Chapter 270 Siege War

In the dock area of ​​Askatra City, a young man and woman were saying goodbye.

The young man was handsome, with a look of reluctance on his face, but he resolutely said: "Get on the boat quickly..."

He paused, lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry, Liz, I'm so sorry."

"Would you please come with me?"

The girl cried and said, "You clearly said that going to the Underdark is the only way out, why do you want to stay?"

"sorry……"

The young man murmured, and his eyes gradually turned red. He couldn't bear to look at the girl, for fear that seeing her sad and crying would change his mind, and boarded the last ship to Fish-Man Island with her.

"I am the representative of the dock workers. I...can't leave them behind." The man sighed: "They refuse to leave, and I can't leave either."

This couple met dockworker Jack and aristocratic lady Liz in the theater on the premiere day of "Titanic".

The two got to know each other and fell in love because of "Titanic".

Liz broke with her family because of this. She followed Rose's example and boldly escaped from the prison-like home. The family had already left the city of Ascaltra before the uprising, but she stayed.

The situation in Amn is deteriorating day by day. The smart and knowledgeable Jack concludes that the city of Askatra will soon fall, and insists that Liz take a boat to the Dark Territory, but he must stay in the city and participate in the battle to defend the city.

Motivated by Jack, most dockworkers followed his advice and headed to the Underdark.

But some dockworkers would rather die in the city of Ascaltra than leave their hometown. In their words: "Working and living in a place where you can't see the sea, Amn men will go crazy with depression!"

Jack is in a dilemma. He knows how much sacrifice Liz has made for him, losing her status as a noble lady, her luxurious life, and even breaking up with her family. Her father publicly declared that he had no such daughter.

Jack had secretly vowed to do his best to let this beautiful and intelligent girl live a happier life than a noble lady.

However, in addition to love and family, men also have responsibilities that they cannot shirk.

The dockworker brothers regarded him as their leader and participated in the uprising under his command. Jack was unwilling to abandon them and watch them die.

"Jack, come on board with me."

Liz grabbed Jack's arm tightly and refused to let go, as if if she let go, Jack would fall off the cliff: "Without you by my side, what's the point of going to the Dark Territory? It's better to fight with you till the end." Last minute..."

Jack held Liz's hand and broke it open: "For the sake of our children, please try to live. The path Mr. Bredlow guided us will not be wrong. I may not be able to see the free country he described. Our children can See, I can live in such a country. I'm sorry..."

Jack turned around resolutely, leaving behind his pregnant wife who was kneeling down and crying, and strode away.

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After the gray dwarf guerrillas' night attack sniper tactics were cracked by the Archmage, they stopped harassing them. The knights' advance speed greatly increased, and they soon arrived at the city of Asakala.

The capital of Amn, the city of Ashtra, has a towering city wall. The militiamen climbed onto the city wall, mounted their Miner rifles on the battlements, and aimed at the troops outside the city.

Jack held his lever rifle and frowned.

The enemy troops were well-trained elite knights, lined up in a neat formation outside the city, and priests in gorgeous robes prayed in front of the battle formation to bless the soldiers with divine magic.

The enemy learned their lesson, and the soldiers were equipped with metal tower shields. The mages did not blindly expose themselves. Each mage was surrounded by four shield-wielding warriors to block bullets for him.

Unlike the orderly knights, the militiamen who defended the city were like a piece of scattered sand. Even the leaders of the uprising and the members of the new six-person council had blank expressions in their eyes.

The citizens did not know how to fight, and their morale was declining after the uprising. There were only more than 3,000 people on the city wall, and 600 rifles were distributed. Many of the city defenders only received magic crystal bombs.

As for the enemies, the elites of the six knights came out, and Baldur's Gate and Tethyr also sent troops to help. The enemy troops under the city seemed to be scattered all over the mountains and plains. A rough estimate was that they were at least 50,000.

Jack knew very well that there was no chance of winning this battle, but someone had to stand up and someone had to fight to the last minute for this revolution.

If Askatra City does not fall for one day, it will attract the enemy for one day. If it is delayed for one more day, those who leave by sea will have a greater chance of reaching Fish-Man Island safely.

He stayed, on the one hand to take responsibility and lead the battle of the dock workers who decided to stay, and on the other hand to cover the fleet evacuating Amn.

One of the war rituals in Faerûn is that the generals of both sides meet in front of the battle before the war begins. If it is a siege, the attacking side will send envoys outside the city to persuade them to surrender.

However, the coalition forces of the Knights did not follow this etiquette. There was no messenger to persuade them to surrender, and there was no formal declaration of war. The mages of the Knights of Mysterious Fire approached the city wall under the cover of shield-bearing soldiers.

As soon as the militiamen with no combat experience saw the enemy approaching, they started shooting randomly. However, the large metal tower shield that was specially reinforced and thickened effectively blocked the projectiles. The panicked militiamen tried their best to throw magic crystal bombs, but the bombing distance was limited. It could not hit the approaching shield-bearing soldiers from a hundred and fifty yards away.

The mage hiding behind the steel shield slowly entered the 800-yard casting distance. The bullets fired from the city wall were blocked by the shield, and the bombs thrown were not far enough.

After the long spell was recited, the space in the sky suddenly distorted, and huge burning meteorites were summoned from the star realm, dragging their burning tail flames and slamming into the city wall.

Nine-ring magic comet!

For mages who are serious about it, it is really not difficult to conquer a city. To the mages who control the power of destroying heaven and earth, the towering city walls are no different than castles made of sand.

The meteorite hit the city wall, and the violent explosion flames swept past, tearing the dozen or so people defending the city into pieces and burning them to ashes.

Just one round of magic from the high-level mage of the Knights of Mysterious Fire destroyed a large section of the solid wall of Ascaltra City, and the gate towers were burning.

The seemingly solid city wall was also full of cracks, and a large section of the city wall that was hit by meteorites collapsed.

Jack was blown away by the huge air wave and fell from the city wall. He landed on the roof of the Crooked Crane Hotel in the city gate area, smashed through the disrepaired beams, fell into the hotel, and landed on the straw pile. A simple bed set up.

"The resistance is much weaker than expected."

General Flame Fist pulled out his long sword and made a false slash: "The mage has broken down the enemy's resistance. Knights, start attacking the city!"