rise of empire total war

Chapter 168 Surrounding the Main Force of the Allied Forces
"We surrender! I am General Gaskell of the Kingdom of Winster, we surrender!"

Under the charge of the brigade of heavy cavalry like the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, the [-] allied forces were defeated in an instant. Richard immediately sent the Nordic tomahawk cavalry, scout cavalry, and crossbow cavalry who did not participate in the charge to join the battlefield for harvesting, further controlling the battlefield. .

Reluctantly, more than [-] soldiers were defeated by only a few hundred heavy cavalry in just a few minutes, and seeing that Richard had more cavalry, the two generals, desperate in their hearts, could only turn to the chasing Richard army. The cavalry identified themselves and surrendered.

Soon, General Winster General Gaskell and General Ravana General Belard were "invited" by the Nordic Tomahawk cavalry. Looking at the two somewhat embarrassed generals, Richard smiled slightly, not disregarding his image. Spoken sarcasm, but praised their courage: "Two generals, I admire your courage in staying behind to block our army's pursuit."

"But it still failed." The Ravana rebel general Beral said dejectedly. Gaskell on the side didn't speak, but kept looking at Richard. The latter quickly noticed and asked him: "What's the matter? A general from the Kingdom of Winster."

"I didn't expect that the prince who was forced to go into exile six years ago could develop to the point where he is today. Your Highness, please allow me to call you that. You really surprised us."

"Your so-called king Jutian also surprised me. I didn't expect him to raise the banner of rebellion against the king who trusted him so much, and even waved a butcher's knife." Richard said coldly.

"I have nothing to say, Your Royal Highness." Gaskell said, "Under King Jutian's six-year rule, the Kingdom of Winster can no longer accommodate you. When you lead an attack, they will not openly support you."

"So what?" Richard sneered, and said: I will definitely take back the throne that belongs to me, even at the cost of countless lives.

Perhaps because he was choked by Richard's words and didn't know what to say, Gaskell fell into silence. Looking at the enemy general who was born in his native country, Richard sighed and said, "Gaskell, and Beral, I won't make it difficult for you, you can go."

"?" The two looked at each other suspiciously, and then looked up at Richard who was sitting on horseback. They were not sure what kind of medicine was sold in Richard's gourd.

"Why, don't you want to leave?" Richard asked strangely seeing the two of them standing still.

Seeing what Richard had said, the two looked at each other again, and expressed their thanks to Richard together, then turned and walked out of the Richard army formation. Outside the formation, their horses were being led by soldiers. Seeing the two people coming out, he handed them the reins.

"Let's go." Getting on his horse, Gaskell said to his colleagues. Before driving the horse away, he looked back at the direction in which the handsome flag was flying, as if he wanted to put Richard's face under the flag of Oriole's Tail Keeping that in mind, he yelled loudly afterwards, and the pain in his crotch pained his horse, and he carried General Winston away into the distance.

Seeing the backs of the two enemy generals leaving, Lieutenant Condela asked Richard with some doubts: "Your Majesty Caesar, why did you let them go?"

"It's not good to lock them up, it's better to let them go." Richard said lightly, "What's more, do you think I will really let them go without purpose?"

Listening to Richard's words, Condela was still puzzled, but the doubts in his heart were soon resolved. Following the direction Richard pointed, the scout cavalry rode their horses and followed Gaskell far away. Richard's voice sounded again at this time, "Instead of letting our scout cavalry blindly look for the whereabouts of the Bundak coalition forces, it is better to let Gaskell take us there. They must know the whereabouts of the main force of the coalition forces."

It was only then that Condela came to a realization, and repeatedly praised Richard's wisdom.

……

Facts have proved that Richard's plan went smoothly. Until the next morning, Richard once again led the army to catch up with the main force of the coalition forces, and surrounded them in Akem Manor, where they were temporarily resting. The manor of a very wealthy businessman, but after the war broke out, he fled to other places with his money and family, and it was abandoned here until the main force of the coalition retreated all the way and retreated here to rest.

The coalition soldiers who were still asleep were quickly awakened by the screams of the soldiers who discovered the enemy's situation. They walked out of the tent with sleepy eyes, looked at the military flags outside, and woke up suddenly. Found that the surrounding is full of enemies.

Due to the small scale of the Akem Manor, only some troops could be stationed in the manor with high walls, and most of the soldiers camped around the manor. All they could rely on was a low wooden fence.

The wooden fence was not even able to withstand the charge of Richard's heavy cavalry.

After surrounding the main force of the coalition forces, Richard was no longer anxious. He ordered some soldiers to be on alert, while the rest cut down nearby trees and built camps around the enemy - obviously preparing for a long siege.

He wasn't going to attack by force. If he attacked by force, he would pay huge casualties. The main force of the coalition forces surrounded by groups would be like a beast in a desperate situation. They would desperately struggle and give Richard a hard blow.

While letting the soldiers build a camp around the Arkham Manor, he also ordered the messengers to return to Bell Port and notify the [-] troops who landed to bring all the artillery and catapults to join him-forgot to say, because the pursuit In a hurry, and because the artillery and catapults were not very useful in field battles, Richard left the catapults and artillery in Port Bell.

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Richard, who dominated the siege, was not in a hurry, but Bundak and Jutian, who were surrounded, had to be in a hurry. The remaining food in the army was less than ten days old. If Richard could not break through within ten days Germany's siege, all of them will be trapped here to die.

But they didn't dare to attack without authorization. It's embarrassing to say that Akem Manor is built on a flat plain, which is very suitable for cavalry combat. The two kings who were frightened by Richard's heavy cavalry believed that as long as they dared to send As soon as the army strikes, Richard's heavy cavalry will crush them on this plain.

Needless to say, the cavalry in the coalition army, they are obviously not Richard's opponents, and it is better to preserve their strength than to send them out to give away their heads. The idea of ​​allowing the infantry to break through the siege, they had thought of it a long time ago, but it was quickly rejected, let alone whether their cavalry could rush to the infantry with Richard's terrifying long-range firepower, even if they rushed to the infantry, Whether it can crush the enemy's army is still unknown.

What's more, they didn't think Richard's cavalry would watch as their cavalry broke through the encirclement.

(End of this chapter)