() The Eastern European plains at the end of October had sunny skies and white clouds. Except for the slightly cold air, everything was perfect.

In Kiev, the artillery positions set up by the Roman Empire continued to pour artillery shells into the city. On average, every three hours, the empire would fire artillery into the city for thirty minutes without interruption, giving the people inside something to do besides waiting.

6-pound and 8-pound solid bullets flew continuously from low altitude and viciously hit the Russian army's position in Kiev. All the Russians who were holding on to the city could only look dryly at the flying shells in the sky.

The track falls in the city

.As a city with quite a history, the bricks of Kiev’s ancient city wall exploded and earth exploded everywhere like sawdust. Further inside, many buildings in the city became crumbling, and the black smoke from the flames

It can be seen from a radius of more than ten miles.

Now that we have successfully besieged Kiev and even won two games, the next step is on the agenda.

"Attacking Kiev to seize this kind of city? Anyway, the old warlord's order is for us to go north to besiege Kiev and contain the Russian army from Minsk. Why don't we take this city and hold on here? Your Excellency, Commander of the Legion

, we ask for the honor of planting the eagle flag on the head of Kiev!"

The two legion commanders who missed two battles jumped over to try.

"The attack will cause damage to the imperial troops, but also to the fortifications. Will a destroyed city be used against the defenders of Minsk?"

"The supply is expected to be overwhelming. Our transport vehicles can only carry less than two months of supplies at most."

"After all, you are all cowards! How can a brave Roman be afraid of death! Lord Commander of the Legion, let me lead the team, and I will personally plant the Roman flag on the top of the city of Kiev!"

"How are you talking!"

"That's enough!" Seeing that a good military discussion was about to turn into a quarrel, Uncle Zhimiszia stopped the two army commanders, "I don't want to capture Kiev. Okay, you all come here, I will issue the order

."

The main force stayed put, besieged Kiev, sent out cavalry, and asked the Poles to cooperate in destroying the forces of the pro-Russian Polish nobles. Before the main force of the Russian army in Minsk made any move, this was Rome's next step.

The commanders of each legion ordered to leave one after another after being assigned the task of sweeping up. In the big tent of the military meeting, only me, Uncle Zimiskia and the one-eyed old man General Cleisthenes were left.

Uncle Tzimiszia asked: "Your Highness, what do you think of my arrangement this time?"

"The Russian garrison in Minsk is not only responsible for defending the territory, defending the Kingdom of Sweden and the German region, but also part-time responsible for suppressing the local area. The number of troops in Minsk is the highest among the Russian garrison in several aspects, with more than 70,000 people. It fell.

Kiev, we must defend Kiev again

Auxiliary, not to mention that the troops were damaged during the siege, but the destroyed fortifications are not enough to survive another offensive and defensive battle, and the city cannot hold tens of thousands of us at all. With our tens of thousands of troops, we can hold on to the city.

Although this place can attract Russian troops to the greatest extent,

But it is very likely that we will catch up with us, or even drag down the main force of the Sviatos Overseer, which is not worth the loss." I thought about the disadvantages of sticking to Kiev, and I felt that this place really felt like a tasteless place. Who would let the supply line go?

So long, "Legion Commander's Plan"

It's very good. Surround Kiev without attacking, send cavalry to cooperate with the Poles, sweep the area around Kiev, take away everything that can be taken, move everything that can be moved, so that the Russians going south will not even have anything to eat.

, This will be very beneficial to our future operations."

Uncle Tzimiszia nodded happily: "Yes, that's what I mean, trap Kiev and let our army eat the nearby food, so that the Russian army in Minsk will have no food available after they arrive here.

!”

Except for Rome, European countries basically don’t have to prepare and supply food for the army. They have almost no logistical burden and no such concept, so it is a tradition to eat wherever they go. I didn’t expect that the Russians used it to defeat the Swedes, Napoleon, and Hitler.

The tactics actually let us use them.

Uncle Tzimiszia gave me a mission later. He took all the Polish vassal cavalry and went to each legion to ask for three battalions of imperial infantry. He gave me two battalions of chasseurs to coordinate with my breastplate.

The cavalry battalion sweeps the area centered on Ritomir as far as it can.

Since the mission is to be carried out before the Russians arrive, naturally the sooner we leave, the better. The command of the Chasseur Battalion was given to Uncle Tzimiszia on the first day, so I don’t have to think about the selection of the Chasseurs.

, I immediately took the order given by Uncle Zhimiszia and went to the major legions to ask for people.

The first three legions that had contact with the enemy suffered some casualties and were exhausted after forced marches, so those people are not within my consideration. Then the three infantry battalions will be from the two new legions.

Chosen.

Hippias, the commander of the fifth Spartan legion, received me very cordially. This fat middle-aged man in his fifties was impressed by his loud voice and impassioned behavior in the military tent that he wanted to die for Rome immediately.

I was very impressed. After learning that I needed three infantry battalions, he immediately boldly announced that I would choose any battalion headquarters in the legion.

Hippias quickly gathered the soldiers of the legion and arranged them in battalion units in the legion's camp.

"I really envy His Highness to be able to lead troops into battle!" Hippias, commander of the Fifth Spartan Legion, suddenly said this to me without any reason.

I smiled and asked him: "Aren't we all working for the empire now?"

"Your Highness, I am a commoner in Anatolia. Fighting, brawling, and stealing things from the homes of pagans are all common things. I have been accustomed to speaking directly with my fists since I was a child. I am a simple person. War,

It's time to speak with your fists. The army has already been killed, so why besiege the city? Look at those generals with noble backgrounds, one or two making excuses for their cowardice!" Hippias said with resentment.

"Are you also dissatisfied with the strategy of the legion command?" I thought thoughtfully.

Hippias had no scruples about who Uncle Zimiskia was to me: "Yes!"

"You are a very talented general."

I turned my hands behind my back and gave this cunning general a fair evaluation. Anyway, I have noticed such a person.

"I just like to be straightforward."

Hippias goes straight?

I was still wondering why among the several army commanders, he was so keen on attacking and even threatened to personally lead the team to capture the city of Kiev. I dared him to strive for performance in front of me, but the reason was that he just said that he was a civilian.

It is generally difficult for civilians in the empire to climb up the ranks after reaching the position of legion commander. At this time, based on the experience and strategies accumulated over hundreds of years, the civilian who is the legion commander has the title of knight. At this time, it is most secure.

The method is to find a middle- and lower-class aristocratic young man

Marriage between a sister or a wealthy family can lay the foundation for future heirs, allowing the grandson to become a baron or viscount within three generations. However, some commoners who are appreciated by the nobles often soar into the sky, just like the old scumbag. After his death

His previous title was a military count.

After selecting two infantry battalions, I left the military camp of Hippias, went to the 10th Reinstein Corps, and selected an infantry battalion. After the three infantry battalions were selected, it was dusk, and it was time for dinner in the military camp.

In the army, the staple food is bread, and the main meats are beef and pork. Due to Orthodox Christian beliefs, the army will distribute fish oil and even vegetarian meals during Lent. Of course, these are all in the usual station.

Food provided.

During peacetime marches, the food provided by the Roman military camp came from the traditional method of the Vikings, "stew".

The staple food is still 1 pound of bread. After a day of marching, the soldiers received the bread and gathered around the marching pot. They put olive oil, meat, vegetables, radishes, onions and salt into the pot and stewed it slowly. After dinner, that night

The remaining bottom of the pot will be retained for the next day. If there is a lack of vegetables and other supplies, just put the bread and biscuits in boiling water and stir them into a paste.

Next to each marching pot, the company steward and the flag bearer took on the role of cook and distributed food. After the soldiers received the bread and food, they would sign their names from the company steward and then receive their daily share.

Wine. In the Roman army, wine was very important, just like condoms and chocolate were to the Medician soldiers.

On the second day, the troops I selected left the main force and moved toward the distance. Assassin wondered: "What should we do now?"

"Go and teach our dear, great, hard-working, and lovely Polish people a lesson, and at the same time charge them tuition, fees, textbook fees, and education fees."

Poland is a place with a lot of brains, a lot of horses, and a lot of food. In addition, our declaration of war this time was after the autumn harvest. None of the landlords has hundreds of handfuls or two hundred tons of food. We can only rely on thousands of people to make it.

With manpower, it is impossible to hope that the large area from Kiev to the area we occupy will be swept away before the Russians can react.

So, I decided to find a helper to help us. Anyway, Poland is lacking everything except them, Polish serfs.

Polish serfs are a good thing. When the African black uncles were still playing in the mud in Africa, Polish serfs had already contributed to the peaceful and independent Kingdom of Great Britain. Now, several countries around Great Britain have

The big** took one turn for the sake of

What, it's for the serfs... and their food. But the silkworms also have rich and handsome men fighting for them, so they are lucky. No, it seems that the history of mankind is all about two rich and handsome men with their own slaves.

Da fights back and forth over a group of dwarfs.

After conducting an investigation on the Poles, with the Polish cavalry in the lead, the infantry advancing lightly, and the Chasseurs distributed in all directions for reconnaissance, I issued an order to our troops, who had a long way to go this time, to advance to the crossing of the Uri River where the Dnieper River is divided.

The army was able to move unhindered within what was considered enemy territory, thanks to Uncle Zhimiszia's containment in Uzin. Those clowns who dared to jump out were hit with a blow to the head and were stunned. If they wanted to jump out again, that was

It's impossible, but they can escape!

We went straight to the Uri River in the afternoon of the second day.

The Uri River Ferry is only more than 70 kilometers away from Kiev. It flows from west to east and merges into the Dnieper River. It divides the land in the south and is the only way to cross the river to Warsaw. The Uri River Ferry

In December and January, some rivers will be frozen, allowing people on both sides to pass freely, but given the weather in November, you have to rely on boats to cross the river.

I walked out of the hillside east of the Uri River ferry. Even though I already knew that there was a large convoy of horse-drawn carriages ahead, I still took out my telescope. In the cold world in the distance, there was a long line of horse-drawn carriages.

As soon as you think about what those carriages were carrying, you will know that the items that the Polish nobles had to carry on their way to escape were naturally valuables.

"I should really thank those Polish nobles. Not only did they pack the valuable items for us, but they also found us transportation means. Listen, tell the Poles who came with us that if they want a part of the wealth, use

Actions prove their loyalty!”

The Polish hussars I brought out took the lead in attacking. They rushed forward in groups of hundreds or dozens of people. The cavalry protecting the carriages were startled by the people who appeared for nothing, but soon

Organize a counterattack.

I watched the Poles fighting together on the small slope. The troops they brought were kept in reserve. The power of two chasseurs and a cuirassier battalion could crush the resisting Poles at any time.

"How did you know there were so many fleeing Poles here?" Assassin asked.

I put away the telescope and said: "It's nothing. Rome defeated the army they gathered before besieging Kiev. Naturally some people will flee back to spread the news. Since those Poland have joined the Russian camp, they naturally know that we will

How to treat them.

To continue to stay in the territory is to sit back and wait for death. Pack up your valuables and run away early. This is what smart people do. The Uri River ferry is one of the only crossings on this river, so it is easy to judge those who carry a large amount of property.

Which ferry would the Polish nobles choose?”

Assassin looked at the clothes of the Poles and suddenly said: "The winter in the north is very bad. I think you should prepare for it in advance."

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