67: Second decline and third exhaustion
When the Ironmen who stayed in the Hot Wave River were bored, they saw some shadowy figures appearing on the hills on the north bank.
They were unmoved because their duty was to guard the ships.
When they found that those figures seemed to be shepherds, and they were leading a lot of livestock, they were a little eager to move.
But their duty was to guard the ships.
When they found that the shepherds were actually women, a group of women, they threw away the moral shackles imposed on them by the commander and began to act according to their instincts.
Several leaders gathered together: "Why are there shepherds on the hillside? If they don't run away when they see us, there must be something wrong!"
"That's right! So we have to find out what tricks the enemy is playing. I volunteer to take people up to check!"
"When will it be your turn? This kind of good... This dangerous thing, of course I will do it!"
"Bah! Who are you? I was injured for King Balon and I shed blood for the Iron Islands! Let me go!"
"Stop arguing, people will run away if you argue again, and we don't have horses, so it's hard to chase them!"
A group of people argued fiercely, and finally agreed on a team of 500 people to go to the hill to survey the enemy.
They are not completely stupid, on the contrary, they have known the intelligence of the North for a long time.
The lords and the adults have all gone south with that Robb, and they can't come back at this time. Most of the forces in the North are attracted by the two princesses and princes.
And the men have been pulled to fight, so it's not surprising that women shepherd sheep.
At this time, the Hot Wave River should be an absolutely safe place.
The 500-man "scout army" was dispatched immediately, and everyone's legs were kicking fast, wishing their parents had given them two more pairs of legs.
The rule of the Iron Islands is that most of what can be robbed can be kept by themselves.
So their enthusiasm is very high.
Seeing the panicked look of the shepherds, their figures gradually disappeared on the hilltop, they became even more excited.
But as they said, they had no horses.
So when they went over the hill and encountered the ambushed wolf cavalry, no one could run back to the ship alive.
The red-robed monk Thoros felt a little sorry: "They can only lure so few people. These bandits can really hold back."
Robb rode on his horse, looking at the bodies of the iron people on the ground, and waved his long sword: "Everyone wrap slightly moist gauze on their shoes and horse hooves, stuff them with sand, and charge!"
The remaining 3,000 people and 500 wolf cavalry received the order and roared to charge.
The iron people who were still on the ship were shocked to see so many people at once, and they didn't understand where these people came from.
Many small leaders shouted at the top of their lungs: "Quick! Quickly start the boat! They have no boat and can't get on the river!"
Robb rode his horse and rushed to the shore first.
He then stepped on the horse's back with his left foot and jumped directly into the air.
Then, a huge ice dragon phantom appeared above Robb's head.
[Bolerius Ice Mist]
[High-level Dragon Feast Prayer. It can show the power of "Freezing Ice Mist" Bolerius, turn itself into a dragon, and spit out ice breath from the air. By accumulating power, it can extend the time of spitting out breath. ]
A huge and surging ice mist spewed out from the mouth of the dragon phantom.
Even if the gods came to the world, they would have to retreat from the cold power. This is the magic ice mist!
The moment the mist touched the surface of the Heat Wave River, in the imperceptible microscopic world, perfect hexagonal crystals were instantly formed, and then quickly spread to the surroundings!
Countless hexagonal crystals were connected together, and the river surface that was originally rippling with waves quickly condensed and froze into ice.
The boats still on the water were fixed on the river surface, and the spreading ice crystals began to crawl up along the boats until all the water that penetrated the boats was frozen.
"Miracle! Long live His Majesty Robb!"
"Winter is coming!"
"For the North, for His Majesty, kill!"
When Robb had consumed all his mental strength, a huge ice channel appeared on the surface of the Heat Wave River, and about one-third of the boats were trapped by Robb.
The wolf cavalry and three thousand infantry finally understood the intention of Robb's previous order at this time.
The friction on their wrapped feet increased.
In this way, although their movements on the ice would not be very smooth, it was better than falling down at every turn.
The climate in the North was originally cold, and the ice surface frozen by Robb was not so easy to melt, and the thickness of the ice was enough to support the troops to advance.
"Rob the boat! Robb the boat! Kill everyone on the boat first! Don't damage the boat, or I will peel your skin! "
Clay Severn and Greenbeard rushed up with their men. He roared loudly and rushed towards the frozen ships.
The scene instantly fell into chaos.
At this time, many ships were not frozen. The people on the ships were terrified. Where had they seen such a horrible scene?
They immediately raised the anchors and prepared to leave the Hot Wave River and escape to the sea.
But there were too many ships and they were too crowded. The ships in front did not leave, and the ones behind could not move at all.
They either abandoned the ship and fled, or swam to the front ship.
There were few people left on the frozen ships. Robb led his men to kill left and right, and soon killed all the people on these ships.
"Your Majesty, ten ships have already escaped!"
"Your Majesty! The large army of the Iron Islands is coming!"
Robb was overjoyed when he heard the news. His mental power still needed some time to release the Borealis ice mist to freeze the ships again.
Originally, I was worried that there were too many ships running away. Now that their large army has arrived, they will definitely need ships to evacuate, which will greatly slow down their speed.
"Everyone retreat to the shore first. They can't move these frozen ships. We are few in number and still on the ice. Don't fight the enemy head-on."
The Northern army moved quickly on the ice and stood on the shore to observe the large army of the Iron Islands.
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When Victarion Greyjoy brought seven or eight thousand people to the shore of the Heat Wave River, he almost vomited blood.
What on earth is going on? !
Why did the river suddenly freeze?
He looked at the Northern army on the shore. There were very few people, and he had the advantage.
He had two choices, one was to fight the enemy first, and the other was to choose to step on the ice and return to the ship that had not been frozen to evacuate.
"We can't get on the ship directly. These sons of bitches will definitely attack us. Go up and fight them first!"
Victarion Greyjoy ordered the army to blow the horn of attack.
Thousands of people began to charge in scattered groups. Some of the people who had stayed behind saw the large army coming and the enemy did not bring out the dragon again, and they suddenly had some courage.
But Robb did not fight them at all. As long as the enemy advanced, he would retreat.
Victarion Greyjoy was furious. He did not dare to chase too deep because there were soldiers from the North behind him!
After they dealt with the siege, they would definitely come to trap him. If they chased too deep, he would be finished.
"Damn it, come back!"
Victarion Greyjoy was ready to board the ship and evacuate first.
But Robb's army immediately pressed up, and this time the distance was very close, making Victarion Greyjoy think that there seemed to be a chance to attack.
"Try to kill them, this is the last time, run if it doesn't work this time!"
The horn sounded again, and the exhausted Ironborn were already tired and confused at this time, and could only reluctantly follow the order.
Robb still did not fight with them and let the troops evacuate quickly.
The exhausted bodies of the Ironborn could not catch up with the army of the North.
Victarion Greyjoy was completely unprepared to care and ordered everyone to board the ship and prepare to escape.
Robb looked at the evacuated Ironborn and said to Clay Severn and Greenbeard beside him with a smile: "See, they were full of energy after the first attack; they were a little tired after the second attack; if we let them attack again now, I'm afraid they won't be able to lift their weapons.
Now, they have another way to survive. I'm afraid everyone wants to board the ship to escape. If we attack again at this time, who will be able to fight us?"
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