Eastern mythology system

Chapter 229 Arrival
The heartland of the glorious empire - Warsaw County, the imperial capital.

Outside the tall and majestic South City Gate, the tragic siege battle has been going on for many days.

Under the supervision and urging of the officers, 8000 Taranto soldiers launched a violent attack on the city wall like crazy regardless of casualties.

A warrior with quite good skills has just climbed to the top of the city. Before he could see the surrounding situation clearly, a crossbow arrow shot towards him with lightning speed.

The relatively well-made armor on his body did not provide any protection, and was shot through like paper.The crossbow bolt hadn't exhausted its strength yet, it actually came out from behind his body and flew far out of the city.

The soldier froze, lowered his head and touched the wound on his chest in disbelief.After staggering for a while, he finally couldn't hold on anymore, and fell on his back to the high wall.

On the other side, a dozen or so Taranto fighters were lucky. Not only did they rush to the top of the city, but they even seized a small position, formed a group, and stood firm.

They were shouting loudly, fighting to the death without retreating, covering the endless stream of companions climbing up from the bottom of the city.

Suddenly, a scorching fireball flew from not far away and smashed into the middle of the team.

The scorching flames together with the powerful explosion swallowed up these brave fighters in an instant.The dozen or so lives that were alive just a moment ago have now turned into charred black corpses of various shapes on the ground.

The imperial soldiers guarding the city didn't care so much, they took the opportunity to swarm up and refill the vacancy at the top of the city.

Behind the Taranto army formation below the city, a small group of magicians raised their staffs together and chanted spells.Then several fireballs flew into the sky, and returned the blow to the defenders on the top of the city.

But before the fireball approached the city wall, an egg-shaped transparent light curtain flashed past.Several fireballs exploded out of thin air, blinding people with brilliant light, but failed to cause the slightest damage to the defenders.

In the imperial capital, in the main hall of the imperial palace, King Beckenbauer is sitting on a dragon chair.

The ministers stood below, divided into left and right columns.Listening to the narration of the soldiers who kept coming outside to report the latest battle situation, their faces were full of tension and anxiety, but also full of excitement and anticipation.

King Beckenbauer's face remained calm, but the tension and excitement in his heart was no different from that of the ministers below.

But relatively speaking, he has a lot more confidence than the ministers.

Because he had expected it.

It can even be said that this is what he and someone hoped, and they have been guiding the situation to this direction intentionally or unintentionally.

Risk and benefit are directly proportional in most cases.In the province of Burgundy, His Majesty the King and his glorious empire have won a bet.

Now, it's the second game!

King Beckenbauer knew that the situation outside was quite dangerous. Soldiers of the Taranto rebels frequently broke through the killing barriers on the front line and rushed to the top of the city.Although they could not stand on their feet, they were quickly driven down or killed at the top of the city.But in any case, it is a danger signal.

His Majesty the King could only sit on the dragon chair in the palace and listen to the battle reports sent from ahead, but could do nothing.

He is a layman to command the army to fight and guard the city.Instead of commanding blindly, it is better to hide behind and let the generals play freely.

In fact, the generals who stayed behind in the imperial capital were not very capable, and it was the first time in their lives how to fight the battle of defending the city.But behind everyone, there is an absolute expert.

Anticipating the possibility of today's situation, Anthony had already written down the rules and tricks of defending the city in detail, and handed them over to the generals leading the army.

The general followed the map and paid attention to a few key points that Anthony reminded, but he did it in a similar manner.

The situation in field battles may be changeable, but defending the city can only come and go with those few tricks.Although the mechanical operations of the generals defending the city lacked mechanical changes, they did not leave too many flaws.After fighting for many days in a row, Franky, who is well-known in the mainland, can't take advantage of it.The general also greatly increased his confidence and was very excited.

His Majesty the King knew very well that the defense forces in the imperial capital were weak after all, and they were both wounded and tired under the onslaught of the rebels, regardless of casualties.If this continues, at most three more days, the imperial capital will surely fall.

But His Majesty the King was not worried, but breathed a sigh of relief like a heavy burden.

Just because Anthony said, let them persist for ten days.

Ten days, just stick to ten days.Leave the rest to him.

And today is exactly the tenth day!

"I pass on my decree, let the generals not be stingy with arrow scrolls, just use them freely. Even if the warehouse is emptied, as long as you keep it today, you will all be meritorious ministers!"

……

The Grand Duke of Keqishi was pacing back and forth quickly while pulling his beard.

In a few days, His Excellency the Duke seemed to be ten years old.There are many and deep wrinkles on the face, and the beard and hair have become thinner.I don't know if he fell because of too much sorrow, or was dragged down by the Duke.

"Alas~ It seems that the Duke made a mistake this time."

The Grand Duke Keqishi finally stopped, let out a long and bitter sigh, his eyes were full of remorse.

Similar to a few days ago, Franky was still sitting in the handsome position with a calm expression on his face.

Without waiting for the other party to speak, His Excellency the Duke took it up himself.

"I didn't expect that damned Anthony actually made arrangements. Isn't he far away in Burgundy? Could it be that when he passed the imperial capital, he had already expected that today's situation would fail? What the hell is this? Fairy or monster?"

His Excellency the Duke was almost exhausted, he couldn't care less about his demeanor, and swears directly.

The grand duke of Kochis knew very well the virtues of the armies of the various provinces within the empire.Even the imperial capital is not much better.

Suddenly the army came under pressure, the left behind troops were in a hurry, the deployment was out of balance, and there were flaws everywhere.Under the command of the famous Riga general, the prepared army of our own side saw the opportunity and broke through the city in one fell swoop.

Then the army marched straight in, controlling key points in the imperial capital, arresting members of the royal family and important officials of the empire.Then it defended according to Jiancheng, and formed a confrontation with Anthony who arrived later.

This is the script in the Duke's mind.

Why is the reality completely different from what he thought?

The defenders on the city wall have their own positions, all kinds of defensive weapons are sufficient and complete, the attack methods are well-defined, and the mutual cooperation is also tacit.

All of this seems to have been practiced countless times in advance.If it was not prepared, the Grand Duke would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Franky said indifferently: "Predicting the enemy's opportunity and making plans early is one of the basic qualities of a good commander. Although Anthony is young, there is no need to doubt his leadership ability. There is no need to be too surprised if he can do this. .”

After a short pause, he continued: "But it's not necessarily true if you want to predict things like a god. According to my opinion, he should have anticipated the most likely changes in the war situation and made corresponding tactical arrangements. Once it really happens One of these situations naturally appears to be more than capable. From the perspective of outsiders, it is as if everything that will happen in the future has been taken into account.”

General Riga's explanation was that he hoped that the Grand Duke Keqis would not deify the enemy.But the irritability and worry in the Duke's heart did not decrease at all.

"I thought that once the First Royal Cavalry Regiment left, there would be no defensive forces in the imperial capital. Who would have thought that Old Man Beckenbauer would actually bring all the Imperial Guards to defend the city."

The Grand Duke Keqishi said bitterly, almost biting his teeth.

Fifteen hundred forbidden troops and three hundred royal magicians, this is the entire force against Taranto's nine thousand troops.

However, as the heart of the empire, the imperial capital has been managed by the royal family for many years, and the city has been built with high walls and thick walls. The city is equipped with crossbow arrows, magic cannons and other weapons, and it is even guarded by a large magic circle.

Such a strong city, as long as the defenders do not make mistakes, no matter how well prepared the Taranto rebels are, it will be difficult to defeat it in a hurry.

For today's Taranto army, time is life, delay, how can they afford it?
"How about we go north?"

Even though the situation was critical, the Grand Duke Keqishi still said this softly and hesitantly, without confidence at all.

A few days ago, Franky suggested that the army be transferred to the large blank area north of the imperial capital and Hanover Province, using the complex terrain to fight guerrilla warfare, dealing with the enemy and delaying time.

It's a pity that this proposal was rejected by himself.

First of all, he didn't believe that Anthony was so monstrous that he could predict everything in every way.If you can easily occupy the imperial capital, there is no need to rush to the barren mountains to drink the northwest wind.

There is another reason that cannot be revealed, but it has to do with Franky.

Although the two have been cooperating seamlessly, they each have their own thoughts and purposes after all.

Frankie is all about the Riga Empire. From his point of view, as long as the Taranto army exists, it will be a thorn in the enemy's heart, preventing them from fully responding to the Riga Empire's attack.

But from the perspective of the Grand Duke of Keqis, the danger of guerrilla warfare and attacking the imperial capital is not much different, but the merits are far apart.Let him choose, of course he would rather fight again in the imperial capital.

This matter is not right or wrong, but if he failed to conquer the imperial capital, then the Grand Duke Keqishi undoubtedly made the wrong choice.

Frankie looked up at him, his face was still calm, but there was a trace of sympathy and pity in his eyes.

"It's useless, it's too late to leave now."

As if to verify the quickness of the famous general in Riga, just as he finished speaking, a soldier hurried in from outside the big tent.

The soldier was dusty, knelt down on one knee, bowed his hands and saluted, and the voice of the report trembled with fear.

"Report! The banner of Anthony, the great general of the Glorious Empire, appeared in the east of our army, less than 60 miles away!"

(End of this chapter)