Rise of the Empire Total War

The Kingdom of Ramirez is under the direct control of the Aquique royal family.

On the wide paved road, a silent army is marching. The number of this army is in the early thousand, and there are many civilians carrying large bags or driving carriages behind them. There is no communication between them. , only endless silence.

This army is King Croft of Ramirez and the main force of his kingdom. After retreating from Abadran, the morale of the army fell to the bottom, and everyone was downcast. They knew that the kingdom was probably going to died, but he was still on this big ship that was about to sink, unable to withdraw.

And in the grove on the side of the paved road, dozens of pairs of eyes are staring at the marching team, their eyes reveal a dangerous light that is about to move, but they dare not act rashly without the order of the commander. Found out, even the forty of them couldn't escape.

After waiting for almost half an hour, as the last rich man's carriage drove away from this section of the avenue, there was a rustling sound in the woods. After a while, a voice sounded: "My lord, it seems that Lamy The Rathians have been defeated, and there should be a considerable number of our troops in the territory of Abadran."

"Well, get out of here quickly. We must find our friendly troops as soon as possible and tell them about the situation in Fort Shadan." Under the sun, with his movements, his face was also seen clearly. It turned out to be the Commander-in-Chief of Shadanbao Sepulin.

Listening to his words, the soldiers hiding in the bushes also came out of their hiding places one after another. Then Seplin counted the number, and after confirming that they were all there, the group continued to march southwest along the avenue.

But they didn't know that after Croft returned to Yaquik, he learned that Shadan Fort had been surrounded for two months and hadn't been captured. There were more than 500 fresh troops in his army, and the morale that was originally low also recovered a lot. However, the nobles in the army did not agree with him continuing to besiege Fort Shadan. In their view, it is extremely stupid to waste the army's vitality on attacking fortifications, but Croft also has his own reasons. The enemy army in Shadan Fort is eliminated. When the main force of the enemy arrives, the enemies in the castle will join the main force and attack Yakik together. This is not the most important thing. What is more important is that the enemy in Shadan Fort is here Having lived here for five years, they are already very familiar with this place, and they can act as guides.

Although Croft wanted to stick to his decision, the nobles strongly opposed it, so he had no choice but to give up this idea, led the army back to Yakik, and watched the enemy retreat in an orderly manner. The soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, but then they worried about Seplin and the Nordic swordsmen who broke out. If the enemy's reinforcements were withdrawn from Abadran, would they meet with Seplin on the way? The Prynne company met... Thinking of this, they didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Worry is worry,

Life still has to go on. Although the food stored in the castle warehouse is enough for them to support them for a period of time, no one can guarantee whether the enemy will make a comeback again. Therefore, under the joint discussion of François and Noel, They sent a food requisition team including thirty sword and spear militiamen to leave the castle to buy food and grass from nearby villages, but their plan fell through. On the third day, the brigade of enemy troops made another comeback. They brought not only men and horses, but also a dozen captured soldiers of the food requisition team.

"Francois, look outside the city!"

Noel pointed at the enemy who was making a comeback outside the city, and shouted. Following his shout, Francois looked at the front of the enemy formation. His pupils shrank suddenly, and then shook violently, because From what he could see, twelve militiamen with swords and spears were forced to kneel on the ground with their hands bound, their heads bowed. Behind them stood several soldiers holding sharp knives.

The other soldiers on the city wall also saw all this. They pointed to the captured comrades and talked a lot. Everyone's eyes were full of anxiety. At this moment, the enemy stepped out of the formation, and he seemed to know As if the defenders were not equipped with bows and crossbows, they swaggered out of the range of the javelins and shouted in the common language of Vadasia: "Defenders of Fort Shadan, all your comrades in arms have been captured by our army, open the door and surrender! , you cannot defeat our army!"

"Impossible! We will never surrender!" shouted a soldier.

Hearing this, the cavalry didn't say much, as if they had expected this answer, they turned their horses and went back to the army. Then, following the order of a noble-looking man, one of the prisoners was dragged out. A soldier fell to the ground. The prisoner struggled violently, but he couldn't break free from the shackles of the two enemies. The third enemy also walked up to him, forcibly straightened his head, and then drew out his sword, provocatively. He made a gesture towards the city wall, and then raised the knife and dropped it, a good head rolled to the side. The headless corpse immediately lost its power and fell limply on the ground, but its body was still twitching slightly.

Seeing all this, the soldiers on the city wall cursed angrily, as did the two company commanders, their brows were tightly frowned, and they were helpless as they leaned on the cold wall. Then, another prisoner of war was dragged out. He already knew his fate and didn't struggle. He just looked coldly at the soldier who executed him. The latter didn't feel anything and spat on his face with disdain. Thick phlegm, then raised the sharp blade, and slashed down heavily, blood gushing out, staining his face red.

At this time, the city wall was boiling, and the defenders were all soldiers of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Viking blood flowing in their bodies made them unable to accept this kind of shame—it was also a shame that no one could accept. They blushed and asked the two company commanders to go out of the city to fight, but Francois and Noel roughly estimated the number of enemy troops outside the city, and gave up the idea.

There are three hundred enemies outside the city, but they only have soldiers in their early hundred.

"Going out of the city to meet the enemy is to seek death. We can't take all of us in just to save those dozen comrades in arms." Francois said in a low voice, frowning, but his explanation was not caught by the excited Danish People listened, these Nordic big men who had just escaped from barbarism pointed at their chiefs and shouted loudly. The scene was chaotic for a while, and it was almost a fight.

Seeing the chaos on the city wall, the nobleman Ramirez below sneered, and then gave an order. Another prisoner of war was dragged out to be executed. The ground was stained red with blood, and there was a bloody smell in the air...