Chapter 108: The Decisive Battle of Shitang Town (1) Reinforcements have arrived
Just as Robert had guessed, the soldiers from the northern walls came to report with a happy face: "My lord, there is a large army from the north, and the banner is reinforcements from Tully and the Starks!" "Obviously, even the illiterate know the Tullys' Leaping Trout and the Stark Icewolf banner, which are household names after all.
"Robert, do you hear the bell from the north? Is Ed coming? Almost as soon as the soldier's words fell, Han Xing also trotted through the dense defenders on the city wall and ran towards Robert and asked.
He struggled through the crowd, and the stretchers and wounded soldiers added to the already crowded city. What's more, the king's army under the city is still tirelessly continuing to attack the city?
"You guessed it! I've just received a report that the alliance of Tully and House Stark has arrived! Robert smiled tiredly, for he had been hammering for an afternoon, hardly for a moment, and if he had been counted, there would have been two or three hundred. The iron-clad man can't hold it!
In a normal battle, it should be decided after a few hours, only the defense of the city is so tiring, and night after night, (rì) waiting for Ed's reinforcements to come. What's more, in the previous time, Robert was also exhausted from running all the way? Fighting a war is a physical job!
"Great, I'm going to see them with my own eyes!" Han Xing was overjoyed when he heard this, and then walked towards the western city wall.
"You're going to leave me here alone to face Jon? Clinton's attack? Hey, hey! It's not interesting, isn't it? You give me back! Robert shouted from behind.
Han Xing's voice floated in the distance, "Who left you here alone?" Haven't I been out of Shitang Town yet? Besides, there are so many people in the city, aren't they all people? You're not alone! Robert sat down on the battlements with a heavy pì, leaned his hammer against the corner, then opened the flask of shēn, took a sip, and then scolded Han Xing for his "injustice", and then greeted Jon well. All the female compatriots of the Clinton family.
When Han Xing came to the west city wall, he saw a gray-white torrent appear on the plain in the northwest, covering the earth, as if it was a rolling tide, and it broke through the skyline in an instant and poured into Han Xing's field of vision.
It seemed to be the Milky Way falling in the Nine Heavens, endless, and there were bursts of rumbling thunder, and the area covered by this "Milky Way" became larger and larger, and it seemed to spread to Han Xing's eyes in an instant. It is like a fire, which has become a prairie fire, and the rapid occupation of the vast (dàng) (dàng) occupies a blank space in the line of sight, and the scene is extremely grand, like a great flood that destroys the world, and even gives people the illusion that the sky is falling apart.
This is a shot that can't appear in any kind of movie, really shocking, maybe only "Cleopatra" (starring Elizabeth Taylor, known as the most money-losing movie in history, a bunch of big scenes, with an investment of 20 million US dollars, this is from the 60s of the last century) can barely show one or two. The reason is that no matter how well the footage is edited, hundreds of people still can't reflect the momentum of tens of thousands of people, and the thunderous noise and visual shock brought by the march of tens of thousands of horses and horses cannot be created through a few shots.
The Stark army led by Eddard is coming, and the cavalry of the Stark family may not be the strongest in the Seven Kingdoms, because their equipment is far inferior to the other six countries, and the reason must be investigated, on the one hand, because the northern territory is sparsely populated and the economy is underdeveloped; On the other hand, the north is too cold, and the clothes to keep out the cold alone weigh more than ten pounds.
You know, armor doesn't have the ability to keep out the cold! In particular, metal is also so strong that it is as cold as ice in winter, and if you want not to freeze to death, you have to put on several layers of clothing. This invisibly increased the burden on horses and knights, so it was not popular to wear plate armor in the north.
Compared to the other seven kingdoms, the northern realm is the closest to the cold winter, and it is also the closest to the strange spirits, so to speak, even in the long summer, they are also in the winter-like world, and the fur never leaves (shēn). For the people of the North, survival is the first priority, and they understand the difficulties of life better than the carefree southern gentlemen.
Of course, in a way, one of the reasons the Northerners don't wear armor is faith, the Northerners are descendants of their ancestors, and they believe in the Old Gods, that is, the belief that idolizes the fish beams and wood in the backyards of Winterfell and Riverrun. However, in order to become a knight, one must be a believer in the Seven Gods, and then receive the anointing of holy oil and take an oath before becoming a knight.
Horses in the north are ranked in the top of Westeros in terms of endurance and (shēn) material, which is related to the cold weather in the north, even horses will move around all day and night, so they will not freeze to death! The speed is a little worse, but it is not too reckless, and it can be said that the northern horse is the most comprehensive war horse in Westeros.
Most of them are mainly white and black, so a gray-white torrent will appear in front of Han Xing's eyes, because the northern knights are relatively light in equipment, they all wear chain mail and leather armor, and the horses also do not wear vests, so they are the first to arrive.
It's not right for a knight of the north to call him a knight, but a cavalryman is. But don't look down on them because they're relatively poorly equipped and don't have the title of knight! The fighting skills and physique of the people of the North are far better than those of the Six Kingdoms of the South, Jorah? Mormont is a case in point, as the Earl of Bear Isle in the North, he rose to fame in a jousting tournament in Lannister Harbor, and finally faced Jaime the "Kingkiller"? Lannister, the two fought for 9 rounds without a win, and in the end, Robert ended in hand-picking Jorah as the champion.
Rushing to the front was Ed, Han Xing didn't see it from his face, because he couldn't see his face clearly at all, he just guessed from what he was wearing and his subconscious feelings.
Having not seen him for months, Ed had a beard, no helmet, brownish-black hair fluttering in the wind, a shēn chain mail, a white heraldic burqa, and a gray toothed ice wolf at his mouth (xiōng). He rode a white war horse under his crotch, and his sky-blue silver-rimmed cloak fluttered in the wind, and he hunted like a prince charming.
Half a horse's head was a knight with an unclear appearance, riding a gray war horse close behind, (shēn) with a (shēn) chain mail on it, a chain mail hood on his head, a bow on his back, and this piece around his waist, vaguely showing that he was a young man.
"This guy looks so familiar!" Han Xing thought silently, "It's Roy!" Han Xing exclaimed, because Roy was wearing a chainmail hood, Han Xing didn't see his red hair with the sign (xìng), and Roy's (shēn) material was a little taller, plus he had been fighting everywhere for most of the past six months, so that the degree (rì) was like a year, and it felt as if several years had passed.
"Roy! Finally, we arrived in Shitang Town in time! Hope Robert and Hanschel are okay! Ed said loudly on his horse, because the horse was running fast and the wind was whistling in his ears, so Ed had to raise his voice.
"Yes! Ed, I hope we come in time, I heard that the king led a full 40,000 troops to besiege Shitang Town! Hope they're okay! The man on the gray horse spoke, taking off the chainmail hood from his head, revealing red hair, and then replied loudly.
He looked like a young man instead of the big kid he used to be, his eyes were a little more resolute, and his face was a little more weathered. If Han Xing saw him now, he would definitely not recognize him, because his temperament had changed, and he had become like an adult, no longer the timid red-haired little boy he was before.
Obviously, following Ed caused him to also have signs of premature aging, Ed is a picture of a teenager and an old man, and I don't know if it's because the winter in the north is cold, so that Ed looks like he is in his thirties. Maybe it's because cold weather isn't good for your skin? So much so that his face looked hairy, and one of his faces was also frozen to the point of "facial paralysis"?
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Jon on the southern wall? Clinton also heard the bell ringing in the distance, but he was not from Shitang Town after all, and he didn't know the law of ringing the bell in Shishengtang, and he thought that the group of monks was celebrating an unknown festival (rì)!
He once again organized his troops to launch another onslaught on the southern wall of Shitang Town, but his warriors had already digested their previous lunch, and after a long afternoon, they were all grunting with hunger, and fatigue poured out of their limbs like a tidal wave, taking over their (shēn) bodies. One by one, like deflated balls, slow and lazy.
Jon? Earl Clinton would not sit idly by and watch them do his painstaking preparations, so he immediately called a few "ròu" megaphones, and then said loudly: "I have unfortunate news to tell you, we are running out of food, and we can only last 10 days at most!" This is still a reduced ration (qíng) situation! So, our only option is to take the town in front of us! "Hear Jon? Clinton's words, the king led the army to start scolding his mother below, can he not scold? "Such a big news, you didn't notify us in advance? Seeing that dinner is about to be eaten, you came to tell us! Lack of virtue! ”
Even though they've cursed Jon silently in their hearts? Earl Clinton was gone, but the only option left for them was to obediently follow his word and attack the city. They had no choice but to drag up their tired bodies and walk slowly towards the wall they hated with a face full of reluctance.
The speed at which they walked was so slow that if Han Xing saw it, he would definitely think that there was an outbreak of the zombie virus in Westeros.
Seeing that his soldiers are not motivated, Jon? Clinton immediately decided to cheer them up, and he spoke again: "King's soldiers! As long as you conquer the city in front of you, you will get food, wine, and warmth (chuáng)! I can even make an exception (yǔn) and allow you to take three days off! ”
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Wang led the soldiers with a burst of disdain in their hearts, "Why is this so familiar?" That's right! A few days ago, when we marched to Shitang Town, this turtle grandson said so. The result? Not only did they not have to rest, but they also had to attack the city! Look at what I'm doing! A certain king led the army to caress his stomach and said, his stomach "cooed" twice in response to the situation.
But the second half of the sentence made almost all the soldiers led by Wang shine, and the holiday is good! Who doesn't love a holiday? Even modern people will jump up happily when they hear about the holiday. What's more, Jon? Clinton's holiday has a special meaning, which means that after the city is broken, you will burn, kill and loot at will! If you're on vacation, you're not a soldier, if you're not a soldier, I can't care about you, what are you doing (ài)!
Honestly, Jon? Clinton is as good as his reputation and his wings, and it is extremely generous to be able to offer this condition!
Wang Lingjun immediately seemed to have infinite strength, and rushed towards Shitang Town with a howl again, surging up like a tide.