Chapter 519: Territorial Expansion (Subscription Request)
The city of Podgray is named after Podgray McKinley, the first ancestor of the McKinley family and a unique legendary figure.
It is said that he was once the lowest horse slave, but he had a handsome face that drove women crazy and a strong body.
Relying on this innate advantage, he made women obsessed with him. Countless noble ladies competed to make him their lover and even fought with him.
The final winner was a baroness who could be described as crazy.
From the perspective of later generations, the crazy things that this Baroness did for her lover included but were not limited to poisoning her husband, strangling her own children, framing her love rival, and personally killing the maid who had flirted with her lover.
And, the city was renamed "Podgre" to commemorate their love.
Of course, the craziest thing is that she married her lover as a noble and let this lowly horse slave inherit the title of noble baron.
It was an aristocratic tradition to be awarded a title for military merit, but this man took a different approach and became a noble baron through marriage.
This alone set a precedent, causing countless nobles to despise him and countless nobles' second sons to envy him.
The most incredible thing is that from then on, the McKinley family had the gene for "beauty".
The men are handsome and elegant, and the women are charming and beautiful. Even when they are old, they are still elegant and handsome enough, and are the white moonlight of countless people.
Although appearance does not represent character and ability, nor does it represent talent for cultivation, you cannot deny that the nobility values appearance.
Especially for men and women who are in love, appearance is the first hurdle.
If you can't even bear to look at your face, let alone have a happy and harmonious marriage.
Most importantly, the McKinley family is not just about looks, they also attach great importance to education.
In the family, both men and women are required to major in arithmetic, trade and business, and aristocratic etiquette during their training.
The children raised here are either able to manage the household, or are good at socializing, or have extensive connections, or know the intricacies of the aristocracy.
It’s unknown when the McKinley family went from being despised to being sought after.
Because they found that marrying into the McKinley family would be beneficial to them.
The McKinley family relied on marriage and inheritance to move forward step by step until they inherited a large marquisate and became one of the most powerful Norman nobles.
This story of making a fortune is definitely a legend if it is told to others.
However, when the network of relationships brought by marriage became useless and when greater power came down, the various relatives that the McKinley family once took pride in could no longer save them.
Especially since the McKinley family had defected to the Kingdom of Sardinia, these pirates were notorious troublemakers.
Their characteristic is that they can ruin things that are almost certain to happen, but if they are really left to do things on their own, the result is often a mess.
This was true of the Ottoman Empire and the Flower Territory.
When it comes to the three legions dispatched by the three giants of the Allied Forces, both the fanaticism and killing of the Slavs and the cautious steps of the Bonapartists are remarkable.
Only the Sardinian Legion is truly a pirate, good at burning, killing and looting, and nothing else!
Back to the topic, the core area of the McKinley family, the city of Bodgrey, is not a strong city. It doesn't even have city walls.
That's because, in the eyes of the successive heads of the McKinley family, if they needed to use force to protect themselves, having an extra wall would be of no use.
In a sense, what he said is actually correct.
Because, in the history of the Marquisate of McKinley, no war has ever reached the city of Bodgre.
Even the vigorous battle among the nobles was eliminated invisibly due to the McKinley family's powerful network of relationships and pressure from all sides.
However, this "face" ability will always fail, just like this time, Luo Yi doesn't care about any messy noble relationships.
The Royal Guards only obeyed Loy's orders and advanced rapidly all the way to the city of Podgrei.
This city without walls is even more vulnerable to the destruction of magic tanks.
boom!
With one shot, a large hole was blown out of a building in front of him. The flying earth, rocks and fragments caused extremely considerable damage.
I don’t know how many soldiers were blown to pieces, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
It should be said that in this core area, the McKinley family has won the hearts of the people after hundreds of years of operation, and the resistance here is particularly resolute.
Even though the battle was brutal and the gap was huge, there were still many people trying to fight back.
Arrows shot from around corners, boulders dropped from heights, bullets fired from afar, magic emerging from the ground...
They used all the means at their disposal and occasionally achieved some results, but overall, their attacks fell on the tank armor and had little effect.
The magic tank rumbled forward, and wherever it passed, its main gun shattered all obstacles, and the cross-trajectory of the bullets wiped out all remaining enemies.
The infantry soldiers following behind, holding the most advanced magic machine guns and semi-automatic rifles, actually had the illusion that they were heroes without a place to use their skills.
All they can do is clean up the mess on the battlefield.
At the same time, in the city center, in the McKinley family estate,
Marquis Ricardo McKinley, looking at the message that had just been received in his hand, fell into despair.
The McKinley family took refuge with the Sardinian royal family. At this critical moment, Ricardo naturally did not forget the queen's promise and had asked for help countless times.
The queen’s answer was always that the person seeking help was on the way.
But the information in his hand showed that the Sardinian royal family had not mobilized any powerful people, nor had they signed any documents regarding the McKinley family.
In other words, the McKinley family was useless and he was abandoned.
"Run! Run! All of you, run!"
"If you can escape, just one, don't come back, and don't use the name 'McKinley' anymore. Just go."
The Marquis drove away all the family members, including the butler, servants, knights and maids.
Then he set the entire estate on fire.
The raging fire mixed with the magical creation called "wildfire" turned the manor into a sea of fire in the shortest possible time, and thick smoke rose into the sky.
In the flames, it seemed that one could still hear the vicious curse of Marquis Ricardo McKinley.
At this point, Marquis Ricardo McKinley burned himself to death, and his resentful curse echoed every night along with the blowing wind.
It was also on this day that the entire territory of the Marquis of McKinley fell.
…
In the far west of Castro Territory, on the Silver Sea, there is Crab Island Fishing Port.
"I won't leave, I won't leave. I will fight with my legion until the last moment!"
"I cannot abandon my warriors. I would rather die with them."
General Fake Wood was picked up by two Imperial Eagle Knights. No matter how much he screamed, they dragged him onto the warship.
If we were to say which of the three marquises is the most difficult to defeat, it would definitely be Lord Castro!
It wasn't because Marquis Castro was so powerful, it was simply because the newly formed 13th Division of the Bonaparte Empire was too tenacious.
Under the leadership of General Fark Wood, although they were defeated, they also resisted step by step, using trenches and magic cannons to slow down the advance of the Guards Corps.
Until here, on the edge of the Silver Sea, it finally couldn't be stopped.
In the distance, the roar of artillery fire was still strong, and in fact, the sound was getting closer and closer.
However, the warships from the empire finally arrived.
The remaining Imperial Eagle Knights and injured warriors were qualified to retreat first, but Fake Wood was unwilling to leave.
Two deep grooves were plowed into the ground, leading to the warship. With red eyes, Fark Wood suddenly exerted force and actually broke free from the grip of the two extraordinary knights.
Looking at his posture as if he was about to rush back to the battlefield.
But at this moment, an old voice sounded: "General Fake Wood!"
Fark Wood's expression froze, then he slowly turned his head and saw a slightly fat old man with swollen eyes looking at him on the boat.
"Xia, Marshal Joffre, why are you here?"
"Of course we're here to take the heroes of the Bonaparte Empire home!"
"Go home? I'm too embarrassed to go home!
Marshal, the legion you entrusted to me, a total of 10,000 of the most elite soldiers, have been lost. I am truly ashamed of your trust and the cultivation of the empire.
I, I…"
By the end of his speech, Fark Wood was sobbing and fell to his knees.
All around him, whether on or off the ship, whether the Imperial Eagle Knights or the wounded soldiers, were in tears.
At this moment, even those who had some resentment towards him disappeared into thin air.
Marshal Xia Fei only paused for a moment before saying, "That's why you can't die easily.
Because you are the only one who has experience facing mana tanks, and you are the only one who knows how to stop the onslaught of these steel monsters."
"You lead the 13th Division, and countless people have gained knowledge and experience at the cost of their lives. What qualifications do you have to speak lightly of death?"
“This, this, this…”
"Come up, come up quickly, our operation is not secretive, if we are spotted by the Lion Fleet or the Habsburg Navy, it will be disastrous.
I can’t leave my old bones here.”
At this point, General Fake Wood finally stopped talking and boarded the warship with tragic steps.
But at this moment, another voice was heard.
"I won't leave, I won't leave. I will live and die with my territory."
"I cannot abandon my family. I would rather die on this land."
From a distance, one could see Marquis Sean Castro being carried by two knights and rushing towards the fleet.
Two long plow marks were left on the ground.
At this moment, there was an inexplicable atmosphere of 'awkwardness' in the air.
…
Half an hour later, the defense line was finally broken, the tracks rolled over the ground, and the tanks roared forward.
The fleet in the port no longer cared about anything else and just raised the sails and left in a hurry.
Until the magic tank came close, captured a group of people who failed to escape, and seized a large amount of wealth.
Across the silver sea, tanks lined up in a row opened fire. Amid the sound of "boom boom boom", balls of water splashed on the distant sea.
It was like a demonstration, but also like a celebration.
The battle to celebrate the nobles of the Norman Duchy ends here.
From this day on, the era when six major families ruled this land was over, and only three families remained, forming a stable triangle.
It was also at this moment that the territory of the Raymond family saw an exaggerated increase, accounting for nearly half of the Norman Duchy, which was five times as much as before.
In other words, the original area of 3,000 square kilometers has now reached more than 15,000 square kilometers.
At this point, Loy's title of earl was really not appropriate.
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