Speaking of Hammerfell, one cannot fail to mention the world war initiated by the separatist regime of the Thalmor in Summerset.
By the way, it was only three years after Titus Mede II ascended the throne. On the 30th of Frostfall, 4E 171, Ambassador Thalmor came to Cyrodiil with a "gift" dedicated to the emperor and an ultimatum. Imperial capital. And the rich "gift" from Summerset Island was filled with a large, tightly wrapped carriage.
This ultimatum was a long list, which included: paying tribute to the Thalmor, disbanding the Order of Blades, making it illegal to worship Talos, the ninth holy spirit, and ceding a large piece of Hammerfell territory to the Thalmer. Titus Mede II, of course, rejected this extremely offensive and flouting ultimatum. Ambassador Thalmor's true colors were revealed on the spot. He overturned the carriage filled with gifts, and hundreds of heads rolled from the carriage to the floor. The owners of these heads are secret agents of the Blade Society lurking in Summerset Island and Valen Forest.
After that, the Great War, a world war that lasted for five years, broke out.
Soon, the well-prepared army of the Third Ancestor Divine Continent invaded the two major provinces of Hammerfell and Cyrodiil simultaneously. The Thalmor general Lord Naarifin led a powerful force to invade Cyrodiil from the south. After landing, the army immediately drove towards Cyrodiil from the camp hidden in the northern part of the Elsweyr province, and raided the imperial defense forces stationed on the border.
On the other side, another force led by Lady Arannelya crossed Cyrodiil from the west and invaded Hammerfell via Anvil and Kovacs. At the same time, another Shenzhou team also landed on the southern shore of Hammerfell near Summerset Island. Distract the attention of the Red Guards and contain their reinforcements. Because of internal strife and factional struggles, Hammerfell had no time to organize effective resistance. As a result, the situation in Cyrodiil was very similar, and the southern shore of Hammerfell, which was a pile of scattered sand, also quickly fell. The Imperial Legion, which was much larger than the Divine Continent Legion, was forced to retreat through the Akril Desert in the middle of Hammerfell. This retreat was called the "March of Thirst."
It now seems that the purpose of the Third Ancestral Continent's initial attack on Cyrodiil was just to distract the empire while it invaded Hammerfell, and did not want to capture the imperial capital in one fell swoop. According to the original plan of the Third Ancestor Divine Continent, it is a safe war strategy to first annex Hammerfall, fight steadily, and then capture the Emperor step by step. As a result, the two armies fought consecutively and won consecutive battles, and their momentum was overwhelming. The human empire legion was completely defeated, and everyone was unexpectedly defeated. A human dynasty without dragon blood has no cohesion at all. So the Third Ancestor Divine Continent quickly changed its strategy. Directly occupying the imperial capital and taking over the empire in one fell swoop became the established goal within the next two years.
In 4E 172, the elven army penetrated further into Cyrodiil. Along the way, important imperial towns fell one after another. At the end of the year, Grand Duke Narifen even formed a siege on the imperial capital. In Hammerfell, the Thalmor were content to capture the entire southern coastline and began to consolidate control of the region. This was the area they had requested to cede in the original ultimatum given to Titus Mede II. Among the cities in the southern part of Hammerfell, only Hegathe has not yet fallen into the hands of the armies of the Aldmeri Continent. Meanwhile, the remnants of the Imperial forces that had survived the Thirst March crossed the desert to regroup in northern Hammerfell, joining reinforcements arriving from High Rock.
At the beginning of 4E173, the reinforcements sent by the Hammerfell Ancestors from Sentinel successfully broke through. The "Victory of Hegartha" severely damaged the army of the Third Ancestor Continent, leaving them unable to move north. The victory of Hegartha also prompted the two major Red Guard factions, the "Forebears" and the "Crowns" to break the ice and reconcile. Then the powerful combat power of the Red Guards began to be released.
At this time, Ms. Alanelia's main force also successfully crossed the Akril Desert. Siege of Skaven. In the end, the empire was defeated and retreated, and the Third Divine Continent captured another important Hammerfell city. However, after this bloody battle, the Shenzhou army was at the end of its strength and could only rest and recuperate on the spot, unable to move forward.
It is obvious that one of the two heavy punches thrown by the Third Ancestor China at the human empire has been unable to follow up.
In 4E 174, Commander Thalmor ordered all elven combat forces to participate in the siege of the Imperial Capital of Cyrodiil, trying to directly win this decisive battle. In the spring of 4E 174, the elven reinforcements from Summerset Island gathered in southern Cyrodiil after receiving the order. On the 12th of Second Seed, they launched a large-scale raid on the imperial capital...
In short, after a series of bloody battles, the empire finally made a big move in the "Battle of the Red Ring" on the 30th of Ute month, 4E 175, after paying a high price for the entire Eighth Legion and the fall of the imperial capital to massacre and plunder by the Chinese army. Counterattack, and defeated the third Chinese siege army after 15 days of bloody battle. The remnants of the elves tried to retreat from the southern part of the imperial capital, but were overtaken and completely defeated by the Nord army known as the "Unbreakable Shieldwall" led by the Nord warlord Jonna.
In the second half of 4E 175, the Empire and the Thalmor signed the "Platinum Agreement", marking the end of the great war.
However, the irony is that this "Platinum Agreement" is almost identical to the content of the ultimatum that Tuss Med II rejected five years ago.
Predictably, the Redguards in Hammerfell were angry and refused to abide by this agreement. They refused to even acknowledge the fact that the Empire had been defeated, and could not tolerate the ceding of so much Hammerfell territory to the Third Aldmeri, the losers of the war. However, in order to protect the hard-won peace treaty, Titus Mede II renounced relations with Hammerfell. From then on, Hammerfell was no longer a province of the empire, but became a de facto independent country.
The Redguards viewed Titus Meder II's actions as a great betrayal of the founding covenant of the Empire of Tamriel. This also achieved the Thalmor's long-standing goal - to intensify the conflict between Hammerfell and the Empire, causing a complete break between the two parties.
In the end, the heroic Red Guards dragged the Aldmeri China into another quagmire of war. The war between the two sides lasted for another five years (4E175 - 4E180), causing the southern region of Hammerfell to be destroyed and reduced to ruins. However, without the Sword Singers, the Red Guards single-handedly defeated the Third Ancestor China. Historically known as "Hammerfell's Resistance".
Of course the Red Guards must also admit it. The Nords, Bretons, and Imperials in the Imperial Corps fought bloody battles in the Battle of the Red Ring, severely damaging the main force of the Ancestral Divine State, which was also an important reason for the final victory in the Hammerfell Counterattack.
In the end, the Third Ancestor China was forced to sign the "Second Treaty of Stros M'kai" with the Redguards in 4E 180, completely withdrawing from Hammerfell.
To this day, although the province of Hammerfell is still divided and divided, the Redguards have not proclaimed themselves emperor (Long live the Dragonblood Emperor!).
I originally wanted to endure hardships and endure hardships. After a generation of rest and recuperation, Emperor Titus Meder II, who was waiting to regain his national strength and then regain Hammerfell, Summerset Island, and Valen Forest to unify Tamriel, was struck with a blow. The empire was in turmoil, and the Skyrim Civil War broke out again in 4E 201.
This is the current situation in Tamriel.
The lord who owns the 300-mile stream tree, possesses the Dragon Breaker and the Law, is also waiting for the mysterious Red Guard woman.
"Good day, Lord Baron." Sadia Iman's movements were full of aristocratic demeanor. Wu Chen was convinced at the first sight that she was not a simple maid.
"Good day, madam." Wu Chen greeted with a smile: "What do you want?"
"Aren't you looking for me, sir?" Sadia Iman showed a sly smile. This seemingly bold "offense" is actually a common communicative tactic among nobles with a long family history.
"Oh?" Wu Chen, whose family didn't last that long, was also stunned: "I don't think we have ever met."
"Yes, my lord. But you must have heard of my ancestors." Sadia Iman's pride arose spontaneously.
"Who are your ancestors?" Wu Chen asked with a smile.
"Mikayla Reki." Sadia Iman whispered the name of her ancestor.
"So that's it." Wu Chen was in awe.
It turns out that Saadia or Iman is the descendant of the Yokudan swordswoman Mikaela Reki mentioned by the Khajiit merchant Rezad.
