Alien Empire Total War - Chapter 256

“Polsland’s army has arrived outside the city of Enkrans!”

Looking at the headlines on the newspaper headlines, Abner, who was sitting at home, kept his expression unchanged, continued to look down, and quickly read the entire report.

At the back of the report, he also explained a paragraph in small print: “Due to the war, this magazine will be temporarily closed. I hope that citizens should hide at home and not go out without permission.”

“The last moment is coming.” Abner thought silently, but his heart was full of joy.

On December 4th, the vanguard of the Imperial cavalry entered the outskirts of Enclans and occupied a manor on the outskirts as the next operational headquarters, and the owner of that manor was captured on the spot. The owner’s family was executed by the imperial cavalry in exchange for the praise of the surrounding civilians.

The imperial cavalry, which entered the outskirts of Enkrans first, consisted of five divisions. These five divisions were then dispersed, setting up blockades from the three main directions of the city, cutting off the land connection between the city and foreign enemies.

Behind them, two infantry divisions of the Imperial Third Army and five infantry divisions of the Fifth Army arrived on the outskirts of Enkrans two days later on the 6th.

Subsequently, the seven infantry divisions were divided into three parts, which were respectively deployed on the three main access roads to the northwest, north and northeast of the city, and artillery was erected on the main roads, aiming at the cities that were included in the range of the artillery. architecture.

When the imperial army came to Enkrans City, the main force of the front line also hurriedly acted after learning the bad news, and wanted to return to the capital, but how could the imperial army that was at war with them give them the opportunity to withdraw smoothly Go, the battle on the front lines begins again.

Among them, the main force of Enkelan’s Third Army had already retreated steadily under the attack of the imperial army. The psychological pressure caused by the huge casualties caused the morale of the soldiers of the Enclave to be shaken. With the surrender of the regiment, those “strong” strongholds were easily taken down.

The rout speed of the Third Army exceeded everyone’s imagination, and in the southern coastal area, the Enkelan army deployed here to defend the enemy also began to retreat in an orderly manner after learning of the emergency military situation in the rear. , ready to return to the capital.

How could the Fourth Army of the Empire, who were fighting against them, let them evacuate smoothly, and the six divisions of the Fourth Army launched a fierce attack, which easily defeated the rear troops of the Enkelans.

However, the pursuit of the imperial army did not go well, because the Enkelan fleet launched intensive and violent artillery fire from the sea to the coastal land, so the imperial army could only withdraw to the safety of the interior, and then continue to attack Enke. Reims City advances.

At the same time, the fleet of the Imperial Navy was finally repaired and set sail, heading for the city of Enkrans.

Although Admiral Aurel did not think it was necessary to take part in the battle that had already been decided, the battle might have ended when the fleet was halfway there, but Admiral Vitaleg insisted that the Navy should instead take part in the siege of Enclance. The navy will also play an important role in the battle for this port city.

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On the other side, outside the city of Enclance.

On the eve of the imperial army’s preparation to launch an attack, the agents of the Imperial CIA Enkelans in the city successfully slipped out and handed over all the intelligence they had collected these days to the imperial generals who commanded the attack.

According to the information provided by the imperial agents, the number of troops mobilized to guard the capital is actually not large, and the will of the defenders to fight is not high. Among them, it can be said that the most effective team is the one that guards the parliament. Guards, and the military police force of less than 3,000 people who participated in the repression.

As for the other defenders in the city, they were either routed soldiers who had been routed and retreated to the rear for repair, or recruits who had only received brief military training. These two types of soldiers constituted the only soldiers in the Enkelan Republic that could be mobilized to defend in a short period of time. The capital’s armed forces, although more than 10,000 in number, are still dominated by pretentiousness.

In addition, due to the bloodshed in the past, and the gossip spread among the people by Imperial agents, the loyalty of the citizens of Enkrans to the Parliament has been greatly reduced, and they have not much People are willing to respond.

Therefore, the number of armed citizens composed of local citizens is really pitiful, and even five hundred people cannot be assembled.

In general, there are less than 15,000 defenders in Enkrans City, of which only the sparsely numbered parliamentary guards and gendarmerie units can really pose a threat.

The citizens in the city not only would not provide assistance to the parliamentary army, but even, with the efforts of the imperial agents, many poor people who welcomed the imperial rule were ready to arm themselves, and rushed into the streets when the imperial army launched an attack. The rear attacked the defenders, sharing the attention of the imperial army.

After receiving the intelligence provided by the agents, the imperial army besieging the city suddenly felt relieved. They originally thought that the Enkelans would gather a large number of garrison troops in their capital to defend their capital.

For this reason, the imperial army outside the city had already prepared for a long-term siege, waiting for the main force to arrive, but after learning the intelligence inside the city, the string that the imperial army had been tensing up was finally able to loosen, and they even started Excited, ready to capture this place before the main force arrives.

On December 9, after three days of preparations, seven Imperial infantry divisions and five cavalry divisions deployed on the three main access roads of Enkrans launched a massive siege.

The imperial army still relied on their superior artillery fire, and bombarded the barricades and obstacles set up by the defenders on the streets~www.mtlnovel.com~ Destroyed the obstacles blocking their advance from the front. Soldiers were also affected, and many were injured under the bombardment of artillery shells.

After the traditional performance of artillery fire, the imperial army sounded the horn of attack, and the infantrymen in turquoise uniforms held their rifles and marched forward along the street in a neat pace.

As they approached the collapsed barricades and obstacles, the En’s soldiers who hid behind and hadn’t retreated shot in succession, but since most of them were armed with muskets that had not yet had time to reload, the Imperial infantrymen were attacked. The casualties were few. On the contrary, the projectiles fired by the imperial infantry could more accurately hit the Enjun soldiers hiding behind obstacles from a long distance. After several rounds of salvos, the Enkelans had to flee in a panic.

In the attack launched in the northeast of the city, although the imperial army also used artillery to clear the way, and knocked down the barricades and obstacles on the street, but in the subsequent attack, they did not use the solid tactics of infantry advance, but directly invested in swinging Cuirassiers with sabres.

The brigade of cuirassiers held high sabres and charged along the street in a mighty manner. They jumped directly over the scattered debris, rushed behind the ruins of barricades and obstacles, and slashed at the guards hiding behind with their sabres. The army became the first army to break through the first line of defense of the defending army.