The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 214: The Fall of Braavos

The Braavos did their best to defend their city, but their efforts were ultimately powerless in the face of overwhelming odds.

After the Purple Fleet was overwhelmed by the Andals, the Andal army was able to enter Braavos, but just when they thought victory was within their grasp, the Braavosi firmly resisted the invaders.

The attack and defense around the city lasted longer than the attackers expected. A large number of Braavosi took up swords to fight the invaders. It was also during this period that the Faceless Men of Braavosi continued to exert their strength. Many troops had just landed and their commanders were assassinated by the Braavosi. Then the troops without their commanders would be defeated under the siege of the Braavosi.

The maze-like streets of Braavos also provide great advantages for defenders. When fighting on such streets, enemies may appear around you at any time. The water dancers' rapiers also have an advantage. With just one sharp blow, the enemy will fall.

Moreover, the streets can easily be blocked by barricades, forming a solid line of defense.

Moreover, the canals throughout the city are like natural defenders. By destroying the connecting bridges, they can easily separate themselves from the enemy.

Under such circumstances, the army that entered Braavos thought they could plunder this wealthy city next, but they did not expect to face a solid defense line and ubiquitous rebels. Many troops that rushed into the city retreated to the edge of the city in embarrassment.

Faced with this situation, Hugo did not hesitate to deploy a group of elite Andean troops, as well as those nobles and merchants who were eager to curry favor with the Eastern Regent. This time, the annoying mole of Braavos must be killed once and for all.

As for the previous troop losses, Hugo didn't care much about it, as the vanguard was originally used as a test.

This time, Hugo provided the attacking troops with a lot of siege equipment and also changed the offensive strategy. They no longer followed the defense lines set by Braavos, but used siege equipment to directly open a path in the city of Braavos.

The soldiers holding hammers and driving battering rams immediately took action. At the same time, the knights in sturdy armor were also attacking along the road. Facing these iron cans, the skills that the water dancers were proud of were very powerless.

Moreover, after being more vigilant, the assassination in Braavos became difficult to succeed. The Faceless Men's assassination was successful before, mainly because they did not expect the Faceless Men to be thrown into the battlefield. With vigilance, it is not difficult to deal with these guys who change their faces - after so many years, everyone has summed up a set of methods to deal with these guys.

The fleet also entered the city of Braavos along the canal. Although the canal was basically blocked by various sunken ships, their existence greatly solved the problem of troop movement.

Under such a two-pronged attack, the people of Braavos naturally found it difficult to cope. They retreated in a panic to various large buildings in the city, such as the Palace of Neptune or the Temple of a Thousand Faces. As for those who still insisted on fighting, they were eliminated one after another.

As the military forces of Braavos were annihilated one after another, the bargaining chips in the hands of the Sea King and the merchants became fewer and fewer. The original plan of the Braavos people was to hold on and wait for changes, but now it seems impossible.

As for escape, that was impossible. The fleet of the Holy War Port had already blocked Braavos' passage to the outside world. Although they couldn't attack from there, there was no problem in blocking it.

Now they couldn't fight or run away, so the Braavos had to face a result, that is, they could only choose to surrender, or wait for the westerners to come in and chop off their heads. After a lot of debate, the Braavos finally made the difficult decision to surrender - of course, the western army that had already attacked the vicinity of the Sea King's Palace also played a crucial role in their decision.

This was a huge blow to Braavos, but given the situation, this was the only choice they had.

However, when the news of Braavos' surrender came, no one believed it at first, thinking that the Braavos were just trying to confuse the public and slow down their offensive, which they had done several times before.

Therefore, the offensive of various troops not only did not slow down, but accelerated further.

Especially in the Hall of a Thousand Faces, Hugo offered a generous reward for eliminating the Faceless Man's lair. That reward was enough for an ordinary person to have a noble title that could be passed down for a thousand years, and it was at the level of an earl. Therefore, there were a large number of attack teams in front of the Hall of a Thousand Faces.

At one point, everyone even fought over who to attack, but after realizing the strength of the Temple of a Thousand Faces, they all reached a consensus and attacked this pagan lair together.

When the news of surrender came, the teams besieging the Temple of the Thousand Faces were a little panicked, fearing that they would not be able to get the reward, so they redoubled their attacks on the Temple of the Thousand Faces. The leaders ordered their subordinates to attack without caring about their lives, and after such a desperate offensive and the arrival of siege equipment, the Temple of the Thousand Faces God was broken.

Although the attackers encountered many skilled Faceless assassins lurking in the darkness in the hall, and many people soon died at the hands of the assassins, money is a powerful motivator, and no matter how many people the Faceless Men killed, there were always people who continued to kill them.

After realizing the advantage of the Faceless Men, the attackers broke through the walls of the Temple of a Thousand Faces without hesitation, allowing the interior to be completely illuminated by sunlight. This also made it impossible for the Faceless Men to hide, and they could only face the swords of the soldiers.

Under such circumstances, the Faceless Men naturally could not maintain the same high-efficiency killing, so soon, all the Faceless Men were killed. Then, the besiegers started a massacre in the temple. Everything related to the Thousand-Faced God was smashed and covered with the marks and symbols of the Seven Gods by the priests of the Seven Gods to suppress it.

After completing all this, a huge fire started in the temple. Hugo's requirement was that nothing should be left behind, so the next step was naturally to burn it.

Hugo didn't think that ordinary soldiers could find the secret place of the Thousand-Faced God, so he set a fire. The burning flames were enough to burn to death those believers hiding deep in the Temple of the Thousand Faces. After all the people died, it wouldn't matter whether some things were found or not.

In this way, the belief in the Thousand-Faced God, which had been passed down for hundreds of years, was cut off, its temples were burned down, and its believers were slaughtered. Although for a sect like the Thousand-Faced God that is good at hiding, they are sure to have some members slipping through the net, but under the current situation in the East, it is unlikely that they will become a force to be reckoned with.

It was not until shortly after this scene was completed that the news of surrender was confirmed to be true.

At this point, the siege of Braavos, which lasted for almost half a year, finally came to an end.

(End of this chapter)