In the throne room, Laing shared the information from the Empire with all the Dukes, including the Lake Witch Morgiana, the Sorceress of the Sorceress Veronica, the two vice-chairmen, and the people in charge of MI7, Aurora and Teresa, the two commanders of the Old Guard, and Marshal Roland of the Border Guards.
As time passed, the information from the frontline became clearer.
It was now the beginning of November, and almost ten days had passed since the end of the Battle of Zedevka.
The Kingdom of Kislöw was now in a precarious situation. Prague had been confirmed to have been abandoned. There were originally thousands of city guards and some militia there, but with the execution of General Pavlov, these troops were basically all defeated. After that, according to the scouts and refugees, the Champion of the Selection of Nurgle, Festus's army of about 60000 had just entered Prague after being replenished. They were slowly moving south.
The Champion of the Selection of Perversion, Prince Sigwald's Perversion Army, suffered a devastating blow in the Battle of Zedevka. There were only 13000 of them left, and they were currently staying in Zedevka for fun, waiting for reinforcements from the wastelands in the North. It was said that only 20000 of them had been replenished, and it would take time for them to recover their combat strength.
The Noska Mountain Army lost 35000 men in the Battle of Zedevka, but the barbarians from Noska continued to join Aisling's army. The Noska Mountain Army was quickly replenished to 50000 men, and they were heading straight for Örengrád.
The remaining army was led by Black Iron Motekin. This army of Chaos was trying to cross Kislöw at a very fast speed towards the border of the Empire. Of course, Motekin's luck was not very good. They encountered two giant snowstorms, which slowed down their speed. These two giant snowstorms were the last efforts of Katarina and the Ice Witches to stop Motekin. The earth of Kislöw responded to Katarina's call and used its last strength to slow down Motekin's speed.
In addition to this army of a hundred thousand, a new fifty thousand Chaos reserves were heading south from the Mourning Mountains.
In addition, the Noska Dwarves sent the latest information that more than a hundred thousand Army of Chaos were gathering in the wastelands in the North, and were preparing to head south.
Even if Chaos had mobilized so many troops, not counting Noska and the Kurgan Plains, the tens of thousands of barbarian tribes in the northern wastelands had only mobilized less than one-twentieth of their forces. Everyone was waiting for Motekin to win victory and glory, as well as to win the admiration of the Dark Gods. They needed to see the opportunity to succeed and even become a demon before they were willing to consider whether to join Motekin's team and fight for the Dark God.
All the dukes in the throne room felt a heavy pressure. Duke Taubert of Le-Angoulin, who always liked to bicker with Leon, was the first to speak. "Your Majesty, is there a mistake? Is the King?? Noska ''s's's? Why would an army of 300,000 suddenly appear? "
"Yes, Your Majesty. Duke Montfort was full of youthful vigor. He said directly, "I think that the Empire and Kislev want to reduce their losses, so they're deliberately exaggerating the number of enemies, right?"
"I think so too." Theodoric, Duke of Bereon, nodded. He hurriedly expressed his opinion, his eyes fixed on Morgianna. "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the Chaos is coming south, but the scale is at best the same as the Battle of Chantillon. We are going to face Ulfric and his army of World Walkers. At most, there will be fifty thousand of them, right?"
Laing knew that Theodoric had just been reinstated as a duke. His rule was not stable, and he urgently needed the support of the Church of the Lake Nymph.
"Fifty thousand Chaos soldiers defeated Kislöw's eighty thousand so easily? That doesn't make sense. " Royal Regent Laun was very concerned about the situation. After hearing Theodoric's opinion, he immediately retorted, "If Chaos only has fifty thousand, then even if Kislöw loses, it won't be that bad!"
"Who knows? How do we know what happened in Zedevka? " Theodoric said unhappily. "My opinion is the same as Duke Ford's. I also suspect that Kislöw and the Empire are deliberately exaggerating the enemy's' numbers so that we can share the losses."
"I don't think so, Theodoric." Laing spoke. "If that's the case, then the Empire and Kislöw will not use this kind of attitude. They will say something else."
"I agree with His Majesty's opinion." François stroked his goatee. "For example, killing a hundred million and turning the victory into Becafen?"
"Hahaha!" Laughter came from the throne room.
In recent years, the Knight King's Kingdom had won many battles under Laing's leadership. They had not lost a single battle. This time, the Battle of Chantillon was another great victory. Everyone was proud of their status as Brittany. In comparison, Kislöw's defeat became the target of everyone's disdain.
"What's the longest joke?"
"The female Tsar Katarina's military plan in Zedevka."
Brittany Joke
"Alright, everyone, just laugh. Don't think that the Chaos are weak." After the Knight King, Suria spoke. The female knight said in a dignified manner, "You can choose not to believe the news from Kislöw and the Empire, but can you not believe the news from the Norse Dwarves? Those are the Dwarves. What does it mean when the Dwarves say that the situation is critical and that we should be prepared? "
Suria's words shocked everyone in the throne room.
Yes, they could choose not to believe the humans, their allies, the Empire, or the distant and unfamiliar Mrs. Kiesler. But what about the Dwarves? After interacting with King Lorek of the Breezy Castle and King Belega of the Eight Peaks Mountain, the knights naturally knew what it meant when the Dwarves issued a warning and asked for help.
"So, the situation is indeed very bad?" Hagan, Duke Gislöw said seriously. "But why do we have to start a general mobilization? What about the Empire? "
"The Empire has their own mission." François continued, "They are now caught off guard. Mobilization takes time. They are the same as we are. They will try to slow down and delay the tide of destruction of the Chaos, while we will rush to the Empire and chase these Chaos scum out of the old world with our allies."
"Very well, it's like this again. We are always like this. In order to fight against the darkness, the knights will risk their lives. But when has the Empire on the other side of the mountain helped us?" Duke Palawon, Kasvann, still could not forget the failure in Helmgat. He said angrily, "What have we gained other than endless sacrifices? We support the Empire. What can the Empire give us? "
"The Empire can give us very little." Laing said softly, "Emperor Karl-franz only promised to solve our logistical problems. But, what is the duty of a knight, Kasvann?"
Duke Palawon did not say anything.
"Once the tide of destruction reaches the south, no one will be able to survive. All living beings will either be slaughtered or corrupted into one of them. Countless glorious and splendid cultures of the past will become a thing of the past until they are completely forgotten. The efforts of mortals will only allow the world to struggle at death's door." Morgiana, the witch of the Lake Goddess, said, "We have to prevent this from happening. Without our help, Kislöw will soon succumb to the Chaos, and the Empire will also suffer a terrible disaster. Then, it will be our turn."
"That's right. We have to defend against the enemy outside our borders." Duke Carcassonne, the cold Hubert, opened his mouth and said, "Make sure that the war does not break out within the borders of Brittania. Protect the land that the Goddess has bestowed upon us and our people. This is our mission and duty. Your Majesty, send out the troops."
"That's right, Your Majesty, send out the troops!"
"The glory of a knight is to obtain the Holy Grail or to die in battle. Your Majesty, send out the troops."
"Your Majesty, it's time for the whole world to witness our power."
After Morgianna spoke, it was obvious that the new Knight's War had been approved by the Church of the Lake Nymph. The dukes quickly realized that their goddess was in favor of supporting the Empire, and in return, there would definitely be new Holy Grail Knights born in this Knight's War.
Coupled with Laing's overwhelming power, everyone realized that there was nothing to argue about. The idea of supporting the Empire quickly suppressed the hesitant opinions. Only Duke Adehard of Lyonasser asked worriedly, "If we send out the troops to support the Empire, what about the Northcar dragon fleet that has been cruising the Claw Sea and our outer seas, looking for opportunities to attack?"
"The goal of the dragon fleet is obviously to restrain us." François nodded. "My opinion is that we should recruit troops to support the Empire without affecting production and the daily lives of the people."
"Very well. Can someone tell me under what circumstances and how to recruit troops without affecting production and the daily lives of the people?" Laing spread his hands. Ulfric's dragon fleet was indeed a threat. They had to be careful.
"Normally speaking, Brittany has a population of more than eight million people. According to the general mobilization, we need about twenty-five to thirty-five people to recruit one soldier," Regent Laurent said. Royal Regent Lauren said, "If you don't want to affect production and the daily lives of your subjects, as well as the standing army, garrison, and mobile forces, Your Majesty, I suggest that one soldier per fifty households is the ideal recruitment method. One soldier per seventy-five households is even better."
All the dukes nodded at this recruitment ratio. Recruiting one soldier per fifty households was almost insignificant to the kingdom. As for seventy-five households, there would be a lot of competition. The freemen would fight for it.
"Then we'll recruit one soldier per seventy-five households." Laing nodded. Knight King said, "Now, tell me. If we recruit soldiers like this in all of Brittany, including the standing army and knights you can mobilize, as well as some freemen who volunteer to join, how many soldiers will you have?"
"About thirty-five to forty thousand." Laurent did some calculations and immediately added, "There should be more, Your Majesty. It's the slack season now. The freemen and serfs have nothing to do and are likely to enlist on a large scale in order to get promoted."
"Let's start with thirty-eight thousand." Laing nodded. "Everyone, a new battle of knights is about to begin!"
"For the Lady and the King, for Brittany!"
In the end, the national policy of assisting the Empire and Kislöw was decided.
The Knight King's kingdom would be mobilized in three batches.
The first batch was the ready-made army led by Kalad in the north. This army, which had just been replenished, would form an army with the Sea God Knights led by Duke Bodrick of Bordero. After the preparations were completed, they would immediately set off to break through the blockade of the dragon boat fleet by sea and support Örengrád.
The second batch was the assembled army, led by Knight King Laing himself. Morgiana, the Witch of the Lake, Veronica, Aurora and Teresa of MI7, Regent Laurent, Duke Berchemund of the Red Dragon, Duke Hagen of Gisoleiox, and others would all follow the army. The knights and nobles of the north of Brittany and the army of the Duchy of Bastogne would set off by land. They would pass through the Cullona road, Marienburg and Wester to reach Middleton and go to the Empire to support them.
The third group was led by Francois, and they were mainly knights and nobles from the south. They would gather and depart later, and they were more of a reserve force. They would arrive at Nour first and then go to Tara Beheim.
As for Suria, she was left in Cullona to preside over the general situation of the Knight King's kingdom. Laing left Olica to help her.
The King could see that both Suria and Olica were not very satisfied with Laing's arrangement, especially the dark elf. She did not want to stay in Cullona. She only wanted to be with her master.
Laing thought that Olica was the most suitable person to stay and assist Suria. Out of instinct, the dark elf did not say anything after the order was given.
Thus, the entire Knight King's kingdom began to mobilize and prepare for a new knight's war. Kalad, his northern army, and the Sea God Fleet would set off immediately after a short rest.
In a world of darkness and despair, there was only the flames of war.
… I am the dividing line of the bulging face …
Empire Calendar, Year 2514, late November, Kislöw, Örengrád Forest, Old World.
The Tide of Destruction was gradually approaching Örengrád.
After the defeat of Zedevka, Marshal Rokossovsky tried to take in some of the defeated soldiers and barely kept the battle order from collapsing. The army retreated into Örengrád and also took in some refugees from Kislöw.
In Marshal Rokossovsky's opinion, Örengrád's geographical location was very important. It was the only entrance to the sea in Kislöw. As long as he controlled Örengrád, he could expect reinforcements from the Empire or Brittany to arrive. Besides, controlling Örengrád could also contain a large group of Army of Chaos and give the Empire time to react.
At the same time, this port city also had the only small arsenal in Kislöw, the Kirov Factory, which could produce firearms, mortar, and cannons.
The north and east of Örengrád were covered by a dense coniferous forest. This forest was called the Groorwald Forest. After Marshal Rokossovsky retreated into Örengrád, he immediately seized the highest authority in Örengrád with Admiral Kuznetsov. They placed the entire city under military control and prepared for the inevitable large-scale attack of Chaos. At the same time, they sent some troops to establish a defensive line in the Groorwald Forest in an attempt to delay the attack of the Army of Chaos.
However, at this moment, Marshal Rokossovsky received an execution order signed by Tsar.
The Bear Cavalry Marshal could not believe that when he was trying to preserve the last hope of Kislöw to protect the country, his Majesty Katarina actually issued such an order! Kill him! He wanted him to shoulder all the responsibility for Zedevka's defeat!
The Bear Cavalry Marshal, who was only in his thirties, was disappointed with Tsar and the Bokha royal family. Then, what Cheka told him was even more shocking: Tsar had given the order to abandon the city and the kingdom and escape to the south.
The Bear Cavalry Marshal tried to negotiate with Cheka. He hoped to redeem himself by doing good deeds and tried to argue that Örengrád could not be abandoned. If they abandoned this place, it would mean that the northern part of Auster and the Shadow Forest would be directly attacked by the Army of Chaos. At this time, Auster was not prepared for war at all. If possible, he was willing to accept the execution order.
Cheka told him not to even think about it and to execute it immediately.
The marshal was disappointed again. He actually felt that it was a little boring.
It was really boring.
The disheartened Rokosovski told Cheka that he had to at least give him some time to say goodbye to his army. Seeing that the marshal's attitude was firm and he even took out his musket, Cheka had no choice but to agree. Then, the marshal of Bear Cavalry left the room.
He came to the front of the army and told everyone about Tsar's order.
Therefore, the entire Örengrád army was disappointed, especially those soldiers who fought bloody battles in Zedevka until the last moment before being forced to retreat. They could not understand why things had turned out this way. Luo Shuai had saved the situation and saved the last bit of hope. Why did he give the order to execute him?
At this moment, something unexpected happened. A group of Kislöw Red Sea Army shouted angrily, "This must be a conspiracy of Chaos! This is a fake order! "
"Fake order! This is a fake order! "
"The execution order is fake!"
"The Son of Kislöw will never give up on Örengrád!"
The angry Red Sea Army rushed into the room and directly grabbed Cheka. Marshal Rokossovsky and Marshal Kuznetsov, who were burning with grief and anger, immediately decided to execute Cheka and not accept Katarina's order. All the nobles and citizens gathered and swore to defend Örengrád to the death.
"Boom!" With the sound of a cannon from the Örengrád Navy warship, the Örengrád Hilavek Group was officially established. The entire city, from the Marshal and Poillé to the refugees, finally came to an agreement. They would rather die than take a step back.
At this moment, the Noska Mountain Army had already appeared at the edge of the Grovard Forest.
The battle to defend Örengrád had begun.
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