Year 603 of the Sacred Light Calendar, 3rd of February, Anfiston, Lanu's military headquarters conference room.
"Just as Marshal Claude predicted, the pamigars of Morosik's colony launched a fierce attack at the end of last year and swept through half of the colony. Most of the cities in the interior and central regions have fallen into the hands of the pamigar National Liberation Front.
Morosik's colony has gathered its remaining forces to guard the four port towns along the coast and set up defensive positions, ready to await the arrival of the kingdom's reinforcements.
According to Borkal's report, the pamigars were currently gathering their forces and preparing to form a 200,000-strong army to take down the four port towns along the coast in one fell swoop and chase the Moroshian colonists out of the western coast of Nubissia.
"For that, they've announced that they'll take back the four port towns before the rainy season and establish an independent pamigar nation after the rainy season."
The head of the military intelligence, General Fodelus, gave the latest update on the pamigars' uprising in Morosik's colony. He also presented the pamigar National Liberation Front's new demands for the region.
The pamigar's leader, President Tazinger Nora Taganem, hoped that the region would provide them with 100,000 new muskets and ammunition as soon as possible so that they wouldn't delay their plan to liberate the colony.
"How many new muskets have we provided them?" Claude asked.
"Marshal, so far, we've provided 146,800 new muskets and ammunition to the pamigars. We've delivered them in four batches. The total value is close to a million crowns," General Fodelus replied.
"Have they neglected Colonel Borkal and the officers we sent to train them and only asked us for supplies?" Claude asked.
General Fodelus smiled awkwardly. "No, they haven't. Even though President Tazinger isn't as obedient to Colonel Borkal and the others as he was at the beginning, he still values our friendship.
Colonel Borkal and the others were still welcomed there and weren't neglected.
Even if they did not participate in the pamigar's upcoming attack, they were still training the pamigar's newest division in the rear.
The newly formed division was formed by President Tazinger Nora Taganem, who mobilized the young and strong pamigars who were loyal to him to serve as his garrison force.
It was also used as a reserve force for the Pamigal National Liberation Front. They did not intend to put this garrison division into the offensive campaign against the four major port towns along the coast.
He requested our training officers to train this garrison division for half a year … "
"It seems that President Tazsinger Nora Taganem is still clear-headed and hasn't been blinded by the victory in front of him.
I felt that we didn't choose the wrong person this time. At this time, a person who was still able to build a loyal guard for himself wouldn't become a shooting star so quickly.
Agree to his request and send them a batch of new muskets and ammunition, "Claude said. After a moment of thought, he asked," What's your plan?
He thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, General Fodelus, how did the neighboring Lesnia and Vasiliko react to the pamigar uprising?"
General Fodelus replied respectfully, "Marshal, as you said last time, the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Principality of Vasilko have only mobilized their troops to strengthen the security at the border with the Kingdom of Morosik to prevent the pamigars from entering their territory.
At the same time, they sent envoys to contact the Morosik colonial authorities and the pamigar National Liberation Front, hoping that the two sides could settle the war peacefully.
Interestingly, the envoy who went to the coastal port of Filimuz to contact the colonial authorities of the Morosik Kingdom ridiculed the incompetence of the colonial garrison of the Morosik Kingdom after expressing their condolences and offered to send the colonial troops to help quell the rebellion. As expected, the local authorities of the Morosik Kingdom rejected the offer.
The envoys from the two colonies who went to the pamigar National Liberation Front to meet with President Tazsinger Nora Taganem reiterated their neutrality and expressed their deep sorrow for the expansion of the war and the tragic fate of innocent people involved in it. They hoped that the war would end soon.
At the same time, they said that they could let the pamigar National Liberation Front hold talks with the Morosik colonial authorities to reach an early truce and peace agreement.
President Tazsinger Nora Taganem also refused to hold talks with the Morosik colonial authorities. He said that the pamigars wanted to establish an independent nation and decide their own destiny.
After being rejected, the envoys said that they could provide some ammunition to the pamigar National Liberation Front. The pamigar troops that are gathering now number about fifty thousand and are equipped with the old muskets provided by the two colonies. "
Claude smiled. "The Lesnian and Vassilikos colonies are clearly watching from the sidelines, waiting to take advantage of the situation when it's settled.
They want nothing more than for the Morosik colonies and the pamigars to fight to the death.
The bigger the war and the more casualties there are, the happier they'll be. No matter who wins, they'll have to compromise in the end. They might even have to cut off their own flesh to feed the two hungry wolves. "
General Netas, the head of the General Staff, asked, "Marshal, do you mean to say that the colonies of the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Principality of Vasilko will join the war regardless of the outcome?"
"Not to join this war, but to start another one," Li Tianlan said.
Claude nodded. "The eight colonies along the southern coast of Freia maintain a delicate balance. They're actually about the same in terms of power.
According to historical records, there were more than two hundred city-states along the southern coast five or six hundred years ago. After three hundred years of war, they formed the seven coastal nations we know today.
Of course, Fochs Islands isn't a coastal nation. It's an archipelago nation.
Since the eight nations are about the same in size and power, none of them could annex the others to expand their power.
Sometimes, two or three nations would gang up on a single nation. When it was about to be destroyed, the other nations would lend a helping hand. No one would gain any advantage. That's how it's been going on ever since.
Even though they've been fighting each other for the past three centuries, they'd form an alliance if an enemy attacked them. Once the enemy was gone, they'd start fighting amongst themselves again.
Due to the fact that the eight nations couldn't expand on Freia, they could only focus on maritime trade and started colonizing the western coast of Nubissia.
If you've looked into the history of the west coast's colonization, you'll find that the first to occupy the land wasn't one of the eight southern nations, but the duchy of Leotoma on the northern coast of Freia.
The eight southern countries were the latecomers. After occupying a colony on the west coast, they allied with each other and finally swallowed up all the colonies occupied by the northern coastal countries of Freia.
For the past two centuries, they've been quite lucky. For example, when Leotoma was invaded by Shiks and destroyed, Lesnia and Kamarleon used the opportunity to declare war on it and split up their colonies.
Now, the western coast was occupied by the eight nations. There have been many border conflicts in the past century, but they ended up being the same as their own kingdoms. Neither side could do anything to the other.
Now that the pamigars in the colony of the Kingdom of Morosik had launched an uprising and swept through more than half of the colony, it was the best opportunity for the colonies of the two neighboring kingdoms to seize the colony.
Moroshik only had two standing corps. Even though the colony's garrison was a single corps, they were spread out to guard various towns.
In the south of Freia, the kingdom of Moroshik and the duchy of Vasilko were neighbors and had fought a few times. Vasilko was the one who was invaded, so the two could be said to be mortal enemies.
Lesnia, on the other hand, was located in the south of Freia. While it wasn't adjacent to Moroshik, there had been a few border conflicts due to their colonies.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Morosik's colony's pamigar rebellion was good news for the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Principality of Vasilko.
They were willing to support the pamigar national liberation front in the hopes that the pamigars could whittle down Moroshik's military might.
Currently, they're still maintaining an alliance because they've jointly issued a trade ban against our overseas autonomous region. They won't participate in this war.
Moroshik's colonial forces could no longer turn the tide. They could only defend the four port towns along the coast. There were only two ways for Moroshik to quell the pamigar's armed uprising. The first was to send troops from Freia, and the second was to ask the neighboring colonial forces to help them quell the rebellion.
The first option required the remaining colonial garrison to withstand the imminent attack of the pamigar.
However, Moroshik only had two standing corps. At the very least, they had to send one to save the colony.
This would require Moroshik to send ships and warships to escort the reinforcements to the west coast. It would take some time, and the colonial garrison would have to guard one of the port towns for the reinforcements to land.
The second method required the colonies of the two neighboring countries to send troops to help. Although this method was fast and convenient, it required a high price to pay. It was even possible that after the war, the garrisons of the two neighboring countries would occupy the colonial territory and refuse to withdraw, leaving more trouble.
So, unless it was absolutely necessary, Moroshik would rather die than ask the two neighboring kingdoms to send troops to help.
Although the Pamigar had taken over a large territory, the situation was still uncertain for the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Principality of Vasilko.
They needed Moroshik's response before they could decide what to do next.
For example, if the Kingdom of Morosik were to send reinforcements from their homeland to quell the rebellion, the two kingdoms would have to do their best to support the pamigars and let them fight with the Kingdom of Morosik until both sides suffered heavy losses.
If the army sent by the Kingdom of Morosik to quell the rebellion was greatly weakened, then the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Principality of Vasilko would not let go of this opportunity. They could easily find an excuse to attack the pamigars and take over the Kingdom of Morosik's colony.
If Moroshik and the pamigars suffered heavy losses, they wouldn't have the confidence to go against the other two kingdoms. In the end, they could only cede some of their colonies.
The best outcome for the Lesnian and Vassiliko colonies was for the pamigar to defeat the reinforcements of Moloshik and drive them out of the western coast of Nubissia. Then, the pamigar would declare their independence.
In that case, the two countries can openly send troops to annex this colony without worrying about the reaction of the Kingdom of Morosik, because the Kingdom of Morosik has already lost this territory … "
Claude's detailed analysis made it clear to all the high-ranking officers present that while the pamigars seemed to be gaining momentum, they still had to overcome at least three more hurdles.
First, they had to defeat the reinforcements sent by Moroshik.
Second, they had to recover the entire colony, including the four port towns along the coast.
Third, they had to face the invasion of two neighboring colonies after they established their own nation.
Only by overcoming these three obstacles one by one could the pamigars truly achieve national liberation and independence.
Only then would they be able to establish a pamigar nation that would stand tall and serve as an example to the other colonies on the West Coast, setting off a wave of independence for the entire West Coast colonies.
General Netas looked at General Fodelus. "What's the reaction of the other colonies on the west coast?
I remember that the Kingdom of Lesnia has two colonies on the west coast. The one next to the Kingdom of Morosik is the Cape Loducus Colony, which is close to the Fox Islands United Kingdom. It's not too far away from our Loki Mountain region. "
General Fodelus replied, "The other colony of the Kingdom of Lesnia on the west coast is a little far from here. After learning of the pamigar riot in the colony of the Kingdom of Morosik, they only transferred two garrison regiments from the other colony by ship to strengthen the security at the border between the two colonies.
The rest of the colonies are watching the show. Some colonial newspapers claim that Moroshik's treatment of the colonists was too cruel, which eventually led to the pamigar riot.
On the other hand, some other newspapers believe that the pamigars must be dealt with harshly because they raised the slogan of national liberation and independence. They must be suppressed. Otherwise, the entire West Coast will be plunged into war … "
General Netas said, "I'm worried that once the pamigars truly become independent, they will be besieged by the allied forces of the other colonies on the west coast. This is not impossible.
If the pamigar nation is destroyed, it means the failure of the entire wildfire plan. All the money we've invested will be for naught … "
"That is indeed something we should be wary of," Claude agreed.
Claude agreed. "The original plan was that when the pamigar started their uprising, our spies would be in contact with the leaders of the various tribes and the people we chose. We would gather our forces and coordinate with them, causing the colonies to lose sight of each other.
But now, the pamigars have started their uprising two and a half months ahead of time. All the colonies on the west coast have tightened their security at their borders.
Our spies can no longer travel between the colonies freely, so the follow-up plans can't be carried out one by one. This is indeed a huge mistake.
The only thing we can do now is to help the pamigars build their own nation. If worse comes to worst, we'll just have to participate in the war. "
Claude had already made up his mind. If the pamigars were to be besieged by the allied forces of the other colonies, he would go into battle without any hesitation.
Since they already had the Shiksan folk, it wouldn't be strange for them to have a few more.
Most of the reasons were that in the name of supporting the pamigar to gain independence, they could also put on a layer of the skin of a righteous partner.
On the 11th of February, year 603 of the Holy Light Calendar, the armed forces of the Pamigal National Liberation Front launched a fierce attack on four port towns along the coast of the Kingdom of Morosik.
After 18 days of fierce fighting, countless pamigar corpses littered the snowy ground. The four port towns were on the verge of collapse, but they were still in the hands of Morosik's colonial forces.
Before the heavy rain of the first rainy season in March, the president of the Pamigal National Liberation Front, Tazinger Nora Taganem, who had suffered heavy casualties and lost seventy to eighty thousand men, helplessly issued the order to retreat. They retreated a hundred miles to build a defensive line along the Milanke River …
On the 28th of March, two legions from the Kingdom of Morosik landed at Port Filimuz. After resting for half a month, the expeditionary force formed by the two legions of the Kingdom of Morosik began their counterattack. They split into two groups and penetrated the Miranco River's defensive line. After a day and night of fierce fighting, the defensive line collapsed and the Pamigal army collapsed. Nearly 40,000 Pamigal captives were massacred by the Morosik expeditionary force on the banks of the Miranco River ….