rise of empire total war

Chapter 178 Recovering Leon
"Load ammunition and prepare to attack the city!"

If peace cannot solve the problem, then use war to solve it.Following Richard's order, the 18 artillery pieces and 28 catapults accompanying the army were pushed to the front of the army formation for loading.

Standing on the city wall, Fulvio looked at the 46 (forgive me for being stunned and didn’t know what quantifiers to use) siege equipment, and felt cold in his heart. As a lord of an uncle country, he It has long been known from some way that the mysterious weapons that Richard possesses are not only the horrifying muskets at the coronation ceremony of Stephanie, but also the sky thunder (cannon) and the catapult that were so powerful in the Battle of Arkham .

"No... no..." Fulvio's face turned pale, and his legs could not suppress the trembling. He quickly shouted to the surrounding soldiers: "Spread out, spread out, don't stand together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, and the soldiers didn't know what happened, the artillery outside the city was loaded. Following the officer's order, eight siege artillery and ten heavy siege artillery roared deafeningly. At the moment of the salvo, the earth trembled and the sky turned pale!

boom!
The solid cannonballs flying at high speed tore through the air, and then hit the city wall of Lyon hard, or fell directly into the crowd, crushing the fragile flesh and blood into powder!
The moment the shell hit the city wall, the ancient city wall built a hundred years ago groaned in pain and trembled violently, causing the unsuspecting soldiers on the top of the city to fall to the ground.

"Is this the legendary end of the world!"

"My God, what kind of enemy are we fighting?"

The defenders who suffered a round of shelling were extremely horrified, and everyone's face showed a look of horror. They looked at each other, trying to get answers from their comrades, but before others could give answers, Richard's 16 units The heavy stones thrown by the siege scale truck and 12 catapults followed closely, roaring and rolling in mid-air, and then slammed heavily on the city wall that had been devastated by the shelling.

boom!
Under Fulvio's horrified gaze, a heavy boulder precisely fell on the crowd, and dozens of soldiers standing there were instantly annihilated in ashes. Whether it was an ordinary soldier whose morale was shaken or an officer who was motivating his subordinates, they were all crushed. The boulder disappeared without a trace, but looking carefully at the bottom of the boulder, red blood slowly flowed out.

"Run! Run! The enemy has the help of gods. We can't defeat them no matter what!"

In just the first round of bombardment, there was a rout among the defenders. Seeing with my own eyes the upper body of my comrades being knocked off by the high-speed shells, even the most determined people would be shaken, let alone these were just ordinary civilians before the war broke out. soldiers!
With the first person taking the lead, the defenders on the city wall learned how to learn, screamed and dropped their weapons and turned to run away, completely ignoring the scolding of the surrounding officers-even some of the officers took the lead in running away!

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Almost two hours later, Fulvio was tied up and brought in front of Richard. The nobleman who had led an army to intercept Richard's betrayer and begged for glory collapsed on the ground like a dead dog, begging Richard mercy.

However, Richard did not intend to let him go mercifully. For such a person who was seeking glory, slowly rotting and smelling in a dirty dungeon was his only destination.

Without wasting time in confronting Fulvio, Richard waved his hand and had people drag him down, and then led his army into the cavernous city of Lyon like a conqueror.On both sides of the city gate, there were garrison soldiers who knelt on the ground and voluntarily surrendered. Richard did not embarrass these soldiers who voluntarily surrendered. He just had their weapons and equipment confiscated and sent them home on their own.

This was the first time Richard entered the city of Leon. This city was no different from other cities in this era, with crowded buildings, narrow streets, sewage flowing across the ground, and a stench in the air.Riding his horse and walking on the street, Richard could feel the observation eyes in the surrounding buildings shooting at him from time to time through the gaps in the doors and windows, most of these eyes contained curiosity.

Richard ignored them, and still led the guards along the street to the center of the city. Leon's Santo's Mansion was built in the center of the city, surrounded by manors of nobles or merchants, and on the periphery were bearing houses. A business district with a city's economic flow.

It is said to be a commercial district, but it is just a place where shops and markets gather. It is also crowded and dirty here. Richard just glanced at it and then lost interest and moved on.

Outside the city lord's palace, he finally saw something that interested him. In front of the city's most luxurious city lord's palace, stood a row of people dressed in aristocratic costumes. Some of them were old and young, but their faces All with expressions of awe.

As soon as they saw Richard, they surrounded him, but were stopped by Richard's guard knights. They had to stand a few meters away and salute Richard together, and then one of the middle-aged men, who was obviously the representative, took a step forward. , said in a respectful tone: "Your Highness Richard, welcome to your loyal city of Leon."

"Who are you?" Richard asked, pretending to be confused.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce. I am Vadim, the patriarch of the Medina family. The people behind me are all nobles and businessmen in Leon." After the introduction, the middle-aged man who called himself Vadim continued: "His Royal Highness Richard, I heard that you led an army to the city of Leon. We originally planned to open the city gate to welcome the king, but we were blocked by Fulvio, so we could only gather here to welcome you. s arrival."

Listening to his words, Richard secretly laughed in his heart, what he said was pleasant, but as for the truth, he might not be able to help but pursue it.

Although he was disdainful of his words, Richard still wanted to maintain his grace, so he smiled and said in a friendly tone: "Dear Lord Vadim, I am deeply touched by your loyalty to the past. As I lead my army to take back my kingdom, loyal men like you are indispensable."

"This is what every nobleman who has received the favor of the late King Alfonso must do." Vadim continued: "His Royal Highness Richard, as long as you are willing, we can assist you to restore your control over the city of Leon." rule."

"Sure enough." Richard thought to himself, he knew that the purpose of these people was to interfere with the high-level power in Leon City, but he did not expose it, but followed the other party's words, saying: "I can accept your assistance This is my honor, after our army regained the city of Leon, we need to quickly restore the city's stability, so please use your abilities to stabilize the mood of the civilians for our army."

"This is our honor, Your Highness Richard." Everyone said in unison.

(End of this chapter)