Liumu City in House Leygood is located in the southwest of Harrenhal, close to the west bank of Gods Eye.
The distance between the two places is not that far, and it would take an average person about a day and a half to complete the journey.
Davion has already finalized the march plan. He will rush on the road today and arrive at the village at the junction of Harrenhal and House Leygood to rest and spend the night. He will set off again early tomorrow morning and arrive at Liumu City at noon.
Evening is approaching and the sun sets at the end of the wilderness.
The entire team moved forward steadily according to the established formation.
The three cavalrymen walked at the front, responsible for exploring the road, observing the surroundings, detecting dangers, and clearing the way forward for the large group of people.
Followed by House Vance's twenty infantrymen, lined up two by two, barely maintaining the pace of a brisk march under the constant urging of Kalen·Vance.
They say they are infantry, but they are actually a group of makeshift farmers.
House Vance's original private soldiers had long been wiped out by Davion, and it was impossible to recruit regular soldiers in a short period of time.
In order to please Davion and show his usefulness, Kalen could only forcibly recruit farmers in the territory to replenish their numbers and create this team out of hand.
Davion looked at the team in front of them with their equipment in a mess and walking loosely, and felt quite helpless.
He originally planned to let the Vance family members serve as cannon fodder at the front, but now it seems completely unrealistic.
In the final analysis, these people are just ordinary farmers with crude weapons. They have not received any formal training and have never been on the battlefield. If they encounter a tough battle, it is no different than letting them die directly.
Davion thought about it for a while and rejected the idea.
In his current state of mind, he couldn't do anything like letting civilians die.
Davion led Viri, Wode, Kalen, Vance and Gendry on horseback to follow the civilian team. There were two cavalry guards on each side of the team, followed by ten guards of Harrenhal.
Comparing the two sides, the difference is clear at a glance.
Different from the loose and procrastinating civilians before, these ten guards were very professional. They all wore standard leather armor, with family emblems printed on their robes. They carried long guns on their shoulders and hung long swords on their waists. They marched in an orderly manner and were in a stable state. They did not need anyone to urge them at all.
At the end of the team are the three remaining cavalrymen from Kalen·Vance, who are responsible for holding down the rear.
This group of temporary civilians was too weak and too slow, which directly slowed down the entire army.
Seeing that it was getting late, they were still several hours away from the border village where they planned to stay.
Kalen·Vance secretly glanced at the expressionless Davion, feeling increasingly panicked and muttering to himself:
It's over, Lord, you won't be angry anymore, right?
Feeling anxious, his shouts urging the peasants to hurry up became more and more impatient and severe.
Davion originally only recruited 10 cavalry, but Kalen was eager to show his loyalty in front of Davion and took the initiative to recruit a lot of civilians.
I wanted to show my face, but ended up showing my butt.
Davion is not really angry.
Kalen is willing to take the initiative to work harder and be obedient. He sees this attitude and there is no need to be harsh.
But when Kalen was so anxious that he wanted to whip the farmer who fell behind, Davion stopped him directly.
At this moment, the cavalrymen who were exploring the road in front galloped back. Before their horses could stop, they shouted urgently:
"Master Earl! Master Kalen! There is a village ahead, and there are already armed men patrolling and guarding it!"
Davion turned to look at Viry Wode.
Viri Wode immediately took out the map from his arms. It was a detailed topographic map he had taken from Bachelor Tomius before leaving. It completely marked the locations of all the territories and villages of Harrenhal.
He quickly locked the target on the map and confirmed that it was Maigu Village, and his face was suddenly full of doubts:
"Sir, Maigu Village is our Harrenhal's territory. It is completely within our territory. How can there be outsiders stationed and patrolling?"
Davion looked at the cavalryman who reported the news and asked in a deep voice:
"How many people are on patrol? Do they have markings on them? Can they carry the family flag?"
Although the cavalryman did not recognize the family emblem, he could clearly see the pattern on the opponent's robe.
He immediately replied:
"There are ten of them, all on horseback, and several of them are wearing iron armor."
"They all wear white burqas with a big green tree painted on them."
Weili·Wode immediately opened his eyes angrily when he heard this, gritted his teeth and cursed:
"Damn it, it's House Leygood!"
"We just rented some wasteland near Oak Village to them for farming, but these people were greedy and took advantage of the situation. They directly crossed the border to garrison and reached our hinterland!
Sir, I was derelict in my duty and failed to detect the abnormal movement in time! I should patrol the border more often!"
Karyl Vance stood aside, silently shut up, shrank back, and didn't speak, because his family wanted to do this next.
Davion waved his hand and said.
"It's not your fault. Ultimately, it's because I, the lord, didn't run the business well. The territory is too poor and I can't even afford enough guards to patrol, so others can take advantage of it."
He changed the subject, his eyes suddenly sharpened, revealing a cold murderous look:
"No need to say more! Let me ask you, there are unidentified armed thugs in my territory. How should I deal with it?"
Wei Li·Wode's eyes were focused, murderous, and he simply said one word:
"Kill!"
Davion raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, raised his hand and ordered:
"All cavalry, come forward with me! Kalen, you stay and continue to lead the infantry team forward."
"As you command, my lord!"
Davion rode his horse to the front of the team, and all the cavalry immediately followed.
These people are all veterans of Grey Stone Keep. Many of them have seen Davion take action with their own eyes and are in awe of this young Earl.
Davion was just about to say a few words to boost morale when suddenly there was a rapid and chaotic sound of horse hooves in front of him.
The other two cavalrymen who were exploring the road were running back desperately, looking panicked and embarrassed.
Behind them there was a group of cavalry chasing after them.
"Damn it, are you so arrogant? Chasing my people in my territory!"
Davion's eyes were full of anger.
In order to show the majesty of Harrenhal, he specially asked all the cavalry to put on the Harrenhal standard robes. The emblem of the black bat on the yellow background is very eye-catching, and it is absolutely impossible for the opponent to miss it.
Knowing that he is Harrenhal, but still dare to pursue him so blatantly, this is a naked provocation, and you don't take him and his territory seriously at all.
Davion held the lance tightly with one hand, the tip of the gun was cold and cold, and he shouted coldly:
"Rush!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead and rushed out, followed by his cavalry at full speed.
This group of people are all veterans with full battlefield experience. They know that they must take the initiative to engage in the battle. Once the opponent is allowed to charge at close range, our own side will fall into passivity.
When the two pursued sentries saw the reinforcements arriving, they immediately moved to both sides to avoid the attack, bypassed the charging main force, retreated to the rear, retrieved their lances, and waited for the opportunity.
The oncoming House Leygood cavalry suddenly bumped into the support team, their expressions suddenly changed, and the leader yelled:
"Everyone holds a gun and faces the enemy!"
The speed of his cavalrymen did not slow down at all, and they skillfully drew out their long spears from the saddle gun racks, pointing the spear points forward.
Different from the simple weapons of Davion's men, the flags of House Leygood are all hung on the tails of their spears.
In just a few seconds, the two groups of charging cavalry collided head-on, and the battle began instantly!