December 2 of the first year of Pulen.

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The Holy Roman Empire's Seventh Legion and its 3,400 soldiers were ordered to move north through England from the eastern border of Wales to the Chained Hills, where they tried in vain to take advantage of the steep and imperceptible terrain of the Chained Mountains to quietly besiege the royal city of Pullen.

However, unexpectedly, before the Seventh Legion of the Holy Roman Empire entered the border line of the Pulon royal city, the army encountered a crisis of food and unfamiliar terrain, and General Alex ordered the whole army to adjust the marching speed and rush out of the chain of mountains before the heavy snow closed the mountain, and directly entered the border of the royal city of Pulen.

After seven days of day and night marching, the soldiers of the 7th Legion, enduring hunger and cold, stubbornly climbed the mountain range and approached thirty miles north of the city of Puren.

At the same time, the French Empire's maritime transport fleet approached the harbor city of Pandora from the Strait of Saint-George.

When the flag of the Kingdom of France appeared on the boundary of the city of Pandora, the bell of Pandora's preparation for battle had already sounded.

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The royal city of Pleon - the Palace of the Rose of Glory.

In a darker room, King Pullen summoned all those involved in the council to gather here. They are the ministers of the various departments, as well as the head of the guard stationed in Harbour City and the deputy military commander of Yanya. Bedron. Clean.

Bang dang!

A large and incomparably detailed map of the forces of the Puron royal city was placed on the table.

This map contains detailed distributions of forces in the city of Puron, outposts, outposts, and voluntary distribution points for each mine. The map covers a 200-mile radius of the city of Purun, and was drawn by 200 locals who were familiar with the terrain and who together created the most detailed map of the forces in history.

"My king, according to the spies, the Holy Roman Empire's army of 3,000 men has entered the northern border of our country, and they are stationed along the shores of Lake Nociby, and they have built fortifications and watchtowers."

Yania said, pointing to the place on the map marked with a red sword and shield. The red sword and shield indicates the location of the enemy's infantry phalanx, and the archers and cavalry are represented by a knight on horseback and an archer with a bow and arrow.

"This legion is the famous Seventh Legion of the Holy Roman Empire, led by the legendary Roman protector general Alex himself, and these men are outnumbered, well-armed, and have high morale. Although the weapons of light are far less sharp than the spear of Pullen, these people are unified as veterans of a hundred battles, and with their generals personally leading the army, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness is far higher than we expected. ”

A guard held a candle and crept close to the table, the faint light of the candle illuminating most of the map.

"Are they planning to attack our Pulen King City directly? Or did they plan to join up with the French army that was hovering near the coastline before attacking? King Pullen, dressed in heavy armor, squatted on the throne and asked with a calm face.

Yania shook his head and said: "They should not attack directly, because in addition to these two forces participating in the attack this time, Robert the first heir of England, the Grand Duke of Normandy, will also lead the army into battle." According to rumors, he has drawn a thousand soldiers from the noble alliance and another two hundred from Normandy, making a total of 1,200 men on our royal city of Pleon. ”

"How many French warships are there on the coast?" King Pullen asked, frowning. The number of enemy soldiers was a bit beyond his estimate, and it was nothing if they were to defend one city in the city of Pulon alone, but if they were to defend two cities at the same time, it would be very difficult for them to have 5,400 soldiers in the city alone.

Therefore, when he learned that the enemy army alone had reached more than 4,600 men, King Pullen began to care more about the number of enemies at sea.

At this time, Robinson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward, and in recent times he has been in and out of Pandora City for business and foreign trade, so he knows the situation very well.

Robinson's face was also not good-looking, and he had been frowning since the beginning of the meeting.

"It's not optimistic, although the number of enemies is not much, but it is all warships and transports, for the city of Pleon, which has only one battleship of the Age, the French have sent a total of twelve transports and six two-masted frigates this time."

"Look here, sir."

Robinson held out his hand. MapThe coastal exit of the port city of Pandora is surrounded by a red line, and near the red line are placed four or five models of search ships, which represent the naval power of the Kingdom of France.

At the same time, on the right side of Pandora, in a secluded estuary, a model of the delicate and small shape of the Epoch, representing the forces on the sea of the Pleon royal city, is placed.

The harbor city of Pandora was blocked by the French in a trapped, and hundreds of fishing boats, merchant ships, and other ships anchored in the harbor were all trapped in the harbor! A large amount of material was dumped on the docks, and Pandora's maritime trade was interrupted, losing hundreds of gold coins every day!

Moreover, most of the food sources for the city of Puren, as well as the materials needed for the products such as sea salt and paper, were obtained from the sea. It doesn't matter if the French sealed the port of Pandora at once, and indirectly gave it a hard time in terms of the economy and food sources of the royal city of Pleon!

"Six frigates, about two hundred sailors. There were twelve transport ships, numbering about 1,200 men, more than double the city defense of the harbor city of Pandora. I have now informed the military officer of the present situation, and a group of slaves who are still training will soon be armed. ”

"Slaves?" King Pulen said with an ugly face, to be honest, King Pulen did not have any trust in the army formed by these slaves. "I don't think they have much combat power in the former city defense army of slaves, and I don't know how many of them just want to get the status of free citizens of Pullen for five or ten years, so don't consider them for the first line of defense for the time being, and use them as reserves." ”

"Understood, then gather the city defenses of Pandora to form the second and third defensive rings, but then we will have to garrison more than fifteen hundred soldiers in Pandora." Yania said.

"The harbor city of Pandora is the economic lifeblood of the royal city of Pleon, and the blockade alone has already caused a big blow, and it must not be destroyed or robbed of even a piece of the city by those French."

"King, I request that 1,000 men from the October Legion and 500 men from the June Sun Legion be sent to Pandora to assist in the defense, and 100 of the 400 cavalry of the newly formed December Miracle Glory Cavalry Regiment to strengthen the patrol near Pandora Harbor City. ”

"Heightened patrol vigilance? What about location? ”

King Pullen asked.

Yania picked up a few green cavalry creeps next to the map and placed them on the map one by one.

"Alert Level 3, War Mode. The important location is here, here, and here! ”

With three clear landing sounds, three cavalry models were placed at the entrance to the "Chain Mountain", as well as the "Crossing" and the right city of Pandora in the harbor city.

"Chain Hill is known to be the point of passage for the Welsh to attack our royal city of Pullen, and the crossroads are a very important outpost. Although no one can be sure if there are any remnants of the Welsh royal family today, it is necessary to deploy mobile reconnaissance units at the entrance and intersection of Chain Hill in case the Welsh suddenly attack us at the time of the battle with the three forces. ”

"And here, on the right side of Harbour City." Yania pointed to the map, then looked up into King Pullen's eyes and said. : This is the warehouse storage center of Harbour City, and the weapons, sea salt, paper, money, and even goods we transport from here are concentrated in this area, and we must send heavy troops to handle it. “

The commander of the June Sun Legion, Ni, also stood up and said, "I agree with Yania. My June Sun Legion is armed with excellent bows and arrows that have a longer range than ordinary longbows, and the soldiers are veteran hunters with eagle-like eyes and sharp instincts. If five hundred of my elite archers are sent here, on the wall to the right of Pandora, and on the four observation towers on the docks, then my men will be able to ensure that every movement of the city on the right side of Pandora is under our watch. “

"But it's not about defense." At this time, Lan Fei, the minister in charge of finance, stood up.

"Our key question is not the defense of the harbor city of Pandora, but how long are we going to defend it? When will it be possible to open the port?! Perhaps those of you here do not know how much we in the Puron King City suffer every day under these conditions, and I would like to tell you about it. If the status quo of Harbour City Pandora is maintained for more than a month, let's not mention that the economy will immediately have a supply crisis for food alone! Don't forget, more than 40% of our food sources are produced in Harbour City! And now it is still winter, and the food production of the Pulon Royal City has just dropped to a minimum, and if it wants to restore its self-supply, it will have to wait at least until the spring of March next year! “

Lan Fei shouted excitedly, waving the paper in his hand.

"So, what does the Minister of Finance mean?" Yania turned her head to look at Ranfi.

"I don't know anything about military affairs, but I know that in a month if this continues, there will be unrest in the city of Pullen. First there is a food crisis, then an economic crisis, and the worst is that if we are unable to defend the reputation of Pandora, the harbor city, will surely cause a frozen period of commerce! This is absolutely intolerable for the Puron Royal City, which is currently in the rising period of national strength! Lan Fei said in a stern tone.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and then everyone turned to look at King Pullen almost in agreement.

"What is your order, King?"

Yania asked.

King Pullen touched his chin, then smiled as if he had everything under control. He said: "The crisis of Harbour City comes from the fleet on the sea, and I have to say that the French have caused us a lot of trouble and crisis, but it has also verified my idea from the side. “

"No matter how the times change, whoever controls the sea controls the world." Pullen said with a smile.

"However, we in the Puron King City are not some of the people who like to be beaten passively. Since the establishment of the Pulon Castle nearly three years ago, we have been in a strategic passive position, and it is only after the enemy has made a move that we in the Pulon Castle have been forced to react and adjust. ”

"I don't hate this kind of preemptive warfare...... However, it has also ended today. ”