The battle broke out suddenly.

The first ones to attack were actually the Dornishmen, because they had archers among them and could attack from a long distance.

As for the River Bend people, as the defender, there were no archers.

There is no way, the Yingzui Island army has only been established for a short period of time, and high-end units like archers, which are expensive and have long training cycles, are still vacant.

Fortunately, the Reach people's position was on the ridge, and the Dornish arrows had already lost most of their force when they hit them. Coupled with the barrier, the power was greatly reduced, and it was basically difficult to cause effective damage.

However, it also had a suppressive effect, making the people of Hebend afraid to show their faces easily.

After the Dornishmen advanced a little further, the people in the Reach began to formally counterattack.

The way to counterattack is to throw a spear.

Although the attack distance of spears is not as good as that of bows and arrows, their lethality is actually stronger.

The scene of hundreds of spears raining down on the Dornish army is indeed awe-inspiring.

Especially since the people of the River Bend are so high up, their spears are extremely powerful with the help of gravity.

Unless protected by a shield, once struck, they would either die or be injured. The leather armor on the Dornish people was not very effective in protecting against such attacks.

This round of spears thrown down immediately suppressed the Dornish people's arrow rain.

Amidst the beating of war drums, the Dornishmen continued to advance.

But they soon encountered a bigger problem - the trench.

The Reachers dug a deep and wide trench in front of the palisade. The Dornishmen had to slide into it and crawl forward, but then the Reachers' spears would poke out from behind the palisade and stab them.

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Blood soon stained the land red, and there were more and more Dornish corpses in the trenches.

When they attacked Yingzui Island before, the Riverbend people put up similar defenses, but the effect was very mediocre at that time. Because the area that needed to be protected was too large and the Riverbend soldiers were not enough, it was easy for the Dornish people to find loopholes.

But the situation is different now.

The Dornish people faced rugged mountainous terrain, and there was only one mountain road that could be used by large troops. The area that the River Bend people needed to defend was greatly reduced. Under such circumstances, the defenders had a natural suppression of the attackers.

The battle continued until it was getting dark, and the first wave of Dornish attacks finally came to an end.

After leaving behind hundreds of corpses, they retreated in disgrace without being able to break the first line of defense of the Riverbend people.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers in the river bay immediately cheered and celebrated.

However, Samwell was not too happy. The first wave of attacks just now was obviously tentative, and the Dornish people just wanted to find out the situation.

The real test starts tomorrow.

Sure enough, after a night's rest, the Dornishmen launched another attack.

This time, they were obviously much more prepared.

Not only did they carry earth and rocks to fill the trench, but they also prepared ladders for climbing the fence.

Amidst the rumbling war drums, the Dornishmen, as densely packed as ants, rushed up towards the ridge again.

Compared to yesterday's tentative attack, the Dornish people were obviously much crazier today.

They launched an attack with no regard for casualties, filling the trench with earth, rocks, and even the corpses of their companions, and then set up ladders on the wooden fence.

However, even so, it is extremely difficult to cross this fence.

Because if you want to climb up the ladder, you cannot raise your shield. As a result, the Dornishmen who climb will become the target of the spear attacks of the Reach soldiers.

Even if a few lucky ones manage to crawl over, jumping into the River Bend military formation without the support of companions is basically equivalent to committing suicide.

But even so, the Dornish attack did not stop.

A siege battle requires human lives to be filled, and the Dornish commander on the opposite side will certainly not be merciful.

This line of defense on the ridge also turned into a meat grinder under the crazy attack of the Dornish people.

Most of what was devoured was the flesh and blood of the Dornish people, but the casualties of the Reach people also gradually began to increase.

The corpses were piled up in front of the fence. Not only had the trench been filled in long ago, but they had also formed a "corpse mound" in front of the fence.

In this way, the Dornishmen would be able to cross the fence and rush into the Reacher's position without using wooden ladders.

Fortunately, Samwell was already behind the first line of defense, and a second line of defense was set up based on another high slope.

Seeing that he was about to fall, he took advantage of the break in the Dornish attack to have his soldiers abandon the first line of defense and retreat behind the second line of defense.

As soon as the Riverbenders withdrew, the Dornishmen occupied the first line of defense. They roared like crazy, vented their anger, and then knocked down the fence. After a short rest, they continued to attack the second line of defense.

The bloody battle continues.

It wasn't until the sun set that the Dornish troops returned to camp.

The people of the Reach can finally take a breather.

However, this offensive and defensive battle is far from over.

Early on the third day, the Dornishmen came back again.

Blood and death could not stop the Dornish people from advancing, nor could they shake their determination to regain their territory.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Samwell had no choice but to join the battle with his warhammer.

But personal strength is indeed of little use in such a battle. No matter how fierce and invincible he is, the number of enemies he can kill is limited, and his physical strength is not unlimited. He must rest after fighting for a while.

However, the addition of Samwell did slow down the progress of the Dornish people. It was not until the fourth day that they knocked down the second fence.

However, during this interval, the Reachers had already built a new fence at the rear.

After the Dornishmen took a short rest, they launched another attack.

At this time, both sides were already furious.

On this not-so-long mountain road, both sides paid countless blood and lives for every inch of land.

But this is far from the end.

The resilience and strength of the Dornish people far exceeded Samwell's expectations. Seeing the defense line retreating closer and closer to the dock, he became increasingly anxious.

Fortunately, the Seven Gods favored him after all. When this bloody battle lasted until the seventh day, the reinforcements that Samwell had been waiting for finally arrived!

Looking at the extremely familiar flag of the Walker Hunter on the troop carrier that sailed into the dock, Samwell couldn't help but feel agitated in his heart at this moment, even if he had no feelings for the original owner's family.

At critical moments, you can still rely on your family!

"Reinforcements from the Reach are coming?"

When the observation post on the hill on one side of the battlefield told Damon Sand the news, he felt dizzy for a while.

They had fought hard until now, regardless of casualties, and had finally advanced so far and consumed so many Hebend defenders. However, they did not expect that support from the Hebend people would actually arrive.

He hurried to the command camp and told Princess Arianne the news.

"How many people are here?" Princess Arianne was quite calm.

"It is estimated that there are two to three thousand people."

Princess Arianne glanced at the pale Daemon and asked:

"What? Does this scare you?"

"Of course not!" Daemon immediately replied loudly, but then muttered, "Your Highness, I am just worried that the morale of the army will be dampened because of this. Moreover, some of the knights who came to support have complained about the heavy casualties of their soldiers...

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Princess Arianne stood up, walked out of the tent, and looked at the river bend position in the distance.

There were bursts of cheers at this moment.

On the other hand, the soldiers in Dorne were a little downcast.

Damon chased after him and happened to hear the princess's voice as hard as iron:

"Three hundred years ago, 'The Conqueror' Aegon Targaryen and his three dragons failed to make Dorne surrender. Now, only a few thousand people from the Reach will make us retreat?

No!

I will not give in! Nor will Dorn!

We will fight until the end, until we drive all invaders out of Dorne!"

She turned around suddenly, her dark eyes flashing with determination and even madness:
Chapter completed!