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    The siege of Fort Termora in the third quarter

    Kelande nodded slightly and said slowly: "If we can push the 500mm bronze cannon of the Hailan flagship over, firing thirty rounds should be able to destroy the castle on the mountain."

    "Very difficult."

    Lin Fenghan shook his head helplessly and said: "Our main gun has a barrel diameter of 700 mm and a length of 7 meters. It weighs 22 tons plus the gun mount. It would take 30 cows or 50 horses to pull it forward on flat ground.  , in the Senwei Mountains and on these uneven grasslands, we can¡¯t pull it at all.¡±

    "Why!"

    Kelande shook his head slightly and said: "The latest new artillery caliber is only 300 mm, and the effective range on land is between 700 meters and 1,000 meters. However, it is really difficult to defeat a 5-meter-thick city wall. It will take at least hundreds of meters."  Cannons can break it."

    "Hey! The problem is that the new cannon also has a caliber of 500 millimeters, is 5 meters long, and weighs 12 tons. It takes 30 strong horses to pull this cannon, and with hundreds of shells, one cannon requires 100 horses to transport it to the front line. We cattle and horses  Although it is urgently needed, it can be found as long as it is mobilized. The problem is that the gravel roads leading to it are too difficult to find. As long as our cannons are transported up other dirt roads, we will fall into a pit after walking 1000 meters.  If it rains or rains heavily, the cannon will be unable to move and completely disabled. The last time we attacked Starling Town, the bronze cannon we transported on an experimental basis got stuck in the mud, and it took half a month to knock it down.  Transported to seagoing ships and warships.¡±

    Lin Fenghan touched his eyes and said helplessly: "Although these cannons are powerful, they are huge and heavy, and the shells are also very valuable. There are too many auxiliary soldiers, transport soldiers, and war horses needed. I calculated the distance from the south.  The town transported the cannon off the ship and traveled 40 kilometers to Milis Castle. The cost of firing a cannon was only about 200 silver coins. The cost of 100 cannons was 20,000 silver coins, which was really very expensive. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have done it.  It will allow Spit to bring hundreds of ballistae and catapults."

    "This is indeed troublesome!"

    Kelande shook his head, pointed at the map and said: "Then we will attack this castle last. Tomorrow we will first sweep through the small castles in the surrounding areas, and then wait for the main army to arrive and besiege here."

    "etc!"

    Ai Xina stood next to Lin Fenghan and quickly reached out to stop the two of them.  He looked at the map and said seriously: "Yi Liuyun, you see, the river in the city of Milis flows into the southern ocean through various rivers. This shows that our warships or small boats can transport shells and bronze cannons through the water to the vicinity of the town of Milis.  , that way we can save a lot of energy and mobilize many artillery to besiege the town."

    Kolander touched his forehead in confusion and said in confusion: "But although the Milis River is very wide, its depth is very low, only more than ten meters. Moreover, ships go upstream, and our warships cannot reach there, even with flat-bottomed boats.  It would be difficult to carry such heavy artillery to the town of Milis.¡±

    "good idea!"

    Lin Fenghan's eyes lit up and he looked up at Aixina, who was 1.8 meters tall and more than ten centimeters taller than him. He jumped up excitedly, stood on tiptoes and kissed Aixina's neck. He said excitedly: "We can go to Milis in the south."  The bronze cannons and cannonballs were transported to the flat-bottomed boats at the town port near the city. Then they rowed to the bank of a large river more than ten kilometers away from Milis town that could support the weight of the flat-bottomed boats, put down the bronze cannons, and then transported them to Milis City. In this way,  The heavily guarded fortress has been breached."

    "When did my sister become so smart? It's so amazing."

    Iona looked at Aishina in surprise, whose face was red and about to make a move, and exclaimed in surprise.

    Lin Fenghan looked at the beautiful beauty and said happily: "I can't tell, your observation skills and imagination are very good, you are the material of a general. From now on, you can participate in all important military meetings, big or small.  .¡±

    Lin Fenghan turned around and took a look at the heroic, white and proud Iona, and said seriously: "You are a good warrior, but I hope you can become a great heroine. You have calmness, tenacity  , the potential advantage of decisiveness, I hope you can play to your advantage. Ask the surrounding officers for advice and learn military skills. In the future, I will appoint you as a general, a foreign governor, and a provincial governor."

    "real."

    Iona asked happily with her crescent eyebrows raised and her face red with excitement.

    "Seriously!"

    Emina patted her belly and weakly stood up from the chair.  Looking at Lin Fenghan hopefully, he said: "Yi Liuyun, both of my sisters can be generals, and I also want to be a high official."

    "good!"

    ?Lin Fenghan laughed, touched Emina's head, and said loudly: "You follow me to record military documents, record administrative documents, and attend various meetings. Naturally, you can learn many things from them that others cannot see.  It would be no problem to be the Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council in the future."

    "Boss Yiliuyun, you can't be stingy with your brothers if you are so polite to women! You will also make me a high official in the future." Ke Langde said with a smile as he geared up.

    "must!"

    Lin Fenghan looked at the west outside the window and said proudly: "When I unify the world in the future, I will appoint you as the chief executive of many countries around the world. I will not lack any of my close friends. I will let everyone get it."  Be happy and happy.¡±

    ??While laughing, everyone walked up to the military camp that had been established for several months on the mountain peak. On this land, Lin Fenghan did not dare to let down his guard and give the enemy an opportunity.

    Huge teams of more than 30,000 troops arrived at Xiuling Fort one after another. On the next day, September 6, Lin Fenghan gathered 5 cavalry regiments and two infantry regiments with more than 7,000 troops and headed towards Ter, the nearest ten kilometers away.  March on Moras Castle.

    "So many cavalry!"

    "It's the Elantian army."

    "quick!"

    ¡°Sound the alarm quickly, inform other troops, quickly notify external militias, and let the farmers quickly enter the castle.¡±

    Built on the Termoras Castle next to the river, the observing soldiers quickly sounded the alarm bell and shouted to inform the surroundings.  Below the castle, many peasant soldiers who were practicing outside hurriedly picked up their weapons, vegetables, and vehicles and ran towards the castle.

    at this time.  It¡¯s about ten o¡¯clock in the morning on July 6th.  Lin Fenghan rode his new black horse and led the army to stay on a nearby hill two kilometers away. Looking at the castle in front of him, he commented to everyone: "This castle is really well built. The river flows through it 400 meters away.  A canal leads the river water into the moat. The outer layer of the castle is more than 20 meters high, very tall, and the wall curves upward and is difficult to climb. It is really a strong fortress."

    "Yes, my dear king."

    A thin, middle-aged man with a short beard in his thirties lowered his head and said: "This castle is the castle of the Telmoras family. This family has been inherited for more than three hundred years. Later, they fell into decline and their territory was divided. But their  The main fortress was built by many generations of barons and is very strong. Currently, there are more than 300 regular noble soldiers in the fortress. More than 400 levy militiamen, as well as five to six hundred blacksmiths, grooms, and family members of the soldiers. Yesterday, my cousin sent me a message, this  The castle has recently received funding from the Count of La Mille. Many ancient walls have been repaired and the moat has been dug and deepened. The food in the castle is enough to feed the entire castle for half a year. The castle has two wells.  , they are not short of water. And the most important thing is that last month, the old baron in his fifties received the support of 10 carriages, thousands of weapons, and tens of thousands of arrows. The old baron of Telmoras told him that his  My knights and officers told them to stay here and not surrender."

    "oh!"

    Lin Fenghan smiled softly, raised his arms and shouted loudly to the surrounding cavalry: "Brothers, spread out your formation and show the noble soldiers on the opposite side a little color."

    "good!"

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? beep!

    oh!  oh!

    The two to three thousand light cavalrymen in front shouted one after another.  Sakai Yazi rode a horse and ran towards Teran Moras in front.  Numerous bows and arrows were taken out from the hands of the cavalry and advanced towards Fort Telmoras.

    "They are coming."

    "Hurry up and seal the city gate."

    "Archery!"

    "Shoot!"

    ¡­¡­

    On the city wall, many soldiers wearing leather armor, old helmets, and shabby equipment were shouting, and before the Elantes cavalry had even approached the castle three hundred meters, they fired their bows and arrows.

    Whoosh!

    Whoosh!

    Whoosh!

    Dozens of loose long arrows fell from the castle, and then a cold light flashed from the sky.  The sharp spear was inserted diagonally into the soft crops.

    "careful!"

    "There is a ballista!"

    The light cavalry in front and the surrounding cavalry became alert, put away their reins and slowed down, stopping in a loose formation five hundred meters away from the castle.  He looked at the soldiers above with murderous intent.

    "Baron!"

    "Baron! Come here quickly."

    "Illantes's army has arrived at the city. They are densely packed and cover an area of ??four to five kilometers. They are all over the sky. I don't know how many people have come?" A young knight in his thirties supported a thin old man wearing a purple robe.  Arriving at the city wall arrow tower, passingThe parapet observes the army below.

    Phew!

    The old baron took a breath with shock in his eyes and said nervously: "With so many cavalry, looking at the steady stream of soldiers appearing from behind, the number of people who have come to us must exceed 5,000."

    "What can we do?"

    The knight rubbed his head nervously and said nervously: "Our castle is not close to the main road. The surrounding terrain is not very good. Although it is rich in products, it is not as rich as the nearby territories near the river. Why do they come to our castle first?"  Woolen cloth?"

    "Maybe it's because we are too close to the military camp of Elantes!" The old baron slowly stroked his heart to calm down, looked at the knight softly and said: "Speaking of which, I am only a little older than the previous generation, Baron Elantes. When I was a child, I used to  I met him during a gathering in the royal capital, but I didn¡¯t expect that his son would be so outstanding that he could disrupt the entire kingdom, and now he has invaded my territory. But we don¡¯t need to be afraid. Our family¡¯s castle has been repaired through the ages.  It has already been very strong. Even if they have tens of thousands of troops, as long as we don't go out, they will be helpless within half a year. Tell the soldiers not to be nervous and deploy in the normal order."

    At this time, the messenger of the Guards, Temorila, who was in his twenties from Shenmu City, arrived in front of the Castle of Termoras with Lin Fenghan's letter. Looking at the cavalry holding the white flag high, the soldiers in the castle did not attack and let them go.  Temorila rode to the bottom of the city wall.

    Temorila touched the helmet on his head, nervously stopped on the moat more than 30 meters away from the city gate, looked at the top of the city wall loudly and shouted: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Yilan army, the messenger of the head of state Yiliu Yun, the head of state."  Your Excellency asked me to tell you, Baron, that if you are willing to lay down your arms and surrender, then everyone will be pardoned and two acres of land will be distributed. The surrounding territories of the Telmoras family will be turned back, but the property will not be confiscated. And it is allowed  The Telmoras family will continue to retain the right to use Telmoras Castle for generations, and half of the money and wealth in Telmoras Castle will also be retained, and the rest will be used as military expenses and materials to support the attack of the Elante army."

    "Wow!"

    "Is it true that the nobles are being attacked to allocate their lands?"

    "Of course it's true. My relatives are Senwei people. Although they live in the mountains, their lives are much better than ours now, and they don't have enough food to eat."

    "Shh! Keep your voice down, the captain is here!"

    ¡­¡­

    "You little bastards better be honest with me. No matter how good Elantes' policy is, you will never live with it. Our great King Lethamon has already conscripted a national army to collectively attack Elantes. The army must number at least hundreds of thousands.  The number of people is nearly ten times that of Elantes. Although you get the land for a while, when His Majesty the King leads the army to fight over, the troops and family members who join Elantes will be hanged on the city wall by His Majesty the King and all the lords."

    The knight loudly lectured the obedient militiamen. Looking at the frightened people who lowered their heads, he said with satisfaction: "Everyone, behave well. We are standing on a tower 20 to 30 meters high. It is difficult for their bows and arrows to hurt us.  As long as we hold on for half a year, they will naturally run out of food and retreat. The baron who performs well among you will personally reward you, distribute gold coins, and allow you to sleep with the maids of the castle and propose to the girl you like.  Let me help you with the matchmaking, don¡¯t miss the opportunity. Everyone should work hard!¡±

    "What?"

    "My lovely Nali! I have to work hard!"

    ¡°Let¡¯s work hard for women and money!¡±

    ¡­¡­

    The peasant militiamen wearing leather armor had their eyes shining brightly and shouting with joy. Seeing this, the middle-aged knight smiled coldly and turned around and walked towards the next watchtower.

    Above the watchtower in front of the main castle, Baron Termoras looked at the knight who left angrily after being rejected by him, and looked thoughtfully towards the east.  Chatlanka, the bodyguard knight beside him, said in surprise: "Baron. This Yiliuyun is not the legendary extremely hater of nobles. He wants to kill them all. How could he offer such favorable terms really surprises me!"

    "You don't need to be surprised." Baron Telmoras looked at the cavalry in the east with wise eyes and said: "This little Baron Elante is very smart. He knows how to rely closely on the small citizens. The power of the peasant elite cannot support a country at all. Only then  It¡¯s not worth extending an olive branch to the nobles to prevent us, the elites with the power of the world, from fighting to the death. That¡¯s right!¡±

    Baron Termoras sighed and said: "Let's wait and see! If their ballistae and catapults can really hit our city wall, we will surrender. If they can't hit it, they are not willing to waste their strength here and instead go  If we attack other nobles, we will patiently guard and wait for the situation to change, and we can hold on every moment.?Even if Earl Ramis, Duke Brant, and His Majesty the King lead the army to attack on the next day, we can explain the current situation to them and prove that we are not surrendering voluntarily, and perhaps we can save more benefits.  "

    "Let's go! Let's go drink some tea to recuperate." Baron Telmoras walked down the steps with his hands behind his hands.

    "ah!"

    Chatlanka said in surprise: "But Baron, their troops haven't retreated yet?"

    "Don't be afraid. Their battering rams and siege engines are behind them. They will not launch an attack now. We will not be in danger during this period. Let's relax now."

    "yes!"

    Chatlanka looked at the back of Baron Telmoras with admiration, stood firmly on the spot, and inspected the surrounding watchtowers.

    On the hillside, Lin Fenghan listened to the news from the personal guard Temorilla, raised his eyebrows and asked slowly: "Are you saying that after waiting for a long time, they said they did not agree with our conditions and asked you to retreat?"

    "Yes, Baron!"

    Temorilla nodded respectfully and said.

    "Very good! I understand what he means."

    Lin Fenghan nodded with a smile and said softly to everyone: "Let the cavalry troops disperse and move towards other nearby castles to occupy nearby villages and find out the surrounding situation. At the same time, send letters to the owners of these castles and tell them the same thing.  Conditions and let them make their own choices.¡±

    "The general's guards and infantry regiments have stayed behind to wait for the ballistae to be in place. Now they are setting up camp and forming siege ladders."

    "ah!"

    "yes!"

    ¡­¡­

    Everyone exchanged opinions, discussed various tasks, and ran towards the western and southern roads.

    May Youden glanced at Lin Fenghan hesitantly and asked doubtfully: "Baron, what did you see? Is that Baron Termoras very scared and ready to surrender?"

    "hehe!"

    Lin Fenghan smiled softly and said softly: "As you can imagine, this Baron of Termoras is an old fox and very businesslike. Now that our strength is not enough to break through their castle, he will defend it. Once he becomes our ballista  , the catapult army arrived here. When the infantry regiment has many ladders, he will initiate a surrender. The four or five ballistas he issued just now were fired in the open space to warn us and let us retreat in the face of difficulties.  He sticks here to protect his family's wealth."

    "It's a pity that what he didn't expect is that I am determined to win here. I will never allow trouble in the rear of our army. If the logistics are intercepted at the critical moment, then our army will definitely collapse, so I must eliminate everything before this happens.  Hidden dangers, whether they are hostile factions, neutral factions, or wall-worn factions, must not be ignored." Lin Fenghan said with a determined expression as he looked at the castle to the west.

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