Chapter 295 The advantage is mine!
In this era, there is no concept of "killing generals and seizing the flag".
First of all, "killing generals" itself is not an option in war. In today's continent - at least in the north - fighting is polite.
Most of the time, the generals of both sides would choose to gather their troops and horses, draw up their posture, and then charge to see who would be defeated first; if the nobles led by one side accidentally fell off their horses and were captured, they would also be eaten and drank by their enemies. After paying the ransom, he would write a letter and send it back to his country to ask for a ransom; after the money was obtained, he would send the whole family back in full.
After all, they are nobles.
This is also related to the harmonious atmosphere in the north. Many times wars are started just for some small disputes. There are no life and death disputes - life and death disputes between nobles. If we really want to "kill generals", we must start The endless feud mode. The surrounding countries and even the four northern countries will often intervene to mediate at this time, because they do not want their peaceful and enjoyable life to be disrupted by war.
To put it simply, the "war" in the north is actually a way of fighting between kings, and it is a bloody "game". From this perspective, King Henselt of Kaedwin, who wanted to swallow up the land of Aedirn, was one of the few people with a "correct" view of war.
It is also for this reason that when the North faced a militaristic country like Nilfgaard for the first time, which fought to the death with real swords and guns, they were collectively confused. Neither the North nor the South fought in the same era.
In addition to the politeness of tactical choices that led to the lack of "killing generals and capturing the flag" in this era, there were also not many people in this era who had the ability to "kill generals".
Among normal humans, the "Ten Enemies" are the legendary heroes sung in epics; among abnormal superhumans, mentor-level druids live in the forests of Skellig or travel around, and high-level warlocks in the palace Without going on the battlefield, the priests' power is sometimes ineffective - and even they can only show off their courage in front of an army of hundreds or thousands of people. Once they encounter a posture of ten thousand people, they will have to Open the portal immediately and run away.
Otherwise, it will be a mutual death strategy, and no one is sure whether this place will become their own burial mound.
This is the upper limit of extraordinary abilities in this era, and humans are the rulers of the continent. The kings are mortals, and the magicians can only serve as advisors and have no real power in their hands.
With these two factors superimposed, at this moment, facing the pressure of Nilfgaard's army, Queen Meve and Demavi's reaction was "how to kill as many of the other side's soldiers as possible to defeat the enemy" instead of " How to use clever methods to cause the enemy's rout."
Now Lann has come up with a "clever method" - of course it is not "clever" if you think about it carefully, it is still very reckless, but this still broadens the horizons of the two northern kings.
But now it seems from their reactions that they don't support Lan very much.
"Lan, you..." Queen Miwe hesitated, "I know you can fight one against ten, I even saw it with my own eyes, but the situation now is different..." Even Demavi's tone was soft
. Standing down: "Lannister... maybe I pushed you too hard. In your capacity, there is no need for you to say such things. Maybe we can discuss other ways..."
Demavi We do hope that Sintra will contribute, but not in this "die together" way. At this stage, the North cannot afford to lose the Lions of Sintra!
Queen Miwe has already started to wink at the demon hunters and attendants behind Lann: Listen to what your Duke said! He wanted to lead the Guards on the battlefield - or even without the Guards - from his own center to the front line and charge into the enemy's center! Is this something that a person who understands military affairs can say?
Where are the remonstrators of Cintra? Come out quickly and stop some of your dukes!
Amid Queen Meve's anxious anticipation, Geralt and Kolgrim Korn exchanged glances with each other and shrugged; Milva and House looked at each other and sighed; Saskia looked at the reaction of her companions. , with an expression of excitement and anticipation on his face; the other Cintra attendants and guards were even more used to staring at him without changing their expressions.
Queen Miwe was stunned.
Lann chuckled: "Don't worry, I am sure of my proposal when I propose this plan; and I said it before..."
Lann looked at Miwei and Demavi whose expressions were changing: "I need your help Cooperate."
——How
Lann communicated his tactics with the two northern rulers. Let us temporarily focus on the front line.
Livia.
Livia and Sintra are really similar in all aspects: they are both located on the front line of the North, they both have queens who like to drive and conquer in person and are highly charismatic, and even their capitals are directly connected to each other. Named after the country.
The capital of Sintra is "Cintra" and the capital of Livia is also "Livia".
At this moment, Nilfgaard's black-clad army surrounded the city named after the country, like dark clouds pressing over the country.
"If we capture this city of 'Livia', then we will truly capture Livia... The sun is up, and the loss time is much slower than planned!" Adal Aip
Da Sitting on the black horse, Xi looked at his soldiers rushing towards Livia, but he was not satisfied. He continued to yell at his deputies to give orders to speed up the attack.
As the Duke of Nilfgaard, Adal dressed up quite luxuriously even on the battlefield. He wears a coat of arms that is a mixture of blue fox and black sun, and wears an aristocratic military uniform with a pleated collar and only leather armor underneath. The reason why he didn't wear plate armor was not because of any special considerations, it was simply because he couldn't walk after wearing it.
Adal was an important senator who had gone through three dynasties of Nilfgaard, and he secretly supported the young Emhyr's return to the throne. However, Emhyr, who was extremely controlling, was wary of the senior ministers at home, so he placed Adal on the front line. Now he is the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army; Adal was also dissatisfied with the emperor, and he himself had long been dissatisfied with the emperor. Tired of the endless wars in the Black Sun Empire.
But Adal still doesn't know how suitable he is for the job. He thought he was a court civil servant who was good at maneuvering, but in the original history, Nilfgaard took a three-and-a-half-year break after signing a peace agreement with the North. Then the Eastern Army Group would be led by Adal in four days. They captured Livia within a short period of time, and then captured Lyria with lightning speed; after Queen Meve retreated north to seek help from Aedirn, Adal defeated Aedirn with overwhelming force in four days. The army of Dian occupied Vengerburg, the capital of Aedirn, and continued to pursue the fleeing Demavi and Miwe unremittingly.
This forced Demavi to even go to Temeria to seek political asylum, saying sadly, "The army I have accumulated throughout my life has been beaten to pieces in two weeks."
But now, the ongoing war has not given Nilfgaard time to recuperate, and the fact that Aedirn and Queen Meve have advanced and retreated together to some extent also caused the Eastern Group Army led by Adal to encounter considerable resistance in the early stages of the war. , although it is still as strong as ever, it is far less impressive than in history.
The city of Livia in front of them was shouting loudly. Although they were surrounded by enemies several times their size, the Livia people still had a high will to fight. In the eyes of people in the north, the Livians are backward and barbaric, but as mentioned before - they are very similar to the people of Sintra.
But in this real world, will cannot create miracles. The shouts of killing in the capital soon weakened.
Even with the elite level of the black army, it was unusual to capture the enemy city so quickly, but Adal seemed confident. He waited patiently outside the city wall for a while, and soon arrived at the scene he was looking forward to.
With a sound of "Woo--", the city gate that was almost falling apart slowly opened in front of Adal. The black-clothed army escorted a group of Livia nobles to the commander.
They came to surrender on behalf of the Livia court.
Suddenly, an old man at the front of these Livia nobles rushed out of the team, and the black army immediately turned their weapons on him. However, Adal raised his hand to stop his men's movements and allowed them to approach him until they were ten steps away.
"Duke Darcy." This old man also wore an exaggerated pleated collar, green brocade clothes, and was leaning on a cane. "As you can see, I gave the black-clothed army convenience as promised, so are you... "
Earl Caldwell." Adal called out the old man's name and title, "Of course, according to our agreement, we will support Prince Wilm to rise to power in the future. And you will continue to be his teacher and continue to teach him how to Become a 'correct and qualified' king."
Hearing Adal's promise, Earl Caldwell's fat face showed a joyful smile. He picked up a crutch inlaid with gold and straightened his back in the black army. , as if he was the victorious one.
Adal's expression was gentle. He doesn't hate these weak-minded traitors, on the contrary, he loves these people to death. These weak points allowed Adal's court tactics to be used on the battlefield, allowing him to achieve more glorious results than the veteran generals and gain a greater say in Nilfgaard.
Although Caldwell in front of him was still putting on airs, Adal could still bear it. He needed Caldwell alive and well so that he could continue to use his Machiavellian tactics in the war to come.
However, Adal's expression quickly darkened. He looked at the capital of Livia in front of him and asked a key question: "Earl Caldwell, where is Queen Mewe?"
Earl Caldwell's face turned slightly. Whitening, he swallowed: "His Majesty set out for the border between Lyria and Aedirn two days ago... he should have gone to Demavi III for help..." "
Two days?" Adal repeated. Saying this word, "Two days, ha!"
the voice of the commander-in-chief of Nilfgaard's eastern part suddenly rose: "Only two days! Can't you hold back that *woman Miwei! Do you know that your incompetence will make How much energy we have wasted! Ah!"
Earl Caldwell's hand on the crutch suddenly became weak. He took a few steps back and said intermittently in an old and soft voice: "I'm sorry,
Duke Darcy... ...But you, you can't talk to me like this. I'm your friend, a decent person, not your subordinate..."
Adal's fierce face suddenly became quiet, and he looked at Calder with elegant eyes. Earl Will nodded slightly and said: "Yes, yes. As your friend, please ask me to point out a mistake for you, which can be regarded as doing you a favor, okay?" "Thank you very much... What is the favor
? ?"
Adal showed a standard smile that conformed to palace etiquette. He looked to one side, where there were other important ministers of Livia. Many people were yelling at Caldwell because of his rebellion.
"You shouldn't reveal our relationship on this occasion. You need to maintain the image of a loyal minister to manage Livia for me... Now poor Prince Wilm is going to lose a group of old ministers..." Adal suddenly
said With a wave of their hands, the black-clothed soldiers immediately obeyed the command. The steel in their hands immediately pierced the bodies of the Livia ministers. Some of them waved their hands crazily and wanted to ask Caldwell for help, but to no avail.
Since the blood of the soldiers, the nobles of Livia have also dyed the capital red.
"Look what I have done for you, Earl Caldwell. This is my first gift in return for helping you. Do you like it?"
Earl Caldwell's face became paler: "Da The Duke of the West... there are many of my and 'our' friends here. It is not possible for me to achieve the results I have today..." Adal interrupted the fat old man: "No,
Earl My lord, you can do it, and you will continue to do it for us and for Livia."
Looking at Earl Caldwell who bent down again, Adal kept a decent smile and stepped forward to pat him on the cheek. Shoulder: "Now, take me to see Prince Wilm. He is always in the city, right? I don't have much time. I hope you have helped me persuade him in advance - for the people of Livia, for peace, etc. "Yes."
Earl Caldwell touched the sweat on his forehead and nodded tremblingly.
However, before Adal and his "friends" could enjoy the victory, a dull horn sound suddenly sounded behind them.
...
"Woo——"
Adal turned around suddenly, this voice was an enemy attack!
Immediately, a messenger came riding lightly, and before he could get close, he shouted loudly: "General Darcy, there are enemy troops coming from the north!"
Hearing this, Adal was not surprised but overjoyed, and hurriedly climbed up the wall of Livia to come. Through the telescope, the scene in the distance suddenly shortened and seemed to be right in front of me.
The Nilfgaardians did not want to enter the city and rely on the city walls to counterattack. Instead, they were better at field warfare. Amidst the sound of trumpets, the black-clad army, which had not achieved sufficient military success in the previous siege battle, quickly reorganized their troops with high morale, preparing to face the new enemy.
"Let me see... there are many flags, they are coalition forces. Aden is at the back, far away from the troops in front... Oh, they are all coalition forces. Is this an internal discord?" "Black Eagle Square Flag
" ...It's Miwei. She came back early after hearing the news of the fall of the capital. It's a pity that she came late, but she ran too fast and separated herself from Aedian's army too much. Miwei..." Look
. After clearing the composition of the enemy, even Adal couldn't help but get excited. Nilfgaard's Northern Expedition has only achieved the capture of Sintra and Lower Soden so far. Today he can surpass this achievement!
"Wait... why is there a cavalry in front, so far away from Mewe's troops?" Adal suddenly made a new discovery, "The flag is... the flag of the Three Lions of Sintra?!" (This
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