Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 109 The Vulnerable Law and Order Army

After the Lord Protector's new order was issued, the whole of Aden was full of ghosts and wolves.

Cossacks and officials pulled men or women from their homes and forced them into the army.

For some families, the most terrible thing is to collect food from the government of the Protectorate.

There is a lot of food needed to support the army. The original food reserves of Lord Protector have been exhausted in the war last autumn and winter support, and now they can only be collected.

As for outsourcing, don't even think about it, now all countries have armies to support.

It's good to be able to guarantee yourself, how can you sell it out.

It's not just about "discovering your own potential".

Therefore, whenever Herme saw those food requisition reports, she would always sigh involuntarily.

This is still on the premise that the government of the Protector of the Kingdom discovered several secret grain storages of the Kingdom of Aden in the sorting out of the documents, otherwise they would have to collect more.

However, with the increase of food consumption, the number of collections will always increase.

He understood how much blood was behind these reports and how many families would starve to death after the war.

All he can do is to end this war as soon as possible, the sooner the war ends, the sooner the pressure on the people's heads will be relieved, and more people will avoid the fate of being starved to death.

After such a series of operations, together with some nomads and Cossacks gathered from the grassland, Heme finally collected enough manpower and food.

Then the next step is to go to war.

After the grand departure ceremony in Wengerburg, Herme led the [-] army and embarked on the journey with a large amount of food.

Regarding Herme's expedition, those people with different mentalities and interests in Wengerburg now have only one thought, and that is to hope that the Lord Protector will win.

Because they know that only when the Lord Protector wins can everyone's interests be safeguarded and the political game continue.

Countless spears formed the forest, countless boots stepped on the ground, and the team composed of men and horses could not be seen at a glance, filling the limit of the horizon.

The royal knights are dressed up, their armor is full of flashy carvings, and their helmets are decorated with gorgeous bird feathers, which looks like they are attending a banquet.

The most eye-catching thing is naturally the place where the Lord Protector is. The ruler of Aedirn wears a set of armor with the coat of arms of Aedirn, a precious leather cap on his head, and is surrounded by fully armed knights. And tall and mighty lizardmen.

When such an army marches, it will naturally attract the attention of countless people. On the way the army passes, curious onlookers can always be seen.

The reaction of the people to the attitude of the army is also different.

Most of the few young people were excited by this grand military appearance, while the middle-aged and elderly people had mixed emotions.

But one thing is unified, everyone hopes to get rid of the man in black as soon as possible, so that peace can return to this land.

Along the pre-paved road, Aedirn's army soon came to their destination, Anglin.

Anglin is a small forest area on the north bank of the Yaruga River. It is adjacent to Sodden, Mahakam and Kramat Road in the east and north, and the Rivendell Valley and Yaruga River in the south. Its strategic location is extremely important.

The area is renowned for its fine timbers, especially the native cedar, sycamore and pine known as the 'Anglin Gold'.

When Nilfgaard still controlled the region, the wood from Anglin built the mighty Nilfgaardian fleet.

Now, the area is under the control of the Union Army of the North.

But even so, this area is still full of dangers. Anglin itself is full of demons and ghosts. They will not let anyone go regardless of whether the occupants are northerners or Nilfgaardians.

The army of Aedirn was marching on the road opened by the northerners in the dense forest. The surrounding environment made the soldiers very disturbed. There were abnormally green trees and vegetation everywhere, and the ubiquitous pools were also cloudy and dim. The nasal cavity is also filled with the smell of water all the time.

From time to time, you can see traces left by previous wars on the side of the road, or broken swords and helmets soaked in water or discarded on the side of the road, or corpses that have turned into bones, and dirt that cannot recognize the original color Flags of Nilfgaard, Aden and Rivia.

On the surface of the water and in the depths of the forest, rotting settlements can be seen, some new and some old, some of which were the failed pioneering efforts of Temeria when it still ruled the land, and some were destroyed by the swamp forest. The legacy of the tortured Nilfgaardians.

Many people want to conquer the forest of Anglin and turn it into a fertile land, but whether it is a northerner or a Temerian, as long as they go too deep into this land, their result is death.

So Anglin has many ancient settlement ruins, but no one dares to explore, because there are still a lot of monsters here.

This piece of land is really hard to like.

However, even though the environment was so uncomfortable, and the military orders were repeated repeatedly not to leave the main road, there were still desperate people who ran to the water's edge out of curiosity.

Just like now, an arquebus shooter saw some flashes by the water's edge, so he ran over while the officer was not paying attention, walked into the water without hesitation, and found a ruby ​​in the water that touched his thigh.

The soldier shouted happily, and just as his officer was yelling at him to come back, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, a lumpy, rough-skinned monster four yards long burst out of the water.

The poor wretch was dragged into the water before he could rejoice in his discovery for long.

Then a piece of blood floated on the surface of the water.

The arquebus shooters who were frightened by this scene immediately set up their muskets, loaded them on the water and opened fire.

It's a pity that their behavior did nothing but blow up splashes of water.

The sudden gunshots affected the entire army. Many soldiers were at a loss, and some people started running around. Those gunshots made them think that the enemy was attacking.

Walking in the dense forest of Anglin was already extremely disturbing. The land was so stressful, and it was really filled with a lot of monsters. Now this emotion broke out directly.

The officers worked hard to maintain order, and they did hold back most of their soldiers, but the price was that the entire army could not advance at all.

The chaos didn't stop until Heme's registered Cossacks arrived, waving whips, and the panicked soldiers and civilians finally calmed down.

These Cossacks have become an important part of Aedirn's discipline and internal affairs forces, and they can always be seen in various matters of internal affairs and maintaining military discipline.

The current registered Cossacks are no better than before. Herme has a total of [-] registered Cossacks. This team has effectively carried out the will of the Lord Protector in Aden and the army.

"Hey, this happened again. How many people have we lost because of monster attacks and soldiers getting lost along the way?"

When the Lord Protector knew that the chaos had finally subsided, he sighed subconsciously, this Anglin is really difficult to walk, even if he walks on the main road, such stupid things keep happening.

"56 missing, 29 dead."

Valentine immediately reported the data he needed to Herme, and then Herme's face became more sad.

This is still traveling in a relatively normal area of ​​Anglin, so "dangerous".

Hemei couldn't imagine how Mi Wei guerrilla in the depths of Anglin back then.

She was facing not only the Nilfgaardians, but also the monsters in the depths of Angrin.

"Let all the troops strengthen discipline. If such vicious incidents happen again, I will remove anyone from the post. The regimental commander will become the battalion commander, the battalion commander will become the company commander, the company commander will become the squad leader, and the squad leader will become a soldier, and the disciplined troops will be strengthened." Patrol, we can no longer let those reckless idiots leave the team to die."

"Yes!"

After strengthening discipline, the road has indeed become much more stable.

Although there are many monsters in Anglin, they are not yet bold enough to attack the human army on the main road.

As long as no one is desperately alone, generally speaking, they will not be attacked.

And on the way, they were able to rest and reorganize in the town of Anglin, which is now under the control of the Northern Alliance.

Although Anglin is dangerous, there are still many settlements. There are northerners and Nilfgaardians in these settlements. It is their existence that trade around Anglin can be carried out.

But now the Nilfgaardians are gone, and at the strong request of the Lord Protector of Aedirn, the northern countries signed a treaty with him.

That is, the Nilfgaardian immigrants in the north must be handed over to the Lord Protector of Aedir, and then the Lord Protector will send these people to Hakland.

In addition, the current state of Anglin's rule is that the Ardians and the Livia are divided into occupations. If there is no accident, the land they occupy after the war will become the territory of their respective kingdoms.

Finally, after such an uncomfortable journey, Herme finally came to Anglin's natural boundary line, the Ameli River.

Seeing the normal vegetation, trees and river, the soldiers were generally relieved and happy that they were able to leave the place.

On the opposite side of this river is the kingdom of Soden under the occupation of Nilfgaard.

This also means that there are a large number of Nilfgaardian troops stationed along the river.

According to the information Herme learned, the Nilfgaardian troops here are 4 people who originally belonged to the Weeden Army.

Then Herme also saw the Livia army camp stationed on the river bank.

Livia pulled out a full 3 people, and there were also nomads who fought with the Livia in Hackland. The mobility of these nomads helped the Livia a lot.

He also saw Queen Mi Wei. Her Majesty was still as mighty as before, and she took the initiative to greet Herme.

"It is a pleasure to see you, Her Majesty."

"Me too, Lord Protector, since you are here, the attack can also begin."

On the banks of the wide Ameli River, under the watchful eyes of their respective generals and subordinates, the two rulers of the Northern Kingdom held hands together.

"What's the situation with Livia's army?"

"The boys from Livia and Leiria can't wait to harvest the black army. They are all gearing up and preparing to fight."

Speaking of the army under her command, Mi Wei couldn't help but be proud.

As she said, the Livians are full of fighting spirit. As the northern kingdom that suffered the least damage in the first round of battle, it is not surprising that the Livians show such fighting spirit.

"How is the situation of the black-clothed army on the opposite side?"

"That's it. They only dared to guard the river bank, and they didn't dare to do anything else. These Nilfgaardians of the Verdon Army are more fearful than any Nilfgaardian army I have ever seen. Avoid fighting."

When mentioning the troops on the other side, Mi Wei's tone was full of disdain.

In her opinion, if it weren't for this river, those Nilfgaardians would have been defeated by her long ago.

"Master Protector, I have to make a request to you." Mi Wei changed the subject, "I know that your country's army currently has many problems, such as the general problem of fighting spirit, so our Livia army is willing to Going forward in the battle on the Ameli River, but we need some assistance."

Mi Wei spoke so clearly, how could Hemei not understand what this meant, the Livians wanted to take the lead in the Eastern Front offensive.

There is a reason for Mi Wei's desire for battle. On the one hand, she did discover the weakness of the opposing Nilfgaardian army in a series of contact battles. On the other hand, the Livians need to use blood to wash away their surrender The humiliation of Nilfgaard.

Livia's previous surrender has always been a hurdle in everyone's mind.

To solve this hurdle, Livia's choice is to rush and fight in the next battle, expressing his attitude through this.

"Then, Your Majesty, what do you need? As long as I can do it, I can provide it."

"Ardirn's cannon is what I want."

When mentioning this, a smile appeared on Mi Wei's face, and Hemei also responded tacitly, he understood Mi Wei's thoughts.

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"You said, when will those northerners on the opposite side launch an attack?"

On the other side of the Ameli, a Nilfgaardian on guard said,
"Don't worry so much, Negis, the northerners have failed in the previous few attacks, and they will definitely not launch any more attacks. And you are a small soldier, what are you worried about, continue to drink with me here, now it's like this Life is good, don't let the war destroy our peace and happiness."

The soldier called Nigel frowned uncontrollably, and looked at the veteran who was full of slack in his words and actions.

As a recent replacement soldier from Nilfgaard's rear, Nigel didn't understand why these veterans became like this.

They were unrestrained, regarded the military regulations as infallible, and often deliberately massacred nearby northern residents, and gave these civilians the status of guerrillas afterwards.

When faced with Nigel's question, their answer also made the soldier puzzled, "When you fight in Verdon for a fall and winter, you will become like this."

Facing the state of these comrades-in-arms, Nigel can only do not participate in the same situation, and further, he really can't do it.

Then, when the conscientious sentry was passing the sentry tower, he heard the roar of artillery from the opposite bank, and then he found that the small outpost behind him had been pierced by artillery.

As for the people among them, they all became a pool of bloody meat sauce.

Subconsciously, the sentry blew the horn.

"Forward! Today we are going to harvest the black army!"

In the cries of the Livia knights, a large number of Livia war scythes wearing simple armor and even wearing only a helmet rushed into the shallows.

Obviously, this is a group of militiamen who have just been converted from farmers to soldiers.

Beside them, Livia riders jumped into the shallows one after another, causing a splash of water to fly.

Prince Wilm of Livia was on the front line of the battle under the guard of a knight in a blue cloak. The prince did not wear a mask and bravely showed his face to the soldiers.

Everyone's morale was indeed boosted by the prince's presence on the front line, and Wilm's current Wilm is no longer what he used to be.

The Prince is now known throughout the North for his victories, and his presence has many people thinking that victory is theirs.

Hemei and Mi Wei rode horses side by side on the river bank, observing the direction of the war.

Hemei was puzzled as to why Mi Wei used a bunch of old peasant infantry as the striker, but he didn't ask because it wasn't something he should ask.

The artillery of the Adian people continued to roar, attacking all the Nilfgaardians who were trying to gather on the other side of the river, and also smashed the fortifications they had pulled.

Under such suppression, the Nilfgaardians could only release sporadic arrows and occasional shots from muskets.

Such sporadic blows would naturally only cause sporadic people to fall in the advancing northern queue.

Their blood gave some color to the river, but only a little.

As the Livians drew nearer to the other bank, the Nilfgaardians leaped from their bunkers and hiding places, and joined the Livians in the water.

The Aedirn Cannon changed its attack target, focusing on those Nilfgaardian crossbowmen and musketeers who dared to take the lead. The archers of the northern army also joined the ranks, constantly projecting firepower on the opposite side.

In this way, the spears of the black-clothed army and the scythes of the Livians were fighting each other. Although these Livians were militiamen, they waved the scythes in their hands as if they were cutting rice in the fields of their hometown. , not at a disadvantage in front of the black army.

From time to time, the Livia rider bravely rode his horse into the line of the black army, opening the way for the scythemen behind him.

These Livians were very brave, fighting against the Nilfgaardians throughout the fight. They fought desperately, and some were even willing to slam into the Nilfgaardian's spears in order to open the front line.

Under the squeeze of the war scythes and the brave impact of the Rivian riders, the Nilfgaardian front retreated steadily, and the Rivians kept stepping over the corpses of the black-clothed soldiers.

The black-clothed army, which used to be powerful, looked so weak in front of these Livians.

"Lord Protector, the sickle in the Kingdom of Leiria is also a standing weapon in the army."

Seemingly noticing Hemei's doubts, Mi Wei began to explain,

"For many years, Leiria has always used scythe as an important militia training item. The use of this weapon is similar to many postures used in harvesting. In this way, without knowing it, Leiria Then there will be a group of soldiers who are proficient in using war scythes, and then they will strengthen their training, and qualified soldiers will appear. Then another important point is that during the time when Nilfgaard governed Leiria, they did a lot of things. Therefore, the soldiers are full of hatred in their hearts."

Hearing what Mi Wei said here, Hemei actually wanted to say something bad. Another reason is that you Livia have not experienced any large-scale military disasters.

Look at our Aden, who was ravaged by Nilfgaard. It stands to reason that there should be a large number of people joining the army, but because of too many dead people, so many people escaped military service, and Herme had to start the mode of catching young men.

Of course, this must not be said, speaking out will destroy the unity of the north, and it will be too embarrassing to Queen Miwei.

On the other side, Mi Wei continued his speech,

"However, I have to admit that the performance of the Nilfgaardian army on the opposite side also caused the current result. Those Nilfgaardians on the opposite side... are not like the army I used to fight against."

Herme also felt the same way about this. The Nilfgaardian troops defending the river bank were obviously inferior to the black-clothed army they had fought against in terms of organization, fighting spirit and ability.

And this is the aftermath of the security war.

The troops dispatched from Joachim were all troops that had suffered from the security war for a long time, and even the troops whose organization had been broken up during the security war.

If such an army does not go through a wave of rectification, it will not be able to fight a real battle for a while, but the general of Nilfgaard is obviously not aware of this problem, thinking that the 4 people relying on the river defense is enough to withstand the war. The combined armies of Aedirn and Rivia.

They are used to fighting guerrillas in groups of three and five in forests and fields, as well as guarding fortresses and strongholds to avoid guerrilla black guns.

In terms of mentality and organization, these troops have seriously degraded, and the most direct consequence is that these people cannot fight tough battles.

The plan of these Nilfgaardian troops was to confront the northerners by the river like this. They didn't even think about fighting a tough battle. They also thought that the northerners would not cross the river to attack. After all, according to common sense, the casualties would be heavy.

The Nilfgaard side obviously lacks understanding of this situation. Menno Kuhorn probably never imagined that the security war that lasted for the whole autumn and winter actually wiped out the Wedden Army.

And just as Mi Wei and Herme were discussing about the combat effectiveness of the army, Nilfgaard on the front line finally collapsed.

The Yankees in front of them are so fierce that they have never seen them before. They have high technical and tactical levels, are not afraid of death, and have an advantage in numbers. This is not something that these stupid guys who bullied the guerrillas in Verden can fight against.

So they began to break up, and these proud Nilfgaardian warriors dropped their weapons and banners, and fled as the northerners pursued them.

Many Nilfgaardians slapped their fingers on the ground in fear while fleeing, but this still couldn't change their fate of being chopped off their heads.

The northern army that successfully occupied the river bank did not pursue blindly. They began to build positions on the spot to deal with the possible counterattack of the Nilfgaardians.

However, they realized that they were thinking too much. Nilfgaard, who was waiting, counterattacked and never came.

On the other side of the river, when Hemei and Miwei were watching their army cross the river, they received news that the ferry had also been successfully broken through from other parties.

This attack is not just to attack one ferry, but to break through from all the nearby ferries.

After all, although the ferry where the Lord Protector and the Queen are located is large, it does not allow the 7 people in their hands to cross the river quickly. On the contrary, it is greatly restricted.

So, they were all-out offensive, and those offenses were successful.

Involuntarily, Herme felt a little false, such a wide river, a defense line composed of [-] defenders, was they broken through like this?

But all kinds of news from the front told him that these attacks were successful, and the Nilfgaardians were constantly retreating.

When Menno Cuhorn sent these troops over, he thought they were at least fully loaded, but in fact, these troops had more or less lost chains of command.

Therefore, the generals he sent to coordinate were actually unable to effectively control the 4 people.

Therefore, when the northerners broke the river bank, the first thought of these Nilfgaardian divisions was to save themselves.

When the black-clothed army retreated, they were extremely disorganized, disregarding orders, friendly troops, and towns. They were simply running around in a hurry.

Here at Herme, after the falsehood, ecstasy surged in his heart.

Because the rear of the Nilfgaardian army was thus opened before him.

Originally, he was prepared to fight hard by this river for half a month or even a month, but now he successfully broke through the river like this.

The troops of the Weeden Army have proved their useless nature, and Herme believes that they will not become an obstacle to the actions of the Northern Army in the future.

Mi Wei was not surprised at all. She spent a lot of time testing the Nilfgaardians stationed there and determined the nature of their waste.

This is also the main reason why Mi Wei dared to launch an attack on the Nilfgaardian army only with the help of Herme's artillery. His subordinates went to die.

Next, Lord Protector has many directions to attack.

Then he took a fancy to a place, a place that could have a drastic effect on the entire battle situation.

sintra.

(End of this chapter)