Chapter 181: Beginning of the siege in Paris
Chapter 181: Beginning of the siege in Paris
On the outskirts of the city of Parisii, a large army was assembled, all of them had siege weapons and were ready to take the city in the course of months.
Bald Luis who was sitting on his horse looked with pride at the great army of more than 70,000 soldiers that he had in front of him.
‘You can hide behind the walls of Parissi my sister, but you will not be able to escape the fury that I have against my father and against you for having betrayed me and allowing my father to have influence in the north.
If it weren’t for you now, I would be sitting in the great city of Parisii, enjoying my reign, and you might be alive and enjoying all the privileges I had in store for you.
But now you have no privileges or anything, let’s see how long those walls can last. ‘
After this Luis quickly is a sign with his hand with which all the soldiers began to occupy positions preparing for the long siege that lay ahead.
For her part, Giselda who was looking at the great army on the outskirts of the city could only smile as she raised her hands and looked at all her subjects.
“Dear citizens and nobles, today our city is under siege thanks to my traitorous brother who naively believed that my father could not end this rebellion.
Just so you know my father managed to conquer the duchy of Duke Hippolyte, the news barely reached me yesterday so today.
My father, Emperor Ludovico, is sending troops to end the rebellion of my brother Germanicus, so we only have to resist in this city that could not be conquered by the savage Huns.
Our patron and caretaker of the Genoveva city of Paris are taking care of us, therefore, we have to be strong and resist the attacks of my brother’s troops for as long as necessary.
That is why from today I hope that all of you can join the battle of defense of the city, any help that you can provide will be very well received.
But the most important thing is that when this is over, their efforts will not be forgotten as I will see to it that they are all rewarded as long as they have helped.
Also, due to the siege of my brother’s army, the food will be distributed by the troops of the city to avoid a famine, if they remember to rationalize the food.
Well, possibly we will be locked up in our city for months if not even years, so citizens and nobles, as the highest authority figure in this place, I just hope that all of your support as much as you can to be able to resist this siege.
Remember, if you can’t help because you are too old, you are missing a limb or you just don’t know how to do it.
Help will always be needed in the workshops of the city, to be able to build the weapons and supplies of the soldiers. “
After she finished giving that speech, Giselda took a deep breath and entered the tower again, while all the inhabitants of the city shouted her name in support.
Sitting in her chair, Giselda lowered her head and stared in horror at the stone floor.
‘Father where are you …
I am afraid and I don’t know what else I can do to keep calm. There is a gigantic army outside the city with siege weapons.
But if I show fear, then the whole city will go into chaos and the situation can get out of control … ‘
Giselda spent some time trying to breathe as best she could to relax from her state of fear, so after a while, she just raised her head and looked at the wooden door.
‘I guess I have no choice but to stay in this city and fight until my father can send reinforcements. The only good thing is that like all my brother’s troops they are besieging the city.
They won’t be able to conquer new lands until they finish off Parisii, which brings me some peace of mind, but sadly that doesn’t change the fact that I’m going to suffer a lot for them. ‘
While this was happening in Parisii, in a ruined city, Ludovico was holding the head of Duke Hippolyte in his hand.
“Damn duke you thought you were going to defend yourself long enough, but you didn’t count on me being smarter than you, and I managed to find traitors within your troops.
But look at yourself now you are only ahead because the rest of your body has been completely destroyed, you know I wanted to keep you alive, but you did not have to choose the easy way and commit suicide after finding that your city has fallen.
But look on the positive side, your family is going to pay for their crimes and I’m going to take care of that.
They will suffer a lot while your head will be a nice ornament for my horse. You and I will have a lot of time to speak Hippolyte. “
After saying those words, Ludovico hung Hippolyte’s head on his horse and looked at his daughter.
“Adelaide, I need you to finish cleaning this city and take as many troops as you can so that you can start marching with Duke Gautier to save his duchy.
From the latest news that I was able to hear from one of the messengers, the situation is quite serious because your brother Germanicus does not seem to be willing to abandon the attack on the duchy.
While you do that, I personally begin to gather troops and volunteers throughout the duchy to be able to march north to help your sister Giselda.
Knowing her I know that right now she must be terrified of having an army besieging the city, so it is possible that she will do stupid things if she does not see that there is real support from us.
Already with an army gathered while I marched north, you will have the obligation to end your brother’s life, remember not to have mercy because he will not show it if he catches you.
Adelaide also be careful please because as a future empress with your sister, your duty is too great for you to die.
Remember that you have an empire to rule, in any case, Gautier will take care of you, while I take care of his son Paul who will accompany me as my second in command. “
Adelaide approached her father and gave him a hug “Please take care of yourself father and be very careful in everything you do because just as I am important you are also important because if something were to happen to you things would go wrong of control.
I for my part will do everything possible to kill my brother Germanicus, you can be sure that I will carry his head in front of you in Parisii. Stay safe, father. “
Ludovico stroked his daughter’s hair and gave her a kiss on the forehead “To think that only you and your sister of all my children would be the most loyal.
I’m sure your grandfather would be quite happy to know the woman you have become and the one you are going to become.
Please, daughter, stay safe I don’t want to have to avenge you for a mistake you made. “
After saying those words, Ludovico separated from his daughter and got on his horse to begin his work, while Adelaide only watched sadly as her father came to the rescue of her sister.
‘Be careful father, I will do my best to finish off Germanicus.’
While this was happening, in a small forest, Aubin was cleaning a wound on his hand with boiled water.
“Last night my father sent a messenger saying that we have to hold out for 2 more days before reinforcements can arrive.
So Bastian your duty is to prepare the troops by organizing small confrontations against the army of the rebellious son of the emperor.
We have to cut the supply lines as long as we can so that we delay for these two days their advance through our sacred land.
Yes, it is quite a dangerous mission, but if we do not do it, we will simply lose this war before my father’s reinforcements can arrive.
Do you think you can do it, Bastian? “
Bastian looked seriously at Aubin and nodded “You can be sure that I will help in everything necessary to expel that damned usurper, but if I am going to do this mission, I need you to support me with something more than troops.
I need a large supply of bows and arrows as well as clothing and boots so that all of our soldiers can fight with all their might against their damned invaders. “
Aubin, who had finished cleaning his wound, put a cloth on it and sighed “You can take everything you need from our armory, just remember to leave some material because we also need enough weapons and ammunition to be able to maintain this forest.
For a week that bastard has not stopped attacking us using poorly trained soldiers but in large numbers. “
Bastian, upon hearing that he had a free way to obtain the materials, quickly stood up and gave some indications to somehow many soldiers that were nearby to support him by collecting all of them from the armory.
Watching Bastian walk away, Aubin caressed his forehead for a moment ‘Let’s see how strong you are Germanicus, during these two days your army is going to suffer greatly, I hope you are prepared because we are not going to let you sleep.’