The Knight's Journey to the Empire

At the border between the Kingdom of Midburg and the Kingdom of Essex is a huge, winding, and majestic river.

This river is called Winston River!

The Winston River flows from southwest to northeast. The widest part of the river is more than one thousand meters, and the narrowest part is two or three hundred meters. As for its depth, it is unfathomable!

The Winston River is like a giant dragon, rushing and surging endlessly.

In the upper reaches of the river is the Misty Swamp, a famous dangerous place in the Knight Continent.

The Misty Swamp is shrouded in fog all year round, rarely visited by people, and there are powerful monsters lurking in it, which is extremely dangerous.

The lower reaches of the Winston River flow directly into the vast ocean.

The second largest river in the Kingdom of Midburg is the Tallinn River, which originates in Tallinn County and flows through Niger City, and finally merges into the Winston River.

It is worth mentioning that the largest river in the Kingdom of Midburg is the Marko River in the north of the White Bear Territory.

These two rivers are like a mother's arms, nourishing the land and people on both sides.

The administrative counties adjacent to the Kingdom of Essex included Ulster and Innartkirchen, two of the four southern counties, and the Netherlands, one of the four eastern counties.

For hundreds of years, this was done to guard against possible river crossing attacks and invasions by the Kingdom of Essex.

On the north bank of the Winston River, the Kingdom of Midburg built a watchtower every kilometer, installed a beacon tower on it, and stationed soldiers there all year round.

These sentry towers are connected in a line, like a great wall of steel, guarding the tranquility and peace of the Kingdom of Midburg.

Previously, the Kingdom of Essex pretended to support the Principality of Glia in its failed military operation in the Barinas Mountains.

So last year, they sent a legion to be stationed in the border area.

And this kind of behavior is tantamount to alerting the enemy!

It immediately attracted the attention of the border garrison of the Kingdom of Midburg!

Therefore, over the past year, the border garrison in the southern part of the Kingdom of Midburg has been on high alert, always on guard against a sudden invasion by the Kingdom of Essex.

As a result, the Essex Kingdom's plan to sneak across the border and launch a surprise attack on the Midburg Kingdom was basically ruined.

In desperation, the Kingdom of Midburg had no choice but to force its way across the river in an attempt to attack the other side.

However, as soon as they crossed the river, they were discovered by the sentry tower of the Kingdom of Midburg.

As soon as they tried to cross the river, they were discovered by the sentinels stationed in the watchtower of the Kingdom of Midburg!

Then the garrison soldiers lit the beacon without hesitation and quickly passed the emergency to the garrison troops in the rear.

After receiving the alarm, the Kingdom of Midburg responded immediately and dispatched a large number of troops to the border for support.

Thus, on April 4878, 4 in the Gregorian calendar of the Knight Continent, the anti-aggression war of the Kingdom of Midburg and the "War to Suppress Rebellion and Restore the Nation" of the Kingdom of Essex broke out!

This land, which had been peaceful for more than three hundred years, was once again ravaged by war.

The first battle between the two countries was a landing battle on both sides of the Winston River!

Judging from the current overall battle situation, the Kingdom of Midburg has the upper hand!

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From April 4878, 4 in the Gregorian calendar of the Knight Continent, when His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Midburg received the news that the Free City-State of Ancordina was destroyed by the Kingdom of Essex, he understood that the Kingdom of Essex could no longer suppress its ambition to restore the glory of the Essex Empire!

His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Midburg knows that this war is inevitable!

So on the same day, His Majesty the King issued an order to march to the hereditary nobles across the country through the special channel of the Nobles' Garden, ordering them to quickly assemble the private armed forces in their fiefdoms and rush to the southern battlefield to reinforce.

In the royal decree issued by the Royal Court of the Kingdom of Midburg, the standards for the reinforcement of troops by hereditary nobles of various levels are as follows, from low to high:

60. A feudal knight with a hereditary knighthood needs to send at least two squadrons ( men) of reinforcements, and a knight of rank as the leader;

200. A feudal baron who has a barony with a population of less than as his hereditary territory must send at least two battalions ( men) of reinforcements, with a knight of rank as the leader;

600. A feudal baron who owns a barony with a population of more than as his hereditary territory needs to send at least two battalions ( people) of reinforcements and two high-ranking knights as leaders.

2000. A viscount who has a viscount territory with a population of less than as his hereditary territory needs to send at least two regiments ( men) of reinforcements, with a brave knight as the leader and two knights of rank as the backbone;

6000. A feudal viscount who owns a viscountship with a population of more than as his hereditary territory needs to send out at least two divisions ( people) of reinforcements, as well as two brave knights as leaders and five senior knights as the backbone.

6. For hereditary earls and above, the number of reinforcements must not be less than 10,000, as well as two superior knights, ten brave knights, and fifty entry-level knights.

He also issued a final ultimatum on the arrival time of the private armies of nobles from various counties for reinforcements based on the long journey.

As for those who dared to disobey the king's order, the lightest punishment would be to strip their titles and demote them to commoners, or at the worst, their property would be confiscated and their clan would be exterminated, cutting off their bloodline.

In order to make an example of someone else, the royal court of the Kingdom of Midburg has commanded the Central Guardian Corps and the Royal Guards to kill several "outspoken people" who dared to disobey the king's orders, as a warning to others.

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Currently, there are three main legions stationed in the southern part of the Kingdom of Midburg, namely:

The Second Army Group——Red Flame Army,

The Third Army - Blue Shield Corps,

The Fourth Army - Wolf Warriors.

The average strength of these three established army groups is about 3, so the total strength is 10.

Apart from these, the only army that could be used was the private army recruited by the Duke of the Netherlands, which had a strength of over 2 soldiers.

As well as the private armies recruited by a marquis and seven earls whose hereditary territories were located in the four southern counties, the total strength of the troops was about 9.

Finally, there are the private armies of viscounts, barons, and knights. Their numbers are countless, and their strength is uneven!

However, it can be roughly estimated that there are about 5 troops.

So with a simple addition and subtraction, we can know that the Kingdom of Midburg has deployed a huge army of more than 25 troops on its southern border.

According to the total population of the Kingdom of Midburg of more than 300 million, this is equivalent to one-tenth of the country's population gathered here!

Moreover, hereditary nobles from other counties will come to support us with their private armies in succession later on!

Therefore, the final number of troops gathered from all parties may reach more than 35!

This is really not a small amount!