Lord Harland.

After making the plan, Viscount Nero immediately arranged for the officers to act.The nobles gathered the cavalry, and all the pack horses and vehicles in the castle were collected to carry food and family members.

Viscount Nero temporarily promoted a group of soldiers who performed well, and followed him out of the city to contain Richard's army.

Early the next morning, the defenders opened the city gate, slowly walked out of the castle, and arranged their troops.

Li Cha was shocked when he received the information from the scouts.

"Viscount Nero has been guarding the castle for a few months, acting very prudent. I don't know why he brought soldiers out of the city? Could it be that the food in the city has been exhausted? But through aerial reconnaissance, there are still a lot of enemy food stores. Why can't you wait to get out of town if you can hold on for a while?

Could it be that Baron Sharp has guessed right?Have deep contradictions accumulated within the enemy?Yes, Viscount Nero is also commanding the coalition of nobles, and he has different minds like us.The siege lasted for more than two months, and now everyone is in trouble. The commander must also consider the following ideas. It is estimated that the nobles in the city were impatient and forced Viscount Nero to go out to fight. "

Richard thought to himself and had several ideas in his mind. The morale of the coalition forces in the three provinces is not very high now, and today's battle may have to rely on the soldiers from the Haaland territory.

"Pass my order, the infantry of Harland Territory and the nobles of Gedda Province will form the center army, and the nobles of Lach Province will form the right wing. All the cavalry in the camp will be assembled and unified under the command of Baron Soros, and the cavalry will form the left wing. Soldiers Follow me out of camp to meet the enemy.”

After Li Cha gave the order, the soldiers quickly assembled, formed a dense formation, and walked out of the camp slowly.

When the soldiers stood in formation, Richard shouted: "It has been more than three months since we left our hometown in February. I know everyone misses their families. After months of fighting outside, Living conditions are difficult, sacrifices must be made at any time, and homesickness is human nature.

In the past three months, we have repeatedly won battles, wiped out the enemy several times, and grabbed a lot of spoils.I know in my heart that everyone has already gained a lot, and I am unwilling to fight the enemy desperately.

But the course of the war does not depend on our will. We don't want to go all out, but the enemy is not willing to let us go.The enemy wants revenge on us and takes our spoils. We want to keep our gold coins, slaves. There is only one way to kill the enemy.

I, Richard Harland, am your commander, and I am willing to set an example for everyone. I will stand in the first row of soldiers and lead you to win this war.

There is no retreat in this battle. No matter who takes a step back, the swords and guns of the supervising team will not recognize anyone. If I take a step back, please supervise the chopping off of my head to pay homage to the souls of those who died in battle.

Let us cheer, victory belongs to us! "

Li Cha's pre-war mobilization played a certain role. He had a high prestige in the army, and he took the lead in standing in the first row, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.

After the two armies lined up, they slowly began to approach.

The first one to launch was still the heavy trebuchet. The magicians in Harland's territory had marked the trajectory in advance. They commanded the auxiliary squadron, launched the trebuchet, and projected alchemy bombs one after another.

In an instant, hundreds of alchemy bombs were projected, and more than half of them exploded in the enemy's formation, causing heavy casualties to the enemy.

Just one round of alchemy bombing caused more than a hundred soldiers under Viscount Nero's command to be injured.

Seeing that the trebuchet was still firing, the junior officers under Viscount Nero kept urging the soldiers.

"Raise your shield, raise your shield, raise your shield quickly. Hide your body behind the shield and use the shield to protect yourself."

Although the alchemy bomb in Harland's territory is not as powerful as the original version, it cannot be blocked by a shield.Although the soldiers held up their shields to reduce the casualties, under the continuous projection of the trebuchets, the shrapnel from the explosion of the alchemy bomb penetrated the shields, causing heavy casualties.

"Everyone speed up. If we take another fifty steps, we can avoid the trebuchet range."

The officers at the grassroots level kept shouting, and the pace of the soldiers quickened a little.

In just a few minutes, the soldiers led by Viscount Nero were hit by more than 200 alchemical bombs, and more than 300 soldiers were killed or injured.

The wounded soldiers wailed miserably, but in the fierce war, neither the enemy nor we cared about them.

The army under Viscount Nero and the noble officers were basically deployed to participate in the breakout battle. There was a lack of officer command on the frontal battlefield. After suffering casualties, it immediately became a bit chaotic.

The messengers under Viscount Nero kept shouting, passing on the commander's orders, boosting morale and stabilizing the morale of the army.

As the two armies slowly approached, they entered the range of the archers.

All of a sudden, both sides raised their bows and set up arrows, and arrows rained down on the enemy.

"Raise the shield, raise the shield. The shield hand should pay attention to his feet to avoid tripping over obstacles. Observe the situation around you, pay attention to protecting the flanks of your comrades, and maintain the integrity of the line."

"When shooting an arrow, the hand should be steady, not tense, and the strength of the hand should be relaxed."

"Stick up your ears and listen carefully to orders. The formation must be neat and not scattered."

"Don't be fast, don't rush forward with your feet, keep an eye on your comrades, and form a tight formation."

Li Cha stood in the first row, listening to the orders issued by the veterans under his command.

The soldiers in Harland's territory are not only well-equipped, with armor coverage far exceeding that of the enemy, they also have more war experience than the enemy, and have a more stable mentality.

The long-range archers' exchange of fire also gave Harland's territory soldiers the upper hand.

The enemy lacks professional officers, enchanted crossbows, ordinary feathered arrows, and it is difficult to shoot through the enchanted armor worn by the soldiers in the front row.

After several rounds of shooting, Viscount Nero's soldiers suffered more and more casualties, and their faces became panicked.

The two sides were getting closer and closer, and came into the range of the grenadiers.

With Li Cha's order, the infantry in Harland's territory threw alchemy bombs one after another, successfully injuring the enemy again.

Several rounds of long-range strikes caused more than 600 casualties in Viscount Nero's army.

Viscount Nero's central army only had a total of 3,000 men. After suffering such heavy casualties, the morale of the army was immediately unstable. Seeing that the hand-to-hand combat was approaching, Viscount Nero took the lead and launched a counterattack with some soldiers.

The soldiers of the Chinese army were the most elite and took the lead in fighting the enemy. Burton on the right commanded 5,000 soldiers from the province of Lach and also faced the enemy. Burton's opponent's line was relatively weak, with only 2,000 soldiers.

As soon as the two sides played against each other, Burton gained the upper hand relying on the numerical advantage.

The left wing was led by Thoros, who, with two thousand cavalry, charged directly at the enemy. The number of enemies was only 2,000, and their front line was not particularly complete. They could not stop the elite cavalry from charging.

Especially the one hundred and fifty Warcraft Cavalry led by Thoros, their impact was extremely powerful. They defeated an enemy squadron in an instant, opened a gap, and broke through the enemy's formation.

In just a few minutes, the enemy army on the left could no longer maintain the front line and fell into a distressed environment.

Just after Soros led the cavalry to join the battle, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out of Fort Nero. This group of cavalry did not entangle with the enemy and fled the city in a hurry.

After Soros defeated the left-wing enemy, the enemy had already run far away, and many people escaped from Nero Castle.

Soros weighed it for a while and decided to give up chasing the enemy. He thought very clearly that once he divided his forces to pursue this enemy, he would inevitably fall into fierce resistance, and the casualties of the three-province coalition forces would increase.

In the current situation, the morale of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces is not high, and they cannot bear too many casualties. It is better to let this enemy go.

Seeing the enemy fleeing, Soros immediately ordered half of the cavalry to block Nero Castle to prevent the population in the castle from fleeing in disorder.

Soros knew in his heart that there were nearly 100,000 people in the castle, and these people would be the spoils of the coalition forces of the three provinces. Compared to these 100,000 people, the fleeing enemies are insignificant. Even if these people want to take revenge, the one who has a headache is Duke Jonathan, the new nobleman who occupies this territory.

The remaining half of the cavalry, led by Thoros, attacked the center army led by Viscount Nero from the side.

Seeing the cavalry attacking from the side, the central army led by Viscount Nero was already unable to hold on due to the heavy casualties, but now the situation has become even worse. Many soldiers abandoned their weapons, collapsed immediately, and fled in all directions.

In an instant, the army was defeated like a mountain. Viscount Nero sighed, slapped his horse vigorously, and escaped from the battlefield alone.

Viscount Nero was a ninth-level epic knight with extremely strong combat effectiveness. Although there were only a few soldiers following him, he still easily broke through the siege of cavalry, killed more than a dozen soldiers, and successfully broke out.

Soros was just about to lead the monster cavalry to chase after him, but was stopped by Richard's order.

Although the fighting time was relatively short, Li Cha could clearly see the lethality of the ninth-rank knight. If he wanted to kill this person, he would have to sacrifice at least a few dozen monster cavalrymen. in the hands of this person.

Now that this battle has been won, Li Cha is not willing to make extra troubles to prevent the enemy from jumping over the wall in a hurry, causing heavy casualties to the monster cavalry.He thought for a while and decided to let this person go.

This battle can be called a win-win for both parties.Most of the nobles in central Stanik successfully broke through and saved their lives.The Allied Forces of the Three Provinces led by Richard also defeated the enemy, captured Nero Castle, and completed the military order of Duke Jonathan.

Viscount Nero is wearing gorgeous armor, and he looks like a big man at first glance.As soon as he escaped, the army immediately became confused. The central army and the right-wing aristocratic coalition immediately dispersed. Many soldiers fled into Nero Castle in order to protect their families.

Soros led the cavalry, chased the rout into Nero Castle, and cooperated with the infantry to control the situation first.

After taking control of the four city gates, Richard immediately sent orders to count casualties, clean the battlefield, and capture prisoners.

By noon, the staff officers had returned to the main account of the Chinese army, and the number of casualties had been counted.

"What are the casualties?"

"Forty-one of our soldiers were killed and 116 were lightly or seriously wounded. The coalition of nobles from the Gedda Province commanded by Baron Sharp suffered 28 killed and 59 were lightly or seriously wounded. The Lach Province commanded by Sir Burton The coalition of nobles suffered seventy-one deaths and one hundred and eighty-seven minor and serious injuries.”

After listening to the staff officer's report, Richard nodded slightly and said: "The total casualties are about 500, and the number of soldiers killed in battle is less than 150."

"Your Excellency, under your command, we won a brilliant victory. We killed more than 800 enemies and captured more than 3,400 prisoners. More than 2,000 defeated soldiers fled into Nero's castle. , five to six hundred people fled into the wilderness, and only about five hundred enemies broke through."

"Although we have won the battle, we can't relax now. The broken soldiers in Nero's castle must be counted as soon as possible, and the food in the city must be counted immediately."

Li Cha is the commander of the coalition forces, and he has a long-term vision than others.Despite winning the battle, it took several months to seize the enemy's internal flaws and defeat the opponent.But he is also very clear about his own situation.

Now the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces is already a full-fledged army. After several months of fighting, the homesickness has become more serious. From top to bottom, they don't want to fight tough battles. The morale of the army is far worse than it was a few months ago.

Now if we want to restore morale, we can only indulge the soldiers in robbing and killing, and indulge the soldiers' accumulated violence.

But if this happens, military discipline will no longer be maintained, and it will become increasingly difficult to manage the soldiers after they return to their territory.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Li Cha was unwilling to do so.Fortunately, this battle has won an unprecedented victory. Relying on the prestige brought by the victory, Li Cha can barely control the soldiers and maintain the seriousness of military discipline.

After defeating Nero Castle, Richard decided to let the soldiers rest for three days.

Three days later, the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces had already counted the prisoners, and the situation in Nero Castle calmed down.

Richard asked the staff officer to do a rough inventory and found that there were more than 90,000 people in the city, more than 5,600 prisoners, and about 700 people with minor or serious injuries.

Through observation, the staff officers found that the captives were unstable and worried about being slaughtered by the coalition forces. After reporting the situation, Li Cha immediately ordered the doctors and mages accompanying the army to take time to treat the injured captives.

Through this incident, the mental pressure of the captives was relieved and some of their worries were relieved.

At noon, Richard ordered all the main officers to go to the city lord's mansion for a meeting.

"Has the statistics of Nero Castle's food been clear?"

"There are more than twenty warehouses in the castle, and the total grain storage is 1,900 tons, which is only enough to feed the city's population for about a month." The logistics staff stood up and introduced the grain reserves.

This year, the central Stanik region experienced war, which delayed the farming season. The nearby nobles implemented the order of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, and concentrated the main population in Nero's Castle. The land of more than 10,000 square kilometers nearby was almost useless.

There were hundreds of thousands of people in this area. Some were captured by the coalition forces of the three provinces, some were concentrated in Nero Castle, some fled into the west and south of Stanik, and a small number fled into the mountains and became savages. Many people also died on the way due to war and starvation.

After several months of brutal war, the more than 10,000 square kilometers of land near Nero's Castle were already covered in bones and there were no roosters crowing for thousands of miles.

Although Richard and his soldiers sowed some seeds during the siege, no one was cultivating them. Coupled with the lack of rain this year, the summer harvest yield was pitiful. Compared with a population of more than 100,000, it was almost a drop in the bucket.

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