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Old World Empire 2515, Kislöw Calendar Year 1000, mid-January, Örengrád.
Inside the city, ruins were everywhere. It was a complete mess, but it was different from one or two months ago. Now, it was glowing with astonishing vitality.
At the beginning of January, the Poseidon Fleet and the ironclad Enterprise broke through the blockade of the Nordic dragonships. Since then, the siege of Örengrád was limited to land. Since Ulfric took away too many of the Nordic dragonships, there were not enough of them left. Under the attack of the Poseidon Fleet, they could no longer maintain the blockade. In the end, the Nords' Claw Fleet and the Brittany Poseidon Fleet opened up a transportation channel.
The Nordics' revenge began immediately. A few thousand Nordics charged into the interior of Nord to pillage and burn, forcing the Nordics to retreat.
But it didn't matter. Örengrád's defenders had already received reinforcements from Kalad's Northern Frontline and Duke Bodrick's Poseidon Knights.
The most difficult time had passed. The Brittany brought a rich supply of food. The bread no longer had any impurities or sawdust, and the supply of food was back to normal. The residents could now get enough food rations from the sea.
On the 5th of January, the city began to have a small supply of frozen mutton and pork. The residents of Örengrád saw hope for the first time, and for Rokossovsky, the opportunity to counterattack had arrived.
The temperature in Örengrád was at its lowest point in history. It was -30 ° C during the day and -70 ° C at night. Not only were the Brittany in the city shivering and huddling in their houses for warmth, even the Nordics outside the city couldn't stand the cold. The cold was so terrifying that even the armor of the Warriors of Chaos was frozen. The Nordics in the North and East gradually relaxed and gave up on the siege. The Nordics in the North and East retreated into the Grovard Forest, cutting down trees to build camps and burning wood for warmth. The Nordics in the South also hid in the ruins of the town.
"Marshal Winter's power can only be understood by those who have experienced the cold of Kislöw. This is a place where water can turn into ice by splashing it into the sky. This is a place where water spills out of a pipe and turns into a popsicle when it hits the ground."
— Commander of the Northern Front Army, Count Carad de Garamente, the Great Holy Grail of the Sanctum
It took the Brittany two weeks to get used to the cold weather. This was the result of Berliat preparing a large amount of vodka and thick winter coats for the Northern Front Army.
And at that moment, an unexpected reinforcement arrived in Urrenglad, exceeding everyone's expectations.
It was the Nordics' Dwarven Army. Torgarde Crimson personally led his personal guards, a team of Hammer Warriors, two teams of Iron Shatterer Warriors, two teams of Dwarf Crossbowmen, a team of Dwarf Butchers, and the third captain, Veteran Bearded, from the hidden estuary of the Claw Sea. This army of about a thousand Dwarves came to Örengrád as support. The Lone Dragon City spent a lot of time to finally defeat and expel the Nordics' Army. Now, the Nordics' Dwarves were here to help.
"I represent the Lone Dragon City's Dwarves to send a message to our human friends in the old world. One hundred and seventy years ago, we fought side by side in the great Holy War. Now, we are still willing to fulfill our promise." The Crimson Togarde of the Norska Dwarf Army puffed out his stomach and put his hands on his hips. He proudly said to Kalad and Rokossovski, "The dwarves will fulfill the covenant in the name of Granny."
Just like this, the Dwarves brought a vital force. After two weeks, the Brittany also got used to the cold weather. With this as the background, Marshal Rokossovsky suddenly proposed an extremely bold battle plan in the military meeting.
This battle plan shocked everyone.
First, Rokossovsky planned to send his army out of the city and launch two attacks at the same time. The targets were the left and right wings of the Norska Mountain Army in the Growald Forest to the north and east of Örengrád. The human and Dwarven armies had to defeat or at least drive away the Norska Army led by the Champion of Sin, Stika, on the left wing and the Norska Army led by Skar Bloodwrath on the right wing.
After quickly defeating these two armies, the two armies quickly surrounded the center of the Growald Forest in a pincer attack. Their target was the middle of the Growald Forest, where the Norska Supreme King, Valmir Aslin's army was located.
Marshal Bear Cavalry's plan was to use this method to defeat the Norska Mountain Army in one fell swoop and save Örengrád from the siege.
Marshal Luo's plan in the military meeting was met with great controversy. Many people in the meeting, including Brittany Marquis Tulas, Norska Dwarven Army Commander Tolgard, and Chief Political Commissar Berliat, all thought that this plan was too radical. One had to know that it was January and the weather was incomparably cold. It was very easy for an army to get tired fighting in the snow, and there was also the danger of being surrounded if they split up.
Even if they weren't surrounded, it was unknown whether the army that went out of the city could quickly defeat the Champion of Sin, Stika, and the Chosen of Sin, Skar. As long as they were slow, the army wouldn't be able to complete the encirclement and would be in danger of being defeated one by one by Aslin's army.
What made some people even more suspicious was that the battle plan for Zedevka was also formulated by Rokossovsky, and in that battle, Kislöw suffered a huge and shameful defeat.
Faced with doubts, Rokossovsky had to explain why he did this.
First, the siege had been going on for a long time. The soldiers and civilians in the city had reached their limits, and it was the same for the Norskas. In fact, after the end of December, the Norskas' morale had dropped and they began to desert. According to intelligence, the Norskas in Growald Forest had already lost their vigilance and were completely scattered. They lacked communication with each other and couldn't coordinate and cooperate.
Then, there was Luo Shuai's judgment of the battle. The Believers of Sin were probably bored to death and had started a grand celebration, while the Believers of Sin were probably killing each other because they hadn't been able to obtain any skulls for a long time. This was the best time to launch a surprise attack.
Even so, during the military meeting, Luo Shuai was asked to step aside twice to reconsider the plan. Belial even grabbed him by the collar and coldly questioned if he intended to let the city be burned to ashes by Chaos.
However, Luo Shuai still insisted that this was a godsend, and the discussion made him even more certain of his view.
In the end, as the commander of the Northern Front Army and the person in charge appointed by Laing, Kalad spoke. The famous Holy Grail and human hero nodded slowly. "I believe that Lord Constance Dante has his own reasons for insisting. There are few methods that can guarantee victory in war. Since he is so insistent, it means that the deployment and organization of this plan is the result of careful consideration. This is a strong guarantee for victory. As for the Supreme King Norskas, let me deal with him."
Just like that, Rokossovsky's proposal was accepted.
In order to commemorate Bagration, who had died to protect the city, the mission code of this operation was named 'Operation Bagration'.
The details of the operation were as follows: The army in Örengrád would be divided into three groups.
The left group would be formed by the Brittany's Northern Front Army and the Bordero Duchy's army. They would be responsible for defeating and driving away the troops of the Champion of Sin, Stika.
In the middle, the Norska Dwarf, Tolgarde Crimson, and the Bearded Dwarf from Eight Peaks Mountain, Belegar's son, Solgrin Ironhammer, formed the Dwarven army and attacked Aisling's army from the front.
In the right group, Rokossovsky and Kuznetsov's Kislöw army would deal with the Chosen of Khorne, Skar's army.
The military plan would begin the day after tomorrow, and everyone was ready to disperse.
At this moment, the Norskan Dwarf, Tolgarde, found Kalad. "Are you going to deal with Aslin? That's not an easy enemy to deal with. "
"But it can only be me," Kalad said calmly. Kalad said calmly, "Among all the people in the city, I'm the strongest. If I can't defeat the Supreme King of Norskan, then Lord Torras and Lord Bodrick won't be able to defeat him. I'll bring the Lady's Judgment and end Aslin's evil here. I'll make him pay for everything he's done."
"You're a good man, but you won't be able to defeat Aslin. I know him." Tolgarde was silent for a moment before saying, "Aslin is someone who has been blessed by four Gods of Darkness at the same time. He treats Chaos as a whole … and doesn't choose to worship the four Gods. He'll be protected by the colorful flames of Chaos and a powerful force field. It'll be hard for you to hurt him."
Before Kalad could tell Great Monarch Noska that he wasn't afraid of any challenge, Great Monarch Noska took off a ring made of vibranium from his thick brown beard. "Take this. It can help you."
"This is …" Kalad took the vibranium ring from Toelgarde's hand.
"This is the relic of my father, Silverbeard." Tolgarde's voice lowered with a hint of pain and hatred. "During the Battle of the Mountains, Aslin besieged Lone Dragon City for decades. My father died in the long battle. This is his relic. It still contains the powerful strength of my father's spirit and his unyielding will. This will help you at a critical moment. But remember, Brittany Knight, the strength of my ancestors can only help you once, but only once."
So it can only be used once? Kalad nodded silently. He placed the Vibranium Rune Ring on Durandale and expressed his gratitude to Tolgarde.
Just like that, the 16th of January, 2515 of the Empire.
Operation Bagration had officially begun!
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