Chapter 937, Eastern Front in Fire

The West Territory of the empire actually refers to the Abandoned Territory, that is, the waste (waste) province, which refers to a large area northeast of Marienburg, facing Marienburg across the sea through the mouth of the sea , west of Middenland, west of Nordland.

A large piece of land here appears to be under the jurisdiction of Marienburg, but in fact it is in a no-nonsense zone. Whether it is the Nordland, Middenland or Marienburg that adjoins this land, there is very little jurisdiction over West. Territory, this makes this area extremely barren, basically there are no cities, small towns, castles, or villages, and it is a veritable "wasteland".

The history of Westerland is a long story, but here is a long story short, it used to be the territory of the empire, and it was the famous province of the empire Drakewald. The main residents were Thuringians, and the leader was the barbarian king Ochun. It has already been said, so I won't repeat it here.

In 1110 Imperial Calendar, Elector Werner of the Drakwald province was killed by Skaven assassins when he was clearing out the Beastmen army in the province, and the army was immediately slaughtered by the Beastman army. At that time, the Elector Werner of the Drakwald Province did not have any heirs or relatives, and all those who had the right to inherit died in battle, and the empire was in the midst of the Black Death and the Skaven War, so there was no way to come to support Drakewald, even the Emperor Boris-The Money Collector died in the Black Death, decades later the Elector Mandred-The Rat Exterminator of Middenland finally defeated Stanley in the Battle of Howling Hills Caven's army and became the wolf emperor, but he was assassinated by the ratman assassins before he could revive the empire.

Then came the era of the Three Emperors.

The Drakewald Province has not received strong support from the empire from the beginning to the end. In the end, under two or three hundred years of continuous attacks, except for a small number of people in the Drakewald Province escaped here, all the remaining towns and all the population. Turned to dust in the attack, plunder and destruction of the Beastmen, this province has since ceased to exist, and the Rune Holy Sword of the Elector - Beast Slayer is now placed in the treasury of the imperial capital.

The province has completely turned into a weird and terrifying Black Forest. There are many terrifying mutant creatures living here, the most famous of which is the lurking Beastmen tribe. No one knows how many Beastmen there are, but according to years of research by the Empire, at least there are Two or three hundred thousand beastmen and one hundred thousand green skins are hiding in the deepest part of Drakewald Forest.

Afterwards, Middenland tried to recover Drakewald but failed in the end. It also took the order of Falk, the White Wolf Elector at that time, and tens of thousands of troops. So far, no imperial army has tried to recover here.

After the Great Holy War, the savior Ludwig made up his mind to restore the Drakewald Forest. At that time, he also had the most powerful imperial army after the Great Holy War. After a fierce battle, a part of Drakewald was recovered by the Empire. And it was annexed by Nordland and Middenland, and a large part of the western seaside area lost any value under the ravages of the Beastmen for thousands of years, and was eventually turned into Westland, that is, wasteland.

Therefore, after the army of knights passed through Marienburg, and then passed through the town of Sarfen in the northeast of Marienburg, the next two hundred kilometers would be almost completely barren and inhabited. If Hou You built some sentry posts, fortress stations and watchtowers on this road, Ryan thought that this would simply be over grass.

Looking up at the desolation, nothing can be seen except snow, grassland, wasteland and the distant skyline. Occasionally, the ruins of towns full of history that you see on the road are warning everyone—if you keep ignoring the beastmen Even the greatest civilizations will eventually fall.

The army was advancing slowly, and the King of Knights held several unsealed letters in his hand, and said to Morgana, Lawn, Hagen, Bohemond, Veronica and others present: "There are several news , Let’s take a look at it separately, and then discuss what we should do next.”

Everyone took a few messages and began to read them.

Erengrad is still standing and the news that another 100,000 Chaos troops are heading south in the Mourning Mountains has already been mentioned above. Ryan and others have been greatly encouraged by Erengrad's persistence, but at present they can only It is hoped that Karad's Northern Front and Poseidon's fleet will save the city.

Another piece of news is that the Nurgle Legion, led by Festus, the chosen champion of Nurgle, marched slowly and firmly towards the capital of Ostermark, Beccafin. The capital of the Ostermark province is located in On the northern border of Ostermark, there is absolutely no room for loss. The Elector Hertwig has assembled more than 60,000 troops and is ready to fight.

Finally, the news that the main army of Chaos is approaching the border of the empire.

Due to the impact of the influx of refugees, the design and establishment of the empire's border defenses were very difficult. Although the refugees in Kislev provided part of the necessary manpower, the larger-scale food consumption and the chaos caused by the refugees and the influx of many refugees The destruction of Chaos believers in the tide has made it difficult to establish the empire's border defenses.

For this reason, part of the armies of Ostland, the Nord Kingdom, and Ostermark began to enter Kislev to receive some towns for defense and establishment of defense lines. From the beginning of December to the end of December when Ryan received the news, the imperial army Respectively with the leading part of the main army of Chaos, the defense of Tczew, the battle of Konecpol, the battle of Ostroti, the battle of Krakjunov, the defense of Vojtakis, and the battle of Chizowi Odd defensive battle.

Not surprisingly, all the imperial troops were defeated, and most of the hastily assembled imperial troops were composed of conscripted soldiers and provincial conscripts. Training, but now the empire has no time to train, so it can only force the ducks to be put on the shelves, or even take them to death to delay time.

"The empire expects that the main army of chaos will arrive at the border of the empire in mid-January...if everything goes well enough." Duke Bohemond put down the news, and the Duke of Red Dragon judged the situation: "Can we catch up?"

"It's the end of December now, and we still have at least 600 kilometers away from Middenheim, and Middenheim is at least 500 kilometers away from Ostland." Lawn also said: " Perhaps we will not reach the Imperial border in time."

Even if all the logistics along the way are ready, the daily marching speed of the Knights' Road Army will only be around 30-40 kilometers, which is already the limit to ensure the army's physical strength, combat effectiveness and temporary adaptability, and you must know that the knight master and the old guard The army usually marches without wearing armor, and the heavily armored army will only wear all the armor when entering the battlefield.

Why? Just think about it with your brain.

And considering that it is impossible to march at full speed in the Drakewald Forest and there is no battle, plus other factors, it is already a miracle that Ryan can reach Ostland in early February.

"We will definitely not be able to catch up, but at least we can rush to the battlefield before the Chaos army approaches the Talabek River." Ryan agreed, and the Knight King took out the map and put it directly on Veronica's back. This was a bit unexpected, but she still indicated that there was no problem, and Ryan didn't seem to be joking: "The rapid flow of the Talabek River is bound to stop the pace of the Chaos army, so in the worst case, we will also be killed in Talabheim." Arrive before the siege, and the ideal situation is..."

"It's just that the empire can hold on to the border for a long enough time." The lake goddess Morgiana didn't like to see the little tacit understanding between Ryan and Veronica, she didn't like it at all. She took the map directly, and Ryan saw it Veronica came to her side: "We will join Boris Todbringer and his army of white wolves in Midden Territory."

"Where is the emperor and his army? We have a king, shouldn't the empire have an emperor?" Duke Hagen said displeased.

"The emperor will not leave Brunswick easily before chaos hits the Talabek River." Ryan frowned, and the King of Knights pulled Veronica: "Let's go through Westerland first."

"I'm familiar with the Beastmen, Your Majesty." Bohemond put his hands on his hips, and he looked at the endless wilderness: "The Beastmen won't attack us here, but it's hard to say when we get to the Drakewald Forest."

"So we have to get through Westland as soon as possible."

……… I’m trying to pass the dividing line of the West Territory as soon as possible………

When Ryan's army of chivalry was still marching in Westerland, the imperial calendar was 2515, early January.

The junction of Kislev and the empire's territory, the border area of ​​the empire.

The main army of chaos, like a black ocean, is marching towards the Ostland of the Empire. In the overwhelming snowstorm and corpses everywhere, as many as 120,000 of the main army of chaos formed several arrows. The land that originally belonged to the empire was covered, like black turbid crude oil, and thousands of tribe and chaos flags were aimed at the sky.

Along the way, this main army of chaos has killed close to half a million people under their weapons and sorcery. Dozens of giant Chaos emblems and skulls, the avengers from the north destroyed everything, and their cruel deeds made even the strongest Mrs. Kessler and the Empire cry for it.

Motkin does not want any captives, not even a short-term detention. The Chaos army crosses the border without a blade of grass, black smoke fills the sky, and flames are everywhere, leaving only scorched and destroyed cities, large Chaos sacrificial sites and Chaos emblem.

Above the sky, two chaotic dragons spread their wings, flying across the border, leaving behind countless filth and chaotic corruption,

Right at the very center of the team, protected by the Crimson Reaper, the warrior of the Four Gods of Chaos, the Eternal God of Chaos, Black Iron Motkin's ice-blue eyes are watching everything in the distance, one after another new information It was sent to Motkin, and Eternal God's Choice is judging the situation.

So far, the first phase of Barbarossa's plan is going very smoothly. Through the Great Battle of Zedevka, Chaos relatively easily resolved the threat of Kislev, and quickly moved south without being caught by the old world's fence. blocked the way.

However, problems have already begun to appear in the second phase of the plan. The first is that Erengrad has been unable to attack for a long time, and the Norsca Mountains Legion has not completed the task according to the scheduled plan. The danger of reinforcements from the Tanians and even the high elves, and the news of Ulfric's defeat was also sent to Motkin at this time. Although the plan to contain the Bretanians is still in progress, the effect has already Big discount.

Furthermore, along the way, Motkin's decision has also been questioned by many Chaos Gods and Chaos Champions.

Normally, the army of Chaos is burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of crimes when they cross the border. Every time they go to a place, they have to fully vent their desires, collect trophies, and sacrifice to the evil gods before moving on. But Motkin seems to be very anxious. He ordered the army to advance, and sometimes even the most important ceremony of sacrificing the four gods of Chaos was not completed, which made many Chaos powers feel dissatisfied.

In addition to this point, Motkin's decision not to personally lead the army to attack Kislev City has also caused a lot of controversy. In the eyes of most people, Kislev is already dying. At this time, the Chaos army is plowing the court. After sweeping the hole, this millennium ice and snow kingdom should be completely destroyed, but no matter how much the chaotic gods and chaotic champions pleaded, Motkin always refused. He clearly told everyone that there was only one goal, and that was to be located in the The Elector's family castle Von-Zhukov Castle in the north of Ostland and Wolfenburg, the capital of Ostland, in the southeast of the central mountain range.

He has already confirmed the figure of the enemy. The coalition forces composed of Oleg von Zhukov, the son of the elector, and Piot Sergeyev, the new grand marshal of Kislev sent by the empress Katarin, are in The area in the south of Kislev close to Osterland tried to stop the tide of chaos's destruction, but of course it ended in a disastrous failure. Now it has to retreat into the empire's borders and organize a new line of defense.

"Your Excellency the Eternal God's Chosen, I understand your desire for revenge, but if we continue to fight like this, it will be difficult for us to rely on strong attacks to break through the empire's defenses." Tzeentch God's Chosen Hal-Eternal Eye once again advised: "We should try to Let the end begin."

"Let the last moment begin?" Motkin rode on the chaotic steel bull that Khorne gave him, and the cold eyes of the King of the North rolled slightly, which made Tzeentch's God Chosen terrified: "I said , I have only one goal, and that is revenge."

Tzeentch God's Chosen Hal-Eternal Eye became more and more helpless.

During this period of time, Chaos Demon and Tzeentch God's Chosen Champion Cha-Zan'ek begged Motkin several times not to stick to the Ostland. Activate those chaotic gathering places and beastman tribes deep in the forest to weaken the empire and lead to the arrival of the final moment. Even some chaotic demons knelt in front of Motkin and begged bitterly. Cha-Zan'ek even proposed The strategy of "surrounding the city with forests and villages, fully guiding the Chaos cultists in the empire to establish their own Chaos sects, infiltrating the imperial court and corrupting the imperial nobles", but these strategies were all rejected by Motkin.

"Whoever blocks my way forward is my enemy." After killing several Chaos Champions, Motkin said so coldly, the Eternal God's Chosen ordered Tzeentch's God's Chosen Champion Cha-Zan Aike to lead His Raven Legion attacked Ostermark, but he still went south firmly. At the same time, he issued an order to let Prince Sigwald and the Slaanesh Legion, who were playing in Zedevka and forgot the time, go south as soon as possible after replenishing their troops.

The army of Chaos continued to move south until it approached the border of Ostland, where Oleg von Zhukov, the eldest son of the Elector of Ostland, assembled an army composed of the Empire and Kislev's defeated troops. The army of one hundred thousand and the three temporary lines of defense waited for the arrival of the Chaos army in restlessness and tenacity.

And at this moment, Motkin also received news that the Britannian chivalry army had appeared in the Empire West Territory.

The Eternal Chosen of Chaos immediately realized that the legendary Knight King Ryan would become the biggest threat to his revenge.

"Immediately send an order to Drakwald Beastman Supreme Beastmaster Gluktar! No matter what the price is, you must firmly hold Ryan Malcador and his army of chivalry in the Drakwald Forest!"

The orders of the Everchosen Dark Iron Motkin were quickly conveyed to the Drakewald Forest by Hal-Eye of Eternity magical omen.

On this day, in the ancient and evil giant black forest, the sound of more than a thousand beastman horns sounded. Since the legendary beast king Gottwo, the largest army of beastmen began to gather in Wanmo Rock, becoming Thousands of Beastman tribes, war gangs, and war groups have been inspired by the God of Darkness, and they are rolling in.

"Gather...to fight!"

"Kill...the knight...kill...everyone!"

"Eat...all...fresh meat!!!"

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