Rise In Calradia

For a full week after Byron arrived in Dehrim, he was cooperating with the defenders in the city to train the troops, using his battle group as a solid wing of the army or the Chinese army in the field training, and also training with Clays. The earl discussed together the defensive area of ​​his troops during the city defense. On the other side, Byron also sent someone to find support with the messenger of Count Cles. With the presence of the two powerful Counts, more lords would be willing to send troops to support.

Within a week, Dherim City assembled 6,000 soldiers, most of which were the troops of Earl Kleis and Byron, and a few were reinforcements from the castle lords in the surrounding area of ​​Dherim, because they also faced Kurgit. Human threats, so their support is quite limited. The lords of the West would send out support in reply, but the war requires preparation after all, and in particular, they underestimated the scale and intensity of the Kujit invasion and the slow transmission of information. Many lords did not realize the crisis in the East until now, and The army began to gather to prepare supplies, the army was not even ready to set off, let alone rushed to Dherim to support.

So when the Kugit army came down to the city, that was the defensive force in the city.

Early that morning, Byron boarded the tower of Dherim Castle and looked at the army outside the city. Once again, he felt the shock brought by the tens of thousands of troops. Tens of thousands of horses carried their riders from a distance, leaning on the ground, and looking at it until the end of the field of vision. There were a steady stream of cavalry. Scattered in groups and marching infantry, there are also carriages that carry luggage and trophies. Byron had participated in a large-scale battle called by the king, but when he was at war with the Nords, the terrain made it difficult for Byron to see the full picture of the army. All he could see was the people around him. Flags, crowds and queues, commanding, cooperating and even communicating with friendly forces are quite difficult.

It's like now, looking down from a high place, it's a mighty army. And even so, this is tens of thousands of people. According to their intelligence, Saiga Khan expanded his army all the way to incorporate bandits and hired mercenary troops in the south, buying many slaves, but even so, the assembled troops There were no more than 30,000 people, and 2,000 of them were destroyed by Byron. But even this amount is spectacular enough, after all, half of them are cavalry.

"They have too many cavalry, we can't get out of the city to fight."

Above the castle, Earl Cress and Byron stood together, talking about the enemy and the war.

"Do you think they will launch a siege? The horse can't climb the wall." Byron asked.

"It's true that the Kurgits have always been bad at attacking cities, but they have learned a lot from the Salanders over the years. I just saw a few people in Salander costumes approaching the city wall just now. What are you looking at."

"They are looking for the weak part of the city wall, and they are likely to carry the accessories of the siege weapon. Now it seems that our action is correct. The wood in the surrounding area is now in the city. They now have to look for it at least five miles away. The wood is good. But I still doubt that we have assembled a force of this size now, do they really have the confidence to take this city?" Byron looked at the warriors on the wall, naturally his confidence doubled.

"They will, but I think they are more likely to choose to siege, not to starve us to death, but to prevent us from leaving the city, and then their cavalry can trample all the towns and villages within a few hundred miles, looting what they can find Everything. Byron, our family has run Deherim for a hundred years. This place has been ravaged by wars in the past. The Vikya, Kujit, and later even Nords and Salanders sometimes attacked. Here, we fought tenaciously and survived. But since we became strong, this city and this area have been peaceful. The last time we were attacked on a large scale was more than 20 years ago. To Kugit For people, it’s too rich here. They covet Dherum’s wealth, everyone from khan to herders." Count Kleis sighed:

"There is not much time for us to prepare, and the number of people that Dehrim can accommodate is limited. There are still many estates that do not have enough soldiers, and a lot of wealth has not been transferred. I believe we can defend this city, but the loss is impossible. Estimated."

"Many people will die." Byron added.

"Indeed, but people are going to die sooner or later." Earl Kleiss seemed a little indifferent, and patted Byron on the shoulder: "Especially civilians. Byron, I recognize your ability, you are very good, if you are not married I will definitely introduce you to the girl from my family. But unfortunately, most civilians are ignorant and incompetent. They can be grazing like cattle and harvested like crops. Some good ones can also be used as hunting dogs to hunt for you and look after the house. , But only limited to this. You are the best among them, but I hope you understand that now you are a true nobleman, even if the king doesn’t like you, I will stick to my opinion. You are the lord of the title and worthy Those with more pure bloodlines are respected. You have married a noble wife, and your children will be noble people in the future. Don’t care too much about the low-status farmers. You protect them because of their taxes, not theirs. People, don't sympathize with them too much."

Byron nodded, and left with Count Cles. Of course he does not agree with the other party’s ideas, but he will not refute it face to face. The world is like this. Lords are not unaware that there are outstanding people among civilians, but they will not share power with these people, let alone waste a lot of resources. Cultivate ignorant farmers, stupid people always have better control than smart people.

This conversation is just a little episode before the war. That night Kujit’s army arrived in the city one after another. They set up camps less than half a mile away from the city ~www.readwn.com~ and began to unload the Mach. goods. Obviously, there are some large pieces in there, which are definitely parts of siege weapons. Moreover, the amount of food they transported is a lot, I am afraid that they have brought all the materials and the looted food, even if the army of 30,000 is enough to consume for a while.

The pressure on the city defense forces increased in an instant, because the Kujites not only surrounded the city, but also began to build fortifications around the city, which seemed to be attacking from multiple directions. Of course, they might be bluffing and distracting the defenders and then looking for a direction to attack. Perhaps, they may also be like Earl Kleis said, just to encircle the city so that they dare not go out of the city, and then plunder everywhere to obtain wealth.

Byron hopes so. After all, he has killed thousands of Kujit invaders and captured a thousand prisoners. He has gained a lot of prestige in Dherim, and the spoils are good. There is no need to fight to the death against powerful enemies. But judging from the scene now, Saiga Khan seemed to want to be real. He had prepared too much, and it didn't seem to be what a feint was required at all. What's more, if you prepare everything enough for acting, it might be fun.

What he hopes most now is for the reinforcements from the west to arrive as soon as possible. If there is a support force of sufficient scale, the Kujites will retreat in fear of being attacked by the enemy, so that the loss of his battle group can be reduced to a minimum, Dehe Rim's surroundings will not be burnt clean either.

But things did not develop in the direction he expected...