Chapter five hundred and sixty-eight there are wolves outside, three strong inside
Chapter 568: There are wolves outside, but there are three strong men inside
The replies from the Red Dragon Duke and the Griffin Marquis soon reached Claude's hands, but Claude felt a strong sense of weariness in the Red Dragon Duke's reply. The old man was beating around the bush in the letter to help the nobles unite.
They said a lot of good things, and finally admitted that when they captured the fourth local county, due to the enemy's strong defense and timely retreat, the aristocratic coalition did not obtain satisfactory gains after paying a heavy price of casualties. At this time, they happened to encounter troops from the mainland.
Slave traders from the seven central countries simply sold all their captives to make up for their losses.
The old man admitted that it was his poor supervision that made the noble coalition do such a thing that was against morality and the laws of the kingdom. However, he went on to say that he was old and frail and could no longer lead the troops to fight. He planned to resign as the supreme commander of the noble coalition in the near future.
After returning to the family territory, he would recuperate. So he apologized to Claude because it seemed that the task he received from Claude to sweep the ten western counties of the Hicks Kingdom could not be completed...
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Compared with the confusing old man Duke Red Dragon's statement, which was half true and half false, Marquis Griffin's reply was much more forthright. In the letter, he told Claude bluntly that the noble coalition had already
Having lost the most basic military discipline, they are no longer an army, but a large-scale criminal gang, the most despicable and shameless banditry organization. He is proud of his position as deputy commander-in-chief in such an army.
Shame on you!
Ever since the aristocratic coalition invaded the three western counties, he has seen a variety of crimes that have no moral bottom line. In particular, most of the crimes were carried out by the elegant and serious nobles of the kingdom. They occupied these areas.
The earth has completely lost the cultivation and demeanor of a kingdom's nobles, and only the light of gold coins is left in their eyes. In order to obtain a gold tooth, they will brutally cut off the head of a seventy-year-old man, in order to force the merchant to hand over the last tooth.
Gold coins, they will throw the infant baby against the wall to death...
Marquis Griffin described the crimes committed by the noble coalition in this way. If they were to shoot them all, they would definitely be unjust. There were 100,000 troops, and there were many people who were clean and self-sufficient among them. But if every other one was shot, more than half of them would be left.
It is full of evil. The coalition of nobles has no military discipline. The nobles of large and small territories have formed gangs with varying degrees of power. Their only purpose is to plunder people's property, so they can make peace with those slave traders.
Violate the kingdom's prohibitions and legal provisions and engage in slave trade.
In the letter, Marquis Griffon reminded Claude not to have any hope in the immediate combat effectiveness of the noble coalition. These territorial nobles who had made a lot of money had no intention of continuing to fight. What they wanted now was to withdraw their troops and go back to their respective states.
Enjoy the looted property in the family territory. Whether it is the nobles above or the soldiers below, they are worried about losing their lives here. Because of the evil deeds they committed, there was resistance everywhere in the four occupied counties.
Organizations and guerrilla armed forces, if a small team goes out, it is likely that only three or four people will escape...
The most terrifying thing is that even in the heavily guarded military camp, there is no sense of security. The Hicks once sent dead soldiers to drive a carriage filled with gunpowder to rush into the military camp in the name of delivering vegetables, causing a huge explosion that killed and injured nearly a hundred people.
There were even Hicks who sneaked into the military camp and poisoned it, almost paralyzing a battalion, and more than a hundred people died of poisoning. The current aristocratic coalition does not have a squadron or more of men, and they dare not go out to patrol the camp...
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All the territorial nobles were frightened by these spontaneous resistance actions by the people. They asked to retreat one after another. They did not dare to continue to raid other local counties. No one was willing to continue the attack. Now they were worried about whether they could retreat safely.
Go back. Marquis Griffin told Claude in the letter that maybe when he was reading this letter, the noble coalition had already embarked on a withdrawal journey...
Claude regretted a little. He should not have coveted the 100,000 troops of the Noble Alliance in the first place. He believed that they could be a powerful supplement to the Dominion Military Region and agreed to participate in the Hicks Kingdom strategy plan with them. Now it’s okay, they don’t
But the pig teammates, or a group of uncles, wanted to escape after grabbing a handful, leaving a mess for the Dominion Military District to clean up. Claude had to send an urgent letter to Avitley I of the Kingdom of Breault, asking him to increase his combat readiness and vigilance.
In order to prevent this coalition of nobles from causing any trouble when they evacuate through the Breault Kingdom.
It’s okay to leave. The noble coalition forces are just a bunch of plague gods. Everyone will be happy and relaxed after seeing them off. However, Claude still has to ask the Storm Legion to allocate a division of troops to the border of the ten western counties. One is to monitor the withdrawal of the noble coalition forces, and the other is to
Mop them up to prevent the resistance forces formed by the western counties from entering the areas controlled by the Dominion Military Region...
In late May of the 605th year of the Holy Light Calendar, the ocean-going transport fleet returned to the Port of Patkara again under the escort of the armored fleet. This meant that the families of the officers and soldiers of the Hicks Returning Division gathered in the city of Saint Hyprian in Wangjing.
Another group of people and relatives can board the ship and go to the overseas autonomous territories as immigrants. In the past two months, as several local counties were swept away by the Thunder Legion, more than 600,000 military relatives gathered in Wangjing Saint Cyprian City again.
Fortunately, Count Murides Jay Crest's National Protectorate Army has taken over the five southern coastal counties and the five central counties, so that the frontline command of the Dominion Military Region does not need to worry about the security of its flanks. At the same time, it can deploy Thunder
The division carried out its original strategy plan to seize four local counties in the eastern region of the adjacent Hicks Kingdom for the Breault Kingdom.
At this time, the vassal countries around the Hicks Kingdom finally reacted. The current Hicks Kingdom was like a piece of fresh fat in front of its former younger brother.
He was ready to bite off his own piece of this piece of fat. News from all over the place kept reaching Claude who was in the city of Saint Cyprian in Wangjing...
"Your Excellency, Marshal, this is an urgent message sent to you by King Avitley I." The adjutant, Captain Fahsselin, placed the falcon message he had just received in front of Claude.
Claude picked up the urgent letter and looked at it, but it was the vassal countries surrounding the Kingdom of Hicks, the Principality of Santa Cruz, the Kingdom of Castro, the Kingdom of Monadillo, the Principality of Tumaco and the Kingdom of Isabella.
Five countries sent envoys to the Kingdom of Breault. They wanted to come to see Marshal Claude, the highest commander in charge of the Dominion Military Region, through Avitelie I's relationship, so Avitelie I specially sent a letter to tell Claude.
Claude stood up and looked at the map of the countries in the northern region of Farea continent hanging on the wall. He soon discovered that the five countries mentioned by Avitley I in the letter were all on the eastern and western borders of the Kingdom of Hicks.
Neighboring vassal countries. Obviously, these five countries sent envoys here just to attack the Kingdom of Hicks. Like the Kingdom of Breault, they all had more or less ceded and occupied territory by the Kingdom of Hicks.
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"Let their envoy come and inform Avitelli I." Claude ordered.
Captain Fahsselin agreed and went out to send the hawk message.
Claude looked at the map and thought to himself, the five countries on the eastern and western borders, plus the Kingdom of Breault, were all six countries. On the other hand, there was no movement in the five adjacent countries on the northern border, and the northernmost
The three are highland barbarian tribal countries, so you can ignore them, but it is really strange that the following two countries, the Kingdom of Zemaria and the Kingdom of Pramaya, did not respond. There are eleven local counties in the northern part of the Hicks Kingdom, but there are three places
The county was forcibly taken from the territories of these two kingdoms, and a border war was fought for four years...
Colonel Bockard pushed the door open and came in. He found a bottle of fruit wine and opened it rudely. He took a cup and started drinking it. Claude looked at him, he was covered in travel dust and he didn't know where he had just come back from: "You
Where did you go?"
"Patkara Port." Colonel Bokoal replied: "This time there are four more armored transport ships, which can transport more people and materials back. In addition, General Skri in the Beibu Gulf asked us to transport 30,000 young prisoners to him first.
To serve in labor, a large number of laborers are needed for infrastructure construction. At the same time, three million in infrastructure funds are needed, and the Dominion Council requires that funds be allocated from our profits..."
Claude laughed. The profits captured in the Hicks Kingdom were too much, which made the Dominion Council jealous. Now even the construction funds for the Beibu Gulf have to be allocated by the Dominion Military Region: "It's okay. Send 50,000 young prisoners there first."
, as for the funds, we also sent property worth 10 million gold crowns to General Skerry, as long as we keep the accounts. Anyway, the Dominion Council can pay it back slowly in the future for what we spend now, and we are not afraid that they will not acknowledge the account."
"This is just a small matter." Bokoal said: "Yesterday, I received a report from a secret agent of the Military Intelligence Agency. Count Murides J. Kleist of the National Guard was in Scannamo City, the capital of Skvia County.
A local congress was held, at which he delivered a speech to the effect that the Kingdom of Hicks was currently at its most critical juncture, and the reason why the National Protectorate endured the humiliation and reached a peace agreement with the invaders from the overseas autonomous territories was just to restore
The vitality of the kingdom and the great cause of national salvation.
He said at the meeting that the occupying forces in our autonomous military region are at their best, and that no army in the Kingdom of Hicks can be our opponent. That’s why the National Protectorate has to compromise and deal with the invaders in order to restore the areas that have been swept away.
Social order and public security environment, and production should be restored as soon as possible to accelerate the accumulation of strength until one day the invaders can be driven out of the Hicks Kingdom.
At the meeting, some people accused Count Murides Jay Kleist of defecting to us and being a traitor, betraying the great Kingdom of Hicks. If you are determined to serve your country, you should surrender to the Grand Duke of the North, Pirag Hicks.
Duke Ferriot. It is said that this great justice of the North has gathered 300,000 troops and is coming to the ten counties in the west under the banner of restoring the Kingdom of Hicks...
Then the questioning representative was refuted by Earl Murides Jay Kleist. The Earl said that he was now taking a curved road to save the country, and it was understandable that he was reviled. But what he wanted to say
Yes, if the Protectorate Army goes to the Northland Archduke, then who can be sure that the Northland Archduke’s troops will be able to defeat the ferocious invaders? If it fails, the Hicks Kingdom will really be finished, and there will no longer be a reliable army.
troops to protect innocent people.
Therefore, others can go to the Grand Duke of the North, but the Protectorate Army cannot go. It has to stay here to protect the people in this land that has been invaded and plundered from being humiliated by the invaders, and at the same time, it must quietly work hard.
Conserving strength and leaving the last hope for the Kingdom of Hicks is the most important duty of the National Protectorate at present..."
Colonel Bockard's mouth was so dry that he drank a glass of fruit wine in one gulp, and then he gasped and said to Claude: "I think this Count Murides Jay Kleist is not very reliable, and he actually held a meeting.
Should he be given a warning if he speaks words that are hostile to our Dominion Military Region?"
Claude smiled and waved his hand: "This is normal. We are indeed occupying forces and invaders to them. The reason why we threw the five southern coastal counties and the five central counties to him is because we have already swept through these ten
Local counties, these places have lost their role and appeal to us. Our Dominion Military Region supports this Earl of Murides Jay Crest and the National Guard because we do not want these ten local counties to become those who resist us.
Those are the strongholds of armed resistance in those places.
Judging from the current situation, this Earl has done a very good job and is a perfect local defender. He can suppress those resistance elements, restore local production, and maintain social order, which is also of great benefit to us. First, he can
Normal commercial exchanges with his territory can provide our occupied area with a steady stream of daily consumable materials and daily necessities. Second, we do not need to waste our tense troops on the territory he is responsible for.
Therefore, it is normal for him to say something against and hostility to us, because this count also hopes to win over the local people. But don't you think his statement is ridiculous? Save the country through curves, secretly accumulate strength, and then expel us when he is sure.
Haha, we don’t want to occupy the territory of the Kingdom of Hicks anyway. Believe me, before this count’s strength surpasses ours, we have already left and returned to our overseas autonomous territories..."
Colonel Bockal was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized: "Yes, I forgot that we are not staying here, what do we have to argue with him? Another thing, the noble coalition has already evacuated the Kingdom of Breault, and there were no accidents during the whole process.
accident. However, their trip to the Hicks Kingdom was very profitable. There were nearly a thousand oxcarts alone, and even some looted furniture was tied to the oxcart and transported back...
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Claude sighed: "These uncles are finally gone. This is really good news. At least we don't have to worry about these pig teammates causing us trouble in the future. By the way, you just mentioned that the Duke of the North gathered three troops.
Is the news that more than 100,000 people entered the ten western counties true?"
Colonel Boker shook his head: "We have no way of telling whether this news is true or false, because our spies have not been able to penetrate into the eleven northern counties. The news they sent was also obtained from the spread of Hicks among the people. Someone
I swear it is true, but some say it is false, because the two standing legions that defected to the Northland Archduke have still stayed in Grusta County in the North and have not moved, and the Northland Archduke has never appeared in front of the people.
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But I personally think that this news may be true, otherwise the aristocratic coalition would not have withdrawn so quickly. They should have been the first to get the news, so they decided to withdraw. I calculated that the aristocratic coalition entered the west from the east
In the ten counties, the 300,000 men and horses of the Grand Duke of the North entered the ten counties in the west from the north. They were thirty or forty days apart. It should be that as soon as the Duke of the North's men and horses moved, the aristocratic coalition learned the news and immediately turned around and retreated.
And they didn’t even notify us..."
Colonel Bockal was a little angry. He believed that the noble coalition had other sources of information, but did not notify the Dominion Military District. It was obviously harboring evil intentions. If he had known this, he should have designed a plan to evacuate the noble coalition and make them pay a price...
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But Claude stood up and stood in front of the map and looked at it for a long time, and finally shook his head: "Maybe this is just a coincidence. What I find strange is that if the Grand Duke of the North gathered more than 300,000 troops, he would restore the Kingdom of Hicks
Banner, then we should attack the nine eastern counties. That is where our Thunder Legion is sweeping away, and he should come to seek a decisive battle with us. But why does his 300,000-strong army enter the ten western counties? Except for the retreating noble coalition, there is no us.
of men and horses...
Perhaps there is a possibility that these 300,000 horses were not recruited by the Grand Duke of the North, but by another person. They entered the ten western counties probably because they wanted to occupy their own territory, so they avoided the nine eastern counties that were attacked by the Thunder Legion.
County. This shows that the commander-in-chief of this army has a clear understanding of his own strength. He should understand that they are not the opponent of the Thunder Legion, so he avoids the strong and becomes weak. Send someone to find out if this is the case."
Colonel Boker nodded: "I understand, I will send someone there."
"By the way, there is one more thing you should pay attention to. Are there any people like Count Murides J. Kleist in the remaining counties in the central region?" Claude pointed at the map.
Said: "Of the nine counties in the east, four local counties belong to the Kingdom of Breault. The remaining five local counties should not be able to keep it. The two surrounding neighboring countries are the former vassal principality of Santa Cruz and Custer.
The Kingdom of Luo is eyeing these five local counties and wants to tear a piece of flesh from the Kingdom of Hicks...
The three neighboring countries on the border of the ten western counties, the Kingdom of Monadillo, the Principality of Tumaco and the Kingdom of Isabella, are also ready to take back their ceded lands. Whether they can succeed depends on their own abilities.
Now the five southern counties and the five central counties have belonged to the National Protectorate Army. If the east and west are reduced by a few more, the remaining territory of the Hicks Kingdom will be the eleven counties in the north and several counties in the west.
Therefore, we need a suitable candidate for these ten counties in the central region and the Wangjing area, who can compete with the Grand Duke of the North and the National Protectorate Army, so that we can form a tripartite force in the Hicks Kingdom after the war. Until then,
If we evacuate the Hicks Kingdom, we won’t have any worries. There are a pack of wolves outside, and there are three strong men inside. Perhaps, the Hicks Kingdom, the overlord of the North, will become a legend..."