the red king wars

the red king wars are a series of conflicts fought within The united tsardoms against the tsar and the princes of the principlaty of ravabsk who declared themselves the red kings

The Conflict

Prelude

after the battle of the 6 people the people who would settle the tsardoms would encounter the orks for the first time. the orks of the steppe were far more harsh than there kin in the west and the ravabski the leaders of the other tribes fought a war agianst them in order to allow the other tribes to go north. the war of blood resulted in the first red king being crowned on what was called The river of blood and the red kingdom was born. your years they regined until there allience made them princes. the people of ravabsk are know for there harshness and there lords flayed people as punishment. there army as well who launch raids into the twin sultanates were know for savage in combat. they also ruled with an iron fist and there people lived in a mix of fear and respect of there prince. the lords of ravabsk believed that the other rulers of the tsardoms as lazy and unworthy. the people of ravabsk had to fight for a home the other peoples didn't.
the first man to rebel was prince valiy iv believed the tsar would strip him and his family of there power and when the tsar tax master came to collect the tsar money valiy had the man flayed and then sent the skin to the tsar with a letter which lead. 'we are the only lords in the south and we will no longer bend the knee to you for we are the red kingdom and i will be the only king i am the red king

The Engagement

the first war 1630YBCW-red king vasily 5th march 40000 heavy horse and 60000 infantry north to attack the tsars army at shevchenia. lord besov's army was crushed and he and his sons were murdered and there head sent to the tsar. vasily then raised the black banner with a red heart above lord besov's castle. the elderly tsar Boris 2nd enraged that one of his lord would dare rebel against him sent an army of 70000 south under the command of the duke of estel to attack vasily. and again the tsarists army was defeated. but instead of killing the lord of estel he kept him prisoner for leverage in his victory. another army was raised and placed under the command of sir Stephan elaciv.
battle of meteltev the red king meat sir elacivs army at the village of meteltev. each side had about the same numbers. the two armys clashed mid morning. valsiy lead form the front taking his elite heavy knights and smashed the royal army. his infantry then swung around the royalist flanks. what was left of the royalist army retreated north to the capital. there commander was captured

this made the tsar ask for peace. he allowed the red king to enter the capital. the treaty said

the tsar will no longer be sovereign of the lands of blood.
the tsar and the red king will sit at the same table next to each other at feasts
the red kingdom will remain part of the united tsardoms however will not have to send troops or taxes to the tsar

tsardom reconquest-the reconquest of the area came 70 years later in the year 1560YBCW. king red king vasily 5th was the grandson of valiy 3rd. the tsar commanded his son yuri to take an army and re take the red kingdom. the first battle was at the blood river. a special place to the red kingdom. it was were every solider that has ever died fighting in a war is berried. the river runs into the sea and the body end up in the sea. vasliy lead his army personally but he hadn't had enough time to gather enough men. his army had around 60000 men of which half were horse men. he ordered half his force to flank round the enemy forces and he took a force of 30000 and waited for prince yuri. the battle started late that night with yuris army crossing the river and launch an attack against the red king. the bloody battle raged until morning. vasliy took his cavalry and attack the tsarist forces. he was able to beat the back across the river. he knew however that the battle would be lost if the other troop he had sent south to out flank the trasists didn't arrive in time. in the morning he decided to counter attack. his infantry smashed apart the surprised tsarist troops. valsiy lead the army on foot in person but that was what yuri wanted. the tsardom cavalry surrounded vasliy and killed him. with there king dead the red kingdom army retreated. in the capital the royal council wanted to surrender but valsiy sister yelina wanted to fight and she was crowned yelina 1st the red queen. she ordered her husband count boris a Briganaies to form a new army and defend the capital. the battle for the capital lasted for 5 weeks with both side inflicted a bloody price on the other. the tsarist forces entered the city and prince yuri gave the tsars demands. the red kingdom would be disbanded and would return to it old title the principlaty of ravabsk (the red kingdom). military, foreign and economic independence would be taken away and a permanent tsarist presence would be in the principality.
countless resistance over the next thousand year people in the principality would resist the tsarists. many small noble family raised amrys only to be defeated by the tsar's loyasit who acted our of fear as well as duty. but there was no major conflict until 700YBCW
the second war 700YBCW the 35 year old prince andrey wanted to fulfill the legacy of his relative vasily. for the past 1000 years plus yeas the united tsardoms had a garrison in the principality. through diplomacy he was able to remove the economic sanctions on his realm and he was allowed to build up his army. however seeing this Tsar Michael Rastov 1st saw what his lord in the south was trying to gain more power he ordered anderys son paul north to fight in the northern badlands. andrey hadn't wanted to leave the tsardom but when paul was killed his mood changed. he ordered all the tsarist troops murdered and there skins brought to the capital and fug from the walls. he then personally lead his army north destroying every army sent to destroy him. tsar Micheal was 43 years old, weak and frightned tsar, then surrendered and andery march into the capital. he took all of the royal Cossack guards and flayed them in front of the tsar and then made him declare in his capital that the only king in the south was the red king. andery then march south to his capital. during his reign the red kingdom prospered and live in peace but he had no sons and the rest of his family were constantly fighting each other so when he died the tsar march back into the principality and it became a principality.

uprising during the war of succession- when tsar kirilov died 523YBCW without heir. his bastard son, his brother's son and the runic dynasty went to war. when Paul Rastov 1st asked the 47 year old red prince Ivan 3rd read the letter he made heist with his army to The river of blood to be crown the red king. when he was he ordered his army's to be gathered and for the cossaks to be gathered. however the tsar didn't plan on antagonizing either side and just defended his land form incursion.
the establishment of the red kingdom under Kirill hallsberg-miroian- during the war of the white sea the red kingdom was established and was given to jospeh hallsberg-miroian who took the name kiril. he was a kind ruler earning the name kiril the kind but he struggled to prop up his kingdom with an effective army and his cousin and father forces were stretched to help him
the thrid war 64YCW-62YBCW after The great crisis the united tsardoms gained new territory some of this territory had been given to ravabsk. but there was anger in the principality. the navy was compliantly destroyed by the twin sultanates navy in the battle of the white sea. as well as this the ravabsk troops weren't allowed to the victory ceremony in the capital. the red prince at the time vasily 12th was angry as well. he had been given a back water command post during the war. his brother who was in the royal Cossack guards was also killed in the war.
he had listened to his father story of the red kingdom and he wanted to re make it. so he built up an army. he conscript steppe ork clans into his new army and blustered his existing army ranks. so two years after the great crisis vasily rebelled and declared the red kingdom and had himself the red king. his army destroyed the tsarest forces in the boarder regions. when the tsar found out he hastily order his best troops to engage the red army. the tsarist 1st army attack the orc clans who were raiding town. the red kingdoms second army exploited this and ecercled the 1st army while the 2nd army march north. knowing he was in danger the tsar move his capital and left a skeleton deference force. in his new home the tsar asked his allies in the verianberg empire to help him. the emperor Charles 4th sent 50000 troops to help. vasliy reached the capital and he flayed every one of the garrison members. by know he control the half the tsardoms. but this was short live the other two states in the tsardoms attack his flank and destroyed the small 3rd army along with it orc clans. vasilys general asked him to return home but he refused he would fight for the land he had taken. his troops however were tired. were low on ammunition and supply's. but he had a secret weapon a blood sorcerer. his magic would tun the battle. the battles in the west were getting better the 3rd army had turned the tide and pushed the tsarist forces back. when the tsarist and the verianberg army arrived vasily was there to meet them. he ordered his line infantry to hold there line and positioned his artillery on s hill over looking his enemy. a bloody four day battle raged around the capital vasliys blood sorcerer raging havoc in the lines of the enemy. it was decided like most battle fought by the united tsardom by cavalry the two cavalry forces tore at each other and vasily raiding at the front was killed. with no leader the red army march home fighting rear guard actions. when they returned they found they had a queen vasilys sister maria 1st crowned herself the second red queen. she order a strong defense of her kingdom.

soon however the united tsardoms army was marching into the red kingdom. general ivan serocv march the red kingdoms 1st army to fight the full wight of the tsardoms army. the cavalry would again win the day. serocv was able to defend his position and counter attack dealing massive calculates to the tsardom forces. but by know most of the red kingdom was under tsardom control.
while she was still in control of her capital queen maria asked for an armistice and the kingdom was once again re integrated into The united tsardoms

Belligerents

the United tsardom

• The united tsardoms

the red kingdom

Strength

various amounts through the several conflicts.

various through the conflicts

Casualties

Objectives

to keep the principlaty of ravabsk in the tsardoms

gain independence for there principality and become kings.