Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Due to the overwhelmed situation on the front line, the commander of the Kingdom of Wessex quickly made the right choice - he ordered

The soldiers withdrew from the city walls and returned to the interior of the city for street fighting. At the same time, they concentrated most of their troops on guarding the palace, which symbolized the authority of the kingdom.

Of course, Orville's own legionnaires were able to follow the most basic orders and prohibitions and did not rush into the city. However, the Celts who came to help were different. They had a blood feud with the Anglo-Saxons in the city. Moreover, Orville obviously lacked the most basic restraint on them, so they completely ignored the commander-in-chief's command orders and rushed into the city.

The soldiers and civilians in the city showed a strong will to resist in the face of death threats. They may be afraid of the Romans, but they are definitely not afraid of the Celts who have been suppressed by them for a hundred years. They have already shown their confidence. , the soldiers and civilians of Winchester relied on their terrain advantages to resist stubbornly, causing the Celts who blindly rushed into the city to suffer serious losses.

Belisarius rushed to Orville and asked him for countermeasures: "Those barbarians have disrupted our current plan. Should we go into the city now to assist them, or should we sit back and ignore everything and follow the original plan?"

Orville looked at Winchester, which was on fire, and shook his head slightly: "Let them fight on their own first. Our people are guarding the city wall and are not allowed to enter the city. The construction team can go up and completely remove a section of the city wall, so that the people inside the city can Even if the defenders retake the city wall by force, they will not be able to defend it."

"Yes!" Belisarius responded, then quickly retreated and returned to the battlefield.

In his conception, the Romans, as the future rulers, had better not arouse the hatred of any party, and adopt a certain degree of tolerant policy while showing their strength. However, specific problems should be analyzed in detail to allow different local ethnic groups to interact with each other. It is very cost-effective to harbor hatred for each other, which can greatly reduce the cost of governance.

He is not so heartless as to create conflicts, but taking advantage of it is still above the moral bottom line.

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After Belisarius left, he appropriately sent a construction team of several hundred people to the front line. They were armed with demolition weapons such as shovels, pickaxes and chisels, and were ready to help demolish the already shaky Winchester. of city walls.

It is precisely because of this that the protection around him has become a bit empty, which may have given the enemies lurking in the shadows an opportunity.

While Orville was busy commanding and dispatching the troops, the light cavalry hovering on guard near the hill suddenly blew the horn urgently.

The low and penetrating voice resounded throughout the hill. Orville reacted immediately and shouted: "Join the enemy's formation and move closer to the regimental flag!!!"

The talented people from Wessex had not taken action before. Orwell thought that they were going to kill the generals who were attacking the city on the front line. Unexpectedly, the other party had a higher level of thinking. They wanted to capture the thief first and capture the king first. Will was ready to take action.

The soldiers began to gather in formation in a panic, and Astolfo's expression began to become a little subtle, as if he was prepared to watch the show and not interfere in what was going to happen next.

Orville had just made a preliminary formation when a deafening cry of killing came over. A group of heavy infantry on foot appeared on the edge of the battlefield for some reason. The leader of the soldiers was holding the flag of the King of Wessex. Orville Recognizing that this was probably Alfred's army.

"Stand your position and protect the regimental flag!!"

Orville ordered the soldiers to hold high the silver eagle flag that symbolized the location of the legion's headquarters, and he stood up and drew his sword, preparing to join the battle.

Orville's side was raided. The soldiers only had time to line up, and they didn't even have time to throw a few rounds of javelins properly. The two sides just collided directly and started a bloody and brutal hand-to-hand battle.

Orville knew that his combat power was basically just a make-up, so he didn't rush to the front line. He was just protected by the guards in the center of the battle formation to observe the situation. However, Jeanne had already taken the initiative to pick up the spear and sword, and stood on the front line. At the front of the formation.

Alfred and another Winchester genius were also among the assaulting army. The weaker one held Jeanne back, while the other broke into the Roman army's formation as an offensive knife.

Although Orville's men were one or two levels better in terms of training level and equipment level, due to the fact that the opponent had unreasonable talents and had a relative numerical advantage, the battle situation was not friendly to the Romans. Orville was at a disadvantage from the beginning.

Orville gritted his teeth and ordered his personal guards to join the battlefield. At the same time, he personally joined the battle to boost morale and began to fight.

The opponent is in a wave. If the reinforcements are carried back to the defense, the Romans will win. If the reinforcements are not carried back, the Wessex will win. Both sides know this very well, so the battle is extremely brutal from the beginning.

To be honest, this was Orville's first time to kill someone with a knife. He mixed with the army and fought the enemy like an ordinary soldier. The Wessex man's powerful and heavy chop almost caused him to fall, but the soldiers behind him helped him stabilize his body. After regaining his balance, Orville stabbed the opponent with his backhand sword, and the opponent had nowhere to dodge. Being hit by a sword, he died unwillingly with his eyes full of anger and gradually lost his breath.

According to some documents, the crowding situation on ancient battlefields was so serious that even after people died, they would be pushed around and would not fall down. This is almost the situation Orville is facing now.

The centurions' orders were no longer effective. The soldiers could only rely on their willpower and blood to fight the enemy head-on. Either you pierce my heart or I cut your throat. The smell of blood floated in the slightly scorching air.

"Protect the commander! Protect the commander!!"

Orville's personal participation in the battlefield greatly boosted the morale of the surrounding soldiers. They shouted various slogans and phrases to cheer themselves up and withstood the first wave of Wessex's offensive.

The first problem was not the Roman soldiers, but Jeanne Dacre who fought alone.

The physiological differences between men and women became secondary. The problem was that Jeanne's talent did not strengthen her physical fitness enough, and she herself was a latecomer. Although she had been seriously practicing battle formation skills, she was still far behind. This led to Jeanne being one of the poorer combatants among all kinds of actual combat talents.

Although the talented person from Wessex was not very talented, he was much stronger than Jeanne after all. He showed confidence in the brief fight, and his offensive became more and more fierce, trying to break through Jeanne's weak defense and kill her on the spot, and then help Alfred who was busy breaking through Orville's defense line.