The garrison in Diguan Town, under the command of the leading baron and a few knights, hurriedly moved the kerosene, stone rolling logs and other defensive equipment and supplies that Count Codor ordered them to prepare before going out to the city wall. The arrows that had been prepared long ago have also been distributed.
Although they have not been in battle for many years, the Kodor soldiers still completed the defensive deployment of Diguan relatively skillfully.
In the arrow tower high on the city wall, the Kodor soldiers were already in position, with their bows and arrows ready. The soldiers in charge of the crenels had already placed the stones and were ready to greet the enemy siege troops at any time. Standing behind these people were soldiers holding up their shields.
The garrison on the other side of the river to the west of the city wall also increased their vigilance after receiving the order. On the east side of the city wall, when the outpost of the Wells Legion arrived at the outskirts of Diguan Town in the morning, the timid soldiers on duty ran towards the city in a hurry, leaving an empty platform... "Baron, there are only more than a hundred of us in total, how can we resist the enemy troops below the city?" A knight next to Yuri looked at the Wells Legion and Longxia Legion troops under the city wall, and couldn't help but speak out what was in his heart.
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Seeing that half a day has passed, the army under the city has not yet attacked the city. The defenders of Diguan Town are also a little tired apart from palpitations. Some policemen were hiding in corners drinking when their superiors were away. Seeing that the enemy had not made any movement, the soldier on guard also slumped down on the ground and rubbed his legs that had become numb from standing~
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"Report!" A sentry hurriedly ran towards the Lord's Hall of Diguan Town.
The leader of the army, Baron Yuri, who was discussing with a group of officers on how to defend against the enemy, stood up in a hurry.
"Have the enemy begun to attack the city?" Yuri asked the messenger.
"Report to the baron, they did not attack the city, but went south of the city gate, leaving only more than a hundred cavalry to hold down the formation."
“You mean they left?”
“Yes, my lord, Baron.”
All the officers heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that the enemy was heading east. If we really start a fight with these people, I'm afraid everyone here will be dead.
"Let's go and have a look." Yuri led a group of officers towards the south wall.
"In addition, one hundred cavalry will hold down the formation at the end of the army, and we will follow after we detour to the north of Diguan Town to guard against enemy attacks."
"The cavalry can withdraw, they don't have the guts to catch up."
"Send the order, the army speeds through."
"Yes, sir." Early this morning, the large groups of the Welsh Army and the Longxia Army left the temporary garrison five miles south of Diguan Town and marched towards Diguan Town. When the army arrived at Diguan Town, the city wall in the southeast of Diguan Town was already wrapped in golden sunlight.
According to the analysis made at yesterday's military meeting at the command camp of the Welsh Army, the Wells Army and the Longxia Army had close to 2,000 men, and it was completely out of the question to attack Diguan Town, which had only a hundred or so defenders. But this will definitely cause some casualties, and it will take more time than taking a detour to the east of Diguan Town.
The troops were very fast, and it was less than five days before the time set by Flanders. There was really no need to disrupt the pace of the march for the sake of a small town of Diguan. After discussion, Yate finally decided to take a detour from the east side of Diguan Town, and then follow the business road all the way north to Kodor City. As long as the Welsh Army captures the city of Cordor, the town of Diguan in the south will become an isolated city, and it will naturally abandon the city and surrender.
After the cavalry of the Welsh Legion left, the leader Baron Yuri did not order a pursuit. Instead, the garrison who defended the city fired a few rounds of arrows symbolically to interfere with the enemy's march. In order to avoid being investigated by Count Codor in the future and accusing himself of being afraid of the enemy and not resisting.
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To the north, the city of Kodor, one day away from Diguan Town, is already busy...
After the Earl of Codor escaped from Diguan Town and returned to Codor City a few days ago, he didn't care about rest, so he summoned a group of officials under him to his Earl's Mansion to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy.
After seeing the power of the Welsh Army and the Longxia Army, Count Codor began to become cautious. He knew that in a few days, the Welsh Army would definitely march north to attack the city of Cordore. Although there is a town of Diguan in the south that can barely resist for a while, it will be captured by the Welsh Army sooner or later. Therefore, the Count of Kodor ordered to mobilize all the troops around Kodor City to Kodor City to strengthen the defense of Kodor City. At the same time, strengthen the city defense and prepare equipment to defend the enemy. Even so, the garrison that defended the city was only 500 people, which was unable to compete with the nearly 2,000 troops of the Welsh Army and the Longxia Army.
While Count Codor was worried about the upcoming war, two secret letters from the messenger made Count Codor restless.
A secret letter comes from a friend of the Count of Codor at the court of the Kingdom of France. The letter informed Count Codor that the French Knights Templar had already secretly provided Flanders with a loan of several million pfennigs to support Flanders in recruiting troops and purchasing strategic materials. Under the influence of the Pope, the King of France mobilized troops on the border of the Principality. As long as the Principality sent troops to attack Besançon, the French cavalry would immediately cross the border and annex the territory of the Principality. In addition, the Archbishop of France announced his support for the Flanders side, because Bernard had colluded with the heretics, and the church planned to use Flanders to send those heretics who betrayed God to the stakes.
The other letter made Count Codor twitch after reading it. The letter comes from the Count of Codor's business associates in the duchy. Because he often interacts with the nobles and nobles of the principality, as long as he is willing to spend money, he can get some valuable information from those people. According to the business partner's inquiries, the Principality, under pressure from the French Kingdom and the Church in the west, no longer supported the Thorne Palace. Instead, it sent a special envoy to the Besancon Palace to show goodwill to Flanders, renew its "friendship", and continue to fulfill its previous covenant. As a result, Thorne's court has become a target of public criticism, isolated and isolated, and it is obviously unrealistic to think of making a difference...
After reading these two secret letters, Count Codor was in a dilemma. On the one hand, as an ally of Bernard, I have sworn allegiance to Thorne Palace and declared war on Flanders. At this time, I am tied to Thorne Palace. I am afraid it will not be so easy to escape. If you continue to support the Thorne court, it will be tantamount to declaring war on France, the church and the principality. In the end, he will definitely not end well.
On the other hand, the Welsh Army in the south is coming towards the city of Cordor with great momentum. However, his own garrison of only 500 people would not be able to confront the enemy for a long time. In the end, the city would be destroyed and people would be killed. At this time, Thorne's court was being pressed hard by the Liberation Army on the northern front and was unable to escape.
Just as the Count of Codor was deep in thought, the messenger who hurried over brought another shocking news: Two thousand troops from the Wells Army and the Longxia Army had detoured through the town of Diguan and headed towards the city of Codor...