Chapter 732: Besieging the capital and fighting the reinforcements
On April 15, 9756 of the Glorious Calendar, eight satellite cities of Geman City fell, and the expeditionary army of more than 800,000 surrounded Geman City, a capital with a population of more than two million.
In the palace, the old king who had been waiting for the coalition of nobles from the East Territory completely extinguished his inner thoughts. He was furious every day and executed several male and female servants from time to time to vent his anger.
In the palace, whether it was slaves or guards, they were all terrified, fearing that the next moment would be their death.
In the city of Geman, various forces were linked to each other's interests, either evacuating or surrendering, and few died in the battle.
On the morning of April 16, the Fourth Legion held a military meeting.
Welin sat in the second seat on the left, listening to the judgment of the legion commander, Marquis Rodent, on the overall situation, and combined with the strategy of the headquarters to issue combat orders.
"Most of the eastern and southeastern territories of the German Kingdom are in the hands of the Germans. According to the instructions of Commander East, the attack on German City needs to be a combination of slow and urgent. The offensive must be fierce, but the city cannot be broken. At the same time, the messengers sent by German City should be selectively killed to give the king of German Kingdom hope, so that he can mobilize the living forces to the capital, so that other troops can annihilate them in one battle."
"The siege is divided into main attack and secondary attack. Which unit will be responsible for the main attack and which unit will be responsible for the secondary attack? I will give you orders. You are not allowed to attack German City without authorization."
"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 are mainly stationed in Rostock and Iquique. There are 130,000 troops in Rostock and 80,000 troops in Iquique.
In addition, some towns between Rostock, Iquique and Geman also stationed a small number of troops, ranging from hundreds to thousands, as warning troops to prevent Geman from mobilizing a large army to attack the city.
After returning to Rostock, Weilin ordered the generals of various departments to convene a military meeting.
"The main strategic policy for this siege is to attack but not break."
In the hall of the city lord's mansion, when everyone heard Weilin's words, most of them had puzzled looks on their faces, wondering why the superiors had such an idea.
"Every time we attack a city, the legion will issue a military order, and I will dispatch an army to go out."
"Since the superiors have this idea, we cannot go all out in the siege. When the decisive battle comes, we should focus on preserving our strength."
"Yes, sir."
In the next half an 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, with the two cities and one town forming a horn with each other.
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On April 18, 9756 of the Glorious Calendar, the Fourth Legion deployed more than 300,000 troops to launch the first assault on Geman City.
At the north gate of Geman City, the commander of the upper army, Brian, commanded the army to attack the city.
More than 9,000 people from three battalions of the Thousand Fortress Army were the first siege troops. They carried the iron bridge and pushed the siege vehicle. With the weakened divine shield of the royal capital, they launched a charge towards the palace wall of more than 20 kilometers of the northern city wall.
The houses near the outer side of the northern city wall had long been turned into ruins. Most of the wood and stone materials were moved into the city and used as rolling stones to block the enemy's siege.
On the hill in the distance, Weilin stood on the hill, looking at the siege battle in the distance, and couldn't help but sighed: "It seems that my cousin is still quite talented."
"Master, do you want to go somewhere else?" Kyle turned his head 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 that, more than 20 knights went to the East Gate of Geman 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 about 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 of 500 meters, 337 peaks of 300 meters, 969 peaks of 300 to 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 plain is conducive to reproduction, but it also becomes a place for the two armies to fight.
Under the planning of the 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 attacking the city. It all depended on the combat capabilities of both armies.
On the city wall, a large number of beast masters drove the magic beasts to assist the kingdom army in defending 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 in the praise of the God of Beasts.
Weilin walked around the city wall and looked at the war scene at the north gate. It was quite regular and even a little messy. It can be seen that his uncle's military talent was really not good. No wonder the army size given to him by Aunt Mia Li was only a few thousand people.
After standing and watching for a while, a female knight in red armor flew to Weilin, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Master Weilin, the Earl invites you to come to a gathering."
"I know." Weilin waved his hand and answered.
After the female knight left, Weilin patted Xiaohong and asked him to run.
A few minutes later, Weilin arrived at the viewing area and saw the aunt sitting under the pavilion drinking tea with a frown on her face.
"Aunt." Weilin dismounted, came to the pavilion, and greeted her.
Earl Blood Moon came back to his senses, turned his gaze away from the battlefield, looked at Weilin, smiled, and said gently: "Sit down."
Seeing this, Weilin sat down.
"What do you think of your uncle's command of this battle?" Earl Blood Moon asked straight to the point after pouring a cup of hot tea for Weilin.
Weilin looked at the situation on the battlefield, pretended to think, and answered: "Auntie, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"What about the truth, what about a lie?" Earl Blood Moon asked with a curious look on his face.
Seeing this, Weilin did not keep the secret and answered: "To be honest, my uncle can only be a general, not a commander."
"It's a lie. If you form an army of all women, my uncle may perform exceptionally well."
"Hahaha, you kid, whether it's the truth or a lie, you're expressing the same meaning." Count Blood Moon shook his head and said with a smile, "You are right. Vitelis can only be a general, not a commander. One reason is related to his personality, and the other is me."
"Since I married him, I have been handling all the affairs of the Blood Moon Territory. After your cousin came of age, he took care of it. Your uncle is like a mascot. He rarely touches the political and military affairs of the territory. After so many years, even if he has talent, it is difficult to show it."
Hearing the words of his aunt, Weilin knew very well that she was talking about his uncle on the surface, but secretly advising him that he should not leave the political and military affairs for a long time.
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