Rise of the Empire Total War

"She is the heart of the Winster Kingdom and the birthplace of the early Winster people. The resplendent Hippolito Palace is the residence of successive kings, and the towering Gabriel Tower can overlook the entire huge city. Reputable merchants are still trading in the wide Balgary Square... - "History of the Kingdom of Winster"

With the fall of Zenon Castle, the only obstacle to Richard's attack on Nord City no longer exists. Two days after repairing the castle named after his great-grandfather, Richard's army set off, all the way north, and his loyal scout cavalry The scout cavalry led by Commander Arvid has always been at the forefront, ascertaining information for the army.

During this process, the scout cavalry fought several times with the scouts sent by Harling Dabur, the new military chief of the Winster Kingdom, but Richard's side won every time. In front of the experienced scout cavalry, the Winster people The scouts have almost no room to fight back.

With Richard's march, the chaos in the city of Nord gradually increased. Everyone was panicking about the return of the former prince. Get out of the city and go to a safe place. Although those civilians want to leave here, they are reluctant to hide everything here. They can only hide at home reluctantly, watching the chaotic crowd and heavily armed patrols on the street through the gaps in the doors and windows. Soldier.

At the same time, various rumors are also circulating on the streets of this city. Some people say that Richard's return this time will bring destruction to Nord City. Some people say that Richard has razed the city of Leon and Zenon Castle to the ground, and the residents inside have become victims of the sword.

In the mouths of the common people, Richard has turned into a devil who does all kinds of evil and destroys the world. He can even tear up a strong soldier with his bare hands. He drinks the fresh blood of a virgin every time he eats to quench his thirst. Captives fight for fun.

Although some of them defended Richard with a heart for the old dynasty, they could only keep silent when everyone was talking like this, and watched Richard's image get worse and worse.

Perhaps because of the spread of rumors, when Richard was about to enter the city, the citizens of Nord City spontaneously equipped the armor left by their parents, picked up the weapons that had become no longer sharp, and went out of the house to assist the defenders. defense. Although the number of these civilian soldiers who voluntarily assisted in defending the city was not large, they still inspired the morale of the defenders and made the soldiers feel much less afraid of the coming powerful enemy.

Finally, on November 22, 1111 in the continental calendar, Richard came to Nord City.

Zhuma stood outside the city of Nord, and Richard quietly observed the city he had returned to in his dreams countless times. The towering Gabriel Tower still stands in the center of the city. Richard Knowing that his only remaining immediate family members in this world are likely to be imprisoned there.

"Build a siege camp,

Deploy the siege machinery, and within ten days I will be crowned king at the Hippolito Palace! "

Richard ordered in a deep voice, his order was quickly spread throughout the army, and the huge army slowly dispersed. His loyal soldiers took out the tools they carried with them to cut down the trees near the city, and guarded the soldiers on the city wall In his eyes, a large-scale besieged camp quickly rose from the ground.

Richard did not order the siege immediately, but asked the soldiers to kill pigs and sheep, enjoy a rich meal, take a good rest, recharge their batteries, and wait until the next day to launch an attack.

The next day came quickly. In the early morning, with banners flying in the air and swords and guns covering the sun, Richard's army stood silently on the flat ground outside Nord City. Chad was dressed in exquisite general armor, standing under the fluttering oriole banner, arms tied.

In front of him were 18 cannons and 28 catapults of various types. These siege weapons were placed at the forefront of the army formation, accepting the "inspection" of the defenders on the city wall. Looking at these siege weapons, the military chief Harling Dabur's face was extremely ugly. How could he not know what the weapons lined up outside the city were? In fact, rumors about Richard's weapons had already spread in Winster It has spread throughout the noble circles of the kingdom, even the noble children who are still receiving education from others have heard of it.

"My God..." Harling Dabur couldn't help swallowing the saliva secreted by nervousness. He turned his head and looked at the soldiers around who didn't know what was about to happen, and shouted: "Scatter Come, disperse, and evacuate from the city walls!"

"What?" The soldiers looked suspiciously at the military chief who suddenly shouted, but no one moved. At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly sounded outside the city. The soldiers were startled and subconsciously followed the sound. Towards the outside of the city, in their line of sight, a black spot flew from outside the city at high speed. As the black spot got closer and closer, they finally saw what the black spot was, but before they could react, the black iron ball Hit the city wall with endless impact, making the city wall tremble!

boom!

The city wall swayed violently in an instant, making Harling Dabur and the soldiers unable to stand still. The former hurriedly supported the wall around him, and then turned his eyes to the outside of the city. Following his gaze, a scene like the end of the world unfolded. In front of him, dozens of fireballs whizzed through the sky with the black tail flame trajectory, and then precisely hit the city wall, or fell over the city wall into the urban area, smashing through the more fragile residential buildings, and the fireball brought The flames quickly spread, engulfing everything around.

Compared with the shelling of artillery, the fireballs projected by trebuchets are obviously more shocking. Seeing the fireballs falling from the sky, no matter who they are, they will feel frightened. Sticking to the ground, no matter how hard you try, you can't move half a minute.

This was the case for Harlem Dabur, who stood there watching fireballs with black tail flames falling from the sky, even if it was a fireball, it hit him hard, and the tongue of flame was only a few centimeters away from him. The distance, the heat wave almost overturned him, and he just stood there trembling.

After an unknown amount of time, Harlem Dabur was brought back to reality by the guard's shout. He looked at the anxious guards around him, shook his head, and said, "What's going on now?"

"My lord, the soldiers are evacuating the city wall and entering the tower to avoid the enemy's bombardment, please leave quickly!"

"Oh... okay." Harling Dabur agreed, and was about to move forward, but he almost fell to his knees with this movement. If it wasn't for the guards around him who quickly supported him, he might have made a fool of himself on the spot up.

However, just as he was supported by the guards to stand up, a black cannonball flew at high speed, and then accurately hit the short-lived military chief. Warm liquid, after they reacted, they were horrified to find that the upper body of Earl Harling Dabur had disappeared, leaving only the bare lower body standing in place!

And the warm liquid on their bodies is the blood and flesh foam of Earl Harlingdale!