Chapter 168 After the War

Author: Leaning on the railing and letting the wind blow

Chapter 168 After the War

Large swathes of corpses, with crows circling in the sky, pecking at the ground.

The broken flags were crumpled in blood, the ground was dyed blood red, and incomplete armor and broken weapons could be seen everywhere.

Wails could be heard from among the corpses from time to time, and soldiers in green armor swept back and forth on the battlefield, stabbing the half-dead enemies with their spears.

Lucan kicked down the direwolf flag that was stuck in the mud. He was a mercenary rider from the Reach who wandered around the world.

He pulled out a short blade from the waist of a Northerner and while playing with the dagger, Lucen cursed, "Damn it, these Northerners are so poor."

He put the dagger on his waist and continued to walk forward, looking around.

"Save me, gods, save me." A weak cry came from the front. Lu Sen followed the sound and looked. The sound came from the pile of dead people. His steel boots stepped on the corpses and walked there.

He got these iron boots after teaching a young boy a lesson with a sword. At that time, they found the dead knight at the same time.

"Oh, a kid from the north." Lu Sen found him among the dead.

The northerner heard his voice and turned his head. "Mr. Knight, I surrender, please don't kill me." He begged.

Lu Sen slowly squatted in front of him and asked, "Are you a noble?"

"No, sir." He replied, "My father is a carpenter. You." His eyes widened in horror, and he watched in disbelief as the dagger pierced his chest.

"Say hello to your carpenter father and wolf lord, Northerner." Lucan pulled out the dagger and wiped the blood on his clothes.

He turned over the body, hoping to find something useful, but the carpenter's son found nothing except a rusty iron axe.

Lu Sen broke it into pieces.

A group of cavalry ran past him, and Lucen naturally recognized whose coat of arms it was, the Rowan family of Golden Tree City. Their family fiefdom included the entire northern part of the Reach.

During the battle, he followed them as Dickon Tarly of Horn Hill led their charge, listening only to the sound of the wind and the various banners of the Reach flying on both sides.

Children in the Reach grew up listening to stories about knights, Savin the Mirrorshield, Davos the Dragon Slayer, and Roland from the Hornlands.

When the war horse began to gallop, Lu Sen only felt infinitely heroic, as if at this moment he had become the brave and fearless champion knight in the story.

Until less than half a league away from the northern army, his old horse unfortunately tripped over a stone. Lu Sen was thrown a long distance in a flying roll. At that time, he thought he was dead.

.

A piece of mud saved him.

When he woke up, the battle was over. He could only tell from the soldiers passing by that they seemed to have won.

The Stark army, which had been confronting them for many days, was defeated.

Lucen hoped to find a good sword or a set of armor, but he woke up too late. Or maybe these northerners were too poor, they couldn't even afford plate armor.

"Hey, hey, over there."

He heard someone calling him.

Lu Sen turned his head, "What's the matter? Man." he asked.

"I just want to tell you that Lord Landao has announced that the army will advance to the north."

Lu Sen saw that he was wearing a set of chain armor. He walked over slowly, holding the sword firmly in his hand. "When did it happen?"

"Just now." He took out a wine bag and took a sip himself, then handed it to him, "Would you like a sip?"

"Thank you." Lucen took the wine bag, "My name is Lucen Lyle."

"Barry Pichai. Who do you fight under, Ser Lucan?" he asked.

"Dickon Tully."

"Oh, that young master of the Tully family. You are so lucky. You have made great contributions in this battle."

Lu Sen smiled bitterly in his heart. It didn't matter whether he made meritorious service or not. He had never even fought against the Northerners.

"I later got separated from the group." He shrugged.

"This is what happens all the time. With the blessing of the gods, at least we all survived. Why don't we go together and have someone to take care of us."

Lu Sen nodded.

"The Yankees have lost, why should we go north?" he asked with some confusion.

"I heard that there is also an army of the Young Wolf Lord. I guess we will go there next."

"The kid who rides a wolf, they say he has a man-eating direwolf."

"His father, the Prime Minister, was defeated by us and fled to the sea in despair. I can guarantee that that brat can't compare to his father. People are just exaggerating. Just like they said that Stannis was not defeated by us.

I was taught a good lesson on the Blackwater River." He grinned.

They walked north along the King's Road, and were joined by a few more people along the way. In the evening they caught up with the advancing army, and at nightfall they set up a campfire beside the road.

They got some salmon from the river and were roasting them on the fire. Lucen turned the wooden spit on which they were roasting the fish and listened to them tell about their experiences and the news they heard.

Barry Pichai insisted that Eddard Stark had escaped from the sea, but a mercenary named Walt said that he saw Stark being shot by an arrow and falling off his horse.

Lucan didn't care whether Stark died or not, he just wanted the fish to be cooked quickly, and his stomach was already urging him to eat the salmon.

When the salmon was grilled until crispy, he took it in his hands and ate it.

Walter began to brag about his achievements, "Look, this shield of mine." He took the shield up from behind. It was a yellow background with two crossed black-handled rusty axes and a black crown in the middle.

The shield has the marks of a sword engraved on it. "It comes from the Dustin family in the north. I smashed the knight's head with my own hands."

"Then you should bring his armor and helmet here together." Patton exposed his lie, which made him angry and pulled out his sword and wanted to duel.

He stood up and broke up the fight, but Walt parted ways with them.

"May the Seven Gods spurn him, damn liar." Barry cursed at his back.

Lu Sen was on the second night watch. There were four of them. In the dark night, he sat by the fire and tried his best to hold up the corners of his eyes to prevent them from hanging down. From time to time, the sound of owls could be heard in the woods.

In the morning they caught three sparrows and some pickles.

On the way they met some remnant soldiers from the north and started some battles.

The weather was getting colder and colder. Lucen remembered that when they set out from the Reach and garrisoned at Bitterbridge, the sun was still very warm. He looked up at the high, full sun, and the clouds sometimes covered it and cast shadows.

The sun could no longer bring warmth to him.

He thought in his mind that it would be great if he could find a B&B where he could sleep warmly for one night. Of course, it would be best if the owner of that home had a daughter.
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