Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 61 The Battle of the Abandoned Fishing Village ([-])

The abandoned fishing village is located on the south bank of the estuary of the Trident River. Three leagues upstream from the north bank is the Salt Field Town. An island called Silent Island is located in the middle of the river.

When Sir Darren Grafson arrived here with his 'caravan', the entire abandoned fishing village was silent, just like thousands of days and nights after that cloudy afternoon 14 years ago.

It was a story that happened not long after the Battle of the Trident River. At that time, a valley cavalry was chasing the remnants of the royalists who were defeated in front of Ruby Beach. this village.

In order to prevent the 'higher honor' Duke Arryn from being liquidated afterwards, they slaughtered the villagers without hesitation after looting the fishing village, leaving no one alive.

The outskirts of the abandoned fishing village is a wetland overgrown with weeds, and the trail leading to the fishing village has become less obvious after the river has been soaked by high tides for more than ten years.

Under Sir Daeron's order, the caravan of 28 people stopped about 800 yards outside the fishing village, and then Sir Daeron's attendants left the team alone, brushed aside the weeds that had almost blocked their vision, and went away from the fishing village.

The attendant rode cautiously on the muddy and slippery road to the entrance of the fishing village, confirmed the code with a guard in the fishing village, and then cautiously returned to Sir Daeron's side.

After confirming that there were no accidents, Sir Daeron ordered all members of the caravan to dismount and head for the fishing village.

"Daren, have you noticed that this path is much muddier than the last time we came?" On the way, the old Sir Shalit said to his little master, "It is not the flood season, there is no reason for the tide to rise here. How could the ground be soaked so soft?"

"Perhaps it has been raining heavily while we've been away?" Ser Daeron speculated.

"Perhaps, but I always feel a little uneasy in my heart." The old knight shook his head, "And why didn't Sir Aris come out to pick us up this time? I just reminded him last time, so he doesn't remember his responsibility at all?" ?”

"Oh, Uncle Shalit, I beg your mercy on Aerys' behalf," Ser Daeron explained on behalf of his good brother. "He has lost his right hand, his sword hand! He was the strongest of us all." The knight is our vanguard officer, but now he can only lead people to do logistical work, you have to allow him to have a gap in his heart."

"But it can't be this time, young master." Sir Shalit turned his head to look at Daeron, and said with a firm expression, "Do you still remember the promise you made to me when you left Seagull Town? was implicated in the incident.”

"Yes, I swear."

"But now, Sir Aris' inattentive state is very dangerous. He may drag us into a bad situation. I ask you to replace him."

"Uncle Shalit, please forgive me, Aris is not my subordinate! His representative of the Darry family is our most important ally, where do I have the power to replace him?" Daeron smiled wryly, and then He argued softly,
"And how can there be such a bad situation? Our operations are over, and now we are waiting to transfer everything to the fishing village, and then board the boat that comes to pick us up, and we will fly away!"

"Did you selectively forget about the nearly 100 people that Sir Wilder deployed around here? They are eager to eat us."

"Come on," Daeron sneered, "If it wasn't for worrying that killing them would attract wider attention and leave us no time to transport the rest of the stuff, I would have done what Aris wanted and set up an ambush. Annihilated them."

"I don't know what they have to worry about? They're just a group of idiots played around by Simon." Daeron said contemptuously, "If Wilder summons his entire knight alliance, maybe it's really a big deal for us. big trouble.

As for now?oh!Do you know what his plan is?That guy Simon wrote very clearly in the letter that the heavy infantry and crossbowmen that Wilder plans to rely on to stabilize the infantry line are all from Darry City!Hahaha," Daeron couldn't help laughing, "I'm already looking forward to the wonderful expression on Wilder's face when Sir Simon attacked behind them. "

"Master, don't you think it's too quiet here?" Sir Shalit was not affected by Daeron's arrogance, and had been observing his surroundings vigilantly. Back in the abandoned fishing village, I have a bad feeling."

"How come?" Daeron said, but he also suppressed the smile on his face. Sir Shalit's intuition has always been accurate. According to the old knight himself, his intuition saved him two times during the Usurper War. Second-rate.

"All stop!" The next moment, Daeron ordered the whole team to stop in front of the entrance of the fishing village, and then he turned to his attendant, "Take two people to the fishing village to see the situation."

Daelon's attendant dismounted upon hearing this, and led the two of them towards the village.

"Rice worm! Little Rossi, see us coming and still come out to greet us?" Daelon's attendant shouted to the fishing village, but it was not his two old friends who answered him, but a round of dense crowds. Arrow rain.

Sixteen or seventeen archers suddenly appeared on the top of the dilapidated houses in the fishing village, condescendingly shooting the arrows in their hands at the 'caravan' outside the village.

The three who first entered the fishing village were the first to bear the brunt. A feathered arrow was shot from a height less than five meters in front of Daeron's attendant, piercing his neck without a throat guard on the spot.The other two cavalrymen beside him were also instantly shot into a sieve.

"Enemy attack!" Old Sir Shalit was the first to react. He yelled and took off the shield from the horse he was leading.Then, holding his shield over his head, he sprinted to the side of the caravan, which contained a well-crafted crossbow that would allow him to strike back at enemies on the wall.

However, Shalit had just lifted the coarse cloth covering the cart, and before he had time to take out the crossbow, he saw a large group of infantrymen with shields rushing out of the fishing village and rushing towards the 'caravan'.

"We have to keep a distance from them!" Shalit threw away the crossbow in his hand, ran to his horse again, and shouted at Daeron behind him, "We can't take advantage of the cavalry here! "

"What about these things? Just throw them to them? What if they don't come to chase us? What if they pull the things back to the fishing village and guard them?" Daelon looked at the front of the caravan, the enemy's infantry Holding a spear, he formed a shield wall and pressed over.

Even if these spearmen are a ragtag group, in such a narrow terrain, they can still pose a deadly threat to these good players in their own team.

What's more, there is long-range fire support behind them.

In the end what happened?Aris?Daeron looked in the direction of the fishing village with doubts.

(End of this chapter)