Chapter 116 There is an ambush here!

When the news came that the Kingslayer was leading two thousand Western troops to pursue the Virgin Valley, the entire Northern Western Army was in a state of excitement.

So far, their commander's judgments about the enemy were all correct. They quickly, led by various nobles, ambush into the designated position high in the Virgin Valley.

They will wait here for a day to recuperate their strength, and when the exhausted Lannister pursuers enter the ambush circle, they will look down from above and crush them with the iron hooves of the North.

Clay's layout of the entire Virgin Valley was actually well thought out.

In this battlefield with special terrain, a reasonable arrangement of troops will maximize one's own attack capabilities and end the battle as quickly as possible.

Ending the battle quickly means that the losses on our side will be minimized. We only have more than 5,000 and less than 6,000 men, which is almost half of the cavalry in the north. I don’t know how long it will take to replenish them. When is it.

A few hundred men served as reserves, and of the remaining five thousand, Clay divided them into four parts.

Because of the special terrain of the Virgin Valley, when the Lannister army enters here, the team will definitely be stretched.

But there is a problem. If the forward is almost through the exit but the tail has not yet entered the valley mouth, the dumpling carefully prepared by Clay will be exposed.

Therefore, the most important thing about this war is not the war within the Virgin Valley, but the problem of how to fit the two thousand Lannister Legion into Clay's dumpling wrapper.

Based on this, Clay made two arrangements. First, he should delay the action as much as possible. At the last moment when the Lannister army was about to rush out of the valley mouth, he would rush out a large number of cavalry to push them back to the Virgin Valley.

The full-speed march was blocked, and the Lannister troops at the rear were still advancing in. This would definitely turn the original long line into a bottle with a thick waist.

At this time, Clay's second hand, a thousand cavalry ambushing outside the entrance, will launch from all directions, with a very clear purpose. They do not seek casualties, but just drive all the Lannister troops into the Virgin Valley.

The front and rear doors were closed, and the two thousand Lannister troops huddled together at the lowest point of the Virgin Valley. At that time, it was time to close the door to fight the dogs, ah no, close the door to fight the lions.

A total of 1,500 people were used for the front and rear portals, and the remaining 3,500 people were divided into two halves and arranged at high places on the east and west sides of the Virgin Valley.

After the Northern Army responsible for closing the gates completed their mission, they would complete the rest of the Lannister slaughter.

What Clay wants to create is a state of encirclement. This is not a defeat. He cannot surround three without one, although in that case, his losses may be smaller.

In this battle, no matter what, Clay will annihilate all the Lannister cavalry, because as long as one Lannister cavalry escapes back to Riverrun, it will be a serious problem.

Jaime Lannister brought two thousand men to pursue him, and those who stayed under the city walls of Riverrun would be ten thousand. Once the news of Clay's attack spread back to the Lannister camp in Riverrun.

As long as the nobles in the camp have a clear mind, they will know that on the great plains of the Riverlands, the infantry will definitely not be able to outrun the cavalry, so these ten thousand people will choose to form a formation where they are.

Once the infantry formed a formation, with the superior equipment of the Lannister elite, Clay's losses would quickly soar.

He could not guarantee that the defeated Riverland troops in the city would still have the courage to leave the city to counterattack at this time, so he prepared for the worst. While they stayed on the city wall to watch the show, Clay's army had no choice but to come on their own.

Using 5,000 people to attack the prepared 10,000 people, Clay's IQ did not allow him to do such a thing.

"Lord Clay, everyone is already in place, waiting for Ser Brynden to bring the Lannister cavalry over."

With a long sword hanging on his waist, Earl Glover climbed up the high slope where Clay was standing step by step. This is the highest position in the Virgin Valley and overlooks the entire battlefield.

In fact, Clay's keen witcher hearing had already told him that someone was coming, but he still waited until Lord Glover walked in before turning around to greet the general responsible for putting Lannister in a cage.

"Your Excellency, thank you for your hard work. You did a good job."

Clay smiled and nodded to show that he already knew. He reviewed his plan over and over in his mind, thinking about possible omissions.

Following Clay's gaze, Earl Glover knew that he was looking at his carefully designed battlefield.

The Earl looked at Clay's back with a rather complicated look in his eyes.

This is really an amazing young man. At the age of sixteen or seventeen, he came to the battlefield for the first time. He actually got the command of an army of 5,000 people so quickly. Moreover, he made the old guys on the battlefield obey him. post.

He was alone and did not rely on anyone's help. When others like him were helpless against the walls of Twin River City, he entered the city alone and used his own power to break through the city and kill people.

Under his control, the Mandalay family easily ate up a piece of fat meat as big as the Twins, and the adults in the North were speechless.

Now, facing the enemy's 12,000-strong army, he was completely at a disadvantage in terms of strength. He didn't have any of the impatience that a young man should have. He didn't huff and puff and led his men directly to rush to find Lannister to fight for his life.

Under the gaze of his own people, the young man showed off his astonishing appetite. He wanted to use five thousand people to swallow twelve thousand Lannister people in one bite.

At first, people like myself didn't believe it, but now, as the news about Sir Brynden came back, I couldn't help but not believe it anymore.

"Lord Clay, why are you so sure that the Regicide will definitely come after you? Won't he return halfway?"

Clay did not turn around, his eyes still fell on the Virgin Valley. He already had the answer to Earl Glover's question.

"Earl, I've actually been worried that the Lannister cavalry troops would huddle near Riverrun and not come out. In that case, all our plans would be in vain."

"You have to know that what we are facing is the proud Jaime Lannister. For a nobleman like him who is attracting so much attention, he will either treat us as if we don't exist at all, or send troops to chase us. He will not give up if his status matches his head.”

"He is Jaime Lannister, and the hair on his head is as brilliant as gold. What do you think a man like this will do when faced with a provocation from defeated generals like us in the Riverlands?"

Earl Glover understood, and he continued what Clay said:

"For the honor of him and his family, he will not let Ser Brynden go."

"That's right. That's what I'm betting on. Even if I tell him my name, he will be more careful at most, but rushing over and knocking us all down is his choice."

"The proud lion will not allow us ants to destroy his majesty."

Not wanting to talk nonsense anymore, Clay withdrew his gaze, turned to Earl Glover and smiled:

"Let's go down, Lord Earl, please return to your position, the most dangerous front. I will lead the charge to block the Lannister's front. You must complete the task of closing the door and don't let anyone go." A Lannister."

"Don't worry, Master Clay!"

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Jaime Lannister felt vaguely uneasy. They had been chasing for a day and a night, and this annoying cavalry was always in their sights.

When the Lannister army stopped to rest, they also stopped. When the Lannister army was about to continue chasing, they immediately mounted their horses. In short, the two sides kept a distance of about one or two miles.

Some of the seriously injured among them could not hold on and fell off their horses during this day and night of escape, but it is a pity that so far, they have not left even one prisoner who can speak.

Perhaps because of the serious injuries and falling from the high-speed horse, by the time Jaime Lannister led his men to rush forward, the man was already dead.

They kept chasing, and on the evening of the next day, this mysterious riverland cavalry led them into a narrow valley mouth.

Moreover, Jaime Lannister has keenly discovered that this cavalry seems to have reached the end of its strength, because their horses have involuntarily slowed down.

Although the horses' hooves were still galloping, it was obvious that their horses were already overwhelmed.

"Boys from the West, those Riverlanders who are going to the Seven Hells are in trouble. Chase them down and tear them apart!"

Thinking he had found a fighter plane, Jaime Lannister shouted and, protected by a group of Lannister guards wearing red cloaks and gold-red armor, rushed into the valley mouth first.

Behind him, two thousand Lannister troops also burst into excited cheers.

Damn it, I've been chasing them for two days, and I'm finally going to catch these annoying idiots from the river.

The soldiers finally saw the possibility of venting their anger. Some of them had already drawn the swords from their waists and rushed into the narrow valley mouth with their commanders.

As soon as they entered the valley mouth, sure enough, the river cavalry seemed to be unable to run anymore. Realizing their fate, they stood not far in front and turned their horses' heads to face themselves, as if they wanted to make a last ditch effort.

The guards around Jaime Lannister all felt this way, but as the commander-in-chief, the Kingslayer had two skills.

Although he was still running forward driven by the war horses, he had already noticed the same narrow exit behind these riverland cavalry.

Why do you want to fight to the death with yourself here?

This kind of place and this kind of terrain are not conducive to their escape at all, unless...unless they have no intention of running away at all!

The thoughts suddenly came through in his mind, and he finally understood where he felt something was wrong.

This place is basically a valley with narrow front and back. In other words, if there is an ambush on the mountain, these two thousand people will die here!

Realizing something was wrong, before Jaime Lannister could give the order to retreat, his forwards were strangled with the cavalry.

Immediately afterwards, huge horns sounded from all directions, and Jaime Lannister watched helplessly as a cavalry force he had never seen before poured in from the exit of the valley.

Although he didn't recognize the cavalry, he recognized the flag that waved first.

It was a snarling gray direwolf!

At this moment, the hair on Jaime Lannister's body stood on end. The cavalry of the North? This is an ambush!

However, on the battlefield, the leading northern cavalry had already rushed less than twenty meters away from him, which meant that he had to fight for his own survival.

"Sir, this is an ambush, we will send you out!"

The guards around him were covered in sweat and shouted anxiously to their master. They had already pulled the reins of Jaime Lannister's horse and were preparing to lead him away from where he came.

"idiot!"

Jaime Lannister pushed the stupid guard away, pointed behind him, and shouted:

"There are all our cavalry behind us. Can we run out against them?"

The guard was silent, but soon he asked:

"Sir, what should we do?"

Jaime Lannister did not answer him, but rushed out the extremely exquisite sword from his waist with a lion's head inlaid on the hilt.

Now, the only thing left is to survive and fight a bloody path!

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"Quick! Blow the trumpet! Attack!"

Standing on the position on the south side of the Virgin Valley, when he heard the heavy horn sound coming from the Virgin Valley, Earl Glover realized that a battle must have begun ahead.

From his position, he could clearly see the Lannister army of two thousand men outside the Maiden Valley, and a lion's tail of about three hundred men exposed.

Thinking of Clay's arrangements for him, he could only sigh at Clay Manderly's military sophistication, although the word was not commensurate with his age.

At this time, he didn't care about anything else. With the thousand cavalry under his command ready to go, it was only right to complete the mission assigned by Master Clay and completely close the last link of the encirclement.

So, outside the Virgin Valley, the Lannister army, who heard the sound of the horn and didn't know what was happening ahead, was still crowding into the narrow valley entrance.

At this moment, a heavy and hoarse horn sound suddenly sounded from behind them.

Immediately afterwards, in the dense forest on both sides, the sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder, and a huge fan-shaped cavalry formation attacked them from behind.

"Cavalry! There is an enemy!"

The calm Lannister officer reacted, but the trouble was that the cavalry was different from the infantry. When they were crowded together, it was almost impossible to get them to turn immediately.

As a result, a slightly funny scene occurred. The owner on the horse jumped up and down, trying to control the horse and trying to twist it. However, when the Northern Army rushed forward, most of the Lannister horses still used their butts. against their enemies.

Although they are well-equipped Lannister cavalry, in this inverted position without speed, there is no possibility of resistance when facing the wolf-like northern cavalry.

Soon, a small golden-red island guarding the entrance to the Virgin Valley was submerged by the gray army that rushed forward like a wave. When the last red-backed golden lion flag outside the Virgin Valley was knocked off the dust, Glover The Count laughed.

Because he knows:

This battle,

The overall situation is decided!

The work unit is crazy busy today. I have been holding meetings for a whole day. I am responsible for my own responsibility. I will save everything and it will be a big job in two days. Sorry, gentlemen, believe me!