Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 208: The Protector defeats the enemy thousands of miles away

(I spent a whole day riding in the car today, and I wrote all of it in the car. I really couldn’t write anymore. Sorry)
"Lord Hemei, is this, is this too..."

"Isn't it too risky? But I have made up my mind. I am here to inform you of my decision, not to ask for your opinion."

If the Lord Protector were to give orders in such a tone, no one would say anything.

But the plan proposed by the Protector seemed too risky, and they were really worried.

Many people immediately started whispering, but then they shut their mouths under the stern and scrutinizing eyes of the Protector.

Because the Lord Protector's plan was too shocking, he planned to directly attack Hydaris with a surprise attack and defeat the Nilfgaardian army gathered under the city.

If this can be done, it may be the beginning of a complete defeat of the Nilfgaardian army.

However, the Protector's attitude was too firm and did not give them any room to raise objections.

And then, the Protector dropped another bombshell.

"I have already sent Viato to the mouth of the Yaruga River to clear the obstacles for the fleet to pass. Counting the time, we should be almost successful now."

Everyone present looked at each other subconsciously. It turned out that the Lord Protector had already started taking action, so they couldn't object.

This news actually made many people breathe a sigh of relief and decided to support the Lord Protector's plan.

After all, the biggest obstacle to the fleet heading to the sea is these forts at the mouth of the Yaruga River.

As long as these forts are dealt with, they can enter and leave the mouth of the Yaruga River at will.

"Get all the troops under your command in order. I want to see them in their best condition. When the time comes, let us give the men in black a head-on blow!"

"I obey, Lord Protector."

Hemei's men moved very quickly, and after receiving his order, the entire army began to become restless.

The unit currently led by Herme to harass the Verden area was already an elite force, but this time he also continued a wave of selections and took out the better half.

Something like a surprise attack on the Nilfgaardian army requires very high quality of troops, and the Lord Protector needs his troops to be the best.

As for those who are not selected, they must continue to harass the people here and attack the Nilfgaardians' logistics line.

At the same time, if necessary, prevent the Nilfgaardians from escaping south.

After completing another wave of selected troops, they immediately set off, riding the same fleet that had also been selected, to the mouth of the Yaruga River.

Soon, they came to the mouth of the Aruga River, and Viator completed his task brilliantly here. None of the Nilfgaardian forts on the shore made any sound.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, especially the Protector. Although someone had been sent to deal with the forts, he still subconsciously worried when looking at those forts.

Next, the Northern Fleet finally entered the sea.

Everyone was excited to reach the sea, which meant they had broken through the Nilfgaardian blockade, a victory for the north.

However, most of the soldiers began to vomit in the wind and waves at sea. The smell of vomit mixed with the smell of horses, mules and feces in the cabin, and the entire cabin was so "dirty".

But compared to the trouble they encountered next, this was just a small warning given to them by the sea.

They did not encounter the Nilfgaardian navy, and the whole process went smoothly. However, there were many problems within the fleet.

"How many horses have we lost?"

When speaking these words, the Protector's tone was very serious.

He never thought that these war horses would suffer the most losses along the way.

During the whole voyage, people were pretty good. Although many people were vomiting crazily and lying in the cabin in a daze all day long, these were all problems that could be combined after a few days of jumping ashore.

After all, the northerners had no experience in transporting war horses on a large scale by sea, and the horses died in droves. Although many subsequent countermeasures were taken, it can only be said to be a waste of time.

"If you add up the deaths, poor health, and disabilities... Lord Protector, there are roughly 1000 people who will have to serve as infantry."

Valentine replied immediately.

"Hey, let the military historian write down all this as a reference experience for future generations. Don't let them make mistakes like me."

"Yes."

After Valentine left, the Protector standing in front of the ship's side looked at the ocean in front of him, and he forgot about the loss of horses.

Because they were about to approach Hidalis. The next important thing was how to fight the men in black and how to eliminate the men in black who defeated Hidalis.

Although he was missing a thousand cavalry, it did not affect his strategy very much. Herme was still confident that he would give the Nilfgaardians a head-on blow.

After all, most of the men in black there still don't know that his fleet is here, and it also brings a powerful cavalry.

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Under the city of Hydaris, the situation is no longer what it used to be.

Like most cities, Hydaris has many buildings spread out beneath its walls, forming the city's outer quarter.

These buildings are like some kind of fungus, growing under the city wall, which is very annoying to the eyes.

In a war, these buildings are very beneficial to the attackers. After all, with the cover of these buildings, they can easily get under the city wall. Even if a fire is lit in the outer city, the flames may burn over the city wall and sweep into the city. middle.

Of course, these buildings were naturally burned by the defenders during Nilfgaard's previous siege of Hydaris.

During the Nilfgaardian occupation, as the city was in a more peaceful environment, the former residents of the outer city naturally began to rebuild their houses.

For these people who have suffered deeply from the war, it does not matter who wins or loses in this war. The key is peace.

It's just that, as Roche led the Iron Guards to occupy the city again, part of the outer city that had just been rebuilt was burned again by flames.

Naturally, the residents in the outer city were crying and fighting again. They were unwilling to have their homes that had been rebuilt with great difficulty be burned down again.

However, Luo Qi ignored these cries at all. He said burning was burning.

During the long wars and various conflicts, he had already become hard-hearted, and the cursing and crying could not shake him at all.

Next, when facing the siege of Nilfgaard, Roche was also hard-hearted. Under his iron fist, many counterattacks launched by the men in black were blocked.

The price was that the citizens of Sidaris cursed Roche more and more often, but he didn't care.

On the Nilfgaardian side, the men in black have built a huge military camp under the city wall, and this military camp is still expanding, because according to Emhyr's order, the troops heading to the city of Hydaris are More and more.

However, although so many troops are constantly crowding here, the Nilfgaardian army under the city of Hydaris still has a big problem.

That is, all kinds of miscellaneous troops gathered here, resulting in a lot of confusion in the command system. Many troops, you don't know me, I don't know, were hastily placed there.

Emhyr also did not appoint a person to take charge of the command, or rather he appointed someone, but the person was still on the way.

This resulted in frontline commanders having to decide on their own to launch an offensive against the city, which undoubtedly greatly affected the progress of the offensive.

However, the Nilfgaardians who gathered under the city of Hydaris didn't care. They didn't realize that the war was becoming more and more hopeless.

In front of the northerners, the emperor's army suffered repeated defeats, causing many people to lose their will to fight and just wanted to return to their hometowns safely.

So if you can mix it up, do it as much as possible, and those who are smarter will start to find a way out for themselves.

Yes, the imperial army is still strong and numerous, but you still have to rely on yourself to save your life. After all, if the situation continues to develop, Emhyr may be completely defeated one day. "I have already found someone. The rear admiral's fleet will take us away from this damn place."

Torres, the leader of the Hundreds who was growing restlessly in the Nilfgaardian army, summoned the members he had recruited and said to them.

No one is surprised by this. After all, this battle is getting worse and worse, and the possibility of Emhyr's failure is getting higher and higher.

And when that day comes, they don't want to be buried with Emhyr, that damn bastard, and they have to lead their team out of this miserable place no matter what.

"However, how can we get away with such naked contact with people from the navy? Will it violate Emhyr's taboo?"

Naturally, concerns have been raised, and this is an issue that is on the minds of many here as well.

"Don't worry at all, Mindaugas, everyone is doing this. As far as I know, the young man from the Fulis family is even more naked, so he rarely reports directly to Emhyr. Everyone is following the same example. If Emhyr is held accountable, no one will be able to use him.”

"Speaking of which, it's really impressive how things have changed since Emhyr usurped the throne. I still remember how powerful the imperial army was when that man was still there, and then I witnessed with my own eyes how Emhyr destroyed the imperial army. "

Casimir said, and his words resonated with almost everyone present. Everyone had seen the power of the imperial army, and that was why the reaction was so great.

Torres was naturally the one who reacted the most. Damn it, what Emhyr was squandering was the imperial army he had built, his capital and strength.

Don't you feel bad for that damn hedgehog? His army, the army he spent the entire first half of his life building, was turned into the shit it is today by this bastard.

However, he still controlled such emotions. It would be bad after all to act too intensely on this matter.

Especially when his name is still the same, but his face is different.

"Okay, calm down your emotions. I don't know what the imperial intelligence department is doing recently. There is much less surveillance on the military, but this does not mean that you can do whatever you want. Who knows where the spy leader is?"

Seeing that everyone was almost quiet, Torres continued.

"In short, our next main task is to maintain the strength of the troops in hand. Don't fight for the hedgehog. He can't give us what we want. As long as we still have soldiers in hand, we will be in an invincible position."

His words can be said to be in the hearts of everyone present. Yes, with the current corruption of the imperial army, it is true that as long as there are soldiers, they can be in an invincible position.

While the officers of the Centurion were plotting their next actions and arrangements, a cavalry team appeared behind the ridge near the Nilfgaardian military camp. They crossed the ridge and faced the Nilfgaardian military camp on the opposite side.

"Are you all ready?"

"Yes, everything is ready. Lord Protector, everyone has almost recovered. It feels solid to have your feet on land."

"Then prepare for the last 5 minutes. During the 5 minutes, we will send a signal, and then we will go into battle to make sure that the men in black can't come back!"

These conversations revealed the identity of these cavalry. They were the Aedirn cavalry who came to help from the south. They were led by the Lord Protector of Aedirn.

Soon, the magic flare flew into the sky. The huge sparks in the sky immediately attracted everyone's attention, and then the Nilfgaardians became restless.

Because of the sudden plan at the gate of Hydaris, the Temerians and Ophirs came out and killed them.

And just when the men in black were about to push back the northerners, suddenly, groups of northern cavalry appeared on the ridgeline behind them.

These northern cavalry were afraid that no one would notice them, so they kept blowing their horns.

At this time, the Nilfgaardians were caught between two sides.

The shortcomings of the Nilfgaardians' lack of unified command were immediately apparent. Some wanted to deal with the enemies on the Hydaris side, while others wanted to deal with the cavalry coming from behind.

As a result, you mobilized your troops and I mobilized mine, and the entire military camp immediately became chaotic due to various withering orders.

Herme did not personally participate in the charge this time. He rode his horse on the ridge and watched the entire battle.

The Lord Protector looked at the two northern armies, like torrents sweeping in from the north and south respectively, rushing towards the constantly twisting and changing Nilfgaardian army.

The Nilfgaardians still haven't figured out how to respond to the enemy.

However, Herme saw that some Nilfgaardians decisively ran out of the chaotic black army camp and headed directly out of the battlefield.

For these escapees, Hemei just ordered sentries to keep an eye on them. Since they wanted to run away, the Lord Protector was happy to let them run away.

After all, having fewer enemies on the battlefield is always a good thing.

At the black-clothed army camp, after struggling for a while, the Nilfgaardians finally formed a few formations, but most of the black-clothed men were still in chaos.

So when the northerners charged into the Nilfgaardian lines, it was like butter meeting a hot knife.

In front of the northern cavalry, the Nilfgaardians' shield wall melted instantly like the remaining spring snow that encountered the sun. Amidst the fierce collision and screams, the Nilfgaardians' shield wall simply failed to hold on. .

In the direction of Sidaris, the defenders used Ofel's chariots and war elephants as spearheads, tearing apart the battle line of the men in black like ravaging garbage.

After the chariots and war elephants, the Temerians and Ophirs used the torn hole to further widen the gap.

The Nilfgaardians were being massacred with high efficiency, and the northern armies on both sides were like mincing meat, constantly hanging the men in black among them.

However, it will still take a lot of time to defeat the Nilfgaardians.

The number of black-clothed troops gathered under the city was still quite large. After all, Emhyr almost captured all the nearby troops by grabbing strong men.

Hermey, on the other hand, became more and more leisurely. He even asked his attendants to bring him a basket of wild fruits, which they found on the road. The fruit tasted very sweet. Hermey just held the wild fruits and ate them while admiring the battle in front of him.

The situation of the war has basically been determined by now. Unless reinforcements are suddenly sent out, the collapse of the Nilfgaardians is only a matter of time.

Therefore, he ate the fruit leisurely on his horse.

On the battlefield, the men in black without unified command were becoming weaker and weaker under the pressure of the armies from the north and the south. Finally, the Nilfgaardians collapsed, completely collapsed.

Countless Nilfgaardian soldiers fled to the east and west, trying to stay away from this killing field. The northerners also began to pursue, and the happy pursuit time finally arrived.

Seeing this scene, Hemei put down the wild fruit basket in her hands.

In his eyes, the path of Nilfgaardian collapse unfolded like this.

He wanted to give orders to the frontline troops and order them to go to the most suitable place to cause as much damage as possible.

However, as an old commander, he knew very well that he could not give any orders to the front line now, and everything could only rely on the front line commander's own judgment.

Hemei has great confidence in his men. These people have fought under him for a long time and know what to do at this time.

Just as the Lord Protector thought, the northern cavalry also launched and hunted down the men in black very effectively. As for the Temerians and Ophels, they were not so efficient, but they could still kill and capture them after all. Quite a few Nilfgaardians.

Looking at the scene of chasing the man in black, Hemei was satisfied, but her thoughts drifted away.

He wondered what Emhyr would look like after such a victory.

It was quite fun to think about it. When she thought of the hedgehog emperor's face looking like pig liver, Hemei regretted that she couldn't see it.

As for the impact of victory, Herme didn't think much about it. After all, the Nilfgaardians were still very strong on paper.

However, just as Heme was thinking about the future, on the sea of ​​Sidaris, Heme saw something that made him frown.

It was a fleet, and the point was, these fleets all had Redanian red eagles on them.

"Can't you finally bear it? Radovid."

Hemei said in a tone that was as expected, he was not surprised by the arrival of the Redanian fleet.

He had a feeling that something was going to happen next.

(End of this chapter)