The Great Arcanist Who Traveled Through the World of American Variety Shows.

Chapter 628 The battle to destroy the country
PS: The author got Andorra confused and mistook Toulouse for Toulouse. Toulouse is in the south of the Pyrenees Mountains. It was the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom in order to attack Gaul. There are several large rivers around it, as well as canals and the Mediterranean Sea. The previous chapter has been modified.

The cavalry was very fast. With Cruz not caring about losses, the army reached the outskirts of Toulouse in one day and one night, and then immediately launched an attack.

The defenders of Toulouse were caught off guard, and the docks, warehouses and other areas outside the city were directly occupied by Cruz.

Fortunately, Torismund reacted quickly and immediately led the Guards to defend the city, which prevented Cruz from breaking directly into the city.

But even so, the whole of Toulouse suddenly became panic-stricken and people were in panic.

The city of Toulouse was built next to a river. The canal was dug to allow ships to enter Toulouse through the canal, and the surrounding rivers also became Toulouse's moat.

It was very difficult for the cavalry to attack, but their mission was to seize the docks and warehouses and prepare for the subsequent fleet.

At the same time, the arrival of the cavalry was also a deterrent, forcing King Thorismund to withdraw troops from the front line.

Although cavalry is not good at attacking cities, it is still very useful for harassment. As long as the front line receives the news that Toulouse is under siege, morale will inevitably be shaken.

At that time, the Gallic Legion only needs to seize the opportunity to break through Toulouse's defense.

If Thorismund failed to hold on and made a mistake, the Gallic army would march straight in. Coupled with the navy heading north, Toulouse would be doomed this time.

Just as Cruz's cavalry rushed to Toulouse, the following water fleet was also going upstream. In order to quickly go upstream, the navy used small boats, and the large ships behind them transported supplies.

The whole process is about speed.

Fortunately, the strategic deception Richard had prepared earlier was so effective that the Visigothic Kingdom simply did not believe that the Roman Empire had so many warships. As a result, they did not mount much defense.

The navy went upstream and arrived in Toulouse at noon the next day, while the subsequent transport ships arrived on the third day.

When tens of thousands of troops appeared outside Toulouse, the people in the city became even more panicked, and even Thorismund's heart sank.

Before this, all he relied on was that this was just a small Roman army that did not carry much food and engineering equipment. As long as he held out for a period of time, this cavalry would be unable to sustain due to the lack of logistical supplies, and by then the troops from other parts of the kingdom would have almost arrived.

If this cavalry did not retreat, they would even be surrounded by him.

Therefore, although Thorismund had a solemn expression, he was confident in his heart. However, when he saw boatloads of soldiers joining in the next day, Thorismund immediately understood where the problem lay.

navy!

"Damn Adlis, he actually dared to lie to me!"

"Rome has built a powerful navy, and he says he doesn't have one!" Thorismund cursed in the palace.

By this time, he had completely understood that he had been fooled by the Roman emperor. The Roman emperor did not seek enjoyment upon arriving in Rome, but deliberately displayed extravagance and enjoyment in order to paralyze them.

He and the messengers and spies he sent were all deceived by the Roman emperor.

Not only that, the emperor also secretly formed a fleet to attack them directly with his navy.

Although Thorismund also took various precautions against the navy, Richard's navy moved too quickly and did not give him any chance. Moreover, the Visigoths were not familiar with naval warfare.

Torismund was cursing now, but he knew in his heart that Adlis had not betrayed him, he just wanted to vent his anger.

In fact, Torismund didn't know that Richard's arrogance and love of enjoyment were not a disguise at all, but his nature. Although he was arrogant and greedy for pleasure, he could handle all the affairs of the state perfectly.

With a lot of experience and the assistance of the personal tower spirit system, it doesn't take much time to handle these affairs. Therefore, extravagance and greed for enjoyment do not affect the normal operation of the empire.

The situation that Thorismund is facing now is very serious. It can be said that this time is even more dangerous than the time when he responded to Aetius to resist Attila, the Scourge of God.

The current situation is no longer about how to defeat the cavalry outside, but whether Toulouse can be held and whether the northern defense line will be broken through by the Gallic Legion.

As long as one of these two places is conquered, it will mean the end of the Visigothic Kingdom.

At this point, Thorismund could only hope that generals from all over the country would quickly lead their troops to support him, and that the northern defense line would be able to block the Gallic Legion.

Richard looked at the city of Toulouse standing not far away. This city was originally built by the Romans. Later, after it was occupied by the Visigoths, the Visigoths began to expand it.

The Visigoths looted a large number of Roman craftsmen, expanded this place into a big city, and diverted the river to build a canal here.

The success gave Toulouse a moat, a canal and the sea. Such a city naturally had perfect defenses, and it could be said to be a rare large city in Europe at that time.

It’s just that this city is difficult to conquer for others, but for Richard, the difficulty is only slightly increased.

Richard directly ordered the army to surround the city, leaving only a gap, and then asked the craftsmen to assemble catapults. Hundreds of catapults were lined up outside the city and smashed against the city wall.

Rocks weighing twenty or thirty pounds flew over and smashed into the city wall. The broken rocks smashed the heads of the surrounding soldiers, causing them to bleed.

The unlucky soldiers were directly hit by the boulders and instantly turned into a puddle of mud.

Tall archers were erected, and archers on them kept shooting arrows at the city walls, suppressing the soldiers on the walls from above.

Under this kind of attack, the city of Toulouse soon became shaky, and even Torsmond had no better solution.

In fact, Thorismund also led the cavalry to launch a counterattack, hoping to take the opportunity to burn all the catapults, siege vehicles and siege towers outside the city.

What he didn't expect was that Richard had been waiting for him. Richard, who had a God's perspective, discovered Torismund's actions at the first moment.

When he saw that he had gathered his cavalry and placed them behind the door, Richard also prepared his cavalry and infantry phalanx. As soon as his cavalry rushed out, the infantry phalanx pressed forward immediately.

Long spears and large shields blocked the way, and the cavalry on both wings interfered. There were also archers in the back who kept shooting arrows. The cavalry that rushed out could not exert their strength at all, and were beaten badly and suffered heavy losses.

In this situation, the cavalry counter-charge not only failed to achieve any results, but also caused heavy casualties.

Seeing this scene, Torismund had no choice but to send messengers to other places for help again.

Richard did not launch a mad siege. Attacking such a strong city, even with a large number of engineering equipment, the losses would be very high if he wanted to take it.

So he did not intend to attack by force, but only used these catapults and wells to double the pressure on the city, and kept sending people to ask for help. His target was those reinforcements.

Richard was ready to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements.

Compared with the troops in the city, the reinforcements that arrive in a hurry are easier to deal with, and in a field battle outside the city, his superior military strength and elite legions will be able to play a greater advantage.

Soon, on the fourth day of Richard's army's siege of Toulouse, an army finally arrived in a hurry.

This army had about 5,000 men, 3,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry. They all looked tired after the long march.

When they were still forty miles away from Toulouse, Richard sent his troops to ambush here.

After seeing that the Visigothic army actually passed by here, the extraordinary knight in charge of commanding the army gave an order and the army rushed out directly from the woods.

Thousands of cavalry suddenly rushed out. This army that came to support urgently had no idea that there was an ambush forty miles away from Toulouse.

In this kind of encounter, he was directly attacked by the flying dragon of the extraordinary knight. The strength of these extraordinary knights is inhuman, and they are ten thousand enemies on the battlefield.

Under his leadership, the cavalry instantly cut the enemy army in half, then charged back and forth and completely dispersed their formation.

This army did not wear any armor during the march. Caught off guard, they did not even have time to put on their armor before being killed by the enemy through their defense line.

The leading general was directly killed by the Extraordinary Knight.

The 5,000-strong army collapsed in just half an hour under the ambush of the main army. A large number of soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered. The ground was littered with corpses. At least one-third of the soldiers were killed, and the rest were all captured. No one escaped.

After defeating this army, they immediately ordered the prisoners to clean up the battlefield and bury the bodies. Some of them escorted these people to the prisoner-of-war camp, while the other part of the army continued to ambush here.

In the next few days, Richard attacked everywhere and successfully defeated all the 20,000 troops that came to rescue him. When Richard came to Toulouse again, he ordered his men to send the captured battle flags, armor, prisoners, and even the heads of the beheaded generals to the city.

Upon learning that the reinforcements coming to rescue were completely wiped out, Thorismund was stunned for a moment, and the news of the reinforcements being wiped out spread quickly in the city.

The already low morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city suddenly became panic. Without reinforcements, they became an isolated city.

The morale of the army had plummeted to the lowest point, and many people had even dropped their weapons and ran outside the city to surrender.

(End of this chapter)