rise of empire total war

Chapter 103 Sorenborg

"Lord Baron, this is the team that is going to deliver supplies to Sorenborg."

A deliberately suppressed voice sounded from the woods on the small hill next to the road. If you look closely at this area, you will be surprised to find dozens of people hiding inside.

As soon as he finished speaking, the man known as the baron said bitterly: "These stupid villagers still dare to deliver supplies to the rebels. They really don't want to live."

"My lord, should we do it?"

"Do it, let them regret their actions!" After finishing speaking, the baron drew out the sharp sword worn at his waist, then slashed at the void in front of him, and shouted, "Rush out! Kill!"

The baron's words seemed to be the sound of a flare gun before the race. Before the word "kill" was finished, the soldiers hiding in the woods rushed out of their hiding places, shouting slogans and killing the sparse villagers on the road.

Immediately afterwards, there was a one-sided massacre!

When these soldiers conscripted from the barony fight against the unarmed (in fact, they are not unarmed, and some of them will have farm tools), they are like divine help, and they are like hungry wolves who have entered the sheepfold. Showing off his supernatural power, the villagers who were killed were howling and screaming.

The battle ended quickly, no, it could hardly be called a battle, because the villagers were powerless to resist, and could only be slaughtered one-sidedly, or kneeling down to beg for mercy, or fleeing in all directions, and then were killed from behind by the pursuers die.

Then, all the supplies that the villagers were going to take to Sorenburg also fell into the hands of the soldiers from the Mata Barony and became their trophies. In addition to the trophies, the captured villagers would be deprived of their status as freedmen and become Mata The baron's serf, the humble serf.

This kind of thing doesn't just happen here. Since Baron Mata advocated that Sauron lead several barons to unite to meet the king's division, all three barons except Baron Jill have launched an operation to send the village team to Sorenburg. All were intercepted in the wild, their supplies were robbed, and their people were forcibly packed into the ranks of serfs.

Not only was the team going out attacked, but in order to further attack the strength of the rebels, the barons led their troops to plunder the villages attached to Sorenburgh. The guards in those villages were almost zero. After killing two or three militiamen, The rest of the villagers who were organized by the village chief to defend their homes began to flee in all directions.

Thick smoke symbolizing disaster floated from the village and covered the sky in this area. In the thick smoke, the unbridled laughter of soldiers, the cursing of men, and the screaming and crying of women and children gathered together to form a unique song. symphony of disaster.

The barons who plundered the village did not let their subordinates kill people indiscriminately. As nobles, they knew that leeks cannot be uprooted at once. They can only cut off the roots of leeks, otherwise the leeks will lose the chance to regenerate. The same is true for these villagers. , keeping them alive is just to wait for the villagers to come back and vote for him when they have savings again.

When the Earl of Sorenburg realized that something was wrong, the villages attached to him had already been looted by the barons, leaving a large number of hungry people without food. These hungry people went to Sorenburg to ask their lord for help, but With the enemy at hand, it was naturally impossible for Earl Khid Fatai, who was the first to surrender to the Ramirez, to distribute the precious food in the warehouse to those hungry people.

Kexide didn't know that his refusal actually caused an uproar among the hungry people outside the city.

Since ancient times, farmers have basically belonged to the submissive and ruled class. Their requirements are not high, as long as the ruler can give them hope of survival, but Kexid directly refused when the farmers outside the city were suffering from hunger. They agreed to their request, instantly detonating sparks in the crowd.Under the instigation of several people, the peasants abandoned by Kexid raised their farm tools and flags, broke with their former lords, and after looting the small gathering place outside the castle, they withdrew from Sorenburg with their loot .

The number of these rebellious farmers was not many, only five or six hundred, and even most of them were old, weak, women and children who had no combat effectiveness, but even so, they still chose to resist.

But unfortunately, they encountered the cavalry vanguard sent by Richard on the way out. The cavalry brigade led by Sir Frank quickly reacted after being surprised and led his knights to charge towards these peasant rebels. It was just a face-to-face encounter. The peasant army that easily decided to rebel was defeated. Except for those who were lucky, the rest either died in battle or were arrested en masse.

It's a pity that they just came out of the wolf's den and looked like a tiger's den. After being captured by the Ravana, it is impossible for them to have a chance to regain their freedom. They are likely to be sold as slaves or become low-status serfs.

As the news spread that the peasant rebels were annihilated by the Ravana vanguard, the entire Sauron Territory was shaken.Earl Keshid hastily ordered to strengthen the walls of Sorenburgh, hoard supplies, food and drinking water for the defense of the city, and Baron Gill and other nobles who were still holding the flag of the Kingdom of Ravana were so happy that they almost had to wait for the king to welcome the king.

On November 1109, 11 in the continental calendar, the army of the Kingdom of Ravana came to Solenberg. On the same day, the four barons in the territory all led their troops to surrender.

When Richard met Baron Jill again, he could no longer recognize each other. After four years of vicissitudes, Baron Jill has changed from a high-spirited young knight to a much more mature greasy middle-aged uncle, not only him Her temperament has changed, and her figure is much fatter than it was four years ago.

"Time is really a butcher's knife." Richard sighed silently in his heart, and then he was glad that the four years had not made him as miserable as the other party.

While Richard was talking with several barons, the army began to build a camp around Sorenborg.Although Sorenburg, built on a hillside, is not easy to defend and difficult to attack, the slope will still make it more difficult to advance the siege towers and other equipment. In addition, the arrows shot by the defending archers who have the advantage of terrain will also Fly farther.

However, Soren Fort still has a very obvious flaw. The castle was not built next to the river, and the nearest water intake point was not far below the hillside (that is, the back of the Ravana camp), making it difficult to obtain water.Therefore, as the siege time goes on, the crisis of water shortage will plague the commander and defenders of the entire castle.

Richard didn't realize this. After discussing with several barons, he stood in the hot camp and looked at the fortified castle with worry. In the battle four years ago, the old king Ha The Ravana army led by Raus suffered huge casualties and failed to capture the castle after all. In the end, they could only rely on signing a contract to bring it into the rule of the kingdom.

And four years later, how much would Richard pay to get it?

He doesn't know.

(End of this chapter)