Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 554
What are the consequences and costs of concentrating fire on a small area by dozens of shells with basically calibrated shooting ranges in an instant?The soldiers of the "Pegasus" regiment who rushed out of the gap in the city wall in an instant seemed to be slapped and sunken out of thin air, turning into a large mess of blood and flesh splashed on the gap.

Immediately afterwards, following the drumbeats and commands from the march, the musketeers completed the first round of volleys; soil and rocks splashed on the edges of the city cards on both sides of the gap, and from time to time there were accidentally exposed human bodies, screaming and rolling , fell down; at this time the Redemption Company also rushed to the moat.

Pushing a cart full of earth bags and holding a prefabricated wooden raft, they almost ignored the threat of sporadic arrows at the top of the city; they jumped into the already quite cold river without hesitation, and propped up their bodies to push forward. Between them, several channels were buried and laid, leading directly to the several-meter-wide passages under the wall.

And just as they finished their tasks and got rid of their burdens, they were still stirring and struggling in the river, supporting and dragging their injured companions, and at the same time they began to retreat; Then, in a blink of an eye, he crossed these simple passages.

He rushed up with unabated momentum, and the low slope formed by the collapsed corner of the city wall; the stumps and broken bodies trampled on the ground and the wailing wounded in a large pool of blood disappeared in the gap in an instant; it became the inside of the city wall again. There were fierce impacts, mournful wailing and screaming.

Followed by a company of grenadiers wearing breastplates, iron mesh knee pads, and half-round helmets; these specially selected veterans with strong arms and accurate throwing threw a large burst of explosives almost against the base of the wall. Bombs, air waves, and billowing smoke and dust overturned and blasted the remnants of the enemy hidden in the city gate.

It wasn't until I lost all my bombs that I picked up the spare double-edged axe, short mace, scimitar, and swift sword; lowered my body to stick to the edge of the gap, and climbed up the two sides of the city wall filled with fireworks and mourning; Amidst the screams of knife repairs one after another, they quickly occupied and expanded the breakthrough on 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 white soldiers composed of swords, shields and halberds continued to pour in along the emptied gap like a tide. ; and turned into fierce screaming and shouting extending to the depths of the city.

In just a few hours between afternoon and evening, a corner of the strictly guarded city of Amiens was successfully breached.At this time, apart from the pre-deployed artillery array of the strike company, the New Kingdom Army/Freedom Army has not even invested in any heavy equipment or larger siege equipment.

But when the sky began to darken, the battle in the city intensified amidst the thick smoke and flames; not long after, the city gate facing the First Legion was shot down from the inside along with several flags that fell from the wall. Open the outside, revealing the special attack knight standing like a blood man in the pile of corpses.

This is also the practice of most of the conscripted feudal vassal armies in contemporary times; they prepare their own weapons and horses to fight in accordance with the vassal obligations sworn in advance.As long as the suzerain country provides basic rations and clothing; the rest are all obtained from the loot captured on the battlefield/searching corpses/plundering the people.

However, with the New Kingdom Army/Freedom Army soldiers pouring across the streets like a stream of iron, they continued to fire guns and throw explosives.These scattered, crushed, 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 street.

The different armies in Amiens have different specific equipment, training, organization, combat styles and specialties.For example, the Duchy of Brabant is famous for its abundance of mercenaries, and it is famous for its brave, tough, flexible and light infantry who are good at rivers, swamps and woodlands.

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 really astonishingly large.Among them are the remnants of the Flanders Legion in the old kingdom system, the former Royal Infantry Regiment with sophisticated tactics and adept coordination;

Immediately afterwards, the rebels from the southern heresy began to divide their troops and go north.Forced by the situation, he had no choice but to play the banner of the former royal family, Princess Teresia, under the advice of the staff around him; calling for the restoration of the former royal court, he gathered the royalists with rewards of power, status and wealth.

However, as a member of the North Rhine Union with developed handicraft industry and commerce, the Earl of Trier is relatively rich, but lacks powerful soldiers.

"Your Majesty, please let Vermont's soldiers and I do our part for your great cause!"

Of course, Jiang Tian agreed to his request without hesitation.So only on the next morning, Jiang Tian was able to stand on the ruins of the city gate that was blasted; overlooking the continuous battle noise in the city of Amiens; it was divided into several urban areas, but still stubbornly resisting between buildings enemy.

With the split of the revived Roman Empire and the independence of the Western Empire, these legionnaires stationed in the north lost their sources of supplement and supplies; they had to join the local natives.Became a Germanic tribe that was also allied with the barbarians of the Norman countries and the Hesse, and several civilized dominions of the tripartite confrontation;

In front of the King of Knights, in less than one evening, the impenetrable defenses of Amiens were easily smashed to pieces by cannons; Most of the royal party have lost contact one after another.

"The only way is blood!" "Until death!" These Norman tribes from the North Sea coast in the north, wearing wolf head caps, paneled armor and animal skin clothes according to the ancient tradition, hired guards for generations, also raised their weapons and roared on the spot. Get up and swear.The next moment, they rushed out.

Therefore, what they can rely on daily is a few mercenary groups that have signed long-term employment contracts.However, Richius, the Earl of Trier, was very lucky to meet a member of the Royal Family of Zealand who fled abroad during the Flower Moon Incident, the Princess Monterey, daughter of the Duke of Orleans.

Therefore, when the battle to defend the royal capital of the Burgundian dynasty started, Lisius led a large number of vassal soldiers and mercenaries sponsored by the United Nations, and entered the provinces of Calais and Picardy at the northern end of the kingdom; Everything that happened afterwards was far smoother than he had expected.

Followed by the Vermanduis army with the starry flag, it was responsible for rushing into houses, shops or building ruins, cleaning up and searching for possible corpses and remnants of enemies; A kind of object that comes by hand, or a bulging bag.

Then, the troops near Brabant, Namur and Luxembourg were introduced, and they asked for help from the North Rhine United and the Duchy of Saxony, which were behind the scenes.Although with the help of the Brabant, he successfully repelled the rebels from the south near Amiens, but he also attracted a greater threat.

"My brave warriors, these are the rewards and rewards you have received for following me so far!" "But as long as you can escort me out and return to the territory of the United Rhine or Trier, you will get more than these Triple reward."

But suddenly one day, a mysterious person came to his private court and showed him another prospect.The Burgundy family, which has only been in charge of the royal capital for a few years, has already been challenged and threatened by heretical rebels from the south; the Kingdom of Sealand will fall into chaos and turmoil again.

And 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 carried away, but also the title 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.

Therefore, Lisius then took off his gorgeous and complicated robes, put on a relatively light lock curtain, and asked someone to carry several large boxes; The gold coins were dumped in front of the gathered guards "Wolf Skin Warriors".

Not only Brabant, Namur, and Luxembourg, one of the princes of the Netherlands, accepted his offer one after another; made way for him and became foreign aid; even the Northern Expedition suppressed by the Burgundian family The old royal party in the province also unfurled the banner of iris flowers in various places to respond;
As Li Xius entered the city of Amiens without blood, he even received a huge amount of financial support from a mysterious person to further speed up the formation of the army and buy local forces.However, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse; the Burgundian dynasty failed to hold the capital region, nor could it hold the capital.

And Namur's own army, in addition to those traditional feudal fief knights and vassals, is adaptable to rugged and narrow terrain, and is good at dealing with cheap solutions for cavalry assaults; formed by the classical clan association "Efa" The provided scythe and hook hand are known as one party.

"Father, do you want to bring Her Majesty the Queen with you?" At this time, the second son Lamia who was closely beside Li Xius couldn't help but said: "After all...the last of the royal family..."

The army from the Principality of Luxembourg is dominated by mountain hunting companies with local characteristics; most of the soldiers from mountain people and hunters are fast and accurate in archery, but their range and lethality are flawed; therefore, they often prefer field battles relying on fortifications , or defending the guards of the fortress.

Such a scene also greatly shocked and horrified the envoys and representatives of the princes of the Netherlands who came with the army; they could not help but reflect on the suzerain's vassal clauses that might be reached in the future, and once again lowered their basic psychological expectations.And Young Master Nisit of Vermont made a more proactive request:

Therefore, sometimes, these vassal armies think that they can get too little profit, and will take the initiative to rob and sell local people; turning them into serfs in the manors of overseas lords.Therefore, there is also a special gendarmerie squad watching them, severely punishing all acts of rape and kidnapping or indiscriminate killing and arson.

However, this result was too bleak and absurd for the Earl of Trier, who had just been sworn in as regent and cardinal.Judging from his surname, it can be seen that he originated from the Greek region, and his ancestors were the descendants of the generals of the army who were left behind in the Northern Land during the Empire Resurgence Movement.

Thus, while the Burgundian family continued to mobilize troops from the northern provinces to go south, the opportunity promised by the mysterious man came.Even in addition to the sponsorship of some forces within the North Rhine United, even the Principality of Saxony of the Germanic/Hessian Alliance has shown enough interest in this.

"No need, don't worry about that woman, maybe you can buy some time and opportunities for us." Li Xius shook his head with faint disgust in his eyes, and said to his second son: "It's all at this moment, you won't still dream, you can become The husband of the new dynasty, right?"

Of course, only Li Xiusi knows the truth is that the woman who is still hanging out with the servants in the court is actually just a liar who pretends to be "Princess Teresia" and confuses many people; In fact, it was a court maid who escaped from the princess.

However, many people were convinced because they were familiar with all kinds of anecdotes and daily details in the court, and they were even defrauded of a large amount of money and jewels in the name of funding the royal family's loans; Around, also exposed by the maid from the old royal family...

And secretly intercepted the "princess of the royal family" who tried to abscond with money, and then there was the supported Marianne I.But she has also been unstoppable since she took the throne... The next moment, there was a sudden loud noise and roar outside, which disturbed Li Xius's wandering thoughts.

　Hurry up and chase after Squid Girl's new book "The Ring of Fate"
　　
　
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