Half an hour later

"Is there no problem with the intelligence?" Hillier asked solemnly. x

At this time, the four of them were surrounding a wooden table, on which was spread out a map showing the terrain of the area.

The lords of the other three families did not react much when they heard the information obtained by Stannis, because if they faced an enemy who was far smaller than their own, they would also take the initiative to attack.

Stannis affirmed, "There is absolutely no problem, my men have detected about 700 people rushing towards us, and based on the current speed, I judge that the two armies will meet here." ”

His hand was on the map, where an unnamed valley was drawn.

And these battle-hardened young knights certainly knew what it meant, and the valley was usually accompanied by traps or ambushes.

"It's a great place for an ambush. Barrow touched his chin, contrary to his usual wooden appearance, the current big cow is full of war wisdom.

"But it also means that we are vulnerable to ambushes here. Unlike his peers, Randall was a pessimist through and through.

"In short, we have to take the lead and occupy the valley, whether it is an ambush or a trap. In the end, it was Hillier who came out with the most weighty sentence

Stannis thought the same way, "I was like this with my men just now, and now we are about the same distance from the valley on both sides, and at the normal pace of marching, we will be there at the same time in a day's time. But I want to surprise those bandits as a welcome gift. ”

Hillier looked at him with admiration, "Sure enough, you've thought of everything, but you must have something you need our help with." ”

Stannis smiled embarrassedly, "My archers can't reach the ambush with just two legs, so I want to borrow a horse from you, how can four hooves be faster than two!"

"Borrow a horse?" Lan Dalle was not happy when he heard this, "The famous dragon hacker even wants to borrow a horse!"

This made Stannis even more embarrassed, "Is there no way to be poor, I know that your knights are all three horses per person, a war horse, a riding horse, and a pack horse, I just need to borrow a pack horse, don't worry, just use it as a tool, my archers will still dismount when they arrive at the ground and use them as foot archers for guerrilla." ”

Barrow was embarrassed, for the knights treated their horses as if they were treasures, and they were reluctant to accept them to lend them to the archers, an inferior horseman.

But Hillier didn't hesitate, "These are all for the war, if you want the horse, just take it, the war horse is not suitable for long-distance running, you can take the horse away, and I will solve the problem on the knight's side." ”

Stannis was overjoyed, he did not expect this fellow to be so well understood, and soon ten horses were ridden by the archers, and they galloped with Jebertai towards the valley.

Unlike the endless Black Forest of Zipany's domain, the territory of the House of Hoth is an endless savannah, with the exception of the occasional raised hills, the rest of which are as flat as the steel plates on the chests of some women.

And this large grassland also produces the best horses in the entire Principality of Tanis, excellent thoroughbred horses specially used to make war horses, Stannis had previously tried to buy a few war horses under the pleading of Korodov, who wanted to form a cavalry team, but the sale price of hundreds of gold coins at every turn made Stannis have to be discouraged, and Ziviny's cavalry army is far away.

At the same time, the flat steppe also brings a benefit, that is, the speed of the march, the destination that was expected to be reached in the afternoon, the coalition forces have already arrived in the morning.

When the coalition forces entered the Nameless Valley, there was no sign of the bandits, and it seems that the harassment team sent by Stannis was effective and succeeded in slowing down the enemy's march.

Soon, Stennis was commanding his army to begin building fortifications, and he was finally able to use the tricky art of war from the East.

At the same time, he did not let his allies idle, he knew that his troops were insufficient, and even with the dragon's roar, he could not stop the impact of hundreds of people, so he used the classic tactics learned from Luo Guanshui's famous book, that is, the Three Kingdoms.

"If the thieves are outnumbered, they will surprise to win. Each of the three of you will lead a soldier to the valley to lay an ambush, and when I will pretend not to retreat in the middle of the center, you will only wait for the sound of a cannon to hear the sound of cannons, and then you will kill them together!

Stannis put his hands behind his back and spoke in front of his allies.

But it was clear that his allies were confused.

"Cannon, what is cannon?"

Stannis frowned, how could these people from the Western Continent not know how to be flexible!, "You go to the ambush on both sides of the valley, and then hear my dragon's roar and kill the general!"

The three lords understood what he meant, and quickly marched towards the mountain with their men and horses, and set up an ambush.

Stannis rubbed his hands together excitedly, it would be time for him to truly justify his military talents.

In the afternoon, after a good rest, Zivigny's army began to line up, because this time there was an ambush on the left and right, and he did not bother to surround the enemy, but placed the most elite armored soldiers in the middle, resisting the enemy as much as possible, and buying time for the flanking attack of his allies.

A group of soldiers on horseback appeared on the skyline, but Stannis was not nervous, because he saw that the leader was a familiar oriental, Jebotai, and they seemed to have completed the task of harassment without losing a single person.

However, their presence also meant that the enemy was coming, and the archers stood up in formation, and although they had not yet drawn their arrows, the tense atmosphere permeated the entire grassland.

"They're coming!" Jebotai rolled over and dismounted, wiping the sweat from his head.

"You have done a good job, you have bought me half a day, not bad, go back and erect a statue for you. "Stannis is still immersed in the classics.

"Where, where! The statue should be as tall as Mo Si Khan, so that the eagles of the steppe can be seen everywhere!"

But Stannis saw that he was covered in blood.

The lord frowned, "Didn't I let you harass you with bows and arrows from afar, do you still use knives?"

Jebertai laughed, he slapped his boning scimitar with his hand and boasted, "How can the brave giant bear refuse the provocation of the wild dogs, it is not that I take the initiative to fight in close combat, but those water bandits are unbearable to our harassment, and even sent a few cavalry to pursue us, but those fishy guys riding on horses will be the opponents of the warriors of the Helebu!

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