Chapter 99 Oops! Why are my militia so fierce? !
Earl Hurley has been paying attention to the movement of troops not far away.
But Nangu City was surrounded by an unobstructed plain area. No matter how much he didn't want to see it, the enemy troops who were already close at hand were already stationed there.
Especially looking at the siege equipment that was built under his nose, Earl Hery could be said to be itching with hatred.
But he didn't have any good ideas.
Although the garrison of Nangu City was large in number, Earl Hurley did not dare to act rashly.
Because in his opinion, the fall of Oak City was too strange. Without any news or battle reports, the army from the south was stationed outside Nangu City.
"That is the flag of Antolia."
The knight on the side said solemnly: "The Viscount of Antolia is a vassal of the Duke of Galicia, Mike Bravis, which obviously means that after Perel in the north , the Duke of Galicia in the south also rebelled."
"Damn it!"
Count Hurley couldn't help but cursed angrily.
But then, the old count seemed to remember something, with a hint of panic in his voice:
"The Duke of Galicia has absolutely no reason to support the irrelevant Perel. Since he has abandoned the king, The title of Finance Minister conferred by His Majesty also wants to rebel, so it is obviously for something else..."
"Helson!"
"Helson also wants to seek the throne! The capital is in danger!"
At this moment, Earl Hurley couldn't help but think Eyes widened.
You know, unlike the Duke of Sadwind Castle who controls the northern rebels, Helsen's fiefdom is not far from the royal capital.
The nobles from the southern part of the kingdom appeared at the gate of Nangu City, apparently to support Helson's fight for the throne!
Almost instantly, Earl Hurley saw the strategic intention of the Duke of Galicia - Heerson moved from east to west, and the Duke of Galicia moved from south to north, attacking from both directions, and reached the royal capital!
"Hurry up and send someone to send a message to the royal capital! Rebels have broken out in the south of the kingdom!"
Earl Hurley, who was loyal to King Wilbert I, quickly ordered.
However...
no matter how worried he was about the royal capital at this time, Earl Hurley must first face the attack of the Antorians.
After several days of preparations, the army outside the city seemed to be in a siege posture, and this made Earl Hurley feel even more pressured.
As the lord of South Valley City, Earl Hurley's fiefdom is not too far south, but he has heard of the reputation of the Antolian army.
What's more, although Antoria's army has arrived at the city, Earl Hurley has never seen the flag belonging to the Bravis family.
The Duke of Galicia is not here!
And this was enough to make him think a lot.
Could it be that the Bravis family made a dangerous move and bypassed Nangu City to attack the royal capital? Or has it already joined forces with the army of Third Prince Herson?
Count Hurley's mind was filled with countless possibilities, but the only one he never expected was that the army led by the Duke of Galicia was too sluggish and fell far behind.
Accompanied by the sound of horns coming from outside the city, the Antolian army, which had been lingering under Nangu City for many days, finally blew the horn of attack.
Countless militiamen were pressing towards Nangu City from the east, west and south, making Earl Hurley who was standing on the city wall feel even more pressure.
The city beneath his feet had not been baptized by war for decades.
Therefore, although the siege army did not have an obvious numerical advantage, Earl Hurley was still quite nervous. After all, this was his first time on the front line of a war.
"Don't worry, Lord Earl, these first batch of militiamen who attack the city are just cannon fodder sent to test our strength. It only takes a few rounds of bow and arrow volleys before they will be scattered." The knights of
Nangu City gave the answer confidently . ensure.
However, the militiamen who took drugs and the militiamen who did not take drugs are completely different enemies.
Arrows as dense as raindrops poured down from the heads of the militiamen. However, in the eyes of the nobles, the militiamen who should have no fighting will held their shields high, which did not affect their pace towards the city wall at all.
In addition, the craftsmen who accompanied the army from Antolia prepared strong shield vehicles for the militiamen who attacked the city. This kind of siege armory, which was made of thick wooden boards, iron sheets and cowhide, was enough to block the overwhelming ground. of arrows, allowing the soldiers to approach the city wall with round after round of volleys of bows and arrows.
This scene, which was completely inconsistent with the description, also made Count Hurley look at the confident knight from before with suspicion.
"I didn't expect that the enemy would be so extravagant as to equip the militiamen with so many shields and shield carts, but there is no need to worry, Lord Earl. The army in Nangu City has been preparing for this day for a long time and has already prepared enough kerosene and rolling wood. "
At this point, the confident knight raised his sword, and with his order, the rolling logs were pushed down from the city wall and rolled towards the swarming enemies.
Perhaps it was because they had not experienced war for too long, or perhaps because the soldiers responsible for transporting the logs were not familiar with the business, so they were not mature enough to control the timing of pushing the logs.
In short, it was postponed too early.
Although the heavy rolling logs eventually knocked down many soldiers under the action of inertia, because more siege troops had not yet rushed within the rolling range of the rolling logs, the damage caused was far from reaching the defenders. The desired effect.
"..."
"Don't worry, Lord Earl. The soldiers guarding the city not only have elite reinforcements drawn from various places, but also warriors under Lord Earl. Even if the troops outside the city attack the city, it will never be...
" Earl Hurley, who was watching the situation on the battlefield, was no longer in the mood to listen to the knight's repeated assurances.
Because the ladders of the Antonians have even been put up on the city walls.
Outside the city gate, the soldiers pushing the battering ram also braved the arrows above their heads and the falling stones, and began to hit the gate of Nangu City.
As for the militiamen...
To be honest, apart from dressing up like militiamen, Earl Hurley couldn't see even a trace of militiamen in the soldiers attacking the city.
Where are such fierce militiamen?
For a moment, Earl Hurley even thought that he had missed the version update of the Kingdom of Andal.
When did even those cannon fodder militiamen become so fierce?
It's not like this!
This must not be the case!
These people must be elite soldiers wearing militia clothes! The Antolians are really insidious!
Count Heli pulled out the sharp sword in his hand and shouted loudly:
"For the kingdom! As long as you defend this city, everyone can get two golden Escudos!"
It must be said that Count Heli's The choice is undoubtedly the right one.
For the soldiers guarding the city, handing out money is far more effective in boosting morale than simply shouting slogans.
They don't pay attention to who the king is or why they are fighting. They only pay attention to how much military pay they can get!
One escudo is equal to one hundred Andal silver coins, and two gold coins is equal to two hundred Andal silver coins!
Perhaps it is nothing to ordinary nobles, but to ordinary conscripts, this is equivalent to a huge fortune that takes them more than half a year to earn.
Therefore, the moment Earl Hurley issued the call, the defenders of Nangu City suddenly burst into astonishing morale.
Even though many militiamen had already rushed up the city wall through ladders, the defenders still did not lose at all.
Don’t fall behind!
Simply outrageous!
Leon stared at the battle situation in front of him dumbfounded, his whole face was confused.
Isn't it?
Is the medicine in the little red bottle so powerful? !
Earl Hurley thought that the troops attacking the city were elite, but Leon knew clearly that every one of the troops he sent were genuine militiamen!
Even Antolia's army has not taken action yet.
Because in Leon's original plan, this first wave of offensive was really just to test the depth of Nangu City, and to find out the strength comparison between the enemy and ourselves.
Therefore, the armies that launched attacks on the east, south, and west sides were militiamen from Gray Water Castle, Shili City, and Gongyang City respectively.
But obviously, the results before us were quite unexpected.
Even if Leon wanted to break his scalp, he never expected that the power of the little red bottle would be so strong.
Beside Leon, the Viscount of Gongyang City had already fallen into deep self-doubt.
Is this a soldier under my command?
When did the patchwork militiamen in Gongyang City become so fierce? !
As a noble, he knew very well what kind of militiamen he had.
No matter what you do, you will be the first to run away.
But now...
Viscount Gongyangcheng couldn't help but look at Todd, who was directing the battle not far away.
What a fierce man!
In just a few days, he was able to train his militiamen to this extent? !
It is obviously impossible to get the nobles to admit that they are not good enough, so... the truth is that Antolia has a large number of fierce men, and even in just a few days, it can train the useless militia into an elite capable of taking on difficult tasks. Teacher!
Hiss~
It’s so scary!
"Viscount Leon..."
After a long silence, Viscount Gongyangcheng, who was still in shock, rubbed his slightly swollen eyes and asked uncertainly:
"We will continue to attack according to the previous plan. Are all the city's militiamen withdrawing? "
Withdraw? "
Get out of here!
According to this posture, you can directly push flatly!
Thinking of this, Leon finally recovered from the previous shock and ordered: "Andrew! Juan!" "
Yes!"
"Yes!"
Leon looked at the two of them solemnly: "I order you The two of them led the Antolian army to attack! Let’s take down Nangu City in one go!”
The two men who were already eager to try finally got the order to attack the city, and immediately shouted loudly and led the waiting Antolian soldiers. Rushing towards the crumbling Nangucheng.
At the rear of the battlefield, a faint smile suddenly appeared on Leon's face.
Because...
he seemed to have discovered a new source of wealth.
Since the efficacy of the little red bottle is so amazing, how could we not take this opportunity to promote it?
You know, the road to the north is still very long. You can't just be the enemy every time and provide Remit Raskova's red magic potion for free to the militiamen under other nobles, right? ? !
The preparation of the little red bottle also requires costs!
If you keep providing it for free like this, how can you be worthy of the militiamen who go deep into the abandoned land to pick red cordyceps? How can I be worthy of those workers who work in the potion production workshop? How can he be worthy of his own small treasury? !
In short, there is a battle to be fought and money to be made, so don’t waste any time!
"Why is Viscount Leon laughing?" Viscount Gongyangcheng asked.
"Can't you see this?! The siege went so smoothly, Lord Viscount is naturally delighted." The Viscount of Shili City continued.
"Ahem!"
Leon cleared his throat, not bothering to pay attention to the noise of the two, and took the initiative to say: "Two viscounts, are you satisfied with the performance of these militiamen?" "
Satisfied, satisfied!"
"Antolia The generals are commanding their troops well!"
Hearing this, Leon nodded with satisfaction.
Then someone brought a whole jar of small red bottles and placed them in front of the two viscounts.
"Remit Raskova's red magic potion, a specialty from Antolia!"
Leon said seriously: "As long as the militiamen take one sip before the war, it will be able to effectively boost morale and strengthen their will, just like... The same as the militiamen who are currently attacking the city."
Huh?
The two viscounts were obviously stunned for a moment.
Then, their pupils dilated and they stared intently at the small jar held in Leon's hand.
It turns out that the Antorians did not lead the army well, but made the soldiers take drugs!
"Just one bite?"
"Does it cost money?"
The two viscounts focused on different things.
But it's obvious that they have accepted Leon's statement from the bottom of their hearts.
There was no way. If it had been placed before this battle, they might not comment on Leon's statement, but now, with a living example in front of them, they couldn't help but believe it.
"Is this potion called Remit... very expensive?"
Viscount Gongyangcheng's voice seemed a little trembling.
If you can really buy such a magic potion from Leon, then in many cases, this small jar of potion may be able to directly reverse the situation of the war!
"Twenty Andal silver coins per person!"
Is this price expensive?
It does not look cheap, but compared with the price of hiring those mercenaries, it is extremely cheap.
You know, although the daily commission of a mercenary is only five or six Andal silver coins, it must be paid every day!
From recruiting mercenaries to officially starting the war, even if it is less, it will take less than half a month. Five or six silver coins a day may not seem like much, but if accumulated, it is a quite huge number.
Obviously, the two viscounts were already moved.
"Do you have to pay today?"
"Of course not!"
Leon said righteously: "Several viscounts and I share the same mind and will use practical actions to save the kingdom from life and death. Naturally, there is no need to pay gold coins for this."
If you want others to hang out with you, you can't swallow all the benefits.
You need to learn how to draw cakes, and also master the art of dividing cakes.
These two points are particularly important.
I’ve run out of chapters, so I’ll post today’s two chapters together. There are still eleven days left for the exam, so I’m going to brush up on the questions~
(End of this chapter)