The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 82 Mercenaries who work hard but don’t work hard

When the horn sounded, Hugo saw a large number of Pentos heavy cavalry rushing out from the flanks. This was the first time Hugo saw such a large group of Pentos cavalry. According to Berlich of Swan Hill, these heavy cavalry were Made up of the children of the wealthy Pentos family.

These cavalry are indeed very luxurious and proud. Most of them wear oriental chain mail and scale armor, which wraps their entire bodies like iron barrels. The decorations on their helmets are more exaggerated than the other. Look, It didn't look like they were fighting, but like they were marching.

This made Hu Ge a little confused as to why the Pentos family would send their children at this time. During the Battle of Wanghai Cliff, he didn't see so many Pentos heavy cavalry, but now he saw them.

This thought only lasted in Hu Ge's mind for a moment, and was forgotten in the blink of an eye. Instead of wondering where these cavalry came from, it was better to continue paying attention to the battle situation.

The military formation that Pentos' heavy cavalry chose to attack was led by the Westeros nobles who stayed in the east with Hugo. Currently, the most powerful among them is the Manderly family in the north, so he is responsible for supervising the nobles.

Under the organization of Ser Marlon Manderly, the nobles' army formed a strong shield wall. Before the Pentos cavalry approached the shield wall, they suffered a wave of spears, but unfortunately, thanks to With good protection, not many Pentos cavalry will fall off their horses.

Next, Hugo watched the Pentos heavy cavalry hit the shield wall. When this scene happened, his whole heart twitched. He was a little afraid that the nobles would not be able to withstand it, but at the same time, he also recalled in his mind The fat figure of Marlon Mandler.

Although he is very fat and always has a simple and honest smile on his face, this fat man gives him a strong sense of reliability. He feels that this person is trustworthy and he has never failed in the tasks assigned to him. After the expedition was completed, he did not choose to return to Westeros immediately, but stayed to help him.

However, when he thought about returning to Westeros, Hugo felt a burst of irritation in his heart. His regime relied heavily on warriors from Westeros. After the victory of his expedition, many soldiers and nobles Walking away with the spoils of war was equivalent to losing a lot of combat power in his hands.

Although he regained Andas and gained the support of the lords of Eastern Andals, it still took a lot of time to truly polish these people into a reliable fighting force.

Exploitation and oppression are based on the sword. If there were no swords, there would be no exploitation.

After confirming that the right wing was safe, Hugo turned his attention to the left wing where the battle was taking place, where the Golden Regiment was fighting with the Swan Hill people and the Ge Duohe garrison.

"Drag all these knights off their horses!"

The soldiers behind the shield wall were still using spear throwers to greet the enemy all the time. The cavalry on the war horses were so obvious that they basically shot accurately every time. The armor of the Pentos cavalry could block the first spear. The second one, what about the third, fourth or even more?

Hugo was not surprised that some people said this. When he had just appointed Sir Marlon Manderly to be in charge of the right wing, many people were skeptical. Sir Marlon was kind to people, but he was also considered weak by many people, especially those who Among the young people who are eager to make meritorious deeds, not to mention Sir Malone and the obese body inherited from the Mandalay family, this problem is exacerbated.

Marlon Manderly's voice was as powerful as his appearance. As he shouted, many northerners from White Harbor began to skillfully grab the knight's thigh, or use spears with hooks. Drag the armored warriors off their horses, and once they are dragged off their horses, their lives will also enter a countdown.

The above thoughts only occupied Hugo's mind for a moment. The next moment, Hugo put them all aside and continued to observe the war.

In the world view of the Pentos nobles, there is nothing that cannot be solved by one attack. If there is, then attack again.

The proud Pentos cavalry tore open the shield wall several times, and the swords slashed mercilessly into the shield and flesh. Hugo held his breath several times, but fortunately the shield wall still stood there solidly.

Hugo originally thought that the battle there would be ugly. His psychological expectation was that holding the final front would count as a victory. From this point of view, Hugo had his own selfish motives in letting Lord Berlich take charge of this direction. Berlich He was also aware of this, so his expression was especially ugly when he received the order.

Although these wealthy children come from superior backgrounds, their families have never given up on training their children and grandchildren. In a free trade city-state, the ratio of free people to slaves can reach 1:3, and in some extreme places, it may even reach 1:5 , and if you want to tame the slaves, you don't just need to take out a few contracts, you need to use swords to maintain the deterrence of force and maintain the suppression of the slaves.

However, he still could only take orders. After completing the marriage with Statina, Hugo's prestige in Andas reached a new peak. Once he gave an order, the unlucky guy could only obey the order, and Hugo took Stadina. Tina's rebel army stepped up and silenced the doubters.

"That fat man can't be judged by his appearance." When Hu Ge looked away with relief, he heard someone behind him muttering. He looked back and didn't realize who it was.

These wealthy children of Pentos have dealt with the rebellious slaves in this way countless times. No matter how courageous the slaves are, they will only collapse in the face of the roaring cavalry. And these noble children even put this As a form of entertainment for them.

However, if they encounter a problem that cannot be solved by impact, it is beyond their understanding and they will not know what to do, just like now.

The experience of successfully suppressing slaves and driving them like sheep gave many noble children extremely strong confidence. The family initially did not allow them to join Villerion's army, which aroused many people's dissatisfaction, thinking that the family was looking down on them. So this time Villerian issued a call, some nobles came over excitedly.

But now Sir Malone's performance is enough to silence these doubters.

After all, Pentos's impact spear failed to break through the shield wall of Westeros. After the cavalry exhausted its kinetic energy, its speed became slower and slower until it finally stagnated, and then these wealthy children of Pentos fell into In distress.

Hu Ge originally thought that the situation on the left wing would not be very good, but when he cast his eyes over, he was shocked. The expected pattern did not appear. On the contrary, the two sides were in a stalemate.

Although the battle line was maintained, Hu Ge felt something was wrong. After watching for a while, Hu Ge discovered that although the two sides were fighting fiercely, not many people died from the beginning to the end.

After the initial shock, Hu Ge immediately realized what was going on, "I didn't expect that the Golden Group would actually do this trick. It seems that they didn't just take the money and work hard for their employer, or... Are they planning to take this opportunity to raise the price?" The "tactic" Hu Ge mentioned refers to the fact that during the war between the Free Trade Cities, the mercenary groups on both sides invariably performed on the battlefield in order to preserve their respective strengths.

This is a very common thing in the Free Trade City. For mercenaries and mercenary groups, war is a business after all, not a battle that requires desperate fighting. What they want is to make money and survive. , instead of making money and losing your life.

As for taking the opportunity to raise prices, this is easy to understand, that is, waiting for a price during key battles. Only when the employer gives a price they are satisfied with will the mercenary group take action.

Therefore, this has become a very common situation in the wars of the Free Trade City. As the employer, the Free Trade City has no choice. It still needs these men to fight, so let them do it.

Of course, this does not mean that all the wars in the East have become like this. The mercenary group cannot continue to do such things. If they do this kind of thing for a long time, their reputation will be ruined. Moreover, if one day they encounter a stupid young man who does not understand the rules, , was taken away by others all of a sudden.

However, while this kind of behavior has become common among various mercenary groups in the Free Trade City, this is not the case with the Golden Company. They have never done this kind of thing because of their reputation. The Golden Company even uses this as a label to promote it.

Now, Hu Ge saw that the Golden Group took the initiative to work on the battlefield but did not contribute. His idea was very simple. Mercenaries are still mercenaries after all. At the same time, he also had other thoughts in his mind. Since the Golden Group did this, then His strategy also needs to change...

Hugo withdrew his gaze and looked at the battlefield in front of him. His direct lineage was fighting against Pantos' infantry. He was very unwilling to see the battle situation in the center, because the battle situation in the center was not good-looking. Although he could maintain the battle line, he could still fight very ugly.

In Hugo's initial expectation for the battle, he would crush the Pentos people, but now, when the battle begins, to be honest, his side does not have an advantage, because the number of Unsullied invested by the opponent exceeds His imagination.

Hugo originally thought that after the battle at Seacliff, Valerian would not be able to replenish his Unsullied troops for a year and a half, but among Pentos's army, he was worried about only An Unsullied One, since there is no Unsullied One on the other side, it's okay - this was Hugo's confidence in defeating the Pentos people at that time.

However, once the battle began, it was discovered that there were many Unsullied in the Pentos army, and this time the Pentos were much more elite than last time. Hugo's infantry was instantly beaten. They retreated steadily until Hu Ge invested part of the old camp to stabilize the battle situation.

In a battle where shield walls push each other, the advantages of the Unsullied are huge. Castration makes the Unsullied lose the strength that men should have, but they make up for this shortcoming with training and cooperation.

The shield wall of the Unsullied is literally pressing down like a wall. They are charging forward like spearheads. Coupled with the much more elite Pentos people, the pressure on the front line can be imagined. This also made Hugo understand why Prince Villerian was in such a hurry for a decisive battle. It turned out that he had something to rely on.

However, although the Unsullied are as tireless as machines, Hugo observes that the Pentos people are not that active. Although he does not know the reason, this is a good thing for Hugo.

Several times on the front line, the only option was to organize death squads to forcefully rush into the Unsullied shield wall to create a gap, forcing the Unsullied to reorganize their formation. This job was very dangerous, and most of the time the commandos never came back to engage in these tactics. Those who acted were all Hugo's most loyal and devout subordinates. Every time they reached this point, Hugo felt heartache. They were supposed to become the backbone of the Andal Kingdom in the future.

However, although the center was suppressed, this did not mean that Villerian could win the victory. Even at a disadvantage, Hugo's warriors still firmly maintained the battle line, and he still had a large number of reserves on hand that were not put into use.

Moreover, the Golden Group's slackness gave Hu Ge an opportunity. If the Golden Group also launched an all-out attack, it would really be in a difficult situation.

And when Hugo was laying out a new strategy, although the prince had an advantage on Prince Villerian's side, he was not happy at all.

"What's going on? Why are the Golden Company still dawdling? What on earth is Mistoin doing?"

Prince Villerion was very proud of the central government's suppression of Hugo's army, but this did not mean that he could not see that the Golden Company was not doing its best. Faced with the prince's anger, no one spoke, because they were afraid of becoming the target of the prince's anger. Target.

However, although the prince was so angry, what made him even more angry was that he realized that he could not do anything. It was considered normal for the mercenary group to do nothing on the battlefield, and the Golden Company even fought for him. The battle lasted so long and cost many casualties. What could he say about the behavior of the Golden Company?

"Immediately send someone to tell Mistoin and tell his captains that if they win this battle, I will give each of them a hundred beautiful men and women, as well as a large amount of gold and silver. Mistoin, I can also Promise him Twin Star City and let him become the master of Twin Star City, you idiot, go quickly."

After the prince recovered from his anger, he immediately said that if he wanted the mercenary group to start fighting at this time, the correct way should be to spend a large amount of money.

The prince knew that he must not be stingy at this time, so he fired the price at a price that would make any mercenary group leader's heart flutter and immediately lead his corps to fight to the death.

"Damn mercenaries, they actually took advantage of this moment... Sooner or later I will make them pay a hundred and a thousand times the price for all this." The prince said in a voice that only he could hear. In his opinion, the Golden Group was doing this. Taking the opportunity to raise the price, hoping to get more from him, this is something that often happens in the wars of the Free Trade Cities.

The prince had to do this, and he felt very distressed. The promise he made was really cutting off his flesh, but he still had to cut his flesh. Therefore, he vowed to make the Golden Group pay the price afterwards. When he won, everything would fall on him. In his hands, it is not easy to hold the golden ball.

As for the possibility of the Golden Company's refusal, the prince did not even think about it. How could these mercenaries refuse?

(End of this chapter)