Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Storm's Breath Castle is besieged again

After a boring battle, Chen Cheng said disappointedly: "It's too slow, don't you have more powerful tricks?" ”

The crowd watching the battle on the side could also see that the situation was one-sided, and every move of the knight was simple and clear, and the momentum was heavy, but if it couldn't hit the enemy, no matter how ferocious the attack was, it was useless. The soldiers were all scared, the others were laughing, and it was a pleasure for them to see a knight in embarrassment.

The knight was already very tired, and wearing armor and wielding a long sword was a very physically demanding thing. Not being able to hit the enemy made him even more irritable, "Damn fellow, what kind of man is he who comes to fight me head-on, and runs around like a rabbit?" ”

Chen Cheng laughed, "Then it's as you wish." With a flick of his feet, he snatched into the enemy's air circle, wrestling the knight's sword with his scimitar in his left hand, and swinging the scimitar in his right hand and slashing at the chain mail around the knight's neck. Whew", the blade rubbed against the piece of iron, splattering a long line of sparks, and some blood flew out.

The knight was hit hard by this, and fell a few steps forward, finally stabilizing his figure. It turned out that the knife just now only used the strength of ordinary people, and after cutting through the chain mail, it cut the skin and flesh and cut into the bones. However, although the scimitar is good for slashing, it does not have the ability to pierce and attack, and the power used is only ordinary people, so this blow did not cut off his head.

A soldier stepped forward to lift the knight up and examine his injuries. After the knight stood still, his face became very pale, he looked at Chen Cheng resentfully, and said unwillingly: "Trist, you won!" Take it, my stuff is yours! ”

The long sword was thrown to the ground, and he reached out to untie the armor on his body, but Chen Cheng stopped him by saying something, "What do I want from you?" Do you have any money on you? If anything, it's all mine! ”

The knight couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, long swords, armor, and war horses are valuable, how many silver deer can he bring with him? But this is exactly what he wanted, so when he took out all the money on his body, he breathed a long sigh of relief. It's a good thing to be able to keep your weapons and armor.

The onlookers cheered, "Trist! Trist! "Whoever wins, they're happy, but there's a bit of a fly in the ointment. Although the winner was decided, there was no distinction between life and death. If the knight's head is cut off, then it will be called beautiful.

Chen Cheng returned the knife into the sheath, grabbed the enemy's money bag, and without looking, he reached in and grabbed a handful, and sprinkled it on the surrounding people. Now, their cheers were even more enthusiastic. Alas, everyone really likes the matter of throwing coins, no matter what world they are in.

After making a name for himself near the Midsummer Hall, the rest of the road was much easier. Under the word of mouth of the people, "Double Sword Trist" has become a warrior who can be compared to King Robert, and when others see the guy riding a white horse and a double knife at his waist, they are afraid of themselves.

By the time he arrived at Fort Felwood, his reputation was already very strong, and no one wanted to provoke such a mercenary who was strong in martial arts and didn't have much oil and water. But no one was paying attention to a single Dorn, everyone was talking about something else.

"Lan Li is dead!"

Near Storm's End, the 100,000-strong Ranri* Baratheon was murdered in his tent under the protection of the Rainbow Guard. Ranri*Baratheon's popularity is much better than that of the taciturn Stannis, who is said to be similar to King Robert twenty years ago, and that the lords and nobles of the Stormlands are very interested in him and are willing to fight under his command. The Rose of the High Court was also willing to kneel before him and obey the orders of King Lanli.

After Lan Li claimed to be the king, more than 50,000 people came to his command at the sound of an order. The Tyrells of the Riverlands were on his side. Seeing that the handsome and extraordinary King Lanli was about to attack King's Landing with a powerful army, who knew that he would die suddenly? As soon as Ranley died, his army immediately dispersed, and most of them fell to Stannis Baratheon, who declared himself a loyal subject of the new king.

However, there were also many who refused to submit to Stannis and returned to their castle with their armies, such as the Knight of the Hundred Flowers, Matus Rowan, Randolph Tully, and the Countess of Oakhert, who were either loyal followers of the Blue Rite or from the Riverlands. After Ranley's death, they refused to pledge allegiance to Stannis.

In addition to this, Sir Cortanay, the acting lord of Storm's End, is also a problem for Stannis. Sworn allegiance to the Baratheons, he controlled Storm's End, did not refuse to kneel to Stannis Baratheon, but made a condition for the pardon of King Robert's illegitimate son, Adric Storm.

To this, Stannis rudely refused, "My brother's illegitimate child must be in my hands!" ”

Stannis is accompanied by a red-robed witch from Asha, who is able to use all kinds of vicious, or magical, spells. But those spells are evil and need to be cast with the blood of kings. In other words, each time a spell is used, a sacrifice is made to the family of Baratheon, or the blood of another king.

In order to continue to have the power of the Lord of Light, Stannis needs more people who have the blood of House Baratheon. He specified the boy named Edric Storm, and he didn't know what he wanted to do.

It's ridiculous that Stannis, who prides himself on being impartial and law-abiding, wants to burn all his nephews and nieces to death in order to continue using the Lord of Light's evil spells. He murdered his own brother Lan Li, no matter what aspect it is, it is a despicable act, such a person still dares to say that he is fair and selfless?

However, it is not surprising that such a thing as double standards has existed since ancient times. For example, the lighthouse, isn't it the old double standard?

Stannis rejected Sir Cortanay's offer, who refused to surrender Storm's End.

Chen Cheng stayed near Fort Felwood for two days, and after hearing that Stannis had received tens of thousands of troops, he was besieging Fort Storm's End. He knew that Storm's End would soon fall, but the others didn't think so.

"Trist, your twin blades are very powerful, but you don't have enough knowledge after all. Storm's End wasn't something that could be defeated by a large number of people. ”

Chen Cheng knew a thing or two about this, when Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark rebelled against Targaryen's rule, Robert took all the troops out to fight, and there were some old, weak, sick and disabled people left in Storm's End. When the enemy came with tens of thousands of troops, Stannis managed to defend Storm's End.

The walls of the castle built on the edge of the cliff were too high and thick for an army with cold weapons to take. One of the strongest castles in the Seven Kingdoms, the castle was surrounded by thick outer walls, a hundred feet high at its thickest point, forty feet thick, and about eighty feet thick on the seaside side. The walls consist of two layers of rock and a sandwich of sand and gravel.

The walls are smooth and curved, and the stones are so compact that not even a hint of wind can get out. The walls of the city near the sea were one hundred and fifty feet above the sea. One foot is about one-third of a meter, and the Wind's Breath Fort is casually thirty meters high and more than ten meters thick, although it cannot be compared with those majestic cities in ancient China in terms of grandeur, but such a small and strong city is the most difficult to attack.

Storm's Breath itself is a massive tower topped by sturdy battlements that make it look like a giant fist with spikes reaching into the sky from a distance to defy enemies. The tower was so huge that the barn, barracks, armory, hall and lord's room inside were more than enough combined. Spells are woven into the stone of the walls. The waterfront side of the castle is built on top of a cliff overlooking the sea, with a fenced gate that allows passengers to reach the castle from the waterway.

Back then, the Storm's Rest Fort was besieged, and the people outside couldn't get in, and the people inside couldn't rush out, and Stannis and the others were so hungry that they even ate the rats cleanly, and even began to eat people. It was Davos Sieworths who used his smuggling boat to carry a shipload of onions through the fence gate to enter the castle and avoid starvation.

Davos was also named the Onion Knight by Stannis for that service. However, when Storm's End was besieged, it was Stannis who defended it, and now he is the besieging side. No one knows better than Stannis how strong Storm's End is, but he still has to get Edric.

"This is not necessarily," Chen Cheng sat on the bench in the tavern, and said while drinking: "Lan Li has an army of 100,000 people, doesn't it mean that he will die if he dies?" The walls of Storm's End, though strong, may not have been able to protect the venerable Ser Cortanay. ”

"Why don't we bet?"

"Bet on what? Oh, I'm going to King's Landing soon, and even if you lose, I won't get the prize. ”

"Ahh You must be the one who loses! A mercenary with messy hair and beard shouted, "Stannis won't be able to take that castle!" Storm's Rest has never been breached! ”

"I didn't say Stannis could take Storm's End," Chen Cheng said in a loud voice, "but he can still get it!" ”

"Sir Cortanay will not surrender! Most of those noble knights are soft eggs, but Cortanay is not! His bones are harder than rocks, and if he says he won't surrender, he will never surrender! ”

"What if he dies suddenly?"

"How could he die all of a sudden......... Huh, you mean? ”

Although most of the people in the tavern were rude, there were also smart people, and they soon understood the meaning of "Triste".

"Witchcraft, Stannis is using witchcraft!"

"Yes, otherwise, how could King Lanli die without knowing it?"

Although Lan Li died, there are still many people who miss him. "If Stannis could use sorcery, wouldn't he really be able to break into King's Landing and sit on the Iron Throne?"

"Stannis, that madman? Bah, I heard that he now believes in the King of Light who likes to burn people, and even the seven gods have been burned by him, so he can ascend to the Iron Throne? Then the sow can go up the tree! ”

"Hahaha, I also don't think Stannis can be king!"

With the exception of a few loyal minions and the sinister red-robed witch Melisandre, almost no one liked Stannis. In the eyes of most people, Stannis is a madman, a dangerous madman who has mastered witchcraft and now has tens of thousands of troops at his disposal.