Chapter 0929 - The Griffin Night Attack
Halberd City.
Count Elion, dressed as Will, communicated with Prince Dorou and determined that Prince Dorou could not understand the difference between 'feudal aristocracy' and 'bourgeoisie', which was not to blame Prince Dorou, this was an epoch-making collision of civilization levels, and every social change and progress was accompanied by the life of the elite class and blood stains.
History has a glorious name: Revolution.
Will wants to make a change, and Dorne is his testing ground.
Prince Michiro is a good man, but the progress of history does not distinguish between good people and bad people. In the transformation of society, a single life may be as small as dust, or as bright as a torch, and everything depends on whether it conforms to the general trend.
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The first to cause a stir was Shadow City.
The people of Shadow City were shocked by a cry that pierced the heavens and the earth, and all the livestock in the city: pigs, cows, sheep, and sand horses trembled.
People are also afraid.
Most of the people thought it was the dragon comingβthey instinctively thought it was the dragon.
Besides dragons, what other flying beast can make such a terrifying sound from the sky.
No one from the freedmen or the commoners had ever heard a dragon moan, nor had anyone ever seen a griffon.
The power of the cry was so terrifying that the people instinctively thought that there could be no other animal other than the dragon that could make such a loud and terrifying sound.
Then a second sound came from high in the sky.
This sound pierced through the golden cracked stones, as bright as the hottest sun's rays. The power of the sound was so fierce that everyone trembled and was frightened, and all the livestock in the people's house, from pigs and sheep to chickens and ducks, all fell to the ground, not daring to move, fear came from the depths of their hearts, and the sand horse was the toughest animal, and none of them could stand, all of them lay on the ground, and let people whip and reprimand, but they did not dare to move.
The griffin's favorite animal to eat is horses.
Shama's fear of griffons is even greater. They are small in size, and the fear of being threatened by natural predators is like the waves of the sea, which instantly overwhelm them.
People looked up in horror, from soldiers to civilians, from commoners to nobles, everyone in Shadow City was the first to suffer, and the fear of griffons from the animals was contagious to those who were already terrified.
In the blue sky, inside the white clouds, two black dots slowly appeared, and the black dots quickly became larger, and soon they were as big as crows, and they changed from crows to eagles. In the blink of an eye, as big as a pony, its brilliantly colored feathers reflected in the sun, and for another moment, as big as a lion, then as big as a lion, and then as fierce as a head and glittering eyes, and long claws as sharp as daggers, and a tail like a lion, with a griffin head and a lion's body, and a lion's tail, more majestic than several cows combined.
Two griffons, like giant beasts of the wilderness, soared into the sky above the Shadow City. People are holding their breath and are suffocated, is this a dragon? Or is it some other flying beast? Only some people who have read books about dragons and seen paintings of real dragons will know that it is not a dragon that is flying.
There are very few civilians who know that Will who invaded Dorne has two griffins, this is a society with closed information, only nobles have heard of Will's griffons, according to intelligence information combined with the recent political affairs of Yang Halberd City, anyone with a little insight knows that this is the mount of Lord Will invited by Prince Michiro - Griffon.
The griffon's might was terrifying, and it was the first time these people had seen it.
The griffon did not aim his voice at the Halberd City, but at the Shadow City, and the first voice was no more than the griffon's cry.
The two griffons circled back and forth, crying in the sky, and the livestock and sand horses of the entire Shadow City froze on the ground, and the chickens, ducks, and geese were the first to die, followed by pigs, cows, and sheep. The griffons kept crowing, the sandhorses fainted one by one, foaming at the mouth, and some of the foals were already whimpering.
Some of the timid adults and children are unwell, and some of them are already sick and on the verge of death.
The nobles summoned the knights and soldiers, and the soldiers of the triple gate reacted one after another, pointing their bows and arrows at the sky, however, none of them were confident that they would be able to shoot their bows and arrows that far. And the hideous fear of the griffin is seen by everyone.
The two griffons flew within distance of their bows and arrows to the Halberd City, and the sound waves of their voices spread round and round. The first to bear it was the stable's sandhorses, until all the sandhorses fainted, the smaller foals and the sick and injured horses all died on the spot, and the griffons eventually flew away and disappeared into the sky.
The griffon had been gone for a long time, and the sturdy sand horses lying on the ground were motionless and devastated. Most horses will never return to their best condition, and many will languishe.
Prince Michiro had been in poor health due to his leg disease, and the griffon's cry still hit him, and he was able to survive this hurdle thanks to Captain Alio Hota's timely ear plugging, and he was not 'stunned' by the griffin's voice.
After the griffons left, Shadow City and Halberd City were in shambles, and some children and sick people died from the sound attack, and the death of livestock was even worse.
Prince Michiro sat in a daze in the house in the sand boat castle for an unknown amount of time, and his heart was cold.
Will promised him to come to the peace talks today, and how to come, that is, to come on a griffin. The griffons did come, two griffons, Blaze and Aquamarine, but they didn't come to make peace, they came to demonstrate. The griffon's voice attacked people and all livestock, causing panic in Shadow City and Halberd City.
Will himself, on the other hand, did not show up at all.
This caused the hopeful Prince Michiro's heart to collapse all kinds of plans.
It's so uncomfortable to be teased. Prince Dorou did so much to prepare for the peace talks that even Princess Alyne and Prince Oberon were thrown into prison, and Will sent only two griffons to demonstrate.
Such demonstrations were not a prelude to peace talks. Will doesn't appear on the griffon's back.
Prince Michiro's hopes were completely dashed.
He had hoped to marry Princess Arrene to Will, but now he is a laughing stock. Princess Aleen was not willing to marry like this, and the other party obviously had no such intentions.
Prince Dorou was willing to surrender and negotiate peacefully, and Will's reply was confirmed, and it was agreed that this time would come today, but the griffon came, and Will did not come.
Will did not come, which was the heaviest blow to Prince Michiro's political advocacy of peace, which was tantamount to humiliating Michiro. And Prince Michiro threw all the nobles, knights, centurions, and lords' guards of the main battle faction into the dungeon.
Until the sun went down and the night was as cold as water, Prince Michiro didn't move.
There was little anger in his heart, more sadness. Not for himself, but for Dorne. Will did not accept Prince Dorou's so-called peace talks, he only agreed to the prince's proposal and promised. This kind of playful promise is extremely contemptuous in itself.
Prince Doro grieves for the people of Dorne, the nobles, and the Martell family.
The enemy they encountered this time was different from all previous enemies, more difficult, more insidious, and more treacherous. What particularly disturbed Prince Michiro was that Will's every step now seemed to have been carefully choreographed, and every step of the way had struck the Dornes to the ground. Prince Michiro himself was no exception, and he strongly felt that Will had calculated every step in advance.
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Chapter 0299-2 Griffin Night Attack
The dungeon is lit with torches.
A group of guards entered, and first came to Prince Oberon's prison, the door opened, and Alio Hota and Prince Dorou's bachelor came to greet Prince Oberon.
The red viper came out, and his brother Michiro was waiting for him at the gate of the dungeon.
After only a few days of not seeing him, the red viper suddenly realized that his brother had lost too much weight and his hair had turned grayish.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" said the Red Viper in surprise.
Prince Daolang looked at his younger brother, and he had to admit that his 'peace' had failed: "Oberon!" Prince Daolang said, a look of difficulty flashed in his eyes, "It's a war!"
The red viper was stunned for a heartbeat: "Brother, are you sure to go to war?"
"Go to war and inflict a devastating blow on the enemy. β
"Okay, I'll leave the war to me. The red viper said with great joy.
Needless to say, my brother's peace talks suffered a miserable failure.
Prince Michiro said: " Oberon, at present the enemy's savage army has entered Dorne, there is an army of 20,000 people coming out of the bone road, including giants and cannibals, their target is Thor, the city of Thor is currently only defended by 2,000 men, they can't hold out for long, from the Prince's Pass is also an army of 20,000 people, their target is Bremont City, Andrei's 2,000 troops have also entered Bremont City, to the south of the sea, is the enemy's powerful navy, threatening all the coastal cities in the south, Oberon, what is your tactic?"
Oberon opened his mouth to come, and he was a wise man for war: "Brother, Arian's army remains on the Salt Coast, which can counter the enemy's navy ashore, gather the major vassals of the coastal cities, and order them to return with their guards and troops, and Arian's army can support the defense of the major coastal cities at any time. β
Prince Michiro was noncommittal.
The Red Viper continued: "The city of Bremont has a moat, and it can hold out for a long time, and the 10,000 troops I left on the western desert side are the Chinese army, and then I can gather the people from the west to enlist, and I can get nearly 20,000 people, and I can relieve the siege of Bremont." β
Michiro was still noncommittal, his face expressionless.
Oberon knew his brother Michiro, and if he felt that it was not possible, he would say it, and he did not express his position, that is, he had not thought of a better plan than Oberon. β
"Brother, give me the army of Shadow City and Yang Halberd City, and also give me the right to recruit troops in the whole territory, and I will lead the army to destroy the enemy army that threatens Thor. β
Prince Daolang was silent for a long time, and then nodded: "Okay, I now give you the highest military authority in the whole territory, and you have the discretion to appoint and dismiss officers, conscription, and any military operations that attack." β
This was already the highest level of authority, and Oberon was given the highest command discretion in military operations and conscription.
Michiro was first-class in politics, while Oberon was better at war than him.
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Oberon opened the door of Aerynn's prison and released Aeryn first: "The war has begun!" Oberon only said this, and Aeryn was overjoyed.
"You go to the Salt Coast City quickly, and be responsible for the security of the coastal cities in the south, if the enemy's navy does not go ashore, do not go to the sea to pursue, hold the Salt Coast, and send orders to the coastal cities to raise troops to defend the city. β
"Yes, Your Majesty. Ariane went at once.
Oberon released Ellaria, eight Shad, then Earl Elion, Dark Star Geralt Dane, Starfall Adric Dayne, and a number of noble generals.
Everyone came to the dungeon together.
In the open space outside the dungeon, Oberon made a brief announcement to the generals that the war would begin, and the generals were overjoyed and ready to fight the enemy to the death.
Oberon said, "Count Geralt Dayne, get on your knees. β
Geralt Dane knelt.
Oberon drew his sword and put it on Geralt's shoulder, and the bachelor chanted the oath aloud next to him, Geralt followed the oath, and after the oath was over, Oberon's longsword clicked on Geralt's shoulder, and loudly announced that Count Geralt Dayne had become a marquis, and he rewarded the city of Bremont to the Marquis of Geralt, and ordered Geralt Dayne to be the commander-in-chief of the west, and quickly return to Gaoyin City to raise troops, and control all the troops in the west, including the more than 10,000 troops left by Prince Oberon.
Geralt Dane took the order.
Soldiers are fast.
Inside the dungeon, at the gates of the dungeon, Princess Aleon and Marquis Geralt Dayne were ordered to go, one in charge of the war in the south of Dorne and the other in the west of Dorne.
Oberon ordered Ellaria to lead eight Shad back to the headquarters barracks, and immediately all the troops were raised, leading 5,000 vanguard troops to camp on the right side outside the city of Thor, and not to enter the city.
Ellaria and eight Shad led the guards, gathered 5,000 Dorn horses, and set off for Thor.
Oberon and Count Edric led the central army, and Count Ellion led the rear army, totaling 10,000 horses, to the city of Thor.
The enemy army came in three directions, and Oberon also went to meet the battle in three ways.
That night, Ellalia and the eight Shad's army were camped outside a small town, and the enemy griffons attacked again, hovering and chirping at low altitudes, and swooping down to attack the soldiers' camp, when Elaria and the eight Shad hurriedly ordered the battle, the griffons had already risen and flew away, a tent was attacked, and several soldiers were killed by the griffins, and their claws pierced the soldiers' stomachs, which was terrifying.
Ellaria ordered the archers to be on duty all night and keep watch for the sky all night.
After the griffin attacked the camp of Ellaria, he attacked Oberon's center again, this time the attack was a sneak attack, silently, attacked the stables of the cavalry team of the Oberon army, killing dozens of sand horses, until the bloody atmosphere of the sand horse was too thick to alarm everyone, the sentry's military order shouted loudly, and the two griffons killed the sentry on duty, instantly tearing several people apart, crushing several tents, and in the chaos of the camp, the griffin rose into the air and disappeared into the night.
When Prince Oberon got the report, the horses in the stables that had not been attacked by the griffins were still trembling, and they fell to the ground, not daring to get up.
On the night of the first march, only the rear army led by the Count of Elion was unharmed by griffons.
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ps: This month will be broken 3 times, the Spring Festival, the code word is really inconvenient. [In the meantime] the addition of the reward should be slowed down. I wish you a happy new year, all the best, and a happy family. ()
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