Chapter 67: Attack on Salt Farm Town
The fishing net was wrapped around the charred mast, and the other end was hung from the protruding wooden stake of the ferry.
The pungent smell of coke filled the water. Militan, the knight of the Darry family, silently watched the rising black smoke. The fire in the port had reduced.
But as the "crack" sound of the last plank cracking along with the flames came, the small port of Yanchang Town facing the sea had been completely wiped out by the flames.
The riverland soldiers pushed the fishermen and snatched away the last wooden boats they relied on for survival. Like a group of barking birds fighting for the crossing, the cries, prayers, and curses reached the ears of the Darry knights one after another.
"The port of Salt Farm Town has been burned to ashes." The knight beside him said.
Militang looked silently at the wailing people of Yanchang Town in the distance, and silently stroked the necklace of the Sword of the Seven Gods Warriors on Bo's neck, "May the Seven Gods help them tide over the difficulties." He kissed the necklace and looked at the residents of Yanchang Town stocking up. The black duck squawks at its edges, covered in black smoke.
"The Seven Stars Temple is on the other side. You can go and pray now." The knight next to him said disdainfully. He had already had enough of the hypocrisy of the Seven Gods' words.
Militan turned his head and glanced at the knight, with determination in his eyes, "The stranger will be born in this flame that symbolizes death and take away the souls of sinners."
The knight snorted coldly and turned his head to look across the Green Fork River. He didn't want to talk nonsense with these fanatics. I heard that this bastard stayed in the beggar's den in Darry City all day long and taught some children to practice wooden swords and arm strength. It was simply ridiculous. At this time, he had already had a good sleep in the hotel.
Militan continued to look at the gray smoke that was about to dissipate in the distance, his habitual melancholy and pity hidden in his eyes.
"Hurry up! Cut this old woman down and seize the boat!" The soldiers from the Riverlands who had not yet boarded the boat roared angrily. They drew out their long swords and slashed at the ugly old hand that had been holding on to the edge of the wooden boat. The bloody severed hand suddenly fell to the ground. land.
"Ahhh!~"
The soldier from the river kicked away the fisherman who was protecting his mother. He placed his sword across the bank and kicked the bank away. He shouted behind him, "Send the boat into the river!"
The wooden boat swayed onto the river, and the riverside soldiers breathed a long sigh of relief.
Militan stood up suddenly, put an arrow on his long bow, and angrily opened his bow to shoot at the riverside soldier.
The knight on the side quickly held him down and cursed angrily: "You are crazy! If you have such energy, it is better to beat the valley people!"
"Woo!~"
The soldiers from the river were stunned on the boat. The soldiers who had not yet landed were almost sluggish in their movements at this moment, as if they wanted to confirm whether their ears heard correctly.
"Woo! Woo!" The cold and whimpering bugle sound suddenly turned urgent, and the soldiers of the Riverland who were still on the bank could also feel that the ground seemed to be shaking.
"Quick! Get on the ship!" The port shore, which was originally just a slight commotion, suddenly became like boiling water in a pot, boiling completely.
"Who is it? Who is here?" Some river soldiers still didn't know what was going on and asked their companions.
The companion hurriedly stepped onto the boat, threw the cloth bag he carried on the boat, and pulled the inquiring soldier up, "Who can it be? The cavalry of the valley!"
"Thump thump! Thump thump!"
Horse hooves stepped on the carefully manicured stone road in the center of Yanchang Town. Blue and white flying war flags stood in rows and passed by the buildings, workshops, houses, and brothels of Yanchang Town, heading straight to the river bank.
"Kill!" The valley cavalry clamped their horses and thrust their spears forward.
In Militan's sight, the open port shore suddenly became extremely crowded. A large number of blue figures rushed to the port shore. The cloth armors worn by the riverland soldiers were like paper toys. Down, several holes were suddenly pierced, and flesh and blood fell into the river. Under the diffuse black smoke, the blood-stained water surface was filling the air.
The boat that the Riverland soldiers who had cut off the old woman's hand was not very far from the shore, and the soldiers on the boat rowed desperately to the other side.
The knight behind the mask immediately ordered: "Fire arrows!" With a wave of his hand and a raised flag, the valley cavalry quickly raised their long bows, while the other cavalry in the square held long swords to harvest the Riverland soldiers who were trying to escape into the town of Salt Farm. .
"Whoosh!~Whoosh!~"
Militang saw the black spots gradually getting bigger under the cover of the black smoke from the fire. Suddenly, there was a "plop!" on the river. Many water splashes appeared, and a stunned arrow crossed his face and plunged into the wooden boat.
When he looked up again, the lagging wooden boat was already full of fallen corpses, including the riverside soldier whom Militan wanted to shoot with an arrow. His mouth was covered with red foam, his head was leaning on the bow of the boat, and a stick was stuck in his back. The arrow behind the blue tassel.
The knights in the valley looked silently through the gaps in their half-helmets at the burnt port, which was covered in ashes. The knights lowered their spears and seemed to be watching the Riverland soldiers who were crossing by boat gradually leave.
"We got another piece of ruins, Sir Anda." The knight walked slowly, holding the horse in his hand, and said to Anda, who was still on horseback looking at the wooden boats in the river in the distance.
Anda was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "Yes..."
"It seems that the possibility of crossing the river in Yanchang Town is no longer high. This group of damn Sanhe wastes. Until now, every village and town they go to has only a sea of fire and a plundered ferry without a fishing boat. I really didn't know they were gangsters. Those people pretending to be us are still gangsters!" the knight yelled angrily.
Anda was very depressed. There were many heavy cavalry among the thousand cavalry, and their speed must have been affected. The high-quality grass from the valley they carried was not enough for the native horses of the Arryn Valley to eat these days. There were not many weeds that could be seen everywhere in the Riverlands. The quality of food suitable for war horses in the valley is too poor. No wonder there is always a shortage of cavalry in the riverlands. This situation continued, so that the attack speed of a thousand cavalry was much slower than expected. But what made him even more depressed was that the Riverland soldiers on the east bank of the Green Fork River did not seem to have the intention to protect the territory. Every time they arrived, At most, one could just happen to see the Riverland soldiers retreating by boat like today, without any resistance or attack.
"The people of Three Rivers have already planned to abandon the fields on the east bank of the Green Fork River." Anda said, he sighed slightly and looked at the ferry dock with only a cloud of dust left, and a wooden boat that was captured by fire but did not escape the fate of being burned and sank. At the bottom of the water, the mast is exposed. It seems to be a merchant ship used by merchants entering the sea.
This means crossing the river becomes more difficult. Adachi thought to himself, a look of worry creeping onto his cheeks.
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There was a large window in the bedroom that Nestor arranged for Attis. The thick glass was something Attis had never seen before. It was closed all year round, and the cold light passed through the window and fell on Attis's naked upper body.
Mia Shidong was wrapped in a quilt, her head buried in the pillow, and her gentle breathing was the only sound in the silent bedroom. Attis put his hand slightly on Mia's calf exposed from the bed, smiled, then put on his clothes and left the bedroom.
Xiufu and Ange stood in the outer hall of the bedroom, with armor and swords ready. Xiufu put on the inner leather armor for Attis as usual, and put on the armor and sword. Ange could only help Xiufu.
"Sir," Attis said, "you are a knight now, and you no longer need to be a squire."
Xiu Fu shook his head, "This guy An Gai is not very bright, so why should he serve the master of the Aylin family? I'm still worried." He ignored An Gai, whose face had turned dark, and said belittling him to his face.
The maid walked into the outer hall of the bedroom, folded her hands on her abdomen, lowered her head slightly, and saluted softly: "Master Attis."
Attis nodded, and she walked to the door of the inner bedroom, sat down quietly and knitted the yarn she had brought, tiptoed without making a sound, waiting for Mia to wake up.
An Gai yawned slightly. At this time, the skyline was only slightly brighter. The sun had not yet risen, but the order for the advance army to march had been issued. This was not overly anxious and violated military taboos. The valley army had been preparing for a long time. , just waiting to give orders.
When Attis walked out of the bedroom, there was no difference in temperature between the hot spring garden corridor and the bedroom, still as warm as spring. But when Attis walked out of the stone door of the hot spring garden, the cold wind suddenly swept through his body, and the temperature difference was so huge that it was embarrassing.
"Master Attis!" the voice of Bachelor Kemen.
Attis turned around and saw Kormon wrapped in gray clothes and dragging his long sleeves. This look reminded Attis of Maester Luwin who served in Winterfell.
"Bachelor." Attis nodded slightly.
"I just came down from the Eagle's Nest yesterday, Lady Lysa..." Maester Colmont said breathlessly, but then he thought that mentioning Lysa in the Gates of the Moon was a taboo, so he could only stop and lower his voice and said: " When she was found, she was committing suicide." After seeing Atis's eyes, Ke Meng said quickly: "Of course, the rescue was not successful, and she is unconscious now. Do you want to go up and take a look?"
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Attis shook his head, "The war is more important, Kemon."
Ke Meng nodded after hearing this, "I just want an instruction from the master, I'm afraid you won't have time to see the raven released..."
"Since she is in bed, let's tell the public that she is ill. She is extremely ill and there is no cure. It is also a good time to reject the batches of suitors who do not know the inside story." Attis said lightly.
Kemen hurriedly left after agreeing. The new bachelor of the Gates of the Moon had just arrived. As the duke's bachelor, he naturally wanted to meet him.
Outside the Gate of the Moon, the Valley troops stood in formation. Lynn Corbray raised his head and stared at the eagle flying in the distance. The Valyrian steel sword "Lady Silence" hung low on his waist. It looked like It seems to be sliding down.
Artis looked over from a distance and saw that Lynn Cobra's waist-length brown hair and figure as thin as a sword made her look like a tall, long-haired woman. Among the many nobles and knights in the valley, Linn's armor is the most gorgeous, and so is the scabbard.
Robert Royce stood next to Linn, looking at Linn who was still looking up at the sky, and said "shush" as a reminder, "The Duke is here."
Lin En rubbed his eyes, "After waiting for a long time, has the Duke fallen into a woman's arms?"
Robert frowned slightly, ignored Linn, just urged his horse forward, saluted and said: "Duke Attis."
Lin En followed behind and lowered his head in cooperation.
Attis drove his horse to the front and said softly: "Let's go."
"The whole army marches out!" Luo Ba said to the messenger.
"The whole army marches out!"
"The whole army marches out!~"
The repeated sounds echoed in the valley army, and the entire army leaped into the sky like a giant eagle slowly rising into the sky.
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(End of chapter)