Chapter 0545 - Giant Crossbow

The village of Klegon gathered all the nobles of the West.

The nobles were impressed by the warships that Crow-Eye Euron stuffed the port of Lannis, and the number of troops scattered throughout the streets of the city made the nobles even more fearful.

In the Cregan schoolyard, Magic Mountain held a pre-war mobilization meeting in his capacity as the Minister of War and the guardian of the Western Frontier.

The aristocrats were silent.

The power of the Raven-Eyed Eulen is too strong, and the Iron Islands have never been so prosperous in hundreds of years.

Historically, during the reign of House Hall in the Iron Isles, the Iron Folk occupied most of the entire Riverlands and most of the western coast of Westeros: Heronhall forced the Lannisters and Lannisters of the West to submit and occupied most of the coastal territory of the Riverlands.

In the era of Heron, the majesty of the iron breeds is unmatched!

It took Herrenhall forty years to build a majestic castle on the shores of Lake God's Eye, Harrenhal. Aegon I of the Dragons came to Harrenhal when he conquered Westeros in an attempt to bring Heron to his knees. When Heron refused, Aegon burned Harrenhal with dragon fire, burning the upper part of the five towers of Harrenhal into a fluid, and the king and his family were burned to death by the scorching walls, and the Iron Warriors opened the gates and surrendered. The Heron line has since died. The glory of the irons dominating Westeros is gone.

After Aegon defeated Heron the Blackheart, Wickengreyjoy was chosen as the ruler of the Iron Islands. As a result, the Greyjoys govern the Iron Islands to this day. During the reign of the Targaryens, the Greyjoys did not dare to rebel, and they swore allegiance to the Targaryens on the Iron Throne. Until the Targaryens were overthrown by Eddard Stark, Robert Baratheon, and Jon Arryn.

Could it be that Crow-Eyed Eulun is going to regain the glory of King Heron of the 'Black Heart' of yesteryear?!

Demon Mountain said in a deep voice: "Crow's eyes are very strong, but in my opinion, they are vulnerable. There are many of them, but there are also many internal contradictions. I saw the 'Silver Scythe' banner in the procession, which represented the Harlow family, Lord Roderick Harlow was the lord of Harlow Island, the master of the City of Ten Towers, and he was the only truly cultured nobleman in the Iron Islands, who loved books and was known as the "Reader". Lady Aranishallow is the older sister of Rodric, the wife of Baron Greyjoy, who has been killed by Raveneye. Count Roderick was Baron's brother-in-law and had always been loyal to him. The Iron Breeds of the Isle of Harlow will turn against Raveneye when they have the chance, and their allegiance is to Asha Greyjoy. β€œ

The school yard was full of people, and the audience was silent.

The Magic Mountain and the nobles are well aware of the relationship between the Greyjoy family of the Iron Islands, and it is true that the Harlow family will only choose to be loyal to Baron's daughter Asha or son Theon, and will never be truly loyal to Raven-Eyed Eulon.

"There are many iron-blooded nobles like the Harlo family, and many of them only have loyalty to King Balon in their hearts. After Theon was brought to the North by Eddard Stark as an adopted son, King Balon treated his son Theon as his heir, and he raised his daughter Asha as his heir, and the iron-blooded nobles who were loyal to Baron turned their allegiance to Asha after King Balon's death. β€œ

Demon Mountain paused, and saw doubts in the eyes of the nobles of the Western Realm: Why did Demon Mountain know about these circumstances, did he make it up, or did he really tell the truth?!

Next to the Magic Mountain stood the incomparable Jane Westerling, and next to Jane, stood two tall and strong female generals: Brenner of Tars and Zeligerda the Bull.

The nobles of the Western Realm all thought that the Magic Mountain must not have known about these circumstances, and that Lady Jane must have told the Magic Mountain. Rumours of Madame Jeanne's ability to predict the future have been spreading in Lannisport lately, and it is said that some captains have gone to sea to receive some advice from Jane, and the captains are convinced of Jane's words.

If the Magic Mountain can know some of the inside information about the Iron Islands, everyone would rather believe that it is Janie who helped the Magic Mountain.

Demon Mountain saw the many complicated emotions in everyone's eyes, and he continued, "My lords, a considerable number of the Iron Warriors of the Iron Islands are women, and this stems from their ancient road traditions. In the Iron Islands, both men and women must go out to raid and fight. Asha was groomed by King Baron to be the heir of the Iron Islands, in accordance with the traditions and laws of the Iron Islands. ”

The big nobles such as Earl Odd and Lady Saliot all nodded secretly, they knew that what the Magic Mountain said about the Iron Islands going out to fight without distinction between men and women was true, and the nobles of the Western Realm knew this except for the younger generation, and people with a little experience and age.

Countess Farman of Fairy Island nodded frequently. Fairy Island is in the middle of the sea, and even in peaceful years, it is often harassed by the Iron Breeds, and there are always a few times a year when cargo ships are plundered by pirates disguised by the Iron Breeds, and she knows everything about the Magic Mountain. She fully agrees with Magic Mountain's statement.

Count Faman of Fairy Island was the first Western nobleman to swear allegiance to the Magic Mountain when he attacked King's Landing. This family has always been hostile to the Lannisters.

The Magic Mountain knew that among his allies there were at least two major families: the Faman family and the Chariot family.

Magic Mountain continued, "Crow-eyed Eulen Greyjoy has brought back a mighty fleet, boxes of gold, silver, and jewels, and he has looted merchant ships overseas, attacking islands large and small in the sea, and looting vast riches. Money and the fleet are the magic weapons that help Croweye sit on the sea stone. The ironbreeds follow Raven-Eye, not out of loyalty, but out of greed for money and fear of Raven-Eye's too strong strength. Just like the fear you have of Raven's Eye right now. ”

There was a slight commotion among the nobles of the Western Realm!

The nobles of the Western Realm were very proud, and they were stabbed by the words of the Demon Mountain, and many people felt ashamed in their hearts.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have two major advantages that will ensure victory over Raven-Eyed Eulen. The first advantage, we are the army, is more accustomed to fighting on land than on the sea. ”

The nobles of the Western Realm exchanged glances, disapproving. Pirates and ironbreeds also often went ashore to rob and fight, and their combat ability on land was not bad.

"The second advantage is that Crow-Eyed Eulun has no cavalry. In land operations, heavy cavalry and light cavalry attack infantry have a natural advantage, flanking on both flanks, flanking left and right, and heavy cavalry charging into formation, all of which are not something that infantry can resist. If I want, I can lead the cavalry to crush the Raven-Eyed infantry. They are indeed very brave in battle, but the pirates on the sea do not have an array, and the same is true for the iron breeders. Demon Mountain chuckled, "Which adult knows about pirates or iron species, can pirates and iron breeds train battle formations?"

"Never, Lord Duke. Countess Farman exclaimed.

As the countess of the Farman family, who had the most dealings with the irons, her words were authoritative in this regard.

"My lords, ma'am, why should Count Ode and I abandon Lannisport, because we want to lure Raveneye a little further, and I don't want him to have a chance to escape on board the ship and return to sea. As soon as we are at sea, we will not be his opponents, and he will beat us so that we lose our armor and flee. But on land, he is not our opponent, I assure you of this. ”

The words of the magic mountain had magical power, and the powerful nobles of the Western Realm, who were frightened by the crow's eyes, gradually regained their confidence, and some of the dignified faces began to relax, and some of the noble teenagers showed relieved expressions.

"Any legion of Raven's Eyes, as long as they catch up, will be defeated by us in the first time. Magic Mountain clapped his hands, and on the east side of the school grounds, Sir Gendry, the blacksmith, shouted, "My lords, ma'am, please look here." ”

Swish!

Everyone turned their heads together and looked to the east of the school grounds.

On the easternmost side of the schoolyard, against the wall, a gray canvas was placed on a tall object like a small hill, and Gendry grabbed the corner of the canvas and pulled it hard, and with a bang, the canvas was pulled apart, revealing one or two carriages, the outer sides of which were covered with a layer of iron sheets.

A brand new horse-drawn carriage.

Gendry pulled the carriage to the southeast corner of the schoolyard and lowered it against the wall, and he pointed to the northeast corner, and everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and in the northeast corner stood his master, the famous Iron Street Arms Master, Sir Tobmot. After Gendry and Master Tobmot escaped with their lives in Davon's massacre, the Magic Mountain made them knights and adopted Gendry as his adopted son.

Since then, the two have become the lowest-ranking nobles of the Seven Kingdoms of Proletarian Knights.

In the northeast corner of the school grounds, there was a hand-pulled cart-like object that was also covered with a gray canvas, and Master Tobmot reached out to lift the canvas, and a dragon hunting crossbow that no one had ever seen before appeared in front of everyone.

No one recognized the dragon hunting crossbow, but everyone knew the iron spear that was more than two meters long, and the noble soldiers recognized the taut thick crossbow rope at the end of the iron spear.

The general shape of the dragon hunting crossbow has too many similarities with the short crossbow, but the dragon hunting crossbow that is as huge as a carriage is the first time everyone has seen it.

Everyone was amazed!

Master Tobmot looked at the Magic Mountain, the Magic Mountain nodded, Master Tobmot moved the shiny metal plate buckle, and heard a crisp click, the black iron gun flew out, with a sharp whistling sound, drawing a black shadow, with a loud bang, the iron gun hit the iron carriage in the southeast corner, the carriage was like being hit by a giant hammer, it fell down violently, and hit the stone wall, the iron gun was too fast, the power was too strong, it passed through the carriage and half of the carriage, drove the carriage into the air, and with a bang, the gun head was inserted into the stone wall, and the long gun tail buzzed and trembled。

Click, click!

The carriage had been pierced by iron spears, and they were worn and hung on them, and the cracked planks were still rattling. The remaining force is still in the tremor transmission.

It was also the first time that Count Ode had seen the power of this giant crossbow, and he had never heard of it before.

Everyone was shocked!

Gendry and two master blacksmiths lifted the carriage from the iron spear, and the carriage was hit by the iron gun and sent it into flight, and the wheels were already hanging in the air.

Gendry pulled the carriage in front of everyone, and everyone watched, only to see that the thick iron sheet was wrapped on both sides, and the blacksmiths tore open the iron sheet with sharp-beaked hammers, and the oak planks inside were cracked, and the cracked lines ran through the walls of the two sides of the carriage.

"Count Ode, go and try to take off the crossbow arrows. "The Magic Mountain commands.

Count Odd was still surprised: "Lord Duke, I'm afraid I can't. ”

"Look at the spear head, it seems to run through the entire stone wall. Mrs. Charlotte's voice changed.

It's unbelievable that the Magic Mountain has such powerful crossbow arrows. If she hadn't been 'forced' to form an alliance with the Magic Mountain and swear allegiance to follow her, and when her son Addo Saleot returned from the battle in the Riverlands, and the two sides continued to fight each other, how could the Charmot family be the opponent of the Magic Mountain?

The power of the dragon hunting crossbow is terrifying to everyone.

Who can stop such an arrow?

Shoot through the iron-reinforced wall of the carriage and then nail it into the thick stone wall. The flesh and blood body, any plate armor, in the face of such crossbow arrows, is as shattered as paper, vulnerable to a blow.

When the soldiers came to the crossbow arrows, the iron spears had been driven deep into the thick stone wall. Count Odd held the iron spear in both hands, probed it hard, and then let go: "I can't pull it out." ”

There is no need to blush and make a fool of yourself, give it a try, take advantage of it, and you will know that it will definitely not work, so there is no need to force it to be ugly.

"Who's going to give it a try, pull out this iron gun. The Demon Mountain shouted, "Whoever pulls out this iron spear, I will reward ten golden dragons." ”

"I'm coming!" Hansen Craich, the acting lord of the Chicken Hall, stepped forward.

The Craich family is known for their strength and bravery in the West, but unfortunately the Earl Roland de Cracher, the main family of the Kreher family, was killed by Robb Stark in the North, and his eldest son and heir, Sir Tybert Craich, and his second son, Lele Cracher, nicknamed "The Pig", His three sons, Meron Craich, have all died in battle, and Hansen Craich is a branch of the family, because of the turmoil of the war, he has not yet been officially recognized by the Craich family, nor has he sworn in the Templar under the guidance of the Seven Star Monks, so he is now the acting lord of the city.

Hansen is like Osmond Kate Black, the Kingsguard, tall and strong, two meters tall, as powerful as an ox, and looks like a miniature version of the Magic Mountain.

Hansen moved his waist, and the school field burst into applause.

Count Odd, Lady Saliot, Countess Farman and others had other thoughts, they didn't know how many such giant crossbows the Magic Mountain had, if there was only such one, then the deterrent effect would be weak.

Indeed, if there were ten of these crossbows lined up in the middle of the array, and when the enemy attacked, they could suddenly be launched to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, and once the enemy's spirit was extinguished, the army would cover up, the cavalry would charge, and the army of Raveneye would be bleeding.

Surprise and attack unprepared! The enemy army will inevitably be in chaos under heavy losses!

The pirates and ironseeds have no queue training, no battle formation training, and their battles cannot be calculated in terms of legion arrays, whether they attack or retreat, they are all swarming over. Win with strength and blood.

Count Ode's mouth opened, and he forcibly suppressed it without asking. The oppression given by the magic mountain is natural, just like nature.

Sir Hansenkrech grasped the iron spear with both hands, roared, and pulled it hard, and the iron spear was firmly embedded in the stone wall, not moving.

ps: Tomorrow (19th) has passed, and the arrears will be changed.

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