In the battle for imperial power in the middle of the continent, the situation changed dramatically with the addition of Jue Ying.

On July 2, the northern swarm of the purple-black insect hive arrived at Lao Wu's territory.

As early as a year ago, when the regent (the sixth child) canonized the northern general to Jue Ying, the fifth child was actually ready to strengthen a series of fortresses in the border area.

This fifth child really doesn't know the old emperor's partiality for his eldest daughter. The old emperor seemed to have anticipated the current situation for a long time, and gave the topographic map of the northern mountains to this eldest daughter decades ago.

Of course, the fifth child didn't know that after waking up from a long hibernation, his titular eldest sister had the ability to "perceive the genes of species". I don't even know that in this troubled world, there are ghosts like the consciousness of the swarm and the chaos of the world.

Mountain Spring Pass.

It is a very stable checkpoint, with tall mountains on the north and south sides, and a ravine between cliffs in the center. This is the "natural" river valley that was hit by heavy rainstorms when the Bell Civilization transformed the planet. Of course, there are no warm and humid air currents passing through here, so it is naturally a dry canyon.

The fifth child sets up a checkpoint here. Today, however, in the mountains on either side, a large amount of gravel tumbles down the gentle slopes of the hillside. A cave emerges from the mountain, and a giant worm burrows through a natural cavern in the mountain. As the guy blossomed on the mountain, batches of myriaped beetles rolled down the hillside.

The commander of this army was Giant Scythe, whose father was a knight of the Golden Beetle I in his early years, and was later sent to the north. And he is a 'barbarian' born and raised in the northern wilderness. As a teenager, he escaped his father's cultural teachings and became an adult. Now he volunteered to be the vanguard of the raid.

As he rushed down from the mountains, he looked at the neatly planned urban area in front of him, his eyes shining with a bloodthirsty light.

In the raiding corps, the violet-blue bugs spread their sickle-like pincers, and the central mouthparts protruded from the long tube device, shooting out beams of particles. In the houses and positions at the foot of the mountain, there were fires.

The power of this particle beam is actually not very large, and it is scattered at a distance of 500 meters.

At a range of two hundred meters, it is only the lethality of igniting wood. More like a low-powered flamethrower weapon with a long range and straight trajectory, it is far less lethal than the kinetic energy of a bullet. This side also reflects that the corps at this time was very lacking in the weapon system.

However, it was a raid. With the defenders at odds, the electro-particle beam beetles took over the warehouse. The frontal level in front of it was also breached under the tunnel blasting of the burrowing worm.

The army of Jue Hotaru poured into Guanzhong, completely bringing the old five's 'important strategic rear' into their control.

……

Four hours later, the Bug Legion had sprayed pheromones on almost every brick of the level's city.

Then began the screening of people in the city.

Jue Hotaru knows that the initial time of her entry into the customs is very precious, so her decision-making at this time must be very efficient! Compulsory inclusion of all those who are useful to them in the occupied territories in the shortest possible time.

That is, to separate the craftsmen, as well as the artillerymen.

If it is a burning wheel, it is to control the municipal department and take down the household registration file. Control granaries and water sources to stabilize local order. Soldiers were dispatched to supervise local officials and check local data.

In the early days of the occupation of Xishui Harbor, the army sent about one-tenth of the number of local bureaucrats. This is easy for the army of burning wheels to popularize education.

But for the Northern Legion of the Absolute Fireflies, they don't have this ability. The northern part of the country has always been isolated from the coastal region of the 'Gul' – not very civilized.

After the siege of the city, the Qiu Ba people under the command of Jue Ying divided the people in the square into two categories. One is useful and the other is useless.

It stands to reason that after finding out what is useful, why can't we let go of the 'useless'?

History has proved that any social selection must create a certain difference - that is, those who are close to themselves must be better than those who are not close to themselves, so that useful people can be forced out.

If the occupying forces have sufficient resources, they will naturally invest resources to reward those who are close to them, creating this difference. However, the occupying army has no resources, and in order to gather talents, it must rely on punishing useless talent groups and forcing useful talents to stand up for self-protection.

Therefore, the reason why the nomads on the earth want to slaughter after capturing the city - this poor haha of the grassland, the initial organization can only use craftsmen. Therefore, in order to quickly identify the craftsmen, the method of dividing them into two categories is directly adopted, and the craftsmen must come out if they want to survive.

And if the city is not slaughtered in the later period, it is not that the Great Khan is merciful. Rather, there are a little more resources, and at the same time, the system can accommodate non-artisan talents, such as yeoman farmers and small traders (transport workers), to play a role. So a slightly better slave hierarchy was adopted.

[People are utilitarian, no matter how high or low civilization is!] The difference lies in the fact that a society with a high civilization has a better win-win mentality; The cooperative relationship between low-civilization societies is 'simple', so if it is necessary to expand profits, its utilitarian model is barbaric and cruel. 】

As a competent ruler, Hotaru acquiesced in the following happening.

The generals under her command planted parasites on the useless ones who attacked the city, many men and women. These blood-red bugs implanted from the nose and mouth make the receptors wail in pain. One in three of these receptors will not be able to withstand the parasite and will die; And those who endure it will eat more and become stronger, becoming extremely qualified slaves.

This kind of scene made the apprehensive craftsmen and soldiers tremble.

And then, the maids beside Princess Jue Hotar, as the savior, took Jue Hotaru's orders to appease these people and invite them to serve the Northern Qinwang Corps.

As for what will happen if you don't serve the Qinwang Corps...... Isn't it clear what happened to the unlucky ghosts who were enslaved by the Giant Scythe General?

Under strict military regulations on rewards and punishments, these corps were quickly surrendered and turned into the best army under feudal standards.

The Northern Qinwang Legion also has artillery, as well as grassroots officers who can draw maps, and they can load Gu worms with armor and firearms. If these people can do a good job, they will also be given some slaves.

……

After breaking through the mountain spring pass, in mid-July.

Almost snowballing, Ju Hotaru gradually swallowed up all the facilities in the territory of the Five Princes. —including the female Gu worms he once plundered from the imperial capital.

In late July, we arrived outside the city of Giant Horn.

The strong and strong fireflies, carrying 1,500 giant turtle mortar cannons, fought with the five princes who mustered up their bravery.

On the 80-kilometer battle battlefield, a large number of purple-black flying insect swarms, in a herringbone array of geese, constantly bombarded the battle battlefield. As a result, the east side of the old five formation collapsed first, and was rushed to the position by a large number of sickle insects that could jump quickly, and then the whole line began to lose.

In the next two hours, the fifth who had been on an adventure with the sixth, the Gu Nest army was wiped out by artillery, and he himself did not know whether he was alive or dead.

The fifth prince may have been captured, anyway, at this time, for Jue Hotaru, there is no need for this younger brother to appear.

August 4th.

The army of the Absolute Fire entered the capital of the Great Horn, and His Royal Highness the Prince Regent was faced with a situation where it was easy to invite the gods and send them to the gods.

In the Imperial Palace.

Wearing a purple robe, Jue Ying led the guards to the main hall, and the ministers were frightened, she crossed the steps and came directly to her emperor's nephew, and slightly performed the etiquette of a prince meeting the emperor.

The regent originally wanted to say hello, but saw that Juhotaru didn't pay attention to him at all. The atmosphere was extremely awkward for a while, and the regent's carapace fingers creaked, but he had to force a smile on his face.

The little emperor saw that the evil uncle who had been pressing himself and "bullying" his mother was overridden by his aunt, and his immature little face tried to maintain a positive color, but he couldn't contain the joy overflowing in his heart.

And the courtiers in the court looked at each other, and their eyes exchanged meanings—now it seemed that the regent could not hold power alone.

……

When Ju Hotaru entered the bustling imperial capital, his generals suggested that his lord "either follow the same policy as the northern cities had previously followed."

These chiefs of hundreds of families born in the north are obviously addicted to plundering slaves and plundering. This is the male's desire to prey after complete indulgence.

But these stupid people are looking at the wrong form. Now that the Hotaru has entered the customs, there is a better alternative than them.

As the controller of the Gu Nest, the biggest difference between it and the 'monopoly of power' in human society is that you can completely turn the people who depend on you into a tool of domination, rather than a cornerstone that you have to rely on.

After entering the Giant Horn Capital, Jue Hotaru once again selected a new batch of officers. And these new officers also began to expand their power from the Giant Horn Capital, and all the people of the original Giant Scythe General's faction were thrown aside. A large number of middle-level officers who joined General Jucythe were all forced to hibernate. Although the giant sickle general did not hibernate, he suddenly became a loner within the faction.

Within its power structure, the Absolute Hotaru became supreme. Anyone who wants to maintain their current power must conform to the will of the Absolute Hotaru.

And the power rule of the Absolute Fire is obviously more competitive than that of the regent.

The people of the Giant Horn Capital are not comparing which side is benevolent now. Rather, it is very realistic to see who can grow stronger, who has a large number of vacant powers to be ceded to others.

As a result, although Jue Hotaru was extremely indifferent to the old department, she now had a large number of central positions to be arranged, so a large number of talents in the imperial capital began to take the initiative to take refuge. As for whether it will be thrown away when it runs out of fireflies, that is something that will be considered after taking the position.

In other words, everyone is also spared now, that is, the giant sickle general is too stupid, and he will definitely not be so stupid.

……

Ju Hotaru adjusted his military strength slightly in the imperial capital, and then launched another attack.

At the beginning of September, the new faction that had made the imperial capital new to the city invade the south and east with their armies. These people who have just joined the Absolute Firefly sequence are naturally eager to show their abilities.

On the 5th and 9th, the six Gu nests of the fourth and third children were pulled out respectively.

After this series of triumphant victories, when he saw that the siege of the Giant Horn Capital was about to be completely lifted, Hotaru forcibly stopped the attack despite the order of the regent to continue the attack.

Political analysts in the imperial capital believe that this is a precursor to the tearing of the faces of the regent.

Teahouse analysts believe that the regent wants a complete victory and stabilizes the situation; And Jue Hotaru wants to raise his own weight and further control the court.

It's not that complicated. Jue Hotaru is just considering the problem of his own internal group, and this time the new recruits recruited by the app have won a big victory, which is to give a reminder to those who are still waiting for the giant horns: Hurry up and join yourself, and you won't wait for the expiration date.

I also want more people to join, so naturally I can't let the first wave of people who join take the credit and solidify the position, and always leave a little place for the newcomers. As for that court, Jue Hotaru did not have the slightest consciousness of entering the singing horn, but as an outsider chess player.

If the Northern Army completely lifts the outer encirclement this time, the new recruits this time will become the old people who hinder the entry of later generations. And this first batch of recruits is just a golden bone. These talents are only bold, not the most capable.

Hotaru is tough and flexible.

……

There is still a period of development in the north, and the perspective has returned to the south.

Many generals in the south are now taking advantage of the undecided situation in the north and are doing their best to beat the second prince. Taking Genghe as an example, he made full use of the Linlong tank given by Zeyo to carry out a forward attack. Then he gave some of the Gu worms to the burning wheel to help customize this 'heavy cavalry' with steel armor and machine guns all over the body.

In other words, this kind of tank has basically become a necessary existence on the front-line battlefield, and it can destroy the opponent's heavy corps of the 'resistance line' with one shot, and it will be extremely easy to harvest later. Several other generals also wanted to be armed with this kind of heavily armored combat equipment.

Then the cult thing happened: the owner of a Gu nest in the north of the burning wheel, called Hewu, actually made a deal with the second prince and also helped make the oblique armor, but the design was completely different.

This fact that the arms were sold on both sides caused great anger among the generals led by Genghe. However, at this time, they may have forgotten the account of their betrayal of the Burning Wheel before, and the reality that the strength of the two sides has now been eliminated.

The ranwheel has gained a firm foothold here, and the industry has initially been able to be self-sufficient, that is, it is not wrong to turn its face. What makes Genghe even more puzzling is that the tour is no longer in the southern landbridge area, and everything here is given to a student named Xinzhu.

Genghe was sure at first glance that this kid called Xinzhu was by no means an honest man like Zhouyou, an absolute profiteer.

Xin Zhu said that "there is a problem within himself, he has just taken over this place and has no prestige, and there are two factions of students under his command who are competing for resources and ......", but in fact, Hewu's faction opened up another line of interests, and he did not contribute to it. Hewu was an honest man, and he was lured to this path.

Xinzhu had a helpless expression: "I don't have enough power to reprimand and punish him." Everything is up to the teacher. The balloon swooped and kicked thousands of miles away.

Genghe was crazy: "Where did your teacher go?" ”

Xinzhu: "There was something wrong with Xia Hongdao, and we had a little conflict with the floating family, and the teacher went back to deal with it." ”

Genghe shook the door and left: "Okay, okay, just wait for your teacher to come back." ”

Xinzhu looked at the back of the general who left angrily, the corners of his mouth grinned slightly, and sarcasm overflowed.

That's right, now here in Luqiao, the student faction is indeed divided into two competing factions: one faction supports Genghe and several generals, and the other faction secretly contacts the second prince.

Different interest camps have emerged within the Ranlun. This is the inevitability of the capitalist federation, and with the expansion of interests and the spread of interest lines, it will inevitably bring about factional division. However, compared with the feudal split, the split of the capitalist group has a stronger cohesive nature. Because the capital group is a total root system of feedback - that is, the total industrial chain and the total market.

The various factions within the Burning Wheel plundered the outside world by unscrupulous means, but there was still fair competition internally.

With the permission of the Celestial Tour, the core plant classifies its classmates into factions. - You see, the core strain is even a promoter in the process of indiscriminate arms sales.

The core plant does not have the authority of the Celestial Tour. If you want your classmates to listen to your own words, you must take everyone to develop profits, and at the same time develop profits, you can act as a fair referee and solve everyone's contradictions, so you can naturally sit in a stable position.

Power energy facilities and road facilities are all in the hands of the Xishui Port government,—— that is to say, the government functions will be handed over to Xinzhu.

Of course, Zhouyou still holds the monetary sovereignty of the central bank, because this is to give the core plant, that is, to stimulate his ambition and encourage him to dictatorship.

The Fuel Turbine Group in the Luqiao area of Xinzhu became the biggest black hand in the Southern War, exporting a large number of strategic materials such as gun barrels, engines, steel, and fuel oil.

At the same time, a series of free trade zones such as Xishui Port are increasing the import of raw materials from the region. The population is like a stream flowing into a river, gathering towards the burning wheel.

The generals of the Golden Beetle Empire are still grabbing territory

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