March in the imperial capital is not as hot as in the south. The snow in the grasslands and snow-capped mountains in the northern part of the net has just melted, and the wind blowing across the plateau towards the imperial capital plain is still a little cool. But pastures and farmland are already green.

The delicate green swaths were spread out on the hillsides, in the fields. The sun became brighter, and the cold mist of winter seemed to have been swept away by the spring breeze overnight. The sky was much brighter than usual, and the air was much purer. Especially after the rains, the mountains on the horizon hundreds of kilometers away are clearly visible.

Just do nothing, just stay quietly under the blue sky and white clouds, and people's mood is also very comfortable.

Of course, the nobles who have spent a whole winter curling up in the castle will never waste the best time of the year. It is a good time for hunting, and the sunny fields and the sense of speed of horses have a fatal attraction to them.

As long as it doesn't rain, people can see hordes of nobles dressed in hunting costumes, surrounded by knights and servants, speeding down the road. In the hunting grounds around the imperial capital, the sound of hunting horns, the laughter of ladies, cheers and the sound of galloping horses' hooves can be heard everywhere.

The haze of war thousands of miles away does not seem to have spread here. Especially after a victory in the South, people's fears and fears of war have been greatly lessened than before.

Needless to say, the Southern Theater of Operations. In the northwest and western theaters, the Ferrets had already stopped their invincibility. The two sides were on a long front of engagement, with only occasional skirmishes between them, half winning and half losing, and no one could help the other.

But for the Empire, such a situation is clearly more favorable.

After all, this is the territory of Saint-Soran. The invading forces of the Philip Empire and their homeland were separated by the Warcraft Mountains and long supply lines. Although everyone knows that the Philip Empire is constantly increasing its troops and preparing for the next stage of the offensive, how can the preparations of the Solan Empire have ever stopped?

The previous stage of the struggle for military power between the royal family and the prime minister has come to an end with a series of stark comparisons of achievements on the battlefield.

This cleared the way for the unification of the command of the imperial ** team.

The voice of the high command was unified, and preparations for war were much faster. Now, the Empire's armies are constantly marching to the front, and the noble lords from all over the country are also summoned by the royal war order to send money, weapons, food, war horses, and the armed forces under their command to the imperial capital.

Take advantage of this hard-won buffer period. The entire empire was like a horse-drawn carriage running at full speed, along the road of war.

These days, the people of the imperial capital can be regarded as an eye-opener. Golu cavalry with a rooster-like red helmet, a Gartki foot with leather leggings and a five-meter spear, an Anglo longbowman in leather armor with a man-tall bow and quiver, and a Gaugas brute armed with a giant shield axe..........

Although the Saint-Solan Empire was only known for its economy and culture among the three major empires, it was the weakest militarily. However, this country, which had fought a vast territory and a hundred years of peace under the attack of the two empires and the Holy See a hundred years ago, still has its own legendary army.

The Golus lived in the western plains of the empire and were a large ethnic group with a population of up to 600,000. They are good at farming, smelting, forging and raising horses, brave and good at war, and are born knights. In this world, except for the barbarians, no people dared to charge head-on in front of the Golu cavalry.

Every adult Golu man wears a helmet with a flaming red crown when he goes out to fight. The sight of thousands of Golus charging on horseback was a nightmare that would have trembled in any arrogant opponent. The Ghatkians hailed from the eastern coast of the empire and had a reputation as the strongest infantry in the human race.

They are strong and agile and good at running. The ability to run long distances is even comparable to that of cavalry. When fighting, they are especially adept at using a spear that is more than five meters long. An infantry phalanx of a thousand Gartkees on the battlefield could withstand double the number of cavalry on the front.

The Anglos were a people who preferred to live in the mountains and forests of the empire, scattered throughout the provinces of the empire. They made a living from farming, logging and hunting, and were extremely obsessed with leather. Not only are the clothes and shoes fur of wild beasts, but even many of the objects and ornaments they use every day are made of leather. Perhaps the most famous thing about them is the longbow that is taller than every adult Anklew.

The Anklew's longbow is an extremely terrifying weapon. This kind of bow can send a one-meter-long arrow to a distance of 500 meters. The metal arrow, sharp and two to three times heavier than an ordinary arrow, could easily penetrate a three-layered wooden shield covered in cooked cowhide.

When hundreds of Ankras threw en masse, all that remained in heaven and earth was the whining sound of terrifying arrows tearing through the air and the breath of death rushing in their faces. Even the heavy cavalry, which the Ferrets were proud of, did not dare to charge in front of the Angru's longbow.

The Caucasians came from the Caucasus plateau. The land of salvation was originally barren and bitter cold, and the Caugas plateau was known as the forbidden area of life. The weather is cold and the climate is harsh, and there are hardly any plants except grass. Even the birds are reluctant to fly through the skies of the Caucas.

However, the Caucasians lived and multiplied there. The difficult environment gave them a tall and strong physique. Both men and women can grow to more than two meters and lift yaks weighing up to 1,000 kilograms. Even teenagers can fight unarmed with a highly trained adult soldier.

The weapon of the Gaucasian was a knife. Their strength is great, and their knives are thick and sharp. Any Caugas warrior can split an ox in half with a single sword. If it were on the battlefield, ten ordinary soldiers were no match for a Gaugasian warrior with a broadsword in his hand.

However, it was not their swords that made them famous, but their shields.

The shields of the Caucasians were made of steel. The light is 100 catties, and the heavy can reach 1,000 catties. This shield is their defensive equipment and a weapon for them to kill and win. The shield was not only heavy, but also extremely sharp at the edges. Once wielded by these powerful warriors, the blockers are invincible.

Both the Golus and the Anglos, the Caucasians and the Gartchus, were the treasures of the Saint-Soran Empire. A hundred years ago, they followed Grand Duke Solan to fight in the north and south, and made great achievements and achieved legendary reputations.

On weekdays, not to mention the entire team, even in the border army and the major knights, there are only one or two Golu cavalry or Anglo longbow squads. But now, with the war mobilization order issued by Edward I, these imperial forces have taken up arms, put on armor, and gathered together.

In addition, everyone also heard that there have also been huge changes within the imperial side.

The High Command has removed a large number of mediocre and incompetent generals and junior officers, and has appointed many young generals who have excelled in the war. At the same time, the generals who were able to fight in the past but were excluded also returned to the command center of the emperor.

The most famous of them may be the old general Safin of the generation of the Megatron Border Army!

Safin held a very high status in the eyes of the people of the Empire, he was brave and good at fighting, determined and experienced in his army. Very good at fighting bitter battles and evil battles. Moreover, his long career in the border army has given him a very high prestige in the border army full of unruly ruffians and fritters. ...,

His resurgence has given the entire border army a new look. Not to mention anything else, at least the two border army corps stationed near the imperial capital seem to be much more disciplined. Not only are there fewer people picking quarrels and provoking trouble, but even in the camp, there is no longer the carelessness and messiness of the past.

A bunch of arrogant officers, generals, and thorny soldiers, all as honest as good babies, make people who know them hard to believe that they are the same person as before.

This qiē shows that the war plane of the Saint Solan Empire is already in full operation. The people of Saint-Soran believed that when the flames of war were to burn again, the Empire would teach the enemy a hard lesson. Everyone is even eagerly awaiting that day.

However, this is just the thinking of ordinary people.

In fact, in the upper echelons of the Empire, the fears of this war have not been alleviated by the stability of the current situation. On the contrary, people with more and more classified information are far more worried about the current state of war facing the Empire than they were before

On the Imperial Power Mountain, the Imperial Palace of St. Solan is like a crown on the emperor's head, overlooking the majestic imperial capital and the endless plain.

It was already late at night, and the crystal candles in the State Hall were still lit all night as usual, and the candles of hundreds of smokeless ever-bright candles reflected the hall brightly under the reflection of the clear crystal. Edward I, dressed in a wide-sleeved silk civilian robe, stood quietly in front of the west wall of the main hall, looking up at the huge map, his brows furrowed.

More than a year of war has made the lord of the empire look much haggard. He was just over forty years old, and his temples already had some gray hair.

However, in the eyes of everyone, although Edward I is still elegant and quiet, and does not speak much, he is far more awe-inspiring than the well-maintained man he was more than a year ago.

It has been twelve years since Edward I ascended the throne. In the past twelve years, whether in the eyes of the people of the empire, or in the eyes of the nobles and ministers of the empire who can enter and leave the palace, he is just a sculpture sitting on that cold throne, or to put it more ugly, just a puppet.

No matter how big or small the state affairs are, for 12 years, there will always be only the voice of Prime Minister Donald in the state hall. And Edward I's survival zài was nothing more than a large number of princes, and the nobles who were strict in their internal tilts gave the royal family a superficial dignity for the sake of balance.

Twelve years is a long time, long enough to make people forget many, many things.

People have forgotten about this emperor, and when he was only a teenager, he was prophesied to be the most wise and martial future lord in a hundred years after Grand Duke Solan. I also forgot that he was only a prince back then, rectified the rule of officials, reformed the economy, and used a series of means to make the entire empire glow with amazing vitality more than ten years ago, and the national strength was faintly showing signs of catching up with and surpassing the Philip and Pompeii empires.

In the same way, people have forgotten that this man who looks elegant and tranquil, like an artist more than an emperor, was so young and vigorous back then. Fifteen years ago, he almost ousted Donald, who was so powerful that even the emperor could not suppress him.

If it weren't for the Holy See's action, if it wasn't for the tragedy fifteen years ago, if it wasn't for the series of events that followed, I'm afraid

The qiē of forgetting jì has now slowly recovered with the back of Edward I.

At this time, people were surprised to find that some people are born with a sword. No matter how long it takes, no matter how many years it has been buried in the mud and sand, it can't rust his body and hide his edge. ..., if you can't ruin him, don't give him a chance. Because, with just a little gap, he can soar into the sky, shining brightly, and can no longer be sealed.

Edward I was undoubtedly such a person.

For twelve years, he sat quietly on his throne and watched Donald and the nobles preside over the country, but that didn't mean he didn't do anything.

He did only two things - silence and balance.

Looking back now, many people have to admit that if it weren't for Edward I, but for any other emperor, I'm afraid that the Solan royal family would have been swept into the corner of history.

A hundred years ago, Grand Duke Solan established the Saint Solan Empire because the nobles of the Duchy of Solan and all the noble lords in the southeast of the continent were unwilling to accept the rule of the Philip Empire and the Pompeii Empire. At the moment when the Romance dynasty fell apart, they chose to form their own state.

At that time, the Duchy of Solan was only a very small principality in the territory of the current empire. In this territory, there are also dozens of principalities and kingdoms of the old Romance dynasty.

In the end, it was with his wisdom and courage and a series of victories that Grand Duke Solan finally stood out and became the common spokesman of all the nobles who wished to free themselves from the control of the north.

The nobles made the right choice. In the new empire, they gained far greater benefits and higher status than they had previously achieved during the Romance period. Their families, their domains, became more prosperous because of fewer taxes and greater autonomy.

And Grand Duke Solan also received his due reward, that is, to become the most noble member of all the nobles in this territory, the emperor.

This is the predecessor of today's royal family, and it is also an ironclad reality hidden under the imperial power - the royal family, the spokesman of the ruling class.

An emperor is not always an emperor. The royal family is also a member of the aristocracy. Back then, if Grand Duke Solan could not win the Imperial ** War, then not only would he not be able to become an emperor, but he might be abandoned by the disappointed nobles.