Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 110
After Aedirn and Livia's coalition forces broke through the Nilfgaardian defense line on the Ameli River, the development of the next thing was indeed as Herme expected.

The troops of the Weeden Army have been disintegrated in the face of the continuous assaults of the northerners, and have failed to form any effective resistance.

Some even escaped across the Yaruga River to join Army Group Center, and some went to Sintra, Nilfgaard's most important front-line stronghold in the north.

In various parts of the original Soden Kingdom, the surviving local residents welcomed the arrival of the northern army very much, and the towns that could only be said to be surviving under the rule of Nilfgaard went anyway.

And the towns that have completely settled their buttocks on the Nilfgaardians are also easy to deal with, let the Weilang people push the artillery up, and then shoot at the gate.

As the bayonets on the cannons of the Weilang people showed great power on the battlefield, Herme became more and more proud of the decision to recruit the Weilang people back then. What he did was really correct.

With these large lizards, the efficiency of the artillery has directly improved to a higher level.

It was a simple matter for these heavily armored lizards to push the cannon up to the town gates and fire.

As for the defenders wanting to seize the artillery, they have to beat the Weilang people first.

There was also the Weiran Guards. When Gasroga and his people stood by his side, Herme always felt particularly at ease.

Continue back to Soden, and now even the local people who fled into the mountains and forests to escape the slave catchers of Nilfgaard have stood up and joined in the beating of the dogs in black.

The fire of Soden's resistance has been completely ignited, and the troops of the Weeden Army who were retreating suddenly discovered that the entire Soden had stood up to resist them.

There are guerrillas everywhere. In such a hostile environment, the black-clothed army's various battle losses are increasing rapidly. Now they may be cut off by the northerners even if they go out to fetch water and cut grass.

As for the immigrants who were moved into Soden by Nilfgaard, they were the most miserable group of people.

The local people have long hated these Nilfgaardian visitors, and now that the opportunity has come, it is natural to hold up the butcher's knife.

However, the Nilfgaardian villages are not weak. These Nilfgaardian immigrant groups are all armed, and they directly organize to kill each other with the locals.

In some cases, it was locals who were slaughtered instead.

However, the locals have a large army to help them fight. When they summoned the army, the ones who were slaughtered at that time were the Nilfgaardians.

Regarding the Nilfgaard immigration issue, the Lord Protector's policy is to participate in the killing of the locals, so he must not stay.

Those who did not participate, according to the agreement, would be escorted to Anglin, and then transferred to Hackland through there.

However, what the Protector of the Country can control is actually only a small area that the coalition forces can touch. He is still powerless to deal with the killing scenes in most parts of Sodden.

The current Soden is a vendetta. Nilfgaardian immigrants and locals are killing each other crazily, and monsters are bound to move in groups. The scene is not to mention how bad it is.

Perhaps only after the war can this problem be truly resolved.

The towns of Soden are either decorated with the three-color mountain pattern of Aden, or the red grid with white background of Livia. Nilfgaard is losing Soden at an extremely fast speed.

The combined forces of Aedirn and Livia were full of joy, and everyone believed that victory was only a matter of time.

Now that they have cut off the back road of the Nilfgaardians, there are still a large number of friendly troops in front of them, and the black army will definitely be wiped out.

However, the two commanders of the coalition forces, Herme the Lord Protector of Aedir and Mi Wei, the Queen of Livia, both understood that the situation was far from as good as it seemed.

In fact, the coalition forces did not really establish a situation against Soden - even in the area that has been reversed now - many towns are nothing more than local forces changing the king's banner on the top of the city.

If the Nilfgaardian army went south and defeated the Northern Alliance, they might turn back again.

Moreover, although the troops of the Weiden Army are useless, they are still enough to defend the city.

According to the battle reports from the front, the troops of the Weeden Army seemed to have begun to hold on to the town under the mandatory order of their superiors. The advance of the coalition forces had actually begun to be blocked, and they had completely lost the speed of those days when they first broke through.

The operation to seize the general granary of the Central Army also failed. The Nilfgaardians drove away the fast-raiding Hackland nomads, and then they transferred all the grain to the other side of the Yaruga River for a short time.

And the key to all these problems lies in the 15 Central Army north of the Yaruga River.

There is also the Weeden Army. Although this army has become a waste in the long-term public security war, it is still a heavy army group with nearly 10 people.

This successful side attack is not only a threat to the Nilfgaardians, but also a burden for the northerners. If the Nilfgaardians go all out to counterattack south, the coalition forces of Aedirn and Livia may really overturn.

Under such circumstances, the strategy proposed by Queen Mivi was to immediately go north with the [-] troops, and attack the Temeria, Redania, and Kaedwen coalition forces who took the initiative to attack from north to south, annihilating the main force of the Central Army.

As long as the main force of the Central Army is wiped out, all the current battlefield difficulties can be resolved, and then it will definitely be chasing death and chasing north.

But Herme proposed another strategy. He wanted to attack Sintra and take down the most important starting base of Nilfgaard in the north.

It can be said that as long as Sintra is captured, the rear of the nearly 30 Nilfgaardian troops in the north will be completely strangled.

Food, materials, manpower, nothing can be sent to the Nilfgaardian army in the north, and it is only a matter of time before the Nilfgaardians are finished.

As this strategy of direct conflict with Mi Wei was proposed, it immediately led to conflicts between the two rulers. Both Mi Wei and Hemei believed that their strategy was correct.

In addition, the atmosphere between the barracks of the two sides became tense.

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"When will the higher-ups issue the attack order? We've all been waiting for so long, Lechicki, aren't you the chief of the general staff? Do you know what the two big men fought for?"

Ataman Selivalov said impatiently, his scimitar was now resting between his legs.

The Cossack Ataman is now dressed more like a northern nobleman, but the cuffed fur hat with gorgeous feathers on his head still shows his identity.

His attire speaks volumes for many of the Cossacks who went to settle in Aedirn, and in this richer land they soon began to dress like the natives.

But it's just dressing up. Their cultural core and organizational relationship are still very strong. It may take a generation before they may change.

As the ataman who led the migration of the entire warband, Selivalov's team is now divided into noble armed forces and belongs to the Edsberg Division. The commander of this division is Lord Volod, a friend of the Lord Protector.

Of course, even though he is classified as an armed nobleman, it is impossible for him to mix with the nobles. He knows the identity of his public party Harkland faction.

In addition, regarding Volod, this friend of the Lord Protector is now the largest nobleman among the Cossack settlers, with the largest number of territories and people, and the most influential among these immigrants.

At present, the Edelsberg area is full of Cossacks who immigrated from Hackland, and they are also the main body of this division, so it is natural for the Cossack Ataman to take care of it.

Farther ahead, a knight of Aedirn and a knight of Rivia were wrestling.

The two fought quite hard, and the overalls had been turned into rags in the back and forth, and many parts of the armor had also become tattered, but they were still strong and continued to provide protection for the master.

Outside the arena, a group of recruits were listening to the old knight's explanation of the battle, and a group of soldiers were making a bet. Whenever the object of their bets prevailed or lost, there would be cheers or boos.

It seems that this is just a normal military camp contest, but now the Livians and the Ardians are very different.

Now that there is so much quarrel at the top, how can the people below dare to have fun, they can only draw a line between each other—even if it is only superficially.

"How do I know what's going on? Do you think I'm a god? I'm not even qualified to attend discussions at their level. I don't know anything."

Lechicki said without curiosity that he had a document in his hand about summoning civilians in Soden.

The locals were happy to serve the coalition forces, and the Nilfgaardians took a lot of food from them. Many people had reached the point where they could only survive by relying on the army.

As the chief of staff and the commander of the Esenlan division, he is very busy. After dealing with this matter, he still coordinates the conflicts in the army.

"I only hope that they can make a decision earlier. If they keep arguing like this, the opportunity will be missed. I really hope to make meritorious service in this war, such as capturing a Nifoga like our Lord Protector did back then. Marshal Germany."

Sevalilov lay down very alone, with a lazy face, and said something that did not correspond to his current behavior,
"Anyway, whether it's going north or going west, I think it's pretty good, and I think it's good either."

"You can only say this to me. If you say something like this openly, someone will probably target you. It's not that you don't know that the relationship between the various factions has always been bad, and now the power of all ages is in front of you. Everyone They are all working hard to make contributions, and they don't mind giving themselves one less competitor."

Lechicki looked at Selivalov's carefree look, and said quite resentfully.

Why is this guy so ignorant of political sensitivity, he dares to say anything carelessly, right?

"If you want to make meritorious service, you have to survive the battlefield first. Now the war looks so smooth, but the hard battle has not yet been fought. At that time, thousands of people will die. Maybe those people will have to lose their lives in the end. .”

Selivalov still didn't care. Lechicki was really angry with this guy. He wanted to scold this guy angrily, but in the end he choked back all his words.

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Suddenly, the melodious horn sounded, and everyone in the huge coalition camp raised their heads.

The contradictions in the command of the coalition forces have long been known to everyone, so the sound of the clarion call to implement the whole army at this time only means one thing, and the decision has finally been made.

Lechicki and Selivalov looked at each other, and they both saw relief in each other's eyes, and the decision was finally made.

Whether it's good or bad, it's good to have a decision, and finally there is no need to continue to waste it.

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"Lord Protector, you are really stubborn, but are you so sure that you can take Sintra? And I don't understand why you are so stubborn to take it there."

In the large tent of the coalition forces, Queen Mi Wei moistened her throat with a glass of Dong Zhi Dong, which was brought by Herme.

"This is for the future, Your Majesty, you don't think that after we win this war, the Nilfgaardians will retreat."

Herme's expression is very relaxed now, so the dispute has long since ended, and now they are waiting for the people called by the horn to arrive, and then they go to announce the result.

"Oh? Why? This time Emhyr poured out the country, and all the elite Nilfgaard forged over the past ten years were thrown into this war. After this failure, how can Nilfgaard be safe? Divide it into a period of time, and there should still be peace for more than ten years."

Herme could see that Queen Miwei probably had no understanding of the form of Nilfgaard, so he shook his head in denial.

"Actually, it won't take long, I think three or four years, the Nilfgaardians will inevitably launch another war against the north. Nilfgaard's economic situation determines that Emhyr must do this. This southern empire has always been Use war to transfer the internal problems of the formation. And the hedgehog emperor is obviously incapable of solving the internal problems of Nilfgaard, so there is more than just war. So I want to take Sintra, as long as this place is taken, Nilfgaard wants to go back Going north will be difficult."

"What you said is indeed very interesting, but we have not won this war yet, Lord Protector, and I think we should postpone the discussion of this matter."

Queen Mi Wei obviously didn't agree with Herme's point of view, but she didn't deny or refute it, but chose to shelve it.

This is indeed a very smart approach. It is indeed far from the time to discuss that kind of issue, so it is better to postpone things that may cause conflicts as much as possible.

After a while, there were already many people gathered outside, and the attendants came in and told the two rulers that the time had come.

Then, they walked out and announced their next strategy.

Then everyone expressed surprise, they did not expect such a result.

The strategy that Hemei and Mi Wei reached a consensus is a product of compromise, so naturally, this product is also full of the beauty of compromise.

To put it simply, the new strategy is, if you go north, you want it, and if you go east, you want it.

Herme will hand over all the infantry to Wengerburg Division Commander Selchik, and ask him to obey Mi Wei's order and go north with Mi Wei, while he will lead most of the cavalry and mounted infantry in Aden and Livia to go sintra.

With such a score, Mi Wei had [-] soldiers in hand, most of them were infantry, and there were only a few cavalry protecting the flanks.

In order to prevent Mi Wei's impact from being too weak, Hemei also left the royal knights behind. Anyway, long-distance raids are not suitable for these costumed knights.

And Heme has [-] in his hands, and the main force in Heme's hands is nomads and Cossacks, as well as those riders from the hills of Leiria, and some soldiers who have horses but fight on foot.

This strategy caused an uproar in the military, with both positive and negative views.

One faction thinks this is really stupid and is risking the future of the coalition forces. The other faction thinks that this can take care of the problem and solve the strategic goals that the coalition forces want to achieve at the same time.

They turned each other on the head, arguing constantly and at one point getting into a fight.

But in the end, they were suppressed by the disciplinary forces on both sides, and all discussions were banned.

How can the highest strategy make the people below chew their tongues? The bottom only needs to execute orders.

To be honest, Herme's strategy is a bit risky, largely betting on Sintra's city defense.

It was precisely because of this that Mi Wei objected to Herme's proposal to attack Sintra, and even more so when she first heard the proposal to divide the troops.

If he was trapped under that strong city, he would be completely paralyzed, and he might be annihilated by the returning Nilfgaardian army.

Across the Yaruga River to the north is the Verdon Army, and Emhyr will certainly not watch Cintra fall.

Another point is that if Herme took away the [-] cavalry, then the Allied forces of Aden and Livia would be easily finished if they faced the Central Army's full-scale counterattack.

And since Herme dared to propose to attack Sintra, it was naturally not a random gamble.

Two things in his hands gave him the confidence to take that city.

The first is the artillery in his hand. After the Weilang people were recruited, the transportation and use of the artillery became much easier.

Second, that is Cintra's old friend, the Skellige of the sea.

If Herme attacked Sintra, the people of the archipelago would be happy to help, and they might even pour out their country.

It was precisely because of the murder in Sintra that Skellige launched such a crazy attack on Nilfgaard, successfully forcing a large number of Nilfgaardian troops to stay in the country for defense.

Now Herme has sent an envoy to contact the Skelliges.

However, Herme's main focus was not on the fighting power of the Skelliges. The pirates were actually too weak against the city walls.

When Earl Kratz led his army to the capital of Nilfgaard, the city of the Golden Tower could only sit and defend the city due to lack of troops, but even so, the archipelago could only plunder on the outskirts of the city.

Although Kratz has since been called the "Boar of the Sea" by the Nilfgaardians, it also shows how powerless the Skellige are against the city wall.

It was their longboat that Herme took a fancy to.

Herme's cavalry corps made a decision, and he made a quick raid to the city of Sintra along the way.

As the siege unfolded, food became a big problem. If there was no food, the army would definitely disperse like birds and beasts.

If the Skelliges could use longships to transport food and various materials needed for the siege, then Herme would not need to waste manpower on collecting these things.

In this way, he can take Sintra as early as possible, as long as he takes Sintra, it is a victory.

After Hemei explained these ideas to Mi Wei, Mi Wei said that it was indeed feasible, and then agreed to the compromise plan.

However, the more important reason for Mi Wei to agree to that plan was that the coalition forces of Temeria, Redania and Kaedweni in the north attacked, and they quickly pressed towards the Nilfgaardians.

And with their attack, the Central Army has lost the right to choose in this war, and the Adenians and Livians don't have to worry about the possibility of being overwhelmed by the Central Army.

(End of this chapter)