5

  Chapter 246: The Twins

Bay of Cailin.

As the first natural barrier heading south from the North, it has undergone tremendous changes compared to a year ago.

As soon as the army led by Tormund received the order from Thrall, it immediately began to move south, heading straight for the Twins of the Frey family.

Tormund led more than 10,000 infantrymen and slowly approached the Twins. When Walder Frey received the news, he immediately organized 6,000 people to defend the Twins to the death.

Walder Frey then sent his son with two thousand cavalry to intercept the Sons of Winter led by Tormund.

But this time, it was not only the Sons of Winter who went south, but also the Knights led by Hecarim, and with the help of the Hexagonal People.

The two thousand cavalrymen led by Little Walder were under the surveillance of Hecarim throughout the journey.

Afterwards, Tormund discussed with Hecarim and prepared an ambush to wipe out the 2,000-man cavalry.

With the help of the six-shaped people, Tormund pretended to set up camp in a flat place with water behind it.

Little Walder, who didn't know that he was being monitored by the six-shaped man, thought that the opportunity had come, but he did not act rashly. Instead, he kept sending scouts to explore the way.

But this opportunity was too rare. With water at their backs and the terrain flat, once the cavalry charged, more than 10,000 infantrymen would not be able to withstand the charge of 500 knights and 1,500 cavalrymen.

After sending scouts to explore three times, Little Walder led his cavalry to rush towards the camp of the Sons of Winter.

This scene was seen by the six-shaped people, and Varamyr immediately reported the movements of little Walder to Hecarim.

There was a glimmer of cruelty in Hecarim's eyes. Ever since he killed Stannis with his own hands, he had become murderous.

But since the North stabilized, there have been no more battles, and Hecarim can hardly suppress the urge to kill.

Fortunately, we finally received Jack's order and started heading south.

Little Walder was very fast and soon he was not far from Tormund's camp.

The camp was simply surrounded by some wooden stakes and some huge wooden barbs not far apart. Little Walder didn't know what they were, but he didn't take them seriously.

It was only a few miles away and the war horses arrived in a flash.

"charge!"

At a command from young Walder, two thousand cavalrymen began to charge. Soon the roar of horse hooves sounded like thunder. Young Walder led the charge in front of the troops, not noticing the eagle circling overhead.

Just as Little Walder launched his charge, Hecarim, who was hanging behind, was the first to learn the news.

Hecarim suddenly drew out his sword and shouted,

"In the name of the Sea King, charge! "

"kill!"

The Scarlet Dragon Knights are the elite of the North. Although they are small in number, they have the best logistics and equipment. They are strong in both men and horses, and the knights' lances they are equipped with can easily tear apart the enemy's bodies.

On the other side, Tormund, who was serving as bait, was also well prepared. At his command, a large number of barbed wire nets buried in the soil were suddenly pulled up.

The barbed wire does not have the ability to kill with one strike, but it has a very high lethality. Whether it is a person or a horse, getting entangled in it can be fatal.

Then a row of shield soldiers stood in the front, and soldiers holding blades quickly inserted themselves behind the shield soldiers. Three hundred crossbowmen lay on the ground and began to load the crossbows.

Young Walder noticed this change, but the cavalry's charge had already begun and there was no way to stop it. Even though he knew it might be a trap, young Walder had no time to stop it and could only continue charging.

If we charge forward, there is still hope; if we stop now, we will just be waiting for death.

However, in addition to chevaux de frise and barbed wire, there were also horse traps that had been dug long ago in front of the camp entrance.

The cavalry led by young Walder were thrown to the ground in an instant. The inconspicuous things such as chevaux de frise and barbed wire became the biggest obstacle for young Walder's cavalry. Especially when facing the chevaux de frise, the cavalry's charge was greatly weakened.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Tormund immediately ordered his troops to advance step by step, driving the cavalry led by young Walder to the rear.

Seeing that the momentum of the cavalry charge had dissipated, Walder Jr. made a quick decision and began to gather the scattered cavalry around him in preparation for retreat.

However, just as little Walder had gathered the scattered cavalry, he heard deafening shouts of killing behind him.

"In the name of the Sea King, charge!"

Little Walder's face changed drastically when he saw the Red Knights charging towards him howling and screaming, and he quickly gathered his soldiers to prepare for a breakout.

The two sides collided with each other, and people and horses were thrown to the ground for a while, but the morale and weapons and equipment of both sides were not at the same level at all, and the cavalry of the Wade family were quickly surrounded and wiped out.

Half an hour later, the last soldier of House Walder was beheaded by Hecarim. He killed more than twenty people in this battle, and his armor was covered in blood.

At this time, Tormund appeared beside Hecarim, "Hecarim, are you okay?"

He felt that something was wrong with Hecarim's condition. Although their relationship was average, they were now subordinates fighting for his majesty.

Hearing Tormund's voice, Hecarim finally collected his thoughts, turned around and smiled, "It's great. This feeling is as good as it can be."

Tormund frowned slightly. Hecarim had blood all over his face and a weird smile on his face, which made Tormund feel a little uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty should be above the Twins by now. Can you go and provide support now?"

Hecarim's eyes flashed with excitement when he heard this, "Of course, I'm very relaxed now."

After saying this, Hecarim didn't give Tormund a chance to continue speaking, and directly assembled his army and rushed towards the Twins.

Tormund frowned and immediately ordered, "Don't collect the spoils. Pile all the bodies together and burn them. Let's go to the Twins quickly."

He was a little worried. Hecarim was obviously bloodthirsty. The opponent's Scarlet Dragon Knights were the only cavalry regiment in His Majesty's hands. If any problems arose, it would have a great impact on the rule of the entire Riverlands.

The large army quickly began to clean up the battlefield. After burning all the corpses, everyone immediately began a forced march. The weighted running and leg-binding skills that usually seemed useless to them played an important role at this time.

Ten thousand people quickly set out, trotting all the way towards the Twins.

Fortunately, they were not far from the Twins, and it didn't take long for them to reach the Twins.

Seeing Hecarim resting not far away, Tormund breathed a sigh of relief. It was already evening and the soldiers were somewhat tired and not suitable for siege.

Tormund ordered the camp to be set up. The Twins was a castle that took three generations of the Frey family to build, and the castle was actually a military fortress.

The Frey family became wealthy by relying on the high bridge tolls. Wealth means strength, especially after obtaining part of the territory of the Riverlands. The Frey family can even raise a team of 6,000 people, and naturally there is no shortage of city defense equipment.

To be honest, Tormund didn't want to attack the Twins by force. The best option now was to wait for air support. Korakshu's dragon fire could easily tear apart the gates and walls of the Twins.

(End of this chapter)