After the end of the Qingchun Meeting, Ou prepared to launch a second round of Spring Offensive to continue to promote the unification of the Chenguang Kingdom.Last year, he had to temporarily halt the process of unifying the kingdom due to the need to allocate a large number of troops to garrison the Great Wall and other cities on the border after quelling the rebellion in the south.This time, Ou had sufficient troops in his hands and was fully capable of wiping out all the remaining aristocratic forces.As a result of the expansion and training, the total number of KPA troops stationed in various localities has exceeded 10,000.By comparison, the size of the army that went out early last year pales in comparison.Sure enough, if it wants to carry out a reform that touches the interests of the old forces, Europe must ensure that it is strong enough to crush all opposition.Only in this way can the reform proceed smoothly.Otherwise, Ou would have been drowned in the tide of resistance of the conservative forces, and finally ended up with a tragic end of no place to be buried.Now that he has absolute strength, Ou naturally doesn't need to take that group of stubborn and conservative nobles into account.He directly instructed the Junhui City Hall to issue a royal decree from the king, telling all the nobles who have not yet been submitted to the Chenguang Kingdom that from now on, all the land in the kingdom will be owned by King Oysenwells alone, and the aristocratic feudal system will be officially abolished.Those who are willing to surrender their lands and give up their noble privileges can find a position in the new town hall that will be formed, or they can take a stake in the construction of a factory and find another way out.Those who disobey the king's orders are considered to be rebels and will be dealt a strong blow by the People's Army.There is no doubt that this royal decree was a declaration of war issued by Ou to the conservative forces of the kingdom.Ready to set out for the expedition, a fleet even larger than the previous one set off from the military docks of Dawn City and began the journey to unify the kingdom.In addition to the heroic People's Army, there are also a number of city hall officials, most of whom have served for more than half a year, and their work ability is worthy of recognition.The reason why these officials were brought with him was that Ou was ready to let them take over the cities they had attacked, quickly set up a new city hall, and restore and maintain order in the city in the shortest possible time, so as to reduce the losses caused by the chaos after the war.The fleet soon arrived at Dongsheng Fortress, where it rested and received a KPA unit to expand the size of the expedition.Once all the men were on board, the whole fleet turned around and headed west, and the first city to be recovered was Waterfront City.Now in charge of the city is the Earl of Munster, formerly the Earl of Davy.I heard that at the time of the battle for the throne, Earl David supported the eldest prince Legovis Wells, but in the end, it was the third prince Whitewells who won.Before White came to clean up the nobles of Waterfront City, Munster, who was still a viscount at the time, united with most of the nobles and collectively rebelled, and captured all the nobles, including Earl David, and handed them over to White for disposal.It was in this way that Munster managed to gain White's trust, was promoted to the rank of earl, and took over Waterfront City.From this incident, it can be seen that the Count of Munster is a man who is very good at surrendering to the victors.At that meeting last year, Ou led the People's Army to successfully capture the royal capital Junhui City, and the first nobleman to write to him was the Earl of Munster.Later, all sorts of things happened, and Ou did not return and accept the allegiance of the Count of Munster, and wanted to continue to observe.As soon as the royal decree was issued, the nobles who had not yet submitted to the royal order showed extremely strong resistance, after all, their interests were touched.Before Ou did not officially issue a royal decree, many nobles still had illusions that the king would not attack them, but now this illusion is completely shattered.The vast majority of the nobility were reluctant to surrender their domains and give up their noble privileges, and were ready to unite in defiance of the royal decree.Only the Count of Munster wrote again to declare his loyalty to the king and his willingness to do what he had ordered.It seems that he has made a correct judgment on the strength of Ou.After weighing it, he felt that his life was more important than his territory and aristocratic privileges, so he chose to continue to surrender.A few days later, the huge fleet reached Waterfront City, but four ships did not slow down and stopped, but continued to sail west.It was the fleet led by Viscount Javis, who were going straight to Junhui City, meeting up with the army there, and then going to collect the nobles of the Golden Acropolis who had defied the king's orders.The People's Army, which had been recruited and trained in other cities, received the king's instructions in advance by wireless telephone and hurried to the city of Junhui, where they assembled outside the city and waited for a rendezvous.The battleship King docked at the dock of Waterfront City, and only after the soldiers took control of the dock did Ou step down from the battleship.Seeing this, the Count of Munster, who was waiting on the shore, hurriedly walked forward with a group of nobles behind him to greet the king.The Earl of Munster, who was at the front of the line, smiled flatteringly, stroked his chest and saluted, "Your Majesty, Dear King, welcome to Waterfront City. ”"Welcome to His Majesty the King."
The nobles in the back also bowed.Glancing at the group of nobles in front of him, Ou spoke, "You should know what I'm doing this time, right?"
”"Of course you do, Your Majesty."
Count Munster raised his head, "I have convinced the nobles of the surrounding territories of Waterside City that I and they are willing to obey the royal decree and sacrifice their own territory to you. ”"Oh?
All convinced?
”Ou glanced at the nobles behind Count Munster, who seemed to be a little smaller."
This" reached out to wipe the cold sweat that broke out on his forehead, and Count Munster continued: "Actually, I was not all convinced, some nobles learned that I wanted to obey the royal order, and thought that Linshui City was unreliable, so they took their families and property and ran to Count Joy of the Golden Acropolis overnight.Now that the people have fled, I have decided to take back their territory and hand it over to you. ”"I see."
Ou nodded understandingly.Immediately afterwards, he smiled and said with great satisfaction: "Very good, you have made the right decision, and I will give you some compensation according to the previous practice." ”Speaking of this, Ou noticed that although many nobles were very restrained, there was still a little uneasiness on their faces.It seems that they have only succumbed to the force of Europe, and have not really surrendered.There is no shame in obeying a powerful force, and the so-called person who knows the times is a handsome, isn't it?
In addition to the loss of their territory and aristocratic privileges, the reason for the uneasiness of this group of nobles is the changes brought about by the reforms.Although his life was saved, he could no longer enjoy a comfortable aristocratic life in the future.In this regard, Ou smiled slightly and said: "Please rest assured, after the reform, you are not nothing.On the contrary, without the shackles of the old system, you will have more opportunities, and if you can keep up with the times, you can reap even greater benefits from this reform than before. ”