In August 1781, the general calendar of the Galintia Continent, the armed forces of the four northern alliances of the Kingdom of Antinac and the Fisabrunn family of the three provinces of the Northeast Grassland raided the Principality of Sabaji and opened the Andina This is the prelude to the war in which the Kingdom of Croatia invaded the four principalities in the middle.
On August 17, Grand Duke Sabaji abandoned Meishan Castle and fled to the Principality of Faker. The cavalry of the four northern alliances and the Fisabrunn family reached directly under the city of Pedro, the capital of the Principality of Forendo. The province of Zamora in the Principality of Faker and the province of Freeward in the Principality of Forendo were all attacked by the cavalry. And looting, wars everywhere.
On September 7th, Ogesello, King of the Antinak Kingdom, led the White Lions to Chikses Province, and joined forces with the four Northland alliances and the Fisabrun family, with a strength of 300,000. .
The Duke of Volonta called the people of the whole country and spent more than two months digging 431 ditches and building more than 1,000 trenches within a distance of 83 miles from the province of Freeward to the capital city of Pedro. The wall was used as a defensive position to resist the attack of the army of the Antinak Kingdom, and for the first time in the history of Gellinthian continental warfare, a defensive battle based on trenches was launched.
On the night of November 3, after more than a month of confrontation, the army of the Kingdom of Antinak diverted water from the Nibaraku River and flooded the trench. They were all captured, and Viscount Sanskro, the commander of the legion, committed suicide and drowned himself, and the whole army was wiped out.
While the army of the Kingdom of Antinac continued to divert water to submerge the trenches, the garrison of the Principality of Forendo still refused to give up resistance. fail.
On November 24th, the Duke of Forondo announced that he had abandoned the city of Pedro, and led the Principality's First and Third Garrison Corps to leave the province of Pelorina for the Principality of Handra, where he was preparing to continue to resist. Due to the insistence of the head of the army, the golden knight Noori, the Mountain Legion of the Principality of Forondo stayed in the hills and mountains of Petrona to conduct guerrilla warfare.
Before leaving the capital city of Pedro, the Duke of Volendo did not burn the grain and grass stored in the warehouse in the city for many years, but left it to the invading Antinac army. This move moved King Ogethello. Because of the benevolence of the Duke of Forondo, the royal army that occupied Pedro City maintained good military discipline and did not offend the city residents.
Due to the breakthrough of the trench defense positions of the Principality of Forondo, the adjacent Principality of Fakel lost its flank barriers, and its empty rear was easily outflanked by the cavalry troops of the Kingdom of Antinac. Grand Duke Faker had no choice but to give up his principality territory and led four principality legions to the Principality of Handra.
Before leaving, in order to express his determination to fight the Antinac Kingdom to the end, Grand Duke Faker vowed never to let the enemy enter his city and family castle, and drove the residents out of their homes when the cold winter came. , and then burned his family castle and the capital of the principality, Falemuchy, to the ground. As a result, nearly 100,000 residents of the city of Falaimerci became homeless and became refugees.
The unwise atrocities of the Grand Duke Faker caused the entire principality to split away from the Faker family. But it was the soldiers of the four legions that he was going to take to the Principality of Handela to continue fighting against the army of the Kingdom of Antinak who betrayed Grand Duke Faker the first. There were many large-scale escapes of soldiers along the way, so that Grand Duke Faker had to treat the soldiers of the regiment as prisoners. After strict supervision, he finally stopped the frequent occurrence of escapes.
It was only after arriving in the Principality of Handela that Grand Duke Faker discovered that almost half of the original four legionnaires had run away. There were still many knights and grassroots officials loyal to the Faker family who left without saying goodbye. Can't make up the full number of the two legions. Only then did Grand Duke Fakr regret his decision...
——Excerpt from the book "The Rising Bear Dynasty". The dean of the School of Literature and History of Dawn College, a famous military scholar, an expert in war history research, and Professor Gashausen, Sir of the Empire, wrote it in October 2317, the general calendar of the Galintia Continent.
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On November 27, 1781 in the common calendar of the Galintia continent, the army of the Kingdom of Antinac invaded the city of Pedro, the capital of the unarmed Principality of Forondo.
"Is this the summer palace that ranks fifth among the famous top ten palaces of the empire?" Lorist asked curiously as he looked at the exquisitely decorated palace building with a sense of vicissitudes of history.
"Yes." The Second Highness standing next to him was also very emotional: "When I was five and seven years old, my father took me here to escape the summer heat. The scenery in summer is completely different from the current winter. It is just like the world. Paradise, full of fragrance of flowers, shady trees, various patterns of green grass, different shades, very layered. For me at that time, this place was simply the paradise of my dreams... We Rolling and playing on the grass, being free, catching lambs and ponies, no one disturbs us. It's not like having attendants reminding you to pay attention to etiquette at any time in the palace, and don't let the reputation of the Krissen royal family be damaged... "
Lorist scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. He didn't expect that his casual question would cause His Royal Highness to fall into the memories of his childhood. Now the crowd who were walking into the palace stopped and couldn't move forward. . The Second Highness's eyes were blurred, and the expression on his face showed that he was remembering his lost childhood.
Fortunately, His Royal Highness came to his senses quickly, and laughed at himself: "I'm sorry for thinking about things just now. The impression I left after spending the summer here when I was a child is really deep."
Grand Duke Feisabrun who was following Lorist said with a considerate smile: "It's okay, we can also take a closer look at this famous summer palace. To be honest, it's also my first time here, so I'm really dizzy I feel that the exquisiteness and luxury of the Summer Palace is indeed worthy of the name."
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On November 33rd, the news from the Principality of Fakel reached the eyes of the Second Highness. The Second Highness was furious and vowed that he would never forgive the burning of the city of Falaimoch and the accumulation of money in various towns in the Principality of Fakel. The food and grass that could not be taken away were also burned. Grand Duke Faker and his family, the news from the three provinces of the Principality of Faker has fallen into chaos and produced a large number of refugees. If measures are not taken immediately, there will be a large number of people after the cold winter. Casualties, the situation is very grim.
His Highness immediately summoned Lorist, Grand Duke Fesabrun, Earl Felim and Earl Shaheen to discuss how to deal with the tense situation in the Principality of Faker. In the heart of the Second Highness, the 300,000 troops were originally supposed to stay in Wodong, Perorina Province, and they could continue to attack the Principality of Handela next year. Now the four grand dukes of the four central duchies are all gathered in the Principality of Handra. As long as the coalition forces gathered in the Principality of Handra by the four principalities of the central part are defeated, the strategy of destroying the four principalities of the central part will be completely achieved, and the eleven provinces will be included by themselves. In the territory of the kingdom.
In his heart, His Highness the Second Highness did not want Lorist and the others to get involved in the Principality of Faker. Before he led the White Lions to arrive, the four northern alliances, the two legions of the Feisabrun family, and the nobles' coalition forces were taken away. The ruins of the occupied Sabaji Principality can be seen before his eyes, and even he is shocked when he sees it.
Therefore, as soon as the army joined forces, His Royal Highness began to clean up military discipline, strictly prohibited private plundering and relocation of population, and even captured two territorial nobles who disobeyed orders and secretly sent troops to rob the noble manor of the Duke of Forondo. The territorial title also hanged them and nearly a hundred armed attendants who went to rob together outside the gate of the barracks, teaching all the nobles a good lesson.
The Second Highness heard a few days ago that Grand Duke Faker also brought his four legions to the Principality of Handela. After defeating them, the four principalities in the middle part depend on one battle, which saves a lot of trouble. Even if the Principality of Handela and the legions brought by the three grand dukes have a combined strength of more than 300,000 troops, can they withstand the invincible front of their own troops
At that time, His Royal Highness thought that the Grand Duke Fakel sealed up the warehouse and led the troops away like the Duke of Volendo. He thought that letting the White Lions send out a regiment could slowly occupy the various towns and fortresses of the Principality of Faker along the way. That's it. But I never thought that Grand Duke Faker would make such a violent and vicious move, directly turning the entire three provinces of Faker into a mess and leaving him to clean up.
The Second Highness is gnashing his teeth with hatred for Grand Duke Faker at this moment. After all, he is also the king of the Antinac Kingdom. He can't just watch the hundreds of thousands of refugees starve to death. It is really difficult to support. This is not only a matter of hundreds of thousands of mouths, but also a large amount of supplies enough for the hundreds of thousands of refugees to survive the winter. Seeing that winter is coming soon, where can we go to prepare for it
The grain and supplies left by the Duke of Forondo in Pedro City, together with the logistics transported from the rear, are enough for the current 300,000 army to survive this winter comfortably, but now the Principality of Faker has more than a dozen more There are tens of thousands of refugees, even if the material consumption of the army is reduced to support these refugees, it is not enough for them to survive this long winter.
But if you don't want to save him, it's not a matter of being unwilling, but it will affect your reputation too much. After all, it was His Highness the Second Highness who led the army to attack the four principalities in the middle of the country. Now that Grand Duke Faker has run away, His Highness the Second Highness has become the winner, and the territory now belongs to His Highness Second. Future generations will not accuse Grand Duke Faker of causing all these disasters, but will accuse the Second Highness of ignoring death. If it is recorded in the history books, it will be described as cruel and inhumane. This is not a good reputation.
The Second Highness already had a brutal reputation when he cleaned up the nobles of the entire kingdom in the imperial capital, but those nobles were rebellious after all, and the Second Highness treated them like that is beyond reproach, as long as he had the last laugh, he would be described as a wise move. But if these hundreds of thousands of refugees died unexpectedly, then the cruel and cruel hat of the Second Highness would not be able to be taken off.
So His Royal Highness is really caught in a dilemma at this moment. If you want to help but can't do anything, if you don't help, you will have a bad reputation. Even if he unifies the territory of the former Krissen Empire and becomes the emperor of Zhongxing in the future, this unexpected disaster will still be in his hands. A stigma in that storied career.
"Your Majesty, let me go. The Flying Tiger Legion is cavalry and they are fast, so they can quickly rescue them." Lorist stood up and volunteered.
"What are you going to do?" Second Highness asked.
"Refugees." Lorist replied without hesitation: "Winter and the rainy season are too long. If these hundreds of thousands of refugees are allowed to stay in the wild for the winter, not to mention whether they can make it through or not. There is nothing we can do about the food and cold-proof and warm-keeping materials for tens of thousands of refugees. Not to mention the difficulty of long-distance transportation, the consequences will be unimaginable once the food and grass materials are interrupted in winter. When these refugees are hungry and red-eyed, the three provinces of the Principality of Fakel will be completely wiped out.
Besides, these refugees are not farmers, but most of them are urban residents. They ended up like this because that bastard Faker burned down their homes and stored food and grass. Even if there is no city next spring, they will still be refugees. And we can't change the city, let alone spend money to rebuild a city for them at this time, so I think the best solution is to help them move to other cities. "
"Then where are you going to relocate them?" Second Highness asked.
"The City of Windbury." Lorist replied: "Everyone knows that the City of Windbury used to be the largest livestock trading city in the pre-Empire period, and it was also the largest city in the Northeast. The loss is huge, and the city that can accommodate 300,000 residents now has only 50,000 to 60,000 permanent residents. Most of the houses and buildings are empty.
The most important point is that most of these hundreds of thousands of refugees are handicraftsmen living in cities and towns. They have no fields to cultivate. They rely on their crafts to earn money to support themselves and their families, so they are used to fill the capital of Windbury City. If there is a vacancy, let them move to Windbury King City to continue the life of urban residents will be very adaptable, and then subsidize them to open handicraft workshops and shops, and the city will flourish again. "
The Second Highness was a little unwilling. He knew that Lorist was right, but the problem was that the city of Windbury was under the jurisdiction of the Norton family, and Lorist was also the governor of the city. It was all because of the damn oath! I didn't want them to relocate the citizens of the four principalities in the middle. Who knew that Lorist would sneak in when he saw this loophole, and he said it so righteously, obviously because he wanted to strengthen the Norton family.
The Second Highness touched his forehead with his left hand, feeling a little headache, but he couldn't help but agree to Lorist: "What do you need?"
"Let Earl Felim's Pegasus Legion go to the Duchy of Faker with me to rescue them. They are light cavalry who are faster and can arrive earlier to maintain order. Now, the sooner the better." Lorist said. : "In addition, we only need to help us prepare half a month's food and grass enough for 200,000 people."
The lack of food and grass needed was really beyond the expectations of the Second Highness, but he was still unwilling to do what Lorist said: "I can give you food and grass, but why do you need the help of the Pegasus Legion? Feisabrun Isn't it the same with the Grand Duke's Third Frontier Ranger Regiment?"
"This..." Before Lorist could speak, Grand Duke Feisabrun had already stood up.
"Your Majesty, no, you know that the Third Frontier Ranger Legion was once a prisoner of the Norton family's armed forces, so they have resentment against the Norton family's armed forces. If they are allowed to pass by, conflicts will easily occur and the rescue will be affected. And without the third frontier defense The Ranger Legion is located in the town, and the reserve legion full of rough cavalry will be unstoppable. If you don’t obey orders and violate military orders, you will easily go out and cause trouble. For the sake of military discipline and safety, let Earl Felim’s Pegasus Legion go. .”
kindness? Strange, how could the old fox speak for me? Lorist was puzzled.
At this time, His Royal Highness had already made a decision: "Okay, let the Flying Tiger Legion and the Pegasus Legion go to the three provinces of the Principality of Faker to rescue the hundreds of thousands of refugees. Locke, Earl Felim, you two must complete the task." This mission must not cause major fatalities during the migration and rescue process."
Lorist and Earl Felim stood up straight: "I obey, Your Majesty."
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