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Chapter 41: Ambushing the Tyrosian Army and Heading to the Fortress

Oris was overjoyed upon hearing Rag's words, but outwardly remained calm as he asked, "Any news from Daeron? What about Tyrothy's army?" Rag replied, "According to the Mir soldiers, they withdrew before inflicting any casualties on the fortress. However, Oris's army is still besieging it, while Tyrothy's army is stranded because we sailed away. Scouts say they are heading north."

Upon hearing Rag's words, Oris punched Rag on the head and said, "Why didn't you say so sooner? Didn't you know the manor was also in the north?" After Oris finished speaking, Rag seemed to realize what was happening and asked, "Then what should we do? Can my father hold it?"

Oris didn't know either. After all, there were only about 200 soldiers left in the manor before Oris left. If nothing unexpected happened, Tyrosi's army would have at least 2500 men. Such a force ratio was simply not enough to defend the manor. Moreover, Oris's manor was different from a fortress or stronghold. In order to obtain a large amount of food and resources, Oris had expanded the manor on a large scale, and many facilities were no longer defensible.

Thinking of this, Oris immediately summoned Dahas and asked, "How many of the Mil soldiers outside the city are willing to accept reorganization?" Seeing Oris's urgency, Dahas didn't keep him in suspense and replied directly, "About 2000 are willing to reorganize. The remaining 2000 will only agree after confirming the safety of their families inside the city." Upon hearing this, Oris immediately ordered 800 former manor soldiers to leave the city, equipped with weapons Oris had captured in Tyrosi, along with 400 cavalrymen from outside the city who were willing to reorganize. Oris's 500 men were to be requisitioned for warhorses within the city, making a total of 1700 cavalrymen who would set off early the next morning to reinforce Oris Manor.

Once Oris gave the order, all the units began to get busy. Fortunately, the soldiers of Oris Manor were well-trained; otherwise, the reorganization and disruption of the past few days would have made it difficult for the army's combat effectiveness not to decrease. Early the next morning, Oris traveled light and rode Durotan northward.

After traveling day and night, on the afternoon of the second day, Oris spotted the Tyrothy army heading north at the foot of a hillside. Oris immediately began reconnaissance, observing the camp through the Phantom's glasses. Oris saw that the enemy camp was cooking over a fire, and after eating, the entire army showed no intention of breaking camp. Oris knew that his opportunity had come.

The commander of this army is unknown. Although he has some military ability, he is clearly inexperienced in leading troops. He doesn't even know that the key to a surprise attack is surprise, not attack. If they had traveled at full speed, they could have already captured Uncle Namir and Inis to use as hostages to Oris.

Oris immediately ordered his cavalry to eat on the spot and not to fire, while also taking turns to rest. Late that night, Oris rode Durotan up the hill again, with his cavalry ready behind him. At Oris's command, he led his cavalry in a swift charge. The 1700 cavalrymen surged down the hill like a tidal wave, setting fires and hacking and slashing in the Tyrothy army's camp. Seeing that everyone had made their mark, Oris led his guards directly to the chieftain's main tent.

Inside the main tent, Colon, the commander of Tyros, was awakened by the shouts of battle outside. He got out of bed to check the situation in the camp, only to see a rocket pierce through the curtain and pass right through his cheek. Upon seeing this, Colon immediately drew his family's ancestral Valyrian steel sword, "Magnificent," and strode out to organize his soldiers to resist.

A burly man in golden armor charged towards him on a giant wolf, startling Colon. In that instant of surprise, Oris thrust out his dragon spear, piercing Colon's heart. Oris then hoisted Colon high, snatched his steel sword, and shouted, "The commander is dead! Surrender and you will not be killed!" He then carried Colon's corpse and began running wildly through the camp, shouting.

The battle lasted from late at night until dawn. The Tyrosi army, which originally numbered 3000, was reduced to only 1800 after the surprise attack. After taking in the prisoners, Oris sent 200 cavalrymen north to reinforce the defenses of Oris Manor, while he himself led the remaining cavalry and prisoners back to Mil.

Four days after his return journey, Oris finally arrived back in Mil. After handing the prisoners over to Rag, he asked, "I forgot to ask before, where did Pochi go?" Rag replied when Oris asked, "After seeing that the situation in Mil had stabilized, my brother led his cavalry towards the fortress. It seems he intends to intercept Oris's army." Oris sighed upon hearing this.

After resupplying in Myr, Auris led the remaining 1500 cavalrymen towards the fortress early the next morning. Auris's original plan was to capture the two cities, stabilize the situation, and then force Reis to surrender. However, the plan went too smoothly, and the two cities, perhaps accustomed to being conquered, did not resist as fiercely as Auris had imagined. This gave Auris the opportunity to regroup his army and march towards Reis.

However, conquering the three kingdoms of daughters in one fell swoop would inevitably lead to soaring governance costs. Oris's current resources were still too weak, and he had too few capable subordinates. Thinking of this, Oris couldn't help but feel melancholy. In the past twenty-odd days, he had traversed thousands of miles, conquering Mil and Tyrosi one after another, and now he was about to launch an attack on Rhys. He wondered if his adoptive mother was still alive.

Oris shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts. After two days of marching, his cavalry finally reached the vicinity of the fortress. As usual, Oris used the hurricane to observe, only to find a large number of slave corpses piled up outside the fortress. The Oris soldiers below the city did not attack, but instead shouted and cursed wildly. On the mountaintop to the east of the fortress, Oris saw Pochi riding a woolly rhinoceros, waiting in full battle array.

Seeing this situation, Oris used the hurricane's perspective to count the tents in the camp, only to find that the soldiers Oris had sent this time numbered over 6000, almost the total number of soldiers in Mil and Tyros.

Oris knew that Reis was the most populous city in East Essos, but sending so many troops to fight at once would definitely cripple Reis. Thinking of this, Oris immediately summoned back the hurricane and used it to send a message to Pochi and Daren, agreeing to launch a joint attack that afternoon and break through the Reis camp.

That afternoon, Daren, who was in the fortress, blew the horn first and led 2000 infantrymen in the fortress to charge towards the Rees army. When the Rees commander saw that Daren and his men had opened the fortress and were going to face him head-on, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

Just as the two armies were about to clash, cavalrymen from the eastern hilltop rushed out. The Ries army had anticipated this, as this cavalry force had appeared five days earlier. When they saw Daren and his men leaving the city, the Ries commander ordered his cavalry to prepare for a direct confrontation.

Just as the Ries cavalry clashed with the Eastern cavalry, Oris's cavalry suddenly charged out from the north of the fortress, flanking and penetrating the western flank of Ries's army.

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