The Stormland army set up an ambush in the Kingswood and launched an attack on the vanguard of the Targaryen army. The two sides started a fierce fight on the banks of the Wende River.
"kill!"
Sir Bruce Bukele of Coppergate City led the Stormland soldiers out of the woods. He rushed into the Targaryen army with a long sword in his hand, slashing left and right, as if entering an uninhabited land.
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Rows of archers in the woods also drew their bowstrings, and then a black rain of arrows fell, causing a large number of casualties.
"Everyone, hold your formation!"
"Don't panic!"
The commander of the Targaryen vanguard army is Ser Bened Beren, and he is also not neglecting. He is wearing thick golden plate armor of the Golden Company, riding on a tall horse, with an unkempt beard on his face and sharp eyes.
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He did not panic in the face of the sudden attack. He pulled out the long sword from his waist and loudly ordered his subordinates to stabilize their formation first, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
"kill!"
Dang Dang Dang
There was the sound of metal colliding everywhere, arrows landed on the shields, and the shouts of killing from all directions shook the heaven and earth.
At this moment, a Stormland soldier rushed towards Ser Benedd Berenne. He heard the other party giving orders and knew that he was a commander of the Targaryen army.
However, he underestimated the other party. Bened Beilein was originally a mercenary of the Golden Company. His ancestors were once a knight family in Westeros. He was later forced to flee his hometown due to the Blackfire Rebellion.
Bened Beilein was knighted for his service during the First War of Conquest.
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Facing the fierce enemy, he killed him with one sword
This was the first battle since the Total War of the Second War of Conquest, where the Targaryen army and the Stormlands army met for the first time.
Outside the battlefield, as the leader of the Stormlands and even the entire conservative noble camp, Stannis would have been crowned king in the Stormlands now if his brother and nephew, who were kings, had not died.
Only in this way can we more legitimately resist the Iron Throne, instead of being called rebels as we are now.
Stannis was wearing a cloak and riding a tall black horse. He stood on a hill not far away, overlooking the entire battlefield.
"Davos, do you think we will win this battle?"
His expression was calm, and then he suddenly asked.
As Stannis's most trusted advisor, the Onion Knight Davos Seaworth has always been the one he consulted for advice. He also followed Stannis on a war horse.
But this time Davos was slightly stunned when he heard Stannis's question, and then turned his head and looked at him in disbelief.
"certainly."
"Lord Stannis, you"
All the soldiers in the Stormlands, including the Onion Knight, many of them are full of confidence in this war.
The reason is that except for the Onion Knight, most people have not experienced the war between humans and the White Walkers, as well as the dragon flames of the dragons and the iron hooves of the Dothraki.
The people outside King's Landing and the royal territory, rather than letting them believe in a prince who left the Red Keep at the age of seven and went into exile on the continent of Essos, they are more willing to believe in the lord above them.
This was also one of the shortcomings of the previous political situation of the Seven Kingdoms. They only knew the noble lord above them, and they did not even know which king was ruling the Seven Kingdoms.
In particular, there are many barbarians in the Targaryen army. To the ordinary people and soldiers in the Stormlands, the Dothraki are just a legend. They firmly believe that Viserys is a tyrant and they are the righteous party.
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The Onion Knight's confidence stems from his loyalty and admiration for Stannis, but now that he heard Stannis ask this, he suddenly felt a little panicked.
Because he heard the lack of confidence in Stannis's words, he knew the lord he swore allegiance to very well.
And when a commander himself is not confident, this battle
"Nothing, Davos, I just asked casually."
However, Stannis did not listen to Davos's answer. He interrupted what the other person wanted to say, with a calm expression that showed no emotion or anger.
Then he turned his horse's head and descended from the hill, telling the messenger beside him to prepare to withdraw.
The Onion Knight saw Stannis leaving, looked at his back, and then turned to look at the battlefield not far ahead.
Finally, he gritted his teeth slightly, turned his horse's head and followed Stannis's footsteps. The cloak on his shoulders fluttered in the wind, and he rode down the hill.
"withdraw!"
"retreat!"
Stannis ordered a retreat, and the sound of retreat resounded on the battlefield. The Stormlands army began to retreat slowly like the tide receding, leaving corpses everywhere.
Although this battle was an ambush set by the Stormland army in advance, it seemed that they did not gain much advantage.
The soldiers of the Targaryen army obviously fought more bravely, because military exploits meant a bright future for them, and there must be brave men who were rewarded heavily.
Both sides caused a total of thousands of casualties, and then retreated, preparing to set up camp.
The Wende River is actually not very wide and cannot be used as a natural barrier to stop the Targaryen army. Therefore, about 30,000 troops from the Stormlands garrisoned on the hills south of Bronze Gate City and set up camp here.
They were fully prepared for this war. Men, women, old people and children went into battle and built a large number of giant crossbows.
The Stormlands are not like Braavos, which had a large number of giant crossbows but neglected defense. The Stormlands army monitors the sky day and night.
They swore that if Viserys dared to come alone on a dragon, they would shoot him and his dragon into a sieve.
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However, not long after, night came along with heavy rain.
The Targaryen army temporarily stopped after crossing the Wende River. The large army led by Viserys finally arrived, and the pouring rain from the sky continued to pour down, hindering the advancement of the army.
Tread
Viserys was riding a white horse, and the horse's hooves were treading on the muddy road. A bolt of lightning flashed above his head, illuminating the handsome profile of the silver-haired young man.
His hair stuck to his armor, and rain ran down the bright Valyrian steel armor.
Viserys looked up at the camp of the Stormland army not far away, with piercing eyes, and then finally raised his hand.
"stop!"
"Everyone, stop moving forward!"
The officers shouted orders, and the entire army began to set up camp here.
"I'm going out, don't look for me."
Then Viserys spoke.
"His Majesty?"
However, before his bodyguard could react, the silver-haired young man clamped his legs on the horse's belly, rode the horse into the vast rain, and disappeared without a trace.