Chapter 631: After the War Begins Only
In the end, the battle came to an end, with Beamon not dead and the Scandinavian coalition not wiped out, but the Attila were the losers, not least because they had lost the territories of Rus', Karelia, Finland, and their proud empire.
Their army was now in a state of turmoil, and when the fighting between the two sides ceased during the night, the centaur army left the camp of the Attila army, and they went away silently without taking anything with them or killing anyone.
This is Alice's order, no matter how unwilling they are, they must carry out this order, and they cannot carry out their revenge and push the Attila army into the abyss of defeat when they are already weak.
Alice does not allow the Atila army to perish like this, she needs a chaotic Scandinavia, even if the Baltic Empire develops to such a scale now, it cannot ignore the threat of the gods, but Atila is different, she dares to conquer the land of Scandinavia, she has the confidence not to be afraid of the Aesiran gods.
Gohm stood at the top of the wall, looking at the slowly departing enemy, hesitated for a long time and could not make up his mind to pursue, he knew that this was the best opportunity, the best opportunity to weaken the forces of Atira's army.
If he misses this opportunity and wants to completely defeat Atira, he doesn't know how long it will take and how much effort he will put in, but his mind still hasn't changed, if he defeats the Attila army at this time, will he still be able to control such a huge coalition army in the name of righteousness and as the commander of the coalition army.
It is undeniable that, despite all the help and the fact that the Attila army was not as good as it used to be, Gorm was able to accomplish what Siegel could not do, and only Beowulf could do.
Yes, he has indeed now won the third Scandinavian defensive battle against Attila's army, which has really brought his prestige to the top, which will make ordinary warriors willing to join his army, because following such a commander can get honor, can get victory, can get a lot of spoils.
However, these warriors are only willing, just yearning, after all, they also need to take into account the orders of their tribal chiefs and chiefs, without the orders of their tribal chiefs and chieftains, they can do nothing.
After all, if Atila is defeated, people may use Gohm's prestige to fight against Siegel and the Scandinavian Empire, but they will never put power in his hands and make him the second emperor after Siegel.
People don't want to be ruled and exploited by Siegel, but that doesn't mean they're willing to rule and exploit Gohm, and they are willing to obey Gohm's orders.
Gohm had always understood this, but it was difficult for him to make changes, because his background was too shallow, and the core army in his hands could not support the expansion of his ambitions, and could support an empire.
This war was a good opportunity, he had gathered many warriors who had lost their chieftains and chieftains and absorbed them into his army, but it would take some time to gain the loyalty of these people and make them willing to pay for him.
After the retreat of Attila's army, the dragons did not say goodbye very quickly, they had no reason to stay here, and after repelling the invaders, they preferred to stay on their treasures and fall asleep.
The second to say goodbye were the snow monsters and the eagles, who had lost a large number of warriors and populations in the war, and they had to return to their territory to guard against possible enemies, especially the dragons, who feared that they would take advantage of them and plunder their riches in their lairs and villages.
Soon the elves also came to Gohm, and they offered to leave, and in the battle, they were severely wounded, and the presence of trolls in the opposing army made them very worried.
They didn't know what kind of activities the trolls were going to do in the forest, and if they were hatching some plot against them, so they thought they needed to go to the forest and keep an eye on the trolls rather than stay here.
Rather than parting with the dragon, the snow monster and the eagle, Gom kept the elves and wanted to spend more time with them, hoping to win the support of the elves, even if they suffered a lot of losses in this war, but in Scandinavia, the elves are still a force to be reckoned with.
To be honest, the elves have a very good impression of Gaum, I don't know how many times better than Siegel, but they are still very hesitant to support Gorm's fight with Siegel.
Whether it was his previous attack on the elves or the oppression after conquering, the elves hated and hated Siegel very much, but in addition to hating, the elves were also afraid of him.
Sometimes hatred and disgust brought with it fear, which made the elves afraid to oppose Siegel, even though Gohm's senses made them very comfortable and defeated Attila's army in a frontal battle.
The elves are hesitating, and the dwarves are the same, don't look at these dwarves when they drink, they easily call you brothers, but if you really treat the dwarves as fools without hearts, you will be the ones who are teased.
They wouldn't hesitate to sell them good weapons to Gohm, but they wouldn't want to get involved in the civil strife that might happen among the Scandinavians.
They didn't know if there would be a gods' influence or what the final outcome would be, but they knew that whether Siegel kept his position or Gohm succeeded in ascending the throne, it didn't matter much to the dwarves.
This is true even if the ultimate victor is the one who destroys the king, Attila, because no matter which king, it will take the skills and craftsmanship of the dwarves to create excellent weapons and equipment for them.
The battles in the past few years have proved that a set of excellent equipment can change a battle, especially after several battles with the army of the Baltic Empire, after being beaten again and again, they understand this truth, and the backwardness of technology is the feedback of being beaten on the battlefield.
The elves and dwarves did not reply to Gorm's expectations, and although he had tried his best to win them over during this time, he was not satisfied with the promises he received.
The bad news isn't just on the elves and dwarves, as aid from Francis Drake is starting to dwindle, and the intervals are getting longer each time, for the simple reason that since the Attira army has been repulsed, there is no need to continue aiding.
Of course, this is all bad news for Gorm, but it cannot be said that there is no good news, at least the giants and mammoths have brought him good news, because of the wounds on the battlefield, the giants and mammoths have stayed in the city for the time being.
Gorm provided them with food and shelter, and also had the caster heal their injuries, to which the giants and mammoths were so satisfied that they agreed to join Gorm's forces, as long as they could provide them with enough food and a suitable environment.
In addition, those spellcasters, those snowy mountain druids also stayed, on the one hand, after this war, these snowy mountain druids were satisfied with what Gorm did, on the other hand, they also knew that Siegel would never let them go, and they needed to support Gorm to fight against Siegel in order for them to survive.
At this point, a not weak force, a man named Gom who had reached the peak of prestige, began to enter the eyes of various forces, and the Baltic Empire sent a large amount of supplies, in addition to food, weapons, equipment and ammunition.
Obviously, the force that Gom has established, which does not even have a name, will become the-stirring stick of Scandinavia, on the one hand, they are enemies with Attila, they cannot cooperate, they have a blood feud, and on the other hand, they will not bow to the Scandinavian Empire for the sake of power and freedom, and for fear of Siegel's retribution.
In addition to the city where Gorm is now, this force also occupies the cities that were previously attacked by Attila, because these cities are built of stone, it is difficult to completely destroy them, and they can be reused with a little repair, saving a lot of time and resources.
With that, Gohm had a territory, an army, and a people, and apart from his name, his power was not much different from that of a full-fledged state, and one can imagine how furious Siegel would have been when he heard the news.
The development of things was completely out of his control, and the losses of the Atila army and the coalition army were within an acceptable range, and neither of them was to the extent of breaking the muscles and bones, which was very different from what she imagined, the sandpiper and the clam competing for the fisherman's profit.
He was now very keen to gather an army and destroy the regime established by Gohm while it was still in its infancy, and to deliver the final blow when the morale of the Attila army was demoralized by the destruction of the empire.
However, reality has stopped him from being willful, because of the poor performance of this war, his prestige has reached an all-time low, and if at this time he still gathers his army to attack a great hero, then the warriors below will inevitably choose to resist.
Scandinavians have always been willful, they will eat meat, they will drink wine, and they will also pick up the weapons in their hands without saying a word, fight to the death, and divide into a victory.
At least now Siegel's prestige could not solve the human nature of the Scandinavians, and he did not dare to bet on this, betting that his empire would not have all kinds of rebellions because of this.
On the contrary, the best thing to do at this time is not to attack Gohm's regime, which has no name, but to show a friendly side and help the regime gain a foothold and eliminate Gohm's hostility.
The current Scandinavian Empire is no longer the empire it once was, and Siegel is not the emperor he once was, and the power of the empire has weakened to a certain extent and cannot withstand any toss, both internal and external.
The Scandinavian Empire did not dare to move, and so did the Attila army, which was exhausted after the defeat in the war and the escape of the centaurs.
From time to time, there were rebellions and escapes, and the main forces of rebellion and escape were the dragons, who were worried about the treasures of their lair, and wanted to go back to make sure that their treasures were safe, and of course, there was also a bit of disappointment with the Attila army.
There were also cases of escape among the gnolls, and no matter how Hogg tried to stop him, he could not prevent this from happening, and there were even cases where the gnolls attacked Hogg, believing that he was not worthy of being the leader of the gnolls.
Famine and Plague took the most severe measures in the face of this situation, and they seized the fleeing dragons, put them on the flames and roasted them for all the men of the army to watch, and then shared this meal that was not a delicacy.
The dragon was executed on the spot, while the escaped gnolls were hung up and placed at the door of the barracks, and everyone who entered and exited could see the appearance of those who did not look at the dead, and in such a cold climate, these corpses could be preserved for a long time without decomposing, so there was no need to worry about the outbreak of the plague.
The cruel means temporarily suppressed all the contradictions, but this does not mean that the contradictions have disappeared, but they are constantly accumulating, and when the time is right, they will erupt like a volcano.
Famine and plague certainly understood this problem, but at this time they did not have a good solution, after the loss of Finland, Karelia and Rus', the logistics of the army became a big problem, and the newly occupied eastern part of Scandinavia still had many enemies hidden in it, which also needed to be solved.
They vaguely understood why the centaurs were so silent when they left, but the sheer number of busy things and countless questions left the two knights with no energy to think and ponder.
The army that has lost the empire is already a group of remnants of the defeated army, in addition to the military heart, the most important thing they need to consider is where the food for the next meal will come from, the eastern part of Scandinavia is the land that was devastated by the war last year, and now it is also winter, and there is no food in the world that can be used as food.
Hunting alone would not be able to feed so many people, even if all the White Bears went to the water to catch fish, and the rebellious dragons that were used as food were a drop in the bucket, and an adult dragon was the size of a hair in the hands of each warrior.
Thankfully, the Gnolls are omnivorous, and their habit of eating corpses gives them room to maneuver, allowing the army to barely hold out for a very short time.