Chapter 1,633 Northern Battlefield
Of course, the work of collecting and transporting the materials needed to build the magic tower and magic circle city cannot be completed in one day, even with the assistance of the organic fleet.
At the same time, it is so big that it involves the actions of all the nobles and large chambers of commerce in the two empires. Of course, there is no way to keep it secret. And because the emperor was only responsible for giving orders and was not responsible for explaining to anyone. For a time, all kinds of rumors were flying everywhere.
Rumors are spreading wildly, and some people are watching the show, but of course there are also people who are concerned. Especially the two major forces, the Vader Military State and the Floating Island Edda, stopped their respective military operations and devoted all their efforts to dig out the truth behind these things.
However, there is an insider who is busy with different things than others. That is the former Grand Duke of the Gwana Empire and the current commander-in-chief of the coalition forces in the northern battlefield, Ricardo Kavi.
He spent half a day asking his airship troops to investigate the north of the Wind Emperor Mountains to see if there were any remaining demons or evil alliances from the underground world.
As someone who was close to the battlefield and witnessed a round of bombardment by the robot fleet, and watched the almost obscured sky turned into a strange color by blue electric light and red firelight, the old Grand Duke did not believe that the demon army could still survive.
Now his only question is whether there will be any remaining, lone demons left in the Lost Land. Or perhaps an out-of-standard strong man like a strong beastman and a half could survive such a bombardment.
With such doubts, the old grandgong ordered all troops to stand by and send sentries and cavalry in all directions to ensure the safety of the surrounding area. At the same time, the airship troops were ordered to set out for reconnaissance. After all, the airship's reconnaissance range was wider and faster.
Half a day may not be enough for the airship to sweep every inch of the land designated as the northern battlefield, but it is enough for them to confirm one thing, that is, all the enemies have disappeared.
disappear! Such words meant that they couldn't even see the corpses, and of course there were no traces of the battle. This refers to the battles in the cold weapon age, such as broken swords, broken shields, broken flags, arrows, etc.
Even the suspected military camp was nowhere to be found. There are some abandoned campsites, but these locations were abandoned earlier, rather than just happening not long ago.
To be honest, even if the magician troops were washing the ground on a large scale, it would not be what they saw. Therefore, no one dares to guess or imagine what happened behind this silence of life and death.
The old man who got the information was the quickest to adjust his mentality. Rather than saying that he had raised the upper limit of what the magician could do, it was more that the responsibility he shouldered prevented him from immersing himself in that inexplicable fear.
The troops are out there, people are eating horses, and money is being burned every day.
Besides, the war continues to this day. If the lord personally leads the team, after the enemy is gone, they will naturally focus on their own territory; if the team is led by a general, how many kings or nobles can rest assured that military power is in the hands of outsiders? , and this army has nothing to do.
Therefore, all armies have to be reorganized, and some are even disorganized in place. When there are no enemies left, if any general dares to hold on to military power, he will probably be preparing for a civil war next.
However, old Duke Kawei has not yet been relieved of his duties and returns to the imperial court to obey orders. He took over another responsibility, which was to lead three regular legions of the empire to stand by at the Gate of the Abyss and defend it on the spot.
Also receiving similar orders was the airship force of the Haider Empire.
Since the Haider Empire did not send many ground troops, the emperor of the empire was in no hurry to recall the dispatched troops. Instead, he ordered the airship troops to assemble on the spot and also go to the Gate of the Abyss to wait.
In particular, it was explained that the standby was not to interfere with the Gate of the Abyss, but was just watching from the sidelines. Although there was an intention to supervise, to be honest, even if the robot fleet and the magician did not follow the agreement, it seemed that they were unable to stop or change anything.
This expatriate commander of the airship force is also a powerful figure within the Haider Empire. Otherwise, they would not be qualified to master the important weapons of the country and would be sent abroad.
What's more, one of the five important imperial ministers who followed the emperor to participate in the high-level meeting was the eldest brother of the commander of the airship force, so he naturally knew more inside information than others. Then there are not so many questions about the current actions.
To say that the situation is the most embarrassing, those who are neither better nor worse at this time are the troops organized by civilian volunteers and the armies of small countries.
They didn't know the truth behind the matter. They only knew that the enemy that originally gave them a headache was solved by the monster in the sky without any idea.
Although the order from the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces was to disorganize and go home. But what will happen next? Will there be enemies coming out of nowhere? If they disband, will they be caught off guard?
Many unanswered concerns make them afraid to act rashly.
Those armies of small countries led by kings themselves, or private armies led by noble lords, are also afraid that if the enemy returns to the country without a start, they may not have time to react.
You must know that the current balance of power in the northern battlefield was actually achieved by the defeat of the original Suli Tang Empire's southern front.
With that big defeat to wake everyone up and delaying time, the Gwana Empire had time to react. Not only the defense line against the demons was deployed, but also the later counterattack and the current stalemate, all of which came at a cost.
What if they now voluntarily give up these slight advantages they gained at great cost, and if the subsequent development is different from what everyone imagined, and the war is not really over?
On the other hand, those volunteers who came voluntarily did not have as many psychological activities as those kings or noble lords of small countries.
Some ambitious people, who planned to use this war to establish meritorious service and gain fame, took advantage of this moment to start forming gangs. Their eyes were all set on the war-torn northern battlefield.
Assume that the war is truly over, and that the war actually didn't last very long. Then the cultivated land that has been previously cultivated can resume production at any time as long as it undergoes some sorting and additional manpower.
This is a fortune that is coveted by everyone and within reach.
Don't talk about whether the people who fled the northern battlefield were the legal lords of these lands, or were descendants of the royal family. Once they escape, these lands will be considered terra nullius.
Even if these people can come back later and claim ownership of the land again, if there are already new residents on these lands, in terms of the legal theory of lost land, the two groups of people before and after can be regarded as the 'legal' owners.
The next thing to play is the winner-take-all game. Simply put, if you don't choose to use force to solve the problem, you will have to seek support from everywhere. It depends on who has many supporters and who can come out to 'justice', who can stay and truly own this land.
This may sound a bit confusing, but in fact, it is true that in political science, a country is composed of four elements: territory, people, government, and sovereignty.
Territory: A bunch of no-man’s land in the northern battlefield.
People: Many people picked up swords and became warriors, and picked up hoes and became farmers. Therefore, as long as those ambitious people can station an army and absorb some refugees who have returned after fleeing before, it is not a big problem for them to call themselves a country.
Government: Those who are willing to stay will of course form a ruling group with themselves as the core. The definition of "government" in Midi is not that strict. Basically, the fact that there is rule counts.
Sovereignty: There is no word "sovereignty" in Lost Land, and there are not so many convoluted terms. After all, one thing is that people with big fists speak; if your fists are not big enough, it counts if you can shake people with big fists.
Judging from the situation on the northern battlefield, ambitious people will inevitably mobilize a force and then occupy the land and become king. At this time, even if the people who originally fled from the famine return and claim ownership of the land, they have only three options:
First, compromise with the new occupiers and join them. At this time, you can usually only succumb to others, and you may not be able to obtain the same complete power as before. Civilians are the easiest to compromise, but the former ruling class is not.
Second, expel the new occupiers by force. On one side are the people who were driven away by demons and other evil coalition forces and fled; on the other side are the people who are in the army and have fought fiercely with the evil coalition forces and have survived to this day. If nothing unusual happens, the former's force is weaker than the latter's.
Third, find daddy and hug him. Then compare whose thighs are thicker and whose backstage is harder!
more importantly! If you were to lose face, would these thick thighs showing off their flags be willing to fight hand to hand for their own fate? You know, some people only lend their names to others to use them as a pretense. If they really want to end up on their own, they will definitely refuse.
Therefore, those who have ideas naturally want to embrace the strongest thigh on the northern battlefield - the former Grand Duke of Kavi of the Gwana Empire.
Inevitably, those people who were preparing to return after fleeing, if there were nobles among them, in order to maintain their dominance, they also approached the old Lord Kawei for support.
There are even those who come from business backgrounds and have some money in their pockets. They are not necessarily residents of the original northern battlefield, they just plan to take advantage of this chaotic time to get a noble title. No matter whether it's a replacement, adoption, or name change, it doesn't matter. I just want to realize my desire to enter the power class.
Faced with the farce of these little people, old Kawei Gong certainly has no intention to deal with it. With his status, he has no need to deal with it, and he is not suitable to deal with it. The grand duke of the empire would not care about the affairs of the village chief and town mayor. Is this because he is too busy at ordinary times?
Therefore, those who are interested have no choice but to resort to the next best thing and seek support from those who also hold real power.
For a time, there was no enemy in the northern battlefield. Although it was not as bright as before, it also secretly set off a complicated wave. Some people take advantage of the situation to rise, and some people just wipe out all sentient beings.
Don't think that those fleeing noble lords who have been passed down from generation to generation can definitely get the support of other people who still have strength. Guarding the territory is also one of the nobles' responsibilities. Now that they have all been driven out by the enemy and not a single citizen is left, how can they still claim their ownership?
Although there is a so-called tacit understanding among the nobles, they will join forces to prevent those below from trying to transcend or subvert the noble class. But this premise is that the price paid can be rewarded. If there is not enough reward, whether it is substantial or humane, who would be willing to work in vain?