Rise In Calradia

At first, when Prince Harauwu heard that Byron did not rush to help him immediately, but went directly north to attack Fort Kurmar, the young prince directly scolded him, publicly claiming that von Byron was selfish. Lee's liar. Fortunately, the staff arranged by his father for him were much more sober and smarter than the prince, and Konis Arden immediately stood up and made a round. After the people around him showed him the letter and explained it, Prince Harau suddenly realized that Byron did not go to occupy the land because of greed, but instead intercepted the two Rhodok troops from the north for him.

Afterwards, the attitude of His Royal Highness came to a 180-degree turn. First, he summoned the messenger to praise him and sent him back, and then held a banquet in the castle, making a look of indifference, making his nerves nervous. The stretched city dignitaries relaxed. However, the garrison in the city that had packed up and saluted and was going to retreat northward did not leave. They began to actively patrol, strengthen defense, build military equipment, collect whole bundles of crossbow bolts, and prepare to face the attacking army of Jelkala.

As time passed day by day, news about Byron never came. The prince was a little scared, but he still held the banquet as usual when he was desperate for face, showing that he didn't care about anything before the many nobles in Veluga. However, anyone who has some connections can inquire about the fact that the training and inspections of the city's garrison are becoming more frequent, and the weapons and armors in the armory are also stockpiled. A few days later, the city even began a curfew and martial law, and commercial trade was terminated. After someone bribed a scout who had been outside the city, a "rumor" began to spread in the city. It is said that the army of Jelkala had arrived ten miles away from Veluga and destroyed a Swadia. The guard of the army. This legion is now collecting grain and grass in the area south of Virukan, mobilizing militias, and other Rhodok troops are constantly coming to support it every day.

The commotion began to breed, and many citizens who were dissatisfied with the Swadian rule began to rebel against Prince Harau and his army. The defenders, who were already insufficient in number, are now constantly guarding against those mobs, which has put a lot of pressure on the city defense. The prince and Konis used many methods to stabilize the emotions of the residents in the city, from coercion to temptation, but the results were not good. The powerful merchants in the city began to hide weapons and armors privately. Although they still obeyed their orders on the surface, the prince knew that they were just waiting for the opportunity. If they could easily win, then they would have nothing else to do. But once there is a problem with the city defense, these Rhodoks will definitely rise up against them. And the troops that can be armed with the equipment accumulated by these dignitaries, I am afraid there will be hundreds of people, and even this Swadia elite soldier has no chance of winning under the combination of inside and outside.

At this time, Prince Harau suddenly discovered that this is the home of the Rhodoks, and they are just outsiders who live here temporarily.

But at this time, it was too late to think about retreating. In one night, the Rhodoks marched overnight. The city was surrounded by more than 2,000 Gylkala troops and more than 500 militiamen from all over the country. stand up. The siege equipment began to be assembled, and the crossbowmen prepared enough arrows. When the prince came to the head of the city and looked down, he found at least three hundred crossbows aimed at his head. Even at the edge of the firing range, such a large number is enough to kill him.

Prince Harau saw that a military adviser of King Griffith came near the city gate holding a white flag. He saluted very politely, but Konniss signaled his men to prepare for battle. Obviously, at this time, polite greetings may not be restored accordingly.

"Surrender, Prince of Swadia, you have no chance of winning. Put down your weapons and open the city gates and return our city and land. We can let you go." The consultant shouted from the city.

"Ha, surrender, you are dreaming, we can guard this wall until we die!"

Prince Harau yelled back weakly, and then motioned to the crossbowman to shoot a few arrows near the adviser.

"This city is already owned by Swadia. If you want to take her away, you have to rush through the city gate with your blood!" Seeing the prince was a little scared, Konis replied to the prince next to him.

"If this is the case, then we will meet in a glorious battle. I hope you can maintain your current confidence when you are captured, "Your Highness"!" The military adviser's face was directly pulled down, and he said something cruel. After speaking, I went back. Prince Harau wanted to shoot him, but he was stopped by Konis. The knight understood that this adviser was not the commander of the Rodok army. Killing him was of no use except to anger the opponent. It would only make His Royal Highness the bad reputation of the prince. worse.

For a day after the consultant returned, neither party did anything else. The prince wanted to lead an army to break through a city gate, but if it didn't help, they could also severely damage their army. However, this idea was dissuaded by Konis and other staff. The reason was simple. This type of offensive was a great military merit for the Rhodok army who had prepared a lot of troops outside the city. . They may be able to cause great losses to the opponent, but their insufficient number of troops cannot form an absolute advantage over the Rhodok army on either side. There is a high probability that not only will they not be able to break through the opponent's line of defense, the Rhodok army that rushes thereafter will also make them pay a more painful price. Even if they safely withdraw to the city, they may be attacked by the mobs in the city because of insufficient military strength. They still need to rely on the city wall for defense, and find out all the weapons and armors privately hidden by the nobles in the city. In this regard, the prince was helpless, but he could only agree.

Early the next morning, the Rhodok army blew the horn. They did not wait for the reinforcements that would have come from the north, and they did not plan to wait any longer. A large number of Rhodok infantry started advancing with their shields high, and a siege vehicle assembled with a large number of parts was also advancing under the impetus of many soldiers. A large number of crossbowmen began to shoot at the city walls in four directions at the same time, and the defenders suppressed by a large number of crossbow arrows could not raise their heads. At the south gate of the city, the offensive was the fiercest. Even the ballistas on the walls and the catapults on the towers could not stop the advance of the Rodok troops. Both sides are shooting at each other with bows and crossbows, trying to suppress each other with long-range firepower.

Veluga's siege war began. Unlike the time when Byron’s attack was successful, this battle was a real siege operation, a direct collision of steel and flesh and blood!