Chapter 73 is weird

"Kill!"

A Dornish soldier rushing in the front row had just slipped into the deep and wide trench when he saw the Riverbend man behind the wooden fence throw a wooden barrel at him

Barrel?

The Dorne soldier was stunned for a moment, then turned sideways, and deftly avoided the barrel.

But this wooden barrel was very weak, and it was smashed to the ground, and the liquid inside splashed him all over.

He panicked for a moment, thinking it was some kind of poison, but after waiting for a while, he didn't find any physical discomfort.

Instead, there was a strong aroma of wine.

At the same time, he also noticed that not only him, but others also received the same treatmentbarrel attack.

But what damage can it do?

The weird scene made the Dornish people a little dazed.

Of course, they quickly came to their senses and attacked the crude fortification in front of them while avoiding the barrel that was thrown at them.

The trench is slightly deeper than the height of a normal person, and the inclination of the **** is not large. Since it is urgently repaired, protruding rocks can be seen everywhere on the slope, so it is not difficult to climb.

Just be careful to avoid the barrelsit's really not a big deal to get hit.

Soon, Dornish warriors climbed out of the trench.

But at this time, they encountered strong resistance.

Behind the wooden fence, stood a row of soldiers holding long guns. Among them were Hewan people and dark-skinned savages, but amidst the sound of unified orders, they stabbed out their long guns one after another.

For a moment, it was as if a forest of iron and steel rushed towards us.

The Dornish fighters who reacted quickly either rolled to avoid, or raised their shields to block, but there were also those who reacted slowly, or those who did not believe in evil and wanted to fight recklessly with their knives. Basically, there were a few blood holes on their bodies.

The Dornishmen were not intimidated by the dense array of guns. They were not savages, and their combat literacy was much higher.

After a few rounds of gun stabbing, few Dornishmen who were familiar with the tricks of the people of the Riverbend were stabbed. On the contrary, several Dornishmen jumped over the wooden fence and entered the gun formation of the people of the Riverbend.

Of course, the sporadic Dornishmen couldn't cause damage to the formation of the people from the Riverbend at all.

However, the Dornishmen did not give up.

They are still launching attacks. As more and more Dornishmen climb over the wooden fence, the formation of the people in the River Bend is already showing signs of instability.

But at this moment, the people of Hewan actually chose to retreat, giving up the first line of defense extremely decisively.

A Dornish knight wearing a dark yellow cloak climbed over the fence and chopped down a Riverbend soldier, but seeing the Riverbend people retreating in an orderly manner, he still didn't take the risk of catching up.

Behind him, more and more Dornish fighters jumped over the wooden fence to completely occupy this line of defense.

"My lord, do we want to chase?"

The knight looked at the two similar fences in front of him, as well as the innermost half-built castle, shook his head, and said:

"Stay where you are, go and tell Lord Urik about the situation here."

"yes."

Urik in the rear was a little confused when he heard the report from the front line.

This is probably the weirdest battle he has ever fought in his military career.

It's weird from the start.

He didn't know whether it was the Sir Caesar who didn't understand military affairs and messed up, or the enemy had some conspiracy.

Urik felt that the latter possibility was the most likely.

After all, that Sir Caesar was able to gain a firm foothold in a place like the Crimson Mountains, and he could make tens of thousands of wildlings surrender, so he didn't look like a fool.

"Where's the wooden barrel they threw? Show me one." Urik decided to be more cautious.

"yes."

Soon, the soldier ran back with a wooden barrel.

This is the Riverbend man abandoned behind the first line of defense, and he hasn't had time to throw it out yet, so it's intact.

Urik took a closer look and found that it was an ordinary oak barrel, but the iron hoops around the barrel were deliberately damaged, so the whole barrel would fall apart whenever it was bumped.

He carefully opened the cork of the wooden barrel again, and then he smelled the rich aroma of wine.

is brandy.

Of course Urik was very impressed with this wine. Originally, he planned to cooperate with that Sir Caesar to sell this wine.

But why did the other party throw all the wine out?

This thing can't kill people.

Limited to technical reasons, the nobles of Westeros know very little about high-concentration spirits, let alone that alcohol can be ignited when the concentration is high.

Therefore, Urik couldn't associate wine with fire.

Is it poisonous?

This is the only possibility Urik can think of.

He was startled, put down the barrel quickly, and said to the soldiers:

"Tell the soldiers not to touch these drinks, keep their mouths and noses closed, and don't let the drinks enter their bodies."

"yes."

Afterwards, Urik let the vanguard rest at the first line of defense, and replaced it with a second batch of 300 soldiers to attack the second line of defense of the people in the river bay.

The offensive and defensive battle of the second line of defense was lackluster, almost a replica of the offensive and defensive battle of the first line of defense.

Inexplicable wooden barrels, trenches dug out in a hurry, the only threats are the wooden fence and the gun array behind, but because the defense line is too long, and there are not enough people in the river bend, it is easy for the Dornishmen to find a gap and turn over.

However, it was the same this time. More and more Dornishmen climbed over the fence in front of them.

The Dornishmen did not rush to pursue, but methodically occupied the second line of defense, and then continued to attack the third line.

Still the same script.

However, with previous experience, the Dornishmen occupied the third line of defense without even paying many casualties this time.

At this time, in front of them, there is only the last line of defense

That unfinished castle.

At this time, even the most cautious Dornish warriors could not help feeling complacent.

"Haha, when did the people of Hewan become so timid? They dare not even confront each other head-on?"

"Yes. However, the line is quite neat."

"It's especially neat when retreating! Hahaha..."

There was a cheerful atmosphere on the battlefield, and the Dornish soldiers talked and laughed relaxedly, as if they were on an outing.

Urik still frowned. He personally came to the last line of defense and looked at the half-finished castle.

Compared with the previous three shoddy wooden fences, the walls of this castle are decent. The outer wall is very smooth, with almost no footholds, and it is difficult to climb without tools. There are two layers inside and outside, and there are no large siege equipment If it is, it is impossible to forcibly destroy it.

But unfortunately, the city wall has not yet been built, and it is only a dozen feet high, so it is not difficult to attack it by force.

If the people in the Riverbend were still as cowardly as before, Urik even thought he could have dinner in this unfinished castle.

So, he decided to try it out first.

"Knight Aris, bring 300 people and take this so-called castle for me!"

"Yes, my lord!"

(end of this chapter)