The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 182 Trying to Delay

"Still no movement from the other side today?"

Hugo said as he put his hands on the awning as he looked at the Targaryen camp with the red dragon flag flying in front of him.

"Still no, Lord Hugo." This answer did not reassure Hugo. Instead, it made him even more confused. Viserys's set of punches made him a little confused.

Viserys led his army and hurried to Hugo's front, but he did not attack Hugo's army immediately. Instead, he set up camp on the spot, built a huge camp, and then strengthened the defense of the camp at all times.

For example, right now, there are many strong men digging trenches near the Targaryen camp.

After the Targaryen army arrived, out of caution, Hugo did not launch an attack immediately, but waited for Targaryen to come and challenge him. However, he did not expect that Viserys would just set up camp there and not move.

Hugo had sent people to challenge for battle many times, but Viserys Targaryen just stayed in the camp, ignoring them and not taking any action, which made Hugo even more confused.

Unable to understand, Hugo sent out more scouts than ever before, trying to find out what the exiled Targaryen prince was doing, but unfortunately, Viserys' camp was so well defended that Hugo could not find any problems at all.

After pacing for a few circles, Hugo, who was unable to find a clue, walked into the tent. There were many reports on his table. These were information transmitted from all over Mir. Looking at this information, Hugo felt a headache. The difficulty has never been in collecting information, but in analyzing information. It is extremely difficult to dig out useful things from these messy things.

The news coming from the Mill Plains was all kinds of news. Some said the centaurs were killing and looting crazily, some said the rebels were retreating, and some said the enemy was building camps to strengthen control... All this confusing information combined together made Hugo a little confused and felt the great pressure.

The Myr lords and immigration officials under his command would find opportunities to see him, asking him to expel the enemies active in Myr and restore peace in Myr. The appearance of this group of people made Hugo very confused, but he had to see them, because he was here to take over the entire Myr, and these lords and officials were the ones he needed to win over.

At the moment, what Hugo could be sure of was that Viserys Targaryen was planning something. This was one thing Hugo was very sure of, but he couldn't say what exactly he was doing, and his officers couldn't tell him either. There was no way, Hugo could only put these things aside for the time being.

However, this situation was resolved with a secret letter from Myr, melting away like the remaining snow in spring when it meets the sun.

This letter came from Headmaster Melis of Myr Church. The letter conveyed only one meaning from beginning to end, and the information conveyed here immediately made Hugo understand what Viserys was doing.

The information from Mill was like a string that linked all the clues together. Using those fragmentary pieces of information, Hugo figured out the enemy's plan in his mind.

As for the content of the letter, it was very simple. It stated that Viserys' garrison in Myr had been desperately collecting supplies and strengthening the city walls during this period. At this point, the purpose of the Targaryen army in front of him was self-evident.

This army was only there to delay him.

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Viserys looked at the high wooden wall in front of him. Under normal circumstances, standing behind this wall would make him feel a little at ease, but now, he did not feel at ease at all.

He understood that this army was vulnerable to the army of the God-favored Ones, but he had to show his strength and to show the subordinates he had recruited that he was capable of creating miracles - otherwise, these people might even turn against him.

His success in taking Myr with only 5,000 men had impressed everyone, and now many people thought he could perform the same miracle against Hugo - Viserys could only respond to this idea with a wry smile.

So, he brought his army here, to the presence of the God's Favored One, but he also left Jon Clinton and some of his direct subordinates in Myr. Clinton will collect all available supplies around Myr to strengthen the city's defense.

Yes, from the very beginning, Viserys' goal was to defend the city, but he led his troops here because of the need to maintain the stability of many forces in the camp.

Since the young men and warlords under his command would be shaken if he chose to defend the city from the beginning, it would be better to trick these guys to the front line and let them play their value in the end.

And this value means using their numbers and corpses to delay Hugo's arrival in Damir as much as possible, giving Clinton more time to prepare the city's defense.

Viserys's direct descendants were ready to escape at any time. He set up many supply points in the name of military stations along the way. The purpose of these supply points was to allow them to obtain supplies when escaping and then continue running.

Viserys kept this very secret. The news could not be leaked, otherwise the entire army would probably collapse.

In order to confuse Hugo as much as possible, he asked his brother-in-law to send several Dothraki tribes into the Myr Plains, burning, killing and looting under the banner of the Great Khal. These lootings were of the same nature as those of the warlords in the disputed lands who were deliberately allowed to do as they pleased, all to muddy the waters and muddy the situation.

As for escaping to Myr, Viserys planned to defend this big city as much as possible and wait for the Northern Confederation to take action. He believed that when the Northern Confederacy continued to increase their offensive, even the God-favored ones would have to return to support and defend their base.

This plan was thought up by him and Clinton together. Even for such an action, both of them pondered it for a long time. The reason was simple: the cards in their hands were too bad, and it was too difficult to play well with such a bad hand.

In his heart, Viserys was actually unwilling to entrust his fate entirely to that loose Confederation. He knew better than anyone what the Confederation was like, as well as their disunited union and unreliable fighting power. But now he could only pin his hopes on this group of people.

It's miserable, Viserys sighed, but it was better than the days when he was called the Beggar King, which was the real past.

In order to make himself feel better, Viserys couldn't help but think of the influence he could have on Westeros if he survived this disaster. Now the holder of the Iron Throne was in civil strife. If he raised the flag of the previous dynasty, the Sunset Kingdom would surely be shaken.

But what kind of impact would that have... Viserys really had no idea what to do. The usurper's unprecedented success in Westeros's conquest of the East had made the entire Sunset Kingdom recognize the authority of the new dynasty. Jon Connington's lingering relationships had only brought bad news, and these relationships had grown increasingly cold.

Even so, Viserys is still quite optimistic about the future, and the reason is very simple. If the usurper dynasty is passed on smoothly, and the descendants of the usurper are still firmly sitting on the Iron Throne, then he will never have any chance. But now, the usurper's brother has challenged his nephew, and the current ruler of the Iron Throne has made many stupid moves. If it weren't for this, he would not have been able to take Myr. Viserys feels that there is still a good chance in the future. However, the most important thing is to deal with the present. As his thoughts return to the present, Viserys feels that his shoulders are inexplicably heavy, and his mood is no longer optimistic. This is also a difficult hurdle.

He couldn't help but think of the previous siege of Hugo's knights. Even though so many troops were gathered and the encirclement was carried out so perfectly, those knights still mounted their horses and fought their way out. Viserys still remembered how those knights ignored all kinds of attacks from all directions and hacked their way out.

In the end, all they killed were some slow-running soldiers, but soldiers could be replenished at any time and were not worth anything at all.

Hugo has several such knightly orders.

So, Viserys knew very well that if they fought, they would lose immediately.

Suddenly, a horn sounded. Viserys was stunned at first, and then he saw the commotion in Hugo's camp. When these scenes came into Viserys's eyes, he immediately understood that the moment he least wanted to see, but could not avoid, had finally arrived.

"We will blow the horns as well," Viserys said to the hastening knights. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Tell my officers to proceed as planned."

Viserys didn't plan to run away immediately. So many cannon fodders had to be put to good use. It would be a waste if he did nothing and let them collapse.

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Pulling up his visor, little Gleicher took another deep breath and watched the battle ahead nervously.

A team of well-equipped infantrymen bravely rushed to the rebel trenches under the cover of crudely made shield carts, braving arrows. Their helmets were decorated with brown feathers, and they skillfully placed the ladders they carried on top of the trenches. Several crossbowmen decisively jumped into the trenches.

From time to time, infantrymen were shot down, but they still worked in an orderly manner, using ladders and shields to pave a path on the trench. In addition to fighting, the infantrymen also stacked up the bodies of their comrades to form a temporary barrier.

It was said that these infantrymen came from the Crab Claw Peninsula and were participants in the first expedition. The information about these brave warriors emerged in little Gleicher's mind. It seemed that the comfortable life in the East had not made them lose their fighting spirit.

After the Crab Claw Peninsula people completed their work, the mountain people withdrew in an orderly manner.

At this moment, a team of soldiers took over their task. Holding shields, the soldiers tied ropes to the wooden stakes and whipped the horses to pull out the sharp wooden stakes one by one.

Arrows fell towards them, and the draft horses naturally encountered crazy attacks, but the horses were covered with thick felt to protect them from arrows, and the soldiers were guarding the horses with shields in their hands, so even though the draft horses had been shot into hedgehogs, they were still pulling out the sharp wooden stakes one by one.

And the soldiers were not just being beaten. Behind the shields and shield carts, there were always soldiers using crossbows to hit the unwary guys, causing them to fall down with screams.

Finally, a path was cleared among the wooden stakes, and amid the enemy's desperate shouts, the soldiers gathered their horses and, under the cover of their shields, nailed the ropes to the wooden wall.

As the whip was applied, the huge draft horse began to exert its strength, and little Gleicher focused all his energy there. As a knight, he understood that as the wall fell and the horn sounded, it would be their time to perform.

The battle had been going very smoothly, but Little Gleicher was puzzled. Why didn't the enemy react? Why were they just defending? From what he knew, Viserys was not someone who would just passively take a beating.

However, that had nothing to do with him. He was just an ordinary soldier on this huge battlefield. All he needed to do was wait for the horn to sound, and then rush into the rebel camp to end the battle.

In other places, there were knights like him waiting. Everyone wanted to create merit and glory in this battle and become the person praised by the bards. As for little Grachel personally, he wanted to show his piety and fearlessness to the Seven Gods.

Little Gleicher waited, and finally, the wooden wall collapsed with a loud bang, raising a cloud of dust. The knight squadron that little Gleicher was in became agitated, and they wanted to rush in and create unprecedented achievements, but their training restrained them.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long. Finally, the attack horn sounded, and the flag of the Seven Star Knights moved. Little Gleicher hurriedly followed the flag and rushed towards the gap that had been opened.

The soldiers had already made way for the others, and the riders rumbled past, raising a cloud of dust that filled the mouths of many soldiers, but they were still cheering.

The knights directly let their horses cross the trench, and the gap that was opened up immediately appeared in little Gletscher's vision limited by the visor. He also saw the enemies lined up behind him. These people were wearing messy clothes and armor, but many of them did not show much fear when facing the knights. They just calmly put their spears on the ground and faced them with the pointed end.

Little Gleicher immediately confirmed the identity of the warlord team in the disputed land. Among the rebels, only these people could produce such elite soldiers.

Little Gleicher put down his lance and aimed it at the enemy he had chosen. When the lance suddenly pierced into the enemy's body, he immediately let go of the lance, subconsciously drew his sword, and began to chop left and right.

Spears and arrows kept coming at him. Little Gleicher withstood all the attacks directed at him. His armor was enough to hold out, but he was especially careful about enemies attacking his horse. The armor his father gave him was very reliable, but without his horse, he would have no way out.

From the corner of her eye through the visor, little Gleicher saw some of her comrades falling down. The soldiers dragged them off their horses and then shouted frantically at the gaps in their armor. Little Gleicher didn't care about other people's orders, but just drove her horse forward desperately, trying to rush out before the kinetic energy was completely exhausted.

His friend George followed him and protected his safety. Little Gleicher was really grateful to this friend. It was thanks to his protection that he was able to survive one difficult battle after another.

The knights fought hard, and so did the infantry. There were constant deserters among the soldiers besieging the knights, and little Gleicher also broke out of the besieging infantry. It was at this moment that the rebel infantry blocking the entrance finally collapsed.

(End of this chapter)