Chapter 112: Mandeora

In mid-February, in the same country, in the same region, just three days away, both were ravaged by the cold winter, yet they seemed like two completely different worlds.

At the port of Einweiden, ships were still sailing back and forth on the sea, and order in the city remained the same as usual.

Merchants were busy going back and forth between various auction houses, acquiring important military supplies so that they could be shipped out of the city and sold to barons and even dukes in various places.

Most of the staff in the Nine Departments also worked normally and dispatched supplies in an orderly manner.

In the Department of Food, military supply is now the most important task. The Department of Food uses a place in the warehouse and recruits a large number of cooks to process bread around the clock.

After it was made, it was transported out of the city by hundreds of infantrymen and sent to the supply point on the border. There were hundreds of cavalry stationed at the supply point, which was where Caesar commanded and dispatched troops.

As they march forward, a team will stay at the supply point to continuously deliver supplies to the troops.

In addition to these breads, there are also candies and dried salty meats and sweet preserved fruits.

There are also strong liquor brewed from potatoes, and medical supplies such as gauze.

These supplies are definitely eye-catching, but the hundreds of soldiers who transported the supplies are only in Einweiten and have not yet been assigned as cavalry. If they were taken out alone, no one would dare to provoke them.

If there were wounded among the cavalry, they would be treated by the military priests and then brought back by the infantry who were delivering supplies.

However, it has been three days since the cavalry entered Norka, and there has not been a single casualty.

The only casualty was an infantryman who accidentally fell on the ice while delivering food.

The battle in the front was very tense, while the atmosphere in the rear was the same as usual. Only the infantrymen and merchants running between the two sides could understand the real difference.

At this time in the fortress, Olivia received the military report sent by George.

After the initial brief confrontation, Baron Norka retreated back into the city to defend it.

After being besieged by thousands of people for two days, he could not help but surrender last night.

The two sides did not engage in a very fierce war. They spoke the same language, were related, and were not necessarily fighting to the death.

Besides, Baron Norca was already on the edge of Duke Valois's side, so there was no need to risk his life for him.

Caesar sent this news to the Grand Duke and received instructions to continue the attack.

So he continued south with other barons, heading towards the territory of Baron Mopanquedo.

The Duke of Valois's territory consisted of ten baronies, which protected his direct territory.

In order to attack the Duke's territory from the most suitable route, one must pass through the Barony of Mopanquedo.

Baron Mopanquedo is not a marginal figure like Baron Norca. He is a member of the Duke of Valois's family.

This guy is also a tough nut to crack.

Olivia can see the basic information of the city of Moponquedo on the map.

There were two thousand people in total, including more than two hundred cavalrymen. Two of the knights had one-star military talents, but the baron himself had an adventure talent.

The baron has already sent out requests for help to the garrison in the direct territory and several nearby barons.

Olivia thought that although it would require a head-on collision, it was nothing to be afraid of. It was a good opportunity to see what the NPCs' own abilities were.

In the town of Mopanquedo, the vast plains are completely different from the mountainous areas, and cavalry can better display their abilities in such places.

Therefore, Caesar no longer planned to use the siege method. He first dispatched three other groups of barons to cut off the other three approaches to Mopanque.

He gathered three or four more barons, intending to storm the city gate in a short time.

After luring out the main force, push in the cavalry and take the city in one fell swoop. Don't give them time to ask for help.

On a rainy and snowy day, several barons launched a fierce attack on the city of Mopanquedo.

Even when the sky was covered with dark clouds, there was still a dense crowd of people at the city gate carrying ladders to seize the city gate.

In desperation, Baron Mopunct had to lead two thousand soldiers to fight head-on.

When he was only halfway out, Moponctado realized something was wrong. Suddenly, a large group of cavalry rushed out from all directions.

In the blink of an eye, it was in front of them.

When the soldiers leaving the city saw these well-equipped and majestic cavalry, they thought they were the knights supported by Grand Duke Everk.

In the hands of a large number of cavalry, breaking through their 2,000-man team was easier than drinking water. A small number of knights and soldiers abandoned the gates and fled, while most of them still fought stubbornly.

Moponctado thought that he had a chance to fight his way out and escape.

He was quite familiar with cavalry tactics and knew that these cavalrymen usually had short bursts of energy and could not sustain a long sprint.

He just had to wait until they were weak so he could find an escape route.

But after Mopanquedo led his troops to fight with this group of cavalry for a while, he felt more and more powerless.

This group of cavalry, including their horses, were as strong as iron and knew no fatigue.

Their plate armor could not be penetrated by ordinary feather arrows, and even the wolf-tooth hammers that were the enemy of armor could not make a hole in it. The blades could not even pierce their leather boots, and it was impossible to trip their horses, as if everyone had sufficient training in riding and shooting.

After only half a day of fierce fighting, the town of Moponquedo changed its flag.

They had to enter the city, pacify the people, take control of the granaries and weapons warehouses, and make the next battle plan.

The next target of attack was the direct territory of the Duke of Valeu.

They left some people in the city to deal with enemy deserters, and two days later began to send troops to attack Fort Mandeola.

After receiving the military report, Olivia began to check who was stationed and commanding the troops at Fort Mandeola.

In the agriculturally developed Fort Mandeola, the county town has a population of over ten thousand and a garrison of six thousand soldiers. The one guarding the city is Theodosius, the eldest son of the Duke of Valois.

This time, Duke Valeu brought only his own 8,000 elite troops and Marquis Felix's 10,000 troops to the royal capital.

Although six thousand men seemed like a lot in Theodosius's hands, they were just ordinary soldiers.

They would not have thought that they would need to leave behind elite troops to guard against attacks from these barons from the impoverished areas in the north, nor did they understand the military strength of Einwidden.

She looked it up and found that although Theodosius had no talent, there was a four-star military talent aide-de-camp Jarvis in the city, who was the main commander.

Olivia got to know this aide-de-camp with four-star military talent better and checked his character profile, only to discover that he was also from Roslingay.

Moreover, when Caesar was serving as a servant to Earl of Roslingay many years ago, this man was also by the earl's side and might have known Caesar.

Later, this man was expelled because he made a serious mistake around Earl of Roslingay.

After he left, he went to the Duke of Valois and became a trusted attendant of the Duke of Valois with his military talent.

Caesar should have known that the enemy he was facing was the servant he once worked with.

However, he still did not write back to request infantry reinforcements.

This shows that Caesar was very confident that he could defeat the 6,000 soldiers in Mandeola with only 4,000 men.

He should also be quite familiar with the abilities of this aide-de-camp.

After Caesar led his troops to surround Fort Mandeora, a long wait began.

He first had to ask the Grand Duke whether he should attack. While waiting, he did not intend to launch a forceful attack unless the enemy came out of the city to fight.

If they start attacking Zhi territory, there will be no turning back, and there will be no chance for peace talks even if they want to.

Whether or not to be ruthless depends on the battle situation of the Knights of Grand Duke Everk in the royal capital.

While waiting for them to start the battle, Olivia also checked the situation at sea.

The warships used crossbows to resist several attacks from islands and military ships of unknown origin in the near sea, maintaining control of the waterway.

The merchant ship was escorted by them all the way and had traveled hundreds of nautical miles, passing safely through the most chaotic areas.

This merchant ship will not return until April, two months later. By then, after the war with the Duke of Valois is over, who will they fight next?

The entire Alta Kingdom has dozens of nobles and numerous regions. If the Grand Duke wants to completely unify it, it is normal for him to spend three to five years in mediation.

At this moment in the royal capital, it is unclear how many forces have sent troops here.

The entire royal capital's territory was chopped into pieces, with garrisons occupying various areas.

From a broad perspective, the world is still divided into three parts, with the Duke of Valois, the Queen's party, and the Grand Duke of Everk checking and balancing each other.

The Duke of Wallow first fought against the Queen's party. The two sides tied and then retreated to the rear to rest and adjust their strategies.

Meanwhile, Grand Duke Everk seized most of the land north of the royal capital and sent his knights to establish a base, seemingly intending to guard it for a long time.

He was prepared to wait for the Queen's party and the Duke of Wallius to consume each other, but unexpectedly, he received the news from Caesar first.

The Grand Duke thought about it and knew that he and the Duke of Wallius would inevitably have a life-and-death battle, so he wrote back to instruct Caesar to attack the Fort of Mandeola.

He did not expect that only Caesar's army could take down such an impregnable fortress.

However, now as long as they can affect the supply of the Duke of Valois's troops, it will be beneficial to them.

After receiving the order, Caesar immediately prepared his army and launched six attacks within four days. He even tested the situation in the middle of the night and let his troops move back and forth around the city.

At the beginning, the defenders in the city were very vigilant, but after many times, the other side could not hide their fatigue and their reactions became increasingly slow.

Sometimes, the cavalry would wait until they reached the city gate before drawing their bows and shooting arrows.

After five days, the Duke's son finally couldn't stand it anymore and didn't want to listen to the servants' advice to hold on.

The city's central gate was finally opened, and six thousand people poured out and attacked Caesar's main camp.

At the same time, the 4,000 troops distributed outside the city twisted around like a pretzel, breaking up the 6,000 people in formation and splitting them into small groups of several hundred or thousands of people.

After breaking the whole into parts, it becomes very easy to defeat them one by one.

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