Wu Song

Ylfontaine, the largest city in the Sea People's Central Territory, was the capital of a certain Grand Duchy that was conquered by the Sea People.The city is backed by mountains and facing the lake. The crescent-shaped urban area extends along the largest freshwater lake in the central region. A stone road with a width of no more than three feet undulates along the shore of the lake. It is the largest traffic artery in the city.Less than three feet below the embankment on the roadside, there is crystal clear lake water, and the lake lang beats the clean and smooth roadbed rocks, making a fine sound.

A clean and tidy stone path extends from this lakeside avenue into the urban area, all the way to the small mountains behind the city.It is the season when the flowers bloom in warm spring. On the mountains behind Yifondanlu, the tall and huge trees bloom extremely gorgeously. The flowers of various colors are as red as the clouds and pink as the flying frost, covering the mountains. It is beautifully decorated.Exquisite and exquisite small castles and small pointed wooden buildings protruded from the trees and flowers, overlooking the reddish roofs of the urban area below.

This is a peaceful and tranquil city. Even when the sea people swarmed here from the west for the first time to occupy it, it did not suffer from any war.Because the grand duke of this grand duchy was very wise, when the hundreds of heavy armored knights under the command of the grand duke at that time were easily smashed into pieces by a seaman's heavy chariot in the field, he immediately issued an order to surrender the whole country.It is precisely because of his surrender that it has brought great convenience to the Hairen to conquer the Central Territory. For thousands of years, Yifondanlu has been favored by the Hairen. Great favors and care in every way.The inhabitants of Ifontaine are happy and peaceful.

However, since last year, everything has changed.

First, a group of vicious barbarians led countless monsters and swept across Ifondanlu, annihilating hundreds of elite sea people troops and tens of thousands of conscripts in the city.A massacre frightened the Grand Duke of Yifontaine and countless courtiers and common people.That was a cruel method they had never seen and heard. All the soldiers of the Seaman Legion who were killed were dead.

Afterwards, the sea people's army reoccupied here and launched an attack towards the east.According to the leader of the Sea People Legion, the barbaric and primitive country in the east is about to be conquered by the Sea People.The people of Yifondanlo cheered and cheered, and the Naval Army was sent off by people who ate pots of milk. Even the current Grand Duke who regarded himself as a pure Hairen had long ago sent [-] guard knights to help.

But the good times didn't last long, and what ushered in was the complete defeat of the sea people's ground army, and the great Xia army mobilized with all the power of the whole country, sweeping across the land like a swarm of locusts.Ylfontaine suffered the only serious looting in history. All food and wine, and all materials that could be used as military supplies were swept away.Some Xia troops who were not very disciplined even harmed the local people, causing three or four of the ten households in the city to have funerals. As for the unmarried first pregnancy, there were even more.

Therefore, the residents of Ifontaino have the deepest fear and awe for the army from the eastern country called Daxia.They were scourge, they were ruined, they were ravaged, but they couldn't arouse the spirit of resistance.For thousands of years, the sea people have ruled them, and they have perfectly brainwashed them.Respecting the strong, respecting the strong, and dedicating everything to the strong has become the consensus of the people in the territory of the sea people.

"Well, I like people like this. At least they won't cause us too much trouble."

Riding on Xuanwu's carapace, Xia Jie stroked the prickly beard stubble on his chin, and smiled meaningfully at the people who were crowded with flowers on the lakeside avenue to welcome them.

The sound of iron hoofs, the mounts ridden by the newly recruited "barbarian army" soldiers - the unique triangular bison in the southern forests kicked impatiently on the smooth stone slabs, making a dull sound of "cracking" and the sound was heavy. The sound of hoofbeats seemed to be beating on the hearts of the people on the side of the road, causing some gorgeously dressed people who obviously had aristocratic status to lower their heads in horror, bow deeply at ninety degrees, and express themselves to Xia Jie who led the army into the city. The most pious surrender.

Ai Wei, who rode a pony and followed closely beside Xia Jie, gritted his teeth, looked angrily at the servile people on the side of the road, and cursed in a low voice: "These poor wretches who have forgotten their roots , have they forgotten their status as..."

The small bamboo whip in Xia Jie's hand tapped Ai Wei's shoulder lightly, stopping Ai Wei's curses and complaints.Xia Jie sighed: "Ai Wei, you have to remember that because of your help during my first western expedition, I allowed you to take your retainers to rebuild your kingdom. But, don't give me Make trouble, okay?"

He looked deeply at Ai Wei, who was biting his lip with a resolute face, and sighed: "Remember one thing, I was just a small person who could be crushed to death in Daxia. I let you restore the country, it is very It's not easy, don't even think about bringing your weak motherland to resist the rule of our Great Xia."

"Your motherland is not in the Central Territory where I am guarding. Your motherland is in the Eastern Territory. Unfortunately, the current Governor of the Eastern Territory is my not-so-friendly enemy, Xiang Liurou. He has a heart like a snake and a scorpion. If you do something too extreme, I think he will slaughter all the creatures in your entire country without hesitation." Xia Jie solemnly warned Ai Wei: "I allow you to come to Yifontaine to recruit a group of troops Take it back to your country, but I won't allow you to do something that might get me into trouble."

Xiang Liurou is guarding the Eastern Territory, this is really a fucking troublesome thing.Xia Jie cursed angrily in his heart.However, there is no way, the positions of several governors are divided among the four major witch families and the royal court. Since Xia Jie is the governor of the Central Territory, then the governor of the Eastern Territory becomes Xiang Liurou, and the governor of the Northern Territory becomes Xiang Liurou. With the help of Shen Gongbao's brothers, the governor of the Southern Territory has become a few able-bodied children of the Fangfeng family, which is also a matter of course.

Biting her lips, Ai Wei nodded vigorously, and she said unwillingly: "I'm not so stupid, the sea people have been completely conquered by you, how could I think of rebelling against you? I just want to let our ancestors The flag is flying again. I hope that Xiang Liurou you mentioned will allow me to conquer the great nobles who split our motherland under the instigation of the sea people!" (Your one light click warms my whole code Life. Let’s watch the Fantastic Fantastic Channel of Literary Network together, more exciting content is waiting for you!) Xing Tian Dafeng rushed over from the side with a bit of a nasty smile, he said with a 'hee hee' smile: "Ai Wei, actually this matter is Simple, if you are willing to marry me as Xing Tian Dafeng's concubine... Oh, you really dare to do it?" Ai Wei whipped the whip on the back of Xing Tian Dafeng's hand stretching towards her thigh, Xing Tian Dafeng reluctantly withdrew it He lifted his hand and muttered, not knowing what he was complaining about.

Ahead was a gentle hillside. A group of well-dressed people stood on the top of the hillside, watching Xia Jie and his party walking along the stone path.This slope is about two miles long. Xia Jie and the others stood at the bottom of the slope and had to raise their heads to see the group of people.Of course, these people are under the banner of welcoming the Daxia garrison to enter Yifeng Danlu. The handwriting on the banner is twisted and twisted, which is very ugly. It is obviously from some officials in Yifeng Danlu who have learned the Daxia script in a hurry. hand.

Xia Jie ignored Xing Tian Dafeng and Ai Wei's flirting, and Xuanwu steadily climbed up the stone path. Gradually, he reached the end of the stone path.A few big fat men with oily faces blinked their small eyes and looked at Xia Jie motionlessly.They were standing at a relatively high position, taking advantage of the terrain, Xia Jie still had to look up at them.

With an unhappy snort, Xia Jie patted Xuanwu's big head.Xuanwu understood, and his body quickly swelled up, into the shape of a huge turtle with a height of ten feet.Xia Jie stood up, stood on Xuanwu's back armor, glanced coldly at the panicked fat men, and said with a sneer, "Are you welcoming us?"

Xuanwu's transformation frightened this group of Ylfontaine nobles who had never seen anything in the world. The leader, a big fat man in a luxurious golden robe, 'Gulu' fell to his knees on the ground with a trembling voice. Long shouted: "Honorable Governor, your most loyal servant, Grand Duke Bailu Wei? Bailu led the same loyal nobles, welcome your arrival."

With a sneer, Xia Jie looked at the palace-like building behind the group of people.This is the end of the stone road, on the highest hill in the urban area of ​​Yifontaine.On a piece of flat land with a radius of about five or six miles, there are several buildings with weird styles. The lower half is extremely thick and strong like a bunker, while the upper half is a palace that is exquisite, exquisite and almost ingenious.In the red and white palace in the middle there is a tall tower with a height of hundreds of feet, which should be shared with the watchtower. Standing on it, you can look at the movement around Yifondanlou hundreds of miles away.

Behind this group of big fat men, nearly a thousand well-dressed men and women bowed to Xia Jie fearfully, not daring to be slighted.

Xia Jie wandered around and saw that the location of this high hill was very good, just in time to have a panoramic view of the urban area of ​​Yifontaine and the lake outside the city, and the scenery was excellent.Of course, the scenery would be even better if the group of fat people in front of him were not blocking the eyes.He couldn't help sneering in his heart, these nobles who have been conquered by the Hai people for thousands of years, probably lived in peace for too long, without any political sensitivity at all.They stood at such a high place to meet the conquering army of Great Xia. Fortunately, they were the ones who came here. If any other Great Xia general led the army, these nobles would have been killed long ago.

Shaking his head, not wanting to bully these well-behaved nobles who have been trained by the sea people to look like slaves, Xia Jie signaled Xuanwu to shrink his body, and gently tapped on Weier Bailu's head with a bamboo whip in his hand: "I guarantee you The safety of your family and the safety of your property. As long as you support my Daxia’s rule, and pay grain, grass and taxes on time every three months, you can retain your noble status. Of course, you have to understand that you are now Daxia’s People, what is your status as a nobleman... a second-class nobleman?"

Second-class nobles, that is to say, they enjoy privileges, but in front of the real Daxia nobles, they are just low-level characters.Retaining their own noble titles is nothing more than saving some things.But Xia Jie knew that the good days for these people to retain the title of nobility would not be too long, and Daxia would slowly digest these territories.When Daxia has enough appetite to swallow these new territories, these people will all become ordinary Daxia citizens.

Retaining their noble titles at this time is nothing more than to save them from causing trouble, and at the same time, it just allows them to appease the people in the territory.

Xing Tian Dafeng and the others also rushed over.Ai Wei couldn't bear to look at Grand Duke Bailu lying on the ground in fear, and said in a low voice, "Lord Xia Jie, my army."

"Hmm!" Xia Jie nodded, and hit Duke Bailu hard with the bamboo whip.He said coldly: "You can keep 500 guards, and the nobles under your command will be reduced according to the title. The rest of the extra guards and private troops will all be handed over to Princess Ai Wei, and she will lead them to do some things. Ai Wei Princess Wei wants to recruit an army of 3 people in the Principality of Bailu, and you will be responsible for the military pay and food, understand?"

Xiang Liurou can tolerate Ai Wei returning to the country in his territory, but he will definitely not agree to Ai Wei recruiting troops in his territory.Only Xia Jie, a witch whose behavior style is completely different from the great witches, can fulfill his promise to Ai Wei so softly.

Behind, thousands of warriors from the barbarian army rode three-cornered buffaloes as tall as Zhang Xu, wore pitch-black witch armor, and wore helmets with two sharp horns on their heads, walking over like a group of devils from hell.With the appearance of this group of warriors full of murderous looks and ugly faces, more than a thousand noble men and women who greeted Xia Jie and his party in the square fell to the ground at the same time, some even shivered and poured out feces, and even timid women were beaten I fainted from fright.

Too lazy to look at this group of nobles who meant nothing to him, Xia Jie assigned these thousands of barbarian warriors to set up a military camp nearby.The Xing Tian brothers recruited a total of 500 million barbarian troops in the barbarian country, and almost wiped out all the remaining elite Wu Wu in the barbarian country. The 500 million wuwu are all high-ranking warriors with five or more tripods. Together with a large number of other ordinary wuwu and sorcerers, they are enough to guard the vast central territory.As long as more than a hundred barbarian soldiers are stationed in each city, they can intimidate the people in a radius of dozens of miles.

As the largest city in the Central Territory, the number of troops stationed in Yifontaine will reach 20.There are 18 high-ranking barbarian soldiers, and [-] low-ranking or low-ranking soldiers. They are similar to the reserve army like the Black Army Army and Xuanbiao Army back then.

Although Xia Jie is not good at things like internal affairs, but this is an era of convincing people with force. As long as he has enough force in his hands to destroy the central government, there is nothing left to say.Mastering the army, and then urging the nobles and nobles to pay taxes and food on time, this is Xia Jie's main task now.Daxia is mobilizing and training enough government officials to slowly replace these original nobles.

As long as Daxia has enough officials to rule this new territory, it will be the time when nobles like Duke Bailu in front of us will be completely abandoned.Of course, this process will be very long, because after defeating the Hairen, the territory obtained is too large, ten times or even dozens of times larger than that of Daxia's mainland, and it needs too many officials.Even the major witch families simply cannot spare so many people.What's more, they still have their own clan land to take care of?

Xia Jie, the governor of the Central Territory, will have to work for a long time before Daxia completely grasps the new territory.

Not bothering to pay attention to these incompetent nobles at all, Xia Jie and his group commanded their generals to set up a camp outside the city of Yifontaine.The 19 barbarian troops stationed in the city, plus the [-] troops stationed in the three camps on the north, west, and south sides of Yifontaine, are enough to suppress all sudden changes within a thousand miles.

The poor Grand Duke Bailu dragged his fat wolf body, and followed Xia Jie briskly, busy on the saddle and on the horse, constantly instructing the people in the city to donate various materials to help the army set up the barracks.At the same time, he had to deal with Ai Wei's urging, and gathered the private army in the hands of the nobles and nobles of the Bailu Principality, gathered 3 horses, and handed them over to Ai Wei.

After four or five days of busy work, it was finally easy to arrange Daxia's army properly. Ai Wei also rushed to the eastern collar with [-] troops and Xia Jie's [-] expert guards to support her. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief, but he sent his butler non-stop to invite Xia Jie to attend the banquet he had carefully arranged.However, Xia Jie, who was so busy hitting the back of his head with his heels, resolutely rejected his invitation. Among the Xingtian brothers, Xingtian Dafeng, who came to Yifeng Danlu, and Xia Jie's deputy, Chi Liang, also rejected the invitation, which made Grand Duke Bailu feel uneasy again. , Hastily donated a lot of gold and silver jewelry.

Busy with their own affairs, Xia Jie and Xing Tian Dafeng, who rejected the invitations of all the nobles in the territory, made these nobles suspiciously wonder if they had offended these terrible conquerors, and at the same time they doubted whether these conquerors A massacre of nobles like them is brewing.Because it is said that a certain