rise of empire total war

Chapter 501 The Fall of Brad

Eight days ago, that is, on April 1127, 4 in the continental calendar, the Holy Roman Empire army with a total of more than 24 people surrounded Brad, the capital of the Kingdom of Burgundy. This is an isolated city, and the entire Burgundy In the Kingdom of Dia, only this city has the military power to resist the invaders.

Leading the army to surround the city were the troops of the [-]nd and [-]rd Brigades of the Second Army of the Holy Roman Empire, whose commanders were Gilad Price and Richard Bono. The four city walls of Brad City were surrounded. Adhering to the principle of waste utilization, they drove the surrendered Burgundian army to the front line and used them as cannon fodder—it was said to be cannon fodder, but it was not always true, because they didn’t need to stand up to them at all. The enemy's firepower net rushed to the bottom of the city wall to set up siege equipment.

Their task is very simple, that is, after the city walls are bombarded by artillery, they will raise their shields in front to attract firepower for the attacking line infantry. As long as the cannon fodders are careful, they will be able to survive this war. For one thing, they didn't develop resistance—even if they did, it would have no effect, because the two brigade commanders would not consider the thoughts of these prisoners of war.

On the second day of the siege, eighty long-barreled cannons from the two brigades began to bombard the city wall. A large number of shells fell heavily on the surface of the city wall, making deep craters one after another, and cracks appeared around the craters. There was a painful groan, and the soldiers above also fell into panic.

They have never seen such a weapon before. The movement when firing is as shocking as thunder in the daytime. The projectiles fired are more destructive than the trebuchet. Anyone hit by a high-speed flying iron ball will be smashed to pieces, even if it is just A slight brushing will also take away a large piece of flesh and blood.

The shelling lasted for three days, and the continuous shelling for three days caused the city walls to collapse in many places, and most of the buildings in the city were also affected and turned into ruins.A large number of soldiers and civilians died under the shelling, and the survivors fled into the safer sewers in fear of the enemy. Although it was smelly there, the shells could not penetrate the surface and hit the ground below.

On the fourth day of the siege, the army of the Holy Roman Empire began to attack the city. A large number of former Burgundian soldiers held up their shields to provide long-range defense for the line infantry behind them. The city walls or arrow towers where the army moved were fired.The attack lasted less than an hour before the army entered the city and marched towards the palace along the largely ruined streets of the city.

Although the Burgundian defenders have the buff of defending their home and country, they have no power to fight back under the attack of gunpowder weapons, and they will collapse even after close combat.Until three hours after the start of the siege, the army of the Holy Roman Empire surrounded the palace from all directions. During the attack, they found civilians hiding in the sewers. The civilians were driven out of the sewers and placed outside the city to prevent accidents.

The most difficult part of Brad's siege was the stage of attacking the palace. The defenders knew that they had no way out, so they resisted tenaciously under the leadership of King Glass Moses. The nobles who hid in the palace also took up arms. , into battle.The line infantry could only rely on the buildings outside the palace to shoot at the defenders on the palace wall. Before the artillery arrived here, they had no way to break through the palace gate.

The deadlock was finally broken after the artillery was finally transported to the front line. With a deafening roar, a big hole was blown out of the wooden gate of the palace, which was crumbling. After two more shots, the palace gate fell, and a large number of line infantrymen They rushed out of the bunker with the sound of the horn and attacked the wide-open palace gate. During the charge, soldiers were shot down from time to time by arrows falling from the sky, but they rushed all the way to the front of the palace gate without fear.

Behind the palace gate, a large number of Burgundian soldiers lined up a tight shield formation, forcing the charging line infantry to stop and form three rows at the fastest speed. The soldiers in the first row squatted down quickly, The comrades in the second row pulled the trigger together, and the gunpowder smoke immediately spewed out, covering the infantry in the line. After the smoke cleared, the Burgundian soldiers behind the palace gate fell down, and the rest were shot by muskets. The astonishing power is shocking and frightening.

After several rounds of volleys, the Burgundian soldiers behind the palace gate suffered heavy casualties and retreated one after another. The line infantry rushed in, their shouts were loud and unstoppable.However, just as they rushed into the palace gate, a large number of arrows flew from the air in all directions, shooting the soldiers rushing in front into hedgehogs.The death of the comrades in front frightened the soldiers behind. Before they could even react, another round of arrow rain fell from the sky, forcing them to retreat.

Seeing that the frontal offensive was frustrated, Gilad Pulis, who personally went to the front line, ordered the concentrated artillery to bombard the palace wall, which soon collapsed, and then he personally led the guards to rush in along the gap in the palace wall. , The soldiers were greatly encouraged, roaring and charging, while the artillery shelled to cover the friendly forces. The sound of artillery and musket shooting gathered in the sky above Brad City, forming a shocking symphony of war.

Under the charge of Girard, the army of the Holy Roman Empire defeated the Burgundian soldiers who were still stubbornly resisting, and finally surrounded King Glass Moses and a group of loyal nobles in the palace, facing Girard His Majesty the King and his nobles were unmoved by the persuasion of the king to surrender. Finally, they were shot several times under the volley of muskets and fell to the ground and died.

The fall of King Glass Moses and the fall of the city of Brad plunged the entire Burgundian Kingdom into chaos. After the news spread, a large number of nobles surrendered to the Holy Roman Empire, and some nobles supported the royal family with royal blood The members are crowned as new kings and continue to fight against the invaders who captured Brad.

The fate of those who resisted the nobles is obvious. Under the strong attack of the Holy Roman Empire, in just half a month, except for some lands that were occupied by neighboring countries, almost all the territory of the Burgundian Kingdom was destroyed. captured.

The destruction of the Kingdom of Burgundia made the situation of the Holy Kuyavian Empire, which was already at a disadvantage, even more unfavorable. Two of the six legions that had gone south from the north had to be transferred to garrison the area bordering the Kingdom of Burgundia.In addition, after hearing the bad news, Her Majesty the Queen issued an order to recruit soldiers and asked nobles from all over the world to provide more soldiers. She knew very well in her heart that the price of peace negotiations would be very high, so She will not agree to peace easily.

(End of this chapter)