In this way, shortly after Franz Jr.'s unsuccessful ascent to the upper echelons, the diplomats of the Reich quickly implemented new tactics. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoA large number of merchants, intelligence officers disguised as merchants, and guys who are actually businessmen, but at the same time, but at the same time, intelligence officers, disembarked in the shortest possible time, and then used all the information collected before that to trade in various areas of the Indy, Mughal regions, bribing local officials, and gathering intelligence. After establishing a series of intelligence agencies, trading stations, and intelligence networks, Franz Jr. left the region with high expectations and a lot of hope, although he was still a little reluctant. Prepare to head to the next region, the Indidesian Islands, a region of countless archipelagos and fragmented terrain shared by the Asturians and the Britons.

This area is important in a sense because it is also one of the world's largest sources of spices. But at the same time, this area is actually not too important. Because there are so many islands that are green deserts - tropical jungles that are so dense that there is little to do and indeed no food to gain - at least for the foreign colonizers.

But of course, there is a very important, if not the most important, resource in these areas.

Of course, this is not talking about the fruits that are abundant in the South Seas, but about rubber.

Well, yes, rubber. Without rubber as an important part of the airtight structure, it would be impossible to have a high-power steam engine. At the same time, if rubber is not used as a part, semiconductors and superconductors cannot be completed. That is, the power generation work on which William had high hopes will not be completed. In any case, rubber is one of the most important industrial resources of this era. It is not an exaggeration to call it a strategic resource.

Before the level of human science and technology, the chemical industry could not grow to the age when rubber could be synthesized artificially, Indiasia, absolutely, absolutely, was the most important region in the world. And the people who control this area. It is also natural that it will become the most important country in the world, and the most important strategic player.

With dreams and hopes, Franz Jr. and his entourage set out on the road again, and this time what kind of adventure awaited them.

Meanwhile.

That is, while Franz Jr. was carrying out a series of diplomatic activities, propagating the policies of the Empire, conducting commerce, espionage, and diplomacy, and winning over collaborators, William, as the executor of another foreign policy of the Empire, and at the same time the executor of more direct and rapid policies, had come to Bukhara.

As if before that, as William had predicted, all the people of the steppe were notoriously practical. In the face of the facts, almost no one in the entire Uzbek steppe thinks about it anymore.

Ah, these outsiders are invaders, they have defeated us, they are going to enslave us, we must rise up and resist.

No one is so "cranky" at all, in fact, even if someone thinks like this, they will be solved by their own people in the shortest possible time. It only took a short time for almost all the tribes of the entire steppe to unify their thinking. Surrender, special surrender, whoever is not allowed to surrender will be in a hurry.

By recruiting rebels, William's army had swelled to nearly 150,000. Needless to say, the extra tens of thousands of troops are naturally guys from various tribes in the Uzbek steppe. These guys can't wait now to show what they're capable of in front of their new owners. At the same time, it is necessary to prove loyalty to one's new master. And the best way to prove loyalty and show ability is naturally war. War, war, war, war. War with the enemy. It doesn't matter who the enemy is, as long as there is an enemy for them to fight. It doesn't even matter if they are willing to split their tribe in half and kill each other. The surviving half of the tribe was able to obtain the canonization of the Great Khan and gain his approval, which was more important than anything else.

In this case, all the tribes of the Uzbek steppes are red-eyed, looking at the guys around them, just waiting for some of the uneyed scum to say no, and they will rush over as fast as they can and tear those bastards to pieces.

Under such a premise, it is naturally impossible for anyone to be unhappy with their lives. As for Shaybani Khan, who is that? I don't know this person at all.

The speed with which they abandoned their former monarch surprised everyone.

In this way, the army was sent out in the spring and ended in the summer, only a few months, during which the days of the march were removed, so that William conquered a powerful steppe khanate with an army of 200,000 men in less than a month.

If it was in the Middle Ages, such a thing would have been enough to become a legend, or even a historical epic for people to sing.

However, in this day and age, it is not a big deal.

"From this day on, you are the master of the entire steppe, the greatest and most powerful khan of all time. All of us will follow you. Saying this, a total of more than two hundred tribal leaders, elders, great shamans, little khans, and tribal kings and chiefs fell to their knees in front of William. They prostrate in front of William and shouted this name, a completely different name from the name of the steppe, the surname. and swore allegiance to him.

Of course, swearing allegiance or something didn't matter to William, and William didn't even care too much about the large number of hostages these guys brought with him. If they say that they are strong, then even if they kill the sons of these guys and beat their wives, most of them will kneel in front of them and say that they are the greatest Khan of all time.

And if they become weak, then even if they take the lives of their entire people, they will most likely try to rebel.

For the nomads on the steppe, the world is like this, the strong are respected, follow the strong, and everything should be obtained by the strong. That's it, it never changes.

"I accept your allegiance. William looked at the tribal leaders who were on their knees, looking at them like dogs, and smiled, and when they said this, they immediately cheered and their faces glowed red, as if they were more loyal to William than the Goths.

But William will always remember that although these guys pretend to behave like dogs, their inner potential is still wolves, and they can be used to exploit them, but never trust them.

Of course, if he could, he would try to domesticate some wolves and turn them into dogs. Of course, its dog's name can't be a dog. Rather, the Cossacks.

It was here, in Bukhara, that William became the communal ruler of the entire steppe. His announcement spoke for itself, but it was recognized by everyone. Because of his strength, enough for him to bear it all.

And after the announcement was completed, William immediately gave the first order after he became the Great Khan of the steppe. The order was to raze Bukhara to the ground.

"The old times are gone. A new era is about to begin. As the Khan of the Uzbeks, as the Khan of the Shaybani Khan, the loser, I ordered it to be destroyed, to destroy it all. Nothing left. William said this—and after that, he gave the order—that all those who were loyal to him should rise up and attack Bukhara—

Prior to this, he had refused the surrender demands of the Uzbeks in the Khan's court five times in a row - he needed a letter of surrender from the wolfhounds disguised as dogs. In addition to that, he also wants them to remember what will happen to them as his enemies.

There will be no mercy, no forgiveness, and no chance of any chance. The new army of the new khan entered Bukhara as quickly as possible, and soon the sounds of shouting, crying and fighting came from Bukhara. Men and women, old and young, no one remains, since they have chosen to be like a khan, like a steppe invader, then it is good to use the same strategy as the steppe invader to rule. William was very self-conscious of this.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, even if the people of Bukhara are dead, it does not matter to him.

The massacre continued for a week, and it was not until the last survivor of the Bukhara Khanate's court died. After this, the new annex army set fire and razed the whole of Bukhara to the ground. A monument was erected on top of the ruins, and nothing else was written on it.

"This is the final fate of the most foolish of those who disobey William von Hereford. ”

"This was once Bukhara, the court of a powerful khanate. Now it is in ruins. ”

William believed that news of the destruction of Bukhara would soon spread, and that soon it would be known that a new ruler, tyrant and conqueror, and his army of 200,000 men were ready to go. They will soon go south, and then conquer everything, everything as far as the eye can see.

"It's time too. "I watched as the large number of cavalry cheered, and gathered around the carts with yurts to move forward. His army grew stronger day by day, and William smiled a little, slightly.

It's just that this smile, in the eyes of the leaders of those new annexes, is so hideous and deterrent......