Chapter 90: The Pursuers Have Arrived
"Bastards, scoundrels, shameless villains! liars! Did he know that lying was about pulling out his tongue? I never knew that a person could be shameless like that! Take a look! Robert cursed loudly before throwing a letter to Han Xing.
Han Xingkan was able to take the letter, if it weren't for the thick parchment envelope wrapped outside, the letter would definitely hover in the air a few times before landing, and it was certain that it would definitely not be a regular parabola.
The outside of the letter was painted with gold dust, and there was a faint scent of roses on it, "Could it be that Robert has a suitor?" Han Xing couldn't help but think so, after all, this letter looked quite like a love letter, and it was also from the hand of a noble lady.
As a result, when Han Xing took out the letterhead with the pattern and looked at it, the content on it stunned Han Xing out of internal injuries.
This is the document written by the shameless and shameless Duke of Mestiril announcing his "great victory" at Cen Shutan.
"He's thick-skinned!" Han Xing held back for a long time before he held back a comment. No way, looking at Robert's angry and red face, Han Xing didn't dare to laugh, all his energy was spent on holding back his laughter.
"Wizard! Wizard! A genius that is rare in a thousand years, it is simply a deer as a horse, a god who reverses black and white! It's obviously a rout, but it can actually make him make up flowers. Yet, under the wise leadership of Duke Mace Tyrellle, arrived in time to inflict a heavy blow on Robert Baratheon and crush his rebels! 'Hahaha! I don't know where he heard that! Han Xing didn't hold back in the end and laughed wildly.
Robert was also confused, "When did I get hit hard?" I don't even know it! Wait, he also doubled my worth 10 times, and now I'm worth 1 million gold dragons, amazing, amazing! Even I wanted to sell myself! But his face looked much better, and he joined in laughing.
"Oh my god! Mace Tyrell has such a talent for comedy, it's a shame not to venture into the comedy world! Look at what this says, 'Robert Baratheon's remnants are less than a thousand men fleeing in a hurry like a lost dog, and Robert Baratheon himself does not know whether he is alive or dead.'" Robert laughed and leaned back and screamed.
"Look, there's a giveaway in there! A portrait of Robert Baratheon! No wonder you say you're Robert Baratheon, the guard doesn't believe it. It turned out that I saw this painting! God knows who he was looking for! If you want me to say that Mace Tyrell should be a journalist, after all, he is too good an editor, and he is a master of fabricating false reports, and I give me full marks for this lie! Except for those of us who are involved, no one can see the flaw at all! Han Xing casually flipped through the incense-scented letter, and then teased.
"Hahaha, is this me? This guy looks like he's 40 years old, and if I look like this in the future, I'd rather die sooner rather than later! Robert touched his face and mocked the portrait painted on it.
"Maybe when you're forty years old, you'll become a fat pig who can't walk two steps, not necessarily!" Han Xing opened his mouth and said, this is not to say, the later Robert is indeed this virtue, the consequence of overeating all day long!
"Where did you get this?" Han Xing raised the channel in his hand.
"Why, I got it from Sir Wilbert's son! Nice young man, his father had been summoned to Riverrun by Duke Horst Tully. Robert took a sip of red wine, crossed Erlang's legs, showed off his perfect legs, and then took the letter and played with it in his hand, "Look, even a little knight can receive such a beautiful letter, Gao Ting is really rich!" Who knows how many 'love letters' Mace Tyrell wrote to people in the Seven Kingdoms? ”
"But at least we know who is leading the pursuers behind us, and how many there are! Hahaha, we have to thank this Grand Duke Mace Tyrellle, he is really a good helper! Han Xing teased Duke Mace Tyrelll, who invisibly sold his teammates and cheated his teammates for the sake of vanity.
The recuperation of the Robert army did not last long, but at least it was enough for them to wash up, then eat and drink, and get a good night's sleep, until the third pole of the day.
Just the next day, the guards of Shitang Town reported a new situation to Robert, "Duke Robert, we have found a large army marching here!" They're on the same path you took yesterday. ”
"Got it, go down! Get all the troops ready for defense, and hurry up and close the gates to prevent people from entering or leaving! Robert ordered with a straight face. Now that Sir Wilbert, the owner of Stone Hall, is not at home, it is naturally up to Robert, the highest-ranking duke, to have the final say (in fact, even if he is, he has to listen to Robert!). )。
Naturally, Earl Jon Clinton, who managed to gather the rout and then helped them overcome "canyon phobia" before taking them out of the canyon!
He easily deduced from the maximum marching speed of Robert's army that Robert's army was in Shitang Town, and in fact, after the previous blockade, the current Earl Jon Clinton sent scouts to survey the surrounding terrain and conditions almost every moment.
Even though Jon Clinton had already decided that Robert was in Stone Hall, a sense of pride drove him to negotiate with the defenders.
"I am Jon Clinton, Earl of Vulten's Nest, the new Hand of the King, and I have been ordered by the king to pursue the leader of the rebels, Robert Baratheon, and as long as Robert Baratheon is handed over, I vouch for my honor, and I swear to ensure the safety of the townspeople as the Hand of the King!" Earl Jon Clinton pointed to the glittering insignia on his shoulder, representing the status of the Hand of the King. Of course, he knew very well that Shitang Town was under the jurisdiction of the Riverlands and belonged to the rebel camp, but he still decided to give the other party a chance to choose, so that they could avoid the disaster of the sword.
"Prime Minister, the villain has never seen Robert Baratheon, and the villain doesn't even know what Robert Baratheon looks like!" The answer was a man with a guard's helmet whose face he couldn't see clearly, but judging by the beard under his chin, he was clearly a middle-aged man.
"Robert Baratheon is a young man of about twenty years of age, with black hair and black beard, tall and burly, armed with a sledgehammer, and has a fine body of armor, especially a helmet, which is antler-shaped and very recognizable." Earl Jon Clinton patiently described.
"Your Excellency, your description is very detailed, but there are many sturdy young men with black hair and black beards! Yesterday alone, the villain has seen no less than 20 that match your description, and I haven't seen any of them in armor! There are those with sledgehammers, but they are blacksmiths from the neighboring village! The guard replied eagerly.
"By the way, yesterday I saw an army in the distance, advancing by the river, led by an exaggerated antler helmet!" The guard snapped his head and gestured the length of the antlers on his helmet.
"Prime Minister, if you go after it now, maybe it's still too late!" The guard spoke. Jon Clinton actually didn't have much of an impression of Robert, he had seen Robert at the age of twelve or thirteen, but he had not seen Robert as an adult, and his understanding of Robert could only be regarded as a cloud of people. Last time, I saw Robert from afar, but unfortunately I only saw it from afar, and I can only remember the general appearance.
Earl Jon Clinton still felt quite credible about the helmet described by the guards, so he spoke, "Thank you for the information!" Then he sent some of his horses after him towards the river, and he himself planned to strike them away.
"Hahaha, this Jon Clinton's brain is really bad, he actually left like this, I really don't know how he became the hand of the king." I saw a shoulder-length black man walking out of the city gate tower with a smile on his face, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a confident and charming smile, he had a pair of brown eyes, and his eyes revealed firmness and fortitude, and he was showing a playful smile at this time. His chin was bare, and he didn't have a single beard. He walked over to the guard with the helmet and patted him on the shoulder.
The guard took off the half-covered helmet, it was Han Xing, ordinary guards couldn't have such a calm conversation with the prime minister, this kind of technical work, of course, Han Xing was in charge. He fanned his head with his helmet and said, "I think this Earl Jon Clinton is not bad!" is a knight with a sense of honor, but unfortunately he is our enemy. ”
"yes, thank goodness he's gone, we just have to wait for reinforcements from the Riverlands to arrive!" The black-haired young man looked thoughtfully at the retreating royal army.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the sudden change occurred, and Earl Jon Clinton's army actually turned back.
"Alas! Looks like he's not as stupid as you think! Han Xing sighed at the black-haired young man beside him and teased.
The black-haired young man beside him smiled and said, "If you really can't do it, you can sacrifice me!" Maybe he'll make you an earl too! In fact, I even suspect that even if I stood in front of him, he might not be able to find out and know me! "Obviously, the brunette is Robert.
"If you don't believe me, let's make a bet! Call me Robert Baratheon, and let him see me! Robert smiled wickedly and raised his eyebrows. Then he turned and walked into the tower.
"If you dare to mention the Earl's matter to me again, I will sell you!" Han Xing shouted at Robert's back. "I'm worth 1 million gold dragons, and you'll lose money if you sell it for a pound! Hahaha! Robert's hearty laughter could be heard inside.
Earl Jon Clinton had just turned a few hundred meters when he felt that something was wrong, partly because he had speculated that Robert must be in Stone Hall, and partly because he thought it was a little weird, but he couldn't say why.
He thought with his head down on his horse, and then he suddenly realized that something was wrong, footprints! There were no footprints of anyone walking on the river, and the footprints he followed all the way clearly led him to Shitang Town.
He came to the city again and said to Han Xing at the head of the city, "I'm pretty sure Robert Baratheon is in Shitang Town!" How dare you lie and fool me! ”
"Prime Minister, the villain thought about it for a while, and realized that he was mistaken, Robert Baratheon was indeed in the city, and we caught him!" As soon as he heard the words of "guard", Earl Jon Clinton felt a burst of ecstasy, and what he feared most was that Robert had run away again, and as long as he was still in this stone town, then he would have a way to get his hands on him.