rise of empire total war

Chapter 177 Invasion of Winster

That night, Richard got out of his busy schedule and accepted Stephanie's summons.

Looking at Richard who looked tired, Queen Stephanie looked a little distressed.It had always been Richard's responsibility to entertain the guests. She excused herself and left the venue shortly after the banquet began, leaving Richard to deal with the chattering guests.

"Richard, is everything in order?"

"All guests are arranged to stay. In order to ensure their safety, I will arrange more soldiers to patrol the palace."

"Yeah, you've worked hard these days." Stephanie said, with deep tenderness in her eyes.

"This is what I should do." Richard smiled, and remembered something again, and said: "You should prepare to create an army loyal to you, and I will lead the army to counterattack Wenzhou before winter comes." Ster, at that time, I may not have time to take care of you."

"Is it that fast?" Stephanie was startled, she thought that Richard would not go out until next year at the earliest.

"Well, Jutian is dead, and there is no leader in Winster's country. It is the best time to counterattack." After Richard finished speaking, he clenched his fists and said confidently: "The war will end before the spring of next year. , as long as our army is fast enough, we will be able to completely win the victory before the Republic of Kunia and the Principality of Lasik react."

"At that time, I will be crowned as King Winster in Nord's Ippolito Palace, and marry you as a king."

Listening to Richard's confident words and promises, Stephanie couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly. It was the wish of every princess to marry the ruler of a powerful country, and she was no exception, not to mention that this king was still her favorite. Object.

But soon, she remembered a very important thing.

"Richard, the continuous wars have drastically depleted the grain in our warehouses, and we may not be able to support a large-scale war anymore."

"That's not a problem." Richard waved his hand indifferently, with a confident smile still on his face: "There is still a lot of food on Cuban Island, enough for us to counterattack Winster."

After Richard said this, Stephanie didn't continue to talk, and the two then talked about some other topics, and Richard left here.

Back in the room, he finally had the opportunity to open the system interface and deal with the two oversubscribed territories.

How to divide the two extra counties, Richard had already had a plan in mind.He planned to enfeoff the land of Luwen to Governor Maximilian who had governed the city for six years, and to entrust the land of Sauron near Abadland to the Danish general Charles - he had no reason to deprive Abadland of the lord Pa Bala's title can only be arranged in this way.

After the decision is made, the two new lords will not be able to take office immediately. They still need to meet Richard in person and perform a knighting ceremony in accordance with the tradition of the Middle Ages.

The enfeoffment ceremony of the nobility is simpler than the coronation ceremony of the king, but the degree of solemnity is not inferior to the former. After all, it is a nobleman who values ​​fame and ostentation, and being entrusted in a very simple environment will damage his reputation.

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Five days later, Richard asked Lieutenant General Condra to lead his army north and stationed at the border of the Kingdom of Winster. He himself returned to Kuban Island with the early general guard and conducted two battles in Brandenburg on King's Mountain. The enfeoffment ceremony of the new earl was completed in a solemn ceremony witnessed by Cardinal Peter Scanrell.

It is worth mentioning that Pabala, the lord of Abadran, was also released and forcibly swore allegiance.

The two new earls will return to the territory after being enshrined, and at the same time make their noble family crests.Richard didn't let them participate in the counterattack against the Winster Kingdom immediately. He knew that the two earls must have enough time to get along with the people in the territory.

After a night's rest in Brandenburg, Richard hurried back to the army, and he handed over the necessary food and logistics for the expedition to Stephanie of Ravana.

On November 1111, 11 in the continental calendar, Richard led his army to leave the fort built on the border and invade the Kingdom of Winster.

Returning to the mother country where he was born and raised, Richard sighed infinitely in his heart. What he saw and heard during his exile six years ago is still lingering in his mind, as if it just happened yesterday.

Spreading out the map of the Kingdom of Winster, Richard's first obstacle was the city of Leon, the capital of the Leon Territory. Qian once led an army to stop Richard from escaping, but was forced to retreat by Magnus' momentum.

Perhaps they had received the news of the invasion led by Richard in advance. The gates of Lyon were closed tightly, and fully armed soldiers stood on the city walls. When Richard's army appeared on the distant horizon, warning bells rang. Then the warning bell rang quickly, and a large number of soldiers swarmed out from the military camps in the city and climbed up the city wall.

Surrounded by guards, Fulvio, Earl of Leon, stood at the top of the city, looking down on Richard and the nearly [-] troops he brought.

Looking at the densely packed soldiers, Fulvio turned pale. Richard's army was beyond his expectation. Even if he knew in advance that Jutian had defeated Acme and recruited many soldiers to defend the city, with the strength of the city It was still a bit dangerous to have enough troops to resist Richard's attack.

In the eyes of everyone on the city wall, a knight rushed out from Richard's army. This knight in fine armor rushed to the bottom of the city wall, looked at Fulvio above, and shouted: "Wen Richard Stuart, the most orthodox heir of the Kingdom of Stuart and Lord Protector of the Kingdom of Lavana, has arrived, but the defenders still won’t open the city and surrender?”

"Richard..." Fulvio swallowed the saliva secreted by nervousness, trying to moisten his dry throat.He didn't expect that in just six years, Richard's army had expanded from 60 people to nearly 2 today. Richard in exile.

If he hadn't turned against Richard six years ago, he would have surrendered without hesitation.

Swallowing again, Fulvio found that the soldiers around him were looking at him expectantly, wondering why he didn't want to surrender. If he hadn't been afraid of being reckoned with by Queen Qiu after surrendering, he would have surrendered long ago.

It was useless to regret any more. Fulvio bit the bullet and faced the expectant eyes of the soldiers around him. He scolded the knights under the city wall: "The most orthodox heir of the kingdom is Prince Simon, Richard, the heir of His Majesty Jutian. How dare Germany claim to be orthodox? I, Fulvio Camara, is bestowed by His Majesty Jutian, and I swear to live and die with the city of Leon!"

As he spoke, Fulvio could feel the deep loss of the soldiers around him, but he had no way out.

Hearing this, the knights under the city wall didn't waste their words, they turned around and returned to the army formation, and reported the defender's reply to Richard.

"Since peace can't solve the problem, then let's use war to get the results I want!" Richard said disdainfully.

　On National Memorial Day, a moment of silence for the victims of Nanjing
　　
　
(End of this chapter)