Game of Thrones: Holy Flame King

  Chapter 177 Sandstone City

   Sandstone City is located in the center of the sand sea in the west of Dorne, and is the territory of the Kogel family.

   This city is famous for its scorpions, and even the coat of arms of the Kogel family has three black scorpions.

After Daeron I captured Dorne, he sent a Duke Tyrell to serve as Governor of Dorne, and this Tyrell later died in Sandstone City. When he died, his body was covered with red scorpion.

  Prince Oberyn "The Red Viper" had been an adopted son in Sandstone City, and perhaps his interest in poisons sprouted here.

  In the eyes of outsiders, Sandstone City is a place full of danger and terror, but in fact, this city has not been attacked by war for hundreds of years.

  Most of the Dornish people in the city are far more peaceful and tranquil than the civilians in many places in the Seven Kingdoms.

  Of course, if there is an invasion, the people of Sandstone City will also show a bloodthirsty and vicious side. After all, a city with scorpions as totems cannot be full of sheep.

   "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

  A knight of the Kogel family rode wildly on the street, shouting and cursing to drive away the crowd.

  Before the raised dust settled, the person had already rushed into the castle.

  The castle guards naturally recognized Sir Morse, but this was the first time they had seen the knight in such a panic.

   Just as they were secretly guessing what happened, Morse had already rushed into the chamber.

   "Rubac! Hurry up! Send a letter to the Earl! Something serious has happened!"

   "What's the matter?" Rubak, the manager of Sandstone City, looked up in surprise, "Could it be that our transport convoy was robbed?"

   "It would be great if it was really just like this. Something happened to Sir Gulian!"

  Rubac was startled suddenly. He knew that the eldest son of the earl was leading the cavalry to track down the Riverwan people who were harassing nearby, so he quickly asked, "What happened to him?"

   "Dead!" Morse said angrily.

   "Are you kidding me?"

"The entire cavalry team was wiped out, and more than 300 corpses were thrown into the sea of ​​sand. They were discovered this morning, and it was only reported to me. I also went to the scene to see, and sent someone to collect the remains... In short, you Hurry up and send a letter to inform the Earl of this matter."

  Rubak stood still, as if digesting the shocking news.

   After a long while, he said: "No, we must first catch the murderer who killed Sir Gulian. Otherwise, the Earl will blame him..."

   "How to catch? The Kogel family's cavalry is gone, do you want me to lead the infantry to track down the cavalry?"

   "Not necessarily impossible."

   "Are you crazy?" Morse felt that his old friend had been stunned by the news.

Ruback looked very calm, and explained: "Didn't you wonder where Miss Obaya Sand went? Now I can tell you that she disguised herself as a Riverbend mercenary and had already infiltrated that Riverbend cavalry team." Hit. It was thanks to her assistance that Sir Gurion was able to track down the Riverbend Cavalry."

   "Purple-tailed scorpion?"

"Yes." Ruback nodded, "So, you bring the hounds and 800 soldiers, if not enough, you can recruit another batch temporarily, I believe that the people of Sandstone City will definitely be willing after hearing the news of Sir Gurion's death Come forward and avenge him! In short, we must catch the murderer, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the Earl."

   "This..." Morse still hesitated, "But we don't know how many enemies there are. Since they can defeat Sir Gulian's cavalry, I'm afraid..."

   "Their number will definitely not exceed two hundred!" Rubach said with certainty, "There are a total of two thousand cavalry who landed from Starfall City this time. Don't doubt it, this was revealed to me by a certain knight of the Dane family.

  The two thousand cavalry are scattered all over Dorne, and the number in each place is not too much. In our Shashi City area, there is only this two hundred cavalry from the river bend.

  They just fought against the army led by Sir Gurion. Even if they win, it must be a miserable victory, so as long as you track them down, you will definitely be able to defeat them! "

   Morse nodded secretly when he heard the words, affirming Rubach's judgment. And he knew that he really had to do something at this time, otherwise, when Earl Kogel came back and learned of the tragic death of his eldest son, but he would just sit on the sidelines and do nothing, he would definitely not be able to explain.

What's more, there is Miss Obara Sand, the illegitimate daughter of Prince Oberyn, who has the audacity to act as a spy herself. Sandstone City must not just sit back and watch her being taken around by the people of the River Bend. What to do if exposed.

   "Okay! I'm going!"

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  When the first ray of morning light shone on the top of Sandstone City, a falcon with pure white tail was circling in the sky.

   After a while, the city gate opened, and a logistics transportation team slowly walked out.

   Behind the sand dunes not far outside the city, Samwell was quite excited to see this scene.

  Ever since he learned that there will be a logistics convoy departing from Sandstone City every ten days, he has been paying attention secretly.

  Of course, he's not interested in robbing convoys, he wants to play a big—

   Capture Sandstone City!

  Two hundred cavalry wanted to capture Sandstone City. It seemed impossible, but in fact Samwell was quite sure.

  First of all, the main force of the Kogel family went to the front line of the war, leaving the rear empty.

   Moreover, he used the purple-tailed scorpion to lure away the last defensive force in Sandstone City—

   At this time, thousands of Dornishmen were chasing and intercepting the three cavalry sent by Samwell as bait in the sand sea, but they didn't know that Samwell had led a large army to the Kogel family's lair.

  Even if there are still defenders in Sandstone City, there cannot be too many. Samwell feels that he can give it a go.

  Although the principle of action he set at the beginning was stability, but after the cavalry of the Kogel family was wiped out and the main force of the defenders was distracted, Samwell's heart for stability couldn't help but become agitated.

   Looking at the transport convoys that were still coming out of the city gate, Samwell gritted his teeth and ordered:

   "Go! Kill in!"

The Horn Hill Riders had followed Samwell through the Battle of Starfall, and their trust in him was second only to Earl Randyll, and the Valley Riders had also been defeated in the stunning annihilation battle before. He was extremely convinced of Samwell, so when this somewhat risky order was issued, no one questioned it.

  All the cavalry kicked and beat the horse's belly one after another, and rode forward.

  The sound of horseshoes completely shattered this peaceful morning. Under the twilight of the morning light, the army spread like a shadow towards the gate of Sandstone City.

  The grain transport convoy at the city gate had just walked halfway, when they heard the movement, they were stunned for a moment.

   Then when they saw that the cavalry on the opposite side was flying the flag of the Kogel family, they thought they were their own.

   It wasn't until the captain of the guard, who knew that the cavalry of the Kogel family was almost wiped out, rushed over and exclaimed that the enemy was attacking, did the food transport team react.

   Then the gate of the city became a mess.

  The grain transport team ran away, and the guards yelled and tried to move the grain transport vehicles away to close the city gate, but the cavalry outside the city arrived in no time, giving the Dornishmen no chance to close the gate.

  The killing spread in the misty morning mist.

  When the shrill horn sounded, Castle Steward Rubak froze for a moment, and then his face changed drastically.

  He drew out his long sword and rushed out of the room.

  Dozens of soldiers had already gathered outside the door, looking at Ruback in horror.

  A soldier with blood on his body came to Ruback and briefly reported the situation.

  When Rubak learned that the people from the River Bend had entered the city, he felt a sudden thump in his heart, but afterwards, he showed joy instead.

"Everyone!" Ruback said loudly, "Don't panic! The Riverbend people are seeking their own death! The army led by Sir Morse has known their whereabouts for a long time, and they must have chased them by now! So as long as we hold on for a while , all the people in Hewan will be trapped in the city!"

   After speaking, Ruback waved his long sword and led the soldiers towards the gate of the city.

  At this time, the sandstone city was already filled with the pungent smell of blood.

  The cavalry roared past the streets of the city, scattered groups of Dornish soldiers, and then chopped them down one by one with ease.

  Arrows danced wildly in the air, steel knives glistened in blood, horseshoes, shouts of killing, and screams intertwined, playing the prelude to the battle to break the city.

  In fact, the biggest difficulty for cavalry to break through the city is how to break through the city wall.

   Once they rushed into the city, most of the battle to break the city was won.

  However, there is still a thorny problem waiting for Samwell—how to clear the defenders in the city.

   Without the cooperation of infantry, it is actually very difficult to occupy the city with cavalry alone.

   After all, in narrow and complicated alleys, infantry has a natural advantage, and generally no commander would be willing to dismount the elite cavalry to fight hand-to-hand street combat with infantry.

   What's more, the number of cavalry under Samwell is not enough, and it is almost impossible to control the entire city.

   Fortunately, he didn't intend to completely occupy Sandstone City this time, he just wanted to make some money and leave.

  The cavalry quickly found the location of the granary, and threw torches one after another. In the blink of an eye, a fire dragon rose up in the sandstone city.

   Angry Dornishmen kept gathering and charging towards the invaders.

   Among them, not only Dorn soldiers, but also some obviously civilians rushed up with a scimitar.

  In front of the burning granary, the sound of fighting became more and more intense, and the blood kept flowing, consuming the troops of both sides like a blood mill.

  Although the Dornish people seem crazy on the surface, the situation is actually gradually tilting towards the river bend.

   First of all, the cavalry is the most elite unit in the army, and its combat power must be stronger than ordinary Dornish soldiers, let alone those Dornish civilians.

   Moreover, the people of the Reach and the Valley are generally better equipped than the Dornish.

  If the Dornish people hid in the alleys and carried out sneak attacks and assassinations, Samwell would still have a headache for a while, but now he took the initiative to rush out, but it was more convenient for the people of Hewan to charge and kill.

  The Dornish people in Sandstone City are indeed brave, but it is impossible to violate the laws of war.

  Seeing the Dornishmen around him keep falling down, Castle Steward Rubak finally realized something was wrong.

   What's worse, the army that he thought would come back after the people of the River Bay did not show up for a long time.

  Finally, more than half of the Dornish people who were killed or injured gradually felt the fear, until they reached a certain limit, they dispersed in a rush.

  Rubak just wanted to escape, but was shot in the calf by an arrow, nailed to the ground, howling.

  Samwell had seen this guy giving orders a long time ago, and walked up on his horse, with the blood-stained warhammer against the opponent's chest, saying:

   "Take me to the Kogel family's vault, or I'll burn down the entire castle!"

  (end of this chapter)