Chapter 10: The Fall of Nicoleia
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After putting down the last piece of information related to Silosis, William thought to himself.
With the best intelligence system in the world, William pieced together the general outline of the incident as quickly as possible.
It's almost like this, this group of Visigoths with broken brains unexpectedly made the right move. They don't seem to notice one thing that really matters in Silosis, though. Or rather, with the intelligence of these fools, it is impossible to understand how important the Suez Canal played for the Russian Gothic Empire, and indeed for the whole world.
So, instead of touching the heavily guarded and difficult to defend Suez Canal area, these guys opened a new copy west of the canal zone.
The Nirosians, like William had known before, were all fools with no eyes. I have no idea what the world is like now. Although it is a little bit of strength, it is a very sad thing to bet on the wrong person and follow the wrong person.
Originally, in order to maintain the stability of Nirosia, Willian also tolerated three points against them. But now, since these guys jumped out on their own initiative, it can't be blamed on William for not reminding them.
If you can't seize the opportunity yourself, don't blame anyone. Mmmmmm
William thought so in his heart.
Unlike the Ottoman Empire, which was very dependent on the grain of Nicoleia, the grain, agricultural production and grain output of the Gothic Empire in Russia were all among the best in the world, and even without the rather fertile grain-producing region of Nirosia, there would not be too many problems.
In this case, even if the Russian Gothic Empire plowed Nirosia well and plunged the region into complete chaos, it would not have much impact on the overall economy of the empire. Even the impact on food and agriculture is minimal.
"So, no one told them anything about the current state of the world, poor creatures. William couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, feeling lamented by the incomprehension of these fools.
If you choose the wrong one time is bad luck, the second time is stupid, and the third time is hopeless. As for how many times in history have the Nirosians chosen the wrong one...... I'm afraid they don't even know about it. I don't remember exactly.
Therefore, character determines fate, and although a country like Nigeria has a glorious history and has been a regional power in many historical periods, it has never had any other status and strength than a regional power.
Nigeria has always been a regional powerhouse. It has a certain amount of strength around its own area, but it has never seen a truly powerful overlord or world-level super empire.
The reason for this lies in the lack of capacity of Nirosia itself. After all, Nigeria is a very agricultural country, and farmers in this country can live quite well with a little hard work.
It can be said that the poor mountains and bad waters produce the people, but at the same time, the poor mountains and bad waters also produce elite soldiers and strong futures. A country as rich and comfortable as Nirosia can become a regional power due to its geographical position. The north is the sea, and Nigeria usually has a relatively decent navy. On the left is the desert and the coastline. Don't look at the current Berbers, they seem to be very powerful, as if they can cross the sea and kill people in all kinds of pleasant ways. But that's all they can do.
There is not enough strategic depth and there is not enough economic base and population. These Berbers are destined to have no way to do it.
In fact, these guys are more bandit groups organized by tribes than the state. With such a form of organization and the power of the state, it would be too difficult to compete with Nicoleia.
As for the east of Nicoleia, there are often some world-class powerful countries in this region, and even world-class hegemonic powers. If the Nirosians were the worst enemy of the classical era, they would not hesitate to choose the East.
Because the land of the East is larger, more fertile, and more resourceful, so can the population that can be nurtured. The level of the empire is definitely not comparable to the small size and physique of Nicosis.
That's it. In William's previous life, both the Medes, Babylonians and the Hittites were dominant, forming a very powerful deterrent to Egypt. The first world-class empire formed in the classical era, the First Persian Empire, brought the whole of Egypt under its control.
Such a powerful empire finally collapsed under the pressure of Alexander the Great, the first legendary conqueror of the Western world, and then, as a matter of course, Egypt fell into the hands of the Greeks, ushering in a new era of the Panhellenic system of the classical era.
In other words, if Nirosia plays against those regional powers, there are still some wins and losses. But once it is against a powerful empire in the world, it will not hesitate to hit the streets.
This has been the case from ancient times to the present day...... Persian, Greek, Roman, Arab, Ottoman Turkish, Britannica......
Although many people really want to shout: Do you know how hard the Egyptians worked? Unfortunately, in the vast majority of wars against world hegemons, the Egyptians have performed very well...... Well, very bad.
And yet the pride of these guys, the fact that these guys think they're very good, very great, very great, and so on, makes them look down on the rest of the world. Think of yourself as the number one in the world, think of yourself as the best, strongest, and most amazing guy in the world.
It is said that the heart is higher than the sky and the fate is thinner than paper or something, maybe a little too much, but it is only a little bit.
After all, the Nirosians, that's just what it is.
"So, it's time to put this not-too-big mistake on track. William sighed in his heart.
To the southeast of the empire, there were many more countries like Nicoleia, which were the embodiment of power and wealth, civilization and military power in many eras and many of the history.
In addition to Nicoleia, the former Turkic Seljuk Empire, Asia Minor also often had strong powers, Mesopotamia, Medes, and Zoroastrian. If we talk about the names and deeds of the great nations, great rulers and conquerors that appeared in these regions, it would be impossible to talk about them for three days and three nights.
These regions, these countries have their own pride, their own beliefs and their greatness, culture, civilization, customs, etc.
It can be said that they have everything that can be united into a nation, a nation - and the task and plan of Wilhelm von Hereford is to break everything they have.
When all of these rulers were proud to be a subject of the Russian Gothic Empire, to be a Goth, it was when the conquest of the Russian Gothic Empire was completely completed. Otherwise, it can only be called unfinished business. It can only be said that it has reached halfway.
William had tried a lot of things before. Of course, these methods are actually Huairou's methods. Use education, use economic development, use immigration, and so on to make these guys happily become part of a great empire.
It's just that at the moment, it seems that this plan is not very successful. At least not very successfully. Or that there is not enough time to carry out these programs at the moment. So it doesn't look very successful.
All in all, it's not very successful.
This made William feel very emotional, sighed, and at the same time very sad and sad.
Don't these guys know how sincere they are? Come to think of it, it's a sad thing.
So can't there be some real trust between people?
William thought so in his heart, although he said that he could see most of the things in the world, but for destroying a once very great and long-standing empire and civilization with thousands of years of civilization, William still felt a little awkward and unhappy in his heart.
But of course, even if he is unhappy, unhappy, awkward and uncomfortable, it can't stop William from continuing this matter. This is William von Hereford, a wonderful, extraordinary ruler who has some of the elements and qualities that all good rulers have.
One of them is decisiveness.
The second is to be ruthless.
That's it, when the expeditionary force of the Russian Gothic Empire stopped in the Syrian region, after hearing that the local railway officer in charge was a little trembling, and said in a very apologetic tone that there was no railway ahead, so it had to be stopped, William forgave him with a very tolerant attitude.
It's not the other person's fault. To be able to get the railway line up and running in such a short period of time, and to save so much time for your own army, is quite a feat.
Not only this guy, it should be said that all the officers and clerks who participated in this railway transportation of the army, and the railway staff should all be praised and credited.
These guys not only carried out an important strategic task, but also sorted out the direction of the next war. This incident of large-scale use of railways to transport troops proves the carrying capacity of railways, as well as the practical value of railway transport in military affairs. It's something that goes down in history.
While these officials were sincerely excited, happy, and even grateful, William's heart made a judgment on the fate of this ancient civilization.
Kill them all, at least most of them, and then send a large number of Gothic immigrants to this area, and put an end to the country once and for all.
This is William's final verdict on Nicoleia, and it is natural that it will be the final fate of the sad country of Nicolesia next.