Ryan decided to fight Chaos at the foot of Conquata City, which was a helpless move.
Unable to capture Conquata City in a short period of time, and unable to retreat quickly, what is left for the Chivalry Army is a terrible situation. The Poseidon Fleet was repelled by the Chaos Fleet and the Undead Pirates, and was forced to retreat to Curona.
, then Ryan only has two choices left at this time.
Either retreat to Newland and defend Newland's camp, or simply fight the enemy at the foot of Conquata.
But at this time, Ryan knew that no matter what choice he made, he must not panic. As the military spirit of Britannia, any move of the Sun King might cause the chivalry army that was already facing difficulties to appear.
Shaken, so Ryan must look like he has a plan.
So does Ryan have a plan?
Obviously, the answer is yes.
Under Ryan's order, the knightly army began to camp under the city of Conquata. Along Conquata, the dwarf auxiliary army built a four-meter-high wooden city wall under the order of Dugan Iron Man, the great engineer.
A large number of iron caltrops were arranged outside the city wall, patches of spiked wooden piles were built, a moat was dug, and low-rise buildings were used.
Human runes strengthened the wooden city walls and barriers. What's even more terrible is that Dugan-Ironhan installed a large number of artillery and dwarf flame cannons deep into the walls. At the same time, he established a large number of wooden sentries, which were filled with dwarf musketeers and
The human musketeers, crossbowmen, and Bastogne longbowmen also found the most comfortable shooting shelters.
In response to the possible flying monsters and spells in Conqua Tower, in addition to the dwarf runes, Veronica's witch group also played a great role. Under the leadership of the female speaker, the witches began to bless the city walls.
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Even the Old Guards participated in the construction work under Lane's order, and Newland's hoard of resources was enough to last the army for 40 days, and there was news from Admiral Bodrick that it would take up to 25 days.
The Poseidon fleet will definitely be able to break through the blockade and bring resources.
Therefore, as long as the chivalry army persists for 30 days at most, it will definitely be able to escape from the siege.
After receiving the confirmed news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Ryan also made up his mind to fight his enemies under the city of Conquata. The north of Conquata was backed by the Beast Mountains, so Ryan only needed three walls to surround the city.
Surround the city with a fortress, and then build another wall outside.
The mines that the dwarves had prepared for a long time came into use, as well as moats and various traps.
At this time, even the god of luck is helping Ryan.
The reason is very simple, the Chaos army is fighting among itself again.
Previously, the original Daemon Prince Be'lak had gathered the defeated troops of Khorne's Champion Bloody Hagroth and prepared to march into Conquata together. However, on the night when the armies of both sides had just gathered, an extremely bloody massacre unfolded in the Chaos camp.
Whether they are the brave Skarins, the brutal Vanahemlings, the twisted Helltops, or the crazy Huns, the bloodthirsty Mongols, this group of Khorne believers seems to have a little bit of so-called "unity"
He had no interest in it. The bloody Hagroth was extremely angry that Beelak had ruined his revenge. As for the followers of Khorne below him, they usually relied on their desire for killing and skull hunting, as well as Khorne's oracles.
Think about the problem.
So what is the Oracle of Khorne?
The Blood God's oracle is very simple, kill, charge, chop!
Have you seen Bealak's head?
That’s right, chop it to death!
Ahhh! On the first night when the Chaos army gathered, the bloody Hagroth led the berserkers and barbarian warriors of Khorne to launch a suicide attack on Be'lak's army. In the thick fog of Albion
In the heavy rain, the Chaos army was attacked by its own people. These Khorne believers rushed into the camp and chopped down anything alive when they saw it. The bloody Hagroth even held a Khorne battle ax in his hand and rode Chaos Steel.
The bull rushed ahead, shouting for the Blood God!
I can't beat the Holy Grail of the Yankees, and I can't beat you?
This wave of fierce confrontations directly caused the camp to explode. The Chaos tribes, who had reluctantly gathered because they had a common enemy, immediately exploded on the spot. That night, blood flowed all over the coast of Obien, and hundreds of heads were scattered everywhere.
It was piled up in more than fifteen minutes. Under the leadership of the Khorne Champion, the sound of killing and the clash of steel were the main theme on the north shore of Albion. The bloody Hagroth demanded that everyone, including Be'lak himself, must also pay homage to him.
He obeys, or else the champion of Khorne is ready to kill everyone.
The barbarian chiefs and monsters who did not kneel down to Hagroth were all beheaded. By the time Berak took action himself, the Chaos army had suffered more than 3,000 casualties.
At this time, Be'lak's problem has become clear. In theory, the original Demon Prince is a powerful demigod. Its actual combat power is even more powerful than Archaon, the new Eternal God Chosen who does not wear a full set of artifacts.
Lark has a fatal problem. No matter how powerful this original demon prince is, he is not the eternal god. Therefore, he cannot successfully command the entire chaos army. He can only rely on massacre, coercion, intimidation, inducement and other methods to barely assemble an army.
A huge army.
But Archaon is different. The Eternal Chosen only needs to defeat or regain these great powers of chaos, and then show off the joint blessings of the four Chaos Gods. These Chaos Champions or Chaos Chosen will obey his orders unconditionally, because he
He is the person chosen by the Four Gods.
However, Archaon was regaining the northern tribes at this time, and the Four Chaos Gods prepared four Chaos Champions for him, namely Abar the Undefeated Champion of Khorne, Sindal the Red Crown Champion of Tzeentch, and Varnir the Champion of Nurgle.
-Reaper, Champion of Slaanesh Dishara-Betrayer, as Archaon's assistant.
However, the new Eternal Chosen despises these four Chaos Champions as being too rubbish. All four of them only have the strength of the primary level of the Sanctuary. Even Sindal-Red Crown and Dishara-Betrayer have even weaker combat capabilities.
Archaon thinks these scum are useless, he is
After regaining those more powerful beings, for example, a demon prince of Nurgle named Typhons and a demon prince of Slaanesh named Kasolon recently declared their allegiance to the Eternal Chosen. It seems that there is also a demon named Ahriman.
The demon prince Tzeentch also appeared by his side.
Be'lak was unwilling to be Archaon's dog, but for now he could only continue to be Archaon's dog. What bothered Be'lak the most was that the bloody Hagroth was also Archaon's dog.
You cannot kill them casually.
We must try to get out of this state. The original demon prince Belak thought that maybe if he dedicated the head and heart of the Sun King to the four gods, he could gain their mercy?
The civil strife of Chaos gave the Chivalry army more time to prepare. The same thing happened to Ulfric's Worldwalker Army. It is known that Ulfric the Wanderer never cares about the affairs of his followers, and he is even happy to see it.
His subordinates are killing each other just to choose the strongest person to duel with him. From this guy's point of view, his life is only meaningful because of duel.
Outside Conquata City, it was a rare sunny day today, and amid thick fog, Knight King Ryan left his red-blue, gold-domed tent.
Our Knight King seemed to be preparing something. He came to a corner of the city wall, where several huge stones were placed. Ryan was seen gently reciting the ancient saint's incantation, a blue light flashed, and then
But it disappeared without a trace. It seemed like something had been activated, but nothing seemed to happen.
The move of the King of Knights aroused the interest of many people. For example, his father-in-law, Francois and Kalad, came behind Ryan. The father-in-law believed that he had great achievements and was Sulia's father, so he directly asked: "Your Majesty, you
What are you doing?"
"The Ancient Saint once left many relics in Albien." Ryan motioned to the cart to push the stones and slates over, and he personally reorganized everything. Compared to the war he was about to face, the expression of the King of Knights seemed very relaxed:
"We can launch it when the time is right."
"Can it help us in any way?" Calard also came up. Marquis Garament didn't know much about these things. He knew that Ryan was familiar with ancient holy texts and the most ancient secrets. Maybe the lady in the lake was only willing to be with him.
Share these things with your own divinely chosen champion.
"In most cases they can only help us fight against the enemy's spells, but if they can... they may be of special use." Ryan smiled meaningfully and shook his head: "It won't work if you say it."
"Your Majesty, the scouts reported that the Chaos Legions in the north and east have internal strife to varying degrees. As for the undead pirate army in the west, it seems that they have no more actions after landing." Francois sighed: "
It seems that the Count of the Undead Ocean Empire has made up his mind to wait for the Chaos army to move before attacking together."
"Although I don't know why the undead are allied with Chaos, it is obvious that Count Noctilus does not want to back Chaos." Kalad continued: "Your Majesty, this may be used."
"Oh! Kalad, you actually came up with this thing by yourself?!" Ryan's eyes lit up. He arranged the stones and slabs into a strange array with a mysterious order. When the King of Knights saw Kalad, he wanted to speak.
First he stretched out his hand to stop, then he turned to the stone pillar and said in the language of the ancient saints: "The courage of the sun god Kotego needs to be awakened by the sun."
"Boom!" The stone slab lit up.
After the ceremony was completed, Ryan stood up. The King of Knights had a moved expression on his face. He patted Kalad on the shoulder enthusiastically: "It's not easy, Lord Kalad!"
"Huh?" Kalad was even more surprised.
"Secretary François, Sir Callard, do you know where the gap between us and the empire is?" Ryan laughed, and the King of Knights motioned the two marshals to follow him to the next place, clockwise.
The second stone slab was built, and Ryan continued to chant: "The revenge of the snake god Sotek needs to be demonstrated with blood sacrifice."
This time the slate did not light up.
"What's the difference?" Callard was still puzzled.
"The gap between us and the empire used to be all-round, whether it was education, social system, palace positions, military mobilization, or the central and local financial systems." Ryan looked at Callard and Francois.
Open Hands: "What do we have as a kingdom of knights when Emperor Karl-Franz has a complete central standing army, local provincial armies and village militias?"
"What do we have in Brittany when Karl-Franz has a complete palace cabinet and advisory board, and a bureaucracy that is obviously much more efficient although somewhat corrupt?"
"While Karl Franz had a complete education system from church schools to palace schools to several high-end universities, we Brittanian knights still relied on the Round Table Conference and the so-called knights' retinues for apprenticeship education."
"But don't we already have them all now?" Kalad was still puzzled: "Furthermore, there is little corruption in our system. His Majesty's advisory group is administratively efficient and clean, and so are the Central Army, the Principality's army and the militia.
Is everything set up?”
"Calard, these are all forcibly accomplished through His Majesty's more than ten years of victory after victory and reform after reform." Francois couldn't laugh or cry about this, and the father-in-law looked towards the truth.
Callard, who does not understand politics, said: "None of this existed before."
"We have your Majesty." Kalad said without hesitation.
"I will not stay on the throne forever, Kalad." Ryan shook his head indifferently. There was no sadness or joy in the tone of the Knight King, only a kind of indifference: "One day, Brittania will be in another country."
Under the leadership of His Majesty, we will continue our country's development."
Francois rolled his eyes, and his father-in-law thought of something, but did not say anything, while Kalad was shocked: "Your Majesty, are you going to abandon your people and kingdom? You are the lady's divine champion!"
"I will not abandon my people and the kingdom, but the kingship is not eternal, Sir Kalad." Ryan said calmly: "One day, I will be like the first knight King Arthur, the Emperor Charlemagne, or the savior Luther.
Vichy took off his crown and left."
"Your Majesty, are you planning to become a god?" Kalad asked. He was really anxious. Everything in the Knight Kingdom now relies heavily on Ryan's reforms and personal prestige.
"I will never try to become a god, whether actively or passively." Ryan just shook his head, and the king then began to set up the third Ancient Saint Stonehenge.
"The Patron Saint Kuiji's tenacity needs to be impressed by his unyielding spirit."
Likewise, this slate is not bright either.
"Secretary François and Sir Callard, you are the closest people to me. Let me ask you a question." Ryan set up the third stone circle: "Why should I set up ten marshals?"
Before Francois and Kalad could answer, Ryan then smiled and said: "Do I think the title of marshal is cool? Or should I set up ten marshals for easier management? Or should the empire have one as well as me?"
"Your Majesty naturally has your Majesty's idea in appointing a marshal." Kalad did not express his opinion.
"The ten marshals were established by His Majesty, which means that they are managed and authorized by His Majesty. It also means centralization of power? The original pyramid-shaped hierarchical aristocratic vassal system has evolved into a vertically managed bureaucracy?" The father-in-law touched his chin.
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"The top ten marshals are only the first step." Ryan did not say directly: "Think about it, in the previous system, as Baron Jean, faced with the difficulties of Marquis of Glaswegian, could I just refuse to do so?
Dump him or even fight him back? Because I don't belong to him at all? You can't control me, and you're not as strong as me, so why should I listen to you?"
Francois and Callard both nodded.
"So what if I was a general and he was a marshal at that time?" Ryan laughed: "How dare I confront him like that? Ignore him?"
"Yes, my vassal's vassal is not my vassal, but if the military rank system is introduced, it is absolutely impossible for a sergeant or lieutenant to be rude to a general or marshal." Francois nodded: "Your Majesty,
Do you wish to separate the military structure from the aristocratic structure?"
"This is just the first and second floors." Ryan then shook his head, and the Knight King took a deep breath. In the thick fog of Obien, the Sun King said astonishingly: "François, Kalad
, if you think about it carefully, is the knight system established by our knight kingdom really used to deal with enemies? We all know that knights are best at dealing with light infantry. Facing light cavalry, heavy infantry are all inferior.
The situation is not suitable for many terrains, but when everyone knows it, why do we have to devote all our efforts to raising knights? Knight feudalism is obviously a system with low mobilization efficiency, backward financial capabilities, and it is easy to lose too much. Furthermore,
, let alone Orcs and Chaos, enemies with a large number of heavy infantry units, even in the human civil war, how many times have we won against the empire’s fortified cities and artillery?”
Francois remained silent.
"Instead of dealing with the enemy, who else could we deal with?" Kalad asked.
The fourth stone circle was installed: "Huangqi, the god of the jungle tiger, needs prey as a guide for his hunting."
The fourth stone formation lit up.
"Who do you need to deal with? Do I need to say more?" Ryan bared his teeth: "Whose main force is a large number of light infantry? Who needs to divide the knights into all parts of the kingdom, one person can look after a piece of land, and consolidate the existing
"It's the beastmen!" Kalad blurted out without thinking: "The beastmen and the goblin tribe."
"Yes, that's right." Ryan sighed, but he did not stop: "But in addition to beasts and goblins, there is another group that is also the target of strict guard against by the knights and nobles."
"Those are the people of our own country! As the lower foundation of the chivalry system - the serfs!"
The Sun King's words were like thunder, exploding in the dense fog of Albien, and deafening in Kalad's ears.
The enemy that the chivalry system focuses on guarding against is actually our own people?