Chapter 82 Reinforcements
The battle broke out suddenly.
It was the Dornish people who attacked first, because there were archers among them, and the attack distance was far.
On the other hand, the people of Hewan, as the defender, have no archers.
No way, the establishment of Yingzui Island's army is still too short, and high-end arms such as archers, which are expensive and have a long training period, are still vacant.
Fortunately, the Hewan people's position is on the ridge, and the Dornish arrows have lost most of their strength when they shoot up. Coupled with the barrier of the fence, the power is greatly reduced, and it is basically difficult to cause effective damage.
However, it also played a suppressive effect, preventing the people in Hewan from showing their heads easily.
After the Dornishmen advanced a little further, the Riverbend began to formally counterattack.
The way to counterattack is to throw spears.
Although the attack distance of the spear is not as good as that of the bow and arrow, its lethality is actually stronger.
The scene of hundreds of spears falling on the Dorne army formation like a torrential rain is indeed awe-inspiring.
Especially the Riverbend people are condescending, and their spears are extremely powerful with the help of gravity.
Unless there is a shield to protect them, once they are attacked, they will either die or be injured. The leather armor on the Dornishmen is not very effective in protecting against such attacks.
This round of spear throwing down immediately suppressed the arrow rain of the Dornishmen.
Amidst the sound of war drums, the Dornishmen continued to move forward.
But they soon encountered a bigger problem - the trench.
The Reachmen dug a deep and wide trench in front of the fence, and the Dornishmen had to slide into it and climb up, but then the Reachman's spears would come out from behind the fence and stab them .
Blood soon stained the land red, and there were more and more Dornish corpses in the trenches.
When attacking Yingzui Island before, the people of Hewan put up similar fortifications, but the effect was mediocre at that time, because the area to be protected was too large and there were not enough soldiers in Hewan, so it was easy for the Dornish people to find loopholes.
But the situation is different now.
The Dornish people are facing a rugged mountainous terrain, and this is the only mountain road that can be passed by large troops. The area that the Hewan people need to defend is greatly reduced. Under such circumstances, the defenders have a natural suppression of the attackers.
The battle continued until it was getting dark, and the first wave of the Dornishmen's attack finally came to an end.
After dropping hundreds of corpses, they failed to shake the first line of defense of the Hewan people, so they retreated in embarrassment.
When the soldiers of Hewan saw this, they immediately cheered and celebrated.
However, Samwell was not too happy. The first wave of attack just now was obviously tentative, and the Dornish people just wanted to find out the situation.
The real test will start tomorrow.
Sure enough, after resting overnight, the Dornishmen launched an attack again.
This time, they were obviously well prepared.
Not only did they carry earth and rocks for filling the trenches, but they also prepared ladders for climbing the fences.
Amidst the sound of the rumbling war drums, the Dornish people, densely packed like ants, charged towards the ridge again.
Compared to yesterday's tentative attack, today's Dornish people are obviously much crazier.
They launched an attack regardless of casualties, filled the trench with earth, rocks, and even the corpses of their companions, and then set up ladders on the wooden fence.
However, even so, it is extremely difficult to cross this fence.
Because it is impossible to raise the shield to climb the ladder, so the climbing Dornishman will become a target for the spears of the soldiers of the Reach.
Even if a lucky few make it through, jumping into the Riverbend army formation without the support of your companions is basically tantamount to suicide.
But even so, the Dornishmen's attack did not stop.
The siege battle is supposed to be filled with human lives, and the Dorn commander on the opposite side will certainly not be lenient.
The line of defense on the ridge also turned into a meat grinder under the crazy impact of the Dornish people.
Most of what was devoured was the flesh and blood of the Dornish people, but the casualties of the people in the river bay gradually began to increase.
The corpses piled up in front of the fence, which not only filled the trench long ago, but also formed a "corpse mound" in front of the fence.
Fortunately, Samwell was already behind the first line of defense, and set up a second line of defense based on another high slope.
Seeing that the defense was about to fall, he took advantage of the gap between the Dornish attack and asked the soldiers to abandon the first line of defense and retreat behind the second line of defense.
As soon as the people from the Riverbend withdrew, the Dornishmen occupied the first line of defense. They howled and vented like crazy, and then pushed down the fence. After a short rest, they continued to attack the second line of defense.
The **** battle continues.
It was like this until the sun went down, and the Dornish people retreated to camp.
The people of Hewan can finally catch their breath.
However, this offensive and defensive battle is far from over.
Early on the third day, the Dornishmen made another comeback.
Blood and death cannot stop the progress of the Dornish people, let alone shake their determination to regain their territory.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Samwell had no choice but to join the battle with his warhammer in hand.
But personal strength is really of little use in such a big battle. No matter how fierce and invincible he is, the enemies he can kill are limited, and his physical strength is not unlimited. After fighting for a while, he must rest.
However, the addition of Samwell did slow down the progress of the Dornish people. It was not until the fourth day that they pulled down the second fence.
However, on the mountain road from the ridge to the pier, the people of Hewan erected a total of eight lines of defense.
After a short rest, the Dornishmen launched an attack again.
At this time, both sides are already red-eyed.
On this not-so-long mountain road, both sides paid countless blood and lives for every inch of land.
But this is far from the end.
The resilience and toughness of the Dornish people far exceeded Samwell's expectations. Seeing the line of defense receding and getting closer to the pier, he became more and more anxious.
Fortunately, the Seven Gods took care of him after all. When the **** battle lasted to the seventh day, Samwell's long-awaited reinforcements finally arrived!
Looking at the very familiar flag of the Stride Hunter on the troop carrier sailing into the pier, even though he had no affection for the original owner's family, Samwell couldn't help but feel agitated at this moment.
At critical times, my family is still reliable!
"Hewan reinforcements are here?"
When the observation post on the hill on one side of the battlefield told Damon Shad the news, he felt dizzy for a while.
They have fought so far regardless of casualties. They have finally advanced so far and consumed so many Hewan defenders, but they did not expect that the support of the Hewan people actually arrived.
He hurried to the command camp and told Princess Arianne the news.
"How many people are here?" Princess Arianne was quite calm.
"It is estimated that there are two or three thousand people."
Princess Arianne glanced at the pale Damon and asked:
"What? Does this scare you?"
"Of course not!" Daemon immediately replied loudly, but then he muttered, "Your Highness, I'm just worried that the morale of the army will be dampened because of this, and besides, some knights who came to support have already complained about the heavy casualties of their soldiers... "
Princess Arianne stood up, walked out of the tent, and looked at the river bend position in the distance.
There are bursts of cheers erupting at the moment.
On the other hand, on Dawn's side, the soldiers were a little downcast.
Damon chased after him, just in time to hear the princess's voice as hard as iron:
"Three hundred years ago, Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror brought three giant dragons and failed to make Dorne succumb. Now that there are only a few thousand people in the River Bend, will they make us retreat?
No!
I will not give in! Don will not give in either!
We will fight until the last moment, until all the invaders are driven out of Dorne! "
She turned around abruptly, her dark eyes flashed with firm and even crazy light:
"Daimon! Go and call the knights from every family to my camp. I want to see who is complaining!"
(end of this chapter)