Chapter 424 [Doomsday Famous General]

It was approaching early morning, and it was the darkest moment before dawn. Seeing the huge city of Osgilia, standing on a high place, you can see the naked eye that there were fire everywhere in the city, and many blocks were already in chaos.

Hughes looked up nervously from time to time and looked at the sky. All plans tonight were carried out, almost all goals were achieved. At present, the Wellington City Gate was firmly in his hands. A large group of people outside the city were mobilizing, and a steady stream of people entering the mainland city from Wellington City Gate, which was claimed to never fall.

At this moment, the rebels who entered the city had more than 10,000 troops. The first one to enter the city was the cavalry headquarters of the Armenian Military Region under Hughes. More than 5,000 cavalry had all entered the city. The subsequent infantry corps were driving in from the narrow bridge outside Wellington.

Although the infantry's entry speed was a little slower, there were still many supplies and weapons to carry. However, Hughes was very confident.

Just a moment ago, the garrisons from other city defense areas on both sides of the Wellington Gate had spontaneously counterattacked the Wellington Gate twice, but were all defeated by the rebels. Hughes did not even order the troops to seize the other sections of the city wall, but only ordered the city gate to be firmly guarded.

After more and more rebels entered the city, the imperial guards on both sides seemed to have finally given up their plans to retake the city gates, and the scout cavalry sent out to pay back. The imperial guards on other defense areas on both sides seemed to be evacuating.

Taking advantage of the night to attack the city and seize it in one fell swoop, this adventure was a great success. However, Hughes was cautious every step and showed a very conservative and steady attitude.

The officers and generals under their command were all full of energy and had no achievements in their battle for half a year. They successfully broke the city tonight. Many generals were eager to try and asked Hughes several times. Many people strongly demanded that the army immediately march straight in, with the cavalry brigade as the vanguard, concentrate all the cavalry and attack the palace immediately. As long as they could rush into the palace in one fell swoop, then this battle would be considered a victory.

However, facing his subordinates who were eager to fight, Hughes resolutely refused his request for battle. Faced with his subordinates' doubts and confusion, Hughes seemed to have no joy in breaking the city and succeeding.

The noble-like governor, at this moment, had a solemn expression and explained to his subordinates: "Everyone knows that it is difficult to break through Osgilia, but we have tonight. It is not our real strength, but half of our calculations and half of our luck! This is the best opportunity... But at the same time, I also need you to understand that this is our last and only opportunity! Attacking the city is an adventure, and we have to do it! But now that the city has been broken, we have mastered the opportunity to win this war, and we no longer need to take risks! Because this is our only opportunity! It is even a terrible part of adventure! As long as we gather the army, wait for dawn, and then push the army flatly over, we can naturally sweep the city! We no longer need to take risks. A safe approach is the best choice!"

Some subordinates were worried: "Sir, what if the emperor ran away? If the emperor ran away, let him run to the south..."

Hughes smiled disdainfully: "Run? Osgilia is a symbol of the empire. If the emperor ran away and left Osgilia, then the emperor would not be the emperor! When he ran to the south, he was just a betrayal dog and could not have much climate. Besides, outside the city, we were surrounded by iron walls, where would he run? Unless that boy Garcia suddenly flew!"

"But there is also a Lantis fleet at Harbour Pier, and the sea route is still controlled by the Lantis people..."

Hughes looked even more disdainful: "Landis? Humph, if that boy Garcia really got on the Landis' ship to escape, I would laugh even more! The Landis participated in the war to get benefits. But if the emperor was still in the city of Osgilia, he would naturally be the emperor! If he really hid in the Landis' ship and had no territory and army, he would just enter another cage! If he was really stupid enough to do so, he would become a puppet in the hands of the Landis's, and he would never be the emperor anymore!"

After forcibly appeased the commotion of his subordinates, Hughes ordered toughly: "The whole army will continue to hold on! Continue to take the army outside the city into the city! Securely guard the gate of Wellington. The imperial guards on both sides don't have to worry about them. If they dare to counterattack, they will repel them, but order your subordinates to not pursue them! Wait for dawn, the army gathers in the city and sweep them in one fell swoop!"

When Adrick arrived at the Arc de Triomphe, the rebel offensive outside the Arc de Triomphe had stopped. The rebel army, which had shown a fierce and fearless aura a moment ago, retreated like a tide, leaving behind dense corpses spread on the bridge outside the city.

Outside the Arc de Triomphe, the corpses under the city gate were piled up more than one meter high, and the broken swords and broken swords were seen everywhere. There were screams from time to time in the pile of corpses. The rebels retreated very quickly and did not even have time to drag the wounded soldiers down.

The defenders of the Arc de Triomphe had just stopped and welcomed the brigade brought by Adrick.

Span was no longer at Arc de Triomphe. Adrick learned that when Span left, he took nearly half of the Arc de Triomphe's troops. If it weren't for the rebels outside the city that were still siegeing the city, Span would even directly order the entire army to retreat.

The news that Wellington Gate had been broken has not yet dispersed. At least at Arc de Triomphe, the defenders had not yet received the news. Span strictly controlled the spread of the news, for fear of the confusion of the morale of the army. If the morale of the army dispersed and Arc de Triomphe was taken down, then the situation would be really gone!

The only ones left at the Arc de Triomphe were the city guard infantrymen, but their actual combat power and the wounded soldiers who could barely go into battle would not exceed three thousand. The rest of the men were taken away by Span and retreated to the direction of the palace.

Although Adrick knew that Span was helpless, and the Emperor's Order was suppressed. After all, Span had been in the imperial capital for a long time. He was rigorous and calm, and never sent troops out to lead troops. Therefore, he was naturally not as rebellious as himself. Disobeying the Emperor's Order was something that the solemn Span could never do.

But Adrick still felt anger in his heart.

When Span ordered the brigade to evacuate, the three thousand defenders who stayed at Arc de Triomphe were still fighting fiercely with the rebels who were sieging the city outside the city. They did not know the other battle situations in the city. It can even be clearly stated that these three thousand people have been abandoned. Their only mission is to guard Arc de Triomphe for as long as possible and delay for a longer time so that the remaining soldiers in the city have time to retreat to the palace and protect the emperor's safety.

These three thousand people were abandoned.

Adrick was so serious that he could not ride a horse. After all, he had been in a military life for half his life. No matter how strong he was, he was still a middle-aged man. His physique was not as good as before. He fought fiercely tonight, and the sword he was hit on his waist almost killed him. He could support him and fight fiercely for the middle of the night. It was already considered that Adrick was a tough person by nature. Once he relaxed, he could no longer support him. The soldiers around him could only find a carriage to remove the carport and let the main general sit on the carriage to command along the way.

Adrick gathered several defenders from the city defense section along the way, and thousands of people brought to the Arc de Triomphe. Most of the people who followed him had learned about the loss of Wellington Gate and the rebel brigade entering the city. In the end of the world, the imperial guards could last for half a year until now, many of which were because of the commander of Adrick, the famous imperial general. Moreover, most of the city guards were locals in the imperial capital, even though many of them were drawn from other local troops in the past.

Over the years, I have settled in the imperial capital. My home is in the imperial capital. I have the intention of protecting my family and my relatives in my heart. I have been willing to fight to the death in the past six months. Osgilia is the most powerful city in the mainland, and it is said to never fall. Although the situation is so corrupt, everyone still has a glimmer of hope in their hearts. I hope that with the command of Adrick, the famous general, and the heroic city in my hands, I might persevere and always wait for a turnaround and guard the day when the rebels retreat...

But all this, these beliefs have been supported until tonight. With the capture of Wellington Gate and the rebels entered the city in large numbers, a gap was finally opened for this never-losing city, and General Adrick was already seriously injured. Although thousands of people gathered at this moment, most of them were panic and their morale was depressed.

If such an army is in the field, it is probably on the verge of collapse. But after all, this is an isolated city. Even if you have the heart to escape, where can you escape? In addition, Adrick's usual power is still there, and he barely gathers his troops and comes to the Arc de Triomphe, but there is no deserter. It is a big miracle.

After coming to the Arc de Triomphe and joining the defenders here, Adrick immediately ordered the warehouse to open and move out all the ordnances. The troops he brought were all urgently pulled down from the defense zone along the way. Many people only brought their own weapons, and the archers did not even have time to replenish arrows.

Fortunately, the Arc de Triomphe has always been the top priority of Osgilia's city defense. A large amount of weapons were stored in the military camps under the city. For a moment, the soldiers were busy and barely dispelled the despair in their hearts.

Adrick sat in the carriage. Although he could not move, he forced himself to support his spirit and ordered the defense of the Arc de Triomphe. He sent more personnel to rectify the fortifications and the fences. At the same time, he sent dozens of passers-by cavalry out and headed to another direction of the city defense along the Arc de Triomphe. He brought the military orders written by Adrick dipped in blood to mobilize the defenders to gather.

He only hoped that Span's movements would not be too fast, and before he could even get the city defense troops in another direction to retreat, he could mobilize more troops.

As dawn approached, the night wind became more and more bitterly cold. Although Adrick was seriously injured, he insisted on not letting his subordinates carry him into the barracks to rest. He insisted on sitting in the open carriage, and even asked someone to remove all the barriers on both sides of the carriage and cushioned the seat cushions under him. He sat in the carriage, in the most eye-catching place in the barracks.

He knew in his heart that when the situation of the war tonight came to such a situation, the morale of the army would inevitably be shaken. At this time, he himself was the backbone of the entire army. He wanted to keep himself in the most conspicuous place, so that his soldiers could see his existence by looking up! This might also slightly calm down the morale of the army.

Adrick was seriously injured. Although after coming to the Arc de Triomphe, his subordinates had already found a doctor from the chaos, and even somewhere to drag out a clergy from the church that could heal and treat Adrick urgently. Under the influence of the treatment, Adrick's wound barely healed. However, after wiping away the blood on his face, the general, who had always been full of heroic face, looked scary and pale. Moreover, because he lost too much blood, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of blue and gray.

Sitting in this open-air place, dragging his seriously injured body and blowing the biting cold wind, Adrick's face was extremely gloomy, but he still looked around with his sharp eyes and passed down military orders from time to time.

Next to his carriage, there were some officers in the army who were looking at the chief general with a gaze at this moment. No matter how much everyone respected the scar-faced general, the situation was like this, and no one dared to expect General Adrick to regain such a situation with the little force in his hand.

At this moment, what everyone is waiting for may be the last heroic ending.

The sent cavalry came back one after another, and Adrick finally waited for some good news. Span retreated in a hurry. Perhaps it was intentional, or perhaps it was unintentional. Span did not order the defenders of other city defense sections. Adrick guessed in his heart that Span might know that he could not disobey the emperor's order, so he deliberately left such a foreshadowing to give himself room to display it.

The sent cavalry brought back a large number of defenders, ranging from a hundred to a dozen or two battalions. They all gave up the city defense zone according to Adrick's orders, threw away the military camp and military supplies, and came to assemble with ease.

When the first faint white light of dawn emerged from the end of the sky, nearly ten thousand defenders had gathered up and down the Arc de Triomphe. As the number of people increased, the momentum suddenly increased slightly.

Adrick blew the cold wind for a long time, and his body trembled a little. He looked at the officers around him who were looking at him and finally spoke: "Come here, military discussion! Military discussions at the battalion level."

In a short while, more than a hundred officers gathered around Adrick.

The tiger general of the empire coughed twice. Although his coughing sound was weak in the cold wind, he stood up hard on the carriage in the cold wind. Although his hands were struggling to support the carriage, Adrick still rejected the guard who was trying to reach out to support him with his eyes.

"I know, you are all desperate now." Adrick's sound of coughing and panting fell into everyone's ears. Some frowned, some lowered their heads, and some closed their eyes. They didn't know what they were thinking about.

"Maybe, you think back to your heart, what else can you do in this situation? I, Adrick, are not a god, and I can't cough twice and knock the rebels who have entered the city away. Perhaps, some of you are thinking in your heart that it's just that everyone gathers together and fights the rebels in the end, dies vigorously and heroically. Just ask for peace of mind, right?"

No one was talking below, but someone couldn't help but look at the coach, and the meaning in his eyes seemed to be what he had already made.

"I need you to fight to the death, and you also need you to show your energy to be fearless. But... I don't want you to despair!" Adrick raised his tone a little, "Because, Adrick is not dead yet! I stand in front of you, I can tell you! We have no despair! We still have hope of victory! We still have a chance! I tell you, we have not reached the end yet! We still have a chance to win this war! Although this opportunity is very weak, it is definitely not what you imagined. Kill in the end and die vigorously! Not so! What I just need to know now is whether you still have the courage to continue to bet with me! Go to that already very weak opportunity! Go to this difficult road to victory!!"

Before he could finish his words, many officers raised their heads and looked at Adrick with a look of surprise and excitement.

In such a desperate situation, this famous general of the empire actually...he actually said it himself, is there really hope?!

We... aren't dead end?!

Adrick said a few words, choked by the cold wind, coughed a few more times, and some blood foam appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he still used his stern eyes to stop the guards who were about to reach out to him, straightened his body again, and shouted sternly: "I have never told lies in my life! I have been fighting for half my life, and I have never known how many times I have been in a dangerous situation! I have to admit that this is the most critical juncture in my life until today, but I, Adrick, can still tell you that we have not lost all yet! As long as you believe in me, trust me unconditionally, and resolutely execute every order of my life, then we will have a chance to win!!"

Finally, an officer below couldn't help but whisper: "Sir! Tell me, what do we do! Even if you fight desperately, the worst is just a death! We have all reached this point, so what else can you dare not gamble!"

There was also a vocal voice: "Sir, we will naturally listen to your orders! As long as you say we still have hope, we will bet on our heads and work with you!"

"The worst is just death!!"

Listening to the officers below, a little angry finally appeared, Adrick breathed a sigh of relief, but smiled proudly: "Don't keep silent and die! Although the chance is weak, we may not necessarily lose! If we can win, who is willing to die! Haha!"

He finally sat down with peace of mind and sat in the broken carriage, but at this moment, Adrick's demeanor and calmness seemed to be the same as when he sat behind a rigorous military tent table in the past.

"I know you are all confused. Where is our chance? I tell you that the rebels successfully attacked the city tonight, but they still left us room for display! I see clearly that it was Hughes himself who led the team into the city! I can't understand the nature of this guy Hughes. He attacked the city tonight was the boldest and most risky move he had in his life. He could do this because the situation forced him to do so. If he didn't take risks, he would be dead! So he fought hard to fight.

But after breaking the city, he will definitely become ruthless! The reason is not because he doesn't want to take Osgilia! It's precisely because he wants to take Osgilia too much! He wants to win this war too much! And tonight, after he succeeded by luck, he has already seized the best and greatest opportunity since the war, and... it's the only opportunity! He will definitely become worried about gains and losses, but instead act conservatively!"

Adrick became more and more confident as he spoke, and his tone also had an unquestionable and certainty: "Look, the rebels took the Wellington Gate in the middle of the night. It was almost dawn. After coming over for half a night, he gathered his troops in a group, and there was no follow-up action! He did not immediately send troops to march straight into the palace after entering the city, because he thought that such a move was too risky. If a melee scene occurred in the city and his army was unstable, he might be driven out by us! So, he is no longer willing to take risks anymore!!

Now, we can still stand here safely, arrange defense calmly, guard the Arc de Triomphe, and we can still pull down the troops in the defense zone little by little along the way and bring them together... But there is no movement in the rebels and Hughes! You look up and look in the distance! The fire has been extinguished in the direction of Wellington Gate, but the fire has not spread, and the rebels have not scattered! Until now, there has been no movement in that direction! This is enough to prove that my guess is not wrong at all! Hughes, he is now trying to be safe!"

"His current plan is to refuse to take the risk of letting the army go straight in and fight with us in the city at night! His plan is to wait for dawn and pull the rebel brigade outside the city into the city as much as possible, and then fight with us with superior forces to fight a street battle and a war of attrition. He thought it was good, and the city had fewer troops and fought street battles with dignified strength. Although they would be more difficult, they would fight head-on and head-on. In the end, they would definitely win. This idea cannot be said that he was wrong. But unfortunately, he met me Adrick!"

"If I were Hughes last night, once I entered the city, I would immediately mobilize all the cavalry and rush to the palace with the most fierce and fastest posture! Even if I can't really capture the palace in one fell swoop, as long as I can set a fire and let a fire appear in the direction of the palace, then what would you think about our large number of defenders who are still on the city defense? I'm afraid that everyone will be confused when they see the sound of killing and the light of the sky coming from the direction of the palace! Hughes did not seize this opportunity, because of his nature! Hughes was a bullshit governor, but this guy is a noble in his bones! He is not an excellent general at all! Losing this opportunity will be his biggest mistake! We have been able to withdraw the teams in each defense zone one by one and gather here! Reorganize the morale of the army and prepare for war! All these times are thanks to Hughes, the idiot, for giving us this time!"

As he said that, Adrick actually looked up and laughed loudly in the direction of Wellington City Gate in the distance, shouting: "Old Hughes bastard, thank you! Thank you for giving me some time to breathe! Thank you! Thank you for your stupidity! Hahahahahahahahahahaha!"

Adrick's behavior was another undisguised tone of contempt, which immediately made many officers under his command smile.

With such a smile, the heavy feeling in everyone's heart suddenly dissipated a little, and the officer couldn't help laughing loudly: "Sir, you are right! That guy Hughes seems to be too timid! But you said we still have a chance, how should we fight the battle below?"

Once the heavy feeling in my heart was loose, many people's minds also came to life, and some even worried: "Sir, the emperor's order is to let us give up the city defense and retreat to guard the palace. Now we are doing this, right?"

Adrick smiled proudly: "This is exactly the opportunity for this battle! The palace is just a small imperial city castle. Although it has a canal wall and is complete fortifications, an imperial city, as long as there are three or five thousand troops, it is enough to defend a long time! Lord Span has already gone. The troops he brought, plus the patrol soldiers he gathered in the city, and the original imperial guards in the imperial city, are also enough. With Lord Span's ability, these troops are enough to defend the palace! Even if we all go there, it is just a little more spare life consumption. But we stay here and firmly control the Arc de Triomphe stronghold is the key to victory in this battle!"

He paused and said quickly: "The rebels have entered the city, and they will immediately attack the palace during the day. But we are still here, which means that there is still a big nail in the city! The rebels cannot concentrate all their energy to attack the imperial city, and must divide their troops to deal with us! We still have tens of thousands of troops here, and we can maintain our own strength, and even have some forces to go out to camp and fight with the rebels in the streets, and even support the palace... Haha, although we cannot support the palace, we make some noise behind the rebels' butts, so that they cannot attack the palace with all their strength. This is my goal! As long as we still firmly guard here and stand firmly here and do not fall down, the palace will be safe!"

"But... if we continue to fight like this, how can we end up?" Some officers whispered in a low voice.

"We don't have to wait too long!" Adrick immediately shouted loudly, then pointed to the direction of the harbor in the distance: "Did you forget it? There are also Lantis people on the sea! Hahahaha! What do you think those Lantis people are risking to join this war?"

As soon as he said this, there was a *** laughing below: "What else can you do? Those cunning Landis people are naturally to get benefits! They came from thousands of miles to help us fight to kill people. How could the Landis people be so kind!"

Although Lantis joined the war and became an ally of the Byzantine Empire, the army knew in their hearts that these Lantis people participated in the war naturally to seek benefits, so although they were allied forces, they might not have any good feelings for Lantis.

"Not bad!" Adrick immediately shouted loudly: "The Landis have already joined the war. Their goal is to get benefits! They have to get a lot of benefits! But to get benefits, the premise is to win this war! If they lose, they will not be able to make anything! Therefore, the Landis will not watch us lose! At this moment, they are even more anxious than ourselves, and hope to win this war more than ourselves! The Landis is firmly in control of the sea transportation line. And don't forget! In Catania, two corps of troops have been logged in, and they are stationed in the port of Catania! Catania is far from Osgilia, and if it comes from the sea, it is not a matter of faction.

It's just a two-and-a-half-day boat trip! There are naturally magic circles in the palace that can transmit the news from Osgilia! Even if Catania gets the news, take some time to gather troops, and then come over, and make a full plan. In three days, they will climb over to save us! The Landis people have fleets and the best sea boats! They will come to rescue us for their own interests no matter what! Three days! As long as we can persevere here for three days, the Landis people will definitely come from the sea! The Landis elite army of the two corpses of Catania will pounce from the sea! As long as the two corpses of Lantis come, then... Humph, this situation is another 50% different!!"

This analysis has indeed given everyone who is already desperate a path to victory! Although the hope is slim, and although I know that I have to stay here for three days, I am afraid I don’t know how many desperate battles I have to go through, and I am afraid I don’t know how many people will die and how much blood will shed!

However, in the desperate situation, there was such a glimmer of hope. Even if it was so weak, everyone was immediately excited!

Adrick yelled loudly: "We have survived half a year. Now only three days have passed in the blink of an eye! Everyone, I want you to trust me and fight with me to the death! Because what is waiting for us is definitely not destruction! But the dawn of victory!!"

At the end of the day, Adrick raised his sword and shouted: "For the Empire!!"

Many officers below were filled with blood, and they drew their long swords and pointed at the sky, shouting loudly: "For the Empire!!"

Adrick tried his best to drag his body to hurt his body. His speech boosted morale and finally made the generals feel a little bit of fighting spirit. Adrick had already performed his best to be able to do this in such a desperate situation, and being able to do this is already worthy of being a famous general of the empire.

But after the busyness was dispersed with all his energy in public, Adrick sat alone in the carriage, but secretly frowned, and a deep worry flashed in his eyes again!

The words he said to the generals just now were not fooling him, but were all his real plans.

However, what he said just now is not all! He had some deeper plans in his mind, but he could not speak to the generals!

He tried his best to gather these men and horses, and did not go back to protect the imperial city, but placed them in the military camp under the Arc de Triomphe and acted as a stance to defend. If others saw it, it seemed quite unwise.
To be continued...