Lorist raised his head and looked at the sky, the sky was gray, with occasional flakes of fine snowflakes fluttering around.
It was near the end of February, and the weather was still very cold at this time, estimated to be around minus seven or eight degrees. Because of this, the attitude of the Third Guards Battalion insisting on practicing twice a day really convinced the people from the Peterson Chamber of Commerce who came to observe. They lamented that despite the confrontation between the two armies on the front line of the Trimble Kingdom, everyone is actually in the nest, and this is the real reason for the sit-in war.
Except for the later combatants of the business alliance who roamed around looking for some windfall, there were not many people who were really willing to go out for activities. Even being sent out to patrol and guard would complain and curse endlessly. The only exceptions were those assassins who were attracted by Trimble VII's sky-high rewards and the newly established anti-assassination team of the business alliance was still active, but it was a contest of high-end combat power, and it had nothing to do with the following troops.
Winter is not over until early March, followed by a month-long rainy season. Therefore, in Galintia, wars rarely occur from December to the end of March of the next year. Basically, after the winter wheat is harvested in April and May, there are army rations and free time, so we can see who is around Those who are not pleasing to the eye or those who are not good-looking will pull a team to fight...
The Glass War between the Business Alliance and the Kingdom of Trimble is already a special case. This is mainly the reason why Trimble VII, who has only one nerve in his mind, has recklessly and successfully angered the Commerce Alliance. Otherwise, no one would want to fight in winter .
The Second Highness sent a surprise army to capture the royal city of Ridleys Kingdom in such a season. Is he crazy or am I hallucinating? Lorist thinks so...
Fatty Shi's emotions became even more agitated. He grabbed the chest of the courier who came to report the news. When he took people to recruit refugees from the two southwestern provinces to come to Hilovas Island to work as laborers, he specially arranged to follow the messenger on the southwest front. One of the spies on the impending war between the two countries.
"Impossible! How did the Second Highness pass through the defensive line of Campona Province in such weather? It was like an iron barrel built by the eldest prince. How did he reach the royal city of the Kingdom of Ridleys?" Fatty Shi muttered. Flying and roaring loudly.
The poor messenger was almost strangled to death by Fatty Shi, and finally managed to break free. He stammered and replied: "Second, Second Highness, no, he didn't pass through Campona province, he, he made a big detour, and broke away from the cloud." The Daxue Mountain in the mountain range went directly through to the province of Puerto Org, and then went straight to the King City of Federica, took advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders and occupied the King City, and the eldest prince fled in a hurry... "
Then the messenger hesitated for a while, and then said: "Accordingly, it is said that the Second Highness led more than 30,000 people to the expedition, but when they arrived at King Federica's city, there were still less than 8,000 troops..."
My day, what a cruel heart! What Lorist heard was chilling in his heart. More than 30,000 people set out for the expedition, and less than 8,000 people arrived at the destination. The loss of the march on this road is so great, one can imagine how difficult and dangerous the Second Highness chose to achieve this surprise attack. journey.
"Go back to the house and bring me the map..." Lorist ordered.
Five years ago, His Highness the Second Highness wiped out thirty thousand elite soldiers of the Eldest Prince in Liushuichuan, and led an army to counterattack into the Kingdom of Ridleys. The two provinces bordering the Kingdom of Lys and the Kingdom of Antinac are Northwest Province and Campona Province.
The Northwest Province is the northwest region that Lorist passed through when he led the convoy northward, the coastal hilly area. The Second Highness of the Northwest Province and the eldest prince will not pay attention, because the kings from the Northwest Province to Ridleys not only have to cross a wide Morrison River, but also pass through Campona Province. Therefore, the best route to attack the Kingdom of Ridleys is to pass through the province of Campona and directly reach the city of King Federica.
But this time, it is impossible for His Royal Highness to pass through the province of Campona smoothly like last time. When His Royal Highness gathered an army of 300,000, the king of the Kingdom of Ridleys and the former great prince of the Krissen Empire were not idle. He searched and invested a lot of money and materials to arm the entire Campona Province. Like a hedgehog, there are heavily guarded and well-defended castle fortresses and deep ditch barriers everywhere. If the Second Highness wants to fight to the capital of the king, Frederick, he can only gnaw through the castles and fortresses one by one.
The eldest prince once proudly said to the ministers under his opponents that if the 300,000 troops of Ogesello (that is, the Second Highness) wanted to attack our King Federica, they would have to lose at least 200,000 in the province of Campona. It is simply a dream for the remaining 100,000 exhausted people to capture the capital. After this battle, it is guaranteed that the fledgling Ogesello will not attack our Ridleys Kingdom again within 20 years...
The eldest prince is also well aware of the importance of the province of Campona in resisting the attack of the 300,000 troops of His Highness the Second Highness. For this reason, he gathered all the family members of the officers who were in charge of defending the castle fortress and above the squad leader to King Federica for care. It is convenient to take care of it, but everyone knows that once a castle fortress fails to resist the attack of the Second Highness, it will be their relatives and family members who lose their heads.
This is forcing the nearly 70,000 garrison soldiers deployed in Campona Province to fight to the death. The eldest prince's move is very vicious. He believes that only in this way can the garrison soldiers make a one-to-three exchange ratio with the castle fortress. In other words, the Eldest Prince has already given up the 70,000 soldiers. Their only role is as dead soldiers and consumables. The more the Second Highness's 300,000 troops are consumed, the better.
It's just that no one thought that the first prince's ruthlessness was only towards the people below, while the Second Highness was even more ruthless, and he was even more ruthless towards himself. In this kind of winter, under such weather, he actually personally led the troops across the Yunduan Mountains and over the Snowy Mountains. After losing almost three-quarters of his soldiers, he miraculously appeared in the King of Ridleys Kingdom. Fei Deli joined the city and captured this royal city that was not captured last time in one fell swoop, forcing the eldest prince to flee in a hurry...
Looking at the map, Lorist was also full of admiration. One must know that His Highness the Second Highness delivered an impassioned speech in the Wangcheng Square of the Antinak Kingdom a month ago, vowing to unify and revive the former Krissen Empire. It is said that he will be responsible for the burial of the third prince, patrolling the front-line barracks, and making preparations for the war. This made everyone think that he would attack the Kingdom of Ridleys in April and May. No one would have thought that His Highness the Second Highness would have occupied the capital of the Kingdom of Ridleys in less than a month. This was really too fast and unexpected , It is really shocking.
Fatty Shi pointed at the map and said, "Oh my God! The Second Highness actually crossed the Yunduan Mountain Range and the Daxue Mountain. It's a desperate situation. It's too risky..."
In the northeastern part of Puerto Org Province and Campona Province, where the city of King Federica in the Kingdom of Redlis is located, there is a natural barrier, that is, the Yunduan Mountains, with high mountains and deep waters, and many cliffs. The Daxue Mountain in the middle, Dozens of mountain peaks soar into the clouds, the snow is difficult to melt, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and the terrain is so dangerous that it is impossible to pass through. This was originally a natural danger in the province of Puerto Org, but now it was crossed by the army led by the Second Highness, like a knife piercing the snake's seven inches...
Lorist pointed at the map and laughed: "The Second Highness actually took a chance, and it was only at this time that he could cross the Yunduan Mountain Range."
"How to say?" Everyone was surprised.
"Look, there is a cloud and mist swamp that stretches for hundreds of miles under the Yunduan Mountains, and it is said that the formation of the cloud and mist swamp is caused by the melting of snow from the Daxue Mountains. If it is spring, summer and autumn, the Second Highness wants to cross The Yunduan Mountains had to cross the Yunduan Swamp first, and that would be impossible without spending two or three months. That is, now that the entire Yunduan Swamp is frozen hard, large troops can reach the depths of the Yunduan Mountains unimpeded. Crossing the Snowy Mountains is the province of Puerto Org." Lorist pointed out the main points.
"So, it's no wonder that His Highness the Second Highness is being hailed as a new generation of military strategists. Such a keen fighter will be caught by him, and he really deserves his reputation!" The vice president of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce praised.
"Alas..." Lorist sighed softly, "It's a pity that the loss was too great. Thirty thousand people crossed the Snowy Mountain, and only eight thousand were left to surprise King Federica's city. They are still not ready..."
Lorist could conclude that the Second Highness had only mobilized his so-called elite troops, and did not have a clear understanding of the difficulties encountered in crossing the Snowy Mountains in winter. If the preparations were adequate, there would not be just such a small number of troops left to attack the city .
As a matter of fact, Lorist's guess was correct. The Second Highness crossed the Yunduan Mountains and the Daxue Mountains. The real loss was about three or four thousand, but the number of frostbite and fall injuries was as high as 20,000. Less than eight thousand. But these people are enough to deal with the unsuspecting defenders.
"That's not the case. Although so many troops have been lost, it's better than 300,000 troops attacking the castle fortress in Campona province one by one. In that case, the loss would be no less than a hundred thousand. If this is the case, the surprise attack It's still worth it..." A military talent from the Peterson Chamber of Commerce refuted Lorist's exclamation.
Lorist shook his head lightly. If the war is calculated in this way, it would be easy. But he didn't bother to argue with it.
"My lord earl, how do you think the Second Highness's attack on the Kingdom of Riedlis will go on? Can the eldest prince turn the tables and turn the tables?" The vice president wisely changed the topic.
"The situation is over. Unless a miracle happens, the eldest prince will not escape defeat." Lorist asserted.
"It's hard to say. The Second Highness only captured the city of Federica by surprise attack. He only has 8,000 troops in his hands, which is really too small. If the eldest prince immediately organizes and gathers tens of thousands of people to attack the city, maybe he will be defeated." It’s still the Second Highness.” This was the military talent, who was still contradicting Lorist.
"Hehe..." Lorist laughed loudly: "It would be great if things were as simple as this. If the eldest prince loses his royal city, is it possible for him to recruit troops? Who would take care of a king who is at the end of his rope and has no soldiers or generals in his hands?" ? Who else would go to the city to fight for him?"
"But he is the king of Ridleys! He has a righteous name..." The military man was still not convinced.
At this moment, Fatty Shi said: "Fuck the righteousness! This eldest prince was originally a traitor. He raised the flag of rebellion and tore a mighty empire apart. With soldiers and generals in his hands, everyone still feared him three points. Now the king city has been lost." Not only are there no soldiers and horses, but even the money for recruiting them has been lost, who else would take care of this poor man? It would be considered righteous not to cut off his head and go to the Second Highness to receive the reward."
"It's impossible to kill him. No noble is willing to bear the crime of killing the king. No matter whether he is a traitor of the former empire or not, at least he is the king of the Kingdom of Ridley now. But it is useless even if he is a king, nobles He would only go to perfunctory him, even if he summoned some troops, it would be impossible to capture the city of Federica. Wang Chengli.
His Highness the Second Highness is not an idiot, after capturing the king city, he will definitely use these spoils of war to recruit troops, even though he only has 8,000 troops, his strength will definitely increase by three or four times in ten days. When the eldest prince gathered his troops and arrived at the royal city, he would find that the Second Highness had already tens of thousands of guards waiting for him. "
Speaking of this, Lorist thought for a while and smiled softly: "If the eldest prince is wise, he should immediately gather all the troops and supplies he can muster, and retreat to Magik Province in an all-round way, and build a city to defend against danger. We will delay this war and wait for the situation to change in the future."
"The Second Highness will give him this time?" Fatty Shi asked.
"Yes, the Second Highness only has 8,000 troops now. Apart from guarding the city of King Federica, he can't allocate troops to pursue the eldest prince. Even after recruiting troops, he will only deal with the 70,000 defenders in Campona Province first. Fortunately, The most important thing is that the eldest prince took the 70,000 guarding officers' family members as hostages in Wangcheng, and the Second Highness took advantage of this to recruit them to surrender. Anyway, the eldest prince couldn't escape.
After the 70,000 defenders in Campona Province surrendered to him, the 100,000 troops deployed by the Second Highness in the two southwestern provinces will rush to the city of King Federica in a steady stream, and then they will be able to sweep the entire Reed In the Kingdom of Lys, all nobles who do not pledge allegiance to him will be wiped out by him.
That's why I said that the eldest prince still has some time to gather people and collect supplies, and it will take a while to find a dangerous terrain in Majik Province that is not easy to besieged by the Second Highness's troops to build a city and defend it for a while. Otherwise, after a month or two, when the Second Highness's tens of thousands of people arrive, then don't say anything. "
On the map, the northwestern province of the Kingdom of Ridleys is irrelevant, as the Second Highness can send a special envoy after the victory. The 70,000 guards in Campona Province were sandwiched between the two southwestern provinces and King Federica's city. There were more than 100,000 troops of the Second Highness in the front, and the second Highness attacked and occupied King Federica's city behind, cutting off their food supply. There is no way out but to surrender.
The overall situation in the province of Campona and Puerto Orgue, where the city of King Federica is located, is determined to be irreversible. Next are the provinces of Anderwolf and Magik. Anderwolf Province is the stronghold of the aristocrats of the Kingdom of Ridleys. Twenty or thirty aristocrats of different sizes hold a force that is not considered weak, and they can fight against the eldest prince even if they are united. They have always been at odds with the eldest prince. If the eldest prince is unlucky, they will only laugh and no one will be willing to help.
If these territorial nobles in the province of Andover think that the method used to deal with the eldest prince can also be used to deal with the second highness, then they will definitely be in bad luck. Military exploits or something.
As for Magik Province, it is adjacent to the Principalities of Handra and Fakr, which were split from the central part of the former empire. It was also the springboard for the eldest prince to attack the four major principalities in the middle. The province was in ruins. Although five or six years have passed, it is still sparsely populated, and there is a desolate scene everywhere with broken walls.
"My lord, where do you think the Second Highness's army will be directed after the Second Highness wiped out the Kingdom of Riedlis?" the vice president asked.
"Well, there are many choices. The biggest possibility is that His Royal Highness will use the huge force in his hands to force the four principalities in the middle to cancel their country titles and return to the empire's territory. Then, through the four principalities, they will concentrate their forces on the Principality of Meilein, and send troops from the Principality of Meilein to wipe out the land. The Kingdom of Iberia forced to land on the frontier army of the Grand Duke of Fesabrun. After achieving this goal, the Second Highness will attack the Principality of Madras on both sides, and eliminate the Grand Duke of Madras, the chief culprit who caused the former empire to split.
After all these goals are completed, the Second Highness will suppress the Principality of Roulum. If the Commercial Alliance is unwilling to allow the Principality of Rulm to return to the territory of the empire, then the war between the Empire and the Commercial Alliance will break out again for more than a hundred years. Keep going. But at this time, it became the contribution of the Second Highness to recover the country.
After the Principality of Rulm is returned, I think His Highness the Second Highness should ascend the throne and become Ogethello I who will be recorded in the annals of history to rejuvenate the Krissen Empire..." Lorist replied based on his own guess.
The vice president's face turned pale all of a sudden, Lorist's guess was no surprise to him, this is indeed the most likely outcome.
The vice president gave a half-bow to Lorist: "My lord, thank you for your warm hospitality for so many days, but I think it's time to go back now. Our chamber of commerce will follow the agreement reached with you, please rest assured .”
Lorist also stood up and nodded in greeting: "Then welcome again next time. As friends, you will receive the most sincere welcome from the Norton family. By the way, this is a letter I wrote to President Peterson, please pass it on for me." Give it to him, it's time to work..."
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