Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

He was a young official who had gained the favor of Oberyn. He was originally a nobleman's knight squire, but by chance, he was given the opportunity to study at the academy in place of his master.

This knight squire named Kane seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, worked hard, and achieved outstanding results.

Upon graduation, he joined the Imperial Legion as an officer and was subsequently appreciated by Oberyn, who promoted him to a position close to him.

But now, Kane, the administrative officer who had always admired and even revered the old general, suddenly spoke up and contradicted him.

Kane knew very well that with Oberyn's order, the soldiers who had stormed into Highgarden ahead of time were ruthlessly abandoned.

Even if the army under the Second Prince Yin Meng was utterly useless, with many farmers among its members, it was still easy to wipe out these people, as many ants can kill an elephant, and it also gave the enemy a chance to catch their breath.

Kane spoke up and contradicted Oberon, whose eyes immediately fell on the face of this young officer whom he greatly admired.

"Obey orders, kid!"

"The future will belong to you, but now is not the time for you to call the shots."

However, Oberyn was not angry. He merely glanced at him calmly, then raised his head and looked back at the distant battlefield, speaking in a low voice.

"Go."

Oberon naturally knew why Kane had defied him, and he also knew that retreating now would mean abandoning the soldiers who had already entered the city.

Faced with the counterattack of the Second Prince Yin Meng's army, they had only two choices: surrender or die.

However, the war is not over yet, and Yin Meng's forces are insufficient. Naturally, he cannot spare any personnel to guard these prisoners of war who may not be truly surrendering, and there is even a possibility that other problems may arise.

Therefore, it's highly likely that even if they kneel and surrender, it won't be accepted; they'll only have one option left: to be killed...

Oberyn made this decision knowing full well that the lives of the entire army depended on the commander's decision.

However, Oberyn once risked the lives of his entire army at this moment, braving the harsh weather to forcibly conquer Highgarden.

But now, in order to ensure the greatest possible victory in this war, Oberyn has chosen to sacrifice the lives of a small number of soldiers.

If it were any other battlefield on a regular day, or if he weren't facing his old friend Bessie, Oberyn's actions would be perfectly understandable.

Faced with sudden changes on the battlefield, sacrificing a small number of soldiers to preserve the overall situation is absolutely the right decision.

Unfortunately, Oberon was unfamiliar with the local soil and water and did not understand the hydrological characteristics of the Mandeb River.

Because in Oberyn's more than sixty years of life, it seemed that nothing major had happened on the Mande River, all his attention was focused on how to defeat his old friend Bessie and how to break into Highgarden, and he neglected to pay attention to the Mande River.

Unbeknownst to Oberyn at that moment, this torrential downpour, with its immense volume of rainfall in a short period, had directly caused the Mandeb River estuary to breach its banks, and the surging floodwaters began to spread across the vast river bend plains...

Today, the only high point on this land is High Court.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

The young officer Kane saw Oberon's gaze and heard his words. His body trembled slightly, then he gritted his teeth, nodded in agreement, and turned to relay the orders.

However, not long after the clerk Kane turned away to relay Oberyn's orders, a dense chorus of horns sounded across the battlefield.

"Retreat!"

"Retreat!"

Chapter 1061 Abandonment

Oberyn gave the order, and the sound of horns signaling retreat echoed across the battlefield.

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What is that sound?

"It sounds like the bugle call for retreat."

The Imperial soldiers, soaked to the bone in the pouring rain, heard the faint sound of bugles, exchanged glances, carefully discerned the sound, and then all breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, no one wants to fight in such heavy rain, but the empire's military discipline is strict, and no one wants to be a deserter.

But now the heavy rain has disrupted the order of the battlefield, the sky has become completely dark, and the torches cannot be lit.

Many soldiers lost their way in the darkness and torrential rain, unable to find their commanders, while the commanders were equally unable to find their soldiers; chaos reigned everywhere.

"They've retreated!"

"We can retreat now!"

However, at that moment, the sound of retreat horns suddenly rang out from behind, which brought a sense of relief to everyone.

"retreat!"

"Retreat!"

The imperial soldiers, clad in black and red armor and black cloaks, retreated like the receding tide when they heard the retreat horn. They leaned on their spears and swords, their boots slapping against the muddy, rain-soaked ground.

They were in a sorry state, as if they had suffered a defeat, and retreated in a chaotic mass, even causing a stampede.

The heavy rain made the ground slippery and muddy. Some people accidentally fell and struggled to get up, but were mercilessly trampled underfoot by their comrades behind them.

"Help me! Help me!"

"Pull me!"

He grabbed one of the soldiers' legs, trying to use him to get up, but instead knocked the man to the ground. Both of them were then trampled into a bloody pulp by the retreating army.

The hasty retreat of the army resulted in a stampede that killed countless people, but no one cared at that moment, because all they wanted was to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible.

However, the Imperial soldiers who were far from Highgarden could retreat at their leisure, but those who had already rushed into the city and those who were crowding in from outside were not so lucky.

"Kill! Surrendering means certain death anyway!"

"The Crown Prince wants to burn us all alive!"

"Kill them all!"

Ding ding ding—

At this moment, the battlefield was chaotic and noisy, filled with shouts of killing, screams, and the sounds of clashing weapons. Combined with the sound of the torrential rain, it completely drowned out the retreating bugle calls behind them.

Chaos reigns in High Court. The sky has suddenly changed, with dark clouds pressing down on the city and almost no light. The soldiers are so enraged that they can barely distinguish friend from foe.

"Stop! I surrender! Spare me!"

"Spare me!"

"what--"

Some people knelt down to surrender and beg for their lives, but the other party slit their throats without mercy, grinning maliciously.

Rumors about the eldest prince, Heros, refusing to accept prisoners of war and intending to burn everyone alive spread rapidly among the soldiers for some unknown reason.

This spurred the soldiers to fight to the death. Since they were going to die anyway, they might as well fight them to the death and take a few of them down with them.

This is what Bessie meant when she said that an arrogant army will surely be defeated, while a desperate army will surely be victorious.

After all, they had been forced to the last moment and had no choice but to fight a desperate battle.

Heros's army, however, was different. They had won consecutive victories since the beginning of the war, which had laid a strong psychological foundation for them.

They despised their enemies from the bottom of their hearts.

He believed that his enemies were nothing more than a bunch of ignorant nobles and a group of peasants they had gathered who had never touched a hoe before.

Therefore, defeating such an enemy is a matter of course and not something to be celebrated.

As for defeat? How could they possibly be defeated by a group of farmers?

Unfortunately, they were overconfident, but they overlooked the fact that the army under the Second Prince Yin Meng was not entirely composed of peasants.

Yin Meng also had some legionary soldiers under his command from Pentos, and although the number of private soldiers kept by the nobles had decreased after their power was reduced, they were all strong and elite.

Furthermore, none of these people considered why the enemy was unaware of Heros's plan to burn everyone alive, while their own soldiers were the first to know.

Because people are now blinded by rage, no one cares about the truth of the matter anymore.

The reason they believed this rumor unconditionally was because they knew that the eldest prince, Heros, was capable of doing such a thing.

Legend has it that Heros killed countless people during the plague in the Riverlands, so their numbers are nothing compared to that.

However, Heros's army in the rear began to retreat in chaos, while the soldiers who had already entered Highgarden were abandoned and plunged into a bitter battle.

But at that moment, a deep dragon's roar suddenly came from the sky above Gao Ting's head.

Roar--

A giant dragon covered in silver scales circled in the sky, its roar carrying far and wide.

Then it spewed out dragonfire to dispel much of the darkness.

Below, on the battlefield where a chaotic battle was raging, everyone was blinded by rage and some even couldn't distinguish friend from foe. But at that moment, the dragon's roar was loud and clear, which calmed everyone down considerably.

"dragon?!"

"Why are dragons involved in the war?"

Which side of the dragon?

"Is the Crown Prince going to burn us alive?"

All the soldiers on both sides who were engaged in fierce fighting in Highgarden were startled by the dragon's roar.

They all stopped fighting at the same time and looked up at the sky.

As ordinary human soldiers, they certainly had reason to fear the legendary dragons.

Fortunately, we had a dragon, but unfortunately, the opponent also had a dragon.

Therefore, upon hearing the dragon's roar, they all looked up in panic, wanting to see which dragon had made the move.

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However, at that moment, bonfires were instantly lit on the towers in Highgarden that provided shelter from the rain. The blazing flames dispelled the darkness and illuminated the battlefield amidst the torrential rain.

The situation on the field was now fairly clear: Imperial soldiers clad in black and red armor were surrounded in the center of the city gate. Meanwhile, the army wearing various family armors, banners, and emblems—a chaotic mix—was the Stormlands and Reach allied forces under Yin Meng's command.

"Is it His Highness Yin Meng's dragon?"

Seeing the situation before them, the imperial soldiers surrounded in Highgarden City wore expressions of despair as the giant dragon hovered in the sky above them.

They also already knew that they had been abandoned by their commander.

Ohhhh!