Rise In Calradia

"His Royal Highness, the scout sent a message back that a legion in Jelkala is moving north, and the target is likely to be us."

"His Royal Highness, I received a tip from our spy at Fort Etsk. The local militia stopped training and allocated equipment, obviously to cooperate with other troops to encircle us."

"His Royal Highness, the troops of Fort Kurmar are not far from us. When Von Byron returned, they wiped out one of their advance teams for us, but at least a thousand people were still advancing toward us."

"His Royal Highness, all the mercenaries in the south have been hired by Earl Matt Ass, and he intends to take this opportunity to regain his fief."

"His Royal Highness, it's not good, our garrison in Ziza has been broken, and we have no barriers to guard in the south."

"Your Highness... Your Highness, are you listening?"

Sir Konis Arden's voice kept circling Prince Harau's ears, as annoying as a fly that couldn't be driven away.

But the prince, who has always been short-tempered, can't get angry at this time, because the crisis is as urgent as Konniss reported. If there is a problem, Swadia will lose the results achieved in the long war with Rodok. , And although he will not be punished as the main person in charge because of his status as the crown prince, he is sure to be criticized by the lords and dissatisfied by his father. Swadia is now in a time of internal and external troubles. If the heir is deemed unqualified, the political situation that King Harous has finally stabilized will fall into chaos.

But if you choose to hold on to the south and stick to Veluga, it is also very dangerous. Rodok’s three-way army will come out, and the total size of the army can reach 5,000. The defeated soldiers returning from the south even found Djerka. The army from the pull side used a large number of carriages to carry parts of large-scale engineering weapons, most likely to carry gravity stone dumpers, and the walls of Veluga could not stop the onslaught of those things.

On Harau's side, although Prince Harau had sent out a request for help before, the king did send a support army for the life of his precious son, and instructed them to send troops to the earls near the south. But because the previous battle with Nord was still fierce, there were not many troops that could be freed up. In the end, only about 500 elite Swadia infantry crossbowmen mixed forces and 62 heavy soldiers arrived at Veluga. Cavalry, this unit is still elite, but in addition to the existing defenders in the city, there are only one thousand or two hundred men. Although the defender has the advantage, it can't support the four times the force and heavy engineering equipment on the opposite side. What's more, since Veluga was taken over by the prince, all parties have complained. Let alone support them in defense, it would be nice if they could not cooperate with the army outside.

In this case, it would be strange that Prince Harauwu was not upset. He wanted to bring his troops out of the city to meet him personally, and annihilate him separately before several Rhodok troops converged. From the current situation, this should be the most reasonable solution. But Konnis and the knights who followed him to Veluga all raised objections. These people are also militants, but they are more worried about the prince’s life than a hearty battle, because They were really not sure to defeat either of the two armies in the neighboring city.

Yes, Konnis and the prince had compared the strength of the two sides in detail when considering this plan, but they found that this was not a simple battle out of the city.

Veluga’s popular support has not yet been attached. The Rhodoks’ instinctive plan for Swadia’s rule was good to say when Byron just took over the city. His origin, words and deeds, and concerns about reduction. The tax and business subsidy laws all made the locals treat him as a foreign mercenary leader, so they would have the illusion that they had never been occupied by Swadia until the arrival of Prince Harau. A prince of Swadia, symbolizing the rule of the tyrants of the north over them. Strict laws and taxes (high taxes are mainly to maintain the expenses of the prince and the garrison, most of the land that can be divided outside the city is controlled by Alain), so that the people in the city once again recalled them many years ago. When there is no independence, they chose to resist because of these reasons.

Because Viruga’s citizens and wealthy merchants don’t like the rule of the prince, it is extremely risky to take all the troops out of Viruga. There are a lot of armed forces hidden among the rich and powerful in the city. Not clean. Once the army leaves the city, as long as a small group of Rhodok troops arrive outside the city, the people in the city will open the city gate to welcome them into the city.

But to ensure that this populous city will not have problems, at least a few hundred defenders must be left. The troops that can leave the city are directly reduced by a quarter, and they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers against the Rhodok army. In addition, the familiarity with the terrain is not enough, so it is very difficult to wipe out an entire Rhodok army with thousands of people. If anything happens to Prince Harau during the battle, they will really be over. You must know that His Majesty the King is an only son at such an age, and there is no other family member who is too suitable to inherit the throne, if it is a prince. Nothing, if you look for it all the time, maybe the throne will fall on Mrs. Esona, then this civil war will be in vain!

So after careful consideration ~www.readwn.com~ they finally gave up their plan to go out of the city to meet the enemy and consider how to defend the city instead. This is also the reason why Harau is so bored that he can’t eat. The situation is getting worse and worse. The two armies of Rodok are getting closer and closer to the city. The envoys sent to make peace with Rodok are also brought back. According to the news, several main battle counts of Rodok insisted on Swadia to give up Veluga and the surrounding land, otherwise there would be no talk.

Originally, he could also win over Eleon to obtain the troops in his hands to increase combat power for defense. But after Byron returned from the north, this plan finally fell through. The troops and territories under Byron were returned to the management of the Baron within a short period of time, and a considerable number of troops were assembled. It is comparable to the number of defenders in the city.

Harau didn't want to ask Byron for help, but he didn't want to give up the city. After thinking about it, he didn't make a decision. In this regard, he is not even as good as his father. After all, although King Haraus is famous for his greed and vengeance, he likes to rob his subordinates for military exploits, but he still acts decisively, otherwise the kingdom will not be able to survive the present.

"His Royal Highness..."

Just as the prince was at a loss, Konnis entered the room. As soon as he saw his face, Harau felt an unspeakable boredom.

"Let's go, what happened to the Rodoks?" He asked very dissatisfied.

"Sorry, my lord, but this time it's not a Rhodoc, it's a letter from Baron Byron."

Konniss came from an orthodox nobleman. When he talked about Byron in private, he always regarded him as a nouveau riche. It was the first time that the title of Baron was added to Byron's name.

"I see. Give me the letter."

Prince Harau sighed, although reluctantly, this is already the best person to ask for help at the moment.