Eddard Stark said to the guide, "I've heard that the people of Valantis believe in the Red God, and when they die, they are cremated. ”

"Yes, sir. The guide bowed and said.

Ed ordered the guards to put together the heads and corpses, and called for oil and wood to be brought together, and piled them on the bridge, and lit a fire, and cremated them.

The fire was raging, and black smoke rushed into the air.

The people of the East City saw it, and word of mouth spread that the family members of the deceased came to their knees and kowtowed, thanking Lord Eddard Stark for holding a cremation for his family.

The nobles of Dongcheng did not cremate the deceased, which was a deliberate humiliation of the souls of these people, so that they could not live in peace after death. The aristocracy used this to threaten and intimidate other slaves and subjects who dared to rebel against them. Duke Eddard Stark had the strength of the legion to dare to take down the body of the dead on the bridge for cremation, and it was a capital offense for anyone else to dare to take down the body for cremation.

At the east end of the bridge, there were noble soldiers guarding it, and the people of the eastern city were not allowed to enter the western city.

Xicheng is an exclusive city for nobles. The black walls are very tall and majestic, and were built by the nobles of the Valyrian Empire. It is rumored that the current nobles of the Elephant Party and the Tiger Party are all descendants of the nobles of the former Valyrian Empire. Xicheng is like a black burly giant, while Dongcheng is a malnourished child.

The knights and soldiers at the bridgehead in Xicheng saw that there was a fire in the middle of the bridge, and a scout rode over to see the situation from a distance, and went back to tell the general of the bridgehead. The general did not dare to take matters into his own hands, and sent someone to report the news to the consuls in the city. This year's election was won by the Elephant Party, and the consul was Joshua of the Elephant Party.

For hundreds of years, the Elephant Party and the Tiger Party have been rich by selling slaves, and Daenerys, the dragon messenger of the Magic Mountain, came to Astapor to persuade them to surrender and said that they would abolish slavery, which made the Elephant Party and the Tiger Party hostile, and the abolition of slavery was to move their foundation, but because of Daenerys's three dragons and the dragon power of the Magic Mountain, they decided to sue for peace, hoping to sit down and negotiate peace.

In the Hall of Lordship, Joshuel and the nobles received a report from the scouts that Eddard Stark had taken down the bodies of the criminals on the bridge and cremated them, and some of the criminals' families wept on the cremation bridge and knelt down to thank Eddard Stark for his righteous deeds, which made the nobles already resentful, and this sentiment was spreading, and some radical nobles had overflowed with war in their eyes.

Jeff, the leader of the Tiger Party, had never been able to accept the decision to surrender to the Magic Mountain, and at this time he could no longer hold it back, and there was a young tiger lying at his feet, wearing a tiger skin cloak and a tiger skin hat, he stood up, not angry: "We are the descendants of the Valyrian Empire, the blood of the dragon people, how dare that guy from a small place humiliate us so much? When Daenerys came to persuade us to surrender, she promised to let us control our city, except for slavery, the laws of the city-state will not be changed, but what duke from the north dares to take down the body of a criminal and cremate it?"

Among the aristocracy, the Elephant Party advocated surrender and peace, and the Tiger Party always advocated fighting to the end. But the consul was Joshuel of the Elephant Party, and in the end, the Elephant Party's ideas prevailed. However, on the issue of external affairs, whether it is the Elephant Party or the Tiger Party, they are united with the outside world.

Joshuel said, "Lord Jeff, if you were the consul, how would you handle this matter?"

"It's Daenerys coming, or the Magic Mountain is coming, we can also make a compromise, one of them is the queen, the other is the king, we have to surrender, it's just Daenerys and the Magic Mountain, it's not any other guys, that Eddard Stark is just a small duke in Westeros, a courtier under the Magic Mountain, a dog, we don't dare to mess with the master, but for a dog, teach him a lesson, and also give us the Elephant Party and the Tiger Party a prestige. Jeff said with a sigh.

Joshuel is a shriveled old man, and Jeff is a fierce general.

Joshuel said, "My lords, what do you think?"

The Elephants were mostly silent, and the Tigers were all advocating for Eddard Stark. The Tiger Party is dominated by military generals, and the Elephant Party is a group of scheming guys, and politically speaking, the Elephant Party has always had the upper hand. Last year, it was also the Elephant Party that won the election, and the Elephant Party leader, the shriveled old man, Joshuel, became the consul.

Valantis' legion remained intact and did not suffer any losses. Eddard Stark led his army to occupy the eastern city, but the nobles and legions lived in the western city, which was inhabited by slaves and commoners, with dilapidated houses and no city walls, and could be attacked from all sides. The population of the eastern city outnumbered that of the western city, but there was no garrison.

Joshuel said: "It is true that Duke Eddard Stark is not in agreement to take down our criminals on the bridge and cremate them, which will damage the majesty of our government and will also shake the morale of the army and the public opinion. I agree with Jeff, the leader of the Tiger Party, Jeff, would you like to lead 3,000 Tiger fighters to meet Eddard Stark on the Long Bridge. My proposition is not to seek war, but to make Eddard Stark understand that in Valantis, what he has to do, it is best to ask our opinion first. ”

Jeff said, "Lord Joshuel, I don't need 3,000 men, give me 2,000 men." ”

"My lord, don't go to war, just declare our military might, remind Lord Eddard to pay attention to obeying our laws, even if he has any opinions, he needs to tell us in advance, and don't do it privately. If he insists on going his own way and we refuse to surrender to him, I will send messengers to the Magic Mountain and Daenerys to tell them that we will surrender only to their two Majesies, and to ask Daenerys to sign the pledge to surrender. We revere the Magic Mountain and Daenerys as kings, but the jurisdiction of Valantis is still ours. The Elephant Party and the Tiger Party compete fairly, and the consuls are elected once a year. ”

Jeff was already impatient when he heard this: "My lord, I know what to do. He raised his hand, stood up with the generals of the party, and followed him out of the hall.

Soon, there were horns, orders, shouts, the neighing of horses, and the crash of weapons outside......

"Lord Joshuael, Jeff is a reckless general, should we send two adults to assist him?" suggested a nobleman with war elephants embroidered on his clothes.

"No, Lord Jeff is brave and resourceful, rough and fine, and he has also been an archon for a year, so I am assured of his ability. Joshuel said slowly.

*

One of the nine man-made wonders of the world: the Long Bridge of Valantis. The longest bridge in the world, similar to the sea-crossing bridge in the previous life of the Magic Mountain.

Eddard Stark and his soldiers had just turned on their horses, and a scout had arrived, and the gates of the eastern city were wide open, and cavalry was rushing out towards the bridge.

Eddard Stark didn't care: "Don't be nervous about the greeting party sent by Archon Joshuel. ”

The team marched forward, and soon, at the head of the bridge on the east side, a flag was unfurled, and a large flag embroidered with a tiger was raised high, fluttering in the wind, and rushing towards the bridge.

"Tigers!" Ed said.

Before he could finish speaking, Eddard's horse stopped, craned its neck, and sniffed in the air. The unicorn under the hound's crotch made a sound of the Grey Rhythm and swooped forward. "Quiet, quiet, quiet!" the hound shouted, "Quiet, quiet!" The unicorn stopped, let out a low threatening sound, bowed his head slightly, and stared ahead like an awl.

Behind him, the horses neighed and turned to flee, and immediately the knights and generals strangled their stiffness and shouted loudly, but to no avail.

The hound was surprised, and when he turned around, he saw Duke Eddard's horseman standing up and throwing the Duke to the ground, and the horse neighed and galloped backwards. More knights and soldiers were overturned under their horses by their mounts, well-trained horses went out of control, and the regiment of a thousand people was like a pot of boiling water.

Choke!

The Hound drew his sword.

"Steady, unicorn. He shouted.

The unicorn was restless, kicking the bridge and letting out a low roar, eager to run forward as if it had a predator in front of it.

"Lord Eddard, are you alright? The hound shouted.

"I'm fine!" Ed struggled to get up, he fell on the hard stone slab, protected by armor, but also dizzy. His war horse has already run away.

The cavalry was in disarray, and the unicorn of the hounds was not afraid of the threat and rushed forward, but the hounds were cautious and refused to let the unicorn go forward.

It's too weird.

In the air, the hound smelled a strange breath, and in the distance, a cavalry array appeared on the opposite side, and at the front of the team, there seemed to be a tiger.

"There's a beast on the other side. The hound shouted.

Eddard Stark said, "The other party came to dismount us on purpose!" and he straightened his clothes and gave orders to keep the line up. But many of the horses broke free and the riders galloped along the long bridge, and some of the riders went after the horses, and the team was already in disarray.

"It's a tiger!" shouted the hound.

"Array!" cried Eddard, "those who have no horses will line up behind me in an infantry formation, and those who have horses will form a cavalry formation behind me." ”

The herald shouted the Duke's orders one after another.

Footsteps roared, and soldiers who had lost their horses gathered behind Eddard in a queue.

The Hound rode alone, holding a long sword, and at the front of the whole team, controlling the unicorn to stabilize the situation.

On the other side, sure enough, a very strong tiger roared towards this side. Behind the tiger, the cavalry team advanced quickly and slowly, about an arrow away from the tiger.

"No one scolded the tigers, they did it on purpose. Eddard Stark muttered.

"Lord Duke, draw your sword. The hound said coldly.

"They dare to fight?" said Eddard Stark.

"Releasing the tigers in front, the cavalry in the back, and the black army can't see the tail, this is not what welcomes us. ”

Eddard Stark stepped forward, and the tiger was swiftly approaching, sending a gust of wind with it.

"Sword and shield man!" Eddard Stark shouted, "Array!"

Boom Boom!

The infantry shields were in their hands, and the long swords were hidden under the shields, which were tightly closed and lined up in a tortoise shell array. Behind, without waiting for Ed's command, the cavalry had already taken off their bows and arrows, bent their bows and arrows, and aimed them in front. But the war horse under the crotch began to be restless again, kicking the ground, constantly bowing its head, retreating, turning sideways, and turning...... All kinds of uneasiness.

"Lord Eddard, my unicorn can fight the tigers, give orders. ”

"Wait, maybe it's just a demonstration, not a fight. Ed said.

Roar!

A tiger roar, earth-shattering, like thunder, overwhelmed the sound of running water under the bridge, and the tiger rolled forward, but it was only half an arrow away.

The Hound didn't get Eddard Stark's orders, and he didn't care, putting down his mask and clamping his legs to give the signal to attack. The unicorn could not bear it for a long time, and when he received the order of his master, he immediately turned into a black afterimage, and with a snort, a cyclone rolled up on the bridge deck, causing a gust of wind, and the hound and the unicorn rushed towards the tiger.

Unicorns, magical creatures, and land runners.

The tiger's momentum was like a rainbow, and its breath came through the air, scaring Ed's cavalry away, but he didn't know that there was a unicorn here that was not afraid of it at all. The unicorn rushed out, as fast as a black bolt of lightning, and headed straight for the tiger. The tiger hesitated slightly, but was not afraid, the tiger was on the continent of Essos, but not on the continent of Westeros, this tiger had never seen a unicorn in his life, and the unicorn had never seen a tiger on the island of Skagus, both beasts were hostile, and the war spirit was monstrous.

With a slight tap on the ground, the tiger's claws flew up from the ground, opened its bloody mouth, and the tiger's claws stretched out and pounced on the hunting dog on the unicorn.

The hound slapped the unicorn on the back of the thigh, and the unicorn also let out a long hiss, and also rose into the air, lowered its head, and the black unicorn on its head was about a one-handed sword, and slammed into the tiger.

Burst!

With a loud bang, the unicorn's horn stabbed into the tiger's body, through the chest, as if a sharp blade had pierced the leather. The tiger's paws swung out at the hound, and the tiger's jaw bit into the hound's helmet, but it was a little slower, and the unicorn came first, piercing its body first......

The tiger let out a terrible howl: Roar—

Behind them, a sharp whistle sounded, beckoning the tiger to return.

Jeff, the leader of the Tiger Party, did come to Liwei, not really to start a war. He deliberately let the tiger in front of him, frightening the opponent's horse, disrupting the opponent's array, and then blowing the whistle to call the tiger back to the team. But he didn't expect that among the other generals, one of the generals' mounts was not a war horse, but a magical creature: a unicorn.

Unicorns are the king of land running and the nemesis of tigers, lions, shadow lynxes, wolves, leopards, and more.

The king of magical creatures in the sky, the dragon.

The king of magical creatures on the ground, he is a unicorn.

The unicorn lowered its head and soared into the air, the last strike came first, the sharp horn pierced into the tiger's body, and the tiger's body fell to the ground, and the bridge deck trembled slightly with a loud bang.

The tiger fell to the ground, not dying, and had to get up again, struggling to get to his feet. The hound urged the unicorn forward, hooked his feet to the saddle, leaned down, held the sword in one hand, and with the inertial force of the unicorn's running, the long sword was thrust into the tiger's neck...... Pierced a ...... Let go, the unicorn ran past the tiger and staggered, leaving the long sword on the tiger's neck......