Chapter 286 Before the decisive battle

Lord Tytos Blackwood did not tell the truth to Clay in the end.

But it doesn't matter, as long as he hesitates, Clay will already understand his thoughts.

Clay decided to have a good talk with Lord Tytos Blackwood after this battle.

The Tully family is a disobedient dog. After Clay has used them and eaten all their value, he will definitely not keep them anymore.

Although there is actually no enmity between the Manderly family and the Tully family, in the end, he wants to merge the golden halberd mermaid flag and the black background red dragon flag, so he must fully respect the opinions of the other side.

Moreover, since the Riverlands is surrounded by enemies and plays no role in the war, Clay has already formed some plans of his own in his mind regarding the division of its territories.

"Let's go, don't let the old lion wait for us for too long. Someone is already in place. If we are too late, it won't look good."

The army rumbled in. They were only a few hours away from Harrenhal, almost there.

These nobles of the Riverlands may have been fishing instead of working while they were away. It is impossible to say that they still had the intention of tricking Kristen and the five hundred heavy riders. After all, in their view, Clay Man Delek is not on their side.

If we were just talking about being angry, then Clay would be more or less angry. However, right now, Clay had no intention of arguing with them.

However, since the people of the Riverlands are thinking of protecting themselves, Clay will have to change his strategy slightly in this battle.

After all, an army with its own ideas and thoughts cannot fight tough battles.

Without the determination to risk his life and survive, Clay would not dare to give them the task.

However, he didn't care anymore.

Because, he has already felt that in the south, an increasingly intense scorching feeling is rapidly approaching his position. Counting the time, it will be within a day.

Clay didn't ask why it didn't stay well in the south, because he had to say it came at the right time.

The war in the north will actually stop after the Battle of Harrenhal.

It is also an indisputable fact that the North and the Riverlands are at odds with each other.

In this case, it's time for me to take the stage completely.

After all, if you always hide behind the scenes, you are not qualified to march towards the capital in the south.

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Kerrison chose the second option, which was to use the 400 men at his disposal to attack the Lannister North Gate siege army, which was unprepared but had a total strength of nearly 10,000.

He resisted the temptation to capture Tywin Lannister in a single fight.

Because Clay set his goal for this battle very clearly.

Clay doesn't care how to do it, but no matter what, Harrenhal must see the Manderly family's flag, kill the Western Army, and force them to stop attacking.

As long as Harrenhal is not captured before the main force arrives, it will be a great success!

The cavalrymen, who didn't have much time to rest, waved their long swords in their hands and carried heavy lances under their arms, and rushed towards the Western Army, which was neatly lined up but all heading south.

This was beyond the expectations of these Western troops.

They couldn't understand why there were enemies attacking them from the direction of their base camp.

This is a situation that no one would consider when formulating a war plan.

In the back row, those who bear the brunt are the siege engines that have just been withdrawn, and the craftsmen responsible for maintaining and launching them.

These people can be said to be truly unarmed. Before the war, most of them were craftsmen in various senses.

They were summoned by Tywin Lannister and worked day and night to build siege equipment. Some even died of exhaustion and were miserable.

It is sheer nonsense to expect them to have any sense of belonging to the Western Army.

If the handle of the knife hadn't been in Lord Tywin's hand, these people would have disappeared long ago.

The moment they saw the Mandalay cavalry appearing, these craftsmen were like frightened birds and fled in all directions.

Kerrison didn't go after them specifically. Killing was just a means, not an end.

They couldn't stop and dismantle these precious siege equipment now. After all, they couldn't use the war horses as hammers.

Directly past these neatly arranged siege equipment, Krissen took the lead and rushed towards an infantry square further ahead.

This was a legion that had just been replaced after a bloody battle at the north gate of Harrenhal and suffered heavy losses.

Because the battle was not over, the most the soldiers could do was sit down and rest. Disbanding the organization was not allowed.

Therefore, when they saw Krissen's cavalry, they wanted to resist, but found that, first of all, they could not turn around.

These are not soldiers scattered one by one. There is no problem at all in moving around on the battlefield. He can do whatever he likes.

In order to maintain combat effectiveness, the infantry must always gather into a strict square formation, regardless of whether it is a siege battle or not.

However, this creates a problem. Once they are attacked from a direction that they have no defense against, they have no way to resist.

"Behind! Right behind! There are cavalry from the Northern Territory!"

"Tell Sir!"

"Damn it! Sir Sir is not here, what should we do!"

"Counterattack! Counterattack! We can't let them rush over like this!"

"I can't turn around!"

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There was chaos. When the commander of this infantry phalanx retreated to the rear to rest, he naturally would not stay with the soldiers, but would hide and rest by himself.

However, once the army of this era loses its commander, the damage to the organization of the entire team is almost devastating.

The soldiers in the back row wanted to turn around to face the enemy, but the soldiers in the front row didn't know what was happening.

When you think about how much information can be distorted from person to person, in the midst of all the noise, it's almost a complete disaster.

When Krissen rushed forward, there were only a dozen soldiers facing him with weapons in their hands.

They are all responsible for attacking the city, and the weapons they hold in their hands are close combat weapons such as daggers. When facing cavalry...

Almost powerless to fight back.

Kerrison was not polite at all, and fired Alder. After blasting away a few unlucky ones, the armored horse crashed directly into them.

Suddenly, blood splattered everywhere!

Infantrymen use their thin bodies to go head-to-head with fully armored cavalry. Throughout the ages, countless battle examples tell us that such a battlefield will only have one result.

That was the blood of the infantrymen.

This infantry regiment had a full strength of more than 800 people. After the siege battle, less than 600 people remained.

With this small force, Krissen didn't waste much effort. He led his troops and directly cut through all these people's lines from the middle.

Under the hooves of their horses, countless Western soldiers fell. The remaining infantry soldiers were shrouded in great fear and dispersed in a hurry, fleeing for their lives.

Krissen did not choose to pursue them. He had to take advantage of his own momentum to continue attacking and cause more bloodshed to the Westerners.

He already felt that his magic power was somewhat out of gear. After all, he had almost no time to rest.

As for how long he can hold on, Kristen doesn't know, but if he still has the strength to take a step forward, he will never stop.

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Clay's banner finally appeared on the battlefield of Harrenhal.

His current location is directly west of the northern camp of Harrenhal's Western Army.

Brynden Tully, who arrived before him, and Edmure Tully's army, who arrived two hours earlier than him, were to his south.

After the army was stationed, Clay sat in his military tent. After coldly listening to the report on the entire battlefield, he was silent for a moment and ordered:

"Send an order for all the lords of the Riverlands to come to me immediately to discuss matters."

"They have been here for so long, and they should get enough rest."

The messenger took the order and left.

Clay leaned back in his chair, staring at the sand table model of Harrenhal in front of him, frowning slightly, and quietly thinking about the current situation.

He was waiting for them to come.