Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 170 The Novigrad Crisis
When the front line was in chaos, our Lord Protector of Aedirn received the Cossack Atamans and Haklan chieftains from Haklan in Vengerburg.

To entertain these people from faraway wild lands, naturally there is no need for too complicated etiquette and specifications.

As a matter of course, Duke Huguo served big fish and big meat, all of which were given as much spice as he could give.

And seeing Ataman and the chiefs feasting happily, Herme knew that he was doing the right thing.

These Hacklanders poured wine into their stomachs boldly, ignoring the fact that the wine dripped down their beards and onto their clothes.

Others just let the grease flow and get all over their hands and don't care, just rub it on their body.

This time, a full 3 people came from Hakland, and these Cossacks and nomads will form an important part of the Aden army front.

At present, Aedirn has mobilized 5000 people, and Kaedwen has mobilized 3 people. Adding up these forces, the number of Aedirn's army has reached 5000 people.

To be honest, when he knew that he had such a huge army in his hands, the Duke Protector couldn't help feeling proud.

He still remembered that when he first set foot on the road to Hackland, there were only a few hundred people behind him.

But now, he has a hundred thousand troops in his hand, a hundred thousand troops.

When he first got this number from Lechicki, the Lord Protector had a strong ambition, as if expelling the Black Army, defeating Radovid, and unifying the North was now.

But after thinking about it, he also calmed down, and he was so proud of only 10 people in his hand. What is he proud of, he is still only one of the chess players after all.

According to the news from Charon, the Nilfgaardians on the opposite side, the total force this time is likely to reach the level of 40.

Moreover, Radovid now has 10 people in his hands, and the king can draw more people.

And thinking of these again, Duke Protector's face showed an uncontrollable bitterness, there is still a long way to go.

Katya's lower abdomen, who was sitting next to her husband, had already begun to bulge. She noticed his look and sighed. As the person next to her pillow, how could she not know what her husband was worried about?

Katya didn't know what to say. She understood Herme's difficulties, but she just understood.

She just silently filled the wine glass in front of her husband, and the aroma of Sangerie immediately spread in Herme's nostrils.

This made the Protector's expression soothed for a moment. He picked up the wine glass and drank the bright red liquid in it.

The scent that he loved exploded in his mouth, which lifted his already depressed mood a lot.

"It's really a wine obtained through formal channels. The taste of this sangria is better than any other sangria I've ever had."

The sangria that the Lord Protector is drinking now is not a smuggled product, but a genuine export product from the cellars of the Palace of Beauclairs.

After a lengthy negotiation, Lord Protector of Aedirn can finally purchase Sangerie from Toussaint normally.

It's just that the price is a bit high, even not much worse than smuggled goods.

He must have been tricked by the Toussaints, but the Lord Protector was no longer someone who didn't care about such "small money".

It is obviously more important to be able to obtain Sangre in such a stable manner, just to spend more money.

And most importantly, this is not his account, it is the account of "diplomatic necessities", and it is not his small coffers.

It is normal for Sangerie to be regarded as a diplomatic necessity. Now Aden basically uses this thing to entertain guests on important diplomatic occasions.

Of course, Taussaint, who is now at war between the north and the south and continues to trade wine with the north, is undoubtedly vulnerable to accusations from all sides of the empire.

However, the Countess does not participate in the political game of the city of the golden tower, and these accusations are of no use to her.

And in any case, the ruler of Toussaint was, after all, a member of the ancient family of the empire.

Still a vassal state of the empire with a lot of privileges, Toussaint wants to make money and it is not up to others to point fingers.

"Thanks, honey, I feel better now."

Herme thanked Katya, but Katya just smiled,
"You are the greatest thank you to me for winning this war. Remember, don't die on the battlefield. I don't want Katerin and my child still in the womb to have no father."

"Don't worry, honey, absolutely not."

Just when Herme said this, the Lord Protector saw Charon walking in suddenly, and the Spy Chief gave the Lord Protector a wink, and then bowed slightly.

Seeing this, Herme realized that there must be some important news, otherwise Charlene would never bother him at this time.

"Herme, you go, I'm fine here."

Facing his wife's words, Herme nodded gratefully, thanking his wife for her understanding.

Then he greeted the chiefs and atamans along the way and walked out. Many people wanted to take Heme to drink to show their enthusiasm and sincerity, but Heme did not want to experience this Hakkalan tradition, so they quickly declined. .

"What happened, call me out at this time."

After walking out of the gate, Herme immediately asked Charlene that it was definitely important for him to know the character of this old friend.

Marendo and Valentin hurriedly followed behind Herme with a large number of guards, and the captain of the Weilang people quickly ordered his people to stand on both sides of the corridor to guard.

"It's a major event, and you must know about it immediately. Please come to the Strategy Hall quickly. Lechicki is already waiting there."

Hearing that Lechicki had also arrived, Herme realized that this was definitely a big deal.

Lechicki can now be said to be the supreme leader of the Aardian military department, and his presence is required, which is definitely a major event related to the situation of the Civil War.

Was Radovid defeated?This was the first possibility that came to Herme's mind. He knew that Nilfgaard was now launching a full-scale offensive against Radovid, trying to drive the Redanians to the other side of the Pontar River.

But Herme felt that this was impossible, because Radovid had already proved his military ability. If you said that he was defeated, Herme would not believe it.

He would not be able to figure out what was going on for a while, and Herme didn't think about it anymore, so he just concentrated on walking and looked at the situation when the time came.

They hurried to the Strategy Hall, where Herme found that not only Lechitzki, but also many important figures in the Aedirian army were there.

In front of everyone, there was a huge map depicting Temeria, which is now the main battlefield of the Civil War.

"So, what's going on?"

Herme couldn't wait to ask, he wanted to know what happened right away.

"In the face of Nilfgaard's offensive, Radovid shrunk his front line. According to the Redanian army report we received, Radovid let the Redanian army withdraw directly to the north bank, leaving only La Valette castle. garrison."

Lechicki didn't give a shit, and just talked about what happened.

There are military information notifications between Redania and Adenia, this is to ensure that the strategic actions of the two sides are consistent.

Herme frowned immediately. Radovid gave up the occupied area on the south bank?Why?
But he made no comment of his own, waiting for Lechicki to continue.

"Next, Radovid sent the Redanian army to Novigrad. The King of Redania demanded that Novigrad surrender immediately and become part of Redania again."

"what?"

This really surprised Herme. This is indeed a major event. What Radovid did will greatly affect the development of the situation.

Novigrad, the city of freedom, as a big city that can be called the capital of the north, Novigrad has a pivotal position in the politics, economy and culture of the north.

And more importantly, Novigrad has an extremely strong merchant fleet.

Whether it is Emperor Nilfgaard, King Redania or Lord Protector of Aedirn, all want to get the fleet.

Between the north and the south, it can be said that whoever gets Novigrad will have a much higher chance of winning.

From the perspective of the great unification of the north, whoever gets Novigrad is more likely to become the unifier of the north.

The political influence of Liberty City is too great, to the point where no one can ignore it, to the point that whoever takes Novigrad will be regarded as the unifier of the North to a large extent.

To the Lord Protector of Aedirn, this was as disgusting as swallowing a fly.

Radovid already has Kovir, and now if he has Novigrad again, well, let him take all the essence of the north by himself, right?

Of course he wanted the north to win, but the matter of letting Radovid get that city... absolutely no.

He didn't expect that Radovid would decide to attack Novigrad at this time, which was really unexpected.

But after thinking about it, I think it is reasonable, Radovid's strength is no longer what it used to be.

From this point of view, it was because of his paralyzed thinking, thinking that everything would still develop according to the original logic.

"So what's the situation in Novigrad now?"

Herme immediately asked, her tone full of urgency.

"The gangs in the city announced that if Radovid forced his way into Novigrad, they would burn Novigrad's famous merchant fleet and destroy everything, but Radovid, a madman, immediately destroyed Kovir's fleet. We arrived at the port of Novigrad and blocked the port with the Redanian Royal Army."

"According to my informant's report, due to the cut off of supplies, the situation in the city is becoming more and more unstable. Although there is still a lot of food in the warehouse, it seems that it is only a matter of time before the city falls to Radovid, whether it is gangs or Church, they will lose control of the situation sooner or later, and the worst result is that the city will become part of Redania again in the midst of riots."

Charlene went on to say that the chief spy had an extremely ugly expression, because what happened in Novigrad really made him too powerless.

"Archbishop Chapei sent us a letter asking for our support. He said that if the situation continues like this, even he would not be able to suppress the pro-Redanian forces within the church. A matter of time."

Since the incident in Novigrad, the Church of Eternal Fire under the leadership of Chape has almost worn the same trousers as the people of Aden.

And now that he has said this, it undoubtedly shows how serious the situation in the city is now.

The Church of Eternal Flame under the leadership of Chapei is more cooperative with Adenia, but now Chapei is developing in the direction of being unable to suppress the pro-Redanian faction, which undoubtedly shows that the situation is bad.

Now, everyone looked at Herme, and everyone waited for the Lord Protector of Aedian to come up with an idea.

Those who are here are the core circle of the Protector, that is, those who know the future goals of the Protector and have already been tied to death on the Protector's chariot.

For them, seeing Radovid take Novigrad is absolutely not desirable.

Although it is still far away to drive out the Nilfgaardians, everyone can see now that with the current situation in the north, once the Nilfgaardians are driven out, the great battle for northern unification will begin.

This is also supported by the hearts of the people. The three northern wars made the northerners realize that they must be united.

If they are not unified, they will face the continuous invasion of the southerners without any power to fight back.

Herme thought hard, trying to come up with a solution for the present.

However, he quickly thought of what to do.

And as that thought appeared in his mind, Herme's brows also relaxed.

He can't participate in this, but someone can.

This man is a Nilfgaardian.

"Charron, are the Nilfgaardians clear about what Radovid is going to do?"

"The siege has lasted for four or five days. Of course, it is clear that there are never many Nilfgaardian spies in Novigrad."

"Then did they react?"

"They were busy occupying the area abandoned by the Redanians, and they didn't see any reaction. It seemed that they didn't realize that Radovid had abandoned most of the south bank of the Pontar River, and they were still very cautious in advancing, let alone Discovering that the Nilfgaardians planned to raid Novigrad, the Nilfgaardian marshal doesn't seem to have a keen sense of the matter."

This made Herme a toothache. It seems that the current Marshal of Nilfgaard is a bit slow in thinking and not sensitive enough in politics.

At this time, the Nilfgaardian's operation should be to immediately lead the army to Novigrad and make a gesture of crossing the Pontar River.

This doesn't require a real attack, just this gesture, and as long as they make this gesture, Radovid will have to stop his actions against Novigrad.

But looking at the current situation, the marshal seemed to be fascinated by the bait thrown by Radovid, and didn't realize where the real big fish was.

"Can you reach Marshal Nilfgaard?"

All of a sudden, Herme asked, damn it, he must "collaborate with the enemy" now.

"Yes, Lord Herme, in fact, there have always been secret communication channels between us, Redania and Nilfgaard."

This was something Herme didn't know about, but he wasn't surprised by it. Even in wartime, it's normal for countries to have some emergency contact channels.

And just when the Protector was planning to be a "Northern Traitor", among the Nilfgaardian army on the south bank of the Pontar River, someone also saw what the Protector saw and began to prepare for action...

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"We must go to the Pontar River immediately and prepare to cross the river, otherwise the balance of victory will definitely favor the northerners!"

Mr. Les Lane's teacher Torres said this, his tone was full of resoluteness, which shows how determined his attitude is.

At the same time, he remembered that after he had compiled the information, the higher-ups reacted angrily. Those staff officers didn't take it seriously, and just put him off in a few words.

In the end, he used some personal connections and the help of a warlock to finally connect to the Marshal's telescope. At that time, he was struggling with military affairs, and then perfunctory him with words like "it may be a trap for the Redanians".

This incident really nearly pissed him off.

"But my lord, isn't this too risky? The marshal just asked us to occupy the southern bank of the Pontar River controlled by the Redanians as much as possible. If we march rashly, it will violate military discipline, and we are also prone to surprise attacks by the northerners."

Someone immediately objected, but that person immediately met Torres' stern eyes, and quickly lowered his head.

Torres is a very imposing person. When he stands there, no one dares to question him.

"Our marshal is only thinking about how to occupy the south bank of the Pontal River before His Majesty Emhyr arrives, so that he can explain to His Majesty at that time, and now is the time for those who really care about the empire to show up."

Torres looked at the generals under his command, he only felt strange.

His division is a standard imperial division, and its officers all graduated from the imperial military academy.

And this academy was founded by him that year.

In his impression, college graduates should be full of ambition at all times, eager to make contributions on the battlefield immediately, and full of enthusiasm for expansion, even to the point of being good at war.

Instead of looking like they are just messing around like they are now, these people seem to want to get through this war smoothly.

Graduates of the military academy can enter the imperial bureaucracy after their service period. This is a resettlement place for officers when he reformed the empire.

As a result, it now appears that this temporary resettlement site has become the ultimate goal of many people, and they are aiming at this.

Torres' rage continued to burn, what the hell did that bastard hedgehog do to the empire!How did the Imperial Army become like this!
Fortunately, although these people are neither plague nor fire, they are still soldiers of the empire, and they will still obey their orders after all.

Although, for Torres, letting Emhyr's war fail is the best choice.

But the slowness of the marshal Emhyr sent to the front line really made Torres unable to stand it.

Is the move of the young king on the opposite side so difficult to see through?At this time, they ran to besiege Novigrad, and they didn't see any Redanians on the way to the south bank. This was obviously throwing the south bank as bait to them.

While they carefully controlled the lands, he could take Novigrad.

Therefore, Torres decided to go up on his own. Damn the marshal. Even if he failed, he couldn't lose so funny. He couldn't just watch the enemy gain such a huge advantage with such strategic deception.

(End of this chapter)