Chapter 38 Mountain Patrol and Overseas Development
Although there have been several experiences in tunnel and underground tunnel warfare, this does not mean that the Vampire Legion of Silvania has enough strength to adapt to underground combat without any light source. Therefore, starting a war against the Dark Night Goblin is likely to be a very expensive thing, but it is difficult to achieve the due effect and thankless thing.
Fortunately, after completely conquering another nation that adapted to tunnel combat, the Chaos Dwarves, the empire obtained the weapon they designed, which is the most powerful weapon for underground combat, that is, the Chaos Dwarves' armored train.
After the Empire transformed this terrifying weapon into greater power according to its needs, with this equipment, the Empire could have an absolute advantage over the Dark Night Goblins in local areas.
In recent years, in the military bases of the Endless Mountains, the Empire has created more than twenty improved armored trains. These armored trains usually have eight cars. Two of them are equipped with heavy train siege cannons with a caliber of 300 mm. The power of this new artillery is enough to make the Chaos Dwarfs proud of Chaos Hell Cannons and Earthquake Cannons ashamed. On the other six cars, the Empire has secured as many six-by-six rocket launchers, dual 20-mm machine cannons, 75-mm rapid-fire cannons and other weapons as much as possible.
These equipment armed the imperial armored train like a barbed hedgehog. Its firepower almost exceeded the standard new black legion. Such a dense firepower output device, which appeared on any battlefield, was enough to bring devastating blows to the enemy.
The empire's current strategy is to rely on these iron armored trains to form a mobile border patrol force. With twenty iron armored trains and two divisions of reserve forces, patrol guards the latest tunnel networks opened by the empire, which span the eastern foothills of the endless mountains, and at the same time, try to fill the tunnel networks that are not within the scope of the empire's planning and give up.
These arrangements of the empire began to be implemented in January 4803. The reserve forces of these two divisions and twenty iron armored trains were named by the Empire in the name of the border sub-mountain tunnel patrol army. They endlessly attacked the dark night goblins that crossed the border in the endless mountains.
In the narrow and uncovered terrain of the underground tunnels, the Dark Night Goblins were surprised to find that some of the tunnel networks they were originally familiar with were landfilled. Some of the tunnel networks they were not familiar with suddenly appeared. The terrain advantages they were best at were gone. At the same time, in such a narrow terrain, the Dark Night Goblins could not escape the pursuit of the armored train and the powerful firepower of the patrol legion. After a few months, the blood of the Night Goblins almost filled the mountain tunnel network. The originally rampant night Goblin bandits finally fell silent.
The remaining dark night goblins either fled back to their territory. Or hid in a deeper underground tunnel. They could no longer harm the empire in a short period of time. At this point, the empire's eastern border has once again enjoyed peace.
Of course, this is just an illusion. The dark night goblins are still trying to break the defense line of the border patrol troops of the Imperial**. Their number is almost infinite. Their attacks are almost endless. Although the result of each attack is only corpses everywhere and tunnels are filled. But they seem to have no idea of learning the lessons. They will never change their minds and will never look back.
Under such circumstances, the border patrol forces of the Empire can almost be said to be a job that will never retire. And the most famous and outstanding marshal in the Empire, my father-in-law, Olach, is likely to have to spend his life there. But I think he will be happy to accept this job. Isn’t he willing to protect the vampire group in Sylvania? So is there anything that meets his requirements more than this?
I think it's gone. Well, it's gone.
In this way, the last race that posed a safety hazard to the empire was blocked by the guardians of vampires on the eastern foot of the endless mountains. They could no longer cause trouble. Ogres in the north, the forest goblins in the middle of the empire, the green skins in the southeast, the dark night goblins in the east, and the Chaos Beast-turned people scattered around and the most chaotic beasts in the northwest... These evil creatures that once rampant in the old world represent chaos and destruction were in power for three years in the empire.
During the time, it was either destroyed or blocked. At this point, the empire entered an era of peace. People were surprised to find that the robbers, battles, chaos and disharmony that they always encountered disappeared. Taking the fast train from east to west, from south to north, the empire was actually in peace and harmony. This was really a rare new thing for people who were accustomed to chaos and disorder.
After all the chaos in the empire was terminated, the bold saying I once made, "Except in the empire, the rest are all in chaos." Finally, it became a reality. What's more important is the oath I made when I was young. My ideal, absolute, eternal order, was finally half completed at this moment.
Order has been established. However, "absolute" and "eternity" still require "eternity" time to perfect and maintain. In the future, the development of the empire will take a completely different path than before.
This year, I, Vared von Castein, was thirty-one years old. For a Sylvanian vampire, this age is the best, gold, and wealth. The endless lifespan of the great race has made my age group frozen here. Youth and youth are eternal with me. Rights, glory and wealth belong only to me. Would anyone who sees me be amazed and said what a perfect boy this is?
Well, I'll end up bragging. Although there will definitely be girls screaming at me with red faces when I walk on the street. However, this kind of thing cannot be a capital for showing off. Only a useless playboy will show off such vulgar things as having sex with a few women.
Next is the war between the vampires in Silvania.
After rectifying the empire, the post-war reconstruction of the empire was basically completed and the process of industry and agriculture was developing in an orderly manner. I felt that it should be time to expand outward. However, due to the problem of time, it is mostly impossible to incorporate the entire material world into the order of the empire. However, it should be no problem to expand one to two larger colonies and leave one or two colonies in the broader new world.
Why is there not enough "time"? That is because in recent times, because the economic and security situation in the empire has improved in an all-round way, the number of people who gave up the Sigma faith and turned to the God of Science and the Truth has increased dramatically. The piety of these new believers is much purer than the believers who joined for the sake of interests and to please the new ruler of the empire. The addition of these two has enabled my divine power to increase much faster.
Although the material world has a lot of resources, its tenacity cannot bear the existence of too powerful living bodies and spiritual bodies. This is why it is difficult for gods to devote themselves to the material world. Originally, this was very good news for me. Because when I was not strong enough, it ensured that I would not be chased by one or a plural gods. But now, as my strength becomes stronger and stronger, this has become a burden for me.
Now, my time in the material world has been reduced a lot. Sleep and rest are all carried out in my own divine realm. In order to suppress my own power and spirit, so as not to destroy the material world, everything I do in the material world is cautious. It is impossible to fight with full firepower like before. This trend is also increasing. I believe that in the future, there will be one day. I will be unable to leave my divine realm and return to the material realm like those other gods. Think about it, this is also a very sad thing.
However, for my ideals, for my great ambitions, for my empire and my tribesmen, I have to do this. I have to become a god. Because only in this way can I truly realize my wishes and establish an absolute and eternal order. Only by protecting my tribesmen, let my empire, and let vampires rule for generations.
Of course, that may be a few years later, more than ten years or decades later. But certainly not today. Today, I can still wander around in the gardens of the empire's capital and the gardens of my palace. I can still directly participate in the management and development of the empire. I can still drive the operation of the entire empire with my will. I can still be sweet with my beloved girls... Well, maybe after that. Just add a few more rooms to the divine realm.
Let me think about it, well, before that, I might need to choose an heir... or simply rename the empire to a Republic or a Federation. This is also in line with the political tradition of the vampire race.
Chapter completed!