Chapter 74 The Battle of Twin Rivers (3)
Under the night, the Twin River City was covered with a veil of silence. The water surface of the Green Fork River was sparkling. The ripples were like an enchanted mirror. The smooth and straight shape became distorted at this moment.
The firelight of the sentry on the Weihe Tower covered the face, but the giant beast on the top of the tower still did not wake up. The Weihe Tower shrouded in the night did not have the chill of war, but instead had the tranquility of occupying a high place and overlooking the night view of the Green Fork River.
Rhaegar Frey stood on the tower, looking out from the arrow crevice, humming a ditty, which probably meant the old knight's story of the knight chasing the girl on the Green Fork under the moonlight.
The Frey soldiers stood scattered at their respective sentries. Locke sat on the floor at the bottom of the tower, looking at the tired Frey soldiers high up with round eyes.
The greasy pork hooves stained the hands of the red-nosed mercenary, and his eating sound was like a pig grabbing for feed.
Locke swallowed the last piece of meat prepared for him by the Frey family and asked: "Which Frey is responsible for the gates and suspension bridge of the East Fort?"
"Steal my Walda's Black Walder." the red-nosed mercenary said angrily.
Only then did Locke realize that the red-nosed mercenary was referring to "Beautiful Watta". He nodded. Robert Royce, who represented the valley, reluctantly left the Twins City at midnight today. Therefore, at this time, Old Watt De did not return to the West Fort, but stayed in the East Fort to wait for Attis Arryn's personal arrival tomorrow.
The Valley People didn't want to negotiate in the first place, haha! If any noble master had the same insider as himself, he would not even think about negotiating.
Locke looked at the mercenaries at the bottom of the tower, his expression gradually becoming cruel.
The mercenary understood what Locke meant and hurried upstairs.
"Ser Rhaegar, Locke's mercenary group." The Frey family soldier said to Rhaegar Frey.
The corners of Rega's mouth raised, "Let the people from West Fort come over to change the shift. It's time for the brothers to rest."
Locke walked out of the River Guard Tower and looked at the soldiers standing guard on the bridge. Just like Rhaegar Frey had previously informed the soldiers guarding the bridge, "Go back to the West Castle and rest!" You idiots, Locke said with a smile in his heart.
The soldier guarding the bridge glanced at Locke, a mercenary, and he could clearly see the disdain in his eyes. Someone muttered in front of him, "The suspension bridge of the West Fort has been lowered. Do you think we are blind, despicable mercenaries?"
Sooner or later you will meet someone more despicable, Locke thought viciously in his heart as he accompanied Smiley.
The soldiers guarding the bridge were relatively disciplined. They lined up and walked towards the open gate of the West Fort.
The cool moonlight, combined with the waves on the river, blew the coldness and bitterness towards the valley soldiers on the wooden boats.
Lynn Corbray was lying on the bow of the ship, holding the "Lady of Silence" Valyrian steel sword tightly in her right hand, looking calmly at the towering River Guard Tower in front of her.
"When the torch is thrown down, quickly get on the bridge." Linn reminded the soldiers behind him again, and the leader of each ship repeated the same thing.
The boat moved slightly across the water, leaving only a momentary ripple. The soldiers on the Weihe Tower were inevitably a little relaxed and tired during their shift change.
"I should go back to my west castle and pour some wine. In a few days, when our Frey family and the Arryn family of the Vale become in-laws, everyone can go to the Eyrie to gather and overlook the beautiful scenery of the Moon Mountains. Haha!" Rhaegar Frey said to his soldiers.
The red-nosed mercenary looked at him coldly and smiled. The ax tightly in his hand shook slightly. The mercenary behind him did not smile and wiped his sword with a cloth.
The long-arm catapult started slowly, and the fine sand under the Twin River City and the military camp competition specially arranged by Artis became the best cover for the sound.
Attis rode on horseback and stood side by side with Robert Royce. The valley soldiers behind him pushed the behemoth hard. The archers were ready to go and stood behind Attis with a serious face.
The infantry pushed rows of oil barrels and carefully placed the barrels next to the catapults. The woods hid their figures well. The woods that once provided the Frey family with hunting out of the city have now become the best place for hunting Frey. Nice background.
Behind Yohn Royce were all two thousand cavalry, with their lances lowered and their flags erect. The eyes are bright, and the burning desire for victory can be found in the eyes of every light cavalry.
The hooves of the war horse were tightly wrapped in cloth, and the horse's mouth was muffled. The moonlight shone on the woods and hills, but no human face was revealed. The Frey soldiers on the battlements only heard the clash of metals in the military camp. The sound and the sound of fine sand rubbing.
The mercenary Long-Ear stood on the battlements, and Walton Frey, Black Walder's brother, lay carelessly on the bench. His slight snoring was a habit developed by Walton. The superficial skills of defending the city belonged to this Frey. Best at.
On the battlement, Long-Ear drew out his short sword and leaned towards Wharton.
On the Weihe Tower, Red Nose holds a short ax and faces Rhaegar.
On the calm water of the Green Fork River, dozens of valley soldiers quietly approached the side of the long bridge near the East Fort, which was the section of the bridge where mercenaries were on duty.
There was a slight sound from the Weihe Tower, and then countless figures rolled down the stairs of the Weihe Tower, roaring, roaring! Goo-goo-goo!
The torch was thrown from the top of the tower, and a beam of fire appeared in the air and disappeared under the water. The river water is like a sea monster extending out countless tentacles, silently wrapping the bright light of the flame and extinguishing it.
The wooden boat docked, and a barb on the bridge cut Lynn Corbray's arm, and a trace of blood seeped out of the cloth underneath. Linn didn't care much, grabbed the wooden rope thrown from the bridge, and climbed up with all his strength.
The soldiers changing shifts approached the River Guard Tower, and Robert Frey on duty approached the mercenaries, "Where is my father Rhaegar?"
Locke drew his sword, cut off Robert's arm, licked the blood and said to him before he shouted: "Lannister sends you his regards." The sword pierced Robert's chest, and a pool of blood spurted out.
"What?" The Frey soldier beside him said in surprise, obviously not understanding the situation.
The mercenaries around Locke swarmed him and chopped him into pieces.
"Locke!"
The mercenary who was not under Locke shouted in shock, and his voice was immediately covered by the sword.
"Mercenary rebellion!" The Frey family soldiers finally reacted and drew out their swords to fight with the mercenaries.
Linn pulled out the "Lady of Empty Silence" and slashed through the armor of the Frey family soldier with a sword. Half of his arm was suddenly missing, and a painful howl suddenly came from his throat.
The valley soldiers opened their long bows and shot arrows at the oncoming Frey soldiers. "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The sound seemed somewhat similar to the cold wind blowing on the long bridge, which penetrated the Frey soldiers. face, scratching their limbs, chests, and heads.
"Kill!" the mercenaries shouted in unison. Red Nose picked up the crossbow arrows on the Weihe Tower, and together with the mercenaries around them, they condescendingly shot at the Frey soldiers who had come to change shifts.
"What?" The West Fort Frey soldier who had just lowered the drawbridge looked at this scene in stunned silence, "Quick! Raise the drawbridge! Hurry!"
On the battlements of the East Fort, Wharton had dozens of bloody wounds on his body and fell into a pool of blood.
"Kill!" The long-eared dagger was thrown into the face of the Frey soldier who came to support, causing him to roll in pain.
The mercenaries drew their swords and scattered to attack the Frey soldiers standing guard.
Long-Ear gave up the short sword, drew out the long sword from the waist of Walton Frey who had just been killed by him, swung away Frey's hidden arrows, walked through the double-team of the two men, killed the archer who raised the crossbow, and turned around Kill several people in a row.
"Put down the suspension bridge! Quick!" Chang'er ordered the few soldiers around him, while he took out his longbow, lit the flame on the tip of the arrow, and shot into the sky.
A ray of fire streaked down in mid-air at the east castle gate and landed on the reeds in the distance.
Seeing this scene, Robert nodded to the soldiers operating the catapult.
Oil barrels were placed on the catapult one by one, and the long arms were stretched to the extreme.
"Aim at the city gate." Robert said.
The catapult moved slowly and was revealed on the hill. At this time, the defenders at the battlements could clearly see the appearance of the huge instrument, but they were locked in a fierce battle.
"Let go!" Luo Ba ordered. Countless oil barrels drew beautiful arcs in mid-air and smashed into the oak city gate of the East Fort.
There were countless sounds of broken barrels, and even a lot of oil was splashed on the battlements.
"Archers," Robert said.
Rows of archers in blue clothes and armor moved forward dozens of steps, bows and arrows drawn, and soldiers holding torches lit the arrows behind the archers.
"Fill the bow." Luo Ba ordered.
The sound of the bow strings being tightened came out neatly.
The suspension bridge gradually lowers, revealing the city gate at a glance.
"Fire the arrow!" Luo Ba waved his hand.
Countless fire arrows struck the silent night sky from behind the hills, making the sky full of stars and the night a foil for the fire arrows.
"Whoosh!~Whoosh!~Whoosh!~"
Due to the distance, the fire arrow briefly became sparks in the sky, adding the final romance to the ending of Twins City.
The oil stain immediately exploded, and the flames spread into the sky.
Oak city gates are resistant to burning, but they are also vulnerable to the heat of grease.
Robert looked at the Duke, who nodded slightly.
"Inform the infantry to switch to the front army." Luo Ba said to the messenger behind him.
The sound of the military camp competition disappeared at this time, and turned into the scene of countless valley infantry uniformly appearing in front of the hill. The sound of marching horns suddenly appeared under the Twin River City at this time.
"Woo!~" The silence was decorated with coldness, and the horn sounded lonely across the vast wilderness.
But at that moment, the sound of fighting by countless infantrymen in the valley dispelled the loneliness and coldness, and murderous intent and passion became the mainstream.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"For the Eyrie!~"
The bottom of the oak city gate was reduced to ashes, the ropes on the suspension bridge were cut by long swords, the city gate was broken, and countless blue robes poured into the city gate corridor.
Although the Frey soldiers behind the city gate were a little shocked by the sudden change, their superb combat skills did not cause them to be defeated. The spear stood upright and thrust diagonally in front, and the long sword and round shield followed in a solemn manner. The charge of the valley infantry stopped instantly, and the fierce battle at the city gate began with the clash of swords and spears.
"Retreat!" the blue-robed officer ordered.
The valley sword soldiers immediately retreated, their crossbows pointed forward.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The sound of rapid crossbow arrow firing came out, and the wail immediately appeared after it pierced into the flesh and blood.
"Kill!" The officer waved his long sword, holding his kite-shaped shield in front of him. With his long sword lying across the shield, the valley soldiers charged forward one after another.
On the long bridge, the corpses of the Valley soldiers and mercenaries were lying under the suspension bridge of the West Fort. The ropes of the suspension bridge were torn apart in the struggle. The suspension bridge was helplessly pressed down, and several Frey soldiers and the charging Valley soldiers were squeezed. It turned into mud and splattered with blood.
Lynn Corbray roared: "Return to the River Guard Tower!"
"Back off, back off!" Locke shouted.
The Frey soldiers suddenly poured out, as violently as the rising tide of the Green Fork River.
Countless arrows were shot from the tower and from the longbows of Frey soldiers. Soldiers fell down on the long bridge one by one. Many mercenaries wailed on the tower and fell from the tower.
"Kill!" The city gate of the East Fort facing the long bridge suddenly opened wide, and the suspension bridge instantly fell onto the long bridge. The sound of horse hooves shaking the stone body of the long bridge "Ta! Ta!" came out.
The Frey soldier only raised his head for a moment, and the Vale Knight's spear was already pressed into his face. His flesh and blood suddenly lost the burden of thought and fell into the river casually, lying on the bridge.
"Damn it! Damn the Valley people! Close the city gate quickly!" the Frey family soldiers yelled angrily.
The giant beast on the Weihe Tower suddenly woke up at this moment, and a huge boulder rose into the air from the tower. The Frey soldier who was about to close the city gate was pressed against his face by the boulder, leaving only a mixture of red and black colors on his blurred figure. .
"Kill!" The valley cavalry rushed into the city gate, slowed down when approaching the infantry, and used their spears to separate the spears. Among the cavalry, those who were good at mounted archery had already drawn their long bows, fully drawn the bow strings, and pointed them at the soldiers guarding the gate.
In the bedroom of the East Fort, Old Walder's voice was long, and his messy and sparse hair covered Mrs. Susan's chest. The lady stared at the ceiling with a pale face, exhausted, and blue marks of beating appeared all over her limbs and on her fair skin. appears particularly prominent.
"Noble blood, Frey..." Old Walder's words were full of obsession. He pressed his arms on Mrs. Joan Susan's wrist and muttered something.
The heavy door was slammed open.
"Get out!" The moment Old Walder turned his head and roared, countless sounds of fighting filled his ears.
Black Walder stood at the door, his face ashen.
"What...what's going on?" Old Ward's arms suddenly softened, and he let go of Mrs. Susan's wrist.
Black Walder grabbed Old Walder and said, "There is no time to explain, ancestor." He glanced at Mrs. Joan Susan, and directly carried the frivolous Old Walder out without paying much attention.
"Hey! Hey! Who is fighting? Who is running wild in my castle!" Old Walder roared angrily.
The blue robe caught his eye, and Old Walder couldn't help but be startled.
Black Walder put down Old Walder, kicked one of the valley soldiers away, and with a slash of his long sword, a pool of blood instantly appeared on the soldier's neck.
"Damn, why are there so many?" Black Wald glanced downstairs. Countless blue robes were pouring into the stairs. At their feet were the corpses of many Frey soldiers, and a few relatives could still be vaguely seen.
"What...is going on?" Old Walder looked at Black Walder and the fallen valley soldiers in front of him in a daze.
"That vulture doesn't want to talk to you at all!" Black Walder cursed angrily, glanced at Old Walder who was like a burden, and immersed himself in the crowd.
The long sword lay across Old Walder's neck. Old Walder looked up. He didn't know who this knight was, but the Valyrian steel sword in his hand was so eye-catching. Lynn Corbray smiled at Old Walder said: "Marquis, you are well."
Old Walder was dragged into a dark room, unaware of the daylight.
The sound of fighting continued all night until dawn.
Attis opened his eyes slightly and saw the cold light shining into his eyes. At this time, he no longer dodge or blink.
(End of chapter)