Chapter 483: The Anti-Austrian Alliance Appears Again
Speaking of which, the Dominion Military Region has not received news from the Kingdom’s newly occupied territory for a long time. More than a year ago, it was said that Prince Hansback was assassinated after evacuating the Kingdom and returning to the newly occupied territory. The newly occupied territory was occupied by four of the prince’s subordinates.
The legions were divided and occupied. Among them, the Blue Feather Legion occupied most of the territory of the original Principality of Modra, and the other three standing legions also occupied the remaining territories of the three principalities, in a de facto state of separatism.
The "Pioneer Tribune", the most prestigious newspaper in the colonies on the west coast, once published a commentary article on this, to the effect that the next situation is likely to be a melee between the four legions until the final victor is determined, and ultimately this will
The newly occupied territory of the Kingdom of Piavilas became a new country independently. Of course, this premise is that the four legions were not disturbed by external factors during the melee. In fact, this conclusion is impossible.
Compared with the kingdom itself, the situation in the newly occupied territory can be said to be surrounded by enemies on all sides. When Prince Hansback was still there, he was able to suppress the situation, but after he was assassinated, internal disputes became fierce, and none of his four regiment commanders could
If they don't obey anyone, they won't be able to elect a suitable successor in a short period of time. If it weren't for the harsh external environment, the two evil neighbors of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnath are eyeing the newly occupied territory, forcing the four legions to unite for warmth, they would have long ago
There was a big fight.
There was a war between the six countries in the eastern region that year. Five years later, the Principality of Siddings, the Principality of Rimodra and the Principality of Esquiline were destroyed, and the territory became the new occupation territory of the Kingdom of Ovelas. This five-year war in the eastern region can be said to be
Both sides suffered losses, and there was no real winner, which also laid hidden dangers for the subsequent civil war between the two kings of the Kingdom of Ovilas.
Of the three annihilated principalities, except for the Grand Duke Eskiline who surrendered, the Grand Dukes Sidings and Rimodra both saw that something was not going well and fled. They took away their belongings and took their families into exile in Nairobi.
The Seri Kingdom has a strong desire for restoration, and often secretly supports the rebel forces in the territory of the original principality to cause trouble for the new occupiers. However, the Nasere Kingdom and the Principality of Karrnath also suffered serious losses in this five-year war.
, unable to give the two Grand Dukes more help.
Even though a civil war broke out in the Kingdom of Orvelas due to two princes competing for the throne, which reduced a powerful country in the eastern part of the continent to ruins, the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas still sat back and watched the fight, not wanting to get involved in this war.
中. For the Nasseri Kingdom, the sworn enemy of the Overas Kingdom, the current situation makes them very satisfied. They are completely benefiting from it, and they can get everything they wanted before the war without resorting to war.
The prodigal King Sterling XI returned the four border counties that the Kingdom of Overas had seized from the Kingdom of Nasseri in the past sixty years, eliminating the territorial dispute between the two countries. At the same time, he loaned three more counties from the Kingdom of Nasseri.
A huge sum of money was paid to deal with the civil war in the kingdom. These three huge sums of money totaled up to 5.6 million gold crowns. In fact, only 4.8 million gold crowns were paid. They were divided into three and five years, and expired after five years.
Eight million gold crowns to be repaid...
It can be said that Sterling XI borrowed a usurious loan from the Kingdom of Nasseri to pay for military expenses. If it is not paid out at maturity, the interest rate will increase unless he continues to borrow new loans from the Kingdom of Nasseri.
Pay off old debts. With the nature of Sterling XI, he will definitely do this. When the loan amount reaches more than 20 million gold crowns, it means that the entire economy of the Kingdom of Ovelas will be controlled by Na.
In the hands of the Kingdom of Seri.
Unlike the Kingdom of Nasseri, which uses loan sharking to suppress and control the economic development of its mortal enemy, the Principality of Karnas is powerless. At that time, the Principality of Karnas leased a volunteer mercenary group to the Kingdom of Hicks. It was said to be composed of retired personnel, but in fact
It is the most elite active-duty armed light cavalry regiment in the Principality of Karrnath. After being annihilated by the Thunder Division, it means that the Principality of Karrnath has suffered a heavy blow.
At that time, the Principality of Karrnath only had two light cavalry regiments, and one was leased to the Kingdom of Hicks out of helplessness. Before the war, the four principalities could complement each other economically, but after the war, only one principality, Karrnath, was left.
Beef and mutton have lost their previous market, and the poor economy of the principality has made it difficult to maintain two elite standing light cavalry regiments.
I just didn't expect that this elite light cavalry regiment on loan would be completely wiped out in the colonial war in Nubisia. Even if the Kingdom of Hicks paid a compensation fee, it was still difficult to compensate for the military strength of the Principality of Karnas.
Therefore, after everything that happened to the Kingdom of Ovelas, the Principality of Karnas could only be an obedient bystander. It was not that it did not want to help Archduke Sidings and Archduke Rimodra recover, but it did not.
Faith intervenes in this mess.
Prince Hansback can be regarded as a famous general of his generation, and the legions under his command have always been powerful. Even if the prince is assassinated, the powerful combat power of the four legions under his command will not disappear due to assassination. In addition, these princes’ subordinates have been captured because of the assassination.
Unless the assassin is like a mad dog, the Principality of Karrnath will not come forward to seek trouble at this critical moment. Therefore, although it is determined to help the two archdukes recover, they can only hold back for the time being and let the newly occupied territory live a peaceful life.
One year.
There are two big jokes in Farea Continent now. One is Melchid III of the Kingdom of Hicks. The colonial war he started has almost consumed the treasury accumulation of the Kingdom of Hicks in the past twenty years.
In addition, more than a dozen standing legions with nearly one million troops were lost. In the end, nothing was gained, and it was embarrassing and conspicuous.
At the same time, this colonial war that took place in the southern part of Nubisia Continent also burst the bubble of the Kingdom of Hicks as the dominant power in the northern region of Farea Continent. The army of the Kingdom of Hicks was ridiculed as the Sheep Legion. Because just from the written word
Judging from the above, the Kingdom of Hicks used a total of seventeen standing legions, but in the end they were unable to defeat the two second-line legions deployed by the Overas Kingdom in overseas territories, and they still never returned.
Nowadays, the military strength of the Kingdom of Hicks has a very low evaluation in the Farea Continent, and it can no longer even suppress the imminent moves of neighboring countries. The two neighboring countries have military conflicts due to border conflicts and no longer pay attention to the Kingdom of Hicks.
Mediate and resolve on your own. As a result, Melchid III has become a negative example for the monarchs of various continents to educate their children. His ambition is as high as the sky, he does not know how to judge the situation, and he will always go to the extreme end of the road. This is how he is described.
Another joke is that the new prodigal king Sterling XI of the Kingdom of Ovelas, in order to compete with his eldest brother for the throne, treated the kingdom's territory as rubbish, abandoned everything, gave away everything, just to let others
He was able to sit on the throne safely. As a result, the Kingdom of Overas fell from the status of a powerful country in the eastern part of the continent to an ordinary kingdom, and the good situation that the two generations of kings had worked hard to build for the kingdom was ruined.
After becoming the king, Sterling XI did not work hard to seek governance. Instead, he indulged in sex and held various banquets and dances. At the same time, he sent people to pursue the crimes of the supporters of the great prince during the civil war, and searched for private wealth.
For their own enjoyment, they made a kingdom miserable and filled with refugees. In the end, they forced the overseas territories to rebel. Not only did they declare their autonomy, they also sent the Thunder Legion to the mainland of the six kingdoms, robbed the machinery and equipment of the manufacturing workshops in the local counties, and gathered the refugees.
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Nowadays, in the eyes of the people of various countries in the Farea Continent, Sterling XI has been equated with a foolish king. Together with Melchid III of the Kingdom of Hicks, he is called the Double Fool King by the people.
Kidd III was known as the bull-tempered king, who refused to give in and went all the way to the dark side. Sterling XI, on the other hand, was a prodigal king, a hopeless king.
No one would have thought that Archduke Sidins and Archduke Rimodra would have the idea of restoring the kingdom to Melchid III. They went to the Kingdom of Hicks to find an opportunity to meet with Melchid III and persuaded him.
He united the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Kannas under the condition of confidentiality, secretly sent the four standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks to the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Kannas, and in late July the troops were divided into two groups to attack Ovela.
The Kingdom of Sri Lanka launched an attack on its newly occupied territory.
The war came very suddenly. The troops attacking from the Principality of Karrnath to the former Eskiline Principality were four standing legions, two standing legions from the Kingdom of Hicks, a light cavalry legion from the Principality of Karnnus, and Nasseri.
A standing corps of the Kingdom. They formed the West Route Corps and caught the garrison by surprise. Before they could gather their forces, they were cut off by the light cavalry corps of the Principality of Karnars. After being divided and surrounded, they were annihilated by the entire army...
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However, the three southern counties of the former Eskiline Principality are the most important military industrial bases in the newly occupied territory, and have always been the key garrison area of Prince Hansback's forces. There is a complete and solid defensive front here, and they can be stationed after receiving an alarm from the front line.
A division here firmly resisted the advance of the three-nation joint force, buying precious time for the rear to gather forces.
However, the two standing armies of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the two standing armies of the Kingdom of Hicks formed the East Route Corps, which invaded the territory of the former Principality of Sidings from the border of the Kingdom of Nasseri. It can be said that the newly occupied territory belongs to the Great
The four legions of the prince's forces were attacked at the tail end and were attacked from two sides. The legion stationed in the original Principality of Sidings was unprepared and did not expect to be attacked suddenly. They were submerged in the turbulent waves like a reef.
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Only the Blue Feather Legion stationed in the Principality of Rimodra put up a resolute and heroic resistance. However, faced with the overwhelming strength disadvantage and the enemy's constant flow of new grenades, their resistance seemed tragic and helpless, and they only lasted half a day.
Within a month, the Blue Feather Army was completely wiped out. The remaining standing army stationed in the three southern counties could not resist for long and could only retreat while fighting. The remaining two regiments finally withdrew to the Picklet Mountains.
Only then did they escape the pursuit of the joint forces of the three countries.
This war, which took place in the newly occupied territory, took only two months from start to finish. The Kingdom of Hicks, the Kingdom of Nasseri, and the Principality of Karnas mobilized a total of eight standing legions with more than 500,000 troops to attack.
The four standing legions stationed in the newly occupied territory were about 200,000 people. The two armies composed of the joint forces of the three countries swept the newly occupied territory like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, showing strong combat effectiveness. Melchid III finally conquered the Kingdom of Hicks
The army has its name corrected.
In this war, the joint forces of the three countries lost about 50,000 people, while the four garrison regiments belonging to the prince's forces suffered nearly 100,000 casualties and nearly 100,000 prisoners. Only less than 20,000 remaining soldiers escaped into the mountains and became the Wandering Bandit Mountains.
Thief. The various countries in the Farea Continent were amazed by this short war, but the Kingdom of Ovelas, the nominal owner of the newly occupied territory, pretended to be deaf and dumb. Sterling XI was very happy to hold it.
A grand ball celebrated the kingdom's rebellion, and the four legions belonging to the great prince's power suffered a shameful defeat and destruction.
On September 5, 595 of the Holy Light Calendar, the Principality of Sidings was restored. On October 21, the Principality of Rimodra was restored. The territory of the original Principality of Eskilin fell to Sigg.
In the hands of the Kingdom of Hicks. Mechid III proudly declared that since he could not obtain a colony in the continent of Nubisia, it would be good to obtain an enclave in the eastern part of the continent of Farea, and then the Kingdom of Hicks could be legitimate.
Involved in the affairs of the eastern region of the continent.
On November 18, the Kingdom of Hicks, the Kingdom of Nasseri, the Principality of Karnas, the Principality of Rimodra and the Principality of Sidings jointly announced the establishment of the Eastern Region of Farea Continent National Alliance, preparing to
This national alliance implements economic policies such as common currency, promotes commercial prosperity, and establishes a joint defense and counterattack command organization on the military side. Any country that has a military conflict with a member of this national alliance means that it must submit to all member states of this national alliance.
Declaring war will result in a joint armed counterattack from all alliance member states...
"Obviously, this so-called alliance of nations is aimed at our Kingdom of Overas, and is just another copy of the anti-Austria alliance back then!" General Bolognik said with a livid face.
The people who heard these words were all soldiers who had participated in the five-year war in the eastern region. Naturally, they knew what the old general meant. It is called the Alliance of Nations in the Eastern Region of Farea Continent, but why did it miss Ovela?
The Kingdom of Sri Lanka, isn’t this specifically targeted? When the late king Sterling X was on the throne, the kingdom’s national strength was booming. No one was afraid of being targeted by the Five-Nation Anti-Austria Alliance, and the Five-Nation Anti-Austria Alliance was not even included.
In eyes.
But the situation now is completely different from that then. There is a prodigal and a fatuous king on the throne, and the kingdom has just ended the civil war between two kings fighting for the throne. Not to mention the trauma caused by the civil war, just the feeling of Sterling XI after the war.
The reckless behavior brought greater disasters to the surviving people in the kingdom, and the national power plummeted. At this time, those countries formed this alliance to show their ill intentions towards the Kingdom of Ovelas. To put it harshly, Ovelas
The Kingdom of Sri Lanka may even face the danger of annihilation...
Claude is also a little bit resentful. Although he is a time traveler, nearly twenty years have passed by now. After all, if you stay in one place for a long time, you will develop feelings, and he has become accustomed to his current identity.
Status and power. After all, he has been wounded and shed blood and fought fiercely on the battlefield for this kingdom. Consciously or unconsciously, he regards himself as a soldier of the Kingdom of Ovelas. Regarding what General Bolognik said, he also has
A feeling of common hatred.
But what can they do if they are anxious here? Both the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas were once defeated by the kingdom, and now they have won over the Kingdom of Hicks and are in trouble again. But the problem is that the overseas autonomous territories can take this
What can several countries do? To put it bluntly, the overseas autonomous territories are now secluded from the kingdom. As long as Sterling XI is on the throne, the relationship between the kingdom and the overseas autonomous territories will only be hostile, with no chance of improvement.
In the blink of an eye, the 595th year of the Holy Light Calendar has passed, and February of the 596th year has come quickly. At this time, the Thunder Legion and the last batch of Kingdom refugees boarded an ocean-going ship and cruised in the ocean.
Under the escort of the fleet, it returned to the overseas autonomous territories, completely ending the attack on the kingdom's mainland.
After General Albert came back, he brought back an autographed letter to Claude from the commander of the Griffin Legion, the hereditary marquis of the kingdom, Admiral Jarias Ho Hadro. The letter stated that the Griffin Legion would
Stationed in Bailu City to prevent the kingdom's coastal areas from being attacked by black sail pirates again. He hopes to launch ocean trade with overseas autonomous territories and purchase various specialties and mineral resources from overseas autonomous territories at fair prices. The only condition is that overseas autonomous territories only
Being able to conduct ocean-going trade with the Griffin Legion, the Griffin Legion hopes to gain revenue from trade to make up for the gap in military expenditure...
This is actually the fact that the Griffin Legion wants to monopolize the profits from ocean trade in the Kingdom. Claude smiled and handed the letter to the Dominion Executive Committee for processing. As long as there are profits, businessmen will naturally take risks. General Bolognik
General Skree and I will take care of it, so Claude doesn't need to worry about it.
Claude is now worried about the expansion of the Blackstone Gun Manufacturing Workshop, as well as the reconstruction and trial production of explosive ammunition and new infantry field artillery led by Mrs. Sonia and her sister Anna. At present, the explosive ammunition has been developed, and the new infantry field artillery has also entered the final shape.
stage. In addition, the development of long-tube rockets has also made great progress...
And the good news is that after Master Bird successfully developed and finalized the locomotive steam engine, he began to research ship steam power. Currently, a trial-produced marine steam engine has entered the experimental stage, and an offshore transport ship was specially built for this purpose.
At the same time, an ocean-going light cruiser was equipped with iron armor to test the power of the marine steam engine.
On March 21st, Claude was preparing to watch the navigation test of the marine steam engine hosted by Master Bird at the Port of Patres, when he suddenly received a message from a falcon from the war zone. The letter said that there was a mutiny in the royal capital, and that St.
King Lin XI was randomly shot to death in the palace. His Royal Highness Frederic, the fourth prince, was elected by the Guards as the new king of the kingdom, with the title of Frederic I.