The Roman Republic had conquered the Balkans for a few years, so there was no stable rule here. The Balkans were given by the Romans, and in fact there were several large ethnic groups distributed here.

Although these ethnic groups are scattered into tribes, they can be divided into Bosnians, Herzegovinas, Montenegros, Croats, Slovenians, Romanians, Albanians, Macedonians, etc. according to the differences in language and culture.

The Romans controlled only the cities and major transportation routes in the Balkans, and the vast villages and towns were still controlled by tribes of various ethnic groups.

After the Romans were beaten away, Xiao Yunyang suddenly discovered that the Balkans were a big trouble!

The reason is very simple. There are too many ethnic groups here, with very different languages, and the independence tendency of each ethnic group is very strong!

Nation is the name of the Han Empire led by Xiao Yunyang. There is no concept of nation in this world.

But they have a regional collective consciousness. Although tribes of the same language family may have unity and hatred, they often unite when facing foreign enemies.

Because the Roman conquest made them realize that outsiders just wanted to enslave and plunder them, rather than bringing them a happy life...

In other words, the Balkan nations who were conquered by the Romans became very alert and unfriendly.

The system of the Han Empire was different from that of the Roman Republic. After Xiao Yunyang drove away the Romans, the first thing he thought of was how to truly control the Balkans.

Therefore, the Han Empire sent liaison envoys to various tribes, summoned them to declare the authority of the Han Empire, and paved the way for the subsequent enfeoffment of official positions.

Originally, Xiao Yunyang planned to copy the ruling model of Greek city-states, win over local tribe leaders, and then establish the government office of the Han Empire in the city, so as to use the local tribe leaders to penetrate various tribes bit by bit, and ultimately achieve the goal of control.

However, there must be a prerequisite for doing so, and those tribes are willing to surrender to the Han Empire!

As expected, Xiao Yunyang was stuck on this threshold...

Of course, compared to the Han Empire, those tribal armed forces are not worth mentioning at all, but there was a reason why the Romans did not attack them before.

Foreign enemies have not been pacified!

At this time, the new army of the Roman Republic was on the border. Once the Han Empire cleaned up various tribes in the Balkans, the Roman legion would inevitably invade in large numbers. At that time, it would be the Roman version of the inside and outside!

The failure of each tribe to cooperate made Xiao Yunyang unable to implement the policy of banning, because at this time the territory occupied by the Han Empire was the same as the Romans at that time, with only big cities and key transportation points.

These places should be directly under the central government of the empire, otherwise it would be no different from being enfeoffed as a vassal of the Bulgarian Kingdom.

What's more, the war with the Romans is not over yet, so it is even more impossible for Xiao Yunyang to enfeoff these war logistics fulcrums.

In this way, Xiao Yunyang did not have enough land to resettle and recruit more military households. The Balkan theater captured not only could not provide many soldiers, but instead required a large number of garrison troops to maintain their rule over the local area.

The reason why the Roman auxiliary corps collapsed was because they were soldiers recruited by the Romans from local tribes. As a result, after the destruction of the regular Roman legion, even if Roman generals were controlled, they immediately collapsed.

In addition, when Brutu left, he left a mess for Xiao Yunyang.

It was the Romans' conquest of the Balkans that made the connections between the tribes closer and closer. Now that the Han Empire has come, they have received private funding from the Romans, and then began to unite to fight against the Han Empire.

It’s not that we want to go to war with the Han Empire, those tribe leaders do not have that high awareness and courage.

All they want is to ensure the independence and autonomy of their own tribes.

This is the bottom line of all Balkan tribes and tribes, and cannot be shaken!

To break this point, Xiao Yunyang must send troops to fight the local Balkan tribes in full swing.

If that happens, Xiao Yunyang will be short of his strength to defend against the Romans, let alone attacking.

To be precise, the Han Empire is a bit overeating now and it takes time to slowly digest the fruits of victory.

However, the Roman Republic is also preparing and dispatching new legions, and it is not a good thing to delay time.

This is the disadvantage of confronting great powers, and war is likely to drag on for a long time.

Fortunately, Xiao Yunyang is a quarrel!

So in Xiao Yunyang's dictionary, there is no word for compromise!

[Congratulations to the host for drawing 10 thousand-person legion cards from the Shenji Camp of Ming Dynasty, 5 thousand-person desperate musketeers legion cards from the illegal camp, 3 thousand-person hired musketeers legion cards from the neutral camp, and 2 thousand-person musketeers legion cards from the honorary camp.]

Xiao Yunyang spent 4,000 points of war soul to directly draw 20 consecutive draws.

After seeing these legion cards, Xiao Yunyang understood.

The system level 7 troops are elite soldiers with physical fitness of level 4, equipped with cold weapons, iron armor, protective weapons, and meshes.

The casualties that can be sustained by level 7 troops have also increased to 70%, which means that 1,000 people can suffer 700 people to collapse.

However, the faction legion card still only looks at the safety of the legion commander. After the legion leader dies, the entire legion will disappear.

One card and one leader.

The leader of the camp legion will not leave his own legion, and at most command in a safe position in the rear.

Even if the entire legion collapses, the legion leader will use his best efforts to gather the defeated soldiers until he is beaten to death.

This courage alone can defeat the indigenous regular army in this world.

As the saying goes, there is a card in your hand and you are not panicked.

After obtaining a full 20 legion cards, Xiao Yunyang immediately approved the policies formulated by the cabinet in accordance with his will.

The King of Bulgaria I was strictly ordered to replace the territory by Xiao Yunyang.

Bulgaria I was named king of the Balkans.

Bulgaria became the fifth province of the Han Empire!

This policy was beneficial to the Han Empire without any harm.

If Bulgaria I agreed, the chaos in the Balkans would no longer be a burden to the Han Empire, and it would be equivalent to passing on the object of conflict.

Bulgaria I, who lost the foundation of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, would be good if he could control a city in the Balkans, even if he took away his direct troops. The Balkan king could only be regarded as a empty title.

However, actual power and crown are not equal. The Han Empire will not only regard Bulgaria I as the king of a city. As the Balkan king, he will inevitably bear the responsibility for the war against the Romans in the future.

And the ethnic conflicts in the Balkans!

By then, the savings of the Bulgarian royal family will not be emptied for long!
Chapter completed!