Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Although the Emperor of the Rakshasa Kingdom has surrendered to Xiang Nan, Xiang Nan actually only occupies two places, Yekaterinburg and Kremlin Palace, and has not yet actually controlled most of the western state capitals.

The western region of the Rakshasa Kingdom is actually the core of the empire, with a dense population and a prosperous economy. What's more, there are generals leading more than 300,000 troops to fight France and Prussia on the front line.

Therefore, even if Elizabeth I surrenders and Peter III succeeds to the throne and appoints Xiang Nan as an auxiliary minister, the governors of the state capitals and the generals in charge of the army will not surrender easily.

However, Xiang Nan was not stupid. He adopted various means to defeat them. First, he cut off the food, wages and equipment of the more than 300,000 troops, leaving them alone without support.

At that time, the Rakshasa Army was at war with Prussia and France. The 330,000-strong army lost its support, and the fate could be imagined. Prussia and France also received the news that the Kremlin Palace had been occupied and Queen Elizabeth I had surrendered. Knowing that this was a great opportunity to annihilate the Rakshasa Army, they naturally chose to beat the drowned dog.

At this time, the morale of the Rakshasa Army was also greatly reduced. After all, the back door has been broken open and the home has been stolen. Who are they still fighting for?

Therefore, they were not said to be defeated at the first touch, but they did not have much strong will to resist. In the end, they were defeated by the alliance of France and Prussia, with losses of more than 200,000, and only more than 100,000 defeated soldiers fled back to the Rakshasa Kingdom in haste.

Even if this group of defeated troops rush back to the Kremlin Palace, they will still have abandoned their armor and are hungry. They will not be the opponents of the new army who are waiting for work. So Xiang Nan didn't take it seriously.

As for the governors of those state capitals, Xiang Nan adopted a tolerant policy, allowing them to retain their official positions and power as long as they were willing to be loyal.

For this reason, Xiang Nan also specially rewarded these officials with captured jewelry, gold, silver, and land to win people's hearts.

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, and many governors of state capitals expressed their willingness to submit and be loyal.

The reason why they are so easy to bribe is actually because the Rakshasa Kingdom has been living a relatively miserable life in recent years.

For example, in 1762, after Catherine II usurped power and succeeded to the throne, she personally wrote in her diary, "The treasury is empty, and the army has been without pay for three months. Business is increasingly declining, and there are many phenomena of hoarding and monopoly."

The state administration was lax, the military and military departments were also in arrears, and the maritime administration was exhausted and on the verge of collapse. The judiciary has been reduced to a baht, and only the strong can follow the rules and regulations. "

It can be seen that in the mid-eighteenth century, the Rakshasa Kingdom was actually riddled with all kinds of evils. In 1773, the Pugachev Uprising also broke out, involving 100,000 serfs, which dealt a big blow to the empire.

Under such circumstances, there are naturally many governors in various states who are selfish. As long as they can make a fortune and serve as officials, they will be loyal to anyone.

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As for those governors who were unwilling to be loyal, Xiang Nan would not be polite and directly sent troops to eliminate them.

For this purpose, he hired a group of mercenaries.

Mercenaries have a long history in Europe. In ancient Greece, the Greeks hired Macedonians to defend their capital, and later hired Germanic tribes to fight in the war.

By the Middle Ages, the number of mercenaries was even greater. Because of the feudal system in Europe, the king granted fiefs to lords, and then divided them up layer by layer.

Because there is no standing army, every time a war is fought, temporary recruitment of troops is required, so mercenaries are very popular. Among them, the Italian heavy cavalry, the Swiss mountain men, and the German Hessian mercenaries are all quite famous.

Mercenaries are not loyal to anyone, they only care about being able to pay their wages in time. Therefore, if they can be given enough money, they are willing to fight for anyone, and their will to fight is very tenacious.

During the French Revolution, in order to protect himself, Louis XVI hired more than 700 Swiss mercenaries to fight against hundreds of thousands of revolting people. In the end, more than 700 mercenaries were all killed in the battle, and no one escaped.

Therefore, mercenaries are a very good choice and can help fight the war.

Moreover, Xiang Nan will not be stationed in Kegong for a long time, and he will return to the capital in the future. Although he will leave an army on the Kremlin side, even if all 50,000 troops are left behind, it is still a small number compared to the 30 million Rakshasa people.

So he also needed a mercenary army to maintain his rule over the area.

Under the joint attack of mercenaries, the new army and the Mongolian coalition forces, many governors who were unwilling to be loyal were eliminated, such as Yaroslavl Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Pskov Oblast and so on.

The garrison troops in these states were still no match for the super firepower of the new army, the mercenaries who were not afraid of death, and the various Mongolian ministries that were killed and killed, and they were eventually defeated.

As a result, other states that were unwilling to surrender could only choose to be loyal.

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At the same time, the east-route army led by Agui, after capturing Brazk, went all the way west to Tomsk. After a short rest, it continued west to capture Kazan, the capital of the Kazan Khanate.

Kazan was founded by the Volga-Bulgar Principality as early as the eleventh century. In the 13th century, the Mongols destroyed the Volga-Bulgar Principality and brought it under the rule of the Golden Horde.

In the fifteenth century, the Golden Horde declined and the Kazan Khanate became independent. However, less than a hundred years after independence, the Kazan Khanate was annexed by the Rakshasa Kingdom, and Kazan City was therefore called a city of Tsarist Russia.

This city has been in operation for hundreds of years and is the most important city in the central part of the Rakshasa Kingdom, with a population of more than 300,000. However, under the attack of the Qing army, it was captured before it could hold out for long.

After the capture of Kazan, the Eastern Route Army made some repairs, and then continued to set off, all the way south, and hit Volgograd. Volgograd is located in the transition zone between Europe and Asia. It is a natural water and land transportation hub, which is also destined to play an important role.

The Rakshasa Kingdom built a city here in 1589 as a springboard for its intention to control the Caucasus. Although the Caucasus region has many mountains and barren land, it is a place where the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Rakshasa Kingdom are intertwined, and wars often break out here.

After taking control of Volgograd, Agui was ordered to carry out repairs here. Because October is coming soon, and the temperature will reach minus 30 degrees, which is very unbearable.

In history, the Rakshasa Kingdom was invaded many times, and even the capital was burned. But in the end the enemy had to retreat because they could not bear the bitter cold here.

Xiang Nan also knew this, so he ordered Agui to make repairs in the city to avoid the severe cold.

At the same time, he also sent a letter to his eldest brother Yong Huang, telling the Ministry of Industry to start building a railway from the capital to the Western Regions.

When the time comes, he will also build the railway from Kegong to the Western Regions. At that time, once the two sides are connected, the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Yuzi Kingdom, Yarkand Khanate, Kokand Khanate, etc. along the way will be brought under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.