Chapter 1318 The end of the blood flag revenge battle
Year 736 of the Aramaic calendar, spring, Gwana Empire.
The expected bloody flag civil war did not start. But the subsequent development was not as easy to deal with as the emperor had imagined.
The collapse of the Risa Territory was something that caught everyone off guard.
After the news of the demise of Duke Risa's family was semi-officially confirmed, the army gathered in Risa's territory had other thoughts. However, no one thought about how to get out of the fire, but how to escape with their lives.
Duke Risa was finished, but Duke Kawei's strength was still intact. Maybe the people at the top could see that the old Duke had no reason to start a war. But the people at the bottom didn't dare to bet on whether the old Duke would act recklessly.
It's possible. Because if the bet is wrong, you will lose your life.
The first batch of people to escape were mercenaries. The reason was very legitimate. The employer was gone and the contract no longer existed. It was only natural for them to leave because no one would give them money.
There is nothing wrong with this. Even if outsiders don't think so, the mercenaries are still gone. It means that they have long realized that the situation is not right. If they were not hired too early, they would not be able to join.
This side has a huge chance of losing. Now that they have a chance, if they don't run away, it will be in vain that they have experienced life and death on the battlefield and are still alive until now.
The second group of people who escaped were the lowest-level soldiers who were forcibly recruited. Most of them did not even have qualified equipment, so they were taken from their homes to the newly formed legions.
They didn't think much about it at first, and there wasn't much information about the war in the village. Anyway, it was just the lords recruiting, and they just responded to the military service. If there was anything special, there were a lot of people recruited, almost.
All the men were recruited into the temporarily formed army.
But after entering the legion's station, you must understand the enemy's information anyway. Although in this era of Midi, there is still so-called righteous propaganda, similar to the psychological counseling or political warfare work of the earth's modern troops.
But propaganda is propaganda. How the soldiers at the bottom view the war they are about to face is another matter. Morale is a mystery.
All generals know that the morale of the people is very important. But if the generals are almost dead, how can the lower-level officials lead the troops?
No, people's hearts are in chaos.
The internal management was at a loss, and there was fatal pressure from the outside. With both sides exerting force, the grassroots people fled. Moreover, these people did not escape home, but fled deep into the mountains and old forests.
Even if they still know their status as deserters, if they escape home and the military officers of the Rizal family carry out heavy compensation, the deserters who escape home one or two may also harm their families. Therefore, they can only go where there are fewer people and there are less people.
Escape from a place that doesn't recognize you.
As soon as the two waves of people fled like this, the army that the Rizal family had gathered with all their strength was scattered. What's more terrible is that because these people did not dare to go home and did not have the ability to escape far, they all became
Problems within the territory.
The remaining people who can still stick to their original posts are only one or two in ten. Most of these people are rich farmers, businessmen, and craftsmen. They hope to establish military exploits and advance to the aristocratic class.
As long as you have meritorious service, it is not difficult to be awarded a knighthood. What is more difficult is to enter the class of hereditary nobles, that is, baron or above. But having a title is different from ordinary people, so they are looking forward to this seemingly
There is no winnable war.
This is also because they can see clearly that the civil war in the empire is only fought by the upper class. After the fight, the common people will do whatever they want. So as long as the soldiers at the bottom perform well during the war, they will have the opportunity to fill the vacancy. As for
Those are the vacancies, of course the ones that were vacated by the war.
It sounds like this group of people are betting that they can survive to the end. So no matter whether they win or lose, as long as the territory wants to maintain normal operation, it needs someone to manage it. If the original manager dies in the war, it will
Who will be on top? In addition to those nobles who reach out for gambling, we can only look for people like them who have shown their talents in the war.
It's just that... if you want to express yourself, you must have a stage. As a result, the stage was set up, and those who insisted on staying on the stage turned around and saw, phew, most of the people had run away, so what should I do?
Split the soil and separate the kingdom, occupy the mountain and become the king?
The emperor had already reached this point a long time ago. Not to mention that the three legions assembled by Duke Kawei have not yet dispersed, the empire also sent a full Iron Guards regiment, and the remaining ten regular legions also sent a group each to enter Kawei.
Led by the West Camp.
Although the ten regular legions only mobilized a large group of soldiers and officers, it also meant that they had set their sights on the Risa Territory. As long as there was a disturbance and the order from the military headquarters arrived, the ten legions would rise up and attack in all directions.
Come, all chaos will be settled.
Don't think that the layout of these senior officials will not be announced to the non-commissioned officers and soldiers at the grassroots level. It is amazing that in this era, there are forums. Various gossips are spreading wildly, and of course there are various judgments and deductions about the current situation.
It can be said that everyone can talk, and the benefits are different. People who listen may not be able to judge the exact plan, but as long as they know one thing, that is, whoever wants to get ahead will be in trouble. Then everyone will know
What to do.
The emperor's order to disband the legion and the administrator in charge of the Rissa territory arrived relatively late. After all, they had to walk on their own feet, and it was not as convenient as sending messages on the forum.
But when the administrator came, he withheld the order to disband the legions sent to various places. The reason was that he needed manpower to persuade those who fled back to their places of origin.
So after obtaining the emperor's consent, he signed an amnesty order, and deserters would not be held accountable for returning home. He also asked those who still insisted on staying in the legion to spread the word. They were all locals, and of course they knew best where the locals would go.
Where to run.
Don't think that whether the emperor can take care of the mess of Risa's leader just by sending someone here casually is a problem. In fact, this is really not a problem.
Everyone can see that the title of Grand Duke Rizal is likely to be severed. So what about the vassals who originally belonged to the Rizal family?
Although the emperor can recognize the small nobles who have considerable business operations in their respective territories, he can also refuse to recognize them directly. Then he can take back the territory and see whether to recruit new people or whether it will be directly owned by the emperor.
You must know that the title of such vassals will not be too high, otherwise it will dilute the territory of the vassal. Therefore, most of the hereditary nobles affiliated to the grand duke family are mainly the lowest barons; marquis usually
There is only one, and that is the heir to the grand duke. As for the number of earls and viscounts, they are strictly controlled to ensure that the grand duke himself belongs to the stronger side.
And unfortunately, all the respectable people in Rizal's territory knew that the key to turning this war around was the airship. Therefore, after the plan to capture the Sid was formulated, many people were concerned about the ship.
The airship that praised highly on the forum was very curious, so they gathered at White Fox Castle, and then they were served in a pot...
Therefore, the remaining people in the Rizal clan are all insignificant little nobles. Faced with the current disadvantage, if someone can connect them to appeal peacefully in order to preserve the inheritance of the Grand Duke of Rizal, there may be a glimmer of hope.
Loyal ministers express their loyalty, and no matter how disgusted the superiors are, they will not be able to get things done. As long as everyone does not fight to the death and just shows an attitude, that is enough.
But the reality is that no one has the prestige to come forward to integrate everyone. Everyone is considering the survival of their own family. So when the administrators sent by the emperor give orders, they do everything possible to appear obedient and just want to retain the family territory.
It is very important to these people whether they can stay in the privileged class of nobility and title.
Then there is the mess that Risa Territory is in. There is no need to think about spring plowing. The food has to be dispatched from other places. Moreover, with most of the documents related to the territory, as the White Fox Fort is wiped out, the administrator sent by the emperor wants to
It will definitely take a long time to restore order in the territory.
Fortunately, the five legions of Kawei's leader are in charge. No matter how chaotic the Risa leader is, the people below will not dare to use weapons. Otherwise, the emperor's orders will be rolled over, let alone quelling the chaos, and the ground will be leveled!
As for the three northern countries that were originally in contact with old Duke Kawei, they were able to get a big bargain. The hired legions were disbanded on the spot before setting off, and the commission was equivalent to nothing.
For those soldiers who are hired or recruited, there is nothing wrong with getting something but not having to fight. Not having to fight means not having to die.
However, for the nobles of the three northern countries, they would like to take advantage of this opportunity to enter the empire and grab a chance. If the opportunity is right, it is not impossible to get more bargains.
Now that they have arrived, they don’t even have the chance to go on an expedition. They want to take advantage of the fact that the hired legion has assembled but not disbanded, and called on the king’s order to enter the chaotic Risa Territory and grab a fight. But the Kawei Territory assembled
The army can not only be used to deal with the legions and chaos of the Risa Territory, but can also be turned against them.
A head-on confrontation with the five fully prepared legions led by the Grand Duke of Kawei?
Even if they can learn from the forum that the old Duke's title has been deprived, and his heir will take over the title of Grand Duke. But being deprived of the title does not mean that he is prohibited from leading troops to fight. Even if he cannot lead troops, the old man will appear.
On the battlefield, without taking action, the morale of your own people will collapse to the point where everyone may run away. How can we fight like this?
So for the sake of the old Duke, the three northern countries stopped. Anyway, they have already made benefits, so they should take care of the domestic spring plowing. It's okay for them to steal chickens, but if they want to go head-to-head with the empire, even if they want to, the people below
I don’t want to either. There’s no way to fight.
The young prince of the Kawei family has succeeded to the throne, and the old prince has retired, which makes him even happier. He has the attitude of the former demon prince Azad, and no one dares to stop him wherever he goes. Based on his friendship with the emperor, no one can stop him.
With real power in hand and little influence left, the old man really has no taboos in his actions.
But everyone can see that the old Duke is causing trouble everywhere, which is actually a bit of a shift in focus. So as long as the nobles with a clear mind set their sights on the emperor, this old guy is the real source of trouble.