Duke Eddard Stark, the Hand of the King, rode his horse and followed the army along the narrow mountain path, but he was a little unbelievable.

The army passed by the Tower of Elysium yesterday and found that there were still a dozen Dorne guards in the tower, and of course, the not tall tower lasted less than an hour before it was captured.

Although it was a small battle worth mentioning, Duke Ed was still thinking about the tower made of blood-red rock.

At the end of the Usurper War, it was in that tower that he found his sister, Lyanna Stark.

She was already in a state of flux, lying on a bed covered with roses and blood.

In his arms, there is also a baby.

It was the child of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, the child of Duke Eddard's enemy!

He launched a war and overthrew a dynasty, only to find out in the end that his sister had given birth to a son for his enemies.

"Promise me. Ed, promise me. ”

Since he was a child, he couldn't refuse his sister's request, and that time was no different.

Duke Eddard, who regarded glory as his life, eventually brought the child back to Winterfell, claiming to be his illegitimate son and named Jon Snow.

The years are like leeches, which have long since sucked up this unbearable memory, but the glimpse of the passing by just now still reminded Duke Ed of Ed of this painful memory.

Lifelike, as if right in front of you.

I need alcohol.

Just as Duke Ed turned to fetch wine from his attendants, a white horse galloped in the direction of the march.

Duke Ed recognized the knight at a glance as Garland, the second son of House Tyrrell.

"Lord Eddard!" Garland reined in his horse and asked with a slight breath, "Didn't you say in your battle plan before that the city of Wang Zun would be besieged but not attacked?" ”

"yes, what's wrong?"

"Then why is the vanguard attacking Wangzuka City?"

"What? It's not my order!" Duke Ed was startled, and he didn't care about drinking, so he quickly clamped the horse's belly and followed Garland to speed forward.

After running forward for a while, Duke Ed heard a faint shout of killing.

This made him even angrier.

There are actually more than a dozen fortresses and castles on the route of the Prince's Pass, but the only thing that can really hinder this army of 70,000 people is to hold the Tianji City at the southern end of the Prince's Pass, which is also the focus of Duke Ed's battle plan.

The rest of the fortresses, large and small, along the way, either can be uprooted without much effort, or there is no need to conquer them at all.

The city of the Manwudi family belonged to the latter, because it did not block the route of the army, and unless the defenders of the city dared to go out of the castle and march seven or eight miles to attack on their own initiative, it would not pose a threat to the army and the logistics and transportation routes.

Duke Ed's plan was to leave a force of three or four thousand people to monitor the city, as long as the other party did not dare to come out, then there was no need for them to storm one by one, because in that case, I am afraid that three or four thousand people would need to be killed or wounded to take it.

And even if it is captured, it is still necessary to leave an army to garrison it, otherwise with Duke Eddard's understanding of the Dorn, as soon as the army leaves, they will most likely rebel.

So, it's really better not to attack.

He's here to avenge Jon Arryn, who has only one enemy, the Red Viper, and Duke Eddard doesn't want to kill more than that.

Unfortunately, not everyone thinks so.

"Who ordered the attack?" Duke Ed asked angrily.

As he spoke, he recognized the coats of arms of several families.

Golden antlers on a blue background with spotted fur patterns, this is the Buckwell family of Fort Antlers.

Blue nets on a white background and three silverfish, this is the Bywatt family in King's Landing.

A set of black wings on a black-and-gray check, this is the Staunton family of Crowsburg.

Duke Ed took a cursory look and found that all the people involved in the attack were actually the royal family.

"Who gave the order to attack!" Duke Ed rode through the queue and shouted a shout.

"Lord Eddard, it's Your Majesty's order." A knight with brown bear claws on his chest replied.

"Your Majesty's orders?" Duke Ed was even more angry, "But I'm the commander of this army!"

The knight of the Bren family shrugged and said, "I'm sorry, my lord, we thought you had discussed it with Your Majesty......"

"Nope!" Duke Ed shouted, "Stop attacking immediately!"

With that, he turned his horse's head and ran towards the Crown Stag banner fluttering behind him.

It didn't take long for him to hear King Joffrey's shrill voice:

"What's going on? Why don't you fight? Who told them to stop? ”

"It's me!" Duke Ed slowed his speed and tone, not wanting to appear too aggressive.

But even so, in the eyes of the young king, he was offended.

I saw him brandishing his horsewhip and shouting at the king's hand:

"Eddard Stark! How dare you veto my orders!"

"Your Majesty, the command of this army is in my hands, and you must not give orders without authorization."

"Of course I can! I am the king!"

Duke Ed looked at the troubled king, and his head ached.

Robert, how did you give birth to such a son?

The thought that his daughter Sansa was actually engaged to such a person made Duke Ed more and more worried.

Just when the two were deadlocked, the curtain of the wheel palace parked on the side of the road was lifted, revealing the beautiful face of the Queen Mother Cersei.

"Lord Eddard, even if you are the commander of this army, you don't need to be so domineering, right? Little Joe just wants to help you clear the way in your way. ”

"Queen Mother, Wang Zuncheng has neither hindered us, nor is it difficult to pose a threat to our back road, there is really no need to waste the lives of the soldiers to attack, I have made this very clear at the pre-war meeting."

"You're cowardly!" Joffrey shouted, "Unless the Dornish in the city surrender, we should attack them and kill them all!"

"You can't make the Dornites surrender by killing!"

"Then kill all the Dornites who refuse to submit!"

"Then I'm afraid you'll only kill more and more."

"Impossible! People will only kill fewer and less!"

"Lord Eddard." Queen Cersei interjected, "Although you are now the commander of this army, don't forget, I am the regent and guardian of the whole territory, and I have the name of commanding the whole army, and I also have the qualification to revoke your command. ”

Duke Eddard was so angry that he couldn't wait to throw the Prime Minister's badge on his chest in the faces of the mother and son, and then walk away with the Northern Army.

But in the end, he didn't do it.

He also has to avenge Jon Arryn, and Robert Baratheon, and he also has to do justice for him.

He couldn't just walk away.

Seeing that Duke Ed had nothing to say, Joffrey laughed proudly, and then said to the herald beside him:

"Go and give the order to attack! I'm going to have dinner at Wangzuka Castle today!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

And Duke Ed's mouth moved, but after all, he didn't stop it.

Soon, the siege horn sounded again.

After Duke Ed left, Jaime Lannister, the "Kingkiller", came to the window of the Wheel Palace and whispered to his sister:

"Didn't our father tell us not to let Joffrey meddle in military affairs?"

Cersei glared at her brother, "Father still wants me to remarry!" If I don't take this opportunity to let Xiao Qiao build up his military merits and prestige, so that he can be qualified to intercede for me in front of his father, can I still count on you? ”

"I can help you go talk to your father."

"Say what?" Cersei looked disdainful.

Jaime looked at each other sincerely: "Say we really love each other." ”

"You're crazy!" Cersei exclaimed, then lowered her voice again, "This will make people doubt Little Joe's legitimacy!"

"Then go public." Jaime said nonchalantly, "We can officially get married, just like the brothers and sisters of House Targaryen." ”

Cersei looked at her brother in disbelief, as if she didn't expect him to make such a proposal:

"And then? Little Joe was ousted from the Iron Throne? ”

"What's so good about the iron chair? If you don't want it, you don't want it. Joffrey can inherit Castle Rock in the future. ”

Cersei trembled with anger at her brother's thoughts, "Go and inherit Kaiyan City yourself!" My son wants King's Landing!"

After saying that, he lowered the curtain of the car and isolated his younger brother.

In the deep darkness of the night, Samwell could already see the lighthouse on Starfall Pier.

"Lord Jorne, we're here."

"Okay." Count Jon Royce nodded, and instructed the attendants behind him, "Go and inform everyone to prepare to land." ”

After the squire left, Samwell couldn't help but glance at the bronze armor of the Earl of Runestone City beside him and asked.

"Legend has it that you have magic on your armor, is that true?"

"It's true. Otherwise, there is no set of bronze armor that can be passed down for thousands of years without being damaged. ”

Samwell swallowed quietly: "Then if you wear it, will you be able to resist all damage?" ”

Count Jon laughed: "Lord Caesar, if this is the case, then the Royce family should have sat on the Iron Throne a long time ago. In fact, there are countless Royces who still died in battle in this bronze armor. ”

Robert Royce II, the last bronze king, led the Elders of the Valley against the invading Andals, and died in the Battle of the Seven Stars in this armor.

William Royce, a prominent knight loyal to the Black Party during the Dance of the Dragons, also wore bronze armor and died at the hands of a mob that stormed the dragon's den, and even the Valyrian steel sword of the Royce family was lost.

"There are many, many more examples...... Lord Caesar, there is no armor in this world that can resist all harm, just as there is no sword that can destroy all evil. ”

As he said this, Earl Jorne's gaze glanced at the greatsword [Dawn] behind Samwell's back.

Samwell noticed the other man's eyes and asked, "Do you know this sword behind me?" ”

"Of course." Count Yorne's tone was a little embarrassed, "Giant Sword [Dawn], I didn't expect the Dane family to let you take this sword, and you can really use it." ”

Samwell raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect you to know [Dawn] so well. ”

Count Jon's eyes suddenly became extremely deep, as if he had traveled through a long time, and his tone also carried endless vicissitudes, as if from a distant era:

"We remember."

Samwell was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Earl John spoke the language of the Royces.

This seemingly inappropriate question and answer made Samwell feel that the Royce family probably knew a lot of secrets inherited from ancient times.

"What do you remember?" Samwell asked tentatively.

But the Earl of Jon did not answer, but only watched the lights on the docks quietly, as if caught in a memory.

Seeing this, Samwell didn't ask any more questions.

Both fell silent, hearing only the sound of the waves crashing on the side of the ship.

Soon, seventeen large ships slowly approached the shore.

The soldiers disembarked in turn, and the horses were chewed, trying not to make a sound.

Samwell also disembarked, and then saw Natalie Dane who came to greet him.

The Countess of Starfall wore a wide cloak and beckoned excitedly when she saw Samwell, revealing an intoxicating sweet smile.