rise of empire total war

Chapter 242 The Crisis of the Lushino People

Trizzi Palace, which is a palace where the royal family of Ravana lived for generations, is also the most sacred place in the kingdom.

Returning to the Trizzi Palace again, Richard felt as if he had passed away. If I remember correctly, the last time I stood here was when Stephanie became the queen, and at that time, he was suddenly appointed as the queen. Lord Protector of Ravana, also awarded the title of Duke of Cuban.

Later, Richard found out that his Cuban Duke was the first Duke in the history of the Kingdom of Ravana. How much weight is given to rewards.

Thinking of this, Richard squeezed Stephanie's hand tightly beside him, and the latter looked at him suspiciously, as if asking what's wrong, Richard didn't speak, just shook his head with a smile, then turned his head again , Looking at this palace that carries many deep memories of his travels.

The next day, accompanied by the guards, the two went to the royal cemetery to pay homage to King Harolds and King Lawrence who were buried there. The usurper Bandark was buried casually on a hill near Sios Manor after being shot dead by hand artillery On the hill, so he was not in the royal cemetery. In other words, even if Richard brought back his broken body, Stephanie, who had the vengeance of killing her father, would not agree to let him be buried.

While Richard and Stephanie were paying homage at the royal cemetery in Ravana, the war between the Kingdom of Lucino and the Kingdom of Pravia was in full swing.After the Kingdom of Winster withdrew its troops, the Kingdom of Pravia had the opportunity to mobilize its forces to go south to counterattack. However, after their main force arrived at Fort Migs, they were angrily found that the land of the Earl had been burned to white ground. Old towns and villages lay in ruins, and the corpses of commoners hung from the branches of trees along the roads, being pecked at by carrion birds.

Seeing all this, the commander of the Pravia Kingdom Army was furious. Regardless of the dissuasion of the surrounding nobles and officers, the whole army went south and invaded the territory of the Kingdom of Lucino. Although these castles are not as strong as the castles inhabited by the nobles (because they are mostly built of wood, that is, wooden castles built hastily to resist the reprisals of the kingdom of Pravia), they are still able to protect the common people. The main force of the Lavians turned away.

Looking at the large number of wooden forts that sprung up like mushrooms after rain, the angry Commander Pravia instantly sobered up and made the most sensible decision: he divided the whole army into two groups, pretending to be the main force all the way and being dragged by the wooden forts. In front of the fort group, the other route looked for the weak point of the wooden fort group and launched a fierce attack, tearing the defense line of the Rusino people in one fell swoop.

Facts have proved that his tactics are correct. Due to time constraints, Du Bois was unable to build the wooden forts seamlessly. After delaying the "main force" of the Pravians for two days, the weak point of the defense line was discovered And was breached, the real main force continued to advance along the gap, and directly dealt a fatal blow to the Lusinos. The two sides fought a big battle on the wide plain. They killed the Lusino people, and even almost captured Prince Du Bois himself. If the latter's guards hadn't desperately rescued him, then the war could have basically ended early.

After this great battle, the main force of the Kingdom of Pravia attacked from the flanks the wooden forts that Du Bois had placed high hopes on. In just a few days, they cooperated with the frontal forces pretending to be the main force to clear out these wooden forts that were in the way. Pravia's army continued to advance. In order to avenge the atrocities committed by Lushino's army, they slaughtered all the towns and villages they encountered along the way. The residents inside were either forcibly taken away or brutally massacred. The wind swayed, and their property went into the pockets of the soldiers.

They were so arrogant and arrogant, as if they were sure that the Lusino people would not be able to threaten them after the army was defeated. Walking on the muddy roads in the countryside, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Pravia were as carefree as an autumn outing. , they made a loud noise, including contempt for Luciano's army, showing off the loot they had taken, and complaining about the war.

And behind the Pravia Kingdom Army, there are strings of distressed civilians whose hands are tied with thick long ropes. Their bodies are covered with mud, scarred, and emit a pungent stench. Their hair is disheveled, and the two With no eyesight, he let himself be pulled forward by the rough rope, turning a deaf ear to the scolding and insults of the soldiers around him.

How familiar this scene is, almost a month ago, it seemed like this scene when the Kingdom of Lusino escorted the civilians of the Kingdom of Pravia they captured.

If Richard was here, he would definitely be moved with emotion, it's really a feng shui turn, and he will go to another house this month.

After a few days of marching, the Kingdom of Pravia came to Fort Binic, which was ruled by the royal family of Lucino. On the way, they also captured several castles of local barons and hanged the stubborn baron and his family. Facing this fortified castle built at the junction of two hills, they put away the slack along the way, stepped up to cut down nearby trees, and built siege equipment.

There were about 500 soldiers in the kingdom of Pravia who were besieging the castle, but there were only a poor 300 defenders in the castle. Looking at the black heads outside the city, their legs trembled in shock, but no one offered to surrender. The brutal deeds of the Pravians had already spread throughout the Kingdom of Lusino. They knew that even if they surrendered, they would not be treated well. They might as well hold out and wait for a miracle to happen.

For example, several meteorites fell from the sky and hit the siege camp of the Kingdom of Pravia, killing them all.

In fact, even if a miracle does not happen, the Plavians will not be able to break through this strong castle guarded by more than 300 soldiers in a short period of time. Without trebuchets and artillery, as long as the defenders have sufficient food, They can really "stay there until they die."

When the Pravians besieged Fort Benic, Du Bois, who had fled back to the capital, knelt down in front of his father with snot and tears and cried bitterly, angrily scolding Richard's betrayal teammates and the Pravia army Although the old king was angry at the Winsters for selling their teammates, he had to admit that the only ones who could save his kingdom were the Winsters.

After all, they still maintain an alliance with the Kingdom of Winster on the surface.

The old king quickly figured this out. He looked at his son kneeling in front of him in pain, gritted his teeth, and decided to send an envoy to Winster to ask King Richard for help—although Richard withdrew from the war , but he believes that as long as there are enough interests, Richard will definitely intervene again.

(End of this chapter)