.One Hundred and Thirty-six, Everyone's Decision

In this world, destruction is much easier than construction. This chapter is provided online by the Internet

The formation of a mature ruling system requires the unremitting efforts of many generations, but the collapse of a state machine can often be achieved in a very short time. The difficulty of re-establishing the collapsed old system is often much higher than starting from scratch.

drIn 1991, through the glorious revolution and exclusion of dissidents, the Golden Elf royal family, which had lost power for many years, finally came to the forefront again. However, the chain coup born on Yongju Island also caused the authority of the central government of the Elf Kingdom to fall to the bottom. If all parties join forces to overthrow the dictatorship of the Chevrolet Church, it can be regarded as a just act that conforms to the will of the people. Then what is the subsequent alliance camps who will kill each other?

Therefore, almost from the first day of formal administration, the Elf Royal Family has experienced all kinds of pain and sorrow from a "soft regime" weak government.

Due to its vast territory and a distance from the ocean, the ruling structure of the Elf Kingdom in the occupied areas outside Yongju Island was quite loose. Basically, it was to appoint a governor to collect taxes specifically to support the Central Navy and Army, which belonged to the kingdom. In order to suppress the rebellion of the colonies, the governor could also recruit troops on his own within the scope of financial resources and organize some garrisons and vassals as a force guarantee to maintain the rule. As long as the colonies can continue to provide enough taxes, labor and soldiers, the central government rarely directly interferes in its operations, allowing the governors to act as a domineering power in their own small worlds. When the central government needs to intervene, it is usually the point of suppressing rebellion by force, whether the rebels are indigenous people or colonial troops...

This backward system of military and political affairs that can be maintained in peacetime can be maintained. During the civil war, it led to serious warlordization. In order to prevent colonial separatist independence, the candidates for the governor were changed very quickly, and their term of office was not more than one year. However, the garrison commander was able to serve in a region for more than ten or even decades and cultivate his own potential power.

During the months when the wars were flying on Yongju Island and the central government was basically paralyzed, there were also undercurrents in the local area. Swords and weapons were everywhere. The governors were either overthrown by the garrison commander, or they had in turn incorporated the armed forces in the mainland in their jurisdiction. In another case, everyone was in trouble and were taken away by the Naserel Empire or the local rebel army.

In this way, after Queen Akdina finally gained a foothold in Duluxipa, she looked up. The territory outside Yongju Island was covered with warlord leaders who obeyed and disobeyed the proclamation. Her decrees could only be implemented 100% on Yongju Island. The remaining local officials, from the governors and generals to the speakers of some small municipalities, all disobeyed her decrees. As for the taxes that should be paid regularly, they were greatly discounted with various untenable excuses, and could not maintain the normal operation of the country's huge military machines.

Before Her Majesty the Queen cleansed the alliance internally, the churches of the Elf Gods could also start from the grassroots of the army with faith as a link to suppress the warlords' separatist ambitions. However, after Her Majesty took over the power of the Queen, except for Angres, the goddess of elf life who supported the complete revival of the royal power, the other churches of the Elf Goddess began to work but failed and perfunctorily. Sometimes they would even make some small moves secretly to cause trouble for the new government that turned against themselves.

To fight against foreign countries, we must first settle the country. In response to such a bad internal situation, Queen Akdina had to accept humiliating peace terms and temporarily eliminated external troubles at the cost of large tracts of territorial cedes. Then she began to adjust government agencies, gradually seize the rights of local warlords, and tried to restore the country's centralization and unity. However... the work of offending people, such as severing vassals, must be backed by strong force!

Before the war broke out, the Elf Kingdom had 300,000 yuan of regular field troops directly belonging to the central government. This violent machine in the world can not only be used to expand territory, but also to intimidate internal ambitions. Under this sharp weapon, the governors and military leaders in various places were all trembling and did not dare to speak or move.

However, as the war areas gradually failed and the prevalent false wages were reported, the scale and quality of regular military and local governments began to shrink sharply. In the subsequent civil strife and division, this elite field army was even more divided. Some defected to the remnants of the Chevrolets Church on the eastern border. Some were forcibly incorporated by local separatist forces. Some were mutinous and dispersed in the killing of each other. Finally, they actually fell into the hands of Queen Akdina. There were only extremely pitiful more than 30,000 defeated soldiers. Among them, some were released prisoners of war.

The naval fleet in the Elf Kingdom was intact. Except for a small part of the Falcon Fleet in the Star Sea, which was controlled by the remnants of the Chevrolet Church, there were thousands of warships, more than 100,000 sailors in the rest of the land, as well as the corresponding military ports, shipyards, and coastal defense fortresses. They all fell to Queen Akdina with the Marshal of the Toulous.

Unfortunately, although the elf navy is powerful, it will not be able to board the land to fight against rebellion. At most, it can block the route or bombard and destroy several coastal towns. It is not painful for the inland warlords occupying the majority of the land. Moreover, if it is blocked and shelled the local city, the reputation and image of the royal family will be further hit. This is extremely deadly for any newly-entered weak government. Especially when they just ceded land to the outside world to seek peace, it is weak and surrendered to the outside world and brutal suppression. Who can accept this level of leadership in a hell?

But things can't be delayed. Because the maintenance expenses of the fleet are many times higher than those of the army. To a large extent, expanding the army is to add a set of tableware and a gun. It doesn't cost much more than a few more soldiers. If it is a voluntary recruitment, even military pay can be saved. But the navy is different. Maintaining a large-scale fleet is extremely considerable: salaries of sailors, craftsmen and engineers; regular training, maintenance, maintenance; retirement and dismantling of old ships; procurement and construction of new ships... Each one consumes astronomical money and materials. It only takes one or two months. The pitiful inventory on Yongju Island is about to be eaten up by the navy.

In fact, if so many naval fleets were not applied, Queen Akdina could slowly shrink on the relatively stable Yongju Island, using her own righteousness and political skills to provoke disagreement against warlords from all over the country, and gradually gain power. At the same time, she formed new troops, planted her confidants, and achieved the goal of reducing the vassal state by peaceful means.

However, the huge expenses of the navy forced the royal family to regain a large amount of intercepted fiscal revenue at the first time to support the naval fleet, the insatiable gold-swalking beast, to prevent it from backing its master. This new government, with a fragile power structure and unstable human hearts, could not afford a sailor uprising that was close to the corner.

That's why Queen Akdina resolutely gave up the local and capital of Yongju Island and moved the elf king's court and all the troops at hand to the Mazka continent colony - the persimmons are soft. Even if they are to reduce the vassal states, they have to start with easy to deal with and good fortune.

The warlords on the Feren continent were relatively barren, with many troops garrisons, surrounded by powerful enemies, and the remnants of the old government took root there. If the royal family used force to attack, it would not only costly and have limited returns. It would also likely push a large number of elite troops to the surviving church of Chevrolets, which would be equivalent to causing trouble for their next move.

The Mazka continental colony is not the case. It is rich in resources and is rich in gold and silver minerals. It is also the most important agricultural base in the entire Elf Kingdom. In recent centuries, this land has almost supported all the military expenditures of the "Elf Invasion". Even if nearly half of the land was taken away by Tkumse, the remaining coastal areas are still rich, and its taxes are enough to maintain huge naval and army funds.

Because they have been pampering in this wealthy land for many years, the local army has long since degenerated from a big bad wolf to a pug. In addition, they are not subordinate to each other and are in a mess. They are powerless and have no intention to fight against the elite troops of the royal family. The only hostile force in this area is at least much easier to deal with than the major powers of the Feren continent. Queen Akdina and her ministers all believe that as long as the royal family enters with a high-profile momentum, the colonial army on the Mazka continent will not dare to develop any confrontation.

This judgment is correct. As the royal fleet came to the sea, many warlords on the Mazka continent were frightened. Without a single shot, the royal family successfully recovered these facts for half a year, but at the same time they also carried a heavy burden--the governors' crazily expanded hundreds of thousands of new troops in the past few months, including local natives, elves immigrants and a large number of mixed-race children.

These troops generally have low quality, poor training, and poor equipment. They lack loyalty to the royal family, and their racial components are mixed to the extreme - each order must be translated into more than twenty languages ​​before it can be passed to every soldier's ears. It is simply a delusion to rely on them to fight against the elite soldiers of the Feren continental powers.

However, the royal family cannot easily dismiss these weak troops. Hundreds of thousands of military-trained men are terrifying and unstable everywhere they go, especially when the royal family lacks a reliable army. If they are kept to eat in the barracks, although they can afford financial support, it would be too wasteful.

So, under the "rational suggestions" of several stingy civil servants, a large-scale western expedition was launched in a hurry. More than a dozen former colonial governors were all promoted, holding the titles of general or marshal. They took their weak troops to drive westward. Under the leadership of a small number of elite troops, they fought to the death with the soldiers of the Tkumseidi Uprising Army. Of course, it would be best if they win, but if they lose, they could reduce the financial burden of the country...

For the former colonial governors who were unwilling to lead their troops to war, it was enough to suddenly be demoted from a dominant emperor to a side-class general who was full of eyebrow. Now, the mean royal family has to forcefully consume the last little card in their hands, and the next thing is that they are not killed in the battlefield, and they will probably be idle... This feels so bad that it is so bad. Although they dare not rebel immediately, they can't expect them to have much fighting spirit.

In this situation where complaining was full of worries, the senior generals were completely desperate about the future. In addition to desperately embezzling military spending, stealing military funds, and fabricating military achievements to gilt the children of their confidants, they were always ready to dismiss the office and go home to serve as a residence hall, but they just used their power to do whatever they wanted before stepping down. Fortunately, they had a hard time before stepping down, but basically didn't spend much effort on combat. They relied on a small number of elite troops to fight bravely, and the foundation of the rebel army was unstable and internally split. The Elf Army barely pushed the front back, but the price was paid... it was really a sea of ​​blood.

The bad emotions and reasons of the top military are also passed on to the soldiers below with all kinds of rumors. The soldiers at the bottom resentful of those hateful bosses who do not consider their life or death, but also hate the elves royal family who fundamentally creates all of this - in order to save some money, we have to die for nothing. What is this?

In this terrible group with a boiling resentment that is comparable to a dead dead group, as the "hard dog" of the royal family, Lieutenant General Daniel, who commands the Royal Guard, and Admiral Paris, who commands the Marine Corps, naturally will not have any good life. Even if Marshal Cruze is not so narrow-minded, in order to take care of the whole army's emotions, he must always wear these two unlucky little shoes so that his subordinates' resentment should not be directed at him----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What's more, the Marshal also has an inhumane little abacus...

In short, in this case, as the first heir of the royal family, Princess Alanita endured in the Western Expedition Army can be imagined. Since she figured out her own situation, the poor princess, let alone intervened in military affairs, did not even dare to go to the front line to inspect or to comfort the wounded who were sent, for fear of being shot black. Even if she was always in the luxurious palace in Tikal City, Alanita has encountered two consecutive poisoning assassinations, and the prisoner is suspected to be the orphans of the fallen general...

"Oh! Forget it, if the soldiers want to mutiny, just mutiny, if the front line is to collapse, just collapse! As long as I can still enjoy wealth, my mother will probably not blame me anyway..."

With sorrow, Princess Alanita sighed in disgrace and focused on today's style and clothing--just be here for vacation, although the environment and climate are really a bit bad...

Outside the window, the purgatory-like heat is still rampant. Under the scorching sun, the steaming heat waves are turbulent and restless, sometimes mixed with a few pungent rotten smells, which makes people feel so stuffy that they can't breathe.
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