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Chapter 574 Attacking Fort Garmitch Again 2
Wei Wuji was by Zhang Qiang's side, observing Fort Garmitch with a newly made telescope, and said to Zhang Qiang beside him, "The enemy's strength seems to be small."

Zhang Qiang said with a smile: "How much can there be? With the speed at which Earl Reyes spends money and his military quality, I am afraid that once he goes out to fight, he would like to bring more people around him. Maybe Earl Montville can release more people, but Monteville Earl Weir was assigned to garrison in Almera Fort, and it may be more difficult to attack Alamera Fort, but Kamic Fort, even with 3000 people, I can take it within a day."

Facts confirmed Zhang Qiang’s words. After some reconnaissance, Polcha told Zhang Qiang that there were 200 garrison troops in Fort Garmitch, most of whom were cannon fodder soldiers, that is to say, militiamen, recruits, plus first-order infantry, crossbowmen, and the number of soldiers. Although it seems possible, the combat power will not be too great.

After ordering Sebastian to make siege equipment, Zhang Qiang rode his horse down the hillside and returned to the camp.

Then the task of attacking Fort Garmitch was handed over to James to command.

James had stayed in Fort Garmitch, and had fought Zhang Qiang once at Fort Garmitch.

The siege battle started in the early morning of the second day. Sebastian made siege equipment, and Liuqian was a regular fighter, and some skilled cannon fodder soldiers made siege equipment. The siege equipment simply made some ladders , wooden shield, James drove the Salander soldiers and mercenaries to attack the city.

Ants attacked the city with one force, and the number could kill the defenders of Fort Garmitch. What's more, James also used the method of attacking from three sides and the main attack on one side last time.

The powerful mercenary cannon fodder were driven to attack the city first, and after paying [-] casualties, they opened the gap, and then the cannon fodder behind them swarmed up. In less than four hours, Fort Gamic was taken.

For a castle that is not guarded by a lord or a hero, a cannon fodder army commanded by a hero can easily take it down.

Surprisingly, the enemy did not suffer many casualties, but more than 300 people and others surrendered after the mercenaries rushed into the city.

After entering the city, Zhang Qiang looked at the captured soldiers.

After all, they should be able to hold on for a day, but they were taken down within four hours.

At first glance, they are all acquaintances. These people are actually the soldiers of the Rhodoks and Swadia kingdoms who he took down Kamic Castle twice and fought with him. Many of the soldiers of the Swadia Kingdom are still The soldiers who followed him in the Southern and Northern Expeditions stayed in Fort Garmitch and were recruited by Earl Reyes.

But it's not these that play the main role, but a well-dressed female general.

"Your Excellency, we want to fight with you, please recruit us in the name of the king!"

"Who are you?" Zhang Qiang asked.

"My lord, I am Mathilde, a knight who wants to serve His Majesty the King." The other party replied neither humble nor humble.

"Are you a knight?" Zhang Qiang looked at him. He had never heard of a woman being made a knight by the king.

"No, I think I should be honored as a knight."

James whispered to Zhang Qiang: "Maybe you can use the ring bestowed by the king to canonize her in the name of the king and become a knight of the kingdom."

Zhang Qiang didn't respond to James' words, "Don't you want to be my earl knight?"

Mathilde said: "I just want to fight for a legitimate king."

To be honest, Zhang Qiang was very angry that others looked down on him in front of him. However, he would be very happy if he could take in an outlaw hero who took the initiative to surrender. At least he would not have to worry about the loyalty of those soldiers who surrendered. These people want to be loyal to King Halaus. At present, he is the earl and lord of the Kingdom of Swadia, the marshal of the kingdom. There is no reason for others to have the biggest leader not to be loyal to him. He also had to shout every day to fight for the king, and his oath of allegiance was also to defend the king, defend the kingdom, and defend the legal inheritance rights of the king's children.

Perhaps these countrymen still want to be loyal to the kingdom and the king in their hearts. Although he is famous, there is an essential difference and a homogeneous difference between being loyal to him and being loyal to the king.

Zhang Qiang reluctantly took out the king's ring. Seeing this, those people were puzzled. James said proudly: "This is the king's ring that the king bestowed on the earl to represent the king. Your Excellency the earl will accept your allegiance on behalf of the king."

Hearing James' words, many soldiers immediately became excited. These countrymen never thought that one day they would be able to serve the king. Maybe it was necessary to fight for the earl and lord. It was for life, but for the king, that is honor, and it can honor the ancestors. , maybe you can mix with a knight nobleman.

Soon these captured [-] soldiers were all pardoned and incorporated into Zhang Qiang's army. Zhang Qiang left Bandak to guard here, leaving hundreds of wounded and [-] archers and infantry. The army marched towards the top of the mountain non-stop.

After half a month of running-in and a cooperative battle, the combat effectiveness and morale of the remaining more than 700 soldiers have been improved, and the marching speed has been accelerated.

It took a week to climb to the peak of the Fort Al-Amera territory, and camped in a slightly flat place on the valley road, which was only three miles away from Fort Al-Amera.

After waiting for two days for the logistics soldiers and merchants under Caitlin's command to arrive, they had a full meal, and [-] soldiers surrounded Fort Al-Amera on both sides. The other two sides were mountains, cliffs, and the castle was only Two city gates were opened.

This time Zhang Qiang sent James and Fatis to lead the army. Fatis took some elites and mercenary cavalry to the other side of Almera Fort. The main purpose was to prevent the enemy from escaping. Zhang Qiang didn't want to add more illegal forces here If these soldiers escape, most of them will become bandits, or bandits active on the Norma Highland Plain, and it will be very troublesome to clear them up in the future.

James commanded the siege troops to attack the city quickly, and the [-] mobs fought very hard against the natural defenses of Fort Al-Amera.

There were more than 700 casualties on the first day, more than 300 casualties on the second day, and the specific strength of the enemy was found out on the third day. There were more than 700 people defending the castle. It seems that Montville is more fond of fighting than his father. The earl still had a good mind. He knew that his territory was his retreat, so he left most of his troops to defend the city.

On the third day, Zhang Qiang personally commanded and dispatched the Rhodok spearmen and the newly recruited soldiers from Fort Garmitch, first more than 700 Sarande soldiers and more than 300 mercenaries, and then these soldiers, more than 2000 people, in a wave One wave after another, the defensive enemies are in a hurry.

Casualties are rising rapidly. After more than 300 people were killed and injured, the cannon fodder finally rushed to the bottom of the city wall and set up a ladder. More than 300 Sarande soldiers rushed up and were quickly beaten down. The mercenaries rushed to the city wall. After holding on for two hours, they were beaten down again. More than 500 people were killed and injured in this wave, more than half of them were killed, and even deserters appeared.

But it also bought time for the Rhodok spearmen and the soldiers of Fort Garmitch behind. They rushed up the city wall and extended to both sides. Seeing that the situation became favorable, Zhang Qiang also rushed up with the general guard.

In the afternoon, except for a small number of enemies in the city who were stubbornly resisting, only the Lord's Hall was left.

In this siege battle, Mathilde led the soldiers of Fort Garmitch to fight the most tenaciously, not at all as incompetent as they were in defending Fort Garmitch.

(End of this chapter)