Chapter 404: 402: On the Eve of the Decisive Battle (Subscription Request)
It is late August of the 314th year of the New Divine Calendar, and the war between the four most powerful empires in the Old Continent is finally about to reach its climax.
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Although the Slavic Empire was defeated and 400,000 legionnaires were killed, wounded, or captured, they still held back three legions of the Habsburg Empire, totaling more than 200,000 troops.
Moreover, because of the bravery and desire for expansion in the blood of the Slavs, they have no intention of retreating.
The country has already recruited troops for the second time and is about to start another war.
This also led to the Habsburg Empire not daring to withdraw the three legions stationed there easily.
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The Principality of Mara is an island country near the New World. Its indigenous people are the dark-skinned Lagu people, as well as the orc bear and tiger tribes that migrated here later.
Of course, this was also a colony of the Habsburg Empire in the New World.
Although the empire maintained the rule of the indigenous people here, it also sent a legion of 10,000 people to garrison.
This place has the best port and is also the springboard for the empire's development into the New World. Most of the empire's products will pass through here and be dumped into the New World.
But after the Old World Empire declared war, the Kingdom of Sardinia found an opportunity.
They directly united with the indigenous people and the Slavic legions, took over this place, and planned a massacre.
At this point, the Habsburg Empire's decades of operation here were destroyed.
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Merida Province, a province in the southeast of the Glorious Empire of the New World.
This was the ancestral land of the Aztecs, but because so many people were killed, they gave up most of the land.
Thus, humans, winged people, mountain dwarves and forest elves from the Old World settled here.
However, when the Bonaparte Empire took a fancy to this place and continued to infiltrate, it turned it into the empire's nominal Far East colony.
You have to understand that everything in the Old World has an owner. If you trace back to the past, you can pull out each of their ancestors and have something to say about it.
But in the New World, everything is possible!
Back then, during the Age of Exploration and the migration of hundreds of races, countless races poured into the New World. At that time, the major empires of the Old World would not sit idly by.
The province of Merida was the private territory of the Bonaparte Empire.
But when the war started, the Habsburg Empire also made many arrangements here.
The same was done by uniting the indigenous peoples, launching a revolutionary war, and directly sweeping away the arrangements made by the Bonaparte Empire here.
At this point, the Bonaparte Empire’s hundreds of years of operation were also gone.
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Selfishly speaking, the Habsburg Empire did not want to provoke the Kingdom of Sardinia.
This can be seen from the fact that the empire declared war on the Slavic Empire and the Bonaparte Empire without hesitation, but only omitted the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The reason is very simple!
Although the imperial ironclad ships were powerful, they could not withstand the powerful navy of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which could mobilize too many ships.
With wars breaking out on both the eastern and western fronts, the Habsburg Empire was under tremendous pressure as it was one against two.
If it's a one-on-three fight, even the Empire would feel a little guilty.
However, the Sardinian royal family reacted too quickly and without leaving any room for maneuver. Her Majesty the Queen directly declared war on the Habsburg Empire.
Starting from the day the war was declared, the queen directly issued twelve mobilization orders and sent them to all parts of the kingdom.
The Silver Sea Rebellion did disrupt some of the arrangements of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The Imperial Ironclads did show the world the power of steel battleships, but there were only so many of them, and it was also true that they were good at defense but not good at offense.
As a result, at least two hundred large warships worked day and night to pick up knights and soldiers from all over the Bonaparte Empire and send them to Alsace.
The Habsburg Empire had a well-developed railway network, which made the transportation of troops and logistical war supplies quite smooth.
The roads in the Bonaparte Empire were quite bad, and land transportation was a disaster. People ate and horses ate, and only half of the food was left when it arrived.
It was not until these large warships appeared that the Bonaparte Empire's military forces began to gather rapidly, and supplies and strong men from all over the country arrived in an endless stream.
It can be said that both sides were desperately trying to gather troops in Alsace.
Luo Yi did some calculations based on the information in the newspaper.
The Habsburg Empire sent at least five main battle corps and two newly-established mixed corps to Alsace.
Assuming that each legion of the empire has a size of more than 100,000 people, this means a total of 800,000 people.
If we add in the various miscellaneous forces such as the Mage Corps, Communications Corps, Observation Corps, Navy and Air Force, the total number is estimated to exceed one million.
As for the Bonaparte Empire, according to the information Loy obtained through Archduchess Afra, the country was already in chaos.
As the foremost overlord of the Old World, the Bonaparte Empire stayed at the top for too long, so long that no one could see the corruption and decay beneath its power.
This war almost led to the destruction of the country and the extinction of the race, and it brought this lofty feudal empire down from its pedestal.
However, it was because the city of Lutetia almost fell that frightened the nobles of the empire.
They didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if they lost this battle!
The Bonaparte Empire was already a completely different system. Under the new system, their original rights, interests and property could not be retained.
So, at this moment, they were more active than anyone else, even crazy.
Not only did they hand over the knights they had, they also recruited as many soldiers as possible.
Their attitude was not even to select excellent soldiers, but to throw them onto the battlefield. Even if they had to sacrifice their lives, they could fill trenches and consume bullets.
Under such circumstances, their conscription could only be described as "crazy". Shiploads of people were sent to the battlefield, and many of them did not even have a spear.
But what you cannot deny is that this was a national mobilization of the Bonaparte Empire.
The assembled military force is only more than that of the Habsburg Empire, not less.
That’s not even counting the war corps sent by the Kingdom of Sardinia.
In other words, this was a super-large battle involving more than two million soldiers.
Even if you look back through the history of the Old World thousands of years ago, you will hardly find anything of this scale.
In late August, the fighting between the two sides became more and more brutal. Various extraordinary legions and new magical machines appeared one after another, making the scene very lively.
But everyone knows that this is just a deployment of troops, a prelude to the final battlefield, and an appetizer before the decisive battle.
At this moment, the major empires were like war machines running at full power, gathering all their strength just for the final victory.
At this moment, the entire Old Continent was quiet, and those principalities and kingdoms were almost using all their strength to suppress internal contradictions and conflicts.
It's like a peak showdown between several masters. The people watching below dare not even breathe, for fear of angering the masters and being swept away in one wave.
At this moment, everyone is waiting, waiting for the outbreak of the final battle.
Even the Magic Eye Alliance repeatedly adjusted their low-orbit magic eyes in order to find the best shooting angle and report on this battle as comprehensively as possible.
I have to say that although their fees are expensive, the service they provide is first-class.
However, when Luo Yi was waiting for the final battle, what he didn't expect was that
A person, an enemy, actually showed up at the door!
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That night,
Darkness covered the earth,
In an ordinary-looking house, Angel squinted his eyes and looked at the man who came to the door on his own initiative.
This is a middle-aged man with a round belly, a kind smile, a red rosacea, but clear eyes.
This is the owner of a pub on the corner of the street. Everyone likes to call him "Old Tony". He serves cheap drinks and food that is enough to fill you up.
From time to time, the boss would guest-star as a bard, playing the harp with three fingers. His hoarse and desolate voice often resonated with many people.
Therefore, the pub's business is quite good and it often stays busy until three or four in the morning.
Old Tony should be busy until that time before he can rest.
But at this moment, when the store was the busiest, he appeared here, appeared in the core of the brotherhood, and appeared in front of Ang.
Ange sat on top and old Tony stood below. The depressing atmosphere lasted for a long time, and the invisible pressure made the candles on both sides flicker.
Finally, Ange spoke: "I can't figure out why you came to me?"
Old Tony smiled and said, "I don't believe you didn't find out my identity."
"We found out, but we didn't touch you. You should understand what we mean."
“So, I cherish the present day and live a comfortable and happy life.
It's a pity that people like us are destined to have a difficult time finding peace!"
Ange frowned: "But this is not the reason why you came here. Tell me, why?"
"Someone wants to see Lord Loy Raymond, and I have to complete the mission even if I have to reveal my identity."
“Who has such a big face?”
"My master, the great Grand Duke of Carlisle!"
Ange was stunned. He tilted his head slightly and asked, "Did I hear correctly?"
"You heard right, it's the Grand Duke of Carlisle, the Grand Duke who once came to receive flowers.
Well, the last time we met, we had a very unpleasant experience.
Therefore, my master hopes that this meeting can be more peaceful and we can sit down and talk!"
Ange was silent for a while, and finally said: "I have to ask the Earl about this matter."
"I'll be waiting. You should know where to meet me."
"I'll let you know once I'm sure."
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