One day, while waiting for the coalition forces to assemble, Salian looked for an opportunity to visit Princess Eudora alone. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since arriving in the Holy Capital, the sensitive princess has been temporarily living in the heavily guarded Apostolic Palace. She lived in seclusion every day, was closely protected by the deputy justice, and perhaps it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was under house arrest, and such a strange and important person could not be taken away by others, and even Meyer was not allowed to meet the princess because of her status. This was the first time Salian had seen the princess since the Pope's election, but as Duke of New Mark.

After being informed, the princess received Sallian in the original parlor of the throne.

"Your Royal Highness Princess Eudora, I am Salian von Hohenstelingen, Duke of the New Mark of the Divine Grace Empire, and I am here today to present my country's specialties and greet you. ”

"Arise, Lord Duke, I have heard Meier often speak of you as a friend to be relied upon. And among the coalition forces that went this time, you sent the most soldiers and horses. The princess said politely.

"Hehe, Brother Meier is a good friend of mine. The minister is just a small lord in a remote place, and it is my honor to be able to help Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

It is true that the bloodline of the ancient empire had a fascinating power at the time, the noblest of all the rulers of the Western continent. As a conservative, Salian himself is extremely interested in the level of blood, so he admires the princess very much. It has to be said that the limitations of the nobility in the Duke of New Mark are too strong.

"But without the help of all of you, the so-called bloodline glory is only a passing thing. Princess Eudora said sadly.

"Have confidence, Your Highness Princess, the Turde Empire is not a flood beast, and it is impossible to win forever. ”

In Salian's eyes, he had no fear of the enemy's millions.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, you are truly a model among the knights of the Western Continent. ”

In his camp, Salian and his friends of the Order celebrated again, for they were now members of the legitimate organization of the Holy See, and from now on they had an excuse to move freely enough to compete with the "Evangelical Society of Salvation".

By the end of July of that year, the allied forces of the Western Continent had finally arrived, and together with the religious volunteers who had arrived from all over the country, a total of 30,000 soldiers had been assembled, and this force of men and horses, who had no trust in each other, was not favored by the public, and it was said that the besieging army of Thurde numbered 200,000 men, and was well-equipped and morale-high. Almost everyone believed that this army was just a superficial gesture on the Western continent to help their brothers, and that it was only a matter of time before the Whirk Empire would fall.

With the exception of the army of the kingdom of Muracen, which was loaded by their own warships, the rest of the men and horses were transported by the fleet of the maritime city of Wiranto, in the city-state of Itkanlia. For some reason they didn't send troops, so they took on the responsibility of transporting them. The cost of supporting the 30,000 men in the battle for four months was all allocated from the Holy See's treasury, and of course the money was finally passed on to the common people through the large and small tithes tax.

The procession set out from the outer harbor of the Holy Capital, where Pope Alex VI personally blessed them. After two weeks by sea, the army disembarked at the port of Kavala in the southeastern part of the mainland, famous for its gold mines and now an important shipping center in the eastern part of the land sea, about a hundred kilometers from the besieging army of the Turde Empire, which was a fitting landing staging point.

After two days of rest, the whole army marched towards the city of Severus with great fanfare, and they did not want to act in secret, in order to boost the morale of the defenders inside the city and shock the Thurd army outside the city.

"Great Sultan, the scouts who have taken over my men have returned, the reinforcements sought by the Breat Empire from the western countries are coming towards us, about 30,000 men, they are of different banners, and their weapons are not uniform, it seems that they are a rabble. ”

Inside a huge tent adorned with gold and precious stones, the Grand Vidit of the Turd Empire, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, sat on a splendid carpet and reported to his supreme sovereign, protector of the shrines of the Sun-Chaser Cult, master of the two seas, heir to the conquerors of the two lands, benevolent emperor of the infidels, and the greatest dictator of all the Turds, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

Behind the Grand Viqi and sitting on the carpet were his deputies, the four Vizi. At the moment of the daily pilgrimage, the wisdom of the five of their sultans must be present.

The majestic and unsmiling Sultan Suleiman sat on a throne in the middle of the golden tent, surrounded by some of his most favored young and beautiful eunuchs.

The Sultan's voice was deep, soft, and magnetic.

"My army will not be intimidated by the vain last struggle of these poor heretics to call my generals. ”

A guard standing in the doorway, with a scimitar at his waist, immediately went out and went to a few smaller tents around the tent, and invited the Sultan's generals.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Western pagan reinforcements have appeared, what do you think? The Sultan's words were still so kind.

"Great Sultan, our army's encirclement of the city of Severus is perfect, and it is easy to destroy the weary infidels who have come from afar with only a single elite army. One of them replied.

"Well, who wants to go?" the Sultan's friendly gaze swept back and forth over the faces of each of the generals.

A general wearing a sky-blue turban and a typical Turdish beard leaped out and knelt at the Sultan's feet.

"Great Sultan, I, Ismail Khan, am willing to go and sacrifice their heads at your feet. ”

"Well, I command you to lead 10,000 Sultan's own soldiers, the Legion of Original Sin, and 50,000 Spark's cavalry, to conquer the heretic expeditionary force. ”

"Yes! ”

Just as Ismail Khan was about to leave and gather his army, the curtain of the tent was pushed open again, and a man wrapped in a gray robe slowly walked in.

"Oh, it's the national teacher, your arm has just been connected, why don't you rest well, my army of hundreds of thousands will easily defeat those infidels. ”

"Great Sultan, there are many capable people on the Western Continent, don't be careless!"

"Hehe, I have my own arrangements, and the national teacher doesn't have to worry. Stand down!"

Now the siege of the city of Thurde army has 200,000 horses, this army from the eastern continent all the way to fight, invincible, invincible, has now been the periphery of the city of Severus outside the stronghold of the Fleetian Empire all uprooted, fortunately the capital of the city of Severus is surrounded by the sea on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the west of the land connection to the place built a twenty meters high, six thousand meters long magnificent city wall, there is a fifteen meters wide, ten meters deep moat, there are three independent strong fortresses built inside, can help the city wall defense, can be described as impregnable. To the south and east of the city were thousands of cliffs, and it was impossible for anyone to attack from here.

Only the Gulf Harbor to the north, which serves as a transportation hub and cargo distribution center, can be disembarked, but its entrance is blocked by a huge iron chain, and it is defended by the Empire's most powerful secret weapon, the Sunburn Magic Tower built at one end of the chain, and countless invaders have learned its power and turned into a sad ash in the long river of history. And its principle is also a top secret, and no one knows it except for the emperors of the past dynasties.

Finally, this multi-layered defense system has been reworked and strengthened by successive emperors, so that the city of Severus has not been breached from the outside for more than 2,000 years.

But the Turde army was also prepared this time, more than a thousand warships completely blocked the sea, ensuring that all grain ships could not enter the city of Severus, and in the eastern continent, the Turde Empire established several supply bases, military supplies can make 200,000 troops survive the winter without any problem, there have been many times because of the severe cold of winter so that the conquerors returned, this time Suleiman Sultan absorbed the previous experience of his ancestors, prepared enough winter clothes. On the other hand, diplomatically, the Suleiman Sultan also signed a peace agreement with the Echinid Empire of the Zaratus, which exchanged several cities for the stability of the rear. The great sultan came to the city of Severus with the belief that he would win.

Ismail Khan, a general of the Suleiman Sultan, came from a traditional military aristocratic family in Turd, and became the governor of the Turdian Empire in the southern continent at the age of 30 because of his outstanding military achievements. Now, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has finally come to him. Faced with 30,000 Western coalition troops, which were described as panicked and demoralized, the troops he led were the main force of the Turde Empire. The so-called Legion of Original Sin is an army of orcs forcibly conscripted from the Western Continent by the Turde Empire, and the orcs that Myer encountered during the last time he protected Princess Eudora came from this team. The Spark's cavalry was the real mainstay of the Turde Empire, and these mixed chain mail and plate armor, brave and skilled cavalry with bows and horses, were the basis for the successful expansion of Turde for two hundred years.

Ismail Khan was no less than a shrewd and capable general, and he set out with his chosen men and horses that afternoon, and although he despised the coalition forces of the Western powers, Ismail Khan still marched in strict accordance with the military regulations of the Turde Empire. He sent a large number of scouts to reconnoitre, and when he spotted the advance of the coalition army, he immediately ordered his troops to stop, establish a defensive line along the path of the coalition advance, and set up camp.

On the coalition side, the leaders are also gathering to discuss countermeasures to relieve the siege.

In the temporary marching camp, Princess Eudora was in the main seat as the titular commander-in-chief, and standing at the bottom of the stairs to his left was the generals of the Divine Grace Empire, including Sallian von Hohenstelingen, Duke of New Mark, Madame Anna Ancient, Sebastian von Riddlelingen, Mademoiselle Estherfaria, Duchess Richel and others, and on the right were General Corvado, the general of Murasen, the mercenary leaders of Itcanlia, and the commander of Franços's army, De Lee. Duke of Pompadure and Ivan, the chief of the bear clan, and other core members.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the food and grass in the city may last for three months, and now that the enemy's army has appeared in front of us, what can you do to break the enemy? ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess, we should take advantage of the fact that the enemy is not firmly established in front of us and take him by surprise. I suggest that I lead my troops and horses to attack the opponent's camp at night tonight. ”

When General Corvado heard this, he said, "I agree with the proposal of the Duke of New Mark, and this plan can be tried." ”

"Well, then Your Excellency the Duke, everything is left to you. ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess. ”

Immediately after the meeting, Salian quietly went to the camp of the Thurd army with Sebastian to observe the enemy's situation.

"Dear Salian, can we really defeat such an army?"

Behind a small hill, Salian and Sebastian were watching the enemy camp in the distance with their magic binoculars, and they spotted the orcs digging trenches and fences under the supervision of the Turde cavalry.

"You see, they are not monolithic, the cavalry are all the private soldiers of the feudal lord of Turde, and the orcs are all forcibly recruited slave soldiers, and they are not united. I am confident in our victory. ”

"Do you want to take two captives and torture them?"

"Don't, they're not a rabble, and the absence of one person will make them alarmed. ”