The steam airship that regularly flies around the city every day is the most direct declaration of force, intimidating a small generation.

Who among the third-rate nations could afford to afford a floating warship? Downton, and more than one, although he was still a duke, all discerning people understood that he was only two wars away from the throne.

No, it was a battle, because the king's army raided the eastern realm with a thunderous force, and divided all the powerful high-ranking people, including the duke of the eastern realm, into the central square of the royal capital, declaring the inviolability of royal power.

Probably because of the decades of repression, the king's anger exploded at the moment of the capture of the city, not only were the nobles and their families men killed, women sold into brothels and ravaged, and all the soldiers who participated in the resistance were hanged and sold to slave traders even if they surrendered.

For a while, the entire eastern border cried and shook the sky, everyone was in danger, and fell into endless panic, before the citizens were still discussing the situation of the people in the north and south with a lofty tone, and soon faced an even more miserable fate than them.

In the face of the atrocities of the king's army, the commoners wanted to fight the Duke of Downton, but there was no regret in the world, and they only dared to think about it, because the king issued a strict order for the commoners to supervise each other, and once there was a defector, the whole family would be reduced to slavery.

In this war, the only one who grabbed the full waist was the king's army, and under the temptation of the huge spoils of war, they were ready to conquer the other three realms at once.

"This guy is crazy, isn't he?"

The moment he received the battle report, Downton thought he had read it wrong.

"It's not hard to understand that the king is seriously ill, so he did something irrational, and besides, it's your people. How would it feel to pay taxes to a duke for hundreds of years, and have no reverence for you?"

Cheap god teases.

"Of course, they were severely punished, first with a whip, and then reduced to slavery and thrown into the mines to do hard labor. Until you die of exhaustion, you will earn me gold coins!"

As Downton spoke, he noticed Juliet and Jackson looking at him with surprise on their faces, "Huh, what's your expression?"

"I didn't expect the master to be quite cautious!"

Jackson muttered.

"Get out!"

Downton grabbed the cup and was about to smash it, and complained angrily, "I'm just thinking about it, after all, those are my people, and I still have to rule the country, so I can't do too much!"

"A woman's kindness. Even the wisest of kings must learn to kill!" "Without this killing, there would be no fear, and fear is the most direct means of ruling the people in a short time." ”

"And benevolence, isn't it only the emperor of benevolence who can sit on the throne for a long time?"

Jackson retorted.

"Idiot!"

Homer doesn't explain at all. Seeing Downton fall into silence, thoughtful. I couldn't help but nod with relief.

"Do you know the King's Army's reasons for doing this?"

Homer asked.

"First, it took too long to implement benevolent government to win people's hearts, and the king's army was about to face a big war, so it was necessary to suppress the voice of the qiē reaction~ movement in the shortest possible time. ”

Downton remembered the civilians in the West, and it wasn't just over. It became a wall-to-wall grass and did not remember his tax cut policy at all.

"Second, it is simply impossible for an army to improve its combat effectiveness in a short period of time by training, but the trophies can. The king is trying to make them into an army of beasts!"

In this world, everyone is for themselves, this is human nature, if the king allows soldiers to own fifty percent of the spoils, Downton believes that even new soldiers will fight to the death.

As long as you rob and kill people, you can get enough wealth for the rest of your life, and you don't need to be sentenced to death, and if you die, you can get a pension, this kind of good thing can only be encountered in wartime.

"Go on!"

Homer gestured.

"Thirdly, it can also deter those wall grasses and gain more allegiance. ”

Downton shrugged his shoulders.

"No, isn't this kind of atrocity supposed to make others hate the same enemy?"

Jackson was puzzled.

"After all, I'm just a commoner, with no background and no foundation at all, how can I compare with the king? ”

Downton's face was solemn, and the king smashed out all the carrots and iron rods, in order to lower his morale and win all the battles.

If there are still grass on the wall that don't know how to stand in line, then the army of the Rhine Empire appeared outside Frankfurt, and the Bremen mercenary regiment, which ranked in the top ten in the Saint-Gertland adventure world, suddenly joined the King's army, and the upstarts of Downton's camp immediately put themselves in danger.

The scales of victory began to tilt in favor of the king's army, and rumors had already appeared in the army that if he left now, the king would not be guilty of the past, or the whole family would be reduced to slavery even if he died in battle.

Downton thought on his knees, knowing that it was a rumor spread by a traitor in the King's army, but it worked well, deserters had begun to appear in the human army, and morale plummeted.

Fortunately, Downton mainly relied on other legions, and he didn't even know who the king was, otherwise he would really suffer a big loss.

"To be honest, I'm a little impressed with this old king. ”

Downton sighed from the bottom of his heart, compared to the richest Duke of the East, he was completely at a disadvantage, the area he controlled was very unstable, the king's army did not need to win, as long as the war entered a stalemate, his territory would fall into chaos.

If he is the king, he will definitely fight Downton first, because the chance of victory is the best, even if there is an accident, it took a long time to kill him, so that he is unable to fight the Duke of the Eastern Realm again, then recovering the Three Realms can be regarded as leaving a good situation for future generations.

"Therefore, those who can achieve great things must have something extraordinary!"

Homer was looking forward to the fight.

Downton has a very comfortable life during this time, Duke Mack is the lord of the South, naturally the richest person in the South, his wealth includes hundreds of properties, manors, businesses, land, etc., but now it has all become his property, and the goblin stewards have counted it and got a terrifying figure of up to 50 billion.

"It's a pity, if you take down the north. I'm the richest man in Frankfurt!"

Needless to ask, Downton also knows that now Busque's property has been divided, and those nobles are also transferring assets abroad, and when he comes to the throne, it will inevitably shrink a lot. But he soon had no time to regret it, because the King's army came to the door.

Faced with a disadvantaged situation, Downton abandoned Rosicky's plan to hold on for the time being, seeking reconciliation between the Guise family and Princess Sissi, and decided to face it head-on.

"Exclusive or die, I'm not going to share Frankfurt with anyone else anyway. ”

After Downton's iron-blooded declaration, the Western Army marched on all fronts to meet the King's army.

Downton's choice surprised the surrounding forces who were closely watching the situation in Frankfurt. A civilian postman, who became the duke with real power who controlled the two realms, with 60,000 armor under his command, took only two years, no matter how you think about it, you should try to delay the time, spend time until the old king dies of illness, and deal with a mediocre second prince. Obviously it's a lot simpler.

"That native duke must have been carried away by a string of victories!"

Whatever one might say, the battle was destined to determine where Frankfurt belonged. So all military observers were sent to the King's Army.

The old king has been a shrunken turtle for a lifetime, and when his life is about to come to an end, he has ushered in the most glorious moment of his life, even if it is an enemy country with a bad relationship, he will not refuse to come. Because he wants the world to see and record the historic moment when he won the victory and reunified the country!

Avonshire, between the southern border and the royal capital, is a flat terrain with fertile fields, and is a famous grain-producing area in Frankfurt, as well as a natural battlefield.

The King's army arrived first. As if to show their gentlemanly demeanor, they did not send cavalry to harass, but waited for the western army to set up camp.

Of course, even if they wanted to sneak attack, Downton wouldn't give them a chance, and the Dark Ranger and Death Knights, who were always roaming the front lines of the Legion, were not vegetarians.

After learning of the arrival of the Western Army, military observers from more than a dozen countries left the camp with their retinues and came to the front line, one by one holding monoculars, looking at Downton's camp.

"Worthy of the indigenous duke!"

The observers were stunned as they watched the ogres, bears, goblins, and gnolls set up camp shirtless and sweaty.

"These natives are really strong, the single combat power is definitely one to five!"

"Don't be envious, they can fight, but they can also eat, can you afford to raise them? And with the low IQ of the natives, it is too troublesome to adjust ~ and teach, far less useful than human soldiers!"

Observers have argued that it is not that no one in history has tried to take the hill natives for their own use, but they have all failed.

The natives of the hills have low IQs and are too difficult to discipline, and from time to time there will be riots because of some small things, and they will rob the military funds and drill into the dragon hills, so that you don't have any ruts at all, so over time, no one is interested in these guys.

"How did Downton control them? Don't sue me for those haters?"

Facts have proved that violent coercion does not work, it can only be effective for a while, and after a long time, it will eventually erupt into a pent-up anger.

"I heard that Downton has a group of mages composed of shamans, and as the wise men of the tribe, they speak better than the chiefs. ”

"Aren't these indigenous shamans extremely hostile to humans, and why would they listen to Downton?"

Observers were puzzled.

"Scammed?"

"Do you think it's possible?"

"What about the orcs, why would they fight for a human?"

In addition to the natives, the observers also saw a large number of orcs, especially the number of minotaurs, you must know that among the orcs, the Boer minotaurs have always been known for their hard work and resentment, and they are deeply liked by the commanders, so the recruits, the Boers are always the first to be selected.

"Downton seems to have a good relationship with a friend of the Wolf clan, named Xia Luo, who has the same name as the harvest god of the beast clan, and is known as the great prophet of the virtuous wolf, and has a high reputation among the natives of the dragon hills and the beast tribes on the sunset prairie!"

Some people explained that after fighting for so long, Downton's details were basically clarified.

"Orc shaman, she's in a bad head, and she's friends with a Templar?"

Observers are simply curious, what is the reason for the deep friendship between two races of different faiths?

"It's definitely not bed kung fu!"

"I hate to admit it, but the orc's ability to roll sheets is really good. ”

"Not necessarily, what if that Downton's fingers are more flexible?"

The observers did not have a life-and-death crisis, so they still had the leisure to joke, especially the shaman prophet to come to the meaning ~ lewdness, which satisfied the bad taste, but when the heavily armed barbarian appeared in view, all the laughter disappeared.

The barbarians, dressed in warrior suits, with a shield in their left hand, a gun in their right, and a short knife at their waists, walked out of the barracks with neat steps.

No matter whether you look horizontally or vertically, these soldiers armed into iron cans are straight lines, and the sharp air is overwhelming, as if to pierce the sky.

War!

War!

War!

The barbarian tapped his shield with his spear, and the roar grew louder and louder through the sky.

The camp of the king's army fell silent, and the soldiers crowded around the fence, looking at the opposite side, their faces gradually solemn.

After tens of millions of years away from the mainstream world, the barbarians' boots finally re-stepped on this fertile land.

"What is this for? Arnold is crazy and wants to die?"

Barty and Rosicky were furious, and the barbarians left the camp without receiving military orders, but those who violated military discipline were lightly beheaded.

"Forget it, I understand their feelings, let the barbarians be presumptuous!"

Downton wished that the barbarians were fighting fiercely, Arnold had already asked to be the vanguard several times, and those human soldiers who were afraid of being thrown into battle were simply two extremes.

"This is the barbarian legion, isn't it?"

"Well-equipped, morale-boosting, tsk, some of the king's army fought. ”

"Downton's luck is so good, if I had such a corps, I would dare to challenge the whole territory!"

All kinds of beautiful words, from the mouth of the observer, the barbarian can be said to be born for war, with death as glory, scars as merit, who is not shocked?

Born on a shield and dying on a shield, this is the philosophy of life pursued by the barbarians, who believe that after the glorious battle death, they can enter Valhalla under the guidance of the Valkyrie, so they are never afraid of death.

When it comes to belligerence, in the whole continent, barbarians can definitely be ranked in the top three, and it is strange that anyone who encounters this kind of warrior who is not afraid of death is not afraid.

Downton also learned after contact that barbarian women will be born to a shield when they give birth to a child, hoping that the child will be fearless and fearless, and become a real warrior, and after death, there is no need for a tombstone, only a shield to cover it, which is the most perfect destination.

No tears, no weakness, just a blessing, and then the children will pick up the weapons and shields of their fathers again, inherit their banners and wills, and continue to fight!

"If only there were more!"

Downton sighed, fortunately he got the inheritance of the barbarian king Tanan, otherwise it would be impossible to command these barbarians. (To be continued......)