Baijing Harbor had a permanent population of about 60,000. Including the migrant population, it was the second largest commercial port in the Ilya Kingdom. It was also an important port for the Tulip Alliance to connect to the Southern Continent.
Legend has it that when the port was built, huge snow-white whales would spit out water columns that were dozens of meters high from the sea outside the port for several consecutive days. The residents believed that this was a blessing from the goddess to the city, and thus the port was named after it.
However, whether or not it was a blessing from the Goddess, at least the prosperity of the harbor city was undeniable.
It was the peak season for sailing, so the harbor was busy. There were merchant ships docking, unloading, loading, and going out to sea at all times.
There were well-dressed merchants, dark-skinned sailors, adventurers with dreams, devout clergymen, sweaty stevedores, and all kinds of local residents … The harbor was bustling with people coming and going, and it was very lively.
"Captain Ambrose, isn't this Brigadier General Buller, who is in charge of the harbor's defense, too arrogant? We were ordered to help with the defense. Not only did he not appreciate our help, but he also did not do his job properly.
If the pirates really set their destination here, how is he going to defend against them? The people still don't know anything about this! "
A group of tall and burly Knights in shiny, heavy armor walked out of the harbor's naval outpost. One of them, a young man with a somewhat immature face, was indignant.
The leader of the Knight, who was not wearing a helmet, looked back at the outpost's gate. His powerful strength and firm belief gave him extraordinary senses. He easily caught the sound of decadent voices coming from inside the building.
Ambrose sighed.
The general who had asked him to leave the outpost with the excuse of being busy was actually such a "diligent and dedicated" person?!
"However, the situation in the Ilya Kingdom is a little tricky …"
Even as an Iron Wall Knight under the Church, he was independent of the secular world. Ambrose could also sense that as the only remaining Conferred Knight in the Eliya Kingdom, 'Tempest Tide' Byron Eliya, rapidly entered his twilight years, the various influences in the kingdom, especially the rising aristocrats in the business world, had started to get restless.
The struggle for power and profit was almost out in the open, and it was getting more and more intense!
Even the navy, the kingdom's strongest armed force, had been infiltrated to this extent. Perhaps this "ally" of the rising nobles was not oblivious to the risks that his actions might bring.
But when "feigning compliance" became a kind of political correctness to some extent, his behavior was no longer under his own control.
When everyone was opposing for the sake of opposing, you stood out and said, "We should do the right thing!"
What was everyone's first thought at this moment?
Traitor!
Haha, politics is such a joke!
"Let's go and stay at the local church for now. The Bishop's orders must be carried out, and the glory of God shall shine upon the lambs of Beluga Harbor!
As a Knight of the Goddess, even if we only have one sword, the word 'retreat' is not in our dictionary! "
Ambrose turned around and strode away.
"Yes, Captain!"
.....
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
The sea was calm and tranquil, without any abnormalities. The gathered pirates were like bubbles on the surface of the sea, completely disappearing.
Church.
Because they believed in the "Goddess of Royalty and Navigation," most of the churches of the Church of the Iron Cross were located near the sea, and the Beluga Harbor Cathedral was no exception.
Splash! Splash!
In a room with boundless blue waves outside the window, Ambrose was writing a letter to the old Bishop Benedict, who was far away in the Kingdom of Faletis' New Haven.
"Honorable Bishop,
The situation in Beluga Harbor, or rather, Ilya, is unusually bad. The country's management has apparently fallen into some kind of chaos, and they have completely forgotten about the safety of the people.
Please forgive my choice of words, but I think their actions are blasphemy against the grace of the Goddess. That's right, blasphemy …
Compared to the serious situation in New Haven that you mentioned, General Buller in Beluga Harbor has done almost nothing. However, he is really, really busy … "
At this point, a sneer appeared on Ambrose's resolute face. Obviously, in just ten days since he came to this city, the Brigadier General had left an extremely bad impression on him.
"Although we haven't been able to catch any traces of the pirate fleet, it has been ten days since we received your order and arrived at Beluga Harbor while carrying out a mission in Ilya. However, there hasn't been any change here, not even an additional warship …
The busy shipping, the flowing golden lions, the hard work of the dockworkers, the merchants and nobles are all celebrating. But in my eyes, Beluga Harbor is like a young girl walking alone in the primitive jungle, defenseless against the hidden dangers …
Maybe I'm overthinking it. I hope the Goddess will continue to care for the people of this city!
We … "
Clang!
Clang!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this moment, right after the alarm that rang throughout the city, the deafening sound of cannon fire suddenly interrupted the Knight's thoughts. The tip of the pen paused, and he looked out the window.
It was as if a raised executioner's knife had finally fallen.
The pirate fleet that seemed to have emerged from the bottom of the sea had approached the harbor. A few low-level warships on the periphery were instantly sunk without any resistance.
There were too many cannonballs being fired at the same time …
"We will fight to the last moment. Bless us, Your Excellency!
May the Goddess be with you and me! "
The tip of the pen continued to slide as he wrote the last sentence. Ambrose knew that this might be the last letter he wrote to the old man in his life.
There was no military deployment, no friendly defense, no emergency plan, no backup, and no vigilance …
Unless the Goddess really sent down a miracle, the moment the pirate fleet appeared, the city's future was almost sealed.
But just as he said, as a Knight of the Goddess, the word 'retreat' did not exist in their dictionary!
Grabbing the heavy sword and shield on the table, Ambrose used all his strength to shout:
"Iron Wall Knight, assemble!"
.....
Boom!
Baijing Harbor was an open and new commercial city. When it was first built, it didn't have defensive facilities such as walls. The pirates that came from the sea, under the premise that the naval forces were useless, easily broke into the city.
Before entering the city, they even imitated the "battle line" and formed a long, crooked formation and fired at the coast.
The cannonballs fired from nearly a kilometer away were completely inaccurate, but nearly 3,000 solid iron cannonballs fell like raindrops and easily destroyed everything near the coast!
Although the church was lucky enough to escape the disaster and the main building was almost intact, what was the point?
"Kill! The treasures and women are all ours! "
"Ahahahaha, so what if it's a big city? Take it all! Kill them all! "
"Where's the navy? Where's the damn navy? Come out and have a taste of the power of us pirates! "
“.....”
The pirate ship docked, and a large group of pirates had already rushed into the city with strange cries. Nobles, poor people, clergymen, soldiers, officials … No one in the city could escape unscathed.
Soon.
There were only a few hundred regular guards in the city, and they were easily broken through.
"Help!"
"Don't kill me!"
"Run!"
The screams and cries for help of the city residents rang out. Men, women, old and young were treated equally. Their belongings were looted and buildings were burned. The originally bustling and peaceful Baijing Harbor was instantly dyed red.
It was the color of blood and fire!
Not counting the personnel left behind on the pirate ships, there were over 10,000 pirates on the two hundred pirate ships that had rushed onto the land.
Such a scale could no longer be described as a pirate raid. This was a war, an extremely bloody and cruel massacre.
'Octopus Ghost' Huggins stood on the burning pier, the smile on his face unchanged.
However, if one were to look at this Pirate King of the Black Sea again, under his amiable and wealthy appearance, there was a cold-blooded, cruel and vicious devil!
However, while some were fleeing for their lives, there were also those who courageously went against the tide of pirates!
The resounding proverb resounded through half of the city.
"Before a powerful enemy, be fearless!"
"Courageous and loyal, worthy of God's grace!"
"Loyal and upright, rather die than submit!"
"Protect the weak, do not go against the laws of Heaven!"
[Divine Art – Knight's Proverb]
A white brilliance shot up into the sky from the torrent of steel!
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