No one would have imagined that today's war-torn western region would have been the jewel of the entire empire a few decades ago.

At that time, the entire southwest region was rich and stable, and although the ethnic minorities living here did not identify with the empire, there was no rebellion and confrontation, which is definitely not what it is today.

Since a hundred years ago, the Empire's strongest general, Grand General Vain, led his army to break through the Harry Mountains and defeat the small kingdom of Wind Rock, which had been entrenched here for hundreds of years, the southwest region has since been incorporated into the empire's territory.

Since then, the Southwest has been on the rise.

The various rare ores, fruits, and dangerous species with special uses produced in the mountains attract teams of traders.

Against all odds, they crossed the Hari Mountains and entered the region in search of a chance to make a fortune.

Some people succeeded, and some people failed, but people are a snob who will only see success, and for a while, the road from the imperial capital to the southwest region ushered in a boom of merchants.

The circulation of commodities brought wealth, the living standards of the ethnic minorities living here began to improve, and gradually the hearts of the people began to join in.

Although the commercial boom has made the tax rate much higher than in other regions, the ethnic minorities who have lived here for generations have relied on the endless resources of the southwestern mountains to obtain more wealth.

There were even a few people who benefited from this and became wealthy businessmen, enjoying endless wealth and prosperity, and the western region entered prosperity.

However, all that has changed since more than a decade ago, everything has changed.

After a century of predatory development, resources are becoming less and less difficult to obtain, and incomes have begun to decline, and the southwest region has begun to go downhill.

At the same time, at some point, the climate began to change, the rain in the sky became less and less, the drought began to come, and the already infertile land produced a large number of harvests.

Then, to make matters worse, for some reason, a large number of mutated dangerous species began to move out of the mountains and forests, frequently attacking human settlements, and suffering heavy losses for a while.

Resources that people rely on for income have become more difficult to extract.

In contrast to the sharp decline in income, the taxes collected by imperial officials became higher and higher, and the empire completely turned a blind eye to the difficulties of ethnic minorities.

Some people risk their lives to earn just enough money to pay the high taxes for their families, while many more families are struggling to make ends meet, having to sell their children and their families to death.

Income has plummeted, greedy officials have oppressed, and dangerous attacks have weighed down on ethnic minorities living in the southwest like mountains.

Naturally, the revolt began.

From rebellion to rebellion, and then to the restoration of the country, although it was finally suppressed by the Aides army, the resistance army was never completely wiped out.

As long as the root causes are not addressed, the rebels will definitely resurge......

This is the information that Jiang Chuanyue sent to him in the dark when he went to the southwest region.

"It's really troublesome, I originally wanted to farm and train here, and when the strength was enough to push the world, I didn't expect that a good territory would be a lot of trouble......"

Jiang Chuanyue looked at the endless barren mountain in front of her expressionlessly, rubbed her temples, and thought distressedly.

"Forget it, let's talk about it until we get to Grilla......"

Jiang Chuanyue shook her head and shook off the thoughts in her mind.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see, whatever the reason this place is like this, it's not something we can figure out in a while."

The convoy began to slowly start again.

......

Grilla, the center of the southwest region.

The southwest region is hilly and full of mountains, and the whole area is a paradise of mountains.

Grilla, on the other hand, is a very rare basin in the entire southwest, and because of its geographical location, it has developed into the center of the entire southwest region.

As the center of the Southwest, the flames of war are rarely burned here, so Grilla is also one of the few places in the southwest that is relatively stable.

Today, however, the calm of the city of Grilla has been shattered.

"Enemy attack!"

With the heart-rending shouts of the scout veterans on the lookout, the whole city moved.

Woooooo

A huge war horn sounded in the sky, and everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly into the air.

"What's going on? ......”

"Hurry, hurry! Guards, hurry up! ......”

"Is it another thief's attack? God bless ......"

"Mom! Woowoo woo ......"

Although there are many people with lofty ideals who are determined to restore the Fengyan Kingdom in the rebel army, and there are also warriors who fight for the people at the bottom, at the same time, there are more thugs in the rebel army who cannot survive.

They slaughtered the Imperials and plundered their wealth, but at the same time they were not merciful to their own people.

The inhabitants of Grilla had seen the hell in the midst of the war, and no one thought that the thugs outside the city would be soft on them.

"How's it going?"

On the city wall, a burly man in armor hurriedly walked up and asked the squad leader on duty.

"It's not good, it has been observed that there are at least 10,000 people, although we can resist for a while with the advantage of the city walls, but ......"

The squad leader's eyes flickered, he didn't finish his words, but the burly man understood what he meant.

Aides took the army with him when he left, and now there are only a few hundred city guards left in the whole of Grilla.

Although defensive warfare has a great advantage over them, it is clear that it is not enough to defend against tens of thousands of enemies with just a few hundred men.

"It's okay, we're not alone. I heard that our place has been divided into the territory of a certain prince in the imperial capital, and we don't have to resist for long, at most the lord will lead the army to arrive in a few days, and we don't need to despair at all. ”

The burly man patted the squad leader on the shoulder and said encouragingly.

"Really, sir?" There was a gleam in the captain's eyes.

The burly man did not answer directly, but asked, "Did I lie to you?" Soldier, go back to your post! ”

"Yes, sir!"

After speaking, the team leader ran away.

Looking at the back of the squad leader leaving, the burly man's face sank, and he didn't have the confident look he had just now.

As a high-level power family, the burly man knows that many nobles in the empire have decayed, and many noble children can't carry the burden on their shoulders and can't carry baskets, how can they be asked to lead troops to rescue Grilla?

This time, most of them are going to stick to the lonely city by themselves!

The burly man sighed lightly, the worry on his face flashed, and then he straightened his clothes and put on a confident appearance.

Morale is especially important for an army, and he can't let the morale of his soldiers fall under such circumstances.