By the time Samwell rode back to the ferry on the White Dragon, the Confederates were already cleaning up the battlefield.

This battle was very short, not only because the southern army was well prepared, plus there were giant dragons participating in the battle, but also because the main force of the northern army had not yet arrived, and the main general of the opposing side retreated extremely decisively.

Of course, the current situation is far from a smooth crossing of the river for the Yugoslav army.

After all, there were not even a thousand people who came to the North Shore.

It would take quite a long time for the 120,000 troops to cross the river through this narrow pontoon bridge, not to mention that nearly 1,000 people rushed to the north bank in a short period of time, or when the enemy was blocking it, but in fact, the speed of the army crossing the river was not fast at all.

Because it is not difficult for people to go in the past, it is rare to transport the grain and grass of the war horses over, which is the real time-consuming and labor-intensive work.

During the period when the Southern Army crossed the river, the Northern Army could attack again at any time and drive the Southern Army back down the Heishui River.

And the worst situation is that when the southern army crosses the river halfway, the northern army destroys the pontoon bridge by some means, and the southern army is cut in two, and the head and tail cannot take care of each other, so that the southern army's superiority in strength will be lost.

Thanks to Varys's spy, Samwell knew very well that Tywin Lannister was now fighting the idea.

And the other party's means of destroying the pontoon bridge were pinned on the Braavos fleet, which was bound to go and return.

Thinking of this, Samwell was also a little happy.

Fortunately, the madman "Crow-Eye" Euron Greyjoy did not play his cards according to the routine, and instead of grabbing the riverbend land that was close in front of him, he ran to Blackwater Bay.

This also caused the Stormlands fleet to return to its home turf.

Although the Stormlands fleet may face two enemies in Blackwater Bay, the Iron Fleet and the Braavos Fleet, Samwell is confident that his fleet will be able to hold the mouth of the river and prevent enemy ships from entering the Blackwater.

It was on the basis of such confidence that he decisively gave the order to cross the river.

The battle was similar to what Samwell had predicted, and it was not a difficult time to cross the river.

The Grey Bug came to report the casualties, and Samwell only listened to it and set it aside.

Too "slight" to be worth his attention.

Although this is a bit cold-blooded, after so many years of fighting, Samwell has long been accustomed to treating casualties as cold numbers.

If he couldn't do that, he wouldn't be able to get this far.

By the time the river beach had been cleared and the sky was getting dark, Samwell ordered the troops crossing the river to build a camp in their place, and at the same time ordered the subsequent army to cross the river.

In order to speed up the crossing of the river, craftsmen began to widen the pontoon.

Floated down again, oddly shaped boats were parked side by side on the side of the pontoon, chained and planked to widen the pontoon.

But no matter how it is reinforced and widened, after all, it is a temporary thing, the capacity of the pontoon bridge is always limited, and the speed at which the infantry pass is okay, but when the cavalry begins to pass, the slow speed is a little unbearable.

After all, war horses are not like people, they will panic and move on such a bumpy and shaking pontoon bridge, which is difficult to control, and even many horses fall down the river, causing a riot.

On this night, the lights on the banks of the Heishui River were bright, people shouted and neighed, and even the sound of running water was suppressed, but it also vividly interpreted the difficulties of the army crossing the river.

At the end of the night, the infantry that came to the north bank numbered nearly 5,000 men, but the cavalry was less than 1,000.

It was slower than Samwell had expected, but there was nothing he could do about it.

After daybreak, the main forces of the Northern Coalition also arrived near the ferry.

However, instead of attacking again, they set up camp three miles from the river beach, and did not seem to be in any hurry.

Samwell laughed secretly when he saw this, this time Tywin was smart but was mistaken by cleverness.

The reason why the other side was not in a hurry to attack was obviously waiting for the Braavos fleet to shoot back and crash the pontoon bridge.

So the Confederates who are now crossing the river are, in Tywin's view, a lone army destined to lose logistics and support.

Naturally, there is no rush to attack.

This also gave the southern army the opportunity to calmly cross the river, otherwise if the northern army launched a large-scale attack now, the southern army would probably have to pay a heavy price to hold the river beach position.

However, as time passed, Lord Tywin began to realize that something was wrong.

The Braavos fleet never appeared on the Blackwater River, and more and more enemy troops crossed the river.

By the time three days had passed, the southern army on the northern shore had almost 40,000 men, and the uneasiness in Duke Tywin's heart had become more and more intense.

Although the number of southern troops on the north bank has not exceeded that of their own at this time, they have reached an extremely dangerous number.

If they continue to let it go, even if the Braavos arrive and destroy the pontoon, it will be difficult for them to eat this army on the north bank.

"Lord Tywin," said Duke Luce Bolton of the North, "could it be that something happened to Tormo Frega?" ”

"What could happen?" Countess Anya said.

Duke Tywin did not speak, and he did not tell these northern nobles the news of the unrest in Braavos.

Prevent unnecessary suspicion and panic.

It stands to reason that Tormo led the fleet to drift at sea, and it was impossible to receive the real news of the Braavos unrest.

At this point, we should lead the army back to the Blackwater River.

Could there be something unexpected.

It has to be said that under the backward information transmission conditions of Westeros, war is often shrouded in a fog.

When leading the commanders make strategic decisions, there is a high probability that they are gambling.

Just like Lord Tywin, he had no idea that the madman "Crow-Eyed" Euron Greyjoy had somehow come to Blackwater Bay with the Iron Fleet and lure the Stormlands fleet over.

However, a good commander must have a keen sense of war, or some kind of mystical insight, to make strategic adjustments before a crisis strikes.

Duke Tywin, though unclear about what was going on in Blackwater Bay, realized that the Braavos fleet was probably in trouble.

What's more, he realized that he couldn't put all his hopes on the Braavos.

This is extremely stupid, and dangerous.

Therefore, seeing that the southern army that had seen the river was increasing and was about to reach a dangerous number, Duke Tywin decisively made a strategic adjustment.

"No waiting!" Duke Tywin came back to his senses, his gaze slowly swept over the faces of the northern nobles, "Let the soldiers eat, and after noon, launch an attack!" ”

"Yes!"

So, as soon as noon passed, the Northern Coalition began to mobilize.

The sound of heavy footsteps, the clash of swords, guns and armor, mixed with the rude roars of the officers, rang out on the river beach.

The smell of blood began to fill the air.

The Great War is on the verge of breaking out.

(End of chapter)