Chapter 218: Confrontation
On June 3, the 280,000 fresh army under the command of the revolutionary army, which still retained its combat effectiveness after several battles, launched a huge general attack on the capital of the empire.
Because of the overwhelming shortage of troops, the minister Joli even mobilized all the warriors in the city to help defend the city walls, and in addition to the imperial capital garrison and the private guards of the high-ranking families, most of the rest were ordinary people who volunteered, and even some noble children also participated.
In this way, although the combat strength is uneven, at least in terms of numbers, the defensive strength of the imperial capital has been able to keep up with the huge consumption caused by the revolutionary army's frantic siege.
In the next few days, whenever the blades were raised, there would be frantic shouts of killing from the city walls, echoing in every corner of the imperial capital.
Countless people die every day, not all soldiers, but also mediocre commoners and idle aristocrats, who fight for the same conviction at this moment.
But even if it is done to this extent, it still can't prevent the situation from deteriorating further, the revolutionary army is obviously powerful, and the forces of the two sides are not balanced, if the imperial side does not have a killer weapon that can turn the tables in one fell swoop, no matter how tall and solid the walls of the imperial capital are, no matter how heroic the people on the walls are, the end will only be a way to fall.
On 8 June, the North Gate was attacked and nearly lost, but Bud felt that even though he had killed the two Imperial Envoys led by the enemy with a thunderous force, and then the nearby guards took the opportunity to drive out the enemy soldiers who had already climbed the city wall, the current crisis could be overcome without danger.
Although he thwarted the surprise attack of the revolutionary army, Bude's expression was not very happy, and only he who was in charge of the overall situation knew what a dangerous situation the current imperial capital was in.
The revolutionary army, which was already superior in strength, has now begun to use the Emperor's Envoy as a sharp knife to launch surprise attacks, trying to forcibly break through the current stalemate, which indicates that the next battle will only become more difficult.
Originally, when it came to the number of imperial envoys, the imperial side had an absolute advantage, and there were already a lot of reserves in the imperial treasury, and Havel also recovered some of the imperial tools left behind from various channels during the period when he was in charge of the empire's security, and the little capital in the hands of the revolutionary army was completely inadequate.
It is precisely because of this advantage that when the revolutionary army was facing off at Bishui Pass, Bude dispatched several squads formed by the emperor's envoys and ordered them to break away from the main formation of Bishui Pass and adopt guerrilla intrusion tactics against the revolutionary army, with the aim of inflicting a large amount of effective damage on the 300,000 soldiers and horses of the revolutionary army with poor combat effectiveness, so as to recover the disadvantage of insufficient strength of the Guards Corps.
Bud originally had considerable expectations for this operation, believing that it would definitely achieve remarkable results.
A thousand years ago, when the First Emperor vigorously expanded the territory of the empire, he used this tactic many times, and the power that erupted from the combination of several emperors was extremely terrifying, and it was a super powerful killing machine on the battlefield, even if it was really bad luck and encountered an enemy that was difficult to defeat, it would not be too much of a problem to retreat with all his body.
But the final result of the operation was two bloody slaps in Bude's face, and the cold reality almost made him suffocate and faint - most of the troops of the emperor Gu envoy who sent a total of more than a dozen people were actually killed shortly after the battle, and only three of the strongest men were lucky enough to pick up a life and escape back to Bishui Pass, but they were also seriously injured and had no strength to fight again for a while.
The failure of this operation directly led to the serious lack of high-end combat power of their own side, and the revolutionary army because of the capture of a large number of imperial tools, a large number of newborn imperial tools made the next battle one after another, the power of the revolutionary army did not decrease but increased, and the city of Bishui Pass was finally broken after holding on for more than ten days.
No matter how strong Bude's personal strength is, he is invincible in the face of the 300,000 mighty army, not to mention that the number of imperial envoys of the revolutionary army has increased several times in a short period of time, so he can only leave with hatred and return to the imperial capital to prepare for the final decisive battle.
What made Bud especially serious was the news that the three Imperial Envoys who had fled had brought back only one enemy who had crippled several of their Imperial Envoys, an unknown man who had never been recorded in the Imperial Archives, was a fierce warrior in black armor who could wield a heavy sword with one hand.
As for the strength of this warrior, although it is only based on the scattered descriptions of these three people, Bud has already pieced together a relatively complete outline with decades of experience - undoubtedly the strongest level of combat power in the empire!
With Bude's understanding of his subordinates, their individual strength may not be able to take charge alone, but they are good at military formation, coupled with the blessing of the emperor's power, no one will be defeated so badly, unless...... The enemies they face are already too strong to be within their reach.
Thinking of this, Bud couldn't help but recall the information that had come back from the Eastern Front almost a month ago.
According to the intelligence, Javier was seriously injured and fell into a coma after a major battle, and it is not known whether he has come to his senses, and the person who did such a shocking thing is an unknown warrior named Reinhardt, and it is not clear whether it is the same person as the black-armored warrior in the mouth of his subordinates?
Bud thought it was a great possibility, but he didn't want it to be true, and if it did, it would be the worst case scenario.
Not only is the Empire now inferior in terms of strength, but the number of Imperial Envoys has also been flattened after a failed operation, and if you add the terrible warrior who is suspected of having defeated Javier......
The incomparably huge pressure is surging like a majestic undercurrent under the sea, and even with Bude's self-confidence and pride, it seems that he is not so confident in the face of this situation.
At the very least, if Estes could make it back, the situation wouldn't have gotten so bad......
When he thought this, Bud snorted coldly as if he couldn't suppress his anger.
Obviously, she had already warned in advance, but the reckless female general once again disobeyed the order of the imperial capital, and actually led the demon army under her command to go deep into the endless desert to crusade against foreign peoples.
If this crisis in the imperial capital can be passed safely, Bud thinks it is necessary to take Estes in front of His Majesty for this matter, and it is best to remove her from her position as general, even if Javier comes to intercede, Bud will never intend to back down and appease.
Estes's troublesome personality must be polished, otherwise it is very likely that there will be even greater disasters in the future.
"Report! General Bude! The troops of the revolutionary army are storming the southern city gate! Among them, several imperial envoys participated in the battle, and the soldiers on the front line were almost unable to resist! ”
Suddenly, a messenger came to report the emergency, Bude's expression tightened when he heard this, and when he rushed towards the south city gate, a Mithril heavy armor made a violent friction sound between the dragon's steps, and the big red tiger-striped cloak hunted in the wind.
Since the beginning of the war, he has been running around like a fire rescuer, and it is difficult to have time to rest.
After all, the imperial capital is too big, there are four gates in the east, west, north and south, and there are not many people and horses that can be used for defense.
When Bud finally arrived at the South City Gate with a group of people, the battle here had reached a very critical stage, the attack of the revolutionary army this time was particularly fierce, under the leadership of several imperial envoys, many enemy soldiers had already climbed the city wall, and the imperial envoys and guards on the imperial side were still desperately resisting, but the battle situation was not ideal.
However, this situation is destined not to continue from the moment Bud arrived, only to see Bude shouted angrily, and took the lead in the melee in front of him, and everywhere along the way, the soldiers of the revolutionary army were killed by a punch, even if they were facing the enemy emperor's envoy, they couldn't support a few moves in front of Bud, and they were killed after a while.
Just when Bud thought that this attack would be quickly suppressed as usual, there was a sudden commotion from a certain direction, and Bud heard the sound and saw a scene where an imperial envoy of our army was split in half from the middle with a sword, and blood mixed with broken internal organs was splashed on the ground like an overturned paint bucket, this extremely bloody scene made the entire battlefield silent.
The murderer who had killed an imperial envoy with a crisp and neat means was covered in blood at this time, and was walking calmly in the direction of Bude, and those who dared to block it along the way were killed by him with a sword in his hand, and such a fierce momentum could not help but be prohibitive.
Bud looked coldly at the man in front of him: he had striking pale blonde hair, a cold and handsome face, eyes as sharp as knives, a bloodstained black armor, and a strangely shaped sword in his hand, as if he was born for the name of a warrior, and his presence showed his strength.
The image soon reminded Bud of a man - the black-armored warrior who was portrayed by his subordinates as extremely fierce and terrifying, or rather, the Reinhardt who had wreaked havoc on Javier at Tranquility Road.
At this moment, the two images finally coincided without any sense of disobedience.
Bud looked at Reinhardt coldly, but he couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart: Presumably, only such a hero can make the invincible Javier collapse, right?
The distance continued to close, and finally froze in a certain place, two people stood opposite each other, their eyes met in the air, their expressions were different, but they burst out with amazing sparks, and the inexplicable and weird aura made these two people seem to be independent from the battlefield in front of them, and all foreign objects have become meaningless backgrounds at this time.
The Revolutionary Army and the strongest men of the Empire are finally about to collide again, and their victory or defeat will undoubtedly have a great impact on the development of the entire battle that follows, and it is not too much to say that they will succeed or fail in this move.