The various lords within the vassal federation became alienated because of a mission from Xia Kingdom, and the lords of the three major duchies showed this even more obviously.

Although Xia Guo's target was Andre Albright, the lords of the other two duchies were also "visited" by Ren Hao.

After the Xia Kingdom achieved their goal, Changsun Sheng and his party no longer needed to stay in the Federation of Princes, so the Xia Kingdom's envoys left Albright City on the pretext that their mission was over.

This time the envoys returned to Xia Kingdom not by returning the same way they came. Instead, they first spent half a month arriving at the east coast of the Commonwealth of Princes, and then returned by sea by sea.

It only took Changsun Sheng and his party about twenty days to return to Xia Kingdom, which was much less than when they set out to go north. From this, we can also see the superiority of sea transportation.

The winter climate in the Ice and Snow Kingdom is really a bit extreme, and with the Xia Kingdom in the south, it caused great damage to the ships traveling to and from it, so much so that a communication line had to be opened on land.

Otherwise, according to Xia State's current strategic goal of domestic development, it simply does not want to use this energy on those foreign barbarians abroad.

Not long after the Xia Kingdom's envoys left the Federation of Princes, various lords of the Federation also left Albright City.

It's just that before these lords left Albright City, except for the three major dukes, the rest of the lords were overtly or covertly attracted by the three major dukes.

After this trip, there was an air of uneasiness in the vassal federation, and even ordinary residents felt that something was wrong.

The prices of various commodities in the market have soared, and food is the most expensive, which makes the lives of residents who are already living in poverty even more difficult.

Moreover, the vassal federation, which has been experiencing a shortage of young men, has started a new round of forced recruitment, which has caused more instability in society. In order to deal with social instability, the lords can only carry out strict control.

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This action of the vassal federation was suddenly a sign of war, which made the other kingdoms a little confused and speculated about the target of their troops.

Just as the other kingdoms were on tight alert, a piece of news suddenly spread from within the vassal federation, which shocked these forces.

Chaos! Suddenly there was civil strife - the lords of the Lords Alliance declared independence one after another, among which the three major duchies were the most powerful.

Just when the rest of the forces thought that the Alliance of Lords was returning to the previous era of lords, the three major duchies made a unanimous announcement telling the other forces that this was just the beginning.

The lords of the three major lords all announced the establishment of their respective kingdoms and asked the other lords to surrender. They declared that if they did not surrender, they would send troops to attack them.

So then some people who wanted to declare their submission to the weak lords - all within the sphere of influence of the three previous duchies.

Soon the original federation of princes was divided into four forces, three of which were the three major duchies, and the other force was an alliance formed by several lords from the nearby marquisdoms and some other counts.

This new alliance used the slogan of maintaining the traditions of the lords to gather some lords who were unwilling to surrender. It was a common method of self-protection.

However, in the face of the other three powerful forces, this new alliance was still a little too weak - it was annihilated by the joint attack of the three kingdoms established by the three major duchies.

The short-lived appearance of this new lord alliance is like the change of the times in this world, and its own demise is like the final swan song to the era of lord castles in this world.

From then on, there was no longer a lord on this continent, but it entered an era of kingdom rule.

After nearly a year of offensive and defensive battles, the borders of the three kingdoms established by the three major duchies have gradually become clear and stable.

The Dukedom of Albright, which is the most powerful in the eastern part of the fertile plain and favored by the Xia Kingdom, was the first to become independent from the federation of princes.

The Albright Kingdom founded by Andre Albright now owns most of the fertile plains, with a land area of ​​more than 400,000 square kilometers.

The Albright Kingdom was called the Austrian Kingdom by the Xia Kingdom. The Austrian Kingdom received help from the Xia Kingdom, especially its military advice, and connected its territory from north to south. This was also the main purpose of the Xia Kingdom.

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In addition, the territory of Prince Talboy, located in the southwest of the Federation of Princes, now owns a vast land in the southwest of the fertile plains, the northwest of the boundary river, and the southeast of the Dusk Desert, covering an area of ​​more than 300,000 square kilometers.

When Austria first became independent from the Federation of Princes, Laird Talboy decisively occupied the surrounding territories and established the Talboy Kingdom, which was called the Talboy Kingdom by the Xia Kingdom.

In addition, the Duchy of Turfield, which was originally located in the northwest of the Federation of Princes, has now established the Kingdom of Turfield, which the Xia Kingdom calls: Te Kingdom.

The Te Kingdom has a large area of ​​land in the northwest of the fertile plains, in the south of the Northern Cold Kingdom, and in the northeast of the Dusk Desert, with a land area of ​​about 300,000 square kilometers.

When Austria became independent from the confederation of princes, Basque Terfeld saw an opportunity and took advantage of it to occupy the surrounding territories and establish a kingdom.

Although Te Kingdom's strength is not as strong as the other two kingdoms, it does not worry about Xia Kingdom's influence because it is far away from Xia Kingdom, so it does not have that much military pressure.

Because the Austrian Kingdom gained a great advantage in the war with the help of the Xia Kingdom, the Ta Kingdom and the Te Kingdom were afraid that the Austrian Kingdom had become a vassal of the Xia Kingdom, so they formed an alliance after the situation became clear.

Although Austria's national power is stronger than the other two kingdoms alone, it cannot resist the alliance of the two kingdoms, so under this strong pressure, it has to continue to turn to Xia Kingdom for help.

To the east of the Austrian Kingdom is a vast ocean, which is the home ground of the Xia Kingdom; not to mention the south, where the powerful Great Xia Empire lies.

To the north of the Austrian Kingdom is the Ice and Snow Kingdom, a vassal state of the Xia Kingdom; to the northwest and southwest are the hostile Ta Kingdom and Te Kingdom.

Ao Guo is in such a geographical location? Even if he doesn't want to find Xia Guo, there is no other partner for him to choose from.

Anyway, Xia State is happy to see the results of this? As long as Austria continues to rely on Xia State? In turn, Xia State will have greater influence on Austria, which will have more influence on the railway that Xia State is about to build in Austria.

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It’s just that the conditions for assistance to Austria after Xia Kingdom are not as simple as before. In addition to the same tariff rights as the Ice and Snow Kingdom, the conditions offered by Xia Kingdom are that when Xia Kingdom builds railways, Austria must provide sufficient labor.

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Under the pressure of the other two kingdoms, Austria had to hold its nose and admit it even if it knew that these conditions were not good. But it was also able to fight against the other two kingdoms.

Under the new conditions of the Xia Kingdom, although the Austrian Kingdom is still a kingdom with independent sovereignty on the surface, it has actually become the second vassal kingdom of the Xia Kingdom after the Ice and Snow Kingdom.
Chapter completed!