Chapter 221 Taking Meereen

The soldiers did not recognize the head in the box. However, they knew clearly that the wise lords had been cheering them up from time to time during this period, and the reinforcements they mentioned were the Golden Group.

From what the rider said when he brought the box just now, it is not difficult to guess that Meereen has lost this reinforcement, and the owner of the head in the box is self-evident.

The box containing the head was quickly sent to the pyramid. After seeing what was in the box, all the wise lords felt a strong sense of uneasiness in their hearts.

They realized that the dragon and the army that had been lying outside the city for more than a month might soon attack the city.

In fact, it was not only the wise lords who realized this, and the slave soldiers were not fools either.

On the day the box was received, five deserters appeared.

These deserters took advantage of the opportunity of being on duty to quietly take out the ropes they had prepared in advance and slipped out of Meereen along the ropes from the city wall.

When the wise lords learned about it, they were very angry.

They used whipping in time on the slave soldiers who did not find any signs of deserters nearby. Not only that, they even executed three officers in a row, hoping to deter others.

But no matter how they handled it, this incident was like a fuse, quickly igniting the panic in the hearts of the defenders.

By the next day, nearly a hundred deserters appeared one after another.

There were also rumors that several mercenary groups in the city secretly sent people to meet Gavin outside the city, as if they were seeking a way out for themselves.

The panic of the defenders was like a huge barrel of explosives, suppressed and accumulated, and finally ignited completely on the night of the next day.

The dragon was like a demon in the dark, using the cover of the night to quietly descend from the sky, and then the dragon flames gushed out, and the hot flames instantly enveloped the three dragon hunting crossbows on the city wall.

The dragon hunting crossbow made a crackling sound under the burning of the dragon flames, and was soon reduced to ashes. Before the bell of the attack rang, the dragon disappeared into the night at a very fast speed, leaving only a night sky illuminated by flames and a city wall filled with the smell of burning.

Then, the dragon launched rounds of attacks.

It was like a cunning and deterrent ghost, never lingering in battle, and not caring about the results of each attack.

Whether it was the soldiers on duty, the powerful dragon hunting crossbow, the towering watchtower, or the temporarily empty city walls, every time it flew over, it only sprayed dragon flames once and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Wherever the dragon flames went, there was a sea of ​​fire and chaos.

The defenders became more and more nervous, and everyone was like a frightened bird. Their nerves were so tense that some people would immediately flee from the city wall as if they were being chased by a demon as soon as they heard the slight movement of wings flapping in the sky.

The dragon's attack continued all night, until the dawn, when a ray of morning light broke through the darkness, and the dragon stopped attacking.

The officers began to simply count the number of people, and the result of this count shocked everyone.

Half of the slave soldiers were missing. The officers understood that no matter how powerful the dragon was, it was impossible to burn so many people to death overnight.

The whereabouts of the disappeared soldiers were naturally self-evident. All the soldiers saw the officers counting the number of people.

The gradually solemn faces and the increasing number of vacancies were like heavy hammers, hitting everyone's heart.

The wise lords who learned the news immediately held a meeting. Surrender seemed to be the only feasible way before them now. However, some wise lords still firmly opposed it. They proposed to set the city on fire and die together with Gavin's army.

Although these wise lords were few in number, they were far more imposing than the surrender faction. After arguing for a while, the two sides still voted to get the final result of surrender. However, at this moment, Gavin had already begun to attack the city.

After the sun rose completely in the sky, Gavin's army launched the first siege since the siege of Meereen.

Gavin rode a snow-white horse, and the white mane fluttered gently in the breeze.

He quietly stared at the towering walls of Meereen, thinking about how long the battle would last. Considering that Chiying was tired all night, Gavin did not intend to let it participate in the siege today.

He raised his arm and swung it hard, and the row of catapults behind him began to start.

Huge stones were thrown high by the mechanical device, drawing sharp arcs in the air, and then they hit the wall with a whistling wind.

Every time the stone hit the wall, it caused a strong vibration. The wall was like a giant trembling in pain, shaking slightly.

The dull and heavy sound of the collision echoed in the air again and again, as if the god of death was ruthlessly ringing the death knell for Meereen.

Then, one siege vehicle after another was slowly pushed forward. The siege vehicles were huge, and their huge wooden bodies rolled over the ground, making a low rumbling sound.

They were like clumsy beasts with endless power, slowly approaching the city wall, and the thick wooden wheels of the siege vehicles left deep ruts on the ground.

The defenders on the city wall were in extreme fatigue and panic at this time. The sudden attack of the dragon last night had completely frightened them, and they were in a state of high tension all night without a moment of rest.

At this moment, their eyes were bloodshot, full of fear and confusion. Although their bodies were still barely standing on the city wall, the weapons in their hands were loose, as if they were holding weightless straws instead of life-saving weapons, as if they would fall at any time.

As the siege vehicles gradually approached the city wall, the counterattack on the city wall seemed extremely tired.

Occasionally, a few crossbows were shot out, and the few resistances could not stop their progress at all.

Not long after, most of the siege vehicles successfully approached the city wall.

As the baffles at the front of the siege vehicles were slowly lowered, the Unsullied Legion quickly surged onto the city wall like a black tide.

The counterattack of the defenders seemed weak, and they were suppressed by the Unsullied without any ability to fight back, and the city wall was constantly lost.

Groups of defenders began to lay down their weapons and surrender, while a small number of loyal followers of the wise lord chose to retreat from the city wall and continue fighting in the intricate streets and alleys. However, their struggle was in vain. The army that followed was like a raging torrent, quickly drowning them.

When the sun rose to its highest point, the battle was completely over. Gavin successfully captured Meereen. Jalal had even cleared out the largest pyramid in Meereen and carefully prepared lunch.