The black dragon roared, its huge figure shuttled through the rain, and then swooped down at high speed, spitting out dragon flames.
boom--
The raging dragon flames poured down from above their heads, destroying a large number of giant crossbows on the ground. The soldiers of the Stormland screamed and were buried in the sea of fire.
The corresponding giant dragon swooped down from the sky and had two crossbow bolts inserted into its body, but Balerion didn't care. The pain only aroused its bloodthirsty, and the violent dragon flames continued to clean the earth.
Rumble——
The trebuchet was also submerged in the sea of fire, and the tall frame collapsed suddenly.
Buckets of kerosene prepared to be poured on the boulders were detonated, making a huge explosion. The flames shot into the sky and even a small mushroom cloud rose.
"ah--"
More Stormland soldiers were swallowed up by the flames, and the water on their bodies was burned dry in an instant. They let out miserable screams and then lost their lives in terrible pain.
"Fight back!"
"Fight back!"
However, there were still many giant crossbows prepared by the Stormland army, and they were not all burned down by Balerion's attack.
Some of them are on flat hillsides, and some are hidden in the woods. They are scattered over a wide area, but they are afraid of being destroyed by the giant dragon's dragon flames.
"Quick! Get up quickly!"
Faced with mythical creatures like dragons, the ambitious Stormlanders soldiers were initially blindsided.
However, he lay on the ground holding his head and waited until the dragon's figure flew across the sky and saved his life, and then he came back to his senses.
"Kill it!"
"Kill this beast!"
The knights of the Stormland rode their war horses and looked up at the giant dragon above their heads as they flew into the distance. They drew their swords angrily and roared angrily.
Bang bang bang——
Then there were several more sounds of giant crossbow strings bursting out, and the crossbow arrows screamed through the air and rushed straight into the sky, but they did not hit the distant target.
When the dragon is high in the sky, the target becomes smaller and the crossbow's crosshair becomes larger, making it almost impossible to hit the target. Their only chance is to hit Balerion when it swoops down.
But the giant dragon flies extremely fast when close to the ground, and a giant crossbow requires the coordination of several soldiers at the same time.
Two soldiers were responsible for shaking the pulling shaft to adjust the shooting angle and aiming, several soldiers were responsible for pulling the bow string, and one soldier pressed the giant crossbow arrow, which was comparable to a spear, into a groove similar to the rifling, and finally worked together to push the crossbow arrow.
Launched.
Therefore, using a large number of giant crossbows to deal with giant dragons requires not only excellent skills, but also luck.
"Ho--"
Balerion's roar echoed throughout the sky.
It flew in mid-air, spitting out dragon flames to cleanse the crossbow bolts embedded in its body, burning them to ashes, and then swooped down again.
The battle entered a fierce stage. There was strong pressure from Balerion in the sky, and the resistance of the Stormland army on the ground became more and more difficult. The front even began to waver and became precarious.
Naturally, Stannis Baratheon, who had proclaimed himself the Duke of Storm's End and Lord of the Stormlands, could not sit still when he saw this scene.
"Let the cavalry troops move out."
"Yes, sir!"
Then he finally played another card and sent the Stormlands cavalry to take the initiative to surround the Targaryen cavalry and protect the central line from flanking attacks.
Rumble——
The cavalry troops behind the Stormland Front began to move out.
They were wearing all kinds of family armor, with colorful coats of arms and decorations printed on their chests. The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and the heavy horse hooves stepped on the muddy ground, and then splashed mud spots.
"kill!"
"Kill all these bastards!"
"Kick them out of our homes!"
The cavalry of the Stormlands had been gearing up for a long time, and finally waited for the opportunity to attack.
In fact, these cavalry knights are the real main force of the Stormland army. They are composed of nobles and their domestic soldiers. They have undergone strict training, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not at the same level as the temporarily captured strong men.
Then, with the rumble of iron hooves, overwhelming Stormland cavalry poured into the battlefield, and the situation on the battlefield changed once again.
"kill!"
Dangdang——
The cavalry fought, wielding swords and clashing, and their armors rubbed against each other. From time to time, a knight was stabbed by a spear, screamed, and fell off his horse.
Bang——
Some war horses suddenly collided with each other, and the horses neighed in pain. The knights on the horses both fell to the ground, then pulled out their daggers and crawled around on the muddy ground, white knives going in and red knives coming out.
Finally, one of the Golden Group's war elephants collapsed. This adult male gray elephant was covered in gold armor, but it was covered with spears and was covered in blood.
Behind it were the corpses of Stormland soldiers everywhere, plowing out a path of flesh and blood, causing the Stormland army to suffer heavy losses.
"devil…"
Many soldiers looked at this behemoth and watched helplessly as it trampled their comrades into pulp. They couldn't help but break down emotionally, dropped their weapons and ran away.
However, this adult male gray elephant finally couldn't hold on at this moment. It finally let out a high-pitched cry, and its two front legs as thick as stone pillars softened, and then collapsed suddenly, hitting the ground heavily.
"devil!"
"This monster is dead!"
"This monster is dead!"
Seeing the war elephant collapse, the soldiers in the Stormland could not help but heave a heavy sigh of relief, and then cheered.
However, the fall of a war elephant was not enough to change the situation of the entire war. This vigorous battle of Tongmen City lasted from early morning to dusk.
The sun sets in the west.
The blood of soldiers on both sides dyed the land red, and the sound of war drums and horns continued for a long time. Although Stannis was a battle-hardened commander, he was now at his wits end. He tried all his methods but could not change this situation.
The end of a war.
In the end, the Stormlands army was unable to withstand the Targaryen army's attack. Dragons flew in the sky, and war elephants roared on the ground. The battle line began to collapse from one point, and then quickly spread to the entire army in an irreversible situation.
"escape!"
"Run away!"
The Stormlands army began to collapse. Even Stannis personally went into battle to supervise the battle and led the team to kill deserters, but he could not stop the soldiers from escaping.
Some members of the supervising team were even killed by the deserters with a sword. The two sides suddenly became tense. The supervising team and the deserters fought together, and the situation was completely out of control.
"Lord Stannis!"
"The war is over, retreat back to Storm's End!"
The Onion Knight rode his horse and rushed to Stannis's side, speaking in an anxious voice.
"I will not give up my soldiers!"
Stannis's face was covered with blood. He had just killed several deserters, but he could not prevent the collapse of the battle.
"You are the commander-in-chief, not some infantryman!"
Davos was so anxious that he couldn't help but curse, and then he winked at the bodyguard beside Stannis.
The guards immediately understood. They picked up Stannis and put him on the horse. Stannis resisted symbolically and scolded several times, but then he was still put on the horse by the guards.
He was riding on the horse, turned his head and took one last look at the Stormland soldiers who were being slaughtered one-sidedly. There was a look of unwillingness on his face, and finally he squeezed the horse's belly with his legs.
"Walk!"
Then he fled the battlefield surrounded by his own soldiers.