Rise of the Empire Total War

"This explosion awakened the world, and it also made the gunpowder weapons of the Winster Kingdom valued by the world for the first time (before they were just curious, thinking that they were just more powerful long-range weapons like crossbows), command King Richard Stuart, the commander of the battle, himself has since been known as 'Thunder'" - "History of the War of Vardasia—Gunpowder Chapter"

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The power of more than a dozen explosive packs detonated at the same time caused the city wall of Tusi City to collapse, and it brought up smoke and dust in the sky. The soldiers standing on the city wall were all blown to the sky or buried in the ruins. The soldiers deployed nearby were crushed by the shock wave of the explosion, their internal organs were all shattered, their seven orifices bled, and they died in a miserable state.

In addition, the explosion made the sky and the earth tremble violently, and some buildings in the urban area that had been in disrepair for a long time collapsed because of this. The civilians hiding inside were drowned in the ruins amidst the screams, and the whole city seemed to be doomsday! "Commander, sound the attack horn, and the whole army enters the city along the ruins!"

Richard pulled out his sword and shouted to the orderly beside him. Immediately afterwards, the orderly beside him raised his voice and screamed to the sky.

"Your Majesty has ordered the whole army to attack!" "Woo—"

"go ahead!"

One after another roared in the army, and then, stepping in neat steps, facing the passionate attack horn, the infantry of the First Legion marched towards the gap in the city wall in a dense phalanx. The defenders had already been shocked by the explosion. His eyes were dazed, and he sat on the ground slumped, unable to stop the Winsters from attacking.

Thus, under the desperate eyes of the defenders, countless heavily armed Winster soldiers rushed over the ruins of the collapsed city wall and rushed into the city. On the stone pavement behind the ruins lay a large number of Tusi soldiers who died in miserable looks and had been blown to pieces. Human limbs and organs, the air is filled with a strong smell of blood and gunpowder smoke.

After entering the street, the soldiers marched in all directions of the street in a brigade. However, they did not encounter much resistance, because most of the defenders were killed. In the horrible explosion, a small number also hit the palace, They were subject to the king's order, so they could only stick to the palace wall and watched as the army holding the yellow double-headed eagle flag of the Kingdom of Winster gradually occupied every street in the city. Looking at the army that invaded the city, the new lieutenant general Magnus, who was standing next to Richard on a horse, said with emotion: "Your Majesty, this new weapon of yours really surprised me. With this weapon , we can even easily sweep across the entire Vardasia Peninsula, if you think about it, the Holy Kuyawi Empire is probably not an opponent."

"You are right, my dear Magnus." Richard said with a smile on his face, but then he changed the topic and said: "But the amount of black powder needed to make the explosive kit is really too much That’s right, the explosive packs used this time alone have used up all the black powder I have stored.”

Hearing what Richard said, Magnus asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, is it possible that the black powder you mentioned is difficult to make?"

"It's not difficult to make it..." Richard said with a wry smile, but he didn't say what he said later. He couldn't say that he knew the formula of gunpowder, but he couldn't make it. The saltpeter and charcoal used to make black powder are very good Looking for it, but the brimstone is nowhere to be found, so Richard can only obtain it by refreshing the gunpowder troops.

To be honest, the problem of sulfur has always troubled Richard. As we all know, sulfur can only be obtained from the rocks of the fumaroles of active volcanoes. the presence of volcanoes.

While the two were talking, there was a sudden burst of violent shouting in the city. After a while, a knight rode out of the city and came to Richard. He got off his horse and knelt down in front of Richard. Hui reported: "Your Majesty, our army has begun to besiege the palace of the Pravians. The commander of the First Heavy Sergeant Brigade has applied to you to use the remaining explosive packs."

"Don't use it yet." Richard waved his hand,

Dao: "To persuade the royal family of Pravia to surrender, I believe that under the threat of gunpowder weapons, they will make the right choice."

After speaking, Richard urged his horses and led the way to the city of Tus.

When Richard walked through the ruins of the city wall, through the corpses lying on the street, and through the battle line formed by legionnaires, and stood outside the royal palace of Tus, the Pravia royal family sent envoys to respond to the surrender. Walking out of the palace gate, the envoy was dressed in a gray robe and did not carry any props. He held his head high, maintaining the final dignity of the defeated.

"Respected commander of the Kingdom of Winster, in the name of King Nikcres II, the lord of Tusi, the lord of the second city of Suken, and the supreme king of all Pravians, as his envoy, I am ordered to surrender to you. "

"I, Richard Stuart, the common king of all the Wensters and the Ravana, the protector of the Principality of West Connahta and the Republic of Riyadh, accept your surrender." Richard nodded, replied.

"You are King Richard?" A flash of surprise flashed in front of the messenger's eyes, and he couldn't help but exclaimed.

Seeing him like this, Richard frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your deeds have been spread throughout most of the kingdom of Vardasia in the mouths of bards. In the mouths of bards, your great achievements are unparalleled, and your army is invincible. Now it seems that it is not their exaggeration Already." The envoy said bitterly, it can be seen that he was very uncomfortable to use his country's future to prove Richard's deeds.

Then, under the leadership of the envoy, Richard led the army to enter through the slowly opened palace gate. As soon as he entered the palace, his soldiers controlled all the soldiers, and immediately put the flag of Pravia Palace on the ground. It was lowered and replaced with the yellow double-headed eagle flag on a black background of the Kingdom of Winster.

Soon, Richard met the nearly fifty-year-old King Nicocres II of Pravia in the palace hall. The old king waited quietly for Richard with all the royal family members and officials in the palace. As soon as he saw Richard's young figure, the old king's body couldn't help but tremble.

Richard could more or less understand his mood, and perhaps that was how the young Richard reacted when he heard the news of Jutian's rebellion eight years ago. "Dear King Nicres, it's a pleasure to meet you." Richard said gracefully with a smile on his face, but he didn't know that his smile was like a devil's smile in the eyes of the old king and his family.

Nicres II took a deep breath, suppressed the flame in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Richard, you have won. You have conquered my capital. The winner can put forward any conditions."