Chapter 732: Besieging the Capital and Fighting the Reinforcements
On April 9756, 4 of the Glorious Calendar, eight satellite cities of Geman City fell, and an expeditionary force of more than 15 soldiers surrounded Geman City, a royal capital with a population of over two million.
In the palace, the old king, who had been anxiously waiting for the coalition of nobles from the East, completely extinguished his inner thoughts. He was in a rage every day and executed a few male and female servants from time to time to vent his anger.
In the palace, whether it was the servants or the guards, they were all terrified, fearing that they would die in the next moment.
In the city of Geman, various forces were linked to each other's interests, and some withdrew or surrendered, and few people died in the battle.
On the morning of April 16, the Fourth Corps held a military meeting.
Weilin sat in the second seat on the left, listening to the assessment of the overall situation by the legion commander, Marquis Rodent, and issuing combat orders based on the strategy of the command.
"Most of the eastern and southeastern territories of the German Kingdom are in the hands of the Germans. According to Commander East's instructions, the attack on German City needs to be a combination of slow and urgent. The offensive must be fierce, but the city must not be broken. At the same time, the messengers sent by German City should be selectively killed to give the King of German Kingdom hope and let him mobilize his living forces to the capital so that other troops can annihilate them in one battle."
"There are two types of sieges: the main attack and the secondary attack. I will give you the order on which troops will be responsible for the main attack and which troops will be responsible for the secondary attack. You are not allowed to attack the city of Geman without permission."
"Yes, sir." Everyone answered.
Two hours later, the meeting ended, Weilin left the tent and flew directly back to Rostock.
The 15th Army's more than 200,000 troops were mainly stationed in Rostock and Iquique, with 130,000 troops in Rostock and 80,000 troops in Iquique.
In addition, a small number of troops, ranging from hundreds to thousands of people, were stationed in some towns between Rostock, Iquique and German cities as warning troops to prevent German city from mobilizing a large army to launch a surprise attack.
After returning to Rostock, Weilin ordered the generals of various departments to convene a military meeting.
"The main strategic approach for this siege is to attack without breaking through."
Inside the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, when everyone heard Weilin's words, most of them had puzzled looks on their faces, wondering why their superiors would have such an idea.
"Every time we attack a city, the Legion Headquarters will issue a military order, and I will dispatch an army to fight."
"Since the higher-ups have this idea, we should not go all out when attacking the city. We should focus on conserving our strength until the decisive battle comes."
"Yes, my lord."
In the next half hour, Weilin adjusted the following military units. The central army was still stationed in Rostock, the upper army was stationed in Iquique, and the lower army was stationed in a town between Rostock and Iquique. The two cities and one town formed a horn with each other.
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On April 9756, 4 of the Glorious Calendar, the Fourth Legion deployed more than 18 troops to launch the first assault on the city of Geman.
At the north gate of German City, the commander of the upper army, Brian, commanded the army to attack the city.
More than 9,000 people from the three battalions of the Thousand Fort Army served as the first siege force. They carried iron bridges and pushed siege vehicles. While the royal capital's magical shield was weakened, they launched a charge towards the palace wall more than 20 kilometers north of the city wall.
The houses near the outer side of the north city wall had long since turned into ruins, and most of the wood and stones had been moved into the city and used as rolling stones and logs to stop the enemy from attacking the city.
In the distance, Weilin stood on a hill, looking at the siege battle in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that my cousin is quite talented."
"Master, do you want to go somewhere else?" Kyle turned to look at his master and asked.
"Go." Weilin answered, "Go to the East Gate to see how my uncle-in-law commands the siege."
After saying this, more than twenty knights headed towards the east gate of German City.
As the capital of the Kingdom of Geman, Geman City is 28 kilometers long, 25 kilometers wide, covers an area of 700 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 2.3 million. It is the commercial and political center of the Kingdom of Geman.
According to legend, this place was originally a hilly area. Under the leadership of the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Geman, it took 30 years to flatten 88 dangerous peaks 500 meters high, 337 peaks 300 meters high, 969 peaks between 300 and 100 meters, 3,677 hills between 100 and 50 meters, and 18,893 low hills below 50 meters, turning this 60,000 square kilometers of hills into a plain.
The plains are conducive to reproduction and development, but they also become a place where the two armies fight.
Under the planning of several subsequent generations of monarchs of the German Kingdom, the defenders of German City had no advantage in defending the city, but the attackers also had no advantage in siege, and it all depended on the combat capabilities of the two sides' armies.
On the city wall, a large number of beast masters drove magical beasts to help the kingdom army defend the city. Countless nuns and priests used seals to treat the injured soldiers. The injuries were so serious that they could only end their lives while singing praises to the God of Beasts.
Weilin walked around the city wall and looked at the war scene at the north gate. It was quite normal, even a little messy. It was obvious that his great-uncle's military talent was indeed not good. No wonder Aunt Miali only gave him an army of a few thousand people.
After standing still and watching for a while, a female knight in red armor flew in front of Weilin, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Master Weilin, the Earl invites you to come and have a gathering."
"I see." Weilin waved his hand and answered.
After the female knight left, Weilin patted Xiaohong and told him to run.
A few minutes later, Weilin came to the viewing area and saw his aunt sitting under the pavilion drinking tea with a frown on her face.
"Aunt." Weilin dismounted, came to the pavilion and greeted her.
Count Blood Moon came back to his senses, turned his gaze away from the battlefield, looked at Weilin, smiled, and said gently, "Sit down."
Weilin saw this and sat down.
"What do you think of your uncle's command of this battle?" Count Blood Moon asked straight to the point after pouring a cup of hot tea for Weilin.
Weilin looked at the battlefield situation, pretended to be thoughtful, and answered: "Auntie, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"What if it's the truth? What if it's a lie?" Count Blood Moon asked with a curious look on his face.
Seeing this, Weilin did not keep the secret and answered, "To be honest, Uncle can only be a general, not a commander."
"That's a lie. If you form an army composed entirely of women, my uncle might be able to perform exceptionally well."
“Hahaha, kid, whether you’re telling the truth or a lie, you’re actually expressing the same meaning.” Count Blood Moon shook his head and said with a smile, “You’re right. Vitellis can only be a general, not a commander. One reason is because of his personality, and the other is because of me.”
"Ever since he and I got married, I've been in charge of all the affairs of the Blood Moon Territory. After your cousin came of age, he took over. Your uncle-in-law is like a mascot, rarely coming into contact with the political and military affairs of the territory. After so many years, even if he has talent, it's hard for him to show it."
After hearing what his great aunt said, Weilin knew very well that while she was openly talking about his great uncle, she was secretly advising him not to leave government and military affairs for too long.
