Chapter 0928 - Climbing the Mountain and Marching, Soldiers Are Slow
The great leader of the Giant Tribe, the Cannibal Tribe, and the Hardfoot Warriors is Marg the Giant.
The army did not advance quickly, with a total number of five thousand men.
The more south they went, the less uncomfortable they felt.
From the Great Wall of Desperation to the borders of Dorne, they had traveled for months. From leaving the northern border and entering the Riverlands, the Freedmen began to practice adapting to the weather and diet of the South with the help of the Masters.
Invading the South has been the wish of the freedmen for generations.
Now it's finally a legitimate opportunity, and it's the southernmost part of the continent to invade: the Dorne Territory.
This vanguard army had a small army of Stormlands as a guide, but because the farmers and civilians of Dorne were so attracted by the giants that they simply ignored the hundred members who led the team in front.
The middle of the army is Tyranny the Doghead and Tyron Ash, the Sword King. Taryn Ash and Kobold live openly together, and the two wanted to be pioneers themselves, but they couldn't resist Marg the Giant's insistence, so they agreed to make Marg the Giant's striker.
Taryn Ash and Kobold Harbour led an army of 10,000 men, following closely behind the Giants, the Cannibals, and the Hardfoot Tribes. The rear of the great army, led by Wooden Shield, five thousand men, followed behind Tyron unhurriedly.
In this army, except for Will's personal bodyguard Podrick Pyne who trained Little Will with the Great Master Melisandre in Mole Village, the rest of Will's guards came: the two captains of the Ten Warriors of the Ashes, the loyal warrior Sir Rosso, and the commander-in-chief of the Great Wall, a hundred guards, all of them.
Lady Laura is stationed in Ellenwood City.
The army's destination was the city of Thor, hundreds of miles away.
The city of Thor is home to the Jodain family in Dorne. It is located on the southern shore of the Sea of Dorne, also halfway between the cities of Ellenwood and Halberd.
The goal of this army is to destroy any enemy along the way, neither fast nor slow, to go to war if there is an enemy, and to march if there is no enemy. When he saw the large-scale town, he sent an army to attack, arrested all the nobles in the town, put them in a prisoner car, and took them away.
On the other route, an army of 20,000 men, led by Thunder Fist Thomund and Jingle Shirt, advanced slowly, and at a distance of twenty miles, they encountered the first army that stood in the way: an army of 2,000 men sent by Prince Oberon. This army was originally here to reinforce Wangzuka Castle, but the army has not yet arrived, and Wangzuka Castle has been lost.
An army of 2,000 men could not take back the castle, so the army, with the consent of Prince Oberon, was stationed at a dangerous place twenty miles from the castle, which was the first line of defense to prevent Will's army from moving south.
The place where this army was stationed was close to the end of the Crimson Mountains, so the mountain was not very high, and when the road was encamped, the road out of the mountain was dug up, and the antlers were densely arranged.
Thunder Punch Tormund and his seven sons, as well as Clankler and his daredevils, were the first to face the first hurdle of breaking through the line.
The general stationed on this path was a lieutenant, a general promoted by one of the guards of the Edric Dane family, who was not yet a knight, and was named Andre.
André was cautious, constantly cutting the road into an impassable trench and laying out antlers for several miles. Even if the enemy were to remove the antlers, it would take a long time. And on both sides are steep mountains, although not high, but can ambush hundreds of soldiers, roll down with rolling stones, and prevent the enemy from moving the antlers.
Because of the narrow road, it is also a serious problem where to put the antlers that have been removed.
When Tormund and Clank Shirt arrived with their army, the first thing they saw was the antlers that could not be seen. Densely tapered stakes were buried in the dirt, and the tips were all pointed at them diagonally.
Andrei and a hundred soldiers watched the arrival of this savage army from the far top of the mountain.
The front army could not advance, so it had to stop, and soon, the Chinese army also squeezed up, and could not advance, but could only stop.
Andrei and his guards stood on the top of the mountain, watching the savage army stop one after another, they stood high and looked far away, and saw that along the rugged mountain road, the swords were like a forest, there was no end in sight, and the dense variety of weapons shone in the sun, and they were all frightened.
Despite their large numbers and mighty forces, they were helpless against the dense antlers, and even if they had freed up their men to remove the antlers, they would face three deep trenches. The trench is impassable by all kinds of vehicles of war horses, cattle and sheep, unless the trench is filled. But when it comes time to fill the trenches, the enemy will face their blows.
Seeing that the enemy had to stop, Andrei and the guards booed, and Andrei ordered the guards to wave the flag and provoke the enemy. Then they saw the enemy scatter like ants, and began to climb the mountain all over the mountain.
The steep rocks were covered with small trees, weeds, bushes, thorns, vines, etc., and some loose stones hung on the cliff under the restraint of the vines, and they would fall down if they moved slightly, but these dangers did not seem to work on the savage warriors, and after a while, these soldiers climbed up the mountain with their weapons on their backs.
What kind of tactic is this?
Neither Andrei nor his soldiers had ever seen it.
"They want to come from the mountains. Andrei said.
"And what about their horses and ox carts, and tent supplies?" one of the guards puzzled.
"They seem to have just given up. ”
"Don't even want a horse?"
"Seems to be!"
It seemed that after a while, the savage warriors climbed to the middle of the mountain, and some of them found the path uphill, and so, like ants, the path was soon crowded with people, one after the other, and walked densely up the mountain.
"At this time, if only we could fly over, throw stones down from the top of the mountain, and the enemy will not be able to go up the mountain. A guard said.
"But we can't fly there. ”
Click, click!
Halfway up the mountain, there were vines holding pumice stones that were shaken by the savage warriors, and some pumice stones fell, hitting more mountain rocks, causing a chain reaction, and the stones in a certain place fell one after another, and the savage warriors below were in an uproar, screaming and dodging.
Some unfortunate warriors were crushed to the bone.
Andrei and his guards were in a happy mood.
However, this only curbed the current slightly, and soon the savage warriors left behind the corpses of their companions and began to continue their climb.
Coming up from the path, someone is already almost at the top of the mountain.
"We have to retreat!" Andrei's face changed.
The other party came from the top of the mountain, crossed the barricade, and threw down what he couldn't take away. This kind of tactic is something he has never seen before.
From a distance, the people who climbed the mountains on both sides were very slow, grinding like ants, and they couldn't move much for half a day, but when they looked closer, their speed was actually amazingly fast.
And these guys climb up the mountain without panting.
Although the terrain out of the mountain is steep, the mountain has fallen too low, because it is not far from the plain, and the tail end of the mountain is limited no matter how high and steep it is.
When Andrei and his guards hurried down the mountain, the vanguard of the savage warriors on both sides had already climbed up the hills on both sides and began to march forward along the hills.
They are humanoids that climb and weave through rocks and bushes, agile, accurate, fearless, and astonishingly fast. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, they were not tired. The terrain at the top of the mountain is flat, and although there are no roads and rocks everywhere, it is no different from a smooth road for a savage warrior who is as agile as a monkey.
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Chapter 0928-2 Soldiers are slow
Admiral Andrei led the guards down the hill as if they were flying down, and when they descended to the camp, they could already hear the shouts of the savage warriors on the top of the mountain.
The distance in the mountains is actually quite far, but it looks close. Because of the topography, the sound of the wind and the ravine can also be heard far away. This is not a good thing for the Dorne warriors stationed in the middle of the road.
The shouts of the savage warriors rang out on the hills on both sides, and Andrei's barracks began to pack up their tents and flee.
2,000 men could not stop 20,000 people from attacking from the hills on both sides.
The camp was in chaos.
Fortunately, the number of 2,000 people is not much, and although everyone is panicked, they can still be somewhat organized.
As if in an instant, the shouts of the enemy were closer. Savage warriors marched on the top of the hill at trot.
Half an hour later, the first line of defense carefully selected by the Dornians became an empty camp, and all the warriors ran as fast as they could.
The Free Folk warriors were not slow either, and soon after the men had withdrawn, they reached the hills on either side of the camp, and they climbed down like monkeys, and their descent was slower than their uphill.
The soldiers were bloodless, and Jingle Shirt personally led the vanguard army and took the enemy's first camp. He arranged for his warriors to prepare for the enemy's return and surprise attack, and then ordered the other warriors to begin filling the first trench.
The next day, miles of antlers were pulled out and burned to ashes, three deep trenches were filled in, and an army of 20,000 men led by Jingle and Tormund came out of the mountains, and the whole plain and desert of Dorne were within their range of attack.
At the sight of the endless plains, the freedfolk warriors erupted in earth-shattering cheers.
Andrei escaped with two thousand of his own soldiers, not a single one of them was lost, and, of course, they did not kill a single enemy. Andre retreated to Bremont City, which has high walls and thick walls, and it is convenient to attack and retreat to Gaoyin City, and it is also convenient to enlist the support of the surrounding nobles.
The city of Blemon is located at the foot of the mountain range, and there are two thousand Dorne soldiers who have become frightened birds, and their three commanders were silently swept away by Will and others, and the guards were killed in their beds.
Ever since Nymeria, Treynie, and Edric Dane were captured, the city of Bremont had been ruled by five centurions, who had long since retreated, but had yet to hear back from Prince Oberon.
André thought about it, and he took his soldiers to the city of Bremont, and the strength of the army would be doubled, surrounded by a moat, and he was not afraid that the savage warriors would climb the wall.
Rather than rushing to battle, Clankshirt and Tormund led their army to the plains of Dorne, but set up camp first, and with the help of a team of 100 guides provided by the Tyrells, they began to study the map and sent four scouts to reconnoiter east, west, south, and southeast.
Just a day later, with the help of the locals they had paid for, they chose the first city to attack: the city of Blemont to the west, at the foot of the mountains.
This time, the goal is not to seize the city, but to kill people.
Because the city has high walls and a deep moat, it is like a general wearing thick armor to protect himself, the armor can protect himself from harm very well, but there is also a big disadvantage, heavy armor is to consume a lot of physical strength, too heavy armor will be tired to lie down.
This is exactly the case with Bremont City.
With the help of the Tyrells' team of guides and the locals, the two leaders, Jingle Shirt and Tormund, devised the first tactic: cut off all retreats in Blemont first, leaving the soldiers in Bremont to become a turtle in an urn that could not find a way to retreat.
This time, the army of 40,000 freedmen marched south and smoothly entered the territory of Dorne, and their military operations had a great characteristic: slow!
Soldiers, you are fast!
The Free People's military campaign was unlike any before: it was slow. It was as if they were afraid that the Dornas would not have enough time to gather more soldiers.
They wanted the Dornites to gather their soldiers and fight it head-on.
Only by killing all the soldiers of the Dornes can the next step of reform be carried out.
Clanks and Tormond cut off all retreats from Blemont City without difficulty. At the same time, Prince Michiro of Yang Halberd City judged from the military intelligence that Will was deliberately showing off his force, and the slow march of the army was more of an attitude and threat to increase the weight of the peace talks. In another day, Will will come to Yang Halberd City for peace talks, and Prince Michiro, although he seems to be quiet, is also ready to do both.
This is a protracted war, and it cannot be calculated on the basis of the gains and losses of one place or one city.
In the city closest to Braimon, there are 300 family soldiers left behind by the heart of darkness, Geralt Dayne, and these 300 people have regained control of the leadership of the city. To the southwest of the city of Goin, 10,000 of Oberon's 20,000 troops were stationed, with the purpose of guarding Dorne's western territory and preventing Will from taking advantage of it again.
While Clankler and Tormund besieged Bremont with an army of 10,000 free people, an army of 20,000 led by Margo, Tyron Ash, Kobold and Wood Shield swept through the villages and towns of Dorne, and met almost no decent resistance before they came to the vicinity of Thor.
The garrison of Thor's army was no more than 2,000 men, and the main forces of the nobles from all over the east were concentrated near the coastal cities of the Salt Coast in the south, in order to prevent Mance Rader's navy from raiding the southern cities along the coast.
As for the troops east of Dorne, they were all concentrated in Yang Halberd City to defend Prince Daolang, and in Shadow City and Yang Halberd City, more than 10,000 troops were garrisoned.
Will's tactic was to multi-point flowering, and Dorn also adopted the tactic of multi-point defense in order to defend, which led to the inability of Dorn's army to concentrate together to form a joint force.
Taryn Ash was the commander-in-chief of the army to the east, and he advanced slowly. In those small towns along the way, the giant Marg led a dozen giants in front of the team, and the little nobles of Dorne, who had never seen a giant, immediately surrendered when they saw the giant.