Westeros has entered spring.
The wind from the south of the mainland is obviously starting to get hotter.
The hot wind blew over the corners of the Cider Hall Earl Alyn·Cuy's brocade robe. He reined in the horse and raised his head.
Look up again.
Looking ahead, at the "Starpike" blocking him, his eyes slowly became dull.
He had never been to Dornish Marches before, even though it was very close to his home. Alyn·Cuy's adjectives for the castle here were nothing more than "steep and solid" and "difficult to break".
What kind of castle is this?
It is clearly a pale stone mountain!
The outside of the mountain is as flat and steep as a knife. In the upper half of the "stone mountain", the densely packed shooting holes are exposed to the bright sunshine, which can be clearly seen by outsiders, just like countless pairs of eyes peering into the enemy, cold but deadly.
The mountain-like "city wall", coupled with the shooting holes that make the intensive phobes jump, seem to be mocking the three thousand troops he brought.
"Sir, this - this is impossible to fight at all -" the knight beside him also exclaimed.
Alyn·Cuy Earl nodded silently, his at a loss fingertips unconsciously picking at the front bridge of the saddle.
He originally thought that no matter how strong the castle of Starpike was, it was just a high wall in the ordinary concept. Now that he saw the foundation of the clan of House Peake with his own eyes, he was shocked and sighed, "This is also a castle!?"
This is a unique natural danger formed by the mountains.
Cider Hall Earl from Zhouyi River is quite experienced.
Not to mention climbing "to the city", even near the foot of the mountain, you will be exposed to the range of a large number of shooting holes.
Cider Hall Earl simulated the siege in his mind and couldn't help but shake his head.
The maximum range of the trebuchets and battering rams they brought could only reach halfway up the mountain, let alone break through the natural "stone mountain wall".
And House Peake, the real Main Keep, is hidden deep inside this white mountain. They can't even see the shadow of Starpike from outside.
Alyn·Cuy waved his hand to the Cider Hall's three thousand troops to stop where they were, and led a group of trusted knights to survey around the White Mountain.
After half a circle, the faces of the knights behind him became more serious.
It wasn't until we reached the north side of the stone mountain that some "normal" scenes appeared in front of us.
This side of the stone mountain is a natural gap created by the fall of ancient meteorites, and it was also the entrance for First Peake to enter this place in history.
At the gap now, there is a normal city wall that is not as tall as the surrounding gables, but this "normality" is actually more despairing than the previous stone wall.
The city wall is not tall enough, and that is compared to the surrounding stone walls. Its thickness is enough to accommodate four strong horses running parallel on top, blocking the entire valley gap tightly.
Behind the jagged battlements, trebuchets of all kinds, large and small, were lined up. Alyn·Cuy counted them by himself, and there were more than twenty of them, four or five times more than what he had brought.
"Huh----"
Alyn·Cuy took a breath and relaxed his tense shoulders slightly.
When he originally wrote to Highgarden and took the initiative to take over the task of attacking the "The Reach traitor" Starpike, he originally wanted to avoid the fierce battle to the east and came here to "besiege" for a while, just to show off.
Thanks to the reminder from the young Earl, my supplies were not in vain.
It's just that the other party's method of sending a letter is quite scary, with a hint of intimidation. He was able to deliver the letter to his pillow, and no one of the guards standing guard outside noticed him. Could it be that there are people from the other party in the Cider Hall's triangular fortress?
Thinking of the sudden rise of Titus·Peake, Randyll·Tarly, the commander of the vanguard army, almost annexed the entire vanguard army.
Cider Hall Earl also felt a little creepy about this young man's deep thoughts and decisive tactics.
Fortunately, they are not enemies----maybe.
A faint smile appeared on Alyn·Cuy's face, thinking:
As long as both sides play out the drama well and the situation becomes clear after a while, he can use "the attack cannot be held for a long time" as an excuse to withdraw his troops and go home. This "expedition" is just a long trip.
As for the three thousand men under his command, eating horses and chewing them, and losing food and grass?
Hum, Cider Hall Earl is not that kind of poor lord, he has many means of saving and making money!
This way he can communicate while avoiding the flames of war of Stormlands. For him, it couldn't be better.
As soon as I started to feel funny, a little bit of chill came out.
He suddenly recalled the smiling face of Starpike Earl. Before Titus actually launched, he had no idea that the other party was so cruel and ruthless.
"Tacit understanding?"
Alyn·Cuy murmured to himself, looking at the city wall that was also insurmountable and even too close again, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
If the opponent suddenly changes his mind, a large group of cavalry will rush out from the city wall——
Hiss--!
Although the three thousand men of my own are not that small, they are all ordinary soldiers gathered at short notice and have never experienced any major battles. Even the knights who specialize in fighting are only one or two hundred——
Not necessarily, can it withstand the elite impact of Starpike?
"Send the order, our camp will be set up on the plain two miles away!"
Alyn·Cuy turned his horse and left, suddenly giving an order.
The trusted knight beside him was stunned. "Sir, two leagues are too far from the city wall, which is not conducive to a feint attack——"
He did not know the secret of the correspondence between Titus Earl and his master, but he had been told that this grand march was just a way of pretending to attack the city.
"Just two miles away!"
Afraid that Starpike Earl was plotting against him, Alyn·Cuy emphasized his tone, with unquestionable determination in his eyes, "Send more sentries to patrol day and night. If there is any movement in the direction of Starpike, report it to me immediately!"
Although the trusted knight was puzzled, he still accepted the order and left.
Alyn·Cuy watched the knight go away, and suddenly realized that he had come to Dornish Marches to "siege the Reach traitor castle" according to the "suggestion" in the letter, but he was more cautious than the people in Starpike not far away;
Although he clearly held 3,000 soldiers, he was afraid that the other party would rush out with a group of cavalry and overwhelm his own troops.
Obviously I came here to avoid the war, but unknowingly, I felt a trace of awe for Starpike Earl that was far away!
The wind from the south blew again, bringing a touch of heat.
Alyn·Cuy loosened his collar, his eyes fell on the outline of the mountain city in the distance, and he silently prayed to Seven in his heart:
This "drama" must be played out safely----
Starpike The head of the city wall on the north side.
Coach David Robinson, who stayed behind in this city, discovered that the "coming enemies" were coming and leaving in a hurry.
It seemed that after observing his own city defense for a while, he retreated quickly and decisively.
Sir Robinson thought of the news that his Lord Earl had delivered earlier, and thought to himself that he might be able to relax this time.
Well, he can also train the thousand soldiers in the city, oh, and that little kid from Gardon Tars——
The boat moved east of the river.
Titus, who is in the "Storm-Star Shuttle" coalition, is expected in advance -
In order to avoid Stormlands's real attack, Cider Hall Earl, who looks like "harmony brings wealth", will inevitably choose to take the initiative. Based on the idea he gave, he alone takes on the task of attacking the traitor's castle, Titus's hometown Starpike.
If you want to avoid war, you have to start a war - this is really philosophical.
Of course, if the information is wrong, it doesn't matter. Titus has so many Plan Bs----
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