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Volume 2, Chapter 279 [God bless the bastards]

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    Chapter 279 [God bless the bastards]

    The spring of this year slowly passed through the flames of war that swept through half of the Byzantine Empire.

    The center of the empire, Osgilia, the two sides in the fierce battle, because they obtained Landis's sea supply line, the Osgilia defenders had a chance to breathe. After receiving the supplies, at least they could hold on to this side for a long time.  Infinitely lengthened.  Although the rebels, in the name of the Red Round Table, Salvador personally wrote a letter questioning the Kingdom of Landis, and this letter was signed by twenty-six governors.

    But the reply from Landis is very "official": The Kingdom of Landis has no intention of interfering in the internal disputes in your country. It hopes that both warring parties in your country will end the war as soon as possible out of compassion for others and return a peaceful world to the mainland.  At the same time, he firmly denied that the fleet responsible for supplying Osgilia at sea had any relationship with Landis.

    This answer made many governors among the rebels almost vomit blood, but even if everyone closed the door, banged the table and smashed the cup, it would not help.  That fleet was clearly from Landis, but they did not fly a flag and only claimed to be a "righteous act" of a private business group

    The leaders of the rebels immediately wrote a second letter and submitted it to the Kingdom of Landis. Since it was a righteous act of the Landis Chamber of Commerce, they asked the Landis side to stop the civil actions of this kind of business group in the country. Otherwise, if it causes  We are not responsible for conflicts, etc

    But this tough letter received a more vague answer from Landis.

    The letter of credence from Landis declares: The Kingdom of Landis has always been a politically enlightened, democratic, and free country that values ??civil rights. Even the royal government has no right to interfere with the actions of private business groups. At present, this group  The actions of the "Landis Folk Business Group" that supported the Byzantine royal family did not violate any of the laws of the Kingdom of Landis, so even the king could not order an order to stop this "legal behavior."  As for what you said about possible conflicts, this country can only express its helplessness.

    This letter of credence was later torn into pieces by several angry governors. The even more impatient ones ordered the fleets at sea to attack.

    But soon, the calm Governor Salvador and Hughes stopped this impulsive idea.

    The facts are obvious.  The rebels' maritime power is too weak. Although they have an absolute advantage in the total number of ships, everyone understands that relying on a number of ships of different sizes, temporarily gathered together, has no tactics and no combat effectiveness at all.  Team, want to defeat the Landis regular naval fleet, which has always been rampant and invincible at sea?

    "It's better to be patient for the time being and concentrate on capturing Osgilia. As long as we can capture Osgilia, then the Landis people will naturally surrender."

    Salvador¡¯s insights are wise.

    During the wrangling process between the two parties, spring passed so quietly.

    Outside the city of Osgilia, the Imperial Army's 29th Corps, combined with the Rodrian Cavalry, launched a counterattack before the end of spring and fought a fierce battle with the rebels. Although the Imperial Army was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, after all  With the brave Rodrian cavalry at their disposal, they still won several battles.  But again, the rebels had strong troops. Although the Imperial Army's counterattack achieved a small victory, it did not have much impact on the overall situation, and because the troops were too small, they could not take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results.

    However, with the end of spring, the 29th Corps could not replenish its lost soldiers after continuous operations, and gradually could only be in the strategic defense stage.  The Rodrian cavalry retreated thirty miles overnight. The reason was simple: the army was out of food.

    The fierce battle in Osgilia is still in a stalemate, but in the northern part of the Byzantine Empire, the situation has taken a turn for the worse!

    The large-scale invasion of the Odin people was overwhelming. Within a month, they occupied three counties in the empire!

    Notts County was occupied by the Black Flag Army, Moore County was occupied by the Red Snow Army, and Tatania County in the west of the empire was occupied by another Odin Corps. The Odin Corps in the west was a mixed regiment.  , led by the eldest prince of the Odin Empire.

    At this point, the eldest prince has gained an absolute advantage in the battle for the throne within the Odin Empire.  The Black Flag Army has always supported the eldest prince, and this time God Emperor Odin asked the eldest prince to personally lead the army. In this mixed army, it is said that 10,000 elite troops were drawn from the Thunder Cloud Legion of the Odin Royal Family.  Odin's warriors, plus a total of 40,000 warriors recruited by Odin's nine large and small tribes, formed a large army.

    So far, the three-way Odin invasion army has entered the Byzantine Empire, and the number of troops has exceeded 130,000.

    At the end of spring, in the neighboring county of Siltan in the south of Moore County, the Red Snow Army moving south completed the encirclement of the last organized imperial regular army in the north of the Byzantine Empire.  No. ?The Corps was in a situation of internal and external difficulties. Facing the pressure of the rebel army on the left and behind, and bearing the offensive of the Red Snow Army, it lost three games in a row. After losing the county guard city, a large-scale  retreat, abandoning a large number of logistics troops along the way.  Then the soldiers split into two groups and fled southwest.  One route was led by Corps General Rostock, four elite main flag regiments, and the other route was composed of partial divisions of the two flag regiments and some auxiliary troops.  Menninger's Red Snow Army, on the other hand, left only a small number of troops to garrison the occupied areas, and the large force continued to pursue the Seventh Corps all the way to Rostock without stopping.  Vow to eliminate the main force of the 7th Corps.

    Finally, on the last day of spring, the main force of the 7th Corps that retreated rapidly was overtaken by Odin's Red Snow Army in the north of a river called "Silma River" located in the northeast of Siltan County.

    On the plains of the Hilma River, the rapidly marching Red Snow Army pursued them one after another. While the Seventh Corps was trying to cross the river, Manninger gathered all the reindeer cavalry and suddenly launched a surprise attack. The Seventh Corps resisted for less than an hour.  They were defeated, defeated, and the fighting lasted for an afternoon, dyeing the river red, blocking the river with corpses, and even a large number of corpses floated downstream along the water

    In this battle, the main force of the Seventh Corps was finally wiped out by the Odins. More than 7,000 people were killed on the spot, and the formation of the two flag regiments was cancelled.  General Rostock of the Corps was killed by an arrow, and the flag officer of his subordinate flag regiment died three times. However, the leader of the Basak tribe, Menninger, the leader of the Red Snow Army, made a mistake at this time.

    Probably because he had been holding back the food at Xia's place before, he finally let out his anger at this moment. Manninger ordered the massacre of 3,600 captured Byzantine Empire soldiers, including the two flag regiment-level generals who surrendered.  .

    After the war, less than 300 people from the original three flag regiments of the Seventh Corps escaped alive

    Such behavior, although it vented anger for a moment, left very bad consequences.

    Because there are still a small number of remaining imperial bodies in many places within the empire.  When seeing the war situation eroding, many local armies had already wavered, and some even had the intention of surrender.

    But at this time, news came that the Odinians had massacred all the prisoners of war and surrenderers, but it strengthened the resistance of the remaining Byzantine troops.

    ¡° Surrendering means death anyway It¡¯s better to fight to the death!

    After the main force of the 7th Corps was wiped out, about 4,000 people from the other side of the retreat finally escaped to Shengtian. With the road going south blocked, they could only turn around and head northwest And behind them,  They were pursued by an army led by Meninger's son Molka.

    Fortunately, at this time, God finally stood on the side of Byzantium. Suddenly, there were three days of heavy rain, which washed away the roads in the hilly areas. Molka's pursuers were blocked, and he could only watch the seventh regiment finally fall.  Four thousand people fled

    But at this time, Manninger didn¡¯t really care about this outcome.

    The elite main force of the Seventh Corps has been completely annihilated. As for the 4,000 people who escaped, they were not the main force in the first place. There were also a small number of auxiliary soldiers. In Manninger's view, they were just a few thousand ragtag troops. Even if they ran away,  Maybe after leaving the battlefield, they became like birds and beasts and dispersed.

    At this moment, the Red Snow Army has occupied the entire territory of Siltan County, obtained a large amount of supplies and ordnance, and after taking possession of the Byzantine Empire's tax wealth in the governor's warehouse of Siltan County Rich  The wealth of the Byzantine Empire suddenly made all Odin warriors red-eyed!

    With the exception of the royal family, the tribes in Odin's country, including the other five powerful tribes, usually do not have an easy life for the people in the tribe.  The Byzantine Empire has a warm climate, fertile land, and is rich in food. After occupying Siltan County, the entire Red Snow Army received a large amount of loot.

    At this time, the whole Red Snow Army was very satisfied, and even Manninge couldn't help but feel a little proud.

    At this time, greed naturally arises.

    (We came from the north and captured the County of Mor and the County of Siltan. We encountered almost no decent resistance! These Byzantines are as weak as sheep. Even their Seventh Corps of the Central Regular Army of the Empire,  They were also vulnerable. It only took us half a day to defeat these guys! How could such weak Byzantines still be our opponents? It only took us a month to occupy two counties and get so much wealth.  , why can¡¯t you get more! Why don¡¯t you keep fighting and grabbing!?)

    Although Manninger was proud, he still retained a trace of sobriety. He immediately remembered that he had suffered a setback under Denzel City in Moore County in the north behind him.Now that we have enough weapons and food, it¡¯s time to return to the army and pull out the nails in that small town.

    But at this time, God saved Xia Ya¡¯s life!

    It must be noted that the northern part of the Byzantine Empire, especially the counties near More County, has always been the main grain-producing area in the northern part of the empire.

    Since they are grain-producing areas, it is certain that these areas meet several conditions: fertile land, warm and humid climate, and abundant rainfall every year.

    The climate in these counties has a rainy season every year at the transition between spring and summer.  At this time of year, cold air from the north of the continent moves southward and hot air from the ocean in the south moves northward, intersecting in this area, resulting in a large amount of rainfall.  Sometimes, it even rains for more than ten consecutive days.

    At the same time, the terrain of this area is also very special.  In this area, there are seven or eight small rivers that crisscross the area. The interlacing erosion of these rivers finally formed the geology of this area, which is similar to the nature of the floodplain. The land is soft and fertile, and is extremely suitable for farming. But at the same time,  The soil is soft and belongs to the plains of beach soil. Once it rains, the roads will be muddy and difficult to walk.

    And the rainy season this year is even more special.

    This year¡¯s rainy season seems to be raining very heavily.

    The continuous heavy rain for half a month has caused floods in many rivers. Such floods will bring more silt to the riverbanks, making the land on both sides of the riverbanks more fertile, but will also destroy many bridges.  and road washouts.

    The heavy rain did not stop for more than ten days, and the final news came that almost ten out of ten roads in Moore County were completely destroyed.  Landslides collapsed in many places, completely blocking the road, making it impossible for vehicles and horses to travel together.  In other places, bridges were destroyed and floods occurred

    This situation, at this special time, actually helped Xia Ya a lot!

    Menninger's Red Snow Army is in the south. Due to the raging rains and blocked roads during the rainy season, it is impossible to organize a large-scale force to go north to pull out Xiaya's nail.  You know, when an army marches, it must carry heavy vehicles with it.

    If Menninger¡¯s army comes without food and supplies, the result will only be a repeat of the fruitless situation of the last army siege of Denzel City.

    But according to the current situation, if we want to repair roads and bridges so that the army of horses and carriages can travel together, I am afraid that it will not be possible within a month.

    What's more, Manninger now occupies the entire Siltan County and part of Moore County. He needs to divide his troops to garrison in a large number of occupied areas. Although Manninger has the upper hand, if he wants to gather enough troops to  Attacking Char I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short while.

    Don¡¯t forget, there are already tens of thousands of troops in Char¡¯s Denzel City.

    But at this time, Xia Ya came up with Menninger's idea.

    Menninger¡¯s main force has all gone to Siltan County, and the roads are blocked during the rainy season, so they won¡¯t be able to come back for a while.

    Naturally, Char set his sights on the enemy-occupied area closest to him: the original capital city of Moore County, Mesta City!

    There are only a few thousand Odin defenders in the Mestar, and Char and Green have carefully analyzed that with their current strength, it is entirely possible to eat the opponent!  And as long as this counterattack succeeds, it will greatly stimulate the morale of the remaining resistance forces in the empire in response to the corrupt situation!

    "After defeating it, we can defend or leave. The weather is favorable to us now! If Manninger wants to return to the army, he won't be able to do it in less than a month at the fastest! Mesta City is less than 1 month away from us.  It¡¯s a three-day journey! If you ride fast, you can get there in one and a half days! After the battle is over, we can calmly arrange the situation. When the time comes, we will have the initiative to defend or leave.¡±

    Green pointed at the map and said slowly to Char: "Besides, the people in Mesta City are all citizens of our country. When we attack, the citizens in the city may also respond to us. I heard that the Odin people are unpopular.  , not only slaughtered the prisoners of war, but more importantly, they hung the head of Lord Clinthia on the city gate. Lord Clinthia had served in Moore County for seven years. He was loyal to his duties and was very popular. His death made Mo  The people of Er County are full of resentment towards the Odin people We can make full use of these conditions that are beneficial to us."

    After saying this, Green looked at Xia: "The only thing that needs to be decided now is whether you or I should go to fight Mesta City."

    "I'll go." Xiaya said loudly without hesitation: "You stay in Denzel City. I will only take Nene and two thousand cavalry as the vanguard, and let Sharba lead two thousand infantry to follow. At this time, speed is the most important thing  ! The Odin people would never have imagined that we would come out to counterattack during this rainy season. The city defense of Mesta City has beenIt was destroyed in the last war. As long as I take the opportunity to make a sneak attack and charge two thousand cavalry into the city, I can decide the outcome in one battle!  Even if our cavalry surprise attack fails, there will still be enough time to calmly attack the city when Salba's two thousand infantry arrive.  "

    Xia Ya smiled: "Our biggest advantage is Manninge and the Odin people don't know that we already have tens of thousands of troops! I'm afraid Manninge still thinks that we only have a thousand people."

    Two days later.

    Under the black night, in Mesta City, there were only torches hanging on the city walls, but the city was in silent darkness with no lights.  After the Odins occupied this place, they implemented strict night control, and the residents in the city strictly lit up lights at night.

    This kind of order seems a bit baffling to Xia Ya.  Probably because the Odin people in the Northern Kingdom live as tribes and lack experience in defending the city.

    "At night, there are no lights on. Isn't this a clear way to give me a chance to attack at night?"

    As long as you rush into the city and set fire everywhere, the Odin people will be frightened

    Behind a hillside outside the city, two thousand cavalry were ready to go.  After they arrived at Mesta City after running for a day and a half, Char ordered everyone to hide on the hillside and rest for half a day to regain their strength.

    At this moment, these two thousand former horse thieves have all changed into the armor of the imperial army, and they already look quite impressive.

    Nene stood not far behind Xia Ya. Looking at Xia Ya¡¯s back, she didn¡¯t know what she was thinking.

    Nene returned to Denzel City ten days ago and brought back more than 600 people, most of whom were horse thieves and mercenary tribes who originally lived in the wildfire plains.

    As for the cavalry flag regiment newly organized by Xia Ya, Nene still temporarily holds the position of deputy flag officer. Although everyone knows that Nene will not hold this position for a long time, at least with this former leader, these have been adapted.  After more than a month, the horse thieves are still very happy.

    "Wait another two hours and start the attack before dawn Before dawn, it is the time when people sleep the deepest at night" Xia Ya lay on the hillside, looking at the city from a distance, and pointed to the distance: "Northwest  The city wall in the corner is dilapidated, and there is a gap. The Odin people have not completely blocked it At that time, you lead 300 people and rush to the city gate with great fanfare to attract the attention of the defenders. I will lead a raid on the gap in the northwest corner.  , as long as we can rush in we will win this battle."

    When Xia Ya said this, he found that Nene didn't say anything. He looked back and found that this woman was looking at him blankly. In the dark night, her eyes seemed to be a little distracted

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