Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 142
On the tower of Vizima Castle, Foltest, the famous handsome king of Temeria, is holding a wine glass, watching the neatly lined army below.

Countless soldiers in blue stood straight up under the Temerian lily banner, with their heads held high, their armor and lily medals were polished, and they looked quite heroic, showing the king that they military demeanor.

The officer walks in the ranks of soldiers with a pointer, and if he finds that a soldier is not standing at attention, he whips it up and writes down the name of the soldier in the notebook he carries.

The Temerian army is undergoing daily drills, training for discipline, coordination, and reflexes.

This kind of training has been going on for a long time. Even after the Second Northern War has ended, the King of Temeria has never given up his combat readiness.

As the "King of Siege", Foltest believed that sooner or later the Nilfgaard in the south would launch another war against the north, so the Temerian army must always be prepared.

However, there are some differences in this rehearsal, that is, the presence of Foltest in person made countless people very nervous.

Shortly after the end of the Second Northern War, Foltest introduced divisions and brigades to the army, modeled on Nilfgaard and Aedirn.

But unlike Nilfgaard and Aedirn, Temeria's division names are arranged by numbers, not place names.

However, compared to Nilfgaard's full-staffed field divisions, Temeria is more like Aedirn's shelf divisions, that is, each division has a full staff of 1000, but usually only maintains more than [-] people.

This kind of establishment is very in line with the status quo in the north, and usually costs relatively low resources to support the troops.

And when the war broke out, the shelf division would be filled with military servicemen and nobles.

Relying on the original veterans in the division, a qualified division will emerge.

The biggest problem with such a division is that due to problems such as running-in and training, it often appears that it is not capable enough to attack.

But this is not a problem for the northern countries. The main conflict now is to defend against the invasion of the southern empire, and to cross the Amer Mountain Step. Even Herme, who is currently the most ambitious in the north, does not think so.

Foltest felt a strong sense of satisfaction watching the army under his command drill. He liked the army and he liked to see the troops drill.

The king of Temeria came to watch the army drill this time, not on a whim, but after careful consideration, so he wanted to see the current state of the army.

"Nataris, the boys are very good. It seems that you, the hero of the north, have not let up at all. You have trained them well."

Marshal John Natalis responded to the king with respectful words,

"That's what I should be doing."

"Of course this is something that should be done, but you have done a good job, so good that it has exceeded my expectations! When we win Foden and Brugge, you should increase your fiefs, I think Brugge A title like Duke suits you well, doesn't it?"

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

Natalis' tone contained excitement that could not be concealed. King Foltest was a man of his word. Since he said he could become the Duke of Brugge, he could become the Duke of Brugge.

"After today's exercise is over, let's set off in three days. Roche has led the blue-clothed iron guards to sneak into Brugge. The kingdom's defenses are as lax as we expected. When the army arrives at the city of Brugge, My relatives know what to do, and then there is Foden, the problem is better solved there, the prince originally wanted to be a Temerian vassal, as long as we take Brugge, he will Immediate allegiance, so just go through the motions."

Foltest talked eloquently about his southern strategy, which showed that the king of Temeria had planned all this long ago.

Aedirn's annexation of Kaedwen brought Foltest a great sense of crisis. Since the times are developing in this direction, it's time for Temeria to show its fangs.

Foden and Brugge, they were brought into the sphere of influence by Temeria before the war.

Therefore, Foltest was hit by the Vizmir trade embargo in Redania, and Foltest had to stop the steps of vassalizing the two countries.

And now, Vizmir is dead, the sorceress Philippa is in charge of Tritog's court, and Aedirn has annexed Kaedwen and attracted everyone's attention.

Then it's time for Foltest to seize this opportunity and expand Temeria's territory.

Foden and Brugge were chosen because these two kings had suffered heavy losses in the Northern War and taking them was the easiest.

With Foden and Brueger now part of Temeria, Foltest believes that the rulers of both Kerak and Cidaris will make the right choice.

And when these countries were merged into Temeria, and the entire coastal area west of Temeria fell into his hands, then Foltest would bring Temeria to its peak.

It is no exaggeration to say that this will expand Temeria's land by a full third, not to mention the commercial benefits that these coastal areas can bring.

In fact, the Temerian kings of all dynasties wanted to take down these small western countries, but every time Temeria did so, they would encounter obstacles from various countries, and they had to stop their actions.

Foltest is extremely excited when he thinks that he can accomplish such a feat in the future. The long-cherished wish of the kings of all dynasties has been fulfilled in his own hands.

Then he was very grateful to Herme, if it wasn't for Herme's annexation of Kaedwen, he would not have such an opportunity.

As for Herme, Foltest admired him very much. This person actually defeated Kaedwin like that, killed Henselt, and annexed Kaedwin. If it was him, he would definitely not be able to do it. to these.

Foltest has a feeling that this Lord Protector of Aedirn will become an existence that determines the fate of the entire north in the future, and is also the biggest enemy he needs to deal with if he wants to fight for hegemony in the north.

But that shouldn't be the current thing, everyone has their own things to work on now, and for Temeria, winning the western countries is the most important thing.

It's a bit of a pity that Brokleon is still a big problem.

The dryads there would not submit to humans, so there was a large "enclave" in the Temeria Kingdom, which looked very unsightly.

But there is no way, and they can only maintain the status quo. The monarchs of Foden have to launch wars against the dryads from time to time, but every time they end in failure.

When Brokleon became an important transit point for the Scoia'tael, Temeria also united with the western countries to try to encircle and suppress the dryads and elves in the forest, but everything failed in the end.

The sent troops disappeared into the forest, and the last thing to be found was the skeleton full of arrows.

Foltest didn't plan to touch Brokleon, so let the dryads guard their forest. Anyway, if humans don't go in, they won't come out on their own initiative.

But speaking of it, the dryad women were quite beautiful, and Foltest wanted to use these green-skinned forest hunters to see how they were different from the women of humans and elves.

It's a pity that there is no record of capturing dryads alive so far, and it is naturally impossible for the king to try something new.

Thinking of this, Foltest left the tower, thinking about those things, his desire was a little fluffy.

Ah, by the way, Mrs. La Valette is in Vizima, and I have to visit my old lover.

Natalis continued to stay there, supervising the training of the army below.

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Redania is the richer kingdom of the Northern Kingdoms, thanks to its prosperous trade and agriculture.

This country once occupied three-quarters of the Northern Territory, but that is a thing of the past, but it still has the strongest army in the North.

The capital of Redania is Tritog, and the largest learning city in the north, Niubao University, is only three days away. The largest port and free city in the north, Novigrad, is also in Redania.

The country was bordered on the north by Kovir and Povis and Camconn, on the west by the sea, on the east by what was once Kadwin and Aedirn, and on the south by the river Ponta to Temeria.

The coat of arms of the country is a crowned silver eagle on a red ground holding a golden evil spirit, with a small black shield with a golden cross drawn on its breast.

The aristocratic culture has a profound influence in Redania. The aristocratic class here has more privileges than other countries, and it is also the backbone of the army.

The wealth of the upper class in the country varies greatly, and a well-born beggar is actually no different from a rich and powerful person, but legally, birth is still the most important thing.

The main source of Redania's upper class is the trade of goods and the breeding of thoroughbred horses. Redania's stallions are among the best, and Redania's cavalry is also among the best on the continent.

Redania is also often referred to as the granary of the north. Most of the area is made up of wheat fields, but the people here are treated much worse than other neighboring kingdoms. The king's iron fist is the only reason why the people don't rebel.

It's just that, although it is very bad, everyone is basically the same, and the so-called better treatment of people in other kingdoms is just a joke.

Tritorg, the capital of Redania, was built, like many cities in the north, on elven ruins.

However, it became the capital of Redania under special circumstances. During the period of King Vestibo, Redania had wars with neighboring kingdoms such as Temeria.

At that time, the capital of Redania was still in Novigrad, but after the defeat, Redania had to move its capital to Tritog, and Novigrad became a free city.

Although Redania is the country with the most abundant capital among the northern countries, Tritorg has no bright spots as the capital, but this does not affect its status as the capital of Redania.

The current king of Redania is Radovid V, the son of the murdered King Vizmir II, the crown prince was only 13 years old when his father was killed, so before the prince came of age, he was ruled by the royal family Parliament is in charge of the crown.

Although it was a meeting, but after the assassination of King Vizmir, the secret agent Sigismund Dijkstra and the sorceress Philippa Erhardt controlled the country. The meeting was just a decoration.

Together, the two led Redania through the difficult Northern War and gave the Redanian army a role in the crucial Battle of Brenner.

But after the war, Dijkstra disappeared mysteriously. According to Redania, she was killed in a fire, and Philippa took over the power of the entire Redania.

She became the well-deserved female regent of Redania, and the meeting was completely turned into a show. Even King Radovid was taught by her.

The pearl of Tritog's court has completely become the "pearl" of Tritog's court, a pearl that no one can ignore.

Redania is full of suspicions about Dijkstra's disappearance, but no one can produce evidence.

Moreover, as a secret agent, there are many people who hate Dijkstra, so no one appeals for him. I heard that he has an assistant who is running for Dijkstra's reputation, but everyone doesn't care about him.

Now, in Tretogg's palace, Philippa Erhart is having a fit of rage.

On the seat of the royal council, Philippa looked at the officials present speechlessly, she did not yell.

But even so, the obvious low pressure on the sorceress made everyone who was watching her lower their heads subconsciously.

Things were going too badly for Philippa.

First, Sabina died unexpectedly, then Aedirn quickly annexed Kaedwen, and cleaned it everywhere in Kaedwen. She hasn't figured out how to deal with it yet, but Temeria's stallion took Foden and Brugge again, The rulers of Cidaris and Kerak declared themselves kings as vassals of Temeria.

What she wants is a balance in the north, and the result is that the two northern powers are annexing their neighbors, and one northern power has perished.

No matter what Redania wants to do now, it seems very lonely.

Her northern balance plan has been completely bankrupt, and the confrontation between the northern realms is escalating.

"It's really stupid. People attack their neighbors everywhere, regardless of the interests of the north, and continue to fight internally. If this continues, they will give the Nilfgaardian Empire another chance to invade."

Philippa's words did not elicit any reaction from any of the Redanian officials and generals present. Everyone looked at their eyes, their noses and their hearts, without showing any emotion on their faces.

Hmm, let's have an opinion?Who doesn't know that if you don't like it, you will be scolded, so they don't want to come out to test that the sorceress is just out of temper.

Seeing this scene, Philipa became a little annoyed. She needed the opinions of these people now, but this group of people didn't say a word.

"I suggest that we annex the Hengfors Alliance. Now that everyone is shameless, we have to join in and divide up some meat. At present, only the Hengfors Alliance is suitable for annexation. I even doubt that Ke Weier The people have begun planning to regain their lost Eastland."

At last the Earl of Blenheim Brenket stood up and gave his opinion, and took the Hunforth Union.

The Humphreys Alliance is a small alliance of kingdoms in the north, formerly known as the eastern region of the Kingdom of Kovir and Bovis.

After the split of Povis, Kevier lost his right to rule the eastern border, and the region split into several small kingdoms and principalities, which were later unified by Niedamir of Kanconn through marriage, assassination and war.

The capital of the alliance is Hengfors, which is also the capital of Cangone.

The Alliance is located in the area south of the Wyvern Mountains, west of the Kestrel Mountains, and north of the Bulah River.

Like its neighbor Kirvir, the Henforth Alliance remained neutral in the two Nilfgaardian Wars.

The alliance is not peaceful, and there are conflicts between the various princes and kingdoms.

Before the Nilfgaardian invasion, the Henforth Alliance was the northern hotspot.

Mercenaries, bankrupts, fanatics, and a series of people who want to win the future on the battlefield, and even become rulers, all flock here in an endless stream.

There are also various military organizations here: knights, temple warriors, mercenary war groups...

Even the nearby northern countries send troops here to defend their own interests from time to time.

Moreover, the local wilderness is also extremely dangerous. Powerful monsters from the northern Dragon Mountains continue to cross the mountains and come to this side, harming one side in the alliance's wilderness.

However, the gathering of monsters also led to the gathering of a group of monster hunters. After all, those warlocks and kings would spend a lot of money for precious monster furs and products.

This is the Hengfors Union, a country that is chaotic but contains countless opportunities. Here, it is possible to become a rich man, a nobleman, or even a king.

Many adventure legends in the mouth of the bard come from here. After all, there is no better place than the Hengfors Alliance to find material.

Although it is so chaotic and neutral, it not only exported a large number of mercenaries for the Northern War, but even the alliance countries directly rented out their own troops.

"I object to Earl Brunket's suggestion. Ladies and gentlemen, the geopolitics involved in the Hengfors Alliance are too complicated. If Hengfors is annexed, it may even cause a series of chain reactions, not to mention that Keweier won us It used to be the attitude of the East...Don't forget, everyone, we still owe Koviel a huge sum of money. Our country should not be hostile to Koviel...May the gods bless our monarch, you must know that in 1007, It used to be..."

The old Redanian Finance Minister Trafa Witt objected. He said tremblingly. Speaking of which, the Finance Minister made many people who noticed him smile knowingly.

Who didn't know that Werther's wife was first slept by Dijkstra, and then by Philippa. Of course, other people slept a lot. Her young wife has long been the bus of Tretorg's court.

As the most famous green hat bearer in Trettogo's court, he can make many people laugh just by talking.

Werther's nagging annoyed Philippa, and Earl Blenkogg had no intention of continuing to quarrel with the old man.

"Then what are we doing? Are we going to annex Novigrad? I'm afraid that the whole north will oppose us, old Werther, don't read your old papers, this is a new era, we must expand, and if we don't expand, we will die!"

The general's words caused a round of quarrels in the parliament. Everyone accused me and I accused you, arguing for their own arguments.

Philippa groaned, thinking about what to do.

Do you join the expansion frenzy and take Henfors, or do you stay put and condemn Temeria and Aedirn?
The former words, of course, can strengthen Redania's national strength, but it will immediately make Philippa's condemnation of Adenia a joke, and it will definitely be made into a bound book, and there is a risk of offending Keweier.

In the case of the latter, Redania, who has done nothing in such an expansion frenzy, will look a little ridiculous, and her prestige will also be seriously affected.

As a woman and a sorceress, there are many people who are dissatisfied with Philipa. If Philipa gives such a big deal, then these people will definitely not let it go.

Just as Philippa was hesitating, a beautiful figure walked into the meeting. It was Keira Metz, the sorceress beside Philippa.

No one in the room was surprised by this, since Philippa had mastered everything, it was a normal thing for sorceresses to run around at court, and everyone still argued about them.

Keira whispered a few words in Philipa's ear, and Philipa's expression changed slightly, and then she looked at the people arguing, feeling a little funny, and even more so, she felt a little funny.

"Stop arguing, everyone."

Philippa said, the tone that was full of confidence at that moment was now a little more frustrated,
"Just now, Keweier's army has entered the Hengfors Alliance, and according to the information sent by our spies in Keweier, the number of troops dispatched by Keweier this time is 4, and Keweier's standing army is fully dispatched."

Silence immediately swept the entire room, forty thousand standing troops, Kevier is bound to win the Eastern Territory.

"Don't even think about annexing Hengfors, everyone, get ready, write a letter to King Thyssen to celebrate, but remember to write in the name of the royal family. As for the condemnation of Aedirn and Temeria, all stopped, none It is necessary."

Philippa said weakly like a defeated lion.

This failure was so tragic... Her face was almost swollen, and Philippa even wanted to die.

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Kerviel's invasion of the Hengfors Alliance was something no one expected.

Since the restoration of the throne, the Thyssen family has been extremely gentle, and King Istrad has not shown any desire for external expansion.

Of course, this is also related to the joint boycott of the Thyssen family by the countries in the east. As a participant in the rebellion that year, the Thyssen family must liquidate them.

However, when Kevier did not show his desire to recover the Eastern Territory, these countries immediately started a melee, which continued until Niedamir established the Hengfors Alliance in the form of an alliance.

Therefore, when Keweier's army suddenly advanced, no one expected it.

Keweier's army was like a steamroller, crushing the army of Hengfors Alliance. In front of the disciplined Keweier soldiers, the alliance army looked so ridiculous, a large number of mercenaries defected, and small lords took refuge in one after another. Kerviel's army.

As soon as the war started, the Hengfors Alliance lost its ability to resist, and it was only a matter of time before Keweier took it down.

The performance of Kevier's army shocked the entire north. For so many years, people have regarded Kevier as very harmless to humans and animals, and at most he has a powerful navy.

And this time, Kerviel showed their strength.

Next, Ke Weier announced that all non-government armed forces in the Hengfors Alliance will be banned, and the traitors of the year will also be liquidated.

No one thinks that Kovir can't do it, because along with Kovir's army, there are also a large number of Kovir officials, and they took over the occupied area extremely quickly.

Obviously, in the past ten years, Ke Weier has been preparing for the recovery of the Eastern Territory, otherwise this effect would not be achieved.

Faced with such a situation, all kinds of forces originally entrenched in this chaotic alliance began to find a way out.

First of all, King Niedamir, he was very straightforward, he could not do anything, so he went directly to Novigrad as an apartment. At this time, people suddenly discovered that this king actually had several well-developed trading companies in Novigrad. .

All of a sudden, a small wave of refugees formed.

However, most of these refugees chose to go to Kaedwen, which is now the territory of Aedirn.

Opportunities seem to be easier to find in the newly expanded Aedirn than in the stable Redania.

In this regard, Duke Huo almost welcomed him with both hands and feet. What he lacks most now is people. It is really great to have people here.

There are many military personnel among these people, and such people are most suitable to be placed in Kaedwen as the composition to suppress this land.

And some of these special troops can be received by the Lord Protector.

"Thank you very much, Lord Protector, may Goddess Meritelli bless you."

In the former Kaedwen Palace, the warrior wearing the holy emblem of Meliteri thanked Hermi, who smiled back and watched him leave.

This person belongs to the Temple Warriors of the Meritelli Church. When Hemei first heard about this group of people, Hemei was stunned. The Merriteli Church still has their warriors?
It was only later that Herme learned that there was a group of radicals within the Meritelli Church. They believed that in order to protect the belief in the goddess, the use of force was very necessary.

Due to its chaotic nature, the Hengfors Alliance has become the resident of this warrior group. Up to now, they have 500 people.

More importantly, these 500 people have also mastered a lot of medical skills, and a small number of people have some abilities bestowed by the goddess.

During the Second Northern War, they had fought mainly in Temeria, so Hermione hadn't been able to see them.

And this time the warrior group came to borrow from Herme, and they planned to go to North Sintra to stand at the forefront against the unbelievers of Nilfgaard.

To this, Herme naturally agreed. It is too precious to be able to sell favors to the Meritelli Church. This belief is the well-deserved leader of the northern gods, and it also has a large number of medical personnel.

"Who's next?"

Herme asked about Valentine. Today he has been receiving these Hengfors guests, from the duke kingdom to the leader of the war group, everyone.

Valentine flipped through the register in his hand, "Knights of the Golden Stirrup."

"What? There is also a knight order in Hengfors?"

Next, it was Valentine who told Herme about the origin of the Knights of the Golden Stamp—these are all recorded.

The birth of the Knights can be traced back to a war a hundred years ago. They are famous for opening up the wilderness and expelling monsters.

In recent years, the resident has been in Sintra, serving Queen Calanthe.

After the fall of Sintra, the knights left there and came to the north to serve King Niedamir.

At that time, Niedamir was cleaning up the castles of the White Rose Knights in the alliance, the predecessor of the Flaming Rose Knights, and then he handed over these castles to the Golden Stamp Knights. In return for accepting them, the Golden Stamp Knights needed to expand to the north Settlement, and fighting monsters coming from the mountain pass.

The Knights have done this job very well, which is what they are good at, which makes their position in the Hengfors Alliance more and more consolidated.

It's just that, with the arrival of Ke Weier's army, they can only choose to run away. The Knights don't want to be forcibly incorporated by Ke Weier.

Knowing the origins of the Knights, Herme has a rough idea of ​​why this group of people came.

However, when the head of the Golden Stamp Knights walked in next, Herme was immediately stunned.

For that man was none other than Ike of Denesler.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Herme. I haven't seen you for many years since I fought against the Wild Hunt."

How could Herme not remember Ike, the knight left a deep impression on him.

"Ike? Cliff, how did you become the Grand Leader of the Golden Stamp Knights?"

"That's a long story, but considering your time constraints, I'll make a long story short. Since I hunted the Wild Hunt that year, I've been wandering around the north. During the Second Northern War, I participated in Mi Wei The queen's army, fought with the queen in various parts of the north. After the war, I first reconciled with my son, then went to the north, joined the Knights of the Golden Stamp against the beasts of the north, and after I killed a brood of manticores Afterwards, the members of the group have always supported me as the head of the group, so I have the current status."

Ike's words made Herme unable to hold back immediately, what do you mean by hunting down a nest of manticores, are you so fierce now?
"You have a lot of experience."

Hemei sighed, "Damn it, what kind of animal is this? Manticores are all killed in nests. Many demon hunters are not so fierce."

But Ike straightened his back, "This is what I should do. The holy book says that fighting against wild beasts is everyone's duty, and no one can escape."

Well, nothing has changed.

"But let's not take the topic so far... Ike, why did you come to see me? Is it to find a new residence for your knight order?"

"Yes, I'm here for this purpose. I have 1000 knights, sergeants, and servants in total. Therefore, I want to go to Hackland and go to the front line against those monsters."

As expected of Ike, the three words are inseparable from hunting monsters...

But, Herme thinks it's pretty good, and it's also pretty good to let Harkland have more Golden Knights.

Thinking of this, Herme approved a note for Ike to go to Hackland. Since he wanted to make troubles, he should do it. Anyway, Hackland is full of monsters, and there are some places where he can show his skills.

(End of this chapter)