On the fifth day of the seventh month, 1781, the Andinac Kingdom's Northern Four Families Alliance and House Fisablon suddenly launched an attack on Sabagi Duchy, one of the four central duchies.
On the sixth day of the seventh month, the Norton Family's Flying Tiger Legion launched a fierce attack on Sabagi Duchy's second legion in Limad Province. The duchy's second legion finally collapsed after resisting for half a day. The legion's commander, the Gold Knight Merlinde, luckily escaped under the cover of the night and escaped to Falkr Duchy …
On the ninth day of the seventh month, House Şahin's legion of the four northern families besieged Meishan Castle with the allied nobles. Duke Sabagi saw flags and bonfires everywhere outside the castle and estimated that there were more than a hundred thousand enemies. So, he fell for Count Şahin's bluff and did not dare to send out the duchy's first legion to fight the enemy. Instead, he trapped himself in Meishan Castle and waited for reinforcements.
On the eleventh day of the seventh month, Count Phelim's Pegasus Legion and Duke Fisablon's reserve legion, as well as the Third Border Ranger Legion, arrived at Chikseth Province and started looting. Chikseth Province was in a state of panic. Smoke rose everywhere. Samora Province of the Falkr Duchy, which was next to Chikseth Province, and Foreward Province of the Falkr Duchy, were shocked. The three legions that were supposed to go to Sabagi Duchy as reinforcements hastened their pace and rushed to Samora Province.
Laurist's sudden attack really caught the four central duchies off guard. For the four central duchies, they were most concerned about the second prince's movements. They did not pay much attention to the Northern Four Families Alliance. This was actually a blind spot for the scouts they sent out, and there was also the problem of the effectiveness of the information.
Ever since the four central duchies sent their army to reinforce the Fisablon family, they had engaged in a major battle with the armed forces of the four northern families alliance in the southern province. In the end, they were completely defeated and had to flee in panic. Since then, the four central duchies and the Northland Alliance had been in a hostile position. That was why the Sabaji Duchy, which was right next to the southern province, had established the second legion of the duchy and stationed it in the Limad province. Count Phelim of the southern province also sent the Pegasus Legion to patrol the border. Both sides were like enemies.
This resulted in a situation where there was a lack of information. The spies sent by the four central duchies had to travel from the southern province to the imperial capital, and then pass through the two southwestern provinces to the Handa Duchy, and then to the Sabaji Duchy. Even though they were two neighboring provinces, they had to take a big detour to send a secret report, which took almost two to three months.
It had been three years since the battle in the southern province. The information the four central duchies received about the alliance of the four families in the north was nothing more than the situation of the battle between the Fisablen family and the Norton family. For example, the Monolith Army had conquered the Podoli Mountains and set up a defensive position at the border of the southern province and the Eastern Barren Province for a long time. There was also the grassland barbarian cavalry led by Grand Duke Fisablen to defeat the Norton family's Hunting Cavalry in Munohara Province, and the development and construction of the Filim family's territory in the southern province …
The four central duchies were finally relieved. Compared to the second prince, the attention of the alliance of the four northern families wasn't on the four central duchies. They had been entangled with the Fisablon Family. It seemed that before the outcome of the battle was decided, they wouldn't target the four central duchies. After understanding this, the four central duchies were very regretful. They shouldn't have listened to the slanderous words of the Fisablon Family just because the alliance of the four northern families was a noble of the Andinac Kingdom. They sent troops to reinforce Grand Duke Fisablon. In the end, not only did they offend the alliance of the four northern families, but they also suffered a great defeat and lost sixty to seventy thousand elite duchy infantry.
In the past three years, the four central duchies had long let down their guard against the alliance of the four northern families. In their opinion, with Grand Duke Fisablon dragging the alliance of the four northern families in the northeast prairie, the alliance of the four northern families had no time or energy to deal with the four central duchies. Therefore, they focused their attention on the second prince. They were very clear that the second prince hated the betrayal of the four central duchies to the bone, and he was constantly watching the four central duchies. They didn't dare to be careless with the second prince, who was known as the new generation's God of War.
Last year, the second prince's successful promotion to a level-one great swordsman had shocked the four grand dukes of the four central duchies. Following that, the second prince wanted to inspect the northeast region even more so. Unfortunately, the news that the second prince had successfully persuaded Grand Duke Fisablon to return to the Andinac Kingdom and was preparing to follow him to the four central duchies was sent in a big circle by the secret agents. By the time the news reached the four central duchies, it was already the end of May. Even if the four central duchies immediately formed an army, it would still take a certain amount of time. As a result, their reinforcements had yet to reach the Sabagi Duchy.
The military system of the four central duchies was basically that each duchy only had one standing army. The Sabagi Duchy was a special case. Once there was an enemy invasion, the duchy would recruit young men and expand the standing army into two armies. This way, the old soldiers would lead the new soldiers so that their combat power wouldn't drop too much. Then, one of the two armies would stay behind and the other would go to the frontline. After a period of time, they would rotate.
After receiving the news that the second prince was preparing to attack the four central duchies through the southern province, the Handa Duchy, the Falkner Duchy, and the Fulondor Duchy all mobilized for battle. They expanded their armies and sent a second army to Limad Province. At the same time, they kept a close eye on the second prince's movements. From the perspective of the four central duchies, if the second prince were to return to the imperial capital and transfer the White Lion Legion from the border of the two provinces in the southwest to the southern province, it would take August for the second prince to arrive. By then, the reinforcements would have already reached Limad Province and set up a defensive line, waiting for the White Lion Legion to crash into them.
Therefore, the four central duchies weren't in a hurry. Everything went according to plan. They really didn't expect Laurist to launch an attack fifty days in advance without waiting for the second prince's arrival. The four grand dukes were dumbfounded when they received the news. Didn't the second prince and the White Lion Legion just enter Delamk Province? Didn't they just meet up with Duke Gammus's two heavy armor regiments? Judging from the infantry's speed, it would take them at least a month to reach the southern province. Why would the northern noble coalition army and the Fisablen Family attack now? Aren't they afraid of the second prince's wrath?
When the news of the current frontline reached the ears of Grand Duke Focker and Grand Duke Forendo, they became really anxious. Count Phelim's Pegasus Legion and Grand Duke Fisablun's two light cavalry legions had entered their duchy frequently, pillaging villages and towns. It was said that not only did they want money and property, they even forced the residents to migrate. The two grand dukes scolded the Fisablen Family for being ungrateful. They urgently recruited young men to form an armed force and set up a defensive line at the border. At the same time, they asked Grand Duke Handa for help. This time, they couldn't care less about Grand Duke Sabaji who was trapped in Meishan Castle.
However, the central duchies' armed forces were mostly infantry and lacked mounts. One of the main reasons they were willing to send troops to support the Fisablen Family was to obtain a stable supply of warhorses. Unfortunately, this plan was ruined by the alliance of the four northern duchies. Back then, Laurist wanted to cut off the Fisablen Family's trade route to the central four duchies. They didn't expect that they would also destroy the central four duchies' means of obtaining warhorses.
Even if the four central duchies had some warhorses, most of them were in the hands of the territorial nobles. They did not have enough warhorses to build up a large-scale cavalry force. As a result, the garrison of the duchy of Falkr and the duchy of Fulondor had been in a passive position against the harassment, guerrilla attacks, and looting of the three light cavalry forces — the Pegasus Corps, the reserve corps, and the Third Frontier Ranger Corps. This situation only ended when the three reinforcement legions formed by the three duchies arrived at the border of Samora.
However, while the three reinforcement legions stabilized the Falkner Duchy's border, the Fulondor Duchy on the other side suffered. Grand Duke Fisablen and Count Phelim discussed and decided to leave the Third Border Ranger Legion to contain the three reinforcement legions stationed at the border of Samora. They led the Reserve Legion and Pegasus Army straight into the Fulondor Duchy from Fulondor's Fulondor Duchy's Fulondor capital, Pedero City. In an instant, the entire Fulondor Duchy was covered in warning smoke. Grand Duke Fulondor couldn't attend to one thing and lost sight of the other. While he defended the duchy's towns and strategic locations, he urgently asked Grand Duke Handa and Grand Duke Facker for help.
After breaking through the Sabaji Duchy's second legion's encampment, Laurist ordered the Flying Tiger Legion to continue their attack. They destroyed all the castles and fortresses, and took over the villages and fortresses in Limad Province. At the same time, he ordered the two accompanying Hunting Cavalry Legions to carry out a province-wide search. Regardless of whether they were fleeing soldiers or civilians, they were all captured and handed over to the two guard legions to be escorted back to the North.
After more than half a month, Ross the Ferocious Tiger finally led the Flying Tiger Legion to Meishan Castle and met up with the Şahin Family's armed legion. At this time, the entire Limad Province had already been hastily cleared by Laurist. All that was left was a scene of desolation and ruins. There were no signs of human life within a thousand miles …
Grand Duke Sabaji, who was trapped in Meishan Castle, finally decided to break out. Although Meishan Castle was called a castle, it was actually an expanded city centered around the castle. The population of the entire city was close to seventy thousand. Including those who had fled into the city, there were already more than a hundred thousand people. Although there were sufficient manpower to guard the city, and the stored food was enough for this many people to eat for a year, Grand Duke Sabaji, who was trapped in the castle, was very uneasy. He did not sit and wait for death in the past twenty days. He often sent out his troops to fight against the besieged Şahin Family's armed legion. However, he did not gain any advantage from Count Şahin.
The reason was simple. Count Şahin had used the Deep Trench Rampart method to besiege Meishan Castle. Meishan Castle only had three city gates. The Şahin Family's armed legion consisted of two light infantry regiments and two light cavalry regiments. Count Şahin ordered the two light infantry regiments to build two defensive camps in front of the two city gates on the sides. The front was left to the allied nobles to guard. Their mission was to defend the camps when attacked by the Sabaji Principality's first legion. Count Şahin would personally lead the two light cavalry regiments to counterattack.
Using a bluff to confuse Grand Duke Sabaji for a few days, Count Şahin used this time to urgently build three camps. By the time Grand Duke Sabaji came to his senses, the camps had already been built. Grand Duke Sabaji had once sent three regiments of thirty thousand men to attack the camps on the north side. However, under the pincer attack of the two light cavalry regiments led by Baron Şahin, they were beaten to a pulp and lost more than five thousand men.
Thus, Grand Duke Sabaji never thought of attacking again. Although Grand Duke Sabaji was a first-level great swordsman, he didn't become a great swordsman through real skills. Instead, he used countless precious medicinal materials and treasures of heaven and earth to forcibly enhance his realm. Therefore, he cherished his life very much and never led his troops to charge into battle. He even refused to send a second-level great swordsman who was his bodyguard into battle. Otherwise, Count Shahin might suffer a great loss.
After being trapped in Meishan Castle for more than 20 days, Grand Duke Sabaji had also sent out many messengers and spies to ask for reinforcements. However, only two or three out of a dozen returned. The news they brought back was terrible, especially the news from the duchy of Falkr and the duchy of Fulondor. It made Grand Duke Sabaji feel like he had fallen into an abyss. The duchy of Falkr barely managed to hold the border, while the duchy of Fulondor was in trouble. It was obvious that they couldn't care less about coming to his rescue. Staying in Meishan Castle would only mean death. Therefore, when Grand Duke Sabaji found out that the Norton Family's Flying Tiger Legion had arrived at the castle, he only had one thought in mind: to get out of danger as soon as possible …
Ross the Ferocious Tiger Legion didn't expect this either. He planned to let the Flying Tiger Legion rest for a day before attacking Meishan Castle the day after tomorrow. They needed a good rest after such a long journey. However, in the middle of the night, the gates of Meishan Castle suddenly opened. Sabaji's first legion attacked from the southern gate. They sent a legion to attack the camp in front, while the rest of the legion went around the camp and fled towards Chixess Province. Ross the Ferocious Tiger and Count Şahin heard the alarm just as they lay down. They thought that Grand Duke Sabaji was planning to attack at night, so they sent reinforcements and kept their men on guard. After an hour, they realized something was wrong. Then, a soldier reported that the gates of Meishan Castle were wide open. Following that, someone from the camp that was attacked also reported that Sabaji's main force had gone around the camp and fled.
Ross the Ferocious Tiger and Count Şahin immediately led their cavalry to chase after the fleeing Grand Duke Sabaji. At the same time, they sent men to occupy Meishan Castle and sent messengers to report to Laurist. No one expected Meishan Castle to fall into their hands so easily. Laurist hurriedly led a hunting legion to Meishan Castle without stopping.
Laurist arrived just in time. Swords were drawn in front of Meishan Castle, and a fight was about to break out. The reason was simple. Ross the Ferocious Tiger had led two lancers, a chariot and crossbow legion, and Count Şahin had led two light cavalry legions to pursue Grand Duke Sabaji and his first legion. The remaining legion and Count Şahin's two light infantry legions had occupied Meishan Castle. At this time, the allied noble army of more than ten thousand who were helping to besiege Meishan Castle could no longer stand it. They demanded to enter Meishan Castle to reap their spoils of war. Because the people in charge weren't there, the noble coalition army was stopped outside the city gate. They were furious and began to quarrel with the guards while cursing.
Looking at the nobles who were shouting "Enter the castle, steal money, steal women!" Buckingham decisively gathered all the nobles and quickly divided up the spoils of war. The Norton Family wanted the people, while Count Şahin wanted the money. Thus, it was simple. All the citizens of the castle were taken away by the armed forces of the Norton Family. Meishan Castle was the center of Grand Duke Sabaji's palace, and all the wealth in it belonged to Count Şahin. As for the residential areas in the city, they were divided into areas for the nobles to draw lots. They would go in and loot the areas themselves, and the amount of wealth they obtained was up to fate. Laurist sent the hunting legion to patrol the area, and anyone who crossed the line and caused trouble would be severely punished.
Although there were still some nobles who were indignant that they didn't have women to vent their anger on, under the threat of Laurist's power, they finally agreed to this fair distribution. As the lots were drawn, the soldiers from the Flying Tiger Legion and the hunting legion began to chase the citizens of Meishan Castle out of the city. Very soon, the entire city was filled with tragic cries and curses …
Laurist closed his eyes and said to Genolio, "Go tell the citizens that we're saving them by chasing them out of the city. If they fall into the hands of the allied noble army, they won't even be able to cry … "
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