So great was her reign and Brilliant her Glory

Banners flew in the wind as the two armies marched, Equestrias mighty legions marched towards the Reichs mighty Army. The Reichs flag, a a stag covered in armor with a wreath surrounding it with a red background. And Equestria's, two alicorns in an eternal circle with a gold and silver background. Both flags waved above their respective armies, the rumble of marching armies filling the air as drums rattled off beats to march to.

When the two opposing armies were barely out of range of the others archers,s cavalrymen from both sides rode at each other, both bearing a white flag, the international symbol of Surrendering of Parley.

"Hail Lady Celestia, Diarch of the Sun, hail Lady Luna, Mistress of the Night, as per the honourbound oath every leader swears, I will give you this one chance to surrender or meet death at my blade." The Human king said the riders approached each other at a steady trot.

"Hail lord Wieland, Lord of the Human Reich, we decline your offer and will deign to offer you the same offer you have given us," Celestia replied, her armor glinting in the suns light, if you decline then prepare to meet defeat at Equestrias Legion!"

"Nein, Lady Celestia, I will meet you on the field of battle."

Both parties retreated back to their respective armies, the Red and Blue plated army of the Reich, and the Silver and gold plated armies of the Legion. Shouts began to erupt from both armies as the Captains and Generals began calling out orders and prayers.

(Lord Wielands POV)

I rode back to my position at the middle of my army, the royal guard composed of the Eldest son of the various royal houses surrounding me as we trotted back over. Captains cried out orders as I passed, the Captain of my Guard glaring at men who looked like they would flee when battle began. I nodded to a soldier holding a horn, he nodded back to me before raising the horn and playing 3 rapid notes and then a single blaring note. Cries rang out as both armies charged at each other, clashing filled my ears as both forces crashed into each other like a tidal wave. Screams began to rise as men lost limbs or received wounds. I grabbed my lance off my servant after I strapped my helmet to my head, my vision being restricted by the closed helmet. Digging my heels into my mount I began to charge into battle, slowly picking up speed as I charged into the side of an Equestrian regiment of Shortbows. My lance impaled an Archer right through his Leather Hauberk, the armor providing little defence against my sharpened Lance.

I pulled on the reign quickly, steering my horse back behind my army ready to make another pass at exposed Equestrians. A large roar filled the air as more Equestrians poured into the battle, my men barely holding them off.

"Captain, signal the rest of the cavalry, we're going to hit their flanks, and tie them down," I ordered my captain who raised his horn to his mouth before blaring two slow notes and 3 quick notes.

It was barely a minute before the rest of cavalry formed up into a wedge behind me.

"Charge!" I bellowed as I began to charged forward, the thunder of hoovesteps behind me signalling that the rest of the cavalry were charging as well.

Seconds ticked by as the enemies exposed side slowly drew closer before I slammed into it, trampling foes and lancing anyone who even tried to fight back. The enemy army erupted into panic as the cavalry roared through it, ponies shouted and screamed as my loyal soldiers cut them down.

My mount suddenly reared back, throwing me off before it collapsed, the shaft of an arrow sticking out of it's chest. I scrambled to my feet and drew my sword. A long-sword of Steel, longer than my arm when outstretched and engraved with an eagle at the base of the blade. A cry drew my attention to an Equestrian pikepony charging at me, his pike gleaming as I snapped my shield up, the shields metal easily deflecting the front heavy weapon to the side as my blade snapped forward, breaking through the Chain-mail my opponent wore. I quickly tore my blade free of the corpse and slashed another foe in the back, the blade easily cut through the inferior quality chain link and tore a gash into his back. A loud horn blared into the air as the Equestrians retreated, cries of defeat echoing from the cowards as they ran. We had won this battle, a crushing blow to the Equestrians.

(Celestias POV)

I sighed as I watched my army march back to the nearest castle, their heads held low as they marched. The Reichs Army had barely defeated us, that cavalry charge was a tactically unwise movement, especially since they charged right into the main mass of my army, but somehow they did it, they caused enough disorder and bloodshed that we had no choice to retreat or lose a majority of our forces to the Humans.

"It is saddening what our Nobility has dragged us into, isn't it Luna," I muttered to my sister as she marched by my side.

"Indeed it is dear Sister, to march against a foe who out numbers us in size and population, it doesn't matter if they are wracked with war from the Gryphons or if they are recovering from a crisis, they still outnumber us, if barely." She stated.

"I wonder how they will take it, that their mighty general Ironhammer was defeated by a 'lowly ape'," I asked her, fingers raised and made into quotation marks just to emphasize the sarcasm.

"probably with another order to raise more Levies of troops and Arms."

"Most likely." Celestia ended the conversation.

'Why can't the nobility understand that our goals to dissolve the Reich are stupid and unbelievable,' Celestia thought to herself before shaking her head and continuing to march.