River Sand Castle is the western gateway to the royal city of King Gemelin. The number of troops stationed here to defend the royal city is generally no less than 3,000.
Even when troops were mobilized to attack the Kingdom of Leyte, the garrison at the River Sand Castle remained untouched, and for the sake of safety, the King of Gemelin also sent a relatively reliable count to guard the place.
Although, due to the limited economic strength of the Gemelin Kingdom and the insufficient production capacity of the Cyric Consortium, the most elite needle guns have not been replaced by the troops stationed here, but several guns were indeed strengthened here a few days ago.
A muzzleloader that supports the scene.
It stands to reason that no matter what, we should be able to hold on here for a while, or at least resist for dozens of days, buying time for the defense of the royal city.
But now, the knight kneeling in front of King Gemelin opened his mouth with tears in his eyes and reported what he saw with his own eyes, which really shocked everyone present.
It was only now that the King of Gemelin realized that some of the rumors that he had not believed before were actually true.
It turned out that it was true that troops from the Kingdom of Wright appeared in the hinterlands of those kingdoms! And before, he had actually used cowardice as an excuse to kill the knights who went out to gather information.
"Your Majesty! The troops of the Kingdom of Wright have indeed occupied the River Sand Castle! I saw it with my own eyes! And... I also deliberately brought back two witnesses of the River Sand Castle..." The knight who saw the fall of the River Sand Castle with his own eyes lowered his head.
There were also a number of ministers reporting to the king.
This time, he was ordered by his superiors to bring back witnesses and investigate as clearly as possible, so he did his best to collect relatively detailed information.
As he spoke, he described the enemy's strength as impressively as possible: "The opponent's troops are not many, but their equipment is quite well-equipped. I dare not get too close, but I am sure that the royal flag of the Kingdom of Wright has been hung on the river sand castle.
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In fact, he also saw the soldiers of the Northridge Regiment. Those strange soldiers wearing steel helmets, gray-green long windbreakers, special armed belts, and holding new rifles were very easy to identify.
They are not dressed in the traditional military uniforms of the Wright Kingdom, nor are they completely different from the distinctive uniforms of other countries.
Hearing the report of the knight who went to spy on intelligence or confirm the enemy's position, the minister next to him immediately became panicked: "Your Majesty, things are more difficult than imagined!"
"Could it be that... Count Hershey has rebelled?" Another fat noble looked panicked and looked at his colleagues around him, asking uncertainly.
His immediate reaction was that the commander guarding the river sand castle surrendered. Otherwise, how could more than 3,000 soldiers have lost the river sand castle with a high city and a deep pool without holding on for a day?
However, his guess was immediately rejected by the person next to him: "It shouldn't be possible... Count Hershey shouldn't rebel... He is His Majesty's cousin!"
This earl has always been loyal and somewhat capable, not like a fool who rebels in battle.
Hearing the discussions of these ministers, King Gemelin's face became uncertain. He did not believe that his cousin had surrendered to the enemy, but he could not figure out why a relatively strong city was lost so easily.
At this time, the knight who went to inquire about the news spoke out the news he had learned: "Your Majesty! I rushed back from Hesha Castle, and there were rumors spreading among the troops over there... I heard, I heard that He
Lord Erxi, he has died for his country..."
"What?" As soon as the news came out, all the ministers and some of the remaining generals in the royal city were shocked.
They thought that the Hesha Fort was lost accidentally, and they were even more willing to believe that the Hesha Fort surrendered without a fight, rather than believe that it was captured by the enemy after resisting.
Because if Hesha Castle can be captured by the enemy, then the royal city where they are located will also suffer the same fate.
Therefore, when they heard that Hesha Castle had been captured and that His Majesty the King's cousin had died for his country, everyone present changed their expressions: "This...this..."
The king finally couldn't bear it any longer. He looked at a close minister and asked, "Is there any news from Cyric? Where are our reinforcements?"
The special envoy seeking help was sent out more than ten days ago. This is also one of the ways that the Gemelin Kingdom came up with to save itself.
The confidant looked embarrassed and said: "The envoy over there has sent news. Cyric is trying to find a way to dispatch supplies, but it will take time for these supplies to be transported from the surrounding areas to our royal city.
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Before the king could say anything, another minister on the side shouted dissatisfied: "What a joke! Where do we have time?"
Immediately, other ministers followed suit. These ministers are basically not of the same mind as the Cyric Consortium: "Yes! When their reinforcements arrive, our royal city may be breached!"
Previously, when the Cyric Consortium was working on the matter of the Kingdom of Gemelin declaring war on the Kingdom of Leyte, they were all in opposition and were not so optimistic about this matter.
But in the end, the king was dazzled by the benefits and sided with the Cyric Consortium. He received arms "aid" from the Cyric Consortium and was filled with the ambition of drinking from the endless sea of horses.
As a result, the army has been defeated like a mountain, and the dream of swallowing up the Kingdom of Wright and becoming a world-class power has also awakened...
Amidst the noise, the king heard a minister yelling in anger: "They were the ones who encouraged us to go to war in the first place! How could they ignore it when it ended up like this?"
Then, in a trance, he heard another minister strongly defending the Cyric Consortium: "They didn't say they didn't care, they just hoped that we could persist for one to two months, but now it seems that we have
I can’t hold on for that long!”
It's not that these ministers influenced by Cyric are so stupid and stupid, but now they can only grasp the life-saving straw of Cyric's financial group's assistance.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The most reasonable and easiest way to save the kingdom now is to wait for Cyric's follow-up material reinforcements.
As long as it can hold on for a while, the Gemelin Kingdom can more or less arm tens of thousands more troops.
When the time comes, equipped with the advanced weapons and equipment of the Cyric Consortium, this force may really be able to repel the army of the Kingdom of Wright, just as the Kingdom of Wright defeated them.
But before these people finished speaking, an opposing minister immediately retorted: "Let alone a month, even three days, you may not be able to persist!"
This sentence woke up all the dreamers.
Therefore, without bothering to investigate why Cyric's reinforcements were so slow, the King of Gemelin immediately looked at the generals on the side and asked: "How many troops are there in the city?"
"There aren't many left! The 3,000 most capable soldiers have been transferred to the offensive force, and there are still a few hundred left, as well as some temporary recruits..." the general replied hesitantly.
The king also knew that there was something fishy inside, so he yelled: "How many people are there? Tell me! What's the use of being secretive?"
"About 3,000 people!" The general lowered his head, feeling that this number was a bit embarrassing.
The king's body swayed and he almost lost his balance: "Three thousand? Only three thousand?"
He knew that all the troops that could fight before had been deployed to the front line, and they were probably all wiped out.
The combat effectiveness of the remaining defenders is actually not very high. Most of the soldiers are equipped with Cyric flintlock guns, and there are very few needle-fired guns.
The number of revolvers and K2 lever rifles smuggled from the Datang Group is basically negligible, and there are no decent cannons to use.
In other words, even if there are cannons, they don’t dare to use them. If the cannons really hit each other, the century-old royal city would probably be destroyed in one go...
"Isn't this a joke? With 3,000 people defending a wall as long as the royal city, it would be great to have 800 people on one side!" At the same time, some ministers also questioned angrily.
The general corrected him and said, "You haven't considered the strength to guard the palace. You can't transfer all the palace guards to the city wall, right?"
"If the city wall is lost, can the palace be defended? At this time, we should first find a way to defend the palace..." The minister asked sternly, as if he didn't understand.
The general was obviously not willing to give in, and sneered and said sarcastically: "What do you know? If there is a problem in the palace, how can His Majesty's safety be guaranteed? If someone takes the opportunity to cause trouble..."
"Who will cause trouble at this time?" the anxious minister spread his hands and asked.
"What if! If something goes wrong, even if you die a hundred times, it won't be enough!" The general was not to be outdone.
The minister became angry and said: "You!"
"What are you doing?" The general still responded with tit-for-tat.
"Enough!" Finally, the King of Gemelin couldn't help but scolded, and the hall immediately became quiet.
In desperation, he looked at the other minister on the other side and asked like a dead horse: "What about the peacemaking matter? Is there any progress?"
Naturally, they wanted to ask for peace from the Kingdom of Wright. Since they thought of asking Cyric for reinforcements and supplies, they must have also thought of having a good talk with the Kingdom of Wright.
Even the senior officials of the Gemelin Kingdom have already prepared a series of concessions and compromises such as land cession and compensation.
The minister lowered his head and answered the king's question dejectedly: "There is no news about the envoys we sent to the Kingdom of Leyte to seek peace. It seems that the peace talks with the Kingdom of Leyte are unlikely to go smoothly."
"That's a joke! If it were you, would you negotiate peace with us under such circumstances?" Prime Minister Gemelin, knowing that this was unlikely, shook his head and said regretfully.
The king had no idea at this time and lamented: "What can we do?"
