House Tarly is the descendant of "Hunter" Harlon and his Li Sheng brother "Horn" Hareth.
The reason there are two ancestors is because the second generation Horn Hill Earl cannot tell who his father is.
Harlon and Hareth are worthy of being Li's sons. They play very coquettishly and the relationship between the two brothers is quite harmonious.
They were so harmonious that they were willing to marry a beautiful witch living in the Horn Hill forest as their wife.
The two brothers shared her beauty and love and lived together for hundreds of years.
Legend has it that every full moon, they would hold an enviable joyful ceremony with their witch wives, so the youth and lifespan of these hunting brothers lasted for a long time----
Recalling that House Tarly can also be traced back to the origin of "Garth Greenhand", Titus prepared for the battle steadily according to its own rhythm.
At the same time, we are also carefully observing the situation of this "deer hunting" unit from Horn Hill.
Horn Hill has always been very strong.
This depends, to a large extent, on their ability to stay in line.
Randyll·Tarly Of the three thousand people recruited this time, one-third are Horn Hill's unique archer and scout group.
This group of people belongs to the elite who are called up and trained all year round during the off-season, similar to the previous Peake Pikemen Corps.
Titus thought:
There are a thousand people who can be called "professional" archers, which is really a luxury.
Different from the stereotype that many people have of strong shield hands, tough melee troops, and weak archers, this type of long-range troops that can deal a lot of damage are actually only qualified to be strong men with strong strength and long arms.
Compared with those melee soldiers who are equipped with swords and shields and are quick to use, archers who draw bows and shoot arrows to kill enemies are the real technical arms.
The location of Horn Hill is in a hilly area with lush woods.
The Tully family's castle is close to the Crimson Mountains, and has always been in close contact with Star Shuttle City. They often join forces to fight against the invasion of the Dornish army from the south and the wild bandits in the mountains.
Also starting from martial arts, the Tarly family has also given birth to many warriors and Hunters who are famous for their bravery in the history of the family. They have also always had an excellent tradition of opening the mountains and forests in the territory to the people of the territory for hunting.
That's why.
Tarly's Moxia is rich in archers who are proficient in bow and arrow skills and good hunters who are good at reconnaissance and tracking. The overall military capability far exceeds that of House Peake, whose war potential has been weakened over the past few decades.
If Starpike had not suddenly strengthened its strength recently thanks to the golden dragon of the Harrenhal conference, the gap between the two would have been even greater.
The gap between archers and archers is similar to the gap between athletes.
Everyone who knows Titus knows that when facing House Tarly's archery regiment, Stormlands's army will inevitably suffer heavy losses. After paying a considerable price and casualties, it may not be able to defeat the Horn Hill Tarly regiment with their support.
By that time, someone should appear.
Someone knows:
It is not easy to train this group of archers from the Tarly family. Although they are precious, they are not without their weaknesses.
The biggest one is naturally behind them----
In Westeros, many nobles with a long history will choose beasts as symbols of their families.
Call yourself: lion, wild bear, stag----it seems that after using these emblems, you can really become as powerful and ferocious as those beasts----
But House Tarly is an exception.
Their family crest is a walking Hunter drawing a bow and shooting arrows, not a baseless fantasy of a beast.
And Hunter specializes in shooting wild beasts!
With a hammer coming from the west, the Pegasus storm army from abroad marched all the way and finally broke into the territory of the Cider Hall.
Waiting for them in front were the Reach vanguard troops who were one step ahead, occupied a suitable battle location, and were waiting for them to come.
"Sixteen thousand" versus "eight thousand".
The smaller the Reach army has more confidence in victory.
Randyll·Tarly did not break his promise. He took his adjutant Alyn Hunter and the three thousand soldiers he brought from Horn Hill to the front and lined up in a majestic formation to wait.
Alyn·Hunter comes from a knight family on the west side of Dornish Marches, and has always been Randyll Earl's right-hand man. His family emblem is: a dead brown deer tied under a crossbar, with all four hooves piled up, and being grilled.
This seems very unlucky for Robert I on the opposite side, but it is a source of good luck for Randyll·Tarly.
I don't know if the theory of luck really played a role.
Some time ago, Robert·Baila Theon, who had been winning consecutive battles, seemed to be a little acclimated after coming to the Reach, and lost his sharpness and initiative on the Cider Hall.
Will his winning streak end here?
The eight thousand men of the Reach vanguard army were in a neat formation. At the front were the shield bearers and spearmen commanded by the Horn Hill knights.
No matter in terms of weapons and equipment, or technical and tactical levels, these were originally peasant soldiers and were not up to the level of the Peake Army, but today's protagonists are not them.
The thousand half-archers and half-Hunter behind the dense formation are the main players in the next killing field.
They stood in rows, with the quivers around them filled with arrows, recharging their strength and waiting for military orders.
The Stormlands army on the opposite side has just finished their rapid march. The team has not yet fully deployed. The soldiers have a tired look on their faces. Robert I, who is leading the army, is still full of energy.
After the lords of each family had slightly adjusted their formations, Robert roared angrily and took the lead to charge towards the group of opponents who were obviously dressed as peasants and soldiers.
Encouraged by his "charge with me" rather than "charge with me" momentum, his cavalrymen followed him excitedly and wanted to make more achievements.
The surrounding infantry hurried forward and swarmed up, following behind and to the sides of the cavalry. They kept shouting and rushing forward, relying on the energy-consuming method of shouting to eliminate the fear in their hearts.
Regardless of the random shouting performance of the infantry, it seems to have the meaning of "infantry-tank coordinated" combat.
When Stormlands's cavalry passed halfway, Randyll·Tarly, who was standing behind the column, waved his hand fiercely, and the adjutant Alyn·Hunter beside him immediately shouted, "Your Majesty has the order, fire the arrow!"
"Fire the arrow!"
"Fire the arrow!"
Randyll The members of the left and right guards around him spread the orders of the vanguard officer far away.
The archers in the back row put their arrows on their strings, opened their bows towards the sky, and let go to shoot. Thousands of arrows formed a parabola shape, rising to the highest point in the sky, and like heavy black clouds, they struck at Stormlands's stormtroopers.
Stormlands's soldiers, especially those infantry with limited armor, had no time to react. The sophisticated arrows under the acceleration of gravity had already penetrated their flesh and blood, and screams rang out one after another.
Many soldiers with shields raised their shields to block, but they could not stop the increasingly dense flow of arrows.
There was an unlucky man whose shield was of poor quality, and the rough wooden shield in his hand was pierced by an arrow.
Bone and flesh are connected, skin and wood stick to each other, neither pulling nor pulling out.
The unlucky Stormlands soldier was spinning in circles in pain, and just when he let out a cry of pain, the next moment, he was nailed in the heart by an arrow.
The soldier collapsed and couldn't cry anymore.
With the sound of arrows hitting flesh and the muffled sound of bodies falling to the ground, the originally decent formation of the Stormlands people instantly became a mess.
Only the cavalry team of Robert barely escaped being called out by the "raindrops" in the sky with their strong men, thick armor, and fast horses. Many cavalrymen still have scattered feathered arrows stuck in their armor.
Horn Hill is not limited, and all the arrows used are refined.
"Damn archers, damn the Reach guys!"
Arrows rain down: