Tang Qi Tan

Of course, apart from the four princes of the Netherlands who have no time to take care of themselves for the time being; among the remaining princes of the Netherlands, some followed Bratban to declare war, and naturally some stood on the side of the new dynasty and vowed to send troops to fight together. Or take the opportunity to crusade against enemies who have always had grievances and grievances.

Among them, as the only surviving blood and descendants of the Carolingian Dynasty in the world, it originated from the cousin family of the Frankish lord Charlemagne; it was preserved and continued because of the Mirror Spring Palace agreement between multiple forces, Vermandu Lord and Patriarch of Wabura Abel V;
He offered to send troops to assist the suzerain country in its rebellion campaign, and without hesitation put the command of the army under the unified assignment of the New Kingdom Army.Although this is just a small country with five cities and several fortresses, it can only dispatch [-] soldiers with all its strength.

However, this exemplary role of standing in line in time is still worthy of praise and encouragement.Because led by Count Vermanduis, four of the remaining six Dutch princes declared that they would resolutely support and follow the new government of the Kingdom of Zealand, and each send troops to crusade against the rebellious country.

Of course, these are mostly small countries with few people. Even if they send troops, they will only have a thousand to thousands of troops; We have to make corresponding statements and positions.

For example, in the Principality of Brabant, the Counties of Luxembourg, the Counties of Trier, and the Counties of Limburg surrounded on three sides, they were neither able to resist the Legitimacy Alliance, nor did they want to offend the New Kingdom government, so they followed some ancient historical practice , declaring its territory a zone of free passage for all parties.

On the other hand, the nearby territory directly under the Universal Church, General Eliti, Lower Gelderland, and the Bishop of Utrecht, appealed to all parties for a truce; Willing to act as a mediator for this.Unfortunately no one responded.

On the contrary, the Marquis of Friesland, located at the northernmost tip of the princes of the Netherlands, took the opportunity to send troops to invade the Bishop of Utrecht, which had always had a feud; .Therefore, using later generations of Internet stalking, the entire Netherlands is in chaos.

And amidst the turmoil at home and abroad, the Kingdom's First Army, which followed Jiang Tian's personal conquest, also poured into the Picardy province/region (the Great Crown) with a mighty crushing force.The biggest change in the reorganized First Army is that it is equipped with a large number of livestock and horse vehicles.

With the First (Guerrilla) Corps, the Second (Field) Corps, the Fifth Suppression Corps, and the No.17 Supplementary Corps as the backbone; it has fully realized the riding and vehicle-based use of mules and horses instead of walking.In addition to the three traditional cavalry regiments, more than a dozen companies of Rangers from the Overseas Legion were reinforced.

Most of the cities and towns along the way were taken over and occupied by the advance corps.Therefore, there is basically no need to stop where the First Legion passes, as long as they receive the supplies prepared in advance; then order the city where they are located to call in labor to correct and widen the roads in the territory.

Therefore, it took only two and a half days to arrive at Longo Castle on the south bank of the Somme near Amiens, the provincial capital of Picardy.While meeting the training director/advanced corps leader Welfner (Brigadier General) here, he also met the first army from the princes of the Netherlands.

The eldest son of Abel V, the head of Vermandois Countess, Rainier led five companies of the Counties' army.It's just that the soldiers he brought were still based on traditional vassal territories and fief knights, so the colors of the flags and equipment were messy and uneven.

The next day, another army from a vassal state arrived; but it was from the coastal counties headed by the Netherlands. A fleet of hundreds of inland river transport ships traveled upstream along the northwest estuary of the Somme River. superior.Therefore, the deployment to attack Amiens was made in the afternoon of that day.

In a sense, the city of Amiens can be regarded as one of the few large cities in the Kingdom, with an official permanent population of 30 to [-]; The church is also the permanent seat of the Northwest Archdiocese.

Not only does it have the oldest Gothic church spire, but the walls of the church are decorated with the largest group of religious sculptures known as the "Gallery of Sages"; as well as murals showing various religious practices, biographies of saints, and the creation of the earth by God. ; Known as the "Holy Book in the Stone".

Therefore, at the beginning of the establishment of the First (Rose) Dynasty, it was initially fortified; it served as a military center for resisting and defending against the invasion of the early Norman countries.Later, it became an advanced base for counterattack to regain lost ground and conquer the Netherlands; it has a solid city defense.

However, no matter how solid the city defenses of Amiens are, can they still compare to those big cities that have been captured by the Free Army in the Kingdom, or the fortresses/fortresses that were famous in the early years?This is also the original intention and intention of Jiang Tian's decision to personally lead the army to attack.

So in the dusk of the evening, hundreds of long and short cannons continued to roar.Jiang Tian stood in front of the ready-to-go special attack knights, cavalry regiment, and ranger company; while looking at the city wall bursting with dust and smoke in the distance, he listened to the introduction of the enemy situation by the advance commander Wilfner:
"My lord, we encountered the rebels three days ago. The first battle took place in the city of Clermont. We took over the vanguard company of the city, and were suddenly attacked and ambushed by these rebels in the urban area; losses Only half of the soldiers and supplies broke out to ask for help."

"Your Majesty, we encountered the rebels three days ago. The first battle took place in Clermont City. We took over the vanguard company of the city, and were suddenly attacked and ambushed by these rebels in the urban area; the loss was great Only half of the soldiers and supplies were destroyed before we broke out and asked for help."

"Then when we attacked Clermont, we severely punished the rebels and their collaborators, hanged some of them according to the killing rate of eleven, and moved the rest of the captives away; Similar incidents happened one after another in Wa, Compiègne, Soissons and other places."

"So we concentrated our forces, searched for possible enemies with all our strength, and finally captured the main force of the rebels at Longo Castle; but the sudden appearance of the Brabant Army caused us to lose five Redemption companies, two mixed companies, and some heavy equipment. , Temporarily losing the follow-up offensive ability."

"Therefore, according to the latest infiltration investigation. In the city of Amiens today, in addition to more than 7000 rebel coalition forces gathered by a dozen local royalists; there are also more than 3000 Brussels Corps from the Principality of Brabant; 2000 from Moore's army and [-] from Luxembourg's."

"Those royalist armies are nothing more than that, their equipment and training will not be much better than the enemies they encountered before; and it is easy to fight on their own, lack of response and be defeated separately. But those Brabant soldiers are quite good at Fight on the banks of the river, in the mud of the swamp;"

"Frontal combat is also quite tough. Even if the front line and formation are broken, they can quickly disperse into many small groups and retreat on their own; when our soldiers try to pursue, the effect of firearms will be limited by the mud and puddles, and then Lost due to enemy counterattack."

"Therefore, Your Majesty, until you arrive with your backup, we can only remain on the defensive, and can only constrain the enemies in Amiens to a limited extent. During this period, there are constantly armed royalists from all over the surrounding area, engulfing a large number of people and supplies , gathered in the city of Amiens..."

"However, we also dispatched several companies at night to ambush and attack several of them; we took the opportunity to mix our eyeliners and scouts into the city of Amiens..." Wilfner finally complimented: "But your Majesty, you are here , then there is no need to worry about all the problems..."

"There is nothing wrong with you saying that." Jiang Tian smiled with relief when he heard the words: "However, how much do your people know about the situation in Amiens? I still need more exact situations and content, such as The so-called Marianne I and members of her court supported by the rebel party."

"This matter is easy to handle." Wervner secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and then told his subordinates: "Go and bring Antoine here, and say that my king will be summoned for questioning."

"Your Majesty, Antoine is one of the members of the traitor court who escaped from the city and was intercepted by us..." Then he turned his head and explained to Jiang Tian: "The so-called Royal Curtain Officer. At the same time, he also claimed to be One of the temporary lovers of Marianne I."

Then, a young aristocrat with a greasy face, frivolous footsteps, a robe like a pheasant's tail, colorful ornaments and ribbons, was brought to Jiang Tian; "About Marianne, tell me everything you know! "Welfner snapped:

At this time, the roar of artillery in the distance was suddenly overwhelmed by the cheers that resounded for a moment; but under the continuous bombardment of artillery fire, the wall on the other side of the moat of Amiens, which was already riddled with holes, had already collapsed in a corner of dust and smoke. A gap several meters wide was exposed.

At this time, Jiang Tian also smelled the faint stench close at hand; it was the noble prisoner Antoine who was scared to pee by this scene, and sat on the ground dumbfounded and soaked. "It seems that you are useless." Farfner couldn't help scolding with disgust on his face:
"No, no, I am useful, I will definitely be useful!" The young nobleman Antoine came back to his senses after hearing this, and shouted in a hurry: "I know all the members of the court and the main generals, and I know Marian privacy, including every detail of her body."

At this time, the defenders in the city of Amiens also responded. From the gap in the collapse, an army wearing flat helmets, chain armor and Pegasus-patterned robes poured out; , winged spears, halberds and long-handled counter-blade knives; intertwined to form a temporary line of defense.

"This is the Pegasus Regiment from the country of Namur, and it is also one of the famous and powerful troops in the armies of the Netherlands." Farfner took advantage of the situation and explained: "The best at relying on fortresses and fortresses. In the autumn and winter offensive of the Normans, he defeated the enemy many times."

However, the first to attack them was not the Redemption Companies who flooded the field like a tide and quickly filled the moat with earth bags and prefabricated wooden rafts; The bombers, but rows of flying shells.

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