Chapter six hundred and forty seventh surprise attack
The hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable, not to mention that in Karen's case, her father, mother and brothers all died at the hands of the Fowler family.
Nothing can resolve this kind of hatred. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Lord Jon Clinton chose this Dornish boy as his guide and led fifty of the most elite killers in the army to sneak attack on the Prince's Pass from behind.
All the doubts in the eyes of the other knights in the Reach disappeared. The Oakheart family knight who had a sinister face and was skeptical at first also apologized and patted Karen on the shoulder.
"Sorry, little brother."
The face of the boy with long brown hair also showed a slight sadness. After such a long time, he has not completely overcome his sadness.
But then Karen shook her head to calm down her emotions, then cheered up and spoke.
"Now that we are ready, let's set off."
"My lords."
The road through the Crimson Mountains is not that smooth. Although most parts of the Crimson Mountains are 'flat', there are correspondingly more Dornish sentries patrolling Tianji City.
They can look far away from the beacon tower, and sending out sentries can expand their surveillance range.
Of course, people trying to cross the Red Mountains can also choose to climb at night, but the chance of casualties is even more alarming.
People in this era generally have poor vision at night. If there is no light source, they can hardly see. If one foot falls, they will die. And top predators such as desert wolves and bobcats that move in the mountains at night will pay close attention to them.
They might as well risk passing under the noses of the Dornish Sentinels during the day.
But now, the path that Karen leads fifty soldiers and knights of the King's Army is not that 'smooth' path.
It is a steeper and more dangerous road. Because of the large number of people on this trip, the attention of the Dornish sentries here is the weakest. The Dornish people do not think that anyone will try to walk this road.
The reason why Karen did not choose this road when he led the villagers through the Crimson Mountains was because most of the villagers were old, weak, sick and disabled. Walking this road would undoubtedly lead to death. There was also no way to travel at night, so they could only take the risk of taking the front, so
Only then was he caught red-handed by the Dornish cavalry.
The team on this mission was moving forward in silence. The Dornish boy was leading the way. He had a thick hemp rope tied around his waist. He used his hands and feet together, and clasped his fingers in the cracks in the rocks. He tugged hard and found that it was stable before continuing to climb up.
, the same is true for the rocks your feet stand on.
The steep cliff seems to be close at hand, but it is obviously only a very close distance, but it seems to be far away in the horizon.
Karen raised his head and glanced at the scorching sun above his head. The sunlight was a bit dazzling, and the sweat on his forehead kept falling down. Then he took a deep breath and continued to climb up.
Click
However, at this moment, a soldier in the army raised his hand to grab the next stone and suddenly it became loose.
"ah"
In an instant, he lost his grip and fell to the bottom of the cliff. He let out a shrill scream, and then fell to the ground and became a puddle of flesh.
This companion accidentally fell under the cliff, but the screams he made before falling to his death caused trouble for everyone else.
"Damn it!"
The scream was so loud that it spread far away in the empty valley. All the soldiers and knights of the King's Army who were climbing the cliff felt their scalps numb. The flesh-faced knight from the Reach could not even help cursing.
road.
They were now climbing halfway up the mountain. Although the slope did not directly reach 90 degrees, it was still extremely steep.
If the screams of the companion just now attracted the attention of the Dornish people, it would only take one person from above to use a bow and arrow or even throw stones. None of the people below would be able to escape, and they would all die here.
Including Karen, the young man who served as the guide, everyone's heart was raised and they lay tightly on the rock wall, waiting for the final result.
But fortunately, after a while, no Dornish people heard the sound and ran over to check. The Dornish Sentinels didn't seem to be nearby, and they escaped.
Everyone let out a heavy breath.
"If anyone falls next, just keep your mouth shut like a man!"
"Don't drag everyone down!"
The knight of the Oakheart family held a pickaxe and spoke fiercely. The other soldiers and knights were all silent, seeming to acquiesce to this rule.
Since if you fall, you will die, even if you scream, it will not help, so it is better to leave the hope of survival to others.
"continue!"
Then the group continued to climb up.
Not long after, another person accidentally fell off the cliff, but this time the other person's eyes showed despair, but he gritted his teeth and did not make any sound. In the end, there was only a muffled sound like a heavy object falling to the ground like a rag sack.
The rest of the people were silent, gritted their teeth slightly, no one said anything more, and then continued to climb up.
He died before leaving the battle, and finally the last person climbed to the top of the mountain. This dangerous road killed a total of eight people, including a knight.
However, the people who successfully climbed to the top did not feel any joy because they knew that this was only half of the task, and there was still a difficult road waiting for them.
After crossing the top of the Crimson Mountains, everyone followed the guide and began to penetrate toward the other side of the mountain.
The group went through hardships and dangerous situations, and finally arrived not far behind Prince's Pass a few days later.
However, the number of people left now is less than half of what they were when they set out, but they have really completed their mission and successfully reached the back of the Prince's Pass without being exposed under the eyes of the Dornish people.
The Dornish soldiers stationed behind the pass are still very unorganized and have no idea that an enemy has touched their rear.
"What to do next?"
Everyone lay down in the surrounding woods and observed the movements of the soldiers at the gate behind Prince's Pass, summarizing their patrol and duty rules, but there was no excuse to approach the gate.
If he had just yelled and rushed over, he would probably have been shot into a sieve by the sharp arrows of the Dornishmen halfway through and buried here, and all the previous efforts would have been in vain.
"My lords!
"I have an idea."
However, at this moment, Karen, a Dornish boy lying in the middle of the team, looked at the convoy that was delivering supplies to the pass not far away, and then suddenly said.
"Um?"
As soon as Karen opened his mouth, everyone's eyes fell on him.
After going through all the hardships before, everyone now looks at Karen with admiration and regards him as their comrade who can live and die together.