Chapter 230 The Idar people are full of martial virtue! (Two in one! Please subscribe!)
For the Odin people, this sudden war seemed a little unreal.
From the cause to the process to the result, it all feels like a ridiculous farce.
The fundamental cause of the war was Raymond O'Sullivan's middle school syndrome. When he thought of the past history of the Hastings family, he wanted to restore the glory of the Odin people and get back at the Hastings family.
But Raymond O'Sullivan forgot a very serious problem, they are cavalry...
Although Raymond's troops also included a number of Odin infantrymen, the cavalry moved a little faster, so...
The infantrymen he led were still one or two kilometers away!
It was not until after the charge that Raymond realized that he was blinded by the rage for revenge.
Without infantrymen ahead to rush open the city gate, are these cavalrymen going to just stand there under the city wall in a daze?
These elite cavalrymen led by him might become sitting ducks in the eyes of the defenders. This is simply a ** behavior!
Fortunately, Taraji Hastings, the Marquis of Valence, was also very powerful and provided Raymond O'Sullivan with a great assist in a very tacit manner!
The long period of peace and tranquility has long made this family, which won the title through military merit, forget their past hardships and setbacks.
Greedy, cowardly.
Arrogant and conceited, but actually weak.
The Hastings family can only satisfy the humble vanity deep in their hearts by bragging about their family's past glory.
The will of the noble lords will naturally be reflected in the lowest level of the military.
The moment the soldiers belonging to the Hastings family saw the Odin people rushing towards them, they dropped their weapons one after another. Some were so scared that they ran away in panic, while others were so scared that they squatted on the ground and urinated. In short, the city gate was in a mess.
These soldiers at the bottom of society often couldn't even get a full meal or a paycheck. If they died on the battlefield, what would happen to their families? So running away became the first choice for almost all soldiers.
Moreover, it was not enough to just run away. The panicked soldiers did not even close the city gates !
Odin's cavalry entered the city unhindered and scattered the people running in the streets.
Then, in the lord's castle in the city, Odin's soldiers successfully captured the Marquis of Valens, Terraji Hastings, who had fainted from fright.
Looking at the Marquis in front of him, whose clothes were filled with the smell of urine, Raymond could hardly believe that this was the helmsman of the Hastings family, which had once made outstanding military achievements...
That's it... That's it? This is a bit...
Raymond O'Sullivan felt his cheeks flush slightly when he thought about how he was worried about whether the Hastings family would fight bravely and cause losses to the Odin Cavalry.
What kind of worthless nobles are these? Raymond was originally quite wary of this noble family that had once dealt a heavy blow to the Odin Empire, but now... looking at the Marquis Valens who was still lying on the ground and fainted, Raymond just felt a little bored.
This might be the least fulfilling war he had fought since he joined the army, a revenge without any interest at all.
"Kill him and sacrifice him..."
Raymond said with some disappointment.
"yes!"
The Odin soldiers who had been waiting for a long time all around responded and two of them worked together to drag the Marquis of Valens, who was lying on the ground like mud, out.
It’s so heavy…
The Marquis of Valence, who ate and slept, and sometimes kidnapped civilians for exercise, was indeed a heavy burden, but the gold and silver treasures buried under the lord's castle were even heavier.
When Odin's soldiers finally broke open the door of the underground vault with great effort, the piles of gold coins and various gold and silver jewelry almost blinded the titanium dog eyes of these Odin barbarians.
Candlesticks made of pure gold, medals inlaid with rubies as big as pigeon eggs, chairs made of gold and silver, and various luxury goods that Odin's soldiers couldn't even name, almost made everyone stand there in a daze at the first moment.
It turns out... the life of the Norman nobles is so extravagant. It turns out... a marquis with a not-so-rich family background can own so much gold and silver! The wealth in front of me is probably tens of thousands of gold coins...
The worldview of Odin's soldiers was slowly collapsing, and then... a feeling of greed and urgency began to spread in their minds.
"Register all the spoils and seal off this place. We will also take over the rest of the land and clear out all the Norman nobles who might resist!"
Just when the soldiers were almost going crazy over what they saw, Raymond O'Sullivan's voice finally came.
Raymond, wearing armor, took a look at the staggering wealth in the vault, but quickly calmed himself down and said in a deep voice.
Such a huge amount of wealth is certainly enviable, but food is the foundation of everything!
His most important task at present is to completely take over this land that originally belonged to the eastern part of the Norman Empire, so that this vast land can provide enough food for the Odin Empire as soon as possible.
but……
Looking at the soldiers who had been running around for a long time, Raymond finally said, "Two days! You have two days to plunder and have fun in this city! After two days, the whole army will set off!"
"yes!"
Odin's soldiers finally heard these long-awaited words, and they responded loudly.
War is very cruel.
This is even more true for wars between countries and between different races.
When the words "plunder" and "fun" finally came out of Raymond's mouth, the civilians living in this city finally ushered in the scene they least wanted to see.
This is the cruel oppression of the victors over the losers, and also the gluttonous feast that the soldiers of the Odin Empire dream of.
The people in the city were innocent, but the arrogance of the victors finally spread to the unarmed civilians the moment Raymond O'Sullivan gave the order.
No matter which side the balance of war tilts towards, there will always be a large number of people suffering.
They committed adultery and robbery, and all kinds of evil.
The raging fire devoured countless civilians' houses and buried countless civilians' lives. Young girls were wantonly ravaged by the fierce Odin soldiers, and harmonious families were shattered under the powerful military deterrence.
The civilians' wealth was looted, and even a copper coin was not spared by Odin's soldiers...
As a result, this "most prosperous" city in the eastern part of the empire was completely reduced to ruins when the Odin people left.
Bridger, the head of the Seventh Intelligence Group of the Idar CIA, stood on a plain not far away, looking at the thick smoke rising in the city and couldn't help but sigh.
He tied the letter he had already written to the body of the raven, lifted his right arm slightly, and the raven carrying the information turned into a black light and flew towards the direction of Idar Territory.
The Valens Plains are considered the eastern border of the empire.
After learning that the Odin Empire was about to annex the eastern territory of the empire, the Valens Plain had become the focus of surveillance by the Idar CIA.
So... the tragedy that occurred on the Valens Plain was reported to the Idar Territory by the Idar CIA agents in a very short time.
The newly established Idar CIA was unable to provide Bruno with an accurate figure, but there was no doubt that the killing and looting carried out by Odin's soldiers on this plain had torn apart countless families and left countless civilians unable to feed themselves.
For those civilians who are immersed in the grief of their loved ones being tortured to death, perhaps death is their only relief at this moment.
Bruno had anticipated these things, but he could do nothing about it.
This is a world of cannibalism...
A small number of nobles have accumulated more than 90% of the world's wealth and also have the power of life and death. The nobles, including Bruno, have possessed rights and wealth far beyond that of ordinary people since birth.
Moreover... this gap is difficult to make up through the efforts of civilians themselves.
The vast majority of the people at the bottom of society could only crawl at the feet of the nobles and depend on them for their services.
The civilians born in Idar are lucky, because only they, only under Bruno's leadership, can obtain the material means of life that allow them to survive, and they can also rely on their own labor to make their lives better, and even achieve class leap!
Bruno had also imagined whether he could rely on the power of the Idar Territory to help the civilians living on the Valens Plain escape this disaster.
But the problem is... before this, Bruno didn't know how many troops Odin monarch Areo O'Sullivan would send to take over the eastern territory of the empire.
Moreover, the soldiers of Idar can indeed rely on the Solon River and the Namur Fortress to protect the peace of Idar, but if they take the initiative to attack, it would be a bit too hasty. If they are not careful, the soldiers of Idar may sacrifice their precious lives and put Idar in danger.
As the supreme ruler of Idal Territory, Bruno must first be responsible for the people of Idal Territory! And... to put it bluntly, as the tragedy on the Valens Plain spreads to the surrounding areas, the nobles in the eastern part of the empire will also be terrified. They may try to organize the troops in the immediate territory to delay the Odin Empire's advance and buy time for Idal Territory!
This is cruel, but it is indeed the best option for Idar County.
As more and more Idar people spontaneously joined in the construction of the Stonehenge and the construction of magic transmission lines, the entire Idar territory was bustling with activity.
And thanks to the efforts of the engineering team, the magic crystal wires used to transmit magic power were constantly shuttling through the Almis Mountains.
"Have the wild beasts in the Almis Mountains been almost eliminated? Mainly those beasts located near the magic transmission routes." Bruno asked.
"We've opened up a safe zone at a certain distance, but we still can't rule out the possibility of wild animals passing by." Standing next to Bruno, Sam Layton said cautiously.
"Withdraw some soldiers from the Almis Mountains and gather them near the Sauron River and Namur Fortress." Bruno ordered.
"clear!"
During the period when the news was received, Idar's artillery units had all entered the Namur Fortress to deploy firepower, and Idar's First Army had also assembled on the banks of the Sauron River, in order to use the fast-flowing Sauron River to block Odin's army in the northern Sauron territory.
Although the soldiers of Idar still felt a little nervous about the barbarians from the Odin Empire that the Earl often talked about, they were more eager to try! Because for most of the Idar Army, this was the first war in their lives, so... these passionate young people were determined to defend the territory and protect their families, and they mustered up the courage to fight bloody battles with the Odin people!
During this period...the gradual implementation of the quality concept also played an extremely important role!
Any national philosophy will have side effects, which may be good or bad.
While the quality concept greatly improves the combat capability of the Idar-led army, its side effect is to enhance the Idar people's army tradition.
The term "army tradition" may sound difficult to understand, but in other words, it will make Idar's army full of martial virtues!
Therefore, under the influence of the quality concept and the threat of the Odin people, the martial virtues of the Idar people can be said to be abundant to the fullest. Although there is still a gap between them and those Odin people who claim to have subdued dragons and tigers since childhood, they are no longer the same as before.
At the same time, out of concern for the old earl who had just experienced the pain of losing his son, the kind-hearted Lord Bruno also wrote a letter specifically to describe to Earl Soran the scene of how the Soran territory might be devastated in the war.
Therefore, Bruno specifically stated in the letter that for only one thousand gold coins, Bruno could grant Count Soren the status of Idar citizen, which could be regarded as his own contribution.
However... Earl Soren seemed to have misunderstood his good intentions. It was said that he cautiously cursed when he received the letter?
Did I do something wrong?
Bruno couldn't help but fall into self-doubt. He was clearly thinking about Count Sauron's life safety!
Of course, these trivialities were not what Bruno had to consider. Anyway, the letter had been sent out, and he believed that when Earl Soran saw the menacing Odin cavalry, he might regret rejecting Bruno's invitation...
…
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
With his own "efforts", Raymond turned the original peaceful takeover into a violent takeover.
But this is not surprising, Raymond is the first warrior of the Odin Empire, but when God opens a door for you, he will often close a window, which means that Raymond's IQ can only be said to be barely passing.
The tragedy that occurred on the Valens Plain undoubtedly touched the extremely sensitive nerves of the nobles in the eastern part of the empire. Even the most arrogant and extravagant nobles had to increase subsidies and recruitment for private armies in their territories.
Some were organizing the army to fight to the death, while others were packing up their belongings and escaping overnight.
But there is no doubt that since the northern passage has been controlled by the Odin people, if these nobles want to escape, the southern "Idar Territory - Stranglethorn Vale - Conte Territory" line is their only escape route.
However, since Bruno has already made up his mind to buy time for Idar County through the resistance of the nobles in the eastern part of the empire, Bruno will naturally not let these nobles escape smoothly, so...
This forced many people to return to their noble territories cursing and waiting for the impending disaster.
Today is still two-in-one, go for it! (No more...
(End of this chapter)
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