Chapter 17: Sending Troops (2-in-1)
"No, my lord, my lord!" the messenger's cry grew farther and farther until it was completely gone.
In fact, I wanted to dry this messenger for a few more days, but I just received the news from the bearded captain, which made Ma Shen immediately change his mind, and the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will not come again.
"I'll make you laugh, Your Highness. Ma Shen straightened his collar and gave Daenerys an apologetic smile, which at this point did not look at all as intimidating as before.
"It doesn't matter. Daenerys replied, but her heart did not relax at all, and after closing her eyes and thinking for a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and asked calmly, "Thank you very much for your hospitality, dare to ask you if there is anything you need my help with?"
"Is there any purpose for me to invite Your Highness to dinner? Looking at the big eyes staring at him, Ma Shen asked a little funny, not to mention, the appearance of the dragon mother is very in line with Ma Shen's aesthetics, her eyes are as beautiful as autumn water, from the eyes to the bottom, the lines are just right, which makes people a little excited, well, Xiao Ma Shen is also a little restless.
Seeing that Ma Shen was reluctant to speak, Daenerys shook her head in disappointment: "It's me who is abrupt." ”
"Where, where. Ma Shen said with a smile, "But if you want to say that there is really something to help, I heard that His Highness has three dragons, which were hatched from three dragon egg fossils, and it just so happens that I also have three dragon eggs in my hand, so I would like to ask Your Highness can you try to help hatch them?"
Hatch it ... You think I'm a hen, Daenerys "gracefully" picked up the wine glass on the table, and shirked: "I'm not sure, even if I am a member of the Targaryen family, because I let the dragon reappear in the world by chance." ”
"It doesn't matter if you try, after all, the Targaryen clan has true dragon blood, and they are born with an indissoluble bond with dragons. "Ma Shen is good at it.
Jola, who was sitting at the dining table, frowned and interjected, "My lord, it is not your status to make unreasonable demands on a noble lady. ”
"Tsk. "If I'm not mistaken, you're called Jorah Mormont, a fugitive knight who was hunted down by Lord Eddard for the slave trade." ”
Jorah in front of him is a middle-aged strong man, with dark skin and thick hair, although a little bald, but still strong and strong
Now he is an exiled knight, but he was once the Earl of Bear Island and the patriarch of the Mormont family, and the son of the "Bear Elder" Geo Mormont, the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, and his status was similar to that of Ma Shen.
It wasn't until more than a decade ago that Jorah fell in love with Lynnice of House Hightower and married her.
Misfortune ensues, and Lyneth grew up in the wealthy Hightower family, accustomed to the noisy and noisy riverlands, and was unprepared to go to the harsh and remote Bear Island, where she soon felt miserable.
In order to make his wife happy, Jorah buys luxury goods, spends all the money, and ends up becoming penniless.
Eventually, in order to pay off her debts, Jorah broke the laws of the Seven Kingdoms and began selling poachers to the Talosi as slaves.
When the story was revealed, Eddard Stark, the lord of House Mormont, sentenced him to death, but when Ed arrived on Bear Island, he found that Jorah was nowhere to be found.
Instead of joining the Night's Watch or dying, Jorah fled with Lynnice to Braavos.
But Lynnice wants to live in a warmer place, so the two come to Reese, and Jorah sells his boat to make a living.
Within six months, the two had spent all their money, and Jorah had to become a hired knight to survive, but while he fought the Braavosians on the banks of the Ron, Lynnice fell into the arms of Trig O'Meeron, a trade prince of Rees.
Agonizing over this, Jorah eventually began to work for the Targaryens, gradually becoming one of Daenerys Targaryen's most important and trusted subordinates.
Daenerys looked at Jorah in disbelief, she knew that Jorah was an exiled knight, but she didn't expect to be exiled because of the slave trade.
Facing Daenerys' gaze, Jorah chuckled inwardly and glared angrily at Luo Kun.
Luo Kun looked at Jorah without flinching, and the atmosphere became tense.
Is it because the image in the mind of the dragon mother has been destroyed, I really can't bear to tell you that the dragon mother likes a handsome young man like me, not an uncle like you, even if I don't say it, you have no chance.
Ma Shen chuckled, then shook his glass, as if remembering something: "Jorah, I know you too, because I met your father at the Wall, the 997th Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch, Commander-in-Chief and Supreme Commander of Castle Black, Commander-in-Chief of Commander Jeo Mormont. ”
"There, I heard him talk about you, and he chose to join the Night's Watch in order to give up his seat to you, but I didn't expect you to let him down. “
"yes, I let him down. Hearing this, Jorah withdrew her gaze and smiled bitterly, "Is he doing with the Night's Watch?"
"Not so good. Seeing that Jorah's expression changed slightly, Ma Shen explained with a smile, "I don't mean his body, but his spirit, the revival of the strange spirit, the long night falls, the large-scale gathering of wild people is suitable for breaking through the Great Wall, and there are many things to die." ”
"But when he left, he specifically instructed me to tell you if I see you, he forgave you and let you join the Night's Watch, but unfortunately he didn't know that you were in the service of King Robert, and if you were to be the Night's Watchman, who would spy on His Highness Dani. ”
Even if I admire Jorah very much, but a rival in love is always a rival in love, and you always think about my wife, which is not good.
Hearing Ma Shen's ill-intentioned words, Jora's expression suddenly changed drastically, and she looked at Daenerys: "Kalixi, don't get me wrong. ”
But Daenerys, who was already deeply immersed in the emotions of being betrayed, kept a straight face, as if she had not heard Jorah's words: "I am full, Lord Masin, thank you for your hospitality, I need to leave the table." ”
Ma Shen raised his glass slightly, gestured to Daenerys, and then drank it in one gulp.
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On a road leading to the guest room, Jorah followed Daenerys to a corner and said, "Carlysy, we need to find a way to escape." ”
"What can you do?" Daenerys' face was hidden in the darkness, and she couldn't see her expression clearly.
"When that man sends in the troops, we'll have a way to get out of here.
"Oh. Daenery replied without the slightest emotion, "Do you want to leave here to take my life for King Robert?" ”
"You know I wouldn't be like that. Jorah eagerly explained, "I didn't expect this at first, I... ”
Before he could finish speaking, Daenerys interrupted coldly, "Your purpose of approaching me in the first place was not pure. ”
After saying that, Danelli turned away without mercy, and Jorah tried to catch up, but was stopped by several innocent people sent by Ma Shen to protect the dragon mother.
"The last owner of the Iron Throne, the last bloodline of House Targaryen, Daenerys. Targaryen. Ma Shen muttered to himself as he stood at the second-floor window and watched Daenerys leave in a hurry.
Suddenly, Ma Shen turned his head to Luo Kun beside him and asked, "Do you want me to marry her?"
"Of course. Luo Kun leaned down slightly, "Her Royal Highness Daenerys's noble blood and beautiful face are also in line with the identity of the adult, and the Unsullied also found three young dragons on her ship during the day, marrying her means that the lord will be the rightful heir to the Iron Throne."
Hold the Son of Heaven to order the princes, Ma Shen sighed, in fact, Ma Shen wanted Daenerys to be his mistress, after all, this little cabbage was gnawed by Drogo of the Dothraki I don't know how many times, and he also gave birth to a "child" for him, and when it came to the end, he found that he couldn't accept it.
The idea of the Easterners and the Westerners is different, Luo Kun considers the benefits of marrying Daenerys, while Ma Shen pays more attention to the relationship between husband and wife, he thinks that even if he does not have this name, he can unify the Seven Kingdoms.
Maybe it's because I haven't had feelings with Long Ma yet, but when I have feelings, it's different, sure enough, the baby is still young, Ma Shen muttered to himself.
Then he changed the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about sending troops." ”
"My lord, do you really want to send troops in five days?" Luo Kun asked tentatively.
Ma Shen replied with a smile: "Of course, we don't have much food, and those slave city-states around us say that they want to reach friendly relations with me, but there is no food at all, and the little food that comes from the merchants by sea is far from enough. ”
"No, I mean, do you really want to attack Kaiyuan?"
"Well, I knew I couldn't hide it from you, Captain Abigay has sent a message that the fleet is ready, and I will send Saran and Ser Rorent under my banner to set out from the front of Kaiyuan in five days, with six thousand Unsullied and two thousand slave legions, to attract the attention of those slave city-states, so that they think they know what I am attacking. Ma Shen said as he drank the contents of the cup.
"Then I will personally set out from the sea with two thousand Unsullied men, and enter the docks of Meereen in the guise of merchants, the city of Meereen is far from Astapor, and they will never think that our real purpose is not Kaiyuan, but them, to take Meereen by surprise. ”
Luo Kun bowed deeply, and sent a sycophant by the way: "My lord is wise." ”
"Before I go, I hope you can help me take care of Astapor, this is our base.
"Of course, with me, no one can taint Astapor. ”
Five days later, when the weather was fine and the soldiers were ready to go, and one by one they began to assemble outside the city in high spirits, and the great Lord Ma Shen spoke that anyone who could send him two enemy heads would be freed at once.
This makes everyone want to go to war right away.
The Legion outside the city is divided into two colors, the Slave Legion wearing yellow leather armor and the Unsullied Legion wearing black leather armor, two distinct but harmonious.
In harmony, these slave soldiers, like the Unsullied, only had one day off every six days of drill, and the rules were strict during the drills, and they were usually divided into hundreds or thousands of squads for drills, and from time to time they would be combined into large armies, so that officers at all levels knew how to use the terrain, how to distribute the squad members, and what kind of formation to put in when facing the enemy.
So in such a month's time, the soldiers of the slave legion also practiced well, and it was definitely different when they were fighting, but at least they didn't move when they were standing.
Unlike the Unsullied Legion, the Slave Legion is mostly composed of archers and a small number of cavalry who have surrendered from the slave owners, which can compensate for the weakness of the Unsullied Legion without requiring them to be too good in hand-to-hand combat.
This is due to the fatal flaw of the Unsullied Legion, which is that it is slow to move and is easily kited by ranged units such as the Cavalry Archers.
The heavy armor troops of the Song Dynasty were often killed by the archers of the Jin State flying kites, because the Song Dynasty lacked horses, and they could not catch up, so they could only defend the city.
And in the battle of the Unsullied's fame, those Dothraki people used their superb riding skills to launch a charge again and again against the Unsullied who would never take a step back, and no one would retreat, of course, you can't help it, but they seem to have forgotten the bow and arrow, and the Unsullied's equipment doesn't seem to have long-range attack capabilities.
Even if the master didn't give an order, they wouldn't find cover to hide, and Jaime said that the best way to deal with the archers was to charge, and the Innocent charged at the speed of the archers, and the archers were afraid that they would not be able to catch up while retreating
Therefore, no one will use only the Unsullied, and the Innocent Legion lacks the establishment of cavalry, archers, engineers, and baggage troops, as well as the necessary staff institutions and reconnaissance and communication systems.
In the era of the ancient Roman legions, in addition to the infantry brigade, it was necessary to have the support of many technical arms to form a complete tactical corps, which was used by the commander in battlefield operations.
If the Unsullied were only armed as the Mother of Dragons' personal guard, this was not a big problem, but if it was to be used as a complete regular army to unify Westeros, or even the Eastern and Western continents, then the Unsullied Legion and other armed organizations would have to be regularized.
Roar, the dragon's roar sounded.
It's not easy to tame a dragon, and dragons seem to have some way of choosing their own dragon riders, and one of the possible factors is being of Valyrian ancestry. Once the dragon has identified its own dragon rider, it will not let anyone else ride it again, and will not choose a new one until the original dragon rider dies.
Ordinary people who dare to challenge the dragon will often anger the dragon and be consumed by the dragon's flames. In addition to the Targaryens, the Dragonriders in Westeros also include the Valerian family and the bastards of the two families known as the "Dragons", and feeding the dragon before it is harnessed will make it more tame. In the same way, no dragon rider can control two dragons.
There will be some kind of mysterious connection between the dragon and its dragon rider. It is likely that the dragon will be able to sense the danger and death of the current dragon rider. This may explain the fact that when Helena Targaryen jumped from Megaru and died, the Dream Fire, who was imprisoned in the Dragon's Lair, suddenly roared and tore off the two chains that bound it to the ground
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