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Chapter 366 Chaos in the Empire (two in one! Please subscribe!)

Bruno came to Idar Public University on the morning of the next day, accompanied by Mundell and others.

In order for the candidates to ensure that the answering process is not affected, the construction of Idar Public University was even temporarily suspended by Bruno.

The morning test was mathematics, which was also the most difficult subject in the minds of most candidates.

Of course, the questions in the test paper also focus on basics. In addition to simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and geometry knowledge, the remaining major questions are all applications of practical problems.

Moreover, in the official examination, the proportion of mathematics is not high.

As for the slightly more difficult questions, Bruno left them all for the subsequent entrance examination of Idar Public University.

In his previous life, Bruno was only a candidate.

In this life, he walked quietly in the examination room, quietly observing the candidates with different expressions.

Some people have obviously put in a lot of effort and have a good grasp of the questions on the test paper.

There are also a few people who are scratching their heads and just trying it out for fun.

But what makes Bruno happy is that the education policy he implemented in the Principality of Idar has obviously achieved considerable results.

Even though there are some questions that they are not familiar with, the spelling ability of the vast majority of candidates does not have much of a problem.

At least……

It should not be a big problem to select a group of available talents that the Principality of Idar urgently needs.

You know, since the Principality of Idar annexed the entire eastern land of the empire, Bruno's grassroots administrative personnel have been in an extremely short supply.

There are even many civil servants who wear multiple hats and are extremely busy every day.

But there was nothing that could be done about it. The original local aristocratic rulers had already fled the eastern part of the empire with their families. Bruno could only catch up and transferred more than half of the grassroots administrative staff from the Idar Territory to This is to maintain the normal operation of the Idar Principality.

However, this situation cannot continue forever.

The lucky ones who pass this exam will become the new grassroots backbone of the Principality of Idar, and will be sent to various working communities, towns and villages in the Principality of Idar, and will be enriched into the official team of the Principality of Idar.

…

Outside the examination room.

Not only Bruno and the candidates themselves attach great importance to this civil servant exam, but also the candidates' family members and friends.

For all those who take the exam, this exam is definitely a turning point in their lives. Whether they pass or fail, it will have a profound impact on their future life trajectories.

During the examination period, officers from the Idar Public Security Bureau early set up a cordon outside the Idar Public University.

The candidates' families and friends gathered in groups outside the examination room, waiting for news that the examination was over.

To be honest, they are even more nervous than many candidates in the examination room.

The crowd gathered outside the examination room were not only the families of the candidates, but also the bright-minded businessmen who had already spotted this opportunity.

Driven by the Idar Chamber of Commerce, a large number of vendors set up banners and advertisements at the school gate, selling their products to the families of the candidates who were waiting eagerly outside the cordon.

In Bruno's view, this scene even resembled what it looked like at the end of the college entrance examination in the previous life.

but……

There is a saying that although the family members of these candidates are uneasy and extremely nervous, this is just an ardent hope for better development for their loved ones.

Even if the ideal result is not achieved, it is just a failed attempt. They still have the opportunity to start over, and their daily lives will not encounter too many setbacks.

These civilians who have experienced war and poverty know very well that compared to those civilians who still live in the interior of the empire, their living environment at this time is really like a heavenly dynasty.

…

When the people of the Idar Principality turned all their attention to the ongoing exam, the war in the interior of the empire had been going on for more than half a year.

And this also made the ordinary people living in the interior of the empire miserable.

Only those who have witnessed the war can personally feel the huge impact the war has had on normal social life and understand the heart-rending pain.

The life of the civilians in the Norman Empire was already very miserable.

In peacetime, they not only had to pay extremely heavy taxes to the noble lords who were pressing on them, but they also had to bear the tithes assessed by the church.

After paying various taxes and grain, there was not much food left in his hands.

Now, the outbreak of war has increased the demand for food and grass.

Whether it is the people living in the area actually controlled by the second prince Reitz or the people living near the Empire's Saint Lawrence, more taxes have been assessed on their heads.

Those in high positions asked for food, wages and weapons from their vassals, and the vassals asked for food and wages from the vassals at the lower level, and these things would eventually fall on the heads of the ordinary people of the Norman Empire.

Therefore, the people at the rear of the battlefield are actually not much better off than the people in the war zone.

They may not have to face sharp swords and raging wars, but the increasingly heavy taxes are enough to defeat them, leaving the interior of the empire starved to death.

Therefore, as soon as they see the private armies of the nobles entering villages and towns or manors, the civilians living there will tremble and tremble all over, for fear that the last grain of food in their pockets will be mercilessly beaten by the soldiers. deprivation.

Under such circumstances, more and more homeless refugees have appeared in the interior of the empire. They can only eat grass roots and bark as daily food, and can only rely on their bare hands to fight with the people in the forest. Wild beasts fight, wandering between life and death.

This is like a cycle. The more homeless refugees there are, the less taxes the nobles can collect, and the more they will squeeze the people who are still struggling to support themselves, leaving the common people Their living environment is getting worse and worse.

What is surprising is that not only the interior of the empire, which is directly under the rule of the Norman royal family, but also the western part of the empire, where the Duke of Lune and the Duke of Carter follow suit, have also increased the taxes levied on the people in the past six months. , expanded a large number of troops.

In addition, the nobles in the western part of the empire, like the Principality of Idar, began to selectively accept some homeless people who fled to the western part of the empire.

But what is helpless is that although half a year has passed, the war situation has not gradually eased, but has gradually shown an intensifying trend!

Just over a month ago, the imperial elite in the hands of the second prince Reitz, blocked by tens of thousands of Imperial Guard soldiers, forcibly crossed the Albona River and officially entered the central plains, making the war more difficult. The situation further expanded, and the situation in the interior of the empire suddenly became tense!

In fact, the total number of soldiers possessed by both sides was not much different, and even the eldest prince Pitzman, who was in the imperial capital, still had a certain numerical advantage.

However, the troops controlled by the second prince Reitz not only have the famous imperial commander Teodoro Lawton as their commander, but they are also among the best elites of the empire. They have experienced wars and been on the battlefield. They are far from being cannon fodder. Dragon set soldiers can be compared.

The failure of the Albona River Blockade made Pitzman furious.

Not only did he dispatch the three Guards divisions that originally defended the imperial capital of St. Lawrence to the central plains to build a defense line, he even forcibly recruited more than 80,000 cannon fodder dragon soldiers in the interior of the empire to station the soldiers stationed in the central plains. The total number increased to 130,000.

The addition of the Imperial Guards Division finally allowed the army under Pitzman to stabilize its position, forming a confrontation between the north and the south on the central plains.

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Central Plains, late at night.

Unlike the bright lights of the Idar Principality, the interior of the empire was shrouded in darkness early on.

The stars in the sky were hidden behind thin clouds, flickering from time to time, but the brightness of those stars was extremely weak, unable to penetrate the night sky and bring any mottled light to this land.

The heavily armed Rez Alexander was wearing bright armor and sitting in the tent with a serious face.

On the right hand side of the second prince Reitz, the elderly Imperial Marshal Teodoro Lawton also had slightly focused eyes and a serious expression.

Although the army of the second prince Reitz was unstoppable during this period, conquered a large amount of land, achieved successive victories, and even advanced the battle line to the central plains located in the hinterland of the empire, Reitz did not feel relaxed at all.

Reitz has a strong talent in balancing the interests of the powerful people under his command. This is also the reason why many nobles have a better sense of the second prince Reitz.

Even though he signed an extremely humiliating armistice agreement with the Odin Empire some time ago, the second prince Retz still received the support of the vast majority of nobles.

But to be honest, Reitz is not good at commanding operations.

Despite the help of Imperial Marshal Teodoro and the assistance of many famous generals of the Norman Empire, Reitz's army still suffered heavy losses in the battle to cross the Albona River, even costing nearly 10,000 casualties. !

"How long can our food and grass supplies last?"

Although Rez already had the answer in his heart, he still confirmed it again and again.

"No more than two weeks at most." Teodoro said solemnly.

The army under Retz's command is indeed aggressive, but Retz's confidants, including Imperial Marshal Teodoro, are clearly aware of an extremely serious problem, that is...

Their food and supplies can no longer sustain them for much longer!

This was not due to transportation problems such as poor roads, but because... the northern frontier of the empire had already been plundered by the Odins, and a large amount of food was robbed.

If Reitz hadn't tried his best to raise food and grass from all over the place, his army would have faced a more serious supply problem.

Maintaining it for half a year has reached its limit. At this time, no matter how hard he squeezes, he can't squeeze even a drop of food, grass and baggage from the hands of the common people or nobles.

On the other hand, the eldest prince Pitzman, although he had suffered serious setbacks in previous wars, still controlled a large number of relatively wealthy areas in the central part of the Norman Empire, with extremely sufficient supplies of food and grass.

As long as it can be delayed for another month, the situation on the battlefield will suddenly reverse.

"I have sent envoys to negotiate with other noble forces, but neither the nobles in the west nor the Principality of Idar in the east can provide us with food." Marshal Teodoro added.

Hearing this, Rez couldn't help but nodded.

He had already expected such a result. Before the situation in the interior of the empire was clear, the old nobles in the west would definitely remain neutral and would not express their stance easily.

As for the sudden rise of the Principality of Idar...

What made Rez feel particularly speechless was that the goods took in an extremely large number of homeless refugees during the war, which strained the originally abundant food supply in the eastern part of the empire.

Even though Reitz promised Bruno the regency in the Regency Council, Bruno, as Duke of Idar, still continued to recruit refugees and refused to provide food and grass.

"In this case……"

At this moment, Reitz finally made up his mind: "Marshal Teodoro, the plan we made earlier can begin to be implemented."

Hearing this, Teodoro Lawton looked at Rez seriously and finally nodded.

When Reitz finally made up his mind, the Norman Empire generals filed out of the camp with solemn expressions, and the elite soldiers who had been waiting for danger also began to take action.

That’s right!

Faced with the dilemma of running out of food, Reitz finally gave up the "aristocratic principles" that both sides had always adhered to, and gave up the idea of ​​competing with the eldest prince Pitzman's Imperial Guards Division in a frontal war. .

Under the joint counsel of Marshal Teodoro and others, Reitz finally approved a war strategy that was not in line with the aristocratic tradition-night attack and fire attack.

Due to the extremely hot weather, the Imperial Guards Division under Pitzman, UU Reading www. uukanshu.net set up his camp among the mountains and forests.

If Bruno were here right now, he would definitely feel extremely familiar with the scene in front of him, even deja vu. After all... As a time traveler from a flower gardener, the Four Great Classics "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not for nothing. of.

The soldiers under Reitz were obviously unfamiliar with night operations, and it was their first time to carry out such a night sneak attack.

However, they never cared about the decency and rules that were extremely important in the eyes of the nobles. They only cared about how to survive on the battlefield and how to return to their families safely.

Therefore, when they realized that the war in front of them could soon end in this way, their eyes couldn't help but shine.

"Fire the arrow!"

Following Marshal Teodoro's order, flying arrows streaked across the sky with dense firelight.

Under the dark night, a fiery red light finally appeared.

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