Rise of the Empire Total War

On May 20, 1115 in the Continental Calendar, a week after the capture of Suken City, the city finally recovered from the turmoil of changing hands, and returned to tranquility. The Sturt patrols have brought tension and uneasiness to the city's residents.

Not only that, the royal family was all captured, the kingdom was destroyed, and the news that the only remaining earldom in the kingdom declared independence also stimulated their nerves. They were afraid that the new ruler would mobilize them and send them to the battlefield to attack and become independent. Hagensen collar.

However, Richard didn't act as they imagined, and he didn't bother to use civilians as cannon fodder. He just left a brigade as a garrison and led the army to conquer the independent Hagensen. Before the expedition, Richard also received a battle report from Nord City. This battle report was sent by the interim regent Stephanie, which stated the results of Tooragris' battle in the Kingdom of Delj.

After reading this battle report, Richard was overjoyed. He did not reward Toolagris immediately, but asked the messenger to return to Nord City with his order, and let Tooragris stabilize Del. After order in the Japanese area, go south to support Maximilian.

Yes, support Maximilian. Although our Earl of Luwen, Maximilian, relied on the reinforcements mobilized in the Ravana area to barely repel the Ramirez army, his army also suffered heavy losses and could not take advantage of the victory. He could only continue to hold on to Luwen City and wait for the new reinforcements.

It was a tragic war. Except for Lu Wenling's army, which was produced by the system with strong combat effectiveness, the armies of both sides were conscripts of this era. The two armies fought on the plain outside the city of Luwen, which was only a few hundred meters away from the ancient battlefield where Richard defeated the main force of Ramirez a few years ago. Although this is just a coincidence, we still have to feel God's mischievousness .

In this war, the infantry on Maximilian's side was once repulsed because they were outnumbered, but they returned to the battlefield under the loud encouragement of the nobles and the stimulation of personally participating in the battlefield, and re-stabilized the crumbling front. At the same time, the knights on both sides also fell into battle, and the Ravana, who had always had an advantage in cavalry compared to the Ramirez, once again gained the upper hand. What's more, they also had the elite early general guard under Count Maximilian to assist them. , quickly defeated the enemy, and quickly returned to help, charging the Ramirez infantry in the fierce battle before the infantry line completely collapsed.

This tactic, which Richard used with great proficiency, was also learned by Maximilian, and barely defeated the army of the Kingdom of Ramirez. Only a few, and more beheaded numbers were produced in the fierce infantry battles, and the cavalry only played a role in hitting the morale of the enemy.

It is worth mentioning that the system army under Maximilian played a very important role in the battle. Although the front line of defense composed of spear militias also retreated again and again, they barely maintained an unbroken state, even if the two wings The friendly forces retreated on a large scale,

They still insist on fighting, because the buff given to them by the system makes them not easily defeated.

The defeat also affected the morale of the army of the Kingdom of Ramirez. Some people in the army also experienced the war a few years ago. The kingdom's wars will never be victorious. They have almost lost consecutive battles. Except for Lord Abadran's voluntary surrender this time, they have never won any victory.

This idea spread like a plague in the army since its birth, and soon spread throughout the entire army. The soldiers were shaken. Although they refused to believe it, it was true. Some pessimistic people even directly asserted: Ravana Under the protection of the gods, we will never be able to defeat them.

Are the Ravana people really protected by the gods? The answer is obviously wrong. Rather than being protected by the gods, it is better to say that it is protected by Richard and the system owned by Richard. Without the participation of soldiers produced by the system, it is unknown who will win and who will lose. ——At least when the Ramirez people have the upper hand, Ravana's side will undoubtedly lose.

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Turning his attention back to the capital Nord, under the escort of a chain mail cavalry brigade, the royal family of the King of Pravia and all the nobles who were captured in the cities of Tus and Suken were escorted here. For safety reasons, Stephen Ni ordered the Praetorian Guards to respond and bring all the captured nobles to Ippolito Palace. When they arrive at the palace, nobles other than the Pravia royal family will receive due preferential treatment, and will not be released until their country or family sends a ransom, but the Pravia royal family does not have this treatment, Nikres II The whole family will be sent to Gabriel Tower and spend the rest of their lives in that towering tower - this is also the decision made by Richard, who decided to use Gabriel Tower as a political prisoner ( The royal family of the conquered country) is like the Tower of London in England.

The person in charge of the escort was also Richard's lieutenant, Magnus. The task of this loyal former Guards commander was not only to escort the captured nobles, but also to recruit new troops to bring Richard who was still fighting on the front line. Vitality.

This is also a helpless move. The combat strength of the First Legion is already somewhat stretched. There is an imbalance among the troops within the Legion. The long-range troops and cavalry surpass the melee infantry who act as the main force. This is fatal, because Richard has always The tactics used are melee infantry resisting the line, sticking to the enemy, and the long-range firepower output weakens the enemy. After the cavalry is eliminated, the cavalry will charge back against the enemy infantry, and the battle will determine the outcome. But now, the melee infantry has lost a lot after continuous battles. If it is not replenished, Richard can only let the fragile archers and crossbowmen draw their swords and kill (bei) the enemy (sha) after a few rounds of output. .

Magnus didn't know how many soldiers he could recruit. Although Richard ordered the heavy armored sergeants recruited on Cuban Island to train several companies, these companies were like a drop in the bucket, unable to meet the needs of the First Army. . So Magnus could only focus on the Teutonic Knights in Fort Buck and those local residents of Winster who had never been recruited.

Although the regular knights of the Teutonic Knights were scattered throughout the kingdom, there were still many knights and knight attendants in its headquarters, Castle Buck, as well as the newly recruited Knechtium troops. Decheng sent people to Fort Buck, asking the Teutonic Knights to provide troops to participate in Richard's war against the heretics-this reason is almost invulnerable to religious organizations such as the Teutonic Knights. After the messenger sent the order, The Deputy Commander and the Council of the Knights only discussed for a while before agreeing to Magnus' request.