Game of Thrones: The New King
Chapter 117

E.116 A White Cloak Slain amid Thousands of Troops

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The battlefield was filled with smoke and dust, and the shouts of killing shook the whole world.

The armies of the royal party and the rebel party were strangled together. The crisp sounds of swords clashing and the miserable cries of dying soldiers alternated with each other, forming a bloody symphony.

"Who is that?"

Crown Prince Rhaegar, who is located in the center of the royalist army array, is wearing a luxurious battle armor inlaid with red rubies. He holds the reins tightly with his five fingers wearing metal gloves and frowns.

Just now, a spy covered in blood came to report that there was chaos in the front array. The cause was a group of men who broke out from the enemy array.

"Come on, let's go up there and have a look."

Crown Prince rode on his BMW and led his adjutants, Jon and Darry in white robes, to a hillside near the front.

This low hill is not too high, but it overlooks half of the nearby battlefield. There is also a small stream a few people wide at the bottom of the slope. The stream is clear and has not been contaminated by the blood from far away.

Climbing to the top of the hill, Rhaegar looked far into the distance. His gaze passed through the diffuse dust and was fixed on the right side of the battlefield ahead. Hundreds of cavalry were like a black lightning, "cutting" across the battlefield at high speed from right to left!

Most of them were wearing unified black cavalry armor, holding military lances and knight swords. They were all riding the famous the Reach military horses. The war horses galloped like flying. Wherever the horses' hooves stepped, grass clippings swirled up and smoke and dust were like dragons.

The soldiers of the royal army who "blocked the road" were either knocked away by them or cut down. The black cavalry riding sideways were imposing and clashed constantly, forcibly opening up a "high-speed channel" exclusively for their use.

This cavalry is really running very fast, but its formation is not chaotic at all. It is like an extremely sharp razor, running rampant in front of the own army's formation, and it is outrageous.

As the cavalry gradually arrived directly in front of the low hill, even though they were separated by many soldiers, Crown Prince and the white robe were both heartbroken and subconsciously grasped the hilts of their swords at their waists.

They almost concluded that this terrifying elite cavalry was coming for them and others.

Jon·Darry could not hold back any longer. He had already drawn out his sword nervously, his eyes fixed on the black cavalry in the distance, watching their movement, and ready to give orders to escort and fight at any time.

But the next moment.

He and Crown Prince were both stunned. When the cavalry passed directly in front of the military formation, they did not pause at all, nor did they show any signs of turning. The riders did not even glance in the direction of the hill here. They just continued to "hurry" and rushed to the left without looking back.

After the brigade crossed the border, a puff of dust and smoke raised up covering their backs, leaving only the scattered corpses of the royal army that fell to the ground along the way.

Jon·Darry's tense body suddenly relaxed, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Lord Crown Prince who only listened to him looked at the direction of the cavalry going south and murmured to himself, "I originally thought that Duke Storm's End Robert·Baila Theon was powerful enough - I didn't expect that there was someone in the rebels who was braver than him. Whose general is this?"

At this moment, the scouts at the foot of the hillside hurriedly ran up the low hill and reported the latest news to them in a hurry. Some survivors in front saw the flags carried by the cavalry, several brand-new orange-bottomed Three Castles Banner.

"It's him again?"

Jon·Darry exhaled in a low voice, Rhaegar's face suddenly changed.

"It's that black Earl again"?"

Rhaegar has watched the opponent's competition with his own eyes and knows that this person is quite brave - that was during the Harrenhal martial arts competition.

But at that time, all his thoughts were on Lyanna, and he didn't pay much attention to a young man who was just starting out, even though that young man almost competed with him for the jousting championship.

Later, when he heard this person's name again, all he heard was negative news that made his blood pressure rise.

Rumors that Titus·Peake and Robert·Baila Theon and Eddard·Stark are best friends of the Blood Alliance are spreading more and more widely.

Rhaegar had only heard that the other party was very powerful in fighting, but now that he had witnessed the scene that had just happened with his own eyes, his evaluation of this person in his heart suddenly increased a lot.

"This Titus·Peake led his cavalry straight south. What exactly does he want to do?"

Jon·Darry The white cloak behind him fluttered in the wind, and there was a trace of doubt on his face.

Could it be that Titus·Peake, the lord of Dornish Marches, and a certain lord in the Dorne army turned against each other, but they couldn't bear it even for a moment, and had to rush to take revenge in the middle of the battle?

Rhaegar shook his head, indicating that he could not guess him.

Neither of them noticed that due to the publicity of Starpike Earl, the morale of the rebel army was greatly boosted, and the shouts of killing in front became more intense and closer.

Soon, red will infect the pure stream at the foot of this hill——

Jon·Darry has always been with the commander-in-chief of the army Rhaegar Crown Prince, but the impression is not deep.

The white robes in other war zones are not in good condition.

Opposite the left wing of the rebel army, the opponent left behind by Titus was Sir Barristan Selmy, who temporarily commanded the Riverlands royalist army with the support of Rhaegar.

This person has made too many achievements and killed too many famous people. His own reputation is very great, so he is also regarded by others as the best way to obtain honors.

The first thing Titus's cavalry disrupted was the formation of Riverlands's royalist army, which forced Ser Barristan Selmy, who was originally commanding the rear formation, to step forward in person to try to regroup.

However, the Riverlands people themselves were in a mess. No matter how hard they tried, they could not integrate themselves. The situation quickly evolved into a dilemma where the lords on the left wing of the rebel army took the lead in besieging Barristan.

Who is Kingsguard's white robe, still so high-profile and distinctive even on the chaotic battlefield?

Everyone wants to defeat the "fearless" Barristan, step on each other's shoulders, and climb the ladder of glory.

Barristan, who was not afraid of this, proved why he was able to achieve so many achievements with kills again and again.

Westeros's "Harvest Hall Zhao Zilong" is fine for the moment. As long as the general trend does not collapse, there is no sign of being trapped and killed.

As for Lewyn Martell, the other Kingsguard and Dorne army commander at the southern end, the situation is much worse.

Just like Barristan, he also received special care from the leaders of the opposing camp.

The white-robed prince holding a long spear and possessing superb martial arts skills was able to retaliate one by one at first, but what could he do to his opponents - the Canyon Knights riding Vale of Arryn? They fought continuously, fighting endlessly, and their skills were quite fierce.

It didn't take long for him to bear it no longer and he began to get injured frequently.

This is due to the fact that the knights of Vale have their own pride. They can only fight Lewyn in a round-robin battle, but do not rush forward in a swarm.

In order to share the pressure for him, the teams of Skyreach and High Hermitage are moving closer to him, taking over the fierce offensive from the Vale of Arryn heavy cavalry and the rear Seaguard cavalry. Unfortunately, the effect is limited.

Dornish's spear array is indeed tenacious, but it cannot completely withstand the continuous charges of armored cavalry on the frontal battlefield.

The overall depth of the canyon knights' attack was temporarily stopped due to Dornish's strong resistance, but the named challenges from Vale's nobles and elite knights continued uninterrupted.

Of course, the defeated challenger also paid its due price.

For example, Denis Arryn, the leader of the Canyon Knights, the general manager of Gates of the Moon, and the heir to Duke the Eyrie, has been carried to the rear by his blue-armored horse, and his life or death is unknown.

The "lucky guy" of Vale seemed to have the time to repay his luck today. In the previous fight with Lewyn Martell, he cut Lewyn's left arm, but was defeated by the opponent with one move.

Dennis was stabbed seven times in the front and chest by the gun tip of Lewyn, and suffered seven stab wounds. Now he is being rescued by his well-spoken black-haired attendant, and he doesn't know if he can survive.

Prince Lewyn, whose black hair was mixed with some White Hair, was leaning on a spear and breathing heavily. His outfit in silver armor and white robes was already splattered with dark red blood.

He is the younger brother of Princess Dorne, the uncle of Crown Princess Elia, the commander of Kingsguard of Aerys II, Dorne royalist army, and is responsible for attacking the rebel right-wing military formation today.

Unexpectedly, he hit a hard wall called "Canyon Rider".

The ten thousand Dornish under his command were not good at dealing with cavalry, and the situation was gradually beginning to collapse. It was all thanks to him to step forward and use the so-called "sense of honor" of the Adar people to hold back the group of Vale knights who wanted to kill the white-robed plus Prince of Dorne head-on.

But a tiger can't stand up to a pack of wolves, and the opponent is not a mediocre player, so he won't be able to hold on any longer.

Lewyn is very skilled in martial arts. The rebel knights just now announced their names and family backgrounds one by one, and took turns challenging him. He also stepped forward and defeated three of them in succession.

The first one was knocked off his horse by him, the second one was also wounded by the tip of his spear, and the third one——Denys Arryn struggled with him for the longest time and was finally defeated by his marksmanship.

But the cost of the wheel battle was huge after all. Dennis opened Lewyn's left arm with a huge wound that was deep enough to see the bones. Blood dripped down the arm and dripped to the ground, even staining the gun barrel he held red. He received a hammer on the chest, and every breath was filled with tearing pain.

He held the gun shaft in his hand and tried to stand up straight, hoping that the House Fowler of Skyreach and the Dayne branches of High Hermitage could hold up under the pressure of the opponent's cavalry.

Lewyn Prince shook his head, trying to make his judgment on the battlefield and his slightly blurred vision clearer, but his body couldn't help but sway a little.

The Canyon Knights on the opposite side temporarily lost their leader, and Sir Simon Temperton of Ninestars was not here either. After seeing the weak state of the prince, they all put away their weapons. The initial provocation was no longer in their eyes, but there was a bit more awe.

Duels between knights are inherently fair. Even if there are some changes on the battlefield, the Dorne white knight on the opposite side still fights against many people on their side with his own strength. This is enough to win the respect of the knights.

Just as a certain knight leader directly under Gates of the Moon was about to speak, proposing to postpone the challenge and let the prince rest for a while, a young figure suddenly rushed out from the crowd.

"Prince Lewyn! I, Linn of House Corbray, challenge you!"

The young swordsman is holding a long sword of corrugated steel with a sharp black light. It is Linn Corbray who was once knighted by Marco Grafton.

After the fall of Gulltown, he flexibly jumped around and joined the rebel army as the second son of the Corbray family with the family sword "Lady Forlorn". He was also House Corbray's only "support" for the rebel army.

Linn walked quickly to the opposite side of Lewyn, his thin face full of unabashed fanaticism.

This is a young man eager to become famous.

Moreover, this young swordsman from Vale Heart's Home has always thought highly of himself. Back then, Jaime·Lannister was hailed as the number one swordsman among the younger generation because of his fight with Smiling Knight. He was not convinced.

He felt that it was just a white robe——

You are the strongest!

white robe:

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