Rise of the Empire Total War

"Run! Run!"

Hearing the crisp gunshots from behind him from time to time, and the sharp piercing sound of lead bullets passing by, King Du Bois yelled in horror, his heart was filled with endless fear, and he couldn't even calm down think.

He didn't know how his whereabouts were exposed. He only knew that his army was overtaken by a large group of Winster cavalry after a certain distance away from the city of Nyandipa. Shooting, its power is like the long-barreled weapons used by infantry. Under the attack of this strange weapon, the infantry following the army fell down one after another. They were frightened by the huge noise and remembered the artillery used by Winster's army. .

It's not that they didn't try to fight back, but before the court cavalry rushed to the carbine cavalry with heavy cavalry, the dense barrage shot them halfway, and the solid armor of the knights could not block the penetration of the lead bullets. , Many knights were shot to death before they even realized what happened. After the leading knights died in battle, the rest of the knights turned their horses and retreated in the same direction they had come from.

Du Bois had no choice but to retreat with the retreating knights. He was surrounded by the chaotic army, and the sound of his heart beating violently in his chest was even louder than the sound of the horseshoes under his crotch. However, no matter how fast he accelerated the horse , the nightmarish gunshots still echoed in the space not far behind him, making him dare not turn around to check.

"Chasing! Capture King Lucino alive!"

The voice of Officer Winster came from behind, which shocked him in vain. He didn't care about the speed of the horse, and turned his head slightly to look behind him, but he was so shocked that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, running the fastest The Winster cavalrymen were already less than 20 meters away from him. If they didn't have to reload on the horse, they might even have caught up with him!

bang bang bang—

"The man in the red robe in front is King Lucino! Capture him alive!"

After the crisp gunshots, the shouts of the Winsters reached Du Bois's ears together. His expression changed drastically. He held the rein tightly with one hand, and grabbed the red robe on his shoulders with the other, and slammed He tore it off with a tug, and then threw it backwards. The red robe fell to the ground with the wind, and was trampled into the mud by the horses following behind.

"The one in front with the crowned helmet is King Lucino, catch up with him!"

Damn it! Hearing the words, Du Bois cursed subconsciously in his heart, and then took off the helmet a few times, revealing the long hair that was as bright as a fire. He wanted to throw the helmet away, but suddenly hesitated when he saw the luxurious decoration on it. However, he gritted his teeth and threw the helmet behind him. The metal helmet hit the ground heavily, making a crisp clang, and bounced to the side a few times.

I thought there would be no obvious decoration after throwing away the helmet,

But the shout of Officer Winster came again behind him, almost causing him to vomit blood—"The man with long red hair in front is King Lucino, take King Lucino captive!"

"Damn! Damn!"

He cursed angrily, at this moment, there was another series of gunshots, several knights beside him were shot in the back, screamed and fell off their horses, this scene shocked Du Bois to forcefully swallow the subsequent curses After getting down, he had to speed up the horse, but he only ran a few meters, only to hear a gunshot behind him, his legs went limp, and the whole body neighed and fell forward. The king sitting on the horse was caught off guard and was thrown into the air go out. Du Bois felt his world spinning for a while, his back hit the hard ground heavily, and he lost consciousness instantly.

When he woke up again, he was already a captive of the Winsters. Although he was not tied up with rough ropes like other captives, he was still under house arrest in a bedroom in Fort Nyan Dipane. There were a few line infantry in full armor, and outside the window was the ground tens of meters high. Unless he had wings, he couldn't escape no matter what.

The glory of capturing King Du Bois belongs to the Guards Cavalry Battalion directly under the 2nd Brigade Headquarters. This is also the method used to distinguish them from ordinary cavalry.

The news of the king's capture was deliberately spread by Winster's army, and soon spread to the entire Kingdom of Lusino, and to its capital, Lusitas, which caused a shock in the government and the opposition. After struggling, he hurriedly convened a cabinet meeting to discuss the countermeasures. They knew that the Winsters, who were determined to revenge, would not accept their conditional surrender. Even if they raised funds to redeem Du Bois himself, it would not be of much use, because it would not be long before Winster's army came to the city, and he might have to fight again. Go to the cell again.

Thinking of this, they gritted their teeth and decided to surrender directly to the Winsters. Since they couldn't even beat them, they might as well be their little brothers with peace of mind, and bite them back when they have a chance in the future.

However, the Winsters, who have learned from the past, will not easily let them achieve their goal. Facing the envoy sent by Lusitas City, the commander of the second brigade, Butters Stotzi, directly rejected the Lusinos' offer. Sue for peace, claiming to lead the army to flatten the city of Lusitas in order to avenge the treachery of the Lusino people. Then he cut off the messenger's left ear and ordered him to return to his command with his left ear.

Butters' ruthless words shocked the court of Lusitas City, and while the nobles denounced the barbaric behavior of the Winsters, they worried about their own lives. Now that the road to peace has been blocked, they can only fight back, contribute money to recruit soldiers, and hire nearby mercenaries. Fortunately, after the war broke out, many mercenaries who wanted to find opportunities in the war went to Luxi Nuo Kingdom, they were able to gain the effectiveness of many mercenaries.

However, this had no effect. After stabilizing the order in Nyandipa City, Butters first sent someone to escort King Dubois, who had become a prisoner, back to Nord City to accompany the kings who were imprisoned in Gabriel Tower. After drinking tea and chatting, they moved northward and drove aggressively towards the city of Lusitas.

Before the flames of war reached the capital, the rich and common people in the city were busy packing up their belongings and fleeing to other places. The fighting power of the Winsters was obvious to all. In their opinion, the chances of this city being able to hold were almost negligible. Don't look at those mercenaries who look fierce, but their fierceness is only reflected when dealing with civilians, which makes many civilians feel hopeless.

The large number of people fleeing quickly attracted the attention of the court. They quickly ordered the city gates to be sealed and no one was allowed to enter or leave the city gates. Facing the menacing civilians who blocked behind the city gates asking for an explanation, the reasons they gave were also impeccable: Prevent Winster spies from infiltrating the city.

As a result, Lusitas City and tens of thousands of civilians in the city could only wait for the almost invincible Winster army to approach the city.