Chapter 1061 Mande River Burst

However, not all Imperial Legionnaires were as lucky as Hader.

When this heavy rain suddenly came, as the commander of the Helos army, the old general Oberon was riding on horseback to mobilize the army.

He raised his head and looked up at the sudden heavy rain with his old eyes. His long gray hair was wet by the rain, his beard was dripping with water droplets, and a bad premonition poured out in his heart.

"This Rain"

As a famous commander in the world, Oberon is also the elder of the eldest prince Helos, so the position of commander-in-chief of the entire army has undoubtedly fallen into his hands.

And Oberyn is old, and he used to be most proud of his flexible, cunning, and changeable command style.

But now Oberon is facing his old friend, who used to fight side by side in the Eastern Continent, almost starting from scratch as a right-hand man to help Viserys down the current huge country.

Oberyn knew the old friend too well, and he knew him very well.

Oberon is very aware of the opponent's ability, so he slowed down the pace of the attack, and fought steadily at every step, for fear that the opponent would find a flaw.

But Oberyn changed his style and became cautious, not even himself.

However, Oberyn's excessive prudence did not help him win the war, but became a direct incentive to step into the trap of an old friend.

"Not a good sign..."

A heavy rain suddenly came, and a bad premonition surged in the heart of the old general Oberyn.

According to the old man's former character, he would definitely order an attack recklessly, forcibly conquer the High Court in one go, and hide from the rain in the High Court City tonight, but at this moment he hesitated.

As a genius with six maester links, Oberyn was undoubtedly a wise man, and his mind was extremely sharp, so doubts arose in his heart in the face of this sudden situation.

He worried that there might be some kind of ambush in Highgarden.

Anyway, the current situation is that the second prince Aemon and his old friend Bessie are already the turtles in the urn, and their own side has a great advantage.

As long as Oberyn doesn't make any mistakes, it's only a matter of time before the Highgarden is taken steadily.

"How long will this rain last?"

Oberyn thought for a moment.

The lives of the entire army were tied to the coach's thoughts, and Oberon had been aware of this since he began to lead his troops to fight alone.

Therefore, his brain was spinning rapidly, and he finally made up his mind to give priority to stability. After all, the advantage is now mine.

"Come on!"

"Order the entire army to retreat!"

"Temporarily shelter from the rain!"

The gray-haired old general on the horse's back frowned, and after deliberation, he finally made up his mind, and then ordered the voice decisively.

"But, Commander-in-Chief!"

"Some of the brothers have already invaded Highgarden City!"

However, Oberyn gave an order, and a young affairs officer on the side was stunned for a moment, and then he spoke anxiously.

He is a young affairs officer who has been appreciated by Oberyn. He was originally a knight servant of a nobleman, but due to coincidence, he got the opportunity to study at the academy in place of his master.

And this knight attendant named Kane seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, worked hard, and achieved excellent results.

After graduation, he joined the Imperial Legion as a service officer, and was appreciated by Oberyn, who was directly promoted to his side.

But now the affairs officer Kane, who had always admired and even admired the old general, suddenly spoke up against him.

Because Kane was very aware of Oberyn's order, those soldiers who had entered Highgarden City in advance were ruthlessly abandoned.

Even if the army under the command of the second prince, Yimon, was utterly useless, there were even many farmers, but there were too many ants to kill the elephants, and it was not difficult to eat these people, and it also gave the enemy a chance to breathe. .

Kane contradicted Oberyn, and Oberyn's eyes immediately fell on the face of this young affairs officer he admired.

"Obey orders, boy!"

"The future will be yours, but now is not the time for you to have the final say."

But Oberyn wasn't angry either, just looked at him twice.

Immediately, he raised his head and looked at the distant battlefield again, and said in a calm voice.

"Go."

Oberyn of course knew the reason why Commissioner Kane contradicted him.

He also knew that retreating now means giving up the part of the soldiers who had already invaded the city.

Facing the counterattack of the Second Prince Aemon's army, they only had two choices, either surrender or die.

But now that the war is not over, Aemon's manpower is not enough, so naturally there will be no people to guard these prisoners of war who may not really surrender, and there may even be other things.

Therefore, there is a high probability that they will not be accepted when they kneel and surrender. There is only one way to choose, and that is to kill them all.

Oberyn made this decision, of course he knew this, he knew very well that the lives of the whole army depended on the commander's thoughts.

However, Oberyn used to risk the life of the entire army at this moment, and forced the capture of High Court in the face of the harsh weather.

But now Oberyn has the greatest chance of winning this war, so he chose to sacrifice the lives of a small number of soldiers.

If it was other battlefields on weekdays, or if he was not facing his old friend Bessie, Oberyn's decision was understandable.

Facing sudden changes on the battlefield, sacrificing a small number of soldiers to preserve the overall situation is definitely a correct decision.

But unfortunately, Oberon was not familiar with the local water and soil, and did not understand the hydrological characteristics of the Mander River.

Because in Oberyn's memory of more than sixty years, it seems that no catastrophe has occurred in the Mander River.

So all his attention was on how to defeat his old friend Bessie, how to break through Highgarden, and he neglected to pay attention to the Mander River.

What Oberon didn't know at the moment was that this torrential rain with a huge amount of precipitation in a short period of time had directly caused the estuary of the Mande River to burst, and the surging floods began to spread on the vast river bay plain.

Today, the only commanding heights on this land is the High Court.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

And the young affairs officer Kane saw Oberyn's eyes and heard what he said, his body trembled slightly, then he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement, then turned around and began to convey the order.

However, not long after Officer Kane turned and left to convey Oberyn's order, the battlefield was full of horns.

"All troops retreat!"

"All troops retreat!"