Chapter 347 The speed of civil engineering, indecisiveness will not accomplish anything

After defeating the Wild Hunt army near the Weirwood Node.

After Clay's army formed its army, he did not wait for the infantry behind him to follow.

He pounced directly towards Castle Black farther north.

The Wild Hunt is still out there, Clay knows it.

They wouldn't be interested in a ruined castle with no one around.

The only thing they have to worry about now is whether they will take the opportunity to open the door to the White Walkers beyond the wall.

Although, the cooperation between the two parties is not as close as this.

It's not like both sides have built-in radios, and they can also report their location at any time.

Besides, the night watchers are probably not that stupid.

Knowing that you are guarding the Great Wall, blocking the door is a basic operation when you are about to evacuate.

Now, the two sides are competing for speed.

It depends on whether Clay got to the Wall faster or the Wild Hunt demolition team was more efficient.

Obviously, Clay is faster.

After all, Lord Commander Jeor Mormont handled the situation extremely well during the evacuation.

Originally, the city gate leading from Castle Black to the outside of the wall was not that big.

It can't be compared to the gates of giant castles like Harrenhal.

It's just that the Great Wall is thicker, so it's just a little longer and narrower.

But this is not a problem at all for the Night Watch.

We found sand, gravel and soil, mixed with the dismantled rotten wooden boards, and piled them inside.

Make a layer and water it once.

It’s as hot as the Great Wall.

To say that a drop of water turns into ice is a polite way of saying it.

It is simply impossible to open this frozen pile of sand and gravel in a short time.

Even if the White Walkers come and send out tireless wights to dig day and night and break their bones, they still can't open these things.

The Wild Hunt army is not good at fire magic, and their ice magic will only have the opposite effect in the face of this kind of thing.

Therefore, Eredin, the King of the Wild Hunt, could only use clumsy methods to summon the Wild Hunt dogs, which also rarely felt tired, and use their sharp claws to do the work of digging the earth.

But this will take time.

He never thought that his army stranded further south would be defeated so quickly.

Before he could react, Clay's vanguard cavalry had already defeated the armies of Ilerith and Caranthir at the Black Castle node.

Pounced towards his main force.

There's nothing we can do about it.

It's not like he can't bring more troops from his hometown through the portal.

The name Wang is still very useful.

But in everything, as long as you are not passionate and reckless about the consequences, you should always consider the cost.

A head-on fight with the aboriginal army that came over and was in full force.

Even if he wins, so what?

In fact, Eredin didn't know that he would really kill Clay in this battle.

Then, the northern border and even half of the Seven Kingdoms will surely fall into chaos.

Clay has no heir now.

By that time, it would be really easy for him to conquer the northern border.

But after all, he is not from here. Because of the racial issue, from the bottom of his heart, he does not bother to ask for specific information about this continent.

If Clay and him swap identities, the first step is to capture the prisoners and find out who their opponent is.

Only by clearly distinguishing the pros and cons and knowing yourself and the enemy can you find opportunities.

But the Wild Hunt army is used to fighting with the wind, and this string is not in their minds at all.

It is really difficult for them to think about the problem like this.

As a result, before Clay's main force arrived, less than one-third of the civil engineering work was carried out by Eredin, the head contractor.

He had no choice but to take his own army and leave here.

Anyway, he has conquered two or three large areas in the north, which is enough for him to move around.

However, this time things are not over yet.

When he began to face the fact that there were still capable people among these natives.

He will become more cautious.

After all, what he wants is still in this world.

He has no choice.

…

"I really don't know what your Majesty is thinking."

"Now it's too urgent. He still cares about the little military power he has."

The speaker was Sir Roland Clinton of Eagle's Nest.

Although this guy has a low title, his tone is loud.

He complained privately that he had no respect for the king Renly Baratheon.

At Storm's End, there was a big discussion about how to deal with the current situation.

Renly Baratheon finally vetoed all proposals from the Southern and Northern factions.

He insisted on his own opinion and sent only an elite force of 6,000 people south to rescue the Eagle's Nest Castle.

After the end, a thousand people were left to garrison where they were, and the rest were all sent back to Storm's End to garrison.

It can be seen that after the betrayal of the Tyrell family, Renly Baratheon went a little too far.

From a personable, confident and calm king, he has become the person he is now that no one believes in.

It is even said that some people are stubborn.

Speaking of which, it was all the fault of the uncertain Roses of Highgarden.

Up and down the storm, no one has any good feelings for these guys who openly betrayed them.

These nobles knew in their hearts that without these guys behind the scenes, it would be impossible to explain. Now everyone has rushed into the Red Keep to see Renly Baratheon sitting where his brother once did.

Now, they have become the targets of attack. Those roses are hiding in the tofu castle that they can knock down at the push of a button, drinking fine red wine and continuing to live in a state of intoxication.

It's really outrageous.

With the current situation, it is normal for Sir Roland Clinton of Eagle's Nest to feel dissatisfied.

Although he has selfish motives, he also wants to work hard to revive the Clinton family.

But I have to say that he still really wants to help Stormland survive this crisis safely.

How to solve it is actually an obvious matter, so there is no need to think too much.

However, when he finally left, what he saw in Renly Baratheon's eyes...

It's a deep distrust.

I always feel like I am taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

Roland Clinton is incapable of making excuses.

Jon Clinton's partisanship went wrong back then, and the shadow cast on the family has not dissipated at all.

As long as there is any action, people will think that it is the Clinton family's attempt to restore their past glory.

Although it doesn't mean that he would put aside his belly to show Renly his loyalty.

But Roland Clinton still felt a strong sense of anger and powerlessness.

Angry at Renly's lack of understanding, he felt deeply helpless at the current precarious situation in the Stormlands.

He doesn't have such a broad mind and wants to take care of everything.

It's just that everyone is on this ship, and everyone is prosperous and everyone suffers.

No matter how dissatisfied he felt, he could only lead 6,000 people all the way south to rescue his old nest, the Eagle's Nest.

What if that place no longer existed and was robbed by these people who didn’t know where they came from?

Then, the Clinton family will really be doomed.

He, Roland Clinton, is the last sinner of this family that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

In just one day, he traveled from the Storm's End base camp along the main road to the raging battlefield of Eagle's Nest.

Don't think that the Golden Company is a mercenary, but in fact, the fighting power of this group of people is very good.

It is much stronger than the average army of noble lords in Westeros.

From an organizational perspective, professional soldiers who make a living by killing people are completely different from peasant soldiers whose main occupation is farming and are recruited during wartime.

These people are paid to fight, and their equipment level is naturally very good.

Anyway, the employer gave enough, and also gave some senior officers in the regiment, and after the war, the manors and castles were rewarded.

Therefore, their fighting will is quite high.

When Roland Clinton arrived, the golden company and Aegon Targaryen's black and red dragon flags had been planted on the west gate of Eagle's Nest.

The Clinton family led the remaining soldiers and retreated to the city.

Prepare for street fighting.

They knew very well that even if they fought against each other at Storm's End, which was just a day's journey away, they would not let Eagle's Nest fall into the hands of the enemy.

Someone will definitely come to save them.

Therefore, for the sake of the Clinton family, they decided not to be the second and fifth sons for the time being.

Hold on, at least after being saved, you can show a good image of a loyal minister in front of everyone.

Therefore, the Eagle's Nest Castle has only been partially destroyed so far.

The Golden Group spent a long time trying to achieve such an unsatisfactory result.

Then, their scattered troops outside reported that the army from Storm's End Castle had arrived.

The current captain, Ser Harry Strickland, had to suspend the siege of Falcon's Nest and mobilize his troops to meet the reinforcements from Storm's End.

To them, they can defeat the Eagle's Nest Castle if they can, and it doesn't matter if they can't defeat it.

There are more than 10,000 people in the Golden Company alone, plus Governor Illyrio. After integrating the upper echelons of the Pentos city-state, they spent all their wealth to get people from all sides.

It can be said that they are now in a strong position.

Moreover, those responsible for providing them with troops had no intention of going to Westeros to make a fortune.

They knew very well that if the two dragon kings really unified the seven kingdoms, they would not have a good life.

Therefore, they chose to support Aegon Targaryen, who was not sure whether he was real or not, but who definitely did not have a dragon.

A good Targaryen is a Targaryen without dragons.

This is how the surrounding countries see it.

…

"Commander, the troops from the Stormlands are coming, and at the forefront are about 800 to 1,000 cavalry."

The message was sent to Harry Strickland.

The group leader, who was fat and had a round head, tilted his head, thought for a while, and asked:

"Are all the cavalry in armor?"

"Only a part, less than two hundred, in the middle."

Hearing this, a look of disdain appeared on Harry Strickland's face.

Is this what you call an elite?

His golden regiment has thousands of horses.

Moreover, there are a large number of knights and their retinues here.

These are ruthless men who can charge directly with their lances raised.

If that's the case, then the real combat power of one of the so-called Seven Kingdoms is not so formidable.

"Go, let our archers teach the cavalry who dare to charge without armor a lesson."

"Then, order the infantry to put up heavy shields to block the cavalry's attack."

"After their attack is thwarted on our defense line, the cavalry of the Golden Regiment will surround them from both sides."

"Work with the infantry to swallow these arrogant Westeros people in one bite."

Although Harry Strickland always claimed that his ancestors were also Westeros.

Deep down in his heart, he still has more identity with the Essos he grew up with.

The strength or weakness of Westeros is a relatively complex emotion for him.

But this does not affect him at all to kill this vanguard cavalry that comes to the door.

This is the first battle of the Golden Group's return home, and it must be fought well.

On the Storm's End side, the cavalry vanguard was led by Roland Clinton's younger brother, Raymond Clinton.

He had already received instructions from his brother to defeat the enemy troops besieging the Eagle's Nest Castle as quickly as possible.

Minimize the damage to Eagle's Nest as much as possible.

However, what this guy didn't know was that in front of him, an old man who had lost a key battle and was exiled was also looking forward to this battle of revenge.

He is Jon Connington, Hand of King Aerys II, and cousin of the current head of Falcon's Nest.

The true executor of Harry Strickland's plan.

it's him.

"Roland, Raymond, don't blame me for being ruthless. There is no future for following Renly."

Sitting on the horse, his face hidden in his hood, the gray-haired Jon Clinton looked at the red and white gryphon flag facing him in the distance and murmured to himself.

Then, he issued the order to prepare for battle.

The archers of the Golden Regiment, behind the shield wall, drew their long bows and placed feather arrows on them.

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves from Storm's End Castle could be heard clearly.

Jon Clinton found the right moment and shouted:

"put!"

In an instant, a thousand archers who followed him ashore launched all their fully charged bows and arrows.

Although it does not form a striking dark cloud, it still has a strong visual impact.

Raymond Clinton just yelled for cover.

The next second, his nine hundred cavalry were covered by a hail of arrows.

In order to prevent the Clinton family from getting bigger, Renly Baratheon gave them "elite troops", but the quality was really worrying.

The armor rate of the nine hundred cavalry here is less than one-eighth.

The rest are light cavalry who mainly shoot bows and arrows.

That is to say, it looks a bit bluffing.

After all, it is impossible for everyone to be like Dothraki cavalry, and they can dare to attack the heavy cavalry array head-on with light cavalry.

The brain is still a good thing.

Arrows fell, a scream sounded, and hot blood instantly floated up.

If this is a heavily armed heavy cavalry, then this round of arrow rain is tantamount to scratching an itch.

But sadly, they are not.

The light cavalry's bodies encountered the powerful arrows, and all that awaited them was pain.

Of course Raymond Clinton is fine.

After all, he is a commander and a noble.

Of course there is nothing wrong with making yourself a suit of armor.

Surrounded by heavy armored cavalry, he was safe and sound.

"Continue to attack. If you stop now, all your previous efforts will be wasted."

He said through gritted teeth.

The guards of the Clinton family all nodded.

They also know what this battle means to the entire family.

Therefore, no one mentioned the retreat.

So, under the attack of arrows, the Storm's End cavalry, who had lost a hundred men, continued to charge towards their enemies.

However, what awaited them was a heavy shield erected on each side.

Strong sword and shield soldiers are the first barrier against cavalry.

When they got closer, they were hit by a continuous rain of arrows. The cavalry was still on their horses. Except for the heavy armored cavalry, almost everyone else was injured.

At this time, what they should do as light cavalry is to bypass the defense of the heavy shield soldiers from both sides.

Find opportunities to break through the weak points of the infantry phalanx.

But they never waited for Raymond Clinton's order.

Because, their commander was already stupid at this time.

Because he also saw a red and white griffin flag in the opponent's camp.

Uncle cousin is here?