Volume Five, Chapter 108: The Tiger and Wolf Master
While Amy, Shui Wuhen and others were tied up in the Sky City, for more than half a year after spring and March of the 7th year of the Magical Calendar, the Pan-Continental War situation changed again and again.
At the beginning of the year, the news that the mountain dwarf royal family had been poisoned finally traveled across the ocean, across four countries, and reached the forest dwarf kingdom located in the southeastern corner of the frozen continent.
Forest dwarves are more outgoing than mountain dwarves, and their folk customs are more upright. After coming of age, most young forest dwarves will choose to wander for decades - they become the targets of mercenary groups and imperial troops. Therefore, forest dwarves are more popular than mountain dwarves.
He has a better understanding of human society, and it is precisely because of this that this news shocked the whole country of the forest dwarf kingdom!
Is there any worse and more despicable method than poisoning? Hearing this news, the kind heart of the forest dwarf seemed to be pierced by a sharp knife covered in lard! Scarlet blood trickled out from the heart bit by bit.
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On the third day after the news arrived, the small square in front of the low gray kingdom of the Forest Dwarf Kingdom was filled with dwarves who came from all over the kingdom. They stood one by one in the square, and no one uttered even a single word.
The slightest sound was as quiet as rows and rows of brown wooden piles. However, the anger in the eyes of the dwarves was enough to express their attitude!
From that day on, thousands of red pennants of battle axes flooded the entire dwarf kingdom like fire.
On the sixth day, His Majesty Huo Yuanjia, the current king of the Forest Dwarf Kingdom, submitted a declaration of war with Fanos and the Holy See to the other four empires on the frozen continent.
On the tenth day, His Majesty the King’s special envoy commissioned the Thieves Guild of Tree House Wine to issue the highest recruitment order for the forest dwarf kingdom on a pan-continental scale - "One Hundred Thousand Dwarfs, One Hundred Thousand Soldiers"!
During the two months, the forest dwarf warriors on the continent of Eminor packed their beloved cartwheel axes like sardines onto the ship heading to the frozen continent.
There are more than 12,000 dwarf warriors who have returned to the Frozen Continent alone. The A-level Snow Wolf Mercenary Group, under the leadership of its leader (who is of course also the Crown Prince of the Forest Dwarf Kingdom), has sworn to become the first guard of the Forest Dwarf Kingdom.
An order of knights.
In the summer and February of Year 7 of the Magical Calendar, the total number of regular troops of the Forest Dwarf Kingdom reached an unprecedented 60,000. It was only a matter of time before the Forest Dwarf Kingdom officially joined the war. In the magic war, there is a saying that "if there are less than ten thousand dwarves, they will be invincible"
In other words, the 60,000 dwarf army immediately promoted the situation on the mainland.
The Hami Kingdom and the North Hami Kingdom successively expressed their views on the tragedy of the genocide of the Mountain Dwarf King family: "Shocked! Seriously disturbed! Expressing strong concern and indignation over this matter!" At the same time, the two kingdoms ordered all those who were still in the Holy See
The Hami people serving in the army must immediately withdraw from the army, otherwise they will be punished as "Hat traitors" - the Hami Kingdom and the Northern Hami Kingdom will be responsible for all disputes between kingdoms that may result from this.
In fact, there are very few Hamis serving in the Holy See. The northern diocese of the Holy See only maintains the establishment of two squads symbolically, and both are seriously short of personnel.
Such voices from the two Hami kingdoms can also be regarded as a prelude to a declaration of war in a peaceful year. However, judging from the late spring of the 7th year of the Magical Calendar, this fierce statement is somewhat bluffing and an afterthought——
At least on the frozen continent, they no longer have anyone to seriously worry about. [Changfeng Notes]
This honor of course belongs to Viscount Fan... Oh... no, now he has been renewed as Marquis Fan.
A long time ago, there was a saying: "A hundred sheep led by a tiger can defeat a hundred tigers led by a sheep." It is difficult to tell whether this statement is true or false. But... if it is a
If you only lead a group of tigers... there will be no suspense about the outcome of the war.
Lord Fan Marquis is the one who leads the tigers.
After the Dragon Sealing ended, Marquis Fan became the highest military officer in charge of the Frozen Continent, directly commanding the Empire's most elite iron-blooded army, the Snow Moon Legion. On the day he took office, Marquis Fan raised a bloody sword against the Holy See. Snow Moon Legion VI
A brigade of elite troops silently
They quickly withdrew from the Xuemeng Mountain, the dividing line between the northern diocese and the northern federation. Then, they gathered lightly and took a sea ship for three days and three nights to land on the southernmost side of the frozen continent.
The northern diocese capital was captured, and nearly 10,000 clergymen were killed.
After only one day of repairs, 30,000 Xueyue troops divided into two groups to attack the Holy See defenders on the south side of Xuemeng Mountain. In just half a year, Marquis Fan completely defeated the two main armies of the Holy See's northern diocese.
In the following six months, the Marquis ordered the Snow Moon Legion to attack in squadrons and quickly occupied all the towns in the northern diocese. Whether as an administrative unit or as a combat area. The northern diocese simultaneously changed from the national territory of the Holy See and the Pan-Association.
Disappeared from the mainland battle map.
Also destroyed at the same time as the northern diocese were the two cardinal archbishops of the Holy See and 20,000 elite religious soldiers.
At this time, news of Prince Tiedu and Chi Datong's rebellion spread to the Northern Federation.
The entire Frozen Fortress was in an uproar! How is this possible!? Prince Tiedu has always had a good reputation in the Frozen Fortress and can be called a wise king. Moreover, as we all know, the relationship between Tiedu and His Majesty Hongshi has always been very good.
, and Marshal Chi Datong is the biological uncle of His Majesty Hongshi...
After confirming that the matter was correct, Emperor Hongshi locked himself in the Yangxin Palace for a whole day and night...
When His Majesty walked out of the Yangxin Hall, the chamberlains discovered that the thick-backed chair that was as tall as a person in the Yangxin Hall had been chopped into sawdust!
Outside, there are two powerful enemies, Fanos and Alcatraz. Inside, there is the vice-president of the empire who has betrayed the country for power. The Holy See, which the empire has maintained for four hundred years, betrays its side again at the most critical moment. The great empire has five hundred years of strength.
Hanging by a thread, it may collapse at any time. One is a biological brother, and the other is a biological uncle. Even if they covet the throne, don’t they even understand the principle of jointly resisting foreign humiliation?!
I hate it for its greed, and feel pain for its stupidity!
Shortly after the Red Stone Emperor issued a wanted order across the country, he immediately selected military officials to prepare for the formation of a new war zone in the northern war zone of the Eminor continent.
According to the new plan of the Imperial Military Department, the northern theater of Eminore will be bounded by Scambrai, and will be reorganized to the south into the Beijing War Area. To the north, it will be reorganized into the Messis Theater. The top military commander of the Beijing War Area will still be Amy——
If the title of Amy is wiped out, the Imperial Military Headquarters and the Red Stone Emperor are really worried that the small mercenary group will immediately turn against Jie Lin.
Pledge allegiance. The army in the Jingfu War Zone is mainly composed of small mercenary groups, while the main combat forces in the Messis War Zone are the Imperial Guards and the remaining members of the Colorful Dragon Knights. After more than a year of expansion, these two troops have already
It has more than 20,000 elite troops. The two war zones are on a par with each other. Amy was once again demoted to acting general. [Changfeng Notes].
The meaning of this reorganization is extremely clear. Neither Amy nor the small mercenary group can take off the skin of Chimen. In this case, in order to be a precaution, the Red Stone Emperor's actions cannot be said
It's not far off from being 100% correct.
At the same time, His Majesty Hongshi ordered Marquis Fan to start preparing for the southern expedition! The word "attack" was used instead of "conquest". The difference in the word meant that the target was completely different.
Of course, these things all happened after Amy sneaked into the Jielin war zone.
What is even more dramatic is that the so-called Messis War Zone only existed on paper for less than three months, and was never mentioned again - the unlucky military official (Horns never understood this official)
(What is the name of the captain?) The fleet he was traveling on disappeared out of thin air in the quiet ocean!
Taking this incident as a symbol, large-scale fleets were repeatedly wrecked on the sea routes between the Frozen Continent and the Eminor Continent. Later, no shipwrights were willing to travel this sea route again.
Fortunately, some crew members of the wrecked ship still survived holding the mast. The survivors' opinions are quite consistent: the ship was attacked by dozens of sea dragons in the quiet ocean, and the fleet had no ability to resist at all.
Everything was overturned in an instant.
After this news was confirmed, this sea route was completely cut off. Ordinary people didn't know how powerful the sea dragon was. How could the bosses of ships that were in the wind and waves know? For the wave-makers on the sea, the sea dragon was a god who could turn the clouds and rain.
Sea dragon. It is said to be the descendant of a giant dragon and a crocodile. This aquatic monster is the largest among all dragons and sub-dragons. According to the visual inspection of sailors, the largest sea dragon has a total body length of more than 200 meters, and a team of fleshy wings spread out for more than 200 meters.
120 meters. Although it has wings, in fact, the sea dragon can only fly in the water - the reason why it uses the word "flying" is enough to show the speed of this huge monster in the water!
In "The Book of Mountains and Seas", it is said that someone once sat on the back of a sea dragon. Setting off from the frozen continent, he arrived at the continent of Eminor in just one day. Wherever this monster went, there were bursts of wind and thunder, which could lift towers tens of meters high.
Stormy seas and even tsunamis may occur.
It was precisely because of the appearance of Hai Long that the Xueyue Legion's southern expedition plan was shelved.
From then on, the normal communication between the Eminor Continent and the Frozen Continent was paralyzed for more than two months. In the end, Bai Shaoling, the wind dragon knight, had to be responsible for the transfer of cross-strait documents on a 20-day cycle... Poor
The wind dragon turned into an air mail truck, and the poor wind dragon knight actually had a close relationship with the full-time postman...
Compared to the Wind Dragon Knight, Horns is even more pitiable.
The so-called "work more than cows and earn less than pigs" is really a vocabulary tailor-made for Horns - he only gets the pitiful salary and shares of the second deputy leader, but he has to do the work that only the leader can do.
, Fengxian is the chairman of the board. It can be seen that there is capitalist oppression in any society.
After Amy, Da Qingshan and his entourage entered Jie Lin, Horns looked forward to their return as much as he looked forward to the stars and the moon. As a result, after two full months, there was still no news. In the end, Horns did not care about keeping secrets.
Okay, I sent out all the dragon knights and wild eagle knights that the small mercenary group could send out, and searched for Amy over Manjie Forest. [Changfeng Notes]
The result was of course unsuccessful.
As a last resort, Horns had no choice but to be put on the shelf again... Amy was originally the acting general of the northern theater. In theory, Horns' official position was the acting general of the northern theater.
According to the last public statement of the Imperial Military Department: Whether Chi Aotian's expeditionary force participated in the rebellion "has not yet been determined and remains to be investigated." Chi Aotian must carefully reflect on and explain relevant issues at the specified place at the specified time.
With just these eight words, His Royal Highness Horns, the acting Northern War Zone General, racked his brains. Obviously, the Imperial Military Department, including His Majesty Hongshi, has not yet finalized whether Chi Aotian, Chi Hantong, Chi Changyun and his son are rebellious.
Qualitative - at least. Chi Aotian's expeditionary force killed two people in and two out of the Holy See in the past year, killed millions of enemies, and caused irreparable damage to the Holy See. It can be said that it has made unparalleled achievements.
Moreover, at the last and most critical moment, Chi Aotian's expeditionary force did not merge with the Tongyunguan War Zone controlled by Chi Hantong, nor did it seek refuge in the Jielin War Zone that had been involved in the rebellion. Instead, it chose to remain fully armed and maintain an offensive posture across the battlefield.
into the Jielin War Zone. In this case, the Imperial Military Headquarters did not dare to give the "Daimyo" without giving one, two, three, four, five.
Chi Aotian of "Ding Ding" and nearly 10,000 soldiers of the expeditionary force with "outstanding achievements" were convicted without authorization - Chi Aotian's reputation is so great now that in the hearts of the entire Eminor continental army and people, Chi Aotian is already vaguely a member of the three warring parties.
The number one general, it is estimated that in the near future, the title of God of Death will soon be added to the title of God of War.
"To be investigated"? How to investigate? In the final analysis, it is to wait for Chi Aotian's expeditionary force and the small mercenary group to show their performance, and to show it with blood and military exploits.
Originally, the acting Northern War Zone General Horns's wishful thinking was very clear. He would defend until Amy, and when Daqingshan returned, the clouds would clear and the sun would naturally disappear. Now for a "to be investigated", everyone
His Highness Horns, who was the best at defense during the Great War, had to carefully consider his eyebrows, beard, and hair. In order to come up with a safe solution, Horns also separated from Chi Aotian, Qu Jianhong, Su Wen, etc.
Chatted for a long time.
Qu Jianhong, Su Wen and other major senior cadres of the expeditionary force already know the final statement of the military department, Ai... At this moment, everyone once again thought of Tayang's good intentions. If this evil old guy is still alive...
...or rather still present. This small problem in front of me is not something that can be easily solved with just a blink of an eye.
In the end, Qu Jianhong, Su Wen and Horns worked together to come up with a "Strategic Counterattack Plan for the Northern Theater in the Seventh Year of the Magic Calendar".
Chi Aotian was opposed to this plan. The historian who was responsible for recording the speeches of the main officers in the northern station area at that time left the following words: "After arguing for several days, Duke Aotian of Chimen angrily said: Soldiers protect their families and the country, and the He family
?In what country? This matter must never be done!"
It's a pity. Now Chi Aotian is still waiting for punishment. When he needs to listen to his opinions, Horns will naturally condescend and run over to ask. No need, Chi Aotian can't even get out of the door; besides.
Returning to the little mercenary group, Chi Aotian is only the third deputy leader, and Horns is the legitimate second deputy leader, and he is also the third member of the small mercenary group since its founding.
Naturally, it is more useful than Chi Aotian. [Changfeng Notes].
The plan is simple.
Chi Aotian's expeditionary force will once again prove their loyalty to the empire, or prove their worth, with their sharp steel swords. However, this time the object in front of the steel swords is not the Holy See, but the Sanggan River War Zone.
To be more precise, they are the people in the Sanggan River War Zone!
"Scorched Earth Policy"! These four words are the essence of the "Strategic Counteroffensive Plan for the Northern Theater in the Seventh Year of the Magic Calendar".
Chi Aotian's 10,000 iron-blooded knights were divided into two groups. The south group was led by Su Wenlingyun and the two men, and the west group was led by Qu Jianhong and Amy Feng Huaer. Horns was afraid that they were not sharp, so he took them again.
The mercenary group only has two knight teams assigned to the two armies.
Subsequently, in just half a year, the cavalry of the two armies traversed every inch of land in the northern part of the Sanggan River War Zone. When they encountered a city with strong defenses, they bypassed it without stopping at all. When they encountered a small town or village without military guards, Biao
The fierce knights immediately broke into them and immediately implemented the "relocation order" - all residents of the Sanggan River War Zone must move to the defense zone of the Northern War Zone, otherwise they will be punished with treason and collaboration with the enemy.
According to the empire's wartime management regulations, the only punishment for the two major crimes of rebellion and collaboration with the enemy is execution.
The soldiers gave residents only two hours to move - regardless of the size of the town, regardless of poverty or poverty. Once the two hours were over, the knights set fire to the entire town.
If you don't move, you are rebelling. In the first half month, there were bold residents in every village who came out to reason, including quite a few imperial nobles. Unfortunately... they found the wrong person. Chi Aotian's expeditionary army only used
In terms of murderous intent, he is second to none in the entire War of the Gods. Every soldier who survived killed even more enemies with his own hands.
Even more than all the people in the entire town. Killing more people is easier for them than trampling on an ant. The Xueyue Scimitar is their only tool to reason! And there is no discussion at all, any
As long as anyone dares to stand up, he will be chopped into pieces with several scimitars before he even has time to say a word.
In just half a month, nearly a thousand heads rolled in, allowing the residents of the empire to truly understand how Chi Aotian's expeditionary army gained its illustrious reputation. From then on, the residents of the empire, like the residents of the Holy See, became pale when talking about Chi.
Hundreds of years after the war of gods ended, local residents are still using Chi Aotian's name to scare disobedient children. Moreover, as long as they are nearby, no matter how naughty children are, as long as they hear the three words Chi Aotian, they will immediately
He became extremely obedient. The old people said that evil spirits have the effect of calming souls. Chi Tiangong killed too many people, and the evil spirits left behind were enough to frighten the entire Eminor continent for thousands of years.
The lackey general sent an envoy to invite the battle. Horns attacked without even meeting him. As a last resort, the Sanggan River War Zone mobilized 10,000 regular troops from various cities to wait for an opportunity to prepare for a battle with the Southern Route Army. Unfortunately, the expeditionary force was the best at it.
Nothing is too far
The distance is deep and the raid is carried out, and the standard configuration is one person and two riders. There are also dragon knights and wild vulture knights in the sky reconnaissance. If you want to block the expeditionary force in a certain place, just like the thousands of pieces put together in the Sanggan River War Zone
Knight. It's simply impossible to achieve.
Judging from the actual effect, it is of course very good. There are many rivers and criss-crossing roads in the plain north of the Sanggan River. This is the most fertile area in the entire empire. Towns and villages are dotted along the mainland highways and auxiliary roads, and it is known as the granary of the central part of the empire. In three months,
In just three months, except for a dozen isolated walled cities, all inhabited places were burned to the ground. Two million people were displaced. According to post-war statistics, at least 150,000 residents died indirectly.
Major relocation of the farm. [Changfeng Notes]
The soldiers did not pay attention to the whereabouts of the people - this was an order from the top. In the strategic counterattack plan for the northern theater, there is such an article: "It is planned to force some residents to flee into the cities along the Sanggan River so that they cannot be in place."
Requisition grain, increase their burden, consume their grain, force the enemies of Sanggan River to divert grain supplies from other areas, and wait for opportunities to attack their supply lines."
How could Earl Ray Barton have thought of these underhanded tricks planned by Horns, Qu Jianhong, and Su Wen? When he comes back to his senses two months later, he really has to congratulate him - the 12 cities under his jurisdiction have been increased by six.
The total population is 100,000, while before that, the total population of these 12 cities was only more than 1.5 million.
This military disaster, which was criticized by later generations, was ultimately blamed on Chi Aotian, who was still under house arrest at the time.
The lackey general who understood the situation just started to do some minor operations in various cities, at least expelling the old, weak, sick and disabled. Unfortunately, as if deliberately cooperating with Horns' operation, the Alcatraz army on the south bank of the Sanggan River suddenly made a move.
After exerting their strength, the defenders of Chengsanggan River had no time to worry about themselves. They bypassed the frontal defense from the direction of Jielin and occupied a beachhead position on the north bank. They also built two fortresses three feet high.
Not only that, the south bank of the Sanggan River also rushed to repair several major bridges on the Sanggan River that had been destroyed by the dragon knights. General Rebaton began to think that his opponent was going to launch a strong attack. His feelings were not exactly the same, and he hung up on the other side of the river.
Countless colorful banners:
"People, people, I love you, just like a mouse loves rice."
"Millions of wanderers return home with honor"
"Sweet or not, hometown water, dear or not, hometown people"
“Golden nests and silver nests are not as good as earthen nests in Sanggan River”
“We welcome residents’ leaders on the north bank of Sangqian River to come and guide our district’s work”
"Er fool, mom misses you. The government gave our family thirty acres of land and one cow. If you don't serve in the army anymore, mom will marry you a beautiful wife when you come back."
"Instead of assigning output to each household, assigning responsibilities to each individual, land reform, and making a fortune"
"If you don't want to fight, take off your military uniform and put on new clothes; if you want to enjoy happiness, take a woman and give birth to children."
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General Rebaton almost fainted after watching it by the river!
Half of the active soldiers in the Sanggan River War Zone are from the south bank, and a considerable part of the residents in various cities fled from the south bank a year ago. Once this is driven away, God knows how many people will take the opportunity to run to the other bank. City Defense Force
The task immediately changed from driving away the people to enthusiastically retaining them. In order to prevent soldiers from defecting, the Sanggan River War Zone had to implement the "continuous sitting method".
There is one main reason why the Demon Commander's troops were able to enter the Realm Forest smoothly: shortly after Prince Tiedou proclaimed himself emperor, the Alcatraz Army issued an important statement recognizing the legitimate rule of His Majesty Emperor Wu and establishing an ambassadorial-level relationship. Now the two sides
They are extremely close allies, and have declared the Fanos Alliance as a common enemy. [Changfeng Notes]
It is said that General Rebaton died overnight - the huge Sanggan River War Zone is now neither in the world nor on the ground. Except for the sea to the west, the rest is surrounded by enemies. All food supplies rely on two small seaport cities to the west.
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As tight as the Sangganhe War Zone is the Tongyunguan War Zone, and its position is even more embarrassing.
Marshal Chi Hantong was not ambiguous about Dayi. During the Jielin Incident, the Marshal was inspecting the Twin Cities. Shortly after the incident, Prince Tiedu, the Emperor Wu, sent a special envoy to deliver the canonization order. Chi Changyun did not dare to make the decision and sent
The two fantasy beast knights sent the canonization order and the envoy to southern Xinjiang overnight. Marshal Chi Hantong didn't even look at it. He tore the canonization order into pieces and expelled the envoy.
The Marshal hurriedly returned to Tongyunguan and immediately deployed defenses in the Jielin War Zone. As a result, he soon saw the wanted order for His Majesty Hongshi...
Chi Hantong immediately sent Chi Changyun to the Frozen Continent to apologize, but... the sea route was interrupted, and it was impossible for Chi Changyun's fourth-level golden mount dragon to cross the Sea of Tranquility; the marshal's mount dragon was a fifth-level wind dragon.
However, many officers at Tongyunguan are worried that
It would be dangerous to go to the frozen continent. After all, the Red Stone Emperor is angry now, so he might as well make a public statement through Treehouse Wine, condemning Prince Tiedu for his perverse behavior and usurping the throne. As for the safety of the old marshal, there is no need to worry too much.
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The Desert Empire has officially included all the areas north of the Fanshui River into its territory. The Desert Knights, who have tasted the benefits, attack everywhere in the Huayu Plain, and even go into the hinterland of the Huayu Plain to plunder. Ten people who were lucky enough to escape the killings of Chi Aotian's expeditionary army
Several cities were not spared this time and were all destroyed.
The seven years of the magic calendar passed day by day in the wind and rain. It was not until the end of the year that the warring parties learned that the acting general of the northern theater, Mr. Amy, and the sacred dragon knight Daqingshan had been missing for more than half a year. [Changfeng Notes]