Chapter 315: The small skinning siege was frustrated
Located between the Terror Fortress and White Harbor in the North, Horwood City has been the home of the Horwood family for generations of northern vassals.
When the young wolf king Robb went south, he drew most of the troops in the north, and the lord of the Horwood family also led his troops with his son, and finally died at the bloody wedding in Twin River City.
When the news of Earl Horwood's death reached the North, one man was immediately moved: Rams, the illegitimate son of the Bolton family, nicknamed 'Little Skinner'. Snow.
Originally from the Mandalay family, Countess Donnella was the cousin of the Earl of Wiman in White Harbor and later married into the Horwood family. Although she has passed the age of childbearing, she is still very peugeot, and she is a famous beauty in the north.
Rams. Snow coveted the beauty of Countess Donala, and wanted to get the title and territory of the earl, so he led his troops to capture the city of Horwood and forced Lady Donnella to marry him.
Since then, the city of Horwood has been the domain of the Burton family, and a large number of soldiers have been stationed there to rule over White Harbor, the most important port city in the north.
Rams, who had come to the rescue with all the soldiers, was now in high spirits, because he had conquered King's Landing and Carlin Bay with his strategy, so he was rewarded by his father, Duke Luce, from an illegitimate son to a concubine with the right to inherit, and was given the surname Bolton.
Rams is cunning, cruel, and vicious, but he is not stupid.
After receiving Jerry's letter asking for help, Rams carefully identified the handwriting and seal, and after making sure that it was correct, he analyzed the information in the letter.
He didn't doubt that Li Nan only brought more than 1,000 people back to the north, after all, more than half a year ago, Li Nan fled from Twin River City with a few people, and in the face of a high bounty, not only did he not die, but he was able to recruit so many people, which was already a miracle.
Li Nan ordered the tables and chairs to be moved to the city, and at this time he was eating and drinking with Arya, Count Wiman and others, leisurely waiting for Rams to fall into the trap.
Howwood was so close to White Harbor that three or four hours later eight hundred cavalry of the Bolton family were the first to arrive in front of the city, and soon two thousand infantry were in formation outside the city.
Li Nan raised his wine glass and looked at Rams, who was leading the troops under the city, and suddenly felt very familiar, and couldn't help but get up and stand by the city wall, and took out the binoculars that Ashur bought from Mill to look at the Bolton family army formation below.
"Stink?" After seeing Rams's appearance clearly, Li Nan was a little surprised.
After calling Earl Wiman, Li Nan handed him the binoculars and said, "Come and see, the person who led the troops is Luce. Rams, Burton's bastard? ”
Earl Wiman took the Mill telescope made of pure copper, looked at it, and said in an angry tone, "That's Rams." Although this man is young, he has an extremely vicious heart, even more than Billus. Burton has had it. Ever since the news of the death of the young wolf lord Robb, Rams has begun to attack the other lords of the North, and his entire family has been tortured to death by any nobleman who disobeys his wishes. ”
Li Nan didn't expect that the little boy who was spared in that slaughtered village not only deceived him, but also became a villain who plagued the north, and it seemed that he was still too soft-hearted.
When Li Nan observed Rams, he also saw Li Nan clearly.
Rams was psychologically abnormal since he was a child because he was an illegitimate child, and his outlet was to torture other people in various ways, and when he matured, the girls near the Horror Castle were unlucky.
When he raped and killed a girl in that village, he was caught by Li Nan on the spot and almost died, which should be regarded as the biggest loss he has ever suffered, so Rams has an extremely deep memory of Li Nan.
At this time, seeing Li Nan arrive at White Harbor, Rams's heart was filled with joy, and he began to think about what kind of torture should be used to torture his enemies at that time.
Ramszeck rode forward some distance and shouted at Li Nan in a loud voice: "Leo, I think about you day and night, it seems that it is really the gods of the old and new who took care of me and sent you here, you can rest assured, after the city is broken, I will take good care of you." ”
Li Nan was now afraid that Rams would not attack the city, so he said irritatingly: "Rams, I still remember the scene of you crying and kneeling in front of me and begging for mercy. I also thank the gods, old and new, for letting you meet me again, but this time I will definitely finish what I did back then. ”
Rams has always treated people with terrifying methods, in the eyes of everyone, he is a demon who makes people think of it and exude fear from the bottom of their hearts, and no one expected that he would have a time to cry and kneel and beg for mercy.
Hearing that Li Nan had exposed his original scandal, Ramston shouted angrily: "Attack! Conquer White Harbor City, and those who capture Leo and Arya alive will be rewarded with gold coins, and the money in the city will be taken as you like, and the women will play as you like! ”
In this kind of era, if you want soldiers to fight, it is not reliable to rely on faith and the like, money and women are the most useful motivations, and after receiving Rams's promise, the two thousand eight hundred people of the Bolton family are as excited as if they have been beaten with chicken blood.
There is a cloud in the Chinese art of war: 'ten are to surround it, and five to attack it'.
Now there are more than 1,000 people of Li Nan in White Harbor City, and there are 300 or 400 garrisons to defend, and Rams wants to use 2,800 men to break through the city, although there is this possibility, but it will definitely suffer heavy damage.
Maybe it was stimulated by Li Nan's revelation of the old things, or maybe Rams was only good at intrigue and torture, and he didn't know much about military law, so without any siege equipment, he ordered 2,000 infantry to carry ladders and start attacking the city.
Of the more than 1,000 miscellaneous soldiers recruited by Ashur, not many of them could use bows and arrows, but they couldn't afford to have money, so each of them was equipped with a crossbow.
In normal actual combat, the bow is stronger than the crossbow, and the cost is much lower. However, the crossbow has a strong endurance and can be used after a short period of training.
Li Nan now has the funds for the restoration of the country supported by the two princes of Doon, as well as the support of the Ashur casino, so money is not a problem for him, and the crossbow arrows on the city wall shoot frantically towards the Bolton army.
After three waves of suicidal attacks, the infantry of the Bolton Army fell by seven or eight hundred men, and at this time Rams finally realized that it would be difficult to break through the city with such a hard attack.
Looking at Li Nan, who was smiling proudly at the head of the city, Rams's eyes were red and he roared: "Logging! ”
The soldiers cut down some wood in the woods outside the city, tied it with ropes, and then divided the cavalry into several groups, holding shields and dragging the logs to the gates of White Harbor.
This trick used by Rams had been used by Li Nan during the siege of Jiaozhi, so he hurriedly ordered the two catapults and all the crossbowmen to turn to the city gate and shoot the horses under the crotches of those cavalry.
The bolts flew like a rain of arrows, and the cavalry and horses of the Bolton family were shot into sieves, and two of the more fortunate cavalrymen threw the wood to the city gate without much damage.
After losing more than a hundred cavalry again, Rams, who commanded the battle, finally came to his senses, and he knew that the soldiers and horses in his hands could not be lost, otherwise he would not be able to face his father's accusations.
Looking at Li Nan at the head of the city with hatred, Rams roared angrily: "Leo, you wait, I'll come back in a few days." When the time comes, you will definitely be on your knees begging me! ”
"Hahaha......" Li Nan laughed and said: "If you come, you will be safe, I think you should not go!" ”
After Li Nan finished speaking, he threw a large lit firecracker into the air, and after a bang, bright red smoke appeared in the sky.