rise of empire total war

Chapter 468 The Night of Death
"Perhaps it was a mistake for us to be involved in this war."

Looking at the army stretching several miles outside the city, King Aldrich of the Petrolock Kingdom said bitterly. Following his words, the court officials and nobles behind him also sighed deeply.

"Can we still surrender?" He continued. No one answered, and everyone lowered their heads. They naturally knew the answer, but they didn't have the courage to say it. In fact, if the enemy commander outside the city Others may still surrender, but the leader is the famous "butcher" Trond Olsen. As long as he falls into his hands, anyone except the king is likely to be shot directly .

After a long silence, Aldrich also sighed deeply, turned his eyes away, and said as he walked towards the stairwell, "Mobilize all the people who can be mobilized, and let them go up to the city wall to defend."

"Obey, my king." The military chief promised with a stroke of his chest. He looked at the back of the king and a group of noble officials leaving, and he lacked confidence in whether he could hold the city wall. He thought about surrendering the city directly, but he was worried about the butcher's attack. With a fierce reputation, he can only choose to resist.

This is Ruslanburg, the capital of the Petrok Kingdom. Since the fall of their neighbor and ally, the Trikasi Kingdom, the sharp soldiers of the [-]rd Brigade have pointed directly at the Petrolock Kingdom, which is also in a state of defense emptiness. Facing such a terrible The enemies, the towns and castles along the way almost surrendered, and the consuls and nobles guessed that Trond's butcher knife would not be swayed on the heads of these insignificant people, so they surrendered without hesitation.

Trond and his third brigade reached Ruslanburg in the hinterland of the Petrok Kingdom without any resistance, and then surrounded the city built on the shore of Lake Pelo.Under the command of the commander, the soldiers set up the cannons and began to shell the city wall violently. The Wensters' artillery fire roared again, and the seemingly solid city wall was completely devastated and crumbling. Those who had just entered the battlefield were shocked. The souls of the soldiers are scattered, and the shit is gone.

The ensuing battle was just like the reappearance of the capture of the capital of the Trikasi Kingdom in the past. The third brigade took less than three days to attack Ruslan Castle, marching triumphantly along the chaotic streets, Taking advantage of the trend, he stormed into the palace and captured Aldrich, members of the royal family and nobles. However, to everyone's surprise, Trond did not kill anyone this time, but demanded a huge ransom from the captives. Then escort all members of the royal family back to Nord City.

The third brigade won consecutive battles, conquered four countries, and its achievements shook the entire Valdasia Peninsula. Coupled with the prestige of its commander Trond Olsen, the brigade was eventually called the "Skeleton Brigade" by various countries - a symbol of its conquest The countless dead beings who acted as stepping stones on the road.

In recognition of Trond's achievements, Richard bestowed him with the territory of the Petrolock Kingdom, canonized him as the new Duke of Petrolock, and set up his court in Rusland Castle.

After the Kingdom of Petrolock was destroyed, there were no enemies in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Winster. After Trond led his army back to Nord City to accept the canonization, he was able to temporarily step down and bring his family to the fiefdom.Although the battle was still going on, the balance of victory was obviously in favor of the Winster Kingdom. Richard didn't need the soldiers of the third brigade who had made great contributions to return to the dangerous battlefield again.

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On the other hand, the headquarters of the [-]st Brigade of the [-]st Army also arrived in the Luxino area where the undercurrent was surging. Duckman Braun, who was personally appointed by Richard as the interim commander of the [-]st Army, had just entered Luxi A manor outside the city of Lusitas, the capital of the Nuo area, issued banquet invitations to the famous nobles in the area in their private name, and planned to hold a banquet in the palace of Lusitas to discuss the future of the area.Facing the invitation card sent by Duckman, the nobles were full of suspicion. They were very unfamiliar with this unprecedented General Winster, and they couldn't guess what his intentions were. However, the nobles were full of confidence and believed that Duckman Keman would not violate the "Law of the Nobility" and massacre nobles in public, so except for a few people who were really timid, they all readily attended the appointment.

However, they quickly paid a price for their self-confidence.In order to completely quell the chaos in the Lucino area, Duckman decided to use the most radical method after research. He used a banquet and discussion as a cover-up to confuse everyone's eyes, and at the same time ordered the soldiers under his command to disperse. Units were stationed in various towns and castles, and at the same time left a letter to the commander of each company, agreeing not to open it until the night when the banquet began.

Soon, the banquet came as scheduled, and most of the nobles from the entire Lusino area were invited here, almost filling the Lusitas Palace. No one noticed the heavily armed soldiers in the corridor that vaguely surrounded the hall. The nobles Immerse yourself in the heavenly sounds produced by the beautiful musical instruments produced in Nord City, and also indulge in the plates of delicious food and sweet wine on the table.

Amidst the beautiful music, Duckman walked into the hall accompanied by the guards. He looked at the ugly faces of the Lucino nobles below, and the disgusted expression flashed across the smile on his face, but it was quickly covered up. When he got down, he raised his wine glass high and toasted all the nobles. After finishing his drink, he suddenly threw the glass wine glass in his hand on the ground. The crisp sound of the wine glass breaking was like an agreed signal. A large number of heavily armed soldiers opened the curtains around the hall, and aimed their bayonet-mounted muskets at the nobles in the hall who hadn't reacted. Then, the muskets fired together, and a bloody massacre kicked off.

Duckman, who had thrown the cup for the sake of his name, had already withdrew along the way he came. He left calmly, but left behind a brutal killing.

At the same time, in various parts of the Lucino area, the commanders of each company almost simultaneously opened the letters that Duckman left for them. The contents of the letters were only a short sentence--destroy all rebels.

Then, each company left the station and rushed to the homes of the local nobles who participated in the meeting. They either broke into the house directly, or directly blasted the gate, and then filed in. The house was immediately plunged into chaos. Those who dared to step forward to stop them were shot without hesitation, the family members of those nobles were arrested, all the private soldiers in captivity were shot, and their wealth was also confiscated.

The nearby civilians didn't know what happened. They listened to the occasional gunshots and could only shiver in their cups, praying that they would not be affected.

Overnight, the nobles in the Lucino area were almost wiped out, and the death toll was not counted in detail.In later generations, this night is called "the night of death".

(End of this chapter)