Old Town.

Under the light of the tower's unquenchable fire, a large fleet of ships sailed down the upper reaches of the Meajiu River into the harbor.

The flags on the ship were uniformly embroidered with a brilliant red and gold fox, surrounded by a circle of lapis lazuli flowers—

This is the coat of arms of the Florentine family, Lord of Bright Water.

The fleet docked in port to replenish supplies and fresh water, and then continued sailing towards the Summer Sea.

"Lord Aleken, supplies and fresh water have been replenished. It's just ......"

"But what?" Aleken Floren asked absentmindedly as he looked at the whispering bay ahead.

As the eldest son of the Count of Florent, Alecon was ordered by his father to lead an army to support Hawksbill Island.

For his father's decision, Aleken actually supported it.

After all, the kid was his nephew, and Count Landau still offered such conditions......

It's just that the Dornites are not easy to deal with.

And I heard that Princess Arrene had already come to the front line, but on the other side of the riverbend, the Tyrell family had not moved.

Alekon was a little worried, could he really win this war with the soldiers and horses of Jiaoling and Liangshui City alone?

With such anxiety, he was not in a good mood along the way.

The attendant seemed to see that his master was in a bad mood, and whispered, "But there is a mercenary group that also wants to go with us." ”

"They want to hitchhike? No, reject them. ”

"No, sir. They said they were willing to fight for us, and the price was only one golden dragon. ”

Alekon finally turned around and frowned, "Which mercenary group are they?" ”

"Oak Shield Mercenary Regiment."

"Oak shield?" Alekon was a little surprised, he originally thought that it was a group of poor guys who had no food to eat and took the initiative to find it, but he didn't expect it to be a well-known oak shield mercenary group in this area.

He knew that this mercenary group was strong, with nearly 700 members.

How could such a mercenary group be able to hire them to work on the battlefield with just one golden dragon.

"Are you sure they only need a golden dragon?"

"Yes."

"Do they know what we're going to do?"

"You should know, I tried it, and their leader directly said that he would go with us to kill the Dornish."

"Where is he? Take me there. ”

"Yes, sir."

During the walk, Alekon already had a guess in his mind -

The mercenaries are a bunch of money-only guys, they can't be willing to work for the Florentine family for a golden dragon, the only possibility is that someone has already paid for it.

As for the person who paid for it, I am afraid that it is the owner of this place, the Hightower family, the lords of the old town.

In fact, the Hightower family and the Florentine family are also in-laws, and Count Leighton Hightower married Alekken's sister Leia Florent.

Yes, old husband and young wife, and this is the fourth wife of the Earl of Layton.

The Hightower family has always been keen on marriage.

But even if they are in-laws, there is no need for the Hightower family to help the Florent family hire such a mercenary group.

You know, that's not a small amount.

When he saw the mercenary group, Alekon knew that he had guessed correctly, because he saw a familiar figure.

"Little sister!" Alekon quickened his pace and gave his sister a hug with open arms.

"Hmph, brother, you didn't even say hello to me when you came to the old town!" Leia grumbled angrily to her brother.

"I sincerely apologize to you, Lady Rhea." Alekon pretended to say, but after being beaten by his sister, he put away his joke and sighed, "It's not that I don't want to see you, but I have something important to do, and it's inconvenient to visit." ”

"What's the matter?"

Before Alekon could reply, another man approached.

"Sir Baylor."

"Sir Alekon." Baylor Hightower smiled and said, "I heard that the Florentine family was about to go to war, so I took it upon myself to hire a group of helpers for you. ”

"I don't know how to thank the Hightower family for their kindness."

Baylor smiled and waved his hand: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Because this gift was not only for the Florentine family, but also for Sir Caesar. ”

Alekon raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect the Hightower family to have such a good relationship with Sir Caesar?" ”

"Of course. Sir Caesar is one of the best partners of the Hightower family, and you may have heard of our new wine, Brandy, which is produced on Hawksbill Island. Unfortunately, the war interrupted all this. So, in order to be able to get a continuous supply of brandy, we at Hightower are willing to provide you with some help in any way we can. ”

"In that case, then I will accept this great gift."

"You're welcome. Illuminating the way forward for you is the purpose of the Hightower family. ”

After saying that, he took a few steps back and let the brother and sister catch up.

Due to the urgency of the war, Alekon did not stay too long, and after a brief chat with his sister, he waved goodbye.

When the new companions joined, the fleet set sail again and sailed into the distance.

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Highland City.

Mark Mulendale strode into the study and said in a loud voice:

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Viscount Martin sat behind his desk, holding a piece of letterhead in his hand, his brow furrowed.

When he saw his son come in, he put away his thoughts and commanded:

"You take two hundred soldiers and go to Hawksbill Island."

"Hawksbill Island?" Mark was stunned for a moment, then seemed to remember something, and said, "I heard that Sir Caesar of Hawksbill Island is fighting with the Dorns, you don't want me to support him, do you?" ”

"Yes." Viscount Martin nodded, but his expression was a little gritted, "We lent that kid more than two hundred craftsmen, and we can't let these people be lost in the hands of the Dorn." Moreover, he owes us a lot of money! ”

"Oh." Mark scratched his head, but was a little worried, "But father, isn't two hundred soldiers a bit less?" ”

Viscount Martin rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You still want to take all the belongings of the Murundal family to fight for that kid?" ”

"I'm just worried that I won't be able to beat ...... if there are fewer people"

"Don't worry." Viscount Martin raised the letter in his hand and comforted, "Victor has sent a letter, he said that the reinforcements of the Tully family have arrived on Hawk's Beak Island, or the Earl of Landau himself has gone out. With him, this war shouldn't be too much of a problem. ”

Mark was also relieved when he heard this.

Randolph Tully's name still has a lot of weight in Riverlands.

"Okay, father, I'm going to gather the soldiers and set off as soon as possible."

"Hmm." Viscount Martin nodded, and finally said one more word of uneasy advice, "If the situation is really not good, don't rush stupidly, remember to protect our craftsmen and retreat, you know?" ”

"I see, father."

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Qingting Island Pier.

A fleet of ten warships slowly sailed into the Redwyn Strait and headed southeast.

Standing at the bow of the flagship, Hopper couldn't help but whisper to his brother:

"Horace, the Dorns don't have a strong navy, so we don't need to bring so many ships, we should bring more soldiers."

Horace shook his head and said, "This is set by my father." He told me that we weren't there to work for Samwell, just to make sure that the brewing technique didn't fall into the hands of the Dorn. So, if the war is unfavorable, we won't go ashore to fight the Dornish land, just transfer all the brewers from Hawksbill Island to the ships and evacuate. ”

"Okay." Hopper nodded, and then he was relieved.

After a few moments, he asked his brother again, "Horace, you say, can that kid Samwell win against the Dorn?" ”

"He's a fart!" Horace pursed his lips disdainfully, "A guy who can't even poke his opponent in a spear contest, how can he win this war?" ”

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Yangwu Castle.

The same is the pier.

Viscount Brandon Cooy patted his brother Sir Aemond on the shoulder and said:

"I'll leave it to you this time."

"I understand. That kid still owes our family a lot of money, but we can't let him be slaughtered by the Dornes like this. ”

"If only you understood." Viscount Blanton hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "Besides, you can test that kid and tell him that if he is willing to marry my daughter Alice, I will send more men to help him." ”

"I see. If that boy still doesn't know what to do, and loses the battle, I will tie him up and give him back to my niece to be her husband. ”

Viscount Blanton's eyes widened:

"That won't do! That kid is worthy of Alice without Hawkspew? I really thought my daughter couldn't get married! ”