Chapter 62 The entire army was wiped out
The blue voice passed by like a ghost, and the sound of charging horns and the sounds of fighting were now only heard as endless wails.
"Lord Edmure..." The Riverland soldier was dragged to the ground by his horse. His chest seemed to have a hole in it. It was covered with gravel and sand, and his flesh and blood were embedded in the sharp stone. He roared in pain, Calling his commander.
All that was left in Edmure's mind was the loud sound of arrows flying through the air. His horse had lost both legs and fell to the ground whining in pain.
"Kill!" The soldiers from the Riverlands charged in front of them, their bold shouts instantly drowned in the torrent of blue heavy armor.
The soldiers who were forced to dismount raised their shields and tried to put up a final resistance, but things always backfired. The constant attempts of the spears pierced the infantry's shields and pierced his arms. "Ahhhhh!" A wailing sound came from the opposite side. came continuously from the battlefield.
"Lord Edmure!" came a voice from afar.
Edmure turned around and saw that it was his attendant.
"The formation is messed up. The light cavalry from the valley circled behind us. Our soldiers have no intention of charging. They are all using bows and arrows!" The attendant said anxiously, "In front of us are the heavy cavalry from the valley. This battle cannot be fought. We are covered with blood. Cloth armor, they are all equipped with heavy armor, they are no match for charging, hurry up!”
Edmure raised his blood-stained eyes, "My cavalry?"
"Your cavalry is gone. The garrison of Salt Field Town has been taken away from the ferry by the knights of He Anjia, and they have all withdrawn to the south bank of the Red Fork River. Only the knights of Darry Family are still commanding the remaining hundreds of infantry in Salt Field Town. They have no idea. You didn't come to cooperate with us in fighting this battle!" The attendant shouted to Edmure, who could see that Edmure was so frightened that he lost his voice.
"Impossible," Edmure stood up staggeringly, "The riverland cavalry I led are a group of experienced warriors. How could they be defeated so quickly?"
The attendant grabbed Edmure's arm and pulled him to leave, "We fought the infantry of the Western Region before. We have no experience fighting cavalry. Failure is normal, my lord!"
The arrows were coated with anointing oil, and flames rose at the tips of the arrows. They were like meteors falling into the world in the sky. The horses of the Riverland soldiers were instantly frightened and fled in all directions. The Riverland riders were even thrown off their own horses. , hit the solid rock hard and fainted.
Edmure rode on a horse with the help of the attendant. He glanced at the attendant and said, "Follow me."
"Someone must stay behind, my lord." The attendant drew his sword and turned around to call to Edmure's soldiers, "Come with me, all of you!"
The sound of frying came from all around, and the blue crescent falcon flag seemed to be hidden in the firelight. Edmure swallowed, and the cavalry of the valley finally appeared in front of him, with their spears standing upright in front of them, and the charging horn seemed to All over the place, there is no escape.
Edmure waved his riding crop, causing the horse to run away in pain.
"Kill!" The attendants and Edmure's personal guards gathered around, "Kill these Valemen!"
The cavalry charged, and the spears covered the team led by the attendants. After being trampled by the horses' hooves, only a little bit of flesh and blood was left, and the cloth armor was destroyed on the ground.
Anda Royce rode his horse past the bones, "Edmure's personal soldiers." He pointed to the coat of arms on the squire's chest.
"Not Edmure Tully?" the knight beside Anda asked.
"No," Anda frowned, "It would be quite troublesome."
The knight looked at the river horses running around, "These river people don't know how to raise horses, and they haven't done the most basic desensitization training. The hostile army who sees this will give the river lands a fatal blow. ”
"It's a massacre," Anda responded, "Just like now, these cavalry are not like noble knights from the Riverlands, they should be common people recruited."
"Indeed," the knight nodded, and he asked Anda, "Sir, do you want to pursue now?"
"Pursue? Pursue that Edmure?" Anda frowned, "We are originally passively counterattacking. If we pursue, wouldn't it look like the defending side?"
"Pursue the victory, and you won't be blamed if Duke Attis comes," the knight advised.
Anda shook his head, "First report this matter to Duke Attis and my father. There is no peace to talk about with the Riverlands now. We can talk about other things later." The knight nodded, and he looked at the mess in front of him. On the battlefield, the knights of the valley have dismounted, dragging the corpses of the riverland soldiers and piling them together, ready to be burned at any time.
Sparks appeared in the pile of corpses, the fire spread in just a few breaths, and there was even a smell of barbecue in the air. The knights in the valley dismounted and gathered around the pile of corpses, watching silently as the stranger took away the warrior's life with the help of flames.
"I remember rumors that Edmure was good at cavalry warfare in Golden Tooth City." Anda said, looking at the rising flames.
The knights on the side looked at each other. News of the Riverlands' continuous victories had already spread, and they didn't know why Edmure was so miserable.
"Order the Qingqi to simply pack up and head towards Yanchang Town. Quickly occupy the ferry before they destroy it." Anda ordered. At this time, he was quite irritable. This was originally a task of suppressing bandits, but a man suddenly appeared. It is a regular army in the Riverlands, and it is an army led by Edmure Tully, who has become famous recently.
The night was dark and the fireworks were hot, but after leaving the pile of corpses, the coldness enveloped them again. The cavalry in the valley had been stationed here for a long time, and they could feel the coldness descending more and more on the earth.
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On the King's Road, a team of scouts and light cavalry arrived at Attis.
After Attis listened coldly to the news conveyed by Anda's scouts, Earl Berry asked uneasily: "Is everything you said true? Isn't there any falsehood?"
The scout put his hand on his chest, "I swear in the name of the Seven Gods."
Lord Beric looked helplessly at the silent Attis Arryn in front of him. He knew that no words could sway the young Duke of Vale from his determination to give up attacking Tully and punish the Riverlands.
According to the scouts, the Thousand Vale Cavalry led by Anda was suddenly attacked by the Riverlands army led by Edmure Tully at night, and suffered extremely heavy losses.
Although Tully's team was repelled, the knights of the valley could no longer tolerate the provocation of the Tully family, and the voices vowing to capture Riverrun became louder and louder among the knights of the valley. These were the exact words conveyed by the scout to Sir Anda Royce.
According to the scout's description, other people who had been with Attis since King's Landing, except for the always silent bodyguards of the Arryn family, Waymar Royce and Ser Hugh, all looked at Attis impatiently. There is anger in this anxiety.
Because An Gai was not from the valley, he just watched Atis's reaction quietly, but he had guessed that under Attis' seemingly calm appearance, anger was building up, but Attis rarely showed himself directly in front of everyone. emotions.
Lord Beric Dondarrion looked at everyone's reaction with concern. The original intention of Lord Eddard's task given to him might not be fulfilled.
"Stay back first." Attis finally spoke.
The scouts sent by Anda understood and left silently.
"Duke," Lord Beric Dondarrion said immediately, "I'm afraid this is a misunderstanding. After all, the banner that the gangsters are flying is your banner."
"The misunderstanding is no longer important, Lord Beric," Weimar said directly. "The important point is that the Tully family continues to provoke the valley one after another. It is impossible for us not to teach Riverrun a lesson."
"The kingdom has finally found peace. This is what the Iron Throne hopes for and what Duke Eddard hopes for." Earl Berry continued.
Weimar said impatiently: "Excuse me for talking too much, Lord Berry. You are not from the valley, so you may not know the nature of this matter."
Attis listened quietly to the two people's argument until everyone turned their attention to him.
"Bleeding Gate, attack Riverrun City." Attis stood up and finally said loudly: "Call the troops!"
(End of chapter)