More than ten miles west of Baranli Town, Fieltzwe Group Army's camp.
"King Vidis, we should attack Lion City as soon as possible--Amy, that little girl has indeed completely given up on the Lionheart Kingdom's capital! Now there are only some stupid and greedy nobles and a group of untouchables with no fighting power in Lion City! Without Godric, we will definitely be able to break the city in one fell swoop!"
'Chahu' Airi Earl waved his battle ax, his eyes shining with excitement.
"I actually don't want to continue fighting with the Lionheart Kingdom... The war has been too long, and the brothers have not been able to rest for more than a year. Since Fengyu Port was robbed by Baxian last year, the domestic Riots are happening everywhere, and many refugees have appeared in my Light Roar Bay... Moreover, other countries will also take the opportunity to attack Lion City. It will be an extremely difficult battlefield there, not as easy as you think!"
'Red Sword'Aiding Earl disagrees.
"That's why we need to hurry up! As long as we can seize Lion City before all the forces, we can repel all enemies with the strong city wall of Lion City! As for those who are rioting in the country... the whole family of the rebellious ones will be drowned together, and those who want to escape can just capture the whole family and make them slaves. They will be afraid..."
Chajuairi is still persuading.
"Chahu, the riots in the country are because we have been raising taxes... For this war, we have raised taxes four times! Not to mention the civilians, even our soldiers have a difficult life now... This war has only fattened Bacchus Empire, but it has dragged all countries into the quagmire! The war cannot be allowed to continue..."
Aiding Earl is still shaking his head.
"But the war can't end, right? We tried to retreat, but what was the result? As long as we retreat, Baxian will join forces with the Lionheart Kingdom and Dexian people to attack us! As long as Baxian is still here, and no one can leave the battlefield... Only by capturing Lion City, cutting off Baxian's retreat, and forcing Baxian to retreat first can the war be ended!"
Chahu glared and said bitterly.
"Okay... stop arguing! Aiding, Cha Hu is right. As long as Baxian is still there, this war will never end. I guess Amy girl thinks so too. She deliberately gave up Lion City--But we must seize Lion City, otherwise it will be occupied by Baxian... If Baxian is allowed to get Lion City, we will fall into a deeper quagmire."
King Vidis pulled out his beard and said anxiously.
This is indeed the intention of Amy to abandon Lion City - now four countries are fighting in the west of Lion City, and Bacchus Empire has the initiative. If Agason and Creon cannot be forced to retreat, no country will be able to escape.
On the contrary, if Lionheart Kingdom, which has been resisting with difficulty, can be willing to leave the capital and stay away from the battlefield, it will not only gain room for maneuver, but also force other countries to snatch Lion City.
Moreover, if you try to grab it, you may not be able to grab it, and you may face a big melee.
But if you don't go, the losses may be even greater. Bacchus Empire, who has obtained Lion City, is likely to go directly to the west to launch a full-scale conquest - Lionheart Kingdom will definitely like to see this, and will probably still provide money and food for the Bacchus Empire.
"Perhaps, it is not a bad thing for us that this war has lasted for so long... At least we have successfully made the brothers agree with our own 'Valhalla' and 'Valkyries'! Of course, this war should be ended now..."
Vidis made up his mind. "But the only way to end the war is indeed to capture Lion City! This is the only way to restrict Baxian... and, after all, it is the center of the entire continent! If we can get Lion City, we can get the recognition of most of the Lion Territory nobles!"
Subsequently, the group army of Fieltzwe began to advance towards Lion City.
Balanli South, Dexia Camp.
"Sir Tahir, I suggest you change the direction and attack Nudaburg...Fieltzwe people will definitely target Lion City. Nudaburg should be relatively empty at this time. We Now we should capture Nudaburg, recapture Xingar, and kill that bastard Ramon... Although Lion City is very tempting, even if we capture Lion City, we will only be trapped inside..."
A knight in black helmet is persuading Tahir.
"Capture Nudaburg? Take back Xingar? Ha!... You want to take back the station, right? But Xingar, that broken place means nothing to me! If I can take Lion City, I can no longer submit to anyone... and it is an empty city now! Godric is not here, no one can stop my cavalry... as long as I am one step faster than others..."
Tahir looked at the knight in black armor with a sly smile, "If you Dusk Knight Order don't dare to go, you can leave on your own..."
The Dexia army began to line up, and some cavalry were already galloping towards Lion City.
The knight in black armor stood in the camp, took off his helmet, looked at the Dexia soldiers in action around him, and spat contemptuously. "Brainless idiot, can't distinguish between good and evil... you have to die!"
This is Twilight Knight.
It was Alistair who was hit by a sword from Li Ang in Toba City.
"Aren't we going to Lion City?"
Another Twilight Knight asked Alistair.
"Of course not! These Dexia idiots will probably die in Lion City!"
Alistair replied in a low voice, "Let's go to Long River Town... to seek refuge with Queen Sonade who abandoned Lion City..."
"Ah? Why? She won't accept us, right?"
Twilight Knight doesn't understand.
"She will accept it... She can even give up Lion City. She is much smarter than these Dexia idiots! Such smart people should become our allies! And... Lionheart Kingdom's troops disabled Dawn Knight Order last year! They should have been our allies..."
Alistair shook his head and led his horse.
"But... but that Li Ang..."
Twilight Knight said hesitantly, probably because he didn't want to irritate Alistair.
Alistair smiled calmly, "He is no longer here... It was just an accident on the battlefield. I will not regard Lionheart Kingdom as an enemy... I just want to find a promising king to make contributions!"
"Then, wouldn't it be better to go to the Bacchus Empire? They are stronger now!"
Twilight Knight asked in confusion.
"It is precisely because they are stronger that we should defect to the Lionheart Kingdom - if we go to Bax, we can only be regarded as a mercenary army at best, but if we go to Long River Town, we are very likely to become lords..."
Alistair jumped back on his horse and said, "Moreover, I have in my hand what Lionheart Kingdom wants most...Three Prophets's secret!"
A group of Twilight Knight went in the direction of Long River Town.
Lion City Down.
The two Bax armies joined together and camped northwest of Lion City.
"Agason, we may be in trouble... There are tens of thousands of mobs in Lion City. It will be difficult for us to capture the city quickly."
Creon used a wooden stick to play with the fire in front of him.
"I know... and, if nothing else happens, Fieltzwe people and Dexian people will try to snatch Lion City..."
Agason did not sit next to Creon, but stood in front of the fire.
"Yes... if we ignore them, they are likely to force those mobs into slave armies or auxiliary soldiers, and drive those mobs to attack everything nearby... But if we attack Lion City first, it is likely that Dexian people and Fieltzwe people will take advantage of it..."
Creon shook his head as he spoke, "Having given up on tens of thousands of disobedient people and the entire Lion City, that little girl Amy is very cruel."
"This is no different from what His Majesty Marus did. She was forced to do so. In my opinion, we can ignore Lion City and let Fieltzwe people and Dexian people fight for it... Let them face the mob. While they are attacking the city, we first go around to Yalagar to camp, and then try to siege the city and block them."
Agason plans to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight to see if he can reap the benefits.
"But if we ignore Lion City, once Fieltzwe people or Dexian people occupies Lion City, we will lose our original strategic advantage... Luxin Village and Bemonfalle will definitely be captured. Plus Amy took away everything from Lion City and Yalagar, we may not be able to find supplies!"
Creon sighed.
"I know, but this is much better than directly participating in a big melee... Our troops are more disciplined and more suitable for fighting in formations. Dexian people and Fieltzwe people are suitable for fighting this kind of messy melee... Besides, even if we run out of supplies, we will definitely last longer than Lion City - there are tens of thousands of people in there now, and they can eat all the food in just two days!"
Agason said rather helplessly.
"Agason, you may not have seen what happens after tens of thousands of civilians riot, and you don't understand what Dexian people will do when they are hungry... Let me tell you, I saw it with my own eyes when fighting in Dexia! This was the case in the important town of Sedu last year... I surrounded the city. There were five or six thousand people in the city, and the food consumption was huge. I thought they would surrender because of lack of food..."
Creon shook his head and said, "But they didn't! Those Dexian people... After they ate up all the edible things in the city, they started to use the civilians in the city as military rations!"
"There is such a thing... If so, maybe it will be more beneficial for the empire to rule this place in the future... I would like to force them to do this, which will actually make the people of Lion Territory identify with the empire!"
Agason frowned, and what he said was a bit vicious.
"Agason, this is why I have never liked you very much - you are an excellent general, but you always do not regard people from other countries as human beings... In fact, if no one deliberately incites it, those so-called mobs are also good people - then That's tens of thousands of lives! If we capture Lion City, those people will become the people of Bax! I don't want to see that kind of cruel atrocities happen again... I think His Majesty the Emperor doesn't want to either..."
Creon said softly, he was not blaming Agason - if you look at it purely from a general's tactical thinking, Agason's strategy is actually the most beneficial choice for the Bacchus Empire.
But Creon doesn't like this choice, because it will inevitably lead to horrific tragedies for tens of thousands of refugees in and around Lion City.
"General Clerion, you are a respectable person, but we are generals, and it is our responsibility to capture cities and win wars. As for how the people live... that is the responsibility of His Majesty the Emperor, and he can definitely do it better than us."
Agason is actually very polite to Creon, although he doesn't really like Creon either.
In fact, both of them are generals with good character, but their ideologies are indeed different.
Creon is from a civilian background. He has lived a hard life in a place where wars have been going on since he was a child. He has seen many people's sufferings and often thinks about problems from a civilian perspective.
Agason was born into a wealthy family, and would often use the honor system of this era to consider issues. When he was not fighting, he would also help the needy and help the weak, but he would never join the farmers like Creon.
"Oh... let's do this, Agason, we leave the choice to God... I will attack Lion City, and you will stand at the bridge to block the enemy. You only need to block for one day before retreating, and come to Lion City to find me. If I do not capture Lion City in this day, then we will evacuate to Seven Forks Fortress together to avoid falling into a unnecessary war of attrition."
Creon began to draw a tactical diagram on the ground with a wooden stick. "I think we should try to give those civilians a way out. This is the only thing we can do."
Agason sighed and nodded, "Then let's do it. I hope Lion City can be conquered by you in one fell swoop!"
The next day, Lion City.
At this time, the area around Lion City has become a cruel battlefield.
There are two battlefields, one is under Lion City, and the other is at the bridgehead forty miles west of Lion City.
Creon originally tried to launch a quick attack on Lion City, but unexpectedly he and Dexia's cavalry arrived at Lion City.
And Agason was at the bridgehead, just blocking Fieltzwe's troops.
Agason, with some of the Imperial First Legion's elite troops and the newly formed Third Army Corps, will have no problem blocking Fieltzwe people at the bridgehead.
But Creon was a little helpless. With the main force of Bax Imperial Second Legion, he could completely defeat Dexian people. However, the second legion was infantry and would definitely not be able to annihilate the Dexia cavalry.
In other words, even if Creon wins, it is impossible to capture Lion City - the Dexia cavalry will continue to harass and it is impossible to attack the city with peace of mind.
Just when Baxian and Dexian people were fighting outside Lion City, something suddenly happened inside Lion City.
The city gate suddenly opened, and countless refugees rushed frantically out of the city.
Creon originally thought that the mob in Lion City was planning to come out to join the war, so he quickly ordered his troops to withdraw into formation and prepare for defense.
And Khalifa Tahir also had the same reaction.
But the refugees who rushed out from Lion City did not pay attention to the two troops, but ran away like frightened birds and beasts...
Then, Creon and Tahir looked at Lion City with the city gate open, and once again made the same reaction - "Charge! Seize the city!"
Speaking of which, when the city gate is open, the cavalry will definitely be faster than the infantry in capturing the city.
But those Dexia cavalrymen who rushed the fastest immediately reined in their horses after rushing into the city gate...
As a result, the city gate was blocked by Dexian people!
But General Clerion suddenly stopped. "Stop! Stop... The whole army is on standby!"
Running slowly is actually beneficial. Creon saw that the tallest tower in Lion City seemed to be constantly tilting?
What happened in the city?
Creon I don't know, but in any case, it is the right choice to have the entire army on standby to check the situation.
The seasoned veteran relied on feel to save his unit...
Dexian people didn't stop, they were still rushing towards the city in a chaotic manner.
But Dexian people who advanced into the city encountered an enemy they could not imagine - countless Fallen One poured out of the streets and alleys of Lion City!
Meanwhile, Lion City Noble Council Tower...
It collapsed suddenly!