As the fifth emperor gradually distrusted the cities in the south and sent envoys to conduct inspections, the relationship between the North and the South became tense for the first time. After that, the death of the envoy completely made the relations between the North and the South irreversible. It has come to this point in compromise.

The city also completely tore away the camouflage of the King Supporting Faction, and used the funds it hoarded and the large population it gathered to form a relatively large and elite Maharaja.In order to resist possible rebellions in the south, the royal family has established semi-permanent fortifications as outposts sixty miles away from the city since the end of Esther V to monitor and defend Achille.

In the past 20 years, under the mutual compromise between the royal faction and the local faction, Akili City has been in a period of steady development. more often.The lord of the city, Tritter de Bozaki Trieu, once thought that this situation would continue, at least his generation would continue to develop in this way.However, since that bloody night, the situation has changed. Many powerful and wealthy people in the city who received the news have all moved out of Akili City. They either returned to the north to show their loyalty, or migrated south, and even many people went abroad. .The once-prosperous commercial trade gradually languished as they left.

Tritter was very terrified. The education he had received since he was a child was that the royal family was vulnerable, and Akili belonged to Terrier. The decades of dominance made him and his family full of self-confidence. Prepare armor and equipment in private, and prepare for the Northern Expedition as soon as the opportunity arises!A few months ago, the opportunity finally came. The northern city lost two cities, even the Fukou Pass, and Tie Weijun, who had kept the southern cities from acting rashly, was completely annihilated.

Aqili City immediately launched the war machine, buying food, weapons, and mobilizing horses and civilians.Just waiting for the king's city to be broken, he will fight all the way north under the banner of King Qin!But God made a big joke on the Terrier family!The city of Grande, which was about to be destroyed, was saved!The kingdom is saved!What's more, the king who had always been weak suddenly launched a rebellion, and killed all the southern local faction in the royal city overnight, and six members of the Terrier family were killed.This knife cut down completely awakened the entire southern part of the kingdom.

Afterwards, Tritter received a request for a meeting from Minister Walter, who had fled back from the north, and he set off immediately.But the result of the meeting made him very dissatisfied. The seemingly shrewd minister thought of a method of defending instead of taking the lead in counterattacking when the opponent was short of major generals!Although he also knows that the south is a mass of loose sand, hostile and wary of each other, and expecting them to unite and unify the Northern Expedition, it would be better to pour a few catties of ale and try to have a good dream!
As soon as the meeting ended, Tritter rushed back non-stop, stepped up the training and replenishment of the King's team, and stepped up the purchase of King's equipment, but this time, he was no longer preparing for the attack, just It is for self-preservation.Soon, Minister Walter set up a provisional government on his own terms, proclaimed himself the first president, and began to issue orders with the influence of the Lord of Clarein.Like most southern city lords, Tritter also pretended to accept and agree with Walter's appointment with a mentality of watching a joke, but as far as the orders issued by the other party were concerned, he basically followed his own wishes.

Only two days later, the first order came. The big president asked to close the border and stop sending supplies to the north.Tritter glanced at this order, then crumpled the letter and threw it away.He will not agree, and neither will the cities in the south. After all, no one will have trouble with money, especially in a city like Akili that relies on trade. Three floors surround the City Lord's Mansion!
The issuance of this order had no other impact except for a slight increase in taxes for Tritter.The second exclusive order is to ask Aqili City and Lockliang City to occupy two commanding heights and establish defense lines and artillery positions to resist the royal family's approaching southward troops.After thinking about it, he still couldn't make up his mind. After all, the plan is very good. If the position is built, it can be stuck in the opponent's attack route like two nails, so that the opponent dare not launch an attack on the main city before taking down the camp. , and can even rely on the higher terrain to greatly increase the range of the steam cannon.However, any defensive base needs to be garrisoned, and artillery positions also need to be filled with a lot of cannons. Even because of the semi-permanent relationship, once they are deployed, it is difficult to dismantle them in a short time.

This method of dividing troops out to defend to attract the enemy's brigade, although it can gain tactical and strategic advantages, will inevitably lead to the loss of Akili City's strength.This point made Tritter quite dissatisfied, so the construction of this defensive camp has always lagged far behind Lockliang City.

Thinking of this, Tritel couldn't help but smile wryly, and he drank the fruit wine in the bottle in one gulp.The agar liquid that tasted sweet in the past is now only bitter in the mouth.After putting down the wine bottle, the great nobleman who had always shown a fierce image collapsed on the seat, looking at the ceiling, the fear in his heart brought his thoughts back to that great defeat again.

On that day, a large number of high-purity wind element magic stones that Tritter ordered from the north were looted by soldiers from the city guard.When the other party prepared for a long time, they dispatched all their troops, and their own soldiers could only leave their heavy supplies and escape alone.The loss this time was indeed heavy, but for the rich and powerful Akili City, it was actually nothing.Normally Tritter would have thrown a few vases in the study to discourage him and let this go.However, the soldiers of the royal guard did not seem to have prepared enough horses to transport the goods, and slowly returned to the city guard with their shoulders and hands on their shoulders.This made Tritter's Sergeant Cobb think it was an excellent opportunity. After all, after reconnaissance, there were no ambushes around the opponent, let alone artillery. It can be said that there was no cover and no support.If the Maharaja is dispatched to eat this Monarch team, and then occupy or destroy the city defense post, he will have an active advantage in the future against the Royal Maharaja.

Tritter was moved, he agreed to Cobb's request to play, and even set off with the Jun team himself.As soon as he arrived at the battlefield, he saw a strange object floating in mid-air.Looking from a distance, it looks like the balloons in the children's hands are enlarged, hanging a small flower basket.

"Well, Your Excellency the City Lord, that thing should be the enemy's reconnaissance item. Huh, the fancy thing, maybe this thing discovered our transport team." Cobb explained.

"Korb, since we can see it, it must have found us too! Can we continue to fight this battle?" Trittle was a little worried, but at that moment, he was only worried that the other party had discovered the Maharaja's whereabouts, And escaped early.

"Haha, Your Excellency the City Lord, this thing is not easy to use. You see, we are only three to four thousand meters away from the other party, and they are still loading and unloading at the same place. Now it is not easy even if they run away!" The sergeant laughed loudly. .

Tritter looked at the 48 cavalry specially brought here, and nodded as well. It would be too late for the opponent to run away now. The surrounding area is more or less plain. It is really not easy for them to run past the cavalry. .If he formed a confrontation, it would be more in line with his own intentions. He brought [-] cannons, all of which were drawn from the camp that was still under construction.It is perfect for bombarding infantry without steam cannon support and fortification cover.

Cobb used the crystal binoculars to look at the actions of the guard soldiers, and the other party had indeed discovered his side.However, it seems that some people were dazed and put up a crude line of defense on the spot. Not to mention the artillery, even the cavalry charged directly, and after paying a certain amount of losses, it could be completely pierced.

The non-commissioned officer shook his head, a little unworthy for his opponent.It's just that the battle still has to be fought. The bearded sergeant, who was missing one, turned his head and issued an order to the orderly to gather the artillery and prepare to let the steam run away, and then sent out the cavalry to wipe out the rout.

Soon after the order was issued, the well-trained artillerymen set up the steam cannon and began to fill it with steam.Then, about 300 meters away from the artillery position, a cannon sounded, a small mound exploded, and yellow smoke came out from the explosion site.

"It's the calibration gun!" Cobb shouted nervously, pulled the orderling, and shouted into his ear: "Let the artillerymen find the opponent's running position immediately, hurry up! The scouts also act immediately, hurry up quick!"

Loosening the collar of the messenger, the loyal non-commissioned officer walked to Tritter's side with inconvenient steps, and begged: "Your Excellency, the scouts made a big mistake. They failed to find the opponent's artillery position. I'm afraid the attack will strike soon, for safety's sake, you should hide first."

"Well, here, it's all up to you." Tritter frowned, and agreed to his subordinate's proposal. After all, the artillery fire has no eyes. If he is really unlucky, he may not die or be seriously injured.

"Second shot!" A desperate cry came from the artillery position.

Cobb looked back and was surprised to find that the landing point was closer this time, only five or sixty meters away.

"Your Excellency, the city lord, hurry up!" Cobb urged, pulling a horse and handing it directly to the city lord.

Tritter didn't get any ink marks, and immediately got on the horse.While driving back, he accidentally looked at the balloon in the sky with the binoculars.He was surprised to find that the people in the basket were waving blue and red flags with both hands, constantly changing regularly, and finally waved their hands down.

A sense of uneasiness enveloped Tritter, a gust of cold wind pierced his inner collar from his sleeves, and he couldn't help but look back at the artillery position.A few, maybe a dozen, or even more cannons sounded, and the artillery position suffered a devastating blow.Soldiers were blown up one by one, and steam cannons were thrown into the air.It made Tritter's heart bleed, and his face was covered with cold sweat.

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