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Chapter 72: fight
Chapter 72: fight
??Chapter 72 War Start
?? As soon as it was daylight, Urik Shad boarded the ship.
Looking back, various flags fluttered in the wind on the shore, and groups of soldiers trotted to board the hundreds of longships lined up on the pier. Even under such circumstances, the army still maintained basic order. Huddled together in a mess.
??The dark brown leather armor, the dark scimitar, and the dark yellow shield exude a chilling and bloodthirsty atmosphere.
?? This is the elite army of the Dane family!
??Urik took a deep breath, his mouth and nose seemed to be filled with the smell of rust, which made him full of ambition.
??The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that Gaoyin City did not send anyone to join the battle.
?? And bewitched by that hateful "Dark Star" Jelo Dayne, many vassal knights of the Dayne family also rejected his call.
?? Of course, this is expected.
??As the most powerful branch of the Dane family, those guys in Gaoyin City naturally cannot have the same heart as him.
??Perhaps they are still eager to see themselves fail, so that Dane of Gaoyin City will have a chance to enter the Starfall City.
?? But how could he fail.
??Urik smiled dismissively.
??Although this battle is very hasty, it is definitely not a decision he made on a whim and in a feverish mind.
??He is deliberate.
??He had inquired about the situation on Yingzui Island a long time ago. There were no more than 200 soldiers who were truly worthy of a battle, but on his side, he had summoned nearly 2,000 elite soldiers!
?? Moreover, the opponent's castle has not yet been built, and it is the weakest time. If you don't take this opportunity to defeat it and wait for the opponent to gain a firm foothold, then Starfall City will have a headache and have nothing to do.
?? "My lord, the soldiers have boarded the ship!"
?? "Okay!" Urik nodded, turned to face the direction of Yingzui Island, waved his hand vigorously, and said loudly, "Let's go!"
"yes!"
??With an order, hundreds of white sails were unfolded one after another, like a crescent moon under the blowing of the sea breeze.
??The sharp blade-like bow split the waves and headed towards Yingzui Island.
?? This movement startled countless seabirds, circling and singing over the fleet.
??No one noticed that among these seabirds, a huge falcon with a pure white tail also swooped past the fleet. There seemed to be a touch of human emotion in its sharp eagle eyes.
??The next moment, the falcon flapped its wings violently, and shot straight into the sky like a sharp arrow, never to be seen again.
??…
?? In a blink of an eye, the falcon came to Yingzui Island and circled over the lord's cabin.
?? This scene quickly attracted the attention of many citizens.
?? At this moment, the wooden door of the hut opened, Samwell came out, and the falcon swooped down immediately, and finally landed on his shoulder.
?? "My people! The enemy is coming, are you ready to fight?"
?? "Willing to kill the enemy for Lord Caesar!"
?? "Master Caesar is invincible!"
??…
??Amidst the cheers, Nora stared at Samwell and the falcon on his shoulder, her eyes were a little straight.
?? "Mother." Natalie leaned into her ear, "Master Caesar, has he also been favored by the old gods?"
??Nara is still staring at Samwell:
"Yes."
??Natalie tilted her head in doubt: "But... isn't he a knight of the Seven Gods?"
?? "I don't know..." Nora shook her head lightly, her tone was a little erratic, "But since God arranged it like this, there must be His reasons."
??…
?? Just after noon, it is the time when the sun is at its most vicious.
??Urik stood at the bow of the boat and could already see the outline of Yingzui Island from a distance.
??As the ship continued to move forward, the situation on the shore became more and more clear, but his brows were slightly frowned.
?? "Huh? Lord Urik, the people of Hewan seem to know that we are coming." The attendants behind him obviously also saw the situation on Yingzui Island clearly.
Urik snorted softly, and said: "It seems that there are still a lot of river-bend spies in Starfall City who slipped through the net. But it doesn't matter, so what if we let them prepare in advance? After so few days, don't they Can you repair a castle?"
??These words immediately made everyone behind him burst into laughter.
?? Obviously, none of them took Yingzui Island's resistance seriously.
?? After laughing for a while, Urik's face gradually became serious. Seeing that he was getting closer to the beach, he ordered in a deep voice:
?? "Blow the horn and prepare to land!"
"yes!"
?? Woo—
?? "Kill!"
??Amidst the low-pitched horns and loud shouts of killing, one after another of the long ships rushed to the beach headed by the wind and waves.
?? Before the boat stopped, the soldiers of Dorne jumped out and rushed towards the shore stepping on knee-high sea water.
?? But after rushing for a while, they were stunned.
??Because the expected enemy did not appear at all.
??There is no one on the shore.
?? Of course, it's not really that there are no people at all, but they are all hiding far behind the fortifications composed of ditches and wooden fences.
what to do? Do you want to keep going?
??The Dorn fighters were all at a loss. After all, the Shangguan's order was only to let them land on the beach, and did not let them continue to charge the enemy's position.
?? At this time, Urik also discovered the abnormality on the shore.
?? "Don't these Hewan people have the guts?" He sneered.
You must know that facing the enemy from the sea, it is the best choice for the defender to line up on the beach, because those soldiers who have endured the waves all the way are very tired, not to mention that there is no formation to speak of when they get off the ship , which is when the attacker is most vulnerable.
?? Unexpectedly, the people in Hewan would rather hide behind the fortifications than block them on the beach while they were not firmly established.
?? What a bunch of cowards!
??Urik suddenly felt a little uninterested, as if the victory came too easily, but it made him feel boring.
??He was on a large boat with a deep draft, unable to rush to the beach like those dexterous long boats, so he docked at the pier.
??That's right, the Riverbend people didn't even destroy the pier.
?? This made Urik feel that he was not here to fight, but to visit.
?? "My lord, do you want to continue to attack?"
??As soon as he disembarked, a knight came to inquire.
??Urik smiled faintly, and said: "Don't worry yet. Let the soldiers go ashore to recuperate, eat something, and recover their strength."
"yes!"
??Thus, the opening of this battle kicked off in this slightly weird atmosphere.
??Both sides seemed to be in no hurry. One side hid behind the fortifications and could not come out, while the other side went ashore leisurely and ate dry food.
??If someone who didn't know the details saw it, they would think it was a well-discussed exercise.
?? But obviously, this is not a drill.
??At about two o'clock in the afternoon, following Urik's order, the Dornish people finally launched the first wave of attack on the position of the people of the Riverbend.
??With more than 300 vanguard warriors, armed with scimitars, wearing leather armor, and shouting loud slogans to charge, the **** chapter of this war finally opened.
??(end of this chapter)