rise of empire total war

Chapter 323 The Reaction of the Two Kings
On December 1116, 12 in the mainland calendar, the confrontation between the two armies was the fourth day.

The Della army stronghold in the Sus Plain was already full of enthusiasm and voices. If the nobles hadn't deliberately suppressed them, the turbulent Dara sergeants would have lost control.

It's no wonder they are like this, because just a few hours ago, the envoy sent by King Richard of Winster handed over the capitulation envelope to King Hemis. The news spread and there was no time to stop it.In just half an hour, the bad news of Bennett's fall spread like a plague and became known to everyone.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Deira immediately became agitated. They were recruited here far away from their hometown for the purpose of defending the country (by the way, fulfilling their obligations), but now they are flanked by the enemy and the capital has been captured. To reach it, but to put myself in a dangerous situation...

These soldiers were a little desperate. The friendly troops who came for reinforcements were still on the way when they came for some reason, and they had not been seen for a long time. They could only cooperate with the greedy mercenaries and rely on the walls of the stronghold to defend.And once they leave the safe stronghold, the enemies outside can destroy them in an instant.

"Get out of here!"

At this moment, a roar came from the king's tent, and immediately afterward, the envoy of the Winsters was forced out. The somewhat bald envoy glared at King Hemis who was slowly walking out of the tent, as if he had been disturbed. Great insult.He pointed at King Hymes and growled, "You will regret it! King Hymes, in the name of God, you will regret it!"

"That will disappoint you." King Hymes sneered, and then ordered to the soldiers beside him: "What are you waiting for? Throw him and his lackeys out immediately!"

"As ordered."

The soldiers responded together, then moved their knuckles, and with a ferocious smile, they directly lifted up the Winster envoy, dragging the envoy out of here like a dead dog, and brought the envoy who came with him The entourage were all driven out of the gate of the stronghold.

Looking at the door that was closed with a bang, the emissary spit on the ground angrily, stomped a few times with his feet, and greeted several attendants beside him: "Go, let's go to the military chief!"

King Khamis didn't know where the driven envoy would go next. He returned to the camp, sat down on a chair, and stared at the letters thrown on the table in a daze.He originally thought that Bennett City could hold on for a few more days with its tall and strong city walls, but he never expected that it would fall so quickly. The total time before and after may not have been ten days!

The siege ability of the Winsters is so terrifying!
After staring at the envelope written in the common alphabet of the mainland for a while, King Hymes summoned the officers and nobles of his own army as if awakened from a dream, and held a small military meeting...

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At the same time, Richard who was far away in Bennett City had already received military reports from the Kingdom of Meganis. Facing the first large-scale defeat in history, Richard was so angry that he endured Containing the anger in his heart, he took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly, before completely suppressing the anger.

"Why was our army defeated by a mob led by a peasant woman?" He looked at the brigade commanders and lieutenants below, and said bluntly, "Could it be that the combat effectiveness of our soldiers has declined? No, on the contrary, after Over the past year or so of fighting, our soldiers have accumulated rich combat experience, and their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of a mere mob of enemies."

"However, our army was still defeated, and it was a disgraceful defeat!" Richard slapped the table and roared, "What a disgraceful record! A brigade of chain cavalry was almost buried in the ice cave, and more than 500 Sergeant Spear died tragically on the ice, and was finally frozen into an ice sculpture by the cold wind!"

"Since I restored the Stuart dynasty, there has never been such a great loss!"

"..."

There was silence, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look up into Richard's gaze. Although they knew that Richard's anger was not due to themselves, it was hard to guarantee that they would become the target of venting.

This is the first time that Richard has become so angry. Before that, even Magnus has never seen him lose such a big anger. Richard is usually approachable and rarely loses his temper. And this time he lost his temper for the first time, which shows how angry he is.

Seeing that the people below were silent, Richard took a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to slow down his voice as much as possible, and said, "Raise your heads up, I want to hear your thoughts."

After the words fell, everyone hesitated and slowly raised their heads, looking at Richard who was still frowning. The latter was holding the scroll that recorded the battle report in his hand. After everyone raised their heads, he followed (zhi) Ji (jie) nodded to a person and said, "Magnus, tell me your opinion."

Magnus, who was suddenly named, was a little confused. He quickly realized and thought about it. After a while, his eyes lit up and he said: "Your Majesty, it's not that our army is not working hard, but that the enemy is playing tricks. Deliberately choosing a decisive battle on the frozen lake, if it were elsewhere, our army would be able to easily defeat the Miganis.

So this should not be blamed on the soldiers, but the commander should be held accountable. If he sees this level, he will avoid putting the battlefield on the ice lake. "

"How do I not know this?" Richard said with a frown. "The order to deprive Randall of his status as a commander has already been drafted. He is more suitable to lead the battle in the rear rather than at the front. But now I I want you to learn from this and not let the Looney Lake fiasco happen again!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will not let our army suffer such humiliation again." Everyone said in unison, they swore that they would not make the same mistakes as Randall.

Although Richard did not believe their oath 100%, he had nothing to say. He could only nod his head, put aside the humiliating battle report, and continued: "Magnus, I have decided that you will be the new Commander of the Meganis region, to replace our unqualified Prince Randall, I believe you will not let me down."

"Yes, my king." Magnus was stunned for a moment, and quickly agreed, but considering the loss of the Ronny Lake fiasco, he said: "However, Your Majesty, please add some reinforcements, just relying on those remnants I'm afraid it's impossible to deal with the high-morale Miganis army that just won the victory."

"Don't worry, Magnus." Richard smiled slightly, the anger just now was gone.

"I'll send you some brigades," he said, "but not until our operation is complete."

(End of this chapter)