Chapter 0769 - The Naval Battle of the Withering and Decaying Bernie Captures Varys
Theon Greyjoy stood at the bow of the ship, clad in leather armor.
The officers of the fleet are all in armor, they are Theon's uncle Victalion's Iron Fleet, the most powerful naval legion in the Iron Islands.
This fleet had three hundred warships.
Three hundred warships lined up in two columns and quickly passed through the narrow channel on the left and right sides of the Water Gate.
The two lanes can only pass through one battleship at a time, which greatly slows down the passage of the entire fleet.
The battleships and dragons of the Magic Mountain had already arrived in the battle waters, and they stopped, patiently waiting for Theon's fleet to pass through the Water Gate Pass for a decisive battle.
One by one, the unique longships of the Iron Islands quickly passed through the Water Gate Pass, forming three formations in the waters of the Blackwater River. It corresponds to the left, center, and right armies of the Magic Mountain Navy. If it weren't so divided into three arrays, it would have given the flanks to the navy of the Magic Mountain. This is a big taboo.
Half an hour later, the 300 warships of Theon's vanguard fleet had not yet fully passed the Watergate.
Sou!
A black iron dragon crossbow shot out, aiming at Theon's flagship.
In the night, the black iron spear whistled, but it was muffled by the sound of the raging water of the Blackwater River.
Click!
There was an explosion!
Theon's Kraken Gang suddenly shattered, flying high sawdust, and the soldiers on the deck were pierced by an invincible black spear, carrying the bodies of several people into the air, knocking down a whole group of soldiers.
In the naval fleet of Magic Mountain, I don't know who couldn't help but shoot the first dragon hunting crossbow.
On the flagship of the Sea Monster, the soldiers were in chaos.
Enemy attack!
A centurion shouted, "Archers—ready!"
Before the voice of preparation could be shouted, the second dragon hunting crossbow arrived, and with a loud click, the iron spear was aimed at the hull of the flagship, and with a loud bang, a huge wound suddenly broke out on the hull, like a heavy hammer in the air.
The power on the iron spear was too strong, and the hull of the ship that the gun touched shattered in an instant, and the powerful power extended rapidly, like an invisible giant hand tearing open a wooden plank.
The oarsmen in the cabin were pierced several places by this terrible spear, and poof, and the spear flew with its body, breaking many wooden oars. The oarsmen were in a state of confusion, the rhythm of the uniform paddling was suddenly chaotic, and the hull of the sea monster's flagship swayed from side to side.
The shooting of the first dragon hunting crossbow tore the prelude to the naval battle.
At this time, Theon's iron fleet still had more than 100 ships that did not pass through the Water Gate.
Whoosh!
Three more dragon hunting crossbows were aimed at the sea monster flagship and roared, the first high mast in the middle, the mast was pierced, the sawdust was scattered, the mast intensified in the shaking, and with a loud click, the mast fell with a bang, and the soldiers on the deck were terrified, and some soldiers jumped into the sea.
The soldiers on the Sea Monster have the habit of wearing armor, and they are the only iron species that dare to wear armor, and everyone is not afraid of death, thinking that the drowning god is with them - the so-called deceased is immortal, and it will rise again, and its momentum will be even stronger!
And one of the biggest harms of wearing armor is that once it falls into the water, it sinks straight to the bottom. Basically, there is no escape.
Bang!
The high mast smashed into the bow of the ship, the bow shattered, and the hull shook violently. The shouting was chaotic.
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Click!
The second iron gun hit the stern of the ship!
The third iron gun was pressed against the water, and with a loud bang, it pierced through the hull. The river immediately poured into the bottom of the cabin, and quickly poured into the bottom of the boat, and soon the river filled the bilge and flooded into the cabin where the oarsmen were staying.
The Kraken's flagship swirled and began to sink.
On the deck, the soldiers took off their armor one after another and jumped into the sea. Plop plop, splash one by one.
Wagner Gal sounded the horn of battle!
Click, click, click!
The battleships of the opposite Iron Fleet densely rang out with the terrifying sound of wooden planks exploding, the sawdust exploded, the screams rang out, the dragon hunting crossbows came out in unison, and the enemy ships in the first and second rows were shot one after another. Theon's left, center, and right fleets were in disarray. The formation is no more.
Woowoowoo——!oo
The horn of the Magic Mountain Navy is sounding!
The left, center, and right armies shouted together, the archers fired thousands of arrows, and the drumbeat all turned into charging speed.
In naval operations, the mastery of the speed of advance and retreat is all in the rhythm of the drums on the ship.
"Surrounded on three sides!" said the Magic Mountain on the dragon's back.
The voice of the Magic Mountain, even in the battle of tens of thousands of people, was like thunder.
The only pity is that the opponent's warships failed to enter the waters of the Heishui River, so they could not be completely annihilated. The generals of the Clegane army were always very belligerent, and on many occasions there were cases where the soldiers could not help but rush forward without giving orders.
When employing people in the battle of Magic Mountain, he did not severely punish those belligerent generals who disobeyed orders on several occasions, including heavyweight generals such as Joyce Foca, the captain of his personal guard battalion. This time, the mountain saw that it was his wife's uncle, Rover Spicer, who was the first to attack.
Now that the most dangerous battle of the Aliens has ended, and the Clegon Legion has reached the first place in the Seven Kingdoms, Daenerys's Alien Army that has lost its dragon comes from different places, and it is a rabble, vulnerable, and not a problem. - Therefore, it is time to put the military discipline in order severely!
This may be a typical post-autumn reckoning!
Without an army with absolute military discipline, crossing the sea to conquer the continent of Essos would be a huge challenge.
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Bang!
With a loud bang - Theon's flagship Kraken disintegrated under the sustained onslaught of the Dragon's Crossbow, breaking in half, and the two hulls whirled in the rapids, banging twice and hitting the other two ships that were turning around and retreating. The soldiers on the deck of the battleship fell into the water......
The deputy commander of the navy, Theon Greyjoy, had his sword out of his hands before it could touch any of the enemy, and he had to jump into the river and was immediately submerged......
The longships of the Iron Fleet, which were passing through the Water Gate, retreated one after another!
The narrow waterway became the biggest obstacle to the escape of the Iron Fleet.
Bang bang bang!
A number of warships hit the underwater reef, and the hull immediately tilted, flipped over, and was swept to the bottom.
The bottom of the water gate is full of reefs. Thousands of years of rapids have washed away the reef reef with spikes like swords and spears, and all ships and people that hit the reef will be swept to the bottom, torn to pieces, and then emerge from the sea level far away......
Soon, the Iron Fleet, the most powerful navy of the Iron Species, was defeated and had no power to fight back. Before the water gate closed, the escaped longships were crowded together, and the navy of the Magic Mountain was pressed on three sides, and the black pressure was like a city wall. I heard a loud clattering sound, and the gangs, masts, and hulls of the longships burst into a gray mist of sawdust—hundreds of dragon hunting crossbows fired at the enemy ships huddled together......
This is a disaster!
In front of the dragon hunting crossbow, any hull is vulnerable!
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Outside the sea at the mouth of the sea, the first to flee was the naval fleet of the city of Pantos. Commander Chester was silent, the first to turn around and leave. Pantos's warships immediately followed their commander and turned towards the open sea.
It was followed by the naval fleet of Reese City, and the commander of the fleet was Ansel. These two fleets had no intention of actually attacking King's Landing in the first place. They follow the line and don't mind a piece of the pie if it goes well. But when the Demon Mountain and his dragon appeared, they already regretted it.
Then the fleets of Mill, Telosi, and Valantis began to retreat, but Braavos's fleet remained in its own formation - not long. Braavos' naval commander Jared stood high on the bridge and witnessed a naval battle in which two hundred ships of the mighty Iron Fleet were crushed and crushed, while not one of the opposing ships was damaged.
Low in the sky, the Demon Mountain and his dragon really kept their promise and did not join the naval battle!
As soon as the Demon Mountain and his dragon appeared, the morale of the defenders and people of King's Landing was like a rainbow, and their fighting spirit was boiling!
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Suddenly, a fire broke out along the coast of Twilight, and it was Jorah Mormont who led the Dothraki to land on the coastline and launch a carpet assault - looting and setting fire to everything they went.
Jorah Mormont failed to stop the traditional way of warfare of the Dothraki, which sacked every village, city, and town in their pass, looted all the goods and women, and then set fire to all the houses.
Burn and kill and rob all, the traditional combat style of the Dothraki people.
Along with the Captain of the Queen's Guard, Jorah Mormont, and two of Her Majesty's Blood Guards, Argo and LaCarlo! Their other Blood Guard brother, Jogo, has died fighting for Her Majesty on the grasslands.
The Dothraki people respect Daenerys and obey the Queen's orders, but they do not take Her Majesty's captain of the guard seriously, and Jorah Mormont is only leading the way for them. The arrogant Dothraki were not accustomed to boating, and they did not adapt to the change after abandoning their ships, but it did not prevent them from slaughtering the villagers along the coast of Duskva.
Arrene Martell, who was on the dragon's back, also saw the distant light of fire on the left, and before she could speak, the dragon had already flown in that direction......
The Dothraki love to play with fire, and so do the dragons and the Magic Mountain!
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In the dark, Varys could already smell the sea breeze.
But he noticed that Dario Naharis beside him suddenly stood still.
Varys felt Dario draw his narrow sword and pull out his scimitar.
His eyes widened, and he didn't feel anything unusual in the darkness.
This secret passage has been walked by Varys many times.
The last time he escaped King's Landing with the help of the Magic Mountain, it was this secret path that he took.
Before the land and naval battles began, Varys was the first to infiltrate King's Landing on orders of Her Majesty, and everything went as smoothly as he expected. After the Mother of Dragons rode three dragons to visit King's Landing, the morale of the courtiers and generals in King's Landing and the nobles of the king's territory fell to the dust.
Varys quickly approached the new leader of the Golden Order, as well as the two Counts of the Crown's realm, and they made it clear that they would be willing to obey the Queen's orders from Varys, and that they would open the gates when Her Majesty's troops reached the walls.
However, Varys suddenly decided to secretly escape through the secret passages, and he did not let the generals who were ready for rebellion know that he had chosen to leave—because the sudden arrival of the Demon Mountain and his dragon had greatly changed the morale of the entire city—which shattered Varys's plans, and he thought that the surrendering faction would soon change their original intentions and turn from surrender to main battle!
It's realistic, and Varys trusts his own judgment!
When the Demon Mountain appeared over the Blackwater River in King's Landing on a dragon and shouted to the soldiers and people of King's Landing, Varys immediately decided: Get out of the city!
In order not to attract the attention of his partners, Varys left a few guards with him, and only brought Dario with him!
They went out of the city to the docks through the underground tunnels, then got on the boat and hid. Then find the right opportunity to sail away.
But when he was about to leave the secret passage, Dario stood still and silently drew his weapon.
Varys broke out in a cold sweat!
How is it possible to ambush here?
The Demon Mountain rode a dragon in the sky, and it was impossible for him to know the prophet before he could calculate that Varys had infiltrated King's Landing and then take this route to escape.
No way!
In the darkness ahead, a small candle lit up.
A dwarf-like dwarf holds the candle in his hand.
"Lord Varys, put down your hood, we know you're coming to King's Landing, and we know you're going to escape this way. ”
Varys slowly pulled down his hood and wiped the beard off his chin, "Are you Bernie Clegane?"
"Yes, sir. After you left, the little birds were doing well. I didn't treat them badly, and they didn't feel sorry for me. ”
"Did the little bird get my news, or did the generals tell me the truth?"
"Lord Varys, with your ingenuity, do you need me to tell you the answer?"
Varys slowly pulled down his wig, revealing a sleek bald head: "Which general told the secret?"
"All the generals you've been in contact with. Bernie Clegane smiled, "Varys, you're a smart man, tell the dog next to you to lay down its paws, or you'll all die." ”
As the words fell, torches lit up behind Varys, and two white-robed generals appeared, holding short swords suitable for fighting in a narrow space.
Two Kingsguards!
In front, Bernie Clegane's side also appeared a small general, surrounded by four archers with short crossbows.
Enemies before and after!
No matter how fierce Dario Naharis is, it is difficult to dodge four short crossbows in this space, not to mention that he has to face three swords!
"Lord Magic Mountain doesn't want to go to war, he just wants to negotiate, you know. Bernie Clegane laughed.
When the Magic Mountain first let Varys go, he asked Varys to make peace with Daenerys, and when Daenerys led his army to attack Westeros, the Magic Mountain sent messengers to express his willingness to negotiate peace...... It's just that Varys thinks that there is no need to be soft on the elimination of evil, and he does not convey the original intention of the magic mountain to Daenerys, because he thinks that he cannot tolerate a wicked person like the magic mountain to continue to do evil.
The Magic Mountain must die!
Varys was silent, and he decided to accept Bernie's offer: to make peace with the Magic Mountain!
Varys looked at Dario and nodded at Dario.
Dario slowly lowered the narrow sword and scimitar in his hand.
"Varys, tell your dog to drop his weapon, or I'll kill him first. Bernie smiled. Bernie raised his left hand, which was not holding a candle, and the crossbows of the four crossbowmen were aimed at Dario together.
Varys' eyes signaled, and Dario dropped his narrow sword and scimitar!