Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 207 The Iron Guard captures the city
(Suddenly something bad happened and I can’t write anymore. Sorry, I will try to write more tomorrow)
"So, you ended up in this place because you encountered Skellige's pirates? And now you're looking for a ship?"

Still in the shabby tavern, Roche and Geralt sat together, chatting about their experiences.

"Yeah, it's really unlucky. I was going to the Skellige Islands, but I was robbed by the Skellige people."

There wasn't much emotion on Geralt's face. This demon hunter had seen a lot of all kinds of things. It was just something wrong. He had long been desensitized to such things.

"You have quite a lot of experience. You were a gang leader in Novigrad, and you were the king of Redania. You also killed the leader of the Ghostface Gang. It was such a wonderful experience. Compared to mine. The unchanging military life is much better. Oh, by the way, congratulations on finding the clue to Ciri."

In Novigrad, Geralt found Hawthorne II and learned from him that Ciri was looking for Hawthorne II to repair something.

However, based on a series of clues obtained in Viren, Geralt also deduced that Shirley repaired things mostly for the elf beside her who had been protecting her.

Next, after taking care of some miscellaneous things in Novigrad, Geralt went to find a ship and head to the Skellige Islands.

It was just bad luck that he encountered pirates soon after going to sea.

For Roche, a person with whom he had a life-long friendship, Geralt did not hide everything about Ciri and told him everything directly.

Of course, he did not say that Ciri might be the heir to the Nilfgaardian throne in the future, and it was still inconvenient to mention it.

"So Roche, what are you here for? Is there any military operation? You actually let the leader of Temeria's special forces come here with this hidden identity."

Geralt drank the beer in his glass and sighed inwardly that this thing sucked.

"Yes, it's a big operation. It's a very big operation. This city will turn into a battlefield in a few days. If you want to leave, hurry up."

Roche did not hide his purpose of coming here. Geralt is a trustworthy person and can tell him these things.

"It's been a bad year. I haven't found a ship willing to take me yet."

"Of course. How can there be a ship to the Skellige Islands from the port occupied by Nilfgaard... Hmm... However, I did think of a way."

"You said."

"As far as I know, there is a group of northern captives in the dungeon of this city, many of whom are Skellige. As long as there is a ship, these people can take you to the Skellige Islands."

"Roche, you know, I don't want to participate in such a thing."

Geralt didn't know how many times he had lamented this, and he felt like he had to get involved again.

"Other than the method I proposed, you have no choice. Old friend, you can't find the ship in Hydaris, and you can't find it anywhere else. You can't just try your luck to see if you can meet the Skellige leader. Let’s ship. And don’t worry about your identity, I can provide you with a uniform of the Blue Guards and a mask to cover your face, ensuring that no one will recognize you.”

Ah, it is indeed like this again.Geralt told himself silently, but he really didn't want to compromise on such a stupid thing.

"Since you don't speak, I will take it as your acquiescence. Let's go, old friend, let us burn the stupid Nilfgaard Chaos to ashes."

Roche held out his hand, and Geralt hesitated for a moment, then took his hand.

After all, if he wanted to get to the islands as soon as possible, he had no other choice.

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Time passed quickly, and the Temerians also completed the arrangement in a hurry.

The former royal family of Sidaris left many secret passages in the city. These secret passages were later mastered by the Temerians. When the Nilfgaardians took control of the city, these secret passages were destroyed. Quite a few, but there are still extremely hidden ones that have not been discovered.

These secret passages became the channels for the Temerians to transport troops into the city.

Through the moving method of ants, people were moved in bit by bit, but because there was no place to settle, these people could only live in the secret passage.

Fortunately, the former royal family of Sidaris did not cut corners when creating these secret passages, and the ventilation was also very good. Otherwise, with so many people waiting inside at the same time, many people would have been suffocated to death.

Next, as the Nilfgaardian cavalry brigade stationed in the city moved out, the Temerians also began their busy work.

The time to take action is to choose the day after the cavalry brigade leaves, so that they are unlikely to come over quickly, and it will take some time for the cavalry brigade to take over the defense area to arrive.

That night, in the former Palace of Sidaris, the wall of an abandoned part of the palace suddenly moved, and then it quickly opened.

This place used to be a garden, but as the owners of the palace continued to change, this somewhat remote garden was also forgotten, and then fell into disuse.

The precious plants that are not taken care of by dedicated personnel soon die, and then wither and turn into ashes. Now people call this place the Ash Garden, and the Nilfgaardians are not willing to come here at all.

The blue-clad iron guards came out, holding mostly daggers and daggers in their hands, weapons that were convenient for fighting in narrow spaces.

There are also some people who carry crossbows on their backs. The blue-clad iron guards rarely equip muskets because they make too much noise when fired, which is not suitable for the blue-clad iron guards who often have to operate in secret.

The blue-clad Iron Guards were well-trained. No one spoke during the operation, and they did not make any big noise.

Finally, Roche, who had changed back into the uniform of a blue iron guard, walked out. He was holding a crossbow, and Weiss followed him, carrying a long sword.

On the other side of Roche was a man unknown to the Iron Guards present. The man was wearing a helmet and his face was covered with a blue-clad Iron Guard mask.

Everyone was curious about who this was, but discipline still occupied the top of their minds, and these people didn't say a word.

"Everyone should act according to the plan, act quickly and decisively, let's start. Old friend, you and I, we will kill the Governor of Nilfgaard here. The force around that bastard is the strongest. If we take him down, we will also It’s equivalent to taking over the entire palace.”

The new Iron Guard nodded and then followed Roche's footsteps, while the Iron Guards had already rushed out.

The blue-clad iron guards moved very quickly and very quickly. In the first few minutes of the operation, they quickly wiped away the throats of the soldiers and servants who unfortunately bumped into them.

However, it is definitely unrealistic to maintain such secrecy and speed. Soon, screams and screams appeared, and then the entire palace was awakened.

"There are assassins!"

The Nilfgaardian soldiers stationed near the palace rushed out of the camp and rushed towards the palace. They subconsciously thought they were assassins, but they never expected that they were actually a group of Temerians.

When they rushed to the palace, they found that the gate could not be opened no matter how hard they tried. Not only that, there were crossbowmen shooting arrows at them from the window sill of the palace, knocking down several people.

Naturally, the Nilfgaardians could only find cover on the spot and wait for the thing that broke the door to come over. They never expected to encounter such a situation, so they brought nothing except the equipment and weapons on their bodies.

While the Nilfgaardians were blocked outside the door, a murderous storm was blowing inside.

This person is too powerful.

This was the thought of all the Iron Guards who saw Geralt's performance, because just now, Geralt was like a whirlwind, sweeping away the Nilfgaardian soldiers in the entire corridor.

The men in black attacked this man one after another, but they all quickly fell in front of this man's sharp sword. His movements and reactions were too fast, and the siege of so many men in black failed to do anything to him. Method.

And Geralt just wants to end this damn thing as soon as possible. Once the mess here is over, he can sail away from this city that will inevitably be under siege.

"Monster! That's a monster!"

"Damn it, can anybody deal with this Yankee!"

"I quit!"

With Geralt as the spearhead, the blue-clad Iron Guards advanced rapidly.

Geralt is responsible for cutting a bloody path among the men in black, and the Iron Guards are responsible for harvesting those men in black who are lucky enough to have missed it.

Their cooperation is very effective, Geralt rushes in like a killing machine, and the blue-clad iron guard is responsible for finishing.

This also made Geralt very satisfied. These blue-clad iron guards were still as powerful as ever and did not hold him back.

The men in black kept retreating. They couldn't defeat such a monster in front of them. If they charged forward, they would die.

Under such circumstances, even under the strict military regulations of Nilfgaard, the people in black collapsed.

However, as they arrived at the main hall of the palace, the form changed again.

In order to ensure the loyalty of his subordinates, Emhyr arranged a small group of guards around many senior generals and officials. They were nominally used to protect the safety of generals and officials, but in fact, what was this team used for? Everyone understands.

But if they really encounter attacks and assassinations, this team can really be used. They are much stronger than the average Nilfgaardian army.

The Praetorian Guards set up a tight shield wall in the main hall, with neat square shields lined up together. The scene looked quite spectacular. Behind the shields were the halberds and spears of the Praetorian Guards.

The eyes of these guards are cold and stern, and their temperament illustrates their status as elites who have fought countless battles.

The Praetorian Guards mercilessly killed anyone who rushed in front of them. Before engaging the attackers, the floor of the main hall was stained with the blood of the Nilfgaardians.

This scene, combined with the majestic hangings and murals in the main hall, gives them a very unique beauty. If a painter can paint this scene, it must be a good work.

Seeing this, the defeated soldiers had to gather on one side and wait in fear for the arrival of the northerners.

Facing such a shield wall, Geralt had a strong impulse to throw a bomb, or an Igni or Alder sigil.

But considering the need to hide his identity, Geralt had no choice but to give up this method.

Bai Lang did not rush forward rashly. Although he had extraordinary physical strength and swordsmanship, if he rushed into such a tight military formation, he would be killed.

The skills of a demon hunter cannot be used at all in the midst of a military battle.

He and the blue-clad iron guards from Laifu exchanged glances, and then everyone shouted and rushed forward. If they wanted to fight against the military formation, it was better for everyone to go up together.

However, they encountered a head-on blow next.

The Praetorian Guards, their halberds and spears kept coming down, hitting the Iron Guards before they even started fighting.

Due to fighting in formation, most people had no way to hide and could only bear it with their armor. Most of the iron guards were lightly armored. Needless to say, the ensuing scene was tragic.

There are also some guards who use the hooks of pole weapons to drag the iron guards directly into the shield wall, and then the unlucky ones dragged in will suffer a burst of ruthless hacking.

But the Iron Guards did not flinch. The more brutal the battle, the less they could flinch and the more they had to move forward bravely. Only in this way can they win the possibility of victory.

As the two sides got closer, the fierce fighting officially began. People on both sides continued to fall, but generally speaking, the Iron Guards were still on the disadvantaged side. The kung fu they were good at was melee fighting. Facing such a solid military formation, , they couldn't use those tricks at all.

Even Geralt was not in a good condition. He kept deflecting spears that were aimed at him, seizing the most critical opportunity to strike the opponent with a sword, but that was all. The shield wall in front of him was still so strong. .

However, this does not mean that the blue-clad Iron Guards have nothing to do. "Follow me all! Let's bump into each other!"

Facing the shield wall, the most important thing was to break it open, so Roche led a large number of iron guards and directly hit it with himself as the spearhead.

The impact was so violent that the entire front line was shaken. The Imperial Guards in front were knocked upside down by them. The gap had been made, and the Iron Guards were pouring into the gap continuously.

As the number of Iron Guards increased, the shield wall of the Imperial Guard finally collapsed, and the battle turned into a melee that the Iron Guards were best at.

In such a melee, the Imperial Guards naturally had no advantage. The source of their combat power was the military formation.

Without the military formation, of course they are still brave warriors, but their combat ability will inevitably be compromised.

Geralt was even more at home in such a battle. With the help of the Iron Guards, he continued to fight crazily, and one Guardsman after another fell in front of him, making the balance of victory even more tilted towards the north.

The Praetorian Guards fell one after another, and finally, with the death of the last Praetorian Guard, the battle came to an end.

"I'm exhausted."

Geralt sat down on the corpse. He wanted to pull off the mask on his face, but considering hiding his identity, he held back in the end.

The blue-clad iron guards were still rushing forward, and Weiss was leading them.

Next, Bai Lang does not plan to participate. Since the battle here has come to an end, there are no enemies behind.

The next thing was to capture the governor of Nilfgaard and then execute him.

Geralt didn't want to get involved in that kind of thing. He promised Roche to help, but he didn't agree to be the executioner.

"It's been solved here, what about outside?"

Geralt asked Roche, who was walking beside him. What he meant outside was the Guards soldiers surrounding the outside.

But Roche just smiled, "Don't worry, I just came here to lure these fools in black."

As if in response to Roche's words, there was a cry of death outside.

"That's good. Remember to arrange my affairs after finishing things."

"No problem, my friend."

Roche said with a smile.

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For the citizens of Sidaris, this night was too exciting.

The cry of killing rang out all night long, fighting was going on everywhere, and people were dying everywhere.

Even powerful local figures couldn't figure out what was going on.

Because as long as they take to the streets, they will be killed by the two parties fighting on the streets, and no one can find out the information.

After being frightened, the Sidaris spent the whole night, and it was not until dawn that the fighting stopped.

It wasn't until dawn that people walked out of their homes in fear. Then they discovered to their surprise that the original Nilfgaardian sun had disappeared, and now what was flying above their heads were the white lilies of Temeria.

While the residents of Sidaris were still adapting to the shock of the city's owner changing overnight, at the port of Sidaris, a group of northerners were operating one of the fastest Nilfgaardian ships here.

Among these northerners, the Skellige are naturally the mainstream, but there are also many other northerners who do not want to continue fighting here.

As a good friend of Geralt, Roche naturally kept his friend's affairs in mind. After basically wiping out all the men in black in Sidaris City, he immediately took the white wolf to the dungeon.

In the dungeon, Roche was shocked to find that there were quite a few prisoners inside. In addition to Temerian soldiers, there were also quite a few Redanians.

Only later did he learn that the Nilfgaardians had recently won a great victory near Gosvelun and captured many Redanians.

He didn't have the heart to care about this at the time. He immediately found the Skellige people and explained the situation to them.

However, many people from the islands were unwilling to leave. They wanted to fight the men in black here as a way of repaying their kindness, so Roche had to find many more northerners.

"Thanks, Roche."

Standing on the boat, Geralt said to Roche that he did not expect that Roche was so fast.

"You deserve this, Bai Lang. I wish you a smooth journey."

"I also wish you everything goes well, Roche."

The two didn't say many words of thanks to each other, because they knew that with the relationship between them, there was no need to say so much.

After White Wolf's ship left the port, Roche kept watching the ship disappear on the horizon.

After the ship disappeared, he next looked at the sky;
"I hope the reinforcements mentioned by Lord Protector will arrive as soon as possible."

Next, Roche went to work on city defense. They had a lot of things to do next, and the Nilfgaardians would arrive soon.

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What happened to Sidaris was like a huge stone hitting the water with great power, causing a huge impact.

For the Nilfgaardians, the location was too important, so when the news of the city's change of hands spread, the Nilfgaardian army was shaken for a time.

The importance of Hydaris is as mentioned before. A large amount of supplies were transported here, which were crucial to Nilfgaard's war.

If Emhyr hadn't used thunderous means to stabilize the situation, there might have been some trouble.

After simply calming the shaken military morale, Emhyr issued an order.

"All Nilfgaardian armies near Hydaris immediately laid siege to the city."

Originally, Emhyr mobilized a lot of troops in order to deal with the Hermei tribe that was constantly looting in the south.

For example, the cavalry brigade that was removed from Hidalis was actually transferred because of the order to go south for encirclement and suppression. Unexpectedly, such a mess occurred because the program had not been completed with the arrival of the replacement troops, so the blame was also placed. It can only be carried by the commander of the cavalry brigade.

Now, it is obvious that Sidaris is more important, so all these troops are now going to besiege Sidaris. Retaking this important port is the first priority.

As for the Protector in the south, just arrange a cavalry brigade to harass and monitor him, because Hidalis is more important.

Therefore, Hydaris was quickly surrounded by a large number of Nilfgaardian troops, with three floors inside and three floors outside. If a large number of troops were not assembled in a hurry, they were basically pulled in temporarily, and the siege would have already begun. .

In the city of Hydaris, the Temerians who had recaptured the city were also actively preparing for war.

Roche forcibly recruited powerful people in the city. As for how to ensure the loyalty of these people, it was very simple, just force them to execute the Nilfgaard prisoners.

There is blood on your hands, you have to be loyal even if you don’t want to be loyal.

The Sidaris people were naturally extremely resistant to this. Who wanted to be forced onto the ship? However, when Roche decisively executed a family that was unwilling to kill, they were all willing.

Then Roche sorted out the supplies in the city and found that there were more than expected. After all, this was the Nilfgaardians' supplies distribution center, with equipment, food, and various strategic supplies.

Relying on these supplies, Roche quickly changed the clothes of his men, and at the same time, he continued to send letters asking for help.

Redania was naturally sent as well. After all, as long as Radovid is willing, supplies and troops can be sent immediately.

And it would be inappropriate not to give it to Radovid. That would be simply ignoring the King of Redania, which would be too rude.

But of course, Radovid did not come, and the letter he sent was never heard.

This was what Hermey and Roche had expected, and they were not surprised at all.

As for the message given to the Lord Protector of Aedirn, it received a response. The Lord Protector said that reinforcements would arrive soon.

While Roche was wondering what was going on with these reinforcements, a foreign fleet came to the port of Sidaris.

This fleet belongs to the distant ally of the northern realm, the far south country of Ofel.

The main force of Ofel's expeditionary force landed in Hydaris, and the arrival of these thousands of people greatly strengthened the strength of the local defenders.

As for why they came, it was of course because the Protector was using his connections.

Although the Ophel people came from afar, their understanding of the political situation in the north was actually no less than that of the Nilfgaardian Emperor who had been invading the north for a long time.

So they never only had contact with the Redania family. In fact, they had many contacts with the Aedirn people.

The expeditionary force appeared in Redania only because Redania controlled the coast and could allow Ofel's army to land.

After Herme knew that Prince Servat of the Ofir people had returned to normal, he immediately sent gifts and blessings to Ofel.

Then, Hemei strengthened her contact with Ofel and made demands on them.

Ofel also agreed to the Lord Protector's request.

Anyway, they came so far just to fight against the Nilfgaardians. Fighting in Redania is not a fight, and fighting in Temeria is not a fight.

Moreover, Radovid could not attack anything the Ofel Expeditionary Force did.

They bring their own rations to fight in such a far place, and they are not under your command, Redania. Radovid still has no control over what they want to do.

Radovid must be very angry, but he can't do anything. After all, if people are angry, they will really run away. Even for Radovid, it is very painful to lose thousands of elites for no reason.

While these changes were taking place in Hydaris, in the south, the Lord Protector of Aedirn also made a major decision.

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(End of this chapter)