Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 443 The First Battle

The time soon came to the day of departure, and Rhodes left the fortress with his army early in the morning.

King Nord decided to divide his troops into several groups and attack the castles belonging to the Roman Empire in the south at the same time, while he personally led some people to besiege the canyon fortress.

Rhodes was assigned to the Marquis of Foss to besiege a city called Un'Goro in the southwest of the Fortress of Glory. The king asked them to support other nobles first after breaking through the city, and finally came to the Canyon Fortress to support him.

King Nord's goal this year is to break through the canyon fortress. As for the cities in the south, he doesn't expect to be able to get it this year.

As long as the Nord Kingdom breaks through the canyon fortress, the Roman Empire will have a fortress like this that can be concentrated and defended. It can only disperse its troops in various cities and castles, but the Nord Kingdom can concentrate all its forces to attack a city.

However, throughout history, the canyon fortress has only been breached by the Nord Kingdom once.

And that time, the Roman Empire was almost destroyed. In the end, the Fish Kingdom joined the Empire, and the two countries joined forces to deal with the Nord Kingdom.

The main army of the Nord Kingdom was completely defeated by the coalition forces of the two countries. In the end, the Nord Kingdom could only choose to retreat to Winterfell Fortress.

Rhodes felt that this kind of thing might happen in the near future. When the Roman Empire was about to be destroyed, the Kingdom of Fish would definitely terminate its alliance with Nord and stand on the side of the Roman Empire.

After all, if the empire is destroyed by Nord, the next one will definitely be the Fish Kingdom.

The rich Fish Kingdom is definitely more attractive than the barren grassland, and the fighting power of the grassland people is much stronger than that of the Fish Kingdom. Everyone should know how to choose.

Rhodes followed the Marquis of Foss on a war horse, and with them were Count Dario and Count Asset.

The Marquis of Foss brought more than 5000 soldiers, Earl Dario had [-], and Earl Asset had [-]. In addition to the [-] soldiers brought by Rhodes, their total army was nearly [-]. .

Earl Dario and Earl Acet are relatively powerful and wealthy nobles. The total army of an ordinary earl is only about [-]. Except for those who stay in the territory to watch the house, they can bring out six to seven hundred There are already many, and they all bring thousands of soldiers.

Rhodes always felt that the Earl of Asset looked down on him a little bit, and would always inadvertently show contempt for him, maybe he regarded himself as a lucky upstart.

After marching all the way, just after noon, they arrived not far from the city of Angolo.

Rhodes and the others came too fast, and the scouts on the road were all sniped and killed by several subordinates of the Marquis of Foss, so no one in the city knew of Rhodes' arrival.

So much so that they waited until Rhodes and the others appeared in their field of vision before closing the gates of the city.

"Stay in place and prepare the siege equipment." The Marquis of Foss issued an order to Rhodes and the others.

"I think it's better to attack the city directly now. If the soldiers are allowed to stop and rest, they won't have the energy to fight later," Rhodes said.

It was still summer, and even though it was cloudy today, the soldiers were soaked in sweat.

Rhodes had this kind of experience before. He played football with his classmates in the summer. If he couldn't stop playing, he could play for an entire afternoon.

And if he stopped after playing for an hour, he would not have the strength to continue playing.

It is best to start attacking the city while the soldiers are still in a state of excitement. They are at least eighty-nine points from their heyday, and the defenders in this city are not ready yet.

And if you stop now and start making siege equipment, you can only wait until tomorrow to attack the city, and by that time the defenders in the city must be ready.

On the contrary, the soldiers on Rhodes' side may not have slept well because of nervousness, and could only display less than half of their strength.

Rhodes discovered on the way that most of the soldiers of other nobles were recruits. If they were given a night to think wildly, their strength would definitely be affected. Why not just take advantage of their lack of psychological preparation and directly Siege.

"Are you sure you can break through the gate of the city? If so, then we will attack the city now." Marquis of Foss asked, he probably also thought of what Rhodes thought.

"I'm sure." Rhodes nodded seriously.

"Then let's attack the city now. Hurry up and change into a suit of armor and mix among the soldiers. That way you will be much safer," said the Marquis of Foss.

"Lord Marquis of Foss, I think it's better for the soldiers to recuperate for a period of time and make siege equipment before attacking the city. In case the city gate is broken without him, but our soldiers rush forward without any siege equipment." When they get to the city wall, they don't know how many people will be shot by the archers of the empire." Count Dario said.

Earl Dario is a vassal of the Marquis of Foss. He looks very handsome. He should be able to charm countless girls when he was young. It is said that he is already in his 50s, but Rhodes feels that he is only in his 30s.

"Master Marquis, I don't think this kind of kid with even hair has grown up should not believe the big words. I think Earl Dario's proposal is more reliable. It may be that Earl Rhodes kicked the door of the tavern after getting drunk last night. It's broken, so it gave him the illusion that he can break through the city gate." The Earl of Asset taunted him.

"I don't need soldiers to cover me. I'll go alone. As long as I bring my family flag and go under the city wall alone, I believe the defenders in the city will definitely regard me as a messenger who came to negotiate and will not shoot arrows at me." Rhodes said.

"That's okay, Earl Rhodes, I didn't mean to target you, I just think that if your plan fails, it will cause us very serious consequences. You pay attention to safety, the archers of the empire may not not shoot their arrows." Count Dario said.

"I know." Rhodes nodded. He could see that Earl Dario was right and wrong. After all, it is really unbelievable that one person can break through the city gate.

He took the family flag and rode to the city wall not far away. The archers along the way did not shoot arrows as he imagined.

When Rhodes was ten meters away from the city wall, someone raised a longbow on the city wall.

"Don't get any closer!" someone shouted on the city wall.

Rhodes has two plans to break open the city gate, one is to use brute force to break open the city gate, and the other is to use Lingyun Fei to run behind the city wall and open the city gate from the city.

"I am Earl Rhodes of the Nord Kingdom, and we are here to negotiate terms with you." Rhodes shouted loudly.

As soon as his words fell, he jumped off his horse and rushed to the city gate at a speed that was hard to catch with the naked eye.

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(End of this chapter)