Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 49 Unicorn Cavalry

The unicorn of the rock species appears on the battlefield like a moving castle. Every time its stone pillar-like legs step on the ground, the ground trembles violently.

In Westeros, there are various legends of Skagos Island unicorns. Many sailors and captains who passed by Skagos Island claimed to have seen unicorns while sailing along the coast of Skagos Island. Beasts, but the Citadel has always scoffed at such claims, because to this day, no unicorn horns or bones have been found in the Seven Kingdoms.

When the northern army set foot on the land of Skagos Island, Ed once discussed with his northern vassals the unicorns they might encounter, and the vassals had different opinions about the appearance of the unicorns. one.

According to Mark Rythwell of the Streamlands, the unicorn is a white horse with horns that can travel thousands of miles in a day.Streamland is an important production area for warhorses in the northern border, so Mark Rythwell's point of view has been supported by many cavalry.

But Mark Rythwell's nephew, Domilik, the heir to the Dreadfort, disagreed with his uncle's point of view. "What's the use of unicorns that travel thousands of miles a day on Skagos Island? Skagos Island is the largest island in the north, but it is an island after all. Rock species never rely on horses to travel. They worship How can a unicorn be a thousand-mile horse?"

Domilik sees the unicorn as a giant rhinoceros-like creature, while Theon Greyjoy sees the unicorn as a sea monster with horns.People argue about it.

Facts have proved that Domilik's speculation is correct. The unicorn in front of him is indeed more like a rhinoceros, but it is obviously taller than a rhinoceros. Ed visually judges that the unicorn is nearly three meters tall and more than four meters long. The unicorn has rocks Its thick skin, its horns are like sharp battering rams.

Rock-born slingers and crossbowmen appeared on the wooden fort on the back of the unicorn, and struck at the Northmen with stones or sharp arrows.The drummer on the back of the unicorn beat the blood-boiling rhythm.Fortunately, there are not many unicorns, less than twenty.

Ed stood on the hillside, and he had a panoramic view of the entire battlefield. He saw many unicorns, and the flags were driftwood without leaves.Ed couldn't help frowning, and asked the rock species guide Nongda, "Which clan and tribe's coat of arms is driftwood?"

"Stern." There was a hint of fear in Nunda's voice, "The Stern clan is the most powerful clan tribe in the north of Skagos Island, and this clan can be called the 'King of the North' on the island." .According to the legend, the 'Skaine Feast' was created by the Stern clan."

Skagne Island is an island north of Skags Island. It is said that when the rock species landed on Skagne Island and took women and children away, they killed all the residents of Skagne Island. For half a month, Skaine became a no-man's land.

Roundup put up the awning and looked at the battlefield, "I don't know if Billy Stern is on the battlefield. Billy Stern is a fearsome warrior. He is the leader of the Stern clan. Driftwood Hall Billy Stern was once the Rock King's henchman when Samuro Crowle unified the tribes of Skagos Island."

Ed thought for a while, "It seems that the northern army is marching towards the Abyss Fort. The Rock King summoned Billy Stern and the warriors of the Stern clan to serve the king. Let the powerful vassals fight the northern army , not only weakened the strength of the Stern tribe, but also consumed the northern army, if it were me, I would do the same."

Whether it is James Codd, the ironman prisoner, or Roundup, the rock species guide, they all said that Abyss Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the army in the north is short of food and grass. Two-thirds of the food and grass were burned by the iron bitch in Seal Bay. Sir Marlon Manderly, took the fleet to Amber's house in the north, Kahoe City and the Dreadfort to deliver food and grass. The food fleet did not know whether it would return safely. After all, the iron bitch Helen Pike has been Seal Bay is haunted and haunted.

Ed was once worried that the rock king would choose the tactic of clearing the walls and clearing the field, and ordered all rock species to retreat into the castle or cave.Now it seems that Yanzhong seems to want to fight.

Roundup stroked his bushy beard, "Master Ed, or your pirates, ran to Stern's territory to plunder, which angered Billy Stern. After the iron bitch and her iron chief Before the ship arrived at Skagos Island, Billy Stern's wooden fleet was the strongest of all the rock tribes, and the Stern clan had the largest number of fishermen."

In order to collect food and grass, Ed sent the Pentos mercenary ship and Casseron the Greybeard and his sister and male fleet to plunder around Skagos Island to collect food and grass.When Ed ordered the pirates to plunder, he was not allowed to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but in practice, killing and bloodshed were inevitable.

Once the pirates' raids can anger the leader of the rock-spawn tribe, the leader of the rock-spawn tribe will go to the deep castle and complain to the rock king that the iron people pirates can't protect their fishing villages and territories. "Bitch" Helen Pike took the remaining few hundred Ironborn pirates to confront the sister male pirates and Pentos pirates at sea.

Iron bitch Helen Pike would have no time for her plots if she was caught up in a fight with her male pirates and Pentos mercenaries.Eddard and the northern vassals had seen in the days of the Skagos Isle that the Iron Bitch was more dangerous and cunning than the Rock King.

Except for the rock species on the back of the unicorn, most of the rock species have no mounts. They wield battle axes and swords to fight. A small number of cavalrymen of the rock species charge crazily on their bony horses.

If there were no unicorns, the rock-species infantry and cavalry in front of them would be nothing but mobs in front of the northern army.On Skagos Isle, the northern army encountered fewer and fewer rock species with well-equipped armor and weapons, and it was difficult to reach the attacks of northern cavalry and mountain clans.However, with Unicorns, everything is different.

Ed saw the horn of a unicorn slashing across the ground, and the horses of the three northern cavalrymen who were attacking side by side fell to the ground in an instant. Flow like a note.On the other side of the battlefield, a unicorn bit off the cavalry's horse's head with one bite, and the blood rained down. The cavalry screamed and jumped off the severed mount, trying to escape, but was thrown by the slinger on the unicorn's back with a stone. kill.

Jory Cassel, Captain of the Winterfell Guards, led a group of Winterfell cavalry towards the unicorn. Jory Cassel rode a horse and killed the unicorn with a spear in his hand. The unicorn let out a cry. With piercing screams, the horses of Jory Cassel and the Winterfell cavalry beside him lost control in an instant, and they went mad, throwing the riders off their horses.

Before some soldiers who fell to the ground could react, they were trampled by unicorns and smashed into meatloaf.The unicorn's horn stabs at Jory Cassel, but Jory Cassel dodges.

The northern cavalry's charge was unfavorable. Roose Bolton ordered the crossbowmen in the northern region to shoot arrows. However, after the sharp arrows hit the thick and rough skin of the unicorn, they could only bounce back in vain.

(End of this chapter)