However, at this moment, Aemon looked at the bloody battlefield with debris everywhere, and there was not much joy in winning the war on his face.
Rain and blood were mixed together, and the air was filled with a fishy smell that even a heavy rain could not wash away.
Because this war started because of him, so many people were displaced and their families were destroyed...
If I had just surrendered to my brother and accepted my fate, maybe this disaster would not have happened?
Seeing the tragic battlefield, the silver-haired young man, who was already soaked to the skin, felt guilty in his heart.
He vowed that if he could win the final victory, he would definitely become a good emperor who loved his people like his own son.
But now is not the time to continue being pretentious.
Then Aemon Targaryen regained his mood.
Then he stood on the tower and looked at the imperial soldiers surrounded below, with heavy raindrops pounding on his head, took a deep breath and spoke loudly.
"My brothers... they have abandoned you!"
"Put down your weapons and surrender!"
The second prince Aemon made a choice that was completely opposite to Oberyn's prediction.
Oberyn believed that Aemon would never accept these soldiers trapped in Highgarden.
Because the reason is very simple, soldiers who have just surrendered cannot be absorbed immediately, so beware of them repeating themselves.
They even had to send some people to put away their weapons and specially guard them. This was simply impossible for the Second Prince's army, which was already short of manpower.
But it happened that Aemon actually did what Oberyn thought was impossible.
"Surrender!"
The young prince with silver-blond hair stood in the heavy rain and spoke loudly.
The imperial soldiers wearing black and red armor who were surrounded below were also soaked in the heavy rain.
Phew~
They were holding long swords stained with blood after the fight, their chests were heaving and they were breathing heavily. They heard the words of the second prince Aemon, and then looked at each other in confusion.
Surrender?
Everyone is looking into the eyes of the people around them and asking for their opinions. Now they can't even choose a person who can take charge.
On the other side, everyone present heard what Prince Aemon said.
The soldiers of the Stormland and Riverbend coalition were also breathing heavily, and the blood on their bodies was being washed away by the rain. They were holding weapons with curled blades in their hands and looking at the enemies in front of them with hatred.
They had killed many of their comrades-in-arms and fellow villagers. If His Highness the Second Prince had not been there, they would have loved to pounce on them and kill all these enemies.
But now that His Highness Aemon has spoken, they can only temporarily suppress the murderous intention in their hearts and wait for them to make the final decision.
The atmosphere in Highgarden City is a bit depressing. It's so quiet that you can only hear the heavy breathing of the people around you, and the sound of heavy rain hitting the ground with water.
After all, the two sides were still fighting fiercely just now, and even their eyes were red from the fight, but at this moment they forcibly stopped.
However, although no one spoke now and it was very quiet, everyone's eyes were full of naked hatred.
At this moment, one of the imperial soldiers who were surrounded suddenly let out a sigh of relief and seemed to have made mental preparations.
clang clang clang——
He directly threw the long sword in his hand to the ground, making a crisp sound.
And he threw the long sword in his hand to the ground and surrendered, and the rest of the imperial soldiers breathed their last breath in their hearts.
Although the laws of the empire stipulate severe penalties for surrender, no one wants to die if they can survive.
What's more, they were abandoned by the large army first, so surrendering under such circumstances is understandable.
clang clang clang——
clang clang clang——
With the first person as an example, these imperial soldiers wearing black and red armor and being soaked in the heavy rain threw away their weapons and surrendered.
Phew~
On the other side, the soldiers under the second prince saw this scene. Although their eyes were full of hatred, they also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the enemy surrendered and they were spared the final fight.
"Everyone get out of here!"
"Hold your head with your hands!"
"Squat aside!"
Then the loud orders from the officers of Aemon's army rang out in Highgarden.
They confiscated the weapons of all the surrendered soldiers and asked them to line up aside to remove all their armor.
And Aemon saw the scene of these imperial soldiers surrendering peacefully, and the violently beating heart in his chest slowly calmed down a lot.
The heavy rain still continues.
The rain flowed down the hair on his forehead and slid over his cheek.
Then the silver-haired young man looked towards the distant city with a pair of lavender eyes, took a deep breath, and said silently in his heart.
"I wonder what the situation is like outside the city now?"
...
And now outside Highgarden City.
As the commander of the Imperial Legion, Oberyn thought twice before ordering the entire army to retreat out of caution.
The entire army retreated to the camp at the bottom of the hillside, preparing to regroup and wait for the sudden heavy rain to pass before launching an attack on High Court.
Anyway, High Court and His Highness the Second Prince are besieged here, and this is their last city.
Even if His Highness the Second Prince could still ride away on the dragon, all his soldiers and nobles were buried here. Where else would Aemon want to make a comeback?
Therefore, Oberyn was not in a hurry, and Horos had no doubts when he saw this scene. The two of them had similar ideas.
However, just as the Imperial Legion was preparing to retreat to the camp for repairs, an accident suddenly happened.
"Commander-in-Chief!"
"Commander-in-Chief!"
"Something bad is going to happen!"
The young affairs officer named Kane who graduated from the Imperial Military Academy rode a war horse and came from nowhere at high speed.
His face turned red, and when he saw Oberyn, he didn't even have time to dismount, so he hurriedly shouted.
"Kane, calm down, what happened?"
The gray-haired old prince of Dorne frowned slightly when he saw Kane's impatient look.
There was always a bad feeling lingering in his heart, but he couldn't figure out where it came from.
However, now that he saw his trusted subordinate running over in such a hurry, the uneasy premonition in his heart became even more amplified.
After all, he knew Kane as a child. He had never been one to make a fuss when encountering a small problem. Something must have happened...
"My lord! The Mandeb River is flooded!"
"The flood has spread!"
And just when Kane, the legion affairs officer, was speaking loudly in the heavy rain.
"What's going on?"
"Water, the ground is full of water!"
Suddenly, the voices of many soldiers exclaiming came from the surroundings, and there was sudden chaos among the retreating army in the darkness.
However, the dark flood then spread like a big black hand to Oberyn at some point.
The war horse on which the old general was riding seemed to have a premonition of disaster, and it pedaled its hooves restlessly.