Chapter 0411: Xuanwu (Wan Gengqiu Subscription)
King's Landing. Iron Gate Gate.
"Has the Magic Mountain grown taller again? No way!" the little devil looked at the burly body of the Magic Mountain, which was a lot taller than Jenny's carriage, from a distance, and was surprised.
Bo Long looked at the little devil's short arms and legs: "You should go and ask the magic mountain for advice on how to grow taller? “
The little devil ignored Bolon's rudeness: "Podrick, can you see the Magic Mountain?"
"Yes!" Podrick gave the little devil a strange look. The little devil is much shorter than him and can see the magic mountain, why can't he?
The little devil is ugly and the scars on his face are scary.
"I mean, the Magic Mountain can't suddenly grow that tall, can you see what he's riding, or what he's standing on. ”
"There were so many soldiers and knights in front of and behind him that I, like the adults, could only see his upper body. Podrick said honestly.
"Don't worry, dwarf. Bronn rode on his horse and disagreed, "Wait patiently, the magic mountain will come soon." ”
In front, more than 300 cavalry troops of the Klegane army began to enter the city. Deng Sen, Angai Flag Guard, six flag bearers at the front, holding high the King's Flag and the Prime Minister's Flag.
Behind the cavalry were infantry, all men from poor families on the Crab Claw Peninsula, and a considerable number of them were children. It's a team of thousands, in shabby clothes, and not a single one has a complete set of armor. These people seemed to come from a tribe of savages, with unrecognizable faces, dark skin, tall men, no armor or good swords, and some did not even have a decent sword belt, so they tied a rattan around their waists, and a sword or hatchet was stuck in the rattan. They were even worse equipped than the militia of the nobles.
The infantry was booed by the populace on both sides of the road!
King's Landing is the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, with a floating population of more than 100,000 and a permanent resident population of at least 500,000.
The 'Savage Infantry' was followed by the carriage of the Magic Mountain and Lady Jeanne.
After that, there were about 200 'ragged' infantry on the peninsula, and then more than 300 cavalry on the broken peninsula.
Surrounded by the Cregan generals who greeted him, Magic Mountain was surrounded by the Creegan generals: Rolger and Fang, the big black bear of the law enforcement team, the general of the law enforcement team, Mark the general of the general of the army, Sir Jecolog, the adopted daughter Julie Cregan, the captain of the cavalry, the captain of the cavalry, Sweetmouth Rav de Cregan, the big head Chiswick Cregan, the deputy commander of the infantry Tobert, and the Warriors Dothraki the Fat Zorro......
All the generals and centurions who remained in King's Landing to cut wood, build ships, and train recruits were basically here.
In addition, the little beauty Zira with a necklace of human ears around her neck, the thin man Gonthor, and the one-eyed charm are all in the human column.
But except for the people of the Demon Mountain itself, the other nobles were not one, except for the little devil at the gate of the Iron Gate......
The little devil looked at the mountain tribe leaders Shaga and Conn behind him, and then at Bronn and Podrick, and he suddenly felt ashamed and disheartened.
He also made great achievements in the Great War of King's Landing, but now he depends on his father, Duke Tywin, to feed and protect his life. Yesterday he was the prime minister, but today he was deprived of any official position, and became a dwarf who was bred according to his father's will...... If he hadn't been able to date Shae through the secret passage at night, he wouldn't have known how he would survive the long night......
Look at the Magic Mountain, go around the Crab Claw Peninsula, and bring back more than a thousand warriors from the Peninsula, which will disappoint the courtiers who want to see his jokes again......
The Magic Mountain is no longer the crazy and cruel Magic Mountain that the little devil knows, knows, and despises. This is a lord who is loved and supported by the soldiers of Clegane, and his military might, the little devil thinks that no one can match it in King's Landing.
After the cavalry, the ragged New Peninsula infantry of the Magic Mountain began to enter the steel gate one after another.
"Damn, what is the Demon Mountain riding?" Boron looked shocked.
"What the hell did you see?" the little devil craned his neck on horseback, but unfortunately, he wasn't a giraffe. He could still only see the upper half of the Demon Mountain.
Podrick saw it too, and his eyes widened at once, what was the horse riding under the crotch of the Magic Mountain? Definitely not a horse? Because the monster had a long horn in the middle of its head, and it was a lot taller than the surrounding horses, and its waist was longer, and its whole body was like a flame, and the Magic Mountain seemed to be riding on a flame and moving forward. Those eyes, red as if they were dripping blood, looked like demons from hell......
"What the hell did you see?" the little devil was tickled by the expressions of Bronn and Podrick, but he couldn't scratch the itch, so he cursed viciously. He was on a horse, and he was a lot shorter than the people around him, which was unthinkable. When his mother gave birth to him, the innate material had been determined in its entirety without his consent.
"Lord Demon Mountain is riding a beast!" was the surprised voice of Xia Ga, the leader of the Stone Crow Clan behind him, "That thing is much taller than a war horse, and its whole body is blood-red, like a burning fire." “
"Damn, don't you know how to help me up, help me get up?" said the little demon's cursing voice.
So, Xia Ga and Conn stretched out a hand, lifted the little devil up, and made him stand on horseback, and this time, the little devil saw it and was immediately stunned.
"Gnome, what is the Magic Mountain riding?" Bolon said in a shocked tone. He knew that the dwarf was well-informed and had read enough books, and most of them would know a little. If the gnomes don't know, then basically no one will know.
"Damn, unicorn. It must be a unicorn, and the people of the Crab Claw Peninsula call it the Red Smoke Beast. Red means that the color of the beast is red, and the hair, skin, and sweat are as bright red as flames, and the sweat is like blood. Smoke refers to speed, this thing is on land, nothing can run through it, run like smoke. ”
The little devil is really well-informed and well-read.
"Red Smoke Beast?" said Bronn, "Damn, this thing looks evil. He looked at his companions, and Podrick, Shaga, and Conn all looked terrified.
"The horn on the head of that evil beast is like a short spear, will it poke people?" Bolon glared at the Magic Mountain that was getting closer and closer.
"It doesn't poke people, it only kills. The little devil said, "The Red Smoke Beast, which has been extinct for hundreds of years, was captured by the Crab Claw Forbidden Land as soon as the Demon Mountain walked, and it was recognized by this thing!" The little devil's face was full of shock, his mouth was full of sourness and bitterness, and his round black and green eyes made the scars on his face even more ugly.
He's jealous!
The magic mountain was closer, and the horses of the little devil and the others were not restless, and the little devil stumbled and almost fell, Xia Ga and Conn hurriedly put the little devil down and let him ride in the saddle. As soon as the little devil grabbed the saddle and pulled the reins, his horses, Podrick's horses, Boron's horses, Shaga and Conn's horses were frightened together, and they all turned around and walked away, and the masters hurriedly grabbed the reins, but it didn't work, and there was a burst of people shouting and neighing, and the little devil and Podrick's horses lost control and rushed into the ranks of the infantry, and there was a great chaos at the gates of the steel gate......
Night. Prime Minister's Tower. Den.
"Your Excellency, the Magic Mountain is back today. The Minister of Justice, Mestirell, gently shook the golden wine of Qingting Island in his hand.
Duke Tywin was expressionless, and his younger brother Kavon Lannister stood behind him.
"I've heard that. Tywin said. There was a wine glass in front of him, and there was a small half glass of wine in it, but he didn't move.
"He rode back a unicorn that had been extinct for hundreds of years. Mace said slowly. He himself was not familiar with the legend of the unicorn on the Crab Claw Peninsula, but it was known that his mother, Lady Olenna Redwin, the Queen of Thorns, knew, "I have heard that whoever obtains the unicorn will get the hearts of the people of the Crab Claw Peninsula, and the people will think that the owner of the unicorn is the King of the Peninsula, and they will willingly fight for him, just as the Crab Claw Peninsula was willing to fight for the dragon family." “
This is said slowly, but with a murderous spirit.
Tywin knew that Mace couldn't say these words, so the Queen of Thorns could only say them to Tywin through Mace's mouth. This made Tywin very uncomfortable, for the Magic Mountain, he had his own plan to advance, very meticulous. Tywin didn't want to be lured into doing something.
"Magic Mountain will resign from his post as Sea Secretary after completing the construction of the Royal Navy's fleet, and he has promised me. He will not be the Duke of Dragonstone in the future, he has been with me for twenty years, and this year is the twenty-first year, and his loyalty is beyond doubt. The stronger he is, the more reassuring I am. ”
"Of course!" Mace laughed, "The strength of the Magic Mountain is more than eight thousand, and the cavalry plus reserve is about two thousand, and our Tyrell family has done our best, although we can mobilize 100,000 troops, but our own High Court City, the family has 1,500 cavalry soldiers and cavalry, and 3,000 infantry, which is already the entire strength." The strength of the Magic Mountain is almost double that of mine. “
Mace continues to take bad drugs.
"His naval strength belongs to the royal family, my lord," Tywin said quietly, "the four hundred cavalry and 1,300 infantry of the Crab Claw Peninsula are all royal navy belonging to the royal family, not the family troops of the Magic Mountain. He has made a great contribution to the formation of the Royal Navy fleet this time, and we should recognize the Merchant Mountain for his work in tomorrow's Council of Ministers. ”
Mace found his mouth dry. He hinted so obviously, but Duke Tywin never understood what he meant, what was the old fox thinking?
"After the formation of the Royal Navy in the Magic Mountain, I suggest that he be ordered to go out to fight non-stop, and only let him use his own men. First the pirates, then Dragonstone, then the Riverlands, the North, and let him fight non-stop. Mace smiled. He felt that he had a clever plan.
"Lord Mace, when the Magic Mountain was in the west, there were only 500 cavalry and 1,000 infantry. He fought a fierce battle with the nobles of the west and north to regain the lost territory for his father-in-law, and after this battle, Westerling's army increased by 3,000 infantry. “
Tywin twirled the glass in his hand slightly, "I sent him to capture Harrenhal, and his infantry increased by six hundred, and we fought a big battle with the Northerners in the Green Fork, and he added a thousand mountain infantry and two hundred northern captives. ”
Tywin poured the contents of his glass into the glass of Lord Mace, whose face was becoming increasingly ugly, "In King's Landing, he beheaded Stannis Baratheon, and his army increased by two thousand pikemen, and the king himself bestowed upon him the official titles of Duke of Dragonstone and Minister of the Sea. ”
Mace's face changed!
"Go to the Crab Claw Peninsula to comfort the admirals who died in battle, and when you come back, he has another 1,500 Peninsula soldiers......" Tywin stared at Mace, his face expressionless, but his eyes were cold, "Someone like Magic Mountain, Duke Mace, do you think you can wipe out all his soldiers by fighting?"
Mace opened his mouth, his mouth full of bitterness, and smiled dryly: "...... Magic Mountain...... Good at fighting and leading troops...... It's all a good training by the Prime Minister......!"
Tywin looked at the inflatable fish-sama with a blank expression, as if looking at an idiot.
"My lord, the magic mountain is back today, and the barracks that I went to first didn't come to me tonight. Since he doesn't come to see me, I'll go see him first. The army of the Magic Mountain has the habit of training early in the morning, and tomorrow morning, do you want to come together? The Red Smoke Beast of the Crab Claw Peninsula I have only heard the legend, and I have not seen it with my own eyes. ”
"Since the Prime Minister invited me, I will definitely come early tomorrow morning, so that the generals of our river bends can also see the training of the Magic Mountain. ”
Early the next morning, Prime Minister Tywin, Minister of Intelligence Kaivon, Minister of Justice Mays, Commander-in-Chief of the garrison Adam Malbran, Captain of the Kingsguard Loras Tyrell, Chancellor of the Exchequer Littlefinger Petyrberg, and dozens of courtiers and generals, all of them slowly walked out of the Red Keep, took the King's Road, turned the mud gate, and walked towards the mud gate square.
Far away, I heard the sound of military training in the mud gate square.
Everyone walked slowly, the sun sprinkled all over the city, and also sprinkled on everyone's body, which was warm and enjoyable.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded intensively behind, and everyone turned around, only to see a handsome young man in gold robe and armor, galloping towards him with five white-robed knights. The heroic young man at the front is naturally King Joffrey Baratheon, he heard last night that the magic mountain captured a unicorn that has been extinct for hundreds of years, the beast is as red as a flame, taller and majestic than a war horse, the god horse is abnormal, his heart is overjoyed, he has the heart to take it for his own use, he is the king, and the good things must be his.
Joffrey had managed to stay up until dawn last night, but when he woke up to see the sun shining on the quilt, he got busy, dressed up, and took the Kingsguard with him, and hurried towards the mud gate.
"Your Majesty. "The prime minister stopped and gave a salute, neither humble nor arrogant, and his face was expressionless.
Joffrey reined in his horse: "Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen, where are you going?"
"Back to Your Majesty, we are going to watch the Red Smoke Beast of Lord Magic Mountain. ”
"Hehe, Red Smoke Beast, that's already the king's. Joffrey laughed, "Let's go first, you take your time." ”
The sound of hooves sounded, and Joffrey roared away with five Kingsguards.
Tywin said, "Your Majesty doesn't know about the Red Smoke Beast's fierce jealousy, and we must follow and watch it before Your Majesty is harmed by the Red Smoke Beast." ”
There are already a lot of soldiers in the Magic Mountain, and the mud gate can no longer accommodate it, so it is divided into three places: the steel gate, the mud gate, and the river avenue.
Mud Gate Square is the most important place to train soldiers and generals, and in peacetime, Magic Mountain himself also practiced swords, spear throwing and riding here.
In the middle of the square of the mud gate is the place where the generals practice martial arts. All around, it is the place where the soldiers practice the attack and defense of the battle formation.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the king and his guards arrived, and the king was very excited, and rode around to watch the generals and warriors practice.
Although high-profile military training is taboo, Magic Mountain refuses to 'keep a low profile' on it. There is no doubt about training more troops in peacetime and fewer deaths in wartime! If you train hard in peacetime, it is someone else who dies in wartime, and this business cannot be pulled down, no matter how jealous others or slander them.
"Where's the Magic Mountain, tell him to come to me!" exclaimed Joffrey.
As soon as Joffrey arrived, soldiers had already gone to inform the Magic Mountain, which was patrolling the riverside avenue.
The Magic Mountain immediately rode back on the riverside avenue and entered the city gate, just when he heard the king call him: "Your Majesty, the Magic Mountain is here." ”
Joffrey was overjoyed to see the Red Smoke Beast.
The Magic Mountain rode over on the Red Smoke Beast, and Joffrey's horse immediately neighed, jumped up, and turned around and fled. Several Kingsguards immediately helped pull the horses, but their own horses were frightened and uncontrollable.
The magic mountain jumped off the red smoke beast and shouted, and the red smoke obediently got out of the mud door and ran away.
The horses of Joffrey and the others slowly calmed down, and the six of them all lost their color.
Joffrey's face turned even paler, and his lips turned purple.
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the prime minister and the courtiers and generals also arrived.
Joffrey froze, angry at his fear and shame, "Magic Mountain, gather your army in line. “
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
The magic mountain blew the military whistle, here are all generals and veterans, hearing the military whistle, immediately lined up, neatly and neatly, each queue, like a line. The generals rode in front of their own legions, all of them majestic, and their faces were as iron as iron.
Military power purge!
Captain of the Kingsguard, Loras Tyrell, had his eyes on Brinetas's face. And Brienne's eyes were fixed on the body of the Magic Mountain, and the army was awe-inspiring, waiting for the lord to give orders.
Joffrey shouted: "Pikemen, all of them, two by two, drill!"
Two thousand pikemen don't move!
Joffrey's face was a little impatient, he raised his voice, and shouted: "Sword and shield hand, queue up for offensive and defensive battles, begin!"
The Sword and Shield Legion doesn't move!
Duke Tywin looked at the Magic Mountain, which stood in front of the army, his face as calm as a mountain, unmoved.
The courtiers and generals all lost their color.
The army of the Magic Mountain, His Majesty the King was unable to order the training of troops.
Mestiril looked at Duke Tywin in disbelief, and Duke Tywin was expressionless, on his horse, and said nothing.
Joffrey's eyes twinked several times, his mouth opened, and his face began to turn white, what was the matter? I am the king! These soldiers don't know me?
"What's going on, Magic Mountain?" Joffrey shouted.
"Your Majesty, the country has its own laws, and the army has military regulations. His Majesty wants to see the Klegane army drills, please order the vassals, and the vassals give orders to the generals, and the generals command the soldiers to drill according to the orders of His Majesty the King. In peacetime, the Klegane army is trained in this way. The king did not order the vassals, and the soldiers below did not receive orders, so they did not move. ”
Joffrey was stunned for a moment: "Magic Mountain, I order you to let the pikemen of the Clegane army practice attack and defense." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
The magic mountain blew the military whistle, the training chief of the pikemen regiment Jekoloch blew the military whistle, and the two thousand pikemen began the drill, and the shouts of killing suddenly resounded, like a battlefield battle. The offense attacked desperately, the defense defended with all its might, bang, bang, after a while, I saw that the training guns were broken one after another, and sawdust was flying.
Tywin aimed at the Magic Mountain, which was unaware of it, watching the drill with full attention.
Soon, the battle intensified, and the soldiers who had broken their training guns were entangled with their broken guns, fists and legs, and they bared their teeth as if they were about to knock their opponents to death.
Joffrey's eyebrows fluttered: "Okay, yes, yes, everyone stop." ”
No one stops!
The broken training guns turned into half-cut wooden sticks, and many offensive and defensive soldiers attacked each other with short sticks without mercy.
"Stop, stop. Joffrey shouted.
No one stops!
"Magic Mountain, tell them to stop!"
The magic mountain blew the military whistle, and Jacoloch followed the military whistle, and the spear soldiers in the melee stopped with a bang, and each returned to the team, lined up neatly, as if it was just an instant, and the queue was as vertical and horizontal as knives.
The courtiers and generals who watched the martial arts, except for Joffrey who was elated and Prime Minister Tywin was expressionless, and the rest of the courtiers and generals were all surprised and their faces were pale.