Chapter 305: Harbor and Messenger
The southern part of the kingdom, Port Havre.
The blue water is slightly rippling with blue waves, the sun is shining on the sea surface and rippling with golden scales, and some seabirds are taking advantage of this beautiful weather to land frequently to hunt and catch some small fish on the sea.
Originally, it was a good day to leave the port, but now almost all the ships are docked in the port.
Havre Port is an inconspicuous small harbor, no big ships can be parked, but because it is connected to the main route, and backed by several small cities for trade, you can eat some leftovers from sea trade, and there are some fishermen around from this port, and return here to sell some fish to make some money, so although Havre Port is smaller, but because of its mixed use, it is usually quite popular, and it can be regarded as having walked out of its own development path.
It's just that the port of Avre, which was originally called prosperous, is now a little deserted, because of the chaos of the sea tribe, some big ships dare not go to sea, not to mention these small boats in the port of Havre, only some fishermen who live in poverty have to risk their lives for their livelihood, once they are discovered by the sea tribe, I am afraid that even people with boats will be taken into the sea by the sea tribe.
"Captain, when did you say that the Sea Clan would stop, it's not a matter if it continues like this."
There are still some guards patrolling in the port, originally they just maintained order in the port, and they would not be as diligent as today, patrolling along the port over and over again, but recently the sea tribe has made a lot of trouble and has to strengthen patrols.
"What can we manage, this is a matter that only the bigwigs in Bosi City and the royal capital can manage, let's just do a good job of patrolling, I heard that the Sea Clan has begun to attack the port."
"Hey, this group of people are also arrogant in the sea, they really dare to come to our port of Havre, see if I don't make them into dried fish."
The other taller guard on the patrol seemed to be more confident in his own strength and less afraid of the Sea Clan's invasion.
It is normal for the soldiers of these patrols not to have much fear of the sea tribe, the sea tribe is different from the orcs, the sea tribe is not as good as humans in terms of individual combat ability, their advantage is in the sea, once they go ashore, as long as the trained human soldiers fight two or three ordinary sea tribes, it is no problem.
The main advantage of the sea tribe is still the huge number and good at naval warfare, to the sea, each human ship will be divided into different individuals by a huge number of sea tribes, it is difficult to support each other, a large ship carrying thousands of people is likely to encounter tens of thousands of sea tribes besieged, fighting with the sea tribes at sea has always been the most headache for the southern army of mankind.
But on land has always been a human advantage, the Southern Corps is relatively weak, and the patrol team like Port Avre is not even in the regular army sequence of the Southern Corps, it can only be counted as a local garrison corps, and it is a weak brigade among the weak brigades, even they disdain the sea tribe who went ashore, you can imagine how poor the sea tribe's land combat ability is.
"Okay, don't talk big, patrol well, if you let the Sea Clan go ashore and cause some damage, no one will want to receive this month's military salary."
"Captain, we haven't paid out last month's money yet."
The captain didn't say that it was okay, as soon as he mentioned this word, a soldier in the team began to complain, these soldiers were not in the sequence of the regular army of the kingdom, and their salaries on weekdays were paid by the financial income of Port Avre, and now the Sea Clan is making such a fuss, the income of Port Avre in the recent period is almost zero, and even the salaries of these soldiers are only half of the last month, if the Sea Clan continues to make such trouble, I am afraid that even half of the money will be lost next month.
"Yes, captain, when will the old man above send the money down, my family will live on my money, and if it continues like this, it will be out of food next month."
The income of these port guards is average, just because the kingdom traditionally attaches great importance to armament, and the military salary of the garrison is slightly higher than that of ordinary people compared to six or seven percent of the regular army, and it is just an exaggeration to say that they can't afford to eat for the time being, but if this situation continues for another month or two, the life of these ordinary soldiers may be really difficult.
"Okay, okay, don't complain, if any of the brothers in the team can't eat at home, come to me to borrow rice, don't say anything else, you can still manage the brothers with a mouthful of food."
As a patrol captain in charge of more than a dozen small soldiers, his life is better than these small soldiers, he was originally a veteran of the Southern Corps, and he also had actual combat experience with swamp trolls, although he did not have the strength of a quasi-knight, but he was also called the elite of the army, and after returning to his hometown with a pen, he actually had no other ability, so he could only pick up his weapon and join the guards of Port Avre.
After joining the Havre Port Guard, with the long-term service experience and excellent skills of the regular regiment, he soon became a small leader, and his salary on weekdays was actually higher than when he was a small soldier in the Southern Corps, plus some savings, so he had the confidence to say that he supported his soldiers with some food, as an excellent grassroots officer, in addition to showing his majesty to his soldiers, he also had some means to win over relationships.
"Hahaha, don't say goodbye, I heard that the captain only raised a little lover in East Lane last month, and he is very tight, how can we not be interested!"
The soldiers who were still complaining just now, when they heard the captain say this, they laughed and joked, after all, when they were not really in a desperate situation, compared with the group of bitter dock workers and peasants, they were already much luckier.
"Hahahaha..."
The soldier's speech instantly caused a burst of laughter, and the captain was not annoyed, and the old man even had a smug smile on his face.
"Team, captain, look over there, what's that?"
Just as everyone was laughing, the smile on the face of a soldier who had always faced the sea faded, and the expression on his face gradually turned to horror, and everyone turned their heads to notice the anomaly in the direction of the sea under his reminder.
What kind of scene is that, at this point in time when the tide should not rise at all, the waves form a white line towards the port of Havre, and if you look closely, you can see that the dense sea tribe sitting on the top of the waves is waving the weapons in their hands with their teeth and claws...
"Bell! Clang! Clang! Clang! ”
The soldiers on the watchtower also noticed the anomaly, and the bell sounded continuously to indicate the urgency of the situation, reminding the harbor city that a crisis had arrived.
"Withdraw! Return to the highlands! ”
The captain of the patrol team made a judgment within a few seconds, this prodigal son is down, if they still stay on the coastline, let alone fight, I am afraid that people will be swept away directly by the waves, and the port will not be able to go, looking at the posture of this prodigal son, I am afraid that the entire port is within its submerged range, and the people who are still in the port can only let them ask for more blessings.
"Boom!"
The waves soon crashed up, the boats in the harbor were washed away by the waves, and some of the less sturdy boats were even directly broken by the waves, and most of the people in the harbor did not escape, but were swept into the waves.
Although these people who live in the harbor all year round are not bad in terms of water skills, whether they are civilians or soldiers, they are not comparable to the sea tribe at all, and before they can struggle a few times, they are killed by the sea tribe in the sea.
On the other side, although the members of the patrol had retreated to higher ground, and some people who had begun to react quickly, or who were far away from the port, had retreated to the high ground behind the port, at a cursory glance, less than 1,000 people had managed to escape from this small port with a population of nearly 10,000.
Even this successful escape was only temporary, the waves were more ferocious than expected, after flooding the port, the waves continued to extend inland, although they did not directly rush to the rear highlands, but they successfully sent the Sea Clan soldiers to a short distance near the high grounds, when the sea was blocked by the terrain and gradually receded, a Sea Clan soldier appeared from the sea and surrounded the last survivors of the group of Havre Port in an arc.
Armed with weapons made of special shellfish and wearing algae-woven protective gear, these Sea Clan soldiers are less than 1.6 meters tall on average and look ridiculously obscene.
But at this moment, none of the nearly a thousand survivors, including the soldiers, laughed, because the number of these Sea Clan soldiers was terrifying, and there were thousands of them at present, and as the sea receded, more and more Sea Clan soldiers began to show their figures.
"Everyone! Get ready for battle! ”
The patrol leader observed the situation in front of him, and quickly came to the conclusion that they couldn't run away, they were basically surrounded by the sea tribes, and after leaving the high ground, they were surrounded by water that could not reach their waists, and in the sea water two or three feet deep, humans could not outrun the sea tribes no matter what.
Under the captain's order, his patrolmen quickly stood up and followed the captain, it can be seen that the captain usually has a high prestige, and he is still supported by his subordinates.
"Hold on to the gentle slope and don't let this bunch of guys rush up!"
The gentle slope was not easy to keep, but it was the last barrier that the survivors could rely on.
"Bang!"
Soon, the strange screaming sea clan rushed up, and the patrol leader stood at the front and cut off the head of the sea clan who rushed at the forefront with a single sword.
The other soldiers also achieved a lot of results in the moment of fighting, and the humans had a big advantage in terms of equipment and strength when facing the Sea Clan.
Although the equipment of the port guard is not sophisticated, it is still a leather armor inlaid with iron plates, and it is certainly not enough to let them fight against the orcs with iron weapons, but they are not bad when fighting this group of poorly equipped sea tribes.
It's a pity that this advantage is destined not to last, there are too many Sea Clan soldiers, like waves hitting a reef repeatedly, and this group of surviving humans is not as strong as a reef, at most it is a pile of hardened soil, and soon some soldiers were put down by the Sea Clan, and there were holes in the defense line.
"Quick! Men are on top! Can't let them rush up! ”
At this time, I don't care if these civilians have weapons in their hands, so they can only find a way to pick up the missing weapons on the ground to fight, if they don't block the sea tribe on the gentle slope, everyone will die.
"Kill!"
The captain slashed another Sea Clan soldier, as a small leader, he was a serious iron armor, the ridiculous weapon in the hands of the Sea Clan soldier could not even break the iron armor on his body, and as an experienced veteran, he protected the unprotected places on his body very well, after a while, he had already cut down several Sea Clan soldiers, and he was stunned that he had not been injured at all!
"Hold them off, beat them down!"
The people who can escape here are basically young and strong, and in desperate situations, they still burst out with a lot of combat effectiveness, and under the leadership of dozens of soldiers, they actually blocked the attack of the Sea Clan for a while.
"Boom!"
"Captain, captain!"
"Phew!"
"It's the Sea Clan's Sea Patrol Guardian!"
A guy who was obviously much stronger than the surrounding sea clan suddenly appeared and coldly gave the captain of the sea clan who was slashing and slashing, and the captain who was knocked by the heavy soldiers staggered back a few steps and spit out a mouthful of blood.
The weapons in the hands of these sea clan elites have become more refined stone axes, which have a certain armor-piercing effect, and their bodies are also more sophisticated sea shark skin armor, and their combat effectiveness is no worse than that of the human elite.
"One, two, three..."
Of course, there was more than one Sea Patrol Guardian, and after a group of ordinary Sea Clans consumed a lot of human physical strength, they slowly emerged, and there were hundreds of Sea Patrol Guards mixed in with the ordinary Sea Clans to attack.
"Kill!"
The last thought of the captain who held the sword high turned out to be that she was fortunate to be placed in the city of Posey...
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Posey
One of the largest cities in the south of mankind, it is also the closest big city to the sea, the whole Bosi has a population of 200,000, the trade is continuous on weekdays, the treasures in the sea are distributed from here, and the goods of the north are sold all the way down the river.
It's just that the prosperous Posey on weekdays is also a little deserted now, since the rebellion of the Sea Clan, Posey can be said to be a visible depression, the merchants can't make money, the commoners have lost their source of income, and if this continues, Posey will be completely decayed.
Castle Lord's Mansion
Parley was sitting in the room with a sad face looking at the information sent from everywhere, the kingdom does not prohibit princes from becoming local high-ranking officials, Paley sat in the position of the lord of Posi City by virtue of his identity and means, that is his ability, and it will never attract the jealousy of Rennes.
Relying on the big city of Boxi City, radiating several provinces in the south, Parley has accumulated a lot of strength, but how big the plate is, how troubled he is now, he is the most hurt by the sea tribe's rebellion, his subordinates need money in all aspects and the sea trade is interrupted, he has lost most of his economic resources, and if this continues, the situation he managed to manage is afraid that it will collapse overnight.
"Report! Lord of the City, the port of Avor has been sacked by the Sea Clan, and the sea has flooded the harbor, and none of the survivors have found it yet..."
Soon after the fall of Port Havre, the news was received from the side of Posey and it was quickly delivered to the Lord's Palace.
Another bad news, Parley, who was always giggling in front of Richard, had a bitter face like a bitter melon at this moment, and he had completely lost his usual jump.
The current situation is even more severe than when Richard was married in the royal capital, the situation is deteriorating faster than Paley imagined, the Sea Tribes seem to have mastered the method of controlling the tides, and the low-lying areas along the coast are now under the threat of the Sea Tribes.
The kingdom may be able to accept this result, and even move the coastal people back directly as a last resort, adopt a shrinking posture, and deal with the threat of the orcs with all its might, but this result is definitely unacceptable to Parley, if it develops to this point, it means that his power will be greatly reduced, and he will be completely out of the battle for the throne.
"Someone!"
After Parley thought about it, he summoned a herald who had been standing outside the door.
"Lord of the City, please command."
"Send this letter to the Northland Hunter's house with a first-class wind bird."
"Yes, sir."
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