Chapter 72: Change
While successfully completing the counterinsurgency work in the southwestern province, it has also won the support of the people in the region. The first commercial base was established for 100,000 trading enterprises in the mountains. And at this time, his beloved lover held a grand engagement ceremony in the imperial capital.
Lin He, who was deeply traumatized, returned to Fallen Leaf City in discouragement, and because the mission was completed beautifully, the entire mercenary group was officially transformed into the Imperial City Defense Army. Lin He became the commander of the city defense army of Fallen Leaf City. The unit was expanded to the 9527th Composite Division. At the same time, because of the success of the trade in the southwest provinces, the 100,000 mountain dwarves, orcs, elves and other major races formed the 100,000 mountain trade alliance, and Lin He served as the first president. and build the Alliance Headquarters in Sunset Canyon.
Lin He, who returned to the imperial capital at the end of the year to participate in the military conference, saw his lover who he hadn't seen for four years and was engaged in a blink of an eye. But because of the exposure of his background, he was squeezed out by the conservative forces of the princess who married him. After completing the work meeting, from the two sworn friends from the time of studying. Knowing some details of my father's persecution.
On the eve of the New Year, the lonely Lin He chose to drive back to Leaf City and celebrate the New Year with his partners from the original mercenary group. On a snowy night, I set foot on the road back. On the way, he encountered a snowstorm and was forced to stay overnight in the mountains and forests. accidentally rescued Princess Anne, who had infiltrated the Imperial Capital Royal Academy from the Kanwai Golden Family. With mixed feelings, he brought the princess back to Fallen Leaf City.
Within half a year of returning to Fallen Leaf City, Lin He covered the trade network of 100,000 mountains throughout the empire. A complete business system has been established. Replaces the Trade Federation's share of trade within the Empire. The 100,000 natives of the Great Mountains who had changed their lives because of trade collectively declared their allegiance to the Lin River.
Because of the benefits of trade to the empire, and the help of Princess Lili Ai and Li Xingpeng's brother, Lin He became the governor of the province of Kot. During this time, the clever and kind-hearted Princess Anne helped Lynn River to solidify the unity within the Trade Alliance. Princess Anne, who showed outstanding military talent, also helped Lin He secretly establish the first multiracial composite legion on the mainland with 100,000 people, which was subordinate to the Security Department of the 100,000 Mountain Trade Alliance.
In the blink of an eye, Princess Liai's wedding date came, and Lin He, who was invited, took Princess Anne, who followed him, and returned to the imperial capital together, witnessing the reality that his former lover had become someone else's wife. At the same time, representatives of the northern clans at the wedding recognized Princess Anne. And made a private meeting.
After the wedding, Lin He took Princess Anne back to Fallen Leaf City, and on the way, the two pierced the window paper of their relationship. But the reality is cruel, because of Princess Anne's identity, and for the stability and unity of the border, the kind-hearted Princess Anne chose to leave, riding the goblin airship of the Trade Federation, and flew over the Hengduan Mountains. also took away Lin He's broken heart.
While the Lynn River was suffering from the departure of his lover, the Trade Federation launched an all-out war against the glorious empire, known in history as the First Battle of the Bluewater Plain. The Southwest Front of the Glorious Empire, which hastily responded to the battle, lost more than half of its troops and lost 16 important cities on the border in a row. Only the 5th Separate Army Corps under the command of General Linghu retreated to the southwestern provinces.
The Emperor and the new Prince Allen led the newly formed Imperial Capital reinforcements to the southwest battlefield, but together with the southwestern nobles who were fighting with each other, they were surrounded by the superior forces of the Trade Federation, the emperor was killed in battle, and Prince Allen was wounded and captured. The main legions of the Imperial Imperial Capital Defense Corps were all killed in the southwest region.
After the main army of the Trade Federation eliminated Prince Allen's reinforcements, the front of the army went straight to the capital of the empire. The main army of the Northeast Front, which was dragged down by the northern clans, could only watch the situation deteriorate and could not send effective rescue. At a critical moment in the empire's existence, Lili Ai became the first empress of the empire, and possibly the first emperor to prepare to sign an unequal treaty with the trade federation under the army.
At the critical moment, 100,000 defenders of the southeast border appeared on the battlefield of the imperial capital, and with the help of the 5th Independent Legion that followed behind, the powerful 100,000 Mountain Synthetic Legion became famous in a battle, and the 300,000 trade federation troops were hard in front of it. With the support of a small group of troops from the Northeast Front and the troops of King Qin from various provinces, the troops of the Trade Federation were driven out of the country and the captured Prince Allen was unexpectedly rescued.
The 100,000 Great Mountains Trade Alliance, which exposed its strength for the first time, attracted the attention of all sides, and the domestic conservative forces once again chose the wrong way of cooperation, in a situation where the situation was very good. A hastily signed an armistice with the Trade Federation. The First Continental War ended.
In the jealousy of all forces, Lin He silently retreated to Kote Province with the same vitality of the 100,000 Mountain Army. For such a result, an unprecedented unity broke out within the 100,000 Great Mountains Alliance. In a very short period of time, the wounded legion was rehabilitated and further expanded to 150,000.
A month later, Lin He received a new appointment as deputy minister of the Imperial Ministry of Military Affairs. After thinking about it again, Lin He refused to be retained by the Trade Alliance, and recommended Roger and other former deputy heads of the mercenary group, plus the patriarchs of various tribes, to form a board of directors of the Trade Alliance. And he went to the imperial capital alone to take office.
During his time in the imperial capital, Lin He, as the deputy minister of the Imperial Military Department, presided over the reconstruction of the entire southwestern defense line of the empire. The Trade Alliances in the far southeast helped as much as they could, including the first multi-racial composite legion in the Empire's history. 9527th Synthetic Regiment.
During this period, the interaction with His Majesty Lili Ai made each other's hearts full of regrets. And the pregnancy of His Majesty Lili Ai made Lin He let go of this feeling in his heart. In order to ease the relationship between His Majesty the Emperor and the Prince. As the deputy minister of military affairs, Lin He assumed the post of commander of the Southwest Front of the Empire.
On the southwestern border of the empire, Lin He finally had the opportunity to get in touch with some of his father's previous persecuted insiders, and the spearhead was directly aimed at several major families in the southwest region. Especially the Wohua family in the line of imperial princes. During his year on the Southwestern Frontier, the Imperial Southwestern Front returned to its peak strength. And His Majesty Lili Ai also gave birth to a boy smoothly.
Just as Lin was preparing to investigate the cause of his father's suicide, a large-scale military standoff broke out again between the Southwestern Frontier and the Trade Federation. At the same time, Lin He received a distress letter from His Majesty Lili Ai, the imperial capital. The Speaker of the House of Representatives is ready to initiate an impeachment motion against His Majesty.
Lin He secretly transferred the 9527th Synthetic Legion, and Marshal Baili Changfeng of the Northeast Front Army also took the risk of transferring the 13th Independent Legion, and with the cooperation of Li Xingpeng, the commander of the imperial capital's urban defense, finally suppressed the military Z B with the participation of Prince Allen, planner, speaker of the parliament, and Wu Wei, commander of the imperial capital garrison.
For the sake of the stability of the empire, under the persuasion of Princess Anne, Lin He chose to retire from the army again, and the former chief of staff of the Fifth Independent Army became the commander of the Southwest Front of the Empire. Li Xingpeng served as the commander of the imperial capital's city defense. History calls the end of the Second Campaign.
Returning to the 100,000 Mountains, Lin He, who was warmly welcomed by all the indigenous people, continued to take over the position of chairman of the trade union. After much deliberation, we agreed to everyone's request. All the races of the 100,000 mountains swore allegiance to the Lin River, and the Mountain and River Empire was established.
The Brilliant Empire recognized the existence of the Shanhe Empire for the first time. Under this influence, the four small principalities in the southwest also established diplomatic relations with the Shanhe Empire one after another. At the same time, Princess Anne, who had been writing letters constantly, finally took a goblin airship again, flew over the Hengduan Mountains, and returned to the 100,000 Mountains.
Princess Anne, who ran away, in addition to escaping from marriage, also brought shocking news that the northern clan had concluded an alliance with the Trade Federation, and the continent would usher in a new crisis.
Just before the warning message was sent, a crisis broke out on the mainland again, and the main force of the clan that came from the secret passage, together with the army of the Trade Federation, defeated the Southwest and Southwest Front led by Marshal Linghu in the battlefield of the Blue Water River. With the main force of the heavily battered Southwestern Front, he retreated to the southwestern provinces.
After the Trade Federation coalition defeated the Southwestern Front, the main force directly took the imperial capital. The nobles of the provinces surrendered and joined the enemy. At the same time, the Scorching Sun Fortress was also attacked by the main forces of the northern clans, and Marshal Baili Changfeng let the 2nd and 8th main legions join the Imperial Capital Defense Army in front of the imperial capital before the imperial capital was surrounded.
The Brilliant Empire officials immediately sent a letter of help to the Mountains and Rivers Empire. Faced with Princess Anne's silence, Lin He chose to rescue. 400,000 troops of the Far Eastern Alliance once again set foot on the territory of the glorious empire and set sail for the battlefield of the imperial capital. Halfway through the rendezvous with the Linghu Legion, who rushed over. The Southern Cluster was formed.
Marshal Li Xingpeng, who was in the imperial capital, served as the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire at a critical juncture and became the first person in charge of the defense of the imperial capital. At a critical moment, he withstood the frenzied attack of the Trade Federation coalition forces.