Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 193 The rebellion that breaks the rhythm

The Amarillo Division is a force composed of provincials.

Originally, such troops were extremely rare among the Nilfgaardian army.

The Nilfgaardians are well aware of the importance of the army, and they understand that the strength of the empire is based on a loyal and reliable army.

Therefore, under Torres, the usurper, the main composition of the Nilfgaardian army was still the real Nilfgaardians, that is, the residents of the Golden Tower City and its surroundings.

After the provincials joined the army, most of the time they could only carry bags and pull carts for the Nilfgaardians.

However, there is still a chance to become a regular army member of the empire.

The empire still has some provincial armies that serve as benchmarks. Some troops that have suffered heavy losses will also receive provincial reinforcements on the spot. Finally, there are provincial cannon fodder troops wearing imperial armor.

The empire at that time was able to continuously acquire resources as it expanded, and naturally did not care about allocating resources to the provincial people fighting for the empire. Therefore, these provincial troops were considered loyal and heroic.

Originally, before the Northern War started, Nilfgaard's military mode ran very smoothly.

During the war to conquer the South, the Empire relied on various conspiracies and plans to greatly reduce casualties.

Not only did the army suffer few casualties, but a steady stream of Nilfgaardians joined the army because of their victory.

But after the Northern War, the situation changed.

The disastrous defeats in the two northern wars turned joining the army from a way of rising class in people's eyes to an unpleasant thing.

Moreover, due to the existence of a large number of slaves, the living standards of the Nilfgaardians have increased significantly, and they no longer want to join the army and suffer that pain.

After all, wouldn't it be good to just eat and die in the city of golden towers?

There, just being a true Nilfgaardian is enough for them to have enough food and clothing.

The military traditions of the Nilfgaardians were also abandoned in the increasingly superior life.

However, to be more precise, it was the failure of the two northern wars that caused many Nilfgaardians who still maintained excellent military traditions to die in the north.

Without people, the system will naturally become more broken.

In the past, the Nilfgaardian army could steadily receive Nilfgaardian reinforcements from the core areas of the empire, but now this is becoming increasingly difficult.

Emhyr's expedition squeezed out almost all the remaining power of the empire, and he organized such a large-scale army.

But even so, this was achieved only after recruiting many provincial troops.

This situation, combined with the casualties of the two northern wars, has resulted in fewer and fewer serious Nilfgaardian soldiers.

Many armies forcibly extend the service life of soldiers, and some recruit soldiers from the ravines and villages near the Golden Tower City to maintain the number of Nilfgaardians in the army.

But as mentioned before, there are still not enough people, so the empire can only requisition a large number of provincial people.

Many imperial divisions are now provincial divisions through and through, and the tribes of merchants and nobles are even more composed of provincial troops.

Among the current imperial army, provincial people account for almost [-]% of the army.

Although the soldiers of these troops are dressed the same as the Nilfgaardians, their combat effectiveness is obviously much worse.

The people of the province are unwilling to fight for Nilfgaard, and they will not forget the destruction and crimes committed by the empire in their hometown.

I came to the north only because of the imperial conquest.

If the Nilfgaardians were given enough money and the spoils of war were given to them, then they would not be unable to fight, but the various deductions the provincial troops were experiencing were now very serious.

After all, the Nilfgaardians haven’t even received the expansion bonus, so the people in your province still want to take it?
In this regard, the attitude of the provincial people is also very simple. If you don't give anything, then everyone will run away.

Therefore, the provincial troops are the imperial troops with the highest desertion rate, and their attitude towards this war is perfunctory and make do.

Who fights for the emperor? Didn't you see that those Nilfgaardians look like they are just messing around, taking as much as they can in a day?What kind of fate are you playing with?

And most of the time, their combat effectiveness is very poor and they can only be used as security forces and cannon fodder.

Therefore, for these reasons combined, the situation of the provincial troops is extremely bad.

The Nilfgaardians deprived them of supplies, treated them as cannon fodder, and discriminated against them in various ways.

Therefore, there is generally strong dissatisfaction among the provincial troops.

If these dissatisfactions are catalyzed at the right time, they will lead to huge waves.

And this is how the rebellion that broke the rhythm started.

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"We have to find a way for ourselves."

In the dark and dilapidated tower, the young battalion commander said to several officers of the Amarillo Division.

The person who spoke was Dylan.

The soldier who survived the Second Northern War is now a battalion commander with [-] men under his command.

However, the veteran who was with him had died in the Battle of Anglin.

He was not killed by the northerners, but was trampled to death in a stampede caused by the retreat.

After learning how the veteran died, Dylan was very emotional. He never thought that the slippery old man would die like this.

The death of the veteran made Dylan very sad. After all, Dylan could be said to have been brought out by the veteran.

At that time, he wanted to take the veterans home, but the war was urgent and Dylan could not take away the bones of the veterans.

In the Battle of Anglin, their troops suffered heavy losses and were almost ready to be disbanded.

The result was indeed disbandment. As an escaped officer, he was awarded the position of battalion commander, and then he led these remaining soldiers to be incorporated into the Amarillo Division.

The Amarillo Division is a master of over-staffing, with a total of 1 people. The division itself also suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Anglin, but it was not disbanded due to the relationship between its division commander, and was then filled with a large number of defeated soldiers from the provincial army. .

The unit was stationed near Airland and was said to be the first line of defense against the Northerners.

But everyone knew that they were nothing more than human shields when the Northerners went on the offensive.

Due to the large number of defeated provincial troops and the material deductions from the rear, this division was full of complaints and had extremely strong dissatisfaction with the Nilfgaard Empire.

Such dissatisfaction led to a secret meeting of provincial officers.

They need to find a new way out for themselves.

"The Nilfgaardians are going to fail!"

An officer from the Ebin Province said, his tone was very serious, as if he was saying an unchangeable fact.

"We must jump ship. It would be foolish to stay with a sinking ship. If the Northerners launch a counterattack, we will be the first to die!"

Another commander of the Matina Province said, one of his eyes was wearing an eyepatch, and with his tall and strong stature, he looked very scary.

This is not the first time they have held a meeting here. In fact, they have discussed it for many nights, and many soldiers have reached a consensus.

They are still gathered here just because they have to make a decision today.

Of course, everyone present is still considerate. They all have a weakness that the Nilfgaardians take advantage of, and that is their family.

However, now everyone has a tacit agreement not to mention this matter.

Because they had unified their opinions and reached a consensus on this very early on.

With the current chaos in the empire, it is difficult for many people to tell whether their family members are still alive - they have been serving as soldiers for some time.

Moreover, most people believe that after Emhyr's defeat, the empire will definitely be in chaos.

At that time, no one will care about traitors like them, and their families will still be safe.

"Okay, now that everyone is mentally prepared, let's start planning."

Dylan looked at everyone's attitude and felt a strong sense of tension in his heart. He was the leader of this rebellion, but this did not mean that he was not nervous.

In fact, he's the most nervous guy here.

But the plan has to go ahead after all.

"People of Ebin, your cavalry must quickly control the gate. That is our retreat. If the rebellion fails, we have to escape from there. People of Metina, I need you to mobilize the provincial soldiers in the division. , they are all extremely dissatisfied, and we need to stir up these emotions, which is the basis for our victory. As for me, I am going to deal with our division commander. As long as he dies, the rebellion will basically succeed..." Dylan noted It turns out that when he was laying out his plan, he would subconsciously tremble, which showed how nervous he was, but he still braved his nervousness and spoke out the plan.

Dylan's plan was simple, kill the division commander and then turn the battalion over to the Northerners, that's it.

And then, everyone naturally started to take action.

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It was another boring night for Amarillo Division Mayor Stepan La Vente.

As the son of a wealthy imperial businessman, Stepan became the commander of this division through bribery. He originally regarded the war in the north as a shortcut to gain profits, but found that he was riding a tiger.

Not long after he went north, he suffered a major defeat, and his troops suffered heavy losses. If he hadn't been flexible, his troops would have been disbanded long ago.

In order to restore the strength of the army, he spent a lot of money, but in the end a bunch of provincial troops were sent in.

He was very dissatisfied with this, but he could not disobey the military's orders even if he was dissatisfied.

He could only think about the good news, at least the number of his troops had reached 1.

Next, Stepan's troops were sent to Elland as cannon fodder...ah, no, the first line of defense.

At this stage, Stepan no longer has any intention of making profits. He should just survive this period of service and go back to continue running the family business.

Although slaves cannot be obtained in the North, the South has now found a new way.

Just use usury and other tricks to turn the provinces and Nilfgaardians into slaves.

This is a bit slow, but what can we do?

If the war is not won, there will be no slaves. Without slaves, it can only develop internally.

Then Stepan started to live a life of debauchery. He was away from the front line for a long time and spent all his time in Vizima's brothel. He came to the front line to deal with inspections.

But recently, due to the strict inspections above, he had no choice but to go to the front line to avoid being discovered.

Now, Stepan was sitting in the tent, thinking about his relationship in Vizima, and just as he was recalling the ups and downs of his memories, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside.

Subconsciously, Stepan frowned, what's going on?He wanted to go out and take a look, but then he heard a cry of death.

Although Stepan was indulgent these days, he was still a general, so he immediately went to put on armor and get a sword, and then he found that the cry of killing was getting closer and closer.

Damn it, what the hell is going on out there.Stepan thought that his guards had been with their family for so long and had experienced countless bloody storms.

Now he seems to be so vulnerable that he was hit in front of the goal so easily.

And next, his doubts were solved, because the tent was suddenly opened, and a man covered in blood walked in.

The man held a spring gun in his hand. When he saw Stepan, he shot him in the head.

The teacher died like this, worthless. Before his death, he didn't even realize who killed him.

"Cut his head off."

It was Dylan who committed the murder. He said to several soldiers who came in from behind,
"Then hang me up and tell everyone who is in control of the situation now."

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Dylan's rebellion can be said to be extremely smooth.

The Amarillo Division was extremely poorly guarded, and most of them were provincial soldiers. These provincial soldiers were not willing to fight to the death for Nilfgaard. When they saw the rebellion starting, they decisively hid aside.

Therefore, Stepan was easily killed. With his death, the soldiers who were already very dissatisfied with Nilfgaard naturally joined the rebellion.

Even those who were unwilling to participate in the rebellion just fled this dangerous place, but there were very few such people.

With the assistance of most of the provincial soldiers, the Nilfgaardians of the Amarello Division were quickly killed.

These Nilfgaardians did not expect that the provincial people they looked down upon would launch a rebellion, and they were completely caught off guard.

After completing all this, it was logical that Dylan became the new commander of the soldiers.

Dylan was already well-known among the soldiers, and he was also the leader supported by the mutiny group, so it was natural to support him.

Next, Dylan did not hesitate and decisively led his men to Airland City.

If you want to survive now, you have to take refuge with the northerners, and you have to move quickly. If something like this happens, the Nilfgaardians will definitely be very angry, and they will definitely hunt them down.

However, the response of the Nilfgaardians was beyond Dylan's imagination.

Less than half a day after Stepan was killed, the nearby Nilfgaardian army surrounded him.

Three divisions of Nilfgaardian troops joined the siege. These three divisions moved very quickly and it didn't take long to catch up with them.

These three divisions are dominated by Nilfgaardians and are the second line of defense facing Elland.

In other words, Dylan's division is cannon fodder, and they are the regular army.

This was something Dylan did not expect. Faced with the siege of three divisions of Nilfgaardian troops, it was still difficult for them to deal with it.

Although Dylan and his team's combat effectiveness is no less than that of the Nilfgaardians as long as they are used against them. After all, their equipment and training are similar, but they are still very powerless in the face of the numerical superiority of their opponents.

At this time, the disadvantage of Dylan's coercion of the troops to rebel was revealed, that is, most people just followed the trend and chose whichever side was stronger.

However, because Nilfgaard has always been strict with traitors, not many people surrendered to the Nilfgaardians, and they chose to flee directly.

But there are still people who stick to the front and are determined to betray the Nilfgaardians. There are still many people who want to make them feel pain.

And just when Dylan was retreating steadily and was almost surrounded to death, the reinforcements he needed finally arrived.

"These Southerners are a lot tougher than I thought."

Saskia, the saint of Aedirn, looked at the persistence of the rebel army. These southerners wore red flags on themselves to express their identity as rebels.

On the ridge where Saskia was, immediately after she finished speaking, a large number of northern cavalry appeared there.

"We came just in time."

Saskia said, as always, she did not wear a helmet, just showing her beautiful face on the battlefield.

Although this can boost the morale of the soldiers, it is also too dangerous.

If he was hit by a stray arrow on the battlefield, that person might be dead. I don't know how many generals have suffered from this in the past.

Many of her subordinates had advised this, but unfortunately Saskia didn't listen, and still showed off her beautiful head on the battlefield without wearing a helmet.

For her, if it weren't for her identity, she wouldn't even need to wear armor.

After all, her true identity is a dragon. For a dragon, these are all redundant, she just has to pretend to be a human.

"Go ahead and let us free the Southerners."

As Saskia ran towards her horse, the northern cavalry immediately followed, while in other directions, a large number of northern infantry emerged densely.

When the surrounded southerners saw this, their morale was instantly ignited, and they bravely fought against the Nilfgaardians.

Under such circumstances, there is no need to say more about the situation faced by the Nilfgaardians.

After determining that they could no longer achieve their strategic goals, they began to retreat slowly, acting very decisively. There was nothing they could do now, so they might as well retain their strength.

As for desperate efforts, who is desperate?

No one wants to go all out, so the more troops in hand, the better.

With the decisive retreat of the Nilfgaardians, the battle came to an end, and Saskia came directly in front of Dylan.

On the battlefield full of corpses, Dylan met this Saskia.

As always, even though she was covered in blood, Saskia looked so heroic, which made Dylan look stupid this time.

Saskia's followers were not surprised by this. Many people were fascinated by Saskia in this way. This saint of Aedirn had such a powerful charm.

Looking at Dylan, Saskia said this sentence with helplessness and excitement,

"What you did...is just the right time, the rhythm is about to change."

(End of this chapter)