a forbidden area of civilization to be conquered by the empire.
But it is clear that the empire no longer needs such means to increase its prestige, the empire is already the most powerful country in the Northlands, and its development has reached a bottleneck.
"What do you get? What are the benefits? My dear herald, there are some things you still look too short of. ”
"In your opinion, the establishment of cities is a thankless task, and it has caused these natives in the Ural Mountains to fight back frantically, but from another point of view, aren't they exactly the kind of war that our empire needs?"
"As long as they stick to the establishment of the city, then they can only accept this outcome whether they want it or not, and they have no other choice. ”
"Speaking of the good things, it is foreseeable that when the city is founded, it will become the center of the entire Ural Mountains, where all the natives will come to trade, and the tribal chiefs will even settle here, just because it has everything they want. ”
"Herald, I'll make a bet with you. ”
The Legion Commander said with a grin.
If it had turned out to be as he had hoped, the empire would have become stronger, something he was happy to see and be willing to fight for, and he was now genuinely willing to pay his loyalty to the empire, not for personal gain.
The Baltic Empire has such a charm, obviously it is just a new country with a history of not many years, but it has won the real support of the people below by relying on various systems that are incompatible with the world and this era.
Even if one day Alice has fallen in a corner of this world, and the legend about the Baltic Empire that is circulating in the main plane, as long as that legend continues to be passed on, then there will be a steady stream of people who want to resurrect such an empire and resurrect the founder of this empire.
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