I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 157
The news of the Gillis Consul's death was quickly spread by the crowd and quickly spread throughout the capital. Although it was just a very coincidental accident, it still made many Gillis people feel sad and frightened.

They were afraid that in the next second a huge stone projected by the Macedonians would fall from the sky and hit them. Some civilians who thought they lived near the center of the city and were safe had their previous cognition shaken. Even the Bundestag could be hit. , what else can survive?
The bombardment of the House of Representatives also temporarily halted the operation of the country's ruling institutions. The members of Congress who watched the consul and some colleagues die were greatly traumatized. A few elderly members of Congress even fell into a coma due to the huge shock. The remaining MPs had no backbone and could only pin their hopes on Mitchelson, who had previously used force to force them to pass resolutions.

So, the congressmen opened the cover of the thick, dusty vellum book, turned over the yellowed parchment papers filled with text, searched for available temporary bills, and finally found a record There are blurred words at the end of a page - when the Federation is in crisis, a dictator can be elected who will oversee all affairs. He will have all the rights of a king during his term of office...

Members do not know what the founding fathers were thinking when they compiled the original version of this federal bill. Looking at the entire history of the Gillis Federation, even when the city of Liscam was decisively threatened, there was no so-called dictatorship. Archon.They are not willing to be the first to set a precedent, but the situation is compelling and they can only introduce this bill.

With this in mind, the surviving members of Parliament held the first meeting after the death of the consul in the municipal palace. They jointly read out this ancient bill in public, granting Mitchelson the position of dictatorship in the name of the Federal Parliament. , this position will not automatically expire until the Macedonian army is driven out of the Gilis Federation.

Michelson, who was appointed as the dictator, did not feel happy. He only felt that the responsibilities on his shoulders were much heavier, and the pressure increased accordingly, although the power of this dictator was supreme during the war. Yes, but he also knew that it was only during the war. Once he lived to the end of the war, those stupid parliamentarians were likely to liquidate him.

Thinking of this, Michelson's already wrinkled brows were further wrinkled, but because everyone present was looking at him, his frown quickly relaxed.

"Members of Congress, senators, and the people of Liskam." He cleared his throat and said, "Thank you to the Federal Parliament for trusting me. This is a very big test for me, but I am confident that I can handle this task." A position that no one has ever held, and I swear on my family’s honor that I will lead the federal army to drive the Macedonians out of our territory!”

"Clap clap-"

When the words fell, he was greeted with thunderous applause.

Although everyone present did not have much hope for defeating the Macedonians, the new national leader had said so, and they could only express their agreement by emphatically raising their spirits.

When the applause gradually subsided, Michelson looked around the venue and decided to take this opportunity to announce the policy of conscription to the aristocracy. Because the Bundestag was hit by a fireball, the passage of the proposal had not yet been announced, so he decided When a new official takes office, he needs three things to do to avoid long nights and many dreams.

"In the name of the Federal Dictator, I will pass..."

Before he finished speaking, a soldier with black ash on his face suddenly rushed in from outside. This uninvited guest attracted the attention of everyone present and interrupted Michelson's words.

"General! General!" The soldier stumbled through the crowd, ran to Michelson, and then knelt down directly in front of the new consul. Michelson shouted displeasedly: "You Which army is it from? Why are you so panicked?"

The soldier did not answer Michelson directly, but shouted in that crying voice: "General! The warehouse is on fire!"

!!!

"What did you say?!"

"General, the warehouse suddenly caught fire. Our people rushed to put out the fire, but the fire is getting bigger and bigger, and has spread to the surrounding blocks!"

As soon as the soldier finished speaking, Mitchelson felt a heavy blow on his head. The soles of his feet softened and he was about to fall backwards. Fortunately, the guard behind him had quick eyesight and quick hands and reached out to stabilize him in time, preventing him from being exposed in public. Make a fool of yourself.

However, no one cared about Michelson's reaction, they all focused on the soldier, an officer stepped forward, lifted him up by the collar of the soldier, and asked, "Which unit are you from? Which warehouse is on fire?"

"I, I am from the fourth brigade, and I am responsible for guarding the warehouse where food is stored. A fire suddenly broke out in the warehouse half an hour ago. Our people tried to put it out, but the fire spread quickly. Many people rushed into the fire scene and started fighting again. I haven’t come out yet…”

Hearing that the grain was ignited, all the people present looked ugly. Each of them knew the scale and importance of the grain stored in the warehouse, and they were able to hold on without any scruples until now thanks to the huge amount of grain. But now the grain warehouse is on fire. However, if all the food inside was burned, tens of thousands of residents in the entire city of Liscomb would fall into famine!

Now, Mitchelson has also recovered from the shock of hearing the bad news. He took a deep breath, pushed away the guards supporting him, and said loudly, "Let's go, let's go to the warehouse area!"

Walking out of the municipal official residence, the sky in the direction of the warehouse area was already shrouded in rising black smoke. The soaring fire could be seen even in the center of the city. The whole scene was very spectacular, like the end of the world.

The civilians on the street looked worriedly in the direction of the warehouse area. They whispered to each other, guessing what the cause of the fire might be. They had no idea that the food they depended on for survival was being devoured by the fire. It was no wonder, because ordinary civilians I don't even know where the warehouse where the grain is stored is.

When Mitchelson and his party hurried to the outside of the warehouse area, they were stopped by the soldiers surrounded here before entering. Those soldiers who took off their armor and only wore a thin short jacket had already been removed from the warehouse area. Sweat profusely from the heat waves that came out. Soldiers from half of the city rushed here to help put out the fire, but there was no sign of the fire being contained.

It was July, the hottest months of the year, and the climate was already dry and prone to fires. Now that the Macedonian spies had deliberately set the fire on fire, it was even more impossible to extinguish the fire in a short time.

Looking at the several warehouses that had been engulfed by the fire, Mitchelson's expression turned extremely ugly.

"It's over, it's over..." He murmured in a low voice.Most of the city's food is stored here. If it is all burned, let alone holding on until winter, they may not be able to last even half a month.

"Hurry up and put out the fire! The flames must be extinguished in the shortest possible time!"

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At the same time, compared to the despair of the Gillis, Antigonus outside the city looked at the black smoke that almost covered the sky over Liscomb, and his heart was full of joy. Demetrius who followed him Looking at His Majesty the king in a daze, he suddenly became in a good mood, and couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty, what are you so happy about?"

When asked suddenly, Antigonus glanced at Dmitri, who was about the same age as himself, and replied, "I'm happy that Liscombe will be captured soon, Dmitri."

"I do not see that at all, Your Majesty."

"I'm surprised that you know, Dmitri." Antigonus smiled and patted Dmitri on the shoulder, and then explained: "The Gylish people's granaries were set on fire by our spies. We will soon be in trouble of running out of food, Dmitri, you go tell your father and let him prepare to attack the city."

"Of order, Your Majesty." Dmitri promised, he was very smart, and instantly understood what Antigonus meant.

So, a few hours later, when the soldiers of Gilis were still anxious to put out the fire, the Macedonian army outside the city launched an unknown number of sieges after the siege. This time, under the instruction of Antigonus, the Macedonian army sacrificed Out of the siege tower that has not been used much and abandoned the less secure ladder.Seeing the Macedonian army attacking the city, the Gillis soldiers who stayed at their posts quickly sounded the alarm, calling for the defenders who were still busy fighting the fire to come to support them.

Hearing the rapid sirens from the direction of the city wall, Mitchelson, who had been staying outside the fire site to direct the fire, felt a sweetness in his throat. He did not expect that the Macedonians would find an opportunity to attack so much. Several hours of fire fighting made the fire It has been slightly controlled. If the soldiers are transferred back to the city wall for defense, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Among the two options of food and city walls, Mitchelson only considered the final result for less than a minute. After burning for so long, the food in the warehouse must have been burned to ashes. Even if the fire is extinguished now, there is no way How much food and grass was rescued, so he directly asked the soldiers to gather and return to the city wall to participate in the defense of the city.

When the defenders in the city returned to their posts, the Macedonian siege army had pushed the siege tower to the city wall, lowered the drawbridge, and sent a steady stream of heavily armed Macedonian heavy infantry into the city wall, with those who stayed at their posts. The garrison soldiers on top fought together.The garrison soldiers who remained on the city wall were lower in number and quality than the Macedonian army, so they were beaten back and forth and were almost driven off the city wall. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived in time and the Macedonian offensive was contained.

At the same time as the land siege, outside the port of Liscam, the kingdom's navy led by General Antipatros also launched a storm on the port after receiving the king's order. Under the cover of ship-borne ballistae and naval archers, the Royal Navy carried The tri-radio ship carrying the Silurian tribe warriors accelerated towards the port, desperately breaking the iron chains across the water, opening a path for the follow-up troops.The garrison archers on the wall surrounding the port area wildly fired fire arrows at the Macedonian warships, but were counterattacked by an even denser rain of arrows from the enemy navy archers. They were so overwhelmed that they could not raise their heads and watched helplessly as one warship after another rushed in. port.

The Macedonian navy's attack was beyond everyone's expectations. The Gilis did not expect that the Macedonian navy would directly break into here at this time and send the soldiers on the battleship to the ground. They had deployed heavy troops in the port area for defense, but because Because of the fire, almost half of the soldiers were transferred away. Although the remaining soldiers resisted vigorously, they were still scattered by the Siluria tribe soldiers who jumped off the battleship, and they were killed.

By the time Mitchelson received the report from the port area, the area was already under the control of the Macedonians. The troops who rushed back to support after hearing the news were blocked from the port area and fought with the Macedonian naval soldiers leaving the warship. , does not gain the slightest advantage.

He had received such a great gift from the Macedonians when he had just assumed the position of dictator. Even as a military veteran, Mitchelson's heart still couldn't stand such a great stimulation. He could only stay in the military camp and command his soldiers remotely. Play defense.

The battle on the city wall lasted for more than two hours, and finally came to an end with the victory of the Macedonian army. This wall like a meat grinder was finally taken down after the Macedonian army paid a considerable price. Soldiers rushed up the city wall through the siege tower, stepped on the corpses everywhere, attacked the city streets, and fought hand-to-hand with the retreating Gillis defenders.Although forced to abandon the important defensive point of the city wall, the Gillis army still did not give up resistance. They retreated in an orderly manner under the command of the officers, trying to use the complex city streets to consume the Macedonian troops.

But will Antigono let them succeed?The answer is clearly no.

After capturing the city wall, Antigonus immediately asked the soldiers to clear the obstacles behind the city gate, open the city gate, and let the troops outside the city enter the city.They used the bronze shield spearmen equipped with Sarisa spears as the pioneers, formed a square formation that could fill the entire street, and advanced slowly. In order to cover the spear formation, the Cretan archers followed closely Behind the phalanx, once they see the enemy army appearing, they will send out a round of arrows as a greeting gift.

Facing the Macedonian spear phalanx, I have never seen a Gilis army with a similar combat method before this (because they have been fighting with the army of the Principality of Harun, they have never confronted the army using the Sarisa phalanx on the battlefield, and In this month's siege battle, Antigonus only let the heavy infantry and barbarian troops attack the city, and did not let the phalanx infantry go up) seemed a little helpless. They wanted to rely on the streets for sniping, but the densely packed gun formation Just looking at it makes one's scalp tingle. Some people wanted to climb up to the roofs of the buildings on both sides of the street and shoot down. They were shot in the head by Cretan archers just as they appeared...

The Macedonian army's step-by-step approach has reduced the number of deaths of its own soldiers and gradually reduced the area where the Gilis army can operate. Although this takes some time, it is the most effective tactic.

(End of this chapter)