Chapter 450: Aftermath
The snow has passed, and the sky is clear.
The east floats softly mixed with light blue and lilac fish belly white, and the morning light that has not been seen in the land and the Great Wall for a long time has fallen...... Amid the sound of waking up trumpets and the smoke of cooking breakfast, the magnificent colors of dawn take turns to decorate the horizon in a colorful way.
Due to the obstruction of terrain such as the wolf forest and the lonely mountain, the soldiers who participated in the bloody battle of Changhu could not see the sunrise at the first time, and could only see the eastern canopy constantly changing colors like a trick, until the sun jumped out of the ridge line, and then it was considered to have completely set the tone for the heaven and earth with gold.
Good weather, of course, the Great Wall and the land grant are not unseen, but under the tone of intense preparation for the strange ghosts, even if the sun occasionally rises once, most of us will only remember to hurry up and dry the quilt instead of appreciating or enjoying it with a good mood - only at this moment, the boulder that has been pressing on the hearts of all the land-giving soldiers and civilians for a long time has fallen to the ground, and the first dawn after the victory is a rare sunny day, what a wonderful coincidence! The participants who survived the catastrophe exhaled a long white breath at this magnificent scenery that seemed to be a god-given reward, and they all felt this in their hearts: this sunrise will still be deeply rooted in their hearts many years later.
The Night's Watch Commander-in-Chief also enjoyed the sunshine he hadn't seen for a long time, but he suddenly had more to do than the grassroots soldiers who could live without their burdens and without their hearts.
After having breakfast with the Queen, who was depressed by the loss of a child, he had the privilege of witnessing the cremation of one dragon against another: the lifeless flesh of the white dragon Viserion slowly collapsed, scorched, and reduced to ashes under the raging flames of the green dragon Thundergo...... In the end, all that remained was the pitch-black refractory keel and the scales that crumpled into slag all over the ground.
Iger ordered the remaining keels to be buried and set up a sign - if the "Long Lake Bloody Battle Site" is really built one day, no matter how it is arranged, the "White Dragon Tomb" will definitely be the core and most critical ruin of the entire scenic spot. Not only does it give visitors a first-hand look at the severity of the battle, but it also reminds the world of how much the Queen of House Targaryen sacrificed to protect the North, adding a layer of solidity and legitimacy to her rule.
Provided, of course, that she wins.
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Daenerys originally planned to let the "big brother" Zogon take on the task of cremation, but after the black dragon was shot down from the sky yesterday, he fought a large number of ghouls on the ground - at that time, because he felt threatened and adrenaline secreted wildly, he was alive and well, and after a night's rest, the malaise of his vitality was suddenly revealed: let alone take off again, the black dragon curled up in a ball with his head down, not only looking sick, but also greatly reduced his appetite, and even his body temperature was reduced a lot.
"Dragons like warmth, and the climate in the north is too cold for Drogon to recover from his injuries. The queen said with a somewhat anxious expression, no one who has just lost a child, and the other looks like he is dying, can't calm down: "But at the moment, he can't fly back to the south, we have to find a way to keep it warm!"
There is no doubt that the people who died and were cremated and buried on the spot no longer need tents and bedding, and they can use the extra fur and cloth to sew a huge "blanket" and cover the seriously injured black dragon to prevent it from losing its body temperature.
"I will order it immediately, don't panic, Your Majesty's black dragon will be safe. "The Queen's direct order, Iger did not dare to be passive and lazy," but ...... Even if he can't fly, he should have no problem crawling on the ground, right? Now that there is no danger to defend in this wilderness, he can't stay for a long time, can he hold on, at least survive until he returns to the last Hearth, and then settle down and wait for it to heal?"
"No, I can't. Daenerys shook her head decisively, "Climbing on the ground also requires injured wings, and it takes more physical strength than flying in the sky, so Zhuo Geng will definitely not be able to bear it at the moment!"
"Wrap something over to keep it warm, then make a big sleigh and pull Zhuo Geng away. During this time, Lady Melisandre and I would look after him. "The dragon looks big, but it's not as heavy as it seems, and the King's Road is so flat and wide, and covered with a thick layer of snow, it shouldn't be a problem to transport it." ”
"This ......" Ig wished that the black dragon would also die - so that the queen would have to act honestly on the ground instead of flying restlessly all day, but he would not risk any action or show his thoughts in the form of inactive treatment. He nodded without hesitation: "That's all I can do, I will now order to use all the resources I have at the moment to try to make a super large sled." ”
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Perhaps fearing that the two dragons were still alive, or perhaps fearing that Egg, who had already jumped back, would take advantage of the situation to make some dangerous moves, Robb Stark led the northern army to retreat to the south the day after the bloody battle. Without this undecided army in the way, the land-giving army can work freely. When they went south to pursue the strange spirits, they brought with them a large amount of war equipment and grain and grass, but now more than half of them are consumed, freeing up a lot of vehicles and animal power...... Using these ready-made tools, plus some materials that can be obtained from the wolf forest on the spot, thousands of people went into battle to build the "Dragon Sled".
As Macchiro said, the Tak Geng, who has just come of age and is far from growing to the level of "conquering dragons", is indeed much lighter than expected, and it is estimated that it weighs about twenty or thirty thousand catties without relying on tools, which is not amazing in terms of quality alone, but the difficulty in transporting it is that dragons are complete living creatures rather than bulk goods such as grain, and cannot be distributed to individual vehicles...... Not to mention that it also has an irregular huge size, even if there is a large car that can carry more than ten tons, it is difficult to cram it in. The land donor army had to build a large flat plate large enough to fit it all at once, and then properly arrange the manpower and animal power of the trailer before it could be taken away.
The only thing to be thankful for is that even the seriously injured Drogens can still obey Daenerys's orders, and as long as the vehicle is caused, at least he doesn't have to worry about how to "get it into the car".
After spending a whole day studying various options and making several failed attempts, they finally managed to piece together a working "super combined sled" in a manner similar to a multihull, a whole team of soldiers leveled the snow in front of them, dozens of cows and horses and thousands of soldiers took turns to push and drag their backs, and after more than 20 miles a day when the weather improved, it took two full days to finally bring the black dragon back to the last fireplace city.
However, it was a little unexpected for Egger to arrive: when they made their way to the outside of what was supposed to be the last fireplace of what was supposed to be a dead city, they found that the castle had been mostly restored and securely closed, with flags flying on a black background and white sun on the walls, and the Karstark army had taken the place before they did.
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