Lord Harland

Among the dozen kingdoms in the eastern part of the Central Continent, the United Kingdom of the East Coast is considered a powerful country, with an army of 600,000.

This country has special national conditions. There is no royal family, and the highest power is determined by the Parliament of Nobles. The head of state of the East Coast United Kingdom is called the Archon. This country does not have a crown issued by the Holy Radiant Empire. It is actually an alliance of local nobles.

This special national situation has led to the relatively loose rule of the United Kingdom on the east coast.

This country attaches great importance to magic and is willing to spread extraordinary knowledge to the middle and lower classes. A magic academy was established in the capital, Kanas Castle. Although Kanas Magic Academy does not have as wide a selection of students as Harland, but after hundreds of years of accumulation, its scale is somewhat larger than today's Harland Mage Association.

The number of magicians in the United Kingdom of the East Coast is close to 2,000 even due to years of war, and the number of magic apprentices exceeds 10,000. In terms of magic power, the United Kingdom of the East Coast ranks first among the eastern countries. name.

Because there are enough magicians, every legion on the east coast will be equipped with a magic squad. The number of magic squads varies, ranging from thirty to fifty people.

After the war broke out, the total number of magicians captured by Harland's army exceeded 200.

Precisely because of its strong national strength, the United Kingdom on the East Coast has been unable to swallow this breath after its defeat, and has repeatedly acted as the vanguard of the Three Kingdoms Alliance.

Counting the initial dispute, this country has been at war with the Grant Kingdom for twelve years.

In the past twelve years, the two sides have fought five large-scale battles.

Every three or two years, the East Coast will always take the initiative to regain lost territory and join forces with Lane and Delong to divide the Grant Kingdom.

In twelve years, the Harland family has grown from an ordinary frontier duke to a behemoth, and the national power of the Grant Kingdom has also increased dramatically.

This time the situation between the two sides has fundamentally changed. With a brilliant victory, the Grant Kingdom finally broke the balance.

Half a month ago, Harland took the enemy by surprise and used a powerful naval fleet to capture Silver Moon Island, cut off the enemy's food routes, and together with the Grant Kingdom noble coalition, annihilated the two fronts on the east coast.

In just half a month, 300,000 troops were lost. Without 300,000 troops, the defense line on the east coast could not be sustained at all.

At this moment, Harland's army had crossed the Mara River and attacked westward. The ten armies of the Western Front were also in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

Once the Western Front is completely lost, the East Coast United Kingdom will completely lose its bargaining power, and it will be difficult for the big nobles to survive.

In fact, during the years of war, the seven Dukes of the United Kingdom on the East Coast also suffered heavy losses.

First, the main force of the Younis family was wiped out, the territory was occupied by the Grant Kingdom, and they lost their status as a great noble. In this war, the Jerrod family followed in the footsteps of the Eunice family. Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land north of the Mara River were lost, and the family's three main legions were completely lost. Even if the east coast saved the country, the Jerrod family would not have the strength. Reenter the ruling class.

The situation has developed to the present, and the remaining five of the seven major ducal families still have strong strength. However, facing the invasion of the Grant Kingdom's 200,000 noble coalition forces, the situation in the United Kingdom on the East Coast is almost unsustainable.

Richard is the commander-in-chief of the aristocratic coalition, and Harland leads an army of 38,000 and is also the vanguard of the coalition. After the leading troops crossed the Mara River, they seemed to have entered an uninhabited land. In just three or four days, they conquered more than thirty cities in a row.

Harland led the troops directly to the rear of the Western Front, hoping to cut off the enemy's retreat, and cooperated with his father William's troops to annihilate the Western Front of the United Kingdom on the east coast.

There are ten legions of the East Coast and Western Front, with a total strength of about 200,000. The enemy in front of them was also a coalition army, including the four earl legions of William, Zachary, Steven, and Wimble, plus two elite border troops from the Grizzlies and the North, with a total strength of about 120,000. Although the total strength is only 60% of that on the east coast, relying on the two elite legions of the Grizzly Bear and the Northern Territory, this front can maintain a balance.

Generally speaking, the Grant Kingdom side mainly defends this front. Relying on the border castle and the natural dangers of the Mara River, it is not easy to leave the city to fight.

William is the commander of this coalition. Although his qualifications are not as good as Zachary's, and he is not as good as Zachary's commanding ability in catching fighter planes, but because he was promoted to legend, he has visited the front line many times to direct small-scale raids. , the east coast army was in a state of disarray, and it was already more prestigious than Zachary.

In recent years, William often organized elite troops to cross the river and attack the enemy's supply lines. Although he was assassinated many times and was ambushed by the east coast army, William always managed to break through the encirclement and cause serious casualties to the enemy by relying on his ability to transform into a giant bear. Just like Mark Dean many years ago, relying on his legendary power to stir up the storm and change the situation.

William has taken the legendary power fruit and has the magical ability to transform into a giant bear. Although not as comprehensive as the legendary knight, when he transforms into a giant bear, his explosive power is much stronger than that of the legendary knight, making him very suitable for frontal attacks.

After Mark Dean died in battle, the United Kingdom on the East Coast had no powerful professional who could compete with William, and the battlefield seemed to be in a state of confusion and confusion.

As time passes, the situation becomes increasingly worse for the East Coast United Kingdom.

The armies of the four eastern marquises and the three counts Paulus, Charlotte, and Marcel all crossed the Mara River.

An army of 160,000 people poured into the land on the east coast, burning, killing, and looting along the way, and went straight to the capital Kanas Castle.

The last five legions left on the east coast are all new legions that have not been trained for a long time. Not only are they weak in combat effectiveness, but they also need to guard Kanas Castle. At this time, they dare not act rashly and can only sit back and watch a large number of territories being lost. .

Although the two armies of Richard and William had a combined number of less than 160,000, which was slightly smaller than the number of the Western Front on the east coast, they occupied a favorable situation and had a large number of elites in their hands. They actually defeated the Western Front's 200,000 troops. Caught in a siege.

Seeing that the way back was about to be cut off, Augustine, the commander of the Western Front on the east coast, frowned and was in a dilemma.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were strangled together, and the battle lines were entangled, making it impossible to retreat easily.

If you withdraw your troops under this situation, if you are not careful, the retreat will turn into a rout. Moreover, William's 120,000 troops were on the front line, and the front lines of both sides were intertwined. Even if the east coast army wanted to retreat, William would not let him do so.

However, the supply line in the rear was about to be cut off by Richard's troops, and continuing to hold on would only delay the annihilation of the entire army. Moreover, at this moment, Haaland led an army of hundreds of thousands to invade the hinterland of the east coast. At this time, the rear supply line could no longer be maintained.

The situation has reached this point, and the only way to survive is to take refuge in the Delong Kingdom.

If they enter the Delong Kingdom with an army and lose the support of the territory, this army will also become a rootless tree, and they will have no choice but to obey the orders of the Delong Kingdom.

Once they become guest troops, they will also be used as cannon fodder.

After weighing for a long time, it was better to be cannon fodder than to be wiped out. Augustine finally decided to take refuge in the Kingdom of Delon. But to successfully withdraw from the front line, a fierce battle is also required.

After Augustine mobilized the elite of four legions, the remaining six legions immediately gave up the battle line and decisively moved to the west.

The frontline troops had just been reduced and were soon discovered by the veteran Zachary.

Zachary is a real veteran, with more than sixty years of battlefield experience, and his commanding ability exceeds that of William. Zachary immediately discovered the retreat of the east coast army, and while notifying William, he decisively launched a counterattack.

Discovering that there were fierce shouts of killing coming from the battlefield, William quickly figured out the enemy's combat intentions. Of course, it was impossible to let Augustine get his wish at this time. William decisively committed his troops to the counterattack and passed the order to the legions below.

William's orders were delivered very quickly, mainly relying on the griffon. After the order was passed on, Grant's army launched a full-scale counterattack.

Zachary's counterattack was like a signal gun, entangling the four remaining legions on the east coast.

At this moment, Richard's troops were not far from the front line. His army had cut off the supply lines of the east coast and west front forces, and the forward was less than 20 kilometers away from the battlefield.

If you look down from a high altitude, Harland's army is like a giant dragon, piercing the enemy's soft belly. If it is delayed for another day or two, Richard's troops will be able to join William and completely surround and annihilate the enemy.

In this dangerous situation, Augustine did not dare to rescue the troops in the rear. He hurriedly gathered six legions and retreated westward, hoping to rely on the border castle of the Kingdom of Delon to re-stabilize the battle line.

Augustine gave up his troops, and the four legions on the east coast and the west front were quickly overtaken by William and Richard and surrounded and annihilated. Although the resistance of the troops behind the east coast was fierce, the formation quickly collapsed when they were bombarded by Harland's magic crystal cannon. Without the protection of a military formation, no matter how elite the soldiers are, they will still look like lambs when encountering an organized army.

The fighting continued into the evening, and the resistance was gradually ending.

In this battle, William's troops suffered 7,000 casualties, and Harland's command suffered 1,300 casualties. They successfully annihilated the 80,000-strong army and four legions on the east coast, and captured more than 50,000 prisoners of war alone.

When the situation is over, it is easier to catch people than pigs. Because people will surrender voluntarily, pigs will run around and cause some trouble.

After the war, Richard selected 20,000 young men from 50,000 prisoners and added them to each legion. After winning the battle, Richard and William joined forces and invaded the Kingdom of Delon westward.

Harland once again led the army to take the lead and stormed the stronghold held by Augustine.

Although Augustine occupied the castle, he was unable to hold on to the defense line in the face of Harland's magic crystal cannon. A large number of alchemical bombs exploded in the castle, killing and injuring a large number of soldiers every day.

In order to avoid damage from the magic crystal cannon, Augustine had no choice but to build anti-cannon trenches in the castle, and his life was extremely miserable.

After years of development, Harland's artillery has made great progress. It not only has fragmentation-killing explosive shells, but also siege-type heavy grenades.

Richard and Harland led the army to attack such a strong castle. They usually shelled for seven or eight days, killing a large number of defenders, and blowing down the city walls before investing in infantry to attack the city.

A strong castle can only hold on for seven or eight days at most.

In just one month, Richard and William teamed up to conquer eleven strong castles and penetrate the defense lines deployed by Augustine.

During this process, Haaland led the army to attack at a leisurely pace, encircling and annihilating Augustine's scattered armies one by one without causing many casualties.

Before Richard, the legendary mage, took action, Harland's army had already broken through the enemy's defense line.

Within this month, Augustine once again lost 50,000 troops. The Western Front under his command has fought so hard that there are now less than 50,000 troops left. During this period, more than 20,000 soldiers have fled, and they are on the verge of collapse.

As the war continues to this day, the surrounding situation has changed again.

The first was the provincial battlefield of Seldorf. King Roger relied on the Royal Guards to defeat the combination of Elena and Charlemagne and put down the rebellion. Now that he has freed up his hands, the ninth-level knight Fini leads a legion to stay in Nolan, and Roger personally leads three royal guard legions to the south for reinforcements.

The coalition of nobles from the Grant Kingdom, also under the command of Marquis Allen, attacked the Kanas Castle. The United Kingdom on the East Coast was on the verge of destruction.

Richard and William's troops joined together and successfully broke through the defense line deployed by Augustine. Augustine's logistics line has been cut off, and now it is just a trapped beast still fighting, and it is also in a situation of complete annihilation.

The situation in the Delong Kingdom has become extremely bad during this period.

The Scarlet Horn Marlo still organized the cultists to rebel, and restrained part of the energy of the Kingdom of Delon. The three Dukes of Fox, Edward and Guise on the Western Front mobilized nearly 160,000 troops and crossed the Mara River to fight fiercely with King Anton.

On the middle line, in the territory directly under the Grant Kingdom, the Mad Lion and Iron Lion legions led a coalition of 40,000 nobles and 80,000 troops to fight against the Delon Kingdom. The 70,000 army commanded by the Roger Kingdom also sent reinforcements in this direction.

The eastern defense line, commanded by Augustine, was in fragments. Augustine's troops would be surrounded and annihilated by Richard and William at any time.

The situation on the battlefield affected the whole body. When Richard led the navy to conquer Silver Moon Island and cut off the retreat of the maritime front forces on the east coast, the situation of this war was already doomed.

In less than two months, the United Kingdom on the East Coast lost more than 450,000 troops. With the loss of these 450,000 troops, the Grant Kingdom had more than 300,000 troops freed up, and the defeat of the Three Kingdoms Alliance was inevitable.

Seeing the critical situation of the Delong Kingdom, the Lane Kingdom gave up the all-out offensive strategy and carried out comprehensive mobilization. It recruited 100,000 troops from the nobles, plus 100,000 troops from the front line, and a combined 200,000 troops entered the Delong Kingdom for support. .

Two hundred thousand fresh troops entered the battlefield, which not only stabilized the situation in the Delong Kingdom, but also built a new defense line in the east, helping the remnants of the Ogudu Division stabilize the front. A large number of troops poured in, and by the way helped the Delong Kingdom put down the rebellion.