King of The Wall

2021-10-15

Chapter 675 Highgarden Defense (4)

long long long  …

The sound of the third round of cannons sounded. This low-pitched roaring vibration not only destroyed the fighting will of the infantry forward led by Mathis Rowan, but also hit the nerves of the main force of the Reach cavalry a little south of the battlefield.

As a weapon against long-range units and a trump card to win the war, the largest pure cavalry force the Westeros has ever seen is staffed by Garlan Tyrell, Loras Tyrell and Dickon Tarly and the others… ...includes a group of young elites with a lot of excellent qualities, such as mature and prudent, martial skill transcendent, daring to fight, and resourcefulness. As the number one winner of the Highgarden defense, they also obtained a non-linear three-dimensional plan from the high command.

The cavalry commanders must first divide enough parts from the staggering number of troops to form countless ranger reconnaissance squares. All directions of the Expedition Force were blocked, and a huge shielding net was formed, so that the scouts sent by Igor could not get out of the range of the artillery, and could not obtain any information about the enemy's situation beyond the field of vision. On this basis, most of the nearly 20,000 cavalrymen were secretly hiding their whereabouts at a distance of about two or three miles away, a distance that the naked eye could hardly see, but could reach in an instant.

What they have to do is, including but not limited to: mistakes in Igor's layout, Queen's attack or chasing Rowan's forward leading to a disconnect between the various units, King Aegon's main infantry leading into a fierce battle with it. ... in short, when all kinds of fleeting fighters appear - grab it quickly, use the cavalry's mobility and impact to offset the West Expedition Force's thermal weapon advantage, and turn the tide of the battle to win.

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The sun shone brightly, the spring breeze is warm, if not for the faint sound of vibrations from the north reminding that this place is a battlefield, the environment is as leisurely and comfortable as a spring outing. The crushing numerical advantage and the main venue ensure that the surrounding area is surrounded by Safety Sectors, and the identity of the "last hole card" allows the cavalry troops to enter the Queen's artillery range without risking to attract attention. Jun's unusually high-headed horses, the three young commanders briefly left the troops and rode in the direction of the sound of the cannon, boarded a short earth embankment, and began to observe the frontal battlefield that had appeared in a frenzy from a distance.

Because of the different viewing angles, the Queen's army facing them in the direction of the largest cross-section appears vast and uniform, while the opposing infantry forwards have only a narrow line, and because the left and right wings are too stretched Long and crooked. Fortunately, due to the large number of flags prepared for bluffing, the two sides were barely comparable in imposing manner at first glance.

However, the western end of the Queen's army formation was constantly emitting a large cloud of white smoke with rumbling noises. Under the action of the wind direction, it spread from east to west and floated towards the very quiet Reach army forward. It looked from a distance. , like a brawny man lying beside Mander, smoking tobacco and spitting the smoke on the face of the slender Maiden opposite.

It doesn't take much analysis and judgment to see that the Queen's army is taking the upper hand and taking the initiative, while the Reach infantry striker can only be beaten passively and is powerless to fight back.

Fortunately, this was exactly what the Reach Coalition expected.

"The Queen's cannons are louder than they were at King's Landing." Loras Tyrell, the famous Knight of the Flowers of the Seven Kingdoms, was the first to discover the situation, "They probably got it from the Night's Watch Industrial Park. New weapons have been added... Damn, I should have razed that park to the ground."

"Don't talk about this nonsense, at that time the industrial park was guarded by Daenerys' Unsullied, how could we possibly Taking the initiative to pick things up?" Garlan Tyrell denied in a calm tone unlike his peers, "Even if I win the industrial park, with my father and younger sister's ideas, I will definitely protect this cash cow in my hand like a child... ...and wait until the Night's Watch Nanzheng hits outside King's Landing, it will never be able to hold. Observe the battlefield carefully, collect useful information, and be less whimsical!"

The two brothers from Highgarden started a conversation first, Next to them, Dickon Tarly silently raised the lens. Having inherited his father Randyll Tarly Legacy, he understands that calm and careful observation and analysis are far more important than unnutritious small talk.

They are due south of the Queen's army, and they are looking at it from the upper and lower sides of the trapezoid. From this perspective and height, it is difficult to see that this is an isosceles trapezoid with naked eyes, okay This did not affect the observer's discovery that the formation was composed of several thousand-person square arrays, and the two waists of the trapezoid formed a simple oblique formation.

"That Night's Watch is quite odd...I don't know if it's unprecedented or extremely conservative, but it's supposed to be defensive." That's not great... He didn't put the lens down, but slowly twisted the lens barrel to adjust the observation, while broadcasting oneself's findings, "And the horizontal direction is moved towards us? Tsk, it doesn't seem to be a simple horizontal array, this is a little bit. I'm in trouble."

Two pampered young masters from Tyrell's family hearing this discoloration, also picked up the lens to observe, seeing the situation as Dickon Tarly said, immediately got goosebumps.

"What's this... it seems to be a formation to prevent our existence?" Loras Tyrell couldn't hide the commotion in his voice, and he finally realized that there was a reason why the Night's Watch on the opposite side was invincible. , "If he just stayed where he was and continued to bombard, we would never be able to force the heavy infantry phalanx waiting so hard!"

Garlan Tyrell frowned for a moment, unable to refute this judgment, he could only speak Consolation: "Don't panic, if he stands still, we can't help him, but he also can't approach Highgarden, and when the food route has been cut off by our army, time is on Reach's side!"

"Master Rowan won't last long under such fire. I suggest ordering the entire army to prepare for battle." Dickon Tarly said, he always remembered a few things father Randyll Tarly asked him to pay attention to. The main point, "Igor may not underestimate the enemy and be lured into the encirclement, but whether the Queen's army is chasing or maintaining a formation and marching westward slowly, a weak spot will inevitably be born during the movement.

Garland nodded: "The enemy's formation is too narrow, and the 20,000 cavalry cannot be deployed at one time. It is easy to collide with each other by force and we will divide the troops into three parts, charge in turns, and continue. Keep up the pressure, it's only a matter of time before you win."

"Hey... Lord Rowan's striker is loose!" Loras exclaimed to remind the other two.

They turned their eyes back to the battlefield, and sure enough, under the gaze of the three of them, the Reach Army infantry forwards in the shape of a long serpent started from the center and broke into pieces as if shattered to both sides. Cut it, cut it into sections, and then move it to the nearest place on its own, hiding behind the nearest gentle slope or mound, leaving only the flag-bearer at the top of the slope... The original long solid line has become There are intermittent dashed lines. Any commander of this era can tell with his big toe that as long as he sends troops to attack at this moment, he can tear apart the enemy formation with no difficulty and win a big victory!

"This is showing the enemy's weakness!" Although the timing was earlier than agreed, and the form was not right, Garlan Tyrell understood Earl Rowan's thoughts in an instant, and waved his hands heavily. "The two of you return to the team, as long as the Night's Watch dispatches troops, attack immediately!"

"As you bid!" Transformed, the hearts of all spectators raised their throats. But under the watchful eyes of countless pairs of nervous observation, the Queen West Expedition Force, who was facing the former, showed no attack, but the Reach forwards who were actively changing and preparing to lure the enemy. collapsed.

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(end of this chapter)