"Chapter 224: Rampaging Subiko South"
The battle was over, more than half of the kingdom's army was lost, Kairak, the sky battle master who was guarding the east, was killed, and the kingdom's army took the initiative to flee, even the four elite legions were no exception, and as soon as this incident came out, the kingdom shook. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
King Orric's cousin will not let him go, after all, he has lost tens of thousands of troops, and the kingdom has lost a large amount of land, and his brother needs a scapegoat to take on these responsibilities, and he is naturally the first choice to take the lead in escaping. It is true that he has no choice in the face of the War Saint, but the king will not think like this, the magnates will not think like this, and the rebellious nobles will naturally not think like this. Therefore, Oric will not go to the national capital, but it is even more impossible for him to return to his territory with his troops, which would simply be a rebellion against his brother. So Orrick stationed his troops in Lorda, the southern stronghold of the kingdom, to protect himself and to show the impression that he was still actively defending the kingdom's territory.
Of course, now it can go and fight the other party again, and he will be ashamed, but he doesn't have the guts to do so. However, he also calculated, and the other party's current strength has also lost a large part, and it will be difficult to replenish it in a short period of time even at their speed, so it is still good to stay in the south and continue to defend the southern territory of the kingdom, which is safe and beneficial to him.
And as he thought, the other party did be quiet for several days after defeating the kingdom's army, and let go of all the most suitable time to pursue, which seemed to prove that his conjecture was correct, this newly rising military force did not seem to want to eat too much of the kingdom, and they really couldn't digest so many things, according to Orric's original calculation, it would not take a few days for the two sides to start to walk to the negotiating table, and temporarily demarcate the border through negotiations, and at that time he could also return to the territory and escape punishment.
However, it turned out that there was still a flaw in his thinking, that is, he did not expect that the female War Saint who had been invited by the rebels from nowhere suddenly appeared in the sky above a city, and then shot at the defenders of the city walls. Either this battle saint powerhouse opens the way, and the rest of the soldiers rush up and quickly take a city. The opponent did not carry out such a large-scale attack, but the number of small actions of the enemy was unbearable for the Grand Duke. Every day there was a dwindling number of combatants, every day the land was taken away by the rebels, and His Majesty's angry letters were delivered one after another, and His Majesty's roar shattered several precious communication crystals.
In order to prove his courage and loyalty, Grand Duke Oric could hard-nose and order the troops he brought with him to attack against the constantly attacking enemy, but the result was just as he thought, and the thousands of troops sent out and the local defenders only sent a wave of heads to the other side, not only did not make any difference, but also took himself in. Although Archduke Orrick knew the outcome from the beginning, his heart still hurt when he reported the results and losses. And this time the rest of the troops were also afraid, except for the elite legion troops who had to fight, the other troops began to refuse to fight, the reason is also very simple, although the other party has been attacking, but it is like harassment, and they will soon give up if they occupy the land, and except for the soldiers, the ordinary people have not suffered any damage, and they don't think it's worth it to go out and die for this meaningless thing.
Therefore, Archduke Olek soon became useless, and the other party was indeed as those officers below said, mainly harassing and attacking, not attacking the city, and not approaching them too much. Faced with this situation, Archduke Orlek, while explaining the situation and asking for impossible assistance, hid behind the fortified walls of Lordan, ignoring the actions of the alleged rebels, and allowed them to roam the lands south of the kingdom.
Things were also different from what I had imagined, and the kingdom's troops retreated to Lordaan in one fell swoop and hadn't moved since, which made me curious about what they were going to do next. However, through the interrogation of captives and covert intelligence, as well as the means of bribing the mercenary guild with money, we learn that this war is claimed to be a pro-conquest, but it is not King Salondron who is led by his younger brother, Archduke Olek, a great lord of the East. And it is said that the great lord is now in crisis because of the problem of "rapid retreat", and even his brother is eager to tear him apart, so he is now hiding behind the walls of Lordan with a large army, trying to protect himself.
We tried to make a few attempts, and even let the princess attack a city alone, but the other party's reaction has been very weak, even if a small number of troops are sent, the number will not exceed 2,000, which is simply to send experience to the princess, and we have eliminated them cleanly, so as to force them to send more people. However, the other party did not do this loss-making business for long, and after giving away less than 4,000 heads, the other party completely turned into a turtle with a shrunken head, and no matter how serious our harassment was, he no longer sent a single person out, which greatly hindered our plans.
However, there is also good news, after the other side completely gave up the counterattack, they also seem to have abandoned most of the southern part of the kingdom south of Lordan, and let us destroy the city defenses, occupy the city, and even raise the flag to declare sovereignty without care, even I feel pity and pity for the inhabitants of the local city.
Although the princess's mission is still far from being completed, we now have the opportunity to run rampant in the south of Subic, and I will not give up this opportunity! Of course, frankly speaking, we can't eat such a large territory, population, and the huge consumption of these cities, so we did not directly occupy this place, but through a series of means to make the people in this area friendly to us, which will be very helpful to us in the future.
We began to put things in order in these areas, to revise the harsh and complicated laws of the Subic kingdom, and at the same time we gave land to the poor, and other benefits to the rich, and also to ensure the safety of the lives and personal wealth of the former officials, in exchange for their support. In the same way, the news of our victory was written into a short story and sent back to the Confederacy, and sent to every part of the Coalition in a very simple little newspaper to let them know of our glorious victory. For a time, the Great Consul wind blew within the Alliance of Free Cities, and everyone praised me, sang my praises, and even proposed to adopt me as king, and build a new state on the basis of the alliance and the newly conquered lands, instead of a weak alliance power whose presence was almost equal to none.
We've won it, and the impact of that success will grow, but I know it's not time to negotiate with the kingdom at the table, but this time I've earned us enough leverage!