Chapter 933, Siege of Erengrad

Orengrad in winter is a very beautiful city. This city located on the bay of the Claw Sea is located at the mouth of the Linsk River, and it is the starting point for the kingdom to go to other parts of the old world.

In ancient times, this was the northernmost and easternmost city established by the Elven Empire in the Old World. After the Battle of Longbeard, Erengrad was also abandoned. Frozen by the violent winds from the north, there is a major commercial pier on an island in the middle of the lake. As a commercial center, the city wall of Erengrad is not high, and except for the waterway of the Linsk River, the city is only southeast of the city. There is a city gate leading to the Empire Osterland and Middenland.

At this time, the time has come to the end of November 2514 in the Imperial Calendar. The Frost House (hotel) in the city of Erengrad has been transformed into a pre-war command post, and the Erengrad Silavik Group is here before the war. Meeting.

Those present at the meeting were: Marshal Rokossovsky, commander of the city defense of Ohlengrad, and Marshal Kuznetsov, deputy commander.

Josip Bruz, the former head of the Cheka Prison, is now Ohrengrad's acting interior minister.

The youngest bear god Ursun Chosen and High Priest, Bagration.

Ivanovna, a senior ice witch elder from Erengrad, this female elder is a senior veteran legendary ice witch, and she unexpectedly chose to support the defense.

The situation is getting worse.

On November 19, the Norsca Mountains Army appeared on the edge of Groward Forest covering the north and east of Erlengrad. The defenders of Erlengrad used ambushes and guerrilla tactics in the forest, and successively achieved small victories. However, this could not stop the Norsca Mountain Legion from continuing to advance. The High King of Norsca and the God of Chaos, Vamir-Aislin, divided into two groups, approaching from the north and east respectively, and soon captured Esther. In the small town of Kvass, northeast of Ranglad, the defenders were forced to retreat.

On November 23, the Norsca Mountain Army continued to attack, and the few outposts and fortifications that Rokossovsky had arranged in Groward Forest soon fell.

On November 26, a part of the Norse Mountain Army crossed the Linsk River and approached the southern part of Orengrad and the upper Linsk River. The town of Jon fell. In the important stronghold of Jon Town, the upper reaches of the Linsk River were cut off.

On November 30th, the Norsca Mountain Army captured Goschdorf Castle in the southwest of Ohlengrad. Any possibility of obtaining supplies and reinforcements from the outside world.

At this time, the situation in Erengrad was already very severe. The original residents of the entire city were about 80,000.

Including the approximately 300,000 refugees who fled from all directions, a total of nearly 400,000 people have taken refuge in this city. What's worse, the entire city currently only has about 4,000 tons of food reserves, no matter how full these reserves are. , can only last about a month.

Frost House has luxurious facilities, including bearskin sofas and many high-end furniture imported from the empire. The grandfather clock made by the dwarves is even more exquisite in appearance and exquisite in workmanship. The wooden floor and carpet are from the high elves and Tyrell. Imported, but at this time, everyone obviously didn't have the heart to think about it.

The first to speak was Marshal Rokossovsky (hereafter referred to as Marshal Luo), the Marshal of the Bear Cavalry had become very haggard after suffering many changes, and his handsome face seemed to have lost a lot of vitality, but He deeply knew that he could not fall down now. The marshal's military uniform was brand new and well-made, but his white gloves were dirty: "The enemy is approaching from all directions, and Erengrad is about to be besieged in all directions."

"We tried many times to break through the siege, but all attempts to communicate with the outside world failed." Admiral Kuznetsov's face was very ugly: "The soldiers rushed many times, but they couldn't open a gap. The army of Ostland was not ready for war at all. Facing the small number of Chaos troops crossing the Linsk River, they were defeated at the first touch and were quickly driven into the Shadow Forest. Fifty kilometers? Or farther? In short, the next It is difficult for us to expect the empire to help us open the gap."

"This struggle will be unprecedentedly long and arduous, but the son of Ursun will win the final victory, I swear." The youngest high priest of Ursun in history, Bagration, chosen by the Bear God, is only in his early forties this year. He has bean eyes, a big nose, and thick brown curly hair: "Erson has told me how to beat them."

"No one knows how to defeat them, not even Erson." Josep Bruz is pessimistic about all this: "If we knew, their threat would have been eradicated long ago, they are invincible , the only thing we can do is muster our courage and survive, expecting reinforcements from the Empire or Britannia."

The Ice Witch Ivanovna and Bagration looked at Josip with contempt and disgust, even though the guy was right.

"Enough is enough, we are the only ones left in the whole kingdom, what else do you want?" Luo Shuai raised his head, his face was very resolute, but everyone could still feel a kind of emotion called pleading, Kislev How glorious it was once, with strong soldiers and horses, once under the command of the Red Tsar Boris, the stars were shining, and the talents were abundant. Everyone thought that the kingdom would have a bright future.

In just a few decades, everything has changed. Those great names either died in battle, or went away or disappeared. Felix, the founder of the first Cheka, and the chief court minister asked the prophet to leave Lustria. The chief engineer, Sergo, died in prison. Beria and a large group of people went to serve the King of Knights. Marshals Zayev, Konev, Fedosov, and Romanov all died in the prison. Devka.

As for Katharine? Ha ha, don't mention it.

It is true that this group of people has formed the Hiravik Group, but they are like isolated islands in the ocean, isolated and helpless, and there is no hope in sight. Where is their future? Are they still Mrs. Keesler? If you can't hold Erlengrad and all die in battle, it's an explanation, but what if you hold it?

The air in the room was already very cold, and after Luo Shuai's words, it almost froze. The invisible but extremely heavy pressure made everyone breathless, like some kind of heart that was tightly grasped. Like the black hand of the black hand, oppressing everyone's nerves.

"Today I only need to pay attention to one thing, and that is how to resist Aislin's attack." Ku Shuai came out to smooth things over.

"There's not much we can do." Rokossovsky shook his head: "Facts have proved that the previous attempts to break through the encirclement have yielded nothing other than the loss of soldiers and generals. The last thing the Norscans fear is fighting us in the field. As far as we are concerned, our only hope is here, on the walls of Erengrad."

No one objected to this, Bagration nodded: "The only hope."

The sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, attracting everyone's attention.

General of the Bear Cavalry, Fejuninsky, quickly opened the door and came in. The oncoming air-conditioning violently hit the struggling fire in the room. Rokossovsky glanced at the fireplace with some concern. The city defense commander As you know, there is not much wood and coal for heating in the city.

"They're coming."

Fifteen minutes later, Erengrad, east wall.

Outside the city walls, hundreds of bonfires scorched the sky. On the ice field outside the city, thousands of tents were emitting black smoke. Dispersed in the air, the city wall can clearly see that the sky has been shrouded in black smoke.

Everything is like a joke, a funny, absurd and humorous joke. The sons of Kislev and the descendants of the bear god Essence have been here for thousands of years, and the blood of countless martyrs is just for the whole kingdom to survive. , and now, Chaos has come again, with their destruction, with unmatched power, and with the determination to crush everything.

Here they go again, how much blood must the Son of Kislev shed before Chaos is satisfied?

No, Chaos is never satisfied. Even if this world is completely destroyed, the evil gods will not be satisfied. They will immediately look for the next world, and the war will continue forever until mortals can no longer hold on.

Can we still escape this disaster?

A gust of cold wind blew, and Rokossovsky shuddered. The Ursar Marshal suddenly felt that he should put on a very warm bearskin coat, a bearskin cloak and a bear like High Priest Bagration. Leather waistcoats and bearskin hats.

"There are more than 50,000 enemies." High Priest Ersun asked Luo Shuai tentatively, "Is this the news?"

"More than that, far more than that." Luo Shuai pointed to the distance: "Dragon demons, a large group of beastman tribes, and those chaotic creatures, these are all armies that have never been seen before."

"Very well, it seems that we have to swing our weapons a few more times." Bagration said in a resounding voice: "Anyway, Constantine, thank you."

"Thank me? Thank me for a death row prisoner?" Rokossovsky couldn't help laughing, and he said with some disinterest: "I've never been afraid of death, but the high walls of the Ice Palace are always daunting."

"You are a pure soldier, Constantine, you saved the situation and kept the last fire for Kislev." Bagration said repeatedly: "Don't forget, Mrs. Kislev is the most tenacious woman in the world." Race, we want to make Chaos pay a terrible price for every step forward, remember, the three gods of the north will always be with us."

Within Erengrad, every adult male was conscripted to join the Acropolis War, all gold coins were levied and spent in the most important places, the Kirov factory was producing muskets and cannons day and night, and every blacksmith The blacksmiths in the shop spent all their energy on forging weapons, and the bear cavalry, hussars, and those survivors who escaped from the Zedevka battle brought all their strength to join the ranks of the city defenders and Oeren The natives of Glad fought together, the ice witches were casting spells to strengthen the city defenses, and the Red Navy abandoned their warships and stood on the top of the city.

"It's all your efforts, Constantine. If it weren't for you, Erengrad wouldn't have maintained such power." High Priest Ursun bowed deeply to the city defense commander: "Katalin just didn't want to understand , if we can survive this time, I will make her change her mind."

Rokossovsky knew Katarin well, and he knew that even the words of High Priest Ursun would not make Katarin change his mind unless her father, the Red Tsar, was reborn, but watching the tens of thousands of defenders standing Above the city walls, the Ursar Marshal is still proud and proud.

The spear points of the spears and the blades of the halberds also reflected light under the cold sky. The Ugols lined up with their hard bows. The shooting soldiers were checking the muskets and loading the artillery. The marshal was quite relieved, he was proud of his nation, and his nation was the most tenacious.

Ehrengrad will not fall until the last son of Kislev sheds his blood.

"That's right, there are quite a few of these guys. But we also have quite a few of them, enough to block them." High Priest Ursun said loudly, as if he was casting a magical spell on his voice, his voice was like a giant bear Like a roar of rage, it echoed through the eastern walls of Ehrengrad.

Then Bagration was the first to sing: "The army of chaos is the black crow~"

There was singing on the walls.

"The Chaos Army is the Black Crow~"

"Trying to trample us underfoot."

"From the Linsk River to Plage East."

"Hey Erson is the strongest in the world."

"Kislev warrior, polish your scimitar."

"Hold on tight to the gun in your hand."

"We should all be stronger as we fight."

"Fight the enemy to the death on the battlefield."

As if responding to the singing on the city wall, the Norsca people outside the city also blew their horns and sang their own songs. They praised the four gods of chaos for bringing civilization, and praised those brave men who succeeded in ascending to demons and eventually became princes of demons. They, too, sang old myths and stories of those who ultimately failed to ascend to the devil, and even some songs can be traced back to ancient times, the sad epic of their being driven out of the old world, and the ancestors of many Norse The inhabitants of the northern part of the empire now, when Chaos had not yet appeared, the two sides were still compatriots and brothers.

If there is no chaos, maybe the two sides will always be compatriots and brothers, on the wall, Rokossovsky can't help thinking.

But the sadness only lasted for a short period of time, and soon thousands of roars from various voices and the sound of axes and swords hitting shields joined in-the Norsca High King Aislin gave the order, and the barbarians were ready to attack .

"So, this is about to begin." Rokossovsky said to High Priest Ursun.

"For Erengrad, for Kislev!" The high priest clenched the scepter in his hand.

"The Three Northern Gods above! May the power and the flame never go out."