The two sides have fought many battles at the Green Teeth Peak and at the Gate of Mourn. Although they all ended in Demacia's victory, if you look at the map, you will find that both the Green Teeth Peak and the Gate of Mourn are Demacia.
On the border, although Noxus was the losing side, this was an offensive battle.
Overall, the Noxus Empire is more powerful, and Noxus has always had the upper hand in conflicts on the Valoran continent.
Although the Demacians' elite military policy prevents Noxus from easily breaking through its eastern defense line, the fact that it is passively beaten cannot be changed. Even in the diplomatic game of Valoran, Noxus has no bottom line.
They can often gain the upper hand.
However, with the Shurima strategy having little effect and the failure of the Ionian War, the internal shortcomings of Noxus became increasingly apparent. At this time, Demacia was also in a lot of trouble due to the differential treatment of the ban on magic.
The two behemoths were sinking together, but with the emergence of Lux, everything changed.
In the Battle of Tobitsia, Swain, who had put all his chips on the line, was defeated and died due to the successive betrayals of Black Rose and Ramo. The Noxus Empire was subsequently torn apart. From then on, the fate of the two countries finally became completely different.
different directions.
Before sending troops, Darius had actually done a good job of psychological construction. In his opinion, although Demacia also experienced a civil war, their country at least remained intact. No matter whether Noxus is now
In terms of economic level and military strength, it cannot compare with Demacia.
Therefore, in this battle that took many years, Darius very carefully placed himself on the weaker side. Instead of fighting head-on, he chose a pincer offensive in order to gain victory in a disadvantaged situation.
victory.
Unfortunately, what he doesn't know is that after the normalization of magic, the internationalization of trade, and the industrialization of industry, Demacia now is completely different from Demacia twenty years ago.
What Darius thought was "thinking from the weak side" was actually arrogant.
He simply doesn't know that Noxus is no longer qualified to regard itself as a country equal to Demacia!
This is also the fundamental reason why Darius' plan is regarded as a bad idea by Lux. When the gap between the two sides is large enough, only a seemingly very passive defense is the only way to achieve delay.
Unfortunately, Darius understood all this too late.
When the elite Trifari came back with the struggling Tamara and brought back Draven's last order, Darius was stunned on the spot.
The thumb of his left hand that was stroking the blade of the saber was cut, and bright red blood dripped to the ground, but he didn't seem to notice it.
The meaning behind this order...he knew it all too well.
At this moment, Darius could hardly breathe - but as the commander of Noxus, he had no time to grieve.
"Retreat." The voice was squeezed out of the throat, brewing in the mouth for a few seconds, and then came out from between the teeth, "Go back to Dalmo, back to the Immortal Fortress, the Demacian people's target is not us!
"
The orderly soldier was startled by this order.
"Everyone, retreat." Darius repeated, "Get out of the way, show our sincerity, capture the Frostguard Priest - no, kill her directly, and then give her body to Dema
West Asia, she will bear everything."
The messengers quickly left.
Around Darius, many staff officers looked embarrassed.
The excuse for starting a war can be fooled, but how can the reason for a truce be that simple?
"If the Frost Guard priests are not enough, add the priest group." Darius glanced over their bodies, as if seeing through their worries and helplessness, "Then add mine."
At this moment, the strategists in the staff department all widened their eyes. They looked at the commander in disbelief, not expecting that he would
make such a decision.
"Retreat, I will break up the rear with the commander's personal guards."
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The battle lasted less than two hours and ended with the victory of the Demacia Northern Expedition.
When the Noxians were completely defeated on the western front and retreated in large numbers, the eastern front troops also immediately retreated deep into the forest. With Darius leading his personal guards to cut off the rear, most of the main troops
Successfully evacuated the battlefield.
Afterwards, statistics showed that the five war groups on the western front of Noxus, including the most elite Trifari Chapter, had almost all lost their strength. When these five war groups left the city of Forcalodna, they still had their main forces.
The number of soldiers was close to 3,000, but those who voluntarily returned to the Immortal Fortress or other cities to reorganize after the war, the total number was less than 3,000.
In the literal sense, there is no one out of ten.
Among the more than 20,000 people who lost their lives, no more than half probably died on the battlefield. The other half were completely shattered by this crushing battle and no longer had the courage to fight, and even suffered from serious illnesses.
Mental illness, or simply being haunted by demons.
In contrast, the casualties on the Demacia side did not even reach four figures, and except for a few unlucky ones, most of them were only minor injuries.
On the contrary, on the eastern front, in order to cope with the Noxian attack, Demacia suffered about 2,000 casualties and achieved an exchange ratio of close to one to two during the battle.
Although the seven Noxian battle groups on the eastern front lost less than 4,000 men in the initial echelon charge, in the subsequent retreat, even if Darius personally led the commander's bodyguard to cut off the rear.
, and also used all the black gunpowder reserves to set off a large fireworks to stop the enemy, but under the continuous pursuit of the Northern Expeditionary Army with the blessing of magic, the direct casualties and non-combat attrition also exceeded 5,000.
The 40,000-strong Eastern Front Army lost a quarter in the first battle, and most of its supply equipment was lost. The total losses were no less than those in the previous Battle of Tobitsia!
At this point, Noxus's mobile troops are almost empty, and its reserves of food, grass and equipment are almost at its bottom. The earth dragon lizards can only guarantee subsequent breeding. Two breeds of Yaron dogs are completely extinct. The black powder reserves have been emptied. They have just been destroyed.
The suppressed Black Forest independence movement is once again surging.
It is foreseeable that the Noxians' desire to rebuild the empire was completely interrupted. The next thing they have to consider is not how to rebuild the Noxus Empire, but how to prevent the current Noxus from continuing to divide!
Of course, before considering this issue, Noxus still needs to face a humiliating and difficult choice: negotiating with Demacia.
A complete failure on the battlefield means a complete lack of initiative at the negotiation table. At this moment, Noxus' only hope is that the Demacians care more about the situation in the Freljord and are unwilling to negotiate with Noxus.
They must pursue and fight fiercely - otherwise, judging from the current situation, as long as the Demacians are willing, they can even drive straight from the Dalmo Plains to the Immortal Fortress.
And once things develop to that point, Noxus will completely cease to exist.
From this perspective, the Noxians are quite lucky.
Although Lux won the Battle of Turkgol, she did not have the time to continue pursuing Noxus.
As this battle showed, Noxus is no longer qualified to be Demacia's opponent. Although they still vaguely consider themselves a great power, compared with Demacia, they are already others.
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After the Battle of Turkugul completely defeated Noxus, Demacia had no further significance at all. Now all Lux needs is a stable logistics channel like Turkugul.
Therefore, the negotiations between the two parties were completed quickly and efficiently than the aunt at the wet market can buy groceries.
Noxus will hand over all the priests of the Frostguard tribe, and Darius will also go to the wild.
In addition, the entire Black Forest area has been changed from an autonomous territory of Noxus to a "neutral channel temporarily managed by Demacia". All buildings owned by Noxus in the Black Forest area will be owned by Demacia.
Demacia will cease its eastward offensive, and the Noxian army will be restricted to the Dalmor Plains.
For the ordnance and supplies obtained by Demacia, Noxus will use food or other supplies to purchase them at a discount; and the captured Noxian soldiers can also be redeemed by Noxus with money and supplies.
There are other details. Although Lux really wants to take advantage of this opportunity to reach some economic "cooperation" with Noxus so that Noxus can become a link in Demacia's production and trade, but now
She really doesn't have that skill.
Even after the war, the Northern Expeditionary Army could not rest for a few days, so they had to rush north.
There is only one reason for all this: Avarosa can't stand it anymore.
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While Demacia and Noxus were confronting and fighting, Avarosa and the Frost Guard were also confronting and fighting around Fukarodna.
At the beginning, the Avarosans, led by Ashe, stationed themselves on the west side of Forcalo Rodna in a semi-encirclement formation, and harassed it from time to time.
Although the Avarosa people's shooting ability is not bad, there are Frostguard Priests in the city and the main body of the city wall is relatively complete. It is impossible to capture Forcalodna just by relying on arrows and slings.
Considering that Demacian reinforcements were coming, and their team included spellcasters and professional siege units, Ashe steadily maintained a semi-siege situation.
However, just when the Noxians began to try to delay the Northern Expedition and buy time with the pincer offensive, the Frostguard warriors of Forkarodna, who were still maintaining a defensive posture, suddenly took the initiative to leave the city and attacked Alcatraz one after another.
Varosa's camp launched an offensive.
Since Ashe had been prepared in advance, the effect of this attack was not very good, and it looked a bit like killing people.
However, Ashe, who thought the Frostguard tribe was anxious, had not been happy for two days when the news of Lissandra's arrival made her feel like she was struck by lightning.
The Frost Witch...is coming?
Although Ashe is the leader of the Avarosa tribe, holds the Avarosa Longbow, and is recognized as the "descendant of Avarosa" by the Rakstark Guild, the Frost Witch is officially a member of the Eight Classics
, the descendants of Lissandra whose relationship can be traced, and even their names have inherited Lissandra.
(Of course, Lissandra has always been the same Lissandra, but most people in the Freljord don't know it.)
In such a comparison, Ai Xi, who originally had good charisma, suddenly seems not to have so much charisma.
As for charisma, in Freljord it can only be summed up by reputation.
Since the social structure is still relatively primitive, in the tribal-based Freljord society, the logistics of Avarosa's "expedition" from Rakstaq to Forkarodna cannot be relied on.
Completely solved it myself.
Although the dairy products produced by the large animals carried by the army can provide some supplies, and Avarosa also stocked up a lot of food before, it is still too late to rely on a little transportation.
In this case, the tribes in the area near the battlefield and the tribes along the way from Laxtaq to Forkarodna will become part of Avarosa's supply chain.
Avarosa's supply line relies heavily on the assistance and trade of nearby tribes - even if the Demacia Northern Expedition requires countries along the way to open trade, the Avarosa tribe is undoubtedly more dependent on the tribes along the way.
Since the Rakstark Guild was held not long ago, most of these tribes would sell Ashe to save face, and there was no problem with Avarosa's supply line.
However, with the arrival of the Frost Witch, the situation suddenly changed.
The tribes that originally fully supported Avarosa's logistics became hesitant because the Frost Witch's name was equally resounding and they were unwilling to offend the other party.
Under this circumstance, the originally smooth logistics transportation of Avarosa experienced obvious delays.
At the same time, the battle around the city of Focalodna also began to go wrong - along with the Frost Witch, there were also a large number of Frost Guard Warriors and Frost Guard Priests.
The former are ice-blooded warriors who can easily tear apart the Avarosans' front on local battlefields, and even directly cause widespread collapse.
The latter is the most powerful spellcaster in Freljord. Even if it is not their strongest winter, these Frostguard priests still brought shocking losses to the Avarosan people, forcing Ashe to temporarily escape.
Edge.
If that's all it is, then things aren't considered hopeless.
What really dealt a fatal blow to Avarosa was Lissandra's personal attack.
At that time, the people of Avarosa only glimpsed Lissandra from a distance, who was like the queen of the land. Then the climate around Foca Rodna changed suddenly. The originally mild weather suddenly cooled down, and a moment later it became even worse.
Heavy snow began to fall.
In the heavy snowfall, the Frost Guard Priests and the Frost Guard Warriors launched a tidal wave of attacks, defeating the main force of Avarosa's former army in one go. It was not until Ashe personally took action that the situation was stabilized.
