Abramo, the emperor of the Apulian Empire, was left with no other options and finally agreed to all the conditions proposed by the Han Dynasty and became a hereditary duke appointed by the Han Dynasty.

The remaining five million Apulian Imperial troops under Emperor Abramo immediately laid down their arms.

The barbarian tribes in the wilderness of the northwestern province of the Apulia Empire also chose to submit to the Han Kingdom.

At this point, the Apulian Empire, which occupied three-quarters of the area of the Western Continent, was completely annexed by the Han Kingdom, causing the Han Kingdom's population to surge to nearly four billion.

This does not include the population of the fifteen black countries conquered by the Han army in the New World.

The seven provinces of the Apulian Empire were then transformed into the seven provinces of the Han Dynasty, bringing the number of provinces of the Han Dynasty to twenty-two.

In the capital of the Wevard Empire in the Western Continent, Emperor Venedik, after receiving the news of the Apulian Empire's surrender, said to the Prime Minister of the Wevard Empire, Duke Vitali, with a wry smile: "Although I have long known that the Apulian Empire will inevitably be annexed by the Han Kingdom.

But after the Apulian Empire surrendered, I still felt empty inside. Without the Apulian Empire to block it, my Wevard Empire would have faced the Han army directly."

Prime Minister Duke Vitali sighed and said, “Your Majesty, in order to prevent the Empire from suffering the same fate as the Apulian Empire, I suggest that you quickly give up the title of Empire and then submit to the Han Kingdom.

Now, in the entire Western Continent, and even the Eastern Continent, apart from the Han Kingdom, there are only our Wevard Empire, as well as the Fana Empire, the Kingdom of Boulogne, the Kingdom of Flanders and the Kingdom of Blois.

But even if the five of us were combined, we would still be no match for the Han. If the Han wanted to annex the five of us, they could simply send the occupying forces from the Apulian Empire.”

Emperor Venedik said with a frustrated expression: "Is this necessary?"

Prime Minister Duke Vitali said solemnly, "Your Majesty, this is the only way to avoid being invaded by the Han army."

Emperor Venedik said bitterly, "It seems this is the only way. I never thought that the empire would be transformed into a kingdom under my rule, and that we would have to pay homage to foreign nations."

Shortly after the surrender of Apulia's Emperor Abramo, the only two remaining empires in the Western Continent, the Wevard Empire and the Fana Empire, immediately dropped their empire titles and changed their names to the Wevard Kingdom and the Fana Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Wewad and the Kingdom of Fana then proposed to the Han Dynasty that they were willing to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, respect the Han Dynasty as their suzerain state, and allow the Han army to station troops in their two countries.

Upon hearing the news, the Kingdom of Boulogne, the Kingdom of Flanders and the Kingdom of Blois also hurriedly made a request to the Han Dynasty, hoping that the Han Dynasty would accept the three countries as vassal states.

As long as the Han Dynasty agreed to make the three countries vassal states, the three countries were willing to agree to any conditions put forward by the Han Dynasty.

After the Han Dynasty annexed the Apulian Empire, it had no intention of swallowing up the remaining five countries in the Western Continent. Therefore, Crown Prince Sun Heng agreed to the request of the five kingdoms in the Western Continent on behalf of the Han Dynasty.

Sun Hao, who was in the New World, was leading his army to attack the most powerful country in the New World, the Orser Empire, when he received the news that the Apulian Empire had surrendered and the other five countries in the Western Continent had submitted to the Han Dynasty.

The Orser Empire is located in the center of this continent, with a population of about 300 million and an army of over 10 million.

According to the intelligence held by the Han army, the Donglu tribe fled to the territory of the Orser Empire and was defeated by the army of the Orser Empire, but the losses of the Orser Empire army were also very heavy.

Now, after negotiations, the Orser Empire and the Donglu tribe have united. In order to guard against the attack of the Han army, the Orser Empire has also won over several surrounding black countries to join the coalition against the Han army.

In the general's tent of the Han army camp, Xue Rengui reported to Sun Hao: "Your Majesty, if you want to attack the Orser Empire, you must capture the Annashan Fortress of the Orser Empire.

However, this Anna Mountain Fortress was built on the steep slopes of Anna Mountain. The lowest point of its walls is about 20 feet high. Moreover, the front of Anna Mountain Fortress is entirely sloped. Even if a well-carved cart were built, it would probably be difficult to push it up."

Sun Hao looked at the map around Anna Mountain Fortress and frowned as he asked, "How did the Donglu tribe bypass Anna Mountain Fortress before?"

Xue Rengui then said: "Your Majesty, the Donglu tribe chose to bypass the Anna Mountain Fortress through the rugged Anna Mountain area, but they were ambushed by the Orser Empire army and were defeated by the Orser Empire army.

Although our Han army could choose to take a detour through the mountainous area of Mount Anna, we would not be able to carry much food and would likely be ambushed by the Orser Empire's army."

Sun Hao suddenly changed the subject, "Rengui, what do you think of this new continent?"

Xue Rengui was stunned at first, then hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although the temperature in this new continent is a little lower, the land is fertile, and there are many cold-resistant crops with very high yields. It can be regarded as a Feng Shui treasure land.

However, the black people in various countries in the New World, including ordinary civilians, are very hostile to our Han army and think that our Han army is invaders.

Our Han army is stationed in various locations, and therefore often encounters various attacks, resulting in the loss of over 4,000 men."

Sun Hao said in a somewhat sinister tone, "So if you want to immigrate to the New World, I can only eliminate the black people in the New World. I plan to recruit black people from the occupied areas to serve as cannon fodder to attack the Anna Mountain Fortress."

Xue Rengui was shocked when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, the combined population of the fifteen black countries that our Han army has captured is 200 million.

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