Like tigers descending from the mountain, the Lannister cavalry, accompanied by the thunderous sound of horse hooves, plunged straight into the line of defense under the shouts of Lord Vance, barely forming a formation.
Bah!
The Lannister cavalry at the forefront held their steel lances tightly under their armpits and carried powerful impact, easily piercing through the panic-stricken Riverlands soldiers.
The moment the two sides came into contact, blood immediately splattered on the defense lines of the Riverlands soldiers, marking the beginning of a cruel war.
The steel lances of some of the Lannister cavalry penetrated straight through the chests of the Riverlands soldiers, and under the power of the charging horses, they continued to charge forward alive.
Some unlucky Riverland soldiers were hit directly in the face by sharp lances.
Under the powerful impact, most of their heads were either stabbed alive, or the entire head exploded instantly and turned into a headless corpse.
Behind the lancers in front, the light cavalry holding swords and shields followed the passage where their comrades rushed out, waving their swords and mercilessly harvesting the lives of the Riverland soldiers.
"Keep your formation and stop them!"
At the rear of the Riverland soldiers' formation, Count Vance was riding on a horse led by his guards. He looked at the military formation that had been cut through most of the way, and shouted anxiously.
When Count Vance encountered a cavalry raid, he personally organized his family's soldiers to form a defensive formation to resist, which is commendable for his courage.
However, the war was not decided by his courage alone.
The Lannister cavalry, who had the right time, place and people, easily tore apart the formation of the Riverlands soldiers.
Before the formation was torn apart, Count Vance, with all the guards around him, bravely headed against the torrent of steel.
Bah!
The lance of a Lannister cavalry pierced the chest of Lord Vance's horse. The horse's front legs weakened and he fell to the ground with him.
Tear!
Fortunately, Count Vance did not fall off his horse and die. He just stood up dizzy and wanted to check the situation of the battle.
A Lannister light cavalry waved his long sword and cut half of his neck open, and hot blood spurted out from Lord Vance's neck.
The more than two thousand Riverside soldiers on the battlefield were basically soldiers from Count Vance's family. Before the battle began, Count Piper gathered thousands of soldiers from his own family.
When he saw the formation organized by Count Vance, it was easily torn apart by the Lannister cavalry. Seeing that he could no longer hold on, he quickly rode his horse and led his troops to escape.
ah!
This temporary military camp was now trampled into ruins. Some of the Riverland soldiers who were seriously injured but not dead were killed by the Lannister cavalry amidst the screams.
Kevan rode his war horse and wandered among the ruins of blood and mourning.
Next to him, a middle-aged general wearing armor with a purple unicorn family crest asked: "Lord Kevan, about a thousand enemy troops fled towards Riverrun when the war started.
Most of them are infantry. If we set off now, we can catch up with them in half a day of riding."
"No need, this group of soldiers from the Tully family set up their camp at the foot of the mountain unprepared, they are like fat meat delivered to their door.
Now that we have eaten this fat, if there is an ambush ahead, we will lose more than we gain.
Count Andros, this war is of great importance, we must be careful."
Hearing this, Kevan shook his head and rejected Count Andros's suggestion.
The lord of Corner Valley City, Count Andros, knew that Kevan never had his own opinions. His words must have been what Duke Tywin meant, so he nodded and did not continue talking.
"Continue to clean up the battlefield, and when the infantry team arrives, we will go outside Riverrun City, station and surround them, and cut off the support of the Tully family to the Stark family.
Then, according to Lord Tywin’s plan, I led the troops to go under the cover of night..."
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Carlin Bay is located at the northern end of the Neck covered by wetlands and swamps. It was once a large fortress composed of twenty towers.
After the erosion of time, it has now become an abandoned fortress with only three towers left.
But regardless of ancient or modern times, the strategic location of the Bay of Carlin is very important. It guards the causeway that allows troops to safely pass through the Neck. This makes it a strategic location for thousands of years to guard the northern border and face southern invasion.
When Eddard was in the black cell, he once told Robb that as long as Moat Cailin was held, the White Harbor and Lannister families would never be able to step into the North.
This is not empty talk!
The three remaining towers of Carlin Bay control the only causeway going north from three directions.
To attack one of the towers, the enemy army must wade through waist-deep black mud, cross a moat infested by lizards and lions, and then scale the moss-covered, slippery city walls.
As long as hundreds of archers are placed on these three towers, no army can brave the arrow rain attacks from the archers on the other two towers to forcefully climb the tower.
However, this is all from south to north.
Since it was originally built to defend against attacks from the south, it would be much easier to attack from the north.
After seven days of march, Robb's northern army arrived at the Bay of Cailin, which is currently occupied by Trogg, the logistics commander of Winterfell.
As Theon said, Trogg is very conscientious and responsible in his work. When their army arrived, the logistics force had cleaned and maintained the three towers in Carlin Bay and built some defenses nearby.
The arrival of more than 20,000 northern troops not only occupied the three tower areas, but also paved the King's Avenue north and south of the causeway with military tents.
Robb was riding on a black horse, looking at the fortress that had protected the North for thousands of years, while conveying thoughts to Bloodwind in his heart.
At this time, the logistics commander Trogg drove his horse forward and invited him to a tower called the City Gate Tower.
The Gate Tower is one of the three remaining towers in the Bay of Cailin. It is the only tower that still looks complete, and there are even walls several feet high on the left and right sides.
This tower naturally became the residence of the King in the North and a meeting hall for discussing war.
The ancient city gate tower is now very clean, and Troger specially decorated it to make it more comfortable and suitable for living.
At a long table that was obviously newly made, Robb and all the earls except the Dreadfort, Deepwood Castle, and Torrhen Square sat down, with generals at all levels standing behind them.
After first praising and encouraging Trogg, Robb went directly to the formal discussion.
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While Robb and others were discussing, the Gulf of Cailin was facing northwest, less than twenty kilometers away.
This is a river in the neck, called the Relang River. Its mouth is at the Salt Spear Beach, and it leads directly to the Sunset Sea.
At this moment, a long boat that resembled a kayak in the previous life was rowed to the shore by several ironmen wearing gray leather armor and trousers and carrying long swords.
As soon as they landed, they quickly lifted up the long boat and moved it to a more secluded location.
He used the surrounding branches and other debris to cover up the long boat, and then sneaked towards the direction of Carlin Bay with a very clear goal.