Chapter 788: Rose Waves
For most of the people of the northern part of the main plane, this summer and autumn were still spent in war, and the flames of war ignited by the Baltic Empire spread throughout the Northlands.
The invasion of Scandinavia by the Baltic Empire has been going on for three full quarters, and the order in the entire Northland is on the verge of collapse, with countless people displaced in the two warring zones of the Ural Mountains and Scandinavia.
If there is still a pure land in the Northland, it is the territory of the Baltic Empire, and from the beginning of the war to the present, the territory of the Baltic Empire has not been invaded by the enemy.
It is clear that they are the initiators of the war, the main culprits of this war, but now it has become a place that people who have suffered from war envy and yearn for.
However, now this calm was finally broken by the enemy from the Ural Mountains, hordes of Ural Hordes, organized and planned to launch an attack on the territory of the Baltic Empire, the Rus region.
Because of the forward base that the Baltic Empire had placed in the Ural Mountains, there was no logistical supply for such an attack, and they could only obtain food, weapons, and other supplies from their enemies.
If they are unable to achieve results in a short period of time, their own attrition will force the combined forces of these tribes to abandon the attack and return to the Ural Mountains.
These tribal alliances could not accept such an outcome, because of the war, their harvest throughout the year had become a serious problem, and they and their tribes would not be able to survive this harsh winter without sufficient supplies through this war.
Rather than watching their slow death in despair in the cold winter wind and snow, they are more willing to die on the way to charge for the future of themselves and their tribe, only in this way can they have the hope of survival.
However, unfortunately, the raids of the Rus' region by Golia's preparations for the Horde Coalition have been passed back into the hands of the Empire by the intelligence services.
They would never have imagined that in front of them, the Baltic Empire had already organized an army waiting for their self-defeat, which had become an for almost the entire Rus'.
From the military to the common people, they are looking forward to their arrival and to be able to get what they need by defeating them.
The welfare of the Baltic Empire can only maintain their most basic living requirements, so that they can survive in this cruel world, and as for the prosperity or something, they need to fight.
If you want to climb up, get a higher status, and get more resources, then you need to show your value to the empire and make contributions to the empire.
Among all the merits of the Empire, one of the easiest to obtain is the merit of war, as long as they fight the enemy, as long as they defeat the enemy, kill the enemy, and capture the enemy, they can get the merit.
They don't even need to enter the battlefield, they don't need to take up arms to fight, they don't need to face death and blood, as long as they can contribute to the battle, they can get merit.
It doesn't matter if it fails, the Baltic Empire never cares about failure, because only when there is a failure, can you find a problem, and only when you find a problem, can you know how to continue to progress.
"Leave half of the supplies to them. ”
"Evacuate all the personnel, and abandon all the villages on the outskirts. ”
For this battle, the commander-in-chief of the Baltic Empire gave such an order.
The army and the people of the entire Rus' region were expecting the arrival of the enemy, and they chose to obey such an order from the commander-in-chief, because they knew it.
Only the rats that have tasted the sweetness are willing to obediently enter the mouse cage
The tribes of the Ural Mountains united and came to the Rus steppe after a long absence, and they were very excited, but at the same time nervous, because they were basically in the position of being hung and beaten in the past battles.
They knew that they were not facing the main forces of the Baltic Empire, but despite this, they fought with a spirit and fought against those forces.
However, what made them find it incredible was that they were very surprised by the combat effectiveness of the Baltic Empire's army in the battle.
It's not too strong, it's too weak, and the Baltic soldiers they fought in the Ural Mountains are fundamentally different, even with excellent equipment, their combat ability and will are extremely weak.
They won a rare victory in front of the armies of these Baltic Empires, capturing a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition, including countless food and winter supplies.
It will take a long time for them to transport these materials back to the Ural Mountains, to their tribes, and to really get them in their hands.
The news of their victory, thanks to the efforts of the intelligence services of the Baltic Empire, soon spread throughout the Ural Mountains, and at first those people were suspicious, but when they saw the warriors who returned in Baltic Empire equipment, they no longer had any doubts.
When the authenticity of this news was confirmed, the entire Ural Mountains were in a sensation, and the news about the extreme weakness of the second-line army of the Baltic Empire was accepted by almost everyone.
At this time, they found the best reason for the victory of the Attila Empire and their long-standing defeat, and they believed that the army of the Baltic Empire was very polarized in terms of combat effectiveness.
It was precisely because they had faced the powerful main forces of the Baltic Empire that they were defeated, and the victory of the Attila Empire was only due to their extreme luck in encountering the second-line troops of the Baltic Empire.
Only the equipment and supplies on the body are worth noting, and there is no need to take the recruits seriously at all, and it only takes one or two charges to defeat these guys.
There are many other people in the Ural Mountains who are still skeptical, including Golia, who does not believe in this fact, and believes that this is a trap that the Baltic Empire has prepared.
However, after seeing the countless materials captured from the front, her suspicions began to waver, if it was a trap, then the Baltic Empire would have to pay too much.
Even if she is a hero like Goliath, poverty still limits her imagination, and in her eyes it is already unimaginable wealth, which is just a drop in the bucket for the Baltic Empire.
Even for the Rus region of the Baltic Empire, which had been stable for less than a few years, these supplies were nothing, and they did not consider themselves to have lost them.
Only after defeating the enemy's army, these supplies are still theirs, and they can be returned to their hands again, without too many losses, and with the incidental military achievements that make them even better.
Because of the vulnerability of the Baltic Empire, almost all the villages near the Ural Mountains in Rus were occupied, and due to the excessive amount of supplies, the United Tribes could not be transported in a short time, so they could only wait for follow-up support.
More people began to converge here, for victory, but also for the spoils and supplies, and began to converge on this land from which they had been easily defeated and driven out.
Even Goliath had no choice, she had no reason or way to prevent her troops from going to the Rus' region, because even she herself was so enthusiastic about these victories.
Hopefully, she can attribute these victories to herself, and use them to clean up the negative effects of the previous stalemate, so that her control over the entire coalition army will be more secure.
Even the armies and tribes that were already in a confrontation with the Baltic Empire's front-line citadel began to waver, feeling that it made no sense to stay here and that it would delay their fortune in the Rus' region.
Even if there is a death order from above, they must take a good look at the castle, and try to prevent them from rushing out of the castle and back to the Rus region.
Many people believe that such an order is reasonable, and that only by containing these powerful armies can others revel in the Rus' region, but the so-called reasonableness does not convince more people.
The coalition forces in the Ural Mountains are only coalition forces, and Golia's orders cannot be carried out thoroughly, they are only gathered under the banner of Golia because of common interests and common threats.
When Goliath's orders are diametrically opposed to their interests, they will certainly prioritize their own interests and will not continue to adhere to Goliath's orders.
In the end, the only ones left here to defend and contain were Goliath's troops, who also wanted to go to Rus, just because they were more loyal to Goliath.
In this regard, Golia's method was to leave Levi, whom she could trust and have the ability to lead the team, as the commander, and gave him a very simple order, still attacking the logistics supply lines and harassing the castle as much as possible.
Even now, with the ability of this army, there is no way to stop the advance of the main army of these Baltic Empires, so their purpose is to slow down the pace of the Baltic Empire and go back to the rescue.
If the Baltic Empire's armies try to go deeper into the Urals, then there is no need to interfere too much, and the more the Baltic Empire goes deeper into the Urals, their supply lines will become longer.
From another point of view, it will be more conducive to their attacks, so that they can gain more advantages in such a non-frontal battlefield through harassment.
Moreover, if these Balts were able to penetrate deeper into the Ural Mountains, they would face even more insane retaliation from the natives of the Ural Mountains.
Those who have no wisdom and don't know how many years they have lived in this land, among which the legendary beasts abound, and those who are not familiar with them are easily attacked by them.
However, these people have forgotten that the merchants of the Baltic Empire had traveled almost the entire Ural Mountains, and through this semi-commercial and semi-spy activity, they had already drawn all the maps of the Ural Mountains.
Even if you really go deep into the Ural Mountains, as long as you pay a little attention and don't touch the territory of those more powerful legends, you can be safe.
And even if it invades the territory of those legends, it is not a big deal, those legends are fighting alone, and they are completely incomparable with an organized and orderly army like the Baltic Empire.
The armies of the Baltic Empire were able to fight such legends with equipment and tactics, and even the more powerful legends were no match if they were organized legends.
It's as if the wars, plagues, and famines on the battlefield of Upland were pressed and beaten by the legends of the Baltic Empire, and if it weren't for Sigoarney's backhand, those knights might really be defeated.
In the Rus' region, the Baltic Empire continued to lay out the outlying villages, concentrate the population in a few important towns, and rely on the walls to defend against enemy attacks.
The tribes of the Ural Mountains were reluctant to attack these walls, and they saw that it was better and easier to attack the simple, fat, oily villages than to attack such turtle shells.
However, when the villages had fallen, they were left with only two choices, either to pack up and return with a full load and enjoy the joy of victory, or to attack the cities with such victory.
Even the villages were so rich, and the wealth in the cities of the Baltic Empire was even more unimaginable, and with the constant stream of victories, these tribes had lost their humility.
In addition, they learned that the main forces of the Baltic Empire were still in the Ural Mountains, and several attempts to retreat were intercepted by the remaining troops.
Such news, even the cautious Golia, could not ignore, made her feel that the Rus region was really such a fish belly, and these second-line troops of the Baltic Empire were so weak.
If this is what they see, then it will not be too difficult to storm those cities, and they can easily take the city walls and then revel in them.
The previous defeat was just that they were not lucky enough, they accidentally encountered the main forces of the Baltic Empire, and now that their opponents have been replaced by these weak second-tier troops, they have no reason to fail.
This situation is as if Barushinger, who had sworn an oath, armed with a weapon and an army, and entered the banquet prepared by Siegel, without thinking of the possibility of such a trap.