In October of the 589th year of the Holy Light Calendar, the Supreme Commander of the Overseas Directly Administered Territory of Nubisia Continent of the Kingdom of Orvelas, Honorary Baron Claude Hanfield, Major General of the Kingdom, led part of the Thunder Division and gathered with Eberron The two main regiments of the Panshi Third Division commanded by General Te, with a total strength of more than 20,000 troops, attacked the Vibato Colonial County of the Kingdom of Hicks and swept across the Tofield Standing Army of the Kingdom of Hicks with overwhelming force. Defended border defense front. .biquge
The Thunder Division, which was dominated by light cavalry, first used its powerful attack power to storm an important defensive point defended by the enemy in the next battalion in less than half an hour, opening a channel to the rear of the border defense front. . Immediately afterwards, with his flexible mobility, he used ambush, night attack, division and encirclement strategies against the three main regiments of the Torfield Standing Army, which came separately for reinforcements, and surrounded and annihilated the three main regiments of the enemy.
Then Claude commanded the troops to capture the enemy's three logistics supply strongholds and the legion command center, cut off the supply of grain and grass materials to all enemy strongholds on the border defense front, and forced the 20 main battalions of the Torfield Standing Corps on the border defense front. Surrender. With a force of 20,000, they took the initiative to attack the enemy's border defense line defended by a standing army of more than 60,000 people. They completely annihilated the Torfield Standing Army with less than 3,000 casualties and captured more than 50,000 people. This battle report shocked me. Throughout the colony of the Kingdom of Hicks, Claude became famous.
The Zokoya Standing Corps of the Hicks Kingdom, which was guarding the Port of Vibato, originally planned to send a division of troops to reinforce it. However, after learning the news that the Tofid Standing Corps was completely annihilated, they urgently reduced their forces and strictly guarded Vibato. Hong Kong was unable to retreat, allowing the light cavalry of the Thunder Division to gallop outside the city, provoking and cursing.
On November 20th, Claude led two light cavalry regiments to the city of Vibato Port.
"It's a pity that we don't have many grenades left, otherwise we could still try to attack the port city of Vibato." General Albert put down his cherished gold-plated monocular telescope and looked at it from a distance. Looking at the Hicks Kingdom soldiers on the city wall who were facing a formidable enemy, they said with regret.
Claude shook his head: "Throwing bombs are not omnipotent. In fact, we can't capture the Vibato Port even if we have a thousand throwing bombs. Don't forget that the Kingdom of Hicks also has a branch of the Sea King fleet. The fleet stays in the harbor, and large-caliber long-range naval guns can completely blockade half of the port city. But we do not carry heavy field artillery, which poses no threat to these warships. If we cannot expel these warships, we will not be able to capture the entire Vibato port."
"I know I think too much, but now that we have arrived at the port city of Vibato, it is always disappointing to be unable to attack. If we can capture the port city of Vibato, then this colonial war will be over. It's over. Maybe we can return to the kingdom with honor and enjoy peace, instead of staying here to continue this long war," General Albert sighed.
"The end of this war is not whether we can capture the port city of Vibato, but whether the leaders and rulers of the Hicks Kingdom have the confidence to continue this colonial war. In my opinion , it would be better not to capture the Vibato Port. We have annihilated three enemy legions this time, so the Kingdom of Hicks must transport a few more legions. When they come, we will come over to harvest a wave. At that time Not only do we have military exploits, but we also have prisoners and captures, just like killing pigs, fattening them and then killing them."
"Hahaha" Claude's narrow words caused the surrounding division officers to burst into laughter. The group of people pointed and pointed arrogantly at a distance of a thousand meters from the city wall. It’s just that the enemy guards on the city wall of Vibato Port opened their eyes like blind men and pretended not to see it. There were no soldiers who opened the city gate in anger and went out to fight, leaving Claude and others to observe the defense of the city wall.
"Okay, let's go back. It seems that the enemy is determined to defend the port city of Vibato and not fight. We can't lure the enemy out. This time we came too late. There are more than ten enemies outside the city. Ten thousand acres of fields have already harvested their second batch of potatoes, but we can come here before harvest next time, set fire to their fields and harvests, and let them continue to have food shortages." Claude looked at the endless horizon outside Vibato Port. The farmland said.
"General, if you do this, then the Hicks Kingdom will only stay in Vibato Port City if they send troops over. If they don't disperse, how can we slaughter them like fat pigs in the future?" A member of the Panshi Third Division asked the regimental lieutenant colonel.
Claude laughed: "If the Kingdom of Hicks ships a few more legions, even if they stay in Vibato Port, it will add a lot of burden to their ocean transportation capabilities. Without these farmlands outside the city, Food replenishment, the responsibility for food replenishment rests entirely on their Sea King Fleet and Combined Fleet. As long as this continues for a few years, the two fleets will inevitably collapse.
Therefore, the top leaders of King Hicks' side will definitely not let the subsequent legions stay in Vibato Port and sit there and eat nothing. They will force these troops to go out. As long as these later troops leave Vibato Port, they will become blind here because they are unfamiliar with the place. Our light cavalry can completely block their battlefield reconnaissance vision. At that time, these later legions will become fish meat under our knife and fork, and we can cut off any piece we want, hahaha."
In the evening, Claude finished approving official documents in the big tent and was about to wash up and go to bed. They will break camp and set off tomorrow morning. This time they led the Thunder Division to attack. Although there were some heavy casualties, annihilating three enemy legions in one fell swoop was already considered a great victory. After returning to the Amphiston Direct Territory, they have to replenish their troops, reorganize and train, and negotiate on the reorganization of the 3rd Rock Division commanded by General Albert into the 2nd Thunder Division, and finally report it to the Kingdom. The War Department asked for approval, and there were a lot of things to do, which was very troublesome.
At this time, Major Anders, his personal adjutant, came in and reported that the elders and leaders of the rescued Nikancha people requested Claude to receive him.
What kind of tricks are these Nikancha people doing? They haven't escaped yet, and they are still gathering in the place where they were forced to cultivate fields not far from the main camp. It seems that this nation is really a bit lowly. They are used to being slaves. They don't know what to do when they are given freedom. They deserve to be oppressed and destroyed by the Kingdom of Hicks.
After Claude led the Thunder Division to attack the Colonial County of Vibato Port in the Kingdom of Hicks, he first broke through the border defense front, annihilated and forced the landing of the enemy Torfield Standing Army. Then they marched straight in, and the soldiers reached the city wall of Vibato Port. They were so frightened that the Zokoa Standing Army of the Hicks Kingdom who defended Vibato Port was unable to retreat and defended tightly. So the light cavalry of the Thunder Division galloped across the colonial county of Port Vibato, destroying farms and forest farms, as well as military camps established by the Kingdom of Hicks, and rescued hundreds of thousands of people who were oppressed as slaves. Nikancha people.
Of course, Claude did not come specifically to rescue these Nikancha people. This was just a matter of convenience. Moreover, after completing the task of capturing those military camps, the officers and soldiers of the Thunder Division only packed up guns, ammunition and valuables. He left all the potatoes and other coarse grains to the Nikancha people, and at the same time warned them to flee far away and not to be caught by the Hicks Kingdom's army again and become their slaves again.
For Claude and the officers and soldiers of the Thunder Division, everything they have done has been extremely benevolent to the Nikancha people. Although some look down on the Nikancha people, they will not be as prejudiced against them as the Hicks Kingdom. Capture them and treat them as slaves. So I basically turned a blind eye to the Nikancha people and ignored what they were doing together. Even though more and more Nikancha people gathered in a farm not far from the camp, the soldiers of the Thunder Division paid no attention to them. Still ignored.
Claude was a little confused. What did these Nikancha elders and leaders want to do when they came so late? I didn't want to meet them at first, but then I thought about it and thought it would be better to meet them and ask them what they wanted to do. Anyway, their life and death are not only their own business.
As the squadron leader of Claude's security squadron, the big man Germi very responsibly led two guards to bring in the four Nikanchas. They searched them first, and then stood behind Claude after confirming that there was nothing wrong. . Adjutant Anders and two guards stood at the door of the tent waiting for Claude's instructions.
Among the four Nikanchas who came in, three were old and one was young. The first of the three old Nikanchas had gray hair and beard, and he was probably over sixty years old. The second one is younger, probably in his forties or fifties, with a mustache, a face full of flesh, and looks very strong. This is relatively rare among the hungry and thin Nikancha people. It is probably among the Nikancha people. His status is very high, so he can still eat well. The last one was very thin, but the expression on his face was very peaceful, which reminded Claude involuntarily of the old priests in charge of the temples.
Following these three old Nikanchas was a person who was completely covered in a black linen burqa and had her face covered. Judging from her figure, she must be a woman. No wonder Big Germi let out an indignant groan as he searched her.
The four Nikancha men bowed to Claude, and Claude waved his hand to let them sit down, and asked Adjutant Anders to serve them wine. This is the most basic hospitality courtesy. For the Nikancha people, wine is better than tea. They prefer wine to tea. But what surprised Claude was that the old Nikancha, who looked like a charlatan, asked for tea, and even the woman next to him, who was covered in a linen burqa, also asked for tea.
"Why do you want to see me so late?" Claude got straight to the point.
"Dear Sir, we would like to ask, are you leaving tomorrow?" The old Nikancha man with a gray beard stood up and asked respectfully.
Claude nodded. There was nothing to hide. The entire battalion of officers and soldiers were packing their luggage today. The Nikancha people next to the military camp could easily come to a conclusion.
"Yes, we will break camp and set off tomorrow. What is your name?" Claude asked.
"Dear Sir, my name is Mali. I used to be the elder of the Makek settlement, but now there is no Makek settlement. The despicable Hicks destroyed our home." The old man from Nikancha bowed and answered.
"Okay, Elder Mali, I sympathize with the situation of your settlement. But is there any reason why you came here tonight to ask us whether we will break camp and set off tomorrow?"
"Dear Sir, we poor Nikancha people who have lost our homes have a very humble request. When you set off tomorrow, can you take us Nikancha people to your kingdom colony and let us rebuild there? A small shack as our home? We are willing to give our labor for this." Old man Nikancha knelt down in front of Claude.
Claude laughed dumbly. This was simply impossible. The overseas territories now felt that there were too many Nikancha people. These idle Nikancha people had long become a source of instability for each overseas territory. Almost all overseas governors or town supervisors want to drive the troublesome Nikancha people away to other places, leaving only those honest, hard-working Nikancha people who are willing to work hard.
Before I left for the expedition, I heard from Sir Bennett that two national parliamentarians from overseas territories were working together to prepare to enact a law in the overseas territories. Only Nikancha families who were formally employed would be allowed to stay in the towns. Life, all idle Nikancha people will be expelled from overseas territories. The National Assembly members who initiated this proposal believe that this law can reduce the number of disciplinary and criminal records of Nikancha people and bring a stable life to urban residents.
He would only take these hundreds of thousands of Nikancha people back to the overseas territories when he was full and full. Although their plight of being treated as slaves by the Hicks Kingdom was very sympathetic, but was it none of his business? Do you have to be responsible for them after you rescued them
"This is impossible." Claude refused: "Our Thunder Division rescued you and transformed you from a slave into a free person, but this does not mean that I must be responsible for your future to the end. I have always been Strange, why did you not take the opportunity to fly away during this period after we liberated you, but instead gathered people to stay next to our camp. So this is what you had in mind
It is impossible for me to take you back to the kingdom's colony. On the contrary, I hope you will pack your bags immediately and hide in the mountains to the north. Because I am very sure that after we leave, the King Hicks team huddled in Vibato Port will come out to arrest you again. If you want to be slaves, you can stay here. "
At this time, the younger Nikancha man stood up: "We will not be slaves. In fact, I do not agree with Elder Mali's idea of leaving with you. I came here to ask you, sir, if you can leave us a place." A few muskets and ammunition, and we will take up arms to resist the Hicks' capture of us."
Claude looked at him with interest: "Who are you and what is your name?"
The Nikancha man bowed his head: "Sir, my name is Kuka. I am the leader of Kumanli, the most powerful Nikancha settlement on the west coast. We have killed more than a hundred people who entered our settlement. of Hicks soldiers, but then they sent thousands of Hicks soldiers.”
"Can you use muskets?" Claude asked.
"Of course, our settlement once bought more than two hundred muskets from the adventurers who came to explore, otherwise we would not have killed so many Hicks soldiers." The Nikancha man named Kuka answered confidently .
"It's okay to give you some muskets and ammunition, but these are our seizures. What price can you pay?" Claude asked with a smile.
"Sorry, sir, the wealth of our Cumanli settlement has been plundered by those despicable Hicks, but I am willing to use my most precious treasure in exchange for your muskets and ammunition." Kuka said, beside him The woman in the linen burqa stood up and unbuttoned her clothes
"This is my little daughter Aimo, who is also the saint of our divine religion. I am willing to dedicate her to you, and let her take care of your daily life. I just hope that you can treat her better."
This is a Nikancha girl about seventeen or eighteen years old. She is indeed very beautiful, with a slim and sexy figure. But Claude just glanced at her a few times and shook his head: "I don't need your daughter to follow me, and you don't need to trade your daughter for musket ammunition. I have a proposal, you can consider it, This may be the best solution for you.”