Rise of the Empire Total War

"Lord Baron, this is the team that is going to deliver supplies to Sorenborg."

A deliberately suppressed voice sounded from the woods on the small hill next to the road. If you look closely at this area, you will be surprised to find dozens of people hiding inside.

As soon as he finished speaking, the man known as the baron said bitterly: "These stupid villagers still dare to deliver supplies to the rebels. They really don't want to live."

"My lord, should we do it?"

"Do it, let them regret their actions!" After finishing speaking, the baron drew out the sharp sword worn at his waist, then slashed at the void in front of him, and shouted, "Rush out! Kill!"

The baron's words seemed to be the sound of a flare gun before the race. Before the word "kill" was finished, the soldiers hiding in the woods rushed out of their hiding places, shouting slogans and killing the sparse villagers on the road.

Immediately afterwards, there was an overwhelming massacre!

When these soldiers conscripted from the barony fight against the unarmed (in fact, they are not unarmed, and some of them will have farm tools), they are like divine help, and they are like hungry wolves who have entered the sheepfold. Showing off his supernatural power, the villagers who were killed were howling and screaming.

The battle ended quickly, no, it could hardly be called a battle, because the villagers were powerless to resist, and could only be slaughtered one-sidedly, or kneeling down to beg for mercy, or fleeing in all directions, and then were killed from behind by the pursuers die.

Then, all the supplies that the villagers were going to take to Sorenburg also fell into the hands of the soldiers from the Mata Barony and became their trophies. In addition to the trophies, the captured villagers would be deprived of their status as freedmen and become Mata The baron's serf, a serf of humble status.

This kind of thing doesn't just happen here. Since Baron Mata advocated that Sauron lead several barons to unite to meet the king's division, all three barons except Baron Jill have launched an operation to send the village team to Sorenburg. All were intercepted in the wild, their supplies were robbed, and people were forcibly stuffed into the ranks of serfs.

Not only was the team going out attacked, but in order to further attack the strength of the rebels, the barons led their troops to plunder the villages attached to Sorenburgh. The guards in those villages were almost zero. After killing two or three militiamen, The rest of the villagers who were organized by the village chief to defend their homes began to flee in all directions.

Thick smoke symbolizing disaster floated from the village and covered the sky in this area. In the thick smoke, the unbridled laughter of soldiers, the cursing of men, and the screaming and crying of women and children gathered together to form a unique song. Symphony of Disaster.

The barons who plundered the village did not let their men kill indiscriminately,

As nobles, they know very well that leeks cannot be uprooted at once, they can only be cut off above the root, otherwise the leeks will lose the chance to regenerate—the same is true for these villagers, and their lives are only saved to wait for the villagers to come back again in the future. Come back to vote for him after saving up.

When the Earl of Sorenburg realized that something was wrong, the villages attached to him had already been looted by the barons, leaving a large number of hungry people without food. These hungry people went to Sorenburg to ask their lord for help, but With the enemy at hand, it was naturally impossible for Earl Khid Fatai, who was the first to surrender to the Ramirez, to distribute the precious food in the warehouse to those hungry people.

Kexide didn't know that his refusal actually caused an uproar among the hungry people outside the city.

Since ancient times, farmers have basically belonged to the submissive and ruled class. Their requirements are not high, as long as the ruler can give them hope of survival, but Kexid directly refused when the farmers outside the city were suffering from hunger. They agreed to their request, instantly detonating sparks in the crowd. Under the instigation of several people, the peasants abandoned by Kexid raised their farm tools and flags, broke with their former lords, and after looting the small gathering places outside the castle, they withdrew from Sorenburg with their loot .

The number of these rebellious peasants was not many, only five or six hundred, and even most of them were old and weak women and children who had no combat effectiveness, but even so, they still chose to resist.

But unfortunately, they encountered the cavalry vanguard sent by Richard on the way to evacuate. The cavalry brigade led by Sir Frank quickly reacted after being surprised, and led the knights under his command to charge the peasant rebels. The peasant army, which was easy to decide to rebel, was defeated. Except for those who were lucky, the rest were either killed in battle or were all arrested.

It's a pity that they just came out of the wolf's den and looked like a tiger's den. After being captured by the Ravana, it is impossible for them to have a chance to regain their freedom. They are very likely to be sold as slaves or become low-status serfs.

As the news spread that the peasant rebels were annihilated by the Ravana vanguard, the entire Sauron Territory was shaken. Earl Keshid hurriedly ordered to strengthen the walls of Sorenburgh, hoarding supplies, food and drinking water for the defense of the city. Baron Gill and other nobles who were still holding the flag of the Kingdom of Ravana were so happy that they almost had to wait for the king to welcome the king.

On November 24, 1109 in the continental calendar, the army of the Kingdom of Ravana came to Solenburg. On the same day, the four barons in the territory led their troops to vote.

When Richard met Baron Jill again, he could no longer recognize each other. After four years of vicissitudes, Baron Jill has changed from a high-spirited young knight to a much more mature greasy middle-aged uncle, not only him Her temperament has changed, and her figure is much fatter than it was four years ago.

"Time is really a butcher's knife." Richard sighed silently in his heart, and then rejoiced that the four years hadn't made him as miserable as the other party.

While Richard was talking with several barons, the army began to build a camp around Sorenborg. Although Sorenburg, built on a hillside, is not easy to defend and difficult to attack, the slope will still make it more difficult to advance the siege towers and other equipment. Fly farther.

However, Soren Fort still has a very obvious flaw. The castle was not built facing the river, and the nearest water intake point was not far from the bottom of the hill (that is, the back of the Ravana camp), making it difficult to get water. Therefore, as the siege time goes on, the crisis of water shortage will plague the commander and defenders of the entire castle.

Richard didn't realize this. After discussing with several barons, he stood in the hot camp and looked at the fortified castle with worry. In the battle four years ago, the old king Ha The Ravana army led by Raus suffered huge casualties and failed to capture the castle after all. In the end, they could only rely on signing a contract to bring it into the rule of the kingdom.

And four years later, how much would Richard pay to get it?

He doesn't know.