Chapter 14: The City of Ammuxi Has Arrived!
After talking about Allen's copycat army, don't forget the ragtag aristocratic army under Allen. Although Allen does not have the largest Earl Andrew as a vassal, there are still more than a dozen counts, viscounts or barons, large and small.
Although these are not much of a climate on their own, they can still be seen together.
A total of 8,000 troops, of which the heavy knights, that is, those noble knights, hired knights, feudal knights, etc., are about 1,000 people. These are the common weapons of mass destruction on the mainland. Two thousand heavily armed soldiers, five hundred archers, five hundred two-handed swordsmen, and four thousand conscripted peasants. That's all.
However, there is one thing to mention is the special class of the Ammuxi Kingdom - Ammuxi two-handed swordsman.
Each country on this continent has its own special troops to a greater or lesser extent, such as the Moslian Empire, which is about to go to war, has its Northland Tomahawks, which are special classes known as berserkers. These warriors were nomadic herders living in the north of Moslian, and due to the harsh living conditions, they also caused them to be fierce by nature and not afraid of death. Since these people usually live in tribes, they still retain some of the customs of savages, eating human flesh or something. Therefore, because of these barbaric habits, it is often criticized by people on the mainland, resulting in this branch of the army being a special establishment in the normal army establishment, and even in the country it must be arranged separately from the regular army.
The Kingdom of Ammuxi is a famous swordsmanship kingdom on the mainland. The nobles of the Kingdom of Ammuxi were required to learn good swordsmanship due to tradition, whether it was a two-handed broadsword or a one-handed knight's sword. This tradition stems from the centuries-old lack of horses in the kingdom of Ammusi, which forced the infantry against the cavalry.
An Muxi is located in the south of the continent, and there is no training base for war horses, so many knights in the past did not have war horses. In order to fight against the knights of other countries, under the invention and creation of generations, he created the two-handed great sword technique of Ambushi. This swordsmanship is about how to use a two-meter-long sword against cavalry. After that, it was improved from generation to generation, creating two-handed knight swordsmanship, one-handed knight swordsmanship, sword and shield swordsmanship, and so on.
Usually Ambrosi's two-handed swordsmen are equipped with the same plate chain composite armor as knights, plus a two-meter-long broad-bladed broadsword, and a one-handed knight's sword at his waist for hand-to-hand combat.
To sum up, Allen's 7,000 men and 8,000 vassals formed an army of 15,000 people, and marched towards Ammuxi City.
Ammusi City is the capital of the Kingdom of Ammusi. I know it's nonsense, but I'm going to say it anyway. You ask me why, it's because turning a city name into a kingdom name shows that the city itself is not to be underestimated.
The city of Ammuxi has been around for a thousand years. Compared to Allen's Isis City, it was basically born at the same time, but five hundred years ago, the great Charlemagne took 2,000 elites from Ammuxi City to start a war in the north and south, and finally defeated the multinational alliance three times by himself and established the Kingdom of Ammusi, so the Kingdom of Ammuxi can be said to be famous on the mainland. This is also until now that the Kingdom of Ammuxi has maintained the status of one of the seven great powers of the continent and has been recognized by all parties.
The first time Alan saw the city, the idea that popped up in his heart was big! That's right, the city is twice as big as the city of Essis. Alan stood on the hill and looked at the magnificent city of Ammuxi in the distance, the huge city wall tens of meters high stretched out of sight. Originally, Alan felt that his Isis City had a population of 200,000, and it was one of the top cities on the mainland. However, looking at the scale of the city of Ammusi, it can live at least 500,000 people.
500,000 people, how much tax can be collected! Allen's eyes were full of gold coins flying in the sky, and the entire city of Ammuxi directly turned into a mountain of gold.
"Lord Duke? Lord Duke?" Baron Leon saw that something was wrong with Allen, and that he was becoming more and more lost, so he hurriedly asked out loud.
"Eun?" Interrupted by Baron Lyon's fantasy, Alan finally came to his senses.
"Lord Duke, what shall we do now?" Baron Lyon asked.
After five days of marching, Alan finally arrived at the city of Ammusi with a large army.
"Stay put! Gentlemen, sir, come with me into the city to meet His Majesty. With a wave of his hand, Eren asked his military governor, Guy, to take the army to the foot of the mountain and set up camp, while he himself led the nobles into the city.
The people of the royal family had already received the news of Allen and his party, and they waited at the gate of the city early. After a brief conversation, he took Eren and them into the city.
The wide streets and the dense crowd of vendors all proclaim the prosperity of the city. But Alan will take a look, after all, no matter how good An Muxi is, he is not his own, and Alan is confident that he will build Essis into the first city on the continent!
Before Alan could go far, he was taken to the palace. Ambush's royal palace has the simplicity and rough style of the Shannan region. The color palette is mostly red and black, and at the same time, it is also inlaid with royal gold, declaring the control of the Charles family here.
After the palace attendants sent Allen's minor nobles to eat and drink, they led Allen to a large hall.
"Your Majesty, Lord Ouranos has arrived." The attendant stood outside the main hall and respectfully reported it.
After a voice came from the main hall, he pushed open the door of the main hall and led Alan into the gate, and the attendant re-respectfully retreated.
Alan looked at it slightly, there were a total of four people in the hall, the first one was wearing a purple silk robe, and countless golden irises were painted on the clothes, the middle coat of arms was a blue background plus three golden irises, there were three yellow horizontal bars on the back, surrounded by golden ribbons, and on the top of the irises' head was a crown with a red inner golden headband. A golden ribbon of silk was worn from the left shoulder to the right shoulder, leaving an arc on the chest, and the crown on the head shone brightly, and an emerald in the center shimmered mysteriously.
The other three were all dressed as typical aristocrats, with tight silk tops, skirt trousers, and a wide overcoat on the outside. On the neckline, cuffs, edges or trimmed with purple, gold, green lines. The biggest difference is the family crest on the outside of the coat.
A middle-aged man in his forties, looking deep and introverted, sat quietly on the left side of the king, with a white background and a black castle on his chest, surrounded by a circle of thorn flowers on both sides of the castle, and two sharp swords crossed behind the castle.
To the right of the king sat two men, one of whom looked to be in his twenties, with a white face and beard, and a black wolf on a white background on his coat.
The other man looked to be in his forties, with a large beard and a black lion on a white background.
Generally speaking, in heraldry, the beast represents bravery and tenacity. Flowers represent knowledge and wisdom. And swords, shields, etc., represent meritorious deeds. Different combinations can represent different meanings. Usually the more complex the coat of arms, the longer the family heritage and the more merits they have received. Many times when the nobles measure the strength of a family, they can see one or two from the family coat of arms.
As for the coat of arms of the Ouranos family of Allen, it is a black double-headed eagle on a white background, with a shield on its back, three yellow stars on top, and a circle of roses on its side.
Fortunately, Alan made up to Sebastian about the heraldic and political science of the Kingdom of Ammusi, and the person wearing the crown recognized himself as His Majesty Charles II, the king of the current Kingdom of Ammusi. The middle man on the left hand is Duke Lawrence, who is close to the Ouranos family and helped Alan succeed to the throne. And the little white face on the right hand is the Duke of Manuel in the south of Ambrosi. The bearded man was the last of the four dukes of the Kingdom of Ammusi, Duke Bashir.