rise of empire total war

Chapter 363 Successful March
"Have you heard? The Kingdom of Winster, a powerful country from the Valdasia Peninsula, sent an expeditionary force across the sea to fight over."

"I heard about it. It is said that the city of Lyktos was captured by the Winsters after holding on for less than half a day, and their king died on the spot."

"It's really scary. I heard that they are still under the banner of restoring the Sipes Kingdom. I really don't know how the Sipes got such a powerful ally."

"..."

Similar conversations can be heard everywhere in taverns in various cities in the southern part of the Osa Peninsula. The powerful enemies from the west instantly raised the vigilance of the southern countries. The countries that have good relations with each other send messengers to each other, ready to carry forward the traditional virtues - holding groups.

The reaction of the countries on the Osa Peninsula caught Charles and the others by surprise, but Prince Phyllis has long been familiar with the strangeness, because his father was defeated because of this, otherwise the Kingdom of Sipes and the city-states of Pulau In terms of strength comparison, the former must win, but if the latter is added with two external aids, then the only outcome is defeat.

Therefore, Phyllis suggested to Charles and others to launch an attack on the next target immediately after finishing repairs, and try to destroy them before the other party contacted the allies. His proposal was quickly approved by Charles.Charles is very clear that with the strength of the expeditionary force in his hands, it is easy to eliminate a faction in a short time, but if he encounters a united enemy, it will be very difficult. Although he can still win steadily, the loss will also become smaller. Everything is bigger - whether it is time, supplies, or the lives of soldiers.

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After repairing the city of Lyctors for three days, the expeditionary force headed eastward, and the nearest hostile target to the city was the city-state of Catonita, which was one of the three city-states at war with the Kingdom of Sips. According to Phyllis According to the information provided by the prince, the city-state of Catonita can mobilize an army of nearly 800 soldiers, the most threatening of which is the heavy infantry composed of more than [-] citizens, and the rest are only light infantry composed of free people and poor people. .

This force is not a threat to Charles, but the most difficult thing for him is how to get to Catonita. On the way from Lyktos to Catonita, there are two small city-states separated. Yayu declared war on the other party (although the other party did not dare to take the initiative to attack), he was not afraid of going to war with these small countries of Quer. What he was worried about was that these small countries did not dare to take the initiative to attack when the expeditionary army entered, and they would wait until they left their territory. Despicable sneak attack on the supply line of the expeditionary force, blocking the army's retreat.

Just in case, Charles decided to salute first and then send soldiers. He sent envoys to the two small city-states that he would pass through on the marching road, politely requesting military access. This was half a request and half a threat. Facing the rumored The Winster Expeditionary Army, the city-state council did not dare to refuse the envoy's request, and after accepting the symbolic gift money brought by the envoy, it pretended to be generous and agreed to the Wenster people's request.

Such a result is what Charles is happy to see. On the day the messenger brought back the good news, the expeditionary force crossed the border and marched eastward along the paved road in a blatant manner. Behind the army, they fled in all directions in fright. Although a few brave people did not run away, they secretly observed this strange army from a distance.

Because the Winster Expeditionary Force did not deliberately hide the news, and the two city-states that were forced to agree to the right of military passage informed the Katonita city-state in advance, the Katonita city-state council quickly issued an emergency mobilization order to the whole city, and soon They mobilized an army with nearly [-] soldiers. Not only that, they also asked for help from their allies, the city-states of Puro and Tarossos, in an attempt to unite the forces of the three city-states against the Winster Expeditionary Army.

However, the main force of the expeditionary force, which left the artillery transporting troops far behind, was very fast. They marched all the way, and in just one week they passed through the two city-states and entered the territory of the Catonita city-state. Before reacting, the army of the city-state of Catonita was surrounded in the fortress near the border.

This time, the Catonita people were sadly reminded.

The city-state army was surrounded by groups, and reinforcements were still far away. The council of the Catonita city-state was filled with gloom for a while. They took it for granted that the Winsters would submit a decisive battle request to their army in accordance with the tradition on the Osa Peninsula. , the two sides came to a face-to-face decisive battle, but they didn't expect that the Winsters didn't play their cards according to the routine. They surrounded the fortress of the city-state army as soon as they came up, and they didn't pay attention to the besieged army. Another part of the troops was divided to go straight to the city of Catonita.

After the Winster army approached the city, the elders of Catonita's council beat their chests, regretting that they should not have put their traditions on the heads of foreigners. Now, the city's defenses are empty, and the people who are besieged in the fortress The army did not know whether it would be able to break out alive, let alone hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Therefore, the elders of the parliament held a meeting for the last time to discuss how to deal with the current situation. In the end, they concluded that they did not have any deep hatred with the Kingdom of Winster, so they just voted directly. Pain the killer.With such thoughts in mind, the elders unanimously agreed to open the city gate and surrender to the Winsters outside the city. Under the leadership of these elders, the defenders walked out of the city and surrendered to the enemy.

The surrender of the city-state of Catonita was beyond Charles' expectations. He originally thought that there would be a big battle, but now it was done, and the army that besieged Catonita took over the city. The surrender letter sent by the parliament was displayed to the fortress. After the resisting army, they also put down their weapons, opened the gate, walked out one by one, and surrendered to Winster's army.

In just a few days, another city-state fell, which made Prince Felice full of confidence in the future. He looked at the Catonita soldiers who came out one after another, as if he saw the collapse of the city-state in the future, and he recovered the West. The scene in the Kingdom of Prussia.Thinking about it, he suddenly had a plan, and suggested to Charles beside him: "Why don't we recruit these surrendered soldiers and drive them to fight against the coalition forces of the general city-state?"

"Your idea is very good, my dear Prince Felice, but I'm afraid it's unrealistic." Charles shook his head and did not agree with Felice's proposal. He looked at each other and explained: "The Catonita people and The generals are in an alliance, and they are forced to surrender to us now, but it does not mean that they are willing to wave their butcher knives at their former alliance. I am afraid that not only will they not be willing, but they will turn against us on the battlefield, causing unnecessary damage to our army. casualties."

It's not that Charles didn't think about Felice's concerns, but he didn't want to let these people go easily. He rolled his eyes, but there was another plan in his mind.

(End of this chapter)