As the sun sets in the west, a golden afterglow casts over the calm sea, and a few seagulls fly by, shattering the golden images on the water.

But Samwell had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him, and when he saw Todd returning again, he asked:

"The sentinels haven't been found yet?"

"Nope." Todd's face was equally ugly.

"What about the wildlings who attacked us, have you found their traces?"

"No, there isn't. They don't confront us head-on, and after the sneak attack, they go all the way into the mountains and forests, and we are not familiar with the terrain, so we can't catch up at all. Todd gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to take ten more people and look for them in a farther place." ”

Samwell was silent.

Todd thought that the other party was unwilling, and a wave of anger suddenly rose in his heart, and said:

"My lord, I sent those sentinels, and I must get them back! Otherwise......"

"I'm not trying to stop you from finding someone." Samwell explained, "Just want you to bring more people along." ”

Todd's face softened slightly, and he shook his head and said, "Ten people are enough, and if there are more, I'm afraid the safety of the camp will not be guaranteed." ”

Samwell smiled, "I just want those wildlings to think the same way." ”

"What do you mean?" Todd was stunned for a moment.

"You're right that I underestimated the malice of those savages. Now it seems that they will not be able to communicate with us easily. In that case, then we must first stand up! Speaking of this, Samwell's eyes showed undisguised murderous intent, "You take all the soldiers of the Tyrell family out and let the wildlings think the camp is empty and come to attack." I will lead my men to hold them back, and you will have a chance to kill them all in the valley! ”

Todd stared at the young knight in front of him, and said in disbelief for a while:

"My lord, wouldn't this be too risky? We don't even know how many of the wildlings are coming......"

Samwell was not afraid to say, "A bunch of sneaky savages, what is there to be afraid of. If they really have the strength to confront us head-on, why do they keep sneaking up? ”

Todd was still a little hesitant: "It's better to wait until we find out the number of savages before we can deal with it......"

"How?" Samwell interrupted unceremoniously, "This is the Crimson Mountains, the territory of the wildlings, and our people can't even catch each other's shadows here. ”

Seeing that Todd was bored and didn't speak, Samwell said coldly again: "Don't hesitate, now is our best chance." Otherwise, when we have built the tower and fenced it, even if we resort to lure the enemy, the other party may not dare to attack it.

At that time, they relied on their familiarity with the terrain to come and go without a trace, constantly harassing and sneaking attacks, and we were afraid that we would have to retreat into the valley to ensure safety. If this continues for a long time, the construction of the territory will be greatly affected, and the entire development team will be panicked. You will even be trapped in this valley slowly!

Therefore, we must seize the opportunity, take advantage of the unstable foothold, deliberately expose the flaws, lure the savages to attack, and then completely hurt them in one battle! ”

Todd pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded:

"Good! If you have such courage and trust in me, I will not let you down! ”

With that, Todd struck his right hand on his chest, solemnly gave a knightly salute, and then turned to leave.

Samwell turned his head to Gavin, the attendant, and was about to give an order, but when he saw that the other man looked like he wanted to say something, he asked:

"What's wrong?"

Gavin lowered his voice: "My lord, if you arrange it like this, aren't you afraid that Todd Buddha will die and not save him?" ”

Samwell gave his young squire a deep look and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Todd Fohua is a smart man and won't do stupid things that won't be saved. What's more, the supplies, grain and grass are all here, if he sits back and watches us defeated by the wildlings, he can really escape from the Crimson Mountains with a hundred soldiers without supplies? Even if he escapes, will the Tyrells let him go? ”

Gavin hesitated, but persuaded again:

"My lord, I'm still a little worried, even if Todd doesn't dare to die without help, will he deliberately delay and let us fight with the wild people and suffer heavy losses? Swap it out and let Todd defend the valley with his men, and you take your troops out and fight when the battle begins. ”

Samwell shook his head:

"You are all recruits who have not been on a real battlefield, and it is better to stay in the valley and rely on defenses to fight positional warfare. The complicated operation of pretending to go out and then come back is more appropriate to leave it to Todd and his group of veterans. ”

Seeing that Gavin seemed to want to say more, Samwell interrupted directly:

"Gavin, do you know what is the most taboo on the battlefield?"

"My lord, what is it?"

"It's internal discord and mutual suspicion!" Samwell's face became extremely serious, "No matter what conflicts I have with Todd, we are comrades on the same front when facing the wildlings!" If it had been according to the arrangement you had said, Todd would have immediately sensed my distrust of him, and his momentum would have been lost by three points before the war began. And even if this battle is won, from now on, there will only be vigilance and suspicion between me and him. ”

"I see, sir." Gavin lowered his head and said no more.

Samwell also slowed down his tone: "Well, go and tell the brothers that there may be a wild attack tonight, let them eat early and rest early, but don't take off their armor, keep their weapons at hand, and listen to the horn." Also, go and call Victor again. ”

"Yes."

In fact, Samwell dares to trust Todd, and there is another important reason -

Margaery had warned him in her letter that he was not allowed to kill indiscriminately again, and that Todd Buddha would follow his orders in the future.

This sentence made Samwell keenly aware that Lady Olenna's attitude towards himself had probably changed.

If Lady Olenna had seen him as a puppet to be controlled, then she would have changed her strategy and been willing to give him a chance after the killing.

So, for now, Todd can still be trusted.

Of course, if Samwell's performance in the next territory development does not satisfy her, Todd may jump out to compete for the dominance of the development team.

Samwell is convinced of this, after all, the "Queen of Thorns" is not a soft-hearted woman.

Therefore, this battle will be extremely crucial for him.

Equally, for the recruits under his command, it is extremely crucial.

For more than four months, Samwell had piled up equipment for them at any cost, fed them meat every day, and personally trained them, and now, it was finally time to test their quality.

As long as they win this battle, these recruits will complete their transformation.

Samwell will also officially have his first elite descendants.

As long as you win this battle......

In a moment of thought, Gavin had already walked over with Victor.

Samwell collected his thoughts, told Victor about his plans, and then began to discuss how to set up the defenses.

The towers must have been too late to be built, and even the fence had not had time to be enclosed.

Fortunately, in the afternoon half a day, the craftsmen had built a small mound in the valley mouth on the basis of the original terrain.

Reinforced and arranged, it is a suitable defensive position.

The mouth of the valley was not wide in the first place, and could only be passed by six or seven people side by side, and when Samwell led his troops to line up on the small mound, he would be able to take advantage of the position.

After finalizing the plan, Samwell asked Victor to prepare some rolling stones and logs to pile on the small mound.

After the sun completely disappeared from sea level, Todd left the camp with his men.

The craftsmen began to busily set up their defensive positions, while Samwell and the soldiers went to bed early to recuperate.

Looking at the bright starry sky, Samwell couldn't sleep.

Listening to the sound of the waves crashing against the reef, my mind flashed back to the scenes before the crossing, although the time is not far away, it is like a world away.

The night was dark, as if something was brewing, accumulating.