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Chapter 141 The First Battle Begins

After the war ended, people knew that the military counterattack led by Wesson, code-named "Operation Steam Engine", officially started at dusk on April 4.

The first to go into action was the Wessen Air Force. Air Force Commander, Pilot and Ground Staff Baron Frederick von Wessen rode "Dawn" into the sky, using the cover of clouds and night to conduct strategic reconnaissance of the enemy's barracks.

On the ground, hundreds of horse-drawn carriages lined up in a long line. Seen from the sky, the light from the headlights of the carriages converged into a river of light.

The road tonight has been abandoned for many years, and it was simply repaired a few days ago. In the afternoon, the cavalry went first and set up road signs. In addition, the road along the way is mountainous, and there are no residential areas around, so there is no need to worry about being discovered by the enemy.

When Frederick finished reconnaissance and returned to the team, the convoy had already arrived at the pontoon bridge and was crossing the [-]-meter-wide barrier lake in an orderly manner.

He didn't go to the command post to cause trouble, and landed directly on a flat place by the water.

Not long after, a cart pulled by red-horned mules drove over, and the groom on the cart helped unload a large wooden bucket and fetched water.

These few people are dedicated to helping the winged unicorns. The leader is Frederick's coachman. It took a good fight to grab it.

Frederick poured a can of maltose into the water, put a little salt, beat a few raw eggs, and after stirring well, called Lixiao to come over to replenish his energy.

Li Xiao likes this "energy drink" very much. He always drinks a barrel when he comes back from the flight, and every time he saves a little, and then wants to drink it with his chin on Frederick's head, which is specially reserved for him.

Naturally, Frederick wouldn't drink it. Now that he's learned his lesson, he immediately took out snacks from his leather jacket pocket and ate them.

When dawn saw that he had something to eat, he no longer asked him to drink.

At this time little Franz came over, and Frederick asked him: "How is the current situation?"

Little Franz replied: "Everything is currently planned, and it is expected to arrive at the destination before one o'clock in the morning tomorrow."

Frederick nodded. The war was approaching, and the mercenaries were becoming more and more indulgent at the merchants accompanying the army. One o'clock in the morning was when they got drunk.

At 10:[-], the whole army came to a valley three kilometers outside Rothberg, and all the car lights were covered to prevent the lights from shining into the air.

Everyone got off the car to rest, eat some dry food and drink some water to replenish their strength.

At the headquarters, the scouts who had been watching the enemy on another hill in the distance were using their communicators to report the latest enemy situation. Frederick, Franz Jr., and a group of officers were discussing the details of the next operation.

There were no major changes in the enemy, everything was going according to plan, and at two o'clock in the morning, the whole army set off.

All cavalry companies and magician companies on horseback passed the stone bridge on the moat outside the city first, and their goal was to raid Rothburg.

To attack Rothenburg, you first need to attack the Rothenburg City below the castle, and then climb the mountain to the front of the castle.

Luo Teling obviously did not expect that there would be an enemy attack at this time. The military camp outside the city gave people courage again, and the soldiers defending the city became lazy. The gates were not lowered, and the suspension bridge on the moat was only halfway up.

The soldiers on duty at the city gate had their throats cut immediately. A team of "black cats" entered the city the day before yesterday as merchants and guards. They not only lurked in the hotel near the city gate, but also sold the goods they brought. a good price.

They learned from the communicator that the operation will start tonight, and they had been lurking under the city gate more than an hour ago, and they did not start until the sound of horseshoes just now.

When the cavalry arrived at the city gate, the gatehouse had been occupied, the drawbridge was lowered, and the gate was jammed.

The cavalry rushed into the city without slowing down, and rushed towards the castle on the top of the mountain in the distance.

Although no one helped to open the gate of the castle, they brought 10 barrels of 20kg angina medicine, which was enough when needed.

The sound of horseshoes on the stone road was carried far under the night sky. At this time, there was no longer any need for stealthy actions. There were bursts of explosions from the military camp outside the city.

Frederick modified the saddle so that it can carry a weight of [-] kilometers behind it.

This time, he carried two 30kg tin cans of angina medicine, flew slowly from a low altitude of [-] meters to the largest tent in the barracks, took aim and threw them down, and then left at a high speed.

Although the accuracy was not good, and the bomb's landing point was almost ten meters away from the target, the huge explosion made all the original things on the ground disappear except for the two large pits.

The loud noise and various things falling from the sky caused the entire barracks to become chaotic. People who were not completely asleep got out of the tents and scurry around like headless flies.

Some people knocked down the brazier, and the tent suddenly burned, and the fire spread quickly. Suddenly, thick smoke was everywhere, and the smell of burnt meat came out from time to time. Finally, the gas bomb funded by the Principality of Bain was even ignited. .

No military officer came forward to organize the army. The officers all lived in the tents in the center. Most of them were blown away by the explosion just now. A few of them were still sleeping with the merchants who accompanied the army outside the camp.

Earl Roth's son lived in the big tent, and finally Frederick set up a tomb for him because he used to take him to peek at the maid's bath and play with him.

There was another explosion, and several gaps were blown into the wooden wall of the barracks.

Bernd directed the cherry cannons of the "Golden Angels" to blast through the wall and then began to project forward to establish a blockade to cover the Pea Company's intrusion.

Frederick, a terminal patient with naming difficulties, didn't know what to name and what logo to use for the troops, so it was up to them to decide.

At this time, the regiment commanded by Bernd held the team flag embroidered with the golden angel pattern and the whole regiment attacked the barracks. They formed a horizontal formation and swept across the entire camp.

After the war, a survivor of a mountain mercenary described what he saw this night: the whole camp was filled with choking smoke, and a row of black shadows suddenly appeared in the firelight. They walked in the smoke, like A devil crawled out of hell.All were dark gray from helmet to clothing, and in front of the helmet was a golden angel; their faces had large, round eyes that reflected the terrible firelight; There is also a bag at the waist.Their steps were fast and firm, ruthlessly killing everything that could move in front of them, leaving only death behind.

On the other side, the regiment commanded by Heinz began to enter the city below Rothberg under the banner of the Snow Leopard.

Under the leadership of the Black Cat Squad, one company after another rushed to the homes of a group of high-level officials, and at the same time controlled the city gates, ports, various departments of the city government, granaries and warehouses storing important supplies.

The war came so suddenly that no one had time to organize a resistance.

There was fierce resistance in front of the gate of the castle. The magician company with a firehorn sheep embroidered on the armband on their left arm withstood the suppression of the crossbowmen on the wall, and soon blasted the gate.

Three cavalry companies immediately rushed into the castle, one company cleaned the perimeter, and two companies attacked the main building.

The Rott family and the Wesson family used to communicate frequently, and the knights of both sides often communicated with each other.

An old knight guarding the castle foyer saw a group of people rushing in aggressively, recognized the leader at a glance, and immediately shouted: "Jurgen, let's talk, in the name of the knights."

Jurgen waved his hand to tell everyone not to do anything, and surrounded the old knight and several followers. A young follower dropped his weapon in fright.

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He trusted the old knight in front of him, whose status in Rothland was comparable to that of old Franz.

"Senior Royce." Jurgen said, "Surrender."

Royce's voice was as loud as ever, without any fear or humility. The long sword in his hand was tightly grasped, as usual: "For Madam and Miss, I can surrender, but I have conditions."

"Who is leading the army today, old Franz? Let me talk to him."

Not long after, he shouted in surprise: "It's you?!"

Frederick put the brand-new flying helmet with goggles under his arm, and said directly: "Mrs. Rot and Miss can bring half of the dowry back to their natal family, and I can send someone to escort them."

Royce naturally wanted to benefit his wife and miss, so he said, "All of it, after a while, my wife can say something nice for you."

Frederick understood what he meant about his own defeat in a while, snorted coldly, and said very dissatisfied: "I can defeat you in one night, do you think that old guy from Ansbach dares to do it easily?"

"My father is a saint, do you think the Pope will easily see me being bullied?"

"Believe it or not, the next step is for the church to come forward and find a way for everyone to step down."

"Earl Rot, hehe, if the king can admit his mistake, I will return half of the land to him. It is not a problem to help him pay for all the land. Otherwise, go to Cologne and become a court nobleman."

"The question is, the king can even abandon the Wesson family, why can't he abandon the Rot family?"

His words sounded true, especially the fact that the king attacked the Wesson family, which gave other families a dark thorn in their hearts.

Royce was silent, and he had seen strong winds and waves before. This kind of method of promoting talks is not without precedent. What Frederick said is likely to happen.

Among other things, the lightning-like siege and breach of the castle in the middle of the night is enough to make other families fearful and agree to peace talks.

If that's the case, only the world where the Rot family was injured was reached.

Royce could only say, "Okay, I'll ask Madam for instructions."

The corners of Frederick's mouth curled up slightly, pretending to be cute: "Mrs. Roth is very kind to me. Last time I was a guest, she even baked apple pie for me. I will send Jurgen to take her back to AI the day after tomorrow." Hirstedtburg."

(End of this chapter)