rise of empire total war

Chapter 181 Prelude to Siege
The sad news of Earl Harlingdale's death quickly spread throughout Nord City. He was standing on the city wall and his upper body was cut off by the flying shells in full view. He didn't even have a chance to block the news—it was even said that someone Also picked up somewhere under the city wall the head of the bloody old earl.

The impact of the death of Earl of Harinda Burr was obvious. The soldiers were frightened by the heavy siege weapons equipped by Richard. Every time they heard the thunderous sound of cannon, they would be frightened and hide behind the walls they thought were strong. , However, this was of no use. Even if some unlucky soldiers were hiding in the towers, they would still be shot through the city wall by the cannonballs, smashed directly into minced flesh, and lose their lives in an instant.

Richard outside the city didn't know that the shelling on the first day killed the Earl of Harling Dabur, who commanded the defense of the city. In his eyes, the chaos caused by the latter's death seemed to be caused by the shelling of fear. .

"Continue to shell until all the black powder is exhausted." Richard ordered the artillery commander in this way, then turned around and left the position, and returned to the army formation. Although they have seen the city several times before, they still find it novel.

After all, it is a very enjoyable thing to watch the enemy cry and howl under the shelling.

As soon as he returned to the army formation, Condela greeted him and said, "Your Majesty Caesar, the soldiers are all ready, but only using ladders and battering rams to attack the city may cause heavy casualties."

"Appropriate combat casualties can boost soldiers' morale and exercise their combat capabilities." Richard waved his hand and said indifferently.

Richard had already said this, and it was hard for Condela to continue. He thought about it and it was true. Ever since he had siege weapons such as artillery and catapults, the army has been attacking the city smoothly. In the long run, I am afraid that soldiers will rely on artillery and catapults.

It wasn't until the artillery and catapults were turned off that the world finally calmed down. The artillery positions of Richard's army were covered in white smoke, and one or two slight coughs could be heard from time to time, while the city walls of Nord had been blasted into thousands of wounds. Hundreds of holes, devastated everywhere, a small section of the city wall even had cracks due to continuous bombardment, and the blood of the fallen soldiers flowed down the cracks.

A sharp cold wind blew by, bringing a blood-curdling shriek, like the cry of the undead who died in the shelling.

"Warriors of the Empire, today, we stand outside the city of Nord, and we are about to launch an attack on the usurper Jutian's lair and take back the kingdom that should belong to me!" Richard sat on the tall horse. Holding a sharp sword on his back, he said loudly to the soldiers: "Six years ago, Ju Tian led his evil lackeys to launch the most despicable rebellion against my father and killed my father and Stu. A member of the royal family of the Yate Dynasty, fortunately, God bless me, I managed to escape from the clutches of the clutches, and I have been waiting for the opportunity to avenge the rebels.

Praise be to the Blessed Virgin Mary, under my leadership, we killed the usurper Jutian at the Battle of Arkham Manor, and sent him to hell with his evil army.And now, under my command, you will continue to conquer the largest city in the Kingdom of Winster, kill Jutian's remnants, and restore the rule of the great Stuart family.

I believe that with the combination of my wise command and your brave combat, we will surely win the final victory!After the war is over, I will confer the most outstanding fighters in the war as the first batch of fief knights in the Hippolito Palace and have dinner with them.

Now, let us shout, the Empire will win! "

"The empire must win!"

"The empire must win!"

"The empire must win!!!"

"..."

The earth-shattering cheers seemed to make the earth tremble, and the sky turn pale. Inspired by Richard's offer of rewards for conferring fief knights, every soldier blushed, and his blood surged. If they The look in the eyes can kill, and the defenders who have just experienced shelling on the city wall and lost their morale have long since died countless times.

Becoming a fief knight is a matter of glory to the ancestors. As long as they can become knights, they will get rid of their status as poor people in one fell swoop and become noble knight masters.

It's exciting to think about it.

Seeing the excitement of the soldiers, Richard showed a satisfied look on his face. This is what he wanted. It was just a trivial thing for him to be a fief knight. If he successfully became the new king of Winster , he needs a group of loyal knights to control the bottom, and by controlling these knights, he can then control the entire kingdom.

It's like a pyramid of power. At the top is Richard, the supreme king, down to the nobles at the earl level, then down to the knights, and finally to the bottom of the common people—what?You mean the priests?Don't be kidding, okay, in this world without churches, priests can only be Richard's tools, and it is impossible to have a high social status.

Cough cough, it's getting far away, those are things for later, the top priority now is to win this kind of city.

"Command, attack!"

"Your Majesty has orders to attack!"

In the next second, the orderly next to Richard immediately roared to the sky with his voice tearing up, the roar was like thunder, piercing clouds and cracking stones.

"The empire must win!"

"attack!"

"go ahead!"

The lingering lingering sound of the howling sound continued, and the roaring sounds that sounded from the black massed army formed a deafening sound, and the thick murderous aura that had accumulated for a long time was released instantly, shocking the defenders on the city wall.They were already in a state of confusion due to the continuous bombardment and the death of the commander in battle. Seeing the enemy's momentum again, many people's determination to resist was even more shaken, thinking about when to wait for an opportunity to retreat.

Seeing the behavior of the soldiers, the officers in the crowd showed anger and scolded the soldiers who wanted to flee without authorization. Although they were also afraid in their hearts, they were just afraid to show it because of their status.

"Get back to your combat posts! Damn pigs!"

"Where's the archer? If you don't want me to kick your ass off, get back to your post and get ready to shoot!"

Under the scolding and persecution of the officer, the soldiers had no choice but to go back to the wall and watched in horror as the closely packed Richard's army phalanxes advanced one by one. Each phalanx carried a temporary ladder. Knowing that if you let the enemy put the ladder on the wall, you will be finished.

"Reload the arrows, reload quickly!"

Soon, the soldiers of Richard's army entered the range of the defenders. The archers on the city wall hurriedly drew arrows from the quiver amidst the officer's scolding, put them on the bowstring and pulled the bowstring away, aiming at the enemy. Because their hands were shaking so badly, it was impossible to aim.

"shooting!"

As soon as the officer finished speaking, sparse arrows soared from the city wall, drew a black arc in mid-air and fell into the crowd, but were easily blocked by the shields equipped by Richard's soldiers.

The tragic siege battle kicked off...

(End of this chapter)