Chapter 256: [Dam! 】

"咚! 咚! 咚! 咚! 咚!"
Above the wilderness. The original sparse forests have been cut down. The original vast wilderness looked more and more Xiao Xiao and killed.
Zhentian's dynamic drum sounds became louder and spread out far away.
Twenty large drums lined up in a row, each side is covered with cooked cowhide, and one person is tall with a high shelf. There are two naked men next to the big drum, holding a sledgehammer in the wind. Struggle hard!
The black squadrons have already set up a close-knit square array. The black iron armor spreads on the ground like a dark cloud. Looking from a distance, it is cold and bright!
At the rear of the array, a tall platform built of giant wood is ten meters in length, and there are huge rollers under the base. Around 200 strong men in leather armor are pushing the high platform as the military team slows down. Slow forward.
The sky was gloomy, and the dark clouds seemed to be lowered, and Governor Hughes on the high platform looked as if he was standing among the clouds.
Hughes, in a gold armor, looked very spirited. Under the golden helmet, his spirits fluttered, with a whip in his hand, standing on a high platform, holding on to the railing, staring into the distance ...
Just ahead. A long river is like a strip of water, opposite the majestic and continuous city wall, and the towering triumphal city tower, the flags are dancing, but under the dark clouds, it looks a little downcast.
Hughes stood on the tower, suddenly waving his whip, and exhaled a smile: "That is the capital of my future kingdom!"
Behind him, there were several iron guards on the high platform. Among the guards, Adeline and Defeni looked horrible.
"The largest city on the continent will be the first precious gift I give you!" Hughes turned her head, and the light in those eyes swept over Diffany's face before holding a smile. "I will be the new king here ... and you, my future queen, this city will be at your feet."
The army formation of tens of thousands of iron armored lions once spread out in this wilderness, it really covers the sky! The Armenian Military Region has always been known for its excellent armoured armour. The armour of this army under Hughes is spared no expense, especially an iron armored infantry corps behind the army formation. Almost every soldier is produced by high-quality armor produced in Armenia Armed to the teeth, thick iron armor, covered peeping, iron shields like walls, spears like forests!
After the drums rang for a while, a screaming bugle came immediately above the walls of Osgilia in the distance, and the soldiers on the tower looked like ants. The battle flag was quickly raised.
The fluttering Empire Eagle flag stood on the tower, Hughes looked at the majestic city wall, but just pouted a smile.
At this moment, several distant horses rushed from both sides along the front of the army formation.
The army formed an aisle at once, letting these riders come under the platform of Hughes.
"Mr. Governor! The First Banner Regiment has defeated the Acropolis of the South, annihilating the enemy by 400, and the Acropolis of the South has come to me!"
"Mr. Governor! The Second Banner Regiment has defeated the Acropolis of the West! Six hundred enemies have been wiped out, and the Acropolis of the West has come to me!"
"Mr. Governor, the Third Banner Regiment has defeated the Acropolis of the North, and the enemy has burned the tower and is in ruins!"
"Master, the Fourth Banner ..."
Several cavalry soldiers gave a loud report under the platform one by one. Hughes above heard it, raised a brow, and then laughed a few times, and said, "Okay! The nails around are all cleaned up! Sri Lanka has become a lone city! "
He smiled and then slowly smiled, "Pass me the order! Conquer Osgilia and insert my king flag into the city! The first citybreaker, no matter what his status, is rewarded with 100,000 bounty coins, up three pole!"
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Above the triumphal tower of Osgilia. The King ’s Guard ’s commander, General Span, was sinking in water. His eyes were bloodshot, and his beard had not been trimmed for many days. He even had some minor injuries that had not been healed during the battle against the rebels in the Red Zone in the city .
General Span hasn't closed his eyes for two days. Although he is not a famous empire, as a half-life general, he also knows the current situation!
Trapped in a lonely city!
Since allowing El Salvador to escape from Oscilia that day, Span knows that the curtain of the civil war has opened!
Although he was angered by the thunder of Emperor Cantos, but loyal to the royal family, he knew very well that he had no way out and had no choice!
Just two days after El Salvador's escape, the Armenian Military District, the closest to the Imperial Capital Territory, raised the rebel flag for the first time! Immediately within the empire, at least a dozen military district governors immediately responded! And the rest, even if no news has come, is bound to move.
At this time, in fact, it is not important whether the guy in El Salvador ran away or not. The outbreak of this civil war is no longer a situation where one's life or death can be changed.
Or to say ... On the day Cavavirs was stabbed to death, the curtain of this war was already opened!
The Armenian military region has a good supply of soldiers, and the benefits of the armor are the best in the Byzantine Empire! General Span, who has been lingering in the army for a lifetime, knows the elite level of the army under the governor of Armenia. Hearing that the Armenian rebels are so well equipped, even the Royal Forest Army may not be able to match it!
Just three days ago, a bulletin had spread throughout the empire. The bulletin was passed through the magic circle of magical unions in various parts of the empire.
This is a war book drafted by Armenian Governor Hughes.
In this war book, Hughes rebuked the imperial emperor Kantos, a cruel believer, with a questioning tone, betrayed the military, made no achievements in politics, and repeatedly suppressed the military, causing the empire's generals to chill. This time, a cleansing campaign against the military was suddenly launched. In the war books, Hughes demanded that Emperor Cantos abdicate immediately. The royal rule of the Karenma family was abolished, the archaic system was restored to the patriarchal system, and members of the patriarchal committee were re-elected to rule the empire together.
"The state has survived for thousands of years, and its evils are extremely complicated. It is time to change! When this time, it is for the empire, for the glory of the soldiers, and come forward, although nine dead powder and broken bones without regrets! Former Governor of the Armenian Military Region Hughes shed his blood, and the heroes and heroes of the world talked about the faint of the emperor, in order to return our empire's former glory! "
Span remembered the last two sentences of that announcement and couldn't help sighing.
For example, "the former Governor of the Armenian Military Region of the Empire, Hughes", this sentence is wonderful in a word "original". This Hughes had made up his mind completely, and even the official positions of the Empire had been abandoned.
Discuss the Emperor together, abolish the rule of the Karenma ... to establish the Senate? Joke, how can these warlords play the tricks of the Senate, even if a Senator is really set up, the members of the future Senate will be all cleaned up and replaced by the military governors Take it.
This announcement has completely broken with the imperial royal family in Shanghai. No longer recognize the imperial royal dominance, no longer recognize the imperial royal feudal office. Even ... no longer acknowledge the existence of the Byzantine Empire!
The launch of Governor Hughes immediately caused a response from the warlords. At this moment, rebel flags were erected in the empire, especially in the northern military districts, and half of the northern territory of the empire had changed flags.
The Armenian Military Region is closest to the Imperial Capital. Hughes first attacked Osgilia. His strength was originally among the top three in the Empire's military regions. Combined with the benefits of the armor and many years of operation, even if it was 100,000, It is not surprising that the army came. Hearing that Hughes had reached agreements with other military district governors this time, the El Salvador played a major role in it, and Hughes immediately came out. A total of 60,000 troops from two heavy armoured infantry corps plus a mixed infantry corps immediately marched into Osgilia.
In this case, as the defending commander of Osgilia, General Span had to adopt a shrinking tactic.
Originally, as the empire's imperial capital, Osgilia was surrounded by four acropolises, the size of which was roughly equivalent to the ordinary small cities of the empire, and the surrounding villages and towns formed a region under the jurisdiction of the empire.
The Armenian rebels attacked, and Span responded by abandoning the surroundings and retreating to the capital, Osgilia.
Although this strategy has been debated at the court meeting, especially the civil servants' group has strongly dismissed this strategy of retreating without war, but Span insisted on his own opinion.
He was very disdainful of the remarks of the ministers.
Fortunately, the old emperor Cantos also came from the army after all. At this time, he firmly supported Span.
Span's reason is simple: Osgilia is underpowered.
Originally, the garrison of Osgilia had only 20,000 emperor captives, plus only about 8,000 guards. Even if all the security guards in the city are added up, the number on the paper is only 30,000.
More importantly, because of the recent war with the Odin, two of the empire's central standing corps were directly maimed. In order to rebuild, and to ensure the royal family's control of the reconstruction troops, they successively moved from the Imperial Guard's Guard Corps. At least 8,000 people were dispatched here to flesh out the new army. The vacancies of the Wangcheng Guards were filled and filled by the second-line local defense forces in various places.
The combat effectiveness of the guards of the former capital may not be as strong—although the guards' loyalty to the royal family need not be doubted, and the military equipment has always been favored by the royal family. However, this army has been stationed in the capital for many years, and most soldiers have not even experienced much killing. Such an army, even in the eyes of several other central standing regiments that also belong to the royal camp, is somewhat disdainful.
Often people in the Sixth and Thirteenth Regiments are mocked for mocking the Imperial Guard's Guards as "old soldiers plus baby soldiers."
But now even this "old soldier plus baby soldier" has been transferred by less than half, and the second-line local defense forces added are even more unbearable, and the combat effectiveness has been reduced by 30%.
As for the Yulin Army ... If the Imperial Guards are a flower army, are the Yulin Army ... These guys can be honour guards, can they fight ... Shake their heads faster.
Except that mysterious "Dark Night Royal Forest"!
But no matter how strong the dark night Royal Forest is, it is only a few hundred people. How many hundreds can play in the battle of the Corps?
Although the military strength of 30,000 people does not sound small. But the city of Nahe Oscilia is too big! To guard such a huge and gigantic city, 30,000 people would be much weaker on the long wall.
If we have to split our troops to the four Acropolises on the outskirts?
That's just looking for death!
There is a lack of cavalry in the city ... Although there are many cavalry in the Royal Forest, the fighting power of those guys can't be trusted.
The rebel forces outside the city dominated once attacked. Be sure to pull out the surrounding nails first. And if the troops are stationed, it's like a fist loosened, letting the other party cut their fingers one by one.
Might as well gather your fists and stay at Osgilia.
The magnificent city of Osgilia is again dangerous. Coupled with the prosperous year round, the city has plenty of supplies. Apart from that, food alone is not a problem for three months.
And there are also shipping lines! The rebels have just arrived, and they may not be able to block the waters and stay in Osgilia. They can continue to replenish supplies at sea. Depending on this male city, they may be able to deal with the rebels for a period of time.
And ... Span still had some hope in his heart.
General Adrik has gone to the southeast to mobilize local defense forces. There will definitely be reinforcements, and several other Central Standing Regiments of the Loyal Empire ... other than that, if the Rudrian Cavalry Regiment can come, there will be more hopes for victory in this war One point!
But even though Span thought so often, he also knew that there was not much hope.
Several central standing corps are scattered in various places. At this moment, rebels are everywhere. In order to support the imperial capital, each corps must first pass through the enemy-occupied area.
And even if I really rushed to death, how much combat power can I still have?
Moreover, when the Hughes army invaded, other rebellious warlords would also start their troops. It is said that at this moment several other governors in the north have already sent troops to the capital.
In Span's view, there is really no hope of victory for the royal family in this war. The empire has been eroded for a hundred years. The system of the Tema military region has fattened these packs of wolves and operated for several generations. These military regions have already become a country in the middle of the country. Disadvantage, not to mention the fact that after the First World War with Odin, several central standing regiments loyal to the royal family were weakened.
Knowing that they will be defeated, these heavens and souls are trembling in the city of Osguilia. And from time to time there are various gossip news.
As a defending general in the city, Span had also been tempted by the rebels.
These rebels have operated in the empire for generations, and the lurking forces do not know how many. Even if the city had been under martial law for a few days, just yesterday night, some people actually asked to see Spoon in the middle of the night, indicating that his identity came to persuade Spoon on behalf of the rebels outside the city.
I really do n’t know the strict city defense. What secret channels did these guys sneak in?
The other side stated that as long as Spanken was defeated and changed course, he would open the gates in the battle and let the rebels enter the city ...
"Master Hughes said that the post of Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Armenia will be left to you! Earl Feng, rewarding 100,000 gold coins! And I heard that you have a close nephew, Nigur, and you treat it as if you had done it. The adult said that he would marry his tribe to Nigur, and treat you as a brother! "
This price code is really not low!
The future King Minister, Earl Feng, the reward of 100,000 gold coins, and the in-laws' marriage with the new king ...
Espan has been operating in the city guard for many years of prestige. Naturally, there are a group of loyal people who are loyal to him. It is not necessarily too difficult to open the gates of the city during the battle.
Span is very clear, as long as he is willing to nod and dedicate the city gate, then he will be able to live a glorious and wealthy life in the future, and will be able to save his family's survival and his life.
And if you refuse, once you defeat the city, your entire family will end in ruins!
But now it seems that there is little hope for ourselves.
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"I'm very tempted, really tempted."
At the time, Span looked at the messenger sent by the other side, and sighed calmly: "I am loyal to serve the royal family. I am already forty years old this year, and I am just a general. His Majesty's closest and trusted people count The first twenty may not have me. The house of power of the empire, I ca n’t even rank one hundred! Even before the war, Her Majesty sinned on me because of El Salvador ’s escape, but now it is only for the war to use me to make me suffer , Continue to command the Guards.
And I'm Span, I know my ability and say talents, I'm nothing more than Chinese talents. There are many famous generals in the empire. Whether Adrik or General Ruhr's talents are ten times better than me, The crazy dog ​​Green of the past is ten times better than me!
With my talents, even in another fifty years, I would not be able to sit in the position of Minister of Military Affairs. So ... By contrast, Master Hughes's conditions are already sincere.
So, if I am not attentive, it is a falsehood! "
The messenger heard here ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The face suddenly changed: "Have you agreed?"
Span continued with a sigh: "I want to promise you, but unfortunately ... I can't!"
He stood up, slowly bypassed the table, looked at his sabre hanging on the wall, and suddenly smiled slightly. He slowly turned back, and at the moment, Span was very slow and very serious:
"Man lives forever, in addition to prosperity and wealth, there are always something else."
After that, a flash of spirit in his hand flashed, and Jian Feng had pierced the messenger's throat!
The messenger widened his eyes, covered his throat, and made a rattling sound, blood flowing slowly from his fingers!
"In the history of the empire, the founding Marshal Duke Tulip once said: If the country is destroyed, loyal officials will die! I am a sparrow, a mediocre person, and dare not compare myself to the heroes of the Duke Tulip. But today, I also have a word ..."
Span slowly wiped the blood on the blade, his eyes calmed like water: "If the empire is destroyed, I'm Span ... be dead!"