As soon as the emperor's personal expedition came out, almost all the ministers and generals present, as well as most of the boyars, subconsciously opposed it.
Katalin is indeed different from her father, the Red Tsar Boris Bokaha. The Red Tsar must fight in person and be the first to fight. It was this Red Tsar who relied on his own strength and the blessing of Esun. After the Great Holy War,
It reproduces the afterglow of Kislev's glorious era, while the tsarina rarely leaves her court and rarely goes on expeditions. Most of the time she appoints generals or supervises the army and fights, which makes many people hate her.
There are some doubts about his commanding ability.
Katalin coldly announced that she had decided that she would lead the expedition in person this time.
No matter what the Tsarina said, she was the master of the Kislev palace, the bloodline of Queen Miska and the holder of the Tsarist throne. After she made her decision, no one dared to object anymore and could only agree to the battle plan.
Katalin also knew that everyone had doubts about her military ability, but there was nothing that could be done about it. The Tsarina also had her own ideas, and this was the conclusion she came to after careful consideration for a period of time.
That is, this barbarian invasion may indeed be a good opportunity for her to unite the entire country, gain the trust of the Boye nobles and the army, and unite Kislev.
It was not that Katalin didn't know about the complaints among the people and the soldiers' pay disputes. In fact, the Cheka was always able to report a lot of news to her, and the tsarina also knew what she had to do.
After receiving the news, Katalin thought carefully and finally concluded that she wanted to conquer the war in person.
The reason is very simple. After fully studying the way of centralizing power of Knight King Ryan, Katalin came to the conclusion that there are only two basic points for Ryan to ascend the throne. The first is that he married the Duke's daughter Sulia.
His wife acquired the status of a family member of the first twelve Holy Grail Knights, and he was the second one.
Through a series of wars, including the Red Eye Invasion of Egil, including the Blackstone Stronghold and the Battle of La-Messnel Monastery, including the recapture of Mousilon and the suppression of the Mashubad Rebellion, he united all the people through war.
The Brittanians knead the power of all the principalities together.
In the end, the crowning achievement was the Great Expedition to the Eight Peaks Mountains. After this war, Lane's prestige and honor reached their peak, and a high degree of centralization of power has been basically completed since then.
Therefore, Katalin's conclusion is that since Ryan can do it, she can also do it. Ryan was a little knight who only weighed a few kilograms and could do it. As the female tsarina and a strong man in the sanctuary, she has tens of thousands of elite troops and
How could a whole sisterhood of ice witches not be able to do this?
Furthermore, the Millennium Celebration has begun. At this time, a great victory will add new luster to Katalin's story and Kislev's glory.
Therefore, it is imperative to go on a personal expedition. Katalin knows that she is very powerful. Her power is only lacking a chance to show off.
Now, the opportunity has come.
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, should we consider stopping the celebration and entering a state of war first?" Marshal Konev of Kislev suggested.
Katalin raised her slender black eyebrows, and the tsarina said calmly: "No need, the celebration will be at its most exciting when we get back from dealing with the barbarians."
These sycophants don’t understand my considerations at all! They don’t understand what I want at all! The tsarina looked at everyone’s hesitant or resistant expressions displeasedly: “Any other opinions? Put it forward quickly, who can’t do it in person now?
If you talk nonsense afterwards, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Marshal Rokossovsky of the Bear Cavalry finally decided to speak. He said relatively gently: "Your Majesty, in this case, should we tell the empire about your personal expedition and seek support from the empire?"
"The northern barbarians have spent so much energy attacking Dulong City. There is no need for us to ask for the empire's support." Katalin glanced at Rokossovsky displeasedly, thinking that maybe Rokossovsky would be allowed to do so.
It was really a mistake to replace Marshal Voroshilov with Kiji, who is only in his thirties this year.
The 20-year-old Marshal of the Bear Cavalry may be good at fighting, but he really has no wink and lacks self-awareness. The Czarina said calmly: "The autumn harvest is starting in the entire empire now, right? Call the empire for assistance at this time, and I owe Karl Fran.
This is a huge favor, there is no need for it."
Katalin is right. The climate of the Empire is different from that of Britannia. The autumn harvest time in Britannia is from the end of September to the end of October, while the autumn harvest time in the Empire is from mid-September to mid-October. Only Keith
Loew's autumn harvest is almost complete.
The Marshal of the Bear Cavalry could feel the unkind gaze of the Czarina, and he finally closed his mouth knowingly.
In this way, the imperial conquest was decided, and immediately the whole of Kislev began to move. A large number of troops began to gather in Kislev, preparing to set off to the north to fight against the barbarians.
On October 3, Kislev issued a nationwide rally order to forcibly recruit troops, and the number was increased from one soldier for every five households to one soldier for every three households.
On October 7, Tsarina Katalin personally led 25,000 Kislev soldiers from Kislev City and headed towards the location of Prag in the north, preparing to deal with the threat posed by the barbarians.
On October 10, 15,000 soldiers from Oerengrad's side joined the Tsarina's army on the banks of the Linsk River.
On October 12, armies from various parts of Kislev and troops led by Boyers arrived one after another, and the number of Kislev's army gradually expanded to about 63,000 people.
On October 16, the Ugor tribe and many mercenaries north of the Linsk River also joined Katalin's team, and an army of 80,000 people was finally completely formed.
The cost of this was very high. In order to assemble this army, Katalin almost emptied every ducat gold coin in her treasury and internal treasury. Even so, it was difficult to fully equip the equipment. Many soldiers lacked thick enough winter clothes and
Weapons of sufficient quality, but Kislev couldn't care about that much anymore, and Katalin immediately signaled to go north for support.
At this time, Plagg has been surrounded by the Chaos army of Festus, the chosen champion of Nurgle. The residents are resisting with all their strength. The Czarina personally leads the army and the Battle of Plagg begins.
During this battle, Festus tried to set up an ambush on the road and gather reinforcements. However, Katalin learned the lessons from before. Kislev's army advanced slowly and steadily. Katalin even led the ice witch and
Her bodyguards, the Ice Guards and Krim
The Guard Legion joined the battlefield, and the power of the Empress was as powerful as the cold winter of Kislev. The Nurgle Legion soon found that they had encountered a very powerful enemy. After 12 hours of battle, Festus obtained Mortkin's
He was ordered to avoid the edge temporarily.
As a result, the Battle of Plagg ended with a great victory at Kislev. The Nurgle Army lost more than 3,500 people and was forced to retreat north.
But this war shocked both Kislev and Chaos.
Festus did not expect that it would encounter an army of 80,000 people. The Chosen Champion of Nurgle was not a group of brainless lunatics like Khorne, nor was he an addict who liked to try and fail in the Slaanesh Legion. Festus
Tuth was unwilling to fight Katalin head-on, so it tried to do the same thing again. After leaving hundreds of chaos egg palaces made of Mrs. Keesler, the Nurgle army chose to retreat into the ice and snow north of Plaag.
And Katalin was also shocked by the size of the Chaos army. The Tsarina never expected that there would be tens of thousands of people surrounding Plagg! But seeing the Nurgle army so vulnerable, they were driven out of Plagg.
After leaving, Katalin suddenly felt that the barbarians were only old, weak, sick and disabled.
However, the joy brought to the Tsarina by the glorious victory in the Battle of Prague did not even last more than 12 hours!
Urgent military situation! The important town of Krak Fortress northwest of Kislev and bordering Norsca has fallen! The Norscan Mountain Legion led by the High King of Norsca, Varmir Aisling, has appeared in the Troll Kingdom!
Kislev's army immediately moved westward to support.
The tsarina had indeed fully learned a series of previous lessons. Kislev's army did not rush to advance, but adopted a steady and gradual advance strategy. This allowed them to avoid the ambush of Tzeentch's army, who immediately retreated.
Prepare yourself for your next vicious plan.
After several days of marching, the Battle of the Torsol River began on the south bank of the river. Kislev's army encountered more than a dozen Norscan tribes and warbands who believed in Khorne or Slaanesh who had gathered here to perform skull sacrifices.
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In another fierce battle, the Battle of the Torsol River, Kislev beheaded more than 3,000 people but suffered heavy losses himself. Until this group of Norscan tribesmen were completely defeated, Kislev's army finally won the victory over Torsol.
The victory of Erhe.
The pressure to the north of Kislev was slightly lighter.
However, bad news came one after another, urgent military situation! The Slaanesh army led by the beauty Prince Sigvald, the Chosen Champion of Slaanesh, broke through the Osdrask Fortress! All three thousand defenders in the fortress were slaughtered and destroyed.
Peel off the skin and gouge out the heart!
Prince Sigvald used Mrs. Kiesler's skin and hair to make a thousand cloaks and 500 scarves. He even dug out more than 5,000 eyes from the corpse to make "octopus balls" and grilled them on the spot in the fortress.
"For the followers of Slaanesh to taste.
As Kislev's army advanced more than 300 kilometers west from Prague and arrived at a place 50 kilometers north of a town called Zedevka on the north bank of the Linsk River, Katalin suddenly discovered
, the situation for her and her army seemed to be getting very bad.
The scale of this Chaos invasion seems to far exceed everyone's expectations.
To the east, the Nurgle Legion led by the Nurgle God's Chosen Champion is slowly approaching, with about 50,000 people.
To the northwest, there is a Slaanesh army of about 39,000 people led by the beauty Prince Sigvald, the chosen champion of Slaanesh, who has crossed the Torsol River.
To the west is the Norscan Mountain Legion of about 43,000 people led by Valmir Aeslin, the High King of Norsca and the Chosen of the Four Gods of Chaos.
Kislev's army suddenly fell into an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. Katalin had to order to retreat 20 kilometers south and camp 30 kilometers north of Zedevka. She herself led
Ten thousand elites settled in this small town.
What's worse is that after a series of military operations, the time has come to October 26.
Due to the Tsarina's steady, vigilant approach to advance, her cautious and anticipatory tactics, Chaos' many attempts at ambush failed.
However, as the time for Kislev's army to go on the expedition went by, the logistical pressure increased and became more and more difficult to maintain. Eighty thousand people were eating and chewing horses all day long. The consumption of military food and military pay was very alarming. From October
The army set off on the 7th and lasted until Katalin visited Zedevka on October 26. The logistics of this army gradually became unsustainable.
October 30, Kislev, north of the Linsk River, Zedevka.
It was snowing heavily, and this originally small town had been filled with a large number of troops.
The Tsar's golden domed tent can be seen from a distance in the center of the town.
The most elite ice witches of Kislev, the Ice Guards of the Tsarina's personal bodyguards, and the Krym Guards of the imperial army are all stationed here.
Now Katalin faces an increasingly difficult situation.
The three chaotic armies are gradually encircling Kislev's army into a semicircle and pressing towards Zedevka.
Katalin divided Kislev's army into four parts, namely the central army led by Katalin herself, the elite ice and snow guards, the Krim guards, the Tsarist shooting army, more than a hundred artillery pieces, and a
The Bear Cavalry and the Winged Cavalry Griffin Legion are composed of a large number of Ksar warriors, numbering ten thousand.
The Legion of Grand Marshal Kislev Dimitri Zaev is located in the north facing the Legion of Slaanesh of the beautiful Prince Sigvald. This legion of 20,000 people has a large number of hussars, Ksar warriors and a small number of artillery.
, composed of a shooting army, with strong strength.
To the west, the Rokossovsky Army faces the Norska Mountain Army. This army has about 30,000 people, but the quality is not good. Most of them are Ugor troops. They lack artillery and muskets, but they have the numbers.
A very large group of horse archers, two groups of wing cavalry, and a group of bear cavalry.
In the east, the Zhaka-Fedosov Army faces the Festus Army. The Fedosov Army has only 10,000 people and is stationed in a small town called Dagniper on the northeast side of Zedevka.
In the center, rely on city walls for defense.
The decision of Kislev's supreme commanders is that each legion must try to entangle the enemy in front of them, and then try to concentrate their forces to defeat one of the three Chaos armies, and then defeat the other two Chaos legions one by one.
Kislev's army needs a quick and decisive victory to establish victory. This is everyone's consensus. There is not much food and grass left!
At this moment, the Black Iron Motkin, the Eternal God of Chaos, was leading a small group of Chaos's main army and about 80,000 people from the Tzeentch Legion, who were slowly moving south from the north of the Lamenting Mountains in Norsca. Motkin took a closer look.
As the two sides faced each other, they couldn't help but let out a terrible laugh: "This woman really has no strategic vision! Do you think you can defeat us by being careful and predicting the enemy strictly?"
"Pass my order! Under no circumstances are we allowed to fight with the Kislev army led by Katalin herself! If you encounter her alone on the battlefield, you should immediately retreat, disperse, and pull the opponent's troops. Such a huge army
The army and Kislev's logistics can't support it for long! After repeated pulls, the fighter plane is right in front of us!"
"Yes!" Under the command of the Eternal Chosen, the three Chaos armies obeyed his orders. Once Katalin appeared on the front line, the Chaos armies immediately retreated and avoided fighting, leaving no opportunity for them to take advantage of.
Once Katalin left, the Chaos army immediately pressed towards Zedevka and beat the marshals under Katalin's command.
Facing the "hide-and-seek" style of play commanded by Motkin himself, Kislev's army was helpless due to the absolute disadvantage in numbers, and the battle line gradually retreated.
The Tsarina and her troops have become a fire brigade, running around to support them, but every time she appears somewhere, Chaos will find that the morale of Kislev's army has increased, the intensity of the attack has increased, and they have been supported by ice magic.
, and retreat immediately.
At the same time, the Norse Mountain Army, led by Vamir Eslin, tried to cut off the retreat of Kislev's army. The tsarina was frightened and led her army to march for more than 100 kilometers when she saw her appearance.
, the Norscan Mountain Legion immediately retreated, leaving behind a furious Katalin.
As soon as she drove away the Norscan Mountain Legion, Katalin immediately received news that a large new Chaos army had appeared north of the Mourning Mountains! It was slowly advancing southward.
The three armies of Chaos continued to move closer to Zedevka. The situation became more and more serious for the tsarina. Her troops were mobilized back and forth on the battlefield and were exhausted. The supplies of the troops were getting worse and worse. Each soldier could only get
350 grams of big ribba, no more meat available.
The situation in various parts of Kislev gradually became unstable. Many opponents of the Queen Tsarina were moving more and more frequently, and security problems continued to break out. After the snowstorm and food shortages, the army also began to experience non-combat attrition.
Under this difficult situation, Supreme Commander Kislev finally made a decision and took the initiative to launch an all-out attack, looking for opportunities to annihilate at least one of the Chaos Legions.
The final battle is coming!
PS: I have sent the layout diagram of both sides to the group. If you are interested, you can take a look.