The Chronicles Of The Shark Empire

The Siege of Fort Kariont II

A week had passed, thanks to the brave defense of the Cretans, plus the constant night attacks devised by Sarpi, made the bandit invaders always tired.

The problem was that the Cretans were also exhausted and wounded, and for some reason they didn't know why, more and more enemies were arriving. Now with entire battalions in heavy armor, siege weapons, pompous helmets with feathers, the enemy's morale was as high as possible.

In the capital of Crete the situation was even worse. On one side Persians with their light troops, on the other side armored Greeks infuriated by the loss of the Spartan king.

But Sarpi knew none of this, until his men, whom he had left in his guard territory, appeared at dawn at the gates, with their weapons and their families.

The point they defended had many enemies, remembering that Sarpi was in a stronghold, the vice-in-command ordered everyone to march quickly to Kariont's fort.

The quiet city of Terpandro had also been taken, and Count Demaclios and some of his men had also fled with Sarpi's men.

Entering the keep, the Count urgently explained that this fight had become a political war, and that they would become collateral damage.

Another b****y day began.

With the Count's forces, and the rest of Sarpi's garrison, they were better prepared to withstand a prolonged siege war.

On the enemy side there were 35,000 warriors, being them Athenians, Spartans, even Macedonians were in the middle.

There were 1500 on the Allied side, 500 of them being civil militia and the rest being Cretan light spearmen.

Since the beginning of the siege, the enemies had failed to break through, either through the gate or the stairs, thanks in large part to the thick green moss that spread throughout the fortress, causing the siege stairs to slip and the impact of rams to be absorbed. .