In contrast to the general war-weariness, the armies of the Baltic Empire were now hungry for war, from the generals at the top to the slaves at the bottom.

Under their propulsion, the military industry of the Baltic Empire developed rapidly, and in just a few years it became a force to be reckoned with in the empire.

Pirates in the North Sea and the English Channel, three countries in Scandinavia, savage tribes in the Ural Mountains, vampires in the Black Forest in the South, no matter which opponent they are, as long as they can be enemies and be able to make them start wars, it is enough.

Because the war can bring them a lot of resources, use military merits to improve their status, let the Baltic Empire truly complete the unification of the land in the Northland, and make the Baltic Empire the only country in the Northland.

However, such a trend of thought only floats in the army, and for the empire, it can only be regarded as spreading in a small area, and it cannot affect the overall situation, because the Baltic Empire is a country with a high degree of unity of monarchy and divine power, and Alice has undoubtedly the highest authority in this empire.

The Empire's navy is researching a ship that can fulfill their ambitions, because it is a navy, so they must have ships to be able to fight, after all, their domain is in the middle of the sea.

Some time ago, the new ships built by the Jutland shipyards were only able to meet part of their needs, but they were not outstanding in terms of defense and resilience, and speed and agility were also very important in navigation and combat at sea.

The empire's navy is developing, and the other departments of the empire are also not stagnating, and the empire's army is undergoing a comprehensive rearmament, and the equipment and weapons used before are indeed very good things, but compared with the current things, the gap is not one or two points.

The new generation of armor is not only made of better materials, but also made the most advanced technology, made it stronger, and most importantly, made a historic breakthrough in weight.

A suit of armor that covered the whole body, weighed less than twenty kilograms with stronger defense, and an adult Scandinavia was able to wear this armor for a long workout.

In addition, the technology of the elves has been applied to this new batch of new generation of armor, in the face of fire, lightning, ice, acid, etc., can have a certain resistance, this was originally used on the sword dancer technology, those beautiful and mysterious magic runes are engraved on the armor, but also make this new batch of armor become the darling of warriors, because no matter who it is, for beautiful things, naturally have a good feeling.

On top of the weapons, technology obtained from the dwarves is used, which enhances the toughness of these weapons, and when fighting, such weapons can become more durable and will not be cut in two due to fierce collisions.

The popularization of new armor and new weapons has not been hindered at all, but what to do with those obsolete weapons and armor has become a problem, these things are very new, and it is a waste to discard them like this.

If the old practice continues, these things will be sold, and a lot of money and resources will be exchanged from various buyers, and they will exploit other people in a scissors way to enrich themselves.

But now, this method is no longer workable, and it is not suitable to use this set, because these old equipment, which has been abandoned by the imperial army, is also more than the equipment of other forces for several generations, and can really pose a threat to the empire.

"It can't be sold to nearby forces, so let's use it to equip our empire's second-tier troops. ”

Faced with endless bickering, Semiramis impatiently made a decision.

The Baltic Empire, in addition to the main force, also had a secondary force to maintain law and order, deal with instability in the country's territory, and deal with those who ran out of the forests and mountains.

The composition of these second-level troops is basically composed of fighters who have been eliminated by the main force, and those who have performed well will also be selected into the main force and enter the more brutal battlefield to fight.

As for the Harpy, which was originally a security force, it was scattered and divided into various units, and it was active in various missions as an air scout, because the imperial territory has become very large, and the number of Harpys can no longer meet the task of law and order, plus the Harpy's combat effectiveness has always been a problem.

The main force is the elite, the secondary force is the supplement, in the war, a group of troops that can enter the battlefield at any time, with a certain combat effectiveness, is much better than the soldiers, holding weapons, hurrying to the battlefield, the latter in many cases, not only can not provide too much combat effectiveness, but also because of morale, it is easy to rout, impact other troops.

"Those guys, are you trustworthy?"

One of the generals crossed his arms to his chest and objected.

The combat effectiveness of the second-level army is one aspect, and the other aspect is that many of the people who make up the second-level army are converted from slaves, and they have changed from slaves to freedmen because of their military exploits, and they are still staying in the army, just to get more military merits, and then upgrade from freedmen to citizens, and truly become part of the Baltic Empire.

The generals next to him glared at the man, and judging by their clothing, they belonged to the second-level units they had just discussed, which were used to maintain law and order and deal with some simple enemies.

"I don't want that voice here. ”

Semiramis said in a cold voice, so that slaves can get rid of the existing slave status through hard work, with a promise in exchange for their hard and sweaty slave labor, the use of such cheap labor, is Alice's idea, Semiramis thinks of genius.

In addition, when such a system has been formed, she wants to control the emotions of both sides, because the quarrel causes a conflict between the two sides, and then this conflict expands to a direct conflict between the two forces, and it is really out of control.

"Yes, my majesty. ”

The surrounding generals all bowed their heads at this time, the will of Semiramis and Alice was absolute in the empire, and no one could question anything, they could only ask questions, not raise objections.

Seeing such a scene, Semiramis sighed in his heart, seven years of peaceful development have brought the development of the empire to a higher level, but because of the rapid development, various contradictions have appeared within the empire.

Not to mention other places, that is, in the army, there is a contradiction between the navy and the army, there is a contradiction between the army stationed in Jutland and the army stationed on the island of Zealand, the main force looks down on the second-level troops, and the second-level troops do not obey the main forces, thinking that they can only be so powerful because of their equipment.

If he could, Semiramis was not willing to fight any war at this time, but Alice's remarks that forgetting the war and dying after a long war have also been proven by history, after all, the collapse of the Attila Empire is still vivid.

"Well, this is not for you to quarrel when I bring you together, and I don't want to see the contradictions accumulated by those trivial things between you. ”

Semiramis's eyes were like sharp knives as they scanned the respectful bowed generals, who had experienced brutal wars and had great military force, and were as docile as lambs in the face of Semiramis who seemed to be only the age of their daughter.

"The Empire has gone through seven years of peace, seven years of rapid development, and now what the Empire needs is a war, and I think that's what you guys dream of. ”

The one who likes war the most must be the army, because everything in the army is built on war and the war that is about to happen, and if there will never be a war in this world, then there will be no such thing as an army in this world, because there is no need for anything.

Like wolves that have been hungry for a winter, all the people present, whether they are from the army or the navy, whether they are the generals of the main force or the second level of the army, suddenly raised their heads, their eyes glowing green, full of longing.

This is the news they are most eager to hear, in the face of such news, the contradiction between them is very unmentionable, after all, the easiest way to solve the uneven distribution of resources is to make the cake bigger, the cake is bigger, and everyone can get a little more, which can be a good way to alleviate the contradiction.

The Ural Mountains in the east, the Black Forest in the south, Scandinavia in the northwest, the North Sea and the Channel of England in the west are all lands and seas that can be used as targets for war and conquest.

"Beihai?"

"Scandinavia?"

"The Ural Mountains?"

The admirals of the navy, the army, and the second class opened their mouths in unison, and then noticed the proposal in the mouths of the other two, and looked at each other, their eyes colliding in the air, as if there was a sizzling of electricity.

Of course, the Navy wants to target the North Sea, because the North Sea guards the entrance and exit of the Baltic Sea, and if it wants to expand in the ocean, the North Sea is the absolute second target, and no matter how it can bypass, it will not be able to bypass the hurdle.

In addition, the chaos in the North Sea in the past few years has completely destroyed the North Sea Pirate Kingdom, and more than a dozen pirate groups are fighting in the North Sea, and Francis Drake has become one of them from the only ruler.

In other words, her current situation has become worse, all the pirate groups are targeting her, and they all put the first target on her, after all, she is the pirate king of the North Sea, the [Demon King of the Storm], and the strongest person in the North Sea.

"Not the North Sea, not Scandinavia. “

The reasons why not Scandinavia and the North Sea were chosen have been said many times, and there is no need to repeat them now, the Empire will not do anything to these two places without the right time and preparation.

The North Sea is the desire of the navy, and Scandinavia is the desire of the second-class troops, because many of them were born in Scandinavia and hope to recapture their homeland, their homeland, by conquering Scandinavia.

It's not the North Sea, it's not Scandinavia, then the Ural Mountains are left, and the Ural Mountains, located in the east, are the territories that the army wants to conquer in recent years, because with the exploration of the Ural Mountains in recent years, the various resources in it make the army very eager.

In addition, the clashes with the tribes of the Ural Mountains in recent years have left a group of warriors buried in that strange land, and some of them have been used as food by the enemy, which has aroused the hatred of the main army.

They are willing to fight, they are willing to open up their territory for the empire, they are willing to avenge their dead comrades, and they use the blood of the enemy to pay tribute to their compatriots who unfortunately died in battle.

"Well, it's the Ural Mountains, but it's only a larger-scale attack, not yet to the point of all-out war and conquest, and we need you to crush the barbarian tribes and turn their men and women into slaves and bring them back to the empire. ”

It is not yet time to start a full-scale war, but now the situation in the Northland, the outbreak of a full-scale war must be inevitable, so before the outbreak of a full-scale war, use these barbarians to train the army, so that they can recall how to conduct a war, get used to fighting a war, and find problems in the war, analyze problems, and then solve problems.

"Take care to strengthen the defenses of Karelia and Rus' and do not let those tribes rush into our territory. ”

In the spring of each year, the tribes that have been starving for a winter will come down from the mountains and attack the inhabitants of the plains, plundering the opposite sex for reproduction and plundering food and other materials from their hands.

The tribes living in the Rus steppes are no match for them, and although they may not seem very real, those who have to fight against nature and wild beasts every day are indeed very high in combat.

High enough to be on par with the elite of the Scandinavians.

Not only that, but there are also spellcasters among those barbarians, shamans who are good at cursing and communicating with the spirit of nature, and their magic and spells are even stranger than the steppe shamans who live in the steppe.

"Yes!"

Compared with the main force, the second-line troops seem to be much lost, and they are also weak when they agree, and the defensive task is the most boring task, because the initiative is in the hands of the attacking side, and their own side can only defend passively with a strong spirit.

"Well, don't be so listless, I know to you that this is just a warm-up war, and if you can't even show that this battle satisfies me and Alice, then I think you know the consequences. ”

If you can't even win a big victory, then these people here now will be punished, because the empire's efforts need to see the harvest, and if you can't see the harvest, someone needs to come out and take responsibility.