Rise of the Empire Total War

After great battles, there are usually heavy rains. -Plutarch, ancient Greek biographer and philosopher

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Victory! Victory! Victory!

When the last Sami barbarian who was still resisting was pierced by several spears and knelt down on the ground, there was loud cheers on the battlefield, and the blood-soaked soldiers raised their weapons and cheered for this hard-won victory Regardless of whether it was the soldiers of the Kingdom of Deira, the soldiers of Winster's Second Legion, or the Teutonic Knights who joined later, they all showed joy. It was their efforts that brought about this great victory.

After the cheers, the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield. They gathered all the prisoners and took care of them to clean up part of the battlefield. As the commander, Charles and Gerard, the deputy commander of the Teutonic Knights, met with the people of the Kingdom of Deira. King Hymes.

King Hymes' body was stained with some blood, and his sword was also dripping with blood. Perhaps sensing the gazes of the two, King Hymes smiled faintly, grabbed the robe behind his back and wiped it on the sword. , and then put the wiped sword back into the scabbard, and then, he looked at the two Winster generals, and said: I am Hymes Della, King of the Kingdom of Deira, and I am honored to be able to fight side by side with the two .”

I am Charles, the military chief of the Kingdom of Winster and Earl of Sauron. This is Gerard von Bassheim, the deputy commander of the Teutonic Knights, King Hemis. I am very pleased to be able to bury the enemy with you In hell. Charles said respectfully, although the strength of King Hemis is not enough for him to respect, but with the identity of the other king, he still has to pretend on the surface.

Your Excellency Charles, the army led by Grand Duke Rogel Ragnar and King Ausun Giocino is heading here. With our combined forces, I believe we can easily defeat them. King Hymes said, He wanted to end this war as soon as possible, so that he could return to Bennett and take his queen and children away.

No, I don't intend to confront them head-on. Charles said with a smile, he turned his eyes to the soldiers of King Hymes, and said, Your Majesty, I still hope that you can cooperate with our army and give Ragnar and A big surprise for Giocchino.

What do you mean? Haimis asked puzzledly, with an ominous premonition in his heart.

You and your army pretended to be defeated, went to join Ragnar, and then tried to trick them to our army's ambush point, and wiped them all out, so that there will be no obstacles in the next battle.

What? Hemis frowned. How could he not know that this conspiracy is very dangerous to carry out? rescued, in case the other party disregards his identity,

It was directly slashed, and the huge Della Kingdom was very likely to be directly annexed by Richard.

Thinking of this, his face became a little ugly, but he quickly regained his composure. Unexpectedly, Charles and Gerard saw the change in his expression. The two looked at each other, as if they were exchanging eyes. Lude said, Your Majesty, if you have any concerns, please speak up, and we will try our best to solve them for you.

Hearing this, Hemis was taken aback, he thought for a while, and said, I'm worried that there might be some accidents, and I leaked the news in advance, which will lead to the failure of this plan.

What he said picked himself out cleanly, impeccable, and no one could find any faults.

However, Charles already had an answer. He paused and said: The soldiers in this army are basically killed or captured. Even if someone escapes by chance, there is no way to escape to the reinforcements alive in this cold weather. , so you don’t have to worry about leaks—not only that, but for the sake of insurance, we will select some elite soldiers from our army to follow you to the reinforcement barracks, which will not only reduce the sharing of leaks, but also ensure your safety .”

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After Charles had said this, King Hymes had nothing to say at once. He could only nod his head and agree with the other party's proposal. In fact, he could guess Charles' intention to some extent. It might be helpful to prevent leaks and protect his safety. , but more is to monitor him, so that he has no chance to come again righteousness in the Eastern Army.

In fact, it was superfluous for Charles to do so. Hemis has no way out. His family and the capital are in the hands of Richard. His own land and subjects may be ravaged by the Winsters at any time. It is impossible for the coalition forces to turn defeat into victory. It is better to cooperate with the Winsters to end the war early and let peace return to his kingdom.

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After the battlefield was cleared, Charles first sent a brigade to take the prisoners away and detain them in their previous camp, and then led the main force to follow King Hymes to find a suitable ambush point. As the ruler of the Kingdom of Deira, and having been stationed here for a while, Haimis is quite familiar with this place. It took only a few hours to arrive at a small valley, which was originally a village. However, when the war broke out, the villagers fled to nearby towns, leaving only an empty farm house.

This valley is called the He'an Valley. Although it is not the only way for the Principality of Rogel to reach the Kingdom of Deira, many people choose to take this road. Pointing to the situation inside the valley, King Hymis pointed at the two General Winster introduced, You can also see that the mountains on both sides of the road here are relatively high, suitable for ambushes. As long as they are not deliberately exposed, people marching underneath will not easily find out.

But will Ragnar really choose to take this path? If he is smarter, he will directly see the danger here. Charles said, frowning.

Then you need to make some noise on the other road, so that they think your main force is on the other main road. Hemis said lightly, As long as you can create this illusion, I'm sure to convince them They chose this road to march.

Hearing this, Charles and Gerard looked at each other again and exchanged opinions. Afterwards, Gerard said, I will lead the Teutonic Knights to another main road to make some noise. Don't worry.

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Charles was taken aback. This was different from what he thought. He originally planned to let Gerard bring some miscellaneous soldiers to make a fuss. Why did he bring the elite with him?

However, he still restrained himself from speaking out on the spot, turned to look at King Hemis, and said, Your Majesty, then the location of the ambush is set here. Whether it will succeed or not depends on you.

I understand this, please rest assured. King Hymes nodded, and he turned his eyes to the bottom of the valley again, as if he had seen the bloody battle several days in advance.

There seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air, and the gloomy sky also gradually fell a little snowflakes.