"...That's probably the case."

On the dock, Lord Randyll Tarly listened quietly to Samwell's story and stood motionless under the setting sun for a long time.

Although he has heard many rumors about the son he abandoned for more than half a year, he is always surprised and relieved every time.

But this time, his mood could no longer be described as surprised.

If the fleet hadn't arrived at Yingzui Island yesterday, saw the scorched earth there with his own eyes, and asked those who had witnessed the battle, Earl Landau would have felt that his son was lying to him.

However, this is indeed the case.

His own son actually defeated the elite army of the Dane family, and even led the army to the land of Dorne.

What an honor this is!

This made Earl Randyll more and more convinced that he had made an extremely correct decision in expelling his eldest son. If not, how could he inspire the hunter blood hidden in his body and force him to become a real Tully?

Of course, his last name is no longer Tully.

But it doesn't matter.

In Lord Randyll's view, a Caesar who could expand his territory was far stronger than a cowardly and incompetent Tully.

What's more, the Caesar family is, after all, a branch of the Tully family. Even if this blood connection will become weaker in the future, it cannot be completely eliminated.

"You did very well."

After a long time, Earl Landao finally spoke, his tone extremely sad.

Samwell was stunned when he heard this.

He suddenly realized that it was the first time he heard his father's praise.

Searching the original owner's memory, he had never heard similar words.

there has never been.

I don't know if it was affected by the remaining emotions of the original owner, but Samwell was a little excited for a moment.

But soon, he calmed down and warned himself not to forget the cold-blooded side of the cheap father in front of him.

Of course, grudges must be made clear.

Samwell has now seen that the Tyrell family may not support him. Lady Olenna may have other plans, or may not want to have a conflict with Dorne at this time, and is probably ready to give up. Yingzui Island.

Without the support of the Tully family, he would definitely suffer heavy losses this time, and even return to a state of having nothing.

Therefore, Earl Landau will definitely repay the kindness he received from coming to support him in the future.

While he was deep in thought, he heard Earl Randyll say again: "And that Bachelor of Science is a capable person. I didn't expect that the Hightower family would value you so much. Remember to make good use of him."

"Maester Qyburn is indeed a capable man." Samwell explained with a smile, "But he was not sent by the Hightower family, but he happened to be expelled from the school, and I met him."

"Really?" A sarcastic smile appeared on Earl Landau's lips, "Is it such a coincidence?"

Samwell was stunned.

He suddenly realized that the timing of Bachelor Coben's appearance was indeed too coincidental!

Although in the original book, this person was indeed kicked out of the city for conducting immoral experiments, how could he be kicked out just when he needed a bachelor?

He was expelled when he went to consult "Crazy Girl" Moroya on silver mining issues, as if he was afraid that he would not meet this person.

Leyton Hightower!

Samwell was horrified, and finally realized that this was probably the arrangement of the old Earl of the Towering Tower.

He thought he was very careful, but he didn't expect to fall into the schemes of one big boss after another...

"Don't worry too much." Earl Randyll comforted, "The Hightower family may not have any ill intentions towards you."

"I understand, father." Samwell put away his thoughts and nodded.

At the same time, he also put away some of the pride he had always had as a time traveler, and no longer dared to look down upon any big boss in this world.

Well, the man in front of me is also a big shot, especially on the battlefield.

Samwell realized that this was a rare opportunity to learn from the famous generals of the Reach.

The set of "military theories" he concocted by himself was enough to bully the savages, and sometimes a flash of inspiration could defeat powerful enemies, but he also knew that he still lacked many things, let alone commanding thousands or even thousands of people.

Experience in large-scale combat involving tens of thousands of people.

And the man in front of him is the top military general in the river and even the entire continent of Westeros.

"How should we fight next? What do you think?" Earl Landao asked after observing the battlefield.

It seemed that he wanted to personally test this son who had undergone earth-shaking changes.

"Father, I have indeed been thinking about ways to break the situation these days." Samwell tried to clarify his thoughts and wanted his father to advise whether his plan was feasible. "Princess Arianne summoned nearly 20,000 troops to block us here.

On the dock, although it is difficult for them to break in, we can't fight out either. The narrow mountain road ahead not only restricts the Dornish people, but also becomes a prison for us Riverbend people.

Therefore, we must open up a new battlefield!"

Count Landao's eyes flashed and he asked: "How to open up a new battlefield?"

"Through my observation in the past few days, I found that among the Dornish armies that came to support, Gaoyin City's troops are the most powerful. There are actually three thousand people, and they are all elites!"

"Are you sure?" Lord Randyll seemed to have understood Samwell's intention and immediately asked.

"OK!" Samwell nodded seriously.

Earl Landau stared intensely into his son's eyes, as if he wanted to confirm the accuracy of the information in this way.

And Samwell naturally looked at him without fear.

He saw this through the eyes of a falcon, clearly and truly.

After a while, Earl Landao spoke again:

"You want to go upstream along the rapid river and attack Gaoyin City?"

"That's right!" Samwell looked at Lord Randyll with some surprise.

As expected of a famous general in the river bay, as soon as he stood up, the other party immediately guessed his true purpose.

Samwell could only be glad that Lord Randyll was on his side, otherwise, an opponent like this who could always anticipate the enemy's opportunities would be the most troublesome.

"This is indeed a good idea." Earl Landao nodded approvingly, "The maximum number of troops that Gaoyin City can mobilize is about this number, so the city must be extremely empty now."

Samwell chuckled and said: "The bloodline of the Dane family in Starfall City has withered. How can the branch of Gaoyin City still sit still? They must mobilize all their troops to fight for the credit, so that they can inherit Starfall City in the future."

"Yes. It seems that you have indeed made great progress these days." Earl Landau looked at his son with softer eyes.

"Father, you are very grateful." Samwell said modestly, and then said, "Since you agree to this plan, then we will divide our troops to attack Gaoyin City tomorrow?"

But Earl Landao shook his head slowly: "There's no rush. Just wait a few days."

Samwell suddenly didn't understand: "Why?"

"When we set out, I already sent your brother to Liangshui City to ask for help. If the Florentine family is willing to send troops, they should arrive in the next few days."

When Samwell heard this, he was immediately happy.

His mother is the daughter of Count Allister Florent. With this blood relationship, it is indeed possible that Brightwater City will send troops to support him.

It seems that my family is still reliable.

Samwell uttered the same sigh again.

This also gave him a deeper understanding of why the nobles of this world attach so much importance to marriage.

This blood connection is indeed the best way to form an alliance.

Think about the Tyrell family in Highgarden. Their strength does not actually have an absolute advantage in the Reach. However, after marrying with the Redwin family and the Hightower family, the Duke of Mace, the "inflatable fish master"

They can all sit firmly on the throne of Governor of the Reach and Guardian of the South.

"Okay, let's wait a few more days. Father, you must be very tired from traveling all the way. Why don't you rest early tonight."

"No." Earl Landau shook his head again, raised his finger and pointed at the mountain road ahead, "The ridge over there all the way to the front is your lost line of defense, right?"

"Yes."

"Now that I'm here, of course I have to take them back, otherwise this place will be too crowded."

Samwell was stunned for a moment, then asked doubtfully: "There's no need to rush, right? Besides, your soldiers must be tired from running all the way, right?"

The corners of Earl Landau's mouth turned up slightly: "No need. We arrived at Yingzui Island yesterday. After resting there for a day and a night, the soldiers have almost recovered. Moreover, the Dornish people certainly did not expect that we would launch a counterattack at this time."

Samwell finally understood.

It was already approaching dusk, and the Dornish people were usually ready to withdraw their troops and return to camp at this time. This was the time when they were most relaxed, and they really did not expect that the reinforcements from the Reach had just arrived, and they would launch a counterattack without any rest.

"The most important ability on the battlefield..." Earl Landau taught his son earnestly, "is to discover and seize combat opportunities."

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Camp Dorne.

Princess Arianne had just calmed people's hearts and was entertaining the knights with the meat of the poor camel.

There was laughter and laughter in the camp and the atmosphere was relaxed.

The morale, which had been slightly lowered upon learning of the arrival of reinforcements from the River Bend, was once again restored to its original state.

After all, the Dornish army still has the upper hand in terms of numbers.

While everyone was discussing enthusiastically how to attack tomorrow and how to suppress the arrogance of the Hebend people, the messenger ran in in a panic.

Princess Arianne frowned and asked with some displeasure: "What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, what's wrong, the people from the Hebang suddenly launched a counterattack!"

"What?"
Chapter completed!