In the roar of the whistle.

The train steam cylinder is full of rhythm to push the axis of the locomotive, and it sets sail in an ever-accelerating rhythm of 'boom, boom, boom,'.

There are a total of six trains sent by the Oka Empire to the Duchy of Bix, two of which are armored trains, and the one hundred millimeters of justice on the armored train can teach all enemies who dare to attack it. Including small-scale armored units.

Binghe climbed onto the roof of the train and looked at the vast fields around the train and the urban agglomeration that slowly moved away behind it. The delicate military map in the highest library of the Okab Star Tower came to mind.

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Most of the military technology in this era has entered a level similar to that of the First World War. Of course, in the chemical industry, there is a war behind. The world still relies on nitrate ore to make ammunition.

The Saint Sauk Empire maintains an objective number of armored forces in the eastern part of the Western Continent, which may be similar in number to the Oka Empire, or even more so.

But Binghe understands that the Oka Empire is not using its capacity. The armored forces of the Oka Empire are mainly tracked mechs, while the armor of St. Saur is mainly bipedal mechs.

An armored brigade tracked vehicle was destroyed by artillery fire, and the Oka Empire was able to replenish it from the factory in three months.

The manufacturing and commissioning cycle of St. Sauce's bipedal mecha takes a year and a half.

If there is an armored war of attrition, Saint Sauk cannot afford to fight. Not only St. Sauk, but no country in the Western Continent has the ability to fight the Oka Steel Torrent.

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Binghe can fully imagine that in the future, the Saint Sauk Empire will be greatly damaged and decline in a military conflict with Oka.

However, in fact, the Oka Empire and the Hagia Sauc land are separated by a large buffer zone of several countries, and the Mediterranean region is also contained by the Roland Kingdom as an ally. Preventing the Oka Empire from deploying his armored forces on the borders of St. Sauk.

As long as Oka's navy gets a port on the eastern coastline of the Mediterranean, the port can supply the logistics of the armored forces. Then St. Sock's troubles are big.

However, 270 years ago, there was such a crisis in St. Sauk.

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"Chriss Peninsula" leans against the top of the train to blow the wind and silently recite the name of the place.

Two hundred and seventy years ago. Ten years after the complete collapse of the eastern continent of the Oka Empire, Pratt & Whitney resisted hard, giving the Oka Empire a sigh of relief. At that time, the anti-Oka alliance also began to hesitate after consuming a lot of resources in the war, and the alliance was not aligned.

At that time, the alliance led by the Grand Duke of Oakley (the one who had just died half a year ago) encompassed most of the countries of the Western Continent. Originally, St. Sauck was a member of the Alliance.

At that time, the last emperor of St. Sauk was aware of the crisis in the alliance, and immediately withdrew from the alliance and suddenly sent troops to the Chris Peninsula.

In the current Oakley papers, it is very angry that St. Sauce's behavior of breaking the lead against the water is believed to be the culprit that led to the Coalition's excavation. - But politics, if you only look at one side, it will be biased.

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The information that Binghe saw at the St. Sauc Celestial Tower is another account.

St. Sauc was forced to seize the Chris Peninsula at that time. Because at that time, the Oka Empire had already declined to a low point and no longer posed a threat to all parties, and the resistance of the Oka Empire began to become quite stubborn. This made the alliance at that time realize that it could not completely defeat Oka and could not divide Oka up.

When a military alliance loses its goal of making itself and its allies feel a common threat, and all allies are unable to gain benefits from the war, the military alliance has lost its continuing grounds.

At that time, the anti-Oka alliance was already intriguing, and its disintegration only needed to lack an opportunity.

Don't look at the last Grand Duke of Oakley who was a good gentleman in the second half of his life, but he was a conspirator at the time, and this Grand Duke knew his state of national power very well. Later in the war, the Grand Duke found it impossible to destroy Okka, and he began to plot for Oakley's post-war interests.

At that time, when Oka's Mediterranean fleet had not been completely driven out, the Grand Duke of Oakley took advantage of the tension on the Eastern Front and withdrew the defense forces of the Chris Peninsula. In the Grand Duke's planning, this strategic salient on the eastern side of Roland was ceded to Oka to maintain the presence of Oka fleet in the eastern Mediterranean. It was used to counterbalance the overly powerful St. Sauk on the Eastern Front.

With Saint Sauc pinned down and the threat of the Oka in the Mediterranean still there, the Grand Duke of Oakley will be able to continue to play an alliance role in the central part of the country and continue to lead after the war.

If it was planned by the Grand Duke of Oakley, Saint Sauc would not have any extra strength to serve as a mainland military policeman.

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Binghe saw the information in the library of the St. Sauce Celestial Tower, which recorded that the last Emperor of St. Sauk was furious when he learned of the careful eye of the Archduke of Oakley. It is said that the two were friends before, but since then, they have completely broken off their righteousness and never got along with each other.

Whether these records of the anger of the previous Emperor Saint Sauk are true, and whether there was friendship between the two. That's not it, with reservations.

But the historical situation is that St. Sauc struck first regardless of the covenant and directly seized the Chris Peninsula. Moreover, after seizing the peninsula, he did not stop, and continued to lead his troops north, and the lone army that violated military common sense went north, as if he was angry and wanted to find an explanation.

In the end, the forces of the Emperor Saint Sauc were thwarted by a coalition hastily organized by the Grand Duke of Oakley. Had to return to the Chriss Peninsula. Of course, the last Grand Duke of Oakley did not ask for any favors.

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Results of the military conflict:

After the end of the Battle of the Peninsula, the anti-Oka coalition, which was riddled with internal contradictions, was dissolved.

But in fact, St. Saur achieved its strategic goal of eliminating Oka's foothold on the Eastern Front. Maintained a monopoly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region of the western continent.

For more than 200 years, St. Sauc was concentrating on the threat of the northern Hela. He also had the spare strength to send troops to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries on the continent, and won the title of international gendarmerie.

The Archduke Oakley, the leader of the previous Heman allies, was forced to coax all his life in the politics of great powers.

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Sitting on the top of the train for a ride, Binghe reviewed the war of 270 years ago and thought about the situation on the continent today.

Looking at the backward fields behind him, he suddenly changed his mode of thinking and said with emotion: "If the Chris Peninsula was occupied by the Oka people at that time, maybe it would not necessarily be a bad thing for St. Sauk. The external environment of St. Sauce has deteriorated, but the domestic problems may be solved under pressure. ”

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Eleven hours later.

The train arrived in Bix,

It is a coastal city.

When the gunfire is through the window, he sees the border line of the principality. Binghe opened the skylight on the roof of the train, stood on the good vantage point of the roof, and looked at this remote corner of the city in amazement.

The country is quite distinctive, with a wide and magnificent wall enclosing the entire territory of 30,000 square kilometers. The average height of the walls is 20 meters, and the total length is 400 kilometers. Pass through six hills. Magnificent castles were built on each hilly plateau.

The hills on which these six castles are located are all very flat, and are said to have been leveled in the time of God, and the Duchy of Bix later built a fort on the mountain.

There are only fifteen railways in the whole of Bix.

Twelve of them were in the vicinity of the passing hill, that is to say, under the absolute cover of the fire of the hilltop fortress. The remaining three are bridges across natural rivers.

And between the hills and the hills is a high wall like the Great Wall. The walls were built at the beginning of the steam calendar and took 200 years to build.

For this kind of behavior, Binghe can only say that the Duchy of Bix is too talented. Build a wall to enclose the whole country.

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Binghe finally understood why the Oka Empire was so relieved of this principality. It is impossible for the country's citizens to expand externally. Because expansion is driven by the hearts and minds of people driven by profits. Such a glorious wall of Bix is not only built on borders, but also on people's hearts.

In the vicinity of Bix, the difference between the market price of the industry inside the wall and the industry outside the wall is several times. Just because the industry within the wall has a sense of security and can maintain its value. And in the area outside the walls, no number of troops were stationed to ensure security, and no Bixes were willing to invest.

Bix ballad: "I'd rather have a bed inside the wall than a house outside the wall"

Bix's concept of national wealth is inferior to the outside of the wall, so even if the great nobles deliberately carry out military expansion actions outside the wall and achieve initial results, these initial results may be praised in public opinion, but they cannot be realized within the walls.

The people are worried about the outside of the wall and are unwilling to produce and accumulate family business outside the wall. And the big merchants, the big nobles, could not make money from the people through investment outside the wall, and it was impossible to support the policy of external expansion of the Grand Duke of Bix.

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Successive generations of Archduke Bix, also had pioneered young people to come to power. But in the end, it was all gone. Archduke Bix did not have the courage to tear down the wall. And it is impossible for all forces in Bix's country to tear down the wall, even if the Duke tears down the wall, it is against the will of the people of the whole country.

Of course, it is indeed a good policy to tear down the wall now. In this treacherous continental politics, tear down the walls and adjust foreign policy. Let the powerful countries on the side feel threatened.

Bix may not be invaded and annexed by a powerful country in less than a decade.

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When the train passes through the entrance of the city walls.

Pass through the thick walled gates. A magnificent scene that catches your eye.

In the square fields, the steam machinery is sowing large water systems on the farmland, and Bix's territory is neatly planned into patches. The railroad crosses the land directly from the bridge,

And in addition to the railway, there is a dense road network. There are steam cars on the highway, walking slowly on the highway. On the flat and orderly plain, wisps of steam smoke rose vigorously. It's a super-prosperous country.

Although it is not surpassed by the outside world in terms of technology, it is the best country that has been seen in Binghe so far.

Binghe: "This is a utopia in the age of steam. ”