In the former three northwestern kingdoms of the Shang League, the Desik had a total of three divisions of infantry stationed. These soldiers were mainly tasked with looting wealth from the countries of the merchant alliance.

Most of the New Sixth Army, the New Third Army, and the entire northern resistance group assembled under the leadership of Koster defeated the 11th Division of the Desik Dispatch Army in the Battle of Whispering Forest, and integrated three divisions of 20,000 men to march south to Newton Bay.

Kosok is a strange country. In the bitterly cold northwest, a river that grows from the melting snow of the Sunset Mountains flows from north to south through South Madur to Kosok. In the territory of Kosok, rivers that have been replenished with groundwater have been turned into large swamps of fertile land. The river then burrowed into the ground again and continued southward, before entering the territory of Carlin and emerging from the surface again, creating a dark glade.

In the dark woodlands of the south, the vegetation is not grown, and the environment is harsh, while in the south, the wetlands are indeed quite good, and it is one of the few lands in the north where wheat can be grown. At that time, the Principality of Kosok was the granary of the three northwestern states.

In the middle of this wetland, there is a city. The city is small, but it can gather thousands of people, and there are a large number of civilian settlements near the city. This strange way of settlement is unique to the northwest, and people choose places with water and soil to build cities.

Newton Bay is said to be the capital of Kosok, but it is not to mention that it is compared with Manning and White Harbor, and even compared with the capital of Carman and the city of Mister in the south, it is just a small town.

But if you take into account the large number of shantytowns outside the city, Newton Bay can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, which is not an exaggeration.

Of course, in Newton Bay now, there are no more Kosok people, but a large number of Desik troops are stationed.

Newton Bay is a city built in a wetland, with low walls and half of the city near the water's edge. Many of the buildings are even lined with boats. This kind of boat, unlike the transport boats on the Morro River, is a kind of canoe with a pointed head and tail, and can only carry people.

After the Deschiks occupied Newton Bay, they were not accustomed to water, so they paved a plank road with wood along the wetlands for soldiers to travel.

So when the Kester led the army to the front of Newton Bay, the Desiks, who had fled back in disarray, were messily driving away the civilians outside the city, and a group of soldiers were busy cutting the plank road to prevent the enemy from advancing through it.

Newton Bay City sits on the north and faces south, the north is the city wall and the south is a large area of water, the water surface of this wetland is not like the rivers, lakes and seas in other parts of the mainland, only half a person high, but the bottom of the water is muddy, if you accidentally step on it, you will trap.

But even so, compared to the walls to the north and the soldiers who were waiting to defend the city, the scratching Koster still chose the south.

Newton Bay, which is near the water, is not too afraid of fire attacks, and Chester has to let Rika and Feida be optimistic about Kaka. Its dragon flame didn't work here, and Khor didn't want to put Kaka in the limelight too much, after all, the war wasn't the most important thing here. In the East, the Rise of Darkness is making a lot of noise, and Kester is also on the lookout for them.

The Desiks in Newton Bay have long been frightened. What Kester said was right, the Desik Dispatch Army at this time was no longer the Dispatch Army that attacked the Shang Alliance three years ago. At that time, the Desik soldiers could still fight to the death, and at the foot of Verdon Mountain and in the city of Manning, those Desik people ignored the arrows and exchanged their lives with the soldiers of the Shang Alliance, and the mercenary corps of the Shang Alliance was defeated miserably.

Kester saw very clearly that it is terrible for an army to lose its combat effectiveness, and what is even more terrible is to lose the will to fight. The Desik army in the territory of the Shang Alliance is now a group of people who have lost the will to fight.

The Desik Empire has been subverted by the activities of the Dark Rising, and White Rock City is in chaos, and the headquarters of the Desik Dispatch Army in Deathknell City, the two golden wolf heads, Florian and Jim Guderian, each have their own plans. For the low-level soldiers, some wanted to return to Desik, some wanted to stay in the Shang League, and some even wanted to surrender.

Outside the Whispering Forest, Kist's army took advantage of the darkness of the night to attack unnoticed by the Desik's army, and they were defeated quite quickly. Unexpectedly, the attack on Newton Bay was smoother, and the smooth Kerst even doubted that these Desiks had made up their minds and surrendered as soon as they came. It wasn't until Jon's vanguard landed and stormed Newton Bay that he couldn't believe his eyes, and everything was unbelievably smooth.

Hedrley, the commander of Desik's 3rd Division, led his officers to surrender, and by the way, brought the head of the commander of the 11th Division, and after communicating with him, Kist finally understood what they thought.

It is true that an army without a goal, a mind, and a soul is incapable of fighting power. Hedley was a minor nobleman in Desik White Rock City, who accumulated military merits and rose to the rank of division commander. Compared to the two golden wolf heads in Death Knell City, they may have thought more purely.

"The generals only want to guarantee their position, they say nothing in the territory of the Shang League, and now De Sik is gone, and all the wealth plundered in the Shang League is their own. However, for us, my soldiers and me, our homeland is in Desik, our relatives and friends are in Desik. I don't know what others think, I just know that we can't go on like this, as they have taken over our homeland and killed our beloved emperors and generals. ”

"So, what do you want?"

The head of the Hedley Division gave Koster a noble salute, and then said in a deep voice, "Keep my army, and we will remain neutral between you and the battle of Deathknell. But when you attack the Rise of the Darkness, you will give us freedom, and we will go and reclaim our land. ”

Kerst thought for a moment, and had to admit that the request made by the commander of the Hedley Division was very tempting, and looking at the middle-aged battalion general opposite, he held his silver wolf head and swore to confirm that what he said was true. "We can't decide on your request, I will immediately consult the headquarters of the Business Alliance in Shitra, and I believe that a reply will come soon. ”

"And, as a sign of our sincerity, I will help you with one thing. ”

"What's the matter?" said Koster, curious.

"Help you take the city of Yerkes!" said the head of the Hedley Division solemnly.

"Can you trick the gates?" asked Kester.

"No, but I can help you seduce them out. The commander of the 7th Division in Yerkes City, who is not a descendant of General Florian, is very different from me. ”

Five days later, several Dersik rangers stormed the Carthaginian capital of Jerkes, and the cavalry brought the news that a large number of regular merchant troops had surrounded Newton Bay from south of Kosok and were in urgent need of reinforcements. The commander of the Hedley Division of the 3rd Division in Newton Bay exchanged the income from the territory of Kosok for the next quarter in exchange for the 7th Division.

Lured by money and wealth, the commander of the 7th Division in the city of Yerkes personally took the main force of the 7th Division out of the city, leaving only a small number of troops to defend the city. Within Carthage, there were only a small number of underground resistance groups of the Merchant League. These resistance groups were able to sneak up on the Desik Rangers out of the city and loot the Desik convoys in the field, but they still didn't dare to let them attack a city of Jerkes' level.

It was also Kosster that they did a good job of secrecy, the underground resistance controlled the entire Carthage and Kosok communication trails, and none of the Desik troops could come to the west, so in the mind of the commander of the 7th Division in Yerkes City, the situation in Kosok was still under control, and maybe the Desik troops in Newton Bay were just accidentally trapped.

When the Desik light infantry finally arrived at the border of Carthage and Kosok in three days, countless merchant soldiers rushed out from the surrounding mountains like a tsunami, brandishing weapons and shouting slogans of merchant soldiers all over the mountains, countless green merchant flags, Southern Madol heraldic flags, Kosok heraldic flags, Carthage heraldic flags, and even Manning and White Harbor flags, whether it was the soldiers of the New Sixth Army, the soldiers of Southern Madur, or the soldiers of the underground resistance group, they were all full of passion.

In the gorge, in Verdun, in Sedan, in Manning, and in White Harbor, the Desik people charged invincibly, defeated wave after wave of merchant soldiers, trampled the soldiers under their feet, and plundered the wealth of the merchant alliance. And today, those soldiers of the Shang Alliance who charged forward were announcing to them that the Shang League people would never give in.

Guarman and Kaka, one man and one dragon rushed to the front. Guarman waved his arm, and in front of her, countless tiny tornadoes spawned in the Desik formation, sending the unresponsive Desik soldiers into the sky. Kaka, on the other hand, spewed a dragon flame at the Desiks flying in the air.

The black, charred corpse fell to the ground, causing a great sense of fear among the Desik soldiers below, and at this time, the merchants with all kinds of weapons, various armors, and even some who looked like beggars rushed into the crowd.

The division commander of the 7th Division, desperately watching his army being scattered and broken apart, looked at the east, and drew his scimitar.

At the same time, in the city of Yerkes, a small number of Desik troops who remained behind looked at the tens of thousands of troops under the city in the same despair. Beside him, the Desik Black Steppenwolf banner fluttered in the wind. A thought popped up in the minds of the defending officers, "How long can the banner of the Desik people be flown in the territory of the Shang League." ”

Naturally, the Shang Alliance army would not wait for them, many escalators were erected under the city, simple siege towers and crossbow arrows were pushed to the front of the battle, and the eyes of the soldiers of the Shang Alliance were blood-red with endless anger. During the Battle of Sedang, a merchant soldier jumped from the city in despair when he saw the army of Desik below. And today, the Desik officer in the city of Yerkes, has made the same choice.

The Three Northwestern Kingdoms, when the Rise of Darkness wreaked havoc in the East, were finally recovered by the Shang Alliance.

Note 1: He is referring to the Drasiks who were killed by the Rise of Darkness, such as Hans and Heinrich.