This story is a sequel to Stories of the Great war
The Heer is retreating. Never did Blueblood think he'd see the day, but the entry of Stalliongrad into the war has presented the first sign of hope for a long time. Completely overstretched and sapped of offensive potential, Hivesmarshal Trimmel has ordered a general retreat.
Sensing the first opportunity for a long time; Field Marshal Blueblood, Commander in Chief of the United Ponies Front, has to fight a bloody political battle against the Equestrian political system to prevent their great leaders from snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Chapters (4)
looklike bb escape his prison, GO BLUEBLOOD!
great start mate keep it up cant wait for the next chapter
Where did the name Heer come from? It doesn’t even show up in my spellcheck.
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Heer is German, it refers to the Land component of the armed forces. In events, the changeling army is sometimes referred to as the Heer, so I just went with the whole German imperial aesthetic.
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Heer legit translates to "Army" in German.
The official arrival:
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Once they are alone:
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I may or may not ship those two.
Good chapter!
I enjoyed reading it.
That was a very unexpected turn of events.
But why is Blueblood still thinking they are losing?
Right now they are winning, and even if his theory about the Changelings regaining strength it will be quite some time until they are ready again. Time he can use to strengthen Equestria.
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I also may or may not ship those two XD.
I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter, I'll try to get the next chapter out at some point soon.
As for Blueblood, he's essentially out of command roles at this point. Last chapter, Celestia essentially launched a coup against his military leadership and got him side-lined in the coalition. He now has to report everything to Luna, and by proxy, Celestia who don't share his views on strategy and have differing war aims. He can't strengthen the Equestrian position as a whole now, only the troops directly under his command in his sector of the field. To become commander in chief again, he'd need to launch some kind of military coup against the alicorn government; even if that succeeded then Stalliongrad and Nova Griffonia would never accept someone so Anti-Communist as supreme commander of the coalition forces.
The Heer is also stronger on paper than the coalition and only withdrew due to logistical problems and equipment shortages, not a total military collapse. They've also managed to retreat mostly intact and almost totally preserve their offensive potential as well as their entire air force. The Changelings retreat is tactical and hasn't actually changed the military balance of power all to much, the opportunity to counterattack is based purely on their lack of organisation in the retreat and the fact their new defensive line isn't fortified yet. They only need a few months to rebuild their stockpiles before coming back with a vengeance.
Yup, he really needs to get some sleep.
In doubt he can ask Celestia though. I mean it's her who decides such things as the length of the day.
That, and I'm sure Luna wouldn't be particular pleased by the content of the documents.
Asking the important questions!
Good story!
I enjoyed reading it.
Although I must say the ending was very sudden.
For a time it almost looked like you had forgotten about the events of the war at all, leaving us in the dark about what actually happened.
And even now I feel like some things are still unclear. Like, what exactly is his current status? and what about Flurry?
I look forward to it!
Small note: It's Cadance, not Cadence.
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I'm glad you enjoyed it mate! I'll do my best to get the next part out as quickly as possible.
Sorry about the sudden ending, but continuing the war from the Equestrian perspective doesn't really have much I can say, they have a stalemate for a few months before getting absolutely hammered by Trimmels second invasion. Its sort of just the beginning of the phony war where not much happens for a while.
As for the total absence of war after chapter 1, the Changelings are already gone and the Equestrian army is advancing over basically empty fields for a week. The Changeling POV's in the next part are going to focus almost exclusively on the continuation and conclusion of the war with absolutely zero chill (a lot of people are going to die).
For Blueblood, he's still under house arrest in Changeling occupied Equestria, but got married and had a child. Getting married absolutely drove his decision to try not to die and instead be captured. He's just sort of hanging around at the moment, but will get more to do later on, especially in Flurrys section of the story.
With Flurry, I probably should have done her arc next, but I guess I'm committed to the Changeling bit now. For clarity, she did end up making it to the Reich and is currently living there. Anything more would be spoiling it, but she's going to be quite important to the future plans of our favourite Changeling queen.
Thanks for spotting my misspelling of Cadance, I'll go fix that right away.
So if I got this right, the Changelings won in the end?
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Yes the Changelings do eventually win. They manage to retreat with their army almost totally intact and fortify their core territory. After a few months of rebuilding and reorganising their army while the United Ponies Fromt largely squanders the the reprieve. The Changelings launch a second, better planned invasion and this time Equestria buckles under the pressure and breaks.
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I just really hope Celestia realized her folly and asks for Blueblood's forgiveness or something. Maybe a new story on Celestia' perspective, ehy?