Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 298 Chapter 298 Two Impassable Roads

The sand castle on the river is the western gateway of King Gemerin's King's City, and the troops stationed here to defend the King's City are generally no less than 3000 people.

Even when troops were mobilized to attack the Kingdom of Wright, the garrison of Hesha Castle remained unmoved, and just to be on the safe side, the king of Gemelin sent a more reliable earl to guard the place.

Although, because of the limited economic strength of the Kingdom of Gmelin, and because of the insufficient production capacity of the Cyric Consortium, the most elite needle guns have not been replaced by the troops stationed here, but it has indeed been strengthened a few days ago. The front-loading gun that supports the scene.

It stands to reason that no matter what, this place should be able to hold on for a while, or at least resist for dozens of days, to buy time for the defense of the royal city.

But now, the knight kneeling in front of King Gmelin, crying and reporting what he saw with his own eyes, really shocked everyone present.

Until now, the king of Gemelin knew that some rumors that he did not believe before were actually real things that happened.

It turned out that there were troops from the Kingdom of Wright appearing in the hinterland of those kingdoms, it was actually true!But before, he used cowardice as an excuse to kill those knights who went out to inquire about information.

"Your Majesty! The troops of the Kingdom of Wright have indeed occupied the sandcastle of the river! I saw it with my own eyes! And... I deliberately brought back two witnesses of the sandcastle of the river..." The knight who witnessed the fall of the sandcastle of the river with his own eyes bowed his head There are also a number of ministers reporting to the king.

This time, he was ordered to bring back the witnesses and investigate as clearly as possible, so he did his best to collect relatively detailed information.

As he spoke, he described the enemy's strength as impressively as possible: "The opponent's troops are not many, but they are quite well-equipped. I dare not get too close, but I can be sure that the king's flag of the Wright Kingdom has been hung on the river sand castle." ..."

In fact, he also saw the soldiers of the Northridge Legion. Those weird soldiers with steel helmets, long gray-green trench coats, special armed belts, and new-style rifles were very recognizable.

They are neither the traditional Wright Kingdom's troop dress, nor are they completely different from the distinctive dress of other countries.

Hearing the report from the knight who was going to spy on information, or to confirm the location of the enemy, the minister next to him immediately panicked: "Your Majesty, the matter is more difficult than imagined!"

"Could it be... Earl Hershey's rebellion?" Another chubby nobleman looked at his colleagues around him with a look of panic and asked uncertainly.

His immediate reaction was that the commander guarding the river sandcastle surrendered. Otherwise, how could the more than 3000 soldiers lose the river sandcastle that was high in the city and deep in the pool without holding on for a day?

However, his guess was immediately rejected by the people next to him: "It should be impossible... Earl Hershey should not be rebellious... He is His Majesty's cousin!"

The earl has always been loyal and somewhat capable, unlike the kind of idiot who rebelled on the battlefield.

Hearing the comments of these ministers, King Gmelin's face was also cloudy. He didn't believe that his cousin had turned to the enemy, but he couldn't figure out why a city that was still strong was lost so easily.

At this time, the knight who went to inquire about the news spoke out what he had heard: "Your Majesty! I rushed back from the sand castle in the river, and there were rumors spreading among the routs... I heard, I heard that He Earl Erxi, he has already died for his country..."

"What?" As soon as the news came out, all the ministers and some remaining generals in the royal city were shocked.

They thought that the river sand castle was lost by accident, and they were even more willing to believe that the river sand castle surrendered without a fight, and they didn't want to believe that it was captured by the enemy after resisting.

Because if the river sandcastle can be captured by the enemy, then the royal city where they are located will suffer the same fate.

Therefore, when they heard that the river sandcastle had been captured, and that His Majesty's cousin had been martyred, everyone present changed their faces: "This... this..."

The king finally couldn't bear it anymore, looked at a confidant minister, and asked, "Is there any news from Cyric? Where are our reinforcements?"

The special envoy for help was sent out more than ten days ago. This is also one of the ways that the Kingdom of Gemelin came up with to save itself.

The confidant minister looked embarrassed, and said: "The envoys over there have sent news that Cyric is trying to find a way to dispatch supplies, but it will take time for these supplies to be transported from the surrounding areas to our royal city. !"

Before the king could say anything, another minister on the side shouted dissatisfiedly: "What are you kidding! Where do we have time?"

Immediately, other ministers followed suit, and these ministers were basically not of the same mind as the Cyric Foundation: "Yes! When their reinforcements arrive, our royal city may be breached!"

Before, when the Cyric Consortium was working on the matter of the Kingdom of Gemelin declaring war on the Kingdom of Wright, they were all in the opposition, and they were not so optimistic about this matter.

But in the end, the king was dazzled by the interests and stood on the side of the Cyric consortium.He received arms "aid" from the Cyric Consortium, and he was full of ambitions to drink the endless sea of ​​horses.

As a result, the army has been defeated like a mountain, and the dream of becoming a world-class power has also been awakened after swallowing the Wright Kingdom...

In the midst of the noise, the king heard a minister roaring in anger: "They were the ones who encouraged us to go to war! It turned out to be like this, how could they ignore it!"

Then, in a trance, he heard another minister try his best to defend the Cyric Foundation: "I didn't say nothing, it's just that they hoped that we could hold on for one to two months, but now it seems that we have already I can't last that long!"

It's not that these ministers influenced by Cyric are so insane, it's just that they can only grasp the straw of aid from the Cyric Consortium now.

The most reasonable and easiest way to save the kingdom now is to wait for Cyric's follow-up material reinforcements.

As long as they can hold on for a period of time, the Kingdom of Gemelin can more or less arm an army of tens of thousands more.

Equipped with the advanced weapons and equipment of the Cyric Consortium at that time, this force may really be able to repel the Wright Kingdom's army, just as the Wright Kingdom defeated them.

But before these people finished speaking, some ministers who opposed it immediately retorted: "Don't say a month, even three days, you may not be able to persist!"

This sentence woke up all the dreamers.

So, ignoring why Cyric's reinforcements were so slow, the king of Gemelin immediately looked at the general beside him and asked, "How many troops are there in the city?"

"Not many! The 3000 most capable men have been transferred to the attacking force, and there are a few hundred left, and some temporary recruits..." The general replied hesitantly.

The king also knew that there was something tricky in it, so he snapped: "How many people are there? Tell me! What's the use of covering up?"

"About 3000 people!" The general lowered his head, feeling that this number was a bit embarrassing.

The king's body shook, and he almost lost his footing: "Three thousand? Only three thousand?"

He knew that all the troops that could fight before had been dispatched to the front line, and they were probably wiped out.

The remaining troops defending the city are actually not very effective.Most of the soldiers were equipped with Cyric flintlocks, and there were very few needlepoint guns.

The number of smuggled Datang Group revolvers and K2 lever rifles is basically negligible, and there are no decent cannons to use.

In other words, if you have cannons, you don't dare to use them - if the cannons really bombard each other, the century-old royal city may be destroyed...

"Isn't this a joke! 3000 people are defending a wall as long as the royal city, and it would be nice to have 800 people on one side!" At the same time, some ministers questioned angrily.

The general corrected the opponent and said: "You haven't counted the power to guard the palace, can't you transfer all the palace guards to the city wall?"

"If the city wall is lost, can the palace still be defended? At this time, we should first find a way to defend the royal city..." The minister asked sharply as if you don't understand me.

And the general was obviously not willing to back down, so he sneered and said ironically, "What do you know? If something goes wrong in the palace, how can His Majesty's safety be guaranteed? If someone takes the opportunity to make trouble..."

"Who will make trouble at this time?" The minister who was already in a hurry spread his hands and asked back.

"What if! If something goes wrong, you won't be enough to die a hundred times!" The general was not to be outdone.

The minister became angry from embarrassment: "You!"

"What are you!" The general still responded with an eye for an eye.

"Enough!" Finally, the king of Gemelin couldn't help scolding, and the hall fell silent immediately.

In desperation, he looked at another minister on the other side, and asked like a living horse doctor, "What about the peace request? Is there any progress?"

Suing for peace is naturally asking for peace with the Kingdom of Wright. Since they thought of asking Cyric for reinforcements and supplies, they must also have thought of talking to the Kingdom of Wright.

Even the senior officials of the Gemelin Kingdom have already made a series of concessions and compromises such as land cession and compensation.

The minister bowed his head and answered the king's question dejectedly: "The envoys we sent to the Wright Kingdom to seek peace have not heard anything. It seems that the peace talks with the Wright Kingdom are unlikely to go smoothly."

"That's a joke! If it were you, would you have peace talks with us under such circumstances?" Prime Minister Gemelin, who knew that this was impossible, shook his head and said regretfully.

The king also lost his mind at this time, and lamented: "What should I do!"

(End of this chapter)