Chapter 954: Rhineland Plain

The Kingdom of Shupel, sandwiched between the Britannia Empire and the Frank Empire, is currently the smallest country on the continent. It has only 12 cities including the capital and a population of 2 million.

Because of its small land area, it is nicknamed "mini country" or "pocket country".

It is precisely because of their small land area and sparse population that their total military strength across the country is only 6,000 people.

If there is any feature of the Kingdom of Shupel, it is that it has no feature except its small land area.

There are no rare or rich resources, and it is not located in a place that must be fought for military purposes.

To describe the Kingdom of Shupel in one sentence, it is: a small country that will definitely lose money if you send troops to attack it.

The gains from conquering it cannot make up for the cost of sending troops.

There are no resources and no population, so it is not worth attacking.

It is precisely because it is not worth conquering that the Kingdom of Shupel has been very peaceful since its founding, and there has been almost no war.

Its only two neighbors: the Britannia Empire and the Frankish Empire have no interest in it.

The fourth king of the Kingdom of Shupel is also very self-aware. He knows that his country is weak and no one can afford to offend him. Therefore, the fourth king of the Kingdom of Shupel directly announced that the Kingdom of Shupel has become an "absolutely neutral country."

The so-called "absolutely neutral country" is a country that remains neutral regardless of peace or war.

The Kingdom of Shupel is the first country in history to propose this concept and intend to practice it.

The fourth king of the Kingdom of Shupel announced that they have become an "absolutely neutral country", which means that the Kingdom of Shupel will no longer form alliances with other countries, no longer participate in wars between other countries, and will never take the initiative to launch foreign wars.

After the fourth king of the Kingdom of Shupel announced that they would become an "absolutely neutral country", they were immediately recognized by the Britannia Empire and the Frankish Empire.

After these two major powers recognized it, the large number of vassal states of these two major powers also followed suit and expressed their recognition of the identity of the Kingdom of Shupel as an "absolutely neutral country".

There is no complicated reason why the Britannia Empire and the Frank Empire recognized the Kingdom of Shupel as an "absolutely neutral country".

There is only one reason why they recognized the Kingdom of Shupel as an "absolutely neutral country": the Kingdom of Shupel is indeed a small country whose existence can be ignored.

To a certain extent, the Kingdom of Shupel is now the most peaceful place in the entire continent. Neither the Britannia Empire to its west nor the Frank Empire to its east has any interest in the Kingdom of Shupel. Therefore, the citizens of the Kingdom of Shupel have hardly seen war since the founding of the country.

After driving away the group of Franks who were sneaking around the border, the commander of the patrol team turned his horse's head and shouted to his subordinates who were whispering:

"It's almost time to exchange stations. Let's go back to Bruges."

After that, the commander led his subordinates back to Bruges.

When returning to Bruges, there were still a few soldiers whispering and killing the boring time on the way back to the city.

"Hey, it seems that next month is your vacation. How do you plan to spend such a precious vacation?"

"I plan to take my wife and my daughter to the Rhineland."

"Rhineland? The Rhineland Plain of the Britannia Empire?"

"Yes, it is the Rhineland Plain of the Britannia Empire."

"What are you going to do in the Rhineland?"

"My daughter heard that the scenery of the Rhineland Plain is very good and she clamored to go and see it. Anyway, the Rhineland Plain is not far from our Kingdom of Shupel, so I decided to satisfy my daughter's wish and take her to see the Rhineland Plain."

"Rhineland Plain... I heard that the scenery of the Rhineland Plain is indeed very beautiful. This may be a good trip."

"Hahaha, I hope so."

It would be wrong to say that the Kingdom of Shupel has no other characteristics to talk about except its small land area and the status of "absolute neutral country".

The Kingdom of Shupel also has another feature, that is, it is traversed from south to north by the Rhine, the largest river on the continent.

In other words, the territory of the Kingdom of Suppel is divided into two halves, east and west, by the Rhine.

In addition, there is another very famous river passing through the territory of the Kingdom of Suppel, which is the largest tributary of the Rhine - the Issu River.

In terms of fame, the Issu River is also a very famous river. It is the largest tributary of the Rhine River. It basically runs from east to west and flows through the Kingdom of Suppel and the Britannia Empire.

The source of the Issu River is located in the Kingdom of Suppel.

The Issu River originates from the Kingdom of Suppel, then flows westward, into the territory of the Britannia Empire, and flows through the plains of the Rhineland Plain.

The Rhineland Plain - a large plain in the Britannia Empire very close to the Kingdom of Suppel.

The scenery there is charming. For the citizens of the Kingdom of Suppel, this is a good tourist destination. Not only is it close enough, but the scenery is also quite good.

It is February now. When spring comes in March or April, the scenery of the Rhineland Plain will surely be very charming...

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...

Just as these soldiers from the Kingdom of Suppel were discussing the Rhineland Plain——

Britannia Empire, Rhineland Plain.

The Rhineland Plain is a vast plain with few people, but at this moment, several people were walking slowly and stealthily on the Rhineland Plain, looking around.

Not only that, they all held a piece of paper in their hands, and while looking around, they wrote something on the paper from time to time.

"How is it?"

One of them suddenly asked his companions beside him.

"Is the map accurate enough?"

As soon as this person finished speaking, the others immediately nodded and said:

"Well, these maps are quite qualified, and no errors have been found so far."

These people communicated in Frankish.

The papers they held in their hands were all maps.

It was a map of the Rhineland Plain.

A map with enough details to make people feel dumbfounded.

This map of the Rhineland Plain is so detailed that it cannot be more detailed.

Which place has higher terrain, how high it is, which place has lower terrain, how low it is, which place has suitable water source, which place has village... All these things are carefully marked on these maps without omission.

After hearing the answers of his companions, the person who asked the question just now nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay. Keep working hard and cheer up."

"This battle will determine the fate of our country and the Britannia Empire."

"For this battle, our country has been patient and prepared for more than 20 years, so there must be no mistakes."

"Any mistake may lead to the failure of our Nibelungen plan."

"Continue to check the map."

"These maps were drawn 3 years ago, and there is no guarantee that the content drawn on them is the same as now."

"Make sure the content on the map is accurate, understand?"

"Yes!" The others said loudly, "Understood!"

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