Chapter 558: The Encounter of the Kingdom of Monbamac
Chapter 558: What Happened to the Menbamark Kingdom
After the rainy season in March, the ocean cruising transport fleet of the Overseas Dominion Military Region transported two Hicks Returning Divisions. They wore the same military uniforms as the Thunder Legion soldiers and stationed in the military camp that had been prepared. The area around the military camp was on guard.
It is strictly forbidding locals and traders from approaching. It is claimed that these are the reserve divisions of the overseas autonomous military region. The reason why they came to Beibu Gulf is that the autonomous military region is going to hold a grand military exercise on the Karnas Prairie...
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There is no way, the royal capital is very concerned about Claude's whereabouts and the mobilization of troops by the Dominion Military Region. Even though Claude had already made it clear to Prime Minister Blancart in White Deer City that the purpose of his return to the kingdom this time was to reorganize and reorganize the Thunder Legion.
By the way, they attacked the Kingdom of Hicks, but the Royal Capital was still dubious. Perhaps stimulated by the Dominion Military Region, King Frederic I announced that the Kingdom’s Army Ministry would form two standing field corps in the near future...
Colonel Bokoal arrived in the Gulf of Tonkin with the two Hicks Homecoming Divisions. He was very low-key, not wearing a military uniform, but dressed like a merchant hitchhiking. He was originally conducting wildfires on the west coast of the Nubisian continent.
plan, but currently because the countries on the West Coast have strengthened their surveillance and control of the colonies and indigenous peoples, he has not made much progress in liaison with the indigenous peoples. After receiving Claude's order, he had to put down what he was doing and come here.
check in.
Three days later, Colonel Bockal and three of his men pretended to be merchants from the Principality of Leriolo in the southern part of the continent, took a merchant ship to the Kingdom of Hicks, and then turned to the Kingdom of Breault. The current land trade route leading to the Kingdom of Breault
Because the bandits' rampage on the border between the Menbamark Kingdom and the Nasseri area has long been stopped, small traders like them are the bandits' favorite targets for robbery. For safety reasons, they can only transit through the Kingdom of Hicks by sea.
More than twenty days later, at the end of April, Colonel Bockard sent the first report. He had contacted Avitley I of the Kingdom of Breault, and his current identity was His Majesty Avitley I.
A trusted royal court purchaser reported that the gangs active on the border between the Monbamark Kingdom and Nasseri were the Restoration Army of the Nasseri Kingdom and the Principality of Kannas, funded by the Kingdom of Hicks.
"You can hold a banquet to invite the Red Dragon Duke and the Griffin Marquis to come." Claude threw the report sent by Colonel Boker on the table in front of General Skerry. General Skerry picked up the report and read it.
Look, he laughed: "If they know that the purpose of your banquet is to declare war with the Menbamark Kingdom, I wonder if they will regret coming to our banquet..."
The Duke of the Red Dragon refers to the former marshal of the kingdom, the actual controller of the Red Dragon Legion, Duke Elivinson Schiegfeldt, the father-in-law of Sterling XI who died in the mutiny. And the Margrave of the Griffin,
It is the former commander of the Griffin Legion and the kingdom's general, Marquis Jarries Ho. Hadlow. Both of them are representatives of the kingdom's established aristocratic families. After His Majesty the King issued the granting order, they and Ferdinand
King Redry I reached an agreement, withdrew his own forces from the kingdom's army, accepted compensation, and returned to the granted territory.
"Duke Siegfried's power almost controls the entire County of Glasholm, and Marquis Hadrow is no less powerful. His power controls most of Willinkeld County. However, these two counties are the same as the border county of Bismen.
Ke County is connected, but Bismenk County is in a state of chaos because of the gangsters from the Menbamark Kingdom, and the people are in dire straits.
Interestingly, both Duke Siegfried and Margrave Hadrow wanted to control the overland trade route to the Kingdom of Menbamark and settled their vassal noble forces in this county. However, they suffered heavy losses because of these bandits and the trade route was gone.
Not to mention, even my own vassal forces could not be saved, and people in both territories were killed and robbed..."
Claude looked at the document in his hand and said that this information was collected by General Skerry: "Currently, the Red Dragon Duke has formed a garrison to be stationed in Bismenk County, and the Griffin Marquis has also deployed two garrison camps.
In his vassal territory, they all adopted defensive strategies and set up defensive positions to prevent the bandits from approaching the local towns they were guarding.
It is said that those bandits, that is, the Restoration Army of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnas, numbered between five and six thousand people. They adopted small-unit attack tactics, leaving the garrison of the Red Dragon Duke and the Griffin Marquis in a passive position.
Once upon a time, Duke Red Dragon set a trap and eliminated some bandits. However, when he was chasing the escaped bandits, he was intercepted by the Menbamark Kingdom garrison at the border. He watched helplessly as the bandits disappeared into the mountains and forests on the border.
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Therefore, my proposal to start a war with the Monbamark Kingdom is very likely to be approved by these two nobles. After all, for them, they do not need to be our cannon fodder and pioneers, they only need to organize troops to follow our Thunder Legion.
Behind the scenes, just protect the safety of our logistics supply roads. Even their losses can be compensated from the Menbamark Kingdom. What we want is only superficial wealth, but they want everything, manpower, materials, and livestock, so that they can strengthen their own family.
The strength of the territory..."
General Skerry asked with a serious expression: "Although the Menbamark Kingdom is a small kingdom, it also has three standing legions. Are you sure that one Thunder Legion can defeat a kingdom?"
Claude laughed: "I'm very confident. Although the Thunder Legion has been restructured and is organized into small divisions, it has four divisions, and its total strength is half more than the previous two-division legion.
Even if we are one against two, we can crush them, not to mention that the three standing legions of the Menbamark Kingdom are poorly equipped and have low combat effectiveness. They are no match for us at all.
The only concern is whether our declaration of war against the Kingdom of Menbamark will cause a backlash from the Royal Capital. This is the purpose of asking you to entertain the Red Dragon Duke and the Marquis of Griffin. I heard that they have already responded to the Royal Capital, but the Royal Court
Only a group of envoys were sent to the Monbamark Kingdom to protest, but no agreement was reached. They even said that small-scale bandit attacks and conflicts in these places should be resolved by the territorial nobles themselves. If it is not a large-scale invasion, there is no need for the kingdom to dispatch
Legion.
Therefore, I believe we can reach an agreement with the Red Dragon Duke and the Griffin Marquis, because if they want to expand their power, they can only expand to the Menbamark Kingdom. My requirements for them are not high, and they form a joint army of territorial nobles.
, following the Thunder Legion, while ensuring the safety of the supply channel, they can take advantage of the situation and rob it as they please. I believe they will agree to this condition. In addition, they will also handle the pressure from the royal capital. We are just hired by them to eliminate those bandits.
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On May 7, 604 in the Holy Light Calendar, General Skerry held a banquet in the name of his fiftieth birthday and invited many nobles from the kingdom to attend. The Red Dragon Duke and the Griffin Marquis also came to Beibu Gulf to attend the birthday party.
After the banquet, he had an all-night secret conversation with Claude, General Skree and General Albert.
On May 21, in Bismenk County, Nasseri Region, a group of horse bandits under the banner of the Kannas Restoration Army had just looted a village and were attacked by local defense forces in Bismenk County.
The outnumbered horse bandits had no choice but to abandon their captives and retreat while fighting, and fled towards the mountains and forests on the border of the Monbamark Kingdom. The local garrison armed forces pursued them relentlessly, and were intercepted at the border by the border guards of the Monbamark Kingdom.
Come down.
Usually, this situation usually involves both sides yelling and swearing, and finally the local garrison in Bismenk County left helplessly. However, this time the two sides were particularly angry, and an armed conflict broke out. Both sides used muskets, killing several people.
Casualties. The next day, the Duke of Red Dragon issued a statement, declaring that the Monbamark Kingdom was the backend of the gangsters who harassed Bismenk County, and that he would form a coalition of nobles to declare war on the Monbamac Kingdom. The Marquis of Griffin also agreed and supported the formation of a coalition of nobles.
On May 23, King Menbamak VI of the Menbamak Kingdom issued a statement saying that he accepted the challenge of the aristocratic coalition. As long as they dared to attack the Menbamak Kingdom, they would suffer a shameful defeat. The three major standing armies of the kingdom were already heavily armed and guarding the country.
At the border, they were confident of defeating the enemy's invasion. At the same time, Menbamark VI announced that he would send a special envoy to the royal capital to state to Frederick I that they were not related to the bandits and had no intention of becoming enemies of the Kingdom of Ovelas.
In the eyes of the king and ministers of the Menbamark Kingdom, the Red Dragon Duke's talk of forming a coalition of nobles to declare war on them is nothing more than talk. Even if they formed a coalition of nobles, they would not have the strength to launch an attack on the kingdom.
The harder they screamed, the louder they screamed, just to find a step for themselves to descend.
So they also accepted the so-called declaration of war by Duke Red Dragon as if it were a joke, and then immediately sent an envoy to the royal capital to see Frederick I, explain that they had nothing to do with the gangsters, state the arrogance of the territorial nobles in the Nasseri area, and hope that...
King Redri I restrained these territorial nobles. As long as the Kingdom of Overas did not declare war, the Kingdom of Menbamark did not care about the coalition of nobles.
But something unexpected happened to the king and ministers of the Monbamark Kingdom. Before the special envoy set out, news of a large-scale invasion by the noble coalition came from the border. A standing regiment of the Monbamark Kingdom stationed at the border did not even last for half a day.
They lived there and were completely wiped out by the enemy in the military camp. The enemy only rested for one night, and the next morning they stormed into the royal city of Menbamark and the royal city of Suglasen...
On May 30th, the Romank Musketeers Corps, the standing field army of the Monbamark Kingdom, fought fiercely for a day with the aristocratic coalition, and the entire army was destroyed. The panicked Monbamac VI and his ministers discovered that the so-called aristocratic coalition was not the Red Dragon.
The coalition of nobles claimed by the Duke is actually the Thunder Legion of the famous Overseas Dominion of the Kingdom of Overas. The troops are at their fingertips and invincible. At this time, the Thunder Legion is less than a day's journey from the King of Suglasen...
On June 2, the Thunder Legion besieged King Suglasen. King Menbamark VI sent a special envoy to condemn the Overseas Dominion’s Thunder Legion’s undeclared war against the Kingdom of Menbamark and demanded that they evacuate their territory immediately. The answer the envoy received was,
The current Thunder Legion is a member of the Noble Alliance. Because the Red Dragon Duke hired the Thunder Legion to join the Noble Alliance, and the Menbamark Kingdom accepted the declaration of war by the Red Dragon Duke, the commander of the Noble Alliance, so the Thunder Legion appeared under the Suglasen King City.
Reasonable...
In addition, the Overseas Dominion Military Region is neutral in the declaration of war between the Monbamark Kingdom and the Noble Alliance, and has no intention of being hostile to the Monbamark Kingdom. It is just that the Thunder Legion accepted the employment of the Noble Alliance, so it must do its part.
, I hope King Menbamark VI can forgive me. Just a reminder, the Thunder Legion will launch an attack on the royal city in an hour. I hope His Majesty the King can surrender as soon as possible, so as not to hurt the peace...
After the special envoy returned, he reported the response of the Thunder Legion to King Menbamark VI and the ministers. King Menbamark VI was almost so angry that he vomited blood on the spot. The ministers were furious and declared that they would rely on city defense to fight to the death with the Thunder Legion. But there were some who were clear-headed.
The minister believes that it is better to surrender as soon as possible. No matter the coalition of nobles or the Thunder Legion, they will not attack everyone. When the royal court of the Kingdom of Ovilas has a good argument, Frederick I will not do it if he wants to face him.
The kingdom of Barmak will be destroyed.
After all, there has never been any enmity or territorial disputes between the two kingdoms. Everyone knows the real reason for this incident. King Barmark VI should be blamed for his greed for profit, and he should not be coveting the wealth sent by the Kingdom of Hicks.
Allowing the Restoration Army of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karrnath to operate on the border resulted in this catastrophe...
When nearly a hundred artillery pieces from the Thunder Legion fired nearly a thousand explosive artillery shells at the defense facilities at the city head of Suglasen King City, a white flag was erected on the city head, the city gates opened, and the mercenary force of the Kingdom of Menbamark fired at Thunder, a mercenary force of the noble coalition.
The Legion surrendered. Just as the minister expected, the Thunder Legion did not embarrass King Barmac VI and his ministers, allowing them to take their families and belongings with them, and sent them on nearly a hundred carriages to the royal capital.
A battalion of light cavalry was sent to escort them to the royal capital.
In less than half a month, a kingdom was captured. When the news came out, the entire Farea continent was shocked. Even the king heard that the coalition of nobles defeated the Menbamark Kingdom and thought it was a joke. It was just a report of victory written by the Duke of Red Dragon himself.
After being sent to the royal court, King Frederic I and Prime Minister Blancart realized that it was the Thunder Legion that had done the good deeds...
However, none of the so-called Restoration Army of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the Principality of Karnas ran away. They were besieged by the noble coalition in their military camp base. Then came a massacre, with most of the casualties, and the rest surrendered.
Prisoners. From the confessions of these prisoners, detailed confessions were obtained. It was indeed the Kingdom of Hicks that was behind the trouble. They gave Menbamark VI a large amount of jewelry and gold coins to get Menbamark VI to agree to this so-called Restoration Army.
Activities in their kingdom territory, specifically looking for trouble for the nobles in the Nasseri area, and also providing them with protection.
The main reason for conquering a kingdom so quickly was that the Monbamark Kingdom was not very large, with only nine local counties in the country. After being caught off guard by the Thunder Legion, the main field standing army with high hopes, the Romank Musketeers Legion, not only failed to stop the Thunder Legion.
Instead, the entire army was wiped out during the attack, leaving only a royal guard regiment serving as a guard of honor in the royal city. Their combat strength was low, and they had no time or ability to resist the Thunder Legion's surprise attack.
When the white flag fluttered over the Sugelasen King City, and Menbamark VI and the ministers of the kingdom were all captured and sent to the royal capital, the remaining local counties of the Menbamark Kingdom were unable to withstand the raids of the Thunder Legion. All the
The local garrison armed forces, territorial nobles, and local officials were all wiped out, and what followed was an organized robbery like rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
After the Thunder Legion took away the looted property, the aristocratic coalition forces of the Red Dragon Duke and the Griffin Marquis came one after another. What they wanted were craftsmen, young laborers, and those who produced tools and livestock, and almost conquered the Barmac Kingdom.
All useful materials from various local counties have been moved away. I believe that even if the Menbamark Kingdom is not destroyed, when the king and ministers come back, they will see an empty scene...
Claude was a little dissatisfied. The Monbamark Kingdom, which had not had a war in the past hundred years, had plundered less than seven million gold crowns in total. It can only be said that the country's small wealth is also small. It seems that we still have to put the hope of robbery on
Regarding the Hicks Kingdom, I believe that the wealthy Hicks Kingdom will not let me down.
The Kingdom of Breault, which is adjacent to the Kingdom of Menbamark, has entered the preparation stage of national war preparations. King Avitley I has been sending envoys to the royal capital of the Kingdom of Hicks, St. Hyprian City, requesting the support of weapons from Melchid III.
Ordnance and military supplies so that the Kingdom of Breault can withstand the undeclared war of the Thunder Legion.
As a vassal country of the Kingdom of Hicks, King Medid III of the Kingdom of Hicks was overjoyed by the initiative of the Kingdom of Breault. King Avitley I wrote to him that the fall of the Kingdom of Menbamark could be seen in the letter.
The Thunder Legion of the Overseas Dominion of the Kingdom of Overas is very powerful. However, the Kingdom of Menbamark is located in the plains, and the enemy's undeclared war caused them to be caught off guard. This is why they are in danger of annihilation.
The Breault Kingdom is located in a mountainous area and is a mountainous country. It can take advantage of the mountainous terrain to build a complete defensive front to ensure that the enemy will be beaten to death. As a vassal country of the Hicks Kingdom, as long as weapons and ammunition are needed,
The armaments and supplies are complete, and the four standing legions of the Breault Kingdom ensure that the enemy will find it difficult to overcome the natural dangers and not be able to advance even an inch.
So Melchid III decided to provide a large amount of military support to the Kingdom of Breout, and sent a group of officers and technicians to the Kingdom of Breout to help them build defensive fronts and supervise them. In his reply, he assured Avitley I that
If a war breaks out, the Kingdom of Hicks will soon be able to send reinforcements to the Kingdom of Breault to help them resist the invasion of the Kingdom of Orvilas army...