rise of empire total war

Chapter 179 Nord Reaction
The capital of Winster Kingdom, Nord City.

Since King Jutian defeated Acme, the entire kingdom has fallen into a leaderless situation. Prince Simon, who stayed in the royal capital, is now only 15 years old and has not yet reached the 16-year-old ruling age required by law. Therefore, the power of the kingdom is left to his mother and The cabinet governs together.

As the regent, Queen Audrey has always been hostile to a few members of the cabinet, and the degree of harmony between the two can be imagined.

Just when disputes broke out between Queen Audrey and the cabinet from time to time, Richard's butcher knife had already been raised quietly.

"The evil butchers from Ravana have taken Leon!"

"Count Fulvio of Leon has been captured, and the evil Butcher Ravana declares that he is the legitimate heir to the Kingdom of Winster!"

The news of Richard's capture of Lyon quickly spread to Nord City and spread crazily throughout the country. Common people's discussions about the matter could be heard everywhere on the streets of Nord City.

For Richard's invasion, the civilians had mixed opinions, and some people who cared about the old dynasty clapped their hands and cheered, wishing to see the majestic appearance of the king entering the city immediately.Most civilians remain neutral, hoping that the war will not affect them.

In the Ippolito Palace, Queen Audrey, who received the bad news of the fall of Leon, could not care about the previous unhappiness, and hastily summoned the cabinet members working in the palace. Therefore, there are only four people left in the five-member cabinet.

"Everyone, Richard from the Kingdom of Ravana has already captured Leon. As long as he captures Zenon Castle next, the road to Nord City will be unblocked." Sitting on the main seat, wearing a costume mask Queen Audrey, who was wearing a tulle, seemed a little uneasy, and looked at the five cabinet members with those help-seeking eyes.

When the country was in peril, the four of them didn't care about continuing to quarrel with Queen Audrey. Mild, the chief of foreign affairs, coughed softly, and spoke first, "Your Royal Highness, Zenon Castle was built more than 100 years ago to resist Telzi In the war of the kingdom's invasion, it is very strong, as long as we gather our troops to defend this castle, we can guarantee the safety of the capital."

"But, Lord Milder, do you know the status of the defense of Zenon Castle?" Miklós, the spymaster who has always been at odds with Milder, asked: "As far as I know, the defenders of Zenon Castle have been His Majesty Jutian took most of them away, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled behind. Moreover, the castle is in disrepair and many walls are falling off. Do you expect this castle to stop Richard's iron hoof?"

"If the facts are true as His Excellency Miklos said, then I suggest that the whole country's army be assembled in Nord to defend our royal capital." The court priest Bronis, who has been silent for a long time, made a proposal.

"I agree," echoed the treasurer.

Miklos had no objection to the proposal of court priests, and nodded in agreement.Seeing that all three agreed, Foreign Minister Mild knew that it would be useless even if he disagreed, so he could only silently acquiesce.

"In this case, I will issue an order to the whole country in the name of the court regent, summoning the lords from all over the world to lead the army to gather in Nord." Queen Audrey made a final decision and made a direct decision. She then cleared her throat and proposed a second one. Topic: "Military Chief Amuro is missing. For the kingdom's next war, I want to appoint a new military chief. Do you have any suitable candidates?"

As soon as her words came out, everyone fell silent, and several people looked at each other. Soon, Miklos recommended a person: "I recommend Ensksa, Earl of Ulif, he will be a very qualified military chief. .”

"Isn't it? Your Excellency Miklos, as far as I know, Earl Ensksa is ill due to severe camping fever, and now even the government affairs of the territory are handled by his son Ensksa Jr." Foreign Minister Mild Having found the opportunity, he said in a mocking tone.

"You." Miklos, who had been exposed, looked ugly and couldn't speak for a while.Seeing the two of them like this, Queen Audrey had a headache. She patted the armrest of the chair, interrupting the possible argument between the two, and said, "Your Excellencies, Richard's army is still coveting our army in the city of Leon." Kingdom, troops may be sent at any time, there is no more time for you to quarrel uselessly."

"Hmph." After Queen Audrey said this, the two cabinet members closed their mouths, but they still snorted coldly in disdain. Even a fool could see the hostility between them.

Looking helplessly at the hostility between the two, Bronis, the court priest, said: "Your Highness, since Earl Ensksa is seriously ill and cannot be the military commander, it is better to let Earl Osliger Harling Darbor, Harlem Earl Dabur's fief is on the border, and he often handles border disputes with the Kingdom of Pravia, so I think he is a good candidate."

The court priest has always been the most prestigious person in the cabinet, so Bronis's proposal was not opposed by others, so the post of military chief was handed over to the Earl of Harling Darbor, who was fiefd at the northwest end of the kingdom. I don't know anything about this. It can be said that people are sitting at home, and the pot comes from the sky.

However, the speed at which the country mobilized its troops in the Middle Ages was really unsatisfactory. After Queen Audrey's order spread to all parts of the country, the lords from all over the country had to arrange to recruit soldiers in their territories and lead them to Nord to assemble. After these people gathered , Richard's iron hooves have already stepped on Zenon Castle, which was placed high hopes by the Foreign Minister Mild, and even the forwards have reached a place only half a day away from Nord City.

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"Bombard the walls!"

boom boom-

Outside Zenon Castle, 18 artillery pieces roared at the same time, and the black solid iron ball roared and hit the surface of the city wall heavily, making the whole city wall tremble. Deep craters, solid projectiles are embedded in it.

After repairing the city of Leon for a few days, Richard led his army to continue northward, and soon arrived at Zenon Castle, the fortress of Nord, the capital of the king. As mentioned earlier, this fortress was built to resist the invasion of the Kingdom of Telzi more than 100 years ago During the war, during the reign of Richard's great-grandfather at that time, it was with this fortress that the army of the Kingdom of Telzi was repelled.And it was to commemorate King Winster who ordered the construction of this fortress that it was named after the king at that time.

Time flies, and today, more than 100 years later, the fortress has become disrepaired due to years of peace, and its defenses are loose. Under Richard's bombardment, the whole fortress trembled, and the defenders inside screamed from time to time Screaming, running around with their heads in their hands, begging for the mercy of the gods.

However, the gods were obviously not at home today. Under the repeated bombardments of artillery and trebuchets, the defenders' will to resist finally collapsed. They opened the city gate that had been blasted with a big hole, held high the white flag, and paid tribute to the former soldiers to whom they had once been loyal. Bow down to the king's heirs.

(End of this chapter)