Frank stood on the wall of Fort Angron and looked at the enemy army below, with a solemn expression.

The siege has been going on for more than a month, and the frequency of the enemy's attacks is getting higher and higher, and the intensity of the siege is much stronger than at the beginning.

Although they don't have many armors, they are better than the defenders in terms of number and combat effectiveness.

The defenders in Fort Angron said that there were few and no more, more than 10,000 people, but the combat effectiveness was not flattering.

More than 7,000 of them are militiamen from the North. Although they have good physical fitness and each wears simple iron armor, they have no real experience in fighting on the battlefield.

The previous empire experienced more than ten years of peace. Although the Redka Kingdom started in the north, the veterans either served as soldiers in the imperial capital or retired.

Under the imperial family's repression, there will be no war at all, and even private wars between nobles are rare.

Had it not been for a Count Zhebo from the North at that time, perhaps they would never have heard of the war in their entire lives.

There is no real experience of fighting on the battlefield, no matter how hard and hard you practice on the training field, there is always a certain gap with the veterans of the Hundred Wars.

As for the upstart coalition forces, although their army had lost a lot on the counter-insurgency battlefield before, they still retained a lot of veterans, and the royal lords lost their talents at that time, even if they were re-enlisted and trained many soldiers. , But still inferior.

Just as now, several wells were erected in front of Angron Fort, and enemy archers took turns to board and shoot against the archers on the city wall.

The archers on the walls were all recruited after the Southern Counter-insurgency War, and they couldn't be compared with the opponents at all. Most of them were hunters who were called into the army, and they were no match for their equipment alone.

But even so, the morale of the defenders in the castle is still high, and although their faces are sad, their courage and determination to fight are still firm.

Behind them is their homeland, where all their wives and children live.

Especially the northern militias led by Flante, each of them is a beneficiary of Lenner's policy, countless fertile fields have been cultivated, and Lenner distributes them for cultivation.

Life is getting better and better, and occasionally I can make a new set of clothes for my wife, buy myself some wine for a drink, and eat meat for my still young son.

And if they are defeated, then they will lose everything. All they have now is based on Lena's rule.

If Reiner loses his territory, then those who have become happy thanks to Reiner’s benevolent rule will become serfs. After all, except for the entire north, most of the residents in other regions have no personal freedom and dignity. serf.

Although they were also serfs in name, they were actually no different from self-employed farmers. Apart from the annual taxation, Reiner would never exploit more.

Therefore, he did not support Lena's rule very much, and no one wanted to become a serf.

Rainer led the army to march quickly in the dense forest. He just wanted to return to the north as soon as possible to support.

One by one, the soldiers took off their iron armor and put them on the carriage behind.

Hundreds of carriages carrying food have been emptied, and some soldiers can sit on it.

But unfortunately, even this can't increase the speed of the march, Lehner is very clear about this.

Humans are actually mammals with the strongest endurance. Even the best horses cannot keep up with the long journeys of humans. If the speed is increased, the soldiers may not be a big deal, but these horses may fall to death.

In this way, after traveling for about ten days, he walked a distance of nearly four hundred kilometers, and he has reached the territory of the upstarts.

At this time, the territories of these upstarts are already defensively empty, and there are not many soldiers garrisoned at all.

But Rainer is not in the mood to attack these castles or villages, he just wants to return to the north as soon as possible to rescue the distress.

February 11th, 27th year of the Empire.

Rainer bypassed the imperial capital and hurriedly arrived near Fort Angron.

At this time, the city of Angron Fort was already in a mess.

Thousands of corpses were thrown into the ice and snow, because the corpses had been frozen, but they didn't give off any smell.

The upstart coalition forces have organized three large-scale assaults and lost 7,000 to 8,000 men. The defenders in the city paid nearly 4,000 men to repel the enemy.

The upstart coalition forces are different from previous wars. They have sufficient siege equipment and supplies.

The archers stood on the Jinglan and shot at the city wall, and the infantry also launched an attack against the city wall along the ladder and the Jinglan.

The militia led by Frante suffered the most, and nearly two thousand people have lost their lives in the battle.

However, he did not temper his fighting skills and courage in such battles, and his combat effectiveness was much improved compared to the previous ones.

At this time, the more than 20,000 upstart coalition forces only had more than 18,000 left. Although there were many recruits among them, most of them were veterans with combat effectiveness.

Moreover, their armor rate is quite impressive. After all, Lena sold steel to them before they had torn his face. Now these upstart coalitions can almost reach 30% armor rate.

February 15th, 27th year of the Empire.

The upstart coalition finally launched the fiercest offensive since the siege.

Almost all the soldiers participated in this siege. Hundreds of ladders and more than a dozen wells were erected on the city wall. The soldiers carried long swords and spears, raised their shields, and walked forward without fear of death. Climbing on the city wall.

Count Redmara was riding on a war horse, his crimson hair slowly fluttering with the cold north wind~lightnovelpub.net~ His pupils stared at the **** city wall, success or failure is already here. .

After the victory of this war, Count Redmara can already imagine how comfortable the future will be. There will be an emperor in his family, an emperor who will rule over eight million Redka people.

He felt passionate as long as he thought about such a great cause. Of course, the premise of everything was to conquer the castle in front of him.

Looking at the stalemate in the battle ahead, Count Redmara looked at the more than 700 knights beside him. They were all real knights rather than trained heavy cavalry.

The battle ahead was stalemate, and Redmara was anxious, and said directly to the upstarts beside him: "Everyone, success or failure depends on this. Let's just send all the knights to the wall!"

A knight has to receive rigorous training with new products from an early age. From the age of seven until the age of eighteen, he must undergo various rigorous training. After the age of eighteen, he also needs to wait until he has made merits to become a real knight.

Therefore, they are not only proficient in horse warfare, but also good at foot combat. The most elite veteran can hardly defeat a young knight.