Egil is so fearless that there is naturally a barrier - that is, the legendary Celestial Empire has created an extremely obscene one in the long, long evolutionary history (it seems to have existed in the Spring and Autumn Period), nominally to increase the defensive capacity, but in fact it is an invention of the pit man.

The so-called urn city.

The urn, one male on the top and one tile on the bottom, actually means that I put you in the jar and boiled it. That's what it means.

It's like it is now. Amid the cheers, the soldiers of the United Kingdom shouted loudly and charged into the city of Riga with long contradictory signs. Follow-up troops poured in in a steady stream. Then it hit a wall.

They had no idea of it. Why? Why is that? Why is there another wall behind one wall? Even if it is divided into an inner city and an outer city -- but this outer city is a little too small. And we can't see any dwellings, so who are we robbing? What is the purpose of the first one? Isn't it just for the sake of a happy robbery, and we will ask for ten days and eight days. But now......

Just as the soldiers of the United Kingdom were pondering, they heard a sound of a carat behind them, and a jack gate made of boiled copper was lowered at the gate behind them! Among the soldiers of the United Kingdom, there was neither Confucius nor his father, nor the fourth hero of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Naturally, I could only watch the jack gate fall down in a daze. After that, he became the king of the urn. Seeing the nearly ten-meter-high city walls around him, he was speechless and choked.

"Pour the oil. At this moment, Egil was not afraid of wasting, haha laughed and gave such an order, and then hundreds of barrels of various oils were poured down like this, and then everyone threw stones and threw rockets, and the thousands of soldiers of the United Kingdom below howled miserably, there was no way to go to the sky, and there was no way to enter the ground!

And at this moment, the reinforcements who were still outside the city and were about to enter the city reacted at once. Listening to the sounds of people in the city, I felt creepy, but at the same time, I probably understood something - the specifics are not clear, but one thing is certain - I have been cheated by someone!

Because at this moment, the soldiers of the United Kingdom thought that they had broken through the gates of the other city, so they did not even have a decent siege engine, so they could not even continue the attack - no, wasn't there a legendary thick and long battering ram next to it?

...... It turns out that this moment has been burned out ahahaha......

So, after leaving behind hundreds of corpses, the British reinforcements fled in disarray. And the soldiers in the urn city were not so lucky, they were burned to death, they were blown to death, they were stoned, they were shot with bows and arrows...... In short, all are dead.

In this way, the second offensive and defensive battle of the city of Riga came to fruition. Although a powerful battering ram was dispatched, he was eventually defeated by Egil's machinations and fled in disarray after losing more than 2,000 horses.

Władysław II was very sad and anxious, and the siege of the city for two consecutive days had no result except for the loss of his troops. is always so thousands of deaths, and more than 30,000 horses under his command will die in less than a month...... It seems that a brute force attack is not a good idea. And after these two days of casualties, the Normans also surpassed their own forces in numbers. Władysław II couldn't think of a good idea, so what should he do next?

Still, let's wait until reinforcements come.

In the end, Władysław II understood a truth: if he wanted to break Riga, it was basically impossible to rely on his own 20,000 or 30,000 horses. However, as soon as the 50,000 horses he had recruited again in the country arrived, the 80,000-strong army would be unable to pass through the siege of Riga...... When the time comes, with the help of troops, it will be forcibly besieged and defended for a year and a half. A city that can't be defeated can starve. When the city was torn apart and eaten, it was Władysław II himself who did not fight him. The city of Riga will also open its doors and surrender.

After thinking about this, Władysław II sent messengers south again, urging reinforcements to go north as soon as possible. As a result, in November, when the Normans opened the gates of the city in the night for three days and two days, and then sent out cavalry to harass the Union King's [***] troops, Władysław II received very unfortunate news.

There are no more reinforcements.

Or rather, there are no reinforcements.

Of course, both of these actually mean the same thing - the main reason is because of the Teutonic Knights.

Grand Master Albrechette of the Teutonic Knights fought quietly and undeclared in the Norman war with the United Kingdom - the elite troops of the 8,000 Knights divided into a dozen small forces and went south, invading villages and towns everywhere, and disturbing the chickens and dogs of the northern territories of the United Kingdom - plus these places were the domain of the Knights a few years ago, and the squires and nobles of the towns and villages together resolutely took refuge in the army in order to suffer a little crime, and made a great deal of good people......

In this way, the territory of the Knights more than doubled in an instant. Coupled with the Coalition Army, the army expanded to 15,000, and Albresit was complacent, ready to cooperate with the Normans in the next step, and annihilate Władysław II's army of 30,000 in Livonia. As soon as Władysław II hangs up, then the whole United Kingdom will fall apart at once. At that time, the whole of Poland and Lithuania will be the meal of the Knights again......

However, Albrecht took it for granted, but in the end it was natural - Egir did not cooperate with the Teutonic Knights' plan to annihilate the United King[***] team. Instead, he decisively chose to sell his teammates again.

Władysław II was alarmed when he learned of the Teutonic Knights' march - not because of the Teutonic Order's fighting power, but because of the Teutonic Order's destructive power - like locusts, they burned and plundered all the way, causing great damage to the economy and agriculture. Moreover, the methods of the Knights are extremely cruel, and the massacres and massacres of entire villages and even towns are completely done. They are not like Egil, who knows how to give a sweet date with a stick - they are too heavy to pay taxes and pay to death. Therefore, it is extremely unpopular.

Władysław's heart aches. It's not worth it to feel that your kingdom has been ruined by such a swarm of locust-like bastards. And his army was terrified when they learned that monsters like the Teutonic Knights had attacked their homeland. Coupled with the fact that Riga City is heavily guarded, it is almost impossible to conquer it. Ultimately. Władysław II gritted his teeth, retreated, returned home, and destroyed the Teutonic Knights. Such an intention.

So, on a dark and windy night, the whole army of the United Kingdom left without saying goodbye. The next day, Egil got the news, "Oh. He said he knew. Then, after eating breakfast slowly, he gave the order: "Vilnius, let's go to that city." ”

“...... You don't care about those guys?" Artoria, who was eating desperately beside her, suddenly looked up. After swallowing the food in his mouth vigorously, he poured a bottle of red wine and asked.

"Who?" said Egil.

"Oh...... No one. Artoria silently mourned for a second of silence for the death of the Teutonic Knights, and then continued to eat.

"I've calculated it before. Egil counted on his fingers: "After taking Vilnius, we still have some time to go to the territory of the Teutonic Knights and take over Magdeburg." After that, there was still time to go south, to collect the corpses of the knights, to receive the southern territories of the Knights, and by the way, to teach the Poles and Lithuanians a lesson. In this way, the Livonia region can basically be completely stabilized. The territory and population have expanded again, so why not?"

Artoria thought to herself that this would be true if the march was fast. After "receiving" these cities and territories, march south. Just in time for the United Kingdom to destroy the Knights' troops - but wounded the enemy before losing 800 of them. After taking out the Knights, the United Kingdom will definitely have losses as well. Just in time to pick up another bargain and beat the United Kingdom. In this way, the United Kingdom, having lost a large number of soldiers and territories, was greatly weakened, and forced them to negotiate peace, most likely succeeded......

"But that's too much to take for granted, isn't it?" Artoria couldn't help but complain, "You calculate everything for the best and the most ideal. But what if things don't turn out as you think, what if you can't 'receive' Vilnius and Magdeburg, what if, after a great battle with the Teutonic Knights, the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom doesn't break its bones - even, in the worst case, the two of them unite directly against us?"

Opposite Artoria said so much how how. Egil didn't care at all, and said directly: "Let's talk about it then." "That's it.

"Also, the Teutonic Knights are still allies with us, and unlike other alliances, you have good reason to break your covenant. This time you can take Vilnius - but what justification do you want to use to take back Magdeburg and occupy Prussia?"

"How about the tyranny of the Teutonic Knights, so they are punished by God?" said Egil in the most shameless way.

"-- If this reason is true, then all wars in all of Europe will be useful!" Artoria franted.

"Oh. You've found out about this. Egil snapped his fingers: "Clerk, write this down - it's better to use it later when there is no reason to declare war with other nations." ”

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