War of the Oblikrom

War of the Oblikrom (also known as Battle of Oblikrom) was a short war waged between the Alaronic Empire (with the assistance of Workhold) and Kingdom of Caenor. The war was actually a convoluted plan arranged by Jamur Emetur in order to destroy important Worvian military units. The plan wasn't a complete success, as the Worvians dedicated most of their elite troops in the Fortudatum Crusade instead of Oblikrom.
== History ==
=== Prelude ===
Alaronic Empire and the Avarg Empire have been at an constant war for a long while. In May 308 one Avargian Army unit fled the Alaronic Army inside the borders of the Kingdom of Caenor. Initially Alaron didn't really care about this, but Nüyan Jamur Emetur forced Kurt Sementas the Ildan of the Ceneprian Army to give chase. At the same time it is believed that Jamur tipped the Caenorians off about this, which helped the Caenorian commander Caifas Thorn to lay out an ambush for the Ceneprians, which worked perfectly. The Ceneprians were defeated and forced to retreat. Succeeding this defeat, Jamur Emetur sent a plea asking for reinforcements from the Kingdom of Workhold, specifically from Mennos van Dire. Mennor organized a military force and sent them on their way into Oblikrom, but he was restricted from sending in too many men as Lothbrok Voorst and Lannes Hay, the Prime Minister and Warmaster of Workhold respectively were planning a more vital military campaign in Gliamaa, the Fortudatum Crusade.
=== Battle of the Oblikrom ===
The plan of the Coalition headed by Ildan Kurt Sementas and Finlexas, was to purely charge and breach the Four Walls of the Oblikrom defence fortification one by one. With the might of the two Legions, Legio Galentum and Legio Ardostum, the Coalition forces easily pushed through the first two walls which were defended by very poor Caenorian militia forces. The Third Wall was a defended more fiercely, as the defenders were actual Knights of Caenor, commanded personally by Magnus Ebran. By this point, the two Legions were also exhausted leaving the task of securing the Third Wall for the Phoenix Army led by Grisweld Mittelhoss. Against all odds the inferior troops of Mittelhoss managed to capture the Third Wall from the Knights of Caenor, but at a high cost. Mittelhoss was praised by the two Legions who were completely astonished by this show of brilliance.
The Fourth Wall was the best defended out of all the walls, and before even attempting to attack it, the Coalition forces rested for two whole days. Only action that took place at this time were some minor skirmishes near the Fourth Wall. After a while the Coalition commanders; Finlexas, Sementas, Mittelhoss and Uriel Beyard devised a brutal plan of attrition against the defending Caenorians. Just as the assault was beginning, the Coalition commanders heard news that their rear-guard was under a surprise attack by an unknown army. The Coalition deduced, that the forces they had left to guard the prior walls betrayed them, as the forces were supposed to be highly skilled troops that wouldn't fall so easily. The Coalition bargained with the Caenorians who revealed that the unknown army was not their reinforcements it was a third new faction. The Caenorians and the Coalition decided to unite their forces and withdraw to Franzland, land south of Caenor. They organized a new rear-guard led by Captain Ultor Magon that was to give the withdrawing army enough time to reach the safety of Franzland. Ultor succeeded in holding out long enough but during his rear-guard action he faced the commanders of the unknown army which was revealed to be the army of Jamur Emetur and the Knights of the Maelstrom led by Karl Perickard. Ultor dueled Karl and was wounded gravely forcing him and his remaining men to flee back to the withdrawing army.
=== Aftermath ===
Over a half of the Worvian expeditionary force died in the battle, most by the men of Jamur. This weakened the Legio Ardostum, the Royal Army and the Legio Galentum greatly. The Caenorians also had to abandon their home and leave for Edelmaa forming the Caenorian Diaspora in the process. They vowed to return one day and take back their lands.
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