Conquest

    Chapter 270 is dead! 】

    The rumbling drums shook the sky, and the rushing army was mixed with the shouts of the soldiers, and the voice almost dispelled the clouds of the sky.

    On the plains, a group of soldiers went forward and followed, like a tidal wave, rushing forward, and then struggling in the dense arrow rain covered by the sky, like a piece of frenzy, slap toward the tall wall. .

    On the wall of Osgiliath, the rifles in dozens of towers were volleyed at the same time, and the walls were even more tens of thousands of arrows. The catapult that evaded the walls also roared. Seeing the rebel army like the tide rushed to the riverside, the body of the land has been left behind!

    In the direction of the rebel army, Osgiliath's southwestern city wall has three gates, three bridges that originally ran across the river. After many days of battle, almost all the bridges were filled with corpses, and the water on the river almost became A touch of red, hundreds of thousands of bodies floating on the river!

    From a distance, the majestic walls of Osgiliath have been smouldering, and even the sturdy walls have finally blasted this wall after the rebels concentrated almost all of the catapult’s successive bombardments against one of them. Some are missing.

    The insurgents in the tides rushed across the river, braving the arrows on the bridge, and the soldiers holding the arrows, hiding underneath, barely rushing past the bridge, igniting the rocket, An arrow with an arrow tied to the oil bag ignited and shot at the gate.

    The gates soon ignited a large flame, but the soldiers on the tower immediately sneaked out of the body, dumping a bucket of water and extinguishing the flames. Occasionally, the defenders physically explored the walls too much. Immediately, the rebels bow and arrow who were hiding underneath were shot!

    The rebels invested more than 10,000 troops in the direction of siege, but on the northwest side of the battlefield, there is still a 10,000-person Armenia heavy armor infantry phalanx, waiting closely, watching the northwest of the battlefield.

    In the northwest of the battlefield, a low battalion has been stationed in a low battalion, and the Imperial eagle flag is flying high!

    This is the reinforcements that came to help Imperial Capital. Just a few days ago, the two central standing Arms finally broke through the enemy-occupied areas along the way. After hardships, they came to the city of Osgiliath. These two troops are the 2nd Army of the Imperial Central Standing Army. And the 9th Army.

    2nd Army In the last war between the Primal Wildfire and the Odin, the head was hit by Hasting, the entire Army was almost defeated, General Perizzoli also died, rebuilt after the war, the original Flag Battalion of the original Rhodaelia cavalry Army The flag officer Saucier was transferred to take over. Although the 2nd Army has just undergone reconstruction pains, too many recruits recruited in the army are far from being able to resume combat. But the new General Saucier was originally the top fierce player in the Rhodelia cavalry Army. It used to be Adek's most admired subordinate, and even had the mind to let him take over as Rhodelia cavalry General.

    Saucier was brave in combat, and he was also a leader in training. When he was training, he lived with the soldiers. He set an example and was a famous empire of the empire. He soon established a prestige in the army, so this new army has him sitting in the town, although he still lacks Experience, but morale has recovered more than half.

    The new General of the 9th Army is also the general of the original Rhodelia cavalry Army, the silver-haired man Butler. Butler is old-fashioned, loyal and loyal. Although not as brave as Saucier, but it is rich in experience, and the loss before the 9th Army is not too big, Butler quickly re-integrated the troops after taking over.

    Both of these Armys arrived in Osgiliath a few days ago.

    Speaking of the arrival of these two Armys, there is also an episode…

    Before Armenia rebel attack, Adric led a mixed local garrison army rushed to deploys, Adric deliberately let people blow Rhodelia Cavalry's military trumpet, confused the rebels, let the rebels mistakenly think is Rhodelia Cavalry army to, deter In the prestige of Rhodelia cavalry, the rebels had to withdraw, and as a result, more than 20,000 tired mixed Adric infantry, taking advantage of the rebels to retreat, before they had a chance to get into town calmly.

    Hughes, who learned the truth afterwards, was almost vomiting blood.

    If he had already seen Adrick’s tricks, the more than 20,000 troops that Adek brought were temporarily mixed from the local garrison army, and the long distance was exhausted. If the rebels sent the birth force directly to the attack, they might be able to defeat the support army in a battle!

    But once Adrick’s reinforcements entered the city, and after the supplies in the city were replenished, the city was replenished with such a large number of troops, and it was even more difficult to break Osgiliath.

    The funny thing is that just three days after Adrick entered the city, the second and 9th Army also arrived at the battlefield almost simultaneously.

    Saucier and Butler were very coincidental, and they were re-applied. The two men’s army appeared in the northeast and northwest corners of the battlefield. It was almost coincidental that they chose the same strategy as Adriek. The horn of the Rhodelia cavalry Army, trying to confuse the rebels.

    Hughes, who has been on the court once, can you take it again? Directly separated a team of 10,000 people, want to take the opportunity to attack. This strategy really worked. Saucier and Butler’s army came after a long journey, exhausted, unable to break through the barriers of the rebels, and did not get the opportunity to enter the city. They could only join forces and stationed in the northwest of the battlefield. square. Fortunately, both of them were soldiers in the military. Since they could not enter the city, the two decided to discuss the situation in the first time, and the soldiers went out to attack an acropolis in Osgiliath in the northwest. That Acropolis had already been occupied by the rebels, but also by the emperor ** team after the re-seizure, the Acropolis originally stored a batch of grain ordnance, returned to the emperor ** All, received supplies, the two people simply do not want to rush into the city, peace of mind stationed in the northwest of the high ground, and rebel confrontation, maintain pressure on the rebels.

    The two men joined together and their strength reached 40,000, which was enough to deter the rebels, so that when the rebels were attacking the city, they had to separate their forces to guard against their sneak attacks, which was also a relief for Osgiliath.

    Together with Saucier and Butler's two Army, as well as Adek's reinforcements, and the city's original city guards, at Osgiliath, the emperor's strength has reached about 80,000, and the strength has been greatly enhanced.

    But the situation is still not optimistic.

    Because the emperor got the reinforcements, the rebel forces outside the city have also been greatly supplemented, and the strength is still much larger than the number of emperors.

    After the Armenia rebel attack was unfavorable, Hughes gave up his intention to attack, but only kept two or three attacks every day to maintain the pressure on the city defense. In addition, he continued to recruit troops from the Armenia military region and mobilized more than 10,000 people. At the moment, the number of rebel solids in Armenia has exceeded 50,000.

    In the past few days, the rebels everywhere have sent troops to come.

    El Salvador did not say anything. He called the Speaker of the "Red Round Table" and called the Governors of the rebel areas to respond. At one time, the twenty-one military regions in the northern part of the empire were both armed, and El Salvador also wrote in the order. It is very clear: there is no room for two at the moment! We and the Royal Family have only one way left: either you die or I live! If you can't kill the Royal Family in a war, if you don't get rid of it, everyone will not live in the future!

    You know, the Terma military system of the Byzantine Empire has a history of 100 years, and there are forty-six Terma military regions in the Empire, most of which are in the north of the Empire. Just because in the early days, the Imperial Terma military system was set up to resist the Odin people, and most of the military areas were placed in the northern part of the empire to counter the Odin.

    For a time, the northern military rebellions were in turmoil, and the Governors all came to Osgiliath.

    The twenty-one military regions in the north all came under the call of El Salvador. The strength of each family ranged from 3,000 to 30,000, and El Salvador himself ran back to himself. After the territorial military area, it was a breath that brought 40,000 troops! There is also a cavalry Army of 20,000 people! !

    At this time, the rebel forces outside the city of Osgiliath have more than 300,000 people.

    And Hughes is also a savvy in the past, took out the armor equipment that has been hoarded for many years in the warehouse of the Armenia military area, and sold it to the rebels everywhere.

    With the excellent armor equipment produced by Armenia, the combat effectiveness of the rebels has greatly increased, and the surrounding two or three counties have fallen, and a large amount of food has been collected.

    Grain and grass worry-free, the army is sophisticated, the strength is several times the enemy, coupled with the cooperation of each family is in a honeymoon period, more than 20 rebel governor gathered together, even the always cautious Salvador also believes that, with the current strength of the comparison, even though Osgiliath is the first male city of the road, with the strength of their own, It's enough to break this male city in six months!

    Whenever the Krenma Royal Family is gone, then…

    Osgiliath Although the city is defensive, but the city is strong, it is impossible to keep it forever.

    And Osgiliath's biggest problem at the moment is: food! !

    As an imperial capital with a population at the peak of more than one million years, Osgiliath's food on weekdays cannot meet the demand if it is produced only by the surrounding towns outside the city. In the usual days, Osgiliath's food needs to be transported from the surrounding area, as well as trafficking by the large Trading Company. This aspect has led to the development of the city's trade routes, but on the other hand, it also makes the city have a fatal flaw: need to supply blood!

    Once the external blood supply is cut off…

    For example, at this moment, Imperial Capital was besieged, the business road was naturally cut off, and the surrounding area had indeed fallen. The food in the city can only use the previous reserves, eat a little less, no more!

    And a big city with a population of more than one million, plus the cost of the wartime army is more than the weekdays – such a huge population, the daily cost is a huge number! Even if the Royal Family has been paying attention to hoarding materials, how much can it be hoarded?

    That is more than one million mouths! Everyone eats two pounds of food a day, and one day is two million pounds! Every day is a thousand tons! ! Although there are some small farm fields in the city, there are some livestock…But how long can it last only by relying on these?

    The only thing that needs to be worried is the logistic line at sea.

    Surrounded by the sea on three sides, Osgiliath is a city on the peninsula. After the roads on the land were blocked, the only route that could be replenished in the city was the sea.

    However, in the past few days, the rebels have already divided a part of their forces to collect a large number of ships and blocked the sea.

    The Byzantine empire is not without the navy, but the empire's navy has been suppressed by Atlantean for decades. Especially the estuary of the inland sea is occupied by Atlantean. The empire's navy can only swim in the inner sea and naturally cannot grow and develop. The number of warships and the number of navies are not many. The best opportunity of the year was able to take the estuary. As a result, Merlin's dying powerhouse forcibly intervened, making the Byzantine empire unable to seize the opportunity, and the Navy became more and more unsuccessful.

    There is also a subtle situation in the empire: in the eyes of the empire, the army of the empire is divided into the Royal Family and the Warlord Party, but in fact, the empire's navy is self-contained.

    The empire's navy has always been a strange phenomenon: it is not completely loyal to the Royal Family, nor to the Warlord Party. The reasons for this are some of the things that make people laugh and cry: if the Navy wants to grow up, it must invest a lot of material and financial resources. For many years, the Royal Family has been able to compete with the warlord party for a long time. Only a limited amount of financial resources can support the central standing Army that is loyal to the Royal Family. The consumption of only one Rhodaelia Army is already huge! Where does the central government have extra financial resources to build a large number of navies?

    As for the warlord henchmen…They are too late to expand their strengths, and naturally they will not spend money to spend money on the Navy.

    The interests of the Navy have always been the biggest victims. They are not supported by the central government. The annual military expenses are extremely limited, and the Navy has gathered deep resentment.

    The empire does not want to rectify the navy, and does not want to regain the sea power. However, the Warlord Party did not get rid of it one day. The Royal Family itself was precarious. Where is the energy to take care of the Navy?

    The result of this is that the Navy is increasingly disappointed with the Imperial Central and is increasingly centrifugal. Although not directly on the side of the warlord party, the loyalty to the Imperial Royal Family is only based on the official official documents on the face.

    Osgiliath was besieged at the moment, and the rebels gathered a group of temporarily recruited boats to dare to block the sea, for no reason. Just before the war, El Salvador sent a letter to the Commander-in-Chief, which was stationed at the southern end of the Inland Sea, and handed it over to the current admiral Llorente. The letter stated: As long as you don't help each other, all members of the Red Round Table after the war will recognize the status of the Navy's self-sustaining portal.

    The words in El Salvador's letter are both hard and soft, and they clearly explain the current situation: the current strength comparison, the Royal Family has almost no chance! If the Navy is standing in the wrong team at this time, then it can only be buried with the Royal Family! When the warlords won the war, the mainland was the territory of the warlords! Even if the Navy is the hero in the sea, you will eventually need to have a foothold on the mainland, and a military base will survive! If you offend the heroes on the mainland, you can only be a robber at sea…

    El Salvador even promised that as long as the Navy does not move, after the war, three coastal cities can be ceded from the territory of the two warlords on the northern coast of the Inner Sea to establish a military port base for the Navy. The three cities and the surrounding land are given to the Navy, and almost half of the county is enough to allow the Navy to stand on its own feet.

    Sure enough, after the letter was sent, the Navy has been dying down to this day.

    Listening to the sound of the horns outside the drums, the sound of shouting came from time to time, and the look of El Salvador sitting in the tent was calm. Although he heard it, today's siege seems to have failed again, but he is not worried at all.

    Osgiliath is the first city in the mainland. There is hardly any weakness. It is impossible to break the city without spending a little time. The only way is to fight consumption and take life to fill! After exhausting the last city, it is the best chance to break the city.

    You don't need any tricks, and you don't want to be opportunistic. You just use your own strengths several times in the other side, and you will press it on the front and back until you crush the other party!

    When things get here, the Byzantine Royal Family has no chance of winning! The outcome is a foregone conclusion. Even if Carvesylver is still alive, there is absolutely no way to turn the situation over! !

    El Salvador also got the news that the Odin people have gone south.

    But he is not worried that the Odin people will be robbed.

    Just because the Odin people went south, it was the agreement between El Salvador and the Odin Empire.

    He even had a letter written by Emperor Odin in his hand. The two sides agreed that the Odin army would go south and only take the four counties of the administrative district directly under the central part of the empire as a territory, while the Odin army would also arrive under Osgiliath, and rebel. The army joined forces to attack Osgiliath City!

    So, from any point of view, the Byzantine Empire Royal Family has only one dead end.

    Dead!

    In the tent, Hughes looked at El Salvador with a cold eye. At this moment, El Salvador was no longer the embarrassed escape from Imperial Capital. At this moment, El Salvador, as the speaker of the red round table, was the time of the spirit!

    In fact, not so much in El Salvador, even the Governor in the big tent, and some Governor did not come, the sentinel generals sent, are also satisfied.

    At this time, suddenly, a loud sound of the military horn came from far away, and the military horn sounded short and hurried, with a quick bang, and the rhythm was unique and distinct!

    The sound was obviously different from the sound on the battlefield, and it immediately caused the idea of ​​many rebel Chiefs in the tent.

    Immediately, the rebel army officer of the Armenia Army ran in and gave a loud return: "Lord! The squad of Rhodelia cavalry is ringing from our rear! ! ”

    "Rhodelia?"Hughes stood up and he smiled coldly: "Rhodelia cavalry is still blocked in the North Central region! HumIt must be another road reinforcement, and come to do this trick! At first, Adric lied to me once, and then Saucier and Butler played this hand for the second time. Now someone is using the number of Rhodelia cavalry to lie to me? Let the post-battalion transfer 10,000 people, look at the situation, have the opportunity to give me this support army! ”

    After letting his men go out, Hughes laughed: "Come here, everyone will continue to drink! Hmph! These guys always scare people with the name of Rhodelia cavalry. Do you think Rhodalia cavalry is invincible? Even if Rhodelia cavalry is coming, let us have more than 300,000 troops, and still fear that 20,000 cavalry? ”

    After a while, I heard the trumpets of the rebel forces outside, and the rear drums of the big camp shook the sky, and the sound of shouting came from far away.

    Just in the big tent, the sound of the killing of the Jin Ge Iron Horse, which can hear the direction of the back camp, is like a wave!

    And in the tent, many people are discolored! Just because everyone saw the wine glass in the case before, the wine was shaking gently! !

    Eleocharis dulcis It is a horseshoe! It is a massive cavalry charge that can cause such a huge shock! !

    But for a moment, some people outside rushed in and rolled in and rushed to the ground and cried: "Lord! Really Rhodelia cavalry! Really Rhodalia! ! Our back camp 10,000 people were defeated in front! ! ”

    Hughes only felt a "squeaky" sound in his head, and suddenly rushed out, and the Chiefs behind the rebel army also ran out. Hughes rushed to the nearest watchtower and climbed up in the direction of the camp.

    I saw a wild horse outside the back camp, a military horse has been killed and killed together!

    A large number of cavalry like a dark cloud down, gray and black attire, is Rhodelia cavalry armor color, tens of thousands of cavalry mighty in the battlefield Sprint, their own back camp of 10,000 people were cut into several pieces, has been washed away, The other side of the cavalry calmly in the side of the constant impact, will rout the rebels cut into a small piece of a small piece, and then engulfed in the gray-black cavalry wave!

    Hughes picked up the binoculars and saw the distance on the hillside. Under a team of cavalry, surrounded by a tall red horse, immediately a burly huge body, a golden Hillock Armor, like a disc Wide face and big ears, with a smug cunning smile on his face, it is the famous Rabbit General Ruhr!

    Just behind him, a huge drum is being knocked out! Under the drums, the hand lifts the double hammer, the upper body, revealing the strong and strong muscles, the hair is scattered, and the drums are struggling, not the drummers in the army, and the blond hair fluttering, it is…It’s amazing…

    It is the crown prince Garcia of the ruthless old-fashioned essay!