A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 101. Chapter 101

The rain has never stopped, and it keeps on pattering.

It was evening, and the sky became more and more gloomy. The entire sky was gray, and with the fine rain curtain, the entire city of Tozes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of black water mist.

The battle on the wall has temporarily stopped, and the pirates stopped their siege and returned to the ship.

The soldiers who had fought with the pirates on the city wall all afternoon were given some respite. Under the command of the generals, they began to take a rest in shifts and returned to the city to eat and rest.

Although the pirates temporarily gave up their offense, the situation is not optimistic.

Everyone knows that this is just a short respite. When the sun rises again, they will face extremely severe war conditions.

Patter.

The light-colored boots stepped on the wet stone ground, and water splashed away.

The cloak on his shoulders was flying in the air, and the young man walked quickly on the stone road.

Soon, he walked into the ruling government.

The door to the government affairs hall at the bottom of the ruling government is open, but the hall where people used to come and go looks a bit empty at this moment.

Only a few people stood at the huge oval white jade table in the middle of the hall, waiting for something.

Each of them has awe-inspiring expressions, and his eyes are a little heavy.

The empty hall was extremely quiet at this moment, and almost only the breathing of these people could be heard. Everyone bowed their heads, as if thinking about something, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn for a while.

Suddenly, footsteps came from outside.

That voice shattered the uneasy silence that was brewing in the hall at this moment.

Almost at the same instant, the people who bowed their heads in silence suddenly raised their heads and looked towards the gate.

A figure appeared in the night, hurry up on foot.

Long golden hair is the brightest hue in the dark at the moment.

Dressed in white.

The cloak flew behind him in the dark night.

The light-colored boots stepped on the bluestone slab, and Garlan, who was still a little childish, came from the gate and walked in front of everyone.

The crowd leaned over, put one hand on their chest, knelt down on one knee, and bowed their heads deeply.

These people were kneeling with their heads down, with different expressions on their faces.

All the people who stayed here were generals who led their subordinates to resist desperately when the pirates struck, but only a few.

They all knew well that many of their colleagues obeyed the orders of the governor and the powerful businessmen, and guarded those people to break out of the city and flee the city.

Only these few of them disobeyed the order and took their subordinates to stick to the inner city wall of Tozes.

In any case, as soldiers, it is impossible for them to abandon these hundreds of thousands of unarmed citizens and escape by themselves.

Therefore, even if they knew that they were a maniac arm, and even if they knew that Tozes City had fallen, sooner or later, they decided to stay.

They will fight to the last moment of the city break.

They are ready to coexist and die with Tozes City.

Although they survived the first wave of pirate attacks, none of these generals showed the slightest joy on their faces. They know very well that if nothing happens, tomorrow is the moment when Tozes City falls.

When the pirates came in, it was the moment when the city became hell.

Therefore, when they received the order to let them come to this hall, they were extremely astonished.

Because the person who gave them the order was the one who they thought must have been tightly protected from the city of Tozes in the first place.

Even if they saw it with their own eyes at this moment, they couldn’t believe that this distinguished Highness actually stayed in the city.

The prince of Aaron Landis, Garland.

The rush of footsteps sounded again, and someone hurriedly came from outside. It was Seth who had just dealt with the slave riot in the upper city.

He leaned down and bowed in salute.

Then, he raised his eyes to Garlan, whose eyes were extremely complicated at this moment.

“Prince.”

He said, “You shouldn’t stay in the city…”

The words stopped abruptly in the middle, Seth’s lips moved, after all, he couldn’t speak anymore, just let out a long sigh.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is no hope for Tozes City.

There is no doubt that you will die if you stay here.

As soldiers, they are all ready to go to death generously, but the prince is different from them, he…

Gallan smiled at Seth.

As soon as he spoke, Seth and the crowd showed a look of astonishment.

Gallan said: “The consul is still in the city, and so are the people like Bertola.”

“how come……”

Someone shook his head and said.

“Impossible! The consul has obviously left.”

“And those people are–”

Garlan turned his head and glanced at the blond knight behind him.

Kaihuos knows and takes a step forward.

“The city gate has been closed before that. No one can open it without the prince’s personal order. Anyone who violates the order shall be cut off.”

Kaihus stared at the few people and spoke.

“The consul of Tozes, other officials, and those generals who wanted to protect Bertola and other businessmen from fleeing were fleeing before the war. My guards have captured them and imprisoned them all. The prince has already done so. A decision is made and they will be tried by military law after the war.”

Kaihus’ words made everyone present stare at each other.

And the last sentence made them smile bitterly.

After the war?

If they were alive after the war.

Looking at the ailing people, Gallan immediately spoke: “From now on, all the city guards and soldiers will be under your command, Seth, your fleet soldiers will continue to be led by you.”

His eyes swept across everyone.

“I want you to hold Tozes.”

“His Royal Highness, if we can, we would also like to defend Tozes, but the naval fleet has been completely destroyed.”

Seth smiled bitterly.

“Even if it is all the city guards, plus the soldiers under my command, there are only a few thousand people, it is impossible to defend…”

“Four days.”

Gallan said, staring at them fixedly.

“Hold Tozes for four days and we will have reinforcements.”

He said, “So, hold on to me for four days.”

Gallan’s words gave everyone an instant refreshment. According to normal conditions, it would take at least ten days a week for reinforcements to come. In the current situation, Tozes could not last for so long, so they thought it was not. I hope.

However, for four days, if what the prince said is true, then if they fought desperately for four days, maybe…

“We understand.”

Seth answered on behalf of everyone.

“Prince, please give your order.”

Gallan shook his head.

“I don’t know much about the military. If I give orders indiscriminately, it will only cause trouble. The same is true for Kehos. He is only good at riding warfare, not naval warfare, and defensive warfare.”

He said, “Seth, you are responsible for everything from now on. I will give orders as a prince, and all the troops in Tozes City will be dispatched by you.”

Seth, who was kneeling, breathed for a while, and a red tide appeared on his solemn face at this moment.

All the troops are in his hands, what a trust this is.

For a time, his breathing was a little bit short.

“His Royal Highness Gallan, Seth will certainly not disappoint your trust.”

The clenched right fist pressed hard against his chest, and Seth’s dark face was full of determination.

“Swear to Shamash, swear to you, if the pirate wants to climb over the city wall, he can only step on my corpse!”

He said, categorically.

Then, he got up, called the other generals, and began to speak at the plan of Tozes City spread out on the round table.

He discussed with everyone with a serious face, and raced against the clock to discuss how to arrange troops on the wall.

Gallan didn’t listen. He knew he couldn’t give any advice, and he would only tie his hands and feet when he went, so he took Kaihuos and turned to a room on the side of the hall.

“His Royal Highness, is it really good to say that? Four days is impossible.”

As soon as he entered the side room, Kaihuos said.

“It’s true that Anu can fly back to the city in more than one day. If you fly both day and night, it will take about three days for both cavalry and navy to get here from the city. But…”

He repeated the word solemnly.

“However, the key point is that King Camos is out on the expedition, not in the royal city. Regardless of whether it is to mobilize the garrison or navy in the royal city, he must obtain the approval of his majesty and possess the military amulet given by his majesty.”

“In other words, Prince Huimos must first send someone to the Eastern Front to inform His Majesty about the matter, and bring the soldier amulet back to the royal city, before he can mobilize the army-so I said that it will take at least seven days.”

“The four days you said is absolutely impossible.”

The knight frowned deeply.

“I know you are trying to boost their morale so that they can stick to it, but if there are no reinforcements after four days, they will think that the reinforcements you said are a lie, and they are likely to collapse immediately, and even have grievances against you… ”

When Kayhus spoke, Garlan kept looking down and thinking, as if thinking about something.

“Kyjos, I have been thinking, are these things too coincidental?”

He pondered.

“Although this man-made disaster was caused by some selfish guys raising tigers, it was backlashed by pirates.” He said, “But it just so happened that the Eastern Kingdom of Islam attacked Aaron Landis, and the pirates were there. His face was torn at this time; it was just a coincidence that the unbearable slave rioted at this time before the pirates attacked.”

Gallan’s words made the knight’s brows furrowed more severely.

“It’s not so much a coincidence, it’s better to say that all of this is like someone behind the scenes…”

Just halfway through Kaihus’ words, there was a loud noise outside.

At the same time, the door of the room was slammed open, and one of the generals just walked in.

“What happened?” Kehos asked. “Why is it so noisy outside?”

“His Royal Highness, Your Excellency Caijos.” The general’s expression was shocked and angry, and with deep anxiety, “The citizens of Tozes swarmed over and surrounded the ruling government!”

He gritted his teeth and said: “They heard from nowhere that the Archon and other officials had left Tozes City and fled on their own. Together they surrounded the government and asked the Archon to show up in front of them, or they would rush in.”

“what!”

One wave has not settled, another wave has risen.

The pirate attack outside just ceased, and Tozes City had a little peace.

At this moment, there was a disturbance in the city again.

This time, it was the citizens who were agitated.

They had been panicked and disturbed by this terrible rumor that they were abandoned.

Under the instigation of interested people, citizens who were completely out of control rushed in, shouting, and encircling the entire ruling government strictly.

………………

It was night, and the sky was completely dark.

Among the pirate ships anchored on the coast, the pirates were in high spirits.

In the afternoon, they wantonly burned and killed adulterers on the shore|Fornication, looted women and children frantically, robbed property, how to be happy, those wailing and sorrowful wailing in their ears were like the sound of nature, which stimulated them more and more red eyes. .

Seeing that it was late at night and had to retreat temporarily, the pirates were still a little reluctant.

You know, most of the outer cities are just construction piers, not many residents, just appetizers. The real big head, the wealth of the city, are all staying in the inner city.

At this moment, they were gearing up one by one, and they could only wait to attack the inner city of Tozes in one breath. The considerable wealth accumulated by Tozes City over the years made them feel unbearable.

“Boss, or let’s work harder.”

“Yes, they just can’t hold it anymore. If we continue at night, maybe it won’t take long before we can break through.”

“Boss, you say–”

Everyone was talking.

The dangling man glanced lazily at his subordinates.

“No hurries.”

He said, “Wait first.”

As soon as he grinned, the golden dangling front teeth were dazzling.

“Wait a minute, maybe something happened in there, so we can get in without any effort.”

The pirate leader Basha said with a meaningful smile, and cast his gaze on the city of Tozes, which seems to be quiet in the night but has become messy.

……………………

A few hours ago.

…

The rain was still falling, and the fine raindrops wet the stone roads in the city.

Just when the citizens of Tozes were all shrunk at home and panicked, taking advantage of the middle of the night, those who were lurking in the center of Tozes moved.

Through the hidden trails, and through the dark night to cover up people’s eyes and ears, there are probably dozens of people from all sides of the city secretly gathered in a hidden underground darkroom.

“Spread the news immediately.”

Said the man who brought these people together in a special way.

The faint light illuminates the half of his cheek covered by the cloak. If the leader of the riot slave who has been killed by Seth’s army is here, he must be recognized. This person is one of the few who instigated their riot. .

It was precisely because this person and his companions continuously agitated him for half a year, and promised a lot of benefits one after another, that moved him.

But it is a pity that these people only regarded him and all the slaves as pawns.

“Be cautious. Spread the news that the Archon and the officials have secretly escaped from Tozes, and tell everyone that Tozes City has been abandoned, and all the citizens of Tozes City have been abandoned.”

“Let them know that most of the soldiers have already protected the officials and escaped. Tozes has become an empty city. Early tomorrow morning, the pirates will come in.”

The man said,

“These poor people who were abandoned by the officials and the country will die tragically by the pirates.”

After speaking, everyone left immediately to complete the task assigned by the man.

The man who stayed in the room sat quietly, the shadow covering half of his face.

He looked at the rainy night city outside the window, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

What a bunch of stupid guys.

Those slaves are, and so are the stupid citizens who are about to be inspired by the rumors he spreads.

Just a few words of understatement can make those guys move like a marionette as he wants.

It is ridiculous that those stupid guys think they are carrying out their own will.

The consuls and officials who were greedy for life and fear of death should have been gone, but there are still a few generals who are not afraid of death.

In order to stabilize the overall situation, those people tried to prevent the news from spreading, desperately trying to defend Tozes.

Speaking of which, he still admires those few loyal guys a little bit.

Unfortunately, the efforts of those generals are destined to be in vain.

The panicked citizens would not think it was their painstaking efforts, but would only think that they had deceived themselves, and they would provoke angrily.

As soon as the news spreads, Tozes City will be in chaos immediately.

Those generals who were stuck in the city were not enough in status or status, and none of them could suppress the rioting citizens and stabilize the situation in the city.

In this way, if the military’s mind is chaotic and morale collapses, the city will fall in an instant.

The man looked at the gloomy rain curtain comfortably, and an inexplicable pleasure surged in his heart.

Oh, it is such a pleasant thing to lurk in the darkness like this, play with everyone in applause, and wantonly manipulate those stupid people.

The man thought so, raising his lips, drinking tea contentedly.

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