A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Like a gambler who lost his eyes, Basha launched a night attack on Tozes City in a rage.

Pirates are drifting on the sea, not subject to anyone's jurisdiction, nor bound by any country. If they can't get along in one place, it's a big deal to change places. However, the navy of the country they offended cannot cross the border and continue to hunt them down because of sea area restrictions. .Therefore, most of the pirates lived happily ever after.

Basha came to Tozes City a few years ago, and took his subordinates here for a long time, living comfortably. Seeing that the prey was fat enough, he had already begun to think about it, and it would take half a year or a year. Killed.

But not long ago, someone contacted him secretly, telling him that there was a good opportunity to easily defeat the Tozes navy, and at the same time, someone from them would secretly assist in the city and help Basha capture the city of Tozes.

Basha thought about it, although it was a little early, but it is rare to have such a good opportunity, and there are people helping him to save some energy, which is very good, so he agreed.

As for who the other party is and which country's spy, he doesn't bother to ask, those countries on land are fighting each other to the death, which has something to do with him as a pirate. .

At first, as he and the man expected, they defeated the unsuspecting Tozes navy in one fell swoop, and even easily captured Tozes navy commander Taka.

The collapse of the navy made the greedy but useless officials in the city want to abandon the city and flee.

Originally, Basha thought that under such circumstances, the city of Tozes would be within easy reach.It was like a piece of fat lying in front of a hungry wolf defenseless, as long as he opened his mouth, he could swallow it.

However, when the pirate opened his sharp teeth and bit down, his front teeth shattered.

The fatty meat, which was thought to be delicious, turned out to be a stone.

What made Basha dizzy and dizzy the most was that every time Tozes City seemed to be able to fall with more effort, but for some reason it was just a little bit behind, making it firm.

He was clearly on the verge of collapse, but no matter how much he put in his troops, he was still a little bit worse—several times he was in danger, as if he would collapse in the next second, and he was holding on to his last breath.

The pirates are battling a city that seems to be doomed at any moment.

The mouthful of meat was hanging in front of my eyes, making my mouth water, I couldn't bear it anyway, so I had to put in more effort.

In this way, like a gambler, Bashahong continued to put his troops into it.

After he reacted, he realized that he had already suffered a considerable loss, and he was already on the verge of riding a tiger before he knew it.

If the city of Tozes is not captured, not to mention that his loss is irreparable, the prestigious reputation he has accumulated at sea with great difficulty will be destroyed in one fell swoop—this is absolutely unbearable for pirates who regard their reputation as their destiny .

Now that this gambler became ruthless, he gritted his teeth and decided to cast all his assets in one go.

Even if he attacked the city overnight, no matter how much the loss was, he would kill all those who resisted him in this damned city—and also, Prince Aaron Landis, who repeatedly sabotaged his plans, would be beheaded by him! Under the knife!

He wants to cut off the prince's head and make it into his collection, and show it to everyone in the future.

Only in this way can he vent his hatred!

Midnight has passed, and there are still several hours before the sun rises. At this originally quiet time, in the dark night with rain, countless pirates sneaked under the city wall, and began to climb up lightly. climb.

The moonlight and starlight were all covered by thick rain clouds. The hazy rain curtain obscured people's sight, and the rustling rain covered up their movements.

This rainy night provided them with an excellent opportunity.

As long as they climbed the city wall, they could catch each other by surprise, and they might be able to occupy the city wall in one fell swoop.

Just when the leading group of pirates had already climbed most of the way, suddenly there was a bright light shaking on the city wall, and a group of soldiers on duty at night carried lanterns to check whether the lights on the city wall were extinguished by the rain, and dispersed by the way. Check around to see if there is any unusual movement.

Among them, a soldier held a lamp and looked outside the city wall.

He glanced at it casually like a routine, but this glance made his eyes widen all of a sudden.

The next second, he took out his whistle and blew it hard, and the sharp whistle resounded through the entire city wall.

"Night attack!!!"

With the heart-piercing shouts of the soldiers, the originally silent city wall suddenly became noisy.

In just a quarter of an hour, the calm water in the night boiled.

All the lights in the city of Tozes were turned on, and countless soldiers who were sleeping in their clothes in the small rooms below the city wall were awakened by the sound of the assembly horn, and rushed out of the small rooms in a hurry.

In an instant, the city was already full of voices, and countless soldiers rushed up the city wall.

At this moment, the soldiers who were in charge of night watch on the city wall that night had already fought to the death with the pirate who was the first to climb up the city wall. Both sides were desperately fighting, and there were not many people. It only depended on who could overwhelm the other first and who would get the support of his companions first. .

The slaves moved more slowly, but the well-trained soldiers rushed to the battlefield quickly.

Most of the night watch soldiers had already died in the battle with the first group of pirates. Fortunately, the soldiers who arrived took over the gap in time, and stubbornly resisted the violent attack of the pirates.

In the dark night, in the rain, it seems that there is no end in sight.

They braved the heavy rain, panting and fighting with the pirates that kept coming up.

Time passed bit by bit, and their physical strength was exhausted bit by bit.

Especially in this gloomy night, it is easy to feel hopeless.

They don't know how long it has passed, and they don't know how long they will continue to fight.

Subconsciously, many soldiers cast their eyes on a city wall during the battle.

Where the blond figure had stood.

But at this moment, the pillar-like figure that brought them strength was not there.

After taking a look, they looked away in disappointment, and their mood became more and more depressed.

"The prince is here!"

Suddenly there was a loud shout, although it was on the extremely noisy battlefield, but this shout, one after another, was like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, rushing from the center to all directions.

Countless people subconsciously turned their heads to look, even including those pirates.

In the hazy night, many of them could not be seen clearly, but only the touch of golden hair under the light was reflected in everyone's eyes very brightly.

Like a shot in the arm, the Tozes people's emotions surged, and their bodies gushed out infinite strength.

They turned around and fought desperately with the pirates again.

On the city wall at that place, the blond prince stepped onto the city wall again under the guard of the knights.

The lights were dim, and the rainy night was blurry, making it difficult to see his face clearly.

Most of the boy's face was bloodless pale, as if all the red had gathered on his crimson cheeks.

It was abnormally bright red.

He walked forward, step by step very steadily.

Every time he took a step, pulled his arm, pulled the flesh on his back, the arrow wound throbbed violently.

No one could see his white bandages underneath.

No one could feel the hotness of his breath.

The one-eyed knight followed closely behind him, clenching his fists tightly.

Garlan's face was very calm, and he swallowed the twitching pain in his back with every step he took.

He stood on the city wall and drew his long sword.

"follow me."

He said that it is still simple and clear three words.

He rushed towards the pirate on the opposite side.

The swarming soldiers yelled loudly and followed behind him desperately.

…………

After fighting all night, the sky gradually brightened.

The pirates showed no signs of backing down.

Then, time passed little by little, and before you knew it, it was already afternoon.

The fourth day of the Battle of Tozeth was also coming to an end.

The reinforcements were still missing.

The rain was still falling, and the thick smell of blood lingered around the bloody city wall along with the smell of rain.

Countless corpses were piled up at the foot of the city wall, and because they had been piled up for too long, they had already begun to emit a rotten smell.Similarly, countless corpses soaked in the black and red blood pool on the city wall, exuding an unpleasant smell.

The pirates backed away slowly again.

The moment the pirates retreated, almost all of the soldiers whose nerves were stretched to the limit fell down on the muddy and bloody ground, gasping for breath.

They were also covered in mud and blood, and everyone looked miserable.

After waving countless times, the blades and spears, which were already too heavy for them at this moment, were put aside, and their hands were trembling slightly as they held the water bag to fill it with water.

Almost exhausted.

Already exhausted.

From late last night until today's afternoon, for a long day, there was almost no time to rest. The pirate attacks were like a tide, wave after wave, bombarding the city like a stormy sea.

They couldn't even remember how many waves of pirate attacks they had repelled.

Countless times the line of defense was at stake.

Countless times they thought it was impossible.

But countless times they just gritted their teeth and survived.

The high-intensity fierce battle has almost paralyzed everyone's brains. They just held on to this breath, and they just relied on the belief held in their chests.

In this way, they survived in extremely dangerous environments time and time again.

At this moment, in the rare gap of breathing, almost coincidentally, everyone's eyes are cast in one direction.

From the middle of the night until now, the figure of the young man with long golden hair has been standing in the rain, standing on the city wall, and standing in everyone's sight.

It is like a banner that will never collapse, embodying the beliefs of all Tozes people.

The prince is still there.

they thought.

Their prince was still there, standing with them.

Everyone thought so, gritted their teeth and held their last breath.

Together with the prince, they will fight to the death until the last moment——

…………

It was raining heavily, making everything around me wet.

It was already the fourth day, and if Aierson agreed to send troops, the reinforcements should arrive by noon at the latest.

But now, the afternoon is almost over, and the Elson Navy is still far away.

Tal.

where are you?

Garlan was very dizzy. He leaned against the city wall and closed his eyes, as if he was taking a nap, but he was actually trying to relieve his dizziness.

This dizziness came again and again, each time more severe than the last.

His whole body was soaked, and his hair was soaked in water, sticking wetly to his head, which made his head heavy.

He felt as if his whole body was soaked in ice water, and the chill penetrated into the flesh and blood, penetrated into the bone marrow, and it was bitingly cold.

But the blood in his body seemed to be boiled, scalding so hot that it seemed like a fire was burning in his body.

Inside and outside the body, this painful taste of ice and fire made him almost faint.

It's just that every time he was about to faint, he twisted his arm severely, using pain to stimulate himself to stay awake.

The arms covered by the cloak were covered with bruises, which looked extremely terrifying.

At this moment, his whole body was already groggy.

The pain in his back was severe, and the arrow wound had already been torn apart in the violent movement, and he could even feel the warm blood soaking through his clothes little by little.

Every breath is like being burned by a flame, and the breath is astonishingly hot.

...It would be nice if I could simply fall down.

Leaning against the city wall, with shortness of breath and increasingly blurred consciousness, Garlan was thinking in a trance.

Give up everything, just fall down, lose consciousness, forget everything.

He no longer has to endure this pain.

He can relax a lot.

…………

But no.

The boy with flushed cheeks opened his eyes and stood up straight.

The breath he exhaled as he breathed heavily formed a cloud of mist in the icy rain.

Anyone can fall, but he can't.

He can't.