In the south of the Kingdom, in the north of Zicao County, is the small town of Alto (now Elpuentealto). The low stone walls of less than two meters simply formed a circle, forming this small city with a square of one mile and a population of only one or two thousand people. It is said to be a small town, but it has almost no military functions. Perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as a town. There are no large buildings in the city, only a newly built main **** temple, a small commercial market, and some ordinary houses for merchants to rest.

During the Western Expedition, the 5,000 South Road reinforcements from Marshal Iscari of the "End of the Moon" passed through Alto City and marched towards the Royal Capital Battlefield in the Lake District. Here they forcibly expropriated food and grass and executed the local lord. After the Western Expedition, Alto City became the territory directly under the kingdom, and it was also the dividing line between the central and local control of the royal family. From here to the north, the peasants have been incorporated into the households of Qimin and incorporated into the Mintun Army; and from here to the south, there is a large area of ​​aristocratic territory and autonomous tribal villages. Of course, this default dividing line will soon disappear.

On the city of Otto, the flag of the black wolf fluttered high, and outside the city were continuous military camps and patrolling warriors. King Shulot is leading the 7,000 imperial guards stationed here, waiting for the arrival of the southern nobles. He did not dwell in the small city, but rested in the great camp outside the city.

In fact, as long as he left the royal capital, Shulot would habitually live in a harsh military camp, accompanied by simple warriors, just like the Eastern Roman Emperor Basil II did. Because, in the loyal legion, under the protection of tens of thousands of warriors, he can always feel a strong sense of security and the power to change the world!

At this moment, the king was sitting cross-legged in the big tent, checking the reports from various armies, and at the same time looking at the topographic map of the south on the table.

From the Kingdom of Gyeonggi to the south, the terrain of mountains gradually increased, and the north-south mountains began to block the east and west. There are roughly three main passages from the southern part of Gyeonggi to Zicao County and the Southwest Mountains. A small town of Otto's size is distributed along three passages, relying on caravans traveling north and south to survive.

The first westernmost passage is to march 250 miles southwest from the Chingambat mining area in the southwest (now Tingambato) to the city of Apatzingan (now apatzingán). There is the fiefdom of the Palm family, on the edge of the southwest mountainous area, and further west is the Terkos tribe in the mountains. And continue four hundred miles west from Appachingan City, through the winding mountain holes, you can arrive at the place where iron ore is deposited, the center of the Colima Mountains, the city of Colima (now Colima).

Xiulot stretched out his pen and drew a red circle in the middle of this passage. Although he was waiting for the response from the southern nobles, the tens of thousands of troops would not just wait around. The three legions have gone south separately, not giving the southern nobles time to mobilize resistance.

Now, Toltek's Eight Thousand Guajili Legion is at the position of the red circle. They had just breached a manor of a hereditary nobleman. The hereditary aristocrats in this area occupy the mountain passages and form a stronghold to protect themselves, and do not allow the kingdom's legions to pass through. In just two days, the noble who issued this order became a prisoner of the king's army and was sent to Alto City to be used as a "turkey" to scare chickens and monkeys.

The second westward passage is to go straight south from the Qinganbat mining area, pass through two intersecting mountain roads, and reach the westernmost side of Lake Atoyak. The total length of this road is 200 miles, and it is quite flat along the way, with wide mountain plains and valleys.

Ezpan's 8,000th Second Longlance Corps was heading south along this road. The Second Long Spear Corps is all Prepecha warriors, and the local coordination is much stronger. The lords along the way obediently provided food and grass, made way for the passage, and did not dare to raise their troops to resist.

The third passage in the middle is more than 300 miles southward from Patzcuaro, an important storage town, through the small town of Alto, and arrives at Kuramo City in the middle of Lake Atoyak.

Shulot is on this road. Olosh's Gyeonggi Legion has already gone south along this road, and is less than 100 miles away from Kuramo City at this moment. In front of them was another honorable nobleman with real power, the Sitley family with a population of more than 10,000.

Further east from this road, there are rolling mountains and forests, facing Wetamobang in the south across the Tarsas River. There are only a few tribal villages and scattered Tecos barbarians in the mountains. The cost of direct rule there is relatively high, and the status quo of detention and autonomy will continue to be retained, which is not within the scope of this southward conquest. However, if there are great southern nobles fleeing among them, Wang Jun will definitely not show mercy.

Generally speaking, the Zicao family's fief is around the city of Kuramo (today's loscimientos), and the palm family's fief is around the city of Apacingan. The two hundred miles between the two cities, with a concentrated population of more than 100,000 people, is the essence of Zicao County, and it is also the place where the southern nobles are most concentrated.

Judging from the performance of the southern nobles, the farther west and closer to the Colima Mountains, the stronger the will of the southern nobles to resist. And the further east, the closer to Lake Atoyak, the weaker the nobles' will to resist... At least, in the eyes of the king at the moment, that is the case.

After some inspection, Shulot nodded in satisfaction. Tens of thousands of warriors marched southward with overwhelming momentum, and the southern nobles had no ability to resist. Since this is the case, there is no need to show mercy, and the seal will be reduced and changed, directly under the 200,000 Dingkou in the south!

Thinking of this, Xiulot smiled confidently. His gaze followed the great lake, and more plans emerged one by one. After changing the southern nobles, they set up a shipyard by Lake Atoyak. Then, the army continued down the river, conquering the Tekos tribes on both sides of the river, until the mouth of the Tarsas River. After that, go north along the coastal waterway controlled by the merchant Tralee, and crusade against the tribes of Kolima...

At this time, an envoy came in a hurry and had a few words with Bertard. Afterwards, the warrior chief reported respectfully.

"Your Highness, Gulamo, the patriarch of the Zicao family, requests to meet with you alone."

"Zicao patriarch Gulamo? Meeting alone?"

Shulot frowned. What Gulamo wants to ask for, he doesn't ask himself. But he was ready to swallow all the territory around Kuramo City. There are convenient thoroughfare waterways, fertile riverside farmland, and profitable foreign trade routes, and it will be the center of the kingdom's future southern development. And the Southern Shipbuilding Department of the Kingdom will also be established there.

As for the predetermined fate for Gulamo, it is to change to the north bank of the Leman River, enfeoffment in the barren Guamare state, and accompany the tribesmen in the wasteland to check and balance the local Otomi nobles.

The heart of a king is impenetrable. Xiulot flatly refused.

"No! I will collectively summon all the southern nobles! Is Zottor from the Palm family here?"

"Zotol didn't come, and I'm afraid he won't come. The scouts reported that the Palm family gathered four or five families of southwest aristocrats and moved women and children to the southwest mountainous area. Their warriors and militiamen were mobilized and assembled in the city of Apachingan .It seems that they are ready to resist to the end."

Hearing this, Shulot raised his brows. The palm family is a noble in the mountains. The original arrangement was to move to the Pamus state on the wasteland to farm and supplement it under the command of Paramo... After a few breaths, he smiled lightly and stretched out his pen to draw on the city of Apacingan. a red circle.

"Since this is the case, there is no need to hold back against the rebellious southern nobles! Order the black wolf's Guajili army to speed up and attack Apatingan City! Let him restrain the Guajili tribe, UU reading www.uukanshu.com Don't let the nobles flee into the southwest mountains, and don't wantonly kill civilians!"

"Follow your will."

Bertard respectfully accepted the order. Then, he said in a deep voice.

"Except for a few houses in the southwestern mountain area, the great nobles in the south have basically arrived. When are you going to summon them?"

Shulot looked at the sky outside the tent, the sun was setting and dusk was coming. He threw away the pen in his hand and stood up to ask.

"Are the noble captives sent by the Guajili Army ready?"

"Your Highness, get ready. The artillery battalion is also ready."

"Okay! Then let them go to the school grounds outside the camp, meet the wheel of history, and listen to the voice of truth!"

"...obey you, my king."

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