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Chapter 339: return
Chapter 339: return
??Chapter 339 Return
??The next morning, it was just dawn.
??The old nobles of Astapor gathered again and brought a large sum of gold.
?? "You are really generous." Mrs. Urho looked at the gold filled with two large boxes, and nodded with satisfaction.
?? "We will give you all the gold. I hope that the members of the Cat Group and the Long Spear Group will not miss the appointment."
"Of course not. Tomorrow, Astapor will usher in rebirth." Mrs. Urho signaled the servants to take the box away, and then said to the old nobles, "In order to prevent people who are interested in finding out, please stay here for a while Let’s leave in batches later.”
?? "Okay." Naturally, everyone would not refuse.
??Out the door, Mrs. Urho just got into the car when she saw the butcher Kleon asking impatiently:
?? "How is it? Did those people give gold?"
?? "Of course I did."
?? "Okay, how should we send this money to the Cat Group and the Long Spear Group now?"
?? "No. The commission has already been paid."
?? "Have you paid?" Kleon was stunned, "You paid?"
"How can I have so much money?" Mrs. Urho giggled, "It was paid by the thirteen giants of Qarth. Astapor no longer sells slaves, do you think we are the most anxious? No, someone More anxious than us. Qarth, Valentis, Guzai... These city-states built on slaves obviously hate the two liberators more.
?? Otherwise, why have so many mercenary groups come to Slave Bay recently? "
?? It took a long time for Kleon to understand, but the next moment, he had a new worry:
?? "If those old nobles know that you cheated them of their gold..."
??At this moment, a faint shout suddenly came from behind.
??Madam Urho smiled mysteriously, pointed behind her, and said:
?? "Look at the back."
??Kleon lifted the curtain of the car suspiciously, looked back, and saw that the building they left just now had been engulfed in flames!
?? "Look, the problem you mentioned has been solved." Mrs. Urho said leisurely.
?? It took a while for Kleon to come back to his senses, and he looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief:
?? "Did you do it? But...but this way...we...the people of Astapor..."
?? "I did it." Mrs. Urho snorted softly, "Obviously those outsiders did it."
?? "Outsider..."
?? "Yes." Mrs. Urho chuckled, "Spread the news, and in this way, the anger of the Astaporians will be ignited."
??Kleon stared blankly at the woman in front of him, suddenly a chill came from his heart.
??He has been a butcher for so many years, and he considers himself ruthless, but compared to these nobles, he is as simple as a sheep.
??…
?? When Katu Huya learned that a building in a residential area was on fire, he didn't pay much attention to it.
?? After all, it wasn't the granary that caught fire.
?? But when the Unsullied told him that all the people who died in the fire were members of the major families in Astapor, Katu realized the seriousness of the matter.
?? Astapor is going to be in chaos!
?? Just as he was about to order the whole city to be on alert, another piece of bad news came—
??Two mercenary regiments appeared outside the city, approaching Astapor.
??Katu immediately realized that the conspirators hiding in the dark had revealed their fangs and were about to launch a fatal blow.
??That's right, as the news spread that dozens of old nobles were buried in the flames, people in Astapor were already panicking.
?? Coupled with the fact that the previous worries about food shortages have not been completely eliminated, the civilians, under the instigation of caring people, began to develop hostility towards the conquerors from Westeros.
??Even those freed slaves suddenly found that their lives did not become better as expected, but more difficult, and even precarious, the original gratitude turned into resentment and dissatisfaction.
??The chaos in the city has gradually emerged, and some conflicts have begun to become clear.
??Catu Huya worked hard to maintain order in the city, but found that his troops were stretched thin.
?? What's worse is that dealing with this kind of complicated civil strife is not the Unsullied's strong point.
The original order of Astapor actually relied more on the old nobles and the scholars, guards, and saintess they supported. Now these people no longer cooperate with the Unsullied to maintain the city order because of the fire in the morning. It also allowed Astapor to slide quickly into anarchy.
??Kleon saw the chaos in the city, so under the guidance of Mrs. Urho, he began to incite the crowd to gather in the granary in the east of the city.
?? "The people of Westeros are going to abandon us!" Cleon shouted loudly, "They're going to take away all the food and let us starve to destruction!"
?? "We can't let the people of Westeros take away the food!" The people of Astapor immediately became nervous.
??More and more people gathered in front of the granary in the east of the city, demanding that the granary be opened to release grain.
??Catu Huya is of course impossible to open a warehouse to release food.
?? Astapor’s food was already tight, and most of it was burned in the west of the city before. Now the food shortage is even worse. Of course, he must give priority to protecting the Unsullied Legion. How could it be possible for the people to fight for it.
?? But to be honest, he really can't care about the granary now, because the mercenary regiment outside the city has already begun to attack the city, and defending the city is the top priority.
?? "Is the battering ram ready?"
?? Outside the city of Astapor, at the mercenary position, a tall man with a fiery red beard and long braids asked loudly.
??He is the head of the Cat Group. Few people know his real name, but the nickname "Bloodbeard" is quite famous in the continent of Essos.
?? "It will be ready soon!"
?? "Hurry up!" Bloodbeard swung his whip in the air, making a crackling sound.
?? Afterwards, he recruited a subordinate and ordered:
?? "Go to the Long Spears and tell Gillo Reha. An hour later, the official attack will be launched. The Cat Group is in charge of the north gate, and their long spears are mainly attacking the east gate!"
"yes!"
?? An hour passed quickly, and Bloodbeard decisively gave the order to attack.
?? The siege battle was undoubtedly **** and cruel.
??Even if it is a regular army, it is inevitable that they will feel frightened when facing a fortified city.
?? Not to mention these mercenary legions fighting for money.
??Although Astapor is not a strong city, it still makes the mercenaries of the Cat Regiment feel resigned.
??If Bloodbeard hadn’t made a big promise before the battle, saying that each person would get three gold coins after breaking the city, it is estimated that these mercenaries would not have risked their lives to charge the city wall.
?? The attacking side is not considered professional, but the defending side is also unprofessional.
?? The Unsullied are trained only with short swords, shields, and spears, not bows.
?? After all, bow and arrow training is too expensive and costly, so slave owners are naturally unwilling to arrange it.
Therefore, Katu Huya could only let the Unsullied use stones and logs to attack the enemy, delaying their siege pace, and wait until the mercenaries really climbed to the top of the city, and then use short swords and spears to attack the enemy. enemy.
??In this way, with both sides unprofessional, the offensive and defensive battle of Astapor kicked off amidst the scorching sun and yellow sand.
??With the incentive of money, the mercenaries burst into a powerful momentum as soon as they came up. They gathered together like ants and rushed towards the city gate.
?? Shouts of killing filled the air, and knives and guns flickered in the sunlight.
??The rocks and logs falling from the top of the city could not hinder their progress, and soon, mercenaries climbed up to the top of the city.
??According to common sense, climbing to the top of the city means that the victory of the siege battle is close at hand.
?? But in front of the special defenders of the Unsullied, it just means that the battle has just begun.
??The first mercenary who climbed the tower roared excitedly, thinking that he could scare off the defenders.
?? But what greeted him was a pair of icy eyes and a spear like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole.
??The Unsullied are indeed serious, but in the field of hand-to-hand combat they are good at, no infantry can compare with them.
??As more and more mercenaries climbed to the top of the city, the battle immediately entered the bloodiest and most intense stage.
The Unsullied form a team of three or five people, holding a shield in their left hand and a spear in their right hand, advancing together and retreating at the same time, their movements are fierce and fierce, coupled with their fearless style of fearing pain and fear of death, they become heroes on the battlefield. A bunch of killing machines.
??The mercenaries who climbed up immediately felt the horror of these killing machines.
??The spears are like a forest of steel, poking blood holes in the mercenaries.
??Screams and shouts resounded through the city, and the dazzling bright red continued to flow on the red bricks and stones, making their eyes even brighter.
??Using short swords and spears in their hands, the Unsullied turned the city of Astapor into a place like a flesh mill.
??The city walls became mottled, blood flowed down the battlements, and corpses piled up above and below the city, making this battlefield look terrifying and terrifying.
?? This scene frightened the mercenaries who were already unsteady.
?? The siege battle was just the beginning, and within half a day, deserters appeared in the cat group.
??The pike regiment on the other side was not much better.
In fact, the Long Spear Regiment is a mercenary regiment composed of more than 800 light cavalry. Charge combat in the open field is their best fighting method. But now, let them leave their horses and climb the city wall. It is too difficult to fight with those Unsullied like killing machines.
??When they first saw a small number of Unsullied in the city, their morale was still strong, but now that the attack was blocked, many mercenaries began to slow down.
?? Forced the leader Ji Luo to kill a deserter himself, and promised a huge reward, which restored the morale.
?? "Tell my brothers, we also have internal support in the city, as long as we persist for a while, Astapor will definitely be in chaos!" Ji Luo said vowedly.
?? But in fact, he himself has no idea.
??Although Mrs. Urho assured that there would be someone in the city to respond, it was already dark at this time, but there was still no movement in Astapor.
?? Seeing the casualties of his subordinates getting heavier and heavier, Ji Luo's mood became more and more gloomy.
?? "My lord, it's getting dark, do you want to temporarily stop the attack?"
?? "Retreat first."
"yes."
?? After Gilo gave the order, he walked in the direction of the cat group.
??Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, and raised his head.
??Unfortunately, only the dark night can be seen.
?? "Did something fly over just now?" Gillo asked his opponent.
?? "Maybe it's a bird." The subordinate raised his head, but he didn't see anything.
?? Probably not a dragon. Gillo comforted himself in his heart.
??After all, the nobles of Astapor promised that there would be no dragons in the city.
?? At the same time, Samwell landed in the city riding a white dragon.
??Katu Huya rushed over after hearing the news, and when he saw the huge body of Bailong, he felt a sense of security in his heart:
?? "Your Majesty, you are finally back!"
?? "Yes." Samwell nodded, and immediately ordered, "Gather all the Unsullied to the south gate."
?? "All?" Katu was stunned for a moment, "Don't you care about the other three city gates? There are granaries, pyramids..."
?? "Don't worry about it." Samwell's eyes flickered with a cold gleam, "Since they want to create chaos so much, let Astapor cause chaos."
??Katu seemed to understand something, and responded immediately:
"yes!"
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