Principality of Kua Toine, western region, 20 kilometers from the border, Town of Gim
Central Calendar year 1639, April 5th, afternoon
The captain of the western knight order, Moiji, felt uneasy. The western forces consisted of 3000 infantry, 200 Musket-men,300 cavalry/Hussars, 24 dragons, and 30 mages. Kua Toine had many combat-ready soldiers since they were in a semi-state of emergency, but the enemy forces that they could see all along the border surpassed them. What's more, all of their communications continued to be pointedly ignored by Lauria. Some of the citizens had already started evacuating from Gim, at the government's urging.In All of 100 000 Citizens,over 48 000 managed to leave Gim. Even with their new fancy uniforms and weapons,most only had the bare Minimum of training to use them,But From what Germany said,they should be able to kill heavy amounts before they have to withdraw.
"Still nothing from Lauria, huh?" Moiji asked a communications mage.
"Our messages should be reaching them just fine, but we still haven't received any response back. I can only conclude that they're ignoring our communications."
With a small difference in numbers, a solid strategy could be used to avoid a route. However, with these conditions, it was going to be a slaughter. What should be done...? He could hide in the city a make them bleed,he could go into the forest to fight on or...
"What did HQ say about our request for reinforcements?"
"We've repeatedly tried contacting HQ, but the only answer we get is 'we are currently in an emergency conference,' they won't tell us anything more specific except to evacuate the people and to wait for the Germans in 2 day time."
"Fuck! This isn't a picnic! If we have to fight with only the soldiers we have here, without any hope of reinforcements, Gim is already lost! Damn it all...! we can't hold for 2 days!"
With various thoughts swirling in their minds, time passed clouded in uncertainty.
1639, April 6th early morning(Same day and time as Operation Typhoon)
20 kilometers from the border, Town of Gim
All of a sudden, red smoke began to rise up at the national border west of Gim. At the same time, a panicked message came in via communication magic.
"A huge number of Laurian wyverns have invaded Gim! And... thousands of soldiers are pouring in over the border! The invasion has begun! I repeat...!!! Run for your lives—!! Gahh...! ..."
The call ended. Captain Moiji, after seeing the red beacon signifying Lauria's invasion of Kua Toine, roared out orders.
"1st and 2nd dragon squadrons lift off, engage the enemy wyverns! cavalry, scramble to the right flank and disrupt them! Infantry form ranks! Get our Musket men in the back lines and offer support at maximum range! Mages, if you don't join the offensive, just keep the winds favorable to our position."
The dragon squadrons took off,24 fully-geared wyverns rising up into the sky. They split into two squadrons, with one staying near the ground while the other ascended to maximum altitude. Soon after, the skies in Lauria's direction became peppered with black dots. After seeing the huge number of growing enemies, Kua Toine's dragon riders felt their hearts freeze.
Kingdom of Lauria eastern subjugation army, advance force,1st Dragon Squadron
Kua Toine's dragon squadron bravely and boldly flew forward to meet Lauria's dragons.Lauria's 75 dragon riders had them in their sights.
"We'll take advantage of our air superiority. Prepare to fire."
The leader, Dragon Rider Captain Aldebaran, intended to wipe them out in one fell swoop. All 75 wyverns lined up and opened their mouths. Within, fireballs took shape.
"In five... four... three... two... one... fire!!!"
All 75 wyverns fired simultaneously. By adding rotation to their fireballs, firing from inside the mouth would drastically increase the range compared to when fired outside the mouth. Using this trick, they were able to fire before Kua Toine's dragons could even get into range. The 12 Kua Toine dragons suffered direct hits and fell from the sky.
"They've split their forces in two... be on guard."
Shortly after Aldebaran made this order,12 wyverns in a row came out of the sky from the sun at his back. They attacked as they passed, taking down 5 Laurian dragons. The two groups engaged in a melee.Lauria had 5 times as many wyverns, so Kua Toine's wyverns quickly fell one after another. It only took a few minutes to completely annihilate them,but it came at the lost of 15 total Wyverns destroyed.
"We will now assist the ground forces. All units, provide supporting fire."
The dragon riders descended upon Kua Toine's army.
dest,dest,dest....(musket volley fire sound)
Just then the 200 Musketmen fired a volley at the Wyverns,killing 10 in a single volley,10 times more than what archers could do,seeing this the Laurians for a moment looked shock before they attacked again.The enemy wyverns focused on the ground army, raining fire down on them. The losses were devastating. They only had one way to counterattack:Muskets,But since it took 50 seconds to reload and already having 120 killed,they were not really well used against the Wyverns.
Kua Toine's knight order suffered heavy losses from the mob of wyverns harassing them. Their numbers were already reduced by a third. Right then,25 000 infantry in Lauria's advance force joined the battle. Within 1 hour, the Kua Toine knight order was completely annihilated.Not a single one of their soldiers lived,they fought to the death,Only Moiji lived,Lauria itself lost 7500 men,much more than they would ever thought possible. Captain Moiji, hands tied behind his back, was now a prisoner of war, while the advance force was now encircling Gim which was defenseless,leaving now 40 000 people at the Mercy of the Laurians.
"So weak! With these numbers, even Moiji couldn't possibly put up a fight.I will admit your weird weapons and uniforms did surprise us,But Scum like you will never beat us! Amimals like must know their place" Lieutenant General Adem gloated over Moiji. "Oh, that's right...your wife and daughter live in Gim, don't they?"
"Shit!"Moiji forgot they didn't evacuate as they were still packing
"Hey," Adem called out to his men, "bring Moiji's wife and daughter here. After they've been shown a good time in front of him, we'll feed them to the beasts."
"You fucking monster!" Moiji screamed as he tried to jump at Adem, but he was easily subdued.
"Don't worry. After you've watched the show, you can join them as beast food."
"I'LL KILL YOU!!!"
Adem's terrible orders were carried out that day. The town of Gim was filled with murder, looting, rape, and destruction. The Modim family was not spared from its tragic end,over 40 000 people.100 were set loose to spread fear to the surrounding towns. When Germany found out 4 hours later,The General Public was outraged,even with the strong Pro-Peace mentality,a militarist Empire like them,Many more or less saw war as the necessary course of action,as Goebbels said in a Radio Speech that same day,he clearly explained the mood of the German Empire.
''War is not evil when used right,Germany wants peace,who can blame us? 1 million dead,a broken economy and the burning memory of the past 30 years shakes us to our cores as Germans,But when Nations seek Genocide,seek to engulf Germany in the binds of Slavery,Then would we,Germans surrender with a fight? Would we strip our heritage and proud legacy for nothing? NO! We will kill and we will prevail against all Nations that want to bind Germany into slavery,the most decadent ardent ideals to ever walk the earth,If Any foe wants to incur the wrath of Germany,then certain death is his Lot! Germany wants Peace! But at the end of a long rifle is not peace! It is Surrender! We will not surrender! We will fight for our Fatherland! Like a storm,We will break any clam day with our Fury!''Joseph Goebbels ''Peace on German terms'' April 6th 1639(1942)