The winter snow has not yet melted, and Gangdia City, the capital of the Passera Prairie Province, is still shivering in the cold wind. This prairie city is not as tall as the southern city. Its city walls are entirely made of rammed earth, but it blocks Asia.
Describes the four-month siege.
This is the command center of the Northern Front Army Jean Sauron, and it is also the only city under his control. This is due to the fact that the army once located its supply center here, so it has a large amount of food, ammunition, clothing, medicine and other materials accumulated there.
The ground helped him keep it for so long.
In addition, he also benefited from the great help of General Schmidt. At that time, the two armies led by General Schmidt were heading north to prepare to support the front line. Unexpectedly, they encountered a rout halfway. This
The new forces of the two armies are fully equipped troops, with a total of 75,000 people in 6 divisions. This army with considerable strength and strength has become Jean's biggest reliance.
Before the Assyrians besieged the city of Gondea, Jean sent his staff officers to contact the imperial troops scattered across the north. He used himself as bait, trying to attract the enemy's siege, so that those who still had some fighting chance could
The powerful own troops are looking for opportunities to annihilate the opponent on the periphery.
The crown prince did not know the implementation status of his strategic plan at this time, because he was trapped in the city by the Assyrians, had no contact with the outside world for a long time, and was completely cut off from news.
Standing inside the city fortifications, Jean looked outside the city.
The ground covered with ice and snow was trampled into an ugly black color. Short and stocky Assyrians and tall blood warriors were patrolling outside the city.
The opponents are good at field combat, especially hand-to-hand combat. Their backward industry results in a lack of artillery, and even less artillery that can skillfully operate them.
The occasional artillery shells fired were nothing more than captured former imperial artillerymen. They were forced to fire at their compatriots, but they could not cause much damage to the city. At the height of the battle between the two sides, these unlucky artillerymen were forced to fire because of "combat
"Unfavorable", most of them died at the hands of the Assyrians.
The defending side has sufficient ammunition and well-equipped weapons. But now Jean has issued an order to save ammunition, and maybe he will soon issue an order to save food.
The only thing that made him feel relieved was that as long as the Assyrians were surrounding here, it meant that he had held back the Assyrians.
A familiar horn sound sounded, and Jean knew that the enemy had begun to attack the city again.
Without his orders, the officers performed their duties and organized the defense. In the past few months of fighting, they had become very familiar with this routine.
Jean had to admire his opponents. These Assyrians were very brave. They had lost the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers under the city in the past few months, but as soon as the attack horn sounded, they still rushed over like a flood.
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The cannon fired, aiming at the Assyrian group 800 meters away. If the caliber was smaller, it would aim at the running Assyrians. If it was closer, shotguns and grenades would be used.
If someone is lucky enough to get close to the city wall, selected sharpshooters will carry out targeted killings.
The Assyrians also became more united, their formations were no longer dense, they quickly approached in small groups, and then jumped into the trenches that had been piled with human lives to avoid bullets fired from the city.
Then suddenly a volley of gunfire was fired at the top of the city. Taking advantage of the short firepower weakening at the top of the city, another group of people rushed over carrying a wooden ladder. They climbed up the ladder to the top of the city without waiting for the wooden ladder to be stable.
However, the city wall was built into a bastion shape. Under the cross fire, these heroic Assyrians screamed and fell down one after another, and their offensive was put out in a very short period of time.
Because the target was too big, the blood warriors had to watch the battle far away from the battlefield. This seemed to mean that with the advancement of firearms, these once powerful warriors were becoming less and less adaptable to new wars.
Jean bent down and closed a soldier's eyes.
He won another victory, but he was not happy at all. After several months of bloody battles, he also lost a quarter of his nearly 80,000 men. As the siege lasted longer, morale became lower. If it weren't for him,
The majestic crown prince always stood where the soldiers could see him, and the army collapsed long ago.
A resident found Jean and cried to him that the army had torn down the door panel of his house. Jean was furious and immediately asked the military judge to arrest the offending soldiers.
As a result, Sigel Gay, the director of the military hospital, was brought to Jean.
"Dean Gayi, some residents cried to me and said that you sent people to demolish their houses." Jean suppressed his anger. In fact, the siege in the past few months has also made his emotions extremely depressed. Others can ask for help.
He complained that he could not find anyone to comfort him, "I have reiterated again and again that residents cannot be harassed. They are all our brothers and sisters. We have paid so much, isn't it just to protect our subjects, including them? They did not die in
Are you going to be bullied by your own people while being slaughtered by the enemy?"
General Michael Schmidt happened to walk into Jean's command post, and he explained: "Your Highness, this is my order."
"Michael, what's going on?" Gene asked curiously.
"Dysentery has appeared in the army, Your Highness," Schmidt said. "In order to prevent an uncontrollable situation, Dean Gay proposed a 'cleaning' plan to me. I thought it was necessary, so I gave the order. Because it was
It’s a small matter, so I didn’t inform you.”
In Schmidt's opinion, this kind of thing is certainly a trivial matter, especially compared with dysentery. Gene also knows that Schmidt means well, but he can order soldiers to remove residents' door panels and he can do it. If it were him,
We will definitely explain it to the residents in advance rather than force it on us.
Dean Gay said: "Your Highness, this is a cleaning plan that Count Connery has done before. He is an authority in this area. Facts have proved that this is extremely effective. We have successfully suppressed the large-scale spread of dysentery. In order to keep the soldiers
Drink boiled water and eat well-cooked food, pay attention to personal hygiene, and make sure to take a bath once a week even if the conditions are bad. We need a lot of fuel, so we removed the door panels."
"Earl Connery?" Gene's brain was short-circuited for a moment, "Who is he? Let him explain to me why he only stares at the door panels of residents?"
Schmidt laughed unbridled:
"Your Highness, he can't come unless he can fly. But based on what I know about him, if he hears your order, as long as there is no danger of being beheaded, he may pretend not to hear it."
Gene suddenly realized. He remembered who the guy his trusted subordinates were talking about, and said angrily: "Since it is a precedent, so be it. I will explain it to the residents in person. In addition, tell me where I live.
The door panel should also be removed."
"I am touched by His Highness's kindness. However, I sent someone to remove your door panel three days ago. You haven't gone back to live in the past few days, so you don't know about it." Schmidt said, "If you
If you need a room with a door, you can stay at my place."