Time is approaching dusk, and the sky is gradually getting dark.
At the pier at night, except for the arrival or departure of merchant ships from time to time, there are no merchant ships loading and unloading cargo.
These need to wait until the next day.
After all, productivity in this era is very low. There is no electric light that can illuminate the entire dock as if it were daytime. If you want to work at night, you can only light a torch.
However such things are not allowed.
The dense temporary warehouses on the wharf, and the thousands of merchant ships on the Reese Niston River are all made of wood.
Once a fire broke out, no noble or business family would dare to say that they could compensate for the heavy losses caused.
On the three-mile-long pier, the middle mile is where the Lionheart City Navy Barracks is located.
On the east and west sides of the navy barracks, one mile each, is the wharf for merchant ships to dock for loading and unloading.
The defense of the entire "concave" dock area in Lionheart City is in charge of the navy barracks.
There are 2,000 permanent troops stationed in the navy barracks, all of whom are from the four top nobles in the South County.
Only the safety of the pier can ensure the long-term prosperity of Lionheart City, so these sailors can be considered elite.
Of course, it is only relative to the water bandits. After all, their main duty is to drive and exterminate the water bandits.
In most cases, it is to drive them away. The water bandits are not slippery, and it is very troublesome to eliminate them.
Every week, the water army barracks will sweep along the upstream and downstream to drive away the raging water bandits.
At the same time, soldiers will be sent to the piers on both sides of the barracks every day for garrison and inspection.
It's just that, for more than ten years, it has been stable and abnormal.
The patrolling and garrisoned soldiers, at best, only resolved and suppressed some commercial disputes, or warned Kong to threaten the overly unscrupulous wharf gangs, and there was no regular battle.
Therefore, the navy soldiers who are still stationed in the special sentry towers on both sides of the navy barracks at night are just passing the time.
Because there is nothing to do at night.
Tonight, it happened to be a new moon, the curved crescent, exuding a dim light, the sky and the earth were dim and hazy, and it was completely dark 20 meters away, and nothing could be seen.
In a tributary near the Lionheart City of the Reese Niston River, Bestur put the thumb and index finger of his right hand in his mouth, blew vigorously and stopped, and repeated this five times, making a sound similar to the cooing of a night owl. whistle.
The entire fleet, thirty or three rows of warships, and one hundred and twenty galleys, turned into a moving shadow under the dark night, approaching the Reese Niston River, and finally entered the Res Nisston River, Then move towards Lionheart City in the east.
At the same time, in Lionheart City, near the southern city wall, there is a slum area near the southern city gate with a horizontal bar in the middle of the "concave" shaped city wall.
The proximity of the ghetto to the docks is unmistakable. Only by working hard on the docks can they survive.
Some tall and strong figures got out of the dilapidated houses in the slums one after another, and slowly gathered together at the place they had agreed on long ago.
This time was the time that Bestur had agreed with them.
When gathered together, the number was just fifty.
They are all Sarion Lion Knights, and they are fully equipped except for their horses and heavy four-meter-long knight spears.
Wearing a huge helmet decorated with sarion feathers on his head, and a linen robe on his body, he wears the peak armor of the cold weapon era—full-covered plate armor, with a lion kite shield of Garder Hoon on his back, and a silver sword and nail head held in both hands at his waist Hammer two weapons.
Even without horses and spears, they are the most powerful soldiers of the peak level. The strength of a single body is comparable to the terrifying existence of the world's most peak knights. Gathering fifty people together is to attack an elite phalanx of thousands of infantry with the bodies of infantry , can also win big.
Talent: ①Lion physique: They have special powers, which can increase their physical fitness by 250%. ②Honor and Faith: In the melee, you will fight fiercely like a lion, and your physical fitness will increase by 50%-300% over time. ③Fighting in blood: During the battle, you can plunder the enemy's energy and spirit to replenish your body and prolong the fighting time.
This is a group of guys who are naturally suitable for the battlefield. The army that fights against them on the battlefield will fall into a terrible nightmare.
They can neatly appear in the slums of Lion Heart City, thanks to Lion Heart City, which is the largest trading city in the Principality of Lions.
The daily flow of people and cargo throughput is huge.
You only need to threaten one or two caravans that often enter and exit Lionheart City, hide armor, helmets, shields, and weapons among the thick cargo, and pretend to be caravan guards, and they can easily sneak into Lionheart City. city.
Such a caravan is not only very familiar with the inspecting soldiers, but also the tribute that should be given has definitely been in place long ago. The goods transported are similar every time. It's all about putting on airs, and getting things done hastily.
It was impossible to discover, hidden among the cargo, the armor, helmets, shields and weapons of the Sarion Lion Riders.
As for the Sarion Lion Knights who were acting as guards, they didn't even look directly at them.
What they are dealing with is the leader of the caravan. As for the guards, they are qualified to let the oily gate of the most prosperous city in the Lion Principality inspect the soldiers. Wasting time to observe them carefully
Although Lionheart City is adjacent to the Reese Niston River, there is a south bank defense line in the south to prevent the invasion of the Yinpan Kingdom from the north.
In the north, there is a city called Lion Castle, and the ruler of the Principality of Lion, Cameron the Lion, has his foundation in Lion Castle, and no one dares to violate it.
Lion City itself is also garrisoned by tens of thousands of elite troops from the four top nobles of Nanjun, and the city has high walls and thick walls.
Does anyone really dare to play the idea of Lion Heart City
Therefore, Lionheart City's investigation was really lax.
Lion Heart City, more than twenty miles long and wide, is the largest city in the Principality of Lions.
On the east, south, west, and north walls, there is a city gate each, and each city gate is guarded by a family private soldier sent by a top noble from the Southern County leader.
Each city gate is extremely spacious, more than 20 meters long.
Lionheart City was originally built according to the standards of a trading city, and the wide gates are conducive to the entry and exit of horse-drawn carriages.
Above the city gate, there are city towers and arrow towers, which can guard more than two hundred soldiers at the same time.
On the walls on both sides of the city tower, there are also wide passageways, where troops can be sent to defend from a high position.
Even though Lionheart City is a trading city, if someone dares to attack the city, they will definitely suffer heavy losses under the strong and tall city walls.
However, in normal times, the private armies of the four great nobles in Nanjun only sent two hundred soldiers to garrison the towers and arrow towers.
That's enough.
(end of this chapter)