Game of Thrones: Holy Flame King

Chapter 73 Weird

"Kill!"

A Dornish soldier rushing in the front row had just slid into the deep and wide ditch when he saw the people from the Riverbend behind the wooden fence throw a wooden barrel at him——

barrel?

The Dornish soldier froze for a moment, then turned sideways, and deftly avoided the barrel.

But the barrel was so weak that it smashed to pieces on the ground, and the liquid inside splashed all over him.

He panicked for a moment, thinking it was some kind of poison, but after waiting for a while, he didn't find any physical discomfort.

Instead, there was a strong aroma of wine.

At the same time, he also noticed that not only him, but others also received the same treatment - barrel attack.

But what can that do to kill?

The strange scene made the Dornish people a little dazed.

Of course, they quickly came to their senses and attacked the crude fortification in front of them while avoiding the barrels that were thrown at them.

The trench is a little deeper than a normal person's height, and the inclination of the slope is not too big. Since it is urgently repaired, protruding rocks can be seen everywhere on the slope, so it is not difficult to climb.

Just pay attention to avoiding the barrels - it's actually not a big deal to get hit.

Soon, Dornish warriors climbed out of the trench.

But at this time, they encountered strong resistance.

Behind the wooden fence stood a row of soldiers holding long spears. Among them were river benders and dark-skinned savages, but amid the sound of unified orders, they stabbed out their long spears one after another.

For a moment, it was as if a forest of iron and steel rushed towards us.

The Dornish warriors who reacted quickly either rolled to dodge, or held up their shields to block, but there were also those who reacted slowly, or those who did not believe in evil and wanted to fight recklessly with their knives. Basically, there were a few blood holes in their bodies.

The Dornishmen were not intimidated by the dense array of guns. They were not savages, and their fighting qualities were much higher. While avoiding the long guns, they rushed up to climb the wooden fence while the enemy was closing their guns.

After a few rounds of stabbing, few of the Dornishmen who were familiar with the tricks of the Riverbend people were stabbed. On the contrary, several Dornishmen jumped over the wooden fence and entered the gun formation of the Riverbend people.

Of course, the sporadic Dornishmen could not cause damage to the formation of the people in the river bend.

However, the Dornishmen did not give up.

They were still attacking, and as more and more Dornishmen climbed over the wooden fence, the formation of the people in the Riverbend was already showing signs of instability.

But at this moment, the people of Hewan actually chose to retreat and gave up the first line of defense extremely decisively.

A Dornish knight wearing a dark yellow cloak climbed over the fence and chopped down a Riverbend soldier, but seeing the Riverbend people retreating in an orderly manner, he still didn't take the risk of catching up.

Behind him, more and more Dornish fighters jumped over the wooden fence one after another, completely occupying this line of defense.

"Sir, are we going to chase?"

The knight looked at the two similar fences in front of him, as well as the innermost half-built castle, shook his head, and said:

"Stay where you are, go and tell Lord Urik about the situation here."

"Yes."

Urik in the rear was a little confused when he heard the report from the front line.

This was probably the weirdest battle he had ever fought in his combat career.

It was weird from the start.

He didn't know whether it was the Sir Caesar on the opposite side who didn't understand military affairs and messed up, or the enemy had some conspiracy.

Urik felt that the latter possibility was the most likely.

After all, that Sir Caesar was able to gain a firm foothold in places like the Crimson Mountains, and he could make tens of thousands of savages surrender, so he didn't look like a fool.

"Where's the wooden barrel they threw? Show me one." Urik decided to be more cautious.

"Yes."

Soon, the soldier ran back with a wooden barrel.

This is the Riverbend man abandoned behind the first line of defense, and hasn't had time to throw it out yet, so it's intact.

Urik took a closer look and found that it was an ordinary oak barrel, but the iron hoops around the barrel were deliberately damaged, so the whole barrel would fall apart whenever it was bumped.

He carefully uncorked the wooden barrel again, and then he smelled the rich aroma of wine.

It's brandy.

Of course, Urik was very impressed with this wine. Originally, he planned to cooperate with that Sir Caesar to sell this wine.

But why did the other party throw all the wine out?

This thing can't kill people.

Due to technical reasons, the nobles of Westeros know very little about high-concentration spirits, let alone that alcohol can be ignited when the concentration is high.

Therefore, Urik couldn't associate wine with fire.

Is it poisonous?

This is the only possibility Urik can think of.

Startled, he quickly put down the barrel and said to the soldiers:

"Tell the soldiers not to touch the alcohol, keep their mouths and noses shut, and keep the alcohol out of their bodies."

"Yes."

Afterwards, Urik asked the vanguard to rest at the first line of defense, and replaced it with a second batch of [-] soldiers to attack the second line of defense of the people of Hewan.

The offensive and defensive battles of the second line of defense were lackluster, almost a replica of the offensive and defensive battles of the first line of defense.

The inexplicable wooden barrels, the trenches dug out in a hurry, the only threats are the wooden fence and the gun array behind, but because the defense line is too long, and there are not enough people in the river bend, it is easy for the Dornishmen to find a gap and turn over.

However, it was the same this time. More and more Dornishmen climbed over the fence in front of them.

The Dornishmen did not pursue rashly, but methodically occupied the second line of defense, and then continued to attack the third line.

Still the same script.

However, with previous experience, this time the Dornishmen took over the third line of defense without even paying many casualties.

At this time, in front of them, there is only the last line of defense——

The unfinished castle.

At this time, even the most cautious Dornish fighters could not help but feel complacent.

"Haha, when did the people of Hewan become so timid? They dare not even confront each other head-on?"

"Yes. However, the line is quite neat."

"It's especially neat when retreating! Hahaha..."

The battlefield was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, and the Dornish warriors talked and laughed relaxedly, as if they were on an outing.

Urik still frowned. He personally came to the last line of defense and looked at the half-finished castle.

Compared with the previous three shoddy wooden fences, the castle wall is decent. The outer wall is very smooth, with almost no footholds, and it is difficult to climb without tools. There are two layers inside and outside, and there are no large siege equipment If it is, it is impossible to forcibly destroy it.

But it is a pity that the city wall has not yet been built, and it is only a dozen feet high, so it is not difficult to attack it by force.

If the people in the Reach were still as cowardly as before, Urik even thought he could have dinner in this unfinished castle.

So, he decided to try it out first.

"Knight Aris, bring 300 people and take this so-called castle for me!"

"Yes, my lord!"

(End of this chapter)