Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 135 Identification
Vergen, the dwarven city of Upper Aedirn, is now the center of attention from all the North.

The reason is also very simple, now this is the forefront of the conflict between Aedirn and Kaedwen.

As the first war between northern states since the end of the Second Northern War, it received a lot of attention.

Bards, mercenaries, and speculators all over the north are now running to the front lines of the war, and then to the side of Aedirn or Kaedweni according to their choice.

For this kind of people, war is their means of survival, so it is natural to hurry to the front line of the war.

Leading the conscripted Aedirn army, the Lord Protector saw the stone city of Vergen, which made him quite admirable.

The last time I came here was to deter Kaedwin, this time I came here to directly fight Kaedwin.

Speaking of which, it was really the right choice for me to send Sakia to Upper Aedirn to guard the border.

It is precisely because of Saskia's active attack that burned the main fleet of the Kaedwenians, so that the army of the Unicorn Dynasty has not been able to cross the Pontal River until now. Te's army was surrounded.

More importantly, if the Kaedweni army crossed the river, it would inevitably launch a devastating raid on Upper Aedirn.

For a long time, Kaedwen has been engaged in border wars against neighboring countries. In such border wars, the Kaedwen army has become an expert in looting, robbing people, food and burning houses.

If these people were rampant in Upper Aedirn, it would be too...

Now, there are [-] soldiers behind the Lord Protector, most of them are the standing army of Aedirn and militias from all over the country, as well as privileged military service classes such as royal knights and nobles.

The soldiers lined up neatly. Since they were marching in the country, most of them did not wear armor, but held weapons in their hands, and the trembling spears undoubtedly formed the spear forest.

The royal knights rode their horses and looked at the ordinary infantry. These people were still as proud as ever. Only in front of Selchik would they restrain their temper.

This is the elite in Aden, and it is also the largest army that Aden can recruit without affecting the overall situation of reconstruction.

Heme also issued a call to the land of the Cossacks, summoning the Cossack warbands and free Cossacks with part of the power of his father-in-law.

As far as the news came back, the Cossacks were happy to show their sincerity to the Lord Protector, and all the atamans responded enthusiastically.

However, this was also thanks to Herme's reputation for generosity and her undefeated experience, otherwise such a scene would not have been possible.

It's just that it will take time for the Cossacks to gather and arrive, and Herme can only lead the Aden army to the front line right now.

These days, Herme has been observing the state of the army, and found that the army is full of resentment towards Kaedwin, and wants to beat up these northern barbarians.

It has only been seven and a half months since the north united against the southern empire, and the Kaedwenians rushed to invade Aedirn. These northern barbarians are still as disgusting as ever.

The Kaedwenians have always had a bad reputation in the north due to their constant harassment of the neighboring kingdoms.

It wasn't until the Northern War started and the whole North united against the Nilfgaardian invasion that this reputation changed slightly.

But now with Kaedwen's large-scale invasion on the border of Aedirn, people immediately recall how Kaedwen made trouble for everyone in the past.

The people of Aedirn who were the target of the invasion also remembered Kaedwen's spying on Upper Aedirn during the Second Northern War, and the sense of these barbarians was even worse.

Hemei is very happy about the mentality that prevails in the army, as long as everyone is willing to go to war.

It would be bad if resistance to war prevailed in the army.

It has to be said that the timing of the invasion chosen by Kaedwin is very tricky.

If it hadn't been for this period, the critical period of Aden's reconstruction, Herme would not have been limited mobilization and worried about the morale of the army. Instead, he would have directly chosen to mobilize soldiers from all over the country and violently blast into Kaedwen.

Although that guy Henselt is disgusting, he still has a good strategic vision. Yes, this is really hitting the Duke Protector's vitals.

As for this war, Hemei decided to make a quick decision. After maintaining so many troops for a long time, the food would not be enough, and they had to collect food everywhere, and the food collection had to make the whole country panic.

It's better to burn the flames of war to the territory of Kaedwen. To put it bluntly, it is better to rob Kaedwen than to hold back and collect (rob) in the country.

It's better to rob others than to rob one's own people, that's the reason.

After all, the Kaedwinians hadn't experienced the devastation of the Northern War, and the country was still the same as it was before the war.

Hemei no longer has any psychological burden on such things as forced expropriation.

In this age of low productivity, many times that's all it can be.

Anyway, you have to choose one of whether you will let your army starve or not, so let's choose to fill the army's stomach.

As for the current war that broke out due to the issue of Upper Aden's ownership, Herme's ambitions are still quite large.

If it's right, he's going to let Kaedwin steal everything.

Although Kaedwen is the largest country in the Northern Territory, this country is actually the weakest among the four traditional northern powers.

The vast but forest-filled land has limited output, a large amount of land remains to be cultivated, and the country's population is relatively small.

Herme has an ambition, that is to unify the north under his own banner.

And if you want to accomplish this goal, then Kaedwen is a very suitable choice. It is easier to start with this country first.

Of course, the premise of this is that the situation develops as Herme thinks, and if the situation does not allow it, he will not forcefully launch an annexation war.

The tug-of-war between the four great powers in the north has been going on for hundreds of years. Apart from geographical factors, it is because when one side is about to annex one, the other two countries will immediately lend a helping hand to the invaded.

When the time comes, the invaders will fall into the quagmire of war. This is undoubtedly what Herme does not want to see. If he falls into such a quagmire, he will basically have to spend his entire life in it.

While the Lord Protector was planning his future strategy, before the majestic stone gate of Vergen, all the powerful figures of Upper Aedirn stood here to welcome the Lord Protector.

The leader is naturally the commander of the Upper Aedirn Border Guards, the young Saskia, and beside him is the member of the Protectorate Council, Cecil, the dwarf commander of Vergen.

Behind them, the dwarves and humans lined up on both sides, some of them were wearing armor and some of them were well-clothed.

However, the ordinary-colored humans and dwarves in the back are not so clearly distinguished. Most of these people are ordinary humans and dwarves in Vergen and its surrounding areas.

During the Second Northern War, Vergen received many human refugees. After the war, most of these people left, but many people still live here.

"The Lord Protector is finally here. It's good that he's here, and we can teach that pig, Henselt, a good lesson."

"Yeah, that's the way it is, goddamn Kaedwenians, they're not at all restless, it's always going on and on."

"I still remember when the Kaedweni barbarians were like this when Nilfgaard invaded. They didn't want to fight against the men in black, but came to attack us on Aedirn. I still remember what Henselt's people said from door to door' Lou Mark has belonged to its true owner', I pooh!"

The men and dwarves were filled with rage against Kaedwin, and they kept speaking louder and louder.

It wasn't until the guards scolded them for their behavior that they fell silent.

"You guys are very enthusiastic about the war. Back then, I was the same, but now that I'm older, looking at my words and deeds back then, all I can say is that I'm stupid."

Cecil looked at those noisy young people and said with a sigh that he used to be like this,
"It would be great if the Lord Protector could solve the Kaedwen problem once and for all this time. We have been troubled by Kaedwen for many years. I really don't know when such a day will end."

"I believe that day will come soon, and the Protector of the Country will definitely solve this problem completely."

Saskia said firmly, and this caught Cecil's attention.

Speaking of Saskia, this woman is indeed very interesting, and she was suddenly sent to Upper Aden by the Lord Protector.

And just when people thought she was the protector's lover, Saskia slapped all doubting voices in the face with her own ability.

Whether it's size, martial arts or culture, Saskia crushed every challenger who challenged her, and this war allowed her to prove her ability.

Just relying on the upper Aedirn army with a total of no more than one thousand, he prevented Henselt's tens of thousands of troops from crossing the river, and crossed the river to burn Henselt's boat anchorage, so that the Kaedwen army had to stop them action.

"Oh, what do you think of that?"

Cecil has sent a test to Saskia, and this is one of the few things she has involved in politics, so she has to seize this opportunity and ask Poe.

"Once there is a chance, the Lord Protector will definitely launch an invasion of Kaedwen. With Aedirn's level of combat readiness, in my opinion, it is absolutely possible to take down Kaedwen. After all, our Lord Protector has not stopped War-ready, hasn't he? Even after the Nilfgaardians have retreated, he hasn't stopped, and he's very concerned about Upper Aedirn."

Saskia was full of confidence in Aedirn's army, and her speech even made many officers and officials look over their heads, expressing surprise at her confidence.

In the eyes of most people, being able to teach Henselt a lesson on the banks of the Pontar River this time is already a success, and this guy is actually thinking about annexing Kaedwen.

"Well... Then I want to ask a sensitive question. What do you think of the Lord Protector?"

Cecil lowered his voice when he asked the question.

What he was asking was simple, but it could also be fatal.

The reason for Cecil's question is very simple. Seeing Saskia guess loudly about the Lord Protector's plan, he needs to see what the female general thinks of the Lord Protector.

If she had any inappropriate thoughts, Cecil planned to educate her.

Like most people in Vergen, he liked this heroic female general very much, and he didn't want Saskia to end up tragically because of some political matters.

"When I first came to the north, I thought that this was just an ordinary ruler, who was so tyrannical and aggressive, but since my father entrusted me to this Lord Protector, Lord Herme must have some What's so special about it, and as I've been in Aedirn so long and seen the other northern countries, I get it."

When Saskia said this, her eyes were full of memories. Although she had received enough education from Jinlong, this was her first time entering human society.

And the experience during this time has brought her a great shock, she has seen too many things that she has never seen before.

"We live in a cruel world. Genocide, Civil War, rationality and superstition... any of them may kill people, and death is as common as eating and drinking. Our Lord Protector is also cruel A follower of the rules, he also admits his cruelty and hypocrisy, but one difference is that although he has many cruel methods, these methods are not for luxury and lust, but for the unification of the north and the real peace in the northern domain , this can also be seen in the domestic policies of Gongguogong, he is trying to save as many people as possible."

"The justice of protecting the country is taking the right path, but although the name of the path is correct, it still requires a lot of price and sacrifice, and I believe that these are worthwhile, so I agree with the protector of the country, I agree with the protector of the country cause, and would like to be a part of it.”

Saskia said these words very resolutely, which shows that she agrees with Herme.

As a giant dragon, Saskia can see things that ordinary people can't see in many cases.

She has traveled all over Aedirn, but only in the sky, she has seen the ugliness of Aedirn and the light of Aedirn.

It was also after collecting a lot of information that she understood why her father asked the Lord Protector of Aedian to take care of her.

Because her father has determined that following Hermi, one can see some unprecedented changes in this world, and she also sees it this way now.

Many of Hemei's behaviors could not even be answered by her father's knowledge. You must know that Jin Long has traveled almost all over the world, and there is nothing he has not seen. The knowledge he imparted naturally covers everything.

And Sakia's answer made Cecil a little speechless. He originally thought that young people like Sakia would be impulsive and uncomfortable. "change the world".

Cecil has seen this several times. For example, Saskia is very strict with the issue of racial discrimination in Upper Aedirn. She has repeatedly complained about non-human races, even offending nobles.

He also expressed his dissatisfaction with the policies of the Protector of the Country. For example, he once said that the tax on salt and wine is an imitation of the taxpayer model of Nilfgaard in order to squeeze the wealth of the people.

Unexpectedly, Saskia went directly in another direction. Should it be said that she was brought out by the Lord Protector?
This kind of mentality is pretty good, but Cecil always feels that it still belongs to the kind of impulse of young people, but in another form.

But this is pretty good, it's better than that kind of impulsive young man, and it seems that it is impossible to produce any thoughts of confronting the Duke Protector.

Cecil knew the Lord Protector very well. He understood that although Saskia was capable, she was still too young to fight against the Lord Protector. She was definitely not an opponent of the Protector.

And just as Cecil was thinking to himself, the Duke Protector's team had already arrived in front of them while they were chatting.

Everyone immediately bowed to the protector, expressing the respect and love of the protector, and after the protector simply responded to everyone, he looked at Sakia,

"So, what's going on at the front line now?"

As almost the only person in the north who knew the details of Saskia, Herme had strong trust in this dragon girl, because he knew exactly what kind of person she was, and she had been educated by him for a while.

"Abelard has detected that Henselt has built new ships. It won't be long before they can restore their ability to cross the river. According to the character of the king, the attack is likely to be fast."

Abelard is now Aedirn's court warlock, and was sent by Herme to cooperate with Saskia when Kaedwen began to invade the border.

"Then do you think Henselt knows about the arrival of the main force of our army?"

"Understood, Henselt also has warlocks, and he knows how to draw cakes. The spies I caught ate a lot of Henselt's cakes. These people are some of the former aristocratic families. What they don't know is that according to the character of the king, even if the plan is really realized, they will get nothing. Didn't all the decent nobles who didn't like Aden stay unmoved? "

Saskia shook her head with a smile, her face was full of ridicule towards those spies, Henselt believed everything she said, she was simply crazy.

"For this kind of people, Henselt's pie is probably their last chance, so it's not surprising."

Herme was very clear about the mentality of those who took refuge in Henselt, so she didn't laugh along with it, it was just the last fight of a group of desperate gamblers.

"Cecile."

"Yes, Lord Protector."

The dwarf quickly walked to the saddle of the Lord Protector, as if he was at his command.

"Is the camp ready?"

"Okay, okay, of course, we have used some old mines. Although they have been abandoned, they are still safe. There is no risk of collapse and water leakage. It is enough to accommodate soldiers."

"In this case, let my people enter the city and settle them down."

"Yes."

Following the order of the Lord Protector, the Aedian army began to enter the city one after another. This time, they can all settle down in the city of Vergen.

(End of this chapter)