August 20, 1741. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info The sky in Wroclaw seems to have fallen. The once thriving cities, streets, and successive steam mills were stocked with large quantities of wool, woollen cloth, machines, machine parts...... The warehouse is now also lifeless. The rumbling of the factory's machinery and the clattering of weaving were all gone. The factory building, which was originally gathered with thousands of textile workers, is now empty.

The whole of Wroclaw, once with a population of nearly 100,000, was known as the largest industrial and commercial city in Wende. There is nothing but garbage on the street, and there is less than half a person to see. Even in the daytime, in the rooms on both sides of the street, every house has its windows closed, and occasionally pedestrians appear, either looking hurried or looking around, as if they are thieves.

This is so because Shilonsk is finished.

Yes, at least, for those who currently hold power in Shilonsk, Shilonsk is finished.

Just half a month ago, King Henry of Shilonsk, who did not know what the wind was blowing, rushed all the way to Krakow with his army.

Afterwards, William also thought about this matter, and he felt that perhaps the king of Henry felt aggrieved in his heart.

He was King of Wende, theoretically the ruler of the entire kingdom of Wende. He was one of the candidates of the Ostrogothic Empire. Theoretically, he should be one of the most honorable people in this empire, and indeed in the entire human world.

It's just that it's just "theoretical".

In fact, His Majesty's status is still the same. He thinks he's noble, but it's important, not at all. On the contrary, after becoming King Wende, Henry's "king", his international reputation and status have dropped a lot.

This puzzled His Majesty. Thinking about it is a very, very headache.

Everyone, whether it was the princes of the country - even the nobles of the Grand Duchy of Hilonsk, they despised King Henry and did not take him seriously - the foreign nobles, and the king and the emperor. He can't afford to mess with them. The Hereford family is also gone, and King Henry can't afford to mess with them either. The Archduke Dietrich of Livonia, who was his old enemy - that's it, outside of himself, the kingdom of Wende seemed to have changed at all.

Most people don't know that he, the true son, has inherited the title of King Wend.

King Henry was depressed - but at the same time, King Henry was holding his breath. He wanted to find another chance to prove himself - this was one of the reasons why this guy would lead an army to take the initiative against the 50,000 army of the Hereford family.

And another reason is the anger received in this war.

Yes, in this war between the old and new sects, King Henry was also.

He originally thought it was an opportunity for him. In the magnificent war of Yichang, defeat his enemies...... Or take a step back and get your share of the spoils in the victor's camp.

But he miscalculated.

Well, yes, miscalculated. King Henry originally thought that his Shilonsk was very rich, and how could he pull out tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with a gun in his hand. Gritting his teeth, there are also 20,000 or 30,000 troops. Such an army, such a strength. Naturally, he can make Diaoyutai steadily, and then wait for the old and new parties to win him over.

King Henry had a very good idea. But it turned out to make him want to cry very much. All of them, all about the Winder side, all kinds of bribes, spies, and so on -- but none of them were for him, but for the Hereford family. Everyone, whether His Majesty the Emperor or Duchess Victoria, treated him like air. It is as if it does not exist.

This made King Henry very uncomfortable.

At the beginning, he could comfort himself, although his status was high, but the Hereford family was not bad, they were also a king after all, so when they got the Hereford family, they would definitely not be left behind.

But the messenger still does not come, always does not come, always does not come...... From the beginning of spring, when the snow has not yet smiled, and the human world is filled with the smell of gunpowder. At this time, five or six months, five or six months is a hundred or dozens of days.

For such a long time, no one came to him, no one bribed, no one made an offer, no one coerced and lured, and no one swooped down.

It made King Henry almost unbelievable-

And as time went by, the contradictions between the north and the south, the old and the new, became deeper and deeper, and King Henry began to be anxious. In any case, you should take refuge in one camp. Otherwise, a guy like him who works alone may have to be enemies of both sides.

So he then thought about who he should turn to.

The number of Protestants in Shilonsk is about the same as the old one. Although the textile industry in Shilonsk is well developed, the Alchemist League that stands behind the factory owners belongs to the Protestant sect. But at the same time, the power of the church in Shilonsk, as well as the power of the nobility, was no less powerful. So, in the natural camp, Shilonsk can rely on anyone.

So King Henry pondered his personal feelings.

Whoever his enemy was - that is, William - that is, the Hereford family. That is, those rebellious ministers and thieves who are in the territory of Wende, but regard him, the king of Wende, as nothing.

They were Protestants, and they were rightfully Protestants—at least in King Henry's eyes, they were all Protestants.

The Herefords, though outwardly deferential to the Church of Rome, were in fact acting on their own. The vast majority of the clergy in the Hereford family territory are inextricably linked to Protestantism - but they cannot be simply classified as Protestants.

Through the chaplains, the court priests, and the most important priests, the Hereford family firmly held the power of the church in their territory. They were separated from the Roman Church and became self-contained. These churches are close to Protestant in their beliefs, rituals, and interpretations of religious texts. Organizationally, it was appointed only by the Russian king, Grand Duke Turov, and Duke of Mystia, Otto von Hereford.

That's how he identified the Hereford family as Protestant. The heart unconsciously leaned towards the old religion. Then, I heard that Kalman IV had sent Assassins to assassinate William. King Henry secretly regretted: "Why is this scourge so immortal?" and made up his mind to join the emperor's line.

Despite some of his aides, courtiers reminded him. Strategically, he was surrounded on three sides by Protestants, and it was better to join a Protestant faction. However, King Henry still did not hesitate to take refuge in His Majesty the Great Emperor, and actively recruited troops. Relying on Shilonsk's rich family and the skill of a loser regardless of the cost, King Henry gathered an army of more than 20,000 in the shortest possible time. Full of joy, relying on the prestige of the old emperor, he had a good battle with the Hereford family.

And then, His Majesty the Great Emperor still didn't take him seriously. While the 50,000-strong army of the Hereford family advanced towards Shilonsk on two fronts, Kalman IV did not send a single army and sat idly by.

...... It was Kalman IV's inaction that made King Henry's heart cold. This series of "contempt" drove King Henry crazy and mad. King Henry, who went crazy, also made a crazy move as a matter of course. That is, with his army of 20,000, he killed the army of Hereford, which had already been united.

His behavior made the Hereford family, William and Otto, father and son, very strange - is this guy insane, or is he insane?

But strange as it is, the battle is going to go on. And the outcome of this battle is a matter of course. The Hereford family, with 50,000 men, used line tactics, and had been fully equipped with flintlock pistols, a large number of grenades, rifled guns and a modern army of 12-pounder Napoleonic bronze cannons against the mercenary units that still used the Asturian phalanx, armed with spears and muskets. The ratio of troops is five to two. The results speak for themselves.

There are no miracles, no surprises. The Hereford army defeated them very easily, and very easily.

The 20,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out, and if it weren't for King Henry's heart to keep a little bottom in his heart, set aside a cavalry battalion to protect himself, and saw that the situation was not right, and ran faster than anyone else, then there would be nothing else to do.

That's it. King Henry ran to Wroclaw in one go. On the way to escape, several soldiers were not able to hold up, and a cavalry battalion was mostly scattered. After returning to Wroclaw, His Majesty the King worked hard for three days, and did not gather more than a regiment of troops, and His Majesty was dying.

In this era, the wars of the nobles were relatively "mild", and there would not be any such thing as self-immolation after the defeat of the king. King Henry had absolutely no problem sparing his life. He still has more or less money, Frisia, and Bolotsk bank accounts. If he didn't want to go to those two places to be an idle nobleman, he could try to go south and go to Vienna for two days to mingle with Kallmann IV.

Even if I face His Majesty Henry's greasy taste in my heart. But he is his ally after all. If things really turn around, and King Henry can survive until that time, then it seems that it is not impossible to restore the country......

Of course, these are also "theoretical". It was not only Kalman IV who was disgusted with King Henry, but King Henry also hated him for his treachery. He was in a daze in the royal palace in Wroclaw. I thought about concentrating the last of my strength to fight the enemy. I thought about defending the city of Wroclaw to the death, I thought about escaping, but I never thought of going to Vienna to join the emperor. His hatred for Kalman IV was greater than his hatred for the Hereford family.