Monster Minotaur

The three thousand frightened Salt people could no longer be called warriors. The army of 10,000 people left the city for less than a month, and only 3,000 people came back alive. This result surprised everyone. Neither the man from Maro who provoked all of this nor the newly crowned Azela could believe such a result.

Ten days ago, they had just received the news that Lobito had been captured and were celebrating. The next moment, the army in Parliament City retreated. This was not a common thing. The defeated legion chief talked all about the strange weapons of the coalition, the kind that would roar and then cause the city wall to collapse, but in Azera's ears, these were just his excuses for himself. Even if 11,000 men faced the same number of enemies, they would not be defeated so quickly while defending the city.

But no matter how much Azeela didn't believe it, the facts were already in front of him. Only 3,000 of the 10,000 people returned to the Parliament City, and the Elamite coalition was about to approach the city. Azela now has no time to deal with the so-called strange weapons of the coalition forces. He is busy stabilizing the situation in the city, mobilizing supplies, and mobilizing people in the city to participate in the defense of the city.

Including the three thousand Sartes who can no longer be called warriors, there are now only seven thousand defenders in the city. Although the defense of the Parliament City is sufficient, if the Elamite coalition adopts siege tactics and cuts off the food and water sources in the city, then the Parliament City will not be able to hold on for too long. Only by regrouping the army can they win.

That weapon actually exists. Maro's man came to Azela's office, looked at the dispatch list with numbers all over the floor, and Azela who was sitting in it and seemed to have aged several years and said: My people also reported to me the existence of the weapons. Your legion commander did not lie about the failure.

What's the matter? Azera looked at the data submitted from various grain depots in the city in his hand without raising his head, and said in a somewhat depressed voice: If there is no existence of that weapon, it can only mean that my legion He is so incompetent. And if that weapon exists, it means that Parliament City is even more dangerous. Regardless of the two conditions, it is terrible news for me.

Things are not without hope. Maybe my people can destroy that weapon. Maro's man said: And there are also divinely chosen warriors from the Temple of War in the city. With their help, there is still a chance to win this war. Train more warriors from the city, and as long as they hold on for a month, they will have the power to counterattack. I have sent people to the cities in the west to ask for help, and they will organize troops to come over for support.

That's enough! Put away your face. Azela raised his head, looked at the man in front of him with a sullen face, and said almost through gritted teeth: Stop acting like you are helping me. Although I was bewitched by you and chose this path at the beginning, it does not mean that I have never known what you did.

I'm really helping you. The man said with a smile: You know everything I did, don't you? I helped you convince the cities in the west to rebel, and I helped you distract Elan's attention and provoke An The conflict between Kud and Arika prevented them from forming a coalition immediately. They helped you identify the opponents in the city and gave Parliament City a stable environment. You see, there is nothing I am not thinking about for you. , how can you say...

Think about me? Azeela interrupted the man's words, and said with anger under the cold expression on his face: Aside from making Elan more confused, you didn't think about anyone else! Don't think that I really don't. You know what you are doing! You came to Elam just to make the Sart people fight each other and make it easier for your emperor to occupy this place in the future!

Azela is not a real fool, because a fool will not sit in the position of speaker, no matter how powerful his family is in the city. At the beginning, Azela made mistakes due to impulsiveness and the temptation of fame and fortune, and embarked on a road of no return.

But after Azela was crowned, he understood Maro's purpose. Maro, who had the upper hand in the battle with Carthage, had set his sights on the land where his ancestors had failed several times. In order to prove his greatness, after destroying Carthage, Caesar, the emperor of Malo, will definitely send an army to attack Elam to accomplish what his ancestors failed to do.

The man in front of him is Caesar, the man sent to weaken the power of the Sartes. Today's Elamite civil war has caused tens of thousands of deaths, and the economy has been greatly affected. This is a big blow to Elam. After this civil strife, once Maro attacks, it will not be so easy for the Salt people to resist Maro's attack.

The Altes, who have exhausted their own strength, will not have enough soldiers and supplies to carry out the war. Elam, which is in urgent need of cultivation, may be defeated by Maro, who is in high morale due to its victory over Carthage, and be forced to become a province of the Maro Empire.

Isn't that a very good thing? Seeing that his intentions had been exposed, the man of Maro stopped pretending and said with a smile: Becoming part of a great empire, under the rule of the greatest emperor in history, I believe that places like Elam can also prosper. And if you lose the help of Maro now, all that awaits you is the guillotine. You can only go all the way and obey the empire's arrangements, so that you can still be the emperor. Become Lord of Elam at King’s Landing.”

Azera didn't say anything when she heard the man's words. Just as the man said, he had no way out. If he didn't hold Maro's thigh tightly, death would be the only thing waiting for him. Azela sighed and said nothing, and continued to organize and arrange the supplies in the city so that he could hold on for as long as possible.

Maro's man smiled and walked out of the office to arrange the things that needed his attention. He is as interested in the new weapons used by the Elamite coalition this time as others who have learned about them. If he can get the blueprints for such weapons, his status in the shadows can also be improved. He is tired of it. The days when I was sent everywhere like this.

At this time, the coalition forces staying in Lobito were also completing their preparations, and after replenishing supplies, they began to move towards Parliament City, and they also saw the strange supplies in Thunder Bluff. The cartloads of large iron cans transported from Thunder Bluff are the food for this monster army.

Compared with other legions' supply methods of driving cattle and sheep, these square iron barrels are easier to transport and seem to last longer. After other legion commanders saw this method, they also came to the monster's camp under the pretext of discussing the siege plan to see how these iron cans were used.

After several days of journey, the Elamite coalition finally saw the towering walls of Parliament City and the soldiers of Parliament City who were on tight guard above.

Siege battles usually take a long time, and if it hadn't been for Lobito's city wall being destroyed by Thunder Bluff's artillery a few days ago, it wouldn't have ended so quickly.

Therefore, as agreed upon, the coalition forces stationed themselves south of the Parliament City and built a camp to await the arrival of Ankud's four thousand soldiers. With the arrival of these four thousand soldiers, there were also the tools for building siege equipment prepared by Ancud, as well as the craftsmen who built the siege equipment.

The parliament city is located at the intersection of two rivers. Only the south is a flat place, which can provide conditions for siege. This is not good for the attacking party. The narrow attack surface allows Parliament City to concentrate its forces on one wall. The 30-meter-high wall of the Parliament City and various defensive facilities meant that this city had only been captured once in history. If you want to capture the Parliament City, you need to spend a lot of lives to dye the walls of the Parliament City red.

Can artillery blast open the walls of Parliament City? On a hillside not far from the monster camp, Emily stayed behind Mo Yan and looked at the wall of Parliament City in the distance and asked: If the soldiers are forced to attack If we take the city, a lot of people will die in vain.

It's too thick. Mo Yan carefully observed the walls of the Parliament City and could only shake his head and said: Even if we have enough artillery shells, it will take a long time to blast open such a wall. And blowing up the city It is not possible to enter directly from there. The narrow passage behind the city gate of Parliament City will make the warriors in it a living target for crossbows on the city wall.

Can we only climb the city wall? Emily said unbearably: How many people will die?

If everything goes well, there won't be anything left after the coalition forces capture the Parliament City. Mo Yan thought about it and made a rough assessment before saying, Of course, this means using a force attack, but in fact, as long as the coalition forces can surround the Parliament City After a few months in the city, we can force them to leave the city for a decisive battle. Then, with the numerical advantage, we will be confident enough to defeat them.

Then we can only wait. Emily continued to look at the walls of Parliament City, the city she was originally proud of, and said: As long as Parliament City is captured, everything will be over, right?

Yes. Mo Yan laughed and joked: In that case, the price of food will come down, and I will be able to eat all at once.

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