"Father, turn left here! But be careful to jump over the lighter-colored stone slab, that is the trap trigger device!"
The memory ability of young people is definitely better than that of old people, so after decisively retreating from the North City Gate, Dickon, who has been familiar with the plant maze routes and traps in the past few days, is now leading the way.
Behind him, Lord Landau, who knew the dangers of this plant maze, followed closely behind him with seven to eight hundred Tully family soldiers.
Bang, bang!
As soon as Earl Landau jumped over the light-colored stone slabs and stood firm, his ears heard two huge explosions. He immediately followed the sound and looked in the direction of the explosions.
In the distance, two huge and thick orange-red flames were seen rising violently from the southern gate of High Court. Then, two billowing black smokes like winding pythons shot straight into the sky.
"Looking at it, it seems that the two flamethrowers exploded! I just don't know if it was an accident or if someone sabotaged it specifically.
But, very good!
The black oil of our two flamethrowers has been completely consumed. Without the black oil in the storage room of the second city wall, they are nothing more than waste.
But if the flamethrower on Villas' side falls into the hands of the enemy, then our next defense will be even more difficult!"
Looking at the flames in the distance, Earl Landau analyzed the situation at the South City Gate with a serious expression. It seemed that he remembered that the situation on his side was not very optimistic, so he continued,
"Keep going and get to the predetermined location first!"
"yes!"
Dickon and many Tully family soldiers replied in unison to Lord Landau, and continued to move forward along the plant maze where only the surrounding towering city walls could be seen to identify the direction.
On the wall on the north side of Highgarden, those facing Oberyn's attack were nearly a thousand family soldiers left behind by Earl Randyll who were loyal to the Tully family.
Under their brave fighting like a trapped beast, although more and more Martell family soldiers climbed onto the city wall behind Oberyn, they could not quickly defeat this group of Tully family soldiers, but could only slowly encroach.
Hold them.
Garth, who led nearly 2,000 soldiers of the Hightower family from the west wall, successfully defeated the soldiers of the Tyrell family who stood in front of him.
After glancing at the battle situation in front of the city wall, Garth did not choose to assist Oberyn's troops. Instead, he led his own family soldiers down the stairs of the city wall and began to pursue Earl Landau and his party who were retreating towards the second city wall.
Although the two of them were considered allies in this battle against Highgarden, the benefits gained from capturing a well-known general like Lord Landau and taking the lead in breaking through Highgarden's castle were completely different.
After walking quickly down the north city wall, Garth saw in front of him a broad avenue that led directly to the second city wall. But at this time, this broad avenue was full of wooden barriers inlaid with spikes blocking the way.
Hoo, ho!
As soon as Gars took a few steps forward, a pungent smell entered his nostrils.
As a lord family from Old Town that widely accepts all kinds of light and dark goods from Westeros and Essos, how could Garth not recognize such an obvious smell of wildfire.
He stopped and looked at the green trees on the left and right sides of the broad avenue, and he suddenly understood.
As long as an intruder dares to step into this wildfire-soaked trap, rockets will definitely be fired from nowhere.
Moreover, there was no sign of Earl Landau and his party on the broad avenue. It was obvious that they did not take this road.
Looking at the entrance to the plant maze closest to the north city gate, Garth led his family soldiers into it without any hesitation.
He had seen Count Landau retreat with less than half of his own troops before, so he was not worried that the other party would have the guts to ambush him.
"Stop!"
He turned left and right along the plant maze with only one road. After walking for more than ten minutes, Gars gradually frowned. He suddenly shouted to stop his troops, then drew his long sword and pointed towards the green green wall in the direction of the second city wall.
Trees cut down.
clang!
There was a crisp impact sound, and the green tree in front of Gars was split with a sword mark as thick as a little finger.
As the outer bark of the green tree was destroyed, the black inner layer of the tree was revealed in front of Garth's eyes, and then a small stream of dark brown sap seeped out from it.
"Damn it, what kind of tree is this? It's so hard!"
Looking at the scene in front of him, Garth's eyes widened with a very shocked expression.
Of course, he would not know that this green-looking tree is actually called iron tree, which is a strange tree in Westeros. Its texture is very hard, and its overall wood color is dark.
However, since the maximum diameter of an adult tree does not exceed 20 centimeters and the maximum diameter does not exceed seven feet (about 2.1 meters), and the cost of felling is huge, it cannot become an economic tree.
But for Highgarden, this kind of iron tree is very important, because the plant maze behind the first city wall is entirely composed of this kind of tree.
But why are the black iron trees green in Highgarden?
This is because the emblem of the Gardener family, the royal family of the Reach Kingdom, was a green palm. In addition, Highgarden is known as the most beautiful green paradise.
Therefore, the King of the Riverbend sent people to regularly paint the black iron trees green, which has continued to the current Tyrell family.
In the words of the previous life, this is a face-saving project!
"You ride on his neck and look at the road ahead!"
Garth's idea of cutting a direct path to the second city wall was shattered by the unusually hard strange tree. He pointed at two tall soldiers of the Hightower family and ordered.
After hearing this, the two soldiers immediately acted according to his instructions. Indeed, the seven-foot-tall iron tree was not even as tall as the Magic Mountain, and of course it could not block the sight of the soldier riding on his neck.
"Lord Garth, I can see that the road ahead seems to have two forks. I can't see whether there are dead ends ahead of them.
But...this tree maze is too big!"
The soldier who was trying to look around looked around for a while, then lowered his head and replied to Garth.
In the field of vision of this Hightower soldier, except for the relatively close northern city wall behind him, he was surrounded by a sea of vegetation formed by countless green trees, with no edges visible at all.
Since the plant labyrinth can be regarded as the first barrier after the city wall falls by the kings of the river bend, if the invaders find a way out so easily, wouldn't it be equivalent to a slap in their face?
"Well, from now on you two will be the captains. Now each of you will choose a team of ten people to scout the route ahead."
Garth pondered for a moment, then pointed at the two Hightower soldiers and issued his order.
"As you command!"
When the two Hightower soldiers who were promoted to captain by Gars heard this, their faces showed surprise. After they saluted respectfully to Gars, they immediately went to select their own teams.
After the two new captains selected their teams, they took the lead to explore the path for Garth's large army. After passing the corner of this plant maze, the next road turned out to have two forks.
The two new captains looked at each other and led the team towards the fork in the road that was closer to them.
Ta-ta-ta!
The eleven-person team on the left branch of the road was marching forward silently. They were walking in a passage formed by rows of iron trees, as if they had been cut off from the outside world.
"Gulu, Ai...Captain, do you think there are any traps or wild beasts in this maze?"
One of the team members, who must be familiar with the new captain, asked nervously.
"There is a fart trap. Have you heard too many chivalry stories? I heard that this plant maze in Highgarden is usually visited by many powerful people. What if there is a trap that hurts them?"
Let me tell you, this attack on Highgarden is our opportunity. I was just like you just now, haven't I been promoted to captain now?
If I didn't want you familiar bastards to get some credit, why would I choose you to be in my team?"
Upon hearing what the acquaintance said, the new captain immediately pushed him roughly and then answered.
"Yes, yes! Thank you, Captain!"
When the team member who was pushed forward by the new captain heard this, he turned back with a flattering smile and replied.
"It's good to know. Since you are so timid, then go to the front and practice your courage!"
"Uh, yes!"
After secretly greeting the new captain's family cordially in his heart, the team member nodded and walked forward with a bow.
Click!
Eh?
As soon as this player took a small step forward with his right foot and stepped on a light-colored stone slab, he felt that his body suddenly lost balance. When he stood firm and looked at his right foot, he saw that the light-colored stone slab had moved towards
It sank down to his ankles.
"Captain, I seem to step on..."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Just as the team member turned back to speak, hundreds of sharp crossbow bolts shot out from the iron trees on the left and right sides of the maze passage.
Boom, boom, boom!
The ten-man team, including the new captain, was instantly shot into a hornet's nest by the dense crossbow bolts. They fell to the ground and died before they even had time to scream.
"...We're in a trap!"
As soon as the team member finished speaking, he felt his body go cold. When he lowered his head, he saw several crossbow bolts stuck in his chest and thighs.
Some of the team members who didn't react and whose eyes were a little confused swayed back and forth, and then fell to the ground.
The eleven people on the right side of the fork were better than them, at least they could still scream!
"Ah! My lord, have mercy, be merciful, be merciful!"
Tear!
Looking at the Hightower soldier lying on the ground in front of him, begging for mercy loudly, Dickon paused for a moment with the sword in his hand, and then slashed it down with all his strength.
"Okay, go back to the hiding place and continue the ambush!"
After sheathing his long sword, Dickon immediately gave instructions to the dozens of Tully family soldiers in the passage.
Then, Dickon led the Tully family soldiers to the corner of the T-shaped passage, and all raised a movable iron bush next to him to block it in front of him.
The ‘t’-shaped passage suddenly turned into a ‘7’-shaped passage!
Listening to the screams coming from the front, Garth immediately thought that the pathfinding team had encountered the remnants of Earl Landau. So he immediately called to the soldiers of the Hightower family behind him and ran forward.
But what happened next made Gals extremely irritable.
Various traps such as dark crossbow traps and ground thorn traps in the plant maze, coupled with the sudden sneak attack by the remnants of Earl Landau, made the Hightower family's long team unable to look at each other, causing constant commotion.
If it were a head-on battle, Count Landau's troops would have no chance of winning against the Garth troops who had more troops and were assisted by mysterious soldiers.
But now using the plant maze, the number of soldiers in Gars's unit is constantly decreasing due to various circumstances.
"Sister, Randyll Tarly should be nearby. Can you use magic to make him appear in front of us automatically?"
After being ambushed once again by Tully family soldiers who appeared for no apparent reason, Garth, who could no longer bear it, walked up to the mysterious soldier and whispered in a low voice.
"Garth, first of all, the power I use is not magic, but advanced mysticism.
Then, it cannot be used arbitrarily according to your ideas, but must operate in accordance with certain principles that exist in heaven and earth."
Hearing this, the mysterious soldier opened his mask, revealing his beautiful face, and answered.
She is Lord Leyton Hightower's eldest daughter, Moroya Hightower.
Because she has exhibited abnormal behavior since she was a child, she is secretly called the "Crazy Girl" by the people in Old Town.
However, the 'Old Man of Old Town', Earl Leyton Hightower, loved his eldest daughter very much.
Tywin Lannister once proposed a marriage contract to him, hoping that he would marry the crazy Moroya to his son, Tyrion.
In Tywin's opinion, a madwoman and a dwarf are an excellent match that is both a perfect match and can strengthen the relationship between the two big families.
But this matter was rejected by Earl Leighton without any mercy on the grounds that "the Hightower family does not need a half-man".
After that, Earl Leighton and Moroya often stayed in the Tower to conduct mystical research.
Especially after the red comet streaked across the sky, the two of them stayed at home. Even food was delivered to the towering tower on time by servants every day.
It is worth mentioning that Stannis's royal fleet was ambushed by Redwyne's fleet and Hightower's fleet under the towering tower. Such a tragic ambush in Oldtown failed to attract the slightest attention from either of them.
"Okay, I don't want to know what you call it! Now I just want to know about these rats hiding around!
Please remember, I am representing my father this time!"
When Gars heard that his eldest sister was getting serious about trivial matters again, he rolled his eyes and immediately started talking about the topic.
"Hey, I have to consume my moonstone again! If it weren't for Father's order, I could use this time to analyze one more occult rune!"
Hearing this, Moroya lowered her lips. Pulling down her mask and complaining in a low voice, she walked towards the pile of corpses of Hightower soldiers who had been attacked in the rear.
Garth followed her step by step, and followed Moroya's usual practice of turning her back to them to block the view behind her.
As Gars watched, Moroya squatted in front of a complete corpse of a Hightower soldier, and then took out the smaller light blue gem from her arms, which was the moon she just mentioned.
Feldspar.
Then, an unknown language that Garth couldn't understand came into Moroya's mouth, and the light blue color of the moonstone in her hand gradually deepened.
Suddenly, the corpse of the Hightower soldier in front of Moroya opened its eyes. Its originally gray eyes were quickly taken over by dark blue.
hiss!
Garth, who had never seen Moroya use this kind of magic, saw this corpse that seemed to have been resurrected. A cold air rushed from the tailbone to the sky, and he felt that the air around him seemed to have dropped several degrees.
"Where are the people who killed you?"
Seeing that her occult knowledge was successfully used, Moroya nodded with great satisfaction and asked the corpse.
Click, click!
The right hand of the resurrected corpse made a series of crisp joint fracture sounds, and then its right hand pointed straight to a dead end behind in a very strange posture.
"Thank you, rest in peace!"
After getting the answer, Moroya thanked the corpse. Then the dark blue light of the moonstone in her hand suddenly converged and the light dissipated. The moonstone was obviously smaller than before.
"Come here, there's something wrong with that area, go check it carefully!"
No need for Moroya to say any more, Gars immediately turned around and shouted orders to the guards behind him.
With a clear goal in mind, these personal guards immediately led a large number of Hightower family soldiers to this dead end. After careful inspection, they moved the iron bush to the side with their combined strength.
"Run!"
When being carried by enemy soldiers in Iron Bush, Dickon whispered to the Tully family soldiers to run away behind him.
Therefore, when Hightower soldiers poured into this passage, they could only see the backs of the enemies in front.
"Bite them fast! Follow them and you can get out of this damn plant maze!"
Gars obviously also saw the enemy's back, and he shouted excitedly at the personal guards and family soldiers in front.
Afterwards, the soldiers of the two families fled and chased each other, playing a battle royale in the plant maze.
In the port area outside the west gate of Highgarden, the Redwine fleet, which numbered only half the number of galleys of the Hightower fleet, was approaching them at a constant speed.
"During the war, the entire fleet is ordered to be vigilant!"
Although Ser Baelor was full of disdain for the Redwyne family, he still maintained the caution he should have due to the current state of war.
However, let’s not talk about the order from the big shot!
Even the twin sons of Paxter, whom Tywin Lannister controls in King's Landing, can force him to obey our orders!
Looking at the approaching Redwyne fleet, some information about Earl Paxter emerged in Sir Baelor's mind.
Hoo, ho, ho!
Just when Ser Baelor was fully confident, dozens of black dots with whistling sounds were suddenly launched from the Redwyne fleet towards the Hightower fleet.
Whoa, whoa!
Dozens of flaming barrels of asphalt directly hit the Hightower fleet in the port area. Most were shattered throughout the rowing warships, and a few were directly sprinkled on the canvas embroidered with the towering tower family emblem.
Fortunately, the sails of ordinary warships have fire-retardant coatings. Although it cannot completely block the burning asphalt stuck to them, it does not allow the fire to spread quickly.
"Enemy attack!!!
Damn it! The brood of the Redwin family betrayed us, everyone stopped moving ships, and the entire army began to fight back!"
Ser Baelor, who reacted to the attack on the tar barrels, immediately shouted loudly, causing many Hightower soldiers who were moving away the empty ships in the port area to start counterattacking against the Redwyne fleet.
"Brothers, if you kill a Hightower cub, you will be rewarded with a hundred silver deer. It's time to make a fortune!"
Count Paxter, who was standing on the bow of a medium-sized rowing warship, holding the cable, shouted loudly about the reward for killing the enemy that had been announced.
After taking a breath, Earl Paxter continued to roar loudly, regardless of whether the enemy could hear it or not,
"Hmph, Tywin Lannister! Want to plot against our Redwyne family?
If you really have the guts, just cross the sea and attack Qingting Island. Our Redwin family has never been afraid of anyone at sea!
If something happens to my twin sons, I will definitely make you pay the same price!"
At this moment, the strong river wind was blowing the bunches of orange hair on his bald head, making this unattractive Earl Paxter look extremely heroic.
After finishing speaking, thinking of the one hidden in the dark, Count Paxter couldn't help but feel a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Forget it, I don’t want to think too much. Let’s kill the Hightower family who betrayed the lord first!
Most of the Redwin fleet are large rowing warships that can travel long distances. However, the Mander River does not support such large warships with extremely heavy tonnage and deep draft.
Therefore, Earl Paxter could only attack with small and medium-sized rowing warships that were less than half of the Hightower fleet.
Fortunately, Garth had already taken away one-third of the Hightower family's troops, and many Hightower soldiers were still on empty ships waiting to be transferred ahead.
This time was enough for the Redwin fleet to quickly approach the Hightower fleet in the port area with relatively small losses.
“Send the order, shrink the defense line!
Let all our ships stay close together. The soldiers of the Redwin family are extremely capable in water warfare, so we will use our ships as land to fight them on land!"
Ser Baelor, who deeply understood the advantages of the Redwyne family and his own disadvantages, directly issued wise orders that were beneficial to his own side.
Boom, boom, boom!
When the defense lines of the Hightower fleet shrank together, the Redwin fleet rammed towards them with great speed. Suddenly, countless small and medium-sized oars warships in the port area were embedded in each other through strong collisions.
Charge! Kill!
This is how the brutal gang-up battle between the two fleets begins!
The individual quality of the soldiers of the Redwyne family is obviously higher than that of the Hightower family, but their number is significantly smaller than that of the Hightower family.
In addition, the water of the Mander River is already gentle, so the Hightower family also blocked all the ships together, making these ships as stable as Mount Tai, as if they were fighting on stable land.
The soldiers of the Redwyne family, who could not use their own advantages, were immediately suppressed by the soldiers of the Hightower family.
Tear!
Ser Baelor slit the throat of a Redwyne soldier with his hand, and looked at the enemy who was gradually pushed back to the ships of the Redwyne fleet. He was very satisfied with his wise decision.
"The enemy is approaching! So many squid longships! Oh my god, they are so fast!"
At this moment, Sir Baelor heard loud exclamations from the soldiers of his family.
What? The squid’s iron fleet is coming?
But it doesn’t matter, this port area is already occupied by our ships, and there are Redwin fleet ships outside as shields. These squid ships can’t approach us at all!
When Sir Baylor heard this, he first showed a shocked expression on his face, and then his expression immediately calmed down as the current situation emerged in his mind.
call!
Click, click, click!
A whistling white ice mist blew from the direction of Redwyne's fleet, and Sir Baelor immediately heard bursts of heart-wrenching sounds coming from below the ship.
This sudden change made the entire battlefield quiet, and everyone looked down the ship.
I saw that a thick layer of white ice crystals had condensed on the surface of the Mandeb River, which was still in the long summer. The river water visible to the naked eye was flowing slowly under the ice crystals.
The surface of the Mandeb River in this area was suddenly blocked by ice!
Thump, thump, thump!
There was a sound of feet stepping on the ice, and Sir Baile immediately raised his head and looked ahead.
A handsome young man holding a two-handed giant sword and a wolf cub were walking towards them on the ice. Behind them, an invisible army holding direwolf flags and squid flags was also walking on the ice.
OK!
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