rise of empire total war

Chapter 434 The Second Siege War
"His Majesty King Titos Axman is here!"

Amid the shouts of the soldiers, the decadent old king Titos, who had been under house arrest, stepped into the palace of Fauzis Palace. All he saw along the way were high-moralized and disciplined infantry armed with muskets—— It was the officer who told him that since muskets were already equipped with the whole army, in his opinion there was no need to hide it from outsiders.

Although he had bid farewell to the military career for several years, the experience he accumulated still allowed him to see at a glance how elite these soldiers were. Not to mention the deadly muskets in their hands, the spirit of the soldiers alone was enough to surpass those of their contemporaries. The streets of soldiers from various countries can be seen from their high heads and eyes full of fighting spirit.Even if they are equipped with the same weapons as the enemy to fight the enemy, they can still win the final victory.

Hearing the soldiers' shouts, Matthias Horn, who was listening to the officer's report, turned around and looked at King Titos who entered the palace. Because he was a general who came from behind, he did not participate in the first siege war , Naturally, I have never seen King Titos who was once captured, so today is the first time they meet.

If it was an officer who had seen King Titos at that time, his little head would have been full of big question marks—how did King Titos become so fat? I saw from a distance that the seriously overweight king almost lost his weight. Like a meat ball, with a big belly and a fat face, it looks ugly no matter how you look at it.

"Your Majesty King Axman, the rebellion started by your prince has been suppressed by our army, please rest assured." Matthias spoke first, he said in an extremely gentlemanly manner, not caring about the appearance of the disabled king at all. "The usurper Karl is now imprisoned in the dungeon in the palace. In order to prevent the prisoner from escaping, I have left a company of soldiers to guard him. If you are willing, the usurper can be brought out for trial at any time."

"Thank you for the righteous army of your country." King Titos said gratefully. He took a few steps forward and held Mathias's hand, saying: "If your country's army hadn't suppressed the rebellion in time, I might have been killed by that army." The despicable usurper is executed. As a token of my gratitude, I am willing to give your country forty thousand silver coins as a gift."

"The matter of thanking the gift can be postponed, Your Majesty, according to the intelligence of our army, the usurper sent envoys to some countries to seek reinforcements before the siege. Although some countries rejected his request, some countries agreed. Request and assemble the army to come here, in order to keep your throne from being overthrown again, I think you need to mobilize the army and cooperate with our army to fight against the enemy."

"What?" Titos was shocked. He thought he could just arrest Karl, but he didn't expect that his filial son would dare to move reinforcements.

Mathias didn't know what the other party was thinking. He continued: "We don't know the number and strength of the incoming enemy troops yet, but for the sake of caution, our army will deploy some troops to return to the country for defense, so it takes expensive The country cooperates and defends against the enemy together.”

Hearing this, Titos also had some difficulties. He recalled that during his reign, the nobles talked about him behind his back (although they said behind his back, but as a king, he has many eyes and ears, and he can get reports at any time. Karl’s coup d’état It was still dark under the lamp, and when he caught the wind, the extremely filial and outstanding son was ready to do it), thinking of the coup d'etat again, his face darkened, so he said: "General Horn, I'm afraid It’s because of my lack of intentions, after this coup, I, no, the prestige of the royal family has plummeted, and the nobles from all over the place may not listen to the call of the royal family and provide troops.”

"..." Mathias was speechless. He thought for a while before continuing: "Your Majesty King Axman, war will break out in your country. In order to defend the country, please Try to mobilize enough soldiers to assist us, otherwise, our army can only withdraw to the country and rely on the fortresses on the border for defense."

Having said all this, Titos still can't understand that it's impossible. Matthias' words are not unreasonable. They don't need to fight for the Swachiqi Kingdom at the front line. At worst, they abandon this ally. It is not a country that relies on a solid defense line built on the border to defend against the enemy.In order to prevent the Winsters from evacuating, he could only issue a mobilization order to the whole country in cooperation.

As for the final result, of course it is conceivable, although there are factors of the threat of Winster's army (because they are still stationed in Slade, the nobles are worried whether these foreigners will fight with the restoration of the rule The old king reached an agreement, so he responded to the royal family’s mobilization against his conscience), but the number of soldiers he got in a few days was still not satisfactory, until the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Balaria and the Kingdom of Obonia responded to Karl’s request for help. They only mobilized less than [-] soldiers when they entered the border of the Kingdom of Swachiqi.

However, the large troops of the second army had already withdrawn, leaving only 5000 soldiers of the third brigade and a small number of servants. If the soldiers of the Swachic Kingdom were added, it would have exceeded the [-] mark.On the other hand, the enemy army they are about to fight, the combined strength of the two kingdoms is only [-], and most of them are heavy cavalry with both men and horses in armor. Their [-] people are just the vanguard, and there are still several countries behind. Come here.

It is worth mentioning that during these four years, a powerful principality in the northeast of the Vardassian Peninsula was wiped out by horse-riding nomads. The king's employment has become a mercenary who only fights for money, and among the armies of the member states of the encirclement network, the mercenaries composed of these nomads undoubtedly account for the majority-some countries are unwilling to let their own country's army go on an expedition He suffered heavy losses in the battle, and would rather hire these brutal and greedy cavalry at high prices.

At the same time, the news of the war spread to the north and west of the Winster Kingdom, making the countries that remained in the encirclement network anxious. Several neighboring countries quickly sent envoys to each other to discuss countermeasures. Perhaps the four-year-old The Kingdom of Winster made them less wary of it. The kings believed that they could win by virtue of their numbers, so several countries joined forces to declare war on the Kingdom of Winster on the grounds of a mutual defense agreement, and at the same time assembled troops to attack the two countries. Go to the border.

A series of news of the start of the war also spread to the Principality of Rigin and the Principality of Page in the north. The two countries temporarily put aside their hatred for each other and went to war against the Winsters. After the war, the navies of the two countries cooperated with the army to attack directly. Paisikia, the port, intended to directly occupy the port, but was bombarded by the artillery deployed on the city wall when it landed. It suffered heavy losses and had to retreat first.

Except for a few member states that are still unwilling to go to war, all the countries in the encirclement network have declared war on the Kingdom of Winster, and the second encirclement network war has begun!

(End of this chapter)