Since the eldest prince issued an imperial order in the imperial capital, the city of Crete in the south and the city of Dur in the north within the territory of the Lancelot family have suddenly become the focus of attention across the entire continent.
All teams from the south will gather here. The second prince, Amos Byvost, is based in the city of Crete, receiving troops and militia from all over the south.
Since the imperial decree was issued, the second prince immediately put aside the action to fight for the throne and sent people to the imperial capital to tell his royal brother, "When the country is facing a national crisis, how can we abolish the official position for personal gain? I hope that my brother and I will put aside our past grudges and jointly defend against foreign enemies!"
.Similarly, the third prince and the fourth prince also conveyed information to each other at almost the same time.
The eldest prince happily looked at the letters from the other three princes in his hand, "No matter how hard we fight, it is still our own business. The empire cannot lose even an inch of territory because of a few of us! Otherwise, how can we face the enemy?"
Ancestors!".
He immediately ordered that the second prince in the south command the southern army, while the third prince guarded the northwest territory and not allow an orc to enter. The fourth prince guarded against the Oakley Empire in the east.
In this way, when the empire was in crisis, the four brothers, who were supposed to fight each other to the death, joined hands to fight against the invasion of the orcs.
Crete, a small city that was originally unknown in the empire, now had more than 200,000 troops gathered.
The composition of this army is very complex. There are 50,000 elite soldiers and 2,000 Phantom Knights from the Lancelot family, as well as 30,000 soldiers from the southern nobles. More people picked up their weapons and
The rushing militiamen. They just said goodbye to their families with the passion in their hearts, mounted their war horses, and gathered from all corners of the southern empire.
The complex composition and uneven soldiers gave the second prince a headache. Helpless, he had no choice but to divide the 200,000-strong army into two parts with a stroke of his pen.
The first part is the regular army and noble soldiers, totaling more than 80,000 people. They are equipped with basic unified weapons and armor. Although the discipline and training of the soldiers are not as good as the regular army, they are much better than the militia. So
, they adopt a mixed formation and will immediately go to the northern front after a brief training.
The second part was tricky. The second prince had to send people to persuade the elderly, disabled, and even women to go back. After all, the empire had not yet asked them to go to the battlefield. In this way, several people were eliminated back and forth.
After this, those who remain are basically young adults who have received some training. This group, after screening, totals more than 70,000 people. They will receive a month of intensive training in the city of Crete to achieve basic tactical literacy.
, and at the same time, as a reserve force of the Northern Army, after the training, it went to the northwest defense zone.
However, after the selection was completed, problems arose. First of all, there were all kinds of weapons. When the second prince inspected them, he saw that they were holding various weapons and even farm tools! The second prince had to move cities across the south
The weapons in stock were urgently brought in, and the weapons that looked so painful were finally replaced.
Secondly, the soldiers and horses should go ahead with food and grass before they move. Since the fall of Karst City, the entire northern garrison fortress has basically been in a state of food shortage. An important task of the second prince is to collect food. But just the food and grass for the 150,000-strong army that has been assembled is enough for the entire army.
The grain depots in the south are in short supply. Let alone support the north, even they themselves don't have enough!
The helpless second prince had no choice but to use the Imperial Chamber of Commerce in his hands to purchase much-needed grain and grass from the entire continent. He planned to first mobilize the winter grain reserved in the south, and then fill the gap in the south through purchases from the chamber of commerce.
The idea is good, but the reality is too cruel. At this time, the Nohr Empire is suffering from famine, and the eastern border of the Oakley Empire has discovered that the elves are showing signs of counterattack, and cannot transfer domestic food. The only one that can help is the Alton Empire.
The merchants deliberately raised the prices at this time, which made the second prince furious when he learned about it. "What on earth do these stupid guys want to do! Don't they know the current situation! What time has it been and they still want to make money?"
?I’ll go fuck his ancestors’ money!@￥%@!#%...&&” A series of curse words blurted out. Finally, the second prince, who reluctantly bought grain at a high price, looked gloomily at the businessman who came to deliver grain. He swore that once he had the opportunity,
He will not hesitate to kill to the south and let these people who have their eyes on money know what can be done and what cannot be done!
The second prince, who had finally made up for the gap, didn't care about the huge amount of money. He only cared about what was going on in the north. Apart from personally leading troops to the front line, he had done everything he could. Now, he could only wait for the north.
News.
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To the north, on the south bank of the Hengduan River, is the city of Tours.
Like the city of Crete in the south, the little-known city of Tours has also become a place of concern across the continent.
As the Empire's Minister of Military Affairs, Uhtred Cantelo was currently in the city of Tours. On the day the imperial order was issued, he was ordered to rush to the northern front line of Tours to receive and reorganize the troops from the entire northern region.
In the city of Dur, there were originally 30,000 soldiers from the mobile troops who retreated into the city due to heavy snow, causing the fall of Karst City.
Faced with all kinds of scorn and accusations, these 30,000 soldiers could only silently accept that it was their failure to complete their mission that led to the death of 2,000 soldiers and 30,000 compatriots in Karst City, and its commander, even more so.
After receiving the battle report, he swung his sword and killed himself without saying a word. It was his wrong decision that led to irreversible consequences.
However, they will not back down! They want to avenge those dead souls, so they call themselves the Karst Army. From then on, they have no self, and they only fight for their dead compatriots.
In this way, on the first day that Uhtred arrived, a bloody letter fell into his hands.
This is the determination written in blood by the 30,000 karst troops. When the battle with the orcs is about to begin, they demand that they be the first to charge! Even if they die, they will only be cleansing themselves of the sins they have committed.
Uhtred agreed. Although he valued these 30,000 soldiers because they were one of the few elites after gathering, he could not bear to reject them and reject a force that already treated him as a dead man.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. A total of nearly 200,000 troops gathered in the northern city of Duer. After screening, only more than 100,000 troops were left, including the Karst Army.
Together with the 80,000 troops coming from the south, they formed the army of the Northern Expedition.
The logistical pressure brought by the 180,000 troops made Uhtred worried for a while. The food and grass from the imperial capital and the south could only guarantee the use of the army, and it could only last for two months. However, more than ten people in the north were isolated
There are many fortresses, but they cannot be ignored! The combined strength of more than ten fortresses totals 300,000 soldiers. This huge gap makes the empire unsustainable.
The frowning Uhtred had no choice but to repay the eldest prince and let him make a decision.
When the eldest prince received the report, he locked himself in the room alone for the entire night.
The next day, everyone saw the haggard First Prince walking out of the room. He bit his lip with his teeth and said without knowing it: "Order Uhtred to keep the Far North Fortress as the first goal. The remaining fortresses, the remaining fortresses
...Give up." After saying that, he left the hall with a pale face.
This decision will cause hundreds of thousands of soldiers to die in the cold winter, and countless people will not survive next spring. However, for the sake of the entire empire and many more people, he had to make this decision.
After receiving the order, Uhtred howled heart-breakingly: "Ahhhhhh!!!! I will kill all of you orcs!!!! I swear! No one will be left alive! I want you to exterminate your clan!"
!!”
With this order, the entire empire was crying bitterly, for the 300,000 soldiers who had lost contact with the north, and for the countless compatriots.
After hearing this order, the troops in Duer City were first surprised, then sad, and finally angry, they roared to the sky, and blurted out countless oaths, all with the same intention, to kill all the orcs and avenge the dead!
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Far away in Dragon City, Zhou Yunfei also learned of the empire's helpless decision. His calm expression made it difficult to tell what was in his heart.
"Haha, is this the so-called ruthlessness and true love? For the 300,000 soldiers in the north, it is very ruthless and unfeeling. But for the entire empire, this is true love." Zhou Yunfei laughed at himself.
"Mr. Zhuge, does Wen He have any information about the Far North Fortress?" Zhou Yunfei turned to Zhuge Liang and asked.
"Lord, Wen He has not received the information yet."
With a faint sigh, Zhou Yunfei stood up, walked to the window, looked at the white world outside the house, and said, "Winter has just begun."