The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 118 "Watching" the Battle

On the day the war started, Hugo woke up amidst the noise. Although his life in the military formation was quite peaceful these days, Hugo still did not relax at all. The moment the unusual noise came, he He jumped up from the cot.

"What's the fuss about?" Hu Ge put the chain armor on his back like a shirt. The attendants who came over quickly took the armor part and put it on Hu Ge.

"I'm sorry, Lord Hugo. I don't know what happened at the moment. It's just that His Majesty Robert ordered us to assemble." said Gleicher, who was wearing the Valyrian scale armor made by Qohor. He was the first to rush to Hugo. In Ge's tent, Gleicher looked calm, without any nervousness about an emergency call.

"This large-scale gathering can only be caused by the Volantis finally moving. Gleicher and others, don't stand here, hurry up and help organize the team."

After the skilled help from his attendants, Hugo changed his armor, walked out of the tent, and picked up the horse that had been waiting for a long time. Generals including Gleicher hurried to the army.

In fact, Hu Ge's team could not be stationed here for a long time, so their combat effectiveness and organizational strength were well preserved and they were able to assemble quickly. However, Frey's side was not so fast. After all, Frey's army It was a typical feudal army that took more time to assemble than they did.

After meeting with Inis, Hugo wanted to ask His Majesty the King, but at this moment, the messenger hurried over. This man had a stag coat of arms. Just when he and Inis thought that this man was here to convey the arrangement of the array, But what I heard was something else.

"My lords, the Volantis have retreated. His Majesty the King requires all troops to move forward immediately to catch up with the Volantis."

Retreating before the formation was something Hugo didn't expect. He and Inis looked at each other and couldn't figure out why the Volantis, who had been confronting the Westeros people here for so long, would retreat.

This was exactly the battlefield he longed for. He came to the East just for this scene. In the history of the East and West, armies of a scale rarely seen fighting here. What could be more exciting than this, just being in it? The fact that he is the commander of one party has already made his emotions almost reach their peak.

When Robert saw clearly the sight of the army on the opposite side, Robert's whole body was excited. He was not afraid of facing a strong enemy, but was extremely excited, and his whole shoulders were even shaking because of it.

In addition to the city-states of Slaver's Bay, you can also see many centaurs tribes. The free trade city-states are very good at driving centaurs. Just a few gifts are enough to make the sturdy prairie warriors die for them.

Therefore, after confirming that the Volantis had no desire to attack, they chose to wait on the spot. Then, the Westeros people arrived one after another, and they were also frightened by the sight of the Volantis formation. However, after seeing that Volantis had no desire to attack, but was waiting for them, everyone decided to wait for the king's main force.

"It doesn't matter. It's the same on the other side. Do they have one? The Volantis haven't fought such a big battle for many years."

Next, came the main force of the king and the great nobles. They did not rush like the nobles and knights whose heads were already occupied by glory and trophies, but kept the group moving forward.

Eddard Stark looked worried. From the beginning, the Duke of the North had been worried about the battle. A battle with a hundred thousand troops was a first for the Westeros people present. things experienced.

Finally, he looked at Volantis' army deployed on the coastal plain, and almost laughed.

The number of people with this mentality continues to increase in the Westeros camp, and there are many reckless troops who just start chasing the Volantis regardless. They have indeed achieved some results and defeated some vulnerable ones. of Volantis' troops, but the flood of victory ended when they came to a river that emptied into the sea.

Because the Volantis army is arrayed on the east bank of the river. The river is very shallow and can be crossed by wading, but the most important thing is the Volantis. There are many more flags in the Volantis army than before. ——The armies of the Slaver's Bay city-state are gathered here. According to calculations by knights who are good at surveying and mapping military strength, the enemy's army is now at least 150,000.

The Volantis stacked a large number of troops in the center, preparing to go into battle one after another. Although the line looked particularly strong, in fact this arrangement just squeezed a large number of people together, which was both immobile and very dangerous.

"Your Majesty the King, the number of enemies is much greater than previously calculated. I suggest that we should avoid the edge for the time being. Moreover, I must point out again that we have no command experience in a grand battle of this scale."

After seeing such a scene of overwhelming power and almost unlimited troops, no matter how arrogant the knights of Westeros were, they also woke up. No matter how brave they were, if they attacked such a military force, they would be seeking death.

However, they were only a small part of this battle. The two of them did not think too much, so they led their respective armies to pursue the retreating Volantis, and the soldiers got the Volantis to retreat. Their morale was boosted after the news, thinking that they would win this battle without a fight. His Majesty Robert scared the slave traders out of their wits just by relying on his power!

At this point, the Volantis' strategy is considered clear. They have been waiting for more reinforcements to arrive. When more reinforcements arrive, they will defeat the Westeros people.

Robert responded, but his eyes kept scanning the battlefield. Well, the terrain on the left was a bit high. The Volantis actually gathered so many cavalry there. It seemed that they planned to use the high to fight the low, but it was also a mountainous area. Not suitable for cavalry operations, huh? Are those people topless? Are they all centaurs? Then I understand... the coastal beach on the right is suitable for the heavily armored knights of Westeros to gallop...

"Lord Ed, Lord Tywin, believe me, we will defeat the enemy today, and victory will definitely belong to us!"

Robert, who had already conceived a strategy, said firmly. Faced with his confidence, Eddard seemed a little helpless, while Tywin was mostly noncommittal, and his emotions were still invisible. Robert ignored their emotions, This is not the first time he has done this, and the same applies to the other side, so they will obey his orders, and that is enough.

Next, Robert issued a series of orders smoothly. As the orders were continuously conveyed, the Westeros army began to move. However, when the Westeros people moved, the Volantis formation rang out. The unique horn sound, yes, the Volantis took the initiative to press over, and this made Robert smile even more. It's great that you are so cooperative. .

"Hold on! Maintain the shield wall! Defend the position inside! Don't lose touch with the surrounding friendly forces!"

Amidst the flying arrows, Hugo almost stood at the forefront. Arrows fell on him from time to time, but they were all bounced away by the armor. But only a few meters away from him, the shield wall of Westeros was building. Confront the massive Volantis army.

At the forefront were the slave soldiers from the city-state of Slaver's Bay, and behind them were the Tiger Robe Army soldiers wearing uniform tiger helmets. The existence of the Tiger Robe Army maintained the front line of these low-morale slave soldiers, because deserters would be punished. Execution by the Tiger Pagoda Army.

Surrounding the shield wall, one of the two sides wanted to attack, the other wanted to defend. Swords, spears, swords and halberds kept colliding on the shield wall and breaking, but there were often new shields and weapons being sent up.

The Westeros people tried hard to maintain the battle line, but the number and size of the people on the opposite side were extremely huge. Under the crushing force of that huge army, the Westeros people's battle line involuntarily retreated, but they still tenaciously maintained their battle line. The battle line kept the shield wall intact.

Before engaging the Volantis, Robert rode in front of the line and loudly encouraged the soldiers, calling the names of every noble army and commander. The soldiers also cheered loudly in response to their king. , Robert's example and full confidence are like stimulants, infecting every soldier in the queue. Even at this moment, everyone is full of fighting spirit for that moment - of course, there is another reason: Westeros All the nobles and knights were at the forefront or supervising the battle very close to the battle line.

Living in such a huge battlefield, Hu Ge also realized for the first time what he had described. The few people under him were only worthy of becoming an integral part of the battlefield. All he could do was to command the troops to complete their roles. , work hard to maintain the shield wall, and cooperate with surrounding comrades to ensure the integrity of the front.

The news Hugo received was also messy, some true, some false. For example, the Lannister family's army encountered a large number of centaurs charging, but even though the centaurs charged forward with a desperate attitude, they were still under the shield wall of the Westerners. He hit his head in front of him and was bleeding.

However, the most widely circulated thing among the rebels was that King Robert personally led his army to detour the enemy troops from the coastal beaches, but King Robert also ran into the Volantis heavy cavalry there, and the generals on both sides thought of the same thing. .

It is said that two cavalrymen are fighting fiercely there, and they don’t know what the outcome will be, but everyone who knows the news understands that the direction of the battle depends on the war there. It is said that the dust is flying on the beach, and tens of thousands of armored cavalry are fighting. There was fighting there, and people with noble blood fell one after another, just like the civilians who were massacred in every war.

The mutual push between the central military formations actually has a very low killing efficiency. If they keep pushing each other here, the push will not be completed all day long. In the end, both sides can only withdraw their troops because it is dark, so the cavalry still determines the direction of the battle. on the confrontation.

To be honest, Hu Ge dislikes this feeling very much, because it is tantamount to placing his destiny in the hands of others, but he only has these troops in his hands, and they can only be used as a component of this huge battle formation. Only part of it.

"Master Hugo, please take a sip." Little Gleicher handed over a kettle. Hugo took it directly and took a sip. Then he noticed that little Gleicher's face was pale.

Yes, this was the first time he had seen a battle of this scale. Even from a high place, all he could see was fighting. Looking at the young man's appearance, Hu Ge thought, let alone him, he himself This is also the first time to be involved in a war of this scale.

However, although this battle was tense and cruel, it was actually boring most of the time for a commander like Hu Ge. The reason for boredom was very simple, because both sides were pushing each other with military formations. In the past, During the battle, Hugo had already begun to direct the cavalry to make a detour, but here, all the cavalry dismounted and joined the shield wall.

Shield wall battles are so boring, especially since everyone here has extremely thick shield walls. At most, the battle lines of both sides are constantly pressing back and forth. It is simply impossible to defeat the opponent in the shield wall. Hu Ge said this You can push the shield wall all day long.

Not everyone in the shield wall wanted to break the situation and sent elite troops to break the front. However, no matter who did that, they would immediately encounter the key suppression of all the nearby troops on the opposite side, and in the end they would suffer heavy losses.

After experiencing several such things, no one is willing to do such a thing. Everyone understands that this is a meat grinder. In this case, don't throw precious elites into the meat grinder hastily. Now we can only While twisting, he waited for the results of the cavalry confrontation on the flanks.

Although Hu Ge was bored, he also had to keep his spirits up, which could be said to be forcibly cheering up, paying attention to all bad signs on the front line, and then extinguishing them in time, and decisively putting out fires when they needed to be put out.

Thinking of this, Hu Ge was a little envious of the soldiers fighting on the front line. They only needed to fight and didn't have to be like himself - but he was just thinking about it.

A wave of arrows rained down on the Volantis army, and many tiger-robed soldiers fell under the merciless firepower. However, as the standing army of Volantis, their tenacity was different from these slave soldiers, or they could finish with a little panic. Join the entire team, or directly join the fight on the front line.

Hugo was very concerned about these tiger-robed troops. Seeing these people, he finally understood where Volantis' hegemony came from.

Just when Hugo was thinking about how long it would take for this shield wall push to end, the change that both sides expected finally happened, because behind the layers of Volantis military formations, Hugo saw the stag flag.

Hu Ge knew very well what it meant, so he immediately became excited and shouted involuntarily, "His Majesty the King has arrived behind the enemy's rear, victory belongs to us!"

Just as Hugo was speaking, the flag was approaching the Volantis banner at high speed, and in the Westeros military formation, the news spread like wildfire, creating a huge threat to everyone who was already in the midst of a heavy war. The tired soldiers took a shot in the arm.

(End of this chapter)