After a week of heavy shelling, the fortress of Horanis was finally captured, and all the coalition forces inside were taken prisoner.

Due to the heavy losses of the main forces of the coalition forces, it was no longer possible to organize an effective counterattack, and could only retreat again and again.

The towns along the way were barely defended, and the Duchy's cavalry drove straight in, occupying a large part of the eastern part of the peninsula that had belonged to the Noble League, and the road to Tadjavi City, the important town of the Noble Alliance, was suddenly cleared.

The city was originally the capital of the county of Herbes, the hometown of Dalí Einfurt, who had just risen to the rank of major general and was looking forward to the battle to take over his homeland, and volunteered to command the siege.

General Dalí's superior, Field Marshal Roland Caspar, commander of the Third Army, agreed to his request and directly appointed him commander of the 7th Division, which had been almost completely annihilated half a year earlier, and was miraculously reborn after reorganization.

Today, the Seventh Division is fully organized and well-equipped, and its troops include eight infantry battalions, two dragoon squadrons, two chaser squadrons, one hussar squadron, one heavy artillery company, and two light artillery companies, with a total strength of about 5,600 troops.

General Dalí's former subordinates have also been promoted and promoted to varying degrees, and Galli's rank of colonel is still Dalí's right-hand man, and now he is the deputy commander of the 7th Division.

Major Powani held the position of battalion commander, and the other officers who followed Dali were also given various positions in the 7th Division.

These men have proven their worth by the bandit campaign and the Battle of Setovice. General Dalí was fortunate to have such a group of trusted companions as his subordinates.

On December 9, 1703, General Dalí led the rejuvenated 7th Division to his hometown of Tagarwi.

After several days of reconnaissance, Dalí discovers an interesting fact: the ruler of Tagarvi, the Count of Herbis, has fled.

A week earlier, the Lord had left the city by sea with all his possessions and family, along with his guards.

The General Staff of the Principality clearly overestimated the strength of the city defense of Tadjavi, and besieging the city with the strength of a division seemed a bit of a fuss.

Due to the collapse of the main force of the coalition army, the city is now only garrisoned by a regiment of the noble alliance, which has only two infantry battalions and about 1,200 defenders.

It was indeed somewhat surprising that the defense of Tadjavi was carried out by only one regimental commander, who had no intention of surrendering in the face of a large army siege, and seemed to be a brave soldier worthy of respect.

General Dalí could not bear to bombard his homeland with artillery, so he sent an envoy into the city and asked for negotiations.

The commander in charge of defending the city agreed to meet at the city gates, but he was allowed to go alone, and Dali went to the meeting at the risk of being assassinated, despite the resistance of his men.

The other party was a colonel of the Noble Alliance, about forty years old, and he was a little surprised to see that the division commander who was besieging him was so young.

"I lead my regiment and am responsible for the defense of Tagarvi City, believe me, kid of the principality, you may be able to attack with more men, but I promise you, you will pay a heavy price, give up!"

"Oh?" Dali noticed the other party's disdainful gaze, which was normal, a young general like him would definitely be suspected of being reused only by his birth, but his own was promoted by real achievements and merits.

"Don't you understand? Boy, you'd better get out of here with your guys! Our coalition forces will gather forces again soon, and you won't have time to run by then! ”

Dali scoffed, "Oh? Coalition? You mean the ragtag army that lost all three battles? Put away your useless threats, Colonel, I'm not here to listen to your nonsense, I'll give you a chance to live, and within two days, withdraw all the defenders and disband the militia, or I'll attack the city. ”

The other party laughed: "Haha, if you were going to attack the city, you would have set up a cannon a long time ago, boy, don't think I can't see it, you are afraid of falling into the notoriety of slaughtering Valsta's compatriots, you will never dare to fire at the densely populated city!" ”

Dalí replied: "You are right, there is this reason, but I didn't get to the point, the reason why I didn't fire artillery to attack the city is because this is my hometown, I don't want to ruin my memories with my own hands, I believe you should also hear my accent, I am a native of Tajavy." ”

"Since you don't want to take the city, then withdraw. I'm not going to surrender, you don't have to waste your words. ”

"Colonel, it seems that you still don't understand what I mean, I grew up here, and I don't know the layout of the city's defenses anymore, and I can capture this city without artillery. I advise you to get out of the city and surrender as soon as possible, and save your men and yourself. ”

"Oh? In that case, come on! ”

Dali sighed: "Hey! So you're determined to resist? Oh well, the talks are over. ”

As General Dalí said, his three artillery batteries did not open fire.

In the afternoon of the same day, the forces of the 7th Division of the Principality penetrated into the city from various weak points in Tajavi.

A battalion of grenadiers happened to get into the dead end of the city's fire and used ladders to sneak up to the wall.

The iron fences at the exit of the four drainage canals were broken by the sappers, and due to the drop in the water level in winter, a large number of troops rushed directly down the waterway into the city.

The three spies sent by General Dalí had been lurking in the city for a long time, and they secretly lowered a drawbridge at the side gate, and hundreds of cavalry of the 7th Division rushed in, brandishing sabers, and ran wildly through the streets of Tajavi.

The city was full of duchy troops, and the defenders of a regiment all surrendered almost without resistance, and the newly recruited militia disappeared without a trace.

The unruly major resisted to the end and was killed in his command, and as he had kept his promise to resist to the end, General Dalí ordered his men to prepare a coffin for his respectable adversary and bury him with the courtesy of a Duchy officer.

After the capture of Tagarvi, Dalí did not rush to deal with his own personal affairs, but took control of the familiar city step by step.

First, he used his chasers and hussars as security patrols, allowing them to patrol the streets and deter criminals who wanted to take advantage of the fire. If someone is found to have attacked or looted a shop, they will be killed on the spot.

All the officers of the police were retained, and after switching allegiance to the Principality, they were given new ranks and continued to perform the duties of maintaining law and order.

In order to prevent spies left behind by the noble alliance, General Dalí ordered a curfew to be imposed for a week, prohibiting people from talking to each other in public places, and anyone who spread anti-Principality would receive a monetary reward and the person who reported it would be severely punished. After a week of strict governance, the law and order situation in the city is better than ever.

General Dalí then summoned the nobles, officials, landlords, and members of the business community in the city, gathered them in the town hall, personally supervised their allegiance to the Duchy's banner, sternly admonished them about the fate of those who betrayed, and installed Duchy officials in various departments and institutions.

Among them was Dalí's great enemy, Siska Newman, who was as cunning and cunning as he remembered, and he couldn't wait to show his loyalty, and he looked like a treacherous man.

There is one thing that Dali is quite concerned about, he is the eldest son of the Einfurt family, and he is quite influential in the local area, almost to the extent that everyone knows and knows it, but in the course of a few days of meeting, none of those familiar officials and nobles can recognize him, not even his great enemy, can he change so much?

God's gift gave him a second life, and the fusion of flesh and blood had an effect on his appearance, and in the last two years, he had become slightly taller and stronger than before, and the light from his cyan eyes was more intense, especially in the darkness. The originally ugly face has also become quite attractive.

What disturbed him the most was the change in his heart, the former nerd Young Master Dali was indeed dead, and now General Dali Ainfurt was a completely different person, making him feel strange.

He is braver, more mature, more intelligent, and more sleek and sophisticated than his past self. He was no longer content with the idyllic life, and his heart was filled with a thirst for glory and power.

On the tenth night after the capture of Tagarwi, Dalí wrote a letter to his wife, Janine:

"Surely you will be surprised, my dear, that I am writing to you at the town hall building in Tajavi. Now that it is the territory of the Duchy of Valstad, the fighting is over, and life here has returned to normal. Now, I finally have time to take care of my personal affairs.

I know that you also want to return to your hometown, and I have sent a carriage to pick you up, and when you arrive, we will go together to the cemetery of our relatives to lay flowers, and then visit our former home. And the most important thing - revenge!

I'm looking forward to it, and finally, I wish my beloved wife happiness and well-being. - Dali Einfurt, who loves you the most in the world. ”

He folded the letter and placed it in an envelope with ornate ornamentation, and then sealed it with a kiss.