The war has begun.

The Sunset Plain was obviously the spacious area in the center of the sand table. When Lin Tuo turned his gaze there again, he realized that the victory of this war seemed to have been decided.

The army approaching Kyoto collapsed suddenly, like a tidal wave bursting from a dike, gushing over the mountains and plains. Behind them, there were the Xishu Army riding war horses and holding rifles and machetes.

When he saw the intensive gunfire and explosions, Lin Tuo finally sighed softly.

"They finally made a gun."

When he first entered the sandbox and talked about science, he deliberately downplayed the content of military weapons.

Unfortunately.

With the evolution of society, weapons used in war have naturally developed under highly similar environments.

Although I can't see the details clearly.

But based on the background of the times, Lin Tuo guessed that the firearms at this time had probably shed their original appearance and could be classified as early rifles.

After surviving the first industrial revolution, this 700-year-old country finally faced challenges outside of the royal family.

Governor of Xizhou...

It sounds like he should be someone like a feudal official. He seems to be well prepared. Perhaps he has been preparing for many years, otherwise he would not be able to defeat the imperial army.

If you think about conspiracy theories, perhaps the emperor's death itself was not natural.

"I'm afraid that Chi State will finally have a new master." Lin Tuo sighed, vaguely making some guesses.

After hesitating for a moment, he did not intervene in any way. He just used the breath-taking method to try to absorb the ether, and then re-activated time acceleration.

Regarding the civil war in the sandbox, Lin Tuo's attitude was always the same, that is, he would never intervene unless necessary.

After all, war is often just a drastic solution to social conflicts and is a necessary part of the development and evolution of civilization.

As for ether, it is normal to fall during wars, and it will naturally recover after the war and peace.

And just after time acceleration was turned on, text began to pop up in the running log.

[...In the Battle of the Sunset Plains, the Xizhou Army won a complete victory. After that, they marched northward, causing turmoil in the imperial court and the public, and the imperial army retreated steadily]

[At the beginning of World Evolution 741,049, the Xizhou Army arrived in Kyoto and surrounded it without attacking. Thirty-two days later, the city gates were opened wide and the entire city surrendered.

The Oike Dynasty lowered its flag, the Governor of Daxizhou entered Kyoto and established a new dynasty. The 741-year rule of the Oike Dynasty came to an end]

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…

In the Tucker Desert, the endless majestic wall blocks everything.

Just this morning, while the research team was still trying new detection methods, no one knew that there was another piece of land just across the wall.

is undergoing a dynastic change.

…

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Kyoto.

Unlike outside the sandbox, at this time, it was the depth of winter in February.

The New Year is not far away.

In previous years, this time, as the center of the Chi Kingdom and the capital of the empire, would have been a lively time.

Schools and factories are gradually closing for the holidays, and shops on both sides of the street are displaying all kinds of festive food and accessories... filled with joy.

However, this year, the entire Kyoto was just filled with mourning.

on the street.

There was a depression.

The citizens stayed behind closed doors, and the few who walked outside were exhausted and panicked, like small animals. Any movement would make them nervous.

As the electric clock in the city rang, gazes came out of some closed houses on both sides of the street.

Then, a cavalry formation was seen coming from a distance, followed by a long infantry formation.

Those soldiers had already put on bright red military uniforms and were dressed completely different from those on the battlefield. Their leather boots were smooth and their epaulettes were spotless. They carried long spears and walked in a uniform pace along the main road of Kyoto, heading straight towards the palace.

"Father, mother...look...soldier..."

Occasionally, if a child makes a sound in the room, his or her parents will quickly cover their mouths:

"Don't make a sound...that's the new king's army."

"...Where are they going?"

"The Royal Palace." The nervous parents looked at the soldiers carefully and said, "Today is the day when the new king enters the palace."

…

In the north-central part of Kyoto, there is a group of buildings that still maintain the classical style.

Different from the buildings that are rising in Chi State today, the palace still retains its old style to a certain extent, with red painted palace walls and white jade fences.

However, today, the spacious square in front of the palace was filled with neatly organized troops.

Although the square has been cleaned, there are still large areas of dark red. The corpses have been dragged away, but the smell of blood is still lingering in the air.

In front of the army was an entire cavalry formation.

"Xilulu."

On this winter morning, those tall and strong horses wearing specific armor swung their tails and blew out wisps of white air.

"This is the palace. Remember, when I came here last time, I was introduced to the palace by Feng Neishi. To meet the emperor, I had to cross eight thresholds, which was extremely cumbersome.

At that time, I thought to myself that when I come here again in the future, I will definitely remove all the barriers."

At the front is a pure white war horse.

As the governor of Daxizhou and the leader of the rebels, the middle-aged man was wearing a light military uniform. He held a riding crop in his white-gloved left hand and pointed at the palace in front of him with his right hand and smiled.

After a pause, he added: "By the way, where is Feng Neishi? I really miss it when I return to the old place."

On the side, a Xizhou Army general replied:

"When she took over the palace before, the former queen led a small group of remaining people to hide in the back hall and fought to the death... Feng Neishi was among them."

"Oh? That means death?" Governor Daxizhou raised his eyebrows.

"yes."

"It's really strange. Why didn't I see that he still has such a bloody spirit before? With his personality, I thought he would be among the first to surrender." Governor Xizhou said with some surprise.

"Reporting to the President...Your Majesty, the situation at that time was somewhat abnormal.

According to our understanding, the spirit of the group of people in the inner temple seems a bit... strange.

What I mean is... they were so tough that it was unnatural. Their bodies were beaten into pieces by bullets, but they didn't seem to feel any pain..."

"Is there such a thing?" Governor Xizhou frowned, and he was a little confused, but after thinking about it, he didn't immediately delve into it. After all, at this moment, the die-hards had already been eradicated.

He has more important things to do.

"It's almost time, follow me into the palace."

After looking at his watch, the Governor of Xizhou immediately led his troops to dismount, and a group of Xizhou officials and generals marched into the palace gate.

…

Enter the nave.

Although the area of ​​the middle hall of the palace is not as large as the square of the front hall, it is not small either. Because it is winter, the trees around the courtyard are bleak and not very attractive, and there are still some unmelted snow on the ground.

In the center is a statue more than ten meters high.

It is carved from white jade and looks like a young man.

Wearing a classical robe, holding a pointer in his hand, with a peaceful face, he stood in the palace square, looking far away, as if overlooking the entire empire, his eyes were deep, and seemed to contain infinite wisdom.

"Lin Sheng..." Seeing this statue, the Governor of Xizhou stopped for a moment and whispered the name.

Yes, this is Lin Tuo's statue.

After he left the Chi Kingdom more than 200 years ago, the monarch ordered that statues of saints be built in cities across the country. The one in front of him was cast by the chief craftsman of the empire.

Over the past two hundred years, Lin Sheng's image has already become a spiritual imprint.

If we make an analogy, it is somewhat like Confucius on earth.

Emperors of all dynasties were nominally disciples of saints.

"How can you allow others to touch the side of the bed... I can't touch you now, wait, I will tear you apart sooner or later..."

Muttering softly, the Governor of Xizhou looked away and continued to move forward.

Several officials nearby who heard this accidentally felt their hearts skip a beat at the same time, but they did not dare to say anything.

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To be continued...