On January 17, 1446 in the Holy Calendar, the Castel family declared war on the Bold family in the name of independence and the recovery of legal territory.
On January 18, the Borde family also declared war on Castel on the grounds of suppressing the rebellion and legally depriving them of their titles.
The Castres-Bold War officially broke out.
At the same time, the third prince Philip also assured the Northland nobles in his capacity as Duke of Bold that this counter-rebellion was only aimed at the Castel family.
As long as the nobles of the North remain neutral, they can avoid the spread of war and retain their titles and territories.
Those who pledge allegiance to Bold will receive many preferential conditions, including a reduction in vassal contract taxes.
The Bold-Violet Allied Forces, which had already reached the border between Violet and Castres, marched into the territory of Castres in a mighty manner after declaring war. They claimed to have an army of 50,000 and a standing reserve of 30,000.
At the same time, the Principality's combined fleet, consisting of five heavy Carrick three-masted battleships, twelve brigs, and twenty-three galley battleships, totaling thirty-eight battleships loaded with stone cannons,
It also left the northernmost port of Violet and sailed along the Xingyue Strait in the direction of North Port.
On land, after the coalition forces of the two principalities entered Castres, they were unstoppable.
After entering the Star-Moon Strait, the combined fleet was ambushed by the Castel fleet headed by the Roman-Fol family...
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And if you look carefully, you will see that most of the sunk warships are flying flags of the Principality of Violet and the Principality of Bold.
Charlotte, who led the main force of the army back to North Port, fell into deep thought while looking at the battle reports sent from the south.
After the initial battle exhausted their magic power, the fleets of both sides entered an undefended hot battle mode.
Although the Castel fleet is known for its fast speed and flexibility, it is ultimately too small in number and has limited ammunition.
Roaring cannons sounded one after another, and from time to time, ships could be seen being destroyed and sunk in a series of gunfire, and the entire sea surface was gradually shrouded in the white smoke of gunpowder.
"Send semaphores to all battleships to retreat."
A Northland nobleman waved his fist and said angrily.
From time to time, you can see a faint light bursting out from above the battleship. It is the magic shield activated by the mage accompanying the ship.
The gunfire of the principality's warships often missed, but as long as Castor's fleet seized the opportunity, it could always cause damage to the combined fleet.
Facing the combined fleets of the two principalities, this ambush was impossible to win.
However, the coalition forces of the two principalities did not stop at the villages, towns and castles they passed.
"Shame! This is the shame of the North! Your Majesty, these southern nobles are so stupid. They still believe the promises made by people like the third prince. It is simply self-destruction!"
It is different from the combined fleet of the principalities with powerful firepower.
After sinking a Carrick three-masted battleship, two brigs and three galley battleships of the Principality's combined fleet, and paying the price of sinking four galley battleships, the fleet led by the Romain-For family arrived in time.
Break away from the battle and retreat in the direction of Beigang relying on their speed advantage.
After taking a look at the direction of the combined fleet, the old viscount finally gave the order.
Aboard the Romain-Fol family's flagship "Black Order".
The first mate, who was a pirate, commanded the crew and barked orders to attack.
In the hall, the nobles who participated in the counter-rebellion had already exploded.
"Fire!"
On the other hand, unlike the army, which was going unstoppable, Boulder-Violet's navy encountered some troubles.
The flagman on the ship shouted to him.
This ambush on the sea only lasted half a day.
From time to time, it can be seen that after a series of bombardments, a battleship was hit by a powder magazine and ignited a fire, or its mast was directly smashed and lost its mobility, or it was beaten into a sieve, and continued to be destroyed one after another.
Slowly sinking amid the roar.
After leaving some soldiers and noble officers as temporary controllers to ensure the normal operation of the supply line, the main force continued to move north aggressively, heading straight for Northport, Castells' direct territory.
At the bow of the ship, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Viscount Romain Faure, held a telescope and looked solemnly at the battle situation on the sea.
The combined fleet, whose strength had not been severely damaged, also continued to move forward, also heading in the direction of North Port.
However, the effect of magic shield is obviously limited.
The roaring sound of artillery fire resounded across the sky, and dozens of warships were divided into two camps, moving along the north and south directions and firing.
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News of the naval battle has not yet been reported back, but news of the battle on the road has reached Beigang one after another.
"Your Excellency, your family territory is in the middle of the country. The war has not burned your family territory. You can naturally say it easily. Bold and Violet sent a total of 50,000 troops, with 30,000 standing troops. With such a powerful army, you let the south
How can each family resist?"
Waves of white smoke spread along the hull of the ship, and magic stone bullets were fired from the muzzle of the stone cannon on the side of the ship.
Although the Castel fleet has only a small number of ships, only three Carrick three-masted battleships and eighteen sails, they are far superior in speed and flexibility because they incorporate a lot of elven shipbuilding technology.
Higher than the combined fleets of the two principalities.
Northport, Earls Court.
"Even if you can't resist, won't you evacuate temporarily? Why surrender?"
A nobleman whose home was obviously in the south retorted.
Xingyue Strait, Zeen Island waters.
"The ammunition hand is loading! The other side is about to turn around!"
"Captain! The Hyacinth has been sunk! The White Oak and the Purple Cuckoo have sent semaphores, and the ammunition is about to be used up!"
In the final analysis, Castres is a county after all. It has no demand in the past and has never built a large-scale regular naval fleet.
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However, although his own fleet had achieved more fruitful results, Viscount Romain Foul's face was extremely serious.
In the chamber where a meeting of territorial nobles is convened.
Except for several Northland baron families, including the Valais family, who resisted for a while using their own castles as strongholds, the coalition encountered almost no other effective resistance along the way.
Although the fleet of the Romain-Fol family is strong, they are pirates and are not suitable for such head-to-head naval battles.
"Full right rudder! Full right rudder!"
After hearing what the other party said, the old Viscount sighed secretly.
Wherever they went, the nobles of the North almost all declared neutrality or simply surrendered after seeing the mighty army.
"Evacuate? Do you mean to ask our family to give up its territory and people?"
"Didn't this also happen during the Star-Moon War? At that time, there were even many nobles fighting to the last moment for the kingdom. Why did you go back as long as you lived?"
"Am I not fighting for Castel now? My family is far away in the south. I don't know what happened there. I will deal with the traitors after the war is over, but now, shouldn't we discuss how to do it?
Can we defeat the enemy?"
In the hall, the nobles were noisy and noisy, making it look like a vegetable market.