rise of empire total war

Chapter 510 Expedition to Zane
Speaking of the remnants of the Ansmara Republic, we have to talk about the large number of colonies on the continent of Zane. After the land fell, the Ansmara people who remained in the colonies continued to hold high the banner of resistance. A large number of fortresses were built on the side to monitor the movement from the sea at all times.

At the same time, they are also actively expanding their army, mobilizing the Ansmara immigrants in the colony to join the army, and going south with the wealth they have accumulated over the years, hiring the indigenous tribes on the continent of Zane to join the war against the Holy Roman Empire.

They thought that the army of the Holy Roman Empire would soon cross the ocean and hit the continent of Zane, but they did not expect that they would go to war with the Kingdom of Burgundia and the Holy Kuyavian Empire at the same time, delaying the expedition plan indefinitely .Thanks to this, the governors of several colonies took the opportunity to unite to form a new republican regime, and expanded the construction of fortifications in the colonies to build more warships.

Speaking of which, before the outbreak of the Civil War, in order to preserve the naval strength, the Republic Council ordered the main fleet to go south with some nobles to take refuge in the Zane Colony with a large amount of treasure and supplies. Therefore, the naval strength of the Republic of Ansmara was not damaged by this. , and after merging with the colonial navy, the entire fleet of the Republic has more than 230 warships. These warships are not ordinary small ships, but large ships with ocean-going capabilities. Each ship is full of two hundred armed sailors, deployed at the bow and stern A giant crossbow or trebuchet can walk sideways on the shining sea.

The commander of the navy with such a powerful force in his hand has also become the minister of the navy of the new republic. As long as he kicks three times on the ground hard, the whole country will tremble. This shows how powerful he is, which is also true. No wonder, because he holds the main fleet of the Republic in his hand, and also shoulders the heavy responsibility of resisting the expeditionary force of the Holy Roman Empire. Every nobleman of the Republic who fled here knows that as long as he can defeat the fleet of the Holy Roman Empire on the sea, he will be firmly established. Grasp the command of the sea, then this new republic will be able to live in peace.

But how does Richard make them get what they want?

After the three legions that attacked the Kuyavi Empire were withdrawn, Richard put the expedition to Zane Continent back on the agenda.While fighting the Kuyawi coalition, the navy at the rear was not idle. They sent a large amount of supplies to Bell Port and also sent a large number of transport ships there. After the war is over, all preparations here will be made. It has come to an end. As long as the soldiers of the expeditionary force gather, the first fleet led by Admiral Sigurd can escort the first batch of expeditionary force to set off.

In fact, the reason for the expedition to Zane was not the only reason to eliminate the remnants of the Ansmara Republic. Richard also took a fancy to the richness of that continent.The continent of Zane is rich in materials and has all kinds of rare treasures. That continent is like Africa on the earth. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as being full of gold. Apart from the dark-skinned indigenous people, there are also all kinds of treasures on the continent. Animals that the Vardasians have never seen, including huge elephants, rhinos with one horn, and many strange species that do not exist on earth.

This is a continent full of wealth.This is what Richard thinks, and the Ansmara people also agreed with this sentence a long time ago, and took action for it. They sent a large number of people to travel across the ocean by boat to arrive at such a land full of wealth. On the continent of opportunities, colonies were built one after another under the threat of the aborigines. They also used their natural trading ability to trade with the aboriginal tribes they came into contact with, and exchanged things that the aborigines had never seen before. Diamonds and ivory.That is to say, relying on the luxury goods obtained from Zane Continent, the Republic of Ansmara became stronger and stronger, becoming the richest power in the entire Vadasia Peninsula in one fell swoop.

Cough, far away.

His Majesty Richard Stuart, who was still in Snowma, the capital of the Kingdom of New Burgundia, remotely controlled the upcoming expedition to Zane Continent. Before the expedition began, he first designated three legions the resident.Needless to say, the First Army continued to be stationed in the original Winster region, and the Second Army was deployed to the newly conquered Ansmara region—the front line of the Burgundia region to stabilize the people's hearts there. Deployed to the northeast of the Vardasia Peninsula, a large number of fortresses were built on the border with the barbarian-occupied area to prevent the barbarians from going south to harass.

Both legions have the responsibility of defending the border, so the mission of the expedition was naturally handed over to Richard's beloved First Army. As a precaution, he left the First Army and the First Brigade to stay in the mainland. The next two brigades were classified as expeditionary forces.Considering that Trond Olsen, the commander of the third brigade, had a higher title than Eisnell Riddle, the commander of the second brigade, Richard appointed Trond as the commander of the expeditionary force to escort the transport Sigurd of the ship was Admiral of the Navy.

I forgot to mention that after the destruction of the Second Brigade, Richard re-established the Second Brigade. With the humiliation of his predecessor, these added soldiers have vowed to make greater achievements and wash away the shame that hangs over this designation. , and Eisnell Riddle, who was parachuted from the staff of the First Army to the post of commander of the Second Brigade, also had the same idea as the soldiers.

The expedition against the continent of Zane did not start quickly. Richard generously gave every soldier participating in the war a holiday of more than a month. Waiting until August 8st, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the First Army who had enough rest was high The group gathered at Port Bell, a port across the sea from Richard's lair, and boarded the transport ship in an orderly manner.

Because of the high discipline of the army, it took less than half a day to complete the boarding of the ship, and Sigurd, who had already been canonized as a lord, gave the order to set off.Their fleet first circled the Cuban Island for half a circle before starting to head south.For Richard's "Land of Prosperity", the soldiers have a very deep yearning for it. Although they have not been able to officially land on the island, standing on the deck and looking at the prosperity of the island is enough to make every soldier look forward to it. Cheers for that.

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Sigurd and his fleet will first go to the isolated island of Riya Republic in the sea to replenish supplies, and then continue southward to join the navy of the Empire's old ally Farnik Kingdom. After hearing that Richard is going to expedition to the continent of Zane , King Anders of the Farnik Kingdom responded without hesitation. He proposed to Richard that the Farnik Navy assist in the battle, and he was very straightforward.

As an island country, the Kingdom of Farnik has a strong navy. There are fifty warships in the fleet sent to join Sigurd, which is almost half of the entire country. In contrast, Sigurd The Empire's First Fleet under Deer's command also happened to only have a hundred Hawker gunboats.

(End of this chapter)