The third era, 1482. The winter of that year was especially cold. The Northland people in the north of the empire felt as cold as the weather.
Gravel couldn't help but feel sad when he saw it all happen. He hated this world where the nobles were rich and the commoners lived in hunger and cold. However, he felt powerless. He couldn't change anything and could only watch it happen.
What Gravel didn't expect was that in just a few months, the number of people joining Gravel's resistance army skyrocketed. Every part of Norland had formed their own resistance army. Even Holf, who had a deep grudge against Gravel, had formed a resistance army near Gorgaron because he was also a native of Norland.
The German Empire's influence in the Northland grew weaker and weaker. The nobles no longer had the support of the Northlanders.
Finally, the chance to fight the empire came.
Morin ordered Gravel and Beffman to lead their men to attack Haiya Castle, which was no longer as strong as it used to be.
The imperial troops in the castle didn't dare to come out and fight. They could only hole up in the castle. They wanted to wait for reinforcements, but where would they find any?
Now, there were only 800 Delman soldiers in the castle who were in low morale and exhausted. Gravel wasn't in a rush to attack the castle. Instead, he had the captives and family members of the soldiers call for their comrades and loved ones at the castle gates.
Baron Sedak killed a soldier who tried to escape to keep the morale of the troops in check. However, his actions made even more people unwilling to risk their lives for the nobles.
That night, a few brave soldiers worked together to tie up Baron Sedak and Count Steve. The next day, a white flag was raised at the castle and the soldiers surrendered.
Just like that, Morin's army entered Haiya Castle without losing a single soldier. After entering the castle, they began to pacify and take over the city.
However, there were many things that people couldn't predict. As the Northland people were the masters for the first time, they started to capture people the moment they entered the castle.
Anyone who disobeyed would be killed. Earl Steve's family was also arrested.
There were also some descendants of the Derman. They were originally civilians, but because they worked for the Empire, they were also arrested. The men were reduced to slaves, while the women were used for the pleasure of the Northland people. The old, weak, sick, and disabled were all killed.
Sometimes, good and evil were opposites. Good could also become evil!
Count Steve's family consisted of five people: Steve, Sedak, Sedak's mother, Sedak's sister, and Sedak's wife.
Mo Lin ordered his men to strip the three women of their clothes and tie them to wooden stakes in the square, allowing others to amuse them. Steve and Sedak, on the other hand, were locked up in the dungeon and were beaten up every day. Both of them were on the verge of death.
Gravel saw it happen, but he couldn't stop it. This was how the world worked. Today, you might be high and mighty, but tomorrow, you might become a prisoner. Gravel was shocked. The people who were originally oppressed had become even more brutal than the previous rulers after gaining power. Now that the soldiers of the Resistance Army had vented their long-term oppression on innocent civilians, wouldn't more people suffer in the future? What was the purpose of this war?
Soon, the victorious rebels took away all the valuable things in Haiya Castle in less than two days. In the end, they burned Haiya Castle to ashes.
In the following month, rebels from all over the country followed Gravel's example.
At this time, the Empire's royal family couldn't sit still anymore. Theoden The Great sent out his most trusted and most capable general.
This general was called Alonso, and he was very good at commanding.
After Alonso came to the North, he went through several battles with the rebels. At first, he lost more than he won, but after that, he won again and again, and the rebels were unable to recover.
In the battle, Merlin was killed by the rebels. Wilson's rebels could only be led by Gravel. At the same time, Horf's side also suffered a lot.
In the last battle, Darlina was taken away by Alonso's men.
Alonso saw Darlina's outstanding beauty and offered her to the church. The church thought that Darlina was unclean and offered her to Theoden The Great.
Theoden The Great didn't care so much. When he saw Darlina, he was overwhelmed by her beauty. At this time, the previous queen had been dead for three years. Theoden The Great made Darlina the new queen.
In the end, Gravel was very angry and sad. His woman had been taken away by the Emperor, so he led his men to attack Alonso.
He didn't expect that the battle would be so close to annihilation. Gravel had no choice but to escape into the mountains with his men.
A year later, Gravel and Horf met at the military camp in Gorgon. They reached an agreement to put aside their differences and formed the Northern Coalition Army. They vowed to completely liberate the Northland and make the Northland the world of the Northlanders.
At that time, they didn't expect that a few years later, the Black Dragon Irdele would attack the capital of Kelandil. Theoden's whereabouts were unknown, and Alonso had to return to the capital to protect him.
At that time, Gravel's opportunity would come. A new era would come, an era of freedom and dignity!
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