Chapter 234 You Are Like a Fire in Winter

After the valley defenders of the West Camp saw with their own eyes that their theoretical colleagues in the North Camp were easily overwhelmed by Clay's cavalry, they completely stopped the civil engineering work on the north side of the camp, and the entire army retreated, preparing to defend to the death.

But Clay ignored them at all and left them nervous like this for a whole day.

No one thought about surrendering because there was no way to surrender voluntarily. Not to mention that they couldn't figure out Clay Mandler's attitude towards prisoners. In the previous battles that took place at his hands, there were almost no prisoners.

Moreover, all the Grafson family members are in the valley, and in the current situation, the valley has not completely failed. Being the leader at this time has given Petyr an excuse to seize Seagull Town.

Therefore, in the Western Camp, the heads of the Grafson family could only grit their teeth and resist to the end, placing their hope in Yoon Royce, whom they hated so much.

Hate to the extreme is love, and this world has another truth that is universally applicable.

After waiting like this for a day, the soldiers hid behind the wall of the camp, holding up their swords and holding their bow strings, their arms already sore and numb, but there was no sign of Clay Manderly's army.

Later, they saw the Mandalay family's golden halberd mermaid flag on the gate of Stonewall City, and then they realized that they had been given away by Clay Manderly.

Everyone in Xi Daying was extremely angry at this kind of ungrateful behavior (which the author has never done!).

We have been busy here for a long time and have prepared everything for you. We have been pretending all day just to wait for you to come.

It would be better if you don't come or say anything. Isn't this a waste of everyone's feelings?

Moreover, the snow has not stopped now. Although it is a little bit smaller, it is still cold. Clay's cavalry are all wearing summer clothes, and the valley here is also frozen and has runny noses.

Finally, after enduring until dusk, under the hateful eyes of the soldiers, the commander of the Grafson family bit the bullet and issued an order to abandon defense and rest the entire army.

It's a mess. Just because Clay didn't hit them, they can't keep fighting Clay like this. Even a tough guy can't stand it.

Forget it, love will come when it comes, I'm tired...

As soon as they relaxed, the defense immediately slackened. Therefore, in the West Camp, only a hundred troops from the Grafson and Lindley families were left on guard, and the rest went back to their tents to rest.

When it was time to light a fire and cook, he cooked. When he was tired, he simply climbed into the tent and slept. After a stressful day, he became what he is now.

When the afterglow of the setting sun finally disappeared completely, the people in the West Camp breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the direction of Shili City was still quiet.

From their point of view, there is no need to carry out night raids, right?

No way?

Although they selectively forgot, more than a month ago, they defeated Robb Stark's 20,000 army at night, exactly the same.

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Garland and Desmond (hehe, I have forgotten what the witchers are called!), took advantage of the darkness, put on the armor of the Valemen, and hung a rope from the west gate of Stone Fence City and left the city.

Although the snowflakes were much smaller, the thick dark clouds still blocked the moonlight, so the visibility at night was pitifully low. In the almost primitive natural state, it could be said that it was impossible to see even the five fingers.

Clay never had the time to stop. Otherwise, Garland and Desmond would have had two bottles of cat potion and obtained the blessing of night vision. This is the operation of a serious witcher.

But for today's action, it actually doesn't matter, because in the dull dark night, the torch-lit West Camp is quite conspicuous. Even with a thousand degrees of myopia, it can still be seen.

With strong body skills, they reached the edge of the camp. Due to the darkness effect under the lamp, the two of them sneaked into the west camp smoothly.

They only knew that this place was garrisoned by the armies of the Grafson and Lindley families. For the rest, they could only rely on themselves. After all, Clay didn't know about the excess.

As for why they knew the composition of the army here, it was naturally thanks to Sir Anda Royce, who took two Axi Seals before speaking.

The young knight turned out to be a strong-willed man. This was also the first time Clay had used the Yakshi Seal twice in a row. From this point of view, there was definitely something wrong with John Royce's education.

As the eldest son and the successor of Rune Stone City, he should be an absolute pragmatist. Only such a person can lead the family to continue on.

People who are full of chivalry and stick to their beliefs to the point of abnormality will lead their families to the ditch.

From Eddard Stark to now Robb Stark, they are all victims of this situation.

But speaking of it, the blame must be placed on Daenerys' father, the Mad King, who almost wiped out the main line of the Stark family at the time without even saying hello.

This led to Eddard Stark, who was full of honor concepts, eventually becoming the Duke of the North. At the same time, the education of his son Robb Stark also went off track.

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Following Clay's instructions, the two of them didn't do anything to assassinate the king and kill the driver, but directly attacked the opponent's command system. It wasn't that they couldn't, but that it was unnecessary.

While wandering around the camp, the two of them were originally worried about being discovered by the Valley People's patrols, but after walking around the camp, they discovered that the inside of the Valley People's camp was incredibly slack.

The soldiers were staggering around, and many of the soldiers with the green snake emblem on their chests even fell asleep holding food.

Piles of bonfires were lit, the soldiers sat together, snowflakes fell little by little, and no one was in the mood to talk.

This strange sight made Garland and Desmond, who were about to use the Yakshi Seal to come in and "fight", a little dazed, but after thinking about it carefully, they understood what was going on.

Put yourself in their shoes and think about it from their perspective. The reaction of these valley soldiers is not surprising at all.

Without any sense of martial ethics, they attacked the Northerners who had been trying to form an alliance with them, causing their 20,000-strong army to collapse. Countless nobles and soldiers died in the rebellion.

Now, Clay Mandler, the military god of the Northerners, was in front of them, snatching away their horses, defeating the Northern Camp, and putting a sword on their necks, but they were helpless.

Originally, these two families, from the nobles to the soldiers, did not want to fight at all. They stayed in Seagull Town, enjoying the trade dividends, and their living standards were higher than those of the common people under the nobles in other valleys.

They fought without telling anyone who died, and what they gained was little, and they didn't like it, so the whole thing was a loss-making business.

Now, they are actually surrounded here by Clay, and they can't leave.

In addition, Clay let go of their pigeons during the day, and it was a combination of circumstances that took away their last breath.

Now, it is freezing cold, and in this state, it is simply impossible to maintain the morale of the army in such a situation.

Garland and Desmond looked at each other. After they figured out the situation, things became simpler.

If this was a group of die-hard elements, then his mission would be many times more troublesome, but now, that is no longer the case.

"Garland, go and order their granary. We just passed by and there were two drunkards at the door. They were easy to kill."

"Well, let's split up. I'll go to the granary, and you'll go to their armory, and then run away. Then randomly find an unoccupied tent to burn. Don't let the Valley people put out the fire."

"Okay, you are still the bad guy, that's it, let's go!"

Although these two people understood the unlucky situation of the valley people, they did not sympathize with them at all. After all, if these valley people had not listened to Littlefinger's deception and sent troops to attack Stark, how could they be in the current situation.

If you are in the first year of junior high school, don't blame others for being in the fifteenth year of junior high school. Whatever you make an appointment with, you must finish it with tears. This is the truth.

The two demon hunters moved separately, walking through the camp with bright torches under the night.

No one came to check on them at all. Most of them had exhausted their energy during the day and had fallen into a deep sleep.

Occasionally I met one or two, but they had no interest in talking at all. They walked slowly, not knowing what their purpose was.

Garland was the first to reach his location, a tall wooden building where the Xidaying Valley people stored grain.

When the two of them passed by just now, the two soldiers of the Grafson family guarding the door were holding spears and drinking unscrupulously. They seemed to be drunk now.

By the time Garland came over, the two of them were already drunk, leaning against the wooden wall of the granary, with their helmets buckled down, sound asleep, and a strong smell of alcohol spread in the cold wind.

Sad and pitiful.

With a gentle sigh, Garland walked into the granary.

After a moment, a stream of scorching flames surged out from his palm, igniting the granary that was not wet by the snow.

The fire is lit.