Chapter 111: The decisive battle in Shitang Town (final) was the last straw that broke the camel's back
It stands to reason that Wang Lingjun is tragic enough, if Wang Lingjun is a person, then his current appearance is that he was stabbed in the front (xiōng) mouth, and his left rib was stabbed again, and his entire left arm was removed. One of these two knives was a knight of the Robert Army who rushed out of the city, and the other was the cavalry of the northern territory led by Ed, who continued to advance towards the middle army (tǐng) with undiminished momentum.
Seeing that Wang Lingjun, who was in the middle army, was about to face the dilemma of being attacked on both sides, at this time, there was a sound in the forest in the east, and countless birds and finches that had returned to their nests were startled, and they kept circling in the afterglow of the setting sun, but they refused to fall, obviously, someone had alarmed them. This made Wang Lingjun excited, and they took it for granted that their own reinforcements were coming.
Therefore, the Chinese army and the king of the right flank rejoiced because of this, and began to desperately resist the cavalry led by Robert and Ed, although the cavalry was not dominant to the galloping cavalry, Robert led his men to play a circle formation, that is, the entire cavalry army formed a circle, and then quickly swept in front of the king's army, and the long sword in his hand slashed through the neck of the king's army, leaving a few fresh corpses, as if a wheel was crushing the king's army.
This is the best tactic to make use of the cavalry mobility (xìng) and speed, not to mention the fact that the knights of the Robert army are already full of physical strength, and this formation can prevent the cavalry from stalling to the greatest extent. Originally, this tactic was used by nomads to "fly kites", and was best suited for long-range cavalry, but heavy knights could also use it, but because of the amount of movement, it generally did not last long.
The morale boost of Wang's army only temporarily slowed down the rebel cavalry, but it did not reverse their decline and slow them down from being slaughtered. Unless the reinforcements they expected arrived in time, they would collapse in a short, at most an hour.
Sure enough, one by one, the armored (shēn) shadows came out of the forest in the east, they wore silver armor, and rode their horses towards the battlefield, numbering about 3,000 people, and the king's army immediately boosted morale, as long as these knights could rush behind the Stormland knights led by Robert, they could immediately save their decline from the enemy on both sides. If you are lucky enough to catch or kill Robert Baratheon, it will directly determine the outcome of this battle.
They looked forward to the stars and the moon as they watched this group of brightly armored knights rushing towards the battlefield, and the eyes of all the soldiers led by the king were wide open, and sure enough, just as they expected, this group of knights began to charge!
But the object of their charge didn't seem to be quite right, and they rushed straight towards the right flank of Wang's army! This frightened the king's leading army, and they kept shouting loudly: "Brother! You're mistaken! We are our own people, our own people! It's an ally! As he spoke, he waved the three-headed dragon banner of the Targaryen family wildly.
The leader of this group of knights was a young man with neat black hair, nearly twenty years old, with a handsome and immature face, and blue eyes.
Why? Because he is not the king's leader at all, he is the new heir of the Vale, and the nephew of Jon Arryn - Dennis Arryn is also!
"Who is your own person!" Dennis Ayling felt amused in his heart, and when he came to a distance of about 50 meters, he put down his visor, and then one (tǐng) held a horse pistol and shouted: "Charge!" Then he led 3,000 Valley Knights and rushed straight to the front of the right flank of the king's army. How else to say that he is young? He was clearly a knight of honor, so he didn't surprise the enemy from the flanks or from behind.
You may be curious, so isn't it an act of honor for Ed to lead the northern cavalry to raid the left flank of the king's army? This doesn't match his personality!
The fact is that Ed led a full 5,000 cavalry, and without him saying it, Wang Lingjun could also see his arrival, so it was not a sneak attack, after all, Wang Lingjun had enough time to turn (shēn) to form a formation to defend, but Wang Lingjun's left flank panicked and directly collapsed, giving up this opportunity.
With the surprise attack of the Valley Knights, the king leader on the right flank finally realized that he had mistaken the person, because they were shocked to find that the coat of arms on the other party (shēn) was the blue flying eagle of the Vale Arin family, but due to the reflection of the setting sun and the shade of the trees, they looked like shēn shining red, like royal knights.
Poor Wang led the army in a miserable situation, directly from two sides to three sides, plus the Valley Knights were defenseless, even their unit commanders hesitated, and did not order them to make a defensive posture, so as soon as they charged, they suffered heavy casualties, not to mention that the Valley Knights are the elite troops of the Seven Kingdoms, which can be called a model of knights.
At this time, Wang Junjun has completely fallen into a bitter battle, but there is a saying that "a skinny camel is bigger than a horse", after all, Wang Junjun still has 30,000 people, although they are attacked on three sides, but the cavalry that impacted them adds up to less than 10,000, so they can still rely on a huge base to stabilize the battle line.
At this time, (ài) Red was very helpless, he was originally at the front of the Chinese army, but when he found that it was the cavalry who rushed out of the city, as a swordsman, he was transferred to the rear. So he could only look at his comrades who were fighting in front of him, and then look up to the sky and sigh. Of course, Earl Jon Clinton was right, how powerful could the long swords in the hands of these swordsmen be against the cavalry?
There were constantly routs shouting "Borrow!" "Give it a go!" Squeeze past Rhett's side, or simply push them and run towards the forest behind them without looking back. These guys were the lucky ones who had been the fastest in the siege force before, and they ran at the front, not being crushed by Robert and his knights.
The presence and passing of these people can be said to have dealt a fatal blow to the morale of Wang's army, and most importantly, the soldiers of Wang's army in the rear of (shēn) can only see their own enemy on three sides, but they do not have an accurate understanding of the number of places.
This also caused them to start thinking crankily, thinking that they had been completely surrounded by the enemy, especially those who were routed, they were full of nonsense, and the more reliable ones said that the enemy was tens of thousands, and the unreliable ones directly said "We are surrounded by the enemy!" They have an army of 100,000, we're done, run for your life! If you don't run, it's too late! ”
In fact, this person may not be crazy, maybe it is just the result of false rumors. Besides, it is not true that they are attacked on three sides, not to mention that even the illiterate can see that the banners of the other party are Stark and Arryn, and there are still people who believe them if they have a total of 3 or 50,000 people.
Just when (ài) Rhett began to hesitate whether to run away, a scream suddenly came from behind (shēn), which frightened him, at this time, Wang Lingjun was already a frightened bird, if he was "stabbed" in the back, it would be a veritable "embattled"!
As a result, just as he feared, a cavalry appeared behind them (shēn), and while constantly advancing towards them, they also harvested the lives of those deserters led by the king, and the king's army completely collapsed! But they feel a dilemma, now they are completely wrapped in dumplings, it is difficult to run, and it is not to die if they run backwards!
Just when (ài) Red felt disheartened and was already saying his final goodbye to his sister in his heart, he heard the familiar voice of Earl Jon Clinton from behind (shēn): "Don't run! There is no forgiveness for those who escape! Don't be afraid! I'm Earl Jon Clinton! Your commanders, I'm here with my knights! We're going to fight until the last moment! Rush with me! ”
After the previous time when he mistakenly regarded the Valley Knight as his own, the hearts of the soldiers led by Wang were like bungee jumping, high for a while and low for a while, and when they heard that the person coming from the rear was actually their own person, they were immediately moved to tears! "O Seven Gods! You have finally heard our prayers! ”
(ài) Red was also moved and wanted to cry, but more often than not, he had a chill down his spine, and he almost joined the ranks of deserters! But he was glad he didn't have to be killed on all sides. Most soldiers have this idea, they just thought that they were already in a desperate situation (shēn), and at this time they saw the hope of life, how could they not be moved to tears?
But all this did not last long, Jon Clinton's addition may have temporarily boosted their morale, but when the king led the soldiers to find that the army with the banner of the Tully family had entered the battlefield in the distance, the king still collapsed, they didn't care about Jon Clinton's scolding, even the whip and sword in their hands, they only knew: continue to stay on the battlefield is only a dead end!
After slashing a dozen deserters, Jon Clinton found that this made no sense, because no one cared about his sword, and he might die as a deserter, but he would definitely die if he stayed on the battlefield.
In the end, Jon Clinton could only watch the first battle he commanded end in a big defeat, and his dream of full honor and victory was shattered. However, he still took on the responsibility of (shēn) as commander-in-chief, leading the knights to break off the army.
Horst Tuli rushed forward first, but unfortunately he was in his prime, and after a fierce battle, he was still slashed in the mouth by the young and strong Jon Clinton with a sword, leaving a hideous wound, but fortunately due to the protection of the armor, it did not hurt the vital point.
Dennis Arryn followed and rushed towards Jon Clinton, he was an impulsive and "poisoned" young man by chivalry, full of honor and victory, when he saw the "Hand of the King" badge on Jon Clinton's shoulder, he immediately showed joy, he saw Horst Trent rush first, he was still lost for a while, and now when he saw the opportunity, he immediately rushed towards Jon Clinton.
"Is this guy the new prime minister of the 'Mad King'? Great, imagine how the bard would sing the praises of the heroic knight who caught the dragon's accomplice! Dennis Arryn thought to himself.
As the heir of the Vale, and a member of the Arryn family, who have always valued honor, Dennis Arryn has always longed for recognition, after all, he is not Jon Arryn's biological son, but a nephew, so he desperately wants to make a meritorious service on the battlefield, and what greater feats can be achieved than killing or even capturing alive the new Prime Minister Jon Clinton, the enemy general?
It's a pity that Dennis Arryn is just a hairy boy who has never been on the battlefield! He almost fell in the first round, in fact, he already felt the horror of Jon Clinton, but the sense of honor and the urgent desire to win and the luck psychology drove him to the second round, and this directly killed him!
He was pierced through the mouth by Jon Clinton's sword (xiōng) and fell heavily to the ground. Perhaps the Arryns should not have chosen blue as the color of their coat of arms, blue certainly has the meaning of nobility, but also the meaning of sadness and melancholy. This is already the second heir of the Vale to die, and who remembers Albert Arryn who died tragically as a servant who followed Brandon Stark to King's Landing?
The casualties and deaths of the two men added a touch of yīn to the rebels' glorious victory against Wang's army.