What are the consequences and costs of concentrating fire on a small area by dozens of various artillery shells that basically marked the firing range in an instant? The soldiers of the "Pegasus" regiment who poured out of the gap in the city wall in an instant seemed to be dented by being slapped out of thin air, turning into a large mess of blood and flesh splattered in the gap.
Immediately afterwards, the first round of volley fire came from the musketry company that had completed loading to the beat of drums and passwords while marching; the edges of the city ultimatum on both sides of the gap were hit with earth and rocks flying everywhere, and from time to time, human bodies accidentally exposed were screaming and tumbling. , fell down; at this time, the redemption company also rushed to the moat.
Pushing carts filled with earth bags and holding prefabricated wooden rafts, they almost ignored the threat of scattered arrows from the city. They jumped into the already cold river water without hesitation, and pushed forward again. In a moment, In between, several meters-wide passages were filled and paved, leading directly to the bottom of the wall.
And just as they completed their tasks and got rid of their burdens, they were still stirring and struggling in the river, supporting and dragging their injured companions with each other, and began to retreat backward; at the same time, groups of armored special attack knights were already galloping on their horses. When we arrived, we passed through these simple passages in the blink of an eye.
He rushed up with unabated strength, and the low slope formed by the collapse of a corner of the city wall; trampling on the broken limbs on the ground and the wailing wounded in the large pool of blood, disappeared in the gap in an instant; it became the inside of the city wall again. There was a violent impact, screams and screams.
Followed closely was a company of grenadiers wearing breastplates, iron mesh kneepads, and semicircular helmets; these specially selected veterans with strong arms and accurate throwing skills threw a large blast almost against the wall. The bombs, the air waves, and the billowing smoke overturned and blew up the remaining enemies hidden in the city ultimatum.
After losing all the bombs, he picked up the spare double-edged axe, short mace, scimitar and swift sword; he lowered his body and pressed against the edge of the gap, supporting each other to climb up both sides of the city wall filled with fireworks and filled with mourning victims; Amidst the screams of last-minute blows, they quickly occupied and expanded the breach in the city wall.
At this time, under the cover and interception of more than a dozen musket arrays from the rear, regardless of casualties, more companies of white soldiers composed of swords, shields and halberds continued to pour in along the cleared gap like a tide. ; and turned into fierce shouts and shouts extending deep into the city.
In just a few hours between afternoon and evening, a corner of the tightly guarded city of Amiens was successfully breached. At this time, in addition to the pre-deployed artillery array of the strike company, the New Kingdom Army/Freedom Army had not even invested in any heavy equipment or larger siege equipment.
After the sky began to darken, the fighting in the city intensified, filled with thick smoke and fire. Soon, the city gate facing the First Legion was destroyed from within as several flags fell from the wall. The outside was opened, revealing a bloody special attack knight standing among the corpses.
Such a scene also greatly shocked and horrified the envoys and representatives of the Dutch princes who came with the army; they could not help but reflect on the possible vassal terms of the suzerain country in the future, and once again lowered their basic psychological expectations. Mr. Nisit from Vermant even took the initiative to request:
"Your Majesty, please allow me and the soldiers of Vermant to do our part for your great cause!"
Of course Jiang Tian agreed to his request without hesitation. So just the next morning, Jiang Tian was able to stand on the ruins of the blasted city gate; overlooking the continuous noise of fighting in the city of Amiens from a distance; it was divided into several urban areas, but it was still resisting in the corners of the buildings. of enemies.
The different armies in the city of Amiens have different specific equipment, training, organization, combat styles and specialties. For example, the Principality of Brabant, which is famous for its mercenaries, is famous for its brave, tough and flexible light infantry who are good at rivers, swamps and woodlands.
As for the army of the Namur County itself, in addition to the traditional feudal fief knights and vassals, it is adaptable to rugged areas and narrow terrain, and is good at dealing with cheap solutions to cavalry assaults; it is formed by the classical clan association "Efa" The war sickle and hook sword hand provided are famous for one side.
The army from the County of Luxembourg is dominated by the local mountain hunting company. Most of the soldiers who are from mountain people and hunters can shoot arrows quickly and accurately, but the range and lethality are shortcomings. Therefore, they often prefer field battles relying on fortifications. , or defend the fortress and defend the city.
As for the other so-called royalist armies, it can only be said that the gap between the upper limit and the lower limit is astonishingly large. Among them are the remnants of the Flanders Army within the old kingdom system, the former Royal Infantry Regiment with sophisticated tactics and skillful coordination, and the countrymen regiments that rely on pitchforks and iron rakes to make ends meet.
However, as a stream of New Kingdom Army/Freedom Army soldiers surged through the streets, muskets were fired and explosives were thrown. These scattered, overwhelmed, and defeated enemy soldiers were once again driven out of the buildings where they were hiding and resisting, and turned into corpses lying across the streets.
The Vermandois army, which followed behind them under the starry flag, was responsible for rushing into the ruins of houses, shops or buildings, cleaning and searching for possible corpses and enemy remnants; Plant items that come from random sources, or bulging bags.
This is also the contemporary practice of most of the conscripted feudal vassal armies; they prepare their own weapons and horses for battle in accordance with their vassal obligations sworn in advance. As long as the suzerain country provides basic food rations and clothing; the rest depends on the loot captured on the battlefield/scavenging corpses/plundering the people.
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Therefore, sometimes, these vassal armies felt that the benefits they could obtain were too little, and would take the initiative to rob and sell local people; turning them into serfs in the manors of overseas lords. Therefore, there is a special military police team watching them and severely punishing all acts of rape, kidnapping, or indiscriminate killing and arson.
However, this result was too tragic and ridiculous for Lysius, Count of Trier, who had just been sworn in as regent and cardinal minister. Judging from his surname, it can be seen that he originated from the Greek area. His ancestors are descendants of the legion generals who were left in the North during the Empire Restoration Movement.
With the division of the revived Roman Empire and the independence of the Western Empire, these legionnaires stationed in the north lost their source of supplements and supplies; they had to join the local indigenous people. It became a Germanic tribe that also allied with the barbarians of the Norman countries and the Hessians, and civilized several autonomous territories as three pillars;
However, as a member of the Northern Alliance with developed handicrafts and commerce, the Earldom of Trier was relatively wealthy, but lacked strong soldiers.
Therefore, what they can rely on daily are a few mercenary groups that have signed long-term employment contracts. But Lisius, the then Earl of Trier, was very lucky to meet a member of the Sealand royal family who fled abroad during the Flower Moon Incident, and the Princess Monterey, the daughter of the Grand Duke of Orleans, his younger brother.
He also took the opportunity to take in and impress the other party, and concluded a marriage with him in front of the altar. Not only did he get a large number of royal jewels that the princess had fled with, but he also gained the status and weak claim to participate in royal affairs; but at first he only counted on this name. points in exchange for more benefits in diplomatic negotiations.
But suddenly one day, a mysterious man came to his private court and showed him another prospect. The Burgundian family, which has only been in the royal capital for a few years, has already been challenged and threatened by heretical rebels from the south; the Kingdom of Sealand will once again fall into chaos and turmoil.
So, while the Burgundy family continued to mobilize the troops from the northern provinces to go south, the opportunity promised by the mysterious man came. In addition to the sponsorship from some forces within the Northern Alliance, even the Principality of Saxony of the Germanic/Hessian Alliance has shown sufficient interest in this.
Therefore, when the battle to defend the royal capital of the Burgundian dynasty began, that is when Lisius led a large number of vassal soldiers and mercenaries sponsored by the Union to enter the provinces of Calais and Picardy at the northern end of the kingdom; and Everything that happened next was far smoother than he expected.
Not only were Brabant, Namur and Luxembourg, one of the princes of the Netherlands, all accepted his terms of departure, made way for him and became foreign aid; they even suppressed the northern expedition of the Burgundy family. The provincial royalists also waved fleur-de-lis flags in various places to respond;
As Lysius bloodlessly took over the city of Amiens, he even received a huge amount of financial support from a mysterious person, which was used to further speed up the formation of the army and bribe local forces. However, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse; the Burgundian dynasty failed to defend the capital region, nor could it defend the royal capital.
Immediately afterwards, the heretical rebels from the south began to divide their forces and move north. Forced by the situation, he had no choice but to use the banner of Princess Theresia of the former royal family at the suggestion of his staff. He used the restoration of the former royal court as a call to gather those royal factions with rewards of power, status and wealth.
Then, troops from nearby Brabant, Namur and Luxembourg were introduced, and they asked for help from the Northern Rhineland Union and the Principality of Saxony, which were supporting behind the scenes. Although with the help of the Brabants, he successfully repelled the rebels from the south near the city of Amiens, he also attracted a greater threat.
In front of the knight king, in less than one evening, the impregnable Amiens city defense was easily shattered by artillery; and after a night of continuous fighting, whether it was the Bratban, Namur and Luxembourg armies, or the troops in the city Most of the royal party have lost contact one after another.
Therefore, Lisius then took off his gorgeous and complicated robes, put on a relatively light lock curtain, and had several large boxes carried there; The gold coins were dumped in front of the gathered guards "Wolfskin Warriors".
"My brave warriors, these are the rewards and rewards for you who have followed me so far!" "But as long as you can escort me out and return to the territory of Lain United or Trier, you will get more than these." Triple reward.”
"Only by blood!" "Until death!" These Norman tribes from the northern coast of the North Sea, who have been hired for generations to wear wolf-headed hats, paneled armor and animal skin clothing according to ancient traditions, also shouted on the spot with their weapons raised high. Get up and take the oath of filial piety. The next moment, they came pouring out.
"Father, do you want to take Her Majesty the Queen with you?" At this time, the second son Lamia, who was closely beside Lisius, couldn't help but said: "After all, he is...the last of the royal family..."
"No, don't worry about that woman. Maybe we can buy some time and opportunities for us." Lisius shook his head with disgust in his eyes, and said to the second son: "At this moment, you will not still dream about being able to become The royal husband who will co-rule the new dynasty, right?"
Of course, the truth that only Lisius knew was that the woman who was still hanging out with the attendants in the palace was actually just a liar who went around under the guise of "Princess Theresia" and deceived many people; she was actually It was a palace maid who escaped from the princess.
However, because they were familiar with various anecdotes and daily details in the palace, many people were convinced that they were even defrauded of large sums of money and jewelry in the name of financing the royal family's loans; until the Princess of Monterey was Next to me, the maid who also came from the old royal family exposed...
And secretly intercepted the "royal princess" who was trying to abscond with the money, and then, Marianne I was supported. But she also couldn't stop after taking the throne... The next moment, there was a sudden loud noise and roar outside, startling Lisius's distant thoughts.
