Chapter 258: The surprise attack of the Second Highness

Lorist looked up at the sky, the sky was gray, with the occasional small snowflake fluttering.

It was almost the end of February, and the weather was still very cold at this time, estimated to be around minus seven or eight degrees. Because of this, the attitude of the 3rd Guards Battalion insisting on two exercises a day really convinced the people of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce who came to observe. They lamented that don't look at the confrontation between the two armies on the front line of the Trimber Kingdom, in fact, everyone is nesting in the winter, which is the real reason for the sit-in war.

Except for those later participants in the business alliance who swept around to loot some windfalls, there were not many who were really willing to go out to camp activities, and even when they were arranged to patrol and guard the guard, they would complain bitterly and scold endlessly. The only exceptions are the assassins who were attracted by Trimbert VII's sky-high price and the new anti-assassination team of the Business Alliance, which is still active, but it is a high-end battle of combat power, and it has nothing to do with the following troops.

Winter is over in early March, followed by a month-long rainy season. Therefore, in Gelintya, from December to the end of March of the following year, there are usually few wars, and basically after the winter wheat is harvested in April and May, there is military ration and leisure, and only then can you see if there are people around who are not pleasing to the eye or who are not long-sighted, and pull the team to fight......

The glass war between the Business Alliance and the Kingdom of Trimber was a special case, and this was mainly the reason why the reckless success of Trimber VII, who had only one tendon in his head, angered the Business Alliance, otherwise no one would want to fight in the winter.

Second Highness made a surprise attack on the royal city of the Kingdom of Redlis in such a season, is he crazy or am I hallucinating?Lorist thought......

Shi Fatzi's emotions were even more agitated, and he grabbed the chest of the messenger who came to report the news, and this messenger was also one of the spies who had specially arranged for the southwestern front to pay attention to the imminent war between the two countries on the southwest front when he led people to recruit displaced people from the two southwestern provinces to come to Shiloas Island to work as laborers.

"Impossible!How did His Second Highness pass through the defensive front of Cambona Province in such weather?How did he get to the royal city of the Kingdom of Redlis, like an iron bucket that had been forged by the Great Prince?"

The poor messenger was almost strangled to death by Shi Fatzi, and finally broke free, he stammered and replied: "Second, Your Royal Highness No, he has not been from Cambona Province, he, he made a big detour, from the Great Snow Mountain of the Yunduan Mountain Range, directly through to the province of Portoolg, and then went straight to the royal city of Federiga, taking advantage of the unprepared defenders to raid and occupy the royal city, and the eldest prince fled in a hurry......"

Then the messenger hesitated, but still spoke: "According to it, it is said that His Royal Highness II brought more than 30,000 people on the expedition, but when he arrived at the royal city of Fedeliga, there were still less than 8,000 men......"

Lorist also felt a chill in his heart, more than 30,000 people went on the expedition, and less than 8,000 arrived at the destination, and the loss of the march on the road was so great, it can be imagined what a difficult journey the Second Highness chose in order to achieve this surprise attack.

"Go back to the house and bring me the map...... Lorist commanded.

Five years ago, His Royal Highness annihilated the 30,000 elite soldiers of the eldest prince in the Liushui River, and led the army to counterattack into the kingdom of Ridlis.

The Northwest Province is the hilly coastal area of the Northwest Territories that Lorist passed through when he led the convoy north. Neither the Second Highness nor the Grand Prince of the North-West Province would pay attention, for the King from the North-West Province to Redlis would have to cross not only a wide river of Morissan, but also the province of Cambona. Therefore, the best route to attack the Kingdom of Redlis is through the province of Cambona and directly to the royal city of Federiga, which was the route of the Second Highness's march last time.

However, this time, it is impossible to let His Royal Highness pass through Cambona Province smoothly like last time. When His Royal Highness gathered an army of 300,000 troops, the king of the kingdom of Ridlis, the former prince of the Krisson Empire, was not idle, he plundered and invested a lot of money and materials to arm the entire province of Cambona like a hedgehog, full of heavily guarded castles, fortresses, and deep ditch barriers. If His Royal Highness wants to hit the royal capital again and fight the city of Feidejia, he can only gnaw through the castles and fortresses one by one.

The eldest prince once proudly said to his ministers that if the 300,000 troops of Ogceero (that is, His Royal Highness) want to attack our royal city of Federiga, at least 200,000 will have to be lost in Cambona Province, and the remaining 100,000 exhausted people still want to capture the royal capital, which is simply a dream, after this battle, it is guaranteed that the undried Ogceiro will not want to attack our kingdom of Redlis again for twenty years......

The eldest prince also knew the importance of Cambona Province to resist the attack of the 300,000 troops of the Second Highness, so he gathered all the families of the officers above the squad leader who was responsible for defending the castle fortress to the royal city of Fedeliga to take care of it, but everyone knew that once any castle fortress failed to resist the attack of the Second Highness, it would be their relatives and dependents who lost their heads.

This is to force the nearly 70,000 garrison soldiers deployed in Cambona Province to fight to the death, the eldest prince's hand is very vicious, he believes that only in this way can the garrison soldiers play a one-to-three exchange ratio with the castle fortress by virtue of the geographical advantage. In other words, the eldest prince has given up these 70,000 soldiers, and their only role is dead soldiers and consumables, and the more the 300,000 troops of the Second Highness are consumed, the better.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that the eldest prince was only ruthless to the people below, but the second highness was even more ruthless, and he was ruthless to himself. In such a winter, such weather, he actually personally led his troops over the Yunduan Mountain Range, over the Snow Mountain, and after losing almost three-quarters of his soldiers, he miraculously appeared under the city of Feideliga, the royal capital of the Kingdom of Ridleys, and captured the royal city that he had not captured last time, forcing the eldest prince to flee in a hurry......

Lorist looked at the map and marveled, considering that the Second Highness had also delivered an impassioned speech in the Intramuros Square of the Kingdom of Antinac a month earlier, vowing to unify and revive the former Cresson Empire. It is said that he will be responsible for the burial of the third prince, inspect the military camps on the front line, and prepare for war. This made everyone think that he would attack the Kingdom of Ridlis in April and May, and no one would have thought that His Royal Highness would have occupied the royal capital of the Kingdom of Ridlis a month later, which was really too fast, unexpected, and really shocking.

Shi Fatzi pointed to the map and said, "Oh my God! Second Highness actually crossed the Yunduan Mountain Range and also crossed the Great Snow Mountain, this is simply fatal, it is really too risky......

In the northeastern part of the province of Portoorg and Cambona, where the royal city of Federiga is located in the kingdom of Redlis, there is a natural barrier, that is, the Yunduan Mountains, the mountains are high and deep, the cliffs are numerous, and the large snow-capped mountains in the middle of it, dozens of peaks are towering into the clouds, the snow is difficult to melt, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and the terrain is dangerous, and it is impossible to pass at all. This was originally a natural danger in Portoorg Province, but now it was crossed by the army led by His Royal Highness II, like a knife piercing the seven inches of a snake......

Lorist pointed to the map and smiled: "The Second Highness is actually a trick, that is, at this time, he can cross the Yunduan Mountain Range. ”

"How?" everyone was surprised.

"You see, beneath the Yunduan Mountains is a cloud swamp that stretches for hundreds of miles, and the formation of the cloud swamp is said to be caused by the melting of the snow in the Great Snow Mountains and the collection of this low-lying place. If it is spring, summer and autumn, if His Royal Highness wants to cross the Yunduan Mountain Range, he must first cross the cloud swamp, and it will be impossible not to spend two or three months. That is, now, the entire cloud swamp is frozen hard, and the large army can reach the depths of the Yunduan Mountain Range unimpeded, as long as it crosses the Great Snow Mountain, it is Putoorg Province. Lorist points out the main points.

"I see, no wonder this Second Highness will be praised as a new generation of military strategists, such a keen fighter will be caught by him, and it really deserves its reputation!"

"Alas......" Lorist sighed lightly: "It's a pity that the loss is too great, 30,000 horses have crossed the Great Snow Mountain, and only 8,000 surprise attacks are left on the royal city of Fei Dejia, and they are still not ready......

Lorist could conclude that His Royal Highness had only transferred his so-called elite troops, and did not have a clear understanding of the difficulties encountered in crossing the Great Snow Mountain in winter, and if he was well prepared, he would not have left such a small number of men and horses to attack the city.

In fact, Lorist's guess was right, the Second Highness climbed over the Yunduan Mountain Range and crossed the Great Snow Mountain, and the real loss was only about three or four thousand, but the number of frostbite injuries and falls was as high as more than 20,000, and less than 8,000 survived by fighting spirit and physique. But these men were more than enough to deal with the unsuspecting defenders.

"That is not to say, although the loss of so many men and horses, it is better than the 300,000 army to attack the castle fortress of Cambona Province one by one, in that case the loss will not be less than 100,000. If you count it this way, the surprise attack is still worth it......" A military talent from the Petersen Chamber of Commerce retorted to Lorist's exclamation.

Lorist shook his head slightly, the war would be easy if it were such a exchange ratio. But he didn't bother to argue with it.

"Then Lord Earl, how do you think the war between His Royal Highness and the Second Highness attacking the Kingdom of Ridley will continue in the future, and will the eldest prince be able to turn the tables and turn defeat into victory?"

"The tide is over, and unless a miracle happens, the Great Prince will not escape defeat. Lorist asserted.

"It's hard to say, His Royal Highness only captured the royal city of Fedeliga by surprise attack, and he only has 8,000 men and horses in his hands now, and the number of troops is too small. If the eldest prince immediately organized and gathered tens of thousands of people to attack the city, maybe it would be His Royal Highness who would be defeated. "This is the military talent, who is still at odds with Lorlist.

"Hehe......" Lorist laughed, "if only it were so simple, if the eldest prince loses the royal city, is it possible for him to recruit men? Who else will take care of a king who is at the end of his rope and has no soldiers and no generals? Who else will attack the city for his life and death?"

"But he's the king of Redlis! there's a great name for righteousness...... "The military man was not convinced.

This fat man spoke: "Righteous fart! This eldest prince was originally a traitor, it was he who raised the anti-flag and torn a powerful empire apart, and everyone was afraid of him for three points, and now he has lost the royal city, not only has he lost his soldiers and horses, but he has also lost all the money to recruit people and horses, who else will take care of this poor bastard? If he doesn't cut off his head and go to His Royal Highness to receive a reward, it is already very benevolent. ”

"It won't kill him, no nobleman is willing to bear the charge of killing the king, whether he is a traitor of the former empire or not, but at least he is now the king of the kingdom of Redlis. However, even the king is useless, the nobles will only go to him perfunctory, and even if he gathers some men, it is impossible to capture the royal city of Federiga. He should not have built the royal city so strong, and put all the looted property, grain, grass, and armaments in the royal city.

His Royal Highness is not a fool, after capturing the royal city, he will definitely use these trophies to recruit troops and buy horses, don't look at him only 8,000 people, his strength will definitely increase by three or four times in ten days. When the eldest prince gathered his men and horses to arrive in the royal city, he would find that his second highness already had tens of thousands of guards and soldiers waiting for him. ”

Speaking of this, Lorist thought for a moment and smiled softly: "If the eldest prince is wise, he should immediately gather all the men and materials he can muster, fully retreat to Majik Province, and build a city to defend it at risk, so that this war may be delayed and wait for the situation to change in the future." ”

"Second Highness will give him this time?" asked Shi Fatzi.

"Yes, His Second Highness only has 8,000 men now, and he can't divide his forces to pursue the eldest prince except for holding the royal city of Fedeliga. Even after recruiting troops, he would only deal with the 70,000 defenders of Cambona Province first. Fortunately, the eldest prince imprisoned the dependents of the 70,000 garrison officers in the royal city as hostages, and the second highness just took advantage of this to surrender, and the eldest prince couldn't escape anyway.

After the 70,000 defenders of Cambona Province surrendered to him, the 100,000 or so horses that His Royal Highness had arranged in the two southwestern provinces would rush to the royal city of Federiga, and then he would be able to sweep through the entire kingdom of Redlis without much effort, and all the nobles who did not owe his allegiance to him would be swept away by him.

That's why I said that the eldest prince still has some time to gather men and horses to collect supplies, and go to Majik Province to find a dangerous terrain that is not easy for His Royal Highness's troops to besiege on a large scale, and build a city and defend it, and it can be delayed for a while. Otherwise, after a month or two, the more than 100,000 horses of the Second Highness arrived, so don't say anything. ”

On the map, the Northwest Province of the Kingdom of Redlis does not matter, and it will be decided if His Royal Highness sends an envoy after the victory. The 70,000 guards of Cambona Province were sandwiched between the two southwestern provinces and the royal city of Federiga, with more than 100,000 troops of the Second Highness in front, and then the Second Highness attacked and occupied the royal city of Fidelica, cutting off their food routes and back roads, and there was no way out except to surrender.

The province of Cambona and the province of Puerto Org, where the royal city of Federiga is located, are no longer in a state of flux. Next are the provinces of Wolf and Majik. Anderwolf Province is the base camp of the nobles of the territory of the Kingdom of Redlis, and twenty or thirty large and small territorial nobles have not weak troops in their hands, and they can compete with the eldest prince when they are entangled. They have always been intrigued with the eldest prince, and they have a discord with each other, and the eldest prince is unlucky, they will only laugh at him, and no one will be willing to help.

If these territorial nobles in Anderwolf Province thought that the means of dealing with the eldest prince were equally good to deal with the Second Highness, then they would definitely be unlucky, and the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Second Highness would definitely not mind using them to brush up on some military merits or something.

As for Majik Province, it is adjacent to the Duchy of Handla and the Duchy of Fakel, which were split from the central region of the former empire, and it was also a springboard for the Great Prince to attack the four central principalities, but it was later counterattacked by the coalition forces of the four principalities, and Majik Province was reduced to ruins. Now, five or six years have passed, but it is still sparsely populated, and there is a bleak scene everywhere in the ruined walls.

"Lord Earl, where do you think His Second Highness will point after he sweeps away the Kingdom of Redlis?" asked the Vice President.

"Well, there are many choices, and the biggest possibility is that His Royal Highness uses the huge forces in his hands to force the four central principalities to cancel their country names and return to the imperial territory. Then through the four principalities to concentrate forces in the Duchy of Melain, from the Duchy of Melain sent troops to wipe out the Kingdom of Iberia, forced to land the frontier corps of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, and after achieving this goal, His Royal Highness will attack the Duchy of Madras on both sides and eliminate the Grand Duke of Madras, the main culprit who caused the division of the former empire.

If the Commercial Alliance is unwilling to return the Duchy of Rum to the territory of the Empire, then the war between the Empire and the Commercial Alliance for more than a hundred years will break out again and continue. But at this time, it became the work of the Second Highness to recover the country.

When the Duchy of Rum returns, I think His Royal Highness will ascend the throne as emperor and become the famous Ogseiro I of the Xingkrisen Empire in the annals of history......" Lorist replied with his own guess.

The vice president's face turned pale, and Lorist's guess was not a surprise to him, this was indeed the most likely outcome.

The Vice-President gave Lorist a half-bow, "Thank you, Lord Earl, for your hospitality for so many days, but I think it's time to go back." We will follow the agreement reached with the adults, so please rest assured. ”

Lorist also stood up and nodded: "Then welcome to come back next time." As friends, you will receive the most sincere welcome from the Norton family. By the way, this is a letter I wrote to President Petersen, please pass it on to him on my behalf, it's ......."

...... (To be continued.) )