Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Anda Royce looked at the neatly dressed Valley Cavalry in front of him. Ever since he was called by his father to command a thousand cavalry outside the Blood Gate, he actually had nothing else to do except drill all day long. Although the food, fodder and material resources to support a thousand cavalry are continuously transported here from the Erin Valley, the cavalry will not be demoralized due to weak logistics. However, the troops are gathered without purpose and endless training all day long. Not to mention ordinary cavalry, even I also felt very bored.

But a piece of writing from Attis ended the previous boredom. Anda, wearing the bronze armor given to him by his father, solemnly stood in front of the horse, watching the valley cavalry suppressing their inner excitement and looking at them with excitement. commander.

"A group of bandits disguised themselves as us, burning, killing and looting in the Riverlands!" Anda said loudly to the cavalry team, "We are the Canyon Knights! We are knights bathed in the light of the Seven Holy Gods! We are not villains who bully the weak and rob women and children. only!"

"Kill!" The knights of the canyon raised the weapons in their hands, whether it was a spear, a steel sword, or even a hammer. Their inner fighting spirit was aroused by the words of Anda's knight, and they shouted angrily at this moment.

Anda looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction. None of the thousand cavalry were simply recruited valley residents. At the lowest, they were servants who followed the knights to fight. Moreover, they were all native valley knights. Their organization and combat awareness could be said to be the top of the Seven Kingdoms.

"When slander is throwing stones at us like savages in the valley, what should we do?" Anda shouted again, throwing up the long sword in his hand.

"Shoot arrows to kill!" the knights shouted.

"When rumors stab at us like daggers in the dark, what should we do?" Anda played with his sword and looked fiercely at the Canyon Knight in front of him, baring his teeth.

"On top of the giant helmet!" the knights shouted again.

"Pick up your swords, hold on to your spears, put on your helmets, follow me across the Green Fork River, catch the bandits for the trout, kill all the sinners, and prove that we are the strongest believers of the Seven Gods! "Andalema turned around and galloped forward.

Dust was flying all over the sky, the knights' horses trampled the slopes, and the stones and gravel were shaken and thrown up. If the scene of a thousand valley cavalry riding forward together was seen by ordinary people, they would be deeply shocked and remembered for a lifetime.

Bachelor Cologne, who once served the Eagle's Nest City, wrote a book, recording countless scenes of the Canyon Knights going out to conquer the Alpine clans. However, most of them were in small groups of more than ten people. The Mingyue Mountains were rugged and difficult to navigate, and the savages were scattered and hidden deep inside. , Canyon Knights can only travel in small groups.

The big scene was only recorded once, but it was enough to be included in the epic.

That time was during the Blackfire Rebellion. Donal Arryn, then Duke of the Eyrie, summoned tens of thousands of valley soldiers in the Arryn Valley. The scene of thousands of valley knights standing solemnly for review impressed Maester Cologne deeply.

"The armor with azure luster is connected together, like a nourishing and fertile valley with blue fields. The gold rim inlaid at the joints of the armor looks particularly sacred under the holy light bathed in the canyon. At this time, it seems that the heavenly Father has given it the power of righteous judgment. The Virgin smiled and gave them love and life. The warrior possessed each knight, with courage and strength. The maiden prayed behind them to bless them to keep the purity of their faith in the Seven Gods. The blacksmith made their armor and sword indestructible. The old woman Light a lamp in front of the knight to guide him in the right direction. The stranger flees far away, and death evades the victorious Canyon Knight far away..."

A thousand cavalrymen also advanced passionately as if inspired by their ancestors.

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"Prince Rhaegar's rubies are scattered here." Edmure Tully looked at the shimmering rubies in the ruby ​​​​shoal. They were colorful and red was mixed in. He wondered if they were the ruby ​​fragments on Rhaegar's chest. "If people from the Vale want to enter the Riverlands in small groups and cross the Green Fork, they can only cross the river here."

The squire nodded in agreement. He had studied with Edmure when he was young about military affairs and other things that nobles needed to learn with someone, such as lances, swordsmanship, archery, etc., including guest etiquette and church etiquette.

He knew very well that Edmure was right. In the long basin of the Trident River from Ruby Beach to the north, there was not a single ferry other than Twin River City. To the south, there were many small ferries, but most of them were residents of the Three Rivers Basin and Some of the buildings built by the residents of the royal territory can only be carried by a small boat and are used for exchanging supplies between the two sides of the strait.

If large groups of valley cavalry want to enter the west of the Trident River, there is actually no better choice except Twin River City.

"The former army has gathered in Yanchang Town. In addition to the two thousand people here, the five hundred infantry from the Darui family and the He'an family will take over our defense." The attendant said to Edmure.

Edmure nodded, and then said: "When I lead the troops across the river, burn the pontoon bridge, notify Salt Farm Town, and ask them to guard the river crossing until we meet them there."

He drew his sword and pointed to the other side of the river, "Cross the river! Guard the people of the Riverlands!"

A simple pontoon bridge has been built. Although Ruby Shoal is a shallow shoal, the turbulent Green Fork River still cannot be underestimated. It bites the pontoon bridge that Edmure arranged in advance like a beast. The riverland soldiers stepped onto the pontoon bridge in an orderly manner. , the water splashed on the faces of the soldiers. Most of them were wearing soaked cloth armor. The coldness of the river water was unimaginable. Some soldiers shivered and dropped their swords, holding their shields against the backs of the soldiers in front. They swarmed ashore, Edmure shouting angrily at the front, directing the soldiers.

As soon as the leading troops rushed across the river, the pontoon bridge burst apart. Edmure watched this scene helplessly, but instead of being angry, he ordered the soldiers behind him to continue building a pontoon bridge to allow the two thousand people to cross the river as soon as possible.

He looked to the east worriedly. If the valley cavalry suddenly came forward at this time and attacked halfway across the river, anyone with military knowledge would know that his army would only die.

The skyline gradually became dark, and the turbulence of the river slowly eased. There were wooden poles lying in mid-air everywhere, with soaked soldiers' cloth armor hung on them.

Edmure sat worriedly in the camp heated by a campfire, looking at the riverside soldiers outside who were huddled up to keep warm due to the cold night, "How long will we rest?" the attendant asked.

"Some people are lying in the military camp due to the cold, and I have to take people to burn the excrement they left behind." The attendant said to himself without waiting for Edmure's answer.

Edmure nodded and closed his eyes impatiently.

After the attendants left the tent, he stood up. He was only wrapped in a long gown, and his chainmail and cloth armor were hung in front of the tent. When he was crossing the river, he was pushed into the river by the soldiers. The cold water soaked into his body, and the chill eroded his bone marrow. , it was in the afternoon when he crossed the river, and when darkness enveloped him, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and been bitten by a strange ghost.

The temperature of the bonfire barely maintained his aristocratic dignity, so that he would not make a fool of himself in front of his attendants. Being pushed into the river by his own soldiers was already making a fool of himself.

"Sir," the attendant returned and entered the camp, "The Valley Cavalry has obviously identified Ruby Beach. Scouts have detected their whereabouts. The Valley people have left the Moon Mountains and set up camp in the Riverlands."

Edmure controlled his trembling face with force, bit his lower lip with his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "The whole army will rest for a day, and the army will move ten miles east. The people in the valley will not think that we will cross the river to attack, so we must do it as soon as possible," he climbed He got up and said, "Let the people of the Darry family outflank the valley people from Yanchang Town, block the valley people's southward route, and cut off their retreat. Call all the cavalry, and we will attack these valley savages at night."

The scout heard Edmure's decision and nodded in agreement. He had no reason to question any of Edmure's decisions. Edmure's performance in the Golden Tooth City can surprise everyone in the Seven Kingdoms, especially in the Riverlands and Edmure. The soldiers of the Riverlands, as well as the knights and nobles who fought together, were all surprised that Edmure accurately picked out the probing Western scouts and gathered them together to destroy them. Not to mention that they were still able to hold the camp when they faced the Western defenders of Golden Teeth City head-on. Defend and repel several raids from the west.

This kind of achievement rarely happened to the Tully family in history. The riverland cavalry, who were not good at riding and shooting, seemed to have become more agile under the leadership of Sir Edmure, inserting, outflanking, encircling and suppressing...

Those cavalry tactics that only appeared in books were vividly used by Edmure on the battlefield. Soldiers in the West would always flee when encountering Edmure's cavalry teams, even if they now faced the most famous canyon in Westeros. The knights themselves will never shrink back and run away, Edmure is their backbone.

"Cavalry! Attack!" The commanders of each cavalry team galloped around the camp. The cavalry teams that had just rested for a while quickly gathered. Although their faces looked tired, as a division that had won a hundred battles, they were filled with war in their hearts. The mood is still high.

Edmure endured the cold and put on his chain mail, turned over and mounted his horse, and galloped to the front of the cavalry team.

"As we all know," Edmure raised his sword, "The Riverlands are the place of four wars. In every war, the first ones to feel the pain are always those in the Trident River Basin. But now, we must cross the river to attack and protect Our people, protect the Trident River behind us, protect our castles, farmland and families!”

Seeing the surging expressions of the riverland cavalry, Edmure seemed to be holding a breath in his chest, and he roared: "For Riverrun!"

"For Riverrun!" By the Green Fork River, the sound was wrapped in the turbulent water of the Green Fork River. The endless white waves seemed to contain the painful screams of the riverlands for thousands of years.