Lord of Industrialization

Kausdorff chose the spring of 1036 to invade the south, which made the Rhine League very uncomfortable.

The Rhine League occupied Linden City in the middle and upper reaches of the Elbe River in 1034. In the past two years, its operations have gained a firm foothold. It is expected that the railway to the Duchy of Wesen will be built this year and the railway to Hanma City next year.

At the same time, the railway invested by the Principality of Mainz extends northward from the railway networks of the three principalities of the Upstream Regional Cooperation Organization and is expected to reach Cologne this year.

The railway invested by the royal family is also extending from Cologne City to Hanma City and Linden City, and is expected to be opened to traffic next year.

According to the plan, after several railways are completed next year, the Rhine League will begin a large-scale attack on the east bank of the Elbe River using Hanma City in the north and Linden City in the south as fulcrums.

Now the Kingdom of Gaul is involved in the civil war of the Kingdom of Tarago, the Osmaga Empire is internally unstable, and the Kingdom of Piast has captured the three great Yelgarods in the east, and it is just around the corner to regain its homeland.

As a result, the Kingdom of Sverriers crossed the sea and moved south, firstly threatening the northern flank of the Rhine League, and secondly drawing the attention of the Piast Kingdom back to the east of the Elbe River in the west, and the strategic environment suddenly became harsh.

There are currently no fools among the nobles in power in the Rhine League. Even Rudolf believes that the Sverier Kingdom’s goals must not be limited to the Damma Kingdom. After Kosdorf occupied the Danma Kingdom, he went south to the wealthy Hanma City and the surrounding agricultural areas. There’s no reason not to occupy it.

In the conference room of the telegraph office, Count Pisto revealed to Frederick the bottom line of the Rhine Alliance: "The Kingdom of Denmark wants us to send troops to expel the army of the Kingdom of Sverriers. The domestic opinion is to defend the country. If Sverriers The Kingdom of Egypt will use defense to consume their strength, and then they can wait for an opportunity to occupy the captured area east of the Elbe River in the name of expelling them. "

Frederick could see that the nobles of the Rhine League had not changed their stated goal. They just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then the fishermen would benefit.

From the perspective of the Rhine League, there is no problem with this strategy and it can save a lot of trouble.

As for the Kingdom of Danma, Frederick asked Count Pisto: "Are we going to occupy the Kingdom of Danma as well?"

Count Pisto said seriously: "Sorry, I didn't hear what you said clearly just now."

The two looked at each other and laughed. If the Kingdom of Damma is destroyed and the Rhine Alliance's army drives out the occupying forces of the Kingdom of Sverriers, this land will belong to the Rhine Alliance.

Frederick had some thoughts about the land of the Kingdom of Dama.

This time, Kosdorf occupied the Kingdom of Danma first, and could rely on the Kingdom of Sverier at the southern end of the Dark Land, the Simbrica Peninsula of the Kingdom of Danma, and Lansey Island to geographically control the eastern part of the North Sea. Locked firmly.

After the Battle of the Elbe nine years ago, Frederick planned to dig a canal south of the Cimbrica Peninsula so that ships could bypass the blockade of the Cimbrica Peninsula and the many islands to its east and travel between the two seas. , while reducing the range by nearly 800 kilometers.

But at that time, the Danma Kingdom did not agree and had no choice but to give up.

Therefore, Frederick had reason to keep pace with other nobles of the Rhine League and take the canal into his own hands, which was equivalent to holding a chicken that laid golden eggs.

Frederick asked Count Pisto to convey his request back to the city of Cologne. He wanted the canal zone about 100 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide. Everyone else was free to do whatever they wanted. As soon as the Duke of Wesson agreed, he would immediately send troops.

Count Pisto asked his confidant secretary to send a telegram. There was no one else in the conference room. He pretended to be casual and asked: "Grand Duke Wesson, I heard about the relationship between you and Queen Margaret of the Kingdom of Denmark... The relationship...is special?"

Frederick was stunned and replied: "There is no such thing. Who did you listen to?"

Frederick and Margaret only met once after the Battle of the Elbe, eight years ago. He only remembered that she spoke inappropriately and was so angry that he beat her once.

Count Pisto breathed a sigh of relief when Frederick said this, and said casually: "I think someone is spreading rumors."

The nobles of the Rhine League were most afraid that Frederick would be out of step with everyone due to personal reasons and send troops to participate in the war in the Kingdom of Damma. In the end, they would not be able to take over the land of the Kingdom of Damma.

Now that he said he had nothing to do with Margaret, it really didn't matter, even if he really had a relationship before, it didn't count.

"I have a question to say." Frederick made Count Pistor nervous. "There are some members of the Elbe Convention Organization along the eastern bank of the Elbe River. This war may affect them, so this organization may Garrison there."

Count Pisto knew about this organization and asked with some surprise: "This organization has an army?"

The Elbe Convention Organization is a business organization. It has banks and a council to mediate internal conflicts. I have never heard of an army.

Frederick shrugged and said: "The army has not been established yet. I plan to send a telegram back later for other members to discuss. If it is passed, I will hire retired veterans to form an army for defense."

Count Pisto rolled his eyes and said to him: "Why don't you coordinate with us? Our garrison needs their help for supplies and intelligence."

Frederick nodded. This matter is easy to handle. Taking the lead in bringing in big business can strengthen the cohesion among the members.

Count Pisto asked another very concerned question: "How many troops can the Principality of Wesson send?"

Frederick did not answer immediately, but began to think.

The third division of the Wesson Army will go out in June. This is an established matter and will not change.

After the Third Division left, the two main divisions in the territory, the First Division and the Second Division, had to come to maintain order.

The three directions of the Duchy of Wessen in the north, west and south were okay, and they were basically allies, but the Bohemian region in the east had been severely damaged by the tug-of-war between the Osmaga Empire and the Kingdom of Piast for many years, and the social order collapsed, which was easy to cause trouble, so another main division had to watch over it.

There was no need to think about the second-line troops, they were mainly city defense troops to maintain public order, and border defense troops to prevent smuggling at the border.

Not to mention the city defense troops, if the border defense troops were withdrawn, those people would dare to smuggle out the tractors and fertilizers that Frederick subsidized and sold cheaply to local farmers.

Now some people are smuggling urea like ants moving house, carrying a pound or a half a pound at a time, and they dare to use a carriage to pull it without the border defense troops.

The main division sent cannot be deployed in a dispersed manner, which makes it impossible to take into account the member states of the Elbe Treaty Organization.

Frederick decided to let a team return to the system.

The Black Iron Security Company was a company he founded eight years ago for training soldiers. It mainly dispatched excellent soldiers to the east of the Elbe River to serve as mercenaries to gain experience and to allow military academy students to practice, while also solving the employment of some veterans. There were two to three thousand people.

Frederick planned to reorganize this company into the main military force of the Elbe River Treaty Organization, which was sufficient as a defensive force.

The city of Cologne quickly called back and agreed to Frederick's request to build a new canal.

Anyway, the land was still in the hands of the Danmar Kingdom, so it was agreed.

Frederick immediately decided: "Okay, I will arrange for the First Division to be ready immediately, and we will set off as soon as the order arrives."

A big stone fell from Count Pisto's heart. Grand Duke Wessen sent out the main force, and this battle would not be lost anyway.

The city of Cologne was also ecstatic. With the golden thigh leading them, it would be difficult for them to lose.

The Rhine Alliance was instantly activated, and grain sales in the market began to be regulated. The main forces of the private soldiers of each lord had extra meals and increased training every day, and each village began to draw lots to select and recruit farmers.