I Will Be The Crowned King

On May 31st, the second day after Ansen annihilated the Allied Forces of the Principality of Paja, it "coincidentally" was the same day that Duke Lagar arrived in Baita City; the 5,000 Storm Division followed the road south and entered Paja In the hinterland of the Principality of Asia, the soldiers besieged the capital city, Blood Horn Fort.

In the face of the ill-mannered Stormtrooper army, the elites were completely wiped out, and at the same time, there was no anxiety and chaos in the Bloodhorn Fort, where the Duke himself sat.

While panicking, Bloodhorn Fort first recruited thousands of militiamen to defend the city, and at the same time sent an envoy to negotiate with Ansen Bach, hoping to ease the situation and "peacefully resolve the contradictions between the two sides".

In the face of the Arezzo knight who was forced to negotiate by the Bloodhorn Castle, his face was bloodless, but he still tried to pretend to be neither humble nor arrogant. Anson did not embarrass him - he didn't even talk about it.

"Go back and tell the people in the castle that the Storm Division will hold an entrance ceremony at 6:30 in the afternoon; so either you open the door on your own initiative, or I will let my artillery company open it for you!"

Faced with such a murderous declaration, Arezzo, who felt humiliated, immediately wanted to draw a knife - then he was knocked unconscious, tied into a zongzi, threw it on the horse and put it back.

At 2:30 in the afternoon, the Storm Division launched a siege position in front of the Bloodhorn Fort, and set up an artillery position directly opposite the city gate.

At exactly six o'clock in the afternoon, the artillery positions opened fire on time.

Twelve artillery pieces, only one round of rapid fire forty-eight shells, made the defenders temporarily pulled up by the Bloodhorn Fort instantly avalanche; a small number of them were killed by "accidental injuries", and most of them didn't know what happened at all. He was completely frightened by the roar of cannons and the collapsed city wall, and the entire army collapsed.

At 6:05, the blood horn castle slowly opened the city gate; the red bull flag on the city head was removed and replaced with a very eye-catching white flag.

At 6:30, the storm division held the city entry ceremony on time, and easily occupied the capital of the Principality of Paya.

At this moment, Duke Lacar, who is receiving the "warm hospitality" of the Storm Division in Baita City and is about to sign the "Wartime Agreement of Equality, Friendship and Reciprocity", doesn't know yet, whether he signs or does not sign this agreement is actually not much. difference.

The Lacar family has essentially become a vassal force of the Clovis Kingdom.

Immediately following the third day, June 1st, when the news of the defeat of the front line and the news of the Bloodhorn Fort came, the entire Principality of Paia fell into a huge chaos.

The noble lords who were originally loyal to the Lacar family defected one after another. Some announced that they would "fight to the end" with Clovis. .

For these guys with various and even contradictory interests, Anson has only one way to deal with them—suppression.

A complete, non-negotiable **** crackdown.

So just after two battles, the Storm Division, who had not had time to rest, immediately threw itself into the counter-insurgency battle; under the city of Bloodhorn Castle and the swarming 8,000 rebels, a vigorous decisive battle was launched.

There is one thing to say, although the combat effectiveness of this rebel army is still not very good, there is no artillery, and some soldiers are even using arquebuses; but at least the morale is not low, after being blown up by the artillery of the Storm Division with shrapnel After the army, it took two more rounds of salvo before the whole line collapsed...

It is much better than the 5,000 "elites" that Duke Lagar ran all over the mountains and could not catch himself.

After neatly wiping out the 8,000 troops assembled by the rebels, the entire Paja Principality completely surrendered to the Storm Division... at least on the surface.

And the allies of the Principality of Paya, two small counties and a free city, after receiving the news of the collapse, the leaders of the three places decisively took the initiative to come to the barracks of the Storm Division and surrendered to Ansen Bach with gifts Keys to respective castles and cities.

They couldn’t be decisive either—the coalition forces were completely wiped out, which was a slump for the Principality of Paya, and for them, they lost a large number of important young and strong laborers in one breath, which was equivalent to breaking their spines!

In this case, the storm division's announcement of occupying their territory is a good thing in a sense; at least, it can deter some malicious eyes and bear the cost of maintaining order for them... It is not impossible to pay some price for this. accept.

In order to control the occupied area as quickly as possible, Anson slightly relaxed the blackmail of several small lords - the servant army can be spared, the number of hostages can be reduced, but the indemnity must be paid.

Even if you really have no money, you need to borrow money from a church, and you have to pay for luxury goods and oil paintings.

Under this undisguised search, the small treasury of the storm division and Anson himself began to expand rapidly, and even the officers also earned a lot of money.

Originally thought they had been assigned, the newly joined officers not only stopped sighing, but even looked at An Sen with more loyalty.

After successfully catching the first pot of gold in the south and making a good start to the Seven Cities Alliance War, the overwhelming situation also allowed An Sen to finally let go of his vigilance and officially announce his "perfect plan" to the entire army.

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"Let's be honest, I think this plan is too whimsical."

Pointing to the map of the Seven Cities Alliance behind him, Army Major Carl Bain, the temporary chief of staff of the Storm Division, said simply.

An awkward atmosphere filled the conference room shrouded in silence.

The storm division officers sitting on both sides of the long table looked at each other, and cautiously turned their eyes to the other end of the long table, Anson Bach in the main seat.

The deputy commander, who said nothing, put his elbows on the table and crossed his fingers, looking at Carl with a smile, making people wonder what he was thinking.

As if the chief of staff could not feel the awkward atmosphere around him, he continued to speak to himself:

"The entire Hantu is said to be united under the unbreakable Seven Cities Alliance, but in fact this so-called alliance is just a pretense, it is the appearance of Hantu or the Seven Cities Alliance; the purpose is to ensure the independent status of Hantu in form. , the interior is a complete hodgepodge of broken pieces."

"There are actually only four countries that can really exert influence in Hantu." Carl Bain spread out the notes of the little secretary on the table, and stretched the baton to the map behind him:

"The first to bear the brunt is the Grand Duchy of Thun, with a population of two million and an annual income of three million gold coins. Its total military strength fluctuates between 20,000 and 60,000. It is a regional power in the eastern part of Hantu."

"Now, because we have taken the Duchy of Paya and several small counties to the south, Thun's strength has grown slightly; the energy source continues to provide reinforcements of at least one standard legion size, and bear the war cost of no more than 500,000 gold coins. "

Carl spent a circle on the eastern part of the Handi map: "Basically, it can be regarded as a quarter to one-fifth of the Handi, which has become our stable rear."

"Unless the southern legion is defeated and the Yisel elves counterattack to Eaglehorn City, we, the storm division, don't have to worry about being attacked by the enemy."

As soon as the voice fell, a cheerful atmosphere immediately filled the conference room; it was obvious that the Southern Army could not be defeated.

The Janissaries were all wiped out, and the next step was to kill all the way to the Royal Court of Iser-how to lose this?

"Then, there are the enemies we are about to face - three countries with the same strength as Thun."

Karl's conversation changed, and the baton tapped down in the center of the map: "The first one is to occupy the hinterland of the vast land, formed by the union of four principalities, with a population of nearly 4 million and a total force of around 50,000 Mies. Grand Duchy."

"Due to the south of the Grand Duchy of Mist, is the Republic of Carindia, which controls the southernmost tip of a nearly triangular peninsula, the Hantu, with the highest quality natural harbor; it has a population of 1.5 million and an army of less than 10,000, but it controls almost the entire The coastline of Hantu, the annual income is close to 10 million gold coins."

"They also have another title called 'Hantu's Money Bag' - and then, the most central cathedral of the entire Hantu Diocese is also 'accidentally' in the capital of the Republic of Carindia."

"Finally, it is the Principality of Aiden, which controls the western part of Hantu, and faces Thun from afar. It has a population of 1.5 million and a total force of 10,000 to 40,000. It controls the fortress and the only communication between Hantu and the empire. It also has the title of 'Hantu Gatekeeper'."

"Thun, Mist, Carindia, Aiden... These four countries occupy half of the territory and population of the entire vast land, and two-thirds of the wealth; the remaining small countries such as the Duchy of Paya..."

"Compared to them, they are nothing but stinky fish and rotten shrimp."

Carl Bain raised his head and looked at Anson Bach:

"According to the draft plan formulated by the deputy commander, I summarized it as 'the persimmons first pick up the soft pinch'-first invaded on the grounds that the Republic of Carindia tried to maintain neutrality and secretly supported the Iser elves; Before the news of Eaglehorn City spread throughout the vast land, it took over the Seven Cities Alliance's purse."

"The advantage of doing this is that it can break the balance at the first time, and it can also get in touch with the archbishop of Hantu to reach a consensus; at the same time, occupying the richest country in this country can also prevent it from being occupied by others-avoid other Hantu. When the kingdoms are against us, they can still get funding and loans from the Cathedral or Carindia."

"So even if Carindia cannot be successfully captured, they must fight a battle to make them recognize the reality, join us obediently, and weaken them as much as possible."

"The second step is to close the door and fight the dog." Carl pointed to the Principality of Aiden in the northwest position of the map:

"Get in touch with the Duchy of Aiden, and draw them to take the initiative to declare war on the Grand Duchy of Mist, which has the largest area and the strongest theoretical strength; try to promise them enough favorable conditions, and agree that the two sides will divide up the territory and population of Mist after the war."

"In the end, the Principality of Aiden, who secretly joined forces with Clovis, will betray all the people; we don't even need to take the initiative, Thun, who is fighting for the hegemony of the vast land, will take the lead in fighting Aiden."

"At this point, the storm division doesn't even need to actually engage in the battle, because whichever side we stand will win; at that time, we can completely according to our interests, the order of the Privy Council and even the royal family, the last two forces in Hantu Be neutral or bet."

"The Storm Division will be the biggest winner in this seven-city alliance melee."

Carl paused for a moment, his eyes full of dignified colors: "And this is why I say this plan is 'wonderful'!"

"In one sentence, it does not take into account the possibility of interference from the empire, or even from the country - pure whimsical, and treats the strategic layout as a self-righteous deduction game!"

At the moment when the voice fell, the sound of countless people twitching their throats sounded in the conference room; a pair of suspicious eyes flickered back and forth between Anson and Carl.

But the deputy commander didn't seem to notice the eyes that were directed at him, and his attention was all on Lisa, who was sleeping on the table while holding the rifle.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Lisa seems to be a lot taller than when the two first met. It’s almost flush with the rifle with the bayonet attached, and her face doesn’t seem to be as round as it was at the beginning...

Could it be that... is it finally time for her to grow up?

Ke Lisa is August's bloodline, and strictly speaking, she is not completely human anymore - she should be like Miss Talia of the Rune family, always young and beautiful!

Thinking that Lisa will grow up too, the absent-minded Anson still has a trace of loss in his heart...

The chief of staff still ignored a certain deputy commander, and continued to take care of himself: "At the moment, the area we control is limited to the eastern part of Hantu, and because the results of the Battle of Eaglehorn City have not been fully spread throughout the vast land, the countries and empires of the Hantu will keep ignoring us.”

"But I ask you all to ask yourself, if the Republic of Carindia is captured by the Storm Division, and the Clovis forces enter the hinterland of the vast land with a high profile, can the empire... continue to ignore it like this?"

"Even if they really don't have a strategic plan for the Seven Cities Alliance, the connection with the ally Iser Elf was completely cut off, and an ally of the Clovis Kingdom suddenly appeared in the weak southeast..." Karl's tone was mixed With a hint of sarcasm:

"No matter how stupid the empire is~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I know that Clovis is planning to open up a second battlefield - can they endure this?"

The officers were silent.

"And then there is the country, that is, the Privy Council and the royal family of Osteria; at present their attention is on the battle against the Iser elves, and they have no time to pay attention to us."

"But if the Seven Cities Alliance has a lot of good news, and it's really as simple as the plan, if it conquers the entire vast land, what do you think will happen next?"

"I think the most likely thing to happen is not our deputy commander, Brigadier General Gao Sheng, but the army will send a new brigadier general, and then transfer a regular army into Hantu; Kick off."

Having said that, Carl sighed and said solemnly to Anson and the officers:

"Therefore, in order to ensure that this war will not be interfered by the Empire, and that the interests of the Storm Division will not be usurped by the senior officials of the Army; in order to avoid the situation where the upper levels will not intervene rashly, and finally let us take the blame..."

"As the chief of staff, I think it is necessary to formulate a more prudent and feasible strategic plan on top of this draft!"