It was late night, but Sir Davon Lannister was not sleepy.

The candles in the wooden house swayed under the night breeze, and the figures on the ground swayed with the light and extinguishment.

Although the fighting over the past few days was hard, it was not too bad, at least they withstood the attacks of the Southern Army again and again.

But he also knew that this small city would not be able to hold on for long.

The walls were not tall and strong enough, and in the past few days, almost every wave of attacks by the soldiers of the Southern Army has been able to rush to the top of the city.

Although they were able to stubbornly drive the enemy down every time, any experienced general knew that once the enemy army managed to rush to the top of the city, it would not be far from the fall of the city.

The only thing the defenders could count on was reinforcements from the north bank.

However, the silence on the north shore made Sir Davon gradually understand that there were probably no reinforcements.

They were abandoned.

Although Sir Davon could understand Duke Tywin's choice, he inevitably felt some anger in his heart.

And he knew that not only himself, but also the other defenders must have similar thoughts.

If this continues, the morale of the defenders will only decline over time, and it is not surprising that some people may even have thoughts of surrendering or fleeing.

We can't go on like this.

A fleeting thought came to Sir Davon's mind, but he was forced to suppress it.

But the anxious mood came up, making him completely lose his calm.

Looks like I don't want to sleep tonight.

Sir Davon simply put on his armor and began to patrol the city.

A crescent moon is hanging high in the sky, sprinkling a cold glow.

Sir Davon had walked a few steps at the head of the city when he saw a figure following behind him.

"William? Do you have something? Davon asked back.

He was followed by William Lannister, the second son of Duke Tywin's younger brother, Kaivon, and his cousin.

"Duke Tywin won't send troops to support us, will he?" Sir William Lannister said in a hoarse voice, though it was a question, but in an affirmative tone.

Sir Davon opened his mouth, as if to defend himself, but he did not know how to speak, and at last he could only remain silent.

Sir William became even angrier when he saw this: "Tywin doesn't care if we live or die! ”

Davon finally defended his uncle: "Our troops are not as good as Caesar, and the other side still has dragons, so it is stupid to cross the river to support......"

"It's all excuses!" William interrupted impatiently, "War is never about numbers. As for the dragon, Caesar's white dragon only dares to hover high in the sky these days, and it is clearly afraid of our giant crossbow. It can be seen that dragons are not invincible either, and Tywin did not dare to cross the river only because of cowardice! ”

"It's cautious."

"Hehe, if it's Jaime Lannister who is guarding here, do you think Tywin would be cautious?"

Davon was speechless.

William continued, "My father was a captive in Storm's End for over a year, but Tywin never ransomed him, and his own son Tyrion, who was captured in Dorne not long ago, has returned to King's Landing intact!" Isn't that a difference? ”

"It's Caesar who doesn't agree to let your father back, it's not that Tywin doesn't want to redeem him."

"Do you believe all of this excuse?" William said angrily, "Anyway, I don't want to fight for him anymore, this city must be guarded by yourself, I am ready to ......"

"What are you going to do!" Davon Huoran turned his head, his eyes flashing like a beast.

It seems that as long as the cousin doesn't say the right thing in the next sentence, he will crush the other party's throat.

William was intimidated by the other party's momentum and was speechless for a moment.

Davon stared at his cousin's eyes and said coldly:

"Don't do anything stupid, William."

William breathed a sigh of relief and muttered:

"I, I just think that this city will be lost sooner or later, it's better to withdraw the army as soon as possible......"

"Can you leave?" Davon pulled his cousin to the city wall, pointed to the heavy darkness outside, and said, "You should also know that the enemy surrounded the south, west, and east, leaving only the north, is this Caesar's negligence?"

Of course not!

It's a trap!

If we dare to rush out of the north gate, we will be greeted by a large army. ”

William argued: "We have horses, as long as we are fast enough, we may not be able to break out of the encirclement." ”

"But Caesar has dragons!" Davon said, "Don't look at it all the time, it's because it's afraid of the giant crossbow we have planted at the head of the city, but if we leave the city, we will be exposed to the dragon's wrath." How many people do you think will make it to the banks of the Blackwater River alive? ”

William opened his mouth, dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Davon also put away his terrifying eyes, but continued in his mouth:

"And don't forget, we only have 3,000 horses, but there are nearly 8,000 defenders in the city, do you want to leave most of your soldiers behind? If we do this, even if we are lucky enough to return to the other side alive, what glory do we have. ”

William lowered his head, buried his whole face in the shadows, and said in a harsh tone:

"Are we just going to have to wait here to die?"

"Dying on the battlefield is the most dignified way for a knight to end the curtain." Davon's tone softened a little, "And we don't necessarily have to die. ”

William raised his head again: "Will there be a miracle?" ”

Davon was silent for a moment, and finally patted his cousin on the shoulder and said:

"Pray to the gods."

With that, he strode away.

William was left alone at the head of the city for a long time, his face constantly changing.

After taking a few steps, Davon found his attendant and commanded:

"You personally take someone to keep an eye on William Lannister, and if he dares to make any changes, let me know immediately."

"Yes, sir!"

After explaining this, Davon was no longer in the mood to continue his patrol, so he turned around and returned to his residence.

Taking off his armor, he lay on the bed, but still did not feel sleepy.

Until the faint glimmer of morning light was faintly visible in the east, Davon squinted vaguely for a moment, only to be woken up by a hurried knock on the door.

"Come in."

"My lord," said the squire, pushing the door open, "Sir William, as you expected, gathered a group of men to flee through the north gate, and has now been taken. ”

There was not much surprise on Davon's face, and he asked lightly:

"How many people are running with William?"

"There were probably more than two hundred of them."

Fortunately, not much. Davonne could only comfort himself with this.

Putting on his armor and armed with a long sword, he followed his attendant out the door.

"Davonne! Cousin! I was wrong! As soon as William, who was tied hand and foot, saw Da Feng's figure, he shouted and begged for mercy, "You can punish me and beat me with a stick......"

"What is the crime of escaping?" Davon interrupted.

William's face flushed, and he didn't dare to speak.

"It's a capital offense." Davon helped him speak.

"No, don't! You can't kill me! I'm Kaivon's son! It's a Lannister line......"

"So you haven't forgotten who you are." Davon walked up behind William and drew his sword.

"Nope! No! Please! ”

"Shut your mouth and save yourself some last bit of decency."

William began to weep.

Davon suddenly realized that his cousin was only seventeen years old this year.

This war was still too cruel for him.

But thinking this in his heart, Davon's face did not have the slightest sympathy.

He was well aware that he, as the commander of this army, must take the most resolute punishment for such behavior.

Otherwise, there will only be more and more deserters.

So, in front of a group of soldiers from the Western Frontier, he said aloud:

"William Lannister, I sentence you to death in the name of the commander of the garrison of this place because you escaped from battle!"

As he spoke, the long sword in his hand swung down suddenly!

Whoop –

A flash of blood flashed, and William's head rolled to the ground.

Davon withdrew his sword and continued to order:

"The rest of the deserters, all of them will be executed!"

"Yes!" The executioner replied with a bang.

By the time the more than 200 deserters had all been beheaded, the morning fog seemed to have been covered with a layer of blood.

And at this moment, the horn of attack suddenly sounded outside the city.

Da Feng's face shook and he roared:

"There are only lions who die in battle, and there are no lions who run away! Everyone, go to town! ”

(End of chapter)