Eighty percent steppes, with the remaining twenty percent lakes, rivers and forests, the Rus' region was loyal to stability after a few years of nominal conquest by the Baltic Empire.

This is indispensable for the efforts of the centaur troops, precisely because they are constantly running across the steppe, defeating one tribe after another who dare to raise the banner of rebellion and fight against the Baltic Empire.

Countless people have died in such encirclement and suppression, because there are too many old classes in this land who want to protect their interests, and they use the prestige they have left over from the past, with hatred, with demagogic language, to organize the army and defend their rights and interests.

However, small and medium-sized tribes have never been a problem, and the real obstacle is the big tribes, because it is their interests that the Baltic Empire rules over the land, and the institutions of the empire, are really damaged, destroyed, seized, and destroyed.

When the leader loses his people, when the tribe loses its pasture, when the wealth in the tribe does not belong to the nobles, but is distributed to the people below, when such a situation arises, they will never calmly accept such a loss.

Find a way to resist, use conspiracy, use force, contact the forces of other territories, contact other countries in the Northland, but no matter what kind of method, it does not work in front of the Empire.

Intrigue and subterfuge pale in the face of great force, and the forces of the other realms and the other countries of the Northlands, unwilling to provoke the mighty empire, not only did they help them, but also told the empire about their small actions as a gift to curry favor with the empire.

Therefore, in such an environment, the Rus steppe has basically stabilized, and in a few years, the people below have become familiar with the imperial system and are accustomed to life under the imperial system.

Subsequently, they found that they did not need to worry about food, war, and cold in their current lives, because they only had to live according to the rules of the Empire, and the Empire would take care of the rest.

Of course, this is not to say that they can really live in peace and contentment, and the remnants of the aristocracy in the past will occasionally launch sporadic rebellions, but compared to these rebellions, the barbarian tribes from the east, descending from the Ural Mountains, are the real threat.

The barbarians, who are as strong as the Scandinavians, tend to wage plunder wars in the spring, and after plundering enough food to reproduce the opposite sex, they will quickly return to the Ural Mountains, using the complex mountain terrain to escape the pursuit of the army.

For thousands of years, they have adhered to this custom, and it was only during the period of the Attila Empire that some of them chose to submit to the Attila Empire and become part of the empire, and the situation improved.

However, when the Attila Empire collapsed and the Baltic Empire took over the Rus' lands, the Attila Empire lost control of these tribes, and they reverted to their old habits.

The army of the Baltic Empire has not tried to use decoy traps to annihilate the barbarians who came out of the Ural Mountains and plundered in one fell swoop, but blood and death cannot completely annihilate the wildness of those guys.

After that, the barbarians will continue to attack here, and after taking advantage of a little advantage, they will immediately return to the Ural Mountains with the spoils.

However, that is only in the past tense, the empire has not given up the exploration of the Ural Mountains in the past few years, and the teams sent out every year to enter the mountains will bring back very rich rewards, of which slaves occupy the majority.

Now, it is no longer the time for the empire to be blind to the Ural Mountains, the basic map has been drawn, and the places where the large tribes are located, as well as the places where some powerful beasts are located, are all depicted on the map, which is clear.

All that remains is when the Empire will give the order to conquer this land, and the troops stationed in Rus', the people living in Rus', the remnants of the hidden party, and the other countries of the Northlands are waiting for such an order.

Now, the war has really come, the war that everyone was looking forward to has really begun, and like a machine with a switch turned on, the empire has begun to work for this war.

The soldiers said goodbye to their families, took up their weapons, put on their armor, and went to the assembly sites of the army to report, and the various weapons manufacturing factories began to frantically manufacture weapons, ammunition and armor in three shifts for twenty-four hours.

Hordes of scouts from the army and assassins from the intelligence services began to pass through the Rus' steppe and into the Ural Mountains, and they needed to ensure the timeliness of the intelligence and make sure that there would be no accidents when the war was going on.

Perhaps apart from the uninformed tribes in the Ural Mountains, other nations and tribes were holding feasts because of the news.

This is the sorrow of living around a powerful empire, and the survival of one's own country depends entirely on the face of a powerful empire, because in many cases, empires destroy them without any reason.

"This is the first time that our empire has fought a war in the mountains in the true sense of the word. ”

Semiramis came to the conference room, pointing to the map hanging on the wall, and her finger pointed to the Ural Mountains.

Most of the battles of the Baltic Empire's armies took place in flat plains, and in places like forests and mountains, there had not yet been large-scale wars with large forces.

"Yes, Your Majesty, so in this war of ours, we did not arrange for centaur troops to join the battle sequence, the rugged terrain of the mountains is not suitable for centaurs to run, and we must also be wary that when we attack, the enemy will take advantage of the situation in the Rus region and attack our supply lines. ”

A gnoll, wearing a costume unique to the Emperor ** team, stood up and said.

Next to him, a centaur general had an ugly face, but he didn't say anything, he himself knew the flaws of his race, he was not suitable for fighting in such an environment as a mountainous mountain, and forcibly entering such a place, maybe there would not be much gain, and there would be a lot of losses.

"In addition, only the army of Rus' was mobilized this time, because this is not a full-scale war with no purpose in conquering the land and conquering the Hordes, and I have made it very clear in the previous meeting that our goal is to crush the Hordes, plunder their population, and ensure that they do not dare to continue the offensive against the Rus' region. ”

Semiramis continued to emphasize the purpose of the war, and she wanted to keep the war to a certain scale, because the situation in the Northland was complicated and the Empire still needed to exercise a certain amount of restraint.

"Your Majesty, will you let the Sixth Legion go?"

The Sixth Army is the legion now stationed in Rus', and it is a new legion established after the occupation of the Rus' area, some of the elites from the First and Second Army Corps were transferred as the backbone, and the elites of the second-line troops were used as flesh and blood.

"Sixth Legion, after getting rid of the centaur troops, are there any others?"

Semiramis asked rhetorically, silencing the general who asked the question.

"But, Your Majesty...... The Third Army Corps could not be drawn, and they were stationed in Schleswig, the Fourth Army in Finland, and the Fifth Army in Karelia, both of which were also newly created. ”

Schleswig is south of the Black Forest, north of Jutland, is the first gateway to the south of Jutland, if Schleswig is penetrated, then the enemy can drive straight into Jutland, the most critical and core economic center of the Baltic Empire.

The Fourth and Fifth Legions, like the Sixth, were newly established legions, and due to the environment in which they were located, they had a large number of centaurs, which were not suitable for fighting in the mountains.

The first, second, and third legions cannot be withdrawn, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth legions are not suitable for mobilization, so if you continue to count them, there will not be many people who can be used to devote themselves to this war.

"Your Majesty, leave this war to us, and we will not disappoint you. ”

A general dressed differently from the other generals stood up, looked at the disgusted eyes of the people around him, and seriously proposed.

The legions were the main forces, and the one who was standing now was proposing the second-line troops, those mostly composed of freedmen who could only carry out patrolling and policing tasks.

Of course, these troops are also combat-effective, and they may still be able to gain an advantage by fighting wars with untrained and unorganized tribes, but if these second-line troops are allowed to win and obtain results, those main forces will really be ashamed of the word "main force".

"No, I can't. ”

"Not allowed. ”

"How bold!"

The commanders and generals of those main legions were directly enraged, forgetting what place this was, forgetting that they were having a meeting, and reprimanded one after another.

"Shut up, you guys. ”

Semiramis raised his eyebrows and reprimanded in a cold voice.

The air around him seemed to become cold in an instant, and all the generals sat down, but the generals of the main force looked at the people of the second-line army with a bad face.

In order to protect their own interests and consolidate their position, the inherent class will consciously suppress the new class, and now the main force represents the citizens, and the second line troops are the free people, which can also be seen from this point that within the empire, there is a contradiction between the citizens and the free people.

Perhaps because of time, these contradictions have only just sprouted and have not yet been intensified, but in the long run, one day these problems will be exposed, and there may even be serious political problems.

"The defense of the Rus region is handed over to the second-line troops stationed here, shut up and wait for me to finish speaking. ”

Seeing that the commander of the Sixth Legion wanted to say something, Semiramis stopped him first.

"The Sixth Army was divided into two parts, the Centaur units continued to operate in the Rus region to prevent a possible rebellion and secure the logistical supply lines, while the remaining Sixth Army Corps attacked the Ural Mountains, and the other legions defended their respective places so as not to give the surrounding forces a chance. ”

The face of the commander of the Sixth Legion was full of embarrassment, after removing the centaurs, there were only races like jackals and werewolves left in his legion, although they were all races suitable for fighting in the mountains, but compared to the barbarians, the gnolls and werewolves could not have too many advantages, not to mention that in the Ural Mountains, the real problem was not the barbarians, but a large number of fierce beasts.

The flying troops of the Attila Empire, the flying dragons and thunderbirds in it are from the Ural Mountains, and in addition to those who come out to follow Atila, there are also a larger number of flying dragons and thunderbirds inhabiting here.

"You have to work out the route of the march, and I will give you a week to formulate the goals and routes, and then use a month to start this war. ”

Semiramis put forward her request, she is the king, she has the highest status, she only needs to make the request, prepare the purpose, and the rest is the question that the following people need to consider, how to complete this request, how to achieve this goal.

"Your Majesty, relying only on jackals and werewolves, the combat effectiveness is not enough. ”

The commander of the Sixth Legion had quickly adjusted his mood at this time, and he thought in his mind for a few seconds, confirming that the combat strength of the army in his hands was not able to achieve the goal of Semiramis, and he could not win well.

"I know I'll send some wyverns and dragons to assist you this time. ”

The commander of the Sixth Army knew that the empire had tamed a group of flying dragons and obtained the refuge of a group of dragons in the past few years, but such a force was really not worth mentioning compared to the entire Ural Mountains.

"I've made it clear to you. ”

There was already a slight impatience in Semiramis's tone, and she could easily tell their inner thoughts from the faces of these people, and knew that her support would not make them feel that they were winning.

"What is the goal this time, is to defeat those tribes, is to plunder the population, is to ensure the security of the Rus' region, and fundamentally this is a preventive war. ”

"The scouts in the army, the personnel of the intelligence department are already all over the mountain, they will provide you with detailed information, and if you encounter a powerful murderer, will you not bypass it?"

A general who was clearly a Jeat tried to speak, but was pulled by his companion by his sleeve.

"Don't tell me anything else, my goal is very clear, if you can't do it, if you want to be the person in your position, there are as many people who can do your position. ”

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Semiramis's voice had risen to a certain level, and she was no longer impatient, but with a certain amount of anger.

"Do not let arrogance blind you, my generals!"