Invasion of the Lorenzen Kingdom

The Invasion of the Lorenzen Kingdom was a military campaign conducted by Ilaka against the Lorenzen Kingdom. The Lorenzen Kingdom was weakened by the Second Lorenzen War, allowing Ilaka to take land relatively easily.

## Background

In **489PR**, Ilaka was subject to the Carton War, a war fought by the city of Helicules who wished to cede from the Kingdom. At the same time, Ilaka was dealing with raids from the Northern Tribes and the Lorenzen Kingdom.

After their defeat in the Battle of the Carto Empire, King Ilias Kostides was forced to enter peace talks, officially recognising the Carto Empire as a nation and giving up the lands they had lost.

The Lorenzen Kingdom was later invaded by the Nirvan Republic under the command of Vibius Calenus in **491PR**, called the Second Lorenzen War.

The Lorenzens suffered a major defeat in the Battle for Clemmensen in **492PR**, forcing them to withdraw and reorganise their army for a second offensive.

Seeing that the Lorenzens were vulnerable and losing the war, King Ilias decided to get revenge for the raiding on his lands that cost him the Carton War. He prepared his military for war, giving the command to Perkules Architsis.

## Invasion

At the start of **493PR**, King Ilias sent a messenger to King Lukas of the Lorenzen Kingdom that war was declared. Soon, they began sending troops across the Rubicon River into the hold of Laurid.

Crossing the river, they were met by the army of Asmus Laurid, forcing them to get into formations before attacking.

### Battle for Laurid

*See: Battle for Laurid*

The Battle for Laurid was a costly victory for Perkules, who discovered that the Lorenzen Knights were now much better than the Companions. Still, the Ilakans held the advantage in troops, the Atkan more skilled than any elite Lorenzen troops.

After the battle, the Ilakans spent a lot of time defeating villages in the mountains, besieging the town of Laurid and forcing its surrender.

### Negotiations with the Nirvans

In Caesan **493PR**, King Ilias was contacted by Gallio Aebutus, leader of the Calenus Faction in Nirva. Initially, Ilias wanted none of it, ignoring any messengers or diplomats sent to Kras by the Nirvans for discussion.

Finally, he came to the conclusion that he could spend less resources and time fighting the Lorenzens if their army had already been defeated by the Nirvans. This was notable because the Lorenzens had begun their move to fight Perkules, who would’ve likely lost or at least cost them heaps. Opening discussions, the two finally came up with a solution. Since the Lorenzens were somewhere in Dalsgaard, if the Nirvans defeated them, then the Ilakans would claim anything East of the battle, leaving the rest for Vibius to conquer.

This had two advantages. He would be able to take the lands easier after the battle, and no matter the victor and whoever won would be weak, meaning they could not backtrack on their deal or raid the Ilakans.

### Meldgard

After the Nirvans defeated the Lorenzens in the Battle of Dalsgaard, Perkules and the Ilakans made their slow progress in conquering the hold of Meldgard. The reason for the slow pace was that they didn’t need to go fast, simply taking lands and either enslaving the residents or settling Ilakan families there to set up farms.

### Dalsgaard

In **494PR**, Perkules conquered the rest of Meldgard and Dalsgaard, honoring the agreement with the Nirvans to meet their border. The Nirvans making sure that they knew where it was, placing a series of forts along the border.

## Economic Growth

By the end of the invasion, the Ilakans had gained enough resources and land to make up for their losses in the Carton War. Quickly, they were reaching that level of economic prosperity, making King Ilias quite popular with the people and the nobles, despite his loss in the previous war.