Chapter 0556: The Great War (10) Negotiate Peace

(Guaranteed Chapter + [Golden-winged Ancestral Dragon] Reward Update, 8000 words)

Marenvomac led the first regiment of 1,000 men silently southward in the darkness of the night, came to a stream that had been detected during the day, and then went west along the stream.

In the far west, near the sea, there is a thoroughfare that leads directly to the high courts of the river bay: the Esplanade.

This legion will go to the Riverlands to rendezvous with Victorion's legion. Victalion, Commander-in-Chief of the Iron Fleet, is the bravest and most powerful legion of King Balon.

Marenvomac moved westward along the stream, picking up speed, and the farther away from the Kregans, the safer. When he arrived on the Corniche, he would stay and wait for the thousand-man group behind. The regiment of five thousand people, as long as it reaches the esplanade and goes south, in the territory of the Westerners, it is invincible.

There is only one big nobleman on the Corniche: the Craich family of the Chicken Hall. But the patriarch, heir, and second son of the family had all been killed in battle, and most of Craich's soldiers had also been killed, and the remnants of the Chicken Hall could not stop Mullen's five thousand men at all.

As long as he avoided the Demon Mountain Legion, Maren didn't worry about any of the other nobles in the West. These nobles, in three years of continuous fighting, have been crippled, and the elite soldiers have been killed and wounded. The rest of the force is only enough to organize some militias.

This is also the confidence of Crow's Eye to dare to set foot on the land of the West in a big way. Except for the Magic Mountain, which can fight, the rest of the noble forces are vulnerable. And, according to the plan, the other nobles in the West will rise up against the Magic Mountain. It's just that the plan has deviated, and none of the nobles from the Western Realm have sided with Crow's Eye. Magic Mountain has made targeted measures in advance, and has long been divided, co-opted, allianced, cooperated, intimidated, and controlled the nobles in the western realm.

What impressed Mullen the most was that the cavalry of the Magic Mountain was too terrifying. Mullen fought on the sea for five years, landing for the first time in a large-scale operation, and saw an unrivaled cavalry charge.

Before the legion could engage the main infantry of the Magic Mountain, the king decided to retreat quietly. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the king himself stayed, and after ensuring that his brothers were evacuated safely, he finally evacuated.

It was dangerous, but no one could convince him.

Crow's Eye chose to stay at the end, this is the Dinghai God Needle, so that the group of people who stayed to die did not complain.

While everyone was quietly withdrawing from different directions in batches, the soldiers who stayed behind to garrison the camp to confuse the enemy cavalry and the main force could not complain or complain.

The king is with them!

Marenvomac's thousand-man regiment was lightly armed, in fact, all the retreating soldiers were lightly armed. They don't raise fire, they leave quietly in the dark, they have to be agile, and before daybreak, if the reacting Cleganes can't catch up, they need to travel even more lightly.

The lighter the weight, the faster one can walk.

The only thing everyone feared was the pursuit of the Klegane cavalry.

However, the cavalry could only pursue one of the retreating legions on all sides, not necessarily their own.

Marenvomack is lucky!

The same goes for the leaders of other legions!

The legions that stayed behind to contain the cavalry and the Cregan infantry would use a trick to delay as much time as possible so that the Cleganes would know the truth at the latest.

Marenvomac led his army into a wooded field. He slowed down, and the second regiment of 1,000 men caught up with him, and the 2,000 men converged, giving the warriors a greater sense of security.

As long as you stay away from the main Crimean team, it is a victory.

Two hours later, the light began to appear in the east, and the five thousand regiments met up, and at last marched on the Esplanade.

The 100-mile-long stretch of the Corniche was in dense forests, and even if the Clegane cavalry caught up with them, they would not be able to take advantage of the cavalry's speed advantage because of the trees and bushes.

On the mountains to the east, the first rays of the sun peeked out of the golden yellow and sowed at the feet of Malen and his soldiers, and all the five thousand infantry were all in number, but they still did not dare to be lazy, and bravely entered the dense forest ahead. The woods were a sturdy layer of armor that gave the legion a strong sense of security.

The scouts who stayed behind rode their ponies to return, but the enemy cavalry did not chase them in this direction. This made Marenvomack breathe a sigh of relief. Mullen ordered the legion to advance at a uniform pace, trying not to take the esplanade, and to march forward in the woods. If you can not cause trouble, try not to provoke it.

The smooth and wide esplanade is not far from the right-hand side, like a bright white ribbon that runs through the hundreds of miles of dense forest. Everyone walked out of the dangerous area completely, and there was no need to worry about being pursued by the Klegan cavalry, and the woods hid their whereabouts well. The soldiers, who had been marching all night, began to relax, and the speed of the entire legion naturally slowed down.

Marenvomac also felt tired.

The main thing is that I have no sleep all night, feeling the way and walking in the dark, tormenting my body and mind.

The sixteen-year-old noble young general Mullen ordered a half-hourglass break, and the soldiers dropped their swords, opened their leather, and fell to rest.

Fearing that they would be pursued by the cavalry, they marched rapidly all night, physically and mentally exhausted, and this relaxation suddenly drained their spirits. Many of the soldiers closed their eyes and snored slightly as soon as they fell.

A dozen pony scouts were in charge of the guard at the back.

Shout!

An arrow came and hit the scout captain in the face, and the captain let out a muffled grunt and rolled over. The rest of the scouts were shocked, and as they watched in horror, dozens of black arrows hooked their throats like the fingers of death, choking their breathing passages.

Puff puff!

Arrows were fired from three sides, killing all the dozen scouts!

The screams of ahhh

"Enemy attack!" one soldier shouted, "enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Rumble!

The half-asleep soldiers got up one after another, scrambling to grab their weapons.

Kill!

In the woods, a deafening sound suddenly erupted.

The heavily armed Western Frontier Army suddenly emerged, with enemy troops on three sides, and the figures were longing, and I don't know how many people came.

Woooo

The short crossbows were fired in a dense manner, and the iron seeds and pirates fell one after another.

The 5,000 legions will collapse at the touch of a button!

The first 1,000 soldiers led by Mullen turned and fled, although they only heard shouts of killing, and did not see a single enemy soldier.

"The main force of the Clegane is here, kneel down and surrender without killing!"

"You have been encircled, and you have all surrendered. ”

"Surrender, surrender, surrender!"

........................

Woohoo!

Woohoo!

The repeating short crossbow is really the best weapon for close combat, it is better to use than a short-handled axe, it is fast, there are many bows and arrows, and the power is strong, even plate armor can shoot through.

Ahh

The screams kept rang out.

Some of the Iron Breeds and pirates chose to surrender, kneeling, and holding their weapons aloft.

More Iron and Pirate soldiers chose to flee rather than fight.

They were frightened by the sudden attack!

Marlen Volker never dreamed that the enemy was in ambush in the dense forest, or that it was suddenly launched during the rest of their rapid march, and he rode a pony and was the first to flee heroically. His flag bearer also wanted to protect the flag, and he scolded and stopped him.

Caught off guard, Maren and his centurions were all terrified!

They don't want to die!

They want to live!

Just when they were completely relaxed and feeling good, the main infantry of the Klegane suddenly appeared here, surrounded on three sides, the sound of military posts and shouts resounded through the dense forest, and the dense soldiers rushed out, which made Marenvomac completely lose the courage to fight.

There were not many soldiers in this ambush, only two thousand, but the light and shadow swayed, the grass and trees were all soldiers, and when I looked at it, there were enemy soldiers everywhere pounced.

Run, run, run! run!

Fleeing into the territory of the Tyrells, the Iron Fleet of Victor, the most powerful in the Iron Islands, was met by the Mandalay River.

Count Odd led 2,000 westerners to defeat 5,000 Marenvomack's legions, and fled frantically south in the dense forest.

In the scuffle, an arrow flew through Count Ode's neck as if out of the sky, and Count Ode rolled over and fell. In front of him, the guards were struggling to hunt down the fleeing Iron and Pirates, and they all rose to the occasion, and when Count Ode's whistle was interrupted, they did not react in the first place.

The arrow came with great precision, and in the confusion, no one saw the archer.

Maybe it's a random arrow that has lost its accuracy.

The captain of the guard, Gnalanny, and the commander of the navy, Balorani, noticed something strange at the same time, and they turned back to see Count Ode, who was lying on the ground, and his horse guarding him. The other guards had already rushed to the front, desperately chasing down the unmotivated Iron Breeds and pirates.

Chop melons and vegetables, and fight heartily!

Puff puff!

The sound of swords piercing into one's body kept coming, and the smell of blood filled the woods, crushing the sweetness of the morning air.

Gnalanny and Balorani hurriedly turned to save the Count, and they ran to the Count, jumped off their horses, and picked the Count up. The arrow pierced the earl's neck, and the earl's mouth was full of blood bubbles, his eyes widened, and his body was still twitching.

Gna and Barlow were pale, and they knew that the Count could not be saved.

In the woods, a rider is running to the east. The man was carrying a bow and arrows, wearing a helmet and a mask, and only a narrow slit could be seen in the cold light of the eyes. He wields a normal bow and arrow, and is the same as the soldiers of the Iron Vanguard Army. The sound of the battle grew farther and farther behind the cavalry, and when it was completely inaudible, the cavalry slowed down in the woods, pushed down his mask, waded through the stream, and turned north.

This person was none other than Angel Arrow, who was ordered by Jane's mother to infiltrate the Western Army in the dark of night, and in the early morning melee between the two armies, he saw the opportunity to shoot Count Ode at a long distance.

In the rebellion, the main will be killed by a cold arrow, which is an accident.

In the early morning sun, on the great plains outside of the Cregan Territory, the camp of Crow's Eye was still the same. The smoke of early morning cooking came out everywhere, and judging from the smoke, the whole camp was full of people, and no one had secretly left in the dark night. Scouts, patrol infantry troops, antlers, flags, everything was as usual, and nothing unusual was noticed.

Jacologge and Joyce Foca did not receive new orders from Lady Jane, and they followed the orders issued by the Magic Mountain, and followed Raveneye honestly, and only attacked from behind or flanked when it was time for a decisive battle. Although the previous battle made the Crow-Eye Legion frightened and demoralized, and it can be said that it was a complete victory, the cavalry team also suffered heavy losses. The elite cavalry that Magic Mountain values the most has lost a total of one-third of its combat power. And every cavalry and war horse is rare for the Magic Mountain.

After the battle, Jecrooch received a raven letter from the Magic Mountain, they did not get any praise, the Magic Mountain scolded Jacolot and Joyce Foca bloody, and ordered that before the decisive battle, they were never allowed to charge alone, and they must have infantry to cooperate to fight, and those who violated the order were killed!

It was Joyce's disobedience that led to Raveneye's withdrawal at night, and the mountain's plan to wipe out the Raven-Eye legion and capture Raven-eye alive in Cregan territory went bankrupt.

Jaco and Joyce no longer dared to act rashly, and those who violated the order were beheaded, and neither of them wanted to die under the cold sword of the Duke. This is neither glorious nor cost-effective. So, Jaco and Joyce honestly followed Croweye, rested well, and waited for the final Armageddon to come.

In Raven's Eye's camp, a group of pony cavalry came out, a total of twelve horsemen, two of them were flag bearers, one banner was the king flag of a stag and a lion, and the other was a golden sea monster flag of Raven's eye, and this team ran towards Jaco's camp, they were not armed with weapons.

Jaco and Joyce's camp also had a royal flag, and although the two armies were fighting, they both carried the same royal flag.

Jaco and Joyce received a report from the scouts that a small group of Crow-Eyed cavalry was coming to the camp, and they came out of the tent and mounted their horses to see.

The opposing horsemen rushed to this side, and the leader shouted: "General, we are the messengers of the king of Euron. ”

Emissary?

What does Euron want to do?

Croweye is doomed to fail miserably this time, what does he want to talk about before he dies?

Jako raised his hand, and the cavalrymen's bows and arrows were lowered.

Twelve horses, twelve targets, if you dare to approach, you can shoot, just practice archery.

Raven's Eye does have some cunning, as opposed to the stupidity of pirates and ironseeds. In order to confuse the Clegane army, delay the time, and keep the large army as far away from the western frontier as possible, so as not to be hunted down, he sent an attendant to General Jaco, in the early hours of the morning, and asked General Jaco, to pass over the letter, and he offered to meet the Magic Mountain and Lady Janine, and everyone sat down for peace.

Until the peace talks are completed, at least the cavalry of the Klegan will not surprise them, so as to buy the main force that has already withdrawn the most time to escape.

Jacologge received the envoys, Raveneye suddenly proposed peace talks, Jacco did not dare to call the shots, he sent twelve horsemen, escorting two messengers of Raveneye to the village of Klegon to deliver Raveneye's letters, peace talks or no peace talks, it takes Lady Jenny to call the shots.

At noon, in the village of Klegane, Lady Jenny met two messengers sent by Raveneye.

One of the two messengers was a drowning man, a young man, dressed in gray monk's robes and carrying a driftwood on his back, which was both a tool for their prayers and a weapon for their battle.

"Drowned?" said Jenny.

"Yes, ma'am, we believe in the god of drowning, and the drowning man is an oracle worthy of anyone's respect. The young man said proudly.

"What's your name. Jenny said lightly.

"My name is Aemond, ma'am. ”

"From which island?"

"Great Wick Island. ”

"Who is the pastor who drowned you? Nobody?"

"Archreverend Ellen Greyjoy. Aemond exclaimed.

Ellen Greyjoy, the most famous archpriest of the Iron Islands, has a high prestige. It is said that he is the only one who has ever been to the palace of flowing water of the drowning god and returned again. He soaked in the sea for a long time, sank to the bottom of the sea, and after many days, his body floated, and the water pushed him to the shore, and he woke up, and from then on he believed in the god of drowning, a miracle story that was passed down in the Iron Islands.

"From Grand Wick Island?" asked Jenny softly again.

"Yes, ma'am. ”

Grand Wake Island is the largest of the islands that make up the Iron Islands. The most prominent nobles on the island were the Gubler family, followed by the Spa family and the Merlin family.

The Gubler family's lockdown Warhammer Point is located in the rocky mountains of Great Wick Island, far from the open sea, and the main source of the Gubler family's wealth is iron ore. And iron ore is an important resource that Magic Mountain will control in the next step. With iron ore, you can have swords, weapons, armor, helmets, farming tools, city gate winch, and build a large number of dragon hunting crossbows.

Jenny looked at the other boy and saw that his family coat of arms was a gold-rimmed black horn on a red background.

Jenny wanted to see the aristocratic cultivation of her future sister-in-law, and asked Sansa Stark next to her in a low voice: "Miss Sansa, do you know which guy he is from?"

Sansa, like Jenny, was carefully nurtured by her parents, and from an early age, she invited the most exploitative bachelors to teach them etiquette, history, singing and dancing, poetry, embroidery, the family crest of the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, the proverbs of the qigong nobles, and so on.

"Dear Duchess, the messenger is from the House of Gübler. The black horn in Phnom Penh is the family crest of the Gubler family, and their family motto is triumphant. ”

Jenny is silent, Sansa's aristocratic temperament is flowing out even in coarse cloth clothes, if there are other Western nobles in the hall, Janie will not ask Sansa next to her, for fear of causing unnecessary suspicion. At the moment, Sansa's identity is not yet revealed.

"Where are you from, messenger?" asked Jenny, knowingly.

"Madame, I'm from Great Wick Island. ”

"The Gubler family?"

"Yes, ma'am. ”

"What's your name?"

"Grangubel. ”

"Kudzu Lan"

"Yes, ma'am!"

"I heard you're three brothers, triplets, and you're the youngest of the triplets, aren't you?"

Glenn's heart moved, Jenny Westerling was known as a talented woman in the West, well-informed, erudite and elegant, and seemed to know his family's situation very well. This made Glenn puff out his chest.

The strength of the Gubler family is not small, the family has a deep heritage, has always controlled the sale of the largest amount of iron ore in the Iron Islands, and the family is extremely wealthy. And the Gublers believe that they are the descendants of the loyal older brother of the Grey Sea King, with the royal blood of the Grey Sea King. In the ancient days of the Election of Kings, only the House of Grey Ain produced more kings than the House of Güber.

Such a prestigious family with the blood of the Gray Sea King is naturally famous. As the most famous and talented woman in the West, it is not surprising that Lady Jeanne knows about the Gubler family.

"Ge Lan, where is your father, Lord Goud Guber?"

"At the camp, ma'am. ”

Jenny frowned slightly, she picked up the teacup and touched it lightly on her lips, put it down, and said softly, "Drowning Aemond and Grangubler, are you the messengers sent by Raveneye?"

"Yes, ma'am!" said Aemond and Glenn respectfully.

"What does Raveneye want you to do?"

"The king hopes to sit down with the Duchess of Gregor and Lady Jeanne, and form an alliance between the two sides. If the lady wishes, the king will come to the village of Klegon as a guest. If the Cleganes and the Greyjoys form an alliance, neither on the sea nor on land will be our opponents. ”

"Oh, Lord Gregor and I would very much like to form an alliance with your Lord Euron, but your Lord has no sincerity, and peace talks are just a façade. He's deceiving us. ”

Aemond and Glenn looked at each other in surprise, how did Lady Jenny see it?!

"Madam, our king sincerely seeks peace. Ge Lan clenched his right hand into a fist and placed it on the heart of his left chest, and gently knocked it three times.

"Sincere peace?" Jainny snorted softly, "Glenn, are you a knight?"

Ge Lan's face turned slightly red: "Madam, I'm not a knight yet. ”

"So, are you a baron?"

"Madam, I am not the eldest son of the family, nor the heir of the family, and I have not yet received a knighthood. ”

"The messengers sent by your king, one of them is a drowned man and the other is a soldier, and they have no respect for the Clegane family. If he really wanted to form an alliance, he would send at least one count and several knights. ”

Aemond opened the lids of the two rattan boxes: "Madame, please see the gifts from our king, the gold, silver, jewels, mink shawls, and velvet capes in this rattan chest, which are of great value, and show the sincerity of our peace." ”

Jenny glanced at Aemond faintly and said softly, "Lord Rolger." ”

The black bear-like Rolger immediately stood in line, like a killing god from hell, and he looked terrifying without a nose: "Minister, ma'am." ”

"Cut off Aemond's head and put it in a rattan box. ”

"Yes, ma'am!"

Aemond and Glenn were shocked.

Glenn knelt down on one knee: "Madam, the two armies are at war, don't kill the messenger, we are just messengers who deliver messages." ”

"Glenn, your great king Euron has no sincerity, and has deceived the Clegane family under the pretext of negotiating peace; ”

Thump!

Aemond knelt down on his knees, kowtowed, his forehead was broken, and blood flowed out: "Madam, it was my mistake, please forgive Madame for the villain's shallow insight and inappropriate words." ”

Jenny looked at Aemond and Ge Lan coldly, elegantly picked up the teacup, her lips gently touched the tea to moisten her throat and moisten her lips, and gently and slowly put down the teacup: "Rolger, fangs, cut off Aemond and Ge Lan together, and put their heads in a rattan box." The herald was infantry, cavalry, all of them, and went into battle together. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

Rolger strode over to Aemond, who was kneeling, and Aemond jerked to his feet, removing the driftwood from his back and slashing at the top of Rolger's head...... Roger didn't dodge or dodge, the arrow stepped up, the movement was so fast, he reached out and grabbed Aemond's right wrist, and the driftwood could not be chopped off. The other hand grabbed Aemond in the chest, shouted, lifted Aemond up, and slammed it to the ground, with a loud bang, Aemond's back slammed into the marble floor, the wooden stick in his hand was thrown away, and a faint sound of bone cracking was heard.

Rolger followed up with a kick and kicked Aemond's bare head, drowning Aemond with a muffled grunt and fainting.

Ge Lan is a rule, knowing that it is useless to resist, there is no need for you to suffer more, he put his hands behind his back and let the fangs be tied.

"Madame, there is no glory for you to do this. The Cleganes will be laughed at by the warriors of the Seven Kingdoms. ”

"You have humiliated the Cleganes. ”

"Madam, we are just two little messengers, and we have relied on the number of etiquette, and between our words and etiquette, we do not have the slightest offense to Madame. If Madame thinks that our peace talks are not sincere, let me go, and I will tell the king of Euron, who will surely send an earl and a knight to his mission. ”

Rolger shouted: "Come with me, death is coming, what are you talking about." ”

"Slow!" said Janine, "I can kill you and Aemond, Glenn, but I want your father to come and do it. If Euron is willing to make peace, I will have Raven send a message asking Lord Gregor to return from Lannisham, and we will sit down with him and talk slowly. ”

Glenn was relieved, and he smelled the smell of life in Lady Jane's words.

"Madam, as long as you let me go, I swear to you in the glory of the Gubl family, in the name of the drowning god, that I will bring back Madame's request, and the king will surely send a messenger again. ”

"Glenn, I won't let you go back. "Rolger, hang Glenn and Aemond on the flagpole outside, and after an hour, if Euron doesn't send a new messenger, cut off the heads of both of them." ”

A cold sweat broke out on Ge Lan's forehead: "Madam, if you don't let us go back, how can King Yulun know Madame's request?"

"Master Harry, release a raven to General Jacolog. Write down the situation, and let him go and tell Raveneye that I don't want anyone else to be a messenger, but I only want Lord Count Gödgübler to come. Of all the nobles of the Iron Islands, only the glory of Lord Gaud and the credibility of the Gubler family are what I admire and trust. “

"Yes, ma'am. Maester Harry bowed.

"Tell Count Gerold that he must rush to the village of Klegon within an hour, or Gran will fall to the ground. If Raveneye doesn't send any more emissaries, we'll attack him in an hour's time. ”

"Yes, ma'am!"

The Gulbler family at Warhammer Point was strong, and in this battle, Count Gübler dispatched eighty longships. And in last night's retreat, Crow-Eyed Eulun did not arrange for the people of the Gubl family to evacuate, he hoped that the Gübler family would be killed by the Magic Mountain, so that the Gübler family's seemingly inexhaustible iron ore mountain range would be Crow's Eye.

Rolger hoisted Aemond and Glenn from the flagpole outside, while Maester Harry wrote his letter and released the raven.

Within an hour, Count Gaud Gubler had arrived at the village of Clegon with four of his knights. There were five of them, ten ponies, and two ponies carrying two rattan boxes. Inside the rattan box, it was a gift from Crow's Eye.

Gaud Gubler and his knights dismounted outside the main castle of Clegane, they handed over their horses to Julie Cregan, and the six men walked into the hall of Clegane, where Janine was already waiting for him.

"Ma'am. "Please put Aemond and Glenn down first." ”

Jenny nodded at Rolger.

Rohr went and lowered the two people hanging from the flagpole.

"Except for Lady Dortiquequintina, Miss Sansa, Brienne, Zeligerda, and Lord Count Gourder, please all go outside the hall." ”

Fangs, Julie, and Master Harry, four maids, twelve guards, and Angel and Rolger, who secretly returned from their mission. The Five Horsemen of the House of Aemond, Glenn, and the House of Güber...... Everyone walked out of the hall.

"General Angay, close the door. ”

"Yes, ma'am!" said Angai, who had reached the end, slamming the door to the hall.

In the small hall, there were only five women and one man left.

Lady Jenny, Miss Sansa, Lady Dordty, two female nurses, Brienne and Zeri, two female nurses.

"Lord Gourder, let's get straight to the point and tell the truth. The alliance was just an excuse for Raven's eyes to stall for time, and he was afraid that the Clegane cavalry would go after his main legion. If my scouts' information is correct, there are now less than 5,000 soldiers in your camp, most of whom are from Great Wick. Mainly the Gublers, the Spa and the Merlins, am I right?"

Count Gourder's eyes widened slowly, his face full of disbelief.

"Croweye himself has also left, and you have been left behind by him to confuse our Clegon Legion, and he wants us Cleganes to kill you all, so that the iron ore of the three major families on the island of Great Wick will all be Croweye's. ”

Count Göud was dumbfounded!

"Count, would you like to replace Raveneye as the new governor of the Iron Islands?"