The sky in the early morning was still a little gray, and light rain was still falling on the battlefield where the two armies faced each other.
Woo~
The sudden sound of trumpets from the Targaryen army soon resounded throughout the entire world.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Mistoin was very confident in his soldiers, so he directly issued an order for the entire army to attack.
The endless Targaryen army finally began to move under his order. The formation that had just been neatly arranged was like a motionless stone, resolute and solemn. But now with the commander's order, the whole army suddenly turned into flowing water.
, like the rising tide of the sea, rushing towards the Stormland army located high on the southern slope of Tongmen City.
"The Spearmen are on the outside!"
"Shield wall ready!"
Among the Stormland army, Stannis also rode on a high ground, surrounded by guards, overlooking the entire battlefield.
He saw the Targaryen army taking the initiative to launch an attack. His blue eyes were calm, his expression remained unchanged, his back was straight, and he calmly conveyed the order.
"Go and get the trebuchet ready."
"Tell the crossbows to brace themselves and watch out for Viserys's dragon."
"Yes, sir!"
When the messenger heard Stannis's order, he immediately pulled the reins to turn the horse's head, and with his legs under the horse's belly, he ran towards the trebuchet position in the distance.
The Stormland army pooled all resources to create many war weapons, most of which were giant crossbows that could pose a threat to dragons.
And some of them are trebuchets. Weapons like trebuchets can pose a huge threat to the city walls, but they can also be a great deterrent to soldiers.
The lethality is secondary, but the overwhelming deterrent effect of huge rocks falling down is even more unparalleled.
"Trebuchet, prepare!"
"Trebuchet, prepare!"
The officers of the Stormland army received Lord Stannis's order and shouted loudly.
Bang bang
The boulders were pushed to the launch platform of the trebuchet by soldiers, tied with ropes, and then doused with kerosene. Then a soldier held a torch and lit the boulders covered with kerosene.
squeak
The soldiers on the ground floor vigorously stirred the rope of the trebuchet, the winch made a sound, the huge trebuchet started running, and the flaming boulder was suddenly projected out.
Boom boom boom
The overwhelming boulders created scenes like meteorites falling from the sky in mid-air, trailing black smoke behind them, and then crashed down.
The Targaryen army let out shrill screams, and the trebuchets plowed out several fleshy passages, causing the formation to become somewhat scattered.
"kill!"
However, more soldiers wearing golden armor did not retreat and took advantage of this gap to surge forward.
"Archers, prepare!"
"Archer!"
"Archers! Attention!"
The Stormlands army is noisy and chaotic, and their command system is still in its inefficient primitive stage.
The knights ran and shouted loudly, looking for the soldiers of their own families. Then rows of soldiers standing behind them with bows and arrows on their backs stood up and took off the bows and arrows on their backs.
"Nike an arrow!"
All the archers took out arrows from their quivers and placed them on the bowstrings.
"Open your bow!"
Then he pulled back the bow string carrying the arrow, half-raised his arm and pointed diagonally at the sky in front of him.
"put!"
Then with a command, a black rain of arrows flew out, flew into the air, and then fell down together with the patter of raindrops.
Puff puff
Arrows fell like raindrops on the attacking Targaryen army. Unknown how many soldiers fell, and some were embedded in the soil.
"Raise your shield!"
"Raise your shield!"
Bang bang bang
The Targaryen soldier wearing golden armor raised his shield high above his head, and then the arrows fell down with a bang-bang sound, which made his arms feel slightly numb.
However, the soldiers wiped the rain off their faces, held their shields high, and continued to advance towards the Stormland army.
Merely relying on trebuchets and bows and arrows could not stop the Targaryen army's advance.
"It's your turn, Balerion."
Viserys was riding a war horse on the hill, holding the reins with one hand, calmly surveying the entire battlefield, then tilted his head slightly and spoke in a calm voice.
"Hoo"
A huge and ferocious dragon head appeared beside him at some point, with a pair of scarlet eyes and a low roar coming from its mouth, as if it was responding to its partner.
boom
Then Balerion crawled forward two more steps, the ground trembled slightly, and the war horse under Viserys's crotch twitched its hooves uneasily.
If it hadn't been for Viserys's royal war horse, which had seen the dragon many times, it would have been frightened to death at such a close distance.
"They have a lot of giant crossbows, so be careful."
Viserys then reminded him again, the breeze from the top of the mountain ruffling his hair.
"Roar"
Balerion roared once again, responding to Viserys's instructions as if to vent the frustration he felt during this period. Then the dragon ran a few steps forward, suddenly flapped its wings and flew directly into the sky.
…
In the distance, the Targaryen army and the Stormland army have begun to engage in close combat.
"kill!"
Both sides erupted into deafening shouts of killing. People pressed against each other, and they raised their swords and slashed at each other's heads. Then there was the sound of dense swords piercing flesh and blood, and the sound of armor rubbing against each other.
.
Puff puff
Screams came and went.
"Kill them all! Take back our home!"
The commander of the Golden Regiment, Mith Toin, was riding a tall horse, wearing shining golden armor, and with a gray beard. He looked at the battle situation in front of him and roared angrily, stimulating the fighting spirit of the soldiers.
"go home!"
"go home!"
"go home!"
The golden regiment suddenly erupted into roars of mountains and tsunamis. With every roar, the morale of the entire army suddenly rose by one point.
"kill!"
Later, this morale turned into pressure on the Stormland army's front, and even began to show some signs of retreat.
Most of the soldiers and officers in the Golden Company are Westeros who participated in the Blackfire Rebellion and were forced to exile on the continent of Essos. They left their hometowns because of the original rebellion and were unable to return to their homes for generations.
However, they were lucky enough to meet the Lord. Viserys issued an edict to pardon the Golden Company's crimes and allowed them to return home, winning the loyalty of all the Golden Company soldiers.
"withstand!"
"Everyone hold on!"
"No retreat!"
"Think of your families!"
"What will happen to them if they are defeated!"
Seeing that the battle line was gradually retreating, the Stormland army was being beaten back steadily, and the nobles in the rear finally couldn't sit still.
Stannis personally stepped forward to supervise the battle and led the team to kill many deserters in succession before stabilizing the situation and regaining a foothold. After all, the Stormlands army still had an advantage in numbers.
However, just when Stannis took a breath, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet shaking slightly, and there was a rumble in the distance.
Stannis raised his head, and then he saw a huge beast wearing golden armor, with soldiers riding on it, and countless cavalry surrounding it. They were marching towards the two flanks of the army with heavy steps.