Rise of the Empire Total War

March 29, 1105 in the continental calendar is a day that is deeply remembered by the commoners of the Kingdom of Ravana and the Kingdom of Ramirez.

Shortly after Ramirez's chief diplomat handed over the declaration of war to King Halaus, the heavily armed Ramirez Kingdom army brazenly crossed the border and invaded the Ravana Kingdom.

The army composition of the Kingdom of Ramirez is no different from that of European countries in the Middle Ages. A small number of kingdoms are directly under the standing army, fief levies led by various nobles, and city militias.

Of course, the most famous knight in the Middle Ages also appeared in Ramirez's army.

Like the medieval knights on the earth, the equipment of the knights here is also a pair of chain mail, an iron helmet, a lance, a shield, a knight sword, and the most core horse.

After crossing the border, the army of the Kingdom of Ramirez quickly captured the village of Ravana, which caused the incident, and forcibly captured the villagers as slaves. All wealth was plundered, and then the entire village was burned down.

According to the words of King Oweko, who was personally conquered, this is a warning to the Ravana people and an appetizer before the war.

Afterwards, the army began to besiege the nearest Ravana town—it was just a small town with a population of nearly a thousand. Naturally, her city defense army would not be many, only a poor hundred or so militiamen, but for some reason, Most of the more than a hundred militiamen were transferred away, leaving only a dozen or so unlucky ones.

Facing the huge army of the Kingdom of Ramirez, the town opened its doors and surrendered in an instant, and offered the tribute that should have been handed over to the lord and the trembling tax collector who happened to be in the town.

King Oweco and his army continued to advance, and at Cochraneburg, less than half a day's journey from the town, the Ramirez finally met their first resistance after entering the kingdom of Ravana.

Fort Cochrane is the fiefdom of an Earl named Vic Dennis. To be precise, the vicinity of Fort Cochrane, including the towns and several villages that surrendered before, are his fiefdoms.

Before the Ramires invaded, Earl Vic obeyed the king's order and assembled all the troops in the fief that could be recruited in Fort Cochrane, but he didn't expect that Oweko would attack the door as soon as he assembled the army. , All of a sudden surrounded him in this fort built on the hill.

Earl Vic's army was not large. There were ten inner court knights, thirteen fief knights who swore allegiance, fifty-seven knight attendants, one hundred militiamen conscripted from towns, and nearly three hundred soldiers from various villages. The mobilized peasants and soldiers are all his troops.

On the other hand, King Oweko's military force: 500 royal standing troops, a total of 3,000 noble troops, and nearly 1,000 mercenaries. The huge disparity in the strength of the two sides made Earl Vic in the castle look ashamed.

But he knew that he could not surrender. Once he surrendered, the honor of the nobles and the family would be desecrated, and the result of this war must belong to the Kingdom of Ravana in his eyes. I am convinced of this.

After making up his mind, Earl Vic ordered the whole army to defend the castle. Fort Cochrane, built on the hill of the city wall, is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is also a well inside the castle that can sustain water, and there is enough food for the defenders to support the arrival of reinforcements. As long as there are no ghosts or other accidents, Fort Cochrane It can be said to be impenetrable.

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Kuban Island.

It has been a week since the news reached Cuban Island from the mainland, and Richard didn't know what the battle was like at this time, but the letter with the seal of the military chief asked him to fulfill his feudal obligations and join the war.

This request undoubtedly angered Condela and the others. They remembered the inaction and inaction of the Kingdom of Ravana when the pirates invaded. Now that the Kingdom of Ramirez has declared war on him, how dare they ask Richard to join the war?

No matter how Condela and others questioned, the letter with the seal of the military chief was legal and reasonable, and Richard had no reason to refuse, so he could only lead the troops to join.

What gave him a headache was that the letter required the mobilization of at least 300 soldiers, but he now only has 299 soldiers, and it is even more impossible for him to go out for a war that has nothing to do with him. Richard was a little skeptical whether the military chief had deliberately messed with himself.

But at this moment, as if he heard Richard's troubles, the system's voice suddenly sounded. After listening carefully, it turned out that it was time to randomly select the Danish units!

[This draw is the Danish kingdom's military system, and the scope is only in the early stage. 】

"Start drawing!" Richard quickly replied regardless of whether he was in the early, middle or late stage.

The drawing process is very simple. A row of troop cards appeared in Richard's mind, and then these troop cards spun rapidly, and after a few seconds, four troop cards that were still shining with faint light flew out. Take a closer look A satisfied smile gradually appeared on Richard's expectant face.

"Viking tomahawk cavalry, Viking raiders, peasants, civilian archers..."

It has to be said that the combat effectiveness of Denmark's early arms is quite good, even the randomly selected arms are not bad-of course, it would be more perfect if the unsightly peasant was replaced with a walking battleaxe cavalry or other arms.

But after thinking about it, it is a bit ostentatious that the army he brought is all professional soldiers. Bringing a peasant will at least be closer to the conscription system of other nobles. Of course, this can only be regarded as self-comfort.

The newly acquired Danish arms add up to exactly 374 people. If you add Richard's early general guards necessary for travel, it can barely approach 400, so that damned military chief Bundak can't find any reason to attack .

After it was confirmed, Richard appointed the loyal Chief of the Magnus Praetorian Guard as the interim governor of Nuremberg, and at the same time commanded the remaining garrison on the island to deal with any emergencies. And Richard himself will lead the army to leave Cuban Island by boat after the day's preparation time is over, and go to the mainland to respond to the call.

Just in case, Richard asked the soldiers to bring enough rations. Although he couldn't guarantee whether Bundak would get stuck on the issue of food and attack him, it was always good to be prepared. Although he did not personally experience the struggle among the nobles, the descriptions in the many novels he read at the starting point before crossing made him understand and be vigilant.

As the military chief, Bundak can embarrass Richard in terms of authority. There are only a few points, either deliberately harsh on the rations (if it is uniformly issued by the king instead of carrying it himself), or in the deployment of combat Leave the most dangerous tasks to him. Besides, Richard couldn't think of any other way.