"Iron Victory" was like a tiger coming out of the mountain, carrying a group of flexible longships like hungry wolves, and crashed directly into the hostile camp ahead.
The "Iron Victory", which had a larger bow collision angle, was more fierce than the previous "King Cologne", smashing two clippers in succession.
The Ironborn warriors on the deck roared and launched a counterattack. The crashing of bowstrings and the chopping of battle axes were heard one after another, followed by countless screams and wails from the enemy.
Since "Iron Victory" took a good lead, the entire Ironborn fleet continued to move forward, and the front and rear pincer advantage prepared by the Shield Islands people could not be fully formed for the time being.
The Shield Islands fleet located inside the river was also caught off guard by Ironborn's counterattack. At this moment, it was too late to gather its formation and was rushed to pieces by "Iron Victory".
In the river.
The huge earthquakes caused by the collision of ships, the roars of soldiers, and the cries for help from falling into the water rang out everywhere. In the eyes of countless red-eyed Ironborn, the surrounding thick fog seemed to be dyed light red with blood.
Colen stood on the bow of "Iron Victory", his eyes swept across the chaotic battlefield, and found that his sons were commanding several nearby warships well, and they were able to defeat the other ships without any ability to fight back. He couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction.
Colen personally held two axes. Although he was suffering from stomach pain, his movements were still so fast. He flew the ax twice and easily escaped two lives. Then he fired two more axes, both of which hit the faces of the soldiers on the enemy ship below who were trying to climb "Iron Victory".
It is obvious that he is getting stronger with age and his majesty is not inferior to that of before.
When he was young, Colen Greyjoy was once a standard Ironborn warrior who respected violence and attack.
When it was his turn to rule, Cologne became more peaceful and gradually gave up and improved Ironborn's traditional customs.
He liberated all the slave workers and prohibited the island leaders from enslaving others, although he was not successful. He himself did not marry Salt Wife, but he did not prohibit others from forcibly marrying Salt Wife. He only levied heavy taxes on these people.
In order to strengthen the connection with the green land, he brought many bachelors to Iron Islands and asked them to serve as doctors and teachers to teach the children of the lords. He wanted to slowly change the way of thinking of the island leaders starting from the next generation.
The ravens brought by these scholars also indirectly strengthened the connection between the islands and the islands and the mainland.
Because Column's will is firm and stubborn, he is the most powerful Duke Pyke in modern times, and he is extremely terrifying when angry, so few people dare to openly oppose him.
It is precisely because of this that the execution power of the "King Cologne" used as a bait is so strong.
Coren turned around and looked at the four fleets approaching from the direction of Shield Islands, and couldn't help but reveal a cruel smile on his lips.
He gently pressed his abdomen. After the strenuous activity, the pain in his stomach seemed to be lingering again, but the desire to win overwhelmed the pain in his body.
"Keep charging forward! Completely open up the river for me and go straight to the green land!"
He gave a loud order, and under his leadership, the Ironborn fleet, like a resurrected python, rolled towards the heart of the Reach, completely ignoring the pursuing shield fleet.
You know, it's easy to get in, but once the opponent blocks the Mander River entrance, the entire Ironborn fleet that goes deep into the river won't be able to get out----
Shield Islands's previous name was called "Misty Islands". There is obviously a reason.
The thick fog is like gray ink that cannot be broken away, tightly surrounding the ocean.
Within the river, the fleet headed by the Lord of Green Shield Island was still trapped in the chaos of Cologne's "faking death and counterattack", and the formation was scattered like a kite with a broken string.
Outside the river, the backhands of the four Shield Islands families were setting sail to chase. They hoped to catch up with the tail of the fast-moving Ironborn fleet in front as soon as possible.
No one noticed that more black shadows with rectangular sails were emerging one by one from the depths of the foggy sea in the distance.
These Ironborn long boats are like ghosts, the sound of the paddles is covered by the waves, and the black painting of the hull blends with the fog.
They were the follow-up force of the Ironborn fleet. They also used the cover of thick fog to hide their whereabouts and quietly outflanked them.
King Cologne adopted the same plan as the Shield Islands Lords.
When the second fleet of Shield Islands "pursues" to the port of the Mander River, the fleet of Ironborn will also be divided into two "front and rear" teams to counter-attack them.
At that time, Shield Islands's fleet will be trapped at the mouth of the river, just like what they wanted to do to Ironborn before.
When a Shield Islands soldier on the ship behind looked towards the rear in horror and discovered that in the dense fog, the dense outline of the long ship gradually became clear, an arrow shot into his just-opened mouth and emerged from the back of his neck.
When he lost all his strength and fell to the sea, the sea monsters had already raised their horns and charged towards him.
Only then did the captains of Shield Islands suddenly realize.
They thought they had set a trap to attack from both front and rear, but they didn't expect that Ironborn was an expert in naval warfare.
They had already taken advantage of the situation and set up a bigger and more greedy siege.
Mist is never just a weapon of one family.
Hearing the commotion coming from the enemy ships in the rear, Coren on the "Iron Victory" let out a hoarse laugh.
The laughter is getting louder and louder and crazier----
Ironborn's vanguard fleet finally began to turn around. Several warships were relatively slow, but the longships did not need to turn around, they could just shorten the sails and change oars.
Hundreds of longships launched a reverse charge at the same time, slashing the side of the ship like a tomahawk, and piercing the deck like a spear, destroying the Shield Islands ships huddled in the chaos one by one.
Ahead, the Shield Islands speedboat that had a chance to escape was so frightened by the Ironborns that they never dared to look back and fled straight towards the Dunstonbury ruins.
Behind, Ironborn's second wave of fleet completed the task that was originally supposed to be completed by Shield Islands's reserve force. They blocked the river, and prepared enough arrows to rain down on the scattered ships trying to break through.
Shield Islands people's clipper group was attacked, bitten and devoured by two groups of hungry wolves from inside and outside the river.
Ironborns shuttled through the chaotic enemy fleet, extending their "squid tentacles" wantonly, constantly dividing and destroying the isolated and helpless ships.
Shield Islands's fleet fell into a desperate situation in the blink of an eye.
They had already relaxed their vigilance due to the successful ambush, and accelerated the pursuit, taking the initiative to rush into the death zone prepared for them by Column. The degree of dispersion of the formation was no better than that of their troops inside the river channel.
Now being attacked from all directions by Ironborn, whether they were gathering or spreading out, the soldiers on the speedboats were quickly retreated by Ironborn's more skillful long-range encirclement skills.
When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, these armed islanders are no match for the Ironborns who have learned killing methods and surface combat experience from their father since childhood.
Inside and outside the Mander River's mouth, it became a grand performance venue for Ironborn's to show off their superb wolf pack tactics, swords and axes, archery, and throwing skills.
Miserable howls and calls for help echoed in the mist. They had played their cards first, but they had no other support.
Blood filled the air.
The Ironborns were like bloodthirsty beasts, killing them at will on the enemy's deck. Following the Old Way rule of "kill them all, rob them all, burn them all", they looted all the weapons and property on the Shield Islands ship, and then set fire to the dilapidated ship.
The burning hull turned into fireballs in the fog, reflecting the ferocious smiles of the Ironborn soldiers and the desperate faces of the Shield Islands soldiers.
With this group of fireballs as the background, "Iron Fleet" killed Shield Islands people, merged together, and suddenly became larger, and continued to move towards Highgarden in the north.
Colen leaned against the bow of the ship, unable to conceal the joy in his eyes.
Shield Islands's defense was destroyed in one go, which also meant that the defensive force in the western part of the Southern Territory disappeared, the door to the Mander River was opened, and the heart of the Reach located in the middle of the Mander River also opened its arms to Ironborn.
Many years later, the fertile soil of the green land is once again close to our eyes. All Ironborns need to do is to drive straight into it.
During the Gardener King's period, Dunstonbury, who had guarded the downstream of the Mander River for Highgarden, has long since disappeared. After Iron Islands's fleet enters Mander River, it will not encounter any resistance at all.
This is the choice made by the new Lord of the South, House Tyrell, and of course they must bear the consequences of this choice----
Highgarden Emergency!
The fog on the Mander River is thinner than on the ocean outside the river mouth.
When the sun reaches its zenith, the river fog has long since dissipated, revealing the remains of warships floating on the river.
The broken mast was stuck diagonally in the turbid river water, the broken sail was stained red with blood, sporadic flames were still burning, and wisps of black smoke were rising.
Colen Greyjoy stood on his "Iron Victory", overlooking the messy "burning ground" on the water, and also observing his three sons.
His sons were leading their men to clean up the battlefield. Ironborn's longboat was gradually filled with captured items and armor, and cheers from the soldiers could be heard from time to time.
Whether they discovered a new treasure or killed another Shield Islands fish that slipped through the net, it seemed worthy of their applause.
Balon's "King Viken" is docked in the middle of the river. He is the eldest son of King Coren, with a lean body and agile movements--
He is strong and strong, with unusually cold and hard lines on his face, as if he was carved out of a rock. His black eyes look aggressive as they glance from left to right.
He has a personality similar to other Ironborn: stubborn, fearless, and aggressive.
In some places he is similar to his father, but in other places he is just the opposite. He fervently believes in "Old Way".
The flags of the Shield Islands lords are still hung on the side of the "King Viken". There are four islands and four families, and there is no shortage of one.
Those were the trophies he captured when he personally commanded the battleship and broke through the enemy's blockade.
"Son of the Sea Breeze" Balon's face was full of an unruly smile, and he was directing the Ironborns to salvage their fallen companions.
His battleship named "Viken·Greyjoy" is known for its swiftness and fierceness. During the flanking battle, it tore apart the formation of the Shield Islands fleet and captured many fast ships. This battle resulted in a lot of gains----
The Sunset Sea adventurer with the best individual qualities, the Ironborn Viking from Westeros: