What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

Seeing this, the earls had to gather their heavy cavalry and prepare to stop Count Tilly's attack again. If they allowed the enemy to charge their right wing, the frightened soldiers would easily retreat.

Heavy cavalry versus heavy cavalry.

This was supposed to be a showdown between the two sides' peak powers.

However, just when the heavy cavalry of both sides were about to come into contact, the light cavalry on both wings of Count Tilly suddenly pulled out muskets from behind and fired a burst of shots at the front. More than a dozen heavy cavalry in front were immediately shot and fell to the ground. The originally indomitable momentum was instantly weakened a lot.

Originally, Margaret's heavy cavalry was far superior to the enemy in terms of both equipment and numbers, but as the two sides' strengths weakened, they were no longer able to contend with them. The heavy cavalry on the other side immediately fell into a disadvantage.

But they are heavy cavalry armed to the teeth after all, and some of them are even equipped with spiritual equipment. It will take some time to kill them by hand-to-hand combat.

However, at this moment, the light cavalry who had originally gone back after shooting came back. After reloading their muskets, they used their light bodies to quickly go around the flank of the Anti-Vienna Alliance heavy cavalry. Then there was another burst of shooting, and more than a dozen heavy cavalry fell off their horses.

Seeing this, the other heavy cavalry dared not continue to fight. They turned their horses around and fled madly to both sides of the battlefield.

"Charge! Kill!"

Under Margaret's command, the lightly armed musketeers immediately rushed forward, biting the enemy all the way, and for a while the enemy threw away countless weapons and armor.

The light cavalry performed an extremely gorgeous maneuvering tactic. They charged, shot, turned, and charged again, which frightened the enemy.

The chase lasted until nightfall, when Margaret withdrew her troops. By then, the Anti-Vienna Alliance's army had been routed and their troops were fleeing everywhere. It would probably take them a long time to gather their troops.

The magicians who had been sitting in the center of the army didn't even have time to take action.

Count Tilly was obviously very aware of the attack range of these magicians. As soon as he sensed the cold breath, he quickly retreated, not giving them any chance to attack. Yerona was so angry that she stood up from her chair and stood there in impotence and rage.

After the army collapsed, Yerona did not dare to stay and continue fighting, so she rode on a fast horse and hurriedly left the battlefield with her magicians.

"We win!"

“We won!”

At night, there was joy and singing and dancing in the camp of the Vienna Alliance.

Facing an enemy that was several times their size, the soldiers of the Vienna Alliance were still nervous. After all, most of the soldiers had never used this kind of weapon on the battlefield, and naturally lacked confidence in this kind of fire stick.

Fortunately, the musketeers' few rounds of shooting directly wiped out one-third of the enemy's elite troops and killed their leader, which immediately boosted everyone's confidence.

At this point, no one would doubt the power of firearms.

The power of firearms was also spread to every corner of the continent through these scattered and collapsed soldiers.

However, the victory in the Battle of Otungard did not guarantee victory in the entire war. After all, the total military strength of the Anti-Vienna Alliance still far exceeded theirs, and the financiers behind them were constantly pouring money into the war.

Margaret needed victories, and more of them.

And Fran also needs victory and needs to spread the reputation of firearms more widely.

Three days later, Count Wallenstein's light cavalry miraculously circled behind the White Army, and fired rounds of musket fire, directly blowing up the White Army's camp while they were sleeping!

Ten days later, Duke Bieson, who came to support, joined forces with the remnants of Duke Harald's army and fought another decisive battle with Margaret. However, the artillery volleys directly bombarded Duke Bieson. The battle lasted only one morning, and Duke Bieson's charge troops were all defeated. He had no choice but to lead his troops to retreat.

Fourteen days later, the Orcs' Heaven's Roaring Legion appeared in Venice, and left the Calradia continent in disgrace on the ferry, returning to the Volsas Plain. Their departure not only spread the great victory of the Vienna Alliance, but also spread the reputation of firearms.

Soon, everyone knew that the Holy Roel Empire had mastered an extraordinary weapon. With this weapon, they defeated enemies that were several times their size without bloodshed.

For a while, all the forces were asking what exactly firearms were and how they could be so powerful!

Forces not far from Vienna even sent out spies directly, trying their best to infiltrate Margaret's army in order to obtain the mysterious firearms.

But they soon discovered something ridiculous. It was not that difficult to get firearms, because a Vienna-based chamber of commerce called Jingxi actually sold them openly! The prices were clearly marked, and no one was cheated.

The price is a bit expensive.

Chapter 100: Fight the local tyrants? Divide their property?

Let’s not talk about Vienna for now.

The war continues.

The army of the Vienna Alliance marched straight in and soon entered the territory of Duke Harald.

At this time, Duke Harald had died, and his first heir was also injured in the war and was still in a coma. So Margaret contacted the second son of Grand Duke Harald, and then secretly concluded an alliance with the second son. The two conspired to kill Duke Harald's eldest son, and then Margaret used the Queen's

Nominally heir to the title of Duke Harald.

A few days after the new Duke Harald came to power, he announced his withdrawal from the anti-Vienna alliance and completely turned to Margaret.

Of course, things did not go so smoothly. Some of the old Duke Harald's old subordinates who were out of touch with the times united together and stated that they would never recognize a beast who killed his own family as their lord. For a time, the Principality of Harald was in turmoil.

But this has nothing to do with Margaret. Whether he can hold on to the position of Duke depends entirely on the ability of little Harald.

Afterwards, the Vienna Alliance split into two groups, with Fran and Christina leading the troops to attack the Duchy of Vasa, while Margaret attacked the coastal land she had always dreamed of - the Duchy of Biesson.

At this time, the Anti-Vienna Alliance had lost all five battles and suffered heavy losses. The mercenaries saw that things were going badly and slipped away one after another. Other mercenaries did not have time to escape, so fortunately their commissions were collected on the spot, and for a while, war broke out everywhere.

Naturally, the lords were in no mood to continue fighting, and hurried back to their own territories to suppress the bandits.

The war had reached this point, and everyone with a discerning eye knew that the anti-Vienna alliance was doomed, so the prices for overseas mercenaries became higher and higher, causing the wealthy Vienna and Genoa to begin to hesitate.

Fran and Christina's army was not large in number, only 2,000 in total after rotation, but at this time the Principality of Vasa was already unguarded. So they rushed around in the Principality of Vasa as if they were in an empty land.

Soon, the army arrived at Anjou, the fortress in the north of the Duchy of Vasa.

However, this place is more like a village than a fortress.

Fran used several cannons to bombard the broken city wall, which soon collapsed.

At this time, the nobles and officials in the city had already fled, and no one organized a defense. Upon hearing the news that the city had been broken, the civilians in the city closed their eyes in despair. They knew very well that the next step would be the time for the enemy to plunder.

In a dilapidated hut, a ragged old man put some food and money into a package, then handed the package to a boy who was about ten years old, and said, "Take this, ride the horse at home, and take your sister away quickly."

"But grandpa...won't you go with us?" the daughter behind the boy cried.

"Grandpa still has to clean up the house, you go first! I'll be there soon." The old man said, but his eyes were full of sadness. He knew that he could not leave.

The boy nodded sensibly, then left holding his sister's hand.

However, after about ten minutes, the boy came back.

"Why are you back again? Go away! Otherwise it will be too late." The old man became furious upon seeing this.

"Grandpa. These people didn't do anything bad. They...they even opened the Earl's vault and said they would distribute all the treasures and supplies to us."

"What did you say? That's impossible."

"It's true! There are so many people gathered there." The boy said, "And... there is a very beautiful sister in the square. Everyone calls her the Saint."

"It's the Saint! May the Twelve Pillar Gods bless us! The Saint is here!" Upon hearing the news, the old man immediately rushed out the door.

Fran did not plunder wherever they conquered like other armies. Before entering Anjou, she reiterated the military discipline once again. If anyone dared to act like a locust, she would turn that person into a locust and skewer him on a tree branch to roast.

In this way, the Crusaders and the troops of Orila City were mixed together and entered the city in an orderly manner. The residents along the way had never seen such a disciplined army before, and for a moment they didn't know whether to welcome or flee.

After that, Fran "generously" gave away all the nobles' private warehouses. Except for the necessary food supplies, all other items were distributed to the civilians.

Such behavior was soon loved and welcomed by the civilians, and Fran took the opportunity to tell them that if they had difficulties in the future, they were welcome to come to Vienna City and Aurora City. There were plenty of job opportunities there, and they would not have to worry about having no food to eat.

The Duchy of Vasa does not border Vienna, and the civilians have little idea of ​​the city of Aurora or monsters. Therefore, they do not have much aversion to the city of Aurora.

Although they were not familiar with the city of Orila, they still knew the names of Saint Christina and the Crusaders. With Christina's guarantee and her praise for Fran and the soldiers of Orila, the civilians had a better impression of the city of Orila.

Fran knew very well that it was a very difficult thing to ask these civilians who had guarded the land all their lives to leave their hometowns and go to strange places to work.

But she also knew very well that when the Earl here came back and saw that all the gold and silver treasures had flowed into the pockets of the common people, he would definitely try every means, even by robbery, to get them all back. In the process, she didn't know how many people would die, and how many misunderstandings and disputes would arise.

When the civilians are desperate, some of them will naturally remember Fran's words and then go to Vienna and the city of Aurora together.

Of course, these are all for later.

Not long after conquering Anjou, Fran set off for her next destination.

The Duchy of Vasa was the smallest and poorest of the three duchies, with only two earldoms and not many towns. Fran walked and stopped, and it took only a dozen days to reach the capital of the duchy - Stockholm.

Compared with the previous villages and towns, Stockholm's defenses were much stronger. In addition to the city walls and fortifications, Duke Vasa also returned with his troops. They still had some resistance.

This was probably the first tough nut to crack for Fran after entering the Principality of Vasa.

However, no matter how difficult it is, the defense here is several levels weaker than Wolfburg. With Fran's strength, it is only a matter of time for her to capture this place.

However, when they arrived at the gate of Stockholm, they were surprised to find that the city gate was open.

"What's going on? Empty city plan?" Fran looked at the empty city gate and the sparse guards on both sides, and for a moment she didn't know whether to go in or not.

"Look, sister, someone seems to be coming out." Christina pointed to the front and said, "The person who came... seems to be the Duke of Vasa."

"Uh, it seems true." Fran asked doubtfully, "What does he want to do? He is leaving the towering city walls unused and planning to fight me in the wilderness?"

As soon as Fran finished speaking, she found that Duke Vasa did not bring many guards with him, and one of his eyes was covered with a white cloth, and he was supported by two guards. It was obvious that he was seriously injured on the battlefield. This was obviously not to fight.

Duke Vasa and his entourage slowly approached Fran. It was obvious that such a small number of people could not pose any threat to Fran, not to mention that there was a ninth-level master beside Fran.

When the two sides were close enough, Duke Vasa saluted to the two of them tremblingly, and then said: "Lady Saint, Lord City Lord, welcome to Stockholm."

Chapter 101: Invitation to the City

"Do you know me?" Fran was slightly stunned.

As the Holy Maiden of the Shinra Church, Christina's reputation is well-known, which is understandable. But Fran... To be honest, many civilians along the way didn't even know about the city of Aurora.

"If I don't even know who my enemy is, then all my failures would be in vain." Duke Vasa said with a smile, "Please allow me to express my gratitude to Lord Fran on behalf of the people of the Duchy of Vasa. You saved them from the baptism of war. For this, I am willing to offer the city of Stockholm."

What! Offer?

Wait, isn't this turn too fast? I'm not mentally prepared!

"My Lord City Lord, don't you believe it?" Duke Vasa asked with a smile.

Fran and Christina were surprised at first, and then delighted.

Although they were not afraid of sieges, war was a very cruel thing after all, and it was best to avoid it.

So Christina said: “Duke Vasa puts the people first and is worthy of being the ruler of a country.

"What are you talking about, Saint Lady? Isn't this what we lords should do? I wonder if you two would be willing to do me the honor of attending my banquet. I have prepared a sumptuous lunch for you."

After hearing this, Fran hesitated slightly.

Although the Duke of Vasa kept saying that he surrendered, what if he was luring him into the city by tricking him into doing something cruel, and actually ambushed a group of swordsmen in the castle.

However, Duke Vasa obviously thought of Fran's worries. After all, the two sides were still in a state of hostility, and his troops were not completely damaged and paralyzed, and still had combat effectiveness.

So the Duke of Vasa said that he would hold the banquet outside the city. For this purpose, he specially built a giant tent with only a few sparse guards around it, so that Fran could take over all the defenses after arriving.

Seeing that Duke Vasa was so sincere, Fran had no reason to refuse, so they entered the tent. Catherine took over the outer defense and strictly checked every dish that was delivered.

After a few pleasantries, the Duke of Vasa said helplessly: "In fact, the Duchy of Vasa does not intend to participate in this war. But because the Duchy is weak and the land is barren, some diplomatic matters cannot be decided by me. That's why I have to fight with the Second. So please, both of you, come to the front of Majesty Margaret.

A few kind words before. "

Fran knew this before the war. The Duchy of Vasa was sandwiched between the two countries, and all its external roads were blocked by the two countries. In addition, there were many saline-alkali lands in the country that were not suitable for living, so it was almost a puppet of the other two duchies.

"Don't worry, Grand Duke. I think Her Majesty Margaret can understand your situation." Fran immediately patted her chest to assure.

After hearing this, Duke Vasa breathed a sigh of relief. After all, everyone knew what Margaret had done in the Principality of Harald, and Duke Vasa was really afraid that Margaret's iron hoof would directly drive away his weak principality.

After resolving his biggest concern, Duke Vasa said, "You should all know what happened to Rainbow City."

Christina nodded, and then said, "The one who ended up was Yerona, one of the top ten magicians in Rainbow City, who led 132 magicians under her to join the army in the battle."

"It seems that the Saint Lady's intelligence is very good." Duke Vasa said, "But I wonder if the Saint Lady understands why Rainbow City has to suffer the consequences."

After hearing this, Christina frowned and said, "According to convention, Rainbow City will never participate in any civil war. At most, some magicians will join the battle in their own name, and they will never join in as an organized organization like they are now, and it seems that there is no intention to hide it."

"Yes."

"Since Rainbow City has broken the precedent with great fanfare this time," Christina said, "I guess it can only be that Margaret borrowed the power of Aurora City. After all, to Rainbow City, Aurora City belongs to the demon world and is considered an external force."

"That's what we all thought at the beginning, but unfortunately we were all wrong." Duke Vasa said: "They are not targeting the city of Aurora, but the Shinra Church."

"Shinra Church?" Fran and Christina asked in surprise.

"Yes." Duke Vasa said, "At the meeting, Yerona did not mention the matter of Orila City at all. She only wanted the Anti-Vienna Alliance to promise one thing, that is, after the victory of the war, all the privileges that Margaret gave to the Holy Roman Church must be deprived."

After hearing this, Christina frowned and began to think. She really couldn't figure out how the Shinra Cult had provoked Rainbow City.

"I heard that Rainbow City believes in the God of Elements." Fran said, "Is it because of religious conflicts that people in the same industry are enemies? I feel this deeply. Recently, I was persecuted by many large chambers of commerce because I sold cloth and clothes at a slightly lower price. As a result, I suffered heavy losses and almost lost my business."

The Chamber of Commerce was destroyed? Suffering heavy losses?

You are worthy of being called my sister! You are such a good actress. People who don't know me would think you are the victim. If you continue to talk, you will definitely start a Vienna boycott of the weak and helpless Aurora monster.

Christina rolled her eyes at Fran, then said, "The God of Elements is different from the other gods. He can't really be considered a true god. The one worshipped in Rainbow City is actually Merlin, the only legendary magician in the Roll Empire who has surpassed the realm of mage and entered a whole new realm."