"Lord Li Ang, since a person like you is willing to contribute to the empire, shouldn't he have no desires and desires?"
Livius felt much more relaxed now and asked Li Ang about his motive for defecting to the empire.
"I just want White Deer Fortress! I have put a lot of effort here... You have to send a message to Emperor Marius and tell His Majesty the Emperor that White Deer Fortress must become my territory! I don't dare to hope for 'General Long River Town', but it is appropriate for me to become 'General White Deer Fortress'!"
Li Ang's expression is quite serious, and he seems to be a little obsessed.
Livius can understand this obsession. White Deer Fortress and Wheat Fragrance Territory seem to have become quite wealthy recently, with a lot of grain farmland. Li Ang must have really put in a lot of effort.
However, the border territory Livius is not interested. He knows that Emperor Marius ultimately plans to comprehensively reform the enfeoffment system into a dispatch system, but the resistance to this reform is too great and has not been officially promoted... Li Ang can do it if he wants, and this kind of request should still be cooperated.
"That's no problem. As long as White Deer Fortress can be captured, I can guarantee that His Majesty will definitely make you the lord of White Deer Fortress. However... the way he sent the letter to his subordinates was a bit sudden... he almost shot me to death!"
Livius I still have lingering fear about the arrow flying from my crotch.
"Isn't that anxious... I have already openly rebelled, and I don't care if I will be exposed. If I send an envoy to visit normally, I may waste the opportunity!"
The lord heard that Risadiran reported on his method of delivering messages. In fact, he admired the Elf Killer for doing this - this just reflected the authenticity from the side.
It doesn't matter even if this matter is leaked. Anyway, there have been a lot of rumors saying that he is a traitor recently. Bacchus Empire spread it himself...
But he didn't expect to almost shoot Livius to death.
"Long River Town will have troops coming over there soon, so you have to hurry up! I have some people ambushed in White Deer Fortress. Once your troops get close to White Deer Fortress, they will take action to help you open the city gate! But White Deer Fortress is definitely stepping up the investigation. I am worried that my people will be discovered at any time. Mr. Governor, we have to speed up!"
The lord is indeed ready to defect to the Bacchus Empire. Livius must naturally seize such a good opportunity.
Since he could not waste time, lest Wheat Fragrance Territory and White Deer Fortress appear to be supported by the Lionheart Kingdom's army, the governor made up his mind on the spot, and Shield Wind Fortress's soldiers came out in full force and began to march north.
However, due to minor injuries in some parts, Livius himself did not stay with the army for too long - the friction on the crotch area made it really difficult to hold on, and walking and riding horses were unbearable.
So when he led his troops to the previous location of 'Imperial Second Legion', he had to stop and rest.
He planned to hand over Shadow Infantry to the leadership of his son Lord Fabius and stay in that camp to wait for the results.
Li Ang had just come from White Deer Fortress, so of course he knew about the existence of such a civilian army - it was only after discovering this 'legion' that he decided on the plan to surrender.
In fact, the first person to detect this vigilante group was Sir Roland.
Roland has been leading the cavalry to clean up the scouts. A few days ago, he chased them farther and discovered the civilian regiment.
At that time, he saw that the large army was under the banner of "Imperial Second Legion" and thought it was Bacchus Empire who was launching a massive attack.
But after getting closer to investigate, Roland easily judged that it was not an army - not only did this regiment have no equipment and no baggage, but they were all listless and looked like a group of prisoners.
If it were anyone else, they might not be able to make a judgment as easily as Roland.
On the one hand, there are not many warriors like Roland who can face the 'big army' and dare to get close to investigate.
On the other hand, Sir Roland had just personally organized the migration of a large number of people a few days ago. Now, the difference between the army and civilians is really easy for him to distinguish...
This Paladin immediately returned to White Deer Fortress after coming to a conclusion. He happened to meet the Lord Lord back and was discussing with Amy how to deal with the Bacchus Empire.
So, the lord asked Amy to take the guards of Godric, and there was an 'internal strife' with the troops he led in White Deer Fortress.
The beating was so intense that the shouts of killing shook the sky.
As the battle started, many troops came from the direction of Wheat Fragrance Territory and entered White Deer Fortress to "join the battle". It looked like a civil war between two camps.
As a result, many people who did not know the truth fled White Deer Fortress.
Then, Li Ang's troops were 'expelled' out of White Deer Fortress in embarrassment, and then asked Risadiran to bring the letter to Livius, and to investigate the situation of Shield Wind Fortress.
Li Ang knows very well that Bacchus Empire's spies will definitely report back these information. The news brought back by their own people will naturally make this surrender very reliable.
The lord's plan is to first lead Livius's troops to block the west intersection in the direction of Wheat Fragrance Territory, to show that his 'surrender' is indeed true and credible, and even White Deer Fortress's retreat is cut off.
Then he put on a show under the White Deer Fortress city and asked Amy to lead a large number of troops to 'pursue' him south, and then waited for Livius's troops to attack the 'empty city' of White Deer Fortress.
Of course White Deer Fortress will not be an empty city. The escorts of Long River Town and Owl Knight Order have already settled in. They will guard White Deer Fortress under the leadership of Sir Roland.
And Amy will take advantage of the opportunity of Livius to dispatch the entire army to complete the most important task - to lead the troops to destroy Shield Wind Fortress, which has truly become an empty city.
Yes, just burn the fortress, there is no need to occupy it, because there will be no reinforcements for a while, and if you occupy it, you may not be able to hold it.
Once Shield Wind Fortress is destroyed, it will be very difficult for the Bacchus Empire to attack White Deer Fortress in the future. Without this outpost, supplies cannot keep up.
Livius's troops attacking White Deer Fortress will also lose all their backup. Li Ang himself will launch a surprise attack at this time, leaving Livius with no way out.
After Amy burns Shield Wind Fortress, you can lead your troops back to White Deer Fortress. In this way, Livius's troops attacking White Deer Fortress will most likely be wiped out.
This is actually a plan based on offense and defense. It not only intends to eliminate the enemy's effective forces, but also intends to uproot Shield Wind Fortress so that White Deer Fortress will have no worries for a long time and can farm with peace of mind.
And this false surrender plan is not too complicated, it just follows Emperor Marius's plan and follows the plan.
In order to prevent White Deer Fortress from being overly stressed due to too many enemies, or from quickly retreating to Shield Wind Fortress after discovering something is wrong, causing Amy to be in danger, Li Ang will lead troops to expel the two thousand civilians to the direction of White Deer Fortress, which in turn will become an obstacle that prevents Livius troops from retreating to Shield Wind Fortress.
There is actually no danger in this plan. The only risk lies in whether Li Ang can be trusted when he goes to see Livius.
Of course, based on what happened before, the Lord feels that Livius will take the bait smoothly.
He planned to capture the governor and the civilian husbands of the Bacchus Empire again, and then extort a large sum of money to pay for the one hundred thousand dinars demanded by King Ulrich...
Yes, the lord wants to use a plan to solve all the problems faced by White Deer Fortress!
It was Bacchus Empire who caused the matter first. Without Emperor Marius's plan, the lord would not have been blackmailed by King Ulrich. Then of course Bacchus Empire would have to pay - it is very fair for the lord.
But now a little accident happened...
Due to the unexpected impact of the small wound between Livius's legs, Livius actually planned to stay in that camp...
Moreover, for his own safety, he actually left hundreds of Shadow Infantry in the camp, and only asked Lord Fabius to go out with more than 700 Shadow Infantry.
This is likely to affect the lord's plan. Li Ang also wants to 'lure Amy's troops south'. Livius's soldiers staying in the camp will be in the way.
Moreover, if Livius cannot be caught in this operation, it will be very boring...
"Sir Governor, you still have so many troops here, why don't you act together?"
Li Ang was in that camp, pointing at the banner of the 'Second Army Corps'.
"They are not suitable for fighting now. Their weapons are not needed for siege..."
Livius shook his head. Although he was not a good person, he was not bad enough to let civilians be used as cannon fodder for sieges.
Dexian people sometimes coerces civilians from hostile countries to use them as cannon fodder to attack a city, consuming the supplies of the defenders.
However, this kind of fighting method is quite bad and will be considered as an evil act against humanity. Bacchus Empire regards itself as a civilized country and will not do such a thing.
Besides, even Dexian people would not be able to use civilians in his own country to do such a thing, but Snake Worship Cult would do it...
These civilians have a lot of grievances to begin with, and they are not willing to cooperate with things like building camps. Let them attack White Deer Fortress?
I'm afraid they'll be able to escape in a matter of minutes, and they might even rebel.
"Lord Governor, although I can see that they cannot participate in the siege, they can at least defend the city. I can ensure that White Deer Fortress becomes an empty city, but after White Deer Fortress is captured, Lionheart Kingdom will definitely send an army to pursue it. The civilians of White Deer Fortress are very powerful to Godric Loyalty, after we capture White Deer Fortress, the civilians of White Deer Fortress will not help us defend the city, and may even attack us - I failed to capture White Deer Fortress because I was attacked by civilians before. If the reinforcements from the empire are slow to arrive, maybe White Deer Fortress cannot be defended after it is defeated!"
Li Ang seems to be thinking about Livius: "But if you bring this legion, it will at least look like there will be more than two thousand people defending the city. Lionheart Kingdom will definitely not dare to counterattack for a while, and you will have enough time to make full arrangements and call in reinforcements..."
This is indeed a reasonable approach, and Livius also thinks it makes sense.
However, both the siege force and the civilian army must be led by someone. If the governor and his son are not in the team, once the siege begins, if there is no one to suppress and control these civilians, it will only lead to bad things.
So Livius endured the pain in his crotch and personally took everyone with him to march north.
In fact, if Livius could pay more attention to these low-level people, he would find that these people became very active after knowing that Li Ang was ready to surrender...
Bacchus Empire touted Li Ang as the most terrifying general, the one with three heads, six arms, spitting fire, and the ability to eat eight children at one meal.
Now that this terrible general seems to have become one of our own, these civilians naturally feel at ease...
They even have a strange sense of identification with Li Ang - this is the notoriety given to Li Ang by the Bacchus Empire himself, but if this kind of notoriety is one of their own, it means a very high sense of security...
So these civilians are actually more willing to listen to Li Ang, but Livius didn't notice it...
When they were still dozens of miles away from White Deer Fortress, the lord asked Livius to station the civilians at the edge of the forest.
"I'm going to lure the enemy later, and I can't let White Deer Fortress see your army. First, let the combat troops move in the direction of Wheat Fragrance Territory. Sarah will be responsible for leading the way to avoid White Deer Fortress's reconnaissance. Let them lead at White Deer Fortress to Wait at the intersection of Wheat Fragrance Territory. Once I lure White Deer Fortress's army out, I will launch an attack immediately. These civilians cannot participate in the siege and can only stay here. If you see yellow smoke rising from White Deer Fortress, it means that White Deer Fortress has been captured, and you can lead the civilians into the city."
The lord took out the map and began to explain.
The goal of a large army of several thousand people is too big. In order to avoid being discovered by White Deer Fortress when luring the enemy, White Deer Fortress's army will not leave the city, so this arrangement is reliable.
Livius nodded and asked Lord Fabius to take Shadow Infantry and follow Sarah to the northwest.
However, he had been injured on his horse for two days and could no longer walk smoothly, so he stayed in the civilian army and waited for Li Ang to successfully lure the enemy.
Livius felt that there was nothing wrong with Li Ang's style and plan. Eight hundred Shadow Infantry were guarding between Wheat Fragrance Territory and White Deer Fortress, enough to ensure that Lionheart Kingdom would have neither reinforcements nor an ambush.
Besides, if Li Ang wanted to ambush him, why would he specifically ask himself to bring more troops?
After Li Ang leads White Deer Fortress's troops, let Lord Fabius take Shadow Infantry to capture the empty city, and then lead the civilians into White Deer Fortress himself, then it will basically be considered very stable, and it should be no problem to defend it for a few months.
This battle will probably make his son famous all over the world, right?
Livius thought with joy.
Being able to lead the troops to capture White Deer Fortress from this unfallen city at the age of twenty-two, Lord Fabius is expected to become a famous general in the empire!
Emperor Marius has always been willing to promote young people and will definitely pay attention to and support him. So even if he loses power, Lord Fabius will definitely become the leader of Shadow Infantry!
Livius feels that his status is obviously guaranteed. Even if Emperor Marius doesn't like him, at least he will not deprive a young man with great military exploits of the power to lead the army...
Lord Fabius also feels that his own era seems to have come. With such a good opportunity, he is almost destined to become a famous general in the empire...
This is a fortified city that has not been conquered for hundreds of years. Half a year ago, White Deer Fortress, which two governors and an army of 6,000 men failed to conquer, seems to be easily conquered by me!
Being able to capture White Deer Fortress means that Lionheart Kingdom has lost the largest barrier in the east. The empire's army will easily drive straight in, and at least it can swallow up all the areas east of Long River Town...
If you get such credit at such a young age, you are destined to have an extremely bright future...
Soon, the lord led an army of about a hundred people to the gate of White Deer Fortress.
The excited Lord Lord Fabius personally led the team and stared at the movement of White Deer Fortress at the intersection.
And White Deer Fortress did send a team of about 400 people to pursue it - this was almost all of White Deer Fortress's troops.
The two sides chased and fled gradually towards the south.
Subsequently, Lord Fabius led more than 700 Shadow Infantry to quickly attack White Deer Fortress.
White Deer Fortress seemed almost defenseless, and there seemed to be sounds of fighting and killing in the city. It seemed that Li Ang had indeed left manpower in the city.
As Lord Fabius and his troops gradually approached, White Deer Fortress's city gate suddenly opened wide, and someone was waving to him at the door.
Li Ang The people who stayed in the city did succeed!
Lord Fabius was overjoyed and led his troops to charge quickly.
More than 700 Shadow Infantry swarmed forward, rushing to rush into White Deer Fortress.
At this moment, the heavy city gate gate fell down...
White Deer Fortress is built on a mountain without a moat. The city gate uses a gate, which is a solid wood gate inlaid with iron sheets that is hoisted with a huge winch.
To open the door, it would take several strong men to push the big winch on the city gate - even if it was a pulley block that could save labor.
This gate is thick and heavy, weighing thousands of pounds. It is hung by several thick ropes and chains. When it is hoisted, a large latch half a foot thick is used to catch the winch.
When you want to close the door, you only need to use a sledgehammer to knock the latch away from the winch, and the door will fall freely due to gravity and fall into the huge door frame. There is also a row of half-foot-thick holes in the door frame - this is to prevent water accumulation and to allow the incisors at the bottom of the gate to embed into the ground, making the gate stronger and difficult to open.
This kind of gate closes very quickly.
And now, when Lord Fabius entered the city with half of his troops, the gate fell freely...
Lord Fabius and about three hundred people were imprisoned in the city, while there were still four hundred Shadow Infantry who had not entered the city.
Under the huge gate, there were two Shadow Infantry who had been killed by the falling gate. They had basically been cut in half. The incisors at the bottom of the gate were sharp teeth made of giant wood wrapped in iron sheets. This was the norm for gate-type gates in this era.
The young Lord Fabius suddenly stopped and looked around in panic.
His Shadow Infantry no longer charged, and they were all at a loss.
The air suddenly became quiet.
They are located in the doorway and a small open space without cover inside the city gate, and inside the city, there are a large number of archers and crossbowmen standing on the surrounding heights...
Then, a volley of arrows was fired, and the arrows quickly covered their eyes.
At the same time, the Lord Lord and the troops of Amy have arrived one after another dozens of miles south of White Deer Fortress. Nearby is the location of the civilian army where Livius is located.