I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 191

On the 23rd day of the 10th day of the 100th year of the saint's calendar, the Antler Fortress.

The entire fortress was shaken by the roar of guns and tsunamis.

Under the banner of the Scarlet Unicorn Army, the entire row of Clovis lines marched towards the fortress under the fire; hundreds of iron boots kept pounding the ground, like the rapid and dull drum before the guillotine fell. Voice.

Behind the line, more than a dozen cannons were proudly lined up, spewing golden-red flames one after another without interruption; scorching solid bullets and blasting bombs roared into the sky, drawing beautiful parabolas one after another, on the city walls, towers and The narrow passages in the fortress were smashed to pieces, constantly hitting the fortress that seemed to be crumbling.

The dazzling white light kept flickering in the billowing smoke, like stars suddenly brightening on the earth, showing their splendor in an instant.

The defenders panicked.

Facing the approaching enemy, the Iser elf soldiers in the fortress did not have the slightest fighting spirit, and the morale of many troops was so low that they resolutely dropped their weapons and turned to flee when they saw the enemy.

Being able to block the frontal onslaught of the main force of the Southern Legion, the defense of Antlers Fortress is of course not bad; just because it has not encountered war for a long time, the overall design is slightly unable to keep up with modern warfare.

But no matter how strong the fortress is, it depends on the army to defend it; if the defenders have no fighting spirit, no matter how solid the fortress itself is, it will not help.

As the first and last line of defense in front of the gate of the Royal Court of Iser, the defenders of Antlers Fortress are naturally the royal army that is absolutely loyal to the Elf King, and they are all devout believers of the Ring of Order from top to bottom.

In fact, before the defenders took over the fortress, it was once the garrison and base camp of the Janissaries.

After the entire army of the Janissaries was annihilated and Ludwig Franz launched a counterattack, the defeated Iser elf army requested to retreat into the fortress and garrison with the defenders to resist the invasion.

Out of professional vigilance, the defenders rejected the proposal of "joint garrison", but agreed to the request for the army controlled by the Thirteenth Council to pass through the fortress and retreat to the vicinity of the royal court.

In addition to the fact that the Clovis army was too strong, the defenders who knew that they were about to face an offensive and defensive battle could not refuse a support army, but also because the commander of the opponent was Freya Moses Field.

As part of the Imperial Guard Corps, the defenders of Antlers Fortress certainly could not refuse the command of their commander-even if the commander was only nominal.

But who didn't expect that Princess Freya Moses Field would betray!

And he also rebelled with the Thirteenth Council!

The nature of the whole thing has also changed completely - it is no longer a simple royal infighting or usurping power, but a counterattack of one faith against another!

In this way, the position of the defenders of Antler Fortress is very embarrassing.

As an army loyal to the royal family and the church of order, they should immediately raise troops to suppress the rebellion; but not to mention that any army who leaves without permission and enters the royal court is no different from the rebel army, only they let the thirteen From the perspective of hindsight, the fact that the rebels of the council passed the fortress itself was already a very "standard" betrayal behavior.

What's more, the royal family didn't give them time to send troops at all - after only one day and one night, the royal court basically fell; the only way left for the fortress defenders seemed to be the 13th Council.

But the problem is that doing so is also suicidal!

The other party is the old **** sect, and the defenders of Antler Fortress are all devout followers of the Ring of Order from top to bottom; once they surrender, what awaits them must be the most thorough cleansing.

Loyalty or betrayal, the end is exactly the same... The originally united fortress defenders quickly fell into chaos and division.

The middle and lower-level officers and minor nobles believed that they should take refuge in the Thirteenth Council. The reason was very simple: Her Royal Highness Princess Freya Mosesfield was their nominal commander-in-chief, and there was no legal problem in taking refuge with Her Royal Highness.

What's more important is that they have become traitors once (the Thirteenth Council passed the fortress), and the Royal Court is obviously not the opponent of the Thirteenth Council, so there is no need to be loyal ministers to the dead and prisoners.

As for the question of belief... The big deal is to pretend to convert to the Three Old Gods first, and then regret it later if the Church of Order counterattacks again.

The middle- and upper-level officers did not agree at all, and their reason was simpler: in order to control more troops, Freya and the Thirteenth Council might indeed spare those middle- and lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers temporarily.

These senior officers who hold military power will definitely not end well!

The two parties who could not reach a consensus at all, the intensity of the conflict quickly rose from a quarrel to a violent conflict; and just when the fortress was about to fall into the same civil war as the royal court, the Clovis army that appeared in time "considerately" resolved them. got this trouble.

The method is also very simple - the premise of the contradiction is that there are still a group of elves in the fortress. The Clovis people can't solve the contradiction, but they can solve the elves.

In the face of the sudden appearance of the enemy, the fortress defenders, who were in chaos and almost killed each other, could not organize any decent resistance at all.

What is even more terrifying is that the Clovis people on the opposite side also seem to be familiar with the structure of Antler Fortress.

This blow to the defenders was almost fatal - the Antlers Fortress was a relatively "outdated" fortress, and it had poor resistance to heavy artillery; once the weak defenses were found, it would take more than a dozen rounds to smash the city wall. Twenty-four pounds of solid bullets.

After being easily opened two or three gaps and smashed two towers, the morale of the Iser elf defenders fell to the bottom in an instant; in the face of the closing Clovis line, the soldiers who had no fighting spirit It almost collapsed.

At this point, the outcome of the battle seems to have become a foregone conclusion.

"No, not yet!"

In the sound of gunfire, facing the eager and impatient eyes of his subordinates, who almost wrote "retreat" on their faces, Buller Mathias refused:

"Isel's flag still flutters on the walls, we still have the inner castle, and thousands of well-trained warriors, and guns! We haven't lost yet!"

"We... haven't lost yet!"

"But we've already lost!" The hysterical subordinate pointed behind him and shouted at Ser Buller Mathias, who was still stubborn:

"The outer city wall has been breached, and the cowards of the Second Infantry Regiment had no time to retreat, so they surrendered directly to the enemy! As soon as they moved away, it was us who stood in front of the Clovis people!"

"Don't be afraid, let the headquarters transfer the most elite grenadier regiment to cover our retreat!" Buller Mathias looked calm, raised his hand and ordered the messenger:

"Tell them not to really attack, just feint a few salvos from the flanks; just retreat to the inner castle and everything will be... um, what's the matter, what's your expression?"

In the face of the officer's questioning, the messenger with an obviously wrong expression hesitated for a while, and then he had to tell the truth in the eyes of everyone:

"Grenadiers...Grenadiers they...they have fled."

"What?!" Buller Mathias was shocked:

"when?!"

"In the beginning!"

The messenger said excitedly, and the more he said, the more excited: "When the assembly horn sounded, the grenadier regiment had already fled with the headquarters!"

"Run away at the beginning? Those shameless cowards!"

"Bastard! I know that these so-called noble pure bloods can't be trusted except for the great Mathias!"

"That's right! They're all cowards who only know how to betray their compatriots!"

The elf officers yelled, all the same from their expressions to their thoughts - why didn't they call me? !

But Buller Mathias didn't care about this, he was just curious where the **** could go after they escaped: "What about the other troops?!"

"The fourth regiment also ran away, the fifth regiment was wiped out, the artillery battalion and the engineer battalion surrendered together, the guard battalion and the cavalry company collided with an artillery shell while rushing to the horse, and one battalion commander and one company commander were killed on the spot. It was blown up, and the rest of the troops were scattered..." The messenger said truthfully.

So it's really just me... Buller Mathias is desperate.

"Now the Clovis has captured the main gate, but the inner fort and two secret gates are still within our control; coupled with the conventional artillery cover before the enemy's attack, we still have about ten minutes to retreat."

"If that's the case, then let's withdraw quickly, Lord Mattias!"

"Yeah, it's really too late if you don't run!"

"No - as long as the Antler Fortress still hangs the flag of Iser, we must not retreat!" Bull Mathias's attitude was extremely firm:

"This is the gate of the Royal Court of Iser. What a shame to hand over the gate to the enemy without letting go of a shot?!"

Looking at Buller Mathias, who was so impassioned, who seemed to be planning to sacrifice his life bravely, the bewildered subordinates looked at each other.

They have heard of this famous name—as a noble pure-blood knight, not only did he leak a lot of military secrets after being captured by the enemy, but he also betrayed the defenders in the subsequent battle of Eaglehorn City, letting the enemy betray the enemy. This incomparably crucial fortress was conquered before the gun was fired.

It can be said that Buhler Mathias had a considerable responsibility for the fall of Eaglehorn City and the subsequent fiasco of the Janissary Guards.

So, how could this adult who was able to betray his own people and even surrender himself in order to survive, suddenly became so brave and ready to sacrifice himself generously?

"Even if we escape, where else can we escape?"

Looking around at the confused subordinates, Buller Mathias showed a wry smile: "The royal court has been controlled by the Thirteenth Council. Given the current situation, what kind of face will they have towards an army that believes in the Ring of Order? "

"If it doesn't collapse, maybe we can still rely on the army and the fortress as capital, and try to negotiate with the Thirteenth Council; now that the entire army has been wiped out, a small force like ours has fled back to the royal court, are we going to be held responsible for the fall of the fortress? ?!"

In addition, in fact, not long ago, he also received a "warning" from within the family.

Although Buller Mathias himself is a devout follower of the Ring of Order, as one of the most noble pureblood families, Mathias also holds a seat in the Thirteenth Council.

According to the order of the "elders" in the family, except for the selected family members, the rest are not allowed to participate in this betrayal, and they are not allowed to change their beliefs privately, even if they have to be enemies with their relatives.

Although he didn't understand why he did this, Buhler Mathias, who had been relying on his family to climb to his current position, did not dare to disobey this warning (order) even if he was now in a desperate situation.

"Since we have no way out, it's better to fight to the last moment and defend Iser's glory to the death!" Buller Mathias roared:

"We will become a banner, a banner against the invaders - even after thousands of years, our descendants will still remember that there is such a group of Iser elves, when all the warriors were in a panic, they chose to turn around and face it! "

"Therefore, I order you in the capacity of your commander--defense on the spot, burn all the supplies you can find, and then withdraw to the inner fort!"

"Now we are no longer fighting for the king, no longer fighting for faith, but fighting for the Elf of Iser, for the survival of all our compatriots!"

"Shout, warriors! Let's raise our flag and shout to the hideous invaders, open to us..."

"boom--!!!!"

Before he finished speaking~www.mtlnovel.com~ a twelve-pound solid bullet landed around everyone.

Amidst the loud noise that ran through his brain, Buller Mathias only remembered that his eyes were dark, and then...

And then no more.

As the last army headquarters that was still "revolting" was taken away by artillery, the defense system of the entire Antlers fortress collapsed completely; a large number of defenders either disarmed and surrendered, or scattered in the direction of the Iser Royal Court.

The Clovis Corps, which originally only intended to conduct a feint attack to cover the sappers' positions, abruptly turned the feint into a full-scale attack, and by the way set a record-the capture of Antlers Fortress within four hours, and only fifty casualties. people.

So far, the last line of defense in front of the royal court of Iser has been completely destroyed; there is no longer any army of Iser elf can be organized to stop the ambition of the Clovis to "conquer the enemy's capital".

And all of this has nothing to do with Buller Mathias.

When he woke up from the coma, he found himself lying on a clean and comfortable bed, with the bright sunlight shining through the plain curtains before his eyes.

Trying to adapt to the changes in the light, Bühler Mathias slowly opened his eyes and found a very "familiar" face appearing in front of him.

Um? ! No, no, how could it be him, shouldn't he be... should be... am I not awake, still dreaming? !

"Mr. Buller Mathias, you are finally awake."

Looking at the elf knight with a suddenly frightened face, the former guards officer smiled slightly, and said with a very kind face:

"Master Anson Bach has been waiting for you for a long time, and we have many things to talk to you about."

"A lot...a lot...a lot of things!"

Chapter end