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Chapter 5: The Counterattack Begins Now

The entire cavalry unit formed a charge array while galloping their horses.

And Lu Qi at the front is the most indestructible and invincible point in the entire formation!

Tear!

The well-structured chain armor, in front of the long sword with flame magic, was easily cut open like a fragile piece of paper.

Waving the flaming blade in his hand, Lu Qi turned into a battlefield god of death with flames in his hand, beheading all the enemies standing in front of him one by one!

And the Black Eagle knights and heavy cavalry who followed closely behind had only one thing to do, and that was harvesting!

Under the leadership of Lu Qi, the Black Eagle Knights and Redanian heavy armored cavalry, who descended from the sky, rushed into the enemy's formation with ease like an unstoppable sharp blade, defeated the enemy army, and wiped out Emeno. The Nilfgaardian command led by Marshal Kochren, the "Battle of Brugge", which later generations called the turning point of the war, has finally entered the final stage

The morale of the Nilfgaardians who lost their commander instantly dropped to freezing point and began to collapse completely.

Seeing the soldiers in black uniforms start to back up and even turn around to run away, everyone in the Northern Allied Forces had only one thought in their minds:

Come when you want, leave when you want, how can it be so easy? !

At this time, a cavalry unit that had been hiding behind the hill and waiting for instructions also joined the battlefield under the order of John Natalis!

Although the best time for the raid was missed, this cavalry unit gave full play to the mobility of the cavalry unit as soon as it appeared on the stage, effectively blocking the escape route of the Nilfgaardian soldiers, allowing the northern coalition forces who launched a counterattack, Can easily expand the results

When the number of casualties was counted after the war, there were 8000 people on the Nilfgaard side, 2000 were killed, 3000 were captured, and 3000 escaped or disappeared.

The Northern Allied Forces also lost a lot.On the east side, two earl commanders were killed, several colonels and barons were killed, and the number of soldiers killed reached [-].

With a battle loss ratio of nearly one to three, no matter what, it was a hearty victory

After this battle, the situation of the entire war began to become clear.

The morale of the northern countries, which had been pressed and rubbed by Nilfgaard on the ground, soared, and the enthusiasm for resistance suddenly skyrocketed.

Fight back, start now!

. . .

After briefly tidying up the battlefield, the northern coalition army, which reorganized its troops, moved eastward before the Nilfgaardians could react, and joined forces with the defenders of the Amelia Fortress to send the infantry of the Central Army Group that besieged the fort Troops, attack back and forth!

The blinded infantry unit was defeated by the Northern Allied Forces with superior strength before they knew what was going on.

So far, the Central Group Army in the middle has been wiped out!

The battle on the Western Front came to an end earlier than the Battle of Brugge:

Just a day ago, the Verdon Front Army led by Duke de Witt was attacked by the Black Eagle Knights and the Redanian Heavy Cavalry led by Lu Qi when they were entangled with the coalition forces of Cidaris and Skellig. The attack, under siege from three sides, was directly wrapped in dumplings.

The high-ranking generals of Nilfgaard headed by Duke de Witt died and surrendered. The entire Verdon Front Army also suffered heavy losses. There were only more than [-] people and they fled back to Sintra on the other side of the Yaruga River.

As for the Eastern Front theater, which has always been at a disadvantage, there have also been changes.

The results of the Battle of Brugg, like the wind, reached the ears of King Henselt of Kaedwen and King Demawi of Aedirn.

The two kings, who had a rift because of the land issue, decided to temporarily put aside their previous grievances, shake hands and make peace, and join forces to deal with the Eastern Group Army commanded by Duke Adar Aip Daxi.

The original plan of the Eastern Group Army was to attack Temeria from the flank after defeating Kaedwen's troops, and to support Menor Coechron in the center.

However, now that the Central Army has been completely annihilated, their flank protection plan has also lost its meaning.

Just when Duke Adar Aip Darcy didn't know whether to advance or retreat, the coalition forces of Kaedwen and Aedirn seized this precious opportunity.

Though few in number, the rebuilt Aedirn army left Hagir Fortress in the Pontar Valley with Temerian reinforcements and marched southeast.

At the same time, the army of King Henselt of Kaedwen also crossed the Diffney River, the original armistice line, and began to attack the Eastern Army.

Overwhelmed, Duke Adar Aip Dasi ordered a retreat to the south.

However, it turned out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

Originally, with the superior strength of the Eastern Army, it was easy to defend the northern border, while extending the line of defense to deal with Demawi's attack from the flanks, so as to protect the weak Dole Bretaner.

As a result, Dole Bretanna, the elven kingdom known as "Valley of Flowers", became "Valley of Ashes" under the revenge of the Northern Allied Forces. The only country of elves was once again cruelly treated by humans.

The Eastern Group Army retreated as far as Edelsberg in the middle of Aden, before stopping to build a line of defense and preparing for the battle.

However, Henselt and Demawi were not in a hurry to launch an attack because their forces were weaker than their opponents.

However, they never expected that their opponents would give them the opportunity to attack.

Duke Adar Aip Darcy, who had been defeated all the way, had not had a chance to reorganize his troops in Edelsberg and regroup, but he received a suicide order and poison sent by Emperor Emhyr's special envoy!

With the sudden death of the commander in chief, there was only one thought in the minds of everyone in the entire Eastern Group Army:

escape!

Escape to the South!

At the same time, after hearing the news, Henselt and Demawi immediately launched a general offensive, and the last battle on the Eastern Front, known as the "Second Battle of Edsberg", began!

The morale of the army was broken, and the moraleless Nilfgaardian soldiers were slaughtered all the way like pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

After this battle, the Kingdom of Aedirn was liberated. Under the attack of the guerrilla warfare led by Queen Mivi and the continuous pursuit of the Kaedwen army, the Eastern Group Army fled all the way south, and finally escaped Yaruga in embarrassment. river.

The Eastern Group Army, which was about 7 people when it came, returned to Nilfgaard on the other side of the Yaruga River, with less than 3 people left.

As the Northern Allied Forces continued to move south, they recovered the fortresses and cities captured by Nilfgaard one by one, pushing the front line to the border before the war.

Considering that the retreating Nilfgaardian defeated army is still large in scale, the northern coalition forces who came to the north bank of the Yaruga River gave up the tempting idea of ​​crossing the Yaruga River and taking advantage of the trend to recover Sintra.

At this moment, both the southern empire and the northern countries understand that it is time for this war to come to an end

Chapter 591 The Biggest Winner of the Peace Treaty

April 1268, 4 is destined to be a day that will always be remembered by the world.

Because, this day is the day when the Southern Empire and the northern countries concluded the "Sintra Peace Treaty", and it is also the day when the "Second Northern War" officially came to an end.

However, before that, a five-day-long peace negotiation had already begun.

The place where the negotiation took place was in the palace hall of Sintra City, the capital of the Kingdom of Sintra.

"Please sit down!"

The archbishop of Novigrad and the leader of the Eternal Fire Sect, Hemelfart, who was the host of the negotiations based on his age, fame, and status, slightly raised his trembling hands and said in a deep voice.

The members of the northern kingdoms were Foltest, king of Temeria, and the kings of Aedirn, Kaedwen, Lyria and Livia, Cidaris, Brugge, and Verdon, Plus Redania's Regent Council Speaker and Intelligence Chief.

Hearing this, they all sat down at the round table with mahogany nameplates one by one.

As for the head of the Nilfgaardian delegation, Ambassador Hilard Fitz-Oye Steinland, a black-haired man in a black noble robe, sat opposite the Redanian intelligence chief with a calm expression.

After confirming that everyone was seated, the archbishop sat on the main seat with the support of his servants.

This seat with exquisite carvings was once reserved for the Queen of Sintra and Ciri's grandmother, known as the "Lioness of Sintra" Calanthe.

However, now, with the death of Calanthe and the demise of the Kingdom of Sintra, which became the province of Nilfgaard, the value and status represented by the special seat have long since disappeared with the wind

"Now, let's start negotiations!"

At the same time, in a dark room above the palace hall

"Please sit down, ladies." Philippa Earhart, the founder of the Sorceresses' Assembly, sat at the head of the long table and opened her arms: "The kings of the world are about to start their speeches. And I don't want to miss a word."

Hearing this, the members of the sorceress assembly all looked at the center of the long table in unison.

There, there is a three-dimensional imaging mirror, which can clearly see every word and every move on the negotiating table in the palace hall.

"As you have seen and heard, in the palace hall of Sintra, which is directly below us, in the room on the lower floor, the kings are about to decide the fate of the world." After a pause, the The de facto ruler of Redania and the leader of the sorceress assembly, smiled slightly, and said solemnly:

"And we, one level above them, will watch over the process and make sure they don't make mistakes"

. . .

Lu Qi, who was wandering around the city, was not clear about the quarrels at the negotiating table, haggling, and even insulting each other, as well as the behind-the-scenes attention of the sorceress assembly.

Although he was favored by Foltest because of his outstanding military exploits on the battlefield, he also came to Sintra with the negotiating delegation.However, as a small new nobleman, he is not yet qualified to sit at the negotiating table and discuss how to divide up the interests of the mainland.

Even so, during the adjournment of the negotiations, he still got a lot of information from Foltest.

Especially on the thin face of King Temeria, Lu Qi clearly saw the pride and joy.

Obviously, he was very satisfied with the direction of the negotiations.

In this peace talks affecting the entire continent, everything on the negotiating table is like a market, a real market.

Everything has a price, and the value is commensurate with what you get in return.Every time a condition or transaction is put forward, of course there are people who are behind the scenes and manipulating it

Three days later, at noon on April 4, the negotiations ended.

Called the "Sintra Peace Treaty" by historians and later generations, it is freshly released:

The Kingdom of Sintra will be divided into two halves, the north and the south. The north will be managed by Temeria, and the south will be managed by Nilfgaard. The capital, Sintra, will obtain the independent status of a free port;

Dol Bretanna, the "Kingdom of Elves" supported by Nilfgaard, became a nominally subordinate principality of the Kingdom of Aedirn, thus gaining an autonomous status.The elf queen, Francesca Findabe, wants to ensure that domestic humans and elves get equal rights and treatment;

Kaedwen must return the upper Aedirn area occupied by troops to King Demavi of Aedirn;

The kingdom of Brugge and the kingdoms of Leiria and Livia will take back the territories before the war from the Nilfgaardian Empire and repatriate their immigrants;

The three strategic buffer areas of Rivendell Valley, Thorden and Anglin will become the provinces of Temeria;

The result of the negotiation was obviously a heavy blow to the Nilfgaardians.

This battle not only greatly weakened Nilfgaard's status as a superpower, but also greatly dealt a blow to Nilfgaard's growing national strength.

Not only the generals and soldiers who died on the battlefield, but also the many territories lost by the peace treaty.

Judging from the content of the peace treaty, Temeria, a powerful country occupying the central part of the mainland, has undoubtedly become the biggest winner of this war!

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Temeria gained a lot of profits at the negotiating table is that Lu Qi's role behind it is beyond doubt.

If it hadn't been for him to lead [-] cavalry troops to the western front and defeat the Wieden Front Army on the western front; if it hadn't been for him, at the critical moment of the "Battle of Brugge", he would have led his troops back in time to attack the headquarters of the Central Army Group. To launch a fatal blow, in this war, I don't know who will have the last laugh

These two battles directly related to the outcome of the war made the name of "Black Eagle of Temeria" spread throughout the entire continent.

This is also one of the reasons why Foltest valued him so much and brought him to Sintra without bringing other cronies.

As Temeria's power increased greatly and its territory expanded, Lu Qi, the most capable general with the most meritorious service, became the biggest winner of meritorious deeds.

Foltest, adhering to the principle of no doubt and no doubt, promoted his title from baron to earl very generously, and appointed Lu Qi as the governor of Sodden to lead a southern army with a total strength of [-]. The Legion ensured that the three new provinces of Thorden, Anglin, and Rivendell Valley were firmly in the hands of Temeria.

Although in just a few months, Lu Qi changed from a bounty hunter to the earl and governor of the kingdom, and obtained the title and fiefdom that other families took several generations to complete.However, what followed came with heavy responsibilities and more attention.

Becoming the Governor of Soden means, on the one hand, that he and his Southern Legion will become the first line of defense against the invasion of the Southern Empire; on the other hand, he will be responsible for rebuilding several new provinces that have been devastated by the war.

However, no matter what, Lu Qi was very fortunate that he joined the war in time.

The plan to make contributions has been preliminarily completed.

The next step is to find ways to strengthen your own power, so as to prepare for the arrival of the Wild Hunt army in the future, and even the re-invasion of the Southern Empire

Chapter 592 Palace Coup City of Liberty

After the peace treaty of Sintra, Lu Qi accompanied the spirited Foltest to return to Temeria. After participating in a grand victory parade in the capital, Vizima, Lu Qi officially took over the title of earl, concurrently with Soden Under the escort of [-] black eagle knights, the post of governor and commander of the Southern Army went south to take office.

Due to the redesignation of the territory, his title was changed from Baron Brunner to Earl of Amelia, and in order to better manage the three newly established provinces of Sodden, Anglin and Rivendell Valley.Therefore, Lu Qi transferred the administrative center of the entire Earldom from Brunner Castle to Amelia Castle, the former capital of the Soden Kingdom.

The Amelia region, which has changed hands several times, looks like a scene of war.

Except that the main body of the castle is still intact, the towns and villages, mines, workshops and industrial facilities around the castle have been damaged to various degrees.

Fortunately, because the Nilfgaardians retreated too quickly, they didn't have time to bring back the supplies and luggage they looted from the local area.

Coupled with a part of the reconstruction funds rewarded by the king, the accountant in charge of administration assured Lu Qi that these materials and funds can at least last until the reconstruction is completed and the next quarter's taxes are handed over.

Just as Lu Qi was busy organizing manpower, restoring stability in the region, rebuilding people's livelihood, recruiting troops, and training legions, a shocking palace coup broke out in the north that had just settled down.

The place where the coup took place was Redania, which had just lost its king not long ago.

Both parties to the coup were his acquaintances.

According to the news that came back, Queen Hedwig of Redania declared the head of Redania's intelligence department, Dijkstra, a traitor for the crime of betraying the country's intelligence. After driving him out of the palace, he was put on trial.

However, Di Fat is worthy of being a master of intelligence, he was not arrested and sent to the gallows, but used some channel or method to escape from the palace without a trace.

However, upon hearing the news, Lu Qi immediately sensed something was wrong.

Because, judging from the gossip that has spread in private, the person who wants to put Dijkstra to death is not Queen Hedwig, the superficial ruler of Redania, but the palace adviser and actual ruler behind her. by Philippa Earhart!