"Could it be that Lysa has sent troops?" Catelyn also saw the dust in the distance and the vague figures in it, and knew that the direction was the Eyrie in the Valley.
"It's probably them." Robb said excitedly, clenching his fists.
As long as there was an army to rescue him, he had the confidence to lead his men to break out and lift the siege of Riverrun.
Looking at the situation ahead from the top of the city wall, another soldier reported that the Lannister troops in the other two directions had also taken action. Robb was almost certain that there were indeed troops intervening from the outside.
"Order the cavalry to prepare rations, and eat their fill when I give the order, and be ready to follow me out of the city!" Robb instructed the herald beside him.
No matter which army came to rescue them, he must be prepared to cooperate with them from both inside and outside.
Ten minutes later, Robb finally saw the flag of the army confronting the Frey family in the distance, a crescent and falcon flag on a blue background.
"It's really Lysa!" Catelyn also saw the flag of the Arryn family clearly and was a little bit unbelievable.
She didn't expect that Lysa, who had become unrecognizable to her during their last meeting in the valley, would send troops to lift the siege of Riverrun.
Robb no longer wanted to consider the reasons why the Eyrie came to rescue him. He would deal with everything after they were out of trouble.
A few minutes later, Robb saw two groups of troops fighting outside the city. He ordered his cavalry to eat and drink enough and be ready to attack at any time.
Although they had been besieged for three months, the soldiers immediately became energized upon hearing the news that they would soon be relieved. They ate the food in their hands with big mouthfuls, and prepared for a big battle.
Outside the city, the Lannister army also surrounded the Vale army from the west and south of the city, and a melee ensued.
Robb immediately walked down the city wall and led 5,000 cavalry to charge out. The infantry followed closely behind the cavalry, leaving only a small number of troops to defend Riverrun.
With Robb joining the battle, the situation immediately changed, from the two sides being evenly matched to the Vale and Robb having the upper hand.
Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, the Lannister and Frey armies, which showed no obvious signs of defeat, suddenly began to retreat while fighting.
The Freys broke through the Vale army and evacuated northeast towards the Twins, while the Lannister army retreated southeast towards King's Landing.
Of course, Vale and Robb would not give up the opportunity to kill more of the other party, so they chased after them.
Not long after the two armies chased, they suddenly saw a huge black shadow in the sky and dust rising from the ground.
Only then did Robb and Jon, who led the Vale army, understand the reason why the Lannisters retreated. They must have discovered in advance that foreign troops were involved.
Jon naturally knew that Daenerys and her black dragon were coming, but Robb and his men had never heard of Daenerys arriving at Dragonstone.
They had never even heard of any news about dragons. They looked at the approaching shadows in shock and forgot to chase the Lannister army.
The Lannister army fleeing to King's Landing saw the giant dragon and the oncoming Dothraki cavalry on the route, and immediately turned their horses around and fled to the southwest river road.
Robb and his cavalry were stunned for a moment before turning around and continuing to chase, but they were overtaken by the Dothraki cavalry who arrived later before they had gone far.
Robb didn't know who the enemy was and was afraid of accidentally injuring them, so he quickly ordered his troops to stop chasing.
Stopping where he was and looking up at the huge black shadow passing overhead, Robb truly felt the enormity of the black dragon.
The Lannister army was caught up by the Dothraki cavalry not long after they ran away. With the black dragon pressing on them from behind, they dared not fight at all and could only fight and retreat, resulting in heavy losses in manpower.
After chasing for nearly an hour, a huge mountain range appeared in front of them, and there was a large fortress in front of the mountain. Daenerys, riding on Drogon's back, knew that they had reached the Golden Tooth Fortress, which guarded the gateway to the West.
The defenders of the fortress saw the pursuing Lannister army from afar and quickly ordered their men to open the iron gates of the fortress, but they only let in most of the cavalry and then quickly closed the gates.
The remaining Lannister soldiers who were blocked outside knew that there was no hope of returning to the city, so they had to turn around and fight. They were soon almost wiped out by the Dothraki who arrived. Only those who took the opportunity to surrender escaped death.
A mountain fortress naturally cannot stop Drogon's black flame, but Daenerys did not let Drogon do so. She knew that Drogon might not be willing to burn down the Golden Tooth Fortress.
Their main purpose this time was to prevent the Lannister army besieging Riverrun from returning to King's Landing.
Now that the goal has been achieved and nearly half of their soldiers have been killed, Daenerys rode on Drogon's back, took a look at the Golden Tooth Fortress, and patted the dragon's back, allowing Drogon to return.
The generals and soldiers who escaped into the fortress breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Black Dragon did not burn down the Golden Tooth Fortress.
They knew clearly how powerful the black dragon in the sky was during the battle at Divine Eye Lake. Its flames directly burned the cavalry and their horses into pieces.
They are not naive enough to think that a fortress can withstand the attack of the black dragon.
After hiding in, they were trembling with fear, but they didn't expect that after the Dothraki killed the soldiers outside the fortress, the black dragon also left, allowing them to escape.
The Lannister army and the Freys were both repelled, and the remnants of the Freys fled back to the Twins.
Robb and Jon met up together. Just as he was about to thank Jon for his help, he saw two horses riding out from the back of Jon's team. When he saw the people on the horses clearly, Robb immediately jumped off his horse and walked forward quickly.
Seeing their brother Robb, who had become much more mature after not seeing him for two years, Sansa and Arya could no longer hold back their tears. They dismounted their horses and ran towards Robb, and the three of them hugged each other tightly.
After a minute, Robb let go of his arms and wiped the tears from his sister's face. He asked about their respective experiences and found out the reason why they were rescued this time.
Aunt Lysa was dead, and Daenerys, the Mother of Dragons, led an army of 100,000 and three dragon soldiers to Westeros. Only then were the two sisters able to persuade Jon in the Vale to lift the siege of Riverrun.
After getting a general understanding of what had happened, Robb thanked Jon and other Vale generals and took them back to Riverrun.
Seeing her two daughters with her son Robb on the city wall, Catelyn ran down the wall and out of the city gate.
Although she firmly believed that she would see her daughters again one day after escaping the Red Wedding, it was still a little hard to believe when she actually saw them appear in front of her intact.
The mother, her two daughters, hugged each other and cried, which moved everyone present.
They already knew what had happened to the Stark Wolf family, and now seeing the family reunited after two years of separation, they were happy for them from the bottom of their hearts.
Catelyn thanked Jon again, and Robb arranged the soldiers after the war. The family finally had time to gather in the room and talk about their experiences since they separated.
Sansa and Arya did not dare to tell their entire experience, and only told their mother and brother the important events.
But how could Catelyn and Robb not hear the hidden part from their stories?
The two of them were trapped alone in King's Landing, and most of the people around them were there to make fun of Sansa, and few were willing to help her.
When Robb heard that Sansa, who was going to get married and become queen, was forced by Tywin to marry Tyrion the Imp, he wanted to chop off Tywin and Tyrion's heads.