Chapter 125 One against two, the river is ruthless

In front of Clay's horse, several people in gorgeous clothes were kneeling. They lowered their heads and could only see the hoofs of Clay's horse.

It wasn't that they didn't want to raise their heads, but the bloody sword resting on their necks forced them to lower their noble heads.

Clay stared at the family symbols on these people that could prove their identity, and carefully identified them in his mind.

"Well... the Brax family, the Westerling family, the Benfort family, the *** family... yes, it seems that you are all well-known figures in the West. I already know who you are."

Clay nodded to the guards holding them down, indicating that they could let go of the adults.

As soon as they let go, these people immediately raised their heads and their eyes fell on Clay's face.

who is he? This is the question they all want to know.

Everything that just happened was like a dream to them. These cavalry were like falling from the sky, suddenly rushing towards the unsuspecting camp.

The army of four thousand people collapsed in a matter of seconds.

Even the nobles like them had become prisoners of this mysterious attacker before they had time to escape.

"Who are you? At least I need to know who I lost to?"

The lord of Kakuya City, Andros Brax, said with some excitement that a cut was made on his face. He must have resisted just now, but unfortunately, it was of no use.

Faced with his shouting, Clay ignored him at all. As prisoners, they didn't need to know so much. He put away the smile on his face, stared at these Western noble prisoners with eyes like looking at goods, and said coldly:

"I am honored to inform you that from today on, you are my prisoners. Later, you will be imprisoned in the dungeons of Riverrun City together with your commander Jaime Lannister, waiting for your family to come up with it. Enough ransom to buy you back."

"Of course, if someone could tell me where Edmure Tully is, I would consider making his dungeon life relatively comfortable."

Clay broke into the central military tent of the Lannister southeast camp and searched for a long time, but could not see Edmure Tully.

After all, his soldiers recognized the Trout crest of the Tully family, so they probably wouldn't kill Edmure as a Lannister.

Tsk, it would be difficult to find Edmure Tully. Lord Hoster Tully is such a precious son. If he is lost or dies, who will inherit the Riverlands?

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"My lord, cavalry!"

When Clay launched a surprise attack, the soldiers on the city walls of Riverrun also informed this extremely magical news to Lord Tytos Blackwood, the commander of the Riverlands army who was resting in the city.

"Cavalry, what cavalry? Please speak clearly!"

Looking at the hurriedly running out of breath soldiers, the earl who had just thrown down the bowl frowned. He had just heard the sound of the horn, but he thought it was the Lannister preparing to attack the city.

The soldier took a breath and immediately reported:

"My lord, just now, a large group of cavalry suddenly appeared outside the city. They were violently attacking the Lannister camp from the east and west. Look at the flags, they are from the North."

As soon as he heard this, Earl Tytos Blackwood's eyes widened. He immediately dropped the dry food in his hand and walked towards the wall of Riverrun.

When he arrived at the city, before he could see the situation outside the city, he heard the shouts and cheers of the soldiers stationed in Riverrun.

"My lord, come and see, Lannister is finished!"

"That's right, they are unprepared. I think they will be killed within an hour at most!"

The soldiers were talking excitedly. Obviously, they on the city wall had a clearer perspective on the entire battle situation. The rampage of the Northern Cavalry in the Lannister Camp made them feel bad about being besieged for so long.

As a commander, Earl Blackwood was not as hasty as the soldiers. He had to see the situation clearly before he could draw a conclusion.

But when he glanced at the battlefield below the city, he knew that the soldiers were not wrong at all.

Lannister, it's over!

From his position, he could clearly see that the two northern cavalry were like two huge war hammers, crushing two Lannister camps from the east and west directions.

These cavalry were very smart. They did not slow down their horses in order to kill people during the attack. They only killed a small number of people. They drove more Lannister troops to both sides of the Red Fork River from two directions.

As the commander of the army that has led the Riverrun army to resist until now, this Earl, who is also experienced in battles, immediately knew what the commanders of these two cavalry were going to do.

This is to drive all these Lannisters into the river. There is no second ending to going down the river at this time except death. As a native of the Riverlands, he is all too aware of the cruelty of the Red Fork River.

At this moment, a soldier hurried over and reported the latest news on the battlefield to him:

"Sir, the Lannister army on the north bank of the Tengshi River has not been attacked by cavalry. They are now organizing and preparing to cross the crossing to support the battlefield here."

Although Earl Blackwood didn't know why the commander of the Northern Cavalry Group specifically spared the Lannister barracks on the north shore, no matter how stupid he was, he understood that at this time, it was necessary to stop these reinforcements and protect the flanks of the Northern Cavalry. is the only option.

No nonsense, the Riverland commander made a prompt decision and issued the order:

"Pass my order to open the suspension bridge on the north bank, and send all the troops out of the city. Do your best to hold back the Lannister army outside the city, and buy enough time for our friends in the north!"

At this time, the Riverland army also knew that the Lannister army in the south had been defeated. They all regained the courage that the Lannister had lost, and rushed out of the north gate of Riverrun with a roar, and met with the Lannister outside the city. The army was entangled.

It is unrealistic to expect them to defeat the Lannister head-on, but it is still possible to stop them and prevent them from fully reinforcing the southern battlefield.

At this time, the messenger sent by Clay also arrived.

His intention coincided with that of Lord Tytos Blackwood, but he asked Lord Blackwood to keep more than 3,000 people on the north shore there as much as possible.

After I finish cleaning up the five or six thousand Lannister troops in my encirclement, if I have the chance, I will kill the three thousand people on the north shore in one fell swoop.

Want to run? There are no doors!

After Clay captured these prestigious Western nobles, his horse hooves did not stop. Instead, he led the elite iron cavalry of the Mandalay family, stepped on the banner of the Lannister army that fell in the blood, and continued to kill westward. go.

Now, the encirclement of the Lannister southeast camp has not been completely closed. The troops forming a pincer offensive on both sides have completed their tasks and are waiting for their own troops to advance the front to the east bank of the Green Fork River.

"Continue to attack and don't give the Lannister army any room to breathe. There must be no Lannister soldier wherever our horses tread."

The soldiers faithfully carried out this order, and the rumble of horse hooves continued to sound. Amid the frightened screams and wails of these Westerners begging for mercy, the Northern soldiers drove them away expressionlessly.

The instinct to stay away from fear and death made them burst out with the greatest courage in their lives and flee to the west. The cavalry in the north did not pursue them, but these escapees forgot that in front of them, there was a Red Fork River that had never been cut off. .

Clay's attack went smoothly, and from the southwest, the two thousand-strong army led by the two earls also attacked with overwhelming force.

He was very aware of his side's attack capabilities, so Clay allocated nearly 3,000 men to these two men. Even if their commanding abilities were lacking, their numbers were enough to make up for this gap.

Their numbers were almost one to one, and coupled with the sudden attack, they were even more powerful than Clay's attack. The flags of the two earl families had already appeared on the other side of the river before Clay reached the east bank of the Red Fork River.

After Clay's cavalry completely broke through the last line of defense of the Lannister camp, all the remaining Lannister troops in the southeast camp were driven out of the camp and fled towards the Red Fork River.

This also means that Clay's dumpling wrappers have included at least five or six thousand of the ten thousand people, leaving less than a thousand people. Because of this large open plain, when the Lannister first attacked, the Lannister army collapsed. The soldiers scattered and fled, and some of them escaped, but they were really unable to catch them.

After all, it was using 5,000 men to kill 10,000 men. It was a good strategy to encircle them. The soldiers had sacrificed their lives, so we really couldn't expect too much.

The northern cavalry formed a thin line, forming a huge encirclement.

In the center of the encirclement, there were the remaining five or six thousand Lannister soldiers who had abandoned their armor and were unarmed and looked panicked or desperate.

The northern cavalry all showed their own flags, the direwolf flag, the steel iron fist flag, the mermaid flag, the winter sun flag...

The appearance of each banner deepened the fear of these defeated Lannister troops.

An hour ago, they were still thinking about the wonderful life after they invaded Riverrun, holding barbecues in their hands and feasting on them.

Unexpectedly, the sky suddenly collapsed, and enemies who came from nowhere used their long swords to tear out the throats of their comrades, and then trampled their sternums with horse hooves.

From the most beautiful dream to the bottom of the Seven Hells, it was just an hour's change.

The soldiers huddled together in confusion, their teeth chattering up and down. Some of the more sober-minded ones had already realized their current situation.

Gritting their teeth, the ninjas felt great fear and insecurity, took off their heavy armor, and tried to walk into the raging Red Fork River.

They have understood that on land, today is a dead end anyway, and going down the river seems to be their only chance of survival.

Such behavior attracted other people's attention, and the blind obedience mentality began to spread. Many people imitated their example and began to walk toward the water step by step.

Some people even forgot to take off their armor in fear, and just walked step by step towards the river, as if that was the only safe place.

But is that really what happened?

The northern cavalry who witnessed this scene had no intention of launching an offensive and just stared at everything in front of them coldly.

If they die from the power of nature, then let them go. The blood on the sword today is so red that it cannot be washed away. Their lives depend on the will of the gods...

This is the last mercy and mercy. Each of them knows that they have no reason to release these people, and it is even impossible to capture them.

They were not nobles and had little exchange value. They were made prisoners here, and their only outcome was to work until they died of exhaustion under the brutal control of the lords of the Riverlands who hated them to the core.

Rather than that, it would be better to die cleanly like this and suffer less.