Rise of the Empire Total War

"I've always had a question."

On the way to send Uriah to the port, Richard asked casually.

"what?"

"How did King Anders determine that Ingiard would definitely launch a rebellion?"

"Because he is greedy, cruel, and jealous by nature, once he seizes the opportunity to gain higher power, it is impossible to give up."

"..."

Richard seemed to be convinced, he thought about it, and suddenly felt that his thinking was a little one-sided. As Uriah said, the succession law of the Falcone Kingdom is the male equal inheritance system. As long as the little prince survives, even if Ingiard marries the princess, he will not be able to inherit part of the legacy of the old king after his death.

"My lord, when do you want to leave?"

Uriah asked before boarding the ship and leaving.

"I need ten days to prepare. After ten days, I will lead the army to set off. I hope that by the time I arrive, the war between you has already begun."

"I will persuade His Majesty the king to do something when I arrive." Yulia nodded, then stroked her chest with her right hand, and said, "My lord, I hope to see you and your army fighting bravely."

...

After sending Uriah away, Richard returned to Nuremberg.

As soon as she entered the town hall, Stephanie came up to meet her, seeing her calm and beautiful face, Richard stopped.

"Richard, I heard that an envoy from the Kingdom of Farnik has just arrived?" Stephanie asked first.

"Yes." Richard nodded, "What's wrong?"

Stephanie didn't answer, but continued to ask: "Did he ask you to join the war on the condition of forming an alliance?"

"Yes." Richard was a little surprised, why Stephanie seemed to know everything.

"If you have already agreed, then I suggest you make full preparations before setting off." Stephanie said with a helpless expression, "The situation in the Kingdom of Farnik is not as simple as what the messenger told you. , the power of the royal family is weak, and there is almost no deterrence in the eyes of the local nobles."

"What?" Richard couldn't help exclaiming in a low voice.

"I learned this from a businessman from the Kingdom of Farnik." Stephanie first explained her source of information, and then said: "The royal family of the Kingdom of Farnik is not strong in itself, they can only rely on nobles support to maintain rule.”

"The only ones who are truly loyal to the king are the one or two earls."

"What about Inguiard?" asked Richard.

"How could I know this? I'm not a prophet." Stephanie gave Richard a blank look, and then said: "If you really participate in the civil war of the Farniks, then you must be prepared to face pressure. Because the power of the royal family is simply unreliable."

"..."

Seeing that Richard was silent, Stephanie thought he was scared and retreated, so she teased, "Why, is our little God of War Richard scared?"

"No." Richard shook his head. "I was just wondering how the Farnik's military strength would compare to the Kingdom and the Ramirez people."

"Of course it's incomparable." Stephanie said as a matter of course: "The Farnik Kingdom is just an island country in the Shining Sea. There are no wars at ordinary times. They are better at naval battles than land battles."

"That's it!" Richard clapped his hands, and said, "My soldiers are all land combat elites. I may not be able to defeat the Farnics in sea battles, but they are definitely not my opponents in land battles."

"You are so arrogant..." Stephanie looked at the confident Richard speechlessly, and secretly complained in her heart.

With confidence in mind, don't panic when fighting. Knowing the general strength of the Farniks, Richard became more confident. He checked his current army,

After thinking about it, he decided to bring the feudal knights and the Danish army that accompanied him on the expedition before - in his eyes, the feudal knights are already the most powerful unit at present.

Forgot to mention, given the poor performance of the farmers, Richard has completely removed them from the battle order and turned them into logistics work.

Therefore, the soldiers Richard took away included 22 early general guard knights, 120 feudal knights, 90 civilian archers, 34 Nordic battleaxe cavalry and 57 Viking raiders, a total of 323 combatants.

In addition, naval power is also indispensable. In the port of Cuban Island, Richard's weak navy is still moored: a combination of three Viking longships and four Cuban warships, and seventeen A captured pirate warship that has not been processed yet.

Those seventeen pirate warships can't exert their combat effectiveness. Even if they are put into use, they can only transport troops for the army. The real battle still depends on those seven warships.

After thinking about it, Richard decided to recruit a wave of warships.

Nuremberg - the capital

Governor-General: Richard Stuart (National Leader)

Income: 1502

Population: 4523

Labor force: 2250

Population Growth Rate: 2.5%

Social Order: 145%

City tax rate: medium tax rate (low tax rate, medium tax rate, high tax rate, very high tax rate)

Constructable buildings: militia barracks, ballista workshop (sorry, I forgot to add it because of negligence, and now add it), public farm, market, tanning workshop, brothel, chapel, converted into a castle

Built buildings: wooden walls (upgradeable), security barracks, port, chanting house, town hall, grain business, leveling land, roads, mines

Available units: town militia (3), Kirk warship (2), diplomat

Looking at the city interface in front of him, Richard suddenly remembered that he forgot to build a building. He looked at the row of buildings, and after thinking about it, he decided to build the militia barracks and tanning workshop first.

The militia barracks cost 1,200 dinars, while the tannery workshop only cost 600 dinars. The total of 1,800 dinars is just a drizzle for Richard now.

After that, he checked the Kirk warship again.

A kirk was a small eleventh-century ship with a keel, a rudder and a single mast, originally used as a European trading vessel to navigate the rough waters of the Atlantic. Kirk warships are equipped with a small number of armed infantry and archers, and the crew can also participate in boarding operations.

The number of soldiers on the Kirk warship is only 37, but the recruitment cost is 500 dinars, which is similar to the cost of building a first-level building.

Richard looked at the 4841 dinars in the treasury, thought about it, and decided to recruit two Kirk warships. I believe that the most basic warships in this game should not be sorry for his price.