"Sam!"

"Natalie." Samwell walked over, wanting to hug the little girl, but seeing so many people around him, he still forgot about it, and finally just habitually rubbed her hair. ，

Natalie protested for a while, but to no avail, and asked with a pout, "Will you be staying in Starfall tonight?" ”

Looking at Natalie's expectant gaze, Samwell hesitated, but shook his head:

"Sorry, we can't stay. It's not good to be found by your people. This time the Iron Throne is menacing, and the Dornish are probably even more hostile to outsiders, so don't bother with your unstable foundation in Starfall City. ”

"Okay." Natalie nodded obediently, though reluctantly.

Lucas Dayne was also in the procession, having been summoned from Hawksbill Island by a letter from Samwell.

The raid went deep into the heart of Dorne, and Samwell needed a guide like him who knew the terrain.

Todd Fohua was transferred back to Hawksbill Island to replace Lucas in charge of territorial defense.

Count Jon then stepped forward to thank Natalie.

After the soldiers landed, they took away the dry food and fresh water prepared by Starfall City, and did not even enter the city, but set off for the east overnight.

It wasn't until Starfall completely disappeared into the darkness behind him that Count Jon stopped his horse, summoned the lords and knights who accompanied him, and said:

"This time our mission is to harass the rear of Dorne and cut off their supply lines, the first principle is to conceal and maneuver, do not confront the Dorne unless absolutely necessary, in order to harass as much as possible Dorne's territory, I decided to divide the two thousand cavalry into ten groups and disperse, so that it is also convenient to maneuver and conceal."

Seeing that there was no objection to his battle plan, the Earl of Jon began to divide the groups and appoint the commander of each cavalry squad.

Most of the 2,000 cavalry of the Third Route Army this time came from the valley, after all, this war was mainly to avenge Duke Jon Arryn, and naturally the valley nobles under his command were the most eager and active.

In addition, there are more than 150 Horned cavalry brought by Deacon Tully, but Samwell currently has no formal cavalry establishment under his command, just himself and three vassal knights, at most plus squires... s。

This time he came to Dorne, and he brought his squire Kathu, and his knight, Lucas Dayne, who was most familiar with the terrain of Dorne.

In fact, it's okay, Samwell doesn't have to worry about the loss of his troops.

"Baron Caesar. In the end, this cavalry squad will be handed over to you for command, and in addition to the cavalry of Jiaoling, I will give you fifty more valley cavalry, and I hope you will make good use of them. ”

Samwell was not too surprised by this, after all, he was now famous, and it was more than enough to command a cavalry squad of two hundred men, not to mention that most of these cavalry were from Hornland, although Dickon Tully was more suitable in terms of status, after all, he was not yet an adult, and he had not experienced any major battles.

Of course, Deacon wouldn't rob his brother.

This kid just wants to charge behind his brother.

"Yes, Lord Jorn, I will certainly live up to your expectations."

After assigning their respective theaters of operations, ten cavalry squads set off in batches.

Samwell rode southwest along the rugged mountain trail for a while, and only then did he grasp the reins when he saw a faint whiteness of the fish belly in the eastern sky.

The war horse under the crotch raised its hooves and stopped.

The two hundred cavalry behind him also gathered the reins.

"Dismount and rest, eat something, but don't light a fire."

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Samwell then approached Lucas Dane and asked:

"How far are we from leaving the Dane family's domain?"

"Follow this road, about seventy miles southeast or so, and you will enter the territory of the Cogle family."

Coggle Samwell thought for a moment, "Their family's clan fort is in Sandstone, right?" ”

"Yes, sir. Sandstone City is even farther away, two hundred miles away. ”

Samwell nodded silently, and had an idea in his heart that the war zone assigned by "Bronze Yorne" to his cavalry squad this time was in the area of Sandstone City.

"You take ten people to keep watch, and the rest go to bed after eating. In the evening, we set off again. ”

"Yes, sir."

In this way, the cavalry team led by Samwell went out day and night, all the way along the secluded mountain path, and finally left the mountains and the territory of the Dane family on the third day.

Ahead is an endless desert, and the color of the world suddenly turns from red to yellow.

This kind of terrain is actually very unfavorable for the cavalry squad, because they are very easy to expose without the shelter of rocks and trees.

Of course, the benefits are not completely impossible, at least this flat terrain is quite suitable for cavalry charges.

Samwell stood at the junction of crimson and yellow, and closed his eyes as if he were pretending to sleep.

But in fact, his mind has also come to the sky at a height of thousands of meters.

Following Lucas's prompt, Samwell soon found the first fort in the desert ahead.

It says it's a fortress, but it's actually a small 20-foot-tall watchtower.

According to Lucas, the Koggle family built a guard tower here, not only to protect against the Dane family, but also because there was a well under the watchtower.

In the desert of Dorne, wherever there is a source of water, there are sure to be soldiers guarding it.

However, according to him, the well was drying up, the water was dwindling, and there used to be a small market town, but as the water source failed, the inhabitants gradually moved away, leaving only the soldiers in the watchtower. ，

Lucas couldn't say how many soldiers there were in the tower, but he estimated that there should be no more than a hundred, otherwise there would not be enough water from the well.

Samwell looked through the eagle's eye for a long time, and found that the watchtower had three floors, maybe a basement, and only five or six Dorne soldiers could be seen from the window, and there should be more, but not much.

There was no shelter around the watchtower, and it was difficult for cavalry squads to approach without attracting attention.

However, in the dead of night, it should be fine to send only a few people to sneak over.

So, Samwell asked his men to continue hiding in the mountains and forests until late at night.

"Are you ready?"

"Alright, brother."

Deacon had already taken off his armor by this time, wearing only a linen shirt, and the other ten knights who had been selected were also lightly armed.

The rest of the cavalry also wrapped their horses' hooves, and after the appointed time, regardless of the battle ahead, they would rush out of the forest.

If the watchtower is captured by a sneak attack, they just come out to receive it, and if the sneak attack misses, they can also pick up Samwell and the others to escape.

When everything was ready, Samwell gave the order to go.

He didn't wear armor either, he carried the giant sword [Dawn] behind his back and the warhammer [Thunder] in his hand.

Now, with his strength, this two-handed warhammer is a light weapon to him.

The stars are dim tonight, just in time for stealth.

The Dorns in the watchtower probably didn't expect an enemy to come from this direction, so Samwell and the others were able to touch the bottom of the watchtower without danger.

Then, with a wave of Samwell's hand, everyone began to climb.

This kind of watchtower is not a large castle of a strong type, firstly, it is not very tall, and secondly, it is not so elaborately constructed, and the outer walls are full of potholes, so there are not too many places to climb.

Samwell brought with him this time the most elite knights of the two hundred cavalry, and after receiving the order, they all showed their vigorous skills, using their hands and feet together, and climbed up slowly.

Don't look at Samwell's strength, he really wasn't the first to climb up.

By the time he got inside through a window on the second floor, a battle had broken out inside.

Caught off guard, these Dornish were so embarrassed that some of them had their necks wiped before they could even find their armoured weapons.

Samwell picked up his hammer and smashed one of the Dorne soldiers over, then stood silently at the window, his mind turning to the falcons hovering high in the sky.

He wanted to prevent the Dornites from passing on the message through the birds.

The battle did not last long.

Of the eighteen Dorne soldiers in the watchtower, six died on the spot, and the rest were either subdued or surrendered.

The birds were not able to be released, but one of the Dornes tried to light the wolf smoke, but was stabbed to death by Deacon.

"My lord, what about these Dorne captives?" Lucas came over and asked.

Samwell hesitated for a moment, then ordered, "Kill them all." ”

He was going to stay in this watchtower for a while, and he definitely couldn't waste fresh water and food with these captives.

It is impossible to let them go and reveal their whereabouts.

"Yes." Lucas was obviously not surprised by this order, but he asked again, "My lord, we also found a woman, who should be the battalion girl." Did you kill it too? ”

Good fellows, these Dorne soldiers are having a good time, and women...... But just one woman, do they line up and take turns?

Samwell thought for a moment, but hesitated.

He could kill the Dorne soldiers with all his heart, but even if this woman was a battalion girl, she was also a civilian.

"Let's keep it for now. Let her go when we're gone, she won't be able to drink much water alone anyway. ”

"Yes." Lucas glanced at Samwell and nodded.

The cavalry squad in the mountains and forests also rushed over, and the watchtower could not fit so many men and horses, but fortunately, there were still some stone houses in the surrounding deserted towns, which could be inhabited by a simple cleaning.

Samwell occupied the top floor of the watchtower alone, and was about to catch up on sleep, when a Dorne woman cautiously walked up.

She is a fairly beautiful woman, with olive skin, a hot body, and the fear on her face has not completely disappeared, but her eyes reveal professional charm.

"My lord, please let me serve you."

Damn, Lucas must have misunderstood.

Samwell came to his senses.

He looked at the approaching woman and said lightly:

"No need, you can get out."

Hearing this, the Dorne woman actually sobbed: "My lord, please don't drive me away, I can do anything, really, anything." Otherwise, they will kill me...... Woowoo"

Samwell was unmoved: "Go down!"

The Dorne woman then walked down the stairs aggrievedly, turning back three times in one step.

After the woman left, Samwell lay on the only wooden bed in the room and closed his eyes.

After some time, he opened his eyes and saw that the Dorne woman had returned, and was now half-kneeling in front of his bed.

At Samwell's gaze, the Dorne woman stiffened, but then she smiled and said:

"My lord, can't you sleep? I'm here to help. ”

As she spoke, she reached for Samwell's lower body.

But halfway through, he was caught by a man.

"Ahh ”

Samwell was unmoved, and pulled the woman's hand in front of him, and in the dim room, there was a little cold light flickering between her fingers!

"You shouldn't have taken out a weapon." Samwell sighed, held her hand, and slashed her own throat with the sharp knife hidden between her fingers,

"Take out the weapons, and the price will not be civilians."