Stannis rode on his war horse and looked at the Targaryen cavalry coming up from both sides in the distance, but all his eyes fell on the dozens of huge monsters.
He even looked livid and couldn't help but curse.
He had never seen such a monster with rough gray skin, a huge body, two giant fangs, and a long nose.
The opponent's body was extremely large. A long-nosed monster could carry almost ten war horses. Especially after wearing armor, it was invulnerable. Along with the Targaryen family's cavalry, they rushed into the flank of the Stormland army and tore it apart like a torrent.
Army formation.
"ah"
There were screams and screams one after another.
The monster opened its maw of the abyss and let out a melodious roar. With a flick of its thick and powerful nose, it knocked away several armored Stormtroopers, just like chasing away a few chickens.
It even rolled up one person and threw him to the ground.
"Bang"
Through the storm of armor, the soldier didn't even let out a scream. He was thrown on the spot with blood spurting from his mouth, his internal organs were shattered, and then he was trampled into a pulp by the iron hoofs of the cavalry who came up.
"This is the gray elephant! Lord Stannis!"
The Onion Knight, who was riding a war horse next to Stannis, spoke at this moment, clearing up Stannis' doubts.
Davos recognized at a glance what this 'monster' was that terrified the Stormlands soldiers.
After all, he once led his smuggling fleet to many city-states in the world, and was eloquent and well-informed.
"It is different from the dwarf elephants in Volantis. Gray elephants are larger in size, have tougher skin, and have a more violent temper. They live in groups and usually move around the Land of Long Summer."
Davos spoke quickly.
"Volantis also has a war elephant army, they"
"Okay, don't talk nonsense now, Davos, is there any way to deal with them?"
As the war entered a fever pitch, Stannis's face no longer looked calm and composed as before. His brows were furrowed and his voice unconsciously became anxious.
The infantry of the two armies had just engaged in a head-on battle, and then the battle line retreated a few steps, but the overall battle situation was acceptable. However, the Targaryen family's cavalry and war elephant troops rushed in from the flanks, completely disrupting the Stormland army's ability to resist the attack.
Rhythm.
When the soldiers faced such a huge beast that they had never seen before, they were so frightened that they dropped their weapons and turned around and ran away. Even more people were killed by the elephants and trampled to death than those who escaped.
The front of the Stormland army has once again become shaken, and even has a tendency to retreat. Of course, Stannis cannot sit still.
"this…"
"How to deal with war elephants?"
After hearing Lord Stannis's words, Davos took a deep breath and his brain began to work rapidly.
This is really difficult for Onion Knight.
You must know that Davos Seaworth doesn't even know two Chinese characters, let alone read any so-called military books and strategies. He is originally just the leader of a smuggling fleet. He is experienced in the world, well-informed, and eloquent.
Good at arguing, flexible and alert.
But neither fighting nor fighting are his strengths.
"How to deal with war elephants"
Davos racked his brains and thought carefully, but unexpectedly, something came to his mind.
Once when he was smuggling a batch of goods, there were several gray elephant tusks among them. He had a few words with the mercenary who sold the goods, and the other party mentioned that the tusks of dwarf elephants were more valuable than those of gray elephants because of their fine texture.
When they hunted these gray elephants, they first used loudspeakers, war drums, horns, etc. to make loud noises to disturb the herd, scaring the gray elephants into fleeing. Then they seized the opportunity to ride on war horses and hunted one of the gray elephants.
elephant.
"Sir, I can think of a way."
Then Davos organized his language and told Stannis the story he had heard.
"Quick! Get all the trumpeters!"
After hearing this, Stannis did not hesitate. With a decisive wave of his hand, he ordered all the trumpeters under his command to come over and blow hard at the gray elephants to scare them away.
However, at this moment, the war elephants of the Golden Regiment cooperated with the cavalry to rush into the Stormland Army and achieved great results. Before the Stormland Army could figure out the correct way to deal with the elephants, a low sound suddenly came from above their heads.
roar.
"Hoo"
A huge black shadow covered the sky and covered the earth, and both sides who were fighting fell into this shadow.
"what?"
Some soldiers in the Storm Army couldn't help but raise their heads, and then they saw a terrifying figure above their heads. They even opened their eyes wide and were dumbfounded.
"dragon"
"Is this the dragon?"
Immediately, the silhouette of the giant dragon passed over their heads, but the panic spread quickly.
"Hey, the tyrant's dragon you just mentioned is not as big as Aegon's, but this"
There was a huge chaos among the Stormland troops who were fighting fiercely. People were shouting and neighing, as if they were frightened by the size of the giant dragon that had just appeared.
However, at the rear of the Stormland army, where countless giant crossbows were densely arrayed, they had been waiting for too long.
"Dragon!"
"The dragon appears!"
"This damn beast!"
Instead of being frightened when they saw Balerion, they became excited, because Stannis had made countless giant crossbows to deal with the dragon, and he had already been fully prepared.
Stannis also promised that if he shoots the dragon with an arrow, he will be rewarded with a thousand golden dragons. If he can shoot the dragon down from the sky, he will be given the choice of castles in the seven kingdoms. If he is a noble, he can also be rewarded with another castle.
He leaped from a commoner to a noble lord in one step, and a noble could win two castles with the same surname. How could these soldiers and nobles from the Stormlands not be moved?
So they have been waiting for Balerion for too long.
"Kill this beast for me!"
Then a knight from Stormland drew his sword and roared angrily.
Bang bang bang
The bow string burst out with thunder, and the long crossbow arrows tore through the air and made a screaming sound, flying straight into the sky.
One of them even missed Balerion's wings and flew into the air before falling down.
The giant dragon that was descending and spitting out flames was startled, and then it flapped its wings and raised its height.
"Roar"
Balerion spotted the giant crossbow on the ground and let out a low roar.
Obviously these little things reminded him of bad memories.
Then, instead of running away, he seemed to be enraged and once again let out a deafening roar, then vibrated his wings and carried the strong wind, and dived towards the group of giant crossbows on the ground.
At the same time, he opened his big mouth, and a flash of fire lit up his throat.