From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 295 The advantage is in me!

In this era, there is no concept of "kill the general and capture the flag".

First of all, "cutting generals" itself is not an option for war.In today's mainland - at least in the north - it is very polite to fight.

Most of the time, the generals of both sides will choose to order their soldiers and horses, pull out their posture, and then charge to see who will be defeated first; Confess, and then write a letter to send back to the country to ask for a ransom; after the money is in hand, send the family back in full.

After all, they are nobles.

This is also related to the harmonious atmosphere in the northern border. Most of the time, wars are just for some small disputes. There are no life-and-death disputes among the nobles. Endless feud mode.The surrounding countries and even the four major countries in the northern border will often intervene to mediate at this time, because they do not want their peaceful and enjoyable life to be disrupted by the war.

To put it simply, the "war" in the north is actually a way of fighting between kings, which is a bloody "game".From this point of view, King Henselt of Kaedwen, who wholeheartedly wants to swallow the land of Aedirn, is one of the few people who has a "correct" view of war.

It is also for this reason that when the northern border faced a militaristic country like Nilfgaard for the first time, it was collectively confused. Neither the north nor the south fought in the same era.

In addition to the fact that the polite choice of tactics has led to no "killing the generals and capturing the flag" in this era, there are not many people with the ability to "kill the generals" in this era.

Among normal human beings, the "ten enemies" are legendary heroes extolled in epics; among abnormal superhumans, mentor-level druids live in the forest of Skellige or travel around, and senior warlocks live in the palace. Putting on airs and not going to the battlefield, the strength of the priests is sometimes ineffective—and even they can only barely show their courage in front of an army of hundreds or thousands of people. Immediately open the portal and run away.

Otherwise, it's a game of both perishing, no one is sure whether this place will become their own burial mound.

This is the upper limit of extraordinary abilities in this era, and human beings are the rulers of the continent.The kings are all mortals, and the warlocks can only serve as advisors, without any real power in their hands.

With the superposition of these two factors, facing the pressure of Nilfgaard's army at this moment, the reactions of Queen Miwei and Demavi are also "how to kill as many soldiers as possible to defeat the enemy army" instead of " How to use ingenious methods to cause the enemy's rout".

Now Lann has proposed a "smart method" - of course, it is not "smart" after thinking about it, it is still very reckless, but it still broadens the horizons of the two northern kings.

But now judging from their reactions, they don't really support Lan En.

"Lan, you..." Queen Mi Wei hesitated to speak, "I know you can fight ten against one, I even saw it with my own eyes, but the situation is different now..."

Even Demavi's tone softened: "Lannister... Maybe I pushed you too hard. As you are, you don't need to say such a thing. Maybe we can discuss it a little bit more. Another way..."

Demavi really hopes that Sintra will contribute, but it is not the way of "together to die together". At this stage, the northern border cannot afford to lose the lion of Sintra!
Queen Meeve had already started to wink at the witcher and attendants behind Lane: Listen to what your Duke said!He wanted to take the personal guards on the battlefield—or even without the personal guards—from his own central army to the front line and rush into the enemy's central army!Is this something a person with military knowledge can say?
What about the counselors of Cintra?Come out and stop your dukes!
In the anxious anticipation of Queen Meeve, Geralt and Colgrimkorn exchanged glances and shrugged; Milva and House looked at each other and sighed; Saskia looked at the reaction of his companions , with an expression of excitement and anticipation on his face; the other Cintra attendants and guards kept their eyes fixed on them, and they got used to it.

Queen Mi Wei was dumbfounded.

Lan En chuckled: "Don't worry, I am confident in proposing this plan; and I said it before..."

Lan looked at Miwei and Demavi whose expressions were constantly changing: "I need your cooperation."
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Leaving aside how Lane communicated his tactics with the two northern rulers, let us temporarily draw our attention to the front line.

livia.

Livia and Sintra are really similar in all aspects: they are both on the front line of the northern border, they both have queens who like to drive themselves and have super charm, and even their capitals are directly named after the country.

The capital of Sintra is "Sintra", and the capital of Livia is also "Livia".

At this moment, Nilfgaard's black army surrounded the city named after the country, like a dark cloud.

"If we capture the city of 'Livia', then we will truly capture Livia... The sun is on the top, and the loss of time is much slower than planned!"

Adar Aip Daxi rode on a black steed and watched his soldiers marching towards Livia, but he was not satisfied.He continued to yell at his deputy to give orders to speed up the attack.

As the Duke of Nilfgaard, Adal even dressed luxuriously on the battlefield.He wears a coat of arms with a mixture of blue fox and black sun, and wears an aristocratic military dress with a ruffled collar and only leather armor inside.Not wearing plate armor was not because of any special considerations, it was simply because he couldn't walk after wearing armor.

Adal was a veteran and important minister who had gone through the three dynasties of Nilfgaard, and he also secretly supported the young Emhyr's return to the throne.However, Emhyr, who has a strong desire for control, is quite wary of the veterans and ministers in the country, so he puts Adal on the front line, and now he is the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army Group; Tired of the endless wars of the Black Sun Empire.

But Adal didn't know how suitable he was for the job at this time.He thought he was a court official who was good at maneuvering, but in the original history, Nilfgaard rested for three and a half years after signing a peace agreement with the Northern Territory, and then the Eastern Army, led by Adal, would fight in four days. Livia was captured within a short period of time, and then Leiria was taken down with lightning speed; after Queen Mivi retreated northward and asked Aedian for help, Adal broke through Aedian in four days. Dian's army occupied the capital of Aedirn, Wenger Castle, and continued to persevere in pursuit of Demavi and Mivi who had fled.

This forced Demavi to even go to Temeria to seek political asylum, saying sadly, "The army I have accumulated all my life was beaten to pieces within two weeks." Such words.

But now, the ongoing war did not give Nilfgaard time to recuperate, and the fact that Aden and Queen Mivi also advanced and retreated together to some extent also caused the Eastern Army led by Adal to encounter considerable resistance in the early stages of the war. , although it is still in full swing, it is far from as bright as it has been in history.

The Livia city in front of them shouted loudly. Although they were surrounded by enemies several times larger than themselves, the Livia people still had a high will to fight.In the eyes of people in the north, the Rivians are backward and barbaric, but as I said before - they are very similar to the Sintra people.

But in this real world, will does not work miracles.The shouts of killing in the capital soon weakened.

Even with the elite level of the black army, it is not normal to capture the enemy city so quickly, but Adal seems to have a plan in mind.He waited patiently outside the city wall for a while, and soon he arrived at the scene he was expecting.

With a sound of "Woo--", the city gate that was about to fall apart slowly opened in front of Adal, and the black-clothed army escorted a group of Livia's nobles to the commander.

They had come to surrender on behalf of the court of Livia.

Suddenly, an old man at the front of these Livia nobles rushed out of the line, and the black-clothed army immediately turned their weapons on him.But A'dal raised his hand to stop his subordinates from moving, allowing them to approach him until ten steps away.

"Duke Darcy." The old man also wore a flamboyant ruffled collar, was wearing a green brocade coat, and was leaning on a cane, "As you can see, I have given convenience to the black-clothed army as agreed, so are you... "

"Earl Caldwell." Adal called out the old man's name and title, "Of course, according to our agreement, we will support Prince Wilm in the future. And you will continue to be his teacher and continue to teach him how to become a prince. A 'correct, qualified' king."

Hearing Adal's promise, Earl Caldwell's chubby face showed a joyful smile. He leaned on a crutch inlaid with gold in the black-clothed army, and straightened his back, as if he was the victor.

Adal had a gentle expression.He didn't hate these soft-boned traitors, on the contrary, he loved them to death.These soft bones allowed Adal's court tactics to be used on the battlefield, allowing him to achieve more brilliant results than veteran generals, and to gain a greater voice in Nilfgaard.

Although Caldwell in front of him was still putting on airs, Adal could bear it.He needs Caldwell alive, and alive, so that he can continue to use his tactics in the war that follows.

However, Adal's face quickly became gloomy. He looked at the capital of Livia in front of him, and asked a key question: "Earl Caldwell, where is Queen Meeve?"

Earl Caldwell's face paled slightly, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Your Majesty set off for the border between Leiria and Aden two days ago... He should have gone to seek help from Demavi III..."

"Two days?" Adal repeated the word, "Two days, ha!"

The voice of the commander-in-chief of Eastern Nilfgaard suddenly increased: "Just two days! Can't you hold back that *woman Mi Wei! Do you know how much energy your incompetence will cost us! Ah!"

Earl Caldwell's hand on crutches suddenly softened, he stepped back a few steps, and said intermittently in an old and soft voice:

"I'm sorry, Duke Darcy...but you, you can't talk to me like that. I'm your friend, a decent person, not your subordinate..."

Adal's fierce face suddenly became quiet, he looked at Earl Caldwell with elegant eyes, nodded slightly: "Yes, yes. Then as your friend, then please let me point out a mistake for you , can be regarded as doing you a favor, can you?"

"Thank you very much...what's the job?"

Adal showed a standard smile in line with court etiquette, and he looked aside, where there were other important ministers of Livia.Many people are yelling at this moment because of Caldwell's betrayal.

"You shouldn't spit out our relationship on this occasion. You need to maintain the image of a loyal minister to manage Livia for me... Poor Prince Wilm is about to lose a group of veterans..."

Adal waved his hand violently, and the black-clothed soldiers immediately obeyed the command. The steel in their hands immediately pierced the bodies of Livia's ministers. Some of them waved their hands frantically, and wanted to ask Caldwell for help, but they didn't do anything. No effect.

Since the soldiers shed blood, the nobles of Livia also dyed the capital red.

"Look at what I have done for you, Earl Caldwell. This is my first return gift for helping you, do you like it?"

Earl Caldwell's face became paler and paler: "Duke Darcy... There are many friends of mine and 'our' among them. It is not possible for me alone to achieve the effect we have today. ..."

Adal interrupted the fat old man: "No, Lord Earl, you can do it, and you will continue to do it for us and for Livia."

Looking at Earl Caldwell who was bending down again, Adal stepped forward and patted the other person's shoulder with a decent smile: "Now, take me to meet Prince Wilm, is he always in the city? I don't have much time, and I hope you've helped me persuade him in advance—for the people of Livia, for peace or something."

Earl Caldwell touched the sweat on his forehead and nodded tremblingly.

However, before Adal and his "friends" could fully enjoy the taste of victory, a dull horn sounded suddenly behind them.

……

"Ugh-"

A'dal turned around abruptly, the voice was an enemy attack!
Immediately, a messenger arrived on light horses, and before approaching, he shouted loudly: "General Darcy, there are enemy troops coming from the north!"

Adal was not surprised but pleased when he heard this, and hurriedly boarded the city wall of Livia to get a telescope, and the scene in the distance suddenly shortened as if it was right in front of him.

The Nilfgaardians didn't want to enter the city and rely on the city walls to counterattack or anything, but they were better at field battles.Amidst the sound of horns one after another, the soldiers in black, who had not achieved enough military achievements in the siege just now, quickly resumed their formation with great enthusiasm, preparing to meet new enemies.

"Let me see... there are quite a few flags, they are coalition forces. Aiden is at the back, keeping a distance from the troops in front... Heh, they are all coalition forces. Is this internal discord?"

"The Black Eagle Square Banner...it's Mi Wei, that's right, she came back early after hearing the news of the fall of the capital. It's a pity that she came late, but she ran too fast, and she was far away from Yadian's army. Mi Wei..."

Seeing the composition of the enemy clearly, even Adal couldn't help but get excited. The achievements of Nilfgaard's Northern Expedition so far were only the capture of Sintra and Lower Soden. Today he can surpass this record!
"Wait...why is there a cavalry in front, so far away from Mi Wei's troops?" Adal suddenly made a new discovery, "The flag is...the three lions of Cintra?!"

(End of this chapter)