Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 339

The way is:
Iron horses and cloud carvings have been dusted for a long time, and Liuying has high pressure and giant cities in spring.

Tianqing murderously stationed in Hebei, the sun shines on the waterfront in the middle of the day.

On January 95th, 36th year of the Imperial Calendar, it was also the starting point of the era known as the "Spring of Rock Creek City" by later generations. Drumming array.

I saw that:
Carrying winter and wading through spring, princes hunt north;
Riding on the Louxiang, Liuyu Qiu, Tuo Nijing, Mi Yunqi, Pixuan in front, and tour in the back!
It can be said that:
The marquis is in the bridle, the knight is in the ride, and the retinue is rampant, out of the three armies;
The drums are strict, the brave are brave, the chariots are thundering, and the sky is shaking!
nice one:
Riding on a tamed horse, riding on a car of carved jade, on a stalk of a fish's beard, on the flag of Shuangling, on the male halberd of building an empire, on the left the carved bow of an elf, and on the right the arrow of an orc!

The 36 allied forces of princes, together with those servants who have no fighting ability, have a scale of more than 3 people. They were originally formed by the southern nobles to resist the invasion of the orc "Hammer of Purgatory" division, although the performance on the battlefield is still unknown. , but only in terms of momentum, it is also shocking enough.

For a while, the baby sitting in the special edition of Zhuge Prime Minister, ah no, Xia Houyan in the wheelchair, looking far away from the hillside opposite the south gate of Yanxi City, can only see a banner in the army formation, colorful aristocratic coat of arms Although it is not garish, but it also wants to attract the eyes.

In stark contrast to the mighty army of nobles, Yanxi City on the north side was unexpectedly peaceful and serene. Not only did the defenders and ballistas at the top of the city not be served, but even the gate of the city was unpaid. Open, from time to time, some courageous merchants in Rock Creek City drove out of the city in a carriage, selling some high-priced melons and fruits to the garrison outside the city.

——In other words, in the imagination of the southern lords, the situation where the Grand Duchy of Houston closed its doors and resisted arrest violently did not appear;
Even after Lawrence and the human-human loudspeakers formed by the mage groups in various territories finished broadcasting the "Seven Great Hatreds" written by the high officials of Xiahou, denouncing the dirty deeds of the Duke of Houston for framing allies and colluding with foreign enemies, this giant in the southern border The city still doesn't have a bit of Eastland, as if the Duke of Houston has been deaf.

Even the reaction of the defenders of Rock Creek City was very strange-after the broadcast of "The Seven Great Hatreds", the private army of the Grand Duchy of Houston not only did not send arrows and artillery to the noble coalition forces outside the city, but many people watched the situation No, they ran away from the north gate, and some officers of the defending army even ran over to ask the troops stationed outside the city about their surrender...

In a word, Rock Creek City is like a military empty city, defenseless against the mighty Southern Allied Forces.

This kind of weird thing made Xia Houyan a little dumbfounded:

He originally thought that he could take this opportunity to fight against the Grand Duchy of Houston and avenge his blood—you must know that the main force of the siege was the southern lords who were trying to save face in front of Frost Maple Ridge. It can be said that a soldier is cheap and affordable;
But Rock Creek City didn't want to resist at all!
Could it be that this largest city in the south is about to usher in a peaceful liberation?
The lord always feels a little uncomfortable.

However, today, with the extravagant title of "President Southern Military Affairs" leading the coalition forces, Xiahou officials are still quite ashamed to realize that they had underestimated the heroes of the world before:

There is a saying that bad ships have three-pound nails. Although the southern nobles are useless, after all, after hundreds of years of accumulation in the territory, it is not without merit to really pull out the soldiers.

For example, today the Marquis Moby Dick of the Giant Whale City brought his trusted mage group.

Giant Whale City is the number one port city in the southern border located at the estuary of the Lion Heart River. They have earned enough shipping benefits, and even the magician talent reserve is unique: unlike most magicians in the empire, who were born in the school city, Dicko The family is one of the few local overlords with its own magician training system. The "Heart of the Tide" Mage Academy in the Giant Whale City has always been the focus of water magic academics on the mainland. Even demons and orcs. Traveled thousands of miles to study here.

And the "Heart of the Tide" mage academy did not disappoint the financial support of the Dicko family, and contributed an awesome "tidecaller" mage troop to the giant whale city.

Ordinary water mages basically use the existing magic elements in the air to condense into flowing water or ice, and then use classic water magic such as ice arrows, blizzards, and waterspouts;

The "Tide Caller" of Giant Whale City did the opposite, using the existing water body to cast magic.By omitting the step of condensing water from the air, the output power of the magic power can be maximized - since the giant whale city itself is on the coast, there is no lack of water around it, this is obviously a fairly affordable magic trick .

It stands to reason that if the Giant Whale City troops want to leave their homes and go out to fight, they will have to wear a few carts of water buckets with the army to provide the water resources needed for the "Tide Caller" to cast spells, but this is obviously not a problem in the siege battle: which city? There is no moat next to it?

The Marquis of Dick once promised Xia Houyan that if the Duke of Houston really can't defend the city, the coalition forces don't even need any siege weapons, and they can use Rock Creek City just by relying on their giant whale city "Tide Caller". The water of the moat set off huge waves, smashing the walls of Rock Creek City with a slap!

Even Xia Houyan, who is growing like Xia Houyan, has to admit that if these "tide callers" are used properly, they will definitely be super powerful on the battlefield-if the "Hammer of Purgatory" really wanted to cross the Lion Heart River , at least in the defensive area of ​​the Giant Whale City troops, there will be a lot of suffering.

In addition to the impressive "Tide Caller" of the Giant Whale City, the "Flame Marksman" of Longshan County, the "Indigo Raider" of the Celtic Family, and the "Watcher" of Fort Iron Fist, these are all of the southern regions. The signature troops of the Great Territory all have unique skills.

If it weren't for the infighting among the nobles that seriously depleted the combat power, the coalition army hastily formed by the southern princes would not be a military force that can be easily underestimated.

Originally holding such a powerful army in his hands, Xia Houyan was already ready to show his glory in front of the Houston old thief, but Rock Creek City, which was approaching the city, did not respond at all. The lord's frustration at the moment The sense of powerlessness and powerlessness can only be experienced by the groom who is forced to go out to buy the little blue pill at the wedding night in the bridal chamber.

And soon, on the hillside opposite the south gate of Yanxi City, he learned a more tangled news:

"The Castle of Rock Creek is closed?!"

"Closed!" The bald little old man nodded repeatedly when he heard the Duke's question, "It was closed three days ago, and there is no news from Lord Houston, and none of us can get in! A few boys wanted to go in and have a look yesterday. Come on, as soon as I approached the castle, I was shot by the guards with a crossbow, two of them died on the spot, and the remaining one had only half an arm, and he is still lying on the bed humming!"

Xia Houyan, Count Dimitri, Marquis Moby Dicko, and several southern lords looked at each other in blank dismay.

This little bald old man is none other than the current mayor of Rock Creek Town.

The structure of Rock Creek City is no different from typical imperial metropolises such as Eagle's Rest and Whale City, showing a poached egg-shaped concentric circle structure:

The core of the city is a castle built of solid stone and bricks. As the private property of the noble lord, it is also the commanding height of the entire city and the hardest inner defense circle;

The circle around the castle is basically a town composed of various buildings such as markets, houses, workshops, churches, etc., as the daily activities of local civilians, and also the economic zone of the city;
The town is on the periphery, which is generally the outer city wall of the city—different from the tall and hard core castles, the defensive capabilities of this outer wall actually vary greatly from city to city: for border cities that are always facing war, In other words, the outer city walls are so hard that they can knock out the teeth of the ice demon mammoth. As long as you stand with a team of archers and a few ballistas, it will be a steel defense line; while in those peaceful inland cities, the outer walls are actually defenseless. Function, basically just a decoration;
Beyond this outer wall, there are agricultural production areas such as farms, woodlands, and pastures that stretch as far as the eye can see.

After the aristocratic allied forces stationed outside Rock Creek City, the bald mayor of Rock Creek City showed extremely high political awareness, and ran over to surrender to the lord—that is to say, the outer walls and city walls of Rock Creek City are currently The town area has been captured by the noble coalition forces without bloodshed.

But the problem lies in the core castle.

According to the mayor of the bald head, although the Grand Duke of Houston locked himself in the Castle of Rock Creek City long ago, his autistic tendency has become more and more serious these days: under the instruction of the "Black Priest", all those who are still The defenders of Rock Creek City and the magicians loyal to the Grand Duchy have already withdrawn from the castle, and set up crossbows and trebuchets outward, preventing anyone from approaching.

In other words, now, the castle at the center of Rock Creek City has become a real blockhouse, gun tower, and fortress!
What the coalition forces need to worry about the most is how to get the Duke of Houston and the mysterious Mr. "Black Priest" out of the castle. And the warm hospitality of the fireball technique, almost died in the line of duty.

It was obvious: the Duke of Houston and the black priest were going to hide in the castle and act like turtles.

The majestic coalition forces of the 36th Route princes did not need to take the defenders of Rock Creek City seriously, but the town buildings around the castle made it difficult for the coalition forces to deploy.

In the history of imperial wars, there are basically two sets of mature means to deal with those city center castles that refuse to surrender after the metropolis has been conquered:
The first is to directly crush the army into the inner city regardless of the life or death of the residents in the surrounding towns (of course, they may have died), and use a trebuchet to blow them up for three days and three nights. No matter how strong the castle is, it will become tofu ;
The second way is to besiege the castle and starve to death the defenders in the castle, which can be regarded as a way out.

However, for the noble coalition forces, both of these methods are somewhat embarrassing:
First of all, the city is full of imperial civilians, so we must not harm the property and lives of these innocent people in order to catch the Grand Duke. What's more, after the Duke of Houston is killed, Rock Creek City will continue to operate as usual under the management of the new ruler. The castle directly collapsed;

Secondly, although it is one thing to besiege the castle, the coalition forces do not have that much time.

The formation of the coalition army this time requires an astronomical amount of food and grass every day. It stands to reason that after the defeat of the "Hammer of Purgatory", the coalition army should have been disbanded long ago. The reason why the nobles are holding their noses and leading troops northward is purely to kill the Duke of Houston. Return Shuangfengling as a favor.

Under such circumstances, the coalition forces cannot be required to besiege Rock Creek Castle for many years, right?

Xia Houyan and Earl Dimitri were still frowning and thinking hard, when there was a sound of heavy footsteps coming down the hillside, it was Rogge, the president of the "New Boston" Chamber of Commerce, who finally rushed out of the city with a fat body up.

And following President Rogge, there is also a character that Xia Houyan did not expect——

——A noble son with gorgeous clothes and a face full of kidney deficiency.

(End of this chapter)