Chapter 417 The White Walkers who are familiar with the art of war
The person in charge of presiding over the rear line is King Robert's father-in-law, Lord Tywin Lannister, Warden of the West.
The front and center formations are the main forces fighting against the White Walkers, and the rear formation also needs a mature and prudent commander. Therefore, the coalition forces unanimously recommended Duke Tywin to take charge of the rear.
However, no one thought that something would go wrong at such a critical moment in the rear where Lord Tywin was sitting.
The soldiers in the center commanded by the king himself were fighting against the White Walkers, when suddenly the sound of retreat horns sounded from behind.
The darkness gradually faded away, revealing a bright light on the horizon.
The coalition forces had been fighting fiercely all night, and finally made it to dawn. They thought they could take the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, but they did not expect that they would fall into deeper darkness when dawn came.
The coalition forces have already gained experience in this long battle. The attack of the ghouls will become more aggressive at night and become sluggish during the day.
The two assassins of Roose Bolton also took advantage of the chaos on the battlefield and disappeared.
The battlefield was chaotic and the Earl of the Dreadfort's guards reacted belatedly, but only found Roose Bolton's body. The killer had long since escaped without a trace.
Woo…
The sound of the retreat horn coming from the rear formation soon disappeared after it sounded.
"kill!"
The fierce fighting on the front line is still going on, with clanging sounds, screams, and calls to kill happening one after another.
Robert was covered in blood, and the armor of the crowned stag on his body was also a little tattered. He was panting and grabbed a passing nobleman with a hammer.
"you!"
The opponent has the emblem of 'Winter Sun' on his chest, and he seems to be a descendant of the Karstark family in Kahor City.
"What happened in the back row?"
"Hurry up and have a look!"
Robert grabbed Torrhen Karstark, the second son of Lord Rickard Karstark of Cahor City, and shouted loudly.
His cheeks and beard were covered with blood, and he looked so ferocious that Torun was startled, but Torun immediately recognized that the man in front of him was His Majesty the King of the Seven Kingdoms, so he hurriedly agreed with fear.
road.
"Understood! Your Majesty!"
Then Torrhen Karstark, who was also a little embarrassed, immediately got on his horse and rushed towards the rear to see what was wrong with Lord Tywin Lannister.
And looking at Torrhen Karstark's retreating back, Robert was breathing heavily.
"Seven Hells"
Then he licked his chapped lips, turned his head and looked at the corpses that were coming tirelessly like the rising tide of the sea.
The muscles on Robert's face suddenly twitched slightly, and he cursed fiercely.
"Fuck it!"
Then he tightened his grip on the hammer and charged forward again.
Although it is already dawn, the wind and snow show no sign of letting up.
Heavy snowflakes were still flying down from the sky, and there was a vast expanse of white everywhere, so the field of vision and visibility were extremely poor, and he didn't know what was happening behind him.
The young second master of Kahor City, Toren Karstark, was also injured in the battle just now. He was slapped on the chest by a black bear that turned into a ghoul.
Fortunately, he was wearing hard armor, especially the thickened breastplate at such a critical position as his chest, which saved his life. However, there was a mouthful of blood on his chest that he hadn't spit out yet, and it felt a little uncomfortable to hold it in his throat.
.
Tap tap tap.
The horse's hooves broke through the snowflakes, and Torrhen Karstark, wearing tattered armor, lay on the horse and headed towards the rear.
At this moment, he seemed to hear some special noise, and immediately raised his head slightly from the horse and looked over.
But he only saw an ice arrow piercing the wind and snow, and his pupils dilated sharply.
"save"
Torrhen Karstark's eyes showed panic for a moment, but before he could speak, he shouted.
puff--
This ice arrow had pierced his throat fiercely.
A sharp arrow came out of the back of his neck, and blood slowly flowed down. Then the body swayed slightly while sitting on the horse, and then fell headlong into the snow with a plop, making no sound at all.
Torun's war horse seemed to have seen an extremely terrifying scene. The war horse neighed sadly and arched its head against its owner who was lying motionless on the ground. After receiving no response, it finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Live and run away into the distance.
And the man who shot Torun did not continue to trouble a war horse.
Then the rustling footsteps gradually sounded in the white wind and snow.
Countless swaying figures walked out of the snow and wind, followed by an army of corpses with no end in sight.
The leader of this group of ghouls is a female White Walker with dark hair and blue eyes. She has pale skin and is very beautiful. She has a metal emblem on her chest, rides on a skeleton horse, and carries a weapon in her hand.
Ice-handled bow and arrow.
It seemed that she had just killed Torrhen Karstark with one arrow.
Dawn is like a sharp sword, splitting the night.
Its daybreak.
The biting cold wind blew the White Walker's hair, and the female White Walker riding on the skeleton horse turned her head slightly, and then withdrew her gaze.
Then the army continued to move forward in silence, and among these people were many figures wearing iron clothes. One of them even had disheveled hair and only one arm left, as if he was wearing a driftwood crown on his head.
The last news about the Iron Islands was that they were attacked by the White Walkers a few months ago, and then the Iron Islands completely lost contact with the continent of Westeros.
One raven flew past, and then disappeared forever.
However, at that time, the coalition forces of the Seven Kingdoms were going all out to prepare for the Battle of Cailin Bay. They wanted to rely on the Neck to snipe the White Walkers, and even planned a wildfire plan to kill the Night King. Naturally, they had no time to worry about the Iron Islands.
The Iron Islands began to lose contact from then on, and until several months passed, it was still shrouded in fog and no sound was heard.
Is there anyone alive on the Iron Islands?
How about Balon Greyjoy, King of the Iron Islands?
No one knows today.
However, the White Walkers who originally attacked the Iron Islands now led a larger army of dead people to suddenly appear on the sea. They attacked Seaside City directly from Ironman Bay. Endless corpses emerged from the sea and headed towards Seaside.
The city is coming.
The Earl of Seaside City, Jason Mallister, has already gone to the coalition forces to assist in the battle, and the few remaining soldiers are naturally unable to withstand the White Walkers' offensive.
Therefore, Haijiang City fell easily, and not even a single person escaped alive to report the news.
In addition, due to the war with the White Walkers, the people in the Riverlands near the battlefield had long been dismissed.
The front line did not receive any news of the fall of Haijiang City, let alone make preparations for it.