Chapter 478 Chapter 476: War Begins (Additional 16)

Time passed quickly, and by mid-September of the 315th year of the New Divine Calendar, the battle for supremacy between the four empires had undergone a slight change.

First came the Gallipoli Landing, and the Kingdom of Sardinia organized several large armies to carry out continuous landings.

At the most intense time, even dozens of fourth-level natural disaster warriors were sent out to search for landing points along the long coastline.

Relying on their absolute military strength and strong men, they did gain the upper hand. Many times, they even almost broke through the defense line and approached the holy city of Istanbul.

Unfortunately, the Ottoman Empire showed unimaginable tenacity and determination.

The current king of the Ottoman Empire even went to the battlefield himself after arranging his successor.

Although he has little strength and may even attract assassinations from powerful people, there is no doubt that this has greatly boosted morale!

If the king was not afraid of death, what about his subordinates? The soldiers of the Ottoman Empire showed their determination to die and fought back fiercely.

Even the powerful natural disasters supported by the kingdom launched counterattacks one after another, as if they were crazy enough to take someone else with them if they died.

One side is the coalition forces, with a negative attitude, hoping that the other side will charge forward, while the other side is not afraid of life or death. The result is obvious.

Of course, all this is inseparable from the support of the Habsburg Empire.

In particular, the Empire has provided a large number of field artillery on land. Often, before a counterattack, a bombardment of artillery fire can greatly reduce the pressure on the Kingdom's field army.

In the Aegean Sea, the Empire's magical submarines are elusive.

Everyone knows that there is a big creature under the water, and they also sent strong people to observe it in advance, but it’s useless!

No, it’s useless!

Often, two warships were destroyed here today, and tomorrow another warship was blown into the sky just a hundred miles away.

The news was so confusing that the Sardinian Navy Minister was completely unable to make any judgment.

Finally, a staff officer made a simple but even more helpless guess: there were not one but two magic submarines.

Otherwise, you can't explain its incredible speed, it's simply impossible.

Anyway, under the dual efforts of the Empire and the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia's battle of proof was quite ugly.

If Her Majesty the Queen had not been still unwilling to give up, it would have ended long ago.

As for the Habsburg Empire, although they defeated the Slavs, they killed 200,000 people and captured countless prisoners.

They even directly occupied the Galicia province and were about to control the Caucasus region, but they could no longer fight.

The Slavic Empire was notoriously sparsely populated and had a harsh environment. Even though it had won a large amount of territory, what was the use?

If we fight further, we will go deep into the interior of the Slavic Empire. The battle line will be lengthened, the supply will not keep up, more troops will be needed, and a huge amount of energy will be involved.

If things go wrong and it drags on until winter, the extremely cold weather alone will cause headaches for the empire.

The imperial soldiers could wear more clothes to keep warm, but the cold wind from the far north could freeze even steel into ice chips, making magical weapons unusable.

The Eastern Front is like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away.

This is also the reason why the Tsar was so calm. They had enough depth and geographical advantages, so they were not afraid.

On the other hand, after occupying the province of Galicia, the Empire consciously slowed down its attack and entered a defensive phase.

More troops were still transferred to the Western Front with the intention of organizing a larger-scale battle to destroy the main force of the Bonaparte Empire.

In fact, from a global perspective, tactically, the empire won the victory on the Eastern Front and received frequent good news.

But from a strategic point of view, we have not yet escaped the quagmire of fighting on the eastern and western fronts.

It is worth mentioning that the Ottoman Empire was the first to do so. Nowadays, more kingdoms and principalities have begun to take the initiative to restore diplomatic relations with the empire.

They also did not mention matters of faith. The competition for believers between the Seven Gods and the Sun God had nothing to do with secular royal power.

They only care about receiving industrial and mechanical support from the Empire.

They don’t have to go through the flower processing process again, and they can do more with less money. Why not?

The Empire was happy and willing to share some of its technology, and even reached support programs and trade agreements.

The empire's territory is so large, and its resources are so limited, which is already a bit stretched nowadays. Of course, it is willing to use machinery and technology to support it in exchange for the required minerals, magic materials, etc.

More importantly, the Empire can use this method to dismantle the alliance of the coalition forces and make them no longer trust each other.

In a short period of time, five or six kingdoms and more than a dozen principalities resumed diplomatic relations with the empire. The empire was no longer the reckless force that had previously fought alone against the world.

Even so, the coalition leaders and the Holy See have not come up with any effective solution!

In the past, the Vatican only needed one order to make them retreat.

But now, faith and magic machinery are separated, so I just establish diplomatic relations and learn some technology, what's wrong with that?

What the three great empires can do, why can't we do it?

These alone were enough to leave the Holy See speechless, while the three empires vaguely sensed the crisis.

The skills they could learn were those they learned from Flowers, and they themselves were caught in the vortex of war.

Other kingdoms and principalities have the time and energy to develop industry. What will happen when some gain while others lose?

The king lost his deer, and all the heroes chased after him?!

This is definitely not something they don't want to see.

At this time, it would be more valuable and inevitable to completely capture the Flower Territory and those magical machinery and industrial talents.

For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on this proxy war!

…

September 16, 315 New God Calendar,

Moonlight Castle, north.

On the vast plain, the two armies were already facing each other.

On the northern side, the camps were neatly arranged, the fortifications were strong, and there were well-dug trenches, winding and of unknown length and depth.

Even when facing the three marquises, necessary preparations still had to be made. Luo Yi did not underestimate the enemy, and neither did the people under him.

In the center of the camp, the lion flag fluttered high in the wind, as if representing the endless fighting spirit of the Royal Guards.

Even though there are only six thousand people here!

Well, tens of thousands of guards are a lot, but Flower Territory is also very large, and Luo Yi can't transfer all the troops here.

Whether it is Siren Port, Frost Moon Canyon, or Brussels City, there must be enough troops and strong men stationed there.

Therefore, in the end, he only transferred 6,000 soldiers here.

And on the opposite side, to the south, a few miles away,

Relying on the Moonlight Castle, there are endless tents, colorful flags fluttering in the wind, countless nobles gathered, and knights are like forests, the number of which is extremely exaggerated.

In fact, for this battle, the three marquises really did not hide anything.

Each of them gathered more than 20,000 troops, and even conducted the most basic screening before coming.

Those who were obviously farmers and had not received complete militia training were all dismissed.

The rest are considered elite.

This is true for all three families, with a total of more than 60,000 troops, claiming to be an army of 100,000, which is indeed ten times the number of troops in the Flower Territory.

This may also be the reason why they dared to launch a decisive battle.

Of course, the most eye-catching people in this camp are the knights, or the Knights Templar.

Especially those above the level of earl, who are quite powerful, will more or less maintain a knight order of varying numbers.

There are still more than ten earls under the command of the three marquises. If you count carefully, there are more than ten knight orders gathered together, which is a combat force that cannot be underestimated.

Among them is an acquaintance of Roy's, the Boar Knights, and Viscount Zoe Evans.

This man is no weakling. The knights under his command ride wild boars as mounts, and their strength is impressive.

Of course, in addition to wild boars, there are more Warcraft mounts.

Big-footed sheep, elk, and six-legged horses are the most common ones, and there are also powerful monsters such as pterosaurs, eagles, and griffins.

There are just fewer of them, and they are too messy, making it feel like a zoo.

Early in the morning, the three marquises began to deploy their troops. There were quite a few of them, but they were sparsely spread out, so the efficiency was a bit slow.

Then, when the plan was almost complete, another messenger was sent to the front of the battle to make a statement.

"Count Raymond, the three marquises invite you to a meeting before the battle!"

"Count Raymond, the three marquises invite you to a meeting before the battle!"

A knight stood there, shouting with a voice full of fighting spirit. How could Luo Yi not hear it?!

He was a little curious and didn't know why these three people wanted to see him, but after thinking about it for a while, he agreed.

This was a choice he made based on his own strong power. Even if he tied the three marquises together, they would not be enough for him to defeat with one hand.

Driving his horse forward, Luo Yi didn't allow anyone to follow him, and just wandered towards the center of the battlefield.

When the knight saw this, he immediately turned his horse around and galloped towards his own camp.

After he entered the position, three riders emerged from the crowd and slowly approached.

So, in the center of the battlefield, in full view of everyone, the four powerful nobles of the Norman Duchy met.

Sitting high on their horses, the four men looked at each other in silence. Luo Yi had a calm expression, as if this war had no effect on him at all.

But the three marquises looked much more haggard, and it was obvious that they had not slept well for a long time.

Luo Yi said: "Why do you want to see me?

The challenge has already been issued, and I don’t think there’s anything else we can say!”

Marquis Theron Carlisle said, "Lord Roy, I'm going to say that this war is not what we want. Do you believe me?"

"believe!"

Luo Yi nodded without hesitation: "But what if I believe it? We are still on the battlefield?

I won't be lenient just because I believe in you!"

Marquis McKinley took over the conversation: "As long as you believe it, at least it won't be a complete break between us."

Marquis Castro also said: "This is the most unprofitable business I have ever done, but I dare not not do it."

"You can also choose not to listen to them?"

"That would only make the death more miserable. Now, at least some can be preserved."

Marquis Theron gave a wry smile and added, "When the fight breaks out, I hope the Earl will show some mercy and not kill too harshly!"

"Haha, you're already discouraged before the fight even begins. Are you worthy of the knights and soldiers below?"

"If possible, I don't want to bring them here."

“But you still came.”

After a few words, Luo Yi lost interest in the conversation and said directly, "Since you're here, let's have a fight. The winner will be decided, and your master will completely give up!"

Having said this, he rode back on his horse, and the three marquises smiled bitterly with helplessness.

A moment later, the sounds of drums and trumpets resounded throughout the world, and the sounds of artillery fire and shouts of killing filled the entire area.

The war finally began.

(End of this chapter)