From Witcher to Lord of the Empire

In June 1264, the Nilfgaardian army was preparing ordnance in Manado, which borders Sintra, and was ready to go.

In July 1264, Nilfgaard set off from Manador, and his army crossed the Amer Mountains to launch a surprise attack on the southernmost area of ​​Sintra's Irunwald Forest.

Cintra, the gateway to the northern kingdom, officially confronted the southern empire, Nilfgaard. The Illenwald Forest District could not even break a wave in this battle, and it was occupied within a day.

In the same month, Calanthe, Queen of Cintra, who received the news, rushed to fight. The 20,000 troops originally planned to be assembled were actually less than 10,000.

In order to stop the advance of Nilfgaard, Queen Calanthe and King East led all the cavalry one step ahead, gathering various lords and infantry along the way, and at the same time ordered Marshal Vesekid to go to the north to gather the remaining soldiers from the north. army, awaiting orders.

When Queen Calanthe and King East reached the Manada Valley, their troops had assembled more than 12,000 people.

The Nilfgaardian army that had already occupied Illenwald laid a net here. When Queen Calanthe and King Easter entered the valley, they found that they had been surrounded by enemies several times their size.

"I...was ambushed in my own country." Queen Calanthe said through gritted teeth.

East couldn't believe it: "How many people are here... 40,000? 50,000? Or... 100,000? What exactly is Nilfgaard trying to do..."

Soldiers in black armor poured out from the end of their line of sight like a tide. At this moment, everyone in Sintra finally realized what they were facing. This was not at all the conflict and friction between countries in the past. The number of soldiers has exceeded the total population of many middle-level countries in the northern border!

Sintra's side barely formed a formation, and the knights collided with the infantry before they could speed up their charge. Shocking shouts echoed in the valley, and smoke and blood rushed to the sky.

The king shouted: "Breakout, my love, we must breakout!"

Roaring like a lioness, Calanthe personally cut down a soldier with a sword, and shouted: "Where are we going to break through? We must defeat Nilfgaard here, or the towns behind will not be able to hold back the tide." Soldiers! Nilfgaard is trying to destroy us! When was the last time you heard from Skellige? Didn’t it say that there would be fifty ships? Ships!”

East replied loudly, and his voice was still loud amidst the shouts of killing all over the sky: "They encountered a storm at sea, and the main force couldn't reach them. Only the hundreds of people we diverted according to Lann's suggestion went ashore. It won't make any difference if you come!"

Hearing the words "Lan Suggestion", the fierceness in Calanthe's eyes became even more fierce, the beautiful face was covered with the blood of the enemy, and it was even more alluring at the moment; the three lions crest on her chest was also thirsty for blood, It is showing its teeth and claws.

"Lan! He died in Nilfgaard, where the damned Black Sun flag hangs!"

"We fight alone without reinforcements! Cintra will not surrender!"

A charging knight was surrounded by heavy siege, and was easily stabbed with a spear after knocking away two soldiers, and then several different weapons were pierced into the gaps in the armor;

The soldier in black armor held a heavy ax and chopped the enemy's helmet and head all the way to his mouth. Before he could pull out the stuck weapon, he was pierced through the stomach by the enemy behind him;

The long sword of the soldier under the banner of the Three Lions has been cut to the curly edge. He drew out his dagger and rolled into a ball with a soldier under the banner of the Black Sun. The long sword was inserted through his collarbone, but his dagger was also buried deeply. into each other's eyes.

They are the strongest army since the founding of Sintra, and they are proud Sintra lions, so they will fight to the death without retreating. It is by leading such an army that Calanthe the lioness can rely on the small territory of Sintra to challenge the northern powers with pure military power.

The battle lasted from dawn to dusk. At this time, Sintra's army was running out. Each of them made gains and killed far more enemies than themselves, but a steady stream of Black Sun soldiers were still rushing towards them. come over.

Nilfgaardian officers rode on horseback high in the valley overlooking the battle below, watching the king and queen in striking golden lion armor.

No matter how bloody the rulers of this pair of countries fought, they were still escorted to the edge of the battlefield by the few remaining guards who performed their duties.

"I didn't expect the lioness and King East to fight here. It seems that the harvest of this battle will be greater than expected."

The commander categorically said: "They can't be allowed to escape - Earl Cassirer!"

Next to the commander, an officer wearing high-grade gold-patterned black armor and a winged helmet raised his head and waited for the military order.

"King East doesn't care whether he lives or dies, but the lioness must be captured alive. Afterwards, you will lead the cavalry to raid the capital of Sintra. I know that His Majesty the Emperor may have assigned you other tasks. Complete it!"

Hearing the words, the Black Wing Knight took the order. He picked up a strong bow that was half as long as his upper body and stroked at King East for a while. He shook his head and gave up the tempting idea of ​​once and for all. Wei stepped into the battlefield, but heard the commander's roar:

"Come on, Count Cassirer! Things have changed!"

The black wing knight looked in the direction pointed by the commander, and in the distance, a team of hundreds of people crossed into the battlefield.

They are not many in number, but they are all elite. Wearing chain mail, mostly equipped with hatchets, short swords and round shields, they don't look like knights charging on the battlefield, but sailors fighting wind and waves on the sea.

In fact it is.

"The sun is up! How did those damned pirates come here, shouldn't the **** warlocks stop them in the sea?"

It is impossible for a team of hundreds of people to control this ten thousand-strong melee, unless they are all warlocks, and they must be combat warlocks rather than research warlocks.

But the Nilfgaardian army, which had been fighting for a day, was exhausted, and most of them couldn't even hold their swords. At this time, such a group of bloody warriors came in, and they were really torn apart by them for a while.

"Where is Prince Easter!"

"Where is Prince Easter!"

The Skelliges who entered the battlefield yelled while bleeding. They called Easter the prince instead of the king, because Easter was the younger brother of King Skellige, and the warriors at sea preferred to call him in their own way.

"Here!" East supported Calanthe. The queen was seriously injured in the battle just now, and blood was oozing from her body.

At this moment, an arrow leaping from outside the battlefield interrupted everyone's conversation, aiming at East!

"Uncle, be careful!" The commander of the sailors was always vigilant about his surroundings, and his direction was just right to see the process of the sharp sword swimming in mid-air.

Crossing the distance of nearly half of the battlefield caused the speed of the arrow to drop greatly. The sailor pushed Easter away and easily caught it with the round shield. The strength of the arrow could not even make his arm tremble. arrive.

"Damn it!" the black-winged knight put down the longbow in his hand, "it's Kratz Ann Clayt, that 'Boar of the Sea'!"

Kratz, who caught the arrow with a round shield, belongs to the kind of man who can be seen as a warrior at a glance. He is obviously taller than the soldiers around him by a head, with a strong figure, broad shoulders and waist, and a chest as hard as a rock. , When roaring, it seems that there are wind and waves roaring.

"Boar of the Sea" is the nickname given to him by the Nilfgaardians who live on the southern coast, and can scare crying children. Kratz is proud of it.

When the king saw the reinforcements, he was happy but restrained: "Kratz, are you alone?"

Kratz helped Calanthe up: "Uncle, only the ships of our Clayt family were separated from the main force according to your suggestion, so we escaped the storm. We are all."

Calanthe was completely unconscious at the moment, but she was obviously not stabbed by multiple swords, and it was obviously wrong to be injured like this. A distraught East picked up Calanthe and shouted loudly:

"Guards, follow Skellige's sailors, break out!"

The sailors of Skellige have been climbing mountains and fighting waves since they were born. Strong soldiers come out of poor mountains and rivers, and the Clayte family is the top family in the Skellige Islands.

The tide formed by the Nilfgaardians who had fought fiercely for a day was too weak, and they could only watch the team of hundreds of people lead the king and queen away.

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That night, beside the fire, Sintra's troops were almost wiped out, and only a dozen guards escaped with the king and queen.

East stood worriedly outside the tent, where a druid from the fleet was healing Calanthe.

After a while, the druid came out, and the anxious East hurried forward to ask.

The druid hesitated for a moment, and said, "Prince Easter, you... go in and talk to the queen more..."

Easter's eyes turned red immediately, and he grabbed the Druid's skirt and shouted, "What do you mean? What happened to my love?"

The Druid didn't understand East's actions, but said regretfully, "Your Highness, do you know? The Queen is pregnant."

Listening to this, Easter was struck by lightning. He staggered back and leaned against a tree, staring at the speaking druid in disbelief, and slowly slid to the ground.

"I... We haven't been able to have a baby for so many years, and I never thought about having a baby with her. Why now, why..."

The druid glanced at Kratz, who was also shocked, and continued: "The queen herself probably doesn't know. Riding horses, fighting, and knife wounds are not something a pregnant woman should bear. She had a miscarriage. The queen is very strong, otherwise the bleeding would have been long ago." It's time to kill her, but no matter how strong she is, she won't last long."

Druid stepped forward and patted Easter's shoulder sympathetically: "I'm sorry, Your Highness. But I can't help her, maybe Mossak can, but it's too late to say anything now. Please go in."

East walked into the tent with sad eyes, Kratz and a group of soldiers watched him off, silent.

The bonfire burned vigorously, but it couldn't dispel the long night.

In the middle of the night, Calanthe and East kissed goodbye for the last time. At the last moment, she said to her beloved husband:

"My love... I saw Pavetta...my princess. My love, help me take care of Ciri."

These were Calanthe's last words.

The lioness is dead.