Power and Empire Chapter 451: The new overlord of the north (3)
Reading Net) 451 The New Overlord of the North (3)
"Wow" raindrops pounded on the marble steps of Twarinburg, the northern fortress of Swadian,
A burst of white water splashes on the steps, and the whole building transforms into a hazy and beautiful landscape in this fresh rain color
"We are a nobleman, we have the right to demand that the Northern Army perform the responsibilities of the knights of the kingdom." An excited-looking nobleman in costumes held up his hands,
Behind him, there are more than one hundred Swadian nobles who also shouted. The nobles shivered in the cold in the rain, but they did not retreat
On the short steps in front of them
Hundreds of serious-faced Swadian knights lined up in a human wall, draped in a hard-to-see heavy armor, letting raindrops fall on them from the air,
Rain water drips on the ground along the knight’s metallic helmet and armor along the lines,
"We are asking to see Lord Harlingel" On the flat ground in front of the steps, countless nobles in raincoats are gathering there in a hurry,
Although he shouted fiercely, no one dared to step on the steps below.
Because they are not qualified and have no guts to step on this step representing the glory of knights,
The ranks of knights, each rank represents a knight rank, from the copper heraldic knight to the final gold royal heraldry, there are a total of 18 ranks
Persons who have no military merit or higher than the marquis will be regarded as an insult to the entire knight class and can have the rank of knights
"Whoever stepped on the steps, kill him" The captain of the knight was cold, and the knight's sword in his hand was half drawn. This is the headquarters of the Swadian Northern Army. Even if you really kill a few eyesless nobles, it's not a big deal. Matter
"Yes" the knights on both sides nodded in response,
The murderous gaze made the angry nobles feel cold. Before their footsteps stopped, although their faces were flushed, they seemed to be anxious to ignite the black sky, but there was nothing to do.
An aura of despair permeated the rain, and the knights on the steps did not look at the noisy nobles below, their eyes were fixed on the steps in front of the nobles
The rain drops, and the fresh air seems to be frozen by the heavy atmosphere
The rainy season from the north follows the warm air flow from the south, covering most of the northern grasslands and northern Swadian provinces in the continuous rainy season.
This rain brought coolness to the hot summer, and it also brought bad news to Swadian North.
Just as the Swadian Northern Army had just won the victory in the north, the patrolling scouts spotted the Vijaya army in the southwest of the city.
According to the help report from the north,
There are two full-strength Vikia infantry flag regiments appearing in the southwest of Aichamore, and there are also some scattered scout cavalry, although the number is relative to the 40,000 Swadians left behind in Aichamore. Fewer defenders
But judging from the large number of infantry heavy crossbows with sophisticated weapons and equipment on the soldiers, these are 2 regular Vikya main battle banner regiments,
Behind them, there are about 40,000 Vikia troops and nearly 30,000 merchants frequently moving along the border.
Countless horse-drawn carriages that transport materials travel to and from the northern part of Vikia, and the strategic materials piled up on the northern border of Vikia are even full of hundreds of temporary warehouses, enough to support 100,000 people for continuous fighting for half a year.
"What do the Vikya people want to do?"
The nobles are not very concerned about the outcome of the Northern War. They are just some local lords and nobles. Most of the results of the Northern Campaign will fall into the hands of the great northern nobles, and they don’t have much to do with them, even if Some are linked to them, and most of them are assisting in defense.
They are more concerned about the movement on the northern sideline, and the place that makes the northern nobles of Swadian feel worried and rushed is precisely the so much food and army hoarding on the Vijay sideline.
One hundred thousand troops only use it for half a year
The businessmen eagerly looking forward to the war in Vijaya didn’t know that their crazy actions scared these unknowing Swadian nobles,
Not only do the Vikya people want to occupy the grasslands, they also have to take the entire northern border into their arms
I don’t know when such rumors spread among the nobles.
Although the Northern Army Headquarters vowed to say that this is absolutely impossible, the Northern Army has just achieved the great victory of Aichamore,
Even 100,000 Kujit cavalry have been defeated. Are you afraid of harassment by these tens of thousands of Viking infantry?
The explanation given by the Northern Army made the nobles very dissatisfied. They had always asked for them. The Northern Army, which demanded soldiers and food, turned out to be just prevarication when they needed protection the most.
Undoubtedly, these nobles feel even more speculative. They don’t know that the main force of the Northern Army has moved westward, otherwise they will not collectively fry the pot
Although Wikiya was able to mobilize two forwards from the main battle banner group, this time the Wikiya people are by no means a trivial piece of news, they have already spread all over the border territory.
According to the Swahierdian Kyoto Noble Law, the families above the marquis who stay in Kyoto,
We must take on the defense responsibilities on the northern border. This is the origin of these small territories,
They are close to the border. They have thousands of troops and only a few hundred troops. Most of them are vassals of the rich and powerful families in Kyoto.
The northern border is the most dangerous defense zone in the kingdom. The Kujit cavalry come and go like wind, it is definitely a chore to station here,
The meager force and the high defense position made these vassals who replaced the wealthy Kyoto family complain. Every year, many people become the ghosts of the Kujit cavalry who attacked southward.
Although it is not a Kujit this time, the danger is even more serious.
That was the strangulation of more than 100,000 troops,
Just a few collisions on the border are enough for these little lords on the northern border to suffer,
Wikea who sent troops, is no longer the barren country nestled in a mountain nest before,
Strong soldiers and strong horses
The Battle of Dehrim in the central part and the fiasco in the north of Vijayana showed that the Vijayana army, dominated by the Samor in the southern mountainous area, has far exceeded the ability of the general power to mobilize 100,000 elites.
This country that once made the whole continent laugh at, is gradually becoming a big country with its strength and the business line all over the continent
The abnormal movement on the sideline undoubtedly made the entire northern Swadian sideline chaotic.
The anxious nobles gathered in Twarimburg, the headquarters of the Northern Army,
They received news from within that today’s meeting will determine their only savior, the final reply from the Swadian Army,
Different from the anxious atmosphere outside, there is a solemn atmosphere in the Northern Army Hall at the top of the steps.
Several and terrifying Swadian generals in the hall are sitting upright. On the main seat of the hall, the old nobles with deep eyes are sweeping the generals in the seats.
"You must have read this report. Regarding the ardent request of the nobles, what do you think we should do"
The Duke Harlinger, the undersecretary of the Swadian Military Affairs Department, stood up from the main seat, his sharp eyes and slightly inwardly curved nose indicate that this is a man of firm character
He smelled a scent of beasts coming out of the cage from the report of the frontline scouts,
The Vikiya finally started. Although they were prepared for a long time, there has been no movement, but when everyone thought the situation was calm, the Vikiya put on a posture of an army to suppress the situation.
"What is this?"
This urgent news from the northern front line not only caused chaos on the northern border, but also plunged the northern army command into a heavy atmosphere.
All the Swadian generals who came to the meeting lowered their heads, looked at the map on the long table, and listened to the slightly hoarse commentary of the strategic staff in their ears.
If it was before, they would prefer Miss Angelie, a well-known beauty in the command department, to serve as the commentator. Her clear and sweet voice is like a ribbon that slides through the eardrum, giving people a touch of sweet enjoyment.
But now, they want another voice to express it,
A strong voice that can lead them to victory
Before the war, there had been heated discussions within the Northern Command regarding the possibility that the Vekias would participate in the war.
The main fighting faction headed by the veteran Kurd believes that the Northern War between the Samor and the Stian family in Vijaya has just ended, and the entire north and west have become a chaos because of this war.
Samoor, which has risen in the south, has always been known for its developed commerce and trade. Therefore, they have just won the right to rule, they will inevitably choose to restore the north’s hard-hit economy first.
Otherwise, without external forces, continuous wars will drag down this emerging kingdom by itself, and the rulers of Vecya will never take this risk
However, the participating faction headed by the deputy commander Duke Haringel firmly believes that in accordance with the strength of the Vyya people in the Northern Unification War and their determination to fight against Swadian, they will never sit back and watch their northern barrier. , The Kujit Khanate was defeated by Swadian and will definitely join the battle at the last minute
In the end, the Kingdom Marshal Burrant chose Kurd’s suggestion, but for the sake of safety, he also left the deputy commander Harlinger to stay at the base camp.
It seemed fair, but in fact, he had no intention of expelling the Duke of Harlinger from the decision-making stratum in the northern decisive battle. Hearing that the Vikings would participate in the war as he predicted, the Duke of Harlinger, apart from his worries, There are also more complicated emotions,
As a strong traditional hegemon of the mainland, Swadian has a contempt for the Vickia Kingdom, which has just risen from the mountainous areas of the southwest, and most generals hold an attitude of contempt.
The throne of the overlord of the mainland was fought by the Swadians in **** battles over the past 100 years. They went north to drive the powerful Kujites, and went south to block the ambitions of the enemies of the Germans to march into the middle of the mainland. The east continues to suppress the Dorok Mountain people, who have always been disobedient,
Only in the west because they almost wiped out the Vekya people, they have never taken it to heart.
No one thinks that a Wikia who has just developed for a few years has the strength to compete with the Swadian Kingdom. Even Dehrim, who was ceded out, is nothing more than his Majesty, in order to temporarily withdraw his hand and try his best The expedient measure adopted by the Rude people who are approaching the middle of the mainland to annihilate,
Dherim in the west is just an insignificant, remote province. All generals believe that as long as they defeat the difficult rude people in the south,
On the basis of these Vickians, who are still mainly infantry fighting, who have just climbed out of the barren mountains in the west, and several elite knights in the Southern Legion who have returned, they can completely replay the battle of Dherim that year.
But now it seems that this new overlord in the southwest does not seem to be willing to be lonely
The Duke of Harlinger sighed, his murderous eyes swept across the generals, and his voice solemnly said, "Whether as the deputy commander of the Northern Army or the Duke of Haring in charge of the North, I must remind Everyone"
"Our decision this time is related to the stability of the northern line of the kingdom. No matter what decision we make, we are not allowed to spit out a word.
Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite, I believe His Majesty the King will approve of my decision,” Harlinger said in a more serious tone, and the murderous aura inside made General Swadian stand up and nodded in response. , Looks extremely respectful
Marshal Berrant is absent, he is the highest commander of the Northern Campaign Headquarters. In addition to being an important post in the Military Affairs Department, Duke Harlinger is also one of the three high-ranking Duke of the North.
Whether in the northern army or among the northern nobles, he has extremely heavy prestige. To some extent, his words are more deterrent than Marshal Berrante.
For such a big decisive battle in the north, the strategy-savvy king Harolds arranged for a whole year,
Not only did Berrant’s commanders who are capable of fighting from the south be transferred from the south, they also arranged a hub mission like Harlingel that can connect the Wang ** team with local forces.
The generals of the Northern Army are mostly entangled with these local forces. If it weren’t for a big boss like Harlinger, Marshal Berrante, whose sphere of influence was mainly in Kyoto and the south, would not command the Northern Army so easily.
Unfortunately, people are not as good as heaven
Scyris’s fire not only drove tens of thousands of elites from the left back to a desperate struggle with Swadian’s main force, but also made the entire northern plan carefully arranged by Swadian due to the delay of time. Had to change it altogether,
In order to gain the advantage of time, Berrante had to make dangerous moves, and finally put himself on the gambling scale
"My lord, regarding those small territories on the sidelines, his subordinates think that they should be temporarily abandoned." Banner leader Fehle stood up first, he looked around with an arrogant expression, and continued
It’s not that our northern frontier doesn’t want to help these nobles. It really doesn’t have enough troops.
If the main force of my Northern Army is still stationed in the northern part of Swadian, this lonely invading Vijaya army would be a trivial joke,
However, the Northern Army is not there now. Under the leadership of the Duke of Berlant, they are quietly crossing the inaccessible western snow-capped mountains, and then completing a strategic encirclement from behind the Kujites,
In one fell swoop, the Swadian people’s dream of a century-old northern overlord was realized. Now only the 40 thousand 2nd line troops of Aichamore and our 20,000 northern frontier troops staying in our headquarters are left in the north.
"This kind of force is really stretched against the 100,000 elite Vicia who can fight well." Fehle put on a sad look and sighed.
"In this case, instead of taking the initiative to attack, we should immediately shrink the line of defense. Not only should we give up on the sideline, but also the defenders of Aichamore have to withdraw."
Fehle's voice paused, and he glanced at Haringel on the main seat subconsciously, before continuing, "Only by holding onto our northern border, the army marching west will have no worries. In danger"
Fehle is the confidant of Duke Harlinger. Hearing his words, the other heads of the flags secretly speculated, wondering whether this proposal was Fehle’s idea or the meaning of Lord Haringer.
"My lord, I'm afraid this is wrong." The head of the banner sitting on the right hesitated for a while, and finally stood up boldly
"Aichmore was beaten down by the warriors of the kingdom with blood and lives. If you let people go like this, what about the main northern army who marched westward? If the westward march is frustrated, my army of more than 100,000 Swadians is not Is there not even the last way out?"
He was transferred from Kyoto by Marshal Berrante to serve as the reserve army,
Although it is only a 2nd line flag regiment that is not reusable, it can get the opportunity to participate in such a big battle. As long as you work a little bit, you will definitely have the opportunity to gain military merit. Therefore, he is still a little grateful to Marshal Berlant. ,
In addition to paying attention to noble origin, Swadian also accounts for a very important part of military service. No matter how you have the ability, you must have a big boss willing to give you a chance.
"I also think it is not advisable to give up Aichamore" Duke Harlinger's low voice is beyond everyone's expectations.
He got up from his seat, his eyes flashed with a finger pointing to the map lying on the long table and said, "This time we found only 2 flag regiments, with a strength of at most 20,000 people.
Although they may still have subsequent forces to overwhelm, in this decisive battle involving hundreds of thousands of people in the north, it seems that the queen dowager is aware of it.
Obviously, all they can do is to cause us some trouble at the last minute." The Duke of Harlinger smiled,
Looking at a few flag leaders who were full of doubts with a meaningful gaze, and tapped the map with their fingers
"Everyone, please see, Aichamore is ours, and Dreyfa Urban, the throat of the King Court of Kujit, has also fallen into our hands. Now we are only waiting for the main force of Dugan to arrive at the designated place. Location,
"When the time comes to encircle Turga on three sides, even if the Kujites are beaten with iron, they will be carried by my Swadian iron." Duke Harlinger's mouth twitches~IndoMTL.com~ clenched fists He slammed it heavily on the table, and there was an excitement that could not be concealed in the low voice
Although the intent of the Vikya people's strategy has not been fully revealed,
But as a ruler who has always assisted His Majesty the King in defending the north, Haringel has reason to believe that the Vkiyas appeared like a rogue at this time, suddenly at the most critical node of the northern battle. Obviously there is a conspiracy,
The corners of these despicable Vekias, Duke Harlinger, turned their mouths in disdain. He felt that this time the Vekias sent troops to the northern grasslands, they all wanted to take the Swadian from the demise of the Kurgits. Qualify for a share here
A rush of horseshoes suddenly came from the front door of the castle, and the horses representing the sign of the order came galloping like an arrow.
The "Northern Emergency" messenger strangled the rushing horse in front of the knight's steps, watching the muddy water, the messenger like a clay figure, and the nobles who have always loved cleanliness dodge
At this moment, the soldiers didn’t care about these nobles anymore. They took the battle report sealed with tarpaulin from their body, and screamed as they ran, "Aichmore fell, urgently ask for reinforcements from the headquarters"