Rise of the Empire Total War

Randall left. He was sent back to Bennett City by a small group of imperial knights. He was ashamed of being defeated. He didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive when he returned to Bennett City to meet Richard. , but what made him happy was that his father, who had always wanted to put himself to death, finally died, which could be regarded as revenge for him.

Magnus watched him disappear all the way to the distant horizon, and then looked away, looking at the town behind him. Now the weather is clear, so many residents walk on the streets, take advantage of this good weather to take a stroll outside, or Purchase supplies. When the heavily armed patrol walked past them, their faces showed a bit of fear, but they quickly recovered, pretending to pass by the patrol as if nothing had happened.

All of this was seen by Magnus, and he had expected the fear of the residents, which was normal, because when they entered the city, in order to avenge the betrayal of the townspeople of Bana, they plundered and looted, leaving only A little money and supplies were given to them to barely survive, and those who stood up to resist were directly killed on the spot, their heads were cut off, and hung on the city gate.

At this moment, a figure slowly approached, and Magnus was very keenly aware of the gap. He turned his head and saw that it was Valdemar, the brigade commander of the Imperial Cavalry Brigade. The latter turned his head when he saw Magnus. , was also taken aback, and then quickly asked: "General, it is expected that there will be no more snowfall in the next few days. Do you want to order the attack on Fort Miggelen?"

"Is the news true?" Magnus asked. This prediction made him hesitate. If heavy snow fell suddenly during the dispatch, it would be over.

"I got it from an experienced local farmer." Valdemar replied.

"An experienced old farmer..." Magnus lowered his head and thought for a while, and after a few seconds, he raised his head again, looked at Valdemar, and said, "Victorino, please report Let the soldiers get ready and set off tomorrow to march towards Fort Miggelen."

"As you order," Valdemar promised, then turned and left, conveying his order to the entire army.

At the same time, Katrin and her army, who did not return to Fort Miggelen, were stationed in a small village to stabilize the soldiers whose morale had been lowered due to defeat. Wisps of cooking smoke slowly rose from the chimneys on the roof, floating in In the air, soldiers sat in twos and threes inside and outside the house, talking in low voices. In the village chief's house, Katrin and her most trusted deputy, Robert, looked at the map and studied what to do next. Katrin preferred to lure Winster's army to the frozen lake near the lake, and staged it again. Ronnie Lake wins big, but Robert doesn't think so, he doesn't think the Winsters are stupid enough to fall twice in the same place.

His reason convinced Katlin, but it also led the discussion to a dead end. The scene suddenly fell silent, and both of them looked at the rough map on the table. If they hadn't stared at the map several times, One must not think of this crude thing as a so-called map.

After a long time, Robert spoke first. He pointed to a red dot on the map and said, "I think we should retreat to Fort Miggelen and rely on the tall and strong walls to resist Winster's army. Judging from the scale of the last battle , the number of enemy troops should be far lower than ours, and the most taboo thing about a fortified battle is that the number of the attacking party is lower than that of the defending party, so we still have the advantage."

"But once the city is besieged, we will lose the opportunity to retreat, and we can only live and die with Fort Miggelen." Katrin said, unless it is a last resort, she is very resistant to defending the city. Although the tall city wall protects them very well , but also imprisons them inside.

"Marshal, the number of enemy troops is far lower than ours!" Robert looked into Katrin's eyes, repeated what he said just now, and continued: "So they can't surround the huge Fort Miggelen. It is possible to gather troops to attack in one direction, otherwise, the troops are weak and there is a risk of being broken out by our army."

Katrin was persuaded by him, so she nodded and agreed to Roberto's proposal: "Well, order the soldiers to return to Fort Miggelen. We rely on the city wall to resist the enemy's attack, but I also need someone to send a letter Send a letter to His Royal Highness Prince Tragal, asking him to mobilize as many soldiers as possible in Marafa, or hire some greedy mercenaries to fight for the kingdom."

"This is your right, my dear Marshal Catherine," said Robert. Although the female marshal in front of him is not very good at military command, he is able to listen to his own opinions wisely, which makes him very pleased. He has been working together until now, and he is usually in charge of commanding, and Catherine acts as the banner.

The order was issued quickly, and when they heard that they were going back to Fort Miggelen, the soldiers became happy, and their morale, which had been somewhat low, suddenly rose. The soldiers were excitedly discussing what they would do after returning to the city, as if they had forgotten about Winston. The great enemy of man is still within the border.

Katrin and Robert did not reprimand them, but looked at each other worriedly, and they both saw a trace of uneasiness in each other's eyes. The soldiers were all like this, no wonder they couldn't defeat the Winsters—the Winster soldiers who were ambushing a few days ago Their quick response is still fresh in their memory, and they can quickly escape from the chaos of an ambush and set up a defensive formation. This quality is not comparable to the soldiers under their hands. If the Winster soldiers are real If the soldiers are qualified, then the soldiers under their hands... can only be called "rabble".

This is also what Robert has been worried about. In his homeland, the Holy Kuyawi Empire, due to the mercenary system, soldiers are hired from civilians. They are separated from production and only need to be trained for combat, so discipline and combat effectiveness are far He has always been used to commanding legions with strong combat power, and now he suddenly has to command a group of mobs with low combat power. Even if the training method of the Imperial Legion is applied to them, there will be no problem in a short period of time. score.

Speaking of the legion he once commanded, Robert couldn't help but compare the Imperial Legion with the Winster army. After the comparison, he was surprised to find that the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Legion in his memory was no different from that of the Winster army. He was puzzled by how much difference there was, because the infantry of the Empire Legion was completely off-duty, and the only task at ordinary times was training, but as far as he knew, although the Winster army also trained in peacetime, they would still The soldiers were sent home, and the training intensity was not as great as that of the imperial soldiers.

Not only that, because the imperial army is generally plagued by corruption and corruption, the combat effectiveness is also decreasing year by year. If this continues, I am afraid that in a few years, the Winsters will be able to compete with the empire...