Chapter 914, The Battle of Zedevka (Part 1)
Old World, Kislev, North Bank of Linsk River, small town of Zedevka, Kislev calendar year 999.
This small town has been shrouded in heavy snow. Kislev is such a place. Since the end of September, heavy snow has been falling to the north of the Linsk River. It has been snowing for a long time now.
The small town of Zedevka is a small town with a population of about 800. It is really small. There are about 100 huts plus a layer higher than ordinary wooden fences, but it is not surrounded by walls that are not city walls. The whole picture of the small town of Zedevka.
In the golden domed tent of the empress, the Kislev Supreme Command is discussing the next step.
Outside the golden tent, there were two of Kislev's most elite troops - the Ice and Snow Guards responsible for protecting the Czar, and the Czar's imperial guards, the Kerim Guard.
The Ice and Snow Guards are all women. They are selected from among the Ice Witch Apprentices. This selection is a kind of reverse selection. Occasionally, there will be some strong part-time fighters in the Ice Witch Sisterhood, and they will be selected into the Ice and Snow Guards. , although the number is not many, there are only more than a hundred people, but the fighting power of the ice and snow guards is very powerful. They are all elite female warriors who are proficient in using bows and swords, and they can also use magic weapons and sing powerful ice magic at the same time. This kind of army with both magic and martial arts is extremely rare in the old world. The only one who can compare with them is the sword master of Horth of the high elves.
However, as the name suggests, the Ice and Snow Guards are particularly powerful only on the Kislev Ice Field. Once they leave the Kislev Ice Field and the icy world, they are just elite general guards.
Several Kislev marshals gathered together, and Rokossovsky was the latest to arrive. Although this Marshal of Ugol blood had the most soldiers under his command, with 30,000 soldiers, most of them were recruited temporarily. Miscellaneous fish, the marshal's biggest confidence is that he has 12,000 Ugor horse archers in his hands, as well as two teams of wing cavalry and one team of bear cavalry.
With the help of his attendants, Marshal Rokossovsky wiped off the snow on his body, took off the armor of the bear god Ursun, and strode into the big tent. The marshal breathed a sigh of relief. I apologized for being late, but was stopped by the Kerim guard standing at the door of the inner room: "Your Excellency, Marshal, please wait a moment, His Majesty is verifying the food that has just been escorted."
"How much is the escort?" Rokossovsky asked quickly.
"About 65,000 kilograms." The Kerim guard said unnaturally: "There are other things."
"Sixty-five thousand..." Rokossovsky thought that this amount of food would be enough to feed the army for two days.
The Marshal of the Bear Cavalry coldly glanced at the Kerim guard in front of him, shook his head, and walked to the side to wait.
Rokossovsky knew why, why this year's harvest was bumper, and why the country's efforts had been mobilized, and food was still extremely tight.
It is precisely because of this group of Kerim guards!
The Kerim Guard is undoubtedly Kislev's elite army, the tsar's pro-army. This army was formed in 566 of the Kislev calendar. They built the army under the order of the terrible crazy Tsar Igor. Igor is a paranoid and manic ruler. He has been assassinated repeatedly by traitors and killers in the dark corners, so he feels that he needs people to guard him day and night. Soon his bloody regime forged the dark legend of the Krim Guard, and the Black Legion still scares the people of the kingdom even today.
The Klimt guards protected not only the royal family of the Tsar,
During the war, he was also responsible for guarding the frontline generals, that is, supervising the army.
This Royal Guard has been fighting the northern Chaos tribes for many years, facing not only Chaos Marauders and Marauding Cavalry, but also occasionally Chaos Warriors and Chaos Monsters. Krim Guards wield heavy axes with two hands. The warriors instill fear in the enemy, they conduct armor-piercing training every day, ranging from light armor to heavy armor, so many kingdom generals like to use these infantry as shock troops to tear apart the enemy's defensive formation.
So, why did Rokossovsky say that the shortage of food has something to do with the Kerim guards?
That's because the empress sent Kerim guards to do the food collection. This group of royal guards is very powerful, but they are also corrupt. The first thing in the local area is to provide the people with "village
Village Legal Aid".
Such tasks usually involve "convincing" the villagers to accept the new "make the motherland strong" law, and the essence of this law is to meet all the demands of the Kerim guards, including various tributes and allowing the Kerim guards to slaughter their own livestock at will Eat and drink.
If so, forget it. After a long time, the guards of Kerim began to form the so-called "regular tax", "charcoal respect", "transportation loss" and "supply line". Every time they go to the countryside, all the villages they pass Go through their extortion and robbery once.
Rokossovsky was born in Ugol. He knew very well that it was semi-compulsory for these Kerim guards to go to the countryside to collect grain. The big appetite of the Kerim guards, otherwise they will be arrested and dealt with for treason.
Even if the grain is harvested, the grain has to be exploited layer by layer, and it will be "lossed" and "routine" every time it is passed.
This is why this year's bumper harvest and military rations will still be so tight!
Damn, if the old Tsar Boris is still there... Rokossovsky thought helplessly that the Red Tsar Boris was also aware of this problem. The SS was dissatisfied with the Red Tsar, and after Katarin took the throne, the previous rules were restored.
How helpless? The Marshal could not blame the Tsarina, because no one except the Empire and Brittania had enough money to pay for this 6,000-strong legion.
When thinking of this, the things inside were over, and everyone entered the cold tent.
"The battle cannot be dragged on any longer, my lord." Grand Marshal Dimitri Zayev of Kislev was the first to say, "We must settle the battle quickly."
Everyone agrees on this point, and everyone has discussed it in previous meetings.
"Now there is very good news for us." Konev had a big bald head, and he pointed to the map: "According to scout intelligence, at present, the enemy's previously retreated Norska led by Vamir Aislin The Mountain Legion is still on its way to the battlefield, forty-five kilometers away from here."
The Norsca Mountain Legion had tried to sneak behind Kislev's army in a sideways attack, but was forced to retreat by Katarin himself. It will take time for the Mountain Legion to return to the battlefield.
"At the same time, a very large army of chaos is heading south, but according to scout estimates, they haven't reached the battlefield yet."
"Therefore, our remaining opponents are the Slaanesh army of the beautiful Prince Sigvald and the Nurgle army of the plague doctor Festus." Marshal Rokossovsky said immediately: "Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity." This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I suggest, launch an attack immediately at dawn tomorrow!"
"Why? Constantine, what do you know?" Katharine asked strangely, "To whom?"
"Your Majesty, please see that the only enemies we have to face now are the two legions of Chaos, namely the Slaanesh Legion and the Nurgle Legion." Grand Marshal Zayev said: "The Slaanesh Legion is in the northwest of Zedevka, The Nurgle Legion is in the northeast of Zedevka. Between these two legions, there is a relatively weakly defended area. We must break through this area, and then immediately try to annihilate a Chaos Legion. Before the Kaqun Mountain Legion and another Chaos army from the north go south, we must defeat each of them and win this war, otherwise... Otherwise, Your Majesty, we will be dragged down by the logistics and the continuous Chaos army."
Katarin is also aware of this precious fighter at this time, this may be the only chance to win this battle.
As for retreating? No one mentioned the idea of retreating. It's not that they dare not, but these marshals are all generals who have fought for decades. Everyone knows what the outcome will be if they retreat at this time.
"Retreat is an extremely advanced military technique."
——Marshal Konev Kislev
The Tsarina nodded in agreement, but then she asked a question: "So, why Slaanesh? Are they easier to deal with?"
"Your Majesty, the Slaanesh Legion... is having a party." Rokossovsky reported the movement of the Slaanesh Legion.
According to scout reports, long-term
The war between the world and the prohibition of fighting the female tsar made the beauty Prince Sigwald feel very boring, so today the entire Slaanesh army is having a banquet. They plan to hold a full three days. Everyone is indulging in pleasure and drinking dadan .
Is the enemy's arrangement in this way intentionally letting us take the initiative to attack and deliberately consume the strength of Slaanesh's army? A thought suddenly popped up in Rokossovsky's mind. Chaotic infighting is nothing unusual, but the marshal thought about it and didn't say it.
Do we have another chance?
Ultimately, the strategic plan was formulated as follows.
Marshal Konev's newly formed Assault Corps began to attack at dawn, and immediately attacked the left flank of Slaanesh's army close to Nurgle's army with swift and violent attacks, cutting off the connection between Slaanesh's army and Nurgle's army. Ki must attack accordingly, smashing Slaanesh's army as quickly as possible, and defeating Prince Sigvald and his army, or at least driving them from the battlefield.
On the other side, Generalissimo Zayev's corps and right-wing Fedosov's corps must try to hold off the attack of Nurgle's corps, buying time for Konev and Rokossovsky until Konev and Rokosov After Konevsky wiped out the Slaanesh Legion, Konev immediately turned around and surrounded the Nurgle Legion, driving Festus and his Nurgle Legion out of the battlefield or annihilating them, while Rokossovsky continued to use his bow The cavalry divides and drives off Slaanesh's legions.
If the plan goes well, even if the Norsca High King Vamir Aislin led the Norsca Mountain Legion to arrive, it would be too late.
After the plan was set, all the marshals realized that this might be their only chance of victory. They didn't speak any more, but went back to prepare for the battle. As the main force of the assault army, the female czar Katarin sent the czars of the two regiments together. The shooting army, two regiments of elite Kesa fighters, hundreds of Boyer nobles, including two thousand Klim guards from the two regiments, and a total of 59 artillery pieces were handed over to Konev, forming one of the largest A shock army of ten thousand people.
Such a large-scale transfer will make the soldiers exhausted. Although Mrs. Keesler considered that it would take at least two days for the Norscan Mountain Army to arrive at a distance of 45 kilometers, they still calculated an advance amount. The soldiers' rest time was compressed so that they could join the battlefield as soon as possible, ensuring that the battle could be resolved before Aislin entered the field.
Eighteen hours later, Kislev calendar year 999, November 1, at 3:30 am.
On the south bank of the Torsol River, the camp of Slaanesh's army.
At this time, the entire camp was in chaos. Under the leadership of the beauty Prince Sigvald, all the Slaanesh believers in the entire legion joined the carnival. They drank it clean like water, put those poor captured Ugols and captives into a cauldron and boiled them, even children and babies were not spared. Out of the iron basin, babies ranging from a few months old to three years old are skewered and roasted using iron skewers. After roasting, sprinkle with seasonings, chop them and put them in the iron basin for everyone to enjoy.
No one asked what it was, no one asked where the meat came from, but everyone ate it.
Smoldering camps spreading Chaos corruption, one after another Slaanesh's androgynous symbols and Chaos Octagrams were erected, Slaanesh's followers sang and drank dadan, and they even brought in a herd of goats And the mule, vented on these beasts to their heart's content.
Of course, no one is as big as Prince Sigvald, the champion of Slaanesh, the beauty. This prince, who is favored by the prince of joy, looks only sixteen years old, but he has been doing harm to the world for more than three hundred years. This guy came from the evil seed of a barbarian warlord and his sister's holy marriage. Since he was born, he likes to try all sins and indulge all desires. At first, his tribe and his warlord father tolerated the prince's love Everything, but as he became more and more perverted and ate human flesh, his father could only choose to expel him, and his reward was to kill his father, and then left the tribe alone to go to the Chaos Wasteland - the sixteen-year-old prince thought You can stand here.
He did it, and his crazy behavior made the Prince of Darkness pamper his adopted son like a doting father. Slaanesh loved him very much and gave him great power, and Prince Sigvald returned to his adoptive father. Brand new gameplay never seen before.
For example, at the dinner party yesterday, Prince Sigvald brought a blond-haired, blue-eyed young Ugol woman who was brutally captured while she was pregnant. Prince Sigwald performed a bloody performance in front of everyone. , he forcibly took out the nine-month-old fetus from the pregnant woman's stomach alive, and then ate it raw on the spot, causing countless servants to worship wildly and applaud loudly.
Most mortals' understanding of Slaanesh is too superficial. They foolishly think that only the affairs of men and women are Slaanesh. Only a few wise men can get a glimpse of the series of atrocities committed by Prince Sigvald and know what is real. Slaanesh.
However, this banquet was really too high. It was so cool that the Slaanesh Legion did not arrange a guard at all. It was so cool that everyone was exhausted from playing before falling asleep. Hiccupping, passed out drunk in the middle of the camp.
"There is a kind of joy of a good harvest. I am very happy after drinking it, and my whole body is full of strength!" Prince Sigwald said happily, and then fell asleep.
"Three days and three nights, in the middle of the night, dancing never stops~ oh yeah~"
"There is no limit at all, I will be high for three days and three nights~"
And just after they slept for three hours, a series of cannon fire suddenly sounded from the east side of the camp. The deafening cannon sound was accompanied by Mrs. Keesler's roar, the sound of horns and the sound of beating weapons. In the camp of Slaanesh!
The warriors of Slaanesh were confused for a long time before they realized that it was an enemy attack. The Norsca chiefs called out their soldiers loudly, and the army began to gather at a very slow speed amidst confusion and confusion. Too much or too much indulgence, my legs are weak, and I can't stand up even after a lot of effort.
When Prince Sigwald was still in a daze and was pushed awake, Konev's assault army had already charged!
Attachment: List of Zedevka West Front Combat Soldiers.
Army of Prince Sigwald the Beauty:
The champion of Slaanesh, the high-level powerhouse in the sanctuary, and the beauty Prince Sigwald.
Chaos fire warlock, Pfister Jax - think tank.
Slaanesh God's Chosen Warriors Mirror Guard Legion (300 people).
The God of Slaanesh chooses the warrior Black Desire to guard the third team
Three teams of Chaos Warriors (Halberd) (a team of 100 people).
Chaos gods choose warriors (sword and shield) four teams.
Four legions of Chaos Warriors (a legion of 1,000 people).
Three Legions of Chaos Knights.
Nineteen Legions of Barbarian Marauders.
Six Legions of Marauder Riders.
Eight Chaos Hell Cannons.
Six gore beast chariots.
(Prince Sigwald hates ugliness, he rarely leads monster and behemoth troops)
Kislev Army:
Marshal Kislev, legendary peak powerhouse Konev.
Marshal Kislev Ursavalry, legendary pinnacle Rokossovsky.
The second archmage of the Ice Witch Sisterhood, the legendary peak ice witch Vanessa.
"Son of Kislev" Boyer Champion Warriors 1st Team.
Ersun blessed the two bear cavalry teams.
Three regiments of Kislev's hussars (total 1500 men).
Klimt guards (two-handed heavy axes) four legions.
Three regiments of the Tsarist Shooting Army.
Four legions of Kislev Kesa warriors.
Twelve Legions of Ugol Cavalry Archers.
Kislev called up twelve regiments of infantry.
The two regiments of the Kislev Artillery Regiment had a total of 60 guns.