"Report, we just received a message from a messenger hawk. Your Highness, the three border patrol squads from the capital of Winderbri have moved out. Their target is Walker, and they should arrive around three in the afternoon. "Tagger rushed into the tent and reported the latest military news to Lollister.
"Haha … …" Lollister revealed a satisfied smile, and said to Count Phelim who was sitting beside him, "Duke Fisablen fell for it. He probably thought that Viscount Eddis and his men were just rebelling against him. They had just harvested the winter wheat, so they gathered their troops at Walker to resist his order to move their fief. It's understandable that the border patrol squad did not manage to take down Walker.
After all, there are seven or eight nobles' banners on the city walls, and there are about twenty thousand soldiers defending the town. It's normal for the ten thousand border patrol squads to lose close to a thousand men after three attacks yesterday. That's why he sent the remaining three corps from the royal city over. He's clearly killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. He wants to suppress the resistance of Viscount Eddis and the other territorial nobles. That way, the other territorial nobles in Winston Province will obediently obey his orders. "
Lollister grabbed the map and smiled, "Let's act according to the plan. Count Phelim, your Pegasus Legion will be in charge of the left. Ferocious Tiger Roth, you will lead the Flying Tiger Legion to attack from the right. Terman, you will lead the Bear Rage Knights to circle around and cut off their path. I will lead the guards and move together with you. Aire, Redi, each take a team to clear out the border patrol squads' scouts. We must not let the enemy escape. "
"Yes, Your Highness," Aire and Redi walked out.
"Your Highness, are we going to attack as soon as we close the encirclement?" Count Phelim asked.
"Yes, the longer we delay, the more trouble we'll have. The three ranger regiments will definitely need to rest in the camp after arriving at Erk. If we attack immediately, we'll catch them off guard and they'll be exhausted after a day of traveling. Even if they want to break out of the encirclement, they won't be able to get far. "Once we succeed, the job of cleaning up the battlefield will be left to Ferocious Tiger Roth. He will set off to attack Pidrow City tomorrow. As for us, we will head to the capital of Winderbri overnight. That way, we can take down the capital by morning. "
"That's right, Tagger. Did the messenger eagle say that Archduke Fisablon is personally going into battle?" Loriste remembered this most important matter.
"No, Your Highness. According to the information we received, the leader of the three border rangers was the original legion commander, the golden knight Heimlison. He is an old general under the command of Grand Duke Fisablun. He is deeply trusted by the Grand Duke and has followed the Grand Duke for more than thirty years. He has rich battlefield experience and a steady character, "Tagger replied.
"So you're saying that Grand Duke Fisablon is still in the Royal City of Windsor?"
"Yes, Your Highness. Yesterday, there was news from King's City that the Grand Duke is going to form a garrison of 45,000 soldiers with the garrison troops of the nobles he destroyed and the private soldiers left behind by the nobles of the southern province. In the future, they will be responsible for defending Walker Town, Windbri King's City, and Dusk Lake Town. Perhaps because of this matter, he can't leave for the time being, so he gave the task of attacking Viscount Eddis to Hymerson."
"Hmph …" Loriste sneered, "It seems that Grand Duke Fisablon hasn't realized that we've already launched an attack on the Iberian Kingdom, so he's still implementing his plan step by step. Unfortunately, I won't give him any more time. Since that's the case, we'll first accept the precious gift from the border ranger legion, and then go to Windbri King's City to pay a visit to the empire's god of war. I'm looking forward to seeing his surprised face. Let's go! "
"Yes, Your Highness."
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"Strange, why do I keep feeling a little uneasy? Could it be that there will be some trouble during this expedition to Walker Town? " The legion commander of the Fisablon Family's first border ranger legion, the golden knight Heimlison, who was sitting on horseback, looked around suspiciously.
"Someone, pass down my order. Double the number of scouts and expand the scouting range to 30 miles."
"Sir, what's wrong with you? Walker Town was only a few hundred miles away from King's City. It would only take half a day to ride at full speed. We haven't found anything since we set off in the morning. We'll reach Walker Town in two hours and meet up with Sir Udinese. Rest well tonight and we'll be able to take down Walker Town tomorrow. We'll be able to complete His Highness' mission very quickly. It's a very easy mission but why do I feel like you're facing a great enemy? "The second legion commander, Heimlison's assistant, the golden knight Marcus came over and asked.
"I don't know why but I feel like something's wrong with this expedition. There's a heavy feeling. It's just like when I followed the Grand Duke to attack Jinchuan back then. It's like we're facing a huge battle. But no matter how I think about it, I just can't figure out what's wrong. The rebellion of Viscount Eddis and the other nobles had long been within the Grand Duke's expectations.
But he didn't expect them to gather seven to eight families and gather close to 20,000 soldiers. Sir Udinese suffered a small loss. It seems like these nobles are planning to fight a defensive battle with us because they've just harvested their winter wheat. They're trying to delay the war and force His Highness to give in. However, I think that when our army reaches Walker, those rebellious nobles will regret it. Although we're light cavalry, we're not weak. "Heimlison laughed.
"Sir, I think I understand why you're worried." Marcus said in a serious tone.
"Oh, tell me about it."
"There were originally forty-seven traditional aristocratic families in Winston Province, but later, that dead king, the second prince of the Empire, sold his titles wantonly in order to raise military funds. He added more than ten aristocratic families to Winston Province. Although they later fought with the nobles of the Southern Province and more than a dozen of them were destroyed, there were still 56 aristocratic families left.
Last year, His Royal Highness led us to destroy 23 families, and 33 families were forced to accept His Royal Highness' order to migrate to the Southern Province. Right now, Viscount Eddis has gathered a total of seven or eight lords to defend Walker Town. The remaining twenty or so nobles must be watching from the sidelines.
If we were to successfully conquer Walker Town and eliminate the 7 or 8 families that rebelled against the Grand Duke's orders, then the rest of the nobles will obediently follow the Grand Duke's orders and move to the Southern Province. However, if the war is delayed and Viscount Eddis and the others are able to defend Walker Town, the remaining nobles will become restless and stab us in the back. At that time, Winston Province will fall into a large-scale rebellion. I think that's what you're worried about, sir. "Marcus analyzed the situation in detail.
Heimerson nodded. "Your analysis makes sense, but I'm worried that the nobles who we thought were still watching might have secretly organized themselves. They may have colluded with the rebellious lords in Walker Town and suddenly appeared behind us at the most critical moment to attack Walker Town. If that's the case, we won't be able to successfully take down Walker Town and complete the mission given to us by the Grand Duke. I think that's what I'm worried about. "
"Sir, in fact, we can fight steadily. Didn't the Grand Duke say yesterday that he will also bring the reserve corps here next month? They are still the main force to deal with the four northern families in the future. If we run into a situation like what you said, where all the nobles in the province of Winston are involved in the rebellion, then we can just continue to tangle with them and wait for the reserve army to arrive, then we can wipe them all out. "Knight Markais said fiercely.
Currently, one-third to half of the grass-barbarian tribe's cavalry had joined the five border ranger corps formed by the Fisablen family. But these grass-barbarian cavalry could also be regarded as naturalized grass-barbarian people. Basically, they could speak the common language fluently, and some could even read and write letters. After a long time, they were no different from the imperial soldiers. On the other hand, except for the imperial soldiers and family knights appointed by the Fisablen family, the reserve corps was basically composed of the most elite grass-barbarian cavalry.
To be honest, in addition to being the most powerful of all the corps under the command of the Fisablen family, the reserve corps was also the most famous undisciplined and disobedient. They often caused some trouble. The Grand Duke Fisablen transferred the reserve corps to Winston Province to prevent the four northern families from attacking the Iberian Kingdom.
"No, Marcus, what we need most now is time." Heimlison shook his head, "The year before last, the four northern families suddenly destroyed the Madras Duchy and helped the second prince, Ogerseiro, to regain the throne of the Andenac Kingdom. The Grand Duke was shocked and immediately prepared a defensive strategy against the alliance of the four northern families.
Generally speaking, from the beginning to the end of a war, it takes more than two or three years to recuperate and restore combat power. Unfortunately, we can't know how much damage the alliance of the four northern families suffered in this war. The Grand Duke estimated that it should take two years. This is already an overestimation of the combat power of the four northern families. After all, it was a war that destroyed the country.
But when we learned that the Kenneth family and the Shahin family of the four northern families had moved out of the north, the Grand Duke finally breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that in two or three years, the alliance of the four northern families should not attack the Iberian Kingdom. Changing territory is a troublesome thing. At the same time, in order to confuse the four northern families, the Grand Duke is also preparing to send an envoy to the north in June and July to order a batch of goods worth two million gold coins from the Norton family and the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce.
That's why His Highness is currently implementing a plan to fortify the defenses and clear the fields in Winston Province. He's prepared to make Winston the main battlefield against the alliance of the four northern families in the next two years. We need time to turn Walker, the royal city, and Dusklake into highly defensive fortresses. As long as we can control and defend these three strategic points, we can rely on our Ranger army's mobility to engage in guerilla warfare and harassment against the four northern families in the future. We'll be able to wear them down and force them to retreat after we tire them out.
If we fail in our attack on Walker Town, the remaining 20 or so nobles will start to rebel, and the Winston Province will be engulfed in the flames of war. As long as the war drags on, it is very likely that the four major families of the North will take action. Perhaps they haven't recovered their combat strength, but the problem is that our Fisablon Family isn't ready either. If we were to fight with the armed forces of the Northern Four Family Alliance in Winston Province, it would have a huge impact on our family's strategy. What I'm most afraid of is that it will arouse the suspicion of the four northern families, which will make the Grand Duke's plan unable to be implemented. "
The Knight of Markais nodded his head with a serious look on his face, "So this time, when we go to Walker Town, we must finish the battle as soon as possible, and we must win it cleanly. We must let those nobles who are watching on the sidelines or preparing to rebel be caught off guard and watch as we capture Walker Town. Watch as we hang the 7 or 8 nobles led by Viscount Eddis. Only then will they obediently obey the order of the Grand Duke and move to the southern province. And we can effortlessly integrate the territories and manpower they left behind and successfully complete the mission Her Highness gave us, isn't that right? "
Knight Hymerson praised, "That's right. You're right. Oh, the scout is back. Let's see what he has to say. "
In the distance, a scout rode like a gust of wind. When he was near, he pulled his mount and reported loudly, "Sir, there is nothing unusual within the surrounding 30 miles. We didn't find anything."
Knight Hymerson waved his whip, "Thank you for your hard work. Stay alert and report back immediately if you find anything."
"Yes, sir." The scout whipped his horse and left.
"Pass my order, hurry up and reach Walker Town as soon as possible." Knight Hymerson ordered the messenger beside him.
At around 2: 30 pm, Knight Hymerson and Knight Markais led the three Ranger Corps to Walker Town. Udinese who had already set up camp in front of the town welcomed them, "Sir, the camp is ready. Do you want to take a rest first?"
"There's no rush, Udinese. Tell us about yesterday's battle and show us the defense of Walker Town." Heimerson waved his hand and ordered the guards around him, "Go and invite Lord Kachuk and Benprick to come with us to see the situation in Walker Town and discuss the attack plan."
"Yes, sir." The guard quickly rode his horse and left.
There were a total of 46,000 people in the first Ranger Corps of Fisablon Family. They were divided into four divisions and one logistics division. Hymerson was the division commander and the first division commander. 3 stars gold. Knight Markais was the vice division commander and the second division commander, 2 stars gold. Gold Knight Udinese was the division commander of the third division and 2 stars gold. As for Kachuk, he was a three-star Silver Knight, the commander of the fourth division. Ben Prick was also a Silver Knight with a two-star Silver Combat Qi rank. He was the commander of the logistical supply division.
Although Knight Hymerson was the commander of the legion, he was very polite to the two Silver Knights, Kachuk and Benprick. The two Silver Knights' surname was Fisablun. They were distant relatives of the Grand Duke Fisablun, so they could be considered as members of the Fisablun family.
"Sir, I arrived here yesterday morning and set up camp. I attacked Walker three times in the afternoon and successfully got to the top of the city walls using the Pegasus Throw. However, the enemy had too many people on the city walls and we lost because we didn't have enough people." The knight of Udinese explained in a dejected manner how he failed to attack Walker three times yesterday.
The Pegasus Throw was a technique that used the fact that the defending side of the wall was not high. The rider would throw a rope over the wall and use the speed of the horse to take over the wall. This was the specialty of the grass-barbarian tribe's elite grass-barbarian cavalry. Many of the empire's soldiers also learned this technique.
"What's the situation of the defenders on the wall?"
"Most of them are able-bodied, about 20,000 of them. Apart from five to six thousand experienced veterans, the rest of them are probably newly selected able-bodied laborers. They have all sorts of weapons. I saw many guards on the wall with sickles and other farming tools. I even saw women on the wall. Their armors are tattered and most of them are wearing tattered leather jackets. But there are 300 to 400 archers among them, half of our casualties were caused by them. "Knight Udinese answered honestly.
"Sir, I noticed that the wall of Walker Town is only five to six meters tall and it's very thin. We can use the Pegasus Throw tactic to ram the wall tomorrow. I believe we'll be able to destroy the wall in no time. Sir Udinese is suffering from a lack of soldiers but we have our entire army here. As long as we destroy the wall tomorrow, the rebellious nobles will be done for. "Knight Markais was sharp enough to notice the weakness of Walker Town's defense.
"Very good …" Haimerison nodded approvingly. When he was about to say something, a whimpering horn echoed in the distant sky, interrupting what he wanted to say.
"What's going on?" Knight Haimerrison was shocked. He didn't even know he dropped his horse whip.
In the distance, a dozen scouts galloped over as if they were running for their lives, yelling at the top of their lungs, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack … It's the northern Norton Family and Filim Family … "
Knight Haimerrison's face turned pale and he mumbled, "Impossible …"
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The 26th of April 1778 in the Galinthea Calendar. The four northern families led by the Norton Family annihilated the Fisablon Family's First Border Ranger Legion at Walker Town in Winston Province of the Iberian Kingdom.
In this battle, the First Border Ranger Legion's leader, Gold Rank Knight Haimerrison, Gold Rank Knight Markais, Gold Rank Knight Udinese and Gold Rank Knight Commander Udinese died. The commander of the 3rd Division, the 3 Star Silver Knight Kachuk, surrendered to the Norton Family. The 1st Ranger Division suffered 28,000 casualties and 16,000 surrendered. Not a single one of them escaped. In the history of the Galinthea Continent, this battle was known as the Battle of Walker Town.
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