rise of empire total war

Chapter 424 Total War
"Under the influence of the Winsters, the originally powerful Acarnanian Alliance finally weakened... City-states and forces that had old enemies with the alliance took the opportunity to declare war on the Acarnanian Alliance in an attempt to liquidate the gap in the past. A full-scale war involving more than half of the Osa peninsula began... ——Brennus of Ercolon, historian, records of the '50 Years War'"

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"It's war! It's war! It's war!"

"Winster's army is coming here!"

To the east of the stronghold of Amatlia, the city-state of Brigia is already in chaos. The citizens of the city-state have been recruited and transferred to the stronghold of Elia. It is very likely that all of them will die in Amatlia. On the battlefield of Asia, and the only ones left in the city are some old, weak, sick and disabled and a lot of damaged weapons and equipment.

In response to the approaching threat, the Archon of Brigia ordered the urgent mobilization of combatable citizens and the free people in the city to join the army, and soon hundreds of soldiers were recruited before the arrival of the Fourth Army. As much as possible, allocate a sword or spear that is either rusty or has many gaps.Although the consul knew very well that these rabble alone could not defend Brigia, he still chose to resist.

This war of disparity in strength began immediately. Under the cover of the strong firepower of the Fourth Army, the city wall of Brygia City was bombarded, and most of the buildings in the city also collapsed under the violent shelling, and a large number of civilians died in the ruins .After the shelling stopped, the infantry lined up in a neat line walked towards the gap in the city wall. The defenders of the city wall had already scattered like trees falling down, leaving corpses scattered all over the place and fled back to their homes.

No one dared to resist, and the consul who intended to resist had already been killed in the shelling. The infantry of the Fourth Army took advantage of the opportunity to take over the city-state's ruling mansion. Launched an attack, but unexpectedly, the people in the copper mine had run away completely, leaving only piles of ore and half a warehouse of finished products.

After occupying Brigia, the commander of the Fourth Army, Domenico Valentino, selected a proxy in the city to rule the city on his behalf, and left a regiment of troops to guard the copper mines and transport finished products and ores. Then he led the army south, while writing to Charles asking about the next attack plan.

At the same time, the two legions commanded by Charles (the Second Army and the Third Army were temporarily merged into one legion) were confronting Albikia and other coalition forces at a distance. He was going to besiege the Elia stronghold, but marched to When it was only a few kilometers away from the stronghold, it was intercepted by the coalition forces that were actively attacking.The number of troops under his command was around [-], but the number of enemy troops had exceeded [-], a gap of [-]. Charles did not dare to take risks. He first ordered the army to prepare for battle, and then looked for an opportunity to retreat.

"Damn it, their reinforcements came so fast, and the scouts I sent out didn't notice it at all." Charles looked at the dark army on the opposite side, which was almost invisible, and cursed in a low voice, even if he didn't need to use it for everyone He could also clearly see through the binoculars issued by the regiment commander that the main body of the enemy army was elite hoplites. arrive.

"If this cannonball goes on, I'm afraid they will die miserably." Matthias Horn, who was beside him, thought this way. Yes, from the artillery point of view, the densely packed army formation is indeed very impressive. A good target, as long as one shot is fired, whether it is a solid bullet or a burst bullet, it can cause great casualties to the coalition infantry.

"Lord Earl, let's attack, our artillery can exert its greatest power," he said.

After saying that, Charles glanced at him in surprise, and said, "My dear Horn, we cannot win this war with artillery alone."

"The enemy we are facing is different from the enemy on the Vardassia Peninsula. Everyone in the citizen soldiers on the Osa Peninsula has a high sense of honor. They are united and will not retreat easily. They are very difficult but very respectable. fighter."

Seeing that Charles gave such a high evaluation to the enemy, Mathias couldn't help but raise his vigilance. As an aborigine born and bred in this world, he has learned about the countries on the Osa Peninsula from various books and dramas, and he also knows Osa very well. Although the civilian soldier system that is common in the peninsula, although these citizen soldiers are also praised in the book, he has never taken it seriously. Now that even his boss has said so, he has to take it seriously.

"Then what should we do, withdraw the troops directly?" Mathias wondered.

"Well, the difference in numbers between the two armies is too large. To be on the safe side, we should retreat first." Charles nodded and said, "Most of our soldiers are line infantry equipped with muskets and sabers. If they cannot shoot at long distances Defeat the enemy at the same time, but once we are in close combat, we will be defeated in the end."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Matthias, who was hesitating to speak, as if he could see through what he wanted to say at a glance, and then said: "Although the inserted bayonets equipped by soldiers can be directly loaded into muskets and become a They have short spears, but the soldiers are still unable to compete with the elite heavy infantry in close combat, so for the sake of the lives of the soldiers, we cannot take risks."

"You are right, my lord, I was negligent." Mathias admitted his mistake very simply. Seeing him so straightforward, Charles nodded with satisfaction. He found that the general recruited from the native nobles was not Not as bad as imagined.

Then, he looked at the crowded enemy army on the opposite side, and his originally relaxed expression became gloomy again. After a while, he raised his hand and said: "Withdraw the army, temporarily retreat, we can't fight with the enemy army yet." decisive battle."

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On the other hand, after a period of preparations, those city-state forces that had old enmities with the Acarnanian Alliance or its allies formally surrendered to the Acarnanian Alliance and its allies by taking advantage of the opportunity of the former being restrained by Winster's army. declare war.On the same day that war was declared, a large number of troops crossed the border and attacked the alliance. Because most of their troops were concentrated on the front line, the defense in the rear was empty, and large areas of territory soon fell.

The multi-line battle made the Acarnanian Alliance finally unable to support it. While withdrawing the troops supporting the front line, Patri Dawa's parliament fell into a long wrangling. Members were all debating whether to make peace with the Winsters. Arguing endlessly, those congressmen whose hometowns fell were crying bitterly, and the entire chamber was as noisy as a vegetable market.

Not only that, but his hometown was stolen, and the Albigian coalition forces who were about to attack Winster's army didn't care to move on. The commanders of the various armies discussed it, and then they broke up and went back to the country to rescue each other. Only the poor abandoned Acarnanian army remained, and they did not dare to attack alone, so they withdrew back to the safe Elia stronghold in desperation.

(End of this chapter)