Chapter 167 Deceiving Meereen
Lei Bao, who was receiving prisoners, suddenly heard West shouting.
"I am the leader of the Golden Company, and I want to buy my freedom!"
"Quiet down, what are you shouting for! Can't you see I'm busy here? Hey you, gag him."
Annoyed by the noise, Lei Bao had his mouth gagged to stop him from shouting.
After taking stock, it was found that the Golden Regiment had lost 40% of its men in the previous battle, leaving only 2,000 out of 5,000, and more than 600 of them were wounded.
"Take them all back and keep a close watch on them. Don't let them escape. We'll deal with them after we take Meereen City."
West, who was in the crowd, almost burst into tears when he heard Lei Bao's words.
It's over! The Golden Company's reputation is completely ruined.
West, who became the leader of the Golden Company, was no fool. He knew that the enemy's ambush here was not for a simple purpose; they wanted to impersonate the Golden Company and seize the city directly.
If they weren't going to seize the city, why would they only send a small team of a hundred men to take them away?
On his way away, West turned his head and saw that, sure enough, the other side had started to change into the Golden Company's armor and even put on their banner.
"Waaaaah~ Waaaah~"
With a rag stuffed in his mouth, the squad members who led them away couldn't hear what West was saying at all, and could only warn him to behave.
What West really wanted to say was, "I'll take you there. I know the way, and I can even help you trick your way through the city gates."
Since the Golden Company was destroyed anyway, West wanted to find a way out for himself. Before coming, he had inquired and learned that the emerging power of Dragon City was very strong and had only taken one day to break through Abyss City.
If Meereen hadn't asked for such a high price, I wouldn't have taken such a big risk to bring the Golden Company to help Meereen.
I've lost out! I've suffered a huge loss this time!
West, who kept looking back, was eventually taken away by the hundred-man squad.
After changing his clothes, Lei Bao led his light cavalry to Hao Yun.
"Lord of the city, we are ready and can set off to seize the city at any time."
"What are you going to do with the elephant cavalry?"
"Let's set off together. I just interrogated a Golden Company elephant cavalryman and obtained a simple method for controlling them."
Of the five hundred white elephants, four hundred and ninety-four remained after the chaos. Six of them had injured their legs and were unable to move because they had run around.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Set off under the moonlight, and remember to send a signal once you arrive in Meereen."
The troops set off again, with Lei Bao leading five thousand light cavalrymen in new uniforms, heading towards Meereen City.
As for the nobleman who led the way in Meereen, he died in the chaos of battle. Once we arrive in Meereen, Lei Bao will have to act according to the situation.
However, Lei Bao was clearly overthinking things. When he arrived in Meereen, the soldiers guarding the city gate only asked him a few simple questions: Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing in Meereen?
Upon learning that it was the Golden Legion, the gate guards immediately sent someone to inform the nobles in the city and opened the city gates to let them pass.
Lei Bao never expected that it would be so easy to trick his way into opening the city gate; he easily slipped into the city.
"Send a signal."
Lei Bao gripped the hilt of his sword and slashed the approaching gatekeeper to death.
"Move! Seize the city gates immediately!"
At a command, a small squad of five thousand light cavalrymen climbed the city wall and took control of it, while the rest guarded the street entrances, killing one by one, or two by two.
Hao Yun, who was hanging far behind, saw the red signal flare in the sky above Milin City and shouted loudly without saying a word.
"Attack! Charge!"
Hao Yun took the lead, riding Moonlight and leaving the heavy cavalry behind, arriving at the city gate of Meereen first.
At this moment, shouts of battle erupted at the city gate. The slave owners, who had just learned of the Golden Legion's arrival and had come to greet them, were terrified by the other side's actions and didn't know what to do.
Upon receiving the same notification, Sai Li rushed over and, seeing that the city gates had fallen, loudly berated these fools.
"What are you all looking at? Hurry up and concentrate your troops to send over here! If we wait for enemy reinforcements to arrive, Meereen will be completely lost!"
The slave owners then came to their senses and frantically ordered their servants to inform the soldiers to come to the north gate to defend against the enemy.
"Awoo~"
As Moonlight charged through the city gate, it let out a wolf howl, and the five wolf cubs following behind quickly joined the battle.
In five months, the five wolf cubs that followed Hao Yun grew into giant wolves with a body length of two meters, but they were still much smaller than Moonlight.
However, they still hold an absolute advantage when facing ordinary people.
After the five wolf cubs joined the battle, they quickly charged into the enemy camp, causing a bloodbath behind enemy lines. Even when surrounded, they didn't care.
Because spears and swords are like tickling them.
Moonlight, which hadn't participated in a battle for a long time, was also getting restless at this moment. If Hao Yun hadn't been on its body, it probably would have rushed up long ago.
Hao Yun, sensing Moonlight's thoughts, jumped down and stroked the soft fur on Moonlight's neck.
"Go if you want to."
Moonlight nuzzled Hao Yun with its head, then leaped into the battlefield. Its killing speed was far faster than that of the five wolf cubs.
The five wolf cubs were just growing fast; they had never actually experienced real killing before. When they rushed into the battlefield, they relied entirely on their superior physical abilities to fight.
With Moonlight's instruction, the five little wolves quickly adapted to the killing. The six ice wolves were like killing machines on the battlefield, killing their opponents in just a few minutes.
Rumble!
The heavy cavalry finally arrived and charged into the city gate, where Lei Bao and his light cavalry quickly made way.
"kill!"
The heavy cavalry, aided by their powerful horses, launched a small charge that instantly shattered the enemy's defenses.
Many of the slave owners watching from the distant high-rise buildings collapsed to the ground in terror.
"It's over! We've lost."
Those who managed to remain calm were already preparing to go home, pack their belongings, and flee.
Seri sat among them, observing the disgraceful behavior of those around him, without a trace of panic in his eyes. He simply sat down quietly and drank.
He had long known that Milin would be defeated by Longcheng, but he hadn't expected it to be so quick, just like his own defeat, where he was utterly powerless to fight back.
He ignored the people around him as they dispersed and sat alone in the building drinking. Even when his family members called him to leave, he did not go.
The chaos lasted all night, and at noon the next day, Wang Shouren arrived with the Immaculate Ones and 10,000 reserve troops.
In the heart of the city, in a towering palace that seemed to reach into the clouds, Hao Yun sat on a chair made of gold and jewels, looking down at the crowd below.
No wonder everyone wants to be emperor, it feels different. It's just that the chair is a bit cold and not very comfortable to sit on.
"Lord City Lord, according to our investigation, there were 182 robberies, 678 heinous murders, and the rape of 10 women last night..."
The one who spoke was Bell, who had come with the army of the Unsullied. Hao Yun waved his hand to interrupt him before he could finish speaking.
"No need to say more, as is customary, drag all these people to the city center and behead them."
Bell originally disagreed with Hao Yun's indiscriminate killing after seizing the city, but what he saw today changed his mind; these people truly deserved to die.
Chapter 168 Son of the Harpy
The city of Meereen is much larger than the Abyss and Dragon City, and its population is also greater than that of both cities.
The population of Meereen was over five million, but nearly four million of them were slaves.
Hao Yun was very surprised by this. How could these slave owners enjoy their four million slaves so peacefully? Weren't they afraid that the slaves would rebel?
As it turned out, they weren't afraid at all; slave riots were a very common occurrence.
The human-shaped signposts placed on both sides of the road to Meereen are the work of slave owners.
They turned young slaves into living signs, firstly to warn the slaves that their lives were in their hands, and secondly to warn outsiders that Meereen was powerful.
However, all of this has now been shattered by Hao Yun.
Inside the palace, Hao Yun, who had nothing to do, began to bathe the ice wolves. The battle the previous night had left their fur stained with a lot of blood.
Giving them a bath is a huge undertaking. First, Hao Yun needs to use magic to create a large pool of clean water.
Wrap the direwolves in clean water to remove the initial dirt from their bodies.
Discard the dirty water and continue with the previous step: apply shampoo and rub it all over your body.
After washing, use fire magic to dry them.
Hao Yun spent three hours trying to deal with the six dire wolves, but he couldn't manage it. So far, he's only managed to clean Moonlight, Little Three, and Little Four.
After waiting for a long time, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu came close to Hao Yun, their tails wagging like windmills.
"Don't rush, it'll be your turn soon."
Just as Hao Yun was about to give Xiao Wu a bath, Bell rushed in.
Turning his head to look at Bell, Hao Yun asked with a smile.
"Panting heavily, chased by a dog!"
"Lord City, it's terrible! There's trouble in the city!"
After listening to Bell's words, Hao Yun patted Xiao Wu's head and closed his eyes to probe with his divine sense.
In the city center, the Unsullied, who were executing criminals, were surrounded by layers of slaves. If the Unsullied hadn't been armed and in an attack stance, the slaves would probably have already charged at them.
After observation, Hao Yun found the cause of the conflict: the killing of slaves who had caused trouble the previous night had sparked the riot.
Most of the gathered slaves were unaware of what those who had been executed had done the previous night, and the Unsullied did not explain it to them.
"Moonlight, come with me. Bell, you wait here for me."
He flipped himself onto the moonlight and rode out of the palace, flying towards the city center.
"Did everyone see that? The new ruler doesn't value us slaves either, and he's wantonly killing our comrades. The soldiers in front of us are accomplices. Charge with me!"