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Tillsburg is a military town located at an important river transportation hub in the kingdom.

Initially, when the country was in the expansion stage, its main function was to defend against invasions from the water. Later, as the land area continued to expand, it gradually became a pure logistics transfer station, and the huge dock warehouses were hoarded. A large number of goods were traded by merchants from the South China Sea to the North.

In particular, the grain, vegetables, meat and eggs shipped to the capital require several hours of loading every day to satisfy the consumption of a large number of urban residents who are not engaged in agricultural production.

So if an army suddenly occupied this place, they would not only be able to cut off the food supply to the most important city in the kingdom, but they would also be able to obtain free logistical supplies for at least half a year to a year.

In addition, the castle is being repaired every year, and it still maintains the strong defensive power unique to the original military fortress. Even if it faces ten times more enemy siege, it can firmly hold on.

As the military commander who launched the rebellion, Baron Marais saw this exactly, so he took advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack and captured all the few garrison soldiers in one fell swoop.

Looking at the piles of food and goods in the dock warehouse, which were about to be sent to the capital, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly and sarcastically said in a ridiculing tone: Without enough food, I'll see what you can do to satisfy those hungry untouchables. My dear Princess.

Obviously, as the staunchest conservative supporter, he never recognized Villa as his queen, but only recognized that she had royal blood, that is, the status of a princess.

How do you think she will react when she learns that this place has been captured by us?

The palace nobles stood on the upper floor of the tall castle, looking down at the merchants below who were crying and shouting after their goods were confiscated, without showing any sympathy.

Because most of these merchants are low-end merchants who earn the price difference by reselling low-profit daily necessities. There is neither the support of powerful noble forces nor any untouchable forces behind them. So almost every time a war breaks out, these guys are always the first to be unlucky.

The lucky ones may lose their goods and a lot of money at most, and the unlucky ones may even lose their lives.

After all, weakness is the original sin, and the weak are destined to be exploited and enslaved by the strong. No matter what era or system, the essential things will not change.

The only thing that has changed is the definition of exploitation and oppression, which is the propaganda carried out by the ruling class in order to eliminate the resistance consciousness of the people at the bottom to the greatest extent.

As the saying goes, a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth!

When you have been surrounded by a set of theories promoted through various explicit and implicit instructions since you were born, then you will naturally accept it and even regard it as the supreme truth. Even if someone puts the facts in front of you, you may not be able to accept it. Will be willing to believe it.

The influence of preconceptions is so huge that after entering the information age, almost every country on the planet has strengthened its control over information dissemination.

What many people think of as free speech has never really existed, didn't exist before, doesn't exist now, and never will.

As long as there are classes in intelligent life, there is still a gap between rich and poor, there is inequality in access to education, and there are differences in genes and IQ, the exploitation and dominance of the weak by the strong will always exist, even if material civilization has developed to the point where it can almost The same goes for allocation based on demand.

In fact, what the people at the bottom ask for is never equality or freedom of speech, but a way forward to change their own class.

It doesn’t take much, as long as this passage can accommodate 10 to 15% of the lower class of society, then the entire society will present a positive environment full of hope and fighting spirit.

But if it's the other way around, when too many talented people are suppressed, it won't take long for a bottom-up resistance to form.

When reaching a critical point, this contradiction will suddenly burst out, and the transfer of power will be completed in the most intense and bloody way.

If the original ruling class wins, then the rebels will undoubtedly be brutally purged, and this purge will kill and injure all the talented people at the bottom, leaving them without enough strength to launch the next resistance in a short period of time.

But if the rebels win, they will also massacre existing vested interest groups, completely destroy the original political structure, make room for their own people, and then transform into a new ruling class.

As for the slogan of launching a rebellion to win over the support of the people at the bottom, it is basically unlikely that it will be fulfilled.

Anyway, no matter who wins in the end, the weak will always be the weak and will always be the exploited and oppressed bottom.

Unless one day a very small number of them suddenly wake up and start to think from the perspective of the strong, and learn from the strong people's behavior, then they may have the opportunity to change their destiny.

Unfortunately, most of the indigenous people on this planet do not have this understanding. After most of the merchants were looted, they did not even dare to protest and chose to leave because they considered themselves unlucky.

After all, this is a country ruled by nobles!

From the time they were sensible, they accepted the idea that nobles were born noble in order to rule humble commoners like themselves. Any form of resistance was a provocation to traditional power and would lead to the most brutal suppression.

Over time, they became accustomed to the wanton behavior of the nobles, and became accustomed to paying tolls every time they passed through the territory of a noble.

However, these small businessmen were not really stupid. After privately finding out why this army suddenly occupied Tillsburg, they immediately took a boat overnight and fled towards the kingdom's capital, intending to quickly inform the young Her Majesty the Queen.

Of course, this issue is all part of Baron Marais' plan.

Seeing the small businessmen rushing down the river in small boats, he immediately ordered with a sneer: Immediately fill the captured ships with stones, and then scuttle them all forty kilometers downstream. Remember, no matter the cost, , ensuring that warships docked at the capital’s harbor cannot pass.”

Understood! I guarantee that even if Vilia comes with her steel puppets, they will all be trapped in the bottomless black swamp. Another noble officer slapped his chest hard, his face filled with pride. smile.

Forty kilometers away from the dock, there is a large swamp with lush water and grass. Not to mention the monsters lurking in it, the black mud alone can cause invading enemy troops to suffer a lot.

Without the advantage of waterways, it was almost impossible to bring a well-equipped army to Tillsburg.

Baron Marais's strategy is also very simple. He just implements the word drag until the residents in the capital can no longer endure hunger and riot. His political and military goals are achieved...