rise of empire total war

Chapter 161 Seizing the Outer City
In the city of Ravana, facing the sudden attack of Richard's army, although the defenders wiped out many infiltrating enemies after the initial confusion, the enemy succeeded and amplified most of the troop carriers into the city.

Then, hundreds of Danish soldiers and sailors boarded the pier and fought the enemy close to each other. Some sailors who stayed on the warship operated the ship's ballista and shot at the enemy on the ground. The light from the torch held by the enemy Their position was exposed, and they were like live targets in this dark night, allowing the ship-borne ballista to strike accurately.

Whoosh—boom!A stone was shot from the ship's ballista, rolled and fell into the crowd, turning the defenders on their backs and disrupting their formation. Taking this opportunity, the Nordic swordsmen stepped up their offensive and pushed the defenders back again and again.The stones that flew out from time to time in the dark night brought strong pressure to their hearts, and every scream that came from nowhere made them feel fear.

Finally, under the attack of Richard's army, the enemies in the port began to retreat. Perhaps knowing that the landing of Richard's army was irreversible, the defending general changed his tactics and ordered the soldiers to retreat. It is better to retreat to the city for street fighting.

But is it possible for the Danes to let them retreat into the city?The answer is obviously impossible.

Under the command of Admiral Sigurd of the Navy, the brave Nordic soldiers let out howls that shook the sky, like demons coming out of hell, giving the retreating defenders a strong psychological shadow. The soldiers fell down and chopped down, and their heart-piercing screams seriously shook their psychological defenses.

As the Total War games suggest, a tactical retreat can easily turn into a true total rout once pursued by the enemy.Under the pursuit of the Nordic fighters, the defenders who had low fighting will because of fighting at night were finally defeated. They screamed and left the team, fled in all directions, and fled into the alleys around the streets under the cover of night. Become an unrestrained rout.

Then, there was an overwhelming massacre.

"Attack! Victory is ours, victory is the Empire, victory is God's people!"

Admiral Sigurd, wearing a full-body suit, raised his sword and chased the defeated soldiers. Surrounding him were Nordic warriors who cheered all the way. After breaking his back, the man fell to the ground with a scream and let the descendants step on him, unable to respond. In the end, he could only be trampled into a pulp.

It wasn't until the sky was getting brighter that Sigurd ordered his soldiers to stop their pursuit, because in front of them, the tall second city wall stood on the bank of the Fabrici River, blocking their way, and the city wall rose from the crenels. The arrows that shot out with a cold light silently warned them not to continue chasing.

"Take full control of the entire outer city and announce to the people of Ravana City that the army of Princess Stephanie, the most legal heir of the kingdom, has returned!"

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"People of Ravana, please listen to me!"

During the day, under the coercion and lure of Sigurd, the officials living in the outer city were forced to take to the streets to publicize Richard's army's proposition to the civilians who came and went. The residents of the outer city were surprised to find that overnight, the entire outer city The city has changed owners.

"The entire kingdom is already in crisis. After the usurper Bundak despicably seized the throne that did not belong to him, he united the Winsters in the north to attack the forces opposing him. Our Princess Stephanie and Count Cuban were besieged in Belle... Hong Kong, fight against the evil coalition of usurpers!"

"People of Ravana, think of what the Bundaks and Winsters have done to us. They extort money and force us to pay illegal taxes; They oppressed civilians with ludicrous reasons for the goods they were looking for, and even I, a dignified official of the kingdom, was forced by them to pay the so-called protection fee!"

The officials standing on the street became more and more excited. He waved his hands and shouted loudly: "Where is our king? Bandak not only failed to punish those damn Winsters, but also made us retreat without a bottom line!"

"The people of Ravana, what qualifications does the usurper Bandark have to become our great king? Now that Princess Stephanie and Earl Richard's army have fought back, they need our help. Please bravely take up arms and send The remaining rebel forces in the city declare war!"

Perhaps it was aroused by the dissatisfaction with the Bundak and Winster Expeditionary Army, or maybe it was to help the "royal flower" Princess Stephanie regain her throne, perform well in the war, and win the favor of the princess, Under the call of the officials from the outer city, the conscription point set up by Sigurd in the city was filled with crowds. Everyone put on the armor left by their ancestors, picked up shields and weapons, and joined Sigurd's army.

In just two days, Sigurd recruited nearly a thousand citizen soldiers, took full control of the entire outer city, and surrounded Bundak's forces in the inner city—however, before they completely surrounded the inner city, the people sitting in the inner city The new crown prince, Baden, sent his cronies out of the city and headed southwest on fast horses.

Knowing that the outer city of Ravana City was occupied, Bandak and Jutian were furious. At the same time, they were also worried about the supply line of the army, because their supplies were all supplied by Ravana City. Once the city fell, all Food will fall into the hands of the enemy, and they will be left without food.

Therefore, Bundak and Jutian gave up the siege of Port Bell, and wanted to return to the city of Ravana when they raised their troops. However, how could Richard let them retreat successfully? A decisive battle with the Bundak coalition forces within the shooting range.

These are all later stories.

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"attack!"

In the outer city of Ravana, the attack on the second city wall is about to start.

The inner city of Ravana City is surrounded by a moat, which is connected to the Fabrici River. It is a masterpiece planned at the beginning of the city's construction, and its purpose is to better protect the safety of the inner city.The moat perfectly separates the inner city from the outer city, and the traffic between the two places depends on stone bridges across the river. Therefore, if the Sigurd army wants to attack the inner city, they must pass through the stone bridges, but the defenders do not It will easily let the shit through, as can be seen from the flashing arrows emerging from those crenels.

Sigurd didn't just have infantry. After seizing control of the sea wall, the remaining warships that were blocked also sailed into the city along the river.The ship-borne ballistas of the entire fleet are the best cover for the infantry.

Due to time and space constraints, the Sigurd army could only use the simplest ladders. The citizens contributed various ladders in their homes, and then assembled by craftsmen, and finally formed a ladder with the length and height of the city wall. .

From behind these ladders, Sigurd could see the united will of the residents in the outer city. He believed that the final winner of this war must belong to him.

(End of this chapter)