Although the Norman army won in the end, because of the other party's crazy resistance and the resultant consequences, the army suffered a large number of casualties. The Norman army, from General Farr to ordinary soldiers, was not happy. Some Norman soldiers who died in the war were yelling to kill all the Swiss who had surrendered before. Although this matter was not realized in the end, the soldiers who led the trouble were arrested by General Farr and beaten dozens of military sticks. It seemed that they would not get out of bed for several months. However, their disgust for the Swiss also spread throughout the Norman army.

Of course, this disgust was not due to the other party's fierce resistance. There were reasons for the excessive casualties on our side, but it was not the point. The point was that the Swiss finally saved their physical strength, which was really disgusting..

From the beginning, the Swiss were unexpectedly able to preserve their physical strength without supply and exhaustion. Many Normans became suspicious. After the war ended, they checked the Swiss positions and strictly questioned several seriously injured and captured Swiss mercenaries. This question finally came up with an answer.

It is true that at the most critical moment, the Swiss people ate human flesh to maintain their combat effectiveness. The human bones, meat scraps and the Normans' armor and weapons found in their camps proved these - they would come to attack and eat the Norman soldiers who died in the end, or have their blood. In the past few days, the Swiss people relied on eating the Norman meat and drinking their blood to ensure their physical strength. This is why the Norman soldiers were so angry with the Swiss.

“It’s crazy…”

When General Farr wrote these things into a letter and sent them to the Norman Emperor's desk, the emperor sighed in this way. At the same time, he gave instructions to General Farr's troops: "The captive Swiss can be avoided. However, they will be responsible for the mistakes they have made. As serfs, hard work is inevitable. However, I can guarantee that their treatment is comparable to ordinary serfs. After working for a period of time, they can gain freedom.

And those who commit crimes and offend the majesty of the Norman Empire, and who also violate the will of God and eat human flesh must be severely punished. I ordered you to cut off their dirty bodies and throw the stinky meat to the wild dogs. Hang their heads in a tree and let the wind and rain beat them, and birds peck at them.

Their family also needs to pay a price. No matter how alienated the update is, they should be with some relationship with them, relatives, friends, neighbors, and even the bakery they often go to! I want them to die and use my blood to warn those fools who are trying to fight against me and the empire, how miserable their soldiers will end up!"

Such a letter was sent back to General Farr's troops a few days later. At this time, the general had arrived at the city of Bern. He had said before that the Swiss parliament was originally planning to send 60,000 troops, but in the end, due to inconvenience of the road and other reasons, only 50,000 troops were dispatched. The members of the parliament were complaining about this matter, but now they are grateful for this matter.

The army on paper was about 10,000. In the end, more than 7,000 arrived in Bern. In addition, a small number of defeated soldiers and Bern citizens. The Swiss Parliament could still raise nearly 10,000 troops at this moment. If it weren't for those who were late, then Bern would probably not be able to struggle even if it was the last bit of struggle.

Bern is different from the cities captured by General Fal before. Switzerland is poor and mostly in the mountains, fighting against the enemy. Therefore, it does not pay attention to urban defenses, nor does it have the capital to build a strong urban defense. Most of the city walls in Bern are made of wooden structures, and the defense is quite weak. However, the location of this city is quite good. This makes General Fal a little distressed.

A river with turbulent waters protects the eastern part of the city. A wooden bridge that could be accessed was demolished by the Swiss a few days ago. The turbulent river also defeated the Norman army's intention to cross. In the west of Bern, there is a series of quite high mountains, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is also a small number of stone walls for the Swiss and a key defense.

Such terrain made General Farr feel a little difficult to get started. In addition to the previous war, the Norman army suffered no more or less losses—a total of more than three thousand Norman soldiers were killed. The number of wounded was more than one thousand. Such casualties were also troubled for the Norman army.

"It's really..." At this moment, General Fal saw the emperor's letter. The words and lines were filled with murderous intent, which made the general feel even heavier. General Fal could feel the anger of his lord. He also felt that as a minister, he had the obligation to calm the lord's anger. Therefore, the general worked harder to capture Bern.

"The feint attack is ready." After thinking for a long time, General Far made a decision. He dispatched a large number of troops to the east of the city and between the mountains and rivers to make a strong attack. He let a small number of elite troops, artillery, baggage troops, and engineers stay on the other side of the Al River to the west, preparing to make a sound to attack the east.

The cunning general talked with the commanders of the engineers. If they wanted to build a bridge in the Aler River, it would take more than ten days in normal manner. It would not be too long, and it would not be in line with the raid that General Farr thought. However, the engineers also proposed another plan - the narrowest part of the Aler River is only ten meters. If they built some extremely strong wooden and iron-mixed racks and then went straight to the other side of the river, they could be used as simple bridges.

"So, can such a bridge be used to travel with artillery?" General Fal asked with his eyes lit up after listening to the suggestion of the commander of the engineer.

"This...is probably not possible. Because the artillery is too heavy. The production period you requested is relatively short. So we can only barely make a simple bridge that can pass through the infantry." The commander of the engineer was embarrassed and said afterwards.

"Is it only infantry... that's about the same." General Fal thought for a moment. The one on the opposite side said that it was a city wall, but it was actually just a slightly higher wooden fence. At a height of three meters, I took a personal ladder. As long as I succeeded in the raid, it would be impossible not to use artillery...

In this way, the two sides agreed on a combat plan, and General Fal asked them to make more simple ladders. Then he put the troops aside and ignored them. He turned around and went west to command the Norman army to take a feint.

Famous generals deserve to be famous generals. The feint attack in the mountainous areas on the west side was very exciting under the command of General Farr. Compared with the real attack, it was just a difference in the number of people. General Farr had some ways to make the attack appear grand, actually dispatched, and consumed not much power. In addition, the new defeat of the Swiss army was afraid of the Normans as if they were afraid of anything. At the same time, those commanders who were good at fighting basically died in the previous wars. Now in Bern are either cowards or countrymen in poor mountains.

These factors combined have made General Fal's feint tactic successful. The Bernese army has determined that the west is the main attack direction of the Norman army. Most of the troops facing the river in the east are dispatched. On the night when Bern dispatched the army, General Fal's surprise attack tactic began!

The general returned to the east of Bern and watched with his own eyes the engineers knock down two large shelves that looked quite strong. The shelves fell over and the other end fell directly on the opposite river beach. The dust was flying. Several soldiers with good water nature ran over, pressed the shelves hard, and walked over carefully step by step. After finding nothing was wrong, he waved to the other side of the river. General Fal ordered: "Assault, attack!"

The attack began. The so-called commando team had a total of 2,000 people, all of which were Norman assault infantry with their entire body armor and only left their breasts. They quickly passed through the Ale River with a long-handled battle axe in one hand and a simple cloud ladder in the other. After a little rest, they ran towards the city of Bern, raised the ladder and quickly climbed with one hand like a squirrel. They climbed to the top of the city in two strokes. Then they jumped off the city wall directly. The height of three meters was not difficult for these soldiers. Even louder sounds were not made.

In this way, in less than two hours, a total of two thousand Norman soldiers entered Bern. The Swiss troops placed in the east were not even discovered because of their lack of vigilance and experience.

So, immediately afterwards, the violent burning sound, roar and the screams of the dying person came from the city of Bern. The range became larger and larger. It was becoming more and more popular. It was becoming more and more popular. It was becoming more and more popular.

"Okay!" General Fal waved his fist and shouted "Okay". Then he saw the Norman black-backed white phoenix flag erected at the head of Bern. He waved his hand and roared, "The follow-up troops were advancing!" Then he ran over the bridge with five thousand light-fitting Norman infantry, wearing only breastplate, ran along the bridge. By the time they all crossed the river, it was already four o'clock in the morning, and the sky was shining. The shouts of killing in Bern had spread to the center of the city, and the most glorious house had gone.

After discovering that so many Normans suddenly appeared in the city, most of the Swiss troops lost their fighting spirit and surrendered. The last little troops continued to retreat and eventually huddled into the Swiss House in the center of the city. In the House, there were only a few hundred broken troops left. In any case, even the optimistic people could not expect their future... to be continued...
Chapter completed!