Chapter 173

Chapter 173 Sentry tower

 "Sam!"

  "Natalie." Samwell walked over, wanting to hug the little girl, but seeing so many people around him, he decided to forget it and finally just rubbed her hair habitually.

  Natalie protested for a while and asked, "Will you stay in Starfall City tonight?"

  Seeing Natalie's expectant gaze, Samwell hesitated for a moment but then shook his head and said:

  "Sorry, we can't stay here. It's not good if your subjects find out. This time the Iron Throne is coming aggressively, and the Dornish people are probably even more hostile to outsiders. Your foundation in Starfall City is also unstable, so don't cause trouble. "

  "Okay." Although Natalie was reluctant, she nodded obediently.

  Lucas Dayne was also in the welcoming team.

  This raid went deep into the heart of Dorne, and Samwell needed a guide who was familiar with the terrain.

  And Todd Flower was transferred back to Eagle Island to replace Lucas in charge of territorial defence.

  Then Earl Yohn also came forward to thank Natalie.

  After the soldiers landed, they took away the dry food and fresh water prepared by Starfall City and set off eastward overnight without even entering the city.

  It wasn't until Starfall City completely disappeared into the darkness behind him that Earl Yohn stopped his horse, he summoned the accompanying lords and knights, and said,

"This time our task is to harass Dorne's rear and cut off their supply lines. Do not confront the Dornish people unless it is absolutely necessary, in order to harass as much Dornish territory as possible, I decided to divide the 2,000 cavalries into ten groups and spread them out, which is also convenient for manoeuvring and concealment."

  Seeing that no one objected to his battle plan, Earl Yohn began to divide the groups and appointed the commander of each cavalry squad.

  Most of the 2,000 cavalry of the Third Army came from the Vale. After all, this war was mainly to avenge Duke Jon Arryn. Naturally, the nobles of the Vale under his command were the most enthusiastic and active.

  In addition, there is more than 150 Hornhill cavalry brought by Dickon Tarly. However, Samwell currently has no formal cavalry establishment. Only himself and the three vassal knights, at most Plus the servants...

  This time he came to Dorne, he only brought his attendant Katu, and the knight Lucas Dayne who was most familiar with the terrain of Dorne.

  In fact, this is also good as Samwell doesn't have to worry about the loss of his troops.

  "Baron Caesar. The last cavalry squad will be under your command. In addition to the cavalry from Horn Hill, I will give you another fifty vale cavalry. I hope you will make good use of them."

Samwell was not very surprised by this, After all, he is famous now, and commanding a cavalry squad of 200 men is more than enough, not to mention that most of these cavalry are from Horn Hill. Although Dickon Tarly is more suitable in terms of status, he is still underage and Hasn't experienced any battles.

  Of course, Dickon would not compete with his brother.

  The boy only wanted to charge behind his brother.

  "Yes, Lord Yohn, I will certainly not disappoint your expectations."

  After allocating their respective battle zones, the ten cavalry squads set off in batches.

  Samwell rode his horse southwest along the rugged mountain road for a while, he didn't hold the rein until he saw a faint grey light appearing in the eastern sky.

  The war horse under his crotch raised its hooves and stopped.

  The two hundred cavalrymen behind them also took the reins.

  "Get off the horse and rest, eat something, but it is forbidden to light a fire."

  "Yes."

  Then Samwell found Lucas Dayne again and asked,

  "How far is it before we leave the territory of the Dayne family?"

  "Following this road, southeast for about seventy miles, and we will enter the territory of the Qorgyle family."

  "Qorgyle..." Samwell thought for a while, "The family castle is in the sandstone Sandstone City, isn't it?"

  "Yes, my lord. Sandstone City is farther two hundred miles away."

  Samwell nodded silently, and had an idea in his mind, this time "Bronze Yohn" gave him this war zone in the vicinity of Sandstone City.

  "You lead ten people to be on sentry, and the rest go to bed after eating. We will set off again at night."

  "Yes, my lord."

  In this way, the cavalry team led by Samwell went out day and night, Walking along the secluded mountain path all the way, finally left the mountain area on the third day, and also left the territory of the Dayne family.

  In front of him was an endless desert, and the colour of the world suddenly changed from red to yellow.

  This kind of terrain is actually very unfavourable for the cavalry squad because, without the cover of rocks and trees, they are very easy to be exposed to.

  Of course, the benefits are not completely absent, at least this kind of flat terrain is quite suitable for cavalry charges.

  Samwell stood at the junction of red and yellow and closed his eyes as if he was taking a nap.

  But in fact, his mind has already reached a thousand meters above the sky.

  According to Lucas' prompt, Samwell quickly found the first fortress in the desert ahead.

  It's called a fort, but it's really just a small twenty-foot tower.

  According to Lucas, the Qorgyle family built a sentry tower here, in addition to guarding against the Dayne family, it was more because there was a well under the sentry tower.

  In the desert of Dorne, wherever there is a source of water, there must be soldiers guarding it.

  However, according to him, the well is about to dry up, and the water output is decreasing day by day. Originally, there was a small market town here, but due to problems with the water source, the residents have gradually moved away, leaving only the sentry towers.

  Lucas also couldn't tell how many soldiers were in the sentry tower, but according to his estimation, there should not be more than a hundred people, otherwise, the well water might not be enough to drink.

  Samwell observed for a long time through the eagle eye and found that the tower has three floors, and there may be a basement.

From the window, only five or six Dornish soldiers were seen. There should be more, but not too many.

  There was no cover around the sentry tower, and it was difficult for a cavalry squad to approach without attracting attention.

  However, after the dead of night, it should be no problem to send only a few people to sneak there.

  So, Samwell asked his subordinates to continue hiding until late at night.

  "Are you ready?"

  "Okay, brother."

  Dickon had already taken off his armour at this time, only wearing a linen shirt, and the other ten selected knights also went into battle lightly.

  The rest of the cavalry also wrapped their horseshoes, and after the appointed time, regardless of the battle situation ahead, they would rush out to support.

  If the sentry tower is captured by a sneak attack, they will come to receive them. If the sneak attack fails, they will also be able to meet Samwell and others to escape.

  After everything was ready, Samwell gave the order to start.

  He also didn't wear armour, with a huge sword [Dawn] on his back and a Warhammer [Peacekeepr] in his hand.

  Now with his strength, this two-handed war hammer is a light weapon for him.

  The stars were dim tonight, just right for sneaking.

  The Dornish people in the sentry tower probably didn't expect that there would be enemies coming from this direction, so Samwell and the others touched the bottom of the sentry tower without any danger.

  Then, with a wave of Samwell's hand, everyone started to climb up.

  This kind of sentry tower is not the kind of strong castle. Firstly, it is not too high. Secondly, its construction technology is not so delicate.

  This time, Samwell brought the most elite knights among the two hundred cavalry. After receiving the order, they all showed their vigorous skills and climbed up slowly using both hands and feet.

  Regardless of Samwell's strength, he really wasn't the first one to climb up.

  By the time he got in through a window on the second floor, a battle had already broken out inside.

  Caught off guard, these Dornishmen were extremely embarrassed, and some of them had slashed necks without even wearing any armour and weapons.

  Samwell swung his Warhammer and knocked over a Dornish soldier, then stood quietly at the window, his mind turned to the falcon circling high in the sky -

  he wanted to prevent these Dornishmen from passing information through the birds.

  The fight didn't last long.

  There were eighteen Dornish soldiers in the sentry tower, six of them died on the spot, and the rest were either subdued or surrendered.

  The birds couldn't be let out either, but there was a Dornishman who wanted to light the smoke but was stabbed to death by Dickon.

  "My lord, what should we do with these Dornish prisoners?" Lucas came over and asked.

  Samwell hesitated for a moment, and then ordered: "Kill them all."

  He was going to stay in this sentry tower for a while, and he definitely couldn't keep these captives to waste fresh water and food.

  It is also impossible to let them go as they would reveal their whereabouts.

  "Yes." Lucas was obviously not surprised by this order, but he asked again, "My lord, we also found a woman, who should be a battalion girl. Did you kill her too?"

Good guy, these Dornish soldiers Life is very happy, and there are women... But just one woman, are they taking turns in line?

  Samwell thought wildly for a while but fell into hesitation.

  He could kill the Dornish soldier ruthlessly, but this woman... even if she was a battalion girl, she was still a commoner.

  "Keep her now. Let her go after we leave, anyway, she can't drink much water by herself."

  "Yes." Lucas glanced at Samwell and nodded in response.

  The cavalry squad outside also rushed over, and the sentry tower couldn't hold so many horses. Fortunately, there were still some stone houses in the surrounding deserted towns, which could accommodate people with a simple cleaning.

  Samwell occupied the top floor of the sentry tower by himself, and when he was about to catch up on his sleep, he saw a Dornish woman walking up cautiously.

  She was a rather pretty woman, with olive skin and a hot figure. The fear on her face had not completely disappeared, but her eyes showed professional charm.

  "My lord, please let me serve you."

  Damn it, Lucas must have misunderstood what he meant.

  Samwell came to his senses.

  He looked at the woman approaching, and said calmly:

  "No need, you go out."

  The Dornish woman actually sobbed when she heard this: "My lord, please don't drive me away, I can do anything, really, anything. Otherwise, they will kill me... woo woo woo..."

  Samwell was unmoved: "Go down!"

The Dorn woman walked down the stairs aggrieved, turning her head three times a step at a time.

  After the woman left, Samwell lay down on the only wooden bed in the room and closed his eyes.

  After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly opened his eyes and saw that Dornish woman had returned, half kneeling beside his bed.

  Meeting Samwell's eyes, the Dornish woman froze, but then she smiled and said,

  "My lord, can't you sleep? Let me help you..."

  As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to Samwell's lower body.

  But on the way, samwell caught her hand.

  "Ah—" the Dornish woman cried out, "My lord, you hurting me."

  Unmoved, Samwell pulled the woman's hand in front of him. In the dark room, there was something between her fingers. A little cold light flickered!

  "You shouldn't have taken out your weapon." Samwell sighed, countered her hand, slashed the sharp knife across her throat and muttered "Holding a weapon, now you are no longer a civilian. "

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