The Second War of the North lasted for two years. It was a war without parallel.
Olivia's Kaer Morhen had greatly expanded her influence through this war.
Of course, this was because she had a good relationship with the Nilfgaardian Empire, and Geralt and Cirilla had a good relationship with the Northern Realms. Kaer Morhen was completely neutral and had everything under control.
The kings of this world, including Emhyr, the Emperor of the Nilfgaardian Empire, did not realize how terrifying technology built on magic could be when applied to the military!
Naturally, the two great powers had different opinions on the outcome of this war. The history books of the Nilfgaardian Empire recorded this — —
"The Empire and the North fought again. A mage rebellion broke out on Thanedd Island. Nilfgaardian could no longer stand idly by and watch as everything in the North was destroyed by magic. The Empire's army occupied Leiria at lightning speed, meeting almost no resistance. After a short siege, our forces first stepped into Rivia, then Vangerborg. Each time, they were met with joyous crowds who wanted peace and civilization. Then, they entered Aeden.
King Demavi tried to stop the Golden Sun, but unfortunately failed. His forces were pushed back to the Valley of Pontar and Dol Brettanna.
Queen Mivi began to gather bandits and outlaws to form guerilla bands. After all, the North had no shortage of such people.
King Hensett showed the typical scheming nature of the Northerners. He signed an agreement with the Empire behind the backs of his allies, dividing Aeden.
His Majesty the Emperor, in his supreme benevolence, created an elven kingdom in Dol Brettanna. He built an elven sanctuary in the midst of the racist laws of the Northerners.
King Foltest of Temeria signed a peace treaty with the Imperial Army. However, the Northerners' swords were as fickle as melting snow on a battlefield in spring. Foltest's foolishness led to the Massacre of Brugge, followed by a series of bloody battles in the Yaruga Valley. When the leaders of the Imperial Army saw this ruthless and uncontrollable violence, they decided to stop the bloodshed and retreat to Sodden.
Unfortunately, Foltest's greed meant that the next spring would not be any calmer. It all happened at the Battle of Brenna. Our heroic army faced off against the combined forces of Temeria and Redania. To this day, the North still believed that this battle was the turning point of the entire war. There was no point in continuing to argue about this. What was important was that this war was a clash of two strategies. One was the honest strategy of the imperial military leader, and the other was the sinister and evasive tactics of the northerners.
His Majesty knew what the outcome of this conflict would be. The Northern armies used scorched earth tactics, not caring at all how much pain they would inflict on the population of the civilization. Nilfgaardian was disdainful and refused to participate in such acts. He withdrew his army to the south, but this was seen by the northerners as an act of surrender.
Thanks to the Emperor's mediation, the North and the South finally signed an armistice in Cintra, putting an end to the Second Northern War. "
The scholars of the Northern Realms recorded a great battle that caused great damage to both sides.
"Unlike the first Nilfgaardian War, it's hard to tell which country started the second conflict. The kings of the north met at the fortress of Hadji and plotted the recapture of Cintra. Emperor Emhyr anticipated their intentions and assembled a large expeditionary force on the borders of Temeria. Then, the Emperor manipulated a series of events to expose the North: the mage rebellion in Thanedd and the assassination of King Vizimir plunged Redania into chaos. Emhyr needed only an excuse, and the soldiers of Eden attacked Nilfgaardian's frontline fortress, Gleisengen. With this excuse, the Nilfgaardian army marched north, and thus began the Second Nilfgaardian War.
In the first phase of the war, the Imperial Army swept across the North. First, they captured Southern Lyria. After a short period of siege, Livia also fell. Then the battle of Eidersberg broke out, and Menor Cochrane marched into Vengerburg. King Hensett of Kodwen took advantage of this opportunity to attack his neighbor and sign an agreement with Nilfgaardian to divide Eden. The elves also took advantage of this opportunity to join the ranks of the Empire and establish an independent kingdom in Dol Brethanna. The next traitor to escape was King Foltest, who signed an agreement with Nilfgaardian and seized the fortress of Hadji to the west of Eden. The ruler of Eden, Demavi, was abandoned by his allies and left with nothing but a scarred kingdom. He fled to Redania to seek refuge.
The first phase of the war was over, and the second phase began when Nilfgaardian broke the truce and attacked Temeria. This happened only 16 days later. The Nilfgaardian army immediately invaded Brugge and Soden, and both lands were bathed in blood. Emhyr quickly conquered the entire southern part of Temeria and dealt a heavy blow to Foltest's army at Maribor. The cunning Emperor then retreated to Soden during the winter, preparing to attack again in the spring.
In the spring of the following year, the fiercest battle in history, the great attack of Temeria, took place. The Northern Coalition finally proved that they were no pushovers, and the Nilfgaardian army slowed down. This gave Emhyr's domestic enemies the opportunity to carry out their plan to overthrow him. Because of this infighting, the Empire revealed a flaw (known as the Noble Conspiracy). The myth of Nilfgaardian invincibility was shattered, and the Empire's strongest army was defeated by the Northern Coalition near Brenna. The tide of the war turned.
The fourth and final phase of the war began. The North launched an attack, forcing the Imperial Army to retreat slowly. Negotiations for a truce would begin sooner or later. A temporary ceasefire was drawn on the battlefield, and the war was about to end. All sides sent representatives and decided to meet in Cintra to draft a peace treaty and establish a new world order. Finally, the Cintra Peace Treaty was signed, and the Second Nilfgaardian War came to an end. "
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While the Northern Coalition was weakened, and the Nilfgaardian Empire was in a state of internal strife, Olivia, who had always been a side character, suddenly declared herself an Emhyr, and led a modern army to unify the continent!
Many people felt that this was an absolutely inconceivable matter. Even if the two great powers had suffered great losses, was it something that a small neutral power could hope to achieve?
But the truth was, everyone was shocked!
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