Chapter 0440 - No Boat Can Cross the Broken Road (1) (5,000 words)

A brother in black gallops forward on the riverside avenue.

The Red Fork River is on his right-hand side.

The river has turned into a sea, more than double its usual level.

The water was turbulent, and the water crashing against the black reef in the river made a deafening loud noise.

The famous Ruby Beach has been completely submerged, the water is so deep that war horses cannot wade through, and all the nearby villagers have been evacuated.

Along the way, many villages were empty, and the yards were flooded with water, and every house had knee-deep water.

The turbid reddish-brown water, when you hold it in your hand, the water is filtered out, and a layer of sediment will be left on your palm, which is really worthy of the prestige of the Red Fork River. The Red Fork River is named because of its reddish-brown color and the large amount of sediment in the water.

The black-clothed brothers are fully armed, and except for the black cloak on their backs, the rest of the place does not look like the real black-clothed brothers of the Great Wall of Despair.

His name is Holtranis, he lives in Lannisport City, and is a branch of the Tywin Lannister family, and by looking at his hazel hair, you can tell that the authentic blonde blood of the Lannisters in his family has faded.

Holtranis had been running from east to west on the River Boulevard, starting from the crossing of the Trident River and heading west.

The famous three rivers on the Riverland Plain, the Red Fork, the Green Fork and the Blue Fork River converge at the intersection of King Avenue and River Avenue, and the three rivers merge into one river and flow southeast into Crab Bay in the Narrow Sea.

The crossroads of the famous Trident River are also ferry crossings.

There are no boats at the ferry.

Since there are no boats, travelers who come here have to find boats to cross the river.

Tywin Lannister and his party came to the crossroads of the Trident, but they couldn't see the ferry, so Tywin told the knight of Holtranis to come out and look for the boat.

Here, the east-west Interriver Avenue and the north-south King Avenue are cut off by the river.

The Riverway is a wide main road in the Three Rivers that crosses the border and heads east to the Bloodgate in the Arryn Valley, turning back to the west to end at the city of Cayrock of the Lannisters, the capital of the West.

The north-south King Avenue and the east-west River Avenue intersect at the point where the Trident River converges, forming a crossroads.

The crossroads and the only crossing in the Trident River basin.

There were no boats, the river was so swollen that the embankments of the original crossroads were out of sight, drowning in a whirling torrent.

Last year, the Battle of the Green Fork was on the other side, and the Cross Inn at the crossroads became the military headquarters of Duke Tywin.

The Cross Inn was later burned to the ground by the Magic Mountain 'during the confrontation with Lustbolton', and a year later, Tywin Lannister arrived with a hundred black-clad brothers, who found that the inn had been rebuilt.

Tywin entered the inn and chased away all those who had taken shelter from the rain and were preparing to cross the river. Only one person remained.

He then instructed the knights of Holtranis to go out and find the ship.

Now that he has promised to go to the Wall of Desperation as a night watchman, Tywin's superficial work must be sufficient. As long as the three-month recruit training period is over, it is time for him to return to his hometown. The Night's Watch of the Wall of Desperation will not accept untrained recruits. It's easy to fail training, Tywin won't go to recruit training at all, he's just going on vacation.

The Night's Watch of the Wall of Desperation also have a price, and Tywin will give them what they lack. Weapons, armor, food, more men, patrolling horses, etc., but it is clear that the Wall of Despair will not lack a 'Tywin Lannister'.

Holtranis ran all the way to the famous Curtsy Lodge on the River Boulevard, and did not see a boat on the river.

The river swelled, the ferry was closed, and the fishermen and boatmen took refuge from the water.

The torrent is ferocious, and this is a disaster. Many of the best boatmen died in the floods.

If you continue to go further, you will have to go to the family territory of Riverrun.

Ships can be found in Riverrun, and maybe all the vanished ships in the Red Fork River are moored at Riverrun's docks, but Holtranis isn't stupid enough to do that.

On the way here, the Centurion encountered an army from the North attacking Twilight Valley, and Duke Tywin ordered him to take refuge in the woods, not daring to collide with this army. The army of the Northerners met them, and if they were led by fellows who had no chivalry and warrior glory, it was likely to lead to conflict and an unpredictable end.

Tywin Lannister was not willing to take any chances, and when he could avoid it, he chose to avoid it.

It is said that as long as you put on the black cloak, everything on earth has been cut off, but this is not the case, because some stupid human beings have tenacious memories and despise the gods of the sky, old and new.

Duke Tywin had originally wanted to sail north in the port of the Blackwater River, but that would be too risky, as the Magic Mountain was in charge of all the ships that came and went in the Blackwater River Valley.

But all the way north, passing through the territory of the people of the north, will be dangerous.

Therefore, the Duke will not cross the Northern Territory, but will cross the river at the Cross Ferry, and then turn east to go to the valley port Seagull Town, which is the place where Littlefinger Petilberry made his career, because he managed the taxes of Seagull Town, and more than ten times the profit of taxes in three years, so he attracted the attention of Prime Minister Jon Arryn, and promoted him to the title of Minister of Finance of the Royal Family, and one of the important ministers of the Royal Parliament The Duke decided to take a boat north in Seagull Town, and after completing his work of washing away his sins, he returned to the west in a righteous manner, and then entered the royal palace。

Tywin's ambitions were as clear as the lines in his palm, but now all his ambitions were blocked by a great river, and all the splendor and glory of life, the hope of revenge and the pinnacle of power, were pinned on the Knight of Holtranis to find a ferryboat.

Holtranis is a skilled rider and has been fighting with the Duke for the last year, and the river road is already familiar. Because of the swelling of the water, all three sections of the River Avenue near the Red Fork River were flooded, but this did not bother the Holt Knight, who turned into the woods and followed the river, but had to end in failure and return all the way back......

Inside the new Cross Inn, Tywin chased away all the guests, leaving only one of them, the only one, a luthier.

The rain was incessant, the river was roaring, and the Duke himself did not need a lyre player to sing to relieve his boredom, but he felt that his knights, knights, and warriors did.

Sir David Lani asked the violinist with interest.

"What's your name. David frowned as he drank the wheat wine that a little girl had brought him, but forced himself to drink it.

"Everyone calls me Seven Strings Tom, I'm from Seven Springs, and people call me Seven Springs Tom, my lord. ”

Tom Seven Strings, a luthier, a singer, and a member of the Brotherhood Without Flags. He is a very good spy, spying on the riverlands and swearing allegiance to the lightning king Berry Dondelien.

Tom was small, about fifty years old, with a large mouth, a pointed nose, and very thin brown hair, and he looked like he was going bald.

"Oh, Tom of the Seven Springs, what song will you sing. β€œ

"As long as the master can order a song, I will sing it. "Seven Strings Tom has the pride of his own singer.

"Then come to the song 'The Girl of Donne'. β€œ

"Yes, sir. ”

Tywin, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Tom, have you been singing in the river?"

"I've been to Riverlands, Arryn Valley, King's Landing, Seagull Town, and even across the Narrow Sea, my lord. Tom immediately stood up and replied respectfully.

Seven String Tom's eyesight can naturally recognize who is the boss of this group of black-clothed brothers. He also recognized who the boss was: Tywin Lannister.

During last year's battle in the Three Rivers Basin, the enemy of the Brotherhood Without Banners was the Westfrontier Army led by Tywin Lannister. They used guerrilla warfare, killing one or two soldiers from the western frontier and leaving, raiding in the middle of the night to burn grain and grass, or raiding to steal a few horses and burn a few marching tents. Lone soldiers, small groups of scouts, are often eaten by the Brotherhood without Flags. The Western Army is unbearable, like a grain of sand in a shoe, which is annoying, but it can't be poured out.

Tywin Lannister, an executioner who slaughtered civilians in Clegane's territory. Berry the Lightning King and Thoros, the Red God Priestess, have issued arrest warrants for him. The Brotherhood Without Banners, under the leadership of Berry Don Delien, has become a righteous organization that protects civilians and the weak among the people, and punishes sins on behalf of the Red God.

The new Cross Inn, which is also operated by the Brotherhood Without Flags, is a foothold for the Brotherhood, an intelligence station, and a place for the Brotherhood to make money and raise soldiers.

Since last year, more and more people have joined the Brotherhood without Flags, defeated soldiers, peasants who have lost their land, absenteeism in the mountains, bandits and homeless people, all have joined the Brotherhood without Flags, gathering under the banner of 'justice' raised by Berry Dondelion, but their funds are worried, and the brothers have begun to rely on giving the people white strips in exchange for food and sour wine.

Tywin stared at Tom Sevenstrings, "When we came in, there were guests talking about the Foray family's bloody wedding, have you heard of that?"

"My lord, what happened on the land between the rivers, you have found the right person by asking Tom the Seven Strings. Tom had an exaggerated expression. The wandering singers who eat by singing are braggarts.

Tywin looked at Tom with a cold look, Tom felt the murderous aura, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, the Frey family and the Luthbolton family have joined forces to slaughter all the troops and vassals of the Stark family through the marriage with the Stark family, but someone leaked the news and was known by the Stark family in advance. ”

"If it's a conspiracy, how could the Starks possibly know?" said Tywin lightly, his eyes frozen.

"My lord, although I am well informed, I don't know the real secret behind the scenes! I heard that King Robb wore chain mail, and brought the ice wolf Gray Wind and his vassals to the wedding banquet, he prepared an ambush near the suspension bridge of the West City in advance, and asked Edmuel to lead a heavy cavalry between the rivers to ambush outside the city, the horn of the northern border sounded, the cable of the suspension bridge was cut, and the black fish led his troops to break into the west city, slaughtering all the way, and all the main characters of the Frey family were killed. ”

The golden threads in Duke Tywin's turquoise eyes gleamed as his carefully planned 'Blood Wedding' had been leaked in advance and the Stark family had been notified.

It's impossible!

Unless...... Witch ......

"The northern cavalry was all placed on the east bank of the Green Fork River, and the cavalry that followed King Robb were all cavalry, not a single infantry, the Frey family and Luce Bolton combined cavalry exceeded 1,000, and the infantry exceeded 5,000, and they wanted to strangle the northerners in the three wedding tents on the east bank, who knew that Duke Eddard Stark, who had been missing, suddenly appeared, he raised his arms and shouted, and the Bolton soldiers immediately turned to the front, and the cavalry and infantry combined into a formation, killing the Frey family soldiers broke up one after another, and finally knelt down and surrendered. ”

Duke Tywin felt a sharp edge pierce into his heart, and his whole body trembled in pain.

His frustration was so strong that he almost spasmed.

Foolproof plan, absolutely irresistible price, what am I doing wrong...... Could it be that the witch queen saw everything...... Stark was notified......

The Duke suddenly felt so hot, but cold sweat broke out on his back, and the cold sweat was like a little ant crawling on his back, which made him extremely uncomfortable and extremely uneasy.

Would the witch have seen him forced to be the night watchman, seen him come to the crossing of the Trident River, and then ...... No boat......

The absolutely perfect blood wedding failed?!

The duke did not want to admit it, and he would never face it, he had ...... The illusion of dreaming.

During his vacation to the north to clear his sins, Stark in the North has been wiped out by his 'Red Wedding' according to Tywin's perfect plan, Joffrey and the Tyrells have successfully married, Dorne submits, Littlefinger stays in Arryn Valley and marries Lysa Tully, Arryn Valley declares allegiance to King Joffrey, and when he returns from the Wall, the Seven Kingdoms will be unified.

All that remains is to concentrate on destroying the Magic Mountain on Dragonstone, then destroy the Allied Iron Isles, King Balon, to grab the iron ore, and then kill Lusbolton, who has been appointed by the king as the guardian of the North, and make Tyrion and Sansa's children the Lord of the North......

However, the first ring of his grand plan: the elaborate bloody wedding fiasco!

The atmosphere of the inn suddenly changed subtly because Tywin was alone, and Tywin, who had an iron face, was obviously in the wrong mood...... Duke Tywin: He had trouble breathing, and felt like he was drowning and suffocating......

The guards around him were all shocked in their hearts, Duke Tywin's face was pale, and there were small beads of sweat in the blonde hair on his forehead, which had never been out of control in decades.

At dusk, the returning Holt knight rode into a wooded area, and the section of the road was flooded by the river, and he had to take a detour.

Hush!

Someone booed from the front!

The Holt knight was immediately alert, and the long sword was unsheathed: "Who?"

"Greetings to our lightning king, Berry, Lannister. A voice said overhead, smiling lightly.

Holt suddenly looked up, and on the branch above his head sat a barefoot man in rags, with an unsheathed dagger on his back, and a bow and an arrow in his hand.

Shout!

Sharp arrows were shot down and stuck in front of the horses.

Woohoo!

Several more arrows were shot down on the horse's side.

"Knight, dismount, and be judged. An archer smiled lightly.

Holt could see that the archers were extremely skillful. I didn't expect there to be such a powerful figure among the bandits.

"I am the Knight of Hortlanius in the West, the Night's Watch of the Wall of Desperation, and according to the laws of the Seven Kingdoms, you cannot kill me. ”

"It's not up to you to decide whether or not to kill you. A handsome young man with a messy beard and a messy hairstyle walked out slowly from behind a big tree, "Knight, from the moment you entered the territory of Harrenhal, our men followed you. Can't find the ferries? Of course we can't find them, we've stopped all the ferries. β€œ

There was a purple lightning bolt on the shirt and shield of the young man: "Lannister has committed many heinous crimes, and you cannot deny the responsibility of indiscriminately killing innocent people, so you must be judged, the Red God Judgment." ”

"Count Berry!" exclaimed Holt.

Berry Dondelion walked over, darker and thinner, but more fierce, and his eyes were full of beastly air.

In the woods, there were many people from the Brotherhood without flags, at least one hundred and fifty people.

"Knight, dismount. I'm going to duel with you, and no one else will interfere. If you are innocent, the Red God will give you the strength to overcome me, and if you are guilty, the Red God will let me plunge the sword into your throat. ”

Berry's sword was raised, and with a bang, the sword burned into flames.

Holt looked around, there was no way out, he had to dismount and put on a defensive position.

Berry shouted, lunged at Holt, sword in both hands, and slashed down. Holt stepped back, parryed, and with a loud bang, Holt was knocked to the ground.

"Good!" the onlookers cheered.

"Get up, knight, I see you stumbling on the weeds. Berry Dondelion easily pulled out the sword flower with his wrist and drew a beautiful circle of fire.

His swordsmanship was superb and his character was noble.

Holtranis rolled over and got up, the long sword pierced Berry's lower abdomen, Berry's wrist sank, and with a bang, the flame sword easily blocked the straight stab, drawing an arc of flames, and slashing the opponent's head. Holt hurriedly raised his sword to defend, but the flame sword was deflected, sliding past the opponent's block, Berry slid to the right side, and the flame sword slapped on Holt's back, boom, and the black cloak was ignited.

Holt was shocked and hurriedly slashed back, forcing Berry back.

Berry retracted his sword and retreated, standing still.

Holt was busy untying his cloak of fire, when suddenly, a sword stabbed the door, and the flames were blazing. Holt was startled and hurriedly dodged, Berry's flame sword had already stabbed into his lower abdomen, he was busy trying to block, Berry's sword had changed again, slashing his neck obliquely, Holt hurriedly lowered his head and retreated......

In the roaring cheers of the flagless brothers, Berry's sword flickered left and right, up and down, Holt was in a hurry, struggling to cope, the raging flames shook so that Holt's vision was blurred, and he saw a red color, and the heat wave hit his back, a panicked, the shuriken block was empty, and Berry's flame sword was inserted into Holt's throat, pierced in front, pierced out of the back of his neck, and the long sword was still in flames......

Holt fell, his face full of unwillingness I am a brother in black, you have no right to kill me, and neither can the red god!

A moment later, Holt's body was hung up and hung from a large tree, and a brother carved the course of the trial with a short knife: Holtranis, the knight of the Lannisters, was convicted of slaughtering innocent people, and was sentenced to death by the hands of the Red God False Count Berry!

"Tonight, brothers, capture Tywin Lannister alive. He has committed so many crimes that we will put him on a public trial one by one, and finally sentence him to death by hanging. ”

"Okay!" the flagless brothers agreed.

A brother came on horseback: "Lord Berry, Lord Soros has arrived with his brothers. ”

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