The sky in Dorne always has a blazing sun, and when the sun shines on the ground, the air seems to be distorted.
Even with this intense heat, the Dornish people have long been accustomed to it.
Count Manwudi, surrounded by more than a dozen knights, galloped over. There was a small slope about ten meters high on the roadside. Manwudi whipped the sand horse under his crotch, galloped up the slope, and climbed down.
When I saw it, I immediately felt relieved.
The Crimson Mountains have already emerged here, and the terrain is mostly hilly. From a distance, there are continuous ups and downs.
Beneath the hillside, Dornish cavalry for several miles were rushing forward.
The cavalry are wearing scale armor made of Dornish specialty brass, which shines like gold flowing in the desert when the sun shines!
In front of the team was flying the flag of the Manwudi family, a skull with a crown,
This is the pride of the Manwudi family. It is said that the founder of their family once killed an ancient king of the Reach here! Therefore, their fiefdom is also called King Tomb City.
Although their names and experiences are unknown, they firmly believe in it and are proud of it!
I silently calculated the number of marching days in my mind and found that it was less than a day's journey from Vail City.
After receiving the order from Sunspear City to support Weir, Wangzhong City quickly organized its army, and took the pride of the family with four thousand cavalry on the Bone Road.
"The cavalry of Dorne are not used to defend the city!" Count Manwudi complained in his heart.
After decades of fighting Aegon and his dragons, the Dornish people no longer rely on useless facilities like city walls for defense, and have developed their own style of warfare.
They have always avoided large-scale frontal decisive battles, relying on lightly armored warriors and excellent sand horses for assaults. Although their specialty sand horses are small in stature, they have extremely strong endurance. They can cooperate with the Dornish people to advance and retreat when the enemy retreats. When the enemy retreats, we chase them.
The combat strategy of running has achieved countless victories.
Therefore, they almost never defend the city. This time, the reason why the prince asked to defend Weir City and also requested support from the other two cities was because Sunspear City had received accurate information.
The people from the Stormlanders who came this time were all cavalry!
How ridiculous! Can pure cavalry be used to attack a city? Do they have to jump off the horse and climb the ladder?
No matter how tall the walls of Dorne are, they cannot be climbed on horseback!
"How far is it from Vail?"
"Your Majesty the Earl!" One of his generals, a cavalry commander of a thousand-man regiment, rode forward on his horse without wearing a helmet, letting the sweat fly away with his messy hair, and replied in a rough voice,
"This place is less than forty miles away from Weir City, and we can reach it before dark!"
"Very good" Count Manwudi nodded, "When we enter the city, we must be well entertained by the Welfare people. Now order the cavalry to speed up!"
When the general heard this, he hurriedly said despite the sweat on his face: "Sir, the cavalry has been stretched too far. If it encounters the enemy, I'm afraid there will be no time to organize the formation."
"Hahaha, the distance between us and Wer City is more than twice that of Storm's End, and we are marching so fast. How can we encounter the enemy here? Don't worry!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a deep horn sound suddenly came from the distant line,
Count Manwudi's expression changed, "Blowing of trumpets! How come there is a sound of trumpets? Are you connected with the people coming from Well City to meet you?"
"Quick! Send two people to the front army to ask!"
At this time, the thousand knights of the vanguard regiment had already separated from the rear army for nearly two miles. Originally, the commander intended to slow down, but the rear army kept sending orders. We must feel the city of Weir today, so we could only hurry on. We just rounded a hill, and the sight ahead was
Suddenly it opens up and you can clearly see the distance!
I saw that in the northwest direction ahead, on the flat wilderness, there seemed to be a black storm sweeping towards here!
Under the low and distant sound of the horn, if you look closely, you will see what kind of storm is there, it is a stream of iron! Splashing along the front line! The sound of countless iron hooves hitting the earth bombarded their eardrums!
"Ride, cavalry!!"
"They're coming!"
I don't know who was the first to shout out, and the commotion quickly spread throughout the entire vanguard group.
"Arrange to meet the enemy! Arrange quickly!" the commander roared hastily, but it was impossible to assemble the scattered cavalry in a short time. He saw the black clouds on the opposite side getting closer and closer.
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The commander knew he didn't have enough time, so he gritted his teeth! Even if he tried to stop him with his life, he still had to give the rear army enough time to stop him!
"Charge! Charge quickly!"
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The protracted march line saved Count Manwudi at this time. His vanguard group had been defeated, but it also gave him enough breathing time.
The main cavalry was in formation, and the earl looked pale into the distance. The sound of fighting could be heard clearly, but it was too short! The time was really too short!
But within a moment, it started suddenly and ended suddenly. Manwudi's heart contracted violently!
The defeated troops have already fallen,
It was so miserable that no one was holding a weapon, some were holding shields, and most of them were hugging the horses' necks tightly and fled back in a hurry.
The black cavalry were like hunters driving sheep, chasing after these broken soldiers.
No matter how good you are at guerrilla warfare, you can't turn around and run away if you encounter a head-on collision. Otherwise, you will only be chased to death. You can only disperse the enemy first.
"Rush over!" Count Manwudi ordered loudly,
The golden cavalry, who had completed their formation, began to charge. The rumble of horse hooves was slow but fast, combed and dense, as if they were rushing in like a summer rainstorm.
The second round of the Stormland Cavalry's horn sounded,
The oncoming black light cavalry suddenly split into two before coming into contact with the Dornish cavalry, bypassing both sides, and firing bows and arrows at the Dornish flanks, revealing another cavalry that had been following behind!
I saw these cavalrymen and horses in full armor, with thick black plate armor covering their bodies.
The current rider has an astonishingly majestic figure. Even the man and the horse are covered in black armor, and the red cloak behind him rustles in the wind!
"Heavy cavalry!" Count Manwudi let out a sharp sigh!
There are no heavy cavalry in Dorne, they are all light cavalry that protect their upper bodies with scale armor. Needless to say what will happen if they run into the well-equipped heavy cavalry at such a close range!
Trying to escape at this time is already a fool's errand. Don't worry about time or distance. Even the enemy's light cavalry on both sides cannot get out of the way.
They have been driven to a dead end!
Fortunately, there are not many enemy heavy cavalry!
Count Manwudi, who was standing on the high ground, could clearly see the number of heavy cavalry on the opposite side. He pulled the order soldier next to him with his hands and sprayed the order soldier's face with a roar and spittle.
"Plus! Order the cavalry to rush over at all costs!"
"Charge! Charge over!" Hearing the sound of the trumpet, the cavalry commander threw the riding crop in his hand on the ground. BMW, who usually regarded him as a brother, could no longer care about his heartache. He drew his saber, pointed it at the horse's butt and cut it hard.
Shama was in pain and became three times faster! He rushed towards the oncoming Stormland heavy cavalry!
The heavy cavalry formed a tight formation, in an arrow formation, and slammed towards them like a clenched iron fist!
In the blink of an eye, the two groups of cavalry collided hard!