The battle in Vladimir City ended, but the battle in Yumsburg took a new turn. Two days later, the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army around Yumsburg suddenly gathered half of their troops and headed towards the Elbe River at a very fast speed.
, shocking. Tie Mo did not go to the Elbe River, but asked Liu Guoneng to lead the troops there. After all, these German nobles couldn't hold back. Elizabeth looked at the map in front of her with all her attention, and asked with concern, "
Is the information given by Royce reliable?"
"Whether it is reliable or not will only be known after trying it. Supervisor, in fact, there is no need to worry so much. After all, Royce will not lie to us. Even if he does, so what. We only need to pretend to attack Suplin Castle and cross the Elbe River.
The German ambush will definitely reveal its flaws." Wang Zuogao was much more free and easy. He has always had this kind of temperament that doesn't care about anything. Tie Mo tapped Elizabeth's shoulder and said with a smile, "Mr. Wang's words are true.
, Royce won't do any good by lying to us. The Weiting family headed by Hornan in the south has conflicts with the white grape nobles in the north. Royce will only anger us if he has water in his head. Not to mention that our scouts are also
We are not freeloaders. Every move of the Germans is under our control. If these people want to prevent us from entering the Elbe River Basin, the only thing they can use is the misty forest. In the Elbe River area, only this jungle is suitable for an ambush.
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Tie Mo's self-confidence is not blind. He has fully prepared every step. The foggy jungle is very large. Although he doesn't know the specific situation in the forest, such a jungle is perfect for ambushes. Tie Mo has no hope.
To achieve many results, just hurting these noble coalition forces is enough. In the misty jungle, the eastern nobles and the Danube nobles gathered various noble forces, large and small, and gathered an army of more than 30,000 people. They were deployed in the forest.
, the purpose is to carry out the final resistance.
As the name suggests, the foggy forest is filled with fog, especially in winter. The fog is thick and lingers for a long time. Liu Guoneng and Zhou Dingshan's troops arrived at the outskirts of the foggy forest and chose to rest where they were. Although Liu Guoneng was reckless, he had so many years of leading experience.
, told him a profound truth, that is, there is no place to enter, let alone an unfamiliar jungle.
Zhou Dingshan held a telescope and kept observing the outside of the forest. Covered in winter snow, the poplars had long withered. Only a large number of coniferous pines stood in rows, maintaining the greenness of the forest. The Elbe River ran through the forest, looking so small. Liu Guoneng touched his chin and still
From time to time, he picked up the thick hat on his head. After entering Lamenia, Liu Guoneng also learned the lesson. He took off his helmet and began to wear a thick animal skin hat. He was dressed in armor and wearing an animal skin hat. It looked a bit nondescript no matter how he looked.
Yes, but in order to maintain the temperature, I don’t care about that little bit of grace.
"Dingshan, have you seen anything? Are these Germans really ambushing in this jungle?" Liu Guoneng was very lazy. As long as Zhou Dingshan was around, he was not willing to bother.
Zhou Dingshan curled his lips and put down the telescope, "It's almost the same, it's too quiet in the forest. It's close to many towns, so many people should be hunting in the forest, but it's so quiet in the forest, there's not even a footprint on the river.
No. The Germans tried to hide it. It was such a good place for hunting. How could there be no footprints by the river?"
"Damn, I really let the supervisor make it right. Come on, come on, Zig, pull people up and set fire to me. Such a forest must be very warm if set on fire." Liu Guoneng killed people like crazy, and Zhou Dingshan would occasionally
Show mercy, but General Gao doesn't know what mercy is. Zig was hunching his neck and breathing, but when he heard Liu Guoneng's shout, he immediately went to deliver the order with a smile on his face. Soon after, thousands of soldiers and horses were separated from the team. These people
They were all holding fire oil cans and dragging dozens of trebuchets behind them.
The trebuchet was equipped with a fire oil tank, and it was thrown into the dense forest, and a fire soon ignited. In winter, the vegetation withers, and coniferous pine is a flammable tree species. The cold wind blows, and the fire grows painfully.
, the misty forest turned into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye.
Puyol crouched under the tree and waited. He was now waiting for the Orientals to enter the forest and give them a head-on attack. These arrogant Orientals should have been taught a lesson long ago. Hee hee hee, several German soldiers ran away in disgrace.
When he came over, these people all had black and gray faces, and some even had their clothes burned. Puyol stood up and said angrily, "What the hell, why are you running away?"
"Sir, you can see for yourself, the Dongfang people set a fire, it was such a big fire, the brothers were unprepared, many people were swallowed up by the fire." Puyol's eyes widened, what the hell is going on, Dongfang
People started setting fires without even entering the forest?
Regardless of whether Puyol believed it or not, the fire spread quickly, so the Germans who were hiding in the forest all ran away regardless of whether they were threatened by the fire. Suddenly, birds and beasts appeared in the forest, and the crowd roared. Faced with such a fire
, and what an ambush. If you are not careful, you will be killed in the sea of fire. Liu Guoneng and Zhou Dingshan waited patiently. When they heard that many Germans began to flee, they were no longer polite. The two dispersed their formation, and the cavalry was responsible for chasing forward.
Kill the Germans. As soon as they came out of the woods, they were waiting for them by the ancient town cavalry.
In the face of the fire, the jungle blockade planned by Doerle and Schwein became a joke. Facing the pursuit of the ancient town cavalry, many Germans gave up the idea of escape and directly knelt down to beg for mercy. Fortunately, many Germans
Erle and Schwein were smart enough not to lead the troops themselves, otherwise they would be so angry that they would vomit blood when they saw the situation in front of them.
Valley Eul
During the battle in the Misty Forest, half of the Germans escaped, leaving more than 10,000 troops. They either died in the sea of fire or surrendered on the spot. This incident seemed to have grown wings and quickly spread throughout the Holy Empire, not to mention the eastern nobles and the Danube nobles.
, the biggest shock was the grape nobles headed by the Royce family. Royce looked at the news in his hand and didn't react for a long time. This was an army of 30,000 people. They were defeated like this. Is God kidding?
Royce thought about it, no matter how powerful the Easterners were, they were still outsiders and were not familiar with the misty forest. They would have to fight fiercely for a while. If there was another heavy snowfall, they would have no choice but to retreat to Feistak City.
Royce was well aware of the strength of the Eastern nobles and the Danube nobles. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses assembled by these two great nobles could not be too bad. However, no one expected that the Easterners would not follow the routine.
, during the battle in the misty forest, they did not take action at all, and directly set fire to the forest. The fire has not been extinguished yet. The people of Doerle were also unlucky to encounter such tough opponents as the Easterners. Of course, the battle in the misty forest also made
Royce made up his mind that he must persuade the northern nobles to put pressure on the royal family. The footsteps of the Easterners could no longer be stopped, and occupying the Kingdom of Saxony would not change the reality. If no decision was made at this time, the day lilies might have gone cold.
After thinking for a while, Royce came to the study on the second floor of the castle.
Decollet is an elegant knight. He has a good family background and is more wise in his dealings with others. Decollet's life has not been smooth sailing. Although his family has lasted for more than two hundred years, it is not a real wealthy family. Compared with those huge vineyard aristocrats
, there is still a lot of difference. When he was young, Dekler was forced to flee to the Frankish Kingdom because of the great changes in his family. He did not return to the family until he was fifteen years old. In that chaotic era, he started from the bottom and gradually regained the command of the family.
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As the family became more and more powerful, those who opposed it also began to become more honest. Today, under the leadership of De Coller, the Sousa family has become one of the most powerful factions in the northern part of the Kingdom of Lorraine. In recent years, they have done the most wrong thing.
One of the things he did was probably agreeing with the Red-Crowned Knights to participate in the war in the Istrian Highlands. In this war, he almost lost his only son. Fortunately, God blessed him, and his son returned safely. De Koller is not the kind of sharp-edged person.
Man, his early experiences taught him a truth: Don’t push forward at any time. People who blindly push forward often die miserably. The first thing a successful person has to do is not to get something, but to find a good position first.
Position yourself so you know what you want.
Once you have self-awareness, you can then find a backer and gain benefits from it. It is by relying on this iron law that Dekler has dealt with the major forces and brought the not-so-powerful Sosa family to its current position. Today's sacred
The empire is undergoing major changes again. When it's time to reshuffle the cards, we must find a good direction at this time.
During this period, Dekler has not been idle. In the eyes of others, the leader of the Sosa family seems to have nothing to do with himself. But in fact, the changes in all aspects of the empire have not exceeded Dekler.
Kohler's control. After Royce came back, he once talked about the Easterners, but De Kohler did not make a decision immediately because he was more mature than Royce.
No matter how tyrannical the Easterners are, they will not be able to affect the Holy Empire if they stay in the highlands of Istria. The Sousa family does not have strong military strength. If they do not have strong backing, they will be swallowed up even to the bone.
The rest. There are some things that Royce doesn't know about. The Sosa family can gain a foothold in the multi-party game, and even the Royal Family of Emma Tai'er gives three points of courtesy. That's because the Sosa family secretly cooperates with the Frank Lewis family.
There are thousands of connections. There is another thing that Royce is even more unclear about. It was not the Frank nobleman who suggested that Louis win the little princess of the Weiting family, but him, De Koller.
Of course, it is impossible to tell Royce these things. How dark politics is is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The battle in the misty forest exceeded everyone's expectations. Dekler was also caught off guard. When he was hesitating,
Royce knocked on the door. The door opened, and Royce quickly walked into the study. He anxiously put the message in his hand on the desk, "Honorable father, the Orientals have reached the Elbe River. We
We have to make a decision early. The child has had contact with the Eastern Supervisor. This Supervisor is vigorous and resolute in his work and keeps his promises. If we don't express our attitude as soon as possible, I am afraid that after the Easterners take over the Kingdom of Saxony, we, Lorraine, will be the first to be unlucky.
noble."
The Lorraine nobles were sandwiched between the Franks and the Germanic nobles. The Kingdom of Saxony was in the north, and the circulation of all goods was strangled by others. If the Easterners wanted to deal with the Kingdom of Lorraine, they did not need to take action at all. They only needed to unite with the Germanic nobles to cut it off.
Trade routes can kill Lorraine nobles. Dekler was not surprised. He did not read the military report on the table, but smiled and motioned Royce to sit down, "Royce, you are still too restless.
I'm angry, do you know why I didn't let you go to the Wei Ting family before?"
"Why?" Royce was a little stunned. He had previously proposed to lobby Hornan to prevent Marina from marrying Louis, but Dekler rejected it at that time.
But at this time, what should I do about Timarena? Seeing Royce's expression, Dekler knew that his son hadn't figured it out yet, so he patiently explained, "There are some things you don't understand, but now
I can let you know something. Louis, that fat man, doesn’t care much about the Kingdom of Lorraine. How could he possibly know about Marina’s existence? The Frank nobles have always been arrogant and rude, and they would not suggest that Louis marry Marina. Marina
Although she has a distinguished status, she is only a princess of the Wei Ting family, not a royal princess."
Dekler sat on the chair next to him and slowly pushed the wine glass to Royce's hand, but Royce didn't seem to see it and was just lost in thought. After a long time, Royce came back to his senses from his thoughts.
He looked at Dekler with a complicated expression, "Father, did you instigate Marina's incident? This...how is this possible? Why would father do this?"
Seeing Royce's reaction, Dekler finally showed a smile of relief, "Why can't we do this? Do you think that if there is no Frank royal family to support us, how can the Sousa family control the right to speak in the northern part of the kingdom based on the strength of the family?
?There are many white grape aristocrats who are stronger than us, but we can’t get our turn no matter what. Do you think Matai’er is really a good old man who only knows how to laugh? Two years ago, the elders came into contact with the red grape aristocrats, didn’t they?
Coming for us? You suggested that Louis marry Marina to tie the Weiting family to us. Only in this way can we ensure that the Sosa family will not fall within fifty years. Royce, you still have a lot to learn.
, Family games are not as simple as imagined, honor? Loyalty? These things will only harm you. I didn’t let you lobby the Wei Ting family before because you didn’t want to give up the support of the Lewis family. Orientals are very powerful, but don’t forget
Well, we are Lorraine, and we are surrounded by Saxony, Hohenzollern, and Frankia. Far water cannot quench our thirst. If the Orientals don’t extend their tentacles into the empire, how can they guarantee our interests? The Orientals have not come.
Just go and lobby the Wei Ting family. Isn’t that a way out? Louis, the fat man, is very greedy, but at least there is a way out. You must remember that no matter what happens in the future, you must reserve a way out for the family.
If they die, the fate of that family has come to an end. This is also the reason why the southern Red Grape people have not cooperated with the royal family for decades. They would rather cooperate with the Frederick family than with the royal family. The same goes for us, even with the Louis family.
We will not cooperate with the royal family, because we all know that once we are tied to the royal family and defeat the other party, our own interests will not be preserved. The balance of the kingdom cannot be broken easily, and the royal family is not so easy to deal with.
Matai'er seems to be smiling at everyone, but this royal leader will never be polite when he takes the initiative. Only balance can guarantee our interests, unless one day, one party is so powerful that it ignores other forces.
Attitude. If the power of the royal family is not growing, why should I try to tie myself to the Weiting family. The kingdom seems calm, but in fact there is an undercurrent. The Matai family has accumulated more than 30 years of power. Once it breaks out,