In April 1722, we finally arrived at the territory of the Roman Empire again. This territory was determined to be the territory of the empire following the signing of an agreement with the Kingdom of Russia. Therefore, Rome can be seen everywhere on this land.

The legions of the empire.

The Imperial Regiment stationed in this imperial territory sent troops to escort us into Kafbas.

Alexander did not immediately follow the escorting cavalry to advance towards Kavbas. Instead, he took me for a walk in the countryside around Kavbas.

It’s been a long time since I set foot on this part of Poland. The corpses of serfs hanging high on the tree trunks next to the crossroads are missing here, but there are many more ruins that tell the story of many things that happened in the past two years and the reclamation.

out of farmland.

I believe that this barren land will soon be replaced by endless wilderness. In time, the territory we occupy will eliminate the need for the empire to import food from France and meet the food needs of Constantinople.

Alexander seemed to be very satisfied with the response of this Polish plain. He patted the shoulder of the cavalry officer who accompanied him approvingly, leaving the officer holding the horse's rein and excited for his approval for a long time.

“Perhaps I should speculate on housing prices in places like Yuzhny and Kherson that have access to the sea?”

With the idea that the newly conquered land would become a granary, and the cities guarding the sea ports would become large port cities, and we could grab a few large pieces of land and then sell them off, a group of us turned to Kraft Bass.

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In front of the gate of Kafbas City, we were welcomed by local officials. Just when I was wondering where the senior officials of the garrison were, I was stunned by the scene in front of me.

A long scarlet carpet was spread on the ground of Kafbas. On both sides of the carpet was an invisible group of heavily armed legionary infantry, standing meticulously with their muskets raised. Outside them, another

A platoon of legionary infantry formed a cordon.

Behind the soldiers stood rows of people in different costumes. They were obviously residents of the city. Above them, there were houses on both sides of the streets. But at this moment, the houses were all covered with wall hangings.

Ofano's black double-headed eagle flag and countless black-backed golden eagle banners were fluttering in the wind, emitting silent majesty.

The moment Alexander and I first appeared, a loud shout rang out from beside us.

"Roman legions, let us pay high respect to the two princes of the Roman Empire!"

The legionnaires immediately burst out with a deafening cry, completely tearing apart the whispers around them.

"Long live Alexander!"

"Long live Nikephorus!!"

"Long live the Empire!!! Long live Rome~~~"

The exciting military music sounded.

All the soldiers immediately stood at attention, put down their muskets, and saluted us with their attention.

Those soldiers who thought they would look menacing when their eyes widened, but those who didn’t know better thought they were coming up to beat us violently.

Alexander and I were fine. Our father is equivalent to the emperor. So we can often see the pomp and ceremony at the ceremony, but Burkhard was a little embarrassed. He probably had never seen such a big market in Russia, and he looked a little uncomfortable.

Naturally, and his hand is still on the saber.

"Don't be nervous, you are our Roman general now."

Burkhard was a little embarrassed. He laughed twice in embarrassment and said, "Habit, this is a habit. Change it all at once."

Alexander said: "Okay, come with us to review the army."

Horse hooves stepped on the red carpet. When we walked in front of the first soldier, the man put his legs together and raised his right hand to us. Not only did he have wild eyes, he also raised his head deliberately.

"Long live the Empire!"

"For Rome."

At the end of the carpet is the square of Kavbas, where people are standing neatly. In front of them are soldiers raising vertical flags. Under the flags are a group of government officials and military officers, large and small. Government officials are all

Wearing their standard official uniforms, the officers also wore crisp military uniforms, with various medals and medals, and their leather boots were polished.

Alexander walked majestically in front of the group of people and stood still.

A sturdy young official came up, his right hand raised high: "I am the governor of the local defense, Mitroglu. I hereby warmly welcome the two men with the most sincere respect on behalf of all the soldiers of the six imperial regiments under my command."

A noble highness came and offered to Alexander

His Highness the Great Prince expressed his heartfelt congratulations and gratitude for the achievements of the Kingdom of Russia and for His Highness Nicephorus’s brilliant achievements in the Kingdom of France and Germany! Long live the rise of Rome! Long live the resurgence of the Empire!!! Long live Theophano

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"Long live the rise of Rome! Long live the resurgence of the empire!!! Long live Theophano!!!!"

The sea of ​​cheers was everywhere. Looking at those fanatical soldiers, their hysterical expressions, and the eagle flag flying in the sky, I thought of something and discovered something different.

The imperial eagle flag changed, and an object that had never appeared before appeared under the double-headed eagle, which seemed to be a sphere that symbolized the current territory of the Roman Empire.

What can tell the world our achievements more clearly than the change of territory, that is the expansion of territory.

The territory of the Roman Empire now extends from Anatolia, to the Greek Peninsula and to the Kingdom of Russia...

"I think they should all call Hail Caesar, but, Alexander, it's you who did this."

Alexander also had a puzzled look on his face, and he said to me in a low voice: "I didn't tell them to get these flashy things."

That Overseer Mitroglu obviously had superhuman hearing. It was so noisy all around that he could hear Alexander speaking so quietly.

"Your Highness, this is not something flashy. It is the respect of all the soldiers and their determination to fight for the empire. It is their willingness to fight for the revival of Rome with us and you! If it were not for the limited space,

, with defense in mind, the people who came here would not be the 5,000 troops put together by several regiments, but a total of 57,670 people, so the Roman legions here all held up eagles.

Flag regiment!"

"Alexander, we may need to show off our force to stabilize the local situation. This is normal." I said to Alexander, "However, I can understand you cheering for Alexander's achievements, but what's the point of cheering?

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Governor Mitroglu was astonished: "What, doesn't His Highness know that your deeds in France have been recited by the entire empire? Maybe you didn't know because you were injured and have been traveling to fight. We did it last month

I already knew a little while ago that you declared war on the French on behalf of the empire, and then you almost, almost broke into Versailles! Damn the despicable French, if they hadn't treated you

Carry out an assassination, causing you to retreat from the battlefield after being injured and unable to continue to support, causing the plan to raid Versailles to fail. Maybe you have occupied Versailles! However, your achievements in defeating Prince Condé are really admirable to us. You are our Rome

The pride of man is the pride of the imperial family and the pride of the entire empire. It is precisely because of the royal family like you that our Roman Empire is what it is today! Your Highness, thank you for your hard work!"

Did you work hard?

I was stunned. The next second, I looked back at the soldiers. When they saw me looking back at them, they cheered even more enthusiastically.

I nodded with a wry smile, then turned back to Mitroglu and said: "I really didn't expect that what I did would have such a big repercussions. That's actually because I, as an imperial royal family and emperor...

Duties that people should fulfill.”

"Really? Then, Your Highness, welcome home!"

"Welcome home?"

"Yes!" Mitroglu raised his right hand high and retracted his fingers, and the cheers of the legions soon fell silent.

"Soldiers, soldiers of the Roman legions, let us loudly welcome our Highness Nikephorus, a Roman who has been away from Rome for two years and has only set foot on the imperial territory again today!"
Chapter completed!