Reborn Dragon Vein Warlock, Genius Beauty Mage

Stuart led the army to march towards the Barony of Dunkirk in two groups. On the other side was a fleet led by Alicia herself, carrying 1,500 infantry and logistical equipment. Along the way were five hundred cavalry led by Monica, mainly because the horses needed to recover for a few days after taking a long boat ride to reach their destination, so it was better to go overland.

The battle to retake the Barony of Dunkirk was actually an armed parade. Every village and town where the army went was carrying pots and bottles to welcome the king's army.

Because Archduke Fernand declared war on the Stuart Territory in the name of his own family, other on-the-ground nobles in the Principality of Belgium did not send troops to participate, and the targets of revenge could only be the four directly subordinate counties of the other party.

However, when Archduke Fernand's army attacked the Dunkirk Territory from his own territory, other on-the-ground nobles in the Principality of the Netherlands gave the army the right to pass. Yes, if you are mobilizing the army as a principality, you do not need to obtain the consent of the local nobles to move as you please, but as a great noble, you must follow the rules of the nobles.

There was a reason why Archduke Fernand did not use the name of the duchy to declare war in the name of the Ludwig family:

The total area of ​​the Principality of Belgium is the size of twelve counts. Although the Ludwijk family only occupies four, it is very rich because most of the principal's income comes from maritime trade. The ports, mage towers, and master-level professionals all belong to the family, as do most of the fleet and army. The military strength of other nobles was not very good. Declaring war in the name of the principality and asking them to send troops together would not be of much help. However, they would be given a lot of benefits after the war. Naturally, Archduke Fernand did not want to engage in such a loss-making business.

This is also easy to understand. The country on this continent is equivalent to a company. The king and the grand duke are equivalent to the largest shareholders and chairman of the board, and other nobles are small shareholders. The chairman can lead the company to make money together, or he can do other business privately. It all comes down to what suits him best.

Therefore, Alicia also sent envoys to these nobles, asking for the right to pass the army. Although it was only more than a day's journey to reach the Ludvik family's territory by boat, she wanted to go there by land.

For this request, the nobles of the Principality of Belgium did not dare to refuse to agree, because the Stuart leader had already begun to retaliate against the nobles who robbed the caravan, and the news spread.

The nobles who dared to rob the caravan were only local lords or knights, and generally were run-down barons from a few remaining villages and towns. After all, nobility would not ruin their reputation just for a one-shot deal. They had no resistance at all to the retaliation of the Stewart Territory. The nobles paid ten times the compensation, handed over the murderer, and committed suicide. Those who refused to admit their fault were actually killed and exterminated.

The nobles of the Principality of Bihe were afraid of offending Alicia, so how dare they not agree to this request. You must know that the other party is a giant dragon, which is a completely different species from humans. Killing someone is like trampling on an ant. There is no need to risk your own life that the other party will not lose his temper.

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After Archduke Fernand failed to attack the port of Dominaria, he abandoned the merchant ships that ran aground on the beach and fled towards the country with the escort warships. The ports along the way were controlled by the Stewarts, and it was impossible for them to go ashore for supplies and rest. In addition, they were defeated and fled, so their morale was extremely low.

On the other hand, although the Stewart fleet was engaged in operations to block shipping routes in the waters near the Principality of Belgium, it was able to carry out repairs at the ports of the three North Atlantic Treaty Organization signatory countries, the Kingdom of the Rhine, the Kingdom of France, and the Kingdom of Elves, and has maintained a good performance. combat effectiveness. Especially after receiving the news of the victory in the defense battle of Dominaria City, morale was even higher.

It was quite normal for the fleet to sail along the route at sea and encounter merchant ships. It was impossible for Archduke Fernand to sink all the merchant ships he saw in order to keep it secret, and he couldn't do it either.

The employees of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce who were previously sent to various noble ports along the coast in the name of free trade were tasked with not only doing business, but also gathering intelligence. And as the news of the defeat of the Principality of Belgium spread, these merchant ships that encountered the fleet by chance would not mind selling each other's coordinates at a good price.

Once you have mastered the opponent's heading and approximate location, the next thing will be easier to handle. One morning, Stewart's fleet unexpectedly stopped Archduke Fernand's fleet.

In the former case, five of the latest sailing battleships were deployed. As for the heavy cruisers and light cruisers, there was no need to participate at all. Just continue to block the shipping route. The latter fought with a sailing battlecruiser and eight three-masted heavy cruisers. These are all the current capital ships of the Principality of Belgium.

Then there was nothing more. Except for Archduke Fernand's ship, which was able to escape by accelerating through the magic circle, the rest all surrendered on the spot.

What else can I do, run? Since the Stewart battleships were built by the elves, the old battleships of the Dutch Principality were not as fast as anyone else and could not outrun them at all. beat? The five battleships combined have fifty large crossbows on each side. Only one battlecruiser in the Dutch Principality has five on each side. What's even more annoying is that the range is not as far as others.

The Navy of the Principality of Belgium has a glorious fighting tradition. They are not afraid of dying in battle, but they cannot die in vain. After the opponent fired a volley, they all had to go to the sea to feed the fish, but our own side couldn't hit the opponent, so it was either death or something.

Archduke Fernand was lucky enough to escape back to the port of Rotterdam because his ship was fast after all. The heavy patrols and light patrols led by Stuart who blocked the port did not dare to enter the nine-kilometer teleportation range of the mage tower. There would be more loopholes if they were further away, and they would be unable to catch up when they were discovered.

However, this has little impact on the overall situation. This failure caused the Principality of Belgium to lose its entire army and most of its mid-level, high-level and master-level professionals. When it escaped, it lost all its navy's capital ships. The existing The maintenance of law and order by armed forces is problematic.

The Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in the Principality of the Netherlands, and the Port of Amsterdam, the second largest port, both belong to the Ludwijk family of Archduke Fernand, of which Amsterdam is also the capital of the Principality. Each of these two port cities built a high-level mage tower.

For the army led by Stuart, the only resistance now is the two mage towers, and if they can't occupy the city without finding a solution, this war will not be considered a real victory.

Archduke Fernand did not divide his troops to rely on villages and towns to resist. He did not have the strength anymore. Instead, he retracted all his effective forces to defend only two cities and gave up other places.

Under this situation, Stewart's army was overwhelming, occupying villages and towns one after another non-stop, and soon arrived outside the port of Rotterdam.