"The proponents of the monarchy always relished the great achievements of the Ming monarch, and they always wanted to justify and superior the monarchy in this way. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info But there are also a number of examples of how wise monarchs in their early years have become deaf in their later years, and it is not wise to keep one person in the position of head of state for life. On the other hand, we can also see that the so-called 'Ming Jun' is not something that can be created by the power of one person, Ming Jun is a thing produced with the support of many other outstanding people, and when the support behind him no longer exists, then the brilliance of Ming Jun will no longer exist. —"On the Spirit of the Law", Rudolf Teras.

King Arslang I of Parmis was 49 years old and would soon enter the age of "knowing the destiny of heaven". He was once a young man, tried his best to save the situation, and gathered a group of civil and military generals. Twenty years ago, no Parmis would have feared about the future of their country, and they were confident that Arslang I would be able to achieve something unprecedented. The "Liberation King" will inevitably become a Ming Emperor through the ages, just like the "Sage King" who founded the Kingdom of Parmis and the "Hero King" who defeated the Articut Empire and revived Parmes.

However, the truth did not continue as expected. As later generations commented, it was not only the wise and resolute monarch himself who constituted a Ming monarch, but the ruling political group that he united. Arslang I was indeed a young man, and at a young age he attracted a great deal of brilliant talent to assist him. His ruling team looked flawless at the time, with capable ministers in their prime and loyalty. All the king had to do was place them in their respective positions, and no one could deny that Arsran I was a good ruler.

As time passed, a hidden danger arose - most of the ruling team was older than the king, and they were going to die before Arslang I. Prime Minister Nasaldin was not unaware of this problem, and during his lifetime, he recommended many young talents for the king as reserve talents, such as Ziox. However, Arslang I did not particularly care about this, except for Ceox, who was given a more important position by the king because he was a relative of the prime minister, and the others were never given the importance to sharpen their abilities.

When Nasardin and the elders of the Ten Thousand Horsemen died or died of old age, the state apparatus of the Kingdom of Parmis still operated according to the system they designed, but it had lost the ability to renew and adapt. This situation became even worse in 360, when an unfortunate accident took away the last supporting beam that supported Arslang I, the "Ming Emperor", Princess Fruse died. She accidentally fell from a horse during a horseback riding exercise, and her injuries and fractures were quickly treated, but a sudden hemorrhage in her internal organs caused the princess to die three days after the accident.

Arslang I was by nature a fun-loving and beautiful woman, and this was not a fatal wound for a monarch, as long as it was tempered so as not to interfere with his judgment. Originally, there were a group of old ministers led by Nasardin in the outer court, and the inner palace was restricted by Princess Fruse. Even if Arslang I had occasional pleasures, he could control them within a suitable range. Once these two limiters were gone, there was no one to admonish the king. After the death of Princess Florus, Arslang I gradually expanded his **, and the scale was comparable to that of Canites.

Worried about this situation, Ciokes had hoped that Hedena would be able to take on the role of Princess Florus, but the countess had no intention of staying at the court of Rubbata after the death of the princess, and soon asked Arslang I to resign and return home. After repeatedly trying to persuade the king to fail, he finally attracted the annoyance of Arslang I, who had already begun to act recklessly, and he was banished back to his own territory, and he was not allowed to come to Lubata without the king's order.

On the contrary, it was Lenoske, and Ivan IV grew with age not in luxury, but in ambition to make it big. While Arslang I was busy recruiting beautiful women, he was recruiting. Based on the good mentality he had developed when he was in the position of the opposition rebels, the new tsar was almost unrelenting to anyone who came to him. Regardless of the person's origin, gender, ethnicity, or past experience, the Tsar was happy to take them in. There were quite a few foreigners in his army and government, such as Pelce Gran, whom we all know. The Falencian had arrived in Ivan IV's army as a mercenary, and with his own efforts and talents, he gained the appreciation of the Tsar and became an equal to the native noble generals.

Then there are the Hermans, whom the Tsars of the past would only think of when they were in battle. Now, Ivan IV treated them more courteously than ever, appointing several Heilmann nobles as his advisors and ministers, and involving them in all matters of state. For example, Churkin's eldest son, Delinto, was appointed as the keeper of the seal of Ivan IV, responsible for keeping the seal tokens on behalf of the Tsar, and of course obtained the qualification to participate in confidential affairs. The Heilmans were deeply moved by this, having been estranged from Nicholas VI for a long time, and to be able to gain such respect from the new monarch, it was natural that they would be united in their allegiance to Ivan IV.

Therefore, when Ivan IV expressed the idea of preparing to attack Pamis in the conference room of the palace in Kharkov, the courtiers did not express any doubts and wavers towards him. They were directly considering the timing and conditions under which the matter would be appropriate.

"Misoli, tell my generals what information we can get about Parmis." The Tsar said so.

"Yes, my honorable majesty." Misoli picked up the parchment and stepped forward, the young Heilmann with thick red hair, of course a mess. None of the men in Heilman were handsome, and Misoli was no exception. But he didn't look as vicious as his father, nor as generous as his eldest brother, and if he could describe a person's appearance as "light", it would be just right for Misoli.

"At present, the geography of the two fronts is very clear to everyone, so I will not repeat it." The Renoskes did not recognize the present frontier, and they always used the word "front" to describe what they considered to be a temporary frontier. "At the height of the Kingdom of Pamis there were 16 thousand cavalry, plus the Praetorian Guard of Rubata, which was claimed to have a scale of 180,000 cavalry. We've been playing with them for so many years, so we know there's an exaggeration. Although the 10,000 cavalry team claims to have an establishment of 10,000 cavalry, after deducting the logistics personnel, the actual number is not so much, not to mention that some of the 10,000 cavalry teams are now in a state of dissatisfaction, and their strength is greatly reduced. ”

"According to our investigations, excluding the Praetorian Guard, among the 16 10,000 cavalry corps, 4 are completely full, 2 are short of 20 percent, 8 are short of 50 percent, and the situation of 2 northern tribe 10,000 cavalry is uncertain, but it is estimated that they are in a state of 30 to 40 percent shortage. Of the four full cavalry, two were in the south, one in the territory of Scaran and one in the fortress of Oradea. ”

"Let's talk about the forces on our side, Misoli." Ivan IV interjected.

"Yes, my majesty." Misoli nodded to the Tsar, "The enemy we will face is as follows, from north to south: stationed in the northern port of Odessa is a full force of 10,000 cavalry and an infantry corps of 30,000 men, and the commander of the 10,000 cavalry should be Vovga. Garrisoned in Kafbas was a 20,000-strong cavalry corps and an infantry corps of 22,000 men, with the commander of the 10,000-cavalry being Yoneyama. Poltava was stationed with a light infantry force of 8,000 people. Stationed in Pinsk was a fully manned cavalry corps of 25,000 infantry regiments, and the commander of the 10,000 cavalry was Grez. In the end, stationed in Verkhniy Novgorod was a 10,000-strong cavalry corps and an infantry corps of 15,000 men, with the commander of the 10,000-strong cavalry being the Orrods. The total strength of the opponent is 33,000~35,000 cavalry and 100,000 infantry. ”

"Okay, we all know the situation of the other side's troops, Misoli, let's talk about our situation. Grab the map. ”

"Yes, my majesty." Misoli continued, beckoning his squire to bring up the large map and spread it out on the large table in the middle. "Now the forces that our side has in place are such that 15 wingers of General Timoshenko, Husa Khrugvi, and 30 infantry Khrugvi, have arrived in Donetsk; General Voroshilov's 12 wings Husa Khorgvi and 20 infantry Khrugvi will arrive in Nizhny Novgorod in 1 day; General Budyonny's 24 wings, Husa Holugvi, will arrive in Kharkov in 1 day; General Kutuzov's 10 wings Husa Khorgvi and 48 infantry Khrugvi will also arrive in Kharkov in 2 days; The 10 wings of Husa Khorugvi and 80 infantry Khorugvi, under the direct command of His Majesty the Tsar, have completed the deployment of Kharkov. The total strength of the army was 36,000 men in 71 wings, 108,000 in 178 infantry khrugwe. That's the case. ”

The Tsar motioned for Misoli to finish his speech, and turned his attention to General Timoshenko, who was the most brilliant of the three veterans, who was always the first to express his opinion at military meetings in the past, and who drafted most of the battle plans in the early years - a situation that did not change until after Kutuzov became Tsar.

General Timoshenko cleared his throat and said, "Misoli, if my information is correct, you have missed a very important situation, please pay attention to it next time." ”

"I would like to hear about it, honorable Semyon Sergeyevich." Misoli humbly owed himself to the old general.

Timoshenko's humility pleased the second son of Churkin, who continued: "Odessa also has a Pamis fleet of 80 warships, and they may have about 30 transports. Therefore, your majesty, the old minister has taken the liberty of preparing his fleet of 150 warships and 70 transports in the port of Tallinn, and I beg you to give them the order to attack Odessa. ”

"Do as you wish, herald, and get this will of mine to Tallinn as quickly as possible." Ivan IV immediately complied with this opinion.

"The enemy forces have troops stationed at various points along the entire front, from south to north, and they are no weaker than ours. We want to take the initiative, so we have to attack, because the attack allows us to concentrate our forces in one place, punch out, and penetrate the opponent's defense. So dear Mikhail Alekseevich, tell me where we should attack first in order to completely mobilize the enemy forces? Timoshenko looked at Kutuzov with a smile.

Kutuzov stood up and bowed to the crowd and said: "The four thousand cavalry commanders of the Pamis are not mediocre people, and the entire front stretches from north to south for nearly 300 galu (about 600 kilometers), and the Parmis do not distribute their forces evenly, they are stuck at various points. The 8,000 men in Poltava in the center are the forward stronghold, which can monitor our every move, but if we besiege this place first, it will not be easy to break through immediately, but it will give the other side the opportunity to encircle our army from the outside. So, the breakthrough point that we should choose first is not here, and certainly not Odessa, which is backed by the Bifer Mountains, and its advantage is that it is a port. In order to besiege Odessa, in addition to the control of the seas by our fleet, it is necessary to cut off the connection between Odessa and the fortress of Kafbas. Although the Odros in Upper Novgorod is weak, it is not a priority for us because it is conducive to the attack of the Pamis side, but it does not help to hinder the offensive of our army. ”

"So you said for a long time that we were going to attack the Grez division in Pinsk?" Budyonny interjected.

"Yes, my esteemed Grigory Mikhailovich, looking at the traditional borders of our country and Pamis, there are the Bifer Mountains in the north and the Angalo Mountains in the south, and the Angalo Mountains in the south, both of which are very complex and dangerous, and which is not conducive to the operation of large armies, except for the flat and open terrain of the Pinsk region between the two mountain ranges. As soon as our troops occupy Pinsk, they can calmly break through into the territory of Pamis, directly threatening its rich southern mines and farmland, and Pamis will be in a very passive position. Comparatively speaking, even if we were to capture Kafbas, not to mention that crossing the Dode would be difficult, it would be a great challenge to safely cross the territory of the northern tribes of Pamis. Kutuzov explained, pointing to the map.

"However, Grez guarding Pinsk is the most experienced captain of the four, and it will not be easy to defeat him quickly." Voroshilov reminded.

"That's right, Grez is the most difficult of the four Captains. However, the Pamis defense line had two very fatal weaknesses, one of which was that the entire defense line was too long from north to south, and it would take at least five days to rush from Odessa in the north to Verkhniny Novgorod in the south. Second, King Parmis did not appoint a commander-in-chief, and the four thousand horsemen were not subordinate to each other, so it would be difficult to coordinate in real battles. In addition, it has been heard that Wolfga, Greze, and Yoneyama are trying to crowd out Odros, and at least Odros thinks that they are deliberately proposing to weaken his forces and put his troops in the most dangerous defense zone, which is something we can take advantage of. ”

"So, General Kutuzov, can you give us the plan of action after it is completed in the afternoon?" The Tsar asked.

"No problem at all, Your Majesty, I will finish it on time." Kutuzov said.

"Then this is the end of the morning's meeting, gentlemen, let us have lunch together, and then come with me to inspect the combat readiness of the Janissaries, and at dinner, we will discuss Kutuzov's battle plan." After listening to this, the tsar gave such an order.

"Do your will, Your Majesty." The generals all stood up and saluted Ivan IV.

June 18, 363 Continental Gregorian Calendar, Farensi, Caiunescu.

Princess Nastasya still lives with everyone in the house of the Leuss. These days, in addition to playing around the suburbs of Caiunescu, everyone is also addicted to all kinds of novel stories and gadgets that Lan Feng brings to everyone. Reinhardt could already smell the commercial benefits, especially Lan Feng's cooking skills that they had so much to admire.

The ladies were particularly fascinated by the "tofu" thing, who watched in disbelief as Lan Feng turned the beans they hated into a smooth, white pudding-like thing, and the key was that it didn't require expensive fish gelatin, but only beans, water, salt, and lime.

Originally, this wonderful oriental food was used to increase the nutrition of the old lady Luce, who was already toothless. Lan Feng also teaches Sarah a new way to cook eggs - she can turn an egg into a bowl full of semi-liquid food with just eggs, water, and salt.

Reinhardt immediately signed a contract with Lan Feng, the content of which was about: for ten years, Lan Feng was not allowed to disclose the method of making "tofu" to anyone in the Western Continent, and Reinhardt gave Lan Feng 300 Mastar Solida dividends every year. Originally, Lan Feng only needed 300 solari to sell the production method exclusively to Reinhardt. As a result, due to the joint intervention of Fiona and Nastasya, Reinhardt had to raise the price to 300 soridas, and Nastasya and Fiona were also required to enjoy tofu for free.

"Sister Cyodora, they are a team to bully others." As soon as the negotiations were over, Reinhardt threw himself into his sister's arms and coquettishly behaved.

"Little Rhine, now that I have my own sister, I don't care about my sister." Nastasya laughed.

"Who told you to join Miss Hayes to bully people?"

"Hmph, don't think that if you look cute, you can be coquettish and sympathetic, it was you who made it clear that you were bullying us Lord Lan Feng at the first price, you actually wanted to buy this kind of peerless delicacy in the world with 300 silver coins of Falunsi every year, don't think I don't know, once the high-end restaurant under your name is made and launched, it will definitely empty the pockets of the nobles on the mainland." Fiona shot back with her hands on her hips.

"Okay, okay, isn't it just a recipe, don't you talk about Rhine anymore, isn't Your Excellency Lan Feng also suffering." Saildora hugged her sister tightly and said with a calf guard.

At this moment, Flores quietly came behind her princess and whispered in her ear. Nastasya nodded quietly, and casually left the noise of the maidens, and returned to her room with her attendant.

"Your Highness, I just received the flying pigeon message." Faravis handed over a small wooden tube.

Nastasy lifted the cork, pulled out the roll of paper, spread it out with her fingers, and read it. After a few seconds, she put away the scroll of paper and said to Floris, "We're going back to China, Floris, go and invite Arafeng-sama to come with us." ”

"Huh?!" Floris was stunned for a moment, "Is it really possible?" ”

"It's really possible, we want to find out the details of King Parmis, so let's go openly with Lord Lan Feng."