Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 189 Nilfgaard Hundred

The wild hunt in the sky is carrying out their actions, and the humans on the earth are also busy with their struggle.

Since the series of events that happened in Anglin, the war drums here have completely stopped.

But on the Pontal River, the fighting became more intense.

Although the invasion of Anglin failed, the Nilfgaard Empire still has a strong military, especially on the Pontar line, the imperial army is still strong and determined.

Anglin's plan failed, so the next step would be the Pontal River plan.

Now they began to launch an offensive on the Pontar River.

The first to fall was the Castle of La Valette, the largest fortress in Redania on the south bank of the Pontal River.

This huge fortress actually became a key siege target of the Nilfgaardians after the Nilfgaardian army swept across Temeria.

In order to deal with this fortress, the Nilfgaardians prepared a large number of artillery bombardments outside the city of La Valedi day and night.

Even the huge fortress, which was rare in the entire northern realm, gradually turned into a pile of ruins under the continuous high-intensity bombardment.

But they did not capture the fortress. The local Redanian defenders were very strong. They transformed the ruins of the fortress into a street fighting fortress, and they also had a steady stream of reinforcements coming through the White Bridge, even if it was the city wall. Even if it collapses, the fortress can be continuously strengthened.

The use of gunpowder and artillery, as well as new defenses built inside the fort, coupled with a strong will to fight.

The defenders turned the fortress into a millstone full of death traps.

Therefore, the Nilfgaardian army often ends up defeated when it enters La Valedi.

Due to the existence of La Valedi Fortress, a large number of Nilfgaardian troops were restrained.

Moreover, the local Redanian defenders broke out from the fortress from time to time, attacking the nearby Nilfgaardian garrison, harassing the Nilfgaardians' logistics transportation lines, and returning a steady stream of firepower to the remaining Temerian troops and guerrillas. Deliver supplies.

This makes this fortress a very annoying place for the Nilfgaardians. It cannot be killed at once, and a large number of troops must be gathered to besiege it. It is like an annoying gopher that cannot be killed.

This time, the Nilfgaardians mobilized a large number of troops to launch an offensive. They gathered a large number of troops to solve the fortress of La Valedi, intending to kill this annoying gopher at once.

What surprised the Nilfgaardians was that they successfully captured the Castle of La Valedi this time.

Before the attack, the Nilfgaardians conducted a high-intensity bombardment that lasted three days, and then the Imperial army began to advance, including many Nilfgaardian elites.

But the result of this battle was very surprising. The Nilfgaardians only encountered some traps and suffered hundreds of casualties.

In this way, they took control of the fortress that had troubled them for so long, but the Nilfgaardians gained nothing but ruins.

Of course, the White Bridge, an important hub for north-south traffic behind the fortress, was destroyed.

The few illusions the Nilfgaardians had about the bridge's existence were naturally shattered.

Across the river, the Redanians had constructed a new plan, and it was obvious that abandoning the fortress of La Valette was an established strategy.

And when the Nilfgaardians unexpectedly celebrated finally taking the fortress, Radovid finally played his cards.

The king of Redania led his army across the Pontar River, and the place where he crossed the river was Velen.

No one expected that the King of Redania would actually cross the river at this place. As a part of the poverty belt around Novigrad, Velen has always been ignored by no one. Even if it was once turned into a battlefield, no one cared. That battlefield.

Moreover, as a land covered with swamp forests, the supplies that can be provided locally are also very limited, which is very unfavorable for the march of the army.

Therefore, no one expected that Radovid would choose to attack from this place.

But Radovid attacked from this place, and the Redanian army crossed the Pontar River and swept away almost all the Nilfgaardian garrison in Velen.

This brought great shock to the Nilfgaardians, who never expected that Radovid would do this.

Radovid's goal was also obvious. After entering Velen, the Redanian army began to move towards Vizima.

Radovid took up the banner of regaining Temeria, and he also announced to wear the Temerian crown in the name of his wife.

This made the Nilfgaardians on the entire northern front nervous, and a large number of troops began to gather in the direction of Velen.

If the Redanian army were to reach the city walls of Vizima, even an armed march under the city walls of Vizima would be enough to make countless people lose their heads.

Emhyr also issued an order for armies from all over the country to come to serve the king, and he did not intend to retreat.

If he ran away from Vizima, the war would probably fail, the frontline troops might be defeated because of losing confidence, and he would almost be politically dead.

Under such circumstances, a big war started in the Willen area.

"It's not right, it's very wrong."

Commander Les-Lane, the battle hero of Nilfgaard, Torres looked at the map in front of him and said with a frown.

"Radovid began to retreat all the way after coming into contact with our army, without showing any will to resist at all, but after arriving at Willen, the battle became fierce. This guy planned to use Willen as a battlefield! We are completely led by this bald man!"

"And the generals above are complacent because of the Redanians' retreat and are entering the battlefield that Radovid has prepared for us."

The commander of the Tejano Division, the dark-skinned Mindaugas Daua Lunga said with a mocking tone.

"Since Hawat died, these generals have become useless. This is the limit of what they can reach. However, I think there are still many people who have seen Radovid's plan, but as the general situation changes, Just pretend to be stupid, our Emperor is hoping to hear such news."

Casimir W. Olet of the Essenger Division said sarcastically that he once served as the commander of Army Group Verden. Yes, he was the commander whom the soldiers supported after killing Joachim.

After that incident, he was naturally dismissed quickly, but in order to appease the soldiers who had participated in the incident, the Nilfgaard Empire still gave him the position of division commander.

They are now located next to a very common swamp forest in Willen. The three-man troops are now stationed here to rest after a long march.

"Now the old man Makosh is quite capable, but it's a pity that the man's words were too unpleasant, otherwise he wouldn't have been left in Sintra to concentrate on dealing with pirates. Apart from him, everyone else is just a bunch of people. As for the talisman Rhys, ha, he's not fit for the battlefield, that's what I say about him."

Torres's judgment on the current imperial army can be said to be very essential.

After all, he was the founder of the former Nilfgaardian army. He knew exactly what the current imperial army was like at a glance.

As for Morvan Fulis, Torres thought that this young man was quite good. He was one of the few successful young people from the ancient family.

But, he is not suitable for the battlefield, let alone leading an army here.

"But we have to fight in such an army...Brothers, let's change our goal to how to survive in this battle. I think this battle will most likely fail. It's better to conserve our strength to deal with the empire in the future. drastic changes."

Casimir said something extremely "rebellious". If you put it outside, if you said such words, you would be arrested immediately, but the fact is that everyone here doesn't care.

After becoming a fighting hero of the empire, Torres began to consciously organize the dissatisfied generals within the empire.

This is not difficult for him. As a person who once served as the emperor of the empire, observing words and emotions is a skill that Torres seems to have mastered naturally.

So soon, he formed a small officers' club.

The people in this officers' club are either young people who Torres thinks have great prospects, or middle-aged officers who have been famous for a long time but are dissatisfied with the status quo.

Of course, the most important among them are those pro-maintenance elements.

After Emhyr twice made "major changes" among Nilfgaard's generals, some M faction members were promoted despite the lack of officers. This gave Torres an opportunity to replace these old subordinates. Win over.Although those people did not know that the person standing in front of them was their old boss, but thanks to their common understanding and philosophy, the two parties were able to get along quickly.

Mindaugas and Casimir are the most important people that Torres has attracted.

Mindaugas is a veteran of the border. In the last northern war, his troops suffered heavy losses, which made him strongly dissatisfied with Emhyr.

As for Casimir, this person is a member of the M faction who has the identity of the M faction stamped on his forehead. Torres has known this person for a long time.

Torres then relied on the relationship network of these two people to absorb more dissidents within the two systems based on the relationships between classmates, relatives, teachers and students.

For their officers' club, their internal name is the Hundreds. Hundreds is a general term, representing their large number.

Casimir's words aroused the agreement of everyone here. Yes, in the eyes of a few people here, the next turmoil in Nilfgaard is inevitable.

Needless to say, Torres planned to drag Emhyr off the stage after the actor quickly finished his poor scene, allowing himself to lead the empire and make Nilfgaard great again.

Now under Emhyr's command, he always feels like he is being tortured all the time while watching the hedgehog's various cooking operations.

Especially if you want that hedgehog to perform like this from beginning to end, it is even more disgusting and makes you feel extremely uncomfortable every day.

As for the other two people, although they don't know Torres's plan, they can see the current chaos.

Anyone with a discerning understanding of the history of the Empire can see that Emhyr's chances of victory in this war are getting lower and lower.

If you want to survive in chaos in the future, you must hold on to military power. At that time, having an army in your hands will be valuable, and without an army, it will be nothing.

"Yes, it's a drastic change, friends. Even if we don't want to get more, we still have to prepare ourselves to keep the power we have now."

Torres said that he did not plan to bring the Hundreds into the core of his conspiracy so soon. He is still selecting trustworthy people from the Hundreds and absorbing more powerful people.

"The Northerners are attacking!"

At this moment, such a shout came from outside the tent, followed by the thunderous roar of muskets, and then various panicked shouts, and the sound of arrows piercing the air kept coming to mind.

The three people here looked at each other, then picked up their weapons and put on their helmets in unison.

"Damn, this moment has indeed come."

Mindaugas put on his armor with the help of the attendants who rushed in, and began to complain.

"Let's fight off these northerners first, and then we'll talk about other things."

When the three people walked out of the tent, there was already a mess outside. The sudden attack by the northerners caused serious commotion in the camp.

Because they were relatively far behind the troops, they never expected to be attacked by the northerners like this.

Outside the makeshift horse defense line outside the military camp, the Nilfgaardian soldiers guarding the outside were fighting with the raiding northerners.

Northerners are emerging from the forest in a steady stream. They are all wearing black and green clothes and armor. This is to make it easier to hide themselves in the forest.

However, the three-man troops were experienced in many battles. Although the chaos was chaotic, many people gathered in an orderly manner and formed a circular formation under the orders of the officers, waiting for orders from their superiors.

The main thing running around is the new recruits. The intensity of the battle in the three-person unit has not been low during this period, so there are a lot of new recruits.

"Calm down, all calm down, gather together, rally around your respective officers."

Torres yelled as the other two went to rectify their troops.

At this moment, a cannonball flew out of the forest and smashed into a Nilfgaardian formation, causing a large number of deaths and causing great unrest. Many troops were shaken.

"Gather all those who are scattered! Those who are already gathered should go to the front! The cavalry should run to the rear of the northerners!"

In order to make himself more visible, Torres also raised a Nilfgaardian sun flag, and as he did so, the entire camp instantly became much more orderly.

After all, they were soldiers who had endured countless battles under Torres. Once they had a backbone and orders, they immediately knew what to do.

At this moment, trumpets sounded from the northerners who were besieging them outside. Following the sound of these horns, the northerners who besieged the Nilfgaardians retreated one after another.

They quickly retreated into the forest, and their actions were so decisive that the Nilfgaardians did not even react.

When they realized they were going to attack, they found that the northerners had already retreated into the forest. At this time, they wanted to pursue, but they were stopped by the officers.

"What the hell are the northerners doing?"

Mindaugas came over cursing. He was originally ready to bury the invading enemy, but in the end, what the hell, the northerners came to attack and ran away?

On the other side, Casimir also came over, and when he met Torres' questioning eyes, he just shook his head.

Torres was also a little confused about what the northerners were doing. He fired a random shot here and then ran away. What was he doing?When he first looked at the strength of the northerners, he thought he was being attacked by the main force of the northerners.

Not many imperial soldiers died in this attack, and the total number of casualties was only a hundred. But looking at the expressions of panic on many people's faces, Torres knew that the northerners had planted fear in them.

"What should we do now? Should we wait for other information? The situation is too unclear now."

Casimir glanced at the darkening sky. It was going to be dark soon.

"No, this horror is what the northerners want us to do. Prepare your cavalry. I want to get to the main force as soon as possible."

Torres was silent for a while, thinking about what the northerners were doing, and Casimir's words reminded him.

What the northerners want is for them to be put into fear, what they want is for them to stand still.

Torres estimated that the nearby troops had suffered such an attack and were too frightened by the northerners' attack to dare to act rashly.

"Do you think the northerners are trying to stop us from advancing? Torres, let me tell you, even if this is the case, don't worry about it. This war has become like this, why are we still so desperate?"

Mindaugas went on to say that when Torres' words fell into the ears of veterans like them, they basically understood what his judgment was.

But Mindaugas was unwilling. He didn't want to risk the fate of his men. Now that the northerners had just provided them with a reason to stand still, he didn't want his brothers to risk their lives for those big shots.

"Wealth is gained through danger. If others are not willing, then go and win this honor. Moreover, I feel something is wrong. Don't worry about me. I lead cavalry. If the situation is not right, you can retreat immediately."

Torres thought more profoundly. After all, his future goal was the throne, so the victory he won in this northern war could undoubtedly become his own resources.

And Torres had a feeling that if he didn't lead his troops to the front line, something might happen.

Regarding Radovid, Torres had a feeling that this bald king definitely had a big agenda this time.

"In this case, then I understand, I will let my cavalry join your team, then may the great sun shine on you, Torres."

Casimir saw Torres' determination, so he said this, and Mindaugas looked at the two of them and sighed.

"Damn it, you two... okay, okay, bring my people with you."

"Thank you very much, you two. I'll bring you good news."

After saying this, Torres led the cavalry out. The cavalry from the other two divisions also continued to join their team amidst the sound of horns, while the two division commanders silently watched them leave.

(End of this chapter)