Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

As the horn sounded, the sword and shield soldiers formed a shield formation and advanced towards the gap in the city wall, followed by the spear king and ranged soldiers.

Looking at the gap with remaining flames ahead and the Midlan army advancing towards the city wall in the distance, Governor Chusda thought for a moment and ordered the entire army to retreat to the inner castle and the northern area of ​​the city.

By the time John's troops occupied the southern section of the city wall, the Yoda soldiers had long disappeared.

John stepped into the city wall under the shield-holding protection of the White Wolf Knights and looked at the inner castle in the distance, thoughtfully.

"Sir, where should we attack next?" asked the centurion of the White Wolf Knights at this time.

"Send 3000 men to attack the east, west and north walls to ensure that the artillery on the walls will not fire at us when we attack the inner fort."

After separating 3000 men, John now had only 4000 troops available for attack. To be on the safe side, John decided to form a defensive formation with the entire team, and attack the inner castle directly from the main road.

"Hahu, hahu..."

Governor Chiusda, who had just run to the church, was holding on to the wall and gasping for breath. If he had not been walking to inspect every day in recent years, he might have been arrested before he could even reach the church.

At this time, the Bishop of Qiusda stepped forward and asked: "Governor, what is the current situation of the war?"

Governor Qiusda said dejectedly: "Not so good. At present, the number of Midland troops is much larger than ours. I don't think they can hold out for long..."

At this moment, he looked at the residents of Yoda who were queuing for refuge, and after a thought, he whispered to the bishop: "However, if we can recruit soldiers from the residents, it will relieve some of the pressure, and when the reinforcements from the northern military camp arrive, we can drive the Midlan people into the sea."

The bishop was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Sir, let's not talk about whether forced conscription will offend the residents. Even if we let these unarmed civilians go to war, it will be useless if they are not trained."

"Don't worry, they won't really come." Governor Qiusida said in a relaxed tone:

"They are just for show and to take care of some logistics. Yoda's troops are still in the front. Besides, if the Midlanders really want to attack us, do you think we can survive?"

"Well...you can handle it yourself. May God forgive you." The bishop was unsure after hearing his far-fetched reasons, but since he had no real power, he could only let him do it. At the same time, he prayed to the God of Light in his heart to let him bless Yoda to drive away the Midlan people.

Governor Chusda, escorted by soldiers, strode to the church's pulpit and shouted to the panicked residents of Yuda below:

"Don't panic! I am Governor Chusda. I will fight against the invasion of Mitlan with my soldiers. In this time of crisis, I hope you can lend me a hand and fight against the Mitlan people together with my soldiers!"

The residents of Yuda in the audience often saw Governor Chusda inspecting on foot, and because he had treated the people fairly friendly over the past 20 years, many of them had a favorable impression of him. After hearing what he said, they calmed down and moved closer to the stage.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Governor Chusda continued: "Now, the Mitlan people are advancing towards the church. Although we have reinforcements, it will take some time for the reinforcements to arrive. Therefore, I hope that all the residents present can join the soldiers in resisting the Mitlan people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, people began to talk about it, and some people began to show fear and backed away.

Looking at the people's performance, Governor Chusda roared: "Are you willing to wait here? Think about it, if the Midlan people come in, can your property, relatives, and even yourselves really be saved!"

"For our wealth and our loved ones, we must fight, fight to the last moment, and drive the Mitlanders out of Grant without leaving a single one alive!"

As soon as these words were spoken, most of the residents of Yoda were filled with anger towards Mitlan, and they quickly began to respond to Governor Chusta.

Looking at the people who were incited, Governor Chusda continued to add fuel to the fire: "Then please follow me to the armory to get weapons if you are willing to fight. You are all warriors of the Yoda Empire. I declare on my own honor that if you chop off the head of a Mitlan, you will be rewarded with a gold coin!"

This sentence further increased the enthusiasm of the residents of Yoda to resist Midlan. Compared with the previous words, real money can make the people more motivated.

After hearing this, the officer next to him immediately whispered in Governor Chusda's ear: "Sir, do we really need to open the armory to distribute weapons to the residents? I'm afraid it won't be enough for so many people?"

Governor Qiusida whispered: "Just give them obsolete weapons, or some of the equipment that the current soldiers have. Remember, don't give them bows and crossbows..."

Walking on the main road of Chusda, John suddenly felt something was wrong. The whole place was too quiet, and he always felt as if Yoda soldiers would launch a sneak attack in the dark alleys nearby.

"Stop!" John ordered to stop first. After all, it was too strange, so it would be better to take out the telescope and take a look first.

With the help of the telescope, John could see the buildings in the distance clearly. Compared with the houses where he was now, the buildings near the inner castle appeared taller. However, what surprised John was that there was no sign of Yoda's army over there.

"The entire South City is deserted?" John thought for a moment, then gave the order:

"Send someone to observe the battle situation on the city wall and see if the other three walls have been taken down. Also, order the soldiers to pile up the surrounding things on the roadside and keep an eye out for any enemy attacks from the opposite side. Also, place the cannons in front."

Suddenly, shouts were heard from the other side, and the sound became louder and louder. John quickly took out his binoculars to observe, and saw a group of people in civilian clothes rushing towards here with various weapons in their hands.

"Kill the Mitlans!"

"Kick the Mitlanders out!"

"Everyone! Get into defensive formation! Gunners load the cannons!"

At the same time, the Yoda cavalry on the opposite side said to the crowd: "Yoda's warriors, charge at the Mitlan people!"

"Loading complete!" The artillerymen looked at the crowd rushing towards them and loaded their guns faster. Soon they were ready.

"ignition!"

With loud bangs, the shells accurately hit the crowd of Yoda people, leaving blood and limbs everywhere.

Seeing the first wave being repelled, the Yoda cavalry immediately shouted to the people around him: "While they haven't loaded the cannons yet, charge quickly. Kill a Midlan and you'll be rewarded with a gold coin!"

Under the temptation of gold coins, the people immediately started the next round of charge.

A battle broke out in the front, and a special situation occurred in the back. The soldiers noticed a figure flashing in the alley, and then a Yoda rushed out of the alley and wanted to launch a sneak attack from the rear, but was immediately pierced through by the spearmen in the defensive formation.

However, as more Yodas rushed out of the alley, the entire team was attacked no matter where they were.

"Sir, there are enemy troops coming from behind!" After listening to the soldier's report, John quickly took out his telescope and looked back. He soon saw the enemy troops behind him. They must have come around the alley.

For a time, John's troops were surrounded.