However, not all Imperial Legionnaires are as lucky as Harder.
When the heavy rain suddenly fell, as the commander-in-chief of the Horos army, the old general Oberyn was riding on horseback to mobilize the army.
He raised his head and looked up at the sudden heavy rain with a pair of old eyes. His long gray hair was wetted by the rain, and his beard was dripping with water. A bad premonition welled up in his heart.
"This rain..."
As a world-renowned commander, Oberyn is also the elder of the eldest prince Horos, so the position of commander-in-chief of the entire army undoubtedly fell into his hands.
And Oberyn is getting older. What he used to be most proud of was his flexible, cunning and changeable command style. He often took the wrong direction. No one could guess what his next move would be, and he was fooling the enemies around him.
But now Oberyn is facing his old friend. The two of them once fought side by side in the Eastern Continent. They almost started from scratch and became the right-hand man to help Viserys conquer the huge empire he has now.
Oberyn knew his old friend very well, and the other party also knew him very well.
Oberyn knew the opponent's capabilities very well, so he slowed down the pace of his attack and attacked step by step, fearing that the opponent would find a flaw.
But Oberyn changed his style and became cautious, not even himself.
However, Oberyn's excessive caution did not help him win the war, but instead became a direct inducement to fall into the trap of his old friend.
"Not a good sign..."
A heavy rain came suddenly, and old general Oberyn felt a bad premonition in his heart.
If the old man's past character was to be followed, he would have ordered an attack regardless of the cost, and conquered Highgarden in one go. He took shelter from the rain in Highgarden City tonight, but at this moment he hesitated...
As a genius who has obtained six bachelor's degrees, Oberyn is undoubtedly a smart man with an extremely astute mind. Therefore, faced with this sudden situation, he had doubts in his heart.
He was worried that there might be some kind of ambush set up in Highgarden.
Anyway, the current situation is that the second prince Aemon and his old friend Bessie are already the turtles in the urn, and our side has a huge advantage.
As long as Oberyn doesn't make any mistakes, it's only a matter of time before he can conquer Highgarden steadily.
"How long will this rain last?"
Oberyn thought for a moment.
The lives of the entire army depended on the commander's thoughts. Oberyn knew this truth since he began to lead the army alone in battle.
Therefore, his brain was spinning rapidly, and he finally made up his mind to focus on stability. After all, the advantage now lies with me.
"Someone is coming!"
"Order the entire army to retreat!"
"Take shelter from the rain for now!"
The gray-haired old general riding on the horse frowned. After much deliberation, he finally made up his mind, and then ordered in a decisive voice.
"But, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Some brothers have already invaded Highgarden City!"
However, Oberyn issued the order, and a young affairs officer on the side was slightly stunned, and then spoke in an anxious voice.
He was a young steward who was appreciated by Oberyn. He was originally a knight's squire of a nobleman, but by chance, he got the opportunity to study at the academy in place of his master.
And this knight squire named Kane seized this golden opportunity, worked hard, and achieved excellent results.
After graduation, he joined the Imperial Legion as an administrative officer. Later, he was appreciated by Oberyn and was directly promoted to serve next to him.
But now, the clerk Kane, who had always admired and even admired the old general, suddenly contradicted him.
Because Kane knew very well that under Oberyn's order, the soldiers who had invaded Highgarden City in advance were ruthlessly abandoned.
No matter how depleted the army under the command of the second prince Aemon is, and there are even many farmers among them, it is still not difficult to eat these people if there are too many ants to kill the elephant, and it also gives the enemy a chance to breathe. .
Kane contradicted Oberyn, and Oberyn's eyes immediately fell on the face of his admired young steward.
"Follow orders, boy!"
"The future will be yours, but now is not the time for you to have the final say."
However, Oberyn was not angry, and just looked at him twice.
Then he raised his head and looked at the distant battlefield again, and spoke in a calm voice.
"Go ahead."
Oberyn naturally knew the reason why Steward Kane contradicted him.
He also knew that retreating now would be equivalent to giving up the part of the soldiers who had already invaded the city.
Facing the counterattack of the second prince Aemon's army, they had only two choices, either to surrender or to die.
However, the war is not over yet, and Aemon's men are short of manpower. Naturally, some people will not be assigned to guard these prisoners of war who may not really surrender, and other things may even happen.
Therefore, there is a high probability that even if they kneel down and surrender, they will not be accepted. There is only one way to choose, and that is to kill them all...
Oberyn certainly knew this when he made this decision. He knew very well that the lives of the entire army depended on the commander's thoughts.
However, Oberyn would have risked the lives of his entire army at this moment and braved the harsh weather to conquer Highgarden.
But now Oberyn has chosen to sacrifice the lives of a small number of soldiers in order to maximize the probability of a stable victory in this war.
If it were another battlefield in normal times, or if he was not facing his old friend Bessie, Oberyn's decision would be understandable.
Facing sudden changes on the battlefield, sacrificing a small number of soldiers to preserve the overall situation is definitely the right decision.
But it is a pity that Oberyn is not familiar with the local water and soil, and does not understand the hydrological characteristics of the Mander River.
Because in Oberyn's memory of living for more than sixty years, it seems that no major disasters occurred in the Mander River.
Therefore, all his attention was focused on how to defeat his old friend Bessie and how to break through the High Garden, and he neglected to pay attention to the Mander River.
What Oberyn didn't know at this moment was that this heavy rainfall in a short period of time had directly caused the mouth of the Mander River to burst its banks, and the surging floods began to spread across the vast plains of the Reach...
Now the only commanding height on this land is Highgarden.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"
When the young clerk Kane saw Oberyn's eyes and heard what he said, his body trembled slightly, then he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement, then turned around and began to deliver the order.
However, not long after Steward Kane turned around and left to convey Oberyn's order, intensive horn sounds sounded on the battlefield.