Although the two cities have a joint defense agreement with the Horly Fortress, since Higg broke their joint defense tactics and captured the city of Amiens more than a month ago, the joint defense agreement between the two strongholds has basically existed in name only.

Especially in the city of Amiens, nearly 5,000 defenders were first transferred out of the city and half were defeated, and then they were forcibly captured by Higg, although later Bols added 2,000 troops to the city of Amiens, and now the defenders have reached more than 3,000 people, but the entire city of Amiens has become a frightened bird, and the slightest wind and grass will be closed and defended, and no more soldiers will be dispatched.

Higg first sent more than 100 people to disguise themselves as a rout, fled towards the city of Amiens, and reported to Amiens that General Bols's army was surrounded by the enemy, and that tens of thousands of rebels had captured the fortress of Holly last night, and now the rebels were pursuing here, and asked Amiens to prepare for the city defense.

Where do the druids who guard Amiens still sit? Hurriedly sent people to verify on the one hand, and on the other hand, the army was ready to withdraw at any time. When the patrol reported that the situation at the fortress of Holly was true, and reported that the enemy's army was heading towards the city of Amiens, the number of which was unknown. The defenders of Amiens, who confirmed the news, had no choice but to abandon the city and flee east. What are you kidding, even a fortress like Holly City can be taken overnight and almost completely destroyed, how can Amiens City hold on?

Unexpectedly, Higg's advance detachment set up an ambush in the direction of the escape of Amiens, waiting for the 3,000 troops who had lost their souls. After a little resistance, almost all surrendered, only a few hundred casualties or missing, and Green had already occupied the empty city of Amiens at this time.

Higg reorganized the advance detachment on the spot, expanded the number of the advance detachment to more than 6,000 people, and joined forces with the Grimm tribe marching north from Amiens, more than 10,000 people, and advanced mightily towards the city of Uratu, claiming to have taken the city of Uratu in half a day.

The city of Uratu, which was successively lost by the fortress of Holly and the city of Amiens, was disheartened and panicked, and the druids who defended the city had to avoid its edge, led more than 4,000 defenders, and evacuated to the north in a hurry, and set fire to the city of Uratu.

After Higg's army entered the city, although he quickly organized an army to put out the fire, most of the entire city had been destroyed, and the people in the city were full of wails.

Higg immediately ordered the emergency transfer of 200 truckloads of supplies from the Hurley Fortress for disaster relief, but the clever Green, but took advantage of this time to recruit a large number of new soldiers, so that his right wing army suddenly doubled from the original more than 6,000 people, anyway, the supplies of the Holly Fortress belonged to the advance detachment and his right wing army, if he did not take advantage of the abundance of food and materials to quickly expand his strength, when would he wait?

Higg had no objection to Green's unwavering efforts to expand himself, but sternly warned him not to force the strong, that all those who joined the army must be voluntary, and that his right-wing army must be strictly governed in accordance with the military regulations of the advance detachment.

The feat of conquering the three cities in four days made the whole army excited, and the joint defense system between the fortress of Holy, Amiens and Uratu was put to the end by Higg, and he immediately established his own joint defense system. Higg handed over the management of the cities of Amiens and Uratu to Grimm and returned to the fortress himself, ready to deal with the coming wrath of the enemy.

Josephine, who was 500 kilometers away, got the news that Green had captured the Holly Fortress, which made the Restoration Army who was retreating on all fronts excited, however, what made Josephine even more excited was that the General Higg mentioned in the news brought by Green, this figure who existed in the legend of Marishin, turned out to be the main general of the advance detachment that defeated his right flank army, no wonder Grimm, who lost his military power and became a prisoner, was able to capture the Holly Fortress.

The value of the Holly Fortress Josephine knows very well, and she has also fought the idea of this fortress, but every time she loses her troops and returns in vain, but now it has fallen into the hands of her own people like a pie in the world, and has intercepted more than half of the enemy's supplies, grain and grass, how could Josephine let go of this opportunity? As long as they concentrate their forces to stick to the base camp of Heselna, the druid army that is short of food and grass and the back road is cut off will have to withdraw, otherwise, it will be entangled by its own army, and it will be attacked on both sides of the fortress of Holey, and it will be too late to leave.

General Bols, the commander of the Druid's army, who got the news, is also very aware of his situation, and the best choice at present is to go all out to eliminate Josephine's main force and capture the city of Hesselna, which is his own hope and can save the defeat. He really couldn't understand when the old opponent of the demon slaying advance detachment appeared in his rear, and it was obvious that he had been driven down the river and drifted in the direction of the sea.

Bols was not incompetent, and he immediately adjusted his strategy:

First, sending 20,000 troops back to his rear can temporarily prevent the Holly Fortress from attacking him from behind, even if he can't take the Holly Fortress.

Second, send patrol detachments everywhere to keep an eye on the enemy's every move and avoid similar incidents from happening again.

Third, looting supplies from the occupied towns and villages, although Josephine implemented a policy of fortifying and clearing the wilderness in his own defense area, not all people were willing to obey the Liberation Army, and plundered as much as they could;

The main forces of the Fourth and Third Route armies combined in one place and concentrated on besieging Josephine's stronghold of Hesselna, turning from a comprehensive attack to a key attack, and completing it in one battle.

The Bols did not call for help from their own First Army and the nearby Second Army. He didn't have much confidence in the arrival of reinforcements, because there were battles going on everywhere, all legions were relatively tight, there was a gap between the second legion and the first legion, and his own legion might not be able to send reinforcements, let alone the second legion. Even if the reinforcements can come, from the transfer of the army to the logistics preparations, it is impossible to complete it in half a month, and it will take another twenty days of marching on the way, and when you arrive at the battlefield, it is estimated that the victory or defeat has been decided, ask them for help, come and see your own jokes?

Josephine also reduced most of his forces to the city of Hesselna, leaving only some to roam outside, intending to contain the main army of Bors.

The city of Hesselna, with 60,000 defenders, was as strong as Bors's 100,000 troops. Although Josephine's number was small, he had the help of the residents of the city to defend the city, and the materials in the city were enough to support him for three months. Although Bols did not have a geographical advantage and lacked material supplies, his soldiers were better than his opponents in terms of quality and equipment.

Josephine had the determination to burn the jade, and Boles had the courage to break the boat, and the two sides were evenly matched, and at the beginning, the fight was very fierce. Both sides knew in their hearts that the outcome of this battle would depend on the determination of the commanders of both sides, on the morale of the soldiers on both sides, and on the smallest details.

Bols's 100,000 army began to attack the city from early in the morning and fought until night, without a break for more than ten hours, he knew that he could not give the city of Hessel any chance to breathe, and he must maintain a high-intensity continuous attack, as long as the opponent showed flaws, he could break the city, even if it was worth paying a big price in the early stage.

Josephine, of course, understood Bols's mentality, and the more anxious the enemy was, the more stable she became, and the more she explained the urgency of the enemy's rear, so she personally climbed to the city gate tower to direct the battle and boost the morale of the whole army. There were several gaps in the northern city wall, but she personally led the Chinese army to quickly suppress them.

The scorching heat, coupled with this high-intensity combat method, made the soldiers wearing leather jackets and armor on both sides almost collapse. After a fierce battle for a day, there were thousands of people on both sides who fell from heat stroke, and in the evening they were unable to fight at night, dragging their tired bodies and dying.

On the first day, Boers suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and under the walls of Hesselna, the defenders suffered more than 10,000 casualties. The outcome of the first day of fierce fighting was evenly divided, and the strength of both sides was equal, and the number of troops lost was reduced almost simultaneously in the same proportion as the original number of troops.

The walls were littered with corpses, and in just one day, the sun was exposed to a disgusting stench, and if left untreated, the plague would soon spread, and both armies could not escape their fate.

No one wants to fight in such an environment, and no matter how anxious Bols is, he cannot order his soldiers to storm the city on this foul-smelling battlefield.

The next day, the two sides agreed to a day of armistice to dispose of the corpses under the city, and the people in the city went out of the city to bury the corpses, found a place to dig more than 30 huge pits, threw the corpses into them and sprinkled them with lime, and hurriedly buried them.

The city is in the hands of Josephine, and of course it is Bols who is anxious, he understands that if he can't take the city, he can't eliminate Josephine's main force, and he will have to withdraw from the battlefield as a loser because of the mistake of logistical supply, and give up the territory to the other party again.

On the third day, Bols continued to command a forced siege with all his might, and fought for another day, although several times he almost opened the breach, but he was stubbornly blocked by the enemy, and Bols had to lament that his luck was too bad.

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Ten days of Hessena offensive and defensive battle, the next day of a battle, Bors has never been able to knock on the city gate, the entire city of Hesenar has become a hell on earth, more than half of the casualties on both sides have been killed, Boles has 40,000 left, Hesela only has 20,000 left, 100,000 people are buried around the city.

However, when the eleventh day of fighting was over, Bols's army finally had problems. The more than 80,000 people who originally confronted the Liberation Army did not belong to Bols, who led an army of nearly 50,000 people, but because the advance detachment that pursued Higg was fruitless, they came to the vicinity of the Holly Fortress and vented their anger on the Restoration Army. Because of his high position in the army and the strict hierarchy of the Druid race, Bols overwhelmed the original garrison with his status and military position, and took on the role of the chief general and the heavy task of eliminating the Liberation Army. Now the siege is hopeless, the army has suffered heavy casualties, the heat is unbearable, the military rations are exhausted, there is a shortage of medicines, there are strong enemies in front and behind, plus Bols himself favors his own lineage, all the contradictions and grievances are finally concentrated and broke out together, the original garrison and the later Bols Department finally broke out in conflict, the two sides fought, more than 1,000 dead and wounded, Bols finally relied on his own high-pressure means, quelled the chaos, and executed several druid leaders who took the lead in making trouble. Although the infighting subsided, the morale of the army was dispersed, and Bols finally had to admit his defeat and order the withdrawal of the troops!

The vigorous defense of Heselna, which ended with Josephine's crushing victory, was such a huge victory since the establishment of the Liberation Army, but it was also the most deadly and painful battle, with 40,000 casualties, only 20,000 defenders left in the city, plus the scattered troops roaming outside, adding up to more than 30,000 people left in the total attack. This is Josephine's own efforts in the past few years, a big battle, lost two-thirds, even if it is a victory, she is not happy at all, the only good news is that she originally lost his military power and was captured by Higg, General Green, opened up a new territory in the fortress of Holly, the number reached more than 13,000.

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