The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 58 The Prince’s trump card

"Go forward! Follow me!"

Hu Ge took the lead and without hesitation rode towards the free people's circle in front of him.

Most of the citizens of Pentos wear chain armor and plate armor. As a Free Trade City-state that is strongly influenced by Andal culture, they don't look much different from the people of Westeros.

The Pantos people panicked and raised their spears to aim at Hugo, but Hugo clamped the horse's belly fiercely, and the horse jumped up and jumped into the free people's formation.

Facing the leaping war horses, the Pentos people dispersed subconsciously. As free citizens of Pentos, although they usually participated in the suppression of city slaves from time to time, this was the first time they faced the war horse in the battle formation. This was different from Killing slaves is two different things. Even if you have experienced shock training, you will naturally not be able to maintain your courage when you know that the opponent has such a sense of proportion.

Although the Pentos people dispersed subconsciously, there was still someone who was unlucky enough to be trampled under the feet of the war horse. As the war horse and the weight of the knight on it pressed down, the soldier's bones were directly broken.

Before the horse could stand firm, Hu Ge frantically waved his long sword at the surroundings, cutting off the spears that were thrust at him, and dancing around him to make it airtight.

After Hugo, along the gap he opened, the cavalry following Hugo poured in. The Pentos tried hard to resist the influx of Westeros people, but they were still knocked down and killed. The formation continued to disintegrate under the attack of the armored knights.

Hugo once again pushed aside a spear that was thrust at him, and instead thrust his sword into the spearman's chest. The lock ring shattered under Hugo's sword, and blood burst out.

Just when Hugo was about to attack the Pentos spearmen who were besieging him on the other side, little Gleicher almost rushed in. He was wearing armor customized by Gleicher, and his whole body and his horse were worthy of the name. of iron cans, but the appearance of the armor is not conspicuous. If you don't look carefully, you won't even realize how strong this armor is. It is just a set of ordinary armor.

The Pentos shouted and rushed towards Little Gleicher. Although their spears hit the son of the former slave owner, they could not even make a slight dent in the armor, and Little Gleicher continued Swinging his sword, the spearmen fell down.

He even felt that this was not enough, so he pulled out a spear nailed there from the ground, and fiercely attacked the nearest Pentos man, shouting slogans such as "For the Seven Gods".

"Alas, young people still need to be tempered, and they will get better when they go to the battlefield."

Hugo didn't worry about him. It could be said that Gretchen had arranged a lot of servants for his son. They were following little Gretl. The other people's father had arranged so well, so what did he have to worry about?

Hu Ge drew his attention to the macroscopic battlefield. Now the battlefield has completely turned into a melee. You can hear the old sparrow's prayer echoing in the air. He doesn't know how the old sparrow can still fight while wearing heavy armor. He could recite prayers loudly and energetically, but his prayers greatly boosted morale, and the sparrows who followed him were invincible on the battlefield.

Not far away, the arrows of the Silver Rod Regiment fell again. A small Pentos circular formation collapsed under the arrows. A group of Westeros infantry armed with swords and axes rushed over and fought with Pentos. People started fighting.

At the moment when the elephant turned the Pentos army into a mess, the entire expeditionary force attacked and seized this opportunity.

Facing the full pressure of the expeditionary force, the Pentos people were beaten straight away and the battle line was forced to shrink continuously. Hugo led his army to press forward. Even in the melee, he was unknowingly on the third line. Fighting on the front line.

Entering the battle naturally boosted morale. From the moment Hu Ge entered the battle in person, the expeditionary force advanced even more rapidly. When all the loved ones of the gods were fighting in front of them, who would shrink back timidly?

The elephants that caused all this are either dead with their bodies covered with arrows and javelins, or they ran away from the battlefield in a frenzy. There are also a small number of crazy war elephants running rampant on the battlefield, which soldiers on both sides wisely avoided. He was so big that several uninhabited areas where only war elephants went crazy were miraculously formed on the battlefield. The wounded who fell there were both lucky and unfortunate. Fortunately, there was no fighting around them. Unfortunately, no one dared to come to rescue them. , and may even be trampled to death by an elephant.

Hugo looked towards where Prince Villerion was not far away. The prince was still riding his horse and standing under the Pentos flag. Hugo could see his expression clearly now, but he did not see any panic. .

The prince was surrounded by a phalanx of infantry. Their iron helmets were decorated with feathers, and their bodies were covered with oriental scale armor. The soldiers in standard armor stood there motionless, holding in one hand a Spear, in one hand is a shield with a town drawn on it.

It’s not that no one tried to attack the phalanx and take the prince’s head, but they all failed. The expeditionary force that attacked in groups was quickly sieved by the Pentos people, and many people still couldn’t. When he got close to the enemy, his head was blown off by a spear thrown.

A group of valley knights relied on their war horses to attack the phalanx and take off the prince's head. Unfortunately, they failed to break through the phalanx. Instead, after losing the kinetic energy of the impact, they were skillfully pulled off their horses and killed by the phalanx soldiers. .

This seems to be what Prince Pentos relies on. Hugo thought to himself, it seems that apart from them, there is no hard problem on the battlefield, so let him test the gold content of these guys.

Next, Hugo's eyes swept across the melee battlefield. There was nothing to say here. The expeditionary force and the Pentos people were completely mixed together. Seeing that the battle line had been broken, the Pentos people formed circular formations. The army is chewing off the hard bones one by one.

This further shows that Pentos has never given up their war preparations. It seems that they are always preparing to resist Braavos, but this cannot save their current disadvantage and can only delay their defeat.

There is no longer a complete front, there are just small battlefields, where soldiers from both sides are fighting desperately. Some people continue to fall, but others continue to join.

However, on both wings, the battle situation was unfavorable. Although the Lannister brothers and the knights of Earl Silveraxe blocked the Dothraki army on the left and right wings, and efficiently killed the desperate barbarians, the problem was that the centaurs still rushed forward one after another. , and the number of horsemen is much greater than that of the two-winged cavalry.

In the smoke and dust of flying arrows, Hugo could see the knights of Westeros being chased and killed by centaurs several times their size. The centaurs were like a piece of glue that could not be removed no matter what, clinging to them. Looking at the knights of Westeros, these barbarians are not timid at all because of the lack of armor. Hugo doesn't know whether they are brave or stupid.

Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that the horsemen were single-mindedly focused on besieging the cavalry on both wings of the expeditionary force, they could even detach some troops to penetrate directly into the rear of the expeditionary force. This idea made Hugo anxious. Subconsciously, he looked at the many troops with flying coats of arms. , those are the nobles from the royal territory and the storm land, these guys are still watching the battle on the battlefield.

As for the other side, there is Kelal from the Ashen Valley. This man only allowed a small number of valley Andals to join the battle. His main force still did not move. Those hill Andals looked like they were watching the show leisurely, and there were even some He lay down on the battlefield.

Hu Ge had already ordered the two troops to protect the left and right wings, but they just moved the troops to the left and right, and then stopped moving. Their attitude of watching the battle was very obvious. It seemed that the battle situation had not developed enough to make them excited.

Hugo couldn't help but think of the flattering look of Keilar before. He was really nice in words, but in reality he would just hide aside.

But Hu Ge was also helpless. Unlike those troops who could be forced to join the battle by Hu Ge in response to general trends and legal principles, the military strength of these two families was enough to allow them to do their own thing, and at this time, he could not run to fight with these troops. Forced to send troops in front of the guy.

"You still have to rely on yourself." Hugo said with resentment. He pulled up the reins of the horse. "Follow me. Let's go and get the head of Prince Pentos!" What Hugo had been doing just now was expulsion. The work of the Pentos army near Prince Pentos has almost been completed by now, and Prince Pentos' phalanx has been isolated.

Whether they were slaves, mercenaries or free people, they were all beaten back by the expeditionary force. If it weren't for the fact that the prince had been standing there motionless, and the centaurs desperately besieging the enemy cavalry on both sides, the Pentos people would have been defeated. Already collapsed.

But the more this time, the more uneasy Hugo became, because Prince Villerian was still not panicked at all, which showed that he was very confident in his phalanx.

Hu Ge stopped his horse in front of the prince, and everyone in the old camp stopped accordingly. Also arriving at the same time were several troops he had gathered temporarily, including the desperadoes under Black Blade, the farmers under the chief farmer, and the sparrows who were also waiting in full formation. In order to win the prince in front of him, he had to play all the cards he could play.

"Master Hugo, let us do it. I haven't beaten Master Pantos yet!"

Farmer Snow regained his accent on such a chaotic battlefield, and his tone was full of fighting spirit. Snow had just killed many people's heads.

Canatiel just held the sword in a resting posture, but the way his fingers kept tapping on the hilt showed that he was now eager to kill someone. And the old sparrow began to recite the prayer with great energy, "The Seven Star Bible says: Mortal life is like a candle in the wind, and it can be extinguished by the gentle breeze. Brothers, death is not far away from us, seven hells are waiting for us. To the sinners, with the sword in our hands, we will surely be able to redeem the sins of the past."

Listening to the words of his subordinates asking for battle, Hu Ge took a quick look, and first sent an envoy to recruit the prince. This phalanx looked very difficult to fight, so it would be best if he could get them to surrender. After all, he could now surround them. , Hugo did not want to lose his elite, but the Pantos people only responded to Hugo with javelins.

Seeing his envoy returning in embarrassment, Hugo felt a lot of anger in his heart. He gave face to the Pentos people, but others did not give him face. However, just when Hugo decided to order an attack, something happened.

A dozen brave Dothraki riders suddenly rushed out. They all had red ribbons on their shoulders. Hugo knew that they were the centaurs under Gleicher, but what attracted Hugo was not because of them, but because of the large horsemen. The roar of the elephant.

Yes, these centaurs attracted an elephant. Hugo saw at a glance that the elephant with three or four throwing spears and many arrows was bleeding while chasing the Dothraki crazily. There was madness in it, the mahout was dead, his body was lying on the elephant's head, and his hands were hanging limply by the elephant's ears.

When this behemoth rushed towards them, soldiers from both sides gave way to the road for fear of being trampled underfoot. However, the prince's phalanx soldiers were not afraid at all. They took out their throwing spears from behind their shields and threw them at the centaurs and elephants without fear. And go.

The unarmored centaurs naturally fell one after another under the spears, and the elephants hit by the javelins also roared, but the pain aroused the ferocity of the beast, and it rushed towards the enemy in front of it faster.

The phalanx soldiers calmly threw the second round of javelins without any intention of retreating because of the elephant. No one even retreated or felt uneasy.

This Hugo looked a little stupid. How could these people be so calm and calm in the face of the elephant? No one retreated, and they still threw the javelin so calmly and neatly. They were like machines, acting under orders.

The word "mechanical" appeared in his mind, which made Hu Ge think of something. He thought of the identities of the phalanx soldiers in front of him. In the East, only a group of people could respond to the enemy in such a calm and mechanical manner.

The unsullied.

The Unsullied, eunuch warriors from the city-state of Astapor in Slaver's Bay, the most famous warrior in Essos. Three thousand Unsullied killed four times as many centaurs as them under the city of Qohor. From then on, the reputation of these eunuchs resounded throughout the east.

Hu Ge realized what the prince's trump card was, which was the eunuch warriors in front of him. Their clothes did not match the image of the Unsullied in Hu Ge's impression, so Hu Ge didn't expect the identity of these phalanx soldiers for a while - he I don’t know, but according to the needs of customers and changes in the battlefield, the Unsullied can be replaced with equipment of different standards.

Spears continued to fly towards the elephant. Under so many spears, the giant beast finally fell. When it fell, its huge body crushed several phalanx soldiers to death, and when it fell , those phalanx soldiers showed no intention of retreating, which allowed Hu Ge to confirm the identity of these Unsullied ones.

No wonder he is so confident. Hu Ge secretly said, "It turns out that we have a group of Unsullied people. We are in trouble." Hu Ge glanced at it and simply counted the number of enemies again. There were almost more than two thousand Unsullied people here. It was a bit troublesome. This army is not So easy to eat.

While Hugo was hesitating, behind the elephant, the centaurs hanging with red silk satin ran into them in groups again. They were just like their compatriots who were defeated by the Unsullied shield wall in Qohor, and were defeated by the Unsullied. The fouler kills efficiently.

However, behind the centaurs was a troop armed with halberds and heavy axes. The gecko flag above their heads silently explained their identities, and Hugo did see Gleicher's gloomy face. Following closely, the centaurs also bumped into the battle formation of the Unsullied.

The troops armed with halberds and heavy axes were Gleicher's elite, and Hugo knew their armor. This surprised Hugo, but he was not surprised in the blink of an eye. With Gleicher's eagerness to board the ship, he It's not weird to do something like this.

Sure enough, Hugo saw Gleicher next. He rushed to the front to encourage his subordinates. His methods were ruthless and decisive. His madness when he smashed the Unsullied's head was very impressive. Attention.

As the elite of Grecher, these former slave-owners relied on their thick armor and opened and closed their weapons, forcing the Unsullied to the point where they were helpless. The spears could not kill the enemy quickly, so they could only hold on with their shields. Stay on the front line.

If they were ordinary infantry, the violent warriors in front of them would have been beaten back quickly, but the Unsullied people held on to the battle line. If one person in front fell, another person would immediately hit him up, even if it was with a weapon. Undaunted by the sword, the Unsullied proved their reputation.

"Little Gretchen, your father is right there, and we can't fall behind."

Hugo took the sword handed over by little Gleicher. His last sword had been turned into waste by the constant chopping. Hugo noticed that his eyes were looking at his father with concern.

Hearing Hu Ge's words, little Gleicher's face immediately showed a look of anticipation. If Hu Ge hadn't been here, he might have taken the initiative to rush out of the battle formation and kill the Unsullied's phalanx.

"Come on, brothers, as long as we defeat the enemy in front of us, victory will belong to us!"

Hu Ge responded with cheers, and then he urged the war horses, and the long-awaited expeditionary force also started to move.

(End of this chapter)