Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1733 1705. Twist it off

The emperor decided to send his country's important military forces to die.

This is extremely difficult to imagine and even illogical in the eyes of ordinary people.

But this is just a superficial idea. The biggest mistake of this idea is to imagine a huge empire and a huge organization as a whole.

The emperor of the empire is the supreme leader of this organization, so the brothers and sisters of this organization are equivalent to the brothers and sisters of the emperor of the empire.

But in reality, how many organizations are there that work together? How many countries are there that work together?

The emperor could be overthrown by a coup at any time, or die in a carefully planned assassination at any time.

In this case, you want him to regard the internal forces of the enemy empire as his own brothers?

It's almost like a joke.

Although they are both in the Nilfgaard Empire, there is no doubt that their relationship is that of mortal enemies!

And since they are mortal enemies, it is reasonable to destroy them by any means necessary.

Therefore, Nilfgaard was doomed to fail in this war from the beginning, because their emperor was not prepared to win at all.

In the war that had begun the previous summer, Field Marshal Menno Cuhoon was the only one who was actually on Emperor Emhyr's side.

By this time, the Western and Eastern Fronts were completely under the command of Dukes Joachim de Witt and Rudolf ep d'Arcy.

Both fronts were doomed to fail, and even if they did outsmart the Northmen, Emhyr would still hamper them logistically and find a way to make them lose.

As failed commanders, the De Witt and Eep Darcy families must bear the responsibility for the failure, as well as the rising anger within the empire due to the failure.

It would be best if Joachim and Rudolf died on the battlefield, but even if they didn't die, it didn't matter. They would return home as losers anyway, and even if Enhyr killed them both, it wouldn't cause any turmoil or trouble.

The failures on the Western and Eastern Fronts were designed, and so was Menno Cuhoon's Sturm und Drang on the Central Front.

If Lann had not arrived in time, then this "blitzkrieg" force formed under the genius idea of ​​the Field Marshal might have been able to directly penetrate Temeria, then cross the Pontar River and reach the mainland of Redania!
But even so, the Central Front would not have achieved greater results under the leadership of Menno Cuhoon.

On the one hand, the left and right corps were supposed to provide containment and cover for the central corps, but they were destined to be destroyed, so the containment and cover would naturally be gone.

The Central Front would become an isolated force stuck in a quagmire.

On the other hand, since today's large-scale army battle has forced the Central Front to release the cursed ghosts in full view of the public to reverse the situation.

So how long can the new technologies that have been exposed maintain their advantages on the battlefield?
Warlocks and magic in the north are better developed than in the south.

The coup on Thaned Island was staged by the Southern Empire in order to weaken the magical advantage of the North and weaken the warlock community.

But now, both Tissaia and Hen Gedimitis, the two ancient wizards, are still alive, just in Weiden.

If the two of them could find some time, how long could this curse created by the empire hold them back?
Breaking the curse was almost impossible for a warrior on the battlefield, but for the two of them, it was just a rare academic problem in their long lives.

The Central Front would indeed achieve great results under the leadership of Menno Cuhoon, but in the later stages, it would be ideal if they could retreat safely from the north.

In fact, Nilfgaard had no control over the results of the battle on the central front. After all, what was the use of advancing alone into a deformed territory?

Those territories would eventually return to the negotiating table as bargaining chips after Nilfgaard's defeat, in order to seek other benefits for the empire.

For example, it can be used in exchange for post-war tariff preferences, or in exchange for large quantities of high-quality prisoners.

Although the armies controlled by the De Witt and Eep Darcy families were enemies of Emhyr, once these two families were destroyed after this war, wouldn't these troops be usable again?

After redemption and reorganization, they can still be the emperor's guard corps. They can even be the guard corps with the cleanest foundation.

Emhyr was a political animal, but because of this, when several armies were enemies, he could let them die without any burden.

But once these troops are out of the control of his enemies, he will have no hesitation in taking these forces for his own use.

"This is... an army of more than 100,000 people!"

Menno Cuhoon's eyes trembled, and his voice trembled.

At this point, he still couldn't believe that His Majesty the Emperor would actually sacrifice hundreds of thousands of the empire's soldiers to eliminate the rebellion!
Although more than 100,000 people were definitely captured, the outcome of such a big war... How dare he use this as the price? !
Menno Kuhoon is not a newcomer who has been in the upper echelons of the empire for the first time. He has been working in the ruling class of the empire for decades and has gained his current prestige and ability in the army.

But before Emhyr, he had never seen such decisiveness and ruthlessness in any emperor!

It was as if he was not throwing hundreds of thousands of troops to their deaths, but just a few Gwent cards on the table. The power controlled by the rebels should be regarded as rebels. No matter how important this power is in the empire, as long as it does not belong to them, it should be destroyed immediately without any regret, reluctance or mercy.

If an ordinary person was bitten by a poisonous snake or insect and had to have his limb amputated, he would probably spend a long time struggling over whether to live or die. But Emhyr... if it were him, after confirming that there was no other way, he would immediately ask to have his limbs chopped off!

"This is an age of contempt, an age of swords and axes." Lan En said calmly to the incredulous Imperial Marshal, "Many of the previous bottom lines and persistence have been crushed to dust in this era."

After that, he smiled playfully at Menno Kuhoon: "At least, your emperor is very decisive in this era, like a fish in water, isn't he?"

In fact, in the Field Marshal's mind, his emperor's decisiveness was a little too scary.

“But back to the point.” Lann cleared his throat. “You just told me with certainty, ‘Emhyr will not accept my request.’ . . . What about now?”

Lan En was still smiling.

"In order to eradicate the rebellion that was about to break out and the secret noble alliance that was just around the corner, Emhyr could throw hundreds of thousands of soldiers onto the battlefield without hesitation and let them face failure."

"He has a really good sense of priorities."

"And now, I have made a request. This request may cause the country of Nilfgaard to fall apart in the future."

Lan raised his hands, as if setting up a scale, and gestured in front of Menno Coohorn's empty eyes.

"But on the other hand..." Lan En raised one hand on the 'scale' and suddenly changed the subject, "Quhoan, do you know how long it took me to get here from Long Exeter?"

The demon hunter looked at the other person with a smile, and the posture of his hands, one high and one low, remained unchanged.

If you don't know the cause and effect and the surrounding environment, then he will be as calm as if he is chatting and joking with an old friend.

But Menno Cuhoon knew it—it was a threat.

He didn't know how long it took Lan En to reach this land dozens of kilometers south of Vizima from Lang Exeter, but it was definitely beyond his imagination.

The distance from here to the Golden Tower City, the capital of Nilfgaard, is only about twice that to Long Exeter.

The time he had spent traveling from Long Exeter to here was so short that he could not react at all. What if the distance was doubled? Would the army be able to react?
Think about it more deeply: What would happen if he reacted? Would conventional troops still have any meaning to his strength and speed?

Only something extraordinary and extraordinary could stop him.

The Empire is developing rapidly in this area and is always eager to recruit talents. Menno Kuhoon believes that the power of the Empire will eventually find a way.

But having a method doesn’t mean you can deal with it!
In the world of Arda that Lan had visited, the dwarves of Lonely Mountain were able to create weapons that could break Smaug's dragon scales. But that day, a dragon flew out of the forest, and the sudden attack of the dragon did not give the dwarves of Lonely Mountain any time to react, and their country was destroyed.

Surprise and speed are always big advantages.

Therefore, the empire's marshal was very clear about the meaning of Lan En's sudden change of subject and question that seemed to be off-topic.

This is a veiled threat.

“If Emhyr doesn’t agree to this, I will take a few days to go to the palace in the City of Golden Tower and tear off his head. I will throw it in the square of Nilfgaard.”

…Okay, now this threat isn’t subtle at all.

At this time, Menno Kuhn's face was as white as if it had been painted.

Lan En seemed to be able to read the emotions from the face that had become so stiff that it couldn't be any stiffer, and then he smiled and stated the originally implicit threat clearly.

There was a loud clang. Hans, who had just listened to the whole process but was confused and didn't understand, now shrank into the corner with fear in his eyes, like a little girl.

He didn't quite understand what he heard before, he just thought it must be a big deal.

But Lan En's last sentence couldn't be clearer!

—He was going to tear Lord Emhyr’s head off?!
That's the Emperor of Nilfgaard!

Is this really okay? Even if we win the battle...

After all, Hans was only a young nobleman of sixteen years old, and it was difficult for him to have the vision of a famous general like Menno Cuhoon.

The capabilities of the Nilfgaard Guard Corps are also unclear.

So I don’t understand: Lan En is really capable of doing what he says!

(End of this chapter)