Rise of the Empire Total War

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With the sound of the low-pitched horn, the soldiers of Richard's army retreated like a tide. Although they were forced to retreat due to time constraints, they did so in an orderly manner, raised their shields to protect themselves and their comrades-in-arms, and will The body of the dead robe Ze was taken away together.

Seeing the enemy's retreat, cheers broke out on the city wall. Everyone's face showed the joy of remaining alive after the catastrophe and the fear of the tragic battle. Although they were able to fight back with the defense of the city wall, they still suffered heavy losses under the enemy's strong attack and fell into a bitter battle. In the early stage of the battle, they might be able to kill the enemies who climbed up by surrounding the top of the ladder, but at the back, they climbed up from the ladder. The enemies who climbed up turned into soldiers whose whole bodies were almost wrapped in steel. The spears they stabbed couldn't break through the opponent's defense for a while, and the opponent found a loophole and broke out of the encirclement.

After the first fully armed imperial knight on foot climbed the city wall, more and more soldiers of Richard's army gradually appeared on the city wall, and the defenders became more and more strenuous. If the reinforcements did not arrive in time, the city wall might be destroyed on the first day lost in the siege battle.

Among the discussions among the surviving defenders, those foot imperial cavalry wrapped in steel undoubtedly accounted for the majority. Their extremely defensive armor and powerful combat power all made the soldiers feel intimidated. , During the fight, the foot imperial cavalry wielded spiked maces, and every heavy blow could take away the life of a defender. lost his life.

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"Can we defeat the enemy outside the city?"

At night, around the fire in the barracks, the conscripted soldiers were thinking about this question in their hearts. The tragedy of the day made many of them fearful, and some recruits who went to the battlefield for the first time even got hysteria. There is no reaction to the outside world, just sitting in the corner blankly, staring at a place, chanting words that others can't understand clearly.

The queen and the cabinet did not know about the situation of the soldiers below. To be precise, after the short-lived military chief Harling Dabur was cut off by a shell and died on the spot, the nobles in the Ippolito Palace except for the first time they learned After the urgent appointment of a new commander after the bad news, he no longer paid attention to the situation of the army and turned to a cabinet meeting.

At the meeting, Joachim, the family's already prominent treasurer during the reign of King Alfonso, was the first to propose a peace with Richard. They can all feel the difficulty and tragedy of the battle, and when Richard's army shelled, the shocking sound can be heard even in the Ippolito Palace far away from the battlefield, not to mention the shells and stones. The movement produced when the shells are in close contact with the building.

Richard's aura when attacking the city was terrifying.

And when the day's war damage was summarized on the cabinet's table, everyone was silent. Neither Joachim, who offered to make peace, nor Mild, the foreign minister who strongly opposed it, couldn't speak—there was no other reason. The battle damage is too shocking.

On the first day of the siege battle alone, the Winster Kingdom army occupying the city walls killed nearly 900 soldiers and a high-ranking nobleman, and a large number of civilians and buildings were destroyed by shells and rocks that fell into the city. Due to accidental injuries, those homeless civilians can only sleep on the streets in this cold night. Only a few of the defenders died in the bombardment of artillery and catapults, and more died in the bloodiest melee combat. The main function of early artillery and catapults was not to kill the enemy, but to bombard the enemy. The city wall destroys the city defenses, and by the way, kills the enemy infantry and weakens their morale.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Under the continuous bombardment of artillery and catapults, the ancient city walls of Nord City were scarred and devastated. Some of the walls also had black cracks on the surface due to the bombardment. It would collapse after just a few more bombardments. ——The city gate is also not good. Although the accuracy of the early artillery was unbearable, the continuous bombardment still caused damage to the city gate. A huge hole was opened in the city wall with an iron surface. You can see the mess inside.

Everyone present in the cabinet is not a fool, they all know what this represents. In front of Richard's army with such a sharp siege weapon, the fall of the city wall is only a matter of time, and after losing the biggest support of the city wall, How can the defenders whose average combat quality is far inferior to the enemy repel the enemy in street fighting?

"I also think that instead of holding on to it meaninglessly, it is better to negotiate with Richard before the city wall is breached, so as to avoid greater losses for us." The spy chief Miklos broke the calm, so Said.

"But Richard's goal is the kingdom's throne. If we want to make peace with him, we must hand over the throne and recognize him as the new king." The court priest Bronis said while stroking his white beard, and at the same time She looked meaningfully at Queen Audrey who was sitting on the main seat.

Sensing the court priest's eyes, Queen Audrey clenched the delicate handkerchief in her hand a little uneasy, and said, "Before Richard besieged the city, we sent envoys to seek help from the Republic of Cunha and the Principality of Lasik, as long as we Hold on, reinforcements will arrive and beat Richard back."

"Yes, we are allies with the Republic of Cunya and the Principality of Lasik, and they will not just watch Richard usurp the throne." Mild echoed, it is impossible for him, who contributed a lot in the rebellion six years ago, to Richard surrendered because he knew that once he fell into Richard's hands, he would be subjected to inhuman abuse.

As soon as he finished speaking, Miklos sneered disdainfully. He looked at the queen and Mild who were still insisting on fighting, and said: "Your Excellency Mild, I don't think that the cumbersome parliament of the Cunhas can be defeated in a short period of time. Through the issue of sending troops to rescue, maybe the Lasiks will send reinforcements, but do you think that the Lasiks can defeat Richard's invincible army?"

"As far as I know, Richard and his army have never had a single defeat, whether it was against the Ramires, the Farnics, or the recent war with His Majesty Jutian and Bandak, he has been able to Victory, and new reinforcements." Miklos said, stood up uncontrollably, glanced at everyone present, and said with a serious expression: "Therefore, I suspect that there is a more powerful force behind him. The forces support him, combined with the amazingly powerful catapults and mysterious sky thunder in Richard's army, I speculate that the forces standing behind him are likely to be the holy Kuyavi Empire in the north!"

"Holy Kuyavi Empire?!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!