Title: The second part of the side story, "Dandelion War and Purple Alfalfa", is currently in the pit I will fill it in later. (Would it be possible) There may be spoilers In case you haven't filled it out, just read this as a summary of the story
A note on seasons: In most civilizations in the northern temperate zone, there are two combat seasons a year: spring and autumn. Spring is from March to June and autumn is from September to December. In the popular paper deduction game among later generations of Free Army officers, there are generally two combat seasons a year, marked S (spring) and F (fall) (Um will the author make the rules? Maybe¡¡)
The fourth century (the century of replacement)
"Alliances are generally considered to safeguard peace, but in some cases, alliances can also evolve into catalysts for war. Some countries will boldly launch wars because of the guarantees of other countries, and some countries will boldly launch wars because of allies. In the end, a small incident will turn into a large-scale war. To maintain peace, one must have infinite patience and a firm will to never lose confidence in diplomacy. War can never bring true peace. This truth has been repeated in every history book since the beginning of history. Unfortunately, rulers never learn their lesson.
Whether it is diplomacy in peacetime or diplomacy in times of war, there are generally four basic assumptions: 1: Power is the main player. 2: Power is the only role. 3: Rulers are rational animals. 4: Peace is the most important interest.
These four assumptions are generally always satisfied. However, sometimes Articles 3 or 4 are violated for various reasons. This is often because rulers are tempted by interests and lose their rationality, or they value interests and do not require peace. In this case, war will turn from limited war to unlimited war, from war to maintain the old order to war to establish new order. However, never - never has the outcome of any war been as perfectly realized as the will of the initiator. "¡ª¡ªComments on the outbreak and intensification of the War of Succession and the War of Royal Power in "History of the Dandelion War".
309 AF: In the spring, the "only and eternal emperor" Kuras Theodestan died. There were slight cracks in the elven empire, which culminated in all the emergency response meetings held during the summer. Whether it is the Council of Elders, the Second Taranto Council or the Federation of Mages' Guilds, they have all fallen into fierce quarrels and divisions. Most of the governors of the Twelve Routes were blood relatives of Kuras Theodestan, or great nobles who were given the surname Theodestan (this habit continued into the period of the Coman Empire). Most of them declared their interest in the throne. Have legality requirements. In autumn, the governor of the Upper Near East Road, "Blue Blade" Gudian Theodestan, raided the Lower East Road, announcing the outbreak of the Succession War.
AF310: In the spring, with the surrender of Duke Loweland, the main force of the Lower East Road was defeated, and Governor Nidick was hanged. Gudian announced that he would unify the Upper and Lower Near East Roads into the Central West Road, vowed to advance towards Kulas, and quickly took down the Central South Road to form an encirclement of Kulas. The three Central Roads were shocked by this and formed a temporary alliance under the unity of the Governor of the Central Road, Fabio Theodestin. In autumn, the first offensive and defensive battle of Kulas broke out, and the fighting lasted into winter and the beginning of the following spring.
"Gudian Theodestan, who is known as the Blue Blade, is a superb general, but he is not a clever ruler. He was the first to take action, but he was attacked everywhere and became the common enemy of the world. Relying on With extraordinary ability and command, as well as sufficient manpower and material resources in the Near East, he can become stronger for a while, but he cannot ascend to the throne of God based on this"
311 AF: In the spring, Saintson finally reacted: declaring that Gudian Theodestan's attack violated imperial law. The Shengsen nobles raised their troops and entered the Upper Near East, but were hit hard by Gudian who rushed back urgently. They had to abandon the Near East and retreat to the Kinki Road. The "Blue Blade" army took the opportunity to invade Kinki Road, and the war entered a stalemate. In autumn, after the siege of Kulas was lifted, Fabio formed an alliance with Cleon Theodestan, the governor of the Northeastern Road of the Central Plains, and Ferena Theodestan, the governor of the Extreme East Road, and the momentum of joint resistance was rising. The great ancient Diane Theodstein.
AF312: In this year, the last volume of the history of the empire was completed. After leaving the last volume, Herodo, the elf noble and first historian, disappeared into the flames of war in the central region; it was the end of a great era. In autumn, the second siege of Kuras broke out, and fierce battles broke out between the Blue Blade Army and the Eastern Allied Forces: the solar sail fleet, once the pride of the empire, was also destroyed in this battle. Never flew in the sky again. Then the two armies entered a stalemate.
AF313: In the spring, General Tezzed Nedru led the republican army in the Saint Sen to make a comeback, and the Blue Blade Army had to retreat to the Near East for mobile defense. Due to General Nedru's implementation of strong defense tactics and mobile defense tactics, Gudian was unable to find the flaw in his main force; the coalition forces of the Eastern princes that came from behind pressed directly against him.behind. The capital of Upper Near East Road, Sanitee Feigna, was ravaged by the coalition forces. In autumn, Gudian and the coalition forces fought a decisive battle in Diramon. Although they won, it was only a tragic victory, and nearly half of the main force was lost here (this battle was a shame for Cleon, and it was known as the "Defeat of Diramon" in history. "). In the winter, the Republican Army and the Eastern Allied Forces joined forces near Soma in later generations, cutting off the upper and lower Near East. The Duke of Loweland swore allegiance to the Allied forces.
AF314: In the spring, "Blue Blade" Gudian Theodestan was defeated on the banks of the Rivia River (later the Covenant River). Xia, signed the "Treaty of Saniti Fegna". In the treaty, one part of the upper and lower Near East roads and one part of the two Central and South Central roads were merged into the Central West Road, under the jurisdiction of Fabio Theodestin; most of the Upper Near East was returned to the Senate of St. Sen; the Central North Road and The upper and lower Far East Roads were merged into the Central East Road, under the jurisdiction of Cleon Theodestan; the Far East and Extreme East Roads (most of which have actually been lost) were merged into the Far East Road, under the jurisdiction of Ferena Theodestan. The empire was actually divided into four parts. Autumn, temporary calm.
AF315: In the spring, Cleon Theodestan signed a treaty with Ferena and the Duke of Loweland in the Lower Near East to invade Fabio's territory westward. Fabio's army built a defense line on the Curas (Deran)-Dillamon line, and the two armies were in a stalemate. In autumn, during the great battle of Sala Bay, the Western fleet was destroyed. In winter, Fabio's army's front collapsed and retreated to the Upper Near East.
"The war in the central region basically subsided in 315. In September 315, the naval battle at Sala Bay determined the final fate of the Western Army. Having lost control of the sea, Fabio Theod, the governor of the Central West Road It is no longer possible for Stan to connect his two main territories: the Nevia Peninsula and Diramon. No matter from which point of view, the Battle of Sala Bay also has a decisive battle position in the War of Succession"
AF316: In the spring, war broke out in the Far East, and Ferena began to unify the Far East. Cleon's army besieged Saniti Fegna, the capital of the Upper Near East, and the siege was as brutal as anything seen in the War of Succession. In autumn, Fabio surrendered and was hanged in Curas. Cleon Theodestan moved the capital to Curas and proclaimed himself emperor. Shengsen reacted fiercely and sent General Tezd Nedru to attack the false emperor Cleon. The two armies were stationed near Saniti Fegna, and the battle was once again on the verge of breaking out.
"After several plunders, the most prosperous area of ??the empire - the Upper Near East Road connecting the mainland and the central region - almost turned into scorched earth. Before the War of Succession, this area was densely populated and busy with business travel; but after the war After the end, the remaining population was only about 15% of the original. Most of the elves fled to the mainland, while more humans fled to the south where there was no war. In the following history, the Upper Near East became The front line of the confrontation between the Holy Forest and the central government has never been able to restore the glory of the Elf Empire era"
AF317: The Shengsen and Kuras reached a compromise. Cleon handed over the Near East Road to Saint Sen in exchange for the retreat of the local army. This symbolizes the end of the Succession War: Cleon Theodestan was supported by the Eastern Church, won the vote of the Second Council of Taranto with a very small margin, and ascended the throne as the "Elf Empire Emperor". He actually controlled a vast area of ??land from the Lower Near East to the Edge River, accounting for approximately one-third of the empire's territory. Ferena Theodestan also swore her surrender to him, and peace was restored to the empire.
AF323: The Second Council of Taranto finally broke down after fifteen years of marathon agenda. The Eastern and Western churches split due to the inability to reach a consensus, splitting into the Sun Cult that suppressed the arcane and the Covenant Orthodox Church that encouraged the arcane. The split between the Eastern and Western churches led to the split in the Magician Association, and humans and elves soon split into two camps.
AF329: The Philadir family in the Upper Near East provoked the "black bastard" Duke Loweland in the Lower Near East and captured a province. The reticent Duke Loweland did not fight back, but immediately asked Cleon for help, and the Philadir family retreated unwillingly. This planted the seeds for the outbreak of the Royal War two years later.
AF331: During the spring and summer, the plague struck large areas of the empire. Sadie Warrens, author of "A History of the Dandelion Wars," visits Kulas. In autumn, Duke Loweland von Bisno launched an attack in the Upper Near East with the acquiescence of Cleon. The Republic of Saint-Sen was shocked and the Royal War broke out. Honlinasti once again dispatched an expeditionary force led by General Tezed Nedru to declare war on the evil man, Duke Somafegna, who had abandoned the teachings of the Senate and the Sun God. Emperor Cleon Theodestan also issued a general summons. In winter, due to the failure of the main force in the field battle, the capital of the Upper Near East fell again, and both the eldest and second sons of the Philadir family died in the battle.
AF332: In the spring, the Sensen Expeditionary Force failed to attack Saniti Fegna and instead cut off the supply line of the Lower Near East Army from the south. In response, Emperor Cleon sent a naval fleet to maintain Saniti Fegna's supply lines, demonstrating his full support for the Duke. Also arriving with the fleet was His Majesty the Emperor.?The Guards - This opened the summer campaign. In autumn, due to the existence of the Dragon Knights and the great magician Lisa Quilasia who invented teleportation magic, the expeditionary force took advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the Upper Near Eastern Army was transferred out of Saniti Fegna. The unbearable city, and took advantage of the situation to pursue the Duke of Loveland southward. Then, the main force of Cleon's army arrived in the Lower Near East and confronted the expeditionary force here. Arthur Coleman, who would later be known as "Emperor Coleman", was currently living a life of nothing under the command of Duke Loweland because of his role in escorting the princess to escape from the encirclement.
AF333: In the spring, Dillamon fell under a surprise attack by the Elf Expeditionary Force. Faced with the new tactics of the Shengsen Army based on flying dragons and teleportation magic, Cleon had no choice but to retreat to Kuras and seek reinforcements from his base camp, the COSCO Northeast Road. The Elven Expeditionary Force rested and turned to the Lower Near East behind their battle lines. The pressure on the Duke suddenly increased. The old Duke died in the battle, and the Duke's daughter inherited the title. In the summer, the Far Eastern Army suddenly launched an attack, betrayed the peace treaty, took control of the Far East Northeast Road, and led tens of thousands of undead troops with little need for supplies to attack Kuras. A fierce battle took place in Kuras. The battle between the Far Eastern Army and the Imperial Army caused astonishing destruction to this historic city. After nearly two months of street fighting, Emperor Cleon died in battle, and Ferena Theodestan was proclaimed the fourth emperor of the Elf Empire. In autumn, Ferena's Far Eastern Army attacked Diramon. The undead legion made it difficult for the expeditionary force to resist. The main force almost retreated to the Upper Near East, with only 60% of the strength at the time of departure. In order to join forces to deal with the enemy, the expeditionary force and the new Duchess Tavia reached an alliance through the mediation of Sadie Warrens. At the same time, Arthur Coleman went to the Central South Road and gathered the remnants of Emperor Cleon's army.
"No one expected that after the forbidden teleportation magic and undead magic were resurrected, it would cause such a huge change in the tactics. The method of concentrating tens of thousands of troops for the main decisive battle has become clumsy and costly. The strategy of using medium-sized multiple lines to advance simultaneously and separate attacks and combined attacks became the mainstream of this era. This military tradition has been inherited since then, and formed the proud military organization and tactical basis of separate attacks and combined attacks for later generations, which directly gave birth to The idea of ??future front lines and mobile warfare. Military tradition is the greatest legacy left by the Dandelion War. Even in the dark ages, it ensured the effectiveness of Western military power and was able to defeat with small forces and tactical advantages. A much larger army of barbarian peoples"
AF334: In the spring, the Eastern Covenant Church and the Magicians Association, which retreated to Central South Road, announced their blessings to Arthur Coleman and Tavia von Bisnow. Out of disgust for the Church of the Western Sun, the Elven Expeditionary Force was not mentioned in the blessing. With the expansion of the undead army in the Far East, the Elven Expeditionary Army repeated its old trick of "separate attack and combined attack". Taking advantage of the difficulty of commanding the undead and slow maneuverability, it recaptured Diramon in the first battle and cut off 80,000 undead expeditionary forces and five The connection between thousands of Far Eastern soldiers and their headquarters. In autumn, the Coleman Army and the Tavia Army relied on the background of the church and began to concentrate their forces to drive away these "enemies of all living creatures" one by one. After losing their brains and command, the undead creatures are completely worthless. Facing pressure from the coalition forces, Queen Ferena, who lacked commanding talent, withdrew from Kuras by sea and appointed two generals who were resurrected as death knights-Hannibal Cannae and Cleon Theodestan to preside over the West. fighting.
" Generally speaking, there are five kinds of undead creatures with complete intelligence that is even higher than that in life. Each of them sacrificed an important thing. The lich sacrificed body and emotion, and the vampire sacrificed sunlight and normal food. Mummies sacrifice appearance and flexibility, war ghosts sacrifice body structure and organs, and death knights sacrifice freedom and faith. To become undead, there is always a price to pay - sacrificing faith means that these knights will never be able to use magic or use Mental strength"
AF335: In the spring, the Tavia Army and the Elf Expeditionary Army suffered heavy setbacks on the Zhongyuan Northeast Road and the South Road respectively, and had to retreat to the Central Road to reorganize their attacks. Arthur Coleman's army broke into the Zhongyuan Southeast Road from the south (later leader), but achieved a rare victory in June, defeating the army led by the ghost of Hannibal Cannae. The name of the young general who accomplished this great feat was Leon Figota; the place where he achieved this decisive victory was called Gloria, and it would belong to the territory of the future Duke of Figota. In autumn, the coalition forces entered the Far East Road to fight against the undead of Cleon Theodestan.
AF336: In the spring, the coalition forces besieged Flanasty, the capital of the Far East Road (later renamed Lament Ruin). The city has almost become a dead city, and every soldier needs to fight twice before he can find peace. After the battle, the last Theodestan, Ferena Theodestan, committed suicide in the name of the strongest necromancer, and cursed the land with her life. Flanasty is in ruins and can no longerEnough for human habitation. (More than a thousand years later, the Orientals built their new capital on the sad ruins. That city was the famous "Xinjing".)
AF340: After completely driving out the remnants of the Elven Expeditionary Force and coercing and luring the tribes and nobles from all over the world to join his army, Arthur Coleman married Tavia von Bisnow and established the largest empire in history. human government. With the promulgation of the "Charter of Equality of All Nations", the Holy Koman Empire was established. In order to distinguish them from the human aristocrats with the word "Feng" in the Elven Empire era, the suffix "Xiu (soe)" was chosen for the new aristocrats in the Coleman era. The Dandelion War is over and a new era has begun.
AF342: Leon Fegota was granted the title of Fegota, and his bloodline continued as the Duke of Fegota. A branch of the Bisnow family inherited Somanasti on the Near East Road, changed its name to Soma, and became the Duke of Soma. These are the two oldest and most glorious families of the Holy Empire.
AF345: Sadie Warrens, an important minister of the new empire, drifted away without a trace. Rumor has it that this priest of the healing goddess has become a Chosen One.
AF346: After ten years of drought, the Far East Road turned into a miserable Great Waste.
350 AF: The "History of the Dandelion Wars" signed by Sadie Warrens was published, bringing this period of history to an end.