At first light, Urric Dayne boarded the ship.

Looking back, I saw various flags on the shore fluttering in the wind. Groups of soldiers quickly trotted onto the hundreds of longships lined up on the pier. Even under such circumstances, this army still maintained basic order. There was no

Huddled together in a mess.

The dark brown leather armor, dark scimitar, and dark yellow shield exude a murderous and bloodthirsty atmosphere.

This is the elite army of the Dane family!

Urick took a deep breath, and the smell of rust seemed to be lingering in his mouth and nose, which made him feel confident.

The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that Gaoyin City still didn't send anyone to participate in the war.

Moreover, many vassal knights of the Dane family also refused his recruitment due to the bewitchment of that abominable "Dark Star" Gerald Dane.

Of course, this is also expected.

As the most powerful branch of the Dane family, it is naturally impossible for those guys in Gaoyin City to share his thoughts.

Perhaps they were eager to see themselves fail so that Dane from Gaoyin City would have the opportunity to take over Starfall City.

But how could I fail?

Urric smiled disdainfully.

Although this expedition was very hasty, it was by no means a decision he made on a whim or in a hot head.

He was well thought out.

He had already inquired about the situation on Yingzui Island. The number of soldiers who could truly fight was only two hundred at most, but on his side, he had gathered nearly two thousand elite soldiers!

Moreover, the opponent's castle has not yet been completed, and it is when it is at its weakest. If we do not take this opportunity to defeat it and wait for the opponent to gain a firm foothold, it will give Xingluo City a headache and nothing to do.

"Sir, the soldiers have boarded the ship!"

"Okay!" Urrick nodded, turned around and faced the direction of Yingzui Island, waved his hand vigorously, and said loudly, "Let's go!"

"yes!"

At the command, hundreds of white sails unfolded one after another, like a crescent moon under the blowing of the sea breeze.

The sharp-edged bow of the boat split through the waves and headed towards Yingzui Island.

This movement startled countless seabirds, which circled and screamed above the fleet.

No one noticed that among these seabirds, a huge falcon with pure white tail swooped over the fleet. Its sharp eagle eyes seemed to have a hint of human emotion.

The next moment, the falcon suddenly flapped its wings and shot straight into the sky like a sharp arrow, never to be seen again.

…

In the blink of an eye, the falcon arrived at Yingzui Island and circled over the lord's cabin.

This scene quickly attracted the attention of many local residents.

At this moment, the wooden door of the cabin opened and Samwell walked out. The falcon immediately swooped down and finally landed on his shoulder.

"My people! The enemy is coming, are you ready to fight?"

"I am willing to kill enemies for Lord Caesar!"

"Lord Caesar is invincible!"

…

Amid the cheers, Nora stared at Samwell and the falcon on his shoulder, her eyes a little straight.

"Mother." Natalie leaned into her ear, "Lord Caesar, is he also favored by the old gods?"

Nora was still staring at Samwell:

"Yes."

Natalie tilted her head in confusion: "But... isn't he a knight of the Seven Gods?"

"I don't know either..." Nora shook her head slightly, her tone a little erratic, "But since God has arranged it this way, there must be His reason."

…

It's just after noon, when the sun is at its most intense.

Urrick stood on the bow of the boat and could already see the outline of Yingzui Island in the distance.

As the ship continued to move forward, the situation on the shore became clearer and clearer, but his brows furrowed slightly.

"Huh? Lord Urrick, the people of the River Bend seem to know that we are going to attack." The attendant behind him obviously also saw clearly the situation on Yingzui Island.

Urric snorted softly and said: "It seems that there are still many riverside spies in Starfall City who have slipped through the net. But it doesn't matter, so what if we let them prepare in advance? In such a few days, can they

Can you still repair a castle?"

These words immediately made everyone behind him burst into laughter.

Obviously, they did not take Yingzui Island's resistance seriously.

After laughing for a while, Urric's face gradually turned serious. Seeing that the beach was getting closer, he ordered in a deep voice:

"Blow the horn and prepare to land!"

"yes!"

Woo——

"Kill!"

Amidst the low horns and loud shouts of death, longships rushed onto the beach driven by the wind and waves.

Before the ship could stop, Dorne's warriors jumped out and rushed to the shore in knee-deep water.

But after rushing for a while, they were stunned.

Because the expected enemy never appeared.

There was no one on the shore.

Of course, it was not true that there was no one at all, but they were all hiding far away behind the fortifications composed of trenches and wooden fences.

What to do? Do you want to continue rushing?

The Dornish soldiers were a little confused. After all, the superior's order only allowed them to land on the beach and did not allow them to continue charging towards the enemy's positions.

At this time, Urrick also discovered something unusual on the shore.

"Don't these Hebend people have any courage?" he sneered.

You must know that facing enemies coming from the sea, the best choice for the defender is to line up on the beach to attack them, because the soldiers who have withstood the bumps of the waves are very tired, not to mention that there is no formation to speak of when they get off the ship.

, is when the attacker is most vulnerable.

Unexpectedly, the Hewan people would rather hide behind the fortifications than attack them on the beach before their footing was stable.

What a bunch of cowards!

Urrick suddenly felt a little uninterested, as if victory came too easily, which made him feel boring.

The ship he was traveling on was a large ship with a deep draft and could not reach the beach like those nimble long ships, so he docked at the pier.

That's right, the Reachers didn't even destroy the docks.

This made Urick feel that he was not here to fight, but to visit.

"Sir, do you want to continue the attack?"

As soon as we got off the boat, a knight came to ask.

Urick smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry yet. Let the soldiers go ashore to repair, eat something, and regain their strength."

"yes!"

Thus, the opening of this war began in this slightly weird atmosphere.

Both sides seemed to be in no hurry. One side hid behind the fortifications and did not come out, while the other side stepped ashore leisurely and ate dry food.

If someone who didn't know about it saw it, they would think it was an agreed-upon exercise.

But obviously, this is not a drill.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, following Urric's order, the Dornishmen finally launched the first wave of attacks on the Riverbend's position.

As more than 300 pioneer warriors, holding scimitars and wearing leather armor, shouted loud slogans and launched a charge, the war finally opened a bloody chapter.
Chapter completed!