Chapter 1331 ‘Brilliant’ Victory
A large number of dragoon troops were stationed in the Oz Plain, and even the ace of the Empire's regular army, the Dragoon Corps, moved here. Ship-cutting knives were also manufactured in large quantities, and when dragon scales were insufficient, other magical materials were used to replace them.
With the help of interested people, the prestige of the princess Keno was unparalleled for a while. Because under her leadership, the airship army of the Hydel Empire is no longer a symbol of invincibility. There is no need to fill in a large number of young and strong human lives, just to sink an airship showing off its power in the sky.
At the same time, those nobles and families who were undecided, or were looking for the best candidate for the new emperor, all set their sights on the princess who had not yet officially received the title of princess. It seems that under her leadership, the Haider Empire will eventually be conquered by them.
In fact, the ship-cutting knife is not so powerful. After extensive actual combat tests by generals, it was confirmed that its advantages could not completely change the air superiority and inferiority of the two empires.
Because although the ship-cutting knife can destroy the airship, it cannot cause greater damage, or directly cause a large number of casualties to the ship's personnel. And this damage is not immediate or devastating damage. The fact that the attack is not powerful enough has not changed.
The biggest use of the ship-cutting knife is to reduce the durability and performance of the airship's hull. The keels were cut off, and some unlucky airships even had their flotation device fixed frames destroyed.
It should be noted that no matter how these structures are repaired, they cannot return to their original level, and their reliability has plummeted. If there was a mid-air disintegration, the flotation device might still be flying in the sky, and the rest of the airship would fall to the ground.
Therefore, once the keel is damaged, for the Haider Empire, the airship is equivalent to being scrapped.
In any case, this understanding is good news for the Karlsruhe Empire. Compared with the past, where two flying brigades had to sacrifice their lives to destroy an airship, the exchange ratio today was no longer so disparate. This is great progress from scratch!
And at the beginning, the airships of the Hydel Empire were not adapted to the new tactics. Relying on the dragoons with high levels of speed and magic resistance, the Karlsruhe Empire can even defeat them without damage.
However, as the Airship Legion improved their tactics and even directly modified the hull to minimize blind spots for sight and magic attacks, the number of dragoon sacrifices also increased. But no matter how much the advantages of airships increase, the situation in the past where it only took two teams to fight off an airship is no longer the case.
Don't look at the Heidel Empire, which only damaged airships. Because the people on board are all magicians, they have endless life-saving moves. Therefore, even if the airship's keel is cut off and it cannot continue to fly, it will not actually hurt them. But just being forced to scrap the airship is an unbearable pain for the Haider Empire!
The airship is expensive! That's not a unicycle. You can play with just one seat and one wheel. Building an airship is only cheaper than building a magic tower.
Therefore, the Haider Empire had to make corresponding changes, including changing the rules of formation flight, changing tactics, increasing the windows on the bottom of the boat, and reducing blind spots. The most exaggerated thing is to add a layer of iron to the outer shell of the airship! Directly upgrade wooden ships to iron-hulled ships.
Both sides thought that the war would escalate in one fell swoop and reach the level of a war to annihilate the country. But when, in order to attack one of the most advanced airships, three squadrons were sacrificed in the process of getting close to the airship, the generals of Karlsruhe realized that it was time to stop. The advantages of the ship-cutting knife are really not that great.
The Haider Empire sensed that the other side had stopped, and they also reduced their strength in a tacit and coordinated manner. It wasn't that Haider didn't want to avenge the destroyed airships or take the opportunity to expand their results, but they also needed time to modify the airships and adapt them to new tactics.
Moreover, in this era, the top leaders of both empires have doubts about whether to launch such a large-scale war. Considering the current size of the empire, it is actually a bit difficult to rule. Coupled with various resources, the empire can be self-sufficient internally and there is no need to plunder externally. Besides, to expand the scale of the war, more ground troops must join in. Victory or defeat in the air is just an added bonus.
In the end, after various considerations, the conflict in the Plains of Oz did not expand, but returned to the previous situation, as if the ship-cutting knife did not exist. The airships that transport supplies to Tianguan are also more cautious, no longer as careless as before.
Were the generals in Karlsruhe disappointed? Maybe more or less there is.
But in the past, when they faced airships, they were like mice trying to pull a tortoise. They had no way to start and had to fight with their lives. Nowadays, you can use the ship-cutting knife to destroy the hull of the ship. That is a great progress from scratch.
And this advantage was further expanded in the hands of those with good political skills, and they began to build momentum for Princess Keno! All kinds of hype and propaganda were overwhelming, calling the battle that day when five airships were destroyed an unprecedented glorious victory. It seems that after ascending the throne, this person will be a rejuvenating emperor.
The opportunity that she originally thought was impossible came to her. Princess Keno didn't think about it for long before she took the olive branch offered by others and moved towards the throne. And on this road, she didn't have many worthy opponents, because they all blew themselves up. Finally, with the support of many nobles, he put on the crown that symbolized the emperor and changed his name to Saint Alegria.
The word 'saint' is not a prefix that every emperor is qualified to wear. It must have great achievements. Generally speaking, it is an honorific title that is added after the person dies and is mentioned by descendants. It was very rare among all the saint emperors to have this crown during their lifetime; to add it when they ascended the throne is even more unprecedented.
Although Lin did not get the full truth about the situation of the war from the Greco family's chamber of commerce steward. But in addition to the propaganda materials of the Karlsruhe Empire, thanks to the fact that the first three dragoon squadrons included children of the Greco family, there are still many differences in the family about the big change ten years ago. Intelligence promoted by the empire.
As for the various games that followed the empress' ascension to the throne, and the plans of the empire's high-level officials, even if the Chamber of Commerce manager in charge of intelligence did not know everything clearly, he could still deduce one or two by relying on insinuations. All this information, which could be regarded as black material, was revealed by this steward. Lin didn't know whether there were subjective thoughts in it, such as wanting to lead someone into a pit, or whether there was really deep resentment.
There are so many true and false things mixed together, and a certain time traveler knows what the so-called history and news are all about. Therefore, Lin did not preset any position for himself, but looked at everything from a relatively neutral perspective, rather than believing in one party's words. Believers are easy tools to become adults. Listening to the famous stock market talkers will just become leeks. The blood and tears involved are difficult to describe.
After sorting out a large section of the content, there were only a few points that were useful to him:
First, the current empress of the Karlsruhe Empire should be the one with whom she had a romantic relationship at that time. But whether the other party admits it or not is another matter. Besides, I wasn't the one who suffered the loss at that time. If I came to visit her with such a friendship, I would probably be beaten to death by someone else's concubine...well, the empress' official husband, Prince Thomas.
That's right! The empress is already married, but she has no children yet. Nearly ten years have passed since the wedding day, and nothing has happened, and the people in the royal family can't help but be ready to make a move. This was one of the pieces of information that the steward did not tell clearly.
Secondly, due to the influence of the 'virtuous son's inheritance system', the social atmosphere of the Karlsruhe Empire was different from other places. Coupled with the attitude of the Greco family members who did not hesitate to break the news, Lin felt that the imperial power in the empire was not strong, and he even felt a little disgusted.
How to use such an attitude requires more information from other aspects to make effective calculations.
Thirdly, the Karlsruhe Empire had developed commerce and transportation, which was fertile ground for the development of banks.
Basically, the Gold Coin Goddess's teachings on banking have spread into the empire, and the Gold Coin Goddess Church that already exists in some places has also carried out banking business. However, among the senior officials of the empire, there were still doubts about this new matter, and there were even calls from within to ban the use of Coin coins. As for why it was banned, those people couldn't explain it.
Combined with the news from Ke Yin, in Lin's view, the reason why the empire's senior officials invited the goddess's messenger was not so much to clear up doubts, but to have an attitude. Not to mention the issue of imperial power overpowering divine power, or divine power overpowering imperial power. They just wanted a guarantee that divine power would not interfere in the internal affairs of the empire.
After all, not all places have been quite harmonious since the bank was promoted. There are more than one or two lords from various places who are interested in banks. Most of them are those who are not very capable and are easily snatched away from the local leadership by financial institutions with no lending business, such as MiDi Bank.
Whether or not there is a lending business is like the difference between a wolf and a sheep for a financial institution. It is conceivable how scumbag those lords can be if a sheep takes away the leadership of their territory's government affairs.
It is said that the butt determines the head. The elves sent out to serve as bank presidents came from the idea instilled by the World Tree that they should develop the bank well. Under such a goal, although the elves have not gone to the extent of using all possible means, there are some places where they have indeed crossed the red line in the eyes of some people.
Not to mention the banks established by local forces. How could they not provide more convenience to their own forces outside the rules set by the Goddess of Gold Coins? These people are not necessarily local lords, so their so-called convenience is likely to infringe on the interests of other people.
Isn’t this right? Lin didn't have an answer either.
Using the term labor pain period to deduce two, five, and six? This is not a period of labor pain, but a rhythm that will continue to hurt. Finance is a monstrous beast. Even in the era before I traveled through time, which person on earth dares to say that they have tamed it? The pride of Wall Street? Among that group of people, there were fewer people who tricked themselves into jumping off the building?
So when this monster was released, to be honest, someone was already mentally prepared to lose control. It’s just a matter of whether it’s early or late. I had always endured it before and didn't want to take this path.
And even if you don't do it, as the puzzle progresses, won't this monster jump out on its own? Someone just moves that time forward, and hopes to limit the damage with foresight.
As for success or failure, let the history of Midland judge it. Someone thinks they have done too much beyond their rights and abilities.