rise of empire total war

Chapter 134
"My dear Cousin Stephanie, you may speak now."

Entering the commander's tent in the center of the barracks where the oriole flag was hung high, Richard ordered someone to pour a cup of steaming hot water for Stephanie, then sat casually on the main seat, and asked her.

"Yeah." Stephanie held a warm water glass to warm her cold hands, and said, "You must know something about the battle in Ravana City, so I won't talk nonsense."

"It has been three months since my uncle who was bewitched by the rotten tree led his army to besiege the city of Ravana. We can continue to resist with our tall city walls and abundant supplies, but it is not right to continue in a stalemate." Method. It is said that Bandak is sending people to contact your old enemy Jutian, the Republic of Cunya, and the Principality of Lasik, asking them to send troops to help you become King Ravana..."

"Wait, Jutian?" Richard asked, frowning, interrupting Stephanie.

"Yes." Stephanie nodded, "I don't know what the content of their negotiations will be, but I want to know that Jutian you are here will definitely not refuse Bundak's request." "

"Okay, I didn't go to him, but he came to me first." Richard said with a sneer, but he slammed his right fist on the table, "Let him come, I will let him Pay the worst price!"

"Calm down." Stephanie persuaded, "You only have three or four thousand troops, but there are more than 1 rebels in Bundak alone, let alone Ju Tian's army."

When Stephanie said this, Richard could not help but break out in cold sweat behind his back. Yes, he only has three or four thousand troops now, even with the five thousand Danish troops commanded by General Charles far away on Cuban Island. Nearly ten thousand, what do these people use to fight Bundak and the others?Headshot?
Seeing that Richard fell silent all of a sudden, Stephanie knew that he was reminded by her own words, so she said: "Instead of waiting until Bandak finds foreign aid, it is better to attack Bandak's main force first and defeat them outside Ravana City in one fell swoop." They, what do you think?"

"I agree with your proposal, Stephanie, but." Richard said, "But I must first conquer Fort Cochrane and clear away the threat to my rear before I can continue westward."

"How long will that take?" Stephanie asked.

"I don't know, the defenders of Fort Cochrane are very tenacious, and they will not surrender even after our army has been besieged for half a year."

"..."

Stephanie suddenly lost her voice. She was just a royal princess. She was okay on paper, but there was nothing she could do in this situation.

"So, I won't be able to lead the army westward in a short period of time." Richard shrugged, showing helplessness.

……

Finally, for the sake of Stephanie's safety, Richard let her and the knights she brought live in the barracks. He didn't want Stephanie to run around in this war-torn country, in case he encountered a small army of rebels If not, it's over.

After Stephanie moved in, in order to show that he did his best, Richard ordered the soldiers to attack Cochraneburg for the first time in half a year. As a result, he was defeated by the defenders, leaving behind several corpses and siege equipment Back again.

Then, another two months passed.

The season has changed from winter to spring when all things recover. The snow that has accumulated throughout the winter is gradually dissolving under the sunshine of spring, turning into water and flowing into the earth, where it is absorbed by plants.And with the arrival of spring came the news from the city of Ravana.

The city of Ravana has been conquered!
To be precise, the outer city of Ravana was captured.

After repeated frontal sieges and failed to make substantial progress, Bandak finally decided to change his tactics after thinking about it. He sent people to set up a checkpoint at the mouth of the Fabrici River to intercept the ships that were transporting supplies to the city of Ravana. The cargo was emptied, and the soldiers were allowed to hide in the cargo cabin, and the sailors were also replaced by soldiers, and then the captain was forced to continue sailing to Ravana City.

After the fleet entered the inner port of the outer city, the soldiers on board suddenly launched an attack, beheaded the officials who boarded the ship for inspection, then rushed into the port, quickly seized control of the port, and killed the city gate.If the defenders of the second city wall hadn't responded in a timely manner and closed the city gate before the rebels rushed, I am afraid that even the second city wall would be captured by the defenders.

After the fall of the outer city, the defenders lost the channels to obtain external supplies and the materials stored in the warehouses of the outer city, so they could only stick to the second city wall. Fortunately, the second city wall was the Fabrici River, which was a wide The big river is also a natural moat, which can relieve most of the offensive of the rebels.

King Lawrence, who was hiding in the Trizzi Palace, turned pale when he heard the news of the fall of the outer city. Even the strong outer wall could be captured by Bundak. ?What's more, most of the defenders were deployed in the outer city. Although the outer city fell, most of them still held their positions and resisted stubbornly. The army that remained inside the second city wall, except for the imperial guards loyal to the royal family, Only a few hundred garrisons remained.

If this was the second time before Sophie took most of the soldiers out to deliver the heads, there might still be hundreds of standing troops, but because of Sophie's forceful delivery of heads, the main force of the Royal Army was basically defeated by Bandak.

Thinking of Sophie, a pig teammate, King Lawrence became angry. Before, he vowed to defeat the rebel forward led by Baden, but he was forced to retreat by the opponent with fewer victories. If it wasn't for Bundak leading the main force Entering the territory of Ravana, he may also be prepared to hide the battle report and stay outside.But after Bandak arrived in Ravana, he returned to the royal capital to explain the reasons for the defeat to Lawrence and others, and repeatedly stated that if he was given another chance, he would be able to defeat Bandak in one battle and relieve the crisis of the royal family.

For Boris' sake, King Lawrence chose to trust him and allowed him to take the army he had finally conscripted to meet Bundak. In order to express his trust in him, Boris asked to go with the army, but he died there unexpectedly. On the bloody battlefield.

In that battle, the main force of the Royal Army commanded by Sophie was easily defeated by the experienced Bundak. When the infantry of the two sides were in a fierce battle, Bandak personally led a large group of cavalry to attack the Royal Army's flanks, smashing the Royal Army's front in one fell swoop. , Even the flank commander Burris died under the horseshoes of the cavalry.Then, they charged towards Sophie's central army. Facing the charge of the brigade of cavalry, Sophie's face turned ashen, and she rode her horse and fled immediately.

Earl Sophie, who abandoned his soldiers and fled privately, was overtaken by Bundak's cavalry on the way to escape, and was captured alive and brought back to camp.

After finishing the memories, King Lawrence, who was alone in the Deer Temple, knelt and looked at the sacred statue of the Deer, and kept praying to the gods, praying that there would be an army loyal to the royal family to rescue him in this critical time .

(End of this chapter)