In Claude's calculations, one of his two divisions must stay in the Royal City of Polyvisia to maintain order and security within the Royal City, guard the prisoners, and guard the city walls. Therefore, he only has one division of mobile field troops, but the enemies are from two directions, northeast and southwest. No matter which direction Claude throws the mobile field division in his hand, it cannot prevent the enemies from the other direction from approaching the royal city. Separate the two divisions.
This is the real reason why Claude has been unable to make the final choice, because this mobile field division cannot defeat or defeat the enemy no matter which direction it deals with. After all, the enemy's two armies each have hundreds of thousands of troops. They can contain the enemy's army, but they cannot destroy the other side, and they may even get themselves into trouble. You must know that this is the territory of the Nasseri Kingdom. The location, people and people are never on the side of the Thunder Legion.
Belklin had suggested to Claude that he wanted to follow Marshal Michelchi's approach in dealing with the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks in the two direct territories of Cromwell and Beringana. Utilizing the flexible and mobile raiding capabilities of the Thunder Legion light cavalry, the enemy's entire battlefield vision was obscured, forcing them to walk all the way to the dark side, and finally fell into an isolated and helpless situation where they ran out of ammunition and food, and had to put down their weapons and surrender... .
But Claude quickly rejected this combat plan. It was simple. The combat environment was different. At that time, the two direct jurisdictions of Cromwell and Beringana were ordered by Marshal Michelch to fortify their walls and clear the country. For the five standing armies of the invading Hicks Kingdom, entering the scope of these two direct jurisdictions meant that Stepping into the trap set by Marshal Michelich, they had no chance of facing off and were led by the nose.
But now the Thunder Legion is the intruder, and the territory here belongs to the enemy. As a sworn enemy of the Kingdom of Overas, the people of the Kingdom of Nasseri are in a very fierce mood of resistance. Claude suspected that if the light cavalry scout team sent was not vigilant, it would be likely to be unexpectedly attacked by the people of the Nasseri Kingdom. As long as the enemy finds towns and villages, they can easily obtain supplies and intelligence. It is impossible to block their battlefield vision.
Let the First Division led by Belklin attack, and all they can do is harass and guerrilla, raid the logistics supply channels of the enemy's camp, and be careful of the enemy setting a trap to ambush their light cavalry troops. The reason why Diavid's second division was not allowed to attack was because they were worried that he would become reckless and choose to fight the enemy regardless of casualties. Claude wanted to win, but he didn't want to pay too heavy a price in terms of casualties. On the enemy's territory, every friendly soldier is a fighting force, and their lives are very precious and worth cherishing.
However, the current battlefield situation is somewhat confusing to Claude. First, more than 400,000 alliance troops retreated to the Kingdom of Nasseri from the southwest and strode towards the Royal City of Polyvisia. However, more than 300,000 alliance troops from the five northeastern counties However, the army stood still and did not cooperate with the enemy troops in the southwest to march towards the royal city. Prince Vedario, who fled immediately, appeared in the alliance army in the southwest and won the support of the three Nasseri standing legions. At the same time, the alliance army of more than 400,000 people stopped advancing and camped on the spot. .
Claude could only ask Belklin's First Division to stop attacking. He really didn't understand what the Alliance army was doing and why they gave up this great opportunity. It was not until five or six days later that the Langya Brigade captured a logistics major officer from the Nasseri Kingdom from the northeast. After interrogation, they understood what all this was about...
The reason why more than 300,000 alliance troops in the five northeastern counties stood still was due to Murray Ed's armored fleet. They destroyed the Sea King fleet of the Kingdom of Hicks and captured nearly a hundred ocean-going transport ships loaded with military supplies. The military supplies transported by this transport fleet escorted by the Sea King Fleet are military aid provided by the Kingdom of Hicks to the Kingdom of Nasseri. The current result is that the two newly formed Nasseri standing corps in the five northeastern counties Most of the officers and soldiers are still unarmed, and only a small part of the 120,000 people are armed. They need to wait for another assistance from the Kingdom of Hicks.
If it weren't for the fact that the two standing legions from the Hicks Kingdom came ashore for reinforcements, and at the same time the Kingdom of Karnas sent a light cavalry legion as reinforcements, giving these two Nasseri standing legions a safety guarantee, maybe there wouldn't be The two newly formed Nasseri standing corps of weapons had long since disbanded themselves. Now staying in the five northeastern counties, the Kingdom of Hicks is preparing to send another batch of military supplies to arm these two legions before going to the battlefield.
However, it is no longer possible for the Hicks Kingdom to transport by sea. The Sea King Fleet has been destroyed. The unescorted transport fleet is to deliver food to the armored fleet, so it needs to be transported by land. To reach the Kingdom of Nasseri by land, you have to pass through the Kingdom of Breout and the Kingdom of Menbamark. Therefore, the Kingdom of Hicks needs time to negotiate with these two kingdoms to open up land transportation checkpoints and lines, so that equipment and materials can be transported to the Kingdom of Nasseri and support the alliance army to continue fighting.
It is worth noting that the commander of these two newly formed Nasseri standing armies is the third prince of the Nasseri Kingdom, Prince Darklind, the son of another princess of Nasseri VII. According to intelligence, this prince is not very favored and valued by King Nasseri VII, but his uncle is the Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Nasseri, serves as the Minister of the Army Department of the Kingdom of Nasseri, and is also the marshal of the kingdom. It's just that now the marshal is trapped in the palace with the king as a senior prisoner of the Thunder Legion, under strict supervision...
Claude suddenly understood why the more than 400,000 alliance troops in the southwest were approaching the Royal City of Polivisia and suddenly camped on the spot halfway. It seemed that this was thanks to Prince Vedario. These two princes were the only ones in the Nasseri Kingdom who were not in the royal city, and they were lucky enough not to become prisoners of the Thunder Legion. Therefore, they all have selfish motives and hope to go further. Perhaps they are still thanking the Thunder Legion in their hearts. If the Thunder Legion had not raided the royal city, then their eldest brother, the eldest prince of Nasseri VII, would definitely inherit the throne in the future.
The three Nasseri legions in the southwest support Prince Vedario, while the two new legions in the five northeastern counties are in the hands of Prince Darklind. If the Kingdom of Nasseri does not have the presence of his country's army, then it is obvious that the two princes will also follow the Kingdom of Overas and stage a civil war in the Kingdom of Nasseri where two kings compete for the throne to determine who will become the new king.
It is a pity that there is still the existence of the Hicks King. No commander of the Hicks army with a clear mind will allow the two Nasseri princes to fight first. With most of the main force of the Alliance army relying on the five standing legions sent by the Kingdom of Hicks, the farce of the Kingdom of Nasseri will soon be suspended and coordinated. Maybe the ambitious Mai Kidd III would also turn the Kingdom of Nasseri into a vassal state of the Kingdom of Hicks.
The current situation is that Claude has to carry this war to the end. The Kingdom of Nasseri must be destroyed in order to restore tranquility and enjoy long-term peace in the eastern region of Farea Continent. Under the current situation, the two princes of the Nasseri Kingdom must surrender to the Hicks Kingdom in order to successfully ascend to the throne. No matter who becomes the new king of the Nasseri Kingdom, they will become the pawns of the Hicks Kingdom. With the arrogant and ill-tempered King Melchid III behind the scenes, peace will never be restored in the eastern region. What the weak Kingdom of Ovilas needs most now is time to recuperate and recuperate.
But Claude breathed a sigh of relief first. Even with the Hicks Kingdom coordinating in the middle, it would take a certain amount of time for the two princes of the Nasseri Kingdom to decide the winner, and time is also very precious to the Thunder Legion. At the very least, Claude can now calmly transfer the large amounts of property, loot and prisoners captured from the royal city without having to worry about enemy forces from two directions launching a surprise attack on the royal city of Polivisia.
For a very simple reason, Claude believed that none of the two princes of the Nasseri Kingdom would be willing to rescue his father Nasseri VII and his brothers. They would rather watch their relatives being escorted away. He was imprisoned in the royal capital of the Kingdom of Ovelas, and he did not want his father Nasseri VII or his brothers to escape the trap and become new opponents.
After thinking about it, Claude no longer ordered Belklin to lead the first division to take the initiative. In addition to sending a light cavalry field regiment to act as a scout and closely monitor the enemies in both directions, the other three main field regiments first escorted 50,000 troops. The captives and their families traveled to the city of Amys in the Principality of Sidings. At the same time, Claude sent a messenger to General Albert, asking him to set up a prisoner camp in Amys City to detain these prisoners before sending them to overseas autonomous territories after the war.
As long as time can be delayed as long as possible, all the prisoners in the Royal City of Polyvisia can be escorted away, and then the Thunder Legion can free up its other hand and use both divisions in the battle. Claude did take a big risk by doing this. If during the transfer of prisoners, the Alliance army suddenly launched an attack on the royal city, then the Thunder Legion with only one division and more troops might not be able to withstand dozens of soldiers. The attack of ten thousand enemy troops...
It would take seventeen or eighty days for the light cavalry to go back and forth from the Royal City of Polyvisia to the City of Amys, but it was hard to say how to escort the prisoners. Even if Claude used all the carriages collected in the royal city and surrounding towns to transport 50,000 prisoners and their families, it would take at least twenty-five days to estimate the time it would take for unexpected situations and changes to occur during the escort journey. A round trip.
The camp of more than 400,000 alliance troops stationed in the southwest is only fifteen days away from the Royal City of Polivisia. This is an estimate of the infantry march. If it were replaced by the light cavalry of the Principality of Karnas, it would take seven days. The troops came to the city. Fortunately, among the more than 400,000 alliance troops, there is only one division of the light cavalry of the Principality of Karrnass. If they dare to raid the royal city, Claude is quite confident that he will annihilate them first under the royal city.
The fact was just as Claude had expected. Even though the two Nasseri princes knew the information that the Thunder Legion was transferring prisoners in the royal city and had empty troops, they still remained motionless. Perhaps Prince Darklind could still argue that his two new legions had not yet been armed and could not raid the royal city. As for Prince Vedario, he was probably frightened by the previous battle in which the 18th Standing Army was raided by two light cavalry field regiments led by Diavid and the entire army was destroyed, so he did not leave the main camp at all.
As a result, the Kingdom of Nasseri suddenly fell into a strange and calm situation. The Thunder Legion transferred and escorted all the captives and their families to Ames City in an orderly manner in the Royal City of Polivisia. The alliance army of more than 700,000 troops remained stationary in the southwest and northeast. However, the two princes of the Nasseri Kingdom desperately searched for food, grass and soldiers from various local counties, and their momentum became stronger and stronger, but they never moved towards the royal city. March.
Time passed like this day by day. General Albert rushed to the Royal City with a large amount of ammunition. Another half month later, the last group of prisoners and their families were on the road and were taken to the city of Amys. At this time, the Alliance troops from both directions finally began to take action. But they were not heading towards the royal city, but towards Bismenk County.
Bismenk County is a border county between the northern part of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Kingdom of Monbamark. It is separated from the area where the Royal City of Polyvisia is located by the County of Grassom and the County of Durmel. These three counties had all been swept away by the second division of the Thunder Legion, and now the movement of the alliance troops from both directions attracted Claude's attention.
The alliance army gathered in Bismenk County was divided into three parts. In the middle were the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks, on the left were the five legions of the Kingdom of Nasseri, and on the right were a semi-light cavalry legion of the Principality of Karrnath and The garrison forces from various local counties and the noble armed forces who volunteered to join the army recruited from the Kingdom of Nasseri totaled three legions of troops.
After resting in Bismenk County for ten days, all five legions of the Kingdom of Nasseri hung up the flag of Prince Darklind, and then the army began to march towards Grassholm County. At the forefront were the aristocratic armed forces recruited from various local counties in the Kingdom of Nasseri and voluntarily joining the army, with approximately 70,000 to 80,000 troops. Next are the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Nasseri, and last are the five legions of the Kingdom of Hicks. Two of the three light cavalry regiments of the Principality of Karnas were placed on guard on both wings, and one was in the front. It should be used as a supervisory team for the 780,000 to 80,000 men in the lead.
At this time, General Beach Kerin led the 2nd Rock Division to the Royal City of Polyvisia, while the 1st Division of the Rock Legion and General Bolognik stayed in Ames City to take care of the more than 100,000 prisoners and their families, and prepare Escort them in batches to the seaport of Florik, waiting for the arrival of the ocean cruising fleet to transport them to overseas autonomous territories.
Claude now finally had his hands free. He entrusted the defense of the royal city to General Beach Kerin, leaving the 2nd Rock Division to guard the Royal City of Polyvisia, while he and General Albert led the 1st Thunder Division. He and the Second Division left the royal city and headed to Durmel County to take the initiative to meet the enemy's vanguard.
Both Grassom County and Durmel County are plain areas with only a few low hills. However, the waterways here are relatively dense, and several famous rivers in the Kingdom of Nasseri have branches that meet here. It is said that the Nasseri Kingdom had a proposal decades ago to dig a water conservancy artery canal through the country along the branches of these rivers. However, it violated the territorial rights of local noble lords and was unable to raise so much project funds. The canal construction plan will remain on paper forever.
Due to sufficient water power, the land in these two local counties has been fully developed. It is one of the famous food production bases of the Nasseri Kingdom and is also a place where various handmade manufacturing workshops are concentrated. Since these two local counties are under the direct jurisdiction of the Nasserine royal family, the people in these two local counties do not have to worry about being exploited by the territorial nobles, their lives are relatively comfortable, and they basically support the rule of the Nasserine royal family... .
For the soldiers of the Thunder Legion led by Claude, they only truly realized that they were in an enemy country and that they were invaders after entering Durmel County. No resident in a town or village is willing to cooperate with the Thunder Legion. Even if they spend real money to purchase supplies, they often get an uncooperative attitude and hostile silence.
Fortunately, Diavid's 7th Regiment of the Second Division had once swept away the garrison forces in this local county and knew how to deal with these stubborn Durmelans. For example, when purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables, you can directly bring troops to the farm or orchard you like to pick them yourself, and then give the purchase funds to the owner of the farm or orchard. People in Durmela are used to this kind of thing. The officers and soldiers of the Thunder Legion will not default on their debts anyway, so they just stand aside silently and wait for the final payment...
The contact with the alliance army was on the eighth day after entering Dulmele County. On the morning of October 14th, 600th year of the Holy Light Calendar, a light cavalry scout team of the Thunder Legion was on the outskirts of a town called Bodera. On the road, they encountered a large group of cavalry from the vanguard of the Alliance army. There were about three to four hundred cavalry, huddled together and galloping toward the town of Bodera. After discovering the light cavalry scout team of the Thunder Legion, these cavalrymen drew their sabers and rushed over shouting and cursing.
The light cavalry scout team turned around and fled while firing, luring the enemy in hot pursuit. Soon, two light cavalry brigades passed by from both sides, and a battalion of light cavalry rushed towards these enemy cavalry. This time it was the turn of these enemy cavalry to turn around and escape. In the end, only a dozen enemy cavalry were lucky enough to encounter their subsequent large group of infantry and escaped pursuit. The light cavalry battalion that won the first battle killed more than 300 enemies and only paid a slight price of eighteen injuries and zero deaths. .. ...
The enemy immediately retreated more than ten miles and camped on the spot, but they did not last one night. General Belklin personally led the First Division to launch a surprise attack overnight. With only one round of artillery bombardment and 300 long-barreled rockets, the enemy collapsed amidst the fire and explosions in the camp. The 1st and 2nd Thunder Divisions pursued them until daybreak. Most of the leading troops of the Alliance army were killed or captured, and only nearly 10,000 people escaped.
Although this first victory was very beautiful, Claude was not very excited. He knew very well that these 70,000 to 80,000 ragtag troops who served as the vanguard were actually cannon fodder sent by the Alliance Army to test the Thunder Legion's combat capabilities. No one would care about their life or death, victory or defeat. What the Thunder Legion really has to face is the subsequent alliance army of nearly a dozen legions from the Kingdom of Hicks, the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas.
On October 14, the first year of the Holy Light Calendar, 600, what later military history called the Battle of Polivisia finally kicked off...