A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

"Prince! Prince ah ah ah -"

Standing on the deck of the bow, a chubby young boy was jumping vigorously, waving his hands desperately towards the city on the coast while jumping.

"I'm back! Prince! Have you seen me?!"

The sight of a chubby ball of flesh bouncing around on the bow of the ship, with the flesh all over its body bouncing and swaying up and down, was really too horrible to watch, and General Vinier spoke angrily as he could no longer watch.

"How is it possible to see from this distance? It's useless even if you break your hand."

As she spoke, she pulled back the fat man who had squeezed in front of her.

"Don't cause any trouble and go on your way."

Tal, who was dragged down, backed away angrily.

General Vinier squinted his eyes and observed the scene ahead. There were only a few pirate ships near the harbor, and most of them had already sailed into the spacious river outside the city of Tozes.

She sneered and raised her hand to gesture to the flag bearer on the observation deck. The flag bearer nodded and began to wave the flag and send out signals.

Aielson's warships, which were originally in a cone-shaped formation, quickly changed their formation and spread out to both sides, showing the momentum of flying with two wings.

The cone-head formation is to destroy the enemy fleet's formation, but now most of the pirate ships have sailed into the river, and there is no formation at all. Of course, it must be changed to a containment two-wing formation.

At this moment, the scouts on the observation deck suddenly shouted a warning.

She shouted: "Your Excellency, there is a large fleet approaching us from the side!"

Viniel was startled.

"Is it the pirate support force?"

she asked with a frown.

"No, there's no Jolly Roger...the Lion...it's the Lion Flag! It's Aaron Landis' Navy!"

Viniel was startled for a moment, then turned to cast a questioning look at the little fat guy Tal.

This little fat man obviously said that his country's navy was too late to rescue, so he went to Elson for help, but Aaron Landis's navy arrived at about the same time as them.

Tarr did not see the questioning look in the female general's eyes. He stared stupidly at the large fleet that appeared from the horizon, his fat face a little confused.

It was obvious that the reinforcements arriving from the royal city would take seven days, so how did they arrive within four days?

However, he soon lost his mind to think about this problem, because the scout on the observation deck shouted again.

"Lord Venier! The gate of Tozes City has been breached, and the pirate ship is sailing into the city!"

What? The city of Tozes is broken? !

When Tal heard this, he immediately jumped anxiously.

"Hurry, hurry up! Go rescue people! The prince is in the city——"

"I know, don't rush me."

After hearing what her subordinate said, Viniel immediately came back to her senses.

Regardless of Aaron Landis's own navy, the current situation is that his fleet is much closer to the city of Tozes, and it will take quite some time for Aaron Landis' fleet to just appear from the horizon. Only then can we get close to this side.

She stared steadily at the shore that was getting closer to them.

"It's enough time."

Now that Aielson has sent troops, he will never return without success.

…………

At this moment, the people on the wall of Tozes, who had been enveloped in an atmosphere of despair because the gate was broken by pirates, had already reacted, and they let out loud cheers.

"That's the warship of the female warrior Aielson——"

"Our fleet is here too!"

"We're saved! We don't have to die!"

Someone burst into tears, but this time, they were ecstatic cries.

Some people had tears in their eyes and shouted back.

"No! We won! We won!"

Yes, they won.

They made it through.

They successfully defended their city.

Countless Tozes people were partying, and the soldiers headed by Seth quickly regained their composure after experiencing violent mood swings from despair to ecstasy, from hell to heaven.

Seth's eyes widened, and he ran toward the inside of the city wall while yelling.

"Crash! Crash me to death!"

He poked his head out from the high city wall and roared at the small warships parked on the river inside the gate.

When he was transferred to the upper city to suppress the rioting slaves, the large warships could not enter, so he had to sail all the small warships into the city.

After the battle to defend the city began, these small warships had no use and were anchored in the inner city river near the gate.

Just in case, there are still sailors staying in the warship.

"Bump into me! All of them! Bump into me -"

Seth yelled like he was crazy.

Both arms were raised, gesticulating desperately.

So, under his command, the dozens of small warships turned on full power and rammed against the large warship that was passing through the crashed gate regardless of their own safety.

The hull of the huge warship that crashed through the gate was seventy or eighty meters long. In addition, a lot of its own hull was also damaged, so the speed of passing through the thick gate was not very fast.

When its stern was still stuck in the lock and before it could come out, Tozes's warships hit it one after another.

Although Tozes's warships were much smaller than this giant warship, they rammed into them one by one desperately, rushing forward one after another, desperately, and forcibly destroyed half of the giant warship. The ship was hit and sank, and he perished with him.

In the huge gate of the city gate, dozens of small warships and the wreckage of the heavily damaged giant warship were entangled together. .

As a result, the giant warship that was leaking and sinking was unable to move forward or retreat. Instead, it became an obstacle stuck in the gate, blocking the pirate ship following it.

Seeing the reinforcements coming from the sea, Basha originally planned to rush into the city and take the important prince as a hostage. At this moment, he saw the huge warship that had opened the floodgate sinking in the gate, blocking it. As soon as I saw the road, I was dumbfounded.

Since there was nothing he could do, he gritted his teeth and decisively ordered all the warships to rush out of the river outside the city of Tozes at maximum speed and return to the sea.

At this point, instead of being blocked by the reinforcements in the river and beating the dogs, it is better to fight them to the death on the sea, and maybe there is a possibility of breaking out of the encirclement and escaping.

However, half of the pirate ships had just sailed into the bay, and when half of them were blocked in the river and had no time to come out, Aielson's warship, which was famous for its speed, had already arrived.

They spread their wings and blocked the pirates at bay.

When each other's warships approached, thick hooks flew from the air and were all placed on the side of the pirate's ship.

Immediately afterwards, countless female Elson warriors jumped up, stepped on the ropes made of hooks, ran across the ropes with as strong and agile steps as cheetahs, and jumped onto the pirate ship.

For a time, the slender figure of the female warrior Aierson and her heroic fighting posture could be seen everywhere.

They held war bows and fired arrows without missing a beat, shooting down the pirates who tried to rush over one by one.

When the quiver was empty, he took off the spear and buckler from his back, and mercilessly stabbed the pirate's throat and heart with the spear.

Just as the battle between the Ailson female warriors and the pirates was fierce, there was a loud bang, and a huge warship used the lion's metal head to slam into the hull of the outermost pirate ship. Then he broke the pirate ship in half.

Aaron Landis's fleet has arrived!

They are not as flexible and fast as the Aielson warships, but they are larger and heavier, especially the metal head equipped on the bow, which is extremely hard.

Like a group of lions, they fiercely rammed towards the pirate ships without saying a word.

The pirate ships that were blocked in the bay simply couldn't avoid it, just like how they blocked Tozes' fleet at the seaside not long ago. Now the situation was completely different. Instead, they were blocked and watched helplessly. Aaron Landis's heavy warships collided fiercely, and he watched helplessly as his warships were cracked one after another, the hull tilted, began to leak, and slowly sank.

The frightened pirates were naturally killed by the unconcerned female warriors of Elson, leaving behind their armor.

For a time, the deck of the pirate ship was stained with the blood of the pirates. The pirates were wailing all over the place, screaming and begging for mercy.

Pirates have little discipline to begin with. Normally, Basha relies on his own prestige and everyone's fear of him to command the pirates. However, after suffering a huge defeat, Basha's orders began to get out of control and it was no longer possible to control them.

I saw many pirates jumping into the sea on the broken ships and swimming desperately to the shore, hoping to escape with their lives. There were also many pirates who directly attacked the Elson woman on the deck. The warrior or Aaron Landis soldier knelt in surrender.

The pirate leader Basha stood on his ship and watched his fleet being defeated one after another. His eyes were red, his face was ferocious, and his teeth were clenched to the point of rattling with frustration.

He couldn't figure it out.

Victory is clearly in sight.

Obviously if he was given a little more time, he would be able to successfully capture the city of Tozes and plunder and massacre it wantonly.

Obviously Tozes City should be his treasure and his meat——

Why is it that he has become the loser now?

No, that's not right.

It shouldn't be like this!

Basha always felt that this shouldn't be the case.

Although he didn't know why, he had a feeling... He should have been able to successfully break the city, become famous in one battle, massacre tens of thousands of city residents, and become famous and powerful in the sea. Then, he can carry the huge wealth of Tozes City and leave the waters of Aaron Landis in style, and roam freely on the sea. Then, with this wealth and great reputation, he can gradually expand his fleet, and finally become a leader in the sea area that is even more powerful than anyone else. A terrifying existence that no country dares to underestimate.

…

But now, it seems that fate has gone awry somewhere...

In a rage, Basha slashed the long knife in his hand to the floor in front of him as if to vent his anger.

Who can tell him what went wrong? !

No matter how angry Basha was and how pitiful the pirates in the bay were, the Tozes people standing on the city wall watching everything were excited and cheered loudly. Seeing the pirate ships being smashed and countless pirates being killed, they just felt so happy that they wished they could all die and be buried at the bottom of the sea.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers and cheers of the crowd, few people noticed that the young prince and his knights who had stayed with them on the city wall for a day and a night left quietly during this carnival moment.

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If the battle on the wall on the seaside of Tozes City can be described as fast and fierce, then the battlefield at the gate of Tozes City bordering the land can only be described as terrifying.

The pirate's body hung on the side of the ship, and his wide-open eyes with a look of horror had not had time to close.

Not long ago, he was trying to pull up the anchor in a hurry. As soon as he touched the rope, he was shot through the throat by an arrow, and he lay on the side of the ship with death in his eyes.

There were several people who suffered the same fate as him. They were leaning together, and blood was dripping from their bodies, staining the wooden side of the boat red, and flowing into the river below.

At this moment, the entire deck of the ship that was still docked on the shore was stained red. There were countless broken limbs and broken arms, and piles of mutilated corpses. Blood flowed into a river, flowing along the tilted hull to one side, and gathered together. It turned into a large pool of blood.

Snap, the dark boots stepped on the pool of blood, and as the footsteps moved forward, blood splashed everywhere.

A knight in pitch black armor came stepping on this pool of blood.

Not to mention the armor on his body, even his dark hair was mostly dyed red by the blood spattered by the enemy, dripping down his light brown side cheeks and into his neck.

Star-like eyes and sword-shaped eyebrows, he is handsome and graceful, but carries a cold and evil aura.

The young man who walked in blood seemed to have come from the sea of ​​blood from hell.

Docked at the gate of the city on this side were three pirate warships with thousands of people in total. After Aaron Landis's cavalry rushed in like black clouds and jumped on the ship, they were all defeated.

Just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, the pirates didn't even have time to resist for long before they fell in pieces.

Seeing that the situation was not good, many people knelt down to beg for mercy and bowed their heads in surrender.

At this moment, the battle is over.

But no prisoners were taken.

Because all the pirates were killed cleanly, no matter how they screamed and begged for mercy, all the pirates, without exception, turned into bloody corpses.

That was the order given by the commander of the black cavalry, no one should be left alive.

With one bloody boot print at a time, Heimos sheathed his sword and jumped off the ship.

With a whistle, a reddish-brown horse galloped in front of him.

Heimos got on his horse, raised his hand, and on his handsome face stained with bloodstains, his golden-red eyes revealed a formidable glimmer.

The fiery red and golden lion flag rose high behind him, flying in the evening sky.

The merciless killing even shocked the soldiers guarding the city wall to the point of being stunned. It was not until Heimos raised his hand to signal that they reacted, quickly turned the wheel axle, and slowly opened the gate of Tozes. .

When the city gate was completely open, Heimos leaned over and urged his beloved horse.

The reddish-brown horse was galloping into the city gate.

Behind him, the dark cavalry followed closely and filed in.

On the ground as they flew past, what was left behind were traces of blood flowers smashed by dripping blood beads, blood-red horse hoof pits, and the bodies of countless pirates...

…………

The sky has darkened, the naval battle outside has come to an end, and the overall situation has been decided.

The room was lit, and Garlan was lying on the bed. The warm yellow light shone on his pale face. His closed slender eyelashes cast a shallow shadow on his cheeks. His long flowing golden hair fell on his snow-white cheeks. Spread out on the bed.

Although he had his eyes closed, his brows were furrowed tightly, as if he was suppressing something.

Although it was finally time to rest, for some reason, Garlan was not sleepy at the moment.

My body is obviously very tired, but I just can't sleep.

The pain in my back was severe, and my head was throbbing violently, as if the nerves had been stretched for too long. If they were stretched too hard, they would not be able to relax.

The room was quiet. After a while, the boy opened his eyes, turned his head slightly and looked out the window.

It was already dark, and the sky was dark. A crescent moon loomed in the clouds in the night sky, casting a faint light.

He stared blankly at the night sky for a while. Suddenly, rapid footsteps came from outside.

The next moment, the door was pushed open with a creak.

Garlan turned his head subconsciously and looked directly into those golden-red eyes.

The young man standing at the door was breathing quickly, with the chill of the night on his body.

The black hair was wet, with water dripping down from the ends, and there was still moisture on his body that had not yet been wiped off.

Heimos stood there, looking at Garlan steadily, and then quickly came up.

A strong smell of blood assaulted his nostrils.

His body was clean, and so were his clothes. He had obviously washed them hastily and changed his clothes before coming here. However, he could not wash away the strong smell of blood.

Garlan propped up his upper body and sat up on the bed.

His eyes curled up happily and he smiled at Heimos.

"You came so quickly." He smiled, "I thought I would have to wait for you for at least two days."

Heimos didn't answer and walked over quickly.

He bent over and half-knelt beside the bed, and looked up at Garlan.

The young man sat quietly on the bed, looking down at Heimos with some confusion. His complexion was pale, only his cheeks still had two abnormal touches of burning red.

The bloodless lips were slightly open, and his breathing was a little quick.

His clothes were very loose now, revealing the tightly wrapped snow-white bandages on his slender shoulders, and his long golden hair hung down from his shoulders.

Although his physical condition was extremely poor, his golden eyes were still as bright as ever, never dimming even in the dark.

But it's this contrast that makes people feel distressed just by looking at it.

"Because you're waiting for me."

Heimos said.

Because I know you are waiting for me.

So no matter what method I use, I will rush to you.

Garlan looked at him blankly and blinked slightly.

The slender eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings under the warm yellow light.

"I am coming."

Heimos stretched out his hand and held Garlan's arm.

"Don't be afraid."

He said, "I'm here."

The young man's eyes seemed to be dull for a moment, and then his lips tightened little by little.

He pursed his lips so hard that it almost formed a straight line, so tight that the corners of his lips seemed to be trembling slightly.

…………

He was actually very uneasy all the time.

He was actually scared all the time.

He was never a fearless hero.

He was so afraid of death.

But he couldn't show his uneasy expression, and he couldn't let others know that he was scared.

During these few nights, when he was alone, he huddled himself into a ball.

Panic keeps nightmares coming.

Countless times, he woke up from nightmares.

In his dream, he saw the city of Tozes flowing into a river of blood, and countless innocent souls wailing at his feet.

Every time he woke up from a nightmare, he was in panic, his heart was pounding, and he couldn't sleep all night long.

He doesn't know the ending.

He didn't know if Tozes could survive it.

But after dawn, in front of Seth, in front of the Tozes, and even in front of his guardian knight Kaihos, he could not show the slightest look of weakness.

Because he is the pillar of support for everyone in Tozes.

Everyone can be upset.

Only he can't.

Everyone can be afraid.

Only he can't.

Everyone can despair and give up.

Only he can't.

He is the prince of Aaron Landis.

………………

But now, in front of this person, it's okay.

Garlan leaned forward deeply, resting his forehead on Heimos's shoulder.

Long blond hair hung down from his side cheeks, blocking his face.

His hands tightly clasped Heymos's arms, so tight that his knuckles turned white.

His tense shoulders were twitching uncontrollably, as if he were shaking.

His face was pressed against Heimos' shoulder, and the clothes on that shoulder were leaking traces of moisture.

This young man who stood firm on the battlefield was now trembling in Heimos's arms.

…………

Anyway, he had died four times at the hands of this man.

No matter how ugly they looked, no matter how ugly they looked, no matter how cowardly they looked, Heimos had seen them all.

Therefore, even if this weakness is revealed in front of Heimos now, it is not a big deal.

……Yes or no?

………

【Because you are waiting for me. 】

I've been scared to death.

[Don't be afraid, I'm here. 】

Um.

………………

Late at night, the One-Eyed Knight came, walking quickly through the corridor, and gently opened the door.

When he raised his head, he was startled.

Heimos, who was sitting by the bed, raised his head and looked over with golden-red eyes.

He looked at Caijos, raised his hand, and raised his index finger to his lips.

The boy he was holding was sleeping soundly in his arms, quietly, with peaceful and stable eyebrows.

The warm yellow light fell, and the long golden hair slipped from Heimos' brown arm.