The remnants retreated, and the Battle of Newt City ended with Legrand's victory.
In this battle, the military power of the old nobles of Blaise suffered a devastating blow. On the main battlefield, tens of thousands of Blasey knights died, and their bodies were piled from the low-lying in front of the high slope to the nearby Rollman Creek. On the day of the battle, people in the lower Rollman Creek saw the water turn the colour of wine.
Later, Rollman Creek became known as the "Blood River".
Blasey's army, led by Duke West, was nearly annihilated, while a flank led by Prince Malorin was met with equally deadly attacks as they tried to pass the angle between the forest and the sloping heights along the Rollermann Creek. blow. The musketeers and "Blood Rose" bronze cannons arranged by the king taught them a hard lesson. The bloody level of the battle between the two places is not inferior to that of the frontal battlefield.
Prince Malorin's army encountered artillery bombardment in the narrow terrain and had a worse response than the original Eternal Knights. The cavalry was crowded in one place, and one by one was only concerned with escaping, and no one thought of forming a defensive circle. The infantry, who were traditionally placed on the flanks of the cavalry for protection, were trampled by their own knights. Later, when military designers searched the battlefield, they found that the number of people who died in the chaos even exceeded the number of people who died under the fire.
This is the battle with the largest number of casualties on the frontal battlefield since the war began.
In previous wars, the nobles of the enemy army were often not killed directly, but followed the rules of knighthood, and the prisoners were held and released after receiving ransom. However, in this battle, the lives of noble knights and civilian soldiers were lost, and the Legrand Empire showed all the anger it had accumulated since the beginning of the war.
The corpses of the invaders piled up like mountains, and the depressions that turned into blood-mud swamps became the new "dead man's land".
After the battle was won, the king left a follow-up force to clean the battlefield to prevent the outbreak of the plague, and quickly returned to Yorin County.
"I wonder about one thing, Your Majesty."
The Housemaster followed the king.
"Duke West doesn't look like someone who would have the guts to shoot an angel."
In the just-concluded battle, the reason why the war between the king and the devil was able to end so quickly, Duke West's betrayal arrow played a certain role. However, the betrayal of Duke West, in the eyes of people who understand, knows that it must exist.
Bullshit - he has no reason to do anything to the angel.
"Because angels should not be defeated."
The king replied with deep meaning.
The Chief of Internal Affairs thought for a while, and then suddenly realized.
In the teachings of the Holy See, the victory of the war is decided by the Holy Lord. [1] Then, as the angels of the Lord's favorite, once they appear on the battlefield, they themselves are symbols of victory. If the angels fell in the war, it would be a heavy blow to the doctrine!
In addition, this Holy Army movement is in the name of the Holy Lord to cleanse the heretical Legrand. The Holy Army uses faith as the banner, and the presence of angels on the battlefield means that their actions are indeed righteous, but... What if the angels fell? This will be a heavy blow to the Faith in the Holy Army.
Because it tells them that they are not blessed!
And if the fall of the angel and the failure of the war were because of Duke West's betrayal, then things would be completely different. You must know that among the teachings of the Holy See, the most core one is the "original sin theory" of mortals. Humans are born with sin, and the angel who saved the Holy Army died because of the betrayal of the Holy Army. This not only will not shake the faith of the Holy Army , but also stimulate the believers' redemptive psychology.
"Just because you know this, you choose to let the heroic soul participate in the war?"
The House Chief found his voice a little hoarse.
"How can we fight against the belief in the gods?" The king seemed to be asking himself, "The only one who can fight against the belief is ourselves."
After the battle, the devil quickly returned to hell - don't forget, hell is still at war with the angelic army at this time. And that group of Heroic Soul Knights also disappeared along with them, but they did leave something very important to Legrand for the current battle situation.
In this era, only the heroic souls of all Legrands can compete with the faith of the Holy See. They created the Legrand Empire, they are the origin of all Legrand history, and their presence on the battlefield to fight against the angels for Legrand shows that they are not wrong.
Humans, small, humble, shaped like ants.
But human beings themselves are enough to compete with gods!
"The Olde."
The king turned his head and glanced in the direction of Newt City.
Who has the power to turn away from the angels? There is only one person, the one who would have the least chance of doing it.
Holy Emperor, Pope.
Siold.
"There will be times when the agent of the gods wants to use the brilliance of the gods to ascend the throne."
The king whispered, and he hurried his horse forward, and the wind blew his cloak, crimson as blood.
Although they haven't met yet, the confrontation has already begun.
The king's voice was faint, but the chief of the interior only felt a chill run down his spine.
It's hard to describe that feeling. There was no moment when he could see the most terrifying and crazy side of this war more clearly—
Angels, holy masters, gods, hell... In this war, they became...
piece!
…
The autumn of 1433 was doomed to be extremely turbulent. In the late autumn, Legrand was caught in one whirlpool after another.
In the city of Douro, King Legrand led his army to face Blaise's army, which was several times his size. Fight side by side. The final battle ended with a victory for Legrand.
For the Legrands, it was a national morale-boosting victory.
For the Holy Army, it meant something else—
The presence of angels on the battlefield at the Battle of Douro proves that the Holy Army movement in Douro is indeed blessed by God, as the Holy Court claims. However, Duke of Blaisey West betrayed the Holy Army in a despicable manner and made the battle a complete defeat. The angel betrayed by the Blaises fell into the hands of the devil.
This incident is like the story that everyone knows in the holy book.
The Son, who originally wanted to save the world, was ultimately rejected by the world and was nailed to the cross. Since then, mortals have been born with the original sin. The story of the holy book repeats itself today, and the fallen angel became the common sin of all the soldiers who participated in that betrayal war, and all Blaiseans.
If you want to atone for your sins, you can only fight for the Lord and wash away the sin of immorality with the blood of heresy.
Pope Theold publicly preached to all Holy Army soldiers.
At this time, the prestige of West Olde was unprecedentedly high. On the way to attack Newt City, he showed the miracle that the Lord gave him, and changed the direction of the wind that hindered the soldiers' progress. The battle was surprisingly smooth and swift, and despite the heroic resistance of Legrand's soldiers, Newt City was quickly breached before the forces of the Knights Templar and the zealots of the Holy Army of the Holy Land.
After the attack on Newt City, Siold, contrary to everyone's expectations, did not station in Newt City to rest, but personally led the Knights of the Temple to take advantage of the situation and launched a surprise attack on Colin County to the west. With Legrand's main force stationed in Yolin County, he quickly gained another city.
During the whole battle, Pope The Olde personally went to the front line and showed his amazing military command ability. The officers who had been critical of The Olde had to bow their heads to him.
And among the Holy Army, a saying quickly spread:
Pope Theold is the incarnation of the Lord in the world, his will is the will of the Lord, and it is precisely because of this that he can miraculously win victories time and time again. Through him, the gods will establish a real divine kingdom on earth.
"Our grain route has been cut off, Your Majesty."
Siseon reports.
The Pope stood on the tower of Collin County, looking into the distance. The geographical location of Colin County is very special. Along the Hebei, you can attack the Rose Palace, and to the east, you can attack Yolin County, where Legrand's army is located. If according to the Pope's original plan, after he captured Collin County, he would take advantage of the emptiness of the Legrand King City to attack the Rose Palace directly.
The reason why Duke West was allowed to lead the army led by the nobles of Blaise out of control and attacked Douro City was to conceal this true intention.
But the plan was interrupted.
King Legrand, Purland guessed his true purpose.
"You're right." Sisien had to admit, "Purland, is a very formidable opponent."
The Knights Templar approached, and King Legrand did not divide his troops to support Newt City and County Collin, and blocked their footsteps. But he took a more cunning and more effective approach. When the Knights Templar attacked the city of Newt, another Legrand army was ordered by the king, led by General John, to circle behind them.
The other party was very patient, and waited until they captured Newt City and marched into Collin County before they launched an attack and directly cut off their grain transportation route.
If Legrand cut off the food delivery route when they captured Newt City, then with the strength of the Holy Army, he could quickly turn around and in turn join forces with the Maison family to attack and strangle this Legrand army. However, the other party endured it until they captured Collin County before they started.
By this time, the Temple Knights had penetrated into the middle of Legrand, and the main force was stationed in Colin. If they wanted to reopen the grain line, they had to get out of Colin. But a city so important to Colin, once it is captured, it cannot be given up in any way.
Attacking the capital, the supplies cannot keep up, and it is doomed to fail. If you turn around and seize the line, you must withdraw from Collin County, and all previous efforts will be lost.
In this way, King Legrand resolved the danger of the royal city and pushed them into a dilemma.
Fierce, cunning.
It's like a combination of a lion and a viper.
"Your Majesty, are we next?"
Sisean asked in a low voice.
West Olde looked at the direction of the King Legrand Army in Jolin County: "Let the Holy Army of the Sea go north and join us. Then... Wait."
What are you waiting for
He didn't say it.
Theodore turned and walked down the tower, the wind blowing into the tower, making his robe rattle.
…
When Siold asked the Holy Army of the Sea to go north, on the other side of the Abyss Strait, the northern area of the Holy Empire.
At the end of autumn, the weather in the near north has begun to turn cold.
After being forced to enter the Arctic Icefield, Ferry III, who disappeared from people's sight, stands on a mountain peak. A crow swept down from the sky, and he reached out to catch the crow and took down the letter it brought.
At the end of the letter, it is the autograph of Emperor Legrand.
"He did."
Ferry III sighed that he was already wearing a thick cloak in autumn, and his face was pale and cold. It made him look extra weird. Ferry III looked up at the sky.
"Battle of Douro, a good battle of Douro."
He suddenly smiled.
I hope the person on the other side of the abyss can succeed.
After all, there are only those two people who can decide the direction of history in this world today, those two people who are qualified to be called real emperors today.
"Let's go, we've been late for a long time, and it's time to join the battlefield."
Ferry III said that he put away the letter and walked down the mountain with the knight who followed him into the tomb of the gods. Behind them was an army whose faces were hidden under silver hoods. This team, from Ferry III to the soldiers, was enveloped in a chill.
Their goals—
Reclaim the port, start an uprising within the Holy Empire, and rebuild Blasey!
…
In 1433, the world of great contention.
Purland, king of Legrand, won the battle of Douro, and Siold, king of the Holy Empire, won the battle of Newt and Collin. The Siold soldiers pointed to the heart of the Legrand Empire, and the Purland sword cut the lifeline of the Holy Army. The situation is changing rapidly.
In this battle, two of the most prominent kings of this era finally come face-to-face, driving the world in a whirlwind of death. This is a war that has never been seen before. Although the afterglow of the gods is still shrouded in the earth, they are no longer the protagonists.
Later historians used this battle as the dividing point between the Age of Gods and the Age of Mortals.
Because, from here—
The two kings fight against each other, with gods as chess.