The Thousand Year Dynasty
08.5. Anna Side Story Part 6
And finally the day that had been planned to attack the Urbar kingdom arrived.
Anna was preparing in her iron boat. Today he will lead an army to attack the Cleyra region by turning from the sea to avoid the defensive line built on the land border between the Cleyra region and the Xin city area.
"You ready, An?" Nikolai asked as he saw Anna coming out of the captain's room towards the bridge.
Anna was already wearing Pharos's new uniform, which was wrapped in the captain's suit, as usual.
"I'm very prepared" Anna replied firmly.
"Remember, do not be rash and too lustful to defeat Arias" Nikolai was heard giving advice.
"Yes. I know it. Take it easy, I have no ambition to take revenge. But I will still use it, if there is a place for it" Anna replied later.
"Be careful" Nikolai said again. With a tone like command.
"You too. Take good care of the city" Anna replied later.
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Anna leads two iron ships to the port of Cleyra. One of his ships contained only a few crew members and a wrecking train and several new types of firearms. His other ship contained 40 warriors, 10 magicians, and an old type of chariot.
They raised the anchor towards the shore of the Cleyra region when the sky had already started to darken. And arrived at the Cleyra beach front three hours later.
And as previously thought, the port of Cleyra was not heavily guarded. There were only 2 ships, 20 warriors, and 5 witches in that place. There was no significant resistance in seizing the port.
After landing, Anna immediately headed towards the city of Xa. Capital of Cleyra Estate.
Anna's army consisted of 25 warriors and witches who were inside the chariot. Then 15 soldiers were on the wrecking chariot. And the remaining 10 soldiers stayed on the iron boat to stand guard with the crew.
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Due to the size of the crushing carriage, as well as the slow speed of the road, plus the iron chains on its wheels that made a noise, made the Xa city guard troops easily aware of its existence.
The Xa city guards immediately formed a formation ready to attack above the city gate wall.
Anna ordered the wrecking train to stop at a standard distance using a stone throwing device. That's four times the shooting distance of an arrow.
Then he gave orders to the soldiers who were in the wreckage to fire explosive bullets, if they saw any light coming from the direction of the city gate wall. While he and his chariot will move closer.
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Meanwhile, inside the city, several soldiers came to the Cleyra family residence to report an attack from dead ground troops.
"What's? They're already in front of the city gates?" It sounded like a full-fledged man asking to be sure.
"True Mr. Arias. When looking at the direction of arrival, they must have attacked through the ocean" explained a young Narva with hair styled drizzly backward.
There were only two people in the room who looked like the reading room.
"That means Zu's port has been taken over?" Arias looked like she was judging calmly. There was no panic on his face.
"It seems so, Mr. Arias. Since we didn't get any news from the soldiers there" the drizzly-haired youth replied.
"Surprise attack from behind. It could also be them" Arias looked an understatement smile. "Prepare my war gear, Mord. When they dare to step on this land. It means they are ready to accept death" he said later with a smile.
"Okay, sir" the young man named Mord replied as he walked into another room.
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Arias used the armor of her noble knight of pride. It was silver-colored with a red robe on its back shoulders. The robe had a silver embroidered image of a tiger's head among the flames. The Coat of arms of the Cleyra Estate.
Arias also appears to carry a sword with a holster and a handle that looks luxurious, inlaid with red gems. It seems to be a mystical weapon.
And then in a hurry, Arias drove her horse towards the city gate.
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After arriving, Arias immediately went up the wall to ensure conditions outside the city.
"Oh, Mr. Arias. The opposing soldier was only two strange iron chariots" the soldier's head explained, pointing towards the two box-shaped iron chariots, one of which looked larger, and it has an iron tube on top.
"And until now our attacks have not been able to penetrate their iron armor" the chief soldier continued later.
"Only those two iron chariots? Are you sure they're not sending any other troops around this place?" Arias seemed to be thinking and observing the situation closely.
"According to the soldier in charge of inspecting, they found no other troops except the two strange chariots and an iron ship in the weathering of the city of Zu" the chief replied.
"Are they doing a deceptive tactic for another attack?" Alleged Arias.
"It looks like they are also attacking Solidor, lord of Arias" Mord said later when he had just received a small paper roll from a soldier.
"Oh, so this is some kind of bluff so that we don't attack Xin City. Really easy to guess" Arias said proudly. "But a tactic like this will not work against me" he added later.
"Mord, prepare the troops to attack Xin city after this. I will immediately end this ridiculous attack" Arias said. Who then pulled his sword from the sheath.
The blade began to glow bright red as it was lifted into the air by Arias.
"Pray for your safety, fools" cried Arias, who continued by putting up the horses and began to do the chanting.
And almost at the same time, the strange train in the rear position let out a loud sound, with looks like sparks and smoke coming out of the iron tube at the top.
And a moment later, not even the soldiers of the city guards were finished by surprise, there was an explosion right at the city gate. Which scattered some people who were on the wall. Including Arias.
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Anna simply stayed inside her chariot at a position close enough to the city gate. Although it was rained down by arrows and fire and lightning magic shots.
What he was waiting for was the arrival of Arias. Because he believes Arias will appear and use mystic weapons to face his troops now.
And it seems Anna's guess is not wrong.
Although in a dark environment, the light from the mystical sword blade of Arias was clearly visible from where the destructive chariot was located. And it was a sign for the soldier in the wreckage wagon to fire his explosives.
And after being prepared, and then being shot, in a split second, the city gate Xa exploded and shattered into pieces.
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"It is now our turn to attack. Let's advance!" Anna's orders from inside her chariot after the attack from the wrecking carriage had broken through the city gate.
And not waiting for the smoke from the explosion to disappear, Anna's chariot drove through the rubble of the city gate.
It didn't take long, the shocked, confused, and frightened city guards were easily incapacitated by Anna's troops. Even Anna did not need to use her mystical weapon.
Anna found Arias lying helplessly hit by a large enough wall fragment, not far from the gate that had exploded. It seemed that he had lost his mystic sword.
"How are you, Mr. Arias. Long time no see" Anna greeted as she walked closer.
"You, the Mounty family girl? I thought you were dead in the middle of the West Sea" said Arias who still sounded tough. Half of his body is now covered by a wall.
"It seems that I still have a lot of problems to solve in this world" Anna sat crouching next to Arias. Looked at with a satisfied smile.
"So you came to sue?" Arias asked.
"Yes, more or less" replied Anna short.
"And you're not killing me right now?" Tanya Arias later. Anna answered with a small slit. "If you don't take my life now, I will still take your life one day" he later threatened.
"You speak high enough for the loser, Mr. Arias" Anna replied. "But I do not want your life, Mr. Arias. I just want to trample on your self-esteem" he continued, rising to his feet.
"I'll just lock you up in an abject prison with a street thief. And during that time try to escape and take revenge on me" said Anna again as she walked away leaving Arias who looked full of emotion.
Soon some soldiers came to get Arias out of the gate wall. And after doing enough healing, Arias was put into the prison of the city.
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