Chapter 1082, The Weak Empire
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The emperor's emergency order plunged the whole of Brunswick into chaos, almost all the standing army was mobilized, the gates of the castle, which were rarely seen by the Rick Guards, were opened wide, and teams of Rick Guards, even Including those recruits, all are being mobilized.
Each military battalion was assembled under the orders of various imperial generals and imperial captains, and even included some conscripts who were serving and veterans who had just retired for a year or two. The huge number of troops filled the streets and alleys, causing wave after wave. speculation and confusion.
The Royal Wizarding Academy of the Empire was also disturbed by the emperor's messenger. The imperial wizards who were doing various researches were forced to stop their experiments or lectures. Under the emperor's order, they urgently packed up and prepared to go to the battlefield. Many wizard apprentices will Get your first real combat education on the battlefield.
The Justice Cathedral in Brunswick is not so dynamic - due to the huge losses in the Battle of the Taal Fjord, the Justice Archbishop Vikmar wanted to support Emperor Karl Franz but was powerless, but the Archbishop never The church treasury managed to take out 7,500 gold marks as military funds, providing emergency support for the emperor in military pay.
The Brunswick military factory was also fully mobilized. Except for the engineers who were necessary to maintain production, dozens of war machines and artillery were pushed out of the factory, the warehouse was opened, and all the muskets and bullets in reserve were shipped out by trucks.
The emperor of the dozen or so knight orders led by Rick all sent out messengers. It is not known how many people could arrive in time, but Karl Franz could no longer control that much. After about half a day of emergency preparations, the emperor immediately announced Set off!
The capital is about a thousand kilometers away from the Black Fire Pass, so time waits for no one! Assuming that the greenskins reach the gate of Black Fire Pass in three weeks, Rick's army will have to march 50 kilometers every day to catch up!
Even if you don’t need to think about supplies, you can prepare them along the way. Even if there are relatively reliable cobblestone roads or granite gravel roads from Rick to Ivy, Ivy also has cobblestone roads because of money, but Marching 50 kilometers a day is still too much for the army. Emperor Karl Franz can only hope that the army led by the Three Guards of the Badlands and the Border Prince can last longer, so that the green skins will come more slowly, or that The always nervous Elector and his best friend Marius Reiterdorf had a way of slowing the greenskins back.
Damn it! Why on earth would a hundred thousand green skins suddenly appear to attack the Black Fire Pass?
Is this reasonable?
Emperor Karl Franz didn't think so much, the gate of Brunswick was wide open, and after half a day of emergency preparations, an army of thousands of people was ready to go.
Not too many, but someone will join in later.
Rows of Rick Guards with gold and silver armor, behind them are wearing the griffin cloak that symbolizes the emperor's family, followed by three steam tanks-these steel behemoths will be thrown into the battlefield, and then the Brunswick Royal Guard of Honor , the Franz Guards Grand Army, the garrison of several Brunswick legions, and later the large group of Knights, the Knights of the Sunset Knights, the Cheetah Knights, the Sable Knights, and the Sun Knights in the capital They're all ready to go.
Amidst the songs praising the Emperor Charlemagne and the savior Ludwig, the Sons of the Empire officially set off.
The Emperor raised the hammer Gael-Maraz and addressed his army, his people, with a speech.
"Steel!"
Spears are like a forest, armor is like a mountain, and rows of knights are roaring the slogan of the empire.
"gunpowder!"
The engines of the steam tanks spewed white smoke all over the sky, all kinds of war machines were ready for battle, and rows of musketeers were ready to point their muzzles at the enemy at any time.
"Belief!"
After the words fell, the army set out, the gate of Brunswick opened wide, and the army left the city.
As the defender of the empire, Emperor Karl Franz was more political than diplomatic, and diplomatic better than military, but it would be a mistake to underestimate his military prowess because of this,
The emperor's own military ability has been proven in battle after battle, and even he is a recognized warrior in the old world in terms of personal bravery.
It's just that compared with the too dazzling military achievements of the Sun King next door, Emperor Karl Franz is a little less prominent.
This army marched quickly. After leaving Brunswick, it moved forward along the avenue of the Riker River, and new troops continued to join in the middle. After a few days, the emperor and his army had arrived at Riker. The famous town in the east, Glenburgh.
Here, the emperor got good news and bad news.
The good news is that Ivan the Griffon and Anton, the Earl of the Griffin, arrived with half of the Griffin Knights. Among the nearly 400 Griffin Knights, there are twenty or thirty of them who are actually riding the Griffin. Elite knights, the remaining 300 or so knights are all riding half-griffins.
The addition of this army has greatly enhanced the emperor's confidence in this war. The Griffin Knights are the most important weapon of the empire. Arriving at this critical moment not only makes the victory a little more certain, but also greatly stimulates the morale of the army .
In April 2520 of the Imperial Calendar, it rained, and Rick led the east.
Glennburg is also known as "Rick's Granary". There are large tracts of reclaimed fields and livestock manors everywhere. When the emperor led an army to Glennburg, Richard von Glenn, Duke of Glennburg Fort has led all the nobles to prepare basic supplies and place the army, and invited the emperor to stay in his noble manor.
Emperor Karl Franz originally didn't want to stay here, but it was raining heavily at this time. Not only would it not be beneficial for Rick's army to advance in the rain, but it would also cause fatigue and loss of transportation for the army, so The emperor could only order to be stationed near the manor while cursing the damn weather.
As always, Marshal Rick Helberg, the iron triangle belonging to the emperor, is here, but the other corner, the great alchemist Geert, is not there, and the army of the Alchemy Academy is still waiting on the road.
"Your Majesty, please use it." The attendant brought fresh hot milk to Emperor Karl Franz. The emperor said thank you softly, took the cup, and asked the attendant, "Have all the troops drank the hot milk?" ?”
"We did our best to supply." The attendant bowed his head.
The hot milk that Karl Franz took a sip of was put on the table and never touched again.
"Your Majesty, if the rain continues to be so heavy, it is almost impossible for us to reach the Blackfire Pass within three weeks." Marshal Rick Helberg's long, perfect mustache was also wet by the rain, Marshal Rick His face was gloomy, even a bit unlucky: "After a few days of rapid march, the army is a little tired."
"I know, but we have no choice. Now we can only hope that Marshal Lucien can hold the green skins longer, or that Marius can think of a way." Emperor Karl Franz slapped his thigh hard: "Who I didn't expect that the damn greenskin would do this all of a sudden!"
"This is not the worst!" Griffin Duke Ivan stroked his long beard. His mount Beast Calamity was sheltering from the rain in the manor while being fed raw meat by his attendants.
Yes, the good news that the emperor got was that almost all members of the Griffon Knights arrived, but the bad news was that the Nuer army refused to dispatch. The reason was simple. Most of Nuer’s court and the command of the Nuer army System, is participating in the River Patrol Ceremony in Brittany!
In the case that Emmanuel Emmanuel, Grand Marshal of Nuer, and Baron Frederick of Nuer, none of them can make a decision in Nuer, the Nuer army will not assign the army to the emperor under his command.
At this time, Nur only had a small number of generals and court nobles. They refused to send troops after receiving the emperor's order. The army defended the city, just as Tamu Khan did when he invaded.
After receiving the news, the emperor spent a lot of energy not to lose his composure in front of others. He knew very well in his heart that without the support of the Nuer army's heavy artillery, war equipment and musketeers, facing the Greenskins This giant waaagh! It will be harder than ever.
The messenger tried to communicate with the Nuer City Council, but the city council always refused. They said that the problem was very simple, when we got the handwritten letter signed by the Countess, when we dispatched.
The key is to send a letter to Emmanuel, and then let the messenger bring her script back to Nur, and then let Nur send troops. When is it? The messenger used to take at least seven or eight days. Even if you can save a lot of time by sending the message by magic, it will take five or six days to go back and forth!
So it's no wonder that Manfred would like to thank Ryan for his great help. The command system of the Nuer army and the Bafengshan dwarves have been adjusted, and the Sun King who did not participate in the battle is simply the best in the game!
"The Nuer army can't participate in the war. We can only rely on ourselves, Your Majesty." Anton, the Earl of the Griffin, is also a middle-aged man in his fifties this year. Although he is no longer young, he has also grown a beard. But his enthusiasm and bravery have never changed: "If we calculate this way, we should be able to have about 25,000 people fighting."
"We should have 25,000 people including Gelt, and the 15,000 people in Avi's collar. The total is about 40,000." Marshal Rick Helberg analyzed the situation, and a huge map was spread on the table. The old marshal took his marshal's scepter and pointed it at the Black Fire Pass: "There are 100,000 green skins, and what's worse, if you want to march so forcefully, when you reach the Black Fire Pass, I doubt whether the soldiers can afford weapons." .”
"But we must guard the Blackfire Pass!" Karl Franz punched the table, and he said angrily: "Otherwise, if this giant green leather waaagh! The harvest is going to be ruined!"
"The empire is very weak now." Ivan also had a serious expression, and the Duke of Griffin asked Marshal Rick: "Where is the Steele? Can Hout Anderson support in time?"
"Talk is better than nothing." Helberg shook his head: "You all know the level of the army led by Steele. They can fight security warfare and city defense warfare, and they will definitely not be large in number. They also have to defend Sylvania. along the Asian route.”
Everyone chatted a few more words, and there is nothing more to do at present.
After a worried dinner, the emperor didn't even remember what he had eaten. He felt more and more uncomfortable sitting in the manor, so he stood up and planned to take a walk outside. The emperor's flag officer and champion Lu Dewei Ger-Schwarzhammer immediately led a team of Rick Guards to protect the emperor.
Walking through fences and wheat fields, through windmills and big trees, the emperor noticed a group of imperial soldiers sitting around a fire. They sat around cursing, put their weapons aside, cursed the weather, and cursed the quarters at the same time. official.
The food was not very good, hard bread, stewed beans, cabbage, a glass of bad beer and a bowl of greasy broth, and three people shared a sausage.
"I'm exhausted! I've been running so fast these days, my feet are blistered!"
"You're just blistering, and I've worn out my boots!"
"Damn greenskin, Charlemagne curses you!"
"Tell me, it's understandable that His Majesty wants us to march in a hurry. After all, the damn greenskins are here, but can the food be better?" Some soldiers complained: "That's all? Pigs don't even eat it!"
"It's definitely not His Majesty's problem, it must be the quartermaster's problem!" Someone yelled: "Your Majesty has always been the one who protects and cares most about us, and it must be that damned quartermaster Rhodes! He swallowed things!"
The emperor's face was very ugly after hearing this, and he walked away quickly in the rain with his men: "Go and call Rhodes!"
"yes!"
A few minutes later, General Rhodes, the quartermaster, came to meet the emperor in disgrace: "Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"
"What's wrong? Rhodes?" The emperor wanted to ask directly, but saw that General Rhodes' face was covered with many scars, his tone slowed down, and turned to concern: "Why are you injured? Are there enemies nearby? "
"No... just something happened." General Rhodes shook his head.
"Tell me the truth, my general." The emperor's state changed in an instant, and he said sternly, completely unable to see the kindness of the previous second.
"It's just that some soldiers complained about the bad food. For four days, it was all broth. Only two meals had meat, and it was stew mixed with cabbage and carrots, so they came to the logistics to make trouble." General Rhode shook his head helplessly: "But We have tried our best, Your Majesty, the matter is urgent, how can we obtain so much food temporarily."
"Didn't I ask you to send a food requisition team to collect food?" The emperor asked suspiciously, "It's impossible that Rick can't collect food here, right?"
"People are sent, but the effect is not good, Your Majesty." The quartermaster said with a wry smile: "Last year, Rick's harvest was not good, and the surplus food of each family was not much. According to the farmers, the weather today is very strange, especially cold and there are frequent hailstorms, and the rain is too much, the seedlings are flooded, and the harvest this year may not be very good.”
These words made the emperor frowned. Since last year, the whole old world has been like a madman. In just a few months, more than a dozen beastman tribes have been raging in the empire this year. The plague has spread on a large scale, crop production has decreased, and the Chaos sect activities are extremely frequent.
And Rickland has always been the province with the most self-cultivating farmers. Needless to say, the benefits of self-cultivating farmers are self-provided weapons, strong combat effectiveness, low cost, and high overall quality. However, it is very difficult to collect food from self-cultivating farmers, which is different from serfs and tenants. The self-cultivating farmers must give priority to ensuring that they have enough to eat first, and then consider selling the surplus grain. If they are forced to expropriate, it will deal a huge blow to the emperor's prestige.
Originally, the empire could import a large amount of grain from Britannia to use as military rations. However, for some unknown reason this year, Sun King Ryan suddenly adjusted his national policy and greatly reduced grain exports to the empire. A purple phoenix placed a super-large order, which made it impossible to supply the military rations during the lean period.
The Empire is weak now, thought the Emperor.
Strange, why doesn't Britannia have such things as climate change, plague ravages and frequent activities of beastmen?
No, that's Ryan's business, not mine.
I must not fall, the army must not fall, the empire must not fall.
"Rick Guard!"
"exist!"
The emperor quickly wrote a note from the table: "You guys, take this and go to the Duke of Grunburg! Let him open his private storage room!"
"yes!"
The Rick Guards were out, which would obviously offend the nobles, but would give the soldiers much-needed nutrition so they wouldn't pass out during the forced march.
Your Majesty, may you bless your empire and tide over the difficulties!
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