A northern soldier looked panicked as he rolled and climbed up the stone steps of the city gate tower.
A few minutes later, panting, he climbed to the top of the tower and ran to the cage with the raven, picked up the paper and pen next to him and started writing.
After scribbling the information he wanted to report on the letter, he reached out, grabbed the raven, tied the letter and put it out directly.
Pu Chi, Pu Chi!
After being freed, the strong raven, which was usually fed with refined food and had been recharging its energy, began to flap its wings and fly high into the sky.
call out!
Bah!
An ice crystal javelin shot through the sky with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, as if it knew the raven's flight path in advance and pierced it with precision.
It’s over!
When the northern soldiers on the top of the city gate tower saw the raven hanging on the tip of the ice lance falling to the ground, they suddenly turned their heads to look north with ashen faces.
Click, click!
I saw a large mass of black corpses and skeletons, rushing towards the three towers of Cailin Bay like a tide. And if you look closely, you can discover their magic.
Such a large army of ghouls actually accurately avoided the swamps and depressions near Carlin Bay, and moved forward in an orderly manner along the dry ground where they could walk.
When the northern soldier saw that the army of ghouls was quickly approaching the bottom of the tower, and the time left for him to escape was getting shorter and shorter, he immediately turned around and ran towards the bottom of the tower.
Bang, bang!
In the middle of the stairs of the city gate tower, several northern soldiers stationed there were using sharp axes to chop at the wooden boards blocking the holes in the tower.
The extremely strong wooden boards on this floor that had been repaired by the maintenance team before to repair the tower made them itchy with hatred.
"How's it going? Has the raven been let out?"
Seeing the northern soldier coming down, the captain of this group of northern soldiers asked.
"It was released, but was immediately shot down by an ice javelin.
No wonder those armies of dead people have come to Cailin Bay and we haven't received any news yet.
It seems that the garrison team from Queenstown to Winterfell also had their news blocked in this way!"
Upon hearing the captain's question, the soldier who came down from the top of the tower immediately shook his head and answered.
"Damn it, we can only pass on the news.
Everyone, hurry up, Mad, why did the maintenance team make this so strong before?"
Under the urging of the captain, several northern soldiers wielded their axes with all their strength. After a few minutes, they finally chopped the board to a size large enough for an adult to pass through.
After throwing down the rope that had been fixed in the tower, this group of northern soldiers used the rope in turn to reach the causeway on the other side of the tower.
"Let's go!"
After the team leader confirmed that everyone had successfully escaped to the causeway, he immediately shouted loudly and ran towards the south of the neck.
Wow!
Suddenly, the rotten swamp on the left and right sides of the causeway rippled, as if countless monsters were about to break out of the water.
Snap!
A lizard-lion skeleton that looked like a crocodile emerged from the black water of the rotting swamp and climbed up the causeway, approaching the group of northern soldiers menacingly.
call out!
Wow!
The captain quickly drew his bow and shot an arrow loaded with obsidian arrows, turning the rapidly crawling lizard-lion skeleton into a pile of real bones.
But the crisis was not over at all. In just a short period of time, the causeway ahead was covered with human and animal skeletons that had died in the rotting swamp for who knows how many years.
"Phew! Brothers, we can't leave anymore.
For the sake of our relatives and friends in the north who have moved south, try to use dragon crystal weapons to kill as many ghouls as possible!"
Looking at the astonishing number of various corpses on the causeway ahead, the captain let out a heavy breath and said to his brothers calmly.
In fact, when this group of northern soldiers saw the situation ahead, they already knew that their way out was cut off.
Their faces were either full of tears, or full of regret. But in the end, they all shouted together, picked up the obsidian weapons in their hands, and launched a final charge forward.
Kill!
…
Riverlands, north bank of Twins City.
Marquis Rosso Frey, who is short and fat, with a pointed beard and shoulder-length black curly hair, is limping and following the two people in front of him to inspect the fortifications.
Even though they walked very fast regardless of their naturally disabled legs, Marquis Rosseau could only follow them with an apologetic smile on his face.
Because the first two people’s last names are both Tully!
As his own lord, and also as the uncle and great-uncle of the terrifying Majesty Robb, how could the Marquis of Rosseau dare to complain at all.
"Well, the three lines of defenses have indeed been built according to His Majesty's wishes.
Well done, Marquis Rosseau! I will report it to His Majesty truthfully later, and you can wait for his reward!"
Standing on the newly built fortifications on King's Road, Edmure turned to Marquis Rosseau and praised him.
More than a month ago, Lord Hoster passed away in Riverrun. Robb and members of the Stark family went to Riverrun to attend the funeral.
After the funeral, under the witness of Robb, Edmure inherited the title of Duke and became the Warden of the Riverlands.
With Brandon's assistance, the new Duke Edmure not only quickly conquered the nobles of the Riverlands, but also handled the government affairs of the Riverlands with ease.
It has to be said that after experiencing the previous rounds of war, although Edmure lost his fingers, his whole person has become more calm, and he can now be regarded as a competent regional guardian.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty Duke, but I dare not take credit, because all the credit should belong to you!"
The Marquis of Rosseau, who had been the key to Marquis Walder for twelve years, had a flexible mind and was good at talking, bowed directly to Edmure and saluted.
"Marquis Rosseau is commendable for his loyalty, but you also know the language of our Tully family.
I will never do something like this that damages the honor of the family!"
If it were in the past, Edmure would have taken the credit even if Marquis Rosseau hadn't said anything. But for him now, the situation has opened up.
"The Duke values honor and has noble character. He is truly an example that all of us should learn from!"
"Please allow me to interrupt you!"
While Marquis Rosseau continued to compliment Edmure, Brynden, who was observing something on the sidelines, waved his left arm that disappeared from his elbow and interrupted them, saying,
"We inspected the first line of defense from Twin River City, and we haven't seen a single patrolling cavalry for such a long time.
Marquis Rosseau, it seems that you have not implemented the orders issued by His Majesty!"
"Lord Brynden, you have wronged me!
I attach great importance to your Majesty's orders, and specially dispatched five teams of Frey family cavalry, setting off at intervals of two hours every day, to patrol back and forth from the Twins to Graywater Watch.
We didn’t see them today, maybe it’s because our patrol time happened to be off schedule with them!”
When Marquis Rosseau heard this, he immediately explained with an innocent look on his face.
"Five teams of patrolling cavalry? Based on the distance and interval, we should be able to see at least one team of cavalry during this period.
unless……"
Hearing that Marquis Rosseau had actually sent out five teams of patrol cavalry, Brynden frowned and began to judge the worst-case scenario.
"Haha, Lord Brynden, there is no need to worry so much!
There are camps all the way from Houguan Town to Cailin Bay. If there was really something going on in the north, ravens would have flown to Twins City to report it.
The past two months have been uneventful, and I believe the patrol cavalry will be back soon."
Seeing Brynden's nervous expression, Marquis Rosseau chuckled and spoke to comfort him.
After all, according to the soldiers' previous combat experience with the ghoul army, they had no desire to attack the ravens in the sky.
"You can't have such an idea, Marquis Rosseau, please continue to send patrol cavalry to investigate the situation.
It would be best if I really think too much, but what if..."
After hearing this, Brynden shook his head and rejected Marquis Rosseau's statement, and continued to insist on his own opinion.
"Uncle is right!
Your Majesty has repeatedly emphasized the horror of the army of the dead, and we must not slack off at all. We are just sending more reconnaissance cavalry..."
As soon as Brynden finished speaking, Edmure nodded in agreement with what he said. However, when he came to the end, he paused because he saw the snowflakes falling on the tip of his nose.
"Is it snowing? The patrol cavalry hasn't come back... No, please sound the alarm!"
Of course, Brynden also saw the snowflakes falling from the sky. He rolled his eyes left and right, then immediately turned his head and shouted orders to the guards beside him.
Clang, clang, clang!
The urgent alarm bell rang, and tens of thousands of people crossed the Twin River City Bridge from the broad south bank full of tents to the north bank.
Following the steps they had rehearsed dozens of times, they put on their armor in an orderly manner, took their obsidian weapons, arrived at the area defended by their team, and waited quietly.
The first line of defense where Edmure and others were located was built on the King's Road on the north bank of the Green Fork River.
Various trebuchets and crossbows are set up on the top of the newly built five-meter-high stone city wall. The wall is covered with various killing holes. There are also flat gaps more than two meters wide at the bottom of the city wall. It is unknown what their purpose is.
The number of defenders that the first line of defense can accommodate is about 8,000, and it is now at full strength. Everyone is waiting with bated breath for the arrival of the army of the dead.
The snowflakes falling from the sky became denser and denser, and the original light snow gradually turned into heavy snow that could block the view.
Da da da!
There was a faint sound of horse hoofbeats, and a group of cavalry slowly approached the defensive wall despite the heavy snow.
"It's the cavalry of our Frey family. Huh, let me just say it's just a missed time!"
When he could clearly see the Frey family attire of this team of cavalry, all dressed in black and wearing hoods, Marquis Rosseau breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to Edmure and Brynden.
"Something's wrong!"
Seeing the unusual speed of those war horses and cavalry, Brynden spoke to stop Marquis Rosseau who wanted to continue speaking.
Just as Brynden said, the Frey family cavalry got faster and faster the closer they got to the defense line.
Hiss!
When Brynden and others on the defensive wall could see clearly, the cavalrymen covered in blood and scars let out beastly roars at the living people above.
Behind them, countless corpses and skeletons rushed toward the defense line from the heavy snow that blocked their vision.
"It's an army of the dead! Send the order and everyone will attack according to the previous drill."
When he actually saw the army of corpses, Marquis Rosseau, who had been cowering just now, suddenly turned aside and issued orders to the messengers behind him with his head held high.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
When the attack order was given, thousands of obsidian arrows shot into the sky, drawing a perfect parabola and falling like raindrops on the army of ghouls.
A covering attack like this that reaches a certain number is really effective. A large group of zombies suddenly fell down in a tidal wave, which was very obvious.
However, in the blink of an eye, the ghouls from behind covered the area again.
After three rounds of arrow rain attacks, the ghoul army was approaching the defense line and the city wall.
prick!
As the commander under the city wall observed the approach of the corpse through the killing hole, he gave an order, and countless obsidian spears were stabbed out from the killing hole.
At this moment, the defensive wall suddenly turned into a hedgehog covered with spikes, making it difficult for the enemy to attack.
Wow!
Countless corpses and bones near the defense wall were pierced by the forest of obsidian spears and turned into real corpses, which fell under the city wall.
As the obsidian spears were retracted, a large number of ghouls once again approached the defense wall, and were subsequently eliminated by the obsidian spears thrust out again.
Facing the seemingly endless army of corpses, the defenders under the city wall began to repeat this process over and over again.
In fact, the garrison gate behind the city wall does not need to retract the obsidian spear. I believe that countless corpses will automatically bump into the spear.
However, these zombie armies know how to use weapons, and it may not take long for these obsidian spears to be destroyed.
In front of the well-prepared defense line of Twin River City, the army of ghouls did not look too scary. In less than half a day, at least 100,000 ghouls turned into skeletons and piled up under the defense wall.
As the bones piled up higher and higher, they were almost level with the top of the defensive wall. This death tactic of the zombie army gave many veterans a sense of deja vu.
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a sound of huge footsteps, and three huge mammoth ghouls rushed toward the defensive wall like heavy chariots on a slope paved with bones.
Facing the old tactics once used by the ghoul army, how could the defense line defenders not consider how to deal with them.
The two-meter-long flat gap under the defensive wall protruded from the sickle blades that had appeared in Houguan Town, but this time they were not obsidian sickle blades, but steel sickle blades.
Tsk tsk tsk!
The corpses used as cannon fodder were originally corpses that had been dead for who knows how many years.
Driven by the power of the sickle blade equipment behind the city wall, these sickle blades began to rotate at high speed and continued to cut. These bones were piled up under the city wall and were not very strong.
Bang, bang!
The slope paved with bones collapsed immediately, and the three huge mammoth corpses also fell among the bones.
Zizzi!
After completing the task, the steel sickle blade was retracted, and bamboo tubes as thick as a wrist protruded from the gap, spraying a large amount of green liquid at the piled bones.
After all the bamboo tubes were retracted, all the killing holes in the defensive city wall were sealed tightly with matching stones.
The entire defensive wall suddenly changed from the previous fighting state to a defensive state like an iron wall.
Oops!
A burning torch fell from the top of the defensive wall, and using the corpses piled under the wall as fuel, green flames that could burn most materials rose up.
As if they understand that they cannot break through the green flames for the time being, the army of corpses is like a tide, coming in quickly when the tide rises and disappearing quickly when the tide recedes.
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