Medieval Empire Soldier

  Chapter 114 The Battle of Sesenmonde Part 1 (Subscribe)

   A united empire cannot be underestimated.

Emperor Karl Franz, with an army of about seven thousand men, was stationed behind the Stuttgard River, behind the city of Sessenmonde, a swift river flowing down from the central mountains, to the north of the ravaged Norsca. The land is separated by the river, and the pioneering cavalry of the imperial army has already fought against the Northca raiders. Within two days, there have been as many as a hundred rash Yankees who were killed by kites.

   Grand Duke Umberto, the more than 2,000 Ivey army led by the Elector of Ivey, is located on the west flank of the emperor's main formation.

There are more than 4,000 Nord troops in the capital of the Nord Kingdom. Long before the barbarians besieged the city, the private champion of the Nord Elector, Sir Carr Leofric, mobilized the richer areas in the south of Nord. Hundreds of farms and villages have assembled more than half of the young and strong men. Once they fail, no one dares to imagine the terrible consequences, and the province will be plunged into doom.

The army of the Supreme King of Norsca did not sit still. The barbarians built the Dragon Ship Harbor in the fallen Dites Harbor. On the wasteland of Norsca, the barbarians who advocated the power of destruction drove dragon ships and long ships. Under the king's banner, there were more than 70 large tribes and more than 230 small tribes. In less than a month, nearly 10,000 predators flocked here. Active on the sacred lands of the Empire.

  The two armies began to confront each other, while looking for fighters.

On an August morning, Karl Franz, Elector Elver, great alchemist Belchazer Geert, and Marshal Rick Heilberg stand on a field hill ten miles from Seysenmonde , watching the barbarians shouting and screaming in the distance, the shield-wielding predators formed dozens of shield wall phalanxes, the whalers barely formed a scattered front, more than 20 ice trolls, three Norsca The giant, the emperor even saw a Norsca mammoth standing like a mountain.

The position where the    emperor stood was placed on the battlefield sand table, and a group of imperial generals were watching the deduction.

  Bairshaze Gelter was granted a license, but the great alchemist who used to give advice to the emperor wholeheartedly remained silent and stood by without saying a word.

On the sand table, the city of Sessenmond is in a semi-encirclement situation, filled with black flags symbolizing the Norsca army, and the left wing crossing a large field and a hill is filled with red flags symbolizing Rick's collar and Ivy's collar. The yellow flag of the army, behind the flat and unobstructed plain on the right flank, was planted with white flags symbolizing the Elector of the White Wolf and Pope Uric.

   Judging from the number on the sand table, the imperial reinforcements have the advantage, the terrain, the number of troops, and the morale.

The barbarian army surrounding Sesenmonde was overconfident, and the offensive lasted for two weeks. The looters underestimated the fighting spirit of the Nord people to defend their homeland. And Sessenmonde was ready to besiege the city for a long time. Within a radius of 30 kilometers, the walls were clear for four days, which made it impossible for the barbarians to obtain trophies in the wild.

"The Heralds have discovered the Norsca army besieging Sessenmonde, and they are ruled by the lieutenant of the Norsca High King, the champion warrior Kamararon Bloodhound, an old world coast and knightly kingdom notorious Notorious offal." Heilberg pointed his finger at the black flag: "The barbarian army is scattered in large numbers outside the city, numbering about 12,000 people, and the hills that block them will greatly reduce the speed of the knights. , if we attack the encircled camp directly, then we first have to solve the big trouble of the Norsca behemoth, a war mammoth and dozens of trolls charge directly against the army from the hillside, that level of charge, the halberd army It's hard to resist."

   "It's a pity that the boys of the Altdorf Honor Guard were not sent. The halberds in their hands are enough to nail the trolls to the front of the army." The champion swordsman in dark golden plate armor raised the mustache at the corner of his mouth and said.

The Emperor shook his head: "Even if the Honor Guard comes, it will not be able to resist a war mammoth, a huge body more than 30 meters high, and even the arrows of the giant crossbow cannot penetrate its skin. Once the monster pierces the army formation, The barbarian cavalry will take advantage of the situation and completely tear the front line."

Several generals nodded their heads. The power of the mammoth war elephant's charge was very strong. The imperial people knew very well that when Norsca drove the behemoth of the northern wasteland into the battlefield, the scale of victory would be tilted. will be crushed to powder.

   An imperial general said: "The army of the White Wolf Elector may be able to contain half of the barbarian army. At least they are in a situation of being surrounded by the reverse. After all, the strength of the White Wolf Knights in the north should not be underestimated."

   "Ha! Come on, what's the difference between Miden and Norsca."

   "What the White Wolf Knights can do, the Emperor's Rick Guard can also do it!"

"Your Majesty, leave the war mammoths of the barbarians to the half-griffin knights! The knights of Griffin Cliff are always eager for hearty battles!" Clement, the chief of the Imperial Griffin Knights standing on the side of the sand table James said loudly, this burly, powerful knight exuding courage and fearlessness, his hatred of Chaos is as hot as fire.

"No, the entire half-griffin knight under your command is one of our most important trump cards. The final hammer is related to victory or defeat." Karl Franz shook his head and vetoed. He had good reasons not to agree. Asked by the silent metal mage, "My great alchemist, I need your advice to win the empire."

The great alchemist in a dark golden robe staggered his hands. He was a little squat, and seemed to be in deep thought. After a while, the distinctive voice of Belshazer Geert entered everyone's ears: "We The artillery can cover the charge of the imperial knights. Judging from the observations in the past few days, this barbarian lacks long-range weapons. They only install ballistas on the dragon boats crossing the sea, and use some rudimentary trebuchets when attacking the city. Obviously, rumors The Chaos dwarves in the siege did not follow the siege of Sessenmonde."

Marshal   Rick raised a new question: "But our artillery positions are very unsafe. There are a lot of harpies in Camp Norsca, and they will definitely look for opportunities to attack our artillery positions."

"Fighting from the front, without the suppression of artillery, the casualties of the front-line army will be very large." The Great Alchemist glanced at Heilberg and continued: "So, the Golden Iris Guards in the Ivey region need to arrange to guard the artillery positions. As a front-line and reserve force, this will greatly reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield."

"Well." Emperor Karl Franz nodded. The emperor himself knew very well that the frontal combat strength of the imperial army was far less than that of the Norsca people, and the bombardment effect of heavy artillery was crucial: "That Norsca war mammoth, we How to solve it?"

  Everyone looked at the mysterious great alchemist, while the latter looked back at the Emperor of the Empire.

   "I understand." Karl Franz looked back and understood.

"Our plan is that on the frontal battlefield, Ludwig will lead the Kronborg Great Swordsmen and 4,000 Imperial troops to press, and Heilberg will lead about 300 Rick Guards and 800 Imperial Knights, from Detour on the side, and attack the barbarian flank by detouring through the trade road behind Sesenmonde's side." The emperor's fingers moved on the war sand table, bypassing a hill flanking the red and yellow flags, and then pointing directly to the Norsca army's flank. Flank: "Heilberg, you have about an hour and a half to realize the deployment of the army. Be sure to force the army to complete the detour in time, the sooner the better!"

   "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"At the same time, His Excellency the Grand Duke Umberto led the 800-strong Golden Iris Guard and a small number of knights, sticking to the artillery position, guarding against the harpy attack, waiting for fighter planes, the half-griffin knights of the Imperial Griffin Knights need to wait until Heilberg. After completing the detour, the two armies attacked together, no army can support the two-sided battle for a long time, as long as the plan is properly planned, Kamala Dragon Bloodhound and his army will be defeated!"

"Prepare for action. At noon today, all Rick's guards and imperial knights set off, and also ask Aiwei to lead the army to cooperate with Rick's army, while advancing the front line, waiting for the news of the roundabout attack, and then immediately attack the barbarian army of Kamaralong! "

"Yes!"

  The great alchemist Baiershaze took the initiative to request: "Your Majesty, please allow me to follow Marshal Heilberg's actions, at least the knights' roundabout time will be greatly shortened."

   ".Okay, at noon you will act with Rick's guard."

"Yes."

Marshal Rick took a weird look at the metal mage hidden behind the robe. He has a lot of opinions on spellcasters, especially the more powerful spellcasters, the power they cause is earth-shattering and full of instability, like Senus Gehrman, the grumpy sanctuary-level flame mage in the emperor's court, will cause a certain amount of accidental damage in every battle.

   However, the emperor approved the request, and Marshal Rick naturally had no reason to accept it.

  Karl Franz finally ordered: "Sir James, send squires to saddle the claw of death, that mammoth war elephant, I will take care of it myself."

   "Your Majesty!"

   At the same time, Midden led the confluent army and gradually approached the Norsca camp outside Sesenmonde.

Laylen and White Wolf Paladin Krill Anluo first stood on the fortress of the White Wolf Elector Army, looking at the marauder shield formation on the other side of the plain, Sigmar's God's Chosen Champion whispered: "The provincial armies of Rickland and Ivyland are well-trained, composed of a variety of armies, with sufficient long-range firepower and high morale. The only disadvantage is that the number of knights is small. According to my estimation, plus the pro-elector of Ivey. Guards, there are no more than 1,300 people in total."

"The Norsca army has as many as 12,000 people. The terrain occupied by the Rick-led army is unsatisfactory, and it cannot form a strong group charge. In the early stage, it can gain the upper hand, but after a long-term stalemate, the momentum of the imperial knight's charge has weakened, and it is difficult to form a strong group charge. Getting bogged down makes no difference."

  Krill nodded, the White Wolf Paladin thought for a while, and said, "The emperor has been in battle for a long time, he can definitely judge the advantages and disadvantages, after all, this is a battle, and Boris's army is also ready."

Buck Knight Milton Thane led a team of sixty white wolf knights from behind the two. As the seventh company commander of the White Wolf Knights, Kriel would lead the knights to charge at the beginning of the war. in front.

Laylen was also assigned to a small group of imperial ranger knights, and Nikas Francis was also in the team. The kingdom knights were the charge cones, and the rangers formed the basic tactics of the cavalry cone formation. The battlefield situation was changing rapidly. Excellent commanders Breakthroughs can often be found from key positions, greatly improving the survival rate of the company.

  The army supported by the Earl of Delavan was also completely dispersed, and the formation was integrated to form a larger infantry regiment and crossbowmen company. Laylen had absolute confidence in the soldiers trained under his command.

"Did our electors attack first, or did His Majesty's army take priority?" Nikas Francis frowned as he looked at the barbarian army: "Are the electors waiting for the other party to take the initiative to attack? Are you both going to be hurt before you move?"

"No, you are wrong, Nikas." Laylen shook his head and said, "The White Wolf Elector and His Majesty the Emperor are both waiting for an opportunity, they are waiting for a Norsca to expose their weaknesses, not primary or secondary. The problem, this war is not as simple as it seems, Nikas, from a military point of view, the number of imperial troops is as many as 20,000, plus the 4,000 defenders of Sesenmonde, they have the advantage. So the two sides have been slow to act, because war is an extension of politics, and the electors see farther."

"Your Excellency Lallen is right. Victory has a definition of victory. Although the empire's north and south forces cooperate to support the Nord Kingdom, the importance of Sesenmonde is self-evident." Buck knight Milton Sein is well versed in the empire Behind the complicated political game, he admired Lallen's political awareness and judgment: "'Who saved Sesenmonde', the nobles of the entire empire are watching."

  Nikas Francis' stern face flashed some enlightenment: "I understand."

Kamala Dragon Bloodhound, the trusted deputy of the Supreme King of Norsca, has been dissatisfied with more than 20 consecutive beheadings by the Blood God's Choice champion since the first Sessenmond offensive and defensive defeat. The chiefs of the small tribes, and the warriors of their tribes were also compiled into the ranks of cannon fodder to die. They were ruthlessly killed by the lead bullets and arrows fired by the salvos of the high city walls of Sesenmonde, filling the never-ending ground meat. in battle.

The order given to him by   Vamir Aisling was only one sentence, "Take the Sessenmonde."

Now, the number of Norsca tribal chiefs who died under the battle axe of the warriors chosen by the blood **** has exceeded the number who died on the southern city walls. Every day, new tribal warlords openly challenge the authority and dignity of the Kamala Dragon. Every day, the blood on his battle axe cannot be wiped off.

  The southerner is not as weak as he imagined, which made him hysterically angry and aroused his strong fighting spirit.

"Champion of the Great Blood God, we have spent too much time on Sessenmonde." A huge one-eyed, swamp-dwelling demon calamity, like a Lizard, walked to the Kamara dragon, and it guided The staff flashed light and shadow: "Now, the southerners have gathered a large number of troops, and we are about to be surrounded."

"Those incompetent scouts also report like this!" Kamaralong, the champion of Khorne God's Choice, nodded. The Khorne mark on the top of his double-horned dragon helmet was particularly eye-catching. On the blood-red brass plate armor, the scarlet pattern was extremely hideous. There was fury on his face: "I can't wait to kill all the lowly Southerners, chop them up, and chop off their heads!!".

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