On July 11, 1787, in the general calendar of Galintia, King Ogethello I of the Antinac Kingdom assembled a million-strong army to recover the provinces of Andover, Puerto Org, and Campona. and the Northwest Province (i.e. the Northwest Territory), approaching the border of the Commercial Alliance, demanded that the Commercial Alliance return the former Rulm Principality of Armenia and Malivia, the two former provinces of the Krissen Empire, determined to unify the empire again, Revive the Krissen Empire.
After the 100,000 reinforcements sent by the Business Alliance to Campona Province were completely annihilated by the Norton Family Armed Flying Tigers of the Antinac Kingdom, they hastily reached an armistice agreement with the Central and South Eight-Power Allied Forces, and mobilized six main armed forces of the Chamber of Commerce from the central and southern parts of the mainland. , recruited garrison troops from all over the country, and invited the ally Chigeda Kingdom to send reinforcements, and assembled more than 500,000 troops to confront the million-strong army of the Antinak Kingdom on the front line of the border between the two provinces.
On August 13, the Business Alliance sent envoys to the White Lion Army camp of the Antinak Kingdom, announcing that they were ready to discuss with Ogethello I to resolve the territorial dispute between the two countries and sign a peace agreement. Ogesello I was overjoyed, and in order to show his sincerity in the peace talks, he specially arranged a ten-mile road of peace covered with white sand to welcome the arrival of the business alliance envoys.
Ogesello I, who only wanted to negotiate peace, did not expect that the business alliance sent envoys to discuss a peace agreement. King Ogesello I of the Kingdom of Croatia and the elite nobles of the kingdom went to Morente City, the capital of the business alliance, to force them to sign a surrender agreement that humiliated the country.
Even during the talks, the Business Alliance suddenly dispatched troops to attack the army station of the Antinak Kingdom in five directions, hoping that in the case that Ogesello I and the elite nobles of the Antinak Kingdom were all held hostage by the Storm Sword Master, To achieve the goal of defeating the million-strong army of the Andinak Kingdom that lost its command and resilience in one fell swoop, and relieve its threat to the commercial alliance.
If everything goes well, then the Kingdom of Antinac will no longer pose any threat to the business alliance within a hundred years, and even the economy and commerce of the entire kingdom will be controlled by the business alliance. But what I didn't expect was that at the most critical moment, Norton Lorist, the Grand Duke of the Northland, stepped forward and fought with the Storm Sword Master. . At this point, the commercial alliance's plot to hold Ogesello I and the elite nobles of the Antinak kingdom was shattered.
Under the circumstances of being raided by the five-way army of the business alliance, the million-strong army of the Andinak Kingdom, which was unsuspecting because of the peace talks, suffered heavy losses and fled all the way. However, the Norton Family's Armed Rock Legion relied on its geographical advantage to firmly hold on to the forward camp position, and inflicted great damage on the incoming business alliance armed forces. The armed forces of the business alliance brought together three groups of 300,000 troops to attack the camp of the Panshi Corps for nearly a month, and finally returned in defeat. The battle of the Panshi Corps became famous all over the world.
Since the Rock Legion held most of the offensive forces of the Commercial Alliance, Ogesello I had time to gather and reorganize the defeated army. After one month, Ogesello I once again gathered more than 600,000 troops to make a comeback, and was defeated by the commercial alliance. Angered by the alliance's conspiracy, Ogesello I broke his will in public and vowed to use blood to wash away the shame that the business alliance gave him and the Kingdom of Antinac, and he would never die with the business alliance. Not to be outdone, the commercial alliance armed forces gathered 400,000 troops to fight fiercely in Armenia and Marivia provinces.
On October 23, the Norton family's armed Flying Tiger Legion and Chaser Cavalry Legion descended suddenly and suddenly appeared on the battlefield. The armed forces of the Commercial Alliance lost consecutive battles and lost more than 100,000 troops. They were unable to withstand the armed forces of the Norton family, so they had to withdraw from the provinces of Armenia and Marivia and retreat to the plains of Faliqiu.
During the retreat, the commercial alliance's armed forces were attracted by the Norton family's armed forces, ignoring Ogesello I, who was watching from the sidelines. As a result, Ogesello I used the light cavalry power of the Fesabrunn Family's Border Ranger Legion, the Reserve Legion, and the Felim Family's Pegasus Legion to rush forward, attacking the retreating ranks of the Merchant Alliance at night, and intercepted them. At the end, in the middle of the attack, and then the army covered up the kill, the business alliance was defeated, and the loss reached 240,000 people.
After this battle, Ogethello I ordered nearly a thousand captive business alliance nobles to be beheaded, and then marched to the Mana Hill Plain, which opened the prelude to the two-year bloody offensive and defensive battle on the Mana Hill Plain. However, after this battle, the commercial alliance was severely damaged, and its internal turmoil began. The six giant chambers of commerce also struggled to maintain the defense line of the Mana Hill Plain due to the heavy loss of troops...
In the history of continental wars in Galintia, because the business alliance violated the unwritten aristocratic custom of not sending troops to attack during the peace talks, the Antinak kingdom Ogthello I assembled a million troops at the border of the business alliance. , until Qingqi night attack defeated the retreating army armed by the commercial alliance, all the wars that occurred during this period were collectively referred to as wars of betrayal of the alliance, and some war scholars called them wars of betrayal of peace.
In this war that changed the situation of the entire continent, the most legendary and controversial one was Norton Lorist, Grand Duke of the Northland of the Kingdom of Antinac, who challenged the famous Storm Swordsman at the age of less than forty. Master Magrut severely injured the Storm Sword Master in less than a quarter of an hour. Although he was also seriously injured, this battle made him famous all over the world. This is the only newly promoted sword master in the mainland in the past 50 years, especially since he is less than 40 years old, this is also the most questioned and controversial place.
In the nearly thousand-year-old records of Juggernauts in Galintia, the youngest person who was promoted to Juggernaut was sixty-eight years old. Master Cameron for Yunsheng. But now Norton Lorist, Grand Duke of the Northland, has broken this record, which is also questioned and disputed by people. You must know that His Royal Highness is not yet forty years old, and it is said that what he cultivates is not the ancestral blood attribute fighting spirit of the Norton family, but the cultivation secret technique of oriental monks in the ancient magic civilization period.
Regardless of whether His Royal Highness is practicing the orthodox battle qi inheritance or the lost oriental monk's practice secret technique, it is undeniable that he fought with the Storm Sword Master and severely injured the Storm Sword Master. Although His Royal Highness was also seriously injured, his ability to fight against the Storm Juggernaut gave the Kingdom of Antinac the courage and confidence to fight against the Business Alliance. The Kingdom of Antinac also had a Juggernaut of the Nation. It's a pity that the Storm Swordsman stayed in seclusion as soon as he returned to Morente City, focusing on recuperating his injuries, so he couldn't get his comments on His Highness the Grand Duke of the Northland.
According to Lord Earl Brad, the first disciple of the Storm Sword Master, the Storm Sword Master said that the Grand Duke of the North has indeed become a sword master, and his domain is very strange, full of bloody and killing atmosphere, just like the blood field. It is conceivable that the Grand Duke of the Northland must be a vicious man with bloody hands. However, Lord Earl Brad then said that the Grand Duke of the Northland had been hit by the sword of the Storm Sword Master in the chest, and his injuries would only be more serious, and his recovery would take longer than that of the Storm Sword Master. The Storm Sword God said that after recovering from his injuries, he would confront the Grand Duke of the Northland to repay the humiliation he suffered this time.
Norton Lorist, the Grand Duke of the Northland who was seriously injured after the battle with the Storm Sword Master, also disappeared without a trace. He probably also went to recover from his injuries. In the entire battle against the alliance, the armed forces of the Norton family performed particularly well. The Rock Legion held fast to their camps to turn the tide. It can be said that it was the three major armies of the Norton family that laid the foundation for the victory of the Antinac Kingdom against the armed forces of the Commercial Alliance.
After the Battle of Rebelling from the Alliance, there were rumors that the Commercial Alliance organized an assassination team of 15 great sword masters to sneak into the Northlands to secretly assassinate Norton Lorist, the Grand Duke of the Northlands who was seriously injured. In the Norton family's documents, it is true that many Norton family armed encounters and traces of hostile sword masters were found during that period. But it is doubtful that during that period, the high-level officials of the Norton family, the family knights and the children of the family members of the Grand Duke of the Northland were not assassinated and injured. It can be seen that this is just a rumor. The main reason for this is probably because the Grand Duke of the Northland lost contact with his family after he was injured and found a place to recuperate. As a result, the Norton family became uneasy and panicked, and finally a civil strife broke out.
Because of family strife, the three armies of the Norton family, who were conquering the plains of Mana Hill, embarked on a journey back to the Northland. However, the army of the Kingdom of Antinac, which lost the assistance of the three armed armies of the Norton family, lacked stamina and was unable to conquer the remaining three fortress cities and Morent City of the Business Alliance on the Mana Hill Plain. So far, the bloody offensive and defensive battle of the Mana Hill Plain has entered Cruel confrontation stage. Neither the Kingdom of Antinac nor the Business Alliance expected that in the next year and a half, the two sides would each lose 200,000 to 300,000 elite soldiers on this blood-covered plain. This is a war without a final winner...
——Excerpt from "The Rise of the Angry Bear Dynasty—Prequel: Fall of the Empire" author Sir Andwellin Mismode, professor of literature and history at Chenxi College, Imperial University scholar, and expert on continental war history, written on the continent of Galintia Universal calendar 2127 to 2131.
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"Where am I..." Lorist finally came to his senses, and he uttered a complete and clear sentence leisurely. The room was pitch black, and outside the window was the constant patter of rain.
Ever since he was seriously injured in the duel with the Storm Sword Master and fell into a coma, Lorist felt as if he had had a long, long dream. In the dream, he still remembered very few fragments. All kinds of astringent medicines, my whole body hurts, sometimes I feel like my whole body is dangling like on a stretcher, or in a carriage, my body is always in pain, sometimes my whole body seems to be scalded like a fire Yes, occasionally when I wake up for a while, I have seen the blue sky, and I have heard the screams of fighting...
"Your Highness, are you awake?" A suppressed and familiar voice beside me was full of surprises, it seemed to be Reddy's voice...
"Reddy? Where is this place? Why don't you light candles?" Lorist asked with some doubts.
"Your Highness, we are in Kebo City. I'm sorry, for your safety, we can't light candles now..." Reddy hesitated for a while, and replied with some embarrassment.
Kebo City? Can't light candles for safety? Lorist took a few deep breaths, his chest was still hurting, but the long sword that was inserted into his chest in his memory was gone. Soon he recalled all the process of his confrontation with the Storm Sword Master and everything that happened before.
"Tell me, what time is it now, what kind of situation is it?" Eyes finally adapted to the darkness, and vaguely saw shadows of sacks piled high all around, which seemed to be in a grain warehouse.
"Your Highness, you have been in a coma for more than six months, and have been relying on healing potions and nutritional potions to hang your life. Originally, His Majesty arranged for you to recuperate in the imperial capital, but more than three months ago, the business alliance sent a dozen great swordsmen They raided the palace to assassinate you, but you didn’t live in the palace as they thought. The great swordsman Master Munster who was recovering from his injuries and another great swordsman named Joseph died in battle. The imperial capital was in chaos, Hughes and I The great swordsman killed three great swordsmen from the business alliance who were following him, took advantage of the chaos and robbed you, ran out of the imperial capital, and rushed to Vandenas City with his guards.
We originally thought that Terman's Knights were still stationed in Vandenus City, and hoped that they could help protect you, but when we arrived, we found out that the Knights had been dispatched by the family to Makinohara Province. At this time, the great sword master of the business alliance also followed. In order to divert them away, Hughes Great Swordsman and Genorio rushed to the north with a brigade of guards. And I hid you in the grain cart and secretly went to Kebo City. It's the rainy season of New Years and we've been here for a month and a half. "
The amount of information revealed in Reddy's words was a bit large, and Lorist pondered for a while before sorting out his thoughts.
"Did His Majesty not go after that Storm Sword Master after I passed out?" Lorist asked.
"I went, but when I was about to catch up, the army of the business alliance had already killed, and several white lion legions collapsed. Everyone was running for their lives. Genorio and I took you and the guards and retreated. Later, His Majesty said that he would rescue you no matter what, and let the wounded Munster Great Swordsman take us back to the imperial capital, and let the pharmacist of the imperial capital treat you. I originally wanted you to live in the palace, but the Feisabrun family The wicked queen said she wanted to avoid suspicion and would not let you stay. She could only arrange you in an earl's mansion next to the palace. I didn't expect that this would avoid the assassination of the business alliance..." Reddy looked rejoicing.
"Your Majesty hasn't returned to the imperial capital?"
"No, this time the million-strong army was defeated, our family's Rock Legion held the camp and bought time for His Highness the Second Highness to gather the defeated soldiers. After a month, His Majesty returned with the army. He has been on the front line and never returned to the imperial capital. Later, Master Bodfinger sent Hughes Great Swordsman back to the imperial capital to protect you, and brought news that His Majesty had cut off his hair in front of the army, and vowed to fight to the end with the Commercial Alliance to wash away the shame of being deceived."
Well, the Second Highness is busy now, and I don't know when the battle with the business alliance will last.
"You just said that Terman and the Knights were not in Vandenus City, but were transferred to Muyeyuan Province. Why? What about the Chaser Legion in Muyeyuan Province? Did something happen again?"
"This, this is because His Majesty led the army to attack the Merchant Alliance, and the Knights stayed in Vandenus City doing nothing. At the same time, it is said that the commander of the Jost Army was furious when he heard that you were seriously injured, and disobeyed the family's order to stand still With the Chaser Cavalry Legion and the Tiger Lord Ross leading the Flying Tiger Legion to the front to attack the Business Alliance to avenge you, Makinoyuan Province is empty, and the family has to send Lord Terman and the Knights to garrison there." Reddy replied with some anticipation.
"Playing the piano!" Lorist snorted. But this time he himself was hiding in the granary, there was nothing he could do. Jost has always only been close to himself, and he must take action when he hears that something happened to him, which Fatty Shi can't stop. Tiger Ross, on the other hand, had his eyes high above his head, and he didn't pay much attention to Fatty Shi except for his own orders. I hate that I am nesting here now, otherwise I will order these two guys to come back obediently and admit their mistakes.
"Is there anyone here who knows?" Lorist asked.
"Your Highness, only three people know. Now there is only one guard battalion in Kebo City with 3,000 people. Apart from me, the commander of the guard battalion and his personal guards know. The commander is Sherikov, and we came from the guard battalion. His personal guard is his cousin, who is responsible for delivering meals to us. However, after the rainy season, when the winter wheat is harvested in Dremke Province, there will be grain trucks delivering winter wheat, and there will be many people. In case someone finds out that Your Highness is here, if word spreads, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of assassins..."
"Let's change the place. We can't go back to the Northland right now. Someone must be watching over there. In April, we will pretend to be farmers delivering food and go to Baron Dina." Lorist thought for a while and said.
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