Chapter 90
Thanks for powerstones 🤩
+1 bonus chapter 😊
Chapter 90 Heart's Bane
In a sparsely forested mountain forest, a hare galloped in a panic, as if something terrible was chasing after it.
Whoosh -
a shadow flew past, nailing the poor rabbit to the ground.
"You actually used three arrows for a rabbit, tsk tsk."
Two riders came after , with the coat of arms of the sand gate printed on the leather armor on their chests.
As soon as one of them put down his bow and arrow, he heard the mocking voice of his companion.
"The wild rabbits in the mountains are too cunning." The rider with the bow defended himself.
"Hehe, then watch me later." The other person took out the bow behind his back and gave his companion a provocative look.
"Ahhaa, I think you will also use more arrows."
The two continued to move forward, but they didn't meet the any hare again.
Bored, one of them asked, "Did the princess ask us to come here to guard the Yronwood family because she didn't trust us? "
"Bullshit trust! All the people in Reach are blocked on the pier, how could they appear here? I think the princess thinks we are an eyesore."
"That's because we were rude first. The Earl actually sent so few soldiers this time to support, and they are all cavalry. They are already giving face to the Yronwood family by not letting us attack the Reach soldiers' position."
"Why do you always speak for her? Could it be because you fancy..."
"Hush! There's movement!"
"What? Why didn't I hear it?"
"Idiot, look up, it's in the sky!"
The man looked up, and sure enough, he saw a Eagle with pure white tail Hovering over their heads.
"Watch me shoot it down with one arrow!"
"If you can shoot down this eagle with one arrow, I'll feed you horse meat for a month!"
"Deal!"
The rider stopped the horse on the spot, then took the arrow and drew the bow, holding your breath.
Whoosh!
The sharp arrow shot out, but it didn't even touch eagle's hair.
"Okay, I made a mistake, it looks like I need two arrows." The rider shrugged helplessly, and was about to re-bet with his companion.
But when he turned around, he saw an arrow sticking out of his companion's neck!
This horrifying scene caused his brain to shut down for a second.
In just this second, another arrow shot out from the forest, hitting the man's forehead.
Boom! Boom!
The two fell one after another, and the horse was frightened and wanted to run away.
But a group of cavalry rushed out of the forest immediately, blocking the way of the ownerless war horse.
"Sam, is that your Eagle?" Earl Randyll looked at the bird soaring in the sky, with rare envy in his eyes.
"Yes, father."
"Very good!" Earl Randyll looked at his son, "After the war, help me train one too!"
"Okay." Samwell nodded, and then began to worry about buying one for training. How many golden dragons does a falcon need.
However, this time Earl Randyll brought all of Hornhill's family property to help him, and at least he should give back a falcon.
Afterwards, he secretly possessed the falcon and continued to investigate forward. After a while, he opened his eyes and said to Earl Landau, "Father, this should be the last group of Dornish sentries in this direction."
"Okay."
Earl Randyll nodded, "Speed up the march, otherwise it will be delayed for a long time, and the Dornishmen will become suspicious when they see the sentry cavalry not returning."
"Yes!"
...
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Samwell and his party finally saw the outline of the Dornish army from a distance.
At this time, they had quietly circled to the right rear side of the Dornish people, hiding behind the hill, watching the Dornish army on the wasteland below continue to charge towards the dock in batches.
Earl Randyll observed for a while, and then called a group of generals to discuss the strategy against the enemy.
Of course, it was said to be a discussion, but in fact he was giving the order.
"Later, I will personally lead the infantry to attack the Dornish people from the back. The Reach army on the pier will also take the opportunity to strike when they hear the signal. Wait for my soldiers to engage the Dornish forces, then pull away. The cavalry will rush down from here and attack the right flank of the Dornishmen, breaking up their formation and dividing them into two parts."
After speaking, Earl Randyll looked around and asked:
"What do you think about this plan? Any Opinions?"
Naturally, no one would have any opinions.
In fact, under this circumstances, there is nothing to do, so it depends on the performance on the spot.
Although the Dornish troops still had an obvious advantage this time, they had been attacking the pier position day and night for the past few days, and they were already extremely exhausted.
At this time, if the people from Reach suddenly rush out and catch them off guard. As long as they could break up the formation of the Dornishmen, no matter how many of them there were, it would be useless.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Earl Randyll said again:
"Okay, since there is no objection, then I will personally command the infantry to go around, and another person is needed to lead the cavalry to charge. "
He swept across his face, and finally stopped on Samwell:
"Here are all cavalry from Horn Hill and Brightwater Keep, and only the blood of the Tarly and Florent families are qualified to lead them. Sam, are you willing to take on this responsibility?"
Samwell was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Earl Randyll to entrust him with such a crucial task.
As for the reason he said, it was more like an excuse to gag other people's mouths.
However, there is some truth to this reason.
Here he is the only one who has the blood of the two families at the same time.
This time, Hornhill and brightwater City were the absolute main forces. The two families dispatched a total of 68 knights, including squires and warriors , totalling more than 700 cavalry.
This is definitely a force that can make a final decision!
And Earl Randyll actually entrusted such power to himself instead of other more experienced and prestigious knights.
However, Earl Randyll's arrangement did not arouse objections.
After all, Samwell is no longer the cowardly fat man who was kicked out of the house by his father. His series of victories has gained enough prestige and respect, and the knights present are quite convinced of him.
And he does have two bloodlines, and he is the most noble person here except Earl Randyll.
It was also because Alekyne Florent stayed at the pier to preside over the defense. Otherwise, if the eldest son of Blackwater City was here, perhaps the knights of the Florent family would express different opinions. But now, they really can't recommend any the right person to compete with Samwell.
As for the Horn Hill Knights present, they have almost blind trust in Earl Randyll, so how could they object to his opinion.
When things come to an end, of course Samwell will not back down, after all, this war was started because of him.
At this moment, he only felt that the blood in his chest began to boil. Facing Earl Randyll's eyes, he nodded heavily:
"Yes!"
After deciding on the tactics, Earl Randyll began to arrange the division of troops.
Before leaving, he found his son who was wearing the armor again, and asked,
"Sam, do you still remember how to lead the cavalry to charge?"
Samwell tried to recall the memory of the original owner while nodding, "Yes, you taught me how to charge. ."
"Okay."
Earl Randall nodded, "Forget it now."
"?"
Earl Randyll stared into his son's eyes and said in a deep voice,
"You just need to remember two words for me."
"Which two words?"
"One word"
"Forward!"
"Forward?"
"Yes. Forward." Earl Randyll's tone seemed to be stained with blood on the sword, "Break down all obstacles in your way and move forward until there is no enemy standing in front of you!"
Samwell nodded thoughtfully: "I see, father."
Earl Randyll glanced at the huge and shiny warhammer beside Samwell, and said:
"Your weapon is too heavy for charging on horseback , take my sword."
As he spoke, he actually took off his sword and handed it to his son.
Samwell took over the Tully family's inherited giant sword [Heart's Bane] from his father, and was a little dazed for a while.
Earl Randyll said earnestly:
"Now that you have [Hearts's Bane], you are now a real Tarly. Do you still remember our motto?" "
Yes." Samwell nodded heavily,
"First in Battle"
[END]