NIP #226 - Chapter 36: Night of Chaos (End)
#226 - Chapter 36: Night of Chaos (End)
The heavily armored soldiers quickly controlled the chaos in the mid-city district, and all the armed personnel responsible for looting were wiped out. Seeing that the situation was not good, these people ran away. Some of them went to join Xaro, while other mercenaries simply disappeared into the alleys and streets of the city.
This is also the drawback of mercenaries: their fighting will is weak. It's okay to fight when the situation is favorable, but once things go wrong, they will collapse immediately.
Xaro naturally received the news. He felt inexplicable about this army that had been hidden all along. But he couldn't free up his hands to clean up the rear at this time, so he could only watch the duck that was about to be caught fly away.
This time, the attitude of the royal family was unexpectedly tough, and they were clearly unwilling to accept such a result. If he hadn't blocked the only entrance and exit to the inner city, the Qarth army would have rushed out and started a massacre. The power of the regular army was beyond his imagination.
Xaro then realized that he had made a mistake in also controlling the city guards of the outer city, and at least controlling the middle city gate. He was just a businessman, not a qualified commander. But his subordinates were just armed leaders of the trade group and had never led so many people. Moreover, the composition of the armed personnel was also quite complex, including trade group guards, mercenaries, city guards, and armed servants.
It was barely possible to restrain these people when they were gathered together. Once these people were scattered again, they could never be recovered. He could only constantly send trustworthy people to find out the situation, and it would be best to contact the other party's leader. As long as they were willing to talk, Xaro was confident that he could win them over.
When Liu Yuan returned to the station under the escort of soldiers, Daenerys hadn't slept all night. When she saw the three young dragons in Liu Yuan's arms, she rushed over with tears of joy, and the young dragons buried their heads in her body and rubbed against her to show their affection.
Liu Yuan put his arm around her waist: "Let's go! The warlock has been dealt with by me. Let's go and see Xaro. I'm quite curious as to how he came up with this stupid idea?"
Sean beckoned for the carriage to be brought over. It was an elephant carriage pulled by two dwarf elephants. On both sides of the carriage were twelve elephant cavalrymen, holding nearly five-meter-long war blades. Liu Yuan took Daenerys's hand and stepped onto the elephant carriage. Hector and several other magnates respectfully bowed. They now understood that money was not omnipotent, and true power still came from strength. None of them dared to mention what happened to their family property.
The soldiers in front were neatly lined up, heading towards the Gate of the Gods in a mighty manner. At this time, the Radiant Square outside the Gate of the Gods and the surrounding buildings had been occupied by Xaro.
"Ka kacha kacha~!" With a muffled footstep, an army pressed over like a black wall, and the spears shone with a cold light. The armed personnel in that direction were forced to retreat. Xaro quickly put the best mid-city defense army on top to barely prevent the chaos from expanding.
More and more black-armored soldiers appeared, and soon there were three or four thousand people, occupying a quarter of the Radiant Square. They confronted Xaro's people, and the spears were almost touching the shields.
Xaro came to the forefront under the protection of his subordinates. He had people shout loudly: "I am Xaro Xhoan Daxos, the head of the Thirteen and also the governor of Qarth, Xaro. No matter where you come from, I hope you can accept my friendship. As long as you can remain neutral, you can reap a large amount of wealth. If you can help me take the inner city, the reward I can pay will definitely satisfy you!"
"Hua hua hua~!" With bursts of metal friction, the heavily armored soldiers turned their bodies, a team of elephant cavalry cleared the way, and then a gorgeous elephant carriage slowly appeared. Under the gorgeous golden dome of the elephant carriage, Liu Yuan hugged Daenerys, and three young dragons played around them.
This scene made Xaro's pupils shrink, and something bad was about to happen. He knew Liu Yuan, the leader of the number one mercenary group on the mainland. He had robbed Daenerys in front of him before. Considering the power of the Sun and Moon Mercenary Group, Xaro endured it.
He didn't expect the other party's strength to be stronger than he had imagined, and he had transported an army of this size to his front without anyone knowing. Now that the three young dragons had returned to the other party's hands, his warlock allies were probably in danger.
He said with an ugly face: "Lord Galon, what do you mean by this? The Sun and Moon Mercenary Group has already accepted my employment. Now your soldiers are attacking my people. This is a violation of the spirit of the contract."
Liu Yuan spread his hands: "I'm sorry, Master Xaro. The Qarth branch accepted your employment. The 226 mercenaries belonging to this place have accepted your employment and have been sent to protect the merchant ships. They should be near Slaver's Bay by now! These soldiers are from the Northern Legion of the Shivering Sea and are not within the contract relationship. You sent someone to my station to kill my guest's subordinates and also robbed her dragons. Shouldn't we settle this account too?"
Daenerys also said: "Xaro, you cooperated with the warlock, robbed my dragon, and killed my subordinates. Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Xaro: "Khaleesi, I'm sorry for deceiving you. It was all the warlock who forced me. You should know. If I disagree, those assassin clones of his will attack me. I still have dreams that I haven't completed, and I can't die."
Daenerys shouted sharply: "So you chose to betray me and slaughter my subordinates!"
Xaro: "I will compensate you. As long as I become the King of Qarth, I can gather the power of the entire Qarth to help you restore your country."
Liu Yuan spoke: "Kill you! All of this will be ours. 13, sentences. Still alive. Have already defected to us. The royal family in the city. Will also support Dany's career. The most important thing is that you dare to attack my main force. If I don't retaliate, where will I put the face of my Sun and Moon Mercenary Group?"
Xaro said sternly: "But I have twice as many people as you. Do you really want to fight to the death?" Xaro still had nearly eight thousand people. He didn't understand fighting, but he understood arithmetic! Liu Yuan had more than five thousand people, plus the royal army in the inner city also had more than six thousand people. If the Qarth army in the city took the opportunity to rush out, it would be all over.
Liu Yuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, waved his hand and ordered: "Attack! No one who surrenders will be killed, remember to capture that fat black man alive for me!"
"Hu~ha!" Upon receiving the order, the black armored army stepped forward heavily and thrust their spears forward. The people on the opposite side didn't expect them to fight as soon as they said so, and a large area fell unprepared.
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Xaro had no choice but to retreat. His subordinates did not have such a strong degree of organization. Those mercenaries and armed servants were a little chaotic. They did not intend to risk their lives for Xaro and were preparing to take the opportunity to escape.
The Gate of the Gods opened wide, and large numbers of troops poured out. The armored camel cavalry took the lead, and the leading general was very experienced. He led his army diagonally to the flank and tore open the line of armed servants. The soldiers wearing black feather helmets broke into the torn formation. The obstacles set up by Xaro not only blocked the support of other friendly forces, but also blocked the way for his own people to escape.
"What the hell kind of battle is this! I'm not doing it anymore! Brothers, those who want to live, rush out with me!" Finally, a mercenary couldn't bear it anymore and encouraged the people around him to escape with him.
Emotions are easily infected on the battlefield, especially in this unfavorable situation of being attacked from both sides. The army pieced together by Xaro finally collapsed. Some fled in all directions, and some knelt down and surrendered.