The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 4 A trap for the knights
  As a thoroughfare that runs through the country, the construction level of King's Avenue is uneven and varies greatly between different regions. Due to the influence of time, some avenues have fallen into disrepair and have almost become dirt roads.

The battlefield chosen by Hu Ge was exactly this kind of dirt road.

After using the power of the old sparrow to eliminate the potential restless forces in the team, Hugo led the team to the battlefield that had been selected. The terrain here was slightly sunken, and the King's Road crossed here. Not far from the road was Shrubs and forests can be seen everywhere in the Riverlands.

Hugo's team set up camp on the King's Avenue. After arriving at the location, everyone began to construct and arrange the battlefield as planned. After they waited for almost two days, the Lion's army also arrived.

"good, very good."

Grabbing a handful of soil in front of him, Hu Ge said with great satisfaction.

At this time, Hu Ge was wearing a plate armor covered with wear marks. The marks on the chest plate silently showed the battles Hu Ge had experienced.

He had an open-face helmet on his head, so of course there was a risk of being hit by an arrow in the face, but compared to observing the battlefield, this was not important at all.

Someone brought the war horse, but Hu Ge waved his hand to indicate that it was not needed. He stepped on the soft soil and walked to the people who were preparing to fight.

It had just rained lightly, and the air was very humid. Breathing in made people feel refreshed, and Hu Ge's spirit was also much clearer.

Compared with the brightly armored lions in front of them, the people in Hugo's team were really miserable. Most of them were wrapped in cloth and rough furs, holding axes, sickles and spears in their hands. The few soldiers served as commanders, so the elite reserves Hugo had assembled were forced to be even smaller.

"Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged, Boss Hu Ge."

The sturdy "Chief Farmer" Snow said. This simple farmer wore a pot helmet, a set of chain mail, and a pair of chain gloves on his hands.

"Snow, you did a good job. The battle is about to begin. Are you nervous? How are you feeling down there?"

Hugo talked to the farmer chief, who was also Hugo's confidant and managed the armed farmers.

"Why are you nervous? You gave me this life. If it weren't for you, I would have lost my life long ago when Earl Goldberg was defeated. You still have Tully's bastards coming to plunder our village. You helped us a lot, and I don’t know how many people are grateful for your kindness. Of course, everyone is willing to die for you."

"Don't get stuck on me, Snow. You know I don't like flattery."

Hu Ge saw the old sparrow praying and chanting passages from the "Seven Star Bible" in front of the crowd, and saw many people kneeling there devoutly, wanting to be blessed by the seven gods.

Most of the people kneeling there were farmers, and most of them were very thin. If they wanted to survive the difficult times of the past few years, their stomachs and bodies would inevitably suffer some torture.

Hu Ge understood that there must be some farmers who really wanted to repay their kindness with their lives, such as Snow. But most of them came because of his reputation as the God's Favorite. This reputation gave farmers hope of victory, and they wanted to use it to make money from the battlefield to support their families, and even to advance in class.

Of course, the biggest reason for the arrival of so many farmers was that half of the Usurper's wars were fought in winter. Winter and wars resulted in countless deaths.

Even now that winter and war have passed, the riverlands are full of people struggling to survive. Under such circumstances, no matter how honest a farmer is, he still needs to give it a try.

However, reputation and environment cannot make them fight to the death. When things get impossible, they will still run fast, so the key to victory is his plan.

"I understand what you mean, but don't worry, after your arrangements, many people are more confident in victory."

Snow said confidently, which also represented part of his thoughts. Before seeing Hu Ge's arrangement, he thought that he would probably have to fight to the death. After seeing it, he believed that victory was inevitable.

"Then go to the farmers. When you are there, they will be more confident and not so panicked."

Following Hugo's order, Snow also walked over and stood beside his fellow villagers. He did not forget to boost morale and say some inspiring words.

Looking at the behavior of the chief farmer, Hu Ge's nervous state of mind before the battle also eased a little. Having such subordinates made people worry less.

"Canantiel, are the reserves ready?"

Next, Hugo turned to another of his subordinates, the silent black-haired man Canatier with a scar on his face.

Canadiel has a slender figure and a black sheath sword hanging on his waist. People call him "Black Blade" because of this. The scars on his face are very scary. It seems that because of this, he is very taciturn.

No one in Hu Ge's team knew about his past, but no one cared about it. Who cares what kind of past you have in this chaotic place like Hejian.

After joining Hugo, he was responsible for managing the bargemen. They were called bargemen, but they were actually water bandits who moved between the rivers. The developed water system in the rivers naturally provided space for such people to move.

During peacetime, they carried passengers to make a living, and occasionally found good targets to rob and kill in the river. During wartime, they completely turned into marauding water bandits, a group that was both civilians and bandits. Such a group of unruly people naturally need to be tamed by ruthless people, and Canadier used his black sword to make these people calm down.

"You can attack at any time, Lord Hugo."

After Canatier said this, he continued to remain silent. Hugo understood his character, so he just nodded.
  Then, the old sparrow who had finished his sermon turned around and walked over. When he saw Hu Ge, a respectful look appeared in his mud-colored eyes for the first time.

"Lord Hu Ge, all the soldiers are ready to attack at any time. Under the light of the Seven Gods, we will definitely win."

For example, the old sparrow looks like a barefoot monk on weekdays. Now the old sparrow is wearing old chainmail and iron boots. He has not forgotten to put on a seven-pointed star blouse outside the armor, and he is holding a handful of Mace. "Has there been any change in the Lion's army? Has your informant noticed that the River Lords have joined?"

Hu Ge ignored his auspicious words. He was more concerned about whether there were any changes. Although he had already asked about this matter, asking him one more time would eventually make him feel more at ease.

"No, Lord Hugo, the river lords are still standing still."

Receiving the answer that he already knew made the pressure in Hugo's heart dissipate a little, and then he continued to look at the lion's armor, which made Hugo's team look like an army of beggars.

Hu Ge exhaled slowly, knowing that the next step would be a hard battle.

"Everyone listen, after the battle begins, follow our plan! Whoever dares to act blindly will be executed on the spot! As long as we follow my plan and under the blessing of the Seven Gods, we will definitely win!"

Hu Ge yelled at everyone, and everyone also shouted in response to Hu Ge's order. Some people knelt down to Hu Ge, hoping to get Hu Ge's blessing. Hu Ge naturally responded to them. His name is the God's Favorite. No. is very important in this battle.

"What are they doing?"

Looking at the Hugo army making noise on the King's Avenue, Tiget said with some doubts.

Beside Tigetdu, there were Lannister infantry who were panting. Just now, Jillian speeded up the cavalry without authorization. The infantry had to trot forward in armor, which consumed a lot of their physical strength.

Although it did not affect the battle, it still made Tiget more uneasy, and the bandit team in front of him was much more organized than he expected.

"The bandit leader is just inciting his men, Tiget, I'm on board! I'm going to use a beautiful rout to silence those who say that our family only takes advantage after the fact!"

Jillian, who had put on the knight's armor, said excitedly. The feeling of approaching battle made the already active lion become more active. After leaving these words, he rode his horse and waved the Lannister heavy cavalry to start the attack.

The knights and cavalry belonging to the Lannister family are also very restless. In their view, this battle should be solved by only their cavalry from the beginning, instead of following so many cumbersome infantry and having to wait after arriving on the battlefield. These slow guys.

Seeing the knights rolling up smoke and dust towards the enemy, Tiget could only sigh, lead his infantry to follow, and then pray in his heart that all his bad thoughts were unnecessary.

"Follow up."

Tiget said, beckoning the infantry to come forward and keep up with the cavalry.

On the other side, Hugo was standing in front of everyone, watching the Lannister cavalry galloping towards him. As the cavalry got closer and closer, the ground could already feel the slight trembling caused by the horse's hooves. Hugo saw someone starting to fear.

"Steady, steady, the Seven Gods are watching us."

Hu Ge held a sword in one hand and raised it in the other and said calmly. The leader's actions made many people calm down. Then he saw the lion's cavalry rushing into the muddy ground that was difficult to distinguish, and saw that their speed was visibly slow to the naked eye. A little slower - but only a little slower. This small muddy ground does not allow the cavalry to sink directly into it, it just makes it more laborious for the war horses to pull out their hoofs.

Jillian, who led the attack, also felt something was wrong. Why didn't the bandits fire arrows? Could it be that what they relied on was this muddy ground that couldn't even trap horses' hooves?

Although Jillian looks rough, he is a person with sharp attention, but the details he is aware of with his sharp attention are often quickly covered up by absolute self-confidence.

What was he worried about? Could the bandits stop the knight? Jillian, Jillian, you think too much, you should just focus on the job at hand, as Tywin said.

As the cavalry got closer and closer to the bandits, Jillian heard the bandit leader holding a seven-pointed star shield yell "action", and then the bandits immediately ran towards the King's Avenue on the left.

As they ran, a row of trenches appeared in front of Jillian. The trenches were filled with cut wooden thorns, which looked like the blood-eating mouths of monsters.

"Seven Gods above, damn it, stop it!"

Jillian subconsciously shouted at the loudest voice, but already here, the cavalry could no longer stop, and they crashed into the trench prepared for them like baby swallows returning to their nest.

The cavalry at the front fell over in the ditch, and their horses were stabbed into sieves by wooden spikes. After the loss of nearly ten men and horses, the lions reluctantly stopped.

But to make matters worse, the bandits behind the trench who had been prepared for a long time picked up four-meter long spears and sharpened and tempered wooden spears from the ground, and stabbed the cavalry who was forced to stop, while others kept beating them.

The lions now face an embarrassing situation of being unable to retreat and unable to advance. Under the thrusts of the spears, many of them can only rely on their armor to resist. From time to time, some people are stabbed in the throat and fall down. Some people rolled off their horses in embarrassment amid the beatings of spears. At the same time, three or four spears hit them. It was difficult for anyone to stay steady on their horses. Most of the time, the riders were thrown off after the horses were stabbed and frightened. I fell to pieces.

There are also about a dozen crossbowmen sniping at the knights at close range. Maybe the crossbows they have are of poor quality, but it doesn't matter at this distance, it is enough to penetrate the armor.

The bandits in front of them not only used spears and stabbings, but after creating a certain amount of chaos, a seven-pointed star madman armed with an ax, flail and hook rushed forward.

They used hooks to drag the knight off his horse, and then greeted him wildly. In the melee, as long as the knight fell, he would only be greeted by death or capture.

Under such circumstances, the battle fell into a melee, and the knights' tall horses became their death threats at this moment.

(End of this chapter)