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- Viscount Stoke, when facing a strong enemy, made a very wise choice that was beneficial to him. For his own life, to prevent everything he had in vain, and for the fianc¨¦e he had always missed, surrendering was actually the right thing to do.
As for whether it is really for the sake of all the defenders as he said, that is a matter of opinion.
But in any case, as the supreme commander of Fort Yafe, the decision made by Stoker still won the support of a large number of people.
Although there are a small number of people who are die-hards, they have no intention of surrendering and want to fight to the end. But the problem is that there are too many people supporting Stoke, so they have no say at all.
What's more, after Stoker made his decision, he did not send anyone to contact the enemy first. Instead, he asked the garrison officers who supported him to arrest and imprison those who did not support the decision to surrender.
In this way, there are all surrender people inside Yafiboury.
Like Stoker, the officers and soldiers did not want to lose their lives here.
¡°Although they have no assets, life is also very precious, isn¡¯t it?
What¡¯s more, fighting to the death for the Grand Duke¡¯s territory seems really not worth it.
Since the Principality of Hungary joined the war against the Protestants and Portugal and France, the lives of the people in the country have been deteriorating.
Furthermore, in order to support the war, His Excellency the Grand Duke continued to collect taxes in the country and established various names.
This approach suddenly makes it even more difficult for people who are already living in poverty.
Not only the ordinary people, but also some small nobles with small assets can't stand it anymore.
You can tolerate it once or twice, but if you can't stand it, you have to come up with an excuse to collect money every three days.
Even a wealthy family cannot bear it at this time.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ In order to replenish his troops, the Grand Duke had to recruit ordinary men into the army.
therefore. The people of the Principality of Hungary not only have to face the tax collectors who come to collect money every day, but also have to wait in fear for the letters sent back from their families from the front.
Almost every day, people receive notifications that their family members have been killed in action. It can be said that the people living here in the principality are very desperate for their future.
It is precisely for this reason that when Fort Yaffe is attacked, people like Stoker will have no fighting spirit.
In fact, based on the situation in the Principality of Hungary. It's not surprising that such a person appears.
Siwex led his troops to attack Fort Yafe for three days.
He could not have imagined that Fort Yafei would be so difficult to chew.
However, after three days of assault, the garrison of Fort Yafei was obviously shaky.
Siwex saw this very clearly.
Just let the army attack for two days. Yafei Castle can fall into their hands.
The fall of Yafei Castle will bring a bright road to the rebel army.
Yes, the location of Yafei Fort is very special.
If they want to capture the entire Principality of Hungary, then Yafe Castle is an important city in front of them that must be occupied.
As long as Yafei Castle is captured, the capital of the Principality of Hungary will be right in front of you.
??The road from Yafe Castle to the capital city of Hungary can be said to be a smooth one.
It is precisely because of this important reason that Sikes and the others will continue to attack Yafei Fort. And even after losing more than 4,000 people in three days, they still gritted their teeth and persisted.
It is their plan to capture Asia and the whole of Hungary.
Once it succeeds, then they will have a base that can be used to feed hundreds of thousands of insurrectionists.
If this plan fails, then what awaits these people will be destruction.
Go back and fight the Ottomans. That's unrealistic.
The Ottoman army was large in number and well-equipped, and was simply not something the rebels could resist.
But the Principality of Hungary is different.
The Grand Duke mobilized 80% of the military power of the Principality, and also recruited many adult males.
The remaining 20% ??of the military strength is scattered in several cities and fortresses within the principality. It can be said that its defensive strength is pitiful. And it's also full of loopholes.Therefore, compared with fighting the Ottomans, it is easier to fight the Hungarians.
"Chief, today's attack is not going very well. We have lost more than 600 people. But judging from the situation of the defenders, they will not be able to support it for much longer."
After the charging team broke up and returned, a small leader of the rebel army came to Siweix's side and said to him with a look of joy.
"Well, not bad. I think so too. I estimate that if we attack for another day or two, the defenders won't be able to support it." Siwicks nodded in response.
"Chief, after capturing the city of Yafe, we can march to the capital of Hungary. As long as we can occupy the capital, we can control the entire principality of Hungary. There may be some battles later, but the situation is still very favorable to us. ."
Following Xiweixi, one of the original leaders also spoke at this time.
?? These Serbian rebels originally did not have such a large number after they first stood up to resist the Ottomans.
However, when these rebels gathered together, the rebel army expanded to hundreds of thousands of people.
Before that, these people were divided into several rebel armies, so each team had a leader.
When they got together, in order to be able to form a rope to fight against the Ottomans, they unanimously elected Siwex as the leader, and they became the deputy leaders of the army.
Of course, in addition to some of his own advantages in choosing Siwicks, the most important thing is that Siwicks controlled the largest and largest uprising team at that time.
If there is no absolute strength at the bottom, then who will choose him.
When they got together, a crisis immediately appeared in front of them.
That means they need to choose their next action plan, whether to continue to wander around with hundreds of thousands of people in the northern part of the Ottoman Empire, or to attack the important towns in the northern part of the Ottoman Empire.
At that time, everyone had a heated debate about this. Some people said they agreed with the plan, while others did not agree with it.
after all. This important northern Ottoman town has a very complete defense system and military strength.
With the equipment and morale of the rebel army at that time, it was very difficult to capture that place.
You must know that at that time, less than one-tenth of the people in the rebel army owned weapons.
Furthermore, almost all of the soldiers in the rebel army were ordinary people who had not received military training.
If you had chosen to attack the important northern Ottoman towns at that time. Obviously this is very unrealistic, and it is basically the same as going to die.
Fortunately, when Siwicks was having a headache, a businessman arrived and solved this problem for him.
Moreover, it also alleviated one of the most important things for the rebels.
That¡¯s food.
Yes, the rebel army is also a group of people, so people need to eat.
At that time, it was in the northern part of the Ottoman Empire. Because of their relationship as rebels, many residents of villages and towns fled, leaving nothing behind when they fled.
This is embarrassing for the rebels.
If you know, the rebels basically bring their families with them.
It didn¡¯t matter if the men missed a few bites, but it didn¡¯t matter to the old people, women and children who followed them.
Because food cannot be found, other supplies are also in short supply.
Therefore, there was the proposal to attack the important northern Ottoman town with all his might.
after all. They were trying to break through that important town and obtain the food stored there.
If there is no food, hundreds of thousands of rebels will collapse without even fighting.
Therefore, it was a last resort to have such a proposal at that time.
However, when the mysterious young businessman appeared, all these troubles were solved.
first. This businessman can provide enough food to the rebels so that they can have full stomachs and maintain good physical fitness to cope with possible battles and dangers.
At the same time, the other party also provided a very important piece of information, which gave the rebels a better choice.
That means you don¡¯t have to attack the northern strongholds of the Ottoman Empire, but choose the Hungarians who are easy to bully.
Such a choice, in addition to having a chassis. In addition to obtaining enough supplies to feed hundreds of thousands of people, there is another greater benefit.
That means they can avoid the OttomansHuman edge.
Yes, after conquering the Principality of Hungary, it was obviously impossible for the Ottomans to cross the border and fight in a short time.
And when the Ottomans saw the opportunity, they came with their troops. The rebel army has long since replaced its guns with cannons.
Using this buffer period, the rebels can train soldiers and then purchase a large number of weapons and armors to equip them. By that time, even if the Ottoman army came, the rebels would still be able to fight.
How can it be like now, where rebel soldiers cannot be called qualified soldiers at all.
¡°Besides, the young businessman said that as long as they can capture Hungary, they can plunder Hungarian wealth here and buy weapons and armor from this businessman.
And the price is also very suitable.
How could Siwicks and the others refuse such a good thing?
Anyway, we were desperate at that time, and the situation was very critical for the rebels.
¡°As long as there is hope, they will not give up.
Now it seems that choosing the path of attacking the Hungarians is still very correct.
The smile on Siwicks' face was very obvious: "Yes, as long as we can capture Yafei Castle, the rest of the things will be much easier."
"Oh, by the way, has today's food been delivered?" Siwicks asked. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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