With the city of Brie and Ulensburg both captured, the only obstacle to the northern front was Amysruni in the northeast of the imperial capital. [. Text first published. But for the northern theater commanded by Zhang Liao and Li Lan, this northeast
The small town above is no longer a concern.
From the topographic point of view, the medium-sized town of Amysluny is in a very embarrassing position. To the north is the fallen city of Brie, and to the northwest is the similarly fallen Ulensburg. However, it is quite
What is most embarrassing is that Amys Rooney, which was originally the fulcrum of the above two important towns, has now become a very useless place.
Because whether you are coming from Ulensburg or Bree City, you can go directly south to the Imperial Capital without passing through Amysluny!
Being in such an embarrassing position, Zhang Liao ordered Li Lan, who was behind, to divide the strength of two regiments, and cooperate with a reserve division incorporated into the main army to surround Amy Sruni. In this way, Ai Siruni was surrounded.
The 20,000 troops in the city of Misruni are like beasts trapped in an iron cage. As long as they cannot break through the encirclement, they will do nothing.
Even in order to completely block Amysruni, Zhang Liao gathered most of the cavalry battalions belonging to the Second Army and the Third Army to form a temporary cavalry regiment of 3,000, which was used as a mobile force to completely block the attempts in Amysruni.
Breaking enemy troops.
After all these arrangements, Zhang Liao personally led 15,000 elite soldiers and set out from Ulensburg to approach the imperial capital!
As for Li Lan's first unit, the main force of the Third Army was stationed in Brie City. One reserve division went south and formed an encircling force with two main regiments, while the other reserve division set off to return to the large base in the rear, crossing the river with the eastern front.
The defense line on the north bank of the upper reaches formed two fulcrums to guard against the Fourth Prince's troops coming from the east.
From the beginning of the battle to the present, in just one week, the cities of Brie and Ulensburg were both captured, and Amysruni was also surrounded. The three northern lines of defense carefully laid out by the eldest prince almost collapsed. A total of 70,000 troops were deployed before and after.
The surrendered Central Fourteenth Army was annihilated, as well as the Central Fourth Army, which was defeated in the city of Brie. If you add in the part of Amysruni who became an isolated city, the eldest prince suffered heavy losses within a week.
The most important point is that at this time, Byvost's brightest pearl, the Imperial Capital, is facing a dangerous situation with its doors wide open!
The continuous bad news made the eldest prince extremely tired.
The eldest prince, who used to be charming in the past, now has a haggard face and thick dark circles around his eyes.
Ever since the death of the second prince, the eldest prince had expected that Longcheng would take action. However, this time the action was really too big, so big that even if he knew it, he would not be able to resist.
With a deep sigh, after years of fighting and the political situation of internal and external troubles, Byvost has now reached the most dangerous point. The people are miserable, the army is disorganized, and even the soldiers stationed outside the palace hall are nearby.
The faces of the Guardsmen now show some confusion from time to time. This is the confusion towards the empire. When the orcs in the far north are completely eliminated, almost everyone thinks that the three hundred years of war in the empire will end.
, he will also get better step by step after birth.
But the civil war that ensued turned this beautiful wish into a cruel reality. The war was more serious than the invasion of the northern orcs, causing the entire Byvost to fall into despair little by little. People were suppressing, and they were
He endured it, but the initiators, the big nobles, big forces, and a few ambitious princes, had not yet realized what this suppression would bring in the end.
Only Longcheng, only Zhou Yunfei.
In fact, Zhou Yunfei thought about the current situation a long time ago. Although what he thought at that time was different from what he thinks now, the general direction has not changed. The hope that the destruction of the orcs brought to the people of this empire was also given by Zhou Yunfei himself.
, even at the most critical moment, Zhou Yunfei and his Dragon City had a chance to stop this nightmare before the civil war broke out.
If he had chosen any prince, Byvost would never have become what he is now. But he didn't. In a way, he single-handedly led the current civil war pattern.
Whether it is supporting the rise of the obscure Phillips family, or massively weakening the strongest force to the point of balancing the power of all parties.
Everything is a drama called hell directed by Zhou Yunfei and Jia Xu.
Now, he wants to use this power to completely end this imperfect drama, and then take the entire stage into his own possession.
"Lord, I'm reporting from the front line. Zhang Liao's troops have advanced to thirty kilometers away from the imperial capital yesterday, and I will arrive at the imperial capital today!" Pang Tong, the Chief of General Staff and the Minister of Defense Guo Jia, who are the number one military personnel in Longcheng.
People from the People's Union came to the decision and reported loudly as soon as they entered the door.
Zhou Yunfei, who was practicing calligraphy, nodded lightly, put down the pen in his hand, then took the information from Pang Tong and read it carefully.
"The effect of black powder is very good, but the quantity is a weakness. The Academy of Sciences has been seizing the time to mass-produce it." After Zhou Yunfei read the intelligence, he did not comment on the war in the north. In other words, he did not want to interfere with the theater commander and staff.
Plan. In addition to supporting Zhang Liao's bold plan before the war started, Zhou Yunfei had no involvement in the entire battle. He gave the staff and theater headquarters the greatest authority and allowed them to do whatever they wanted.
"Indeed, this kind of black gunpowder is amazingly powerful. If our troops can equip it in large quantities, then there will be no fortified city in the world!" Pang Tong and Guo Jia were also very concerned about the advent of black gunpowder, and even in some
Even higher than Zhou Yunfei in this regard. Black gunpowder will change part of the war model, and for the Dragon City military who are the first to master it, it will undoubtedly be like giving wings to a tiger, making it even more powerful!
Zhou Yunfei looked at Pang Tong and Guo Jia, the two of them were the Minister of Defense and the Chief of General Staff. They were like six or seven-year-old children, falling into fantasy mode, and shook his head in a funny way.
"Shi Yuan, Feng Xiao, tell me, how will the war in the north develop?" Zhou Yunfei put down the information in his hands, stood up and came to the window, looking at the snowy scene outside and asked calmly.
Pang Tong thought for a moment and said, "My lord, according to the intelligence bureau's investigation, the city defenses in the imperial capital are quite complete. The eldest prince has more than 100,000 defenders of the city, and there are many elite soldiers and generals. However, the only ones we arrived in advance were a group led by Commander Zhang.
With 5,000 soldiers, this battle may be difficult."
"Not only that, the imperial capital has sufficient reserves. Even if it is surrounded, there are enough reserves for the defenders for half a year." Guo Jia added after Pang Tong finished, "In addition, we can no longer capture the imperial capital in a short period of time, so as the third step to intercept reinforcements
Fifty troops would be in danger."
Although the northern war went smoothly in Dragon City in the early stage, it can even be said that the city of Brie and Ulensburg were captured at a very small cost, and the northern passage was cleared. But when it comes to the node of the battle, it is still in the imperial capital.
The eldest prince, who missed the mark first, must hold on to the imperial capital if he wants to regain the situation. And if Longcheng wants to win the battle, it must also capture the imperial capital in a very short period of time.
The point of contention between both sides lies in the imperial capital. Whoever can own the imperial capital will win the war in the north!
At this time, the battle reached a very critical moment. As the commander-in-chief of Dragon City, the main force of the Second Army led by Zhang Liao arrived at the pearl of Byvost, the imperial capital, in the early morning!
Seeing the fluttering red war flag, the defenders on the walls of the imperial capital suddenly became chaotic, and various alarm sounds suddenly sounded throughout the imperial capital.
"Here they come! They're here!" It was the first time for many soldiers to see the Longcheng army. They looked at the troops in the distance with some curiosity and some fear.
As for Dragon City, Zhang Liao's troops camped two miles away from the imperial capital. This distance was so close that the sentries in front of the attack could clearly see the defenders moving back and forth on the walls of the imperial capital!
After the 15,000 soldiers arrived in the Imperial Capital, they did not immediately attack, but chose to build a camp. This move made everyone in the Imperial Capital breathe a sigh of relief. Many people did not expect that they would arrive so quickly, and many preparations had not yet been completed.
It has not been completed. This includes the reorganization of the private troops of the major nobles in the imperial capital and the mercenary troops in the city.
Seeing the attack on Dragon City, the eldest prince immediately ordered that all preparations must be completed before nightfall, because he had a hunch that the attack and defense of the imperial capital would begin after nightfall.
The eldest prince was right, Zhang Liao was also preparing to launch a tentative attack after nightfall.
Facing a huge town like the Imperial Capital, Zhang Liao never thought about taking it without spending any money. However, being brave and good at fighting does not mean being overly enthusiastic. Zhang Liao, who was good at surprise attacks, was also very good at fighting formal sieges.
The troops under his command had been on the road for a week and needed some time to rest and recuperate. Moreover, the heavy equipment they carried also needed time to assemble. This was exactly the reason why they did not attack immediately after arriving.
Time passed little by little, and at noon, the eldest prince sent out the cavalry troops in the city to break out. As a cavalry unit, it had no advantage at all when defending the city. When they charged, they became dismounted infantry. The cavalry could only
Only in the wild can you make full use of it. Therefore, the eldest prince broke out from the south city gate with more than 10,000 cavalry troops.
However, Zhang Liao did not take any action in this regard and remained motionless at the North City Gate.
The cavalry who broke out did not engage in the attack on the Second Army. Once they arrived at Longcheng, it took half a day to set up a simple camp and dig three short trenches. These were very important to the cavalry.
It is quite fatal. Secondly, the eldest prince does not want these precious cavalry to touch the edge of Dragon City now. In his consideration, when the offensive and defensive battle of the imperial capital has entered a fierce battle, he will use them as a surprise force to fight for one fell swoop in Dragon City when they are unable to succeed.
Defeat the opponent!
The idea was a good one, but the eldest prince seemed to have forgotten about an army. This was not to blame the eldest prince, after all, he personally caused heavy losses to this army a year ago.
Now, this revengeful force is about to appear on the mainland stage again.
Read ads-free, full-text, error-free first-run novel, -w.w.w.. first-run novel, your best choice!
{PiaoTian Literature www.PiaoTian.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}