Rise of the Empire Total War

"In the name of the Supreme Council of the general city-state, we declare that we surrender to you..."

After the assassination of the chief speaker Edel Valencia, the parliament of the general city-state finally had no obstacles. They saw the situation clearly and knew that it was impossible to maintain independence, so they finally made up their minds to go on an expedition to Winster outside the city. After surrendering, they not only offered a cup of soil and a bowl of water as a tribute of surrender, but also brought the corpses of the dead old King Sipple and Edel Valencia to Wen Sturt people.

Then, the vanguard of the Winster Expeditionary Army marched into the city of Pros, took over the defense of the city, and confiscated the weapons and equipment of the defenders. After they entered the city, the big crater created by the previous big explosion was watched by the crowd. The soldiers pointed at the devastated ruins and lamented the tragedy of the comrades who died under the tunnel.

After being stationed in the city, the post-war repair work of the city was also carried out under the auspices of Charles. He first ordered the army to dismantle the walls and camps outside the city, and at the same time repair many collapsed walls. Although there are no enemies now, But an intact city wall can stabilize the mood of the common people.

Oh, I forgot to mention, because the general city-state voluntarily opened the city and surrendered, so Winster's army had no reason to plunder the civilians after they entered the city, so they could only hold back their eagerness to move, and gave up on those wealthy citizens. looting.

On the other hand, although Prince Phyllis, who got his father's body, was in great grief, he still followed Charles's suggestion and took the Catonita auxiliary army under his command to take over the city of Sipes. After the people surrendered to the Winster Expeditionary Force, they have been barely stable under the jurisdiction of the Parliament. After Prince Phyllis arrived in the city, he was warmly welcomed by the residents in the city. Although these residents who missed King Sipple could not wait for the return of the old king, they welcomed his heir and the old king. Sad news of death.

So, the citizens of Sips City cried bitterly. They were immersed in the grief of losing the king, and at the same time they pushed Prince Phyllis to the throne. Prince Si inherited the throne and restored the country's monarchy system. After he became king, he did not immediately dissolve the illegal parliament in people's eyes. Instead, he followed the example of the countries of the Vadasia Peninsula and reformed the parliament to become a cabinet to assist him in managing the country. .

On the third day after Phyllis succeeded to the throne, the order from Puro City was sent to Sipes City. After consideration by Charles and others, it was no longer necessary for the Catonita Auxiliary Army to continue to exist, so each of them received After a small amount of severance pay, they were able to return home on their own. Considering that the road was not peaceful, most of the soldiers were in groups, and in the eyes of some businessmen, they were even more dangerous than bandits blocking the road.

The only way for these Catonita soldiers to return to their hometown is in the territory of the destroyed city-state of Tarossos. They have all personally participated in the massacre of the city, and they are full of guilt for the dead former allies. Therefore, under this background, many Katonita soldiers The Tonita soldiers settled down after walking to the ruins of the city of Tarossos. They were going to clean up the ruins here with their own hands and rebuild the city of Tarossos as atonement.

However, no matter how many people stayed and settled, the new city of Tarossos would never be able to return to its former prosperity.

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Half a month later, the news of the complete victory of the military operation on the Osa Peninsula came back to Nord City, the capital of the Kingdom of Winster, and the residents of the whole city celebrated it. Although the Kingdom's army has repeatedly won foreign wars, But they all fought against the countries on the Vadasia Peninsula, and this time the victory was against the countries on the Osa Peninsula across the sea, so the meaning is quite different.

On the night when the good news came back, celebration banquets of various sizes were held in the streets and alleys of Nord City. The royal family personally funded the purchase of a large amount of food and wine and distributed them to the citizens of Nord. In the Ippolito Palace, a grand banquet was also held, and a large number of nobles were invited to participate, regardless of their titles.

Regardless of whether they are German nobles or Winster nobles, they all gather at the banquet, and stimulated by food, wine and beauties, every guest is immersed in it.

The large-scale celebration in Nord City also attracted foreign students in Nord College. They listened to various news circulating in the college, and were dragged out of the college gate by local students to blend into the crowd. At this moment, they were not only horrified They are also surprised by the powerful force of the Winster Kingdom, and also amazed by the cohesion of the Nords—you know, in their homeland, no matter how great the victory is, they will not show it unless it is related to the interests of the people. What a joy.

Although this reason sounds rascal and has a taste of persecution paranoia, it has a broad market. Many kings and lords believe in it and are always ready to go to war. However, most of them They are still maintaining trade relations with the Winsters. In other words, while they readily receive the wealth from the Winster Kingdom, they maintain a vigilant and hostile attitude towards the Winster Kingdom. It is extremely contradictory.

Not to mention the attitudes of other countries towards the Kingdom of Winster, his eyes turned back to the Ippolito Palace. While receiving the good news from the Osa Peninsula, Richard also received a letter from Charles. In the letter, this A loyal expeditionary commander truthfully reported the performance of the Firearms Battalion in this war.

In his letter, Charles highly praised the 18 artillery pieces attached to the army. In his opinion, artillery can not only destroy city walls, destroy enemy fortifications, but also kill and injure enemy troops (of course, this is not within the scope of the early artillery. inside), it can also damage the morale of the enemy and win the war with the least cost. However, at the same time, he also pointed out the shortcomings of the artillery. Not to mention the heavy and clumsy artillery itself, its shooting accuracy is also very low. Usually, only two or three shells can hit the target in a salvo of ten artillery, and the rest of the shells just disappear. , or shot elsewhere.

In addition to artillery, gunpowder arrows and soil grenades have also received good reviews. Charles said bluntly that if the use of these two gunpowder weapons can be continued in the army, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly improved. And if the musket can be further improved to increase its range and accuracy, it can also become a very good auxiliary weapon.