Lord of War

In a room with huge floor-to-ceiling windows six meters high, four people dressed in luxurious clothes sat on each side of a long table.

There are young people, middle-aged people and old people. Among the eight people, even three are women, two are relatively young, about twenty-four or five years old, and only one is a middle-aged woman who is about fifty years old; the other five are all men, A young man who was also about twenty-five years old, three middle-aged men who were about the same age as the middle-aged woman, and an elderly man who was about sixty years old.

In this room similar to a conference room, there are many elegant decorations, and even the decoration is dominated by classical beauty and elegant beauty, revealing a restrained and luxurious temperament everywhere. And not only this meeting room, but the entire castle can be seen this kind of elegant and noble atmosphere full of restraint and luxury. Even the servants who serve in the castle reveal a spirit that is difficult to see in ordinary noble families. Excited.

No matter from the decoration, furnishings, the spirit of the servants, or the clothes of these obviously extraordinary nobles, all of them reveal the magnificence of this family.

In fact, the family does have a prominent surname.

Simon.

The Simon family is an ancient family with the same long history as Darbion. The origin of this family started with outstanding military achievements. After two generations of expansion, when it was passed down to the fourth generation of patriarchs, the family motto changed from pioneering to conservative, and began to develop into business. After several generations of hard work, the Simon family also became a very prominent ancient family in the Darbion Kingdom at that time, and their family style gradually got rid of the nouveau riche atmosphere when they started the family. The businessman's aura began to become introverted, but the edge of this prominent family did not disappear because of this, but gradually grew stronger.

And even later. The Simon family finally managed to stand among the top nobles of the Darbion Kingdom.

Climbing from an ordinary nobleman to a powerful nobleman, and then to being prefixed with strength, no one knows more about the hardships than the Saimen family.

Although it was in the ranking of many powerful marquises in the Darbion Kingdom at that time. The ranking of the Simon family has never been very high, but their family heritage was not underestimated even by the seven dukes of Darbion at that time. Especially the head of the Simon family at that time has always upheld the principle of neutrality. This made the Simon family a favorite in the expensive family circle of Darby where various interests were competing fiercely at that time, and many dukes wanted to win over this family into their faction.

It's a pity that the war between Ryan and Dabion broke out later. Because of the geographical relationship, the Simon family was divided into the Northwest Theater.

After that, Dabion became history, and the Simon family also fell into the embrace of the new kingdom-the Kingdom of Ryan. And because during the war in the northwest theater at that time, the strength of the Simon family was relatively intact. And the speed of turning the rudder is fast enough, so when the war is over, the Simon family not only retains the title of nobility, but even their territories and titles have not been weakened, and they are still a powerful marquis family.

It's just that after switching to the Kingdom of Ryan, the Simon family has become much more low-key.

It's just that this low-key life only lasted for more than two years, and the Simon family once again entered the field of vision of the entire aristocratic circle. It's just that this time it's not the noble circle of the Dabiang Kingdom, but the two major factions of the Kingdom of Ryan, the inner and the outer, and many other nobles who have not yet obtained fiefdoms.

because,

The Simon family is now the owner of the Marquis of De Rohan.

Best Simon. The current head of the Simon family is the Marquis of De Rohan.

It was noon, and the bright sunlight was shining through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. But the conference room should feel warm because of it. What was there was a lingering coldness. Even though the fireplace had been turned on, a large amount of firewood made the flames in the fireplace burn extraordinarily vigorously, and the eight people in the meeting room still only felt a chill.

At this time, all the nobles and nobles in the entire Ryan noble circle who knew the situation also felt a winter-like coldness blowing.

Since the Duchy of the Void sent troops in April 1878, it took nearly three months. The Duchy of the Void's army has traversed six territories, including three counties, two viscounts and one baron. And among the five territories passing through, the lord of the Earl of Dalaisha. Count Joseph Tower Gate tried to stop the Thunder Lion with his own military exploits, but he ended up rooting himself in a famous military family with a history of at least two or three hundred years. The Tower Gate family was completely wiped out by the Thunder Lion, as if the waves washed up on the beach and then slowly receded. The entire Tower Mun family has since disappeared into history.

Hundreds of members of the Tamen family, no matter men, women, old or young, all died under the butcher's knife of the Thunder Lion.

The famous defensive fort led by Dalessa was almost stained red with blood, and the flag of the Tower Gate family that had been flying for hundreds of years on the mezzanine of the fortress was also replaced by the flag of the Void Principality. It's just that it is different from the black background color of the previous void flags. The background color of the void flag inserted in the Tower Gate family is bright red, and even the offensive and protective wings that represent the Connery family are also painted. Slightly lighter red than the base color.

This means that the Tower Gate family died under the revenge of the Blood Banner.

If the demise of the Tower Gate family only showed the nobles of the Lane Kingdom Xiao En's determination, then the Viscounty of Ryder and the Earl of Meydan will let the entire noble circle of Lane clearly see the Duchy of the Void. Crazy and bloody.

Viscount Ryder, no matter in terms of strength or family background, naturally it is impossible to compare with the Tower Gate family. But Viscount Ryder also has a huge advantage, that is, there is a mountain city built on the mountain in the territory. This city is built on a mountain range that spans the entire Ryder territory. If the Thunder Lion wants to cross the Ryder territory, it must pass through this mountain city, otherwise it must go around the mountains and pass from the Ryder territory. The neighboring territory passed by.

Facing the menacing Thunder Lion, Viscount Ryder simply closed the gates of the entire mountain city and declared that it had entered a wartime state.

Under the military access requested by Alfred, the viscount directly refused, and even shot a wave of arrows as a counterattack and warning.

Then, the result was not as Viscount Ryder imagined. The Thunder Lion made a detour, and they simply camped in this mountain city, and began to cut trees up the mountain. Craft siege engines. Seeing this scene, Viscount Ryder only felt dizzy for a while. So he had to rush around for help, and the closest to the Viscounty of Ryder was the Earl of Medan—in fact, the Earl of Medan was also the territory that received the Void Duchy's request to open the right of military passage this time.

So under Viscount Ryder's request for help, Earl Meydan immediately led reinforcements to the mountain city, preparing to defend against the Thunder Lion's attack.

After confirming the arrival of Earl Medan's reinforcements, the Thunder Lion did not attack the city blindly. After all, the number of enemy troops in the city had reached almost 20,000 at this time, if counting the residents who were forcibly confiscated in the city. It is almost possible to gather a force of about 50,000 people. With only 9,000 troops left in the Thunder Lion, it is naturally impossible to take the city, so Alfred ordered to wait for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements, and at the same time stepped up the production of siege equipment.

The Viscount Ryder and the Earl of Meydan naturally couldn't allow Alfred to make siege equipment here, so several wars broke out between the two sides. The Thunder Lion had more than 3,000 people killed in battle, while the Ledmay The coalition forces of the two nobles of Dan left almost 10,000 people behind. It's just that the scale of this mountain city is quite large, with a permanent population of more than 100,000. Counting the mercenaries stationed in the city and floating population, etc., the scale has almost reached 150,000. Even if the women, children, and the elderly are excluded and only the young and middle-aged are left, there will still be close to 100,000 active forces.

And after losing successive battles, Viscount Ryder began to force those mercenaries and young adults in the city to go to the battlefield. In this way. On the contrary, the Thunder Lion was completely suppressed by the cannon fodder tactics of Viscount Ryder and Earl Medan, regardless of losses. The Thunder Lion's casualties surged to 7,000 in one fell swoop, and it was almost not far from withdrawal. However, the coalition forces of Viscount Ryder and Earl Meydan are obviously not having a good time. The 120,000 troops including the regular army and cannon fodder have been consumed as much as 40,000, even though there are almost 35,000 of them. It was cannon fodder, but it was still an extremely tragic loss.

But before their allied forces completely wiped out the Thunder Lion, William led the Steel Wings, Black Wings, and the First Cavalry Regiment to the battlefield, and then directly began to establish a defensive front line, and directly called the Scarlet Knights and Wings of Conviction as reserve forces. and 2nd Infantry Regiment. Face three new legions. Earl Meydan and Viscount Ryder had no choice but to retreat to the mountain city and seek help from their allies.

William who sits in command. With the full cooperation of Realm of the Void, of course he would not be ignorant of what Earl Medan and Viscount Ryder were doing. But he didn't intend to stop it at all. Instead, let them ask for help. It's not that William is too conceited, but that he really wants to know who is involved in this conspiracy against the Duchy of the Void. In the absence of sufficient evidence, he can only adopt this method of spreading the net widely. .

Even if the nobles who received the letter of appeal for help did not lead their troops, it is enough to know which nobles received the letter of appeal for help. Next, just let the realm of the void investigate the nobles who received the appeal letter. William doesn't believe that these nobles will leave no clues, and as long as there are clues, even a little clue, William can find them all. .

So outside the mountain city, William waited for a full month. When the Scarlet Knights, Wings of Conviction, and the Second Infantry Regiment were all there, the nobles who had received the letter from Earl Meydan still did not send troops.

Therefore, William decided not to wait any longer, but to launch a siege.

On May 22, 1878, the siege battle around the mountain city of Viscount Ryder officially began.

Siege warfare is no better than field warfare.

On the field battlefield, relying on tactics to carry out various encirclement, formation cutting, occupying high ground, etc., even when to deploy reserve forces, when to launch a general attack, how to control the battlefield area, etc., can achieve many victories with less Many classic battles.

However, in a siege battle, the only thing the attacker can do is to accurately grasp the opportunity to gain an advantage by attacking and crushing the enemy's morale, creating a situation where more is fought and less is used, and the advantage can be turned into victory. Potential. Compared with the offensive side, the defensive side has too many advantages in the siege, because they basically have the two advantages of geographical advantage and harmony, and most of the siege battles have to go through huge superior force to win.

A city in the mountains. Even after fighting a few tough battles with the Thunder Lion, there are still about 80,000 troops left.

Under normal circumstances, the size of the army must reach at least 150,000 or more. Only then would it be possible to gnaw down such a city.

However, William's actual strength was only 46,000. Five thousand of them were cavalry and one thousand knights. In the siege, the knights can naturally play a role, but under normal circumstances, no commander will let a knight order participate in the siege. Because we all know that the battle for control of the city wall in the early stage of the siege is the time when the casualties are the greatest. Basically, in this case, a large amount of cannon fodder is sent to fill the death hole supplemented by some real soldiers.

The famous siege battles on the Miracle Continent and the battle for the city walls are all fought in units of "sections".

After seeing the comparison of the forces of the Principality of the Void and the city in the mountains. Even if they know that the so-called military forces in the mountain city are just forced civilians, there is a lot of moisture, but no one is still optimistic about the Void Principality. The entire Kingdom of Ryan believes that the Principality of the Void will definitely fail in the mountain city. After all, the mountain city is the most important city in the Ryder Territory, and it is also the political center of the Ryder Territory. The defense facilities of this city will not be weak. where to go.

If the Principality of the Void must eat this city, it is not impossible, but it will definitely suffer heavy losses.

After all, the gap in strength lies there.

But in fact, it took only two days for the army of the Void Principality. It completely took down the city wall of the mountain city, forcing the defenders of the mountain city to enter the street fighting.

After learning this information, almost all the nobles of Lane looked strange on their faces. But when they knew what method William used, they were no longer weird, but shocked. Because there was only one sentence in the information, Rena, Sefanio, and the Scarlet Knights participated in the first wave of siege battles.

Two sanctuary powerhouses, and a knight group, all involved in the first round, which is also the most intense battle for the city wall?

Everyone thought William was crazy.

In such a fierce battle, even if those cannon fodder could not possibly threaten the lives of the strong in the sanctuary, they still pose a threat to the Knights. Not to mention so many people. Even the strong in the sanctuary may not be able to slaughter them all, and once the strong in the sanctuary become tired. Gold powerhouses or a regular army of sufficient size can also threaten the lives of sanctuary powerhouses.

But is William really crazy?

From the results, obviously not. On the contrary, the strong appearance of the strong in the sanctuary and the investment of the entire knight group are the real reasons why the Void Principality's army can take down the city wall in the mountain within two days. This move not only lowered the morale of the defenders of the mountain city, but also greatly guaranteed the loss of the Void Principality's army.

Afterwards, the street fighting followed the attacks of the steel wings and the black wings.

This siege battle, which lasted less than five days, ended with the annihilation of the entire defenders of the mountain city.

Earl Meydan, Viscount Ryder, and Viscount Ryder's entire family, as well as the private army under his command, and all the residents of the entire mountain city were slaughtered by the Duchy of the Void—not just the young adults in the city and those mercenaries , At the same time, it also includes the old and weak, women and children, no one is left. The wailing of the entire mountain city resounded for a full four days before it stopped, and blood almost stained every corner of the city.

This is the real massacre!

When William led the Void Army to leave the mountain city, except for the void blood flag hanging on the highest point of the city and fluttering in the wind, the whole city was as dead as a ghost land. The carrion crows are said to have descended from the sky in this city like dark clouds covering the sky.

The Principality of the Void is really telling everyone a truth with actions: under the bloody flag, there will be no end to death.

Any enemy who dares to block the advance of the Void Principality's army will only end in bloodbath. The aristocratic family that stands in the way, that is, the whole family will be exterminated; and if one thinks that the Duchy of the Void can be blocked by relying on the city, then the end of the mountain city led by Viscount Ryder is the best example.

And when the Void Dukedom's army passed through Viscount Ryder's territory and entered the Earl's territory of Meydan, the Earl's family no longer dared to stop it. But even so, they were all hanged by William's order. The reason was that Earl Meydan assisted Viscount Thord in resisting the advance of the Void Principality's army, wasting the Void Principality's precious time.

It's just that this time, there was no massacre of the city.

Of course, there was a small episode in this matter, that is, Earl Medan's family tried to keep the last fire, and secretly smuggled several people away. As a result, before these fires left the Earl of Meydan, they were all intercepted and killed by Lubi with the Void Dark Blade, and they became the first people to be hanged in front of the family of the Earl of Meydan.

Bloody, vicious, and cruel are the impressions of all the nobles of the Ryan Kingdom on the Duchy of the Void.

However, this deterrent effect is indeed very good.

Because the lords of the two territories that the Void Principality's army passed through next did not dare to resist. Of course, it is not without the lord who wants to defend the city, but because of the lessons learned from the city in the mountains, the lord just ordered the defense, and a riot broke out in the whole city, and then the hapless lord was turned away. In front of William, its fate is naturally conceivable.

In just three months, four noble families were completely wiped out by the army of the Void Principality.

Afterwards, the army of the Principality of the Void went unimpeded all the way.

On August 22, 1878, the army of the Duchy of the Void officially entered the Marquis of Derohan, and the supply line of its army spanned eight full territories. Such a long supply line is naturally extremely disadvantageous for a large army, because they can be said to be completely isolated and deep behind the enemy. But in fact, none of the nobles dared to attack the supply line of the Void Principality's army.

The reason is simple. The strength and dominance shown by the Void Principality in the past four months or so has deeply shocked these people.

The one who really wants to say that they are isolated and helpless should be the current Simon family.

At this moment, the entire Simon family was in panic. And at the moment when the army of the Void Principality stepped into the Marquis of Drohan, more than a dozen people from the Simon family fled, but all of these people have now become dead—half of them were killed by the current members of the Simon family. The Patriarch found out that he directly ordered the death; the other half was intercepted and killed by Ruby in the Void Realm, and the corpse was thrown directly in front of the gate of the Simon family's castle.

So this time, the atmosphere in the conference room was so dull that the eight high-ranking people in the conference room who could be said to control everything in the entire Simon family felt the chill of death, not without reason. (to be continued)【】