"On the third day, the enemy's attack intensity has begun to decrease. I think we can open the door and let them enter the city. Otherwise, if they adopt a siege instead of attacking, it will cause great confusion to us. What we did before
All preparations may be in vain," General Beachlin said.
Claude stood in front of the city defense sand table and shook his head helplessly: "No, the commander of the alliance army is very smart. His attacks in the past three days seem to be huge, but they are all feints. In fact, on our defense line
Most of the casualties in the front were the local garrison troops of the Kingdom of Nasseri and the family armed forces of the territorial nobles who voluntarily participated in the war to regain the royal city, while the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks had been watching from behind...
I made a special calculation on the city wall. In the past three days, there were only a few soldiers wearing Hicks uniforms who died in front of our defensive line. The total of the three positions was less than a thousand. I suspect that the enemy knew the strength of our defense.
Weak, he still spent these three days testing, probably hoping to force us out of the city and withdraw our troops. That's why he only besieged three directions, leaving us with a way out, so that he could achieve his goal of regaining the royal city without fighting.
.
We can only continue to persevere now, because we are prepared to use the defensive advantages of the royal city to deal with the five standing legions of the Hicks Kingdom. Only by annihilating these five Hicks legions can we destroy the Nasseri Kingdom and march into Kan
The Principality of Nass unites the eastern region of the continent. Since the enemy wants to delay, we will accompany him to delay. Only when Hicks and the five standing legions launch a large-scale attack can we pretend to be real and gradually retreat without causing trouble to the enemy.
Suspect."
"Then what should we do if the five standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks remain immobile?" General Albert asked hesitantly.
"Then we will accompany you." Claude clicked on the city of Amys on the map: "I have already sent a message to Boni and Mike, asking the Third Division to dispatch a main field regiment to rush to Amys.
Mies City. At that time, Boney also transferred men and horses from the Panshi First Division, pretending to be reinforcements from a division, and came to reinforce with great fanfare. If the enemy wants to regain the royal city, then they will definitely attack us after getting this news. I hope that in
Defeat or drive us out of the Royal City of Polyvisia before reinforcements arrive..."
To Claude's surprise, the Alliance army launched a fierce attack on the second day, using the five Hicks standing legions. It seems that the local garrison troops of the Nasseri Kingdom who volunteered to participate in the war were used in the first three days.
They used the family armed forces of the territorial nobles as cannon fodder to test the strength of the defensive forces on the defensive front. So they devoted all their combat power at once and used non-stop wave-like attacks for two days and one night to force the Thunder Legion and the troops guarding the forward positions.
The Rock Legion abandoned all defensive positions in front of the city wall.
"We suffered nearly ten thousand casualties. The Hicks Kingdom's battle losses should be five or six times that of ours..." General Beach Kerin handed the casualty statistics report to Claude with a serious expression.
Claude took the report and found that most of them were lightly or seriously injured. The names of the soldiers who died in the battle had been circled with a black pen. There were less than 2,000 people, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. These injured soldiers had been sent to the royal city.
In the treatment camp, the corpses of the dead officers and soldiers have also been collected, waiting for free time before being burned into ashes and placed in jars to take back to the overseas autonomous territories.
There were more than 10,000 casualties, and almost two regiments of troops were lost. Although the enemy's casualties were five or six times more, they only lost almost one regiment. Claude was not satisfied with this exchange ratio and felt that he was suffering too much.
A little bit. But thinking that the abandoned forward defensive positions were only seven trenches within a hundred meters in front of the city wall, I could only hold my depression in my heart.
"Today, the enemy used light grenades on a large scale during the attack, and asked the attacking soldiers to carry them with them. They ran to the front of the trench before throwing grenades, which caught us off guard. We did not expect the enemy to do this. The first two
The loss of the trenches was due to this reason, and the casualties were too high. Then we immediately retaliated with tooth, and also used light throwers to throw grenades into the two trenches occupied by the enemy, and always paid attention to the enemy's grenade groups.
Kill them first, then maintain a stalemate with the enemy until the afternoon before evacuating the forward defensive positions."
General Albert, who was commanding at the forward position, also reported today's battle process. He believed that the main reason was that the enemy was more difficult to deal with. The combat power of Hicks's five standing armies was indeed more prominent in the alliance army. The skirmisher line
The wave-like offensive tactics are more mature and the fighting will is more tenacious. However, because of this, the evacuation of the forward position will be very reasonable in the eyes of the enemy. After all, the defenders are at an extreme disadvantage in terms of strength.
Next, the enemy may attack the city wall. The west wall can be abandoned, but the south and north walls must be defended. Even if the west wall is captured by the enemy, the enemy will only enter the urban battlefield pre-set by Claude. There was originally
It is a prisoner camp and custody area where more than 100,000 prisoners and their 200,000 family members are located. Now that the prisoners and their families have been transferred, this area that occupies one-third of the royal city has become the city where Claude is preparing for a decisive battle.
The final battlefield of street fighting.
It's just that the commander of the alliance army seemed determined to force the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion to voluntarily abandon the Royal City of Polyvisia and evacuate. After occupying the forward position in front of the city wall, they did not immediately launch an attack, but spent five days collecting and inspecting the dead soldiers.
At the same time, more than ten trenches leading to the forward positions were dug to mobilize troops during the attack.
When everything was ready, and seeing that the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion showed no signs of evacuating the Royal City of Polyvisia, the Alliance army launched an attack on the Royal City. It was also a three-sided attack, but six legions were invested at once.
To the west and north are a Nasseri Corps and a Hicks Corps, while to the south are two Hicks Standing Corps. It seems that the commander of the Union Army wants to take advantage of the strength of the troops and use all his strength in the most violent offensive.
Destroy the defender's confidence in defense.
For Claude, the enemy commander's move was very clever. He knew very well that the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion were at a disadvantage in terms of strength. There were three city walls, and the number of soldiers defending each wall was only about two regiments and about 10,000 people. Even if there were city walls,
Even with the bonuses of defense facilities, they cannot withstand the enemy’s continuous attacks one after another...
When the city wall is full of enemy infantry, they keep climbing up and shooting at the city wall, which will definitely attract all the attention of the defenders on the city wall. To put it bluntly, there is no need to aim. If you shoot at the city wall, you will hit it.
When facing the enemy, no one will notice the artillery and huge throwers of the enemy moving step by step from a distance.
When the defenders on the city wall noticed that the artillery and hurlers in the distance were approaching the city wall, if they turned the artillery to fire, they would not be able to suppress the attackers under the city wall from climbing up the city wall. Especially the city wall of the Royal City of Polyvisia.
Only five or six meters high, the various ladders densely arranged on the city wall made it easy for the attacking soldiers to climb up the city wall and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the defenders. General Claude and Beachlin had no choice but to organize the logistics of the division and legion headquarters.
and civilian officers as a reserve team, went to the city wall to support...
When the first enemy grenade landed on the west wall and sent the bodies of the soldiers fighting together into the air without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, General Albert could only command the garrison to fight while fighting.
Withdrew and abandoned the defense of the entire city wall. Soon, the flags of the Alliance Army Naseri Kingdom and Hicks Kingdom were planted on the west wall. Countless excited Alliance Army soldiers cheered and jumped on the city wall to celebrate the hard-won price.
A high victory.
In this era, breaking the city wall meant that the attackers won, and the defenders either surrendered or evacuated. But what surprised the Alliance army was that even though the west wall had been breached and occupied, the resistance on the north and south walls was still extremely fierce.
Even the artillery fire became more fierce. The attackers lost the morale and fighting spirit of the attack. It's very simple. The city has been broken to the west. They can enter the city from that way. Why are they still dying here?
As a result, the gunfire on the north and south walls quickly calmed down. The defenders on both sides even launched a counterattack on the west wall, but were still repelled by the Union army. However, there were still battles between the two sides on the bordering walls.
During the exchange of fire, the Union army finally used sandbags to cut off the city wall and defended it with heavy troops. However, the defenders seemed to have insufficient artillery ammunition and only fired one shot after a while. It was no longer as fierce as when the war started.
However, the troops entering the royal city from the west gate were immediately attacked by the defenders. They hid in houses, alleys, and behind barricades, shooting at the enemies entering the city, making it difficult for the Union soldiers entering the city. There were almost no roads on the road.
It was covered with corpses and wounded. The Alliance army relied on their numbers to advance step by step. However, these resisting enemies were very cunning. They retreated while fighting, leaving only empty bullet casings on the position...
Duke Pyrrha Ferriott was very uneasy. He always felt that there was something wrong with breaking through the city wall so easily. Now that the enemies in the city were still resisting resolutely, it made him feel very strange. Normal situation
Next, breaking the city means the victory of the attacker, and the defenders should evacuate or surrender. He deliberately reserved the retreat route to the east. The enemies in the city can completely retreat from the east, so that everyone will be happy and there will be no need for more casualties.
troops.
But soon, the latest news came from the city, explaining the reason why the enemy refused to retreat. A junior Hicks officer ran to the headquarters with a bag and poured the contents of the bag onto the table.
The silverware shone dazzlingly in the candlelight...
"Your Excellency, Marshal, we found three warehouses in the city where these properties are stored, all of which were filled with these gold and silver utensils. Our officers and soldiers were going crazy, and everyone rushed into the warehouses to rob these things. Now in the city
The soldiers all spread the news that the two enemy legions had plundered tens of millions of gold gram shields in the Kingdom of Nasseri and stored them all in the royal city. There are more than a dozen warehouses like this that store gold and silver utensils, and the enemy will not fight to the death.
The reason is because of these belongings, they don’t have horse-drawn carriages to transport so many things..."
It's a pity that Duke Pyrrha Ferriot got the news a little late. Not only the troops in the city, but also the troops outside the city got the news. They didn't rush towards the city from the west gate in a hurry.
Just ask him to take the initiative to apply to enter the city to attack the enemy.
On the other hand, Prince Darklind of the Kingdom of Nasseri hurriedly came to protest to Duke Pyrag.
It is owned by the king of the Kingdom of Nasseri. But Duke Piraghi Ferriot said that he was helpless because he could not order the confiscation of these captured trophies from the soldiers at this time, which would greatly dampen the front line's attack.
the morale of the soldiers.
However, Duke Pyrag Syferriot said that Prince Darklind could take the initiative to enter the city and lead his direct troops to attack the defending enemy. In that case, the warehouse filled with these properties could be found and occupied by him.
.Because Prince Darklind still has a legion of troops under his command, he has been unwilling to enter the city to fight on the excuse that more than half of his men suffered casualties during the siege and needed to rest...
When a messenger came over and reported that Marquis Archeborg Wei Chalkes of the Principality of Karnars also led the only remaining light cavalry regiment of the Alliance army to abandon their mounts and enter the city to attack the enemy, Dark
Prince Linde couldn't stay any longer and hurriedly said goodbye and left. Not long after, news came from the coalition camp that the newly reorganized regiment of the Kingdom of Nasseri was advancing towards the royal city.
The gunfire in the western area of the royal city became more intense. The Hicks officers and soldiers in the city rushed towards the enemy regardless of the heavy casualties. When the enemy moved and evacuated the blocking position, these Hicks officers and soldiers burst into joyful shouts,
Not to chase the enemy, but to rush into those unoccupied houses to search for property...
The entire Alliance army was in chaos, and no one cared about their comrades who were injured or dead. The warehouses storing gold and silver utensils that appeared from time to time made all the officers and soldiers of the Alliance army red-eyed. In order to rob a room of gold and silver property, a hopeful
A gun battle broke out between the brigade of the Kingdom of Kers and a squadron of the light cavalry of the Principality of Karnas, resulting in more than ten casualties. In the end, they were disarmed by the troops of the Kingdom of Nasseri who came from behind...
...
At this time, except for the legion commanded by Prince Darklind of the Kingdom of Nasseri, who finally entered the city, and still had some organizational power, the remaining more than 200,000 alliance army officers and soldiers had all become scattered troops.
Searching for property in those buildings means running to the place where the gunshots are heard. Because the fierce gunshots mean that there are warehouses for storing property in the enemy's defensive areas. Where there are warehouses, there are opportunities to make money, so these people are full of dreams of making money.
They ignored the corpses everywhere, and didn't even listen to the wounded's cries for help...
Many empty houses in the Western District of the Imperial City were set on fire by the angry soldiers who could not find their belongings, and soon the fires started to increase. Fortunately, many of the houses in the Imperial City were made of masonry, and the fire did not stop.
In the second half of the night, many soldiers who had gained something and some tired officers and soldiers began to find a fire to warm themselves and rest. Many people even took out their trophies to show off to their companions.
At this time, a news came that there were more gold and silver treasures stored in the palace, which were small and easy-to-carry valuables such as gold coins, silver coins, and jewelry. As long as you caught a handful, you could go back to your hometown and live a life of a rich man. So,
All the officers and soldiers marched towards the palace voluntarily, and the corpses lying on the street were dragged to both sides of the road so as not to delay everyone's journey. Fierce gunshots and artillery fire had erupted from the palace, but this could not stop the gangsters.
Crowds of crows marched towards the palace in search of dreams of financial opportunities.
The west block is connected to the royal palace by a very broad square. This is the most famous Nasseri Royal Square in the Royal City of Polyvisia. The Nasseri royal family will hold grand celebrations in this square every major festival.
, military parades and inspections of troops going out are mostly held here. There is also a black stone avenue with four carriages between the square and the palace. There is also a garden area of more than 100 meters between the avenue and the palace.
The Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion guarding the royal city have deployed heavy troops on the walls of the palace. The corpses of the officers and soldiers of the Alliance army who fell in random directions on the Blackstone Avenue and the Garden Garden area have almost covered the ground. These reckless attackers were carrying wealth.
His dream made an impact on the palace, and he lost his precious life in the gunfire.
"We need grenades and artillery to break through the enemy's wall..." The Union officers and soldiers who arrived first shouted loudly at the troops who followed, but no one came with these bulky weapons. They also rushed
shouted the crowd later, but no one was willing to go back and get these weapons, fearing that they would miss the first opportunity to rush into the royal city...
The square, which could accommodate more than 100,000 people, slowly became crowded. The officers and soldiers who were separated from their troops began to shout the numbers of their units or the names of their commanders, intending to return to the team or gather their subordinates. More soldiers from the alliance army
Everyone was crowded in the square, which was still nearly three hundred meters away from the palace wall, so there was no need to worry about being shot by the enemy for the time being.
"This should be what you mean when people die for money and birds die for food." On the top of the palace wall, General Albert looked at the crowd in the square in the distance and showed a ferocious smile.
Claude nodded, turned to General Beechlin and said: "You can give the order to fire. I believe the four hundred artillery pieces we have hidden in our hands will surprise the enemy. In addition, Allen, you go to the south.
City wall, command the artillery to bomb the west wall, block the west gate, and don't let the enemies in the city escape from the city..."
Claude once said that as long as there was enough ammunition, he didn't care how many enemies there were. But after facing the Alliance army, he kept hiding the four hundred artillery pieces brought by the 2nd Panshi Division in the warehouse so as not to be exposed, just for fear of the Alliance.
The army knew this information and did not dare to attack the city. Therefore, the enemy discovered that the Thunder Legion had only more than 200 artillery pieces. After withdrawing to the royal city, there were only more than 100 new artillery pieces left, and the ammunition seemed to be somewhat insufficient.
Now most of the enemies have been trapped in the urn, unable to escape, and all the heavy weapons have been abandoned outside the city for the sake of wealth. So Claude can take out his big killer weapon and start killing again...