Power and Empire Chapter 1306: The Battle of Dongjin (2)

Illlue fell, which caused a strong shock in several countries near Normandy. Although everyone has a happy attitude towards the decline of the regional boss, Normandy, the rate of decline is too impressive. The surprise was overwhelming.

From the landing of the Salander expeditionary force, to the defeat of the main Norman force, the fall of Kyoto, and finally even the only barrier, the Illu Fortress, was broken after a arduous resistance for 3 days. The Falcon Empire's fierce offensive , So that all neighboring countries have to face up to one problem, that is, the Normandy, the strongest in the region, was wiped out by an inexplicable country in just 2 months..

If someone predicted this way before, it would definitely be regarded as a neuropathy,

Normandy has tens of thousands of troops in the northwest region, fighting sturdily and fiercely, and several generals are hard-handed horns on one side. Such a military force may not be a big deal in the Gaul Empire, but Normandy Fujian Among these countries, the Principality of Romana has only about 40,000 troops, the Principality of Dunkirk has about 70,000 troops, the Principality of Nista has 30,000 troops, and the Dominion of San Lorenzo has 20,000 troops. The strength of the Normans is already obvious. Now, although the Normans lost more than 40,000 sharps in Salander, there are 40,000 left-behind troops in the country. Except for the Duchy of Dunkirk, several other countries have no provocative strength.

But it is such a military force. With the advantage of local combat, it was destroyed in just 2 months. The shock of various countries can be imagined.

The order to send troops from the Gaul Empire has been sent to the hands of various countries half a month ago, but no one wants to take it first. These mysterious enemies are coming fiercely and setting off a **** storm in the Normandy region. Now they are going to save Normandy. People don’t have the slightest benefit for themselves,...

It is cruel winter. All countries are faced with various food crises, large or small, and mobilizing troops to fight in Normandy is not thankful. According to the decree of the empire, the aided troops must also solve the food problem by themselves. For many countries, there is nothing to do. Different from the worse, even if the enemies are driven out of Normandy through untold hardships, these newly restored areas are also Normandy

Everyone is watching, wanting to wait until the last moment when the Normans and Salanders are exhausted before sending troops. At that time, the benefits could be maximized, and at least they would be able to knock the Normans fiercely, but no one thought that the Normans lost, and the defeat was so fast that many kingdoms were caught off guard,

Just when Illu was captured, the Principality of Romana and Dunkirk, north of Salander, had just reached an agreement to send troops together in the palace of the Principality of Romana. And secretly agreed to divide Normandy into the north and the south according to the line of Alamein,

After hearing the news of Illu's fall, the princes of the two principalities unanimously stopped the name they were about to sign. He stood up from his seat with his eyes glaring. Normandy was dead, and now the area of ​​Normandy was for the Empire. It is a land of no owner in name, and whoever has the ability to get it belongs to him! It's a fool to still spend time here now, in the face of large enough interests. No matter how timid the coward is, he will quickly become a warrior

That afternoon, the Principality of Romana, who couldn’t wait, ordered its five thousand frontier guards to cross the border of Normandy. The 20,000 troops of the Duchy of Dunkirk crossed the Polico Mountains on the border at the same time. Two armies The horns of each other are extremely tacit. In the southeast of Normandy, the ten thousand troops of the Principality of Nysta quickly seized the formerly disputed Landeno border area with Normandy. In the southwest, even San Lorenzo, the weakest in total force The dominion did not hesitate to occupy several border towns originally belonged to the Normandy.

For the various military teams on the border that had already begun to move, they occupied the Falcons in the central and southern part of Normandy, and quickly contracted the original proliferation front. Instead of immediately launching a counterattack, they unexpectedly abandoned some insignificant areas. ,

Statunko ordered Riposti’s expeditionary force to deploy the Normandy Kyoto as the center of defense, to hold the enemy from the southeast and southwest, and the 30,000 main force of the southern army to stick to the direction of Illu, right The Principality of Dunkirk and the Principality of Romana were attacked by a strong force. For a time, the wind-swept northwest coast unexpectedly became the focus of a new battle for hegemony

The carriage marched on the wide cobblestone streets. The fleeing Grand Duke of Normandy Cavy Bod unveiled the carriage’s curtains, staring bloodshot eyes on a huge white fountain flowerbed in the center of the city street. The prosperous streets, the carriages going around, and the children running happily on the side of the road all made the northwestern king who was inferior to a chicken with a feathered phoenix feel a deep sense of helplessness,

This used to be the sight I wanted to bring to Normandy, but now I can only appreciate all of this on the land of another country. The carriage drove into a wide and richly decorated manor at the end of the street,

The huge white marble building with a width of one hundred meters is set against the blue sky and blue water like a fairy tale. The whole building is miraculously built on a huge artificial lake. It is reached by only the sloping stairs leading to the gate. 30 meters away, there is an expensive luxurious red carpet in the middle. On both sides of the promenade are hundreds of evergreen pine trees that are also green in winter. The huge stepped center flowerbed is dotted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants.

The nameless purple sè flowers that can’t even be named all form a huge sea of ​​dazzling flowers on the surface of the lake in the dry and cold winter. If you don’t see it with your own eyes, no one can believe it, at this moment. It’s the harsh winter, not the playful chūn season

At the moment, the area he is in is called Biond County, a zìyóu trading city in the northwest of Normandy. Biond County is a neutral city sandwiched between several northwestern coastal forces.

Its deep background is an important reason why Cavybod chose this place as a place of exile. This is the private feudal lord of the imperial finance minister Prescott. The so-called private feudal is actually the wealth of the empire. Land outside the empire,

Because they are not native to the empire, these private feudal fiefs do not need to pay taxes and tribute to the empire. The status of these private feudal fiefs is like a piece of private land cultivated by the empire’s giants themselves, and some people build them as military fortresses. Some people used it as a trading city, because they were located in different parts of the empire. Private towns were able to provide a variety of local specialties to their families in Kyoto. This is also an important indicator of the identity of the empire’s giants.

For example, the owner of this city, the Minister of Finance of the Empire, Prescott, has 14 private ordained towns in the entire empire. The total area is even larger than Normandy. Although there is no name of a kingdom, it has the reality of a kingdom. ,

Such a situation is not uncommon in the empire. For example, Secretary of State Miriam has 8 private vassals, Secretary of the Interior Webster has 12 private vassals, and Minister of State Affairs Hokles has the most. , Has 23 private feuds, but it is said that the private feuds of this old-fashioned military minister are camps and fortresses for training soldiers. Therefore, the private armed forces of the Horkels family are known as the number one in the empire. There are a full 70,000 people, which is comparable to a medium-sized kingdom.

The construction of this county city of Biond was entirely at the expense of the imperial finance minister Prescott. He spent more than ten million gold coins. The entire city occupies an area of ​​more than 20 miles. There are two rivers running through it. The edge of the city flows slowly. If the goods are transported from here on the ship, it only takes half a day to reach the northeast estuary of the mainland, and if you enter the inland of the empire from here, it only takes 2 days to reach the empire. Alexandra’s first border town

The carriage stopped in front of the huge white marble steps, and a serious waiter in a black dress opened the door where the carriage stopped. The Grand Duke of Normandy, Cavy Bod, escaped from the chaos, With the complex gods walking out of the carriage, he raised his head and glanced at the huge building in front of him, took a deep breath, and asked, "Is Lord Prescott here?"

"My host is meeting with guests from the empire. I will be able to meet the Lord Duke in a while." The waiter hesitated on his face. It was obvious that he knew Cavy Bod, and he responded with extreme caution

"A guest of the empire?" Cavy Bod's haggard face showed a hint of surprise, he took out a gold greeting card from his cuff and handed it over. "Can you take the liberty to ask, is it a distinguished guest from that house?"

"This..." A distressed **** appeared on the waiter's face

Kavibod took out a small bag of heavy gold coins from his pocket and handed it to the waiter in front of him, saying, "It must be very hard to stand here all day. People who are diligent and responsible should get Due respect! ""It's so polite!" The waiter slapped the bag with his hands~IndoMTL.com~said with a grinning momentarily" "Yes, I just arrived last night!" , A person from the Julius family in Kyoto, although he may not seem very old, he seems to be a very thoughtful person"

The waiter’s voice stopped and looked around, and found that no one was cautiously saying, "My master said that if Lord Duke can impress him, or if there is a chance to rejuvenate the country, it might be possible." It turned out that there has been no movement for five years. The Julius family!"

A flash of astonishment flashed across Cavy Bod’s face. As one of the three great clans of the empire, the Julius family was terrifying. There were ten commanders of the empire, and the Julius family accounted for two. ,

And responsible for the strategy of the northwest region, it is the fifth Emperor's regiment of Lord Julier Fort of the Juliers family,

It’s no wonder that even the owner of this house would say something like this,

According to the military system of the empire, a corps has a strength of 100,000, and the Julius family has held the post of chief in charge of northwestern affairs in the empire for more than fifteen years.

In terms of influence, just revealing a word to the outside world still shakes the wind direction of the entire northwest, (to be continued.)