1444 Ruling the Northwest (1)
In October, the season before the arrival of midwinter, with the autumn cold raindrops hitting the glass windowsill, shrouding the entire northwest region, the rainy season gradually came to an end, and the streets were sparsely populated.
The rain dripped down from the yellow leaves, turning into moisture to moisten the earth, the weather began to become cold, the wind swept up the collar of passers-by, people couldn't help but miss the warmth of the summer sun, and the clothes of passers-by changed into the thick of late autumn, which is the breath of winter approaching,
The chaos in the northwest gradually became clear, and Brandenburg, as the main battlefield, was calm.
The confrontation of nearly 300,000 troops has become an unknown tacit understanding, and everyone's eyes are focused on the western coast area of Brandenburg, because it is the flashpoint of the whole war.
The army of the Falcon Kingdom, with more than 50,000 people, launched a full-scale attack on the intended target from the north and south without any scruples, at this time, everyone understood that from the beginning, the eyes of the other party were in these two areas, and the dominance of the war, from the beginning of the fall of O'acha, was completely in the hands of the other party, with O'Acha as a stronghold, the other party could easily threaten the entire opposition's hinterland, and they were unable to fight back, and it was even difficult to defend
Among the opposition, the two countries of Ednia and Southend are the strongest, both of which are grand principalities with more than 80,000 regular troops, and the next ones are the four medium principalities of Svenburg, Bangor, Basta, and Bres, with a strength of between 30,000 and 50,000 each, and finally the Marquisate's O'Acha, Tarbert, and some small areas near the sea such as Luarca, Willy, Loso, and Zekelia who were coerced in, and Atwood Sea City is a principality in the ranking because of its strong naval strength
Now the Duke of Bangor has run back to put out the fire. The Grand Duke of Basta, Bress and the two districts left the table angrily,
The Duchy of Svenburg, which is of equal status, belongs to the area connected to O'Acha, and now they all want the cavalry of the northwestern barbarians, and it is better for them all to run away to harm the others, and naturally it is impossible to help the Basta and Brace regions to speak,
In the alliance, among the strongest Denia and Southen, there was a strange phenomenon, and the side was in chaos. On the other hand, the so-called armistice negotiations are still going on, and everyone seems to be ignoring the unbridled offensive of the other side, and the opposition coalition dominated by the three districts of Denia, Southend, and Svenburg is still arguing over the content of Article 3.
On the premise of giving up the interests of the two principalities, he obtained the power to break away from the control of the Julils family, and formed the dream division of the north and south. This temptation really moved the hearts of the three regions that were the first to raise the flag of rebellion, and the heads of Luarka, Wili, Loso, Zekelia and other small regions near the sea also found excuses to run away. The direction of this war has completely changed, the alliance has existed in name only, everyone knows it, and there is no point in staying!
The strategic purpose of the Northwest Barbarian is very clear. Capture the two principalities of Basta and Bress, connecting Nesta and O'Acha at both ends of the promenade, if the strategy is successful. From Normandy on the northwest coast to Oacha in the central northwest, this thousand-mile-long coastal area will become the bag of the Vekia falcons, and the appetite of the other party is shocking.
But the opposition also has a hint of luck, and the other side swallows such a large area in one go, and it should also stop for a while!
Now in this case, whoever mentions this barbarian king in the northwest is shocked, this guy is too ruthless, every time he makes a move, he either swallows the target in one bite, or it is unimaginably hideous and bloody.
"If you interrupt this guy's hunting, will you suffer cruel revenge!" Dominated by this idea, the opposition to the negotiations seems to have completely forgotten the war that is breaking out,
Forgot the principalities of Basta and Bresie, which were in the war zone, and were eagerly awaiting reinforcements from the Alliance,
Forgetting that in the war zone, the Principality of Basta lost 15,000 soldiers, six generals, and a total population of only 250,000 in less than half a month, and the Principality of Basta was on the verge of despair.
The greatly reduced defensive line, the tens of thousands of deserters and outcasts scattered, and the Grand Duke of Basta, who slipped back from Brandenburg halfway, had almost collapsed,
In order to prevent the tragedy of Bangor from being replicated on his own, the Grand Duke of the Principality of Bastar immediately ordered the remnants of the army to completely abandon the coastal corridor area that was more than 500 miles long near the coastline, and compress the limited forces into a few cities not far from the inland capital.
He hoped to be able to rely on the walls of the city to effectively block the rushing hooves of the opposing cavalry.
The Grand Duke of Blaise, who was at the other end of the battle line, heard the news, and fell to the ground in anger on the spot, and the first thing he said when he was rescued by his men was to grit his teeth and shout, "Basta, you cowards, they betrayed Blaise......!
It's no wonder that he has such a fierce reaction, the connection area between the Duchy of Basta and the Duchy of Brace is in the coastal area, and the Duchy of Basta shrinks its forces and takes the initiative to abandon the coastal area, which will undoubtedly be behind the fierce battle of the invading enemy and the Duchy of Bress will be completely exposed to the 20,000 cavalry clusters that are rapidly advancing north along the coastal area,
In order to protect themselves, the Basta people sold Brace completely.
When the news spread, the 30,000 Brace troops, whose morale was already low, had begun to panic irrepressibly, with the enemy's heavy army clusters approaching step by step, and a large number of cavalry rushing from the enemy behind
The exciting life of the Brace people began, and every day, when the Bresse soldiers opened their eyes, they felt that even the wind blowing from the direction of the coast seemed to be mixed with the sound of rolling thunder from the hooves of the cavalry.
At every moment, their hands did not dare to leave their weapons, and no one knew when the enemy's cavalry would strike like a hurricane.
In the middle of the night, occasionally a soldier shouted in his sleep, "The enemy is coming" and caused the camp to be bombed on the spot, whether it was an officer or a soldier, they were completely uncontrollable and ran around, and the chaos lasted until dawn, and more than one hundred and fifty people were trampled to death because of the chaos.
Time is moving forward in difficulty, and every day is a torment for the Brace army facing a desperate situation.
"Lord Duke, there is no hope of victory in this battle, please retreat to a safe area as soon as possible!" The generals of Blaise knelt neatly on one knee in front of Duke Jasguru of Breth,
But they were all rejected by the duke, who was over fifty years old and known for his stubborn temper
"There are no cowards in Breth, even if we die, we will never give in to the invaders!" Jasguru sat in his seat, his hand casually wiped the iron spear that had accompanied him for more than forty years with a dry cloth, one side had the golden badge of the Duchy of Breis, the oblong oval shield that could almost cover the whole person leaned against the wall next to him, the golden armor, the red cloak, like all the other soldiers, Jasguru was always ready to fight
"Lord Duke......"
Brace's generals had ugly faces and could only silently choose to quit, in Bresie, when a man picked up a spear, brought a shield, and put on armor, it represented the determination to die in battle,
The Duchy of Brace has always been martial, there are training centers in various regions, men are very young, they have been militarized training in the regional training center, spears, shields, and armor are all brought by themselves, so although the population of Brace is only 170,000 people, it can occupy the position of a second-tier power in the northwest, and the Bresse people have a very distinctive Bresse infantry phalanx, which has the title of "iron wall".
Even the heavy infantry group of Salon was also stubbornly blocked by the Brace infantry at the beginning, and the offensive was almost contained, and Salon had to slow down the pace of advance and fight steadily, in terms of troops, Brace had 30,000 regular troops, more than 10,000 other so-called local volunteers, and 25,000 people of the Isalon army, which could only achieve the suppression effect.
October 11, Evening,
The cavalry of the Falcon Kingdom appeared under the speculative and uneasy gaze of the Bracens, and with the sound of horses' hooves shaking the ground and mountains, dense black lines were formed. Beyond the edge of the raised hills behind, countless black cavalry struck like a whirlwind, "Stop!"
The fat man raised his right hand, and the fifteen thousand steppe cavalry gathered in all directions neatly stopped their horses' hooves, embroidered with the battle flag of the golden falcon, reflected in the bloody sunset, each team was like a long black dragon, the iron hooves were sonorous, the black armor flashed with a dark luster, the wind in the mountains was a little cold, and a piece of dust was blown under the hooves of the cavalry horses that had just stopped,
After tidying up the black armor covered with spikes on his shoulders, the fat man began to look at the Brace army formation that was waiting below, in the Brace army formation, the white-haired and energetic Jasguru was also looking at the legendary barbarian king, his face changed slightly,
The shape of this barbarian king is really visually oppressive.
The black eagle wing helmet, the exquisite armor breastplate as black as the night, the chest is in the shape of a white thorn flower, and the shoulders of the armor are covered with sharp edges and corners, and the face cannot be seen clearly, but the whole person stands there, and the whole body is filled with a strong murderous aura, that feeling, like a demon god, overlooking the crowd below, the faint coercion is enough to make anyone feel a trace of panic from the heart
"All, spears!"
Not to be outdone, Jasguru raised his hand and shouted with all his might, "brushing" 30,000 Bress shield spearmen to line out the four corners of the edge, the huge thick shield blocked itself, countless spears burst out of the cold light, the whole row stretched out from the gap between the shields, like a huge hedgehog curled up there, in the face of danger, the spikes completely exploded outward, (to be continued......