Chapter 154: The Shattered Great Wall of Desperation
Chapter 154
The pressure in Sir Barristan's heart is unknown. But as long as it is in public, the other party always makes a confident appearance. The Legion of the Unsullied never retreats, but the mercenaries of the Second Regiment's are already thinking otherwise.
It's just that the two dragon roars last night made the entire Meereen have an inexplicable confidence. In any case, they still have dragons.
The next day, when the sun rose, a new offensive had not begun. The coalition forces outside actually heard last night's dragon roar. This is somewhat inconsistent with their intelligence. It was clear that Daenerys had disappeared, and the remaining dragon had no one to command. But last night, they heard two different dragon roars.
"We need to evacuate. If that woman returns, we can't guarantee victory in the face of the attack of the two dragons. ”
"No war can guarantee victory. We have paid too much for this war. In any case, Meereen must take it. Even if they have dragons, we don't necessarily can't win. Don't forget that originally they used three dragons. ”
"But the dragon that died was done by the wizard of Quells, what do you think we're going to do with the dragons in the sky?"
Divisions soon arose among the coalition forces. Those who withdrew were in a constant quarrel with those who continued to attack. Both sides have good reasons, and neither can convince the other.
However, just as the two sides were struggling, some distant sound of horses' hooves was heard. Along with them came the cries of the people on this continent, the last thing they wanted to hear. That's the cry of the Teslac people.
"Something happened."
Before the crowd could figure out what was happening, two shadows flew by in the sky. It was the figure of two dragons. Before they could make any defenses, Liantuo flames rained down from the sky. Tearing apart their fleet in an instant. Four ships were reduced to ashes in the flames.
At the same time, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance was also swift after all. Numerous Dothraki cavalry swarmed in, and the coalition troops on the road were crushed at the slightest touch. On this continent, few people have the guts to take on the Teslaks head-on.
Meereen's gates opened, but no coalition force rushed in. A group of Unsullied ones slowly walked out with a neat line. Leading the way is none other than the Grey Bug, the leader of the Unsullied.
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Seven Kingdoms, North. More and more people are gathering on this land. Almost all civilians have been relocated. This is a difficult command for a girl like Sasani. But she still gave it a word. Ever since seeing the ghouls with my own eyes. The Sassanids understood that the threat from the north could not be countered on their own. According to the strange woman's words, only the forces of the entire human civilization can fight this war.
Sassanid had always been cautious about other nobles coming to their aid. It's just that what she didn't expect was the Lannister army, which was the first to arrive. And it was led by Jaime Lannister himself.
"I know that our two families have a deep enmity that we can't let go. But I also know that the entire Seven Kingdoms are at stake. When this is all over, we can win and lose, but until then, I suggest that we restrain each other. ”
"Of course, the North welcomes everyone from the Seven Kingdoms who comes to fight against the Wraiths. It's a pity that Winterfell is now overcrowded, so you can only be wronged by your troops stationed outside the city. ”
Sassanid naturally put himself in the position of leader. After all, she was the lord of Winterfell, and the rest of the crowd had little reason to refute it.
Since the Lannisters arrived, the late Tyrells arrived. The Rose family has not been good at fighting civilization for a long time. But the richness of the Bends was the envy of all the families of the Seven Kingdoms. The reserves of the northern border, which were originally stretched, became no longer a problem in an instant.
For the Tyrells had brought five times as much food as the northern reserves. Plus part of the food that its other armies bring with them. The food of the entire human coalition is sufficient.
However, not all families are so actively involved. The Eagle's Nest in the Valley is an example of this. The Arryn family is very closed in the morning. Eagle's Nest is located halfway up the mountain. Surrounded by steep cliffs, there are even more natural dangers such as the Blood Gate. In most cases, as long as they don't provoke others, no one will come to provoke the city. Because even ten times the number of troops, it may not be able to threaten this dangerous city.
Coupled with the recent owner of Eagle's Nest, Lysa Tully is an out-and-out psychopath. The style of painting in this city has always been a little different from that of other nobles. They believe that the city of Eagle's Nest cannot be captured. So it was decided not to participate in any war. Just hiding in the territory and guarding his own one-third of an acre.
Lu Qiming originally wanted to force Eagle's Nest City to send troops. But in the end, it was found that the strength of Eagle's Nest City was really pitiful. This almost impenetrable city does not need too many people to defend at all. Therefore, the knights of the valley are not fast and are known for their numbers. It was their equipment that made knights everywhere envious. A full-body plate armor heavy cavalry of a water.
After Lu Qiming observed Eagle's Nest City for a few days, he finally found out. The city's military forces were largely useless. Heavy cavalry used as a charge is basically useless in the war against the Strangers.
Lu Qiming would never let the Dothraki cavalry charge the ghoul legion head-on, as the brain-dead commander of the original book did. Let an army of flesh and blood fight an undead legion??? Is it the commander who is mentally retarded, or the screenwriter who is mentally retarded. Or do the writers think the audience is mentally retarded??
And after a few days of observation, Lu Qiming found an interesting problem. That is, around the valley, there is actually a powerful force, the barbarian tribe.
The barbarian era inhabited the surrounding mountains and forests. Raiding and hunting for a living. With the knights of the valley, they are enemies for several lifetimes. Moreover, most of the barbarian warriors are physically strong, and their force value is off the charts. In the gladiatorial arena across the sea, barbarian warriors are often seen.
And the condition for balancing the development of barbarian warriors is that these guys do not know how to farm. Every winter, they will be massively attrition due to lack of food. In order to keep the clan competitive, only the youngest and strongest warriors can survive to a limited extent. The rest is left to fate.
This makes it difficult for the barbarian tribes to gather together like the savages. After all, they don't want to be like the savages, with endless ice fields as hunting grounds. Between the barbarian tribes, the rivalry is too strong.
After Lu Qiming understood the situation, he abandoned Eagle's Nest City and turned his target to the barbarians instead. And these barbarians are much easier to deal with than those samurai. As a race that supremacies force, Lu Qiming became their god in just one day.
Soon, the barbarian tribes throughout the mountains began to unify. Tens of thousands of barbarian warriors gathered together. This action caught the attention of the Eagle's Nest. But before they could react effectively, the barbarian legion attacked the Eagle's Nest directly. Because there was food and weapons that Lu Qiming promised them.
Even the Eagle's Nest has never been captured. But in the face of so many barbarian warriors, the guards in the city were inevitably a little flustered. And the little cub city lord was even more frightened under the quilt and didn't dare to show his head.
In this day and age, this untenable tactic is basically unsolvable. But for Lu Qiming, all this is meaningless.
When Lu Qiming slashed through the gate of Eagle's Nest City with a sword, the entire Eagle's Nest City had actually lost the belief in resisting. And Lu Qiming did not kill them all, but ransacked all the weapons, food, and war horses in the entire Eagle's Nest City. Two days later, a mighty procession of barbarians walked out of the valley and headed for Winterfell.
And north of Winterfell, on the Great Wall of Desperation. Today, the entire Great Wall of Desperation is in a suffocating silence. Because the enemy has arrived.
Standing on the Great Wall of Despair, they could already see that under the city wall, the ghost army was gathering. And the Night's Watch couldn't do anything about it. Thousands of years ago, the Night's Watch was the main force in the fight against the Strangers. But now there are less than five hundred night watchmen. Even with the help of Lu Qiming, the weapons and equipment were completed, but it was still a drop in the bucket.
And the savage tribe stationed on the Great Wall with the Night's Watch could not raise the slightest fighting spirit. It was all because of the hundred-meter-high wall of the Great Wall of Desperation that they did not turn around and escape.
The Night King did not attack directly. He was still waiting, waiting for all the troops to be assembled. Countless legions of ghouls gradually gathered from the ice jungle to the city. Jon Snow had taken into account that the number of ghouls two days ago had exceeded 200,000, and now the number was rising towards 300,000.
That's an almost desperate number. You know, his eldest brother Rob Stark raised an army against the Lannisters. It was nothing more than a legion of 20,000 men. And even the Lannister family, the richest in the entire Seven Kingdoms, could not muster more than 50,000 soldiers.
Counting together, all the professional soldiers in the entire Seven Kingdoms add up to about 300,000. These 300,000 are human soldiers who need to eat, drink, and need all kinds of supplies, and will be tired, in pain, in death, and afraid. The other party is an army of ghouls who will not get tired, will not be in pain, and will not fear death. What's more, there are a large number of alien commanders who are enough to support a hundred enemies.
By every measure, it's a desperate war. Those strange people seemed to have known for a long time that this was going to be the case. They used various means to forcibly integrate the savage tribes. This gave the entire Seven Kingdoms more than 50,000 more warriors.
And it is said that the other party is still in the south, large and small nobles, trying to integrate all the forces of the entire human race. If that's the case, there is indeed a silver lining in the whole situation. But that's just a glimmer of hope.
On the fifth day, news came from the Shadow Tower. The army of ghouls is almost finished. Jon Snow collected the information gathered by the surrounding castles, and finally came to the conclusion that the number of ghoul legions may have exceeded half a million. That's a desperate number.
Jon Snow's newly raised hope was once again on the verge of being dashed. This is a situation that can only be dealt with in the days of the Targaryen's rule of the Seven Kingdoms. Those dragons flying in the sky are simply the perfect nemesis for the ghoul army. But alas, the dragon has become a kind of legend.
"Inform all the guards on the Great Wall of Desperation and start evacuating."
"Aren't we going to hold here? The Great Wall of Desperation is hundreds of meters high, and even those ghouls cannot attack it. ”
"No, I believe what the man said. Now that the Aliens have chosen to attack now, they must already have a way to cross the Great Wall. Prepare to evacuate, the real battlefield is in Winterfell. We need to preserve our strength. ”
It took about half a day, and most of the guards on the entire Great Wall of Desperation had successfully evacuated. Jon Snow was left leading a team to make a final observation.
On the fifth day, the ghoul legion changed, and the Night King finally appeared. And around him were more than twenty strange spirits. They walked out of the army of ghouls and stood beneath the Great Wall of Desperation. Then under the watchful eye of Jon Snow's men, the Night King pulled out a trumpet.
It was an old, old horn engraved with unknown symbols and words. But everyone present doesn't need to look up close to know what it is. The Night King has received the news of the Dragon's Horn, and it has already spread throughout the North. And now, Jon Snow has confirmed it with his own eyes.
"Let's go, there's no need to stay any longer."
Jon Snow and the others quickly evacuated. Behind them, a low, heavy horn sounded slowly.
The Night King seemed to blow hard, but the sound didn't stop. The muffled sound of the trumpet turned into a silent force that spread to the Great Wall of Desperation in front of the Night King.
Under the gaze of Jon Snow and the others, a burst of turquoise ripples suddenly flashed on the surface of the Great Wall. It's as if some kind of calm water has been broken. But this phenomenon did not last long, and soon the ripples became rapid, and eventually took on an explosive chaotic wave. It seems to indicate that something is broken.
And when it is mapped to the desperate Great Wall, there is a trace of fine cracks in the city wall. The rift rapidly widened, eventually spreading like a spider's web.
This ancient city wall, which has existed for more than 8,000 years, is slowly crumbling. This process lasted for more than half a day. The speed is so slow that people are lucky, maybe the walls won't break. But the miracle did not happen, and the Great Wall of Desperation was still broken. Right in front of Jon Snow's eyes, shattered.
The undead army has finally set foot on this land that belongs to humanity. According to the traditional fantasy routine, this moment means the beginning of a new era in this world. Of course, for Lu Qiming and others, it just means that the task is the beginning.
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