On the 7th of April, year 603 of the Holy Light Calendar, the expeditionary force of the Morosik Kingdom had achieved a great victory at Mirankedajiang, annihilating nearly 80,000 pamigar rebels, and was ready to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop.
The left wing of the army was suddenly attacked by an unknown force. After a long battle, the left wing collapsed and the entire army was routed. In the end, there were less than a thousand survivors …
This time, the two legions sent by the Morosik Kingdom to the colony were not native standing legions, but a standing legion and a temporary reserve legion.
To ensure combat effectiveness, the expeditionary force deliberately split the standing legions into two, one standing legion and the other reserve legion to form the left and right wings of the expeditionary force. The two legions split into two groups to attack the Mirankedajiang line of defense held by the pamigars, and achieved a great victory.
Although the expeditionary force of the Morosik Kingdom had won a great victory at Mirankedajiang, they had also suffered a great deal of damage. The two standing legions that served as the vanguard had lost nearly half of their numbers and needed to rest for a while.
But the expeditionary command didn't care. After all, the pamigar rebels had suffered more casualties. They had lost about 80,000 men, and the remaining 50,000 to 60,000 had been killed. All that was left was to reclaim the towns that had fallen into the enemy's hands.
After the victory, the expeditionary force of the Morosik Kingdom had to consider how to deal with the neighboring colonies of the Lesnia Kingdom and the Vassiliko Duchy.
According to intelligence reports, the two colonies had stationed a division of troops at the border, and it was highly likely that they would attack the towns occupied by the Pamigal rebels. By then, the three countries would be entangled in a mess again ….
Just when the expeditionary force of the expeditionary force decided to rest for a few days and let the left and right wings recover the border towns of the two neighboring colonies, the two neighboring colonies had no chance to attack.
Suddenly, they received news that the left wing had been attacked by an unknown force. The enemy had also split into two groups and attacked the flanks of the left wing legion.
The left wing legion consisted of a standing legion and a reserve legion, divided into the front and the back. The enemy's move was aimed at the weakness of the left wing legion.
The reserve legion was the first to collapse, unable to resist the enemy's surprise attack.
On the other hand, the stronger Standing Divisions could still rely on their fortresses to resist, but they could only hold on for half a day longer.
The expeditionary command center hastily ordered the right wing legion to reinforce them, but the reinforcements were ambushed and intercepted by a division of pamigal forces.
The news from the frontlines said that the Pamigal Regiment was strong and not inferior to the Standing Regiment here …
When the Left Wing Legion was annihilated and the escaped soldiers brought back the news that the unknown armed force was made up of white soldiers, the Kingdom of Moloshik's expeditionary army was thrown into chaos. Who was the mastermind?
The Kingdom of Lesnia or the Principality of Vasiliko?
Are they trying to start another full-scale war with the Kingdom of Morothek?
But to the expeditionary army command, the most urgent task at hand was to rescue the right wing corps.
Ever since the Right Wing Legion was ambushed when they went to rescue the Left Wing Legion, the unknown armed forces that destroyed the Left Wing Legion once again split into two groups and attacked the Right Wing Legion.
After meeting up with the pamigar forces, the right wing of the Morosik Kingdom's expeditionary force was surrounded by three enemy forces in the camp, and the annihilation of the entire army was imminent …
The emissary sent by the expeditionary command appeared in the two neighboring colonies, angrily berating the two countries for secretly sending troops to help the pamigals attack the allied army. The emissary found that the officials of the two neighboring colonies were also baffled. They also did not know where the powerful white armed forces came from.
However, they could get some information from the pamigals and soon learned that the white armed forces were made up of Shiksan soldiers.
So, the emissary from Morothek's colony immediately went to the region and lodged a stern protest with the council and military.
However, Field Marshal Claude stated that the region had always been a peace-loving region that pursued an independent defense policy.
Even when the western colonies imposed a trade ban on the region, they didn't retaliate with powerful military might. Instead, they reduced the region's armed forces.
As for the Shiksan captives, Marshal Claude felt rather helpless. After all, they had completed their term of service and were now free men.
However, as Shiks had yet to sign a peace treaty with Aueras, more than half a million Shiksan captives were still stranded in the region, unable to return to their homeland. They ran amok everywhere, adding a lot of pressure on the local authorities in the region.
As such, while the authorities heard about the pamigals recruiting the Shiksan captives to form a volunteer corps, they were powerless to stop them.
There were no laws or regulations that prevented the Shiksan captives from leaving the region to fight for the pamigals. That was their freedom.
As for supplying the pamigals with muskets and other military supplies, it was even simpler. The government had always advocated for free trade. As long as it didn't affect the safety of the region, anything could be traded as long as there was money.
If Morothek wanted to purchase weapons and ammunition from the region, the goods would be delivered at the same time. The government would guarantee that the goods would be of good quality at a reasonable price.
The emissary from Morothek's colony had no choice but to leave since he didn't receive a satisfactory reply.
On the day he boarded the ship, the newspapers of the region reported the complete annihilation of Morothek's expeditionary corps.
The officials who saw him off tried to persuade him not to go back, saying that he would only become a pamigal captive if he returned. However, the emissary still left on the colony's warship.
On the 23rd of the 5th month, 603 of the Sacred Light Calendar, the expeditionary corps of Morothek's expeditionary corps, which had been besieged for half a month, ran out of food and ammunition under the combined attacks of the pamigals and two Shiksan folk.
After being assured of their safety, the remaining thirty thousand soldiers put down their weapons and entered the captive camp with white flags raised.
At this point, the two Moloshik legions that were sent to quell the rebellion in the colonies were completely wiped out. Only the high-ranking officers and generals of the expeditionary force headquarters were left behind.
When the news spread, the local officials and the Morosik Kingdom's immigrants in the coastal areas of the colonies and the towns that had been recaptured by the expeditionary army were thrown into chaos. They brought their wives and children with them to the port towns, hoping to get a ticket back to the kingdom's mainland …
When the situation in Morothek's colony was settled, the pamigal national liberation front's president, Tazinger Nora Taganem, made a public statement. He declared that the pamigals' cause had received the support and help of the people of justice all over the world. The two Shiksan folk contributed greatly to the pamigals' cause and he expressed his gratitude on behalf of the pamigal people.
The pamigal people would forever remember the martyrs and friends who sacrificed themselves for the pamigal cause, as well as the support of the oppressed and exploited peoples of the west coast.
On the eve of the pamigar people's freedom and liberation, he hoped that the pamigar people would unite as one and drive away the vicious Morosik colonists from the west coast of Nubissia. They would make greater contributions to the pamigar people's liberation and independence.
When Claude walked into the meeting room, the high-ranking officers all stood up and saluted him.
Claude returned the greeting and gestured for them to sit down.
The head of the bureau, General Fodelus, was the first to speak. He introduced the current situation of the Morothek colonies. "Morothek only has two port towns, Port Filimiz and Port Sannikas, left. They have less than three thousand soldiers and more than a hundred thousand Morothek immigrants and their families are gathered in the towns.
The price of a ticket back to the kingdom has been increased more than tenfold, but the demand is still not enough.
If the pamigal National Liberation Front launches an attack right away, the two towns will be taken in three to four days.
"However, Colonel Borkal suggested that they take it slow to buy time so that they can deploy their forces to defend against a sneak attack from the Lesnian and Vasiliko colonies.
"Based on the current situation, even though the two colonies claim to be neutral, they're still gathering their forces."
"How many troops have been gathered in the colonies of the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Principality of Vasiliko?" General Netas, the head of the General Staff, asked.
General Fodelus, the head of the Military Intelligence Department, replied, "Originally, the two colonies had only gathered a division of troops at the border.
But after discovering that the two Shiksan folk were helping the pamigals, Lesnian continued to mobilize troops from the other colony. Now, there's already a corps gathered at the border.
Vasiliko colony only has one folk, but they've started recruiting immigrants to form a reserve corps. They're currently undergoing short-term military training.
"The folk at the border have started building defensive lines along the border. It seems they won't participate in the war and only want to defend their colony."
General Netas smiled. "Perhaps it's because the two Shiksan folk wiped out two corps of Moroshik's expeditionary army. Their power scared the local authorities of Lesnia and Vassilico.
Now, they're only trying to protect themselves and won't invade the pamigal nation. "
Claude nodded. "If that's the case, it'll be great. It'll save us some trouble.
However, the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Kingdom of Vassilico would not do anything to the pamigar nation. It did not depend on how many troops they had gathered in their colonies, but on whether the two nations had mobilized their own forces to form a new army.
If the pamigals establish their own nation, Lesnian and Vasiliko won't let go of such a fat piece of meat.
The Kingdom of Morosik was isolated and helpless. Of the two expeditionary legions and the garrison legion in the colony, three legions had already been wiped out, amounting to more than 200,000 soldiers.
Even if they're unwilling, they won't be able to send out a corps to make a comeback in such a short time.
Moroshik won't be able to do anything for the colony for the next eight months to a year. Recruiting new corps takes time.
The Kingdom of Lesnia and the Duchy of Vasilko would not let go of this golden opportunity. They would immediately send one or two legions from their homeland to join in the fun of splitting up the pamigal kingdom.
So, he told Borkal that he didn't have to worry about the troops gathered by Lesnia and Vasilko's colonies.
The Kingdom of Lesnia and the Principality of Vassilico would not send troops to the Pamigars before the arrival of their native army, regardless of whether the Pamigars recaptured the two port towns or not.
Let the pamigals establish their own nation first before preparing for war. "
"Yes, Lord Marshal!
Lord Marshal, I will convey your opinion to Colonel Borkal and President Tazinger Nora Taganem, "General Foderus replied.
General Netas stood up and walked to the map of the West Coast and said, "According to our original plan, once the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Duchy of Vasiliko send troops from their colonies to invade the Pamigar country, we will instigate the Rusman of the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Skolo and Gisde of the Duchy of Vasiliko to rebel, causing their frontline troops to lose sight of one another.
The Skoro and Gist of Vasiliko are envious of the pamigals' freedom and independence. They're ready to follow suit.
However, the losman of Lesnian are hesitant. I heard that the chief we contacted didn't give us a definite answer, nor did he agree to help them establish their own nation.
Under such circumstances, I think we should replace the losman with someone else. "
General Fodelus replied, "Chief Unamas de Modríguez is the most prestigious Lusman in the colony of the Kingdom of Lesnia. We have tried our best to persuade him to follow the example of the Pamigal and lead the Lusmans to establish an independent Lusman nation.
However, he wasn't willing to agree with us. He believed that establishing independence would cause the Lusman people to suffer the revenge of the Lesnian Kingdom. There would be heavy casualties, and it might even implicate the Lusman tribes in the other Lesnian Kingdom's colony.
That's why he's not willing to listen to our advice. He only wants the losman to live a peaceful life. "
"Are there no other good choices?" Claude asked.
"There are a few nephews of the Great Chieftain Unamas. They are also the leaders of a few Lusman tribes. They are ambitious, but they do not have the prestige of the Great Chieftain Unamas.
If they rebelled, all it would take was a single word from Unamas de Modríguez, and the rebellious Luthmans would abandon them and leave.
There's no need for the Lesnian colony's garrison to come forward. The chief alone can pacify the losman, "General Foderus said awkwardly.
"Since he's not willing to cooperate with us, can't we take decisive measures against this stupid chief?" General Netas asked angrily.
"It's difficult. It's not like we haven't thought about it …" General Foderus said, "We've decided to take some action against this Unamas de Modríguez. We're going to make him bedridden or kill him.
However, this Great Tribal Chief was very strict with his personal safety. Even when he was eating, he would let someone taste the food first. He also had a highly skilled Shaman Shaman and an agile and strong bodyguard who didn't fear death by his side. We had no chance to take advantage of him.
If we take the risk to assassinate him, we won't be able to kill him and kill all the bodyguards around him. Instead, it'll expose us as the mastermind behind the assassination and attract the losman's hatred.
So, we can only wait for the right time.
But unfortunately, until now, we still haven't found an opportunity to take action.
And during this period, because of our constant persuasion, he has alienated the people we sent … "
Claude knocked on the table and stopped General Foderus. "Okay, I know this isn't the responsibility of the MIB. It's expected that this chief isn't willing to cooperate with us.
Many people promised before the incident happened, but after it happened, they changed their minds.
Didn't the losman get more than ten thousand new matchlocks from us and say that they're forming a self-defense force?
It doesn't matter. If he doesn't want to defend himself, we can force him to.
Our next step is to wait for the Kingdom of Lesnia and the Duchy of Vasilko to invade the Pamigar Kingdom. By then, we'll have to guard the borders of the Duchy of Vasilko's colony. First, we'll focus our forces on defeating the armed forces of the Kingdom of Lesnia, then take over their colony. Then, we'll announce that we're here on the invitation of the Great Chieftain to help the Lusmans achieve national liberation and independence. By then, the Great Chieftain will have no choice but to go. "
General Netas pondered for a moment and said, "Marshal, although the pamigars promised to form three corps of 200,000 men to defend the country immediately after independence, it would be good enough if these three corps could resist the attack of the principality of Vasilko.
We only have two Shiksan folk left in Lesnia's colony. We'll have to send more troops to carry out your plan. "
"Send Monolith's 3rd Folk and four garrison lines there as reinforcements. Have them change into Shiksan folk uniforms and call them 3rd and 4th folk. We'll withdraw after we occupy Lesnia's colony."
Claude tapped on the map of the West Coast and tapped on the Cape Loducus Colony of the Fochs Islands.
"The purpose of our troops this time is to annex the colony of Cape Loducus, which belongs to the Fochs Islands United Kingdom, and unite it with the Loki Mountains State. We will also obtain a naval base for our ironclad fleet on the west coast, so that the overseas self-government will no longer have to worry about threats from the western sea.
"At the same time, after taking Loducus Bay, the mineral resources in Loki Mountains can be transported back by sea. There won't be any need to waste time, manpower, and resources traveling through the rugged mountains.
"So, after we occupy Loducus Bay, we'll have Shiksan folk attack Loducus Bay.
"Once they take over Loducus Bay, we can use the excuse of them invading Loki Mountains to launch a counterattack and annex Loducus Bay. That way, Fochs won't have any reason to pursue us. If they want to settle the score, they'll have to take it out on Shiksan."