Chapter 140 The Old War Ends, and the New War Begins
If people look at the map today, they can see what kind of behemoth the Russian Gothic Empire was. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Swallow up the entire kingdom of Wende, which is also considered powerful in the Ostrogothic Empire.
Take control of the small independent states in the north-central part of the empire.
Defeated the Polotsks, who controlled the Polotsk maritime trade, and annexed their rivals, the Novgorodians.
Conquer Novgorod, Kholmgaard, Birm and Ruthenia, several of the existing Slavic states.
Defeated the tyrannical enemy of humanity, the mighty Centaur Khanate, and took control of the vast Cuman-Kipchak steppes and the extremely rich region of Tronica.
Then the Empire's expeditions ventured eastward, crushing all the insignificant, pathetic and despicable little tribes along the way, and incorporating tens of thousands of miles of ice, snow and taiga into the empire's territory.
After a series of fierce battles against the Ottomans, the dark elves, they were finally defeated, taking the crucial Caucasus Mountains under their control, and adding the entire Anatolian Peninsula, Peloponnese, Syria, Nicoleia, and the desert peninsula to their vassal system.
Defeat the Grand Duchy of Romania and complete the complete unification of the Black Sea region.
With the tactics of the steppe army of the nomadic khanate, he expanded his territory to the southeast, defeating the Uzbeks of the Shaybani Khan, the only nomadic state that was still in the climate, and bowed to him.
The rich and ancient valley of the Two Rivers, the Iranian Plateau, Afghanistan, these ancient territories that once belonged to the Zoroastrian Empire, became the newest territories of the Empire.
Then, there was the Indy, the enemies who stood in the way of the great empire, the ignorant Afshar tribesmen, and the stubborn and glorious Sikh warriors, all of whom became the stepping stones of the Russian Gothic expeditionary force.
Despite a minor defeat in the invasion of the Marathas in the south, the Russian Gothic Empire stubbornly annexed a third of the rich subcontinent.
It's done for the time being.
Of course, only temporarily.
For the time being, having defeated a massive, massive, large number of enemies, the sergeants of the Russian Gothic Empire could take a little rest.
In fact, even a great ruler like William, an invincible military commander, could not help but marvel at his own map and see that his great empire had such a vast territory.
As if William had said it before, at least for now, the Russian Gothic Empire was the most extensive, most populous, most resource-rich, most technologically advanced, and naturally the most powerful empire in the known world.
Prior to this, several honors were not on the head of the Russian Gothic Empire, but were controlled by the Britons. However, in recent times, with a series of defeats and loss of land by the Britons, a large number of refugees feared the high-handed policies of the revolutionaries and turned to the thriving Russian Gothic Empire, so now, the Russian Gothic Empire is qualified to proudly claim that it is the greatest and most powerful empire of all time.
But, of course, for the time being, this pride and pride can only be said slightly, in private, because the official mouthpieces of the Empire, the propaganda department, and the guys in the newspapers and publishing need to take care of the sensitive and fragile nerves of their allies a little.
Yes, although before that, the relationship between the Empire and those who had their nostrils turned to the sky was not very good. But hasn't it been fixed recently?
Although everyone gossiped in private, it was very pleasant. Said that William would Victoria pop bang, and then Victoria did all kinds of this and that, and finally slept William for an alliance-
The little people have the "wisdom" of the little people, and they usually dismiss the official propaganda in order to show off their own strength, no matter how correct and reasonable the analysis of the official propaganda is.
However, those official messages are not interesting to speak!
So, they prefer to believe in things that are more glamorous, more interesting, and more or less true, and pleasantly gossip or something -- and in this world, where the entertainment industry is not yet fully formed, and the celebrities, who are designed to entertain people, are still limited to opera and ballet. Naturally, they set their sights on the rulers.
Rulers are rightfully public figures, more and more famous than those so-called stars, so is there anyone in this world who is not willing to gossip about the rulers of their country?
Of course, no. Well, yes, no, not at all.
Of course, of course, for William, these messes are completely harmless.
As for Victoria's anger and even hysterical questioning of why he had allowed these vicious rumors to spread, William would say nothing more than shrug his shoulders and smile happily, indicating that he did not know and that his rule was enlightened.
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Although at present, the number of maritime powers, merchant ships and cargo ships, and, of course, warships is still less than that of each other. The Britons are still the world's number one naval and maritime trading nation, but the latest ships are being built in the docks and dockyards of the Russian Gothic Empire.
The day when the sea power of the Russian Gothic Empire will reach or even surpass the enemy is no longer a good wish or fantasy, but a real thing.
As long as the empire continues to follow the right path, there is no reason why it will fail. Uh-huh, that's it, that's it, there's nothing wrong with that at all.
In other words, the current situation is very good for the Russian Gothic Empire, and it feels very, very, very pleasant to think about.
Well, yes, there's nothing wrong with that, and thinking about this kind of thing makes William feel very happy.
The expedition, which lasted several years, began with the southern attack on the steppes and ended in Indy. Although it was a slight fly in the ointment that he did not take the rich Indy into his own hands, it was still considered a fairly successful expedition - in fact, anyone who heard of William's exploits would put on it words such as "exaggerated", "surprised", "unbelievable", and so on, which in any case sounded strange and even unimaginable.
But come to think of it, it's also a no-brainer.
Quite a matter of course.
It was in such a short period of time that the Russian Gothic Empire conquered such a vast territory - it was even more powerful than Alexander the Great, and even more terrible than the terrible Genghis Khan of the Mongols. More terrible than any conqueror that exists in the world.
What's more, what is even more terrifying is that in this case, Wilhelm von Hereford was not a mere conqueror and military strategist, he was a legislator, and he was an incredibly good ruler, under William's rule, there was no skyrocketing prices, a hundredfold inflation rate, and there was no Mongol Khanate that killed tens of millions of opponents.
Today, the rule of the Russian Gothic Empire is still solid. All walks of life live and work in peace and contentment, and their economic strength, trade capacity and industrial productivity are steadily increasing.
Nothing so powerful and unbelievable has ever happened to anyone, not a single general, ruler, or anyone else - not even the most contemptuous of the Russian Gothic Empire, the most despisable of Wilhelm von Hereford, would not dare to show the slightest disrespect to him.
Because after such a long century of war and conquest, Wilhelm von Hereford has become a living legend. William's name alone can deter countless young people, and William's appearance on the battlefield alone can give birth to any coward on his side can give birth to unparalleled courage, and the enemy on the opposite side, no matter how brave the warrior, will have an invincible sense of fear when facing William.
This is William, the world's number one player who is open, recognized, without any doubts, without any doubts, without any problems.
And open the history books a little and take a look at the legendary rulers and conquerors in history. Generally speaking, a person who can do half of William's Chengdu can be praised by the world. And the vast majority of guys can't do a third, or even less.
It's no wonder that the world would see William as such a fearful fellow -
"In that case, perhaps the world should not form a coalition against the Visigothic Republic at the moment, but should turn all its firepower at me to form an alliance against the Russian Gothic Empire. ”
William sighed in his heart.
Of course, in fact, he also knows that the reason why this emotion has not become a reality is not because of how good his popularity is, or because everyone is so afraid of him that he can't even have the courage to resist.
In fact, there's only one reason why people wouldn't do this, and that's the Visigoths.
In fact, before this, Victoria and the Bretons had already thought of this possibility.
The Russian Gothic Empire was simply too large. It's too powerful.
And it's not like the one that was, the Russia of William's previous life, the unstable, contradictory giant with feet of clay. William controls one of the world's largest economies and industries. This kind of enemy is what they want to kill the most, and they want to get rid of it as soon as possible.
(To be continued.) )