Rise of the Empire Total War

"Your Majesty Caesar, our army captured this fortress and wiped out all the defenders inside."

In the voice of Kondra's report, Richard saw beside the camp where the flames had not subsided, a heavily armored soldier cleaning the battlefield pierced the chest of a wounded rebel soldier with a spear, ending the opponent's pain.

"What is the result of the battle? How many soldiers have been lost by our army."

"The specific figures are still being calculated, but it is roughly estimated that our army killed more than 600 enemy soldiers and captured more than 400 soldiers. As a price, our army killed more than 200 soldiers and hundreds of soldiers were injured."

"Guarantee that the wounded soldiers can receive perfect treatment. I don't want to see more soldiers withdraw from the battlefield early because of the aggravation of injuries after the battle." Richard ordered.

"Understood, Your Majesty Caesar." Condora respectfully promised, and then asked: "So, what should be done with those prisoners?"

"Have someone screen them, take away all the wounded, drag them to a hidden place, and kill them. We don't have extra resources to treat them." Richard said coldly, "As for the rest, we will be included as prisoners of war." battalion, let them take their crimes and make meritorious deeds."

As he spoke, he remembered something, and added: "Promise them that as long as they perform outstandingly in battle, they will have a chance to be free."

"Understood." Condela was slightly startled, but quickly realized and agreed.

Looking at the captives who were being driven by the soldiers to the place where the prisoners of war were temporarily held, Richard had an idea in his mind. He was going to use these four hundred prisoners of war as a prototype to create a combat-capable criminal unit, perhaps in this place. Before, they were just farmers and soldiers who had just put down their farm tools, and ignorant militiamen who came out of the city, but after entering the prisoner-of-war camp, they had only one identity, prisoners of war fighting to regain their freedom.

And the next battle to siege the rebel fortress will be the first battle they face. If they perform well, this army of war criminals will continue, but if they do not perform well, it will only become a siege battle. The cannon fodder that consumes the enemy's firepower.

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"I didn't expect that a fortress with more than a thousand soldiers stationed there fell overnight."

In the temporary fortress on the other side, Gehrman, who is the commander in chief of the army, sighed softly, his tone full of regret.

"Master Gehrman, I think we should report the situation here to Lord Earl in advance. I'm worried that Richard will directly bypass us and continue westward."

"Um.

Now, Gehrman can't take care of other things, and ordered the officer who proposed: "Sebas, take a few cavalry to Cork, tell the garrison there to take precautions, and then go to Mafujia Te Ling, the Earl's army should still be there. "

"Understood, Lord Gehrman." The officer called Sebas nodded, and after giving a military salute, he turned and walked down the city wall, leading five cavalrymen and riding their horses out of the city gate.

Standing on the city wall, Gehrman watched his leaving back, and could only secretly pray that the news would reach Earl Bandac in time. Once Richard ignores his garrison and directly bypasses the fortress and enters Cork, the base camp without adequate defense will be in jeopardy.

Thinking in his heart, the Ravana Kingdom flag flying in the distance and Richard's Oriole flag were fluttering in the wind, as if mocking the words he said when he first met Richard a few days ago.

...

"Tatatatat—"

"Speed ​​up, we must get the news back to Fort Cochrane!"

The officer named Sebas shouted loudly to the five cavalry behind him, lashing his whip with all his might, and the five cavalry, regardless of the condition of the horse, desperately increased the speed of the horse and whipped the horse, One of the knights said, "Sir Sebas, it is impossible for the Royal Army to catch up with us, so please take care of the horses properly."

"No, the sooner the news is sent back to Fort Cochrane, the sooner the defenders there will be able to prepare for defense. Sir Gehrman cannot stop Richard's army, as can be seen from the battle at the No. 2 Fortress .”

"But that was Richard's despicable sneak attack on Fort No. 2, otherwise how could it be breached overnight?" the knight questioned.

"My lord Gehrman still prefers the dignified battle between the nobles, but Richard obviously won't fight according to his ideas. The fall of the No. 2 Fortress is just the beginning, and there will definitely be even more despicable ways of fighting in the future."

"This……"

The knight wanted to say something more, but he only had time to say a word. Suddenly, a thick and long rope bounced on the road, and the horses they were driving were caught off guard and slammed into it. Almost in a breath, six horses followed Being tripped, he neighed miserably and fell out, at the same time throwing the six people on horseback flying.

Sebastian felt himself fall heavily to the ground, and his eyes were black. Before he could get up, dozens of people came out from both sides of the road and surrounded each of them. Beside them, it seemed that as long as they dared to make any abnormal movements, the long sword would penetrate into their bodies without hesitation.

"Knight Renato, all six were captured alive, and none escaped."

"Good job, let me see who is so unlucky, and ran into us directly."

A young voice sounded from the side, and then, Sebastian felt his chin being pulled up, and then that person's surprised voice: "Isn't this Sebastian, how did you get caught by me? "

"You..." Sebas reluctantly opened his eyes and looked at the person holding his chin, but there was only a blur in his vision, and it took a long time for this blurred scene to gradually become clear.

"It's me, Renato Pinedo, Earl Mabuku is leading the knight." Renato introduced himself, then looked at Sebas with a face full of dust and disdain, and said: "We met two years ago Didn't you still make things difficult for me and ask me for tolls when you were here, why don't you continue to be arrogant today?"

"Oh, so it's you. Why haven't you seen each other for two years? You went to Mabuku to get a knight?"

"Thanks to the favor of the Deer God. I rescued the heir of Earl Mabuku from the mouth of a beast when I was wandering. In order to repay me, he made me a knight." Renato said with a smile, squatting down and looking at him. Looking at this old friend, he said, "It's been two years, you damn old bastard is still just a lowly military officer."

"Heh... Renato, I should have arrested you and locked you in the dungeon with those rats."

"Unfortunately, you will never be able to do this." Renato shook his head regretfully, "Now you should pray that I won't throw you into the dungeon and let you rot inside."

After finishing speaking, Renato didn't have the patience to continue chatting with him, and said straight to the point: "Tell me, Sebastian, where do you want to go with these five poor people?"

"Want to know?" Sebas stared at the young knight in front of him with hatred, and spat: "When you go to see the Deer God, the Deer God will tell you!"