Chapter 0943 - Siege Tower

Chorah led more than 10,000 Slavic cavalry and laid out ten phalanxes north of the city of Meereen.

At the same time, hundreds of warships appeared in Slave Bay, heading towards the west gate of Meereen.

To the north of Meereen is the Dothraki steppe, to the west is the seaside Slave Bay, and to the east there is a river flowing under the city walls, so that even the moat is omitted.

The appearance of warships to the west also made the atmosphere on the walls of Meereen tense.

In charge of defending the western side is the Hazaka family.

The warships in the port of Meereen have been defeated by the Sea King, some have sunk into the sea, and some have been captured by the Sea King. The slave trade was completely cut off, and all the merchant ships that could escape had already fled, and those that could not have escaped were either captured by Aquaman or burned by Aquaman.

The Mavens of Meereen hated the Sea King to the core.

But on the sea, they could not defeat the Sea King, so they had to hold the city walls.

Jorah and Aquaman get in touch through Raven, and Jorah reaches the city of Meereen, and Aquaman also leads the warship to appear under Meereen. but one under the city on the north, and the other under the city on the west.

The great magnates of Meereen appeared on the city walls.

They didn't care about the western wall. The western port has been abandoned, and the city gate has been repaired with stones from the inside, and the city gate has been completely blocked.

The western wall was so high from the sea that the Sea King had to abandon the ship and go ashore with the Dothraki to storm the wall from the north.

Jorah rode to the beach with three hundred guards, and hundreds of Aquaman's warships docked one after another, and tens of thousands of soldiers also went ashore.

On the city wall, the sages looked far away, and on the grassland to the north, there were no other armies.

The Mavens on the city walls gathered around the ruling Maven Arman, and they all concluded that this was only Daenerys' vanguard.

"When did the Dothraki learn the phalanx?" said the Green Saintess Grazdan frowned. It was a bad sign, and she preferred to see the dothraki in a mess. They appeared in a swarm, without a queue, attacking a city like a rabble.

"It's been specially trained for battle. "It is said that Daenerys has been to Westeros and has been commanded by the nobles of Westeros. ”

Under the city walls, ten squares were neatly arranged, completely different from the scene of the scattered bazaars in the past.

"Lord Yarman, the enemy only has 10,000 cavalry, and the army of the Sea King is all naval soldiers, not accustomed to land warfare, and they are all landing, it is a mess, we might as well open the door to meet the battle, and defeat the enemy's 10,000 troops first. Maven Kalaal said.

Yarman stood on the wall and said, "The arrows of the Dothraki can reach the wall, but can they climb it? ”

"They'll build siege towers. Scaratz said.

"How?" said the Green Saint Gratzdan, "we have set fire to the forests for hundreds of miles, and they need wood to build siege towers. ”

"Yes. Yarman said, "My Maven, this is what I am going to set fire to the villages, to burn the forests, to burn them all, and they will not find a single log. ”

"But the river to the east is drinkable, so why doesn't our poisoned water and weed program work for them?" Scaraz was puzzled.

"They must have found a witch or wizard to get rid of the manticore's poison. Green Saint Gratzdan said.

"It doesn't matter if they have water or grass, we just can't hold out. It wasn't easy for them to build siege towers. Even if they build siege towers, our harpy will not spray boiling oil, but will spray fire oil and burn their siege towers. "Don't say that Daenerys only has 200,000 men, even 2 million troops, and they can't break through our defenses. ”

"The only thing to consider is Daenerys' three dragons. "Prepare the slaves, women, children, and old men, and the four walls and the top of the pyramids, and push the hostages out as soon as the dragon appears." ”

The saint was right. "Lord Kandak, Lord Lorak, slaves, women, children, and old people, go and prepare now, and don't wait for the dragon to come." ”

"Lord Yarman, the women, children, and old men of the slaves have already been arrested. Said the Maven of Kandak.

"I want them to be on top of the pyramids, on top of the walls, and put them in huts at the top of the towers, and into the fortified houses of the walls, and they shall not leave them with food and lodging, and I will put the Unsullied to watch over them. ”

"Yes, my lord, let's do it. The Mavens of Kandak and Rorak said immediately.

Under the city wall, Jorah and Aquaman finished greeting each other, and the two rode back from the coast to the north wall.

"Sir Jorah, you see that the walls are so majestic and tall, and the walls are full of boiling oil-spewing harpies, do you have siege engines?"

"Lord Aquaman, I don't have siege equipment. ”

"So how are you going to attack the city?"

"Your Majesty, as long as I come to observe the structure of this Meereen City, and garrison the city, I will not be allowed to attack the city. ”

There was a wave of disappointment on Aquaman's face.

"Don't siege?"

"No siege. ”

"And when will Her Majesty arrive?"

She ...... Sick...... It is difficult to determine the time of her arrival. ”

Aquaman's face was even more depressed: "Her Majesty is sick?"

"Yes. ”

"What disease?"

"This ...... I don't quite know. ”

Jorah Mormont was spitting and spitting, which made Aquaman's heart even more unhappy.

"Seriously ill?" Aquaman raised his voice.

"Not a serious illness. ”

"The queen just ordered you to garrison the city?" the Sea King was unwilling. He was waiting for Daenerys' men to come and take revenge.

"Garrison the city, observe the city of Meereen, and discover the weak points of the city. Jorah Mormont said.

"There is no weakness in this city. Without siege equipment, no number of people could storm the city. The food and wealth in the city can sustain the city for more than three years. We can't besiege Meereen for three years. There was food and water in the city. ”

"You can't build siege engines. All the way we went, all the villages and towns and forests within a hundred miles had been set on fire by the Mavens of Meereen. Some water sources and grasslands were also sprinkled with poisonous water. ”

"Oh, it's a scorched earth tactic, and these slaves are mainly forcing us to retreat. ”

"Yes. ”

"Perhaps what we can do is seal off Slave Bay and cut off their slave trade and other businesses. But we are so blocked at sea, and our own supplies are also a huge problem. There is no fresh water at sea, and no food can be produced. ”

"It's really tricky. "Lord Aquaman, I want to go around the city first, will you come with me?"

"This is what the city looks like, what's there to see. ”

"It's more convenient to see where to siege the city. Jorah Mormont said.

"The four walls are generally high, with the sea under the west wall and a large river flowing under the wall to the east. ”

"Where's the south side?"

"The moat, which connects the great river to the east and the bay on the other. ”

"It seems that the only thing left to attack is the northern wall?"

"Exactly. ”

"I'm going to see the great river to the east and the moat to the south. Jorah Mormont said.

"Okay, I'll go with you. Aquaman's tone was disappointed and helpless.

Chapter 0943-2: Build a siege tower

The great river to the east was wide and surging in waves, but it did not cling to the base of the wall. The surface of the river was still some distance from the city wall, and it was possible to land by boat, but the place where they could stand was small enough to accommodate a few soldiers.

On the walls, the Maven's army of slaves and legions of the Unsullied are at the mercy of the Maven.

Jorah Mormont and Aquaman turned to the south, and the southern moat was close to the wall, and a tributary was artificially excavated to lead the river to the east under the base of the wall and into the sea. The south side was a hand-dug moat, and the walls were completely above the water, so boats could climb the walls, but there was no place for soldiers to land.

The south side is steeper than the east side, and the current is more rapid.

Jorah and Aquaman watched from across the river with hundreds of guards, but Aquaman was not interested in it, but Jorah Mormont couldn't take his eyes off it, as if there was a beautiful woman on the other side.

It was dark before Jorah and Aquaman returned to the north. Under the city walls, the tents of the legions had been set up, and many soldiers went to the beach to bathe and swim.

On the city wall, the Mavens of Meereen also relaxed, the enemy had no siege equipment, and the height of the city wall was beyond human power, and they achieved their goal: the strong wall cleared the wilderness, and the scorched earth policy. The enemy met by land and water, with tens of thousands of troops, not inferior to the troops in Meereen City, but they were helpless, and they couldn't even attack the city.

In the evening, Jorah Mormont had dinner with Aquaman.

"Lord Aquaman, how did you attack the city in the first place?"

"To the north, erect siege towers to siege the city. ”

"Where's the tower?"

"Attacked by the opponent's rockets, burned. ”

"How many siege towers were used?"

"One hundred. ”

"Burned all?"

"Half burned. ”

"What about the other half?"

"After the defeat, they were thrown under the city walls, perhaps dragged into the city by the slave warriors, or perhaps burned down. ”

"I looked at the Meereen City Wall for an afternoon this afternoon, and I already have a way to break the enemy, but I need the help of Lord Aquaman. ”

"How do you break the city?"

"Siege towers. ”

"Build siege towers?"

"Exactly. ”

"How to build without wood. ”

"There is wood, but it needs the consent of Lord Aquaman. ”

Aquaman stared at Jorah Mormont, "You want to tear down my warship?"

"Yes, Lord Aquaman. ”

"You can't storm the walls with a siege tower, and the harpy can spew boiling oil, and she can also spew fire oil. The siege towers are wooden, with oil and rockets, and the end is all burned down. ”

"My siege towers will not be burned. ”

"Oh, tell me the secret, and I'll take out the battleship and dismantle it for you. ”

Jorah Mormont said, "Well, it's a deal. ”

Aquaman whispered so and so. When the Aquaman heard this, his eyes widened, and after a long moment, he said, "Sir Jorah, good idea, are you not afraid that Her Majesty will blame you for not obeying the military orders? ”

"It is my duty as a vanguard general to take Meereen City and share the worries of Her Majesty the Queen. ”

"But you violated military orders. ”

"I am willing to be punished for violating the order, but taking Meereen is a more worthwhile thing to do. ”

Early the next morning, on the West Coast, a deafening trumpet sounded. Dozens of large ropes were tied to the battleship, and hundreds of people shouted trumpets and dragged the battleship ashore.

On the city walls, the slave warriors and the Unsullied Legion stared at all this, and they didn't know why.

What are these guys trying to do with pulling battleships ashore early in the morning?

When the first warship was pulled under the northern wall, the Maven of the whole city stood on the wall to watch.

The craftsmen and masters of the army appeared, with tools in hand, and spent the morning dismantling the battleship into pieces. At the same time, the second battleship was pulled ashore by hundreds of people in concert, and dragged along the road to the square below the city.

Hundreds of craftsmen ping-pong, just under the eyes of the Maven, began to build siege towers, siege rams.

In the afternoon, two more ships were pulled in front of the Dothraki barracks, and then more people joined in and dismantled the two ships into pieces.

The Mavens on the city walls looked like idiots as they watched as the thousands of people below built siege rams and siege towers. Lord Yarman laughed, "I wish they could have destroyed all the ships." ”

The Green Saintess smiled, "Lord Yarman, they will build at least a hundred siege towers, and more than thirty warships will be demolished. It's a pity that our east and south walls are both facing water, and only the north wall can attack directly, otherwise, it is really possible to dismantle most of the warships. ”

"Haha, as soon as the siege tower advances into the wall, I will let it burn in an instant. ”

At night, everything is silent. Heaven and earth fell asleep, and suddenly, under the city walls, a whining horn sounded. The Mavens of Meereen City were shocked and came up to the wall to watch, only to see that in the square under the city wall, the enemy lit countless torches, and hundreds of thousands of people began to build siege towers in ping-pong.

The sound of the beating of the planks was particularly loud in the silence of the night, and the noise continued until dawn. There were several whining trumpets that made the Mavens and civilians of Meereen City suspicious.

During the day the next day, construction continued, but with a significant reduction in personnel.

The battleship also continued to be towed several ashore.

On both sides of the 'construction site' where the siege tower was built was a legion of more than 40,000 men.

Since then, every night, the sound of trumpets and ping-pong construction accompanied the soldiers inside and outside the city walls to sleep.

Unconsciously, half a month passed, and the soldiers inside and outside the city were accustomed to falling asleep at night listening to the sound of construction and the sound of horns. Day by day, siege towers were built one by one, evenly arranged outside the city walls. For the sake of safety, the built siege towers were not placed in front of the battle, but pushed behind the formation of the army. This came as a surprise to the Mavens, who would not open the gates of the city to attack the enemy outside the city, according to Yarman's tactics.

On the night of the sixteenth day, the day set by Jorah Mormont and Aquaman for the destruction of the city arrived, and the impregnable city of Meereen was taken, and it was tonight.