Chapter 398: Battle of Tannenberg (Subscribe)
Flower collar,
Lion Manor, second floor, in the study.
Loy flipped through many battle reports and the loss report sent by Grand Knight Commander Thor. He looked painful but helpless.
The legions in this world don't follow the three major disciplines and eight points of attention. They are the most powerful and cruel violent organization.
They believe in using weapons in their hands to gain enough military merit and wealth to transcend classes and improve their lives.
As for the heads that constitute the military merit, whether they are enemies' or civilians' is actually not that important.
Therefore, in the three-way war on the Silver Sea, the ones who suffered the most were the merchant ships carrying goods.
The good reputation that the Raymond family worked hard to build and the deterrent effect brought by the lion flag were almost completely destroyed by this chaotic battle.
According to the report given by Grand Knight Thor, in just a few days, the Raymond family lost two merchant ships and eight merchant ships flying the lion flag were hijacked.
Even without counting the sunken ships, the loss was still thousands of gold tyres.
These robberies were not committed by pirates, but were all done by the regular navy.
For them, once the war broke out, the previous constraints were gone.
This kind of looting is similar to venting one's anger before a war. Even if high-ranking military officials come, they cannot restrain it.
Moreover, there are more than just the navies of the three countries on the Silver Sea today.
There are also pirates who saw an opportunity, sea creatures who were forced to migrate from the seabed, and private fleets of major nobles.
There are also the descendants of Dagon from the abyss, the devil messengers from Baator, the evil cults that stir up trouble, and the barbarians who believe in killing...
It can be said that countless forces are mixed together on the small Silver Sea, it is really a riot of demons.
The situation of the Lion Merchant Ship was considered good. On the one hand, it had Walter escorting it in the magic warship. As long as it did not encounter the main force of the navy, it had nothing to fear.
In addition, the intermittent assistance from the Siren Tribe also avoided most of the dangers.
Compared with the losses suffered by other nobles and wealthy merchants around the Silver Sea, the losses of the Flower Territory were definitely small.
Luo Yi's headache now is that the products of Xianhualing always need to be delivered, and sea transportation has long been the main mode of transportation.
Even if there is danger, we have to go ahead with it.
The solution he could think of now was to replace the merchant ships with advanced magic cannons and draw elite gunners from the First Guards Corps.
Accomplish an escort mission with the Siren Tribe to make Walter's magic warship work harder...
Apart from this, Luo Yi had no other good solution.
He thought about asking the empire for help. After all, most of these goods were urgently needed by the Habsburg Empire, but he gave up after thinking about it.
The current empire must be in a state of panic.
The Imperial Navy was strong enough, but the number of ironclad ships was too small, so they did not actually have an absolute advantage.
Of course, it’s not just these that give Luo Yi a headache, there are other things as well.
After collecting the information on the desk, Luo Yi took out a letter written on white shells. It came from the Siren Tribe and was engraved with crooked sea language.
Although the Siren King Alexios left and went to the endless ocean, he made careful arrangements before leaving.
His men never stopped trading and communicating with the Flower Leader.
The amount of silver amber stones Walter brought back each time was increasing, and it became an important source of materials for the northern magic world of the Habsburg Empire, in exchange for a large amount of gold.
Of course, Luo Yi did not recognize these sea language characters, but he just took a glance at them and Shenlan automatically translated them for him.
Then, a series of common languages appeared, and the content of the letter was extremely concise.
——The general of the Naga Empire sent an order to attack the ships and ports of the Bonaparte Empire.
Although the content is small, it contains a lot of information.
In fact, there are not just one or two sea tribes like the Siren Tribe that are driven by this.
The Siren Tribe is not an exception. In addition, there are also underwater shark people, crab tribes, sea snake tribes, and seahorse tribes...
These messy sea creatures were driven back to the Silver Sea from the Endless Ocean. They basically live on the seabed and have little interaction with the humans on the surface.
Occasionally, when it popped up, the sailors regarded it as a strange rumor.
This kind of thing is very common on the Silver Sea, and many old sailors like to make up some strange stories to scare new crew members.
But this time, it was really under the instigation of the Naga Empire that these underwater races emerged and attacked passing fleets.
Their attacks were not limited to the merchant ships and ports of the Bonaparte Empire, and it was estimated that most sea creatures could not tell the difference.
Therefore, judging from the actions of these sea creatures alone, it is actually difficult to tell who is driving them.
But the letter from the Siren Tribe solved the mystery.
However, after knowing the truth, Luo Yi became even more confused.
Based on the information, it can be deduced that the Habsburg Empire and the Naga Empire have contacted each other and asked the general for help to relocate some sea people back.
These sea creatures are not very strong, but they have natural advantages in the sea.
Underwater raids, summoning sea beasts, plus various special abilities, such as the sirens' songs, are definitely a big surprise for the human race if they are unprepared.
In other words, the Habsburg Empire had been preparing for war a long time ago?!
In fact, because of the lack of naval strength, various arrangements were made early on!
But the beginning of this war was due to the murder of the crown prince of the empire, which was probably supported by the Bonaparte Empire or the Slavic Empire.
In other words, they were the ones who started this war.
But judging from the current battle situation, it doesn't seem like it at all.
So, is this some kind of coincidence?
Or maybe, there are some inside stories that even Luo Yi doesn't know?
Perhaps, this war is far from as simple as it seems?
Ding-a-ling!
As he was lost in thought, Luo Yi's eyes became sharper, but there was too little information and he couldn't find many clues.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, waking him from his thoughts, and he said, "Come in!"
The door was pushed open, and behind Hoover, the butler who had returned to work, Ang strode in.
He hurried over to Roy, handed him a letter, and said, "My Lord Earl, the latest news is that the war in East Prussia, east of the Habsburg Empire, has been decided?"
"What?"
Luo Yi stood up in an instant, took the letter, and asked, "Who won?"
"The Empire won! The Empire's Eighth Army concentrated its superior forces and nearly wiped out the Slavic Empire's Second Army on the banks of the Mazu River.
The number of people killed alone exceeded 200,000, and there were nearly 30,000 prisoners."
"In this battle, the Empire has won a great victory!"
Luo Yi felt a lot more relaxed after hearing this.
He also had to admit that the Flower Territory and the Habsburg Empire had too close a relationship. If the empire won, he would be able to gain the greatest benefit by following behind.
He lowered his head again and saw that the letter had been unfolded. The specific content came into view. After reading it three times, he finally had a better understanding of the course of the war.
On August 17, 314 of the New God Calendar, the First and Second Legions of the Slavic Empire, totaling nearly 400,000 people, divided into two routes, north and south, and marched into the East Prussian province of the Habsburg Empire.
Although due to time constraints, insufficient logistical supplies, unsatisfactory equipment, and the soldiers' lack of professional training, they relied on the Slavs' bravery and were slightly stronger than traditional peasant soldiers.
But the number of 400,000 was there, they came in overwhelming numbers, and they also attacked and seized cities and occupied quite a lot of territory.
Moreover, as an old empire, the Slavs are not short of high-level combat forces, and even have a dedicated extraordinary legion.
The number of powerful natural disasters is also extremely considerable.
On the other hand, in order to promote the Schlieffen Plan, seven of the Empire's eight main battle corps were gathered in the west.
Only the Eighth Army Corps, with more than 100,000 men, was stationed in East Prussia.
The absolute gap in numbers, coupled with the lack of high-end experts, made the empire fight in a very passive and cautious manner.
They even had to retreat to preserve their strength.
That is to say, the East Prussian province has many mountains, swamps, forests and lakes, and the terrain is complex, which is why the Slavic Empire's army's advance speed is much slower.
Once you leave East Puru province, you’re not far from the imperial capital.
By then, even if the Schlieffen Plan was completed and the city of Lutetia in the Bonaparte Empire was directly captured, it would be a great defeat if the imperial capital was lost.
For this reason, the Empire urgently dispatched two legions to provide assistance and even replaced the commander of the Empire's Eighth Main Combat Legion.
It was Hohenzollern III who personally came forward and invited Field Marshal Hindenburg to come out, which stabilized the situation.
Field Marshal Hindenburg even formulated a series of plans, and ultimately successfully blocked the Mazu River, allowing the two armies of the Slavic Empire to distance themselves from each other.
If the distance between the two parties is too far, they cannot help each other.
Then, the Eighth Army of the Empire launched a full-scale attack and directly surrounded the Second Army of the Slavic Empire on the southern front.
Although there is still a gap in numbers, the Eighth Army has a huge advantage in equipment. The use of magic cannons and heavy machine guns makes Marshal Hindenburg extremely confident.
He first sent a wizard to the rear of the enemy army, who used magic to summon heavy rain, making the already muddy road even more difficult to walk on.
In this way, the already fragile supply lines of the Slavic Empire were completely cut off, and the morale of the army was also disrupted.
The morale of the peasant soldiers was already low, and they became even more anxious after their food supplies were cut off.
At this time, enemies were attacking from all directions. First, they bombarded the ground with artillery fire, then slowly advanced with a barrage of bullets and launched a massive bombardment.
Then the imperial soldiers charged forward carrying heavy machine guns, unleashing a hail of bullets. It felt like a tiger among a flock of sheep.
For a time, the Second Army was completely surrounded and eventually wiped out at Tannenberg.
The commander of the Second Army, Samsorov, committed suicide.
At this point, the invasion of the Slavic Empire ended in failure. Historians call this battle the Battle of Tannenberg.
However, the withdrawal of two legions resulted in a shortage of troops on the Western Front.
The empire abandoned its attack on Lutetia, the capital of the Bonaparte Empire, and turned its attention to Alsace.
Since it is impossible to destroy it in one battle, we should try our best to eliminate the Bonaparte Empire's vitality.
Therefore, the Bonaparte Corps in Alsace was directly faced with the dilemma of fighting on both the eastern and western fronts and being caught in a pincer attack.
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