Bitter Bridge.

"Grandmother, why are you here yourself?" Margaery grinned and lifted Lady Olenna out of the carriage.

"Can I still come?" Lady Olenna glared at her granddaughter, "I told you to pay attention to it, but I didn't listen!" You have to make trouble so that the Tyrells have no way out, you are happy, right? ”

"It's not good to be half-hearted, grandmother, you taught me."

"I also taught you not to bet all your chips in one place at once, and you forgot about it, right?"

"But Sam is worth the bet." Margaery shook Lady Olenna's arm slightly, "You should have good news, too." The Northern Route Army not only defeated the coalition of the northern princes of the Stormlands, but also routed the 60,000 troops of the king's south, and now they have all conquered Bronze Gate City. Now the Storm's Breath Fort has been exposed to the Hewan army, and it is not sure when it will be captured. ”

"I haven't heard of anyone who has taken Storm's End." Lady Olenna said lightly.

"Before this, you probably hadn't heard of anyone who could carve out a territory in the Crimson Mountains in two years, or that anyone outside of the Dane family could pull out the greatsword [Dawn], or that anyone could bring dragons back into this world after they were extinct. Sam always works miracles, and this time at Storm's End, I'm sure he'll make history too. ”

"I don't know what kind of magic that kid did to you." Lady Olenna complained, then looked seriously into her granddaughter's eyes and said, "But have you ever thought that once you are really married, the Tyrell family will be completely bound to the Caesar family." We're either going to follow that kid into the sky or we're going to go to hell with him. There is no other choice. ”

"I've thought about it. Sam has a dragon that will surely take the Tyrells into the sky. ”

Lady Olenna sighed, "I hope you won't regret it in the future." ”

"No, it won't." Margaery stroked her flat abdomen, which had not yet been conceived, and said, "What else can I do?" Grandmother, you wouldn't really be willing to give me a cup of moon tea. ”

Lady Olenna snorted coldly and said:

"I'm going to give you a cup of moon tea, isn't that stinky boy going to hate me to death. I'm afraid that even the nobles of the river bend will be divided because of this. ”

"So, you agreed to let us get married early?"

"Hmm." Lady Olenna nodded, but the expression on her face was still a little reluctant.

"Really? Thank you grandmother! Margaery let out a cheer of excitement and hugged Lady Olena and kissed her.

When she calmed down, Margaery asked again, "Then when are we going to have a wedding?" Do you want to wait for the war to end? ”

"Is it too late for the war to end?" Lady Olenna glanced at her granddaughter's unconceived lower abdomen, "Let's hold it as soon as possible." ”

"But Sam is fighting on the front line, so you can't let them withdraw for this, right?"

"Of course not. The army of Hewan is going so well, how can they be allowed to withdraw their troops back at this time. Let's go, let's go find them in the Stormlands, and then we will have a simple wedding in the barracks. ”

"Okay."

The grandmother and daughter left the Bitter Bridge and headed east along the Rose Avenue, but when they arrived at Green Valley City, they received bad news from the raven.

"The High Court has been captured by the rebels and the Iron People?" Margaery's eyes widened, and she looked at the Mamedou family in disbelief.

"Yes." The Bachelor handed over a few letters, "I couldn't believe it at first, but several lords near the High Court confirmed the news. ”

Lady Olenna, who still seemed calm, took the letter and skimmed it quickly, then said:

"It's the Oakhut family! Someone saw that Mrs. Ai Wen mobilized the army to the High Court, claiming that she was going to support the Storm Lands, but she didn't expect ......"

"Isn't there a warning in the Shield Islands as well?"

"Nope." Lady Olenna said, "I am afraid that it is not only the Oakhut family that betrayed the High Court this time. ”

"Need Sam be informed of their withdrawal?" Margaery's face was a little pale.

Lady Olenna pondered for a moment and said:

"Let them withdraw their troops. This time, not only to deal with the iron people, but also the enemies inside the river bay need to be cleaned up, and if you are not careful, it will be a civil strife in the river bay. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to deliver the letter." Loras immediately turned away.

Lady Olenna took her granddaughter's somewhat cold little hand and said:

"Now I understand why I don't want you to marry Sam in a hurry."

Margaery opened her mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

She looked in the direction of the High Court, her eyes reddening.

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Rumble!

With a loud bang, the earth shook violently as if it had been smashed down by a giant hammer.

But the walls of Storm's Rest remained untouched.

Seeing this, Samwell sighed secretly, and said in his heart that this Wind Breath Fort was really indestructible, and the gunpowder was useless.

He drove the white dragon to land in the camp of the Chinese army.

"Looks like Melisandre is right." Samwell jumped off the dragon's back and said to Earl Landau, "Mighty magic is woven into the walls of Storm's End, and gunpowder is ineffective against it. ”

Earl Landau nodded when he heard this, and he didn't seem surprised by this:

"Storm's End isn't that easy to fight. Siege but not attack, and first capture all the surrounding Storm Land territories is the best choice. ”

Samwell nodded in agreement, though he was still a little disappointed.

He had been thinking about the castle for a long time.

Hawksbill Island has limited potential, and Samwell has long wanted to occupy a bigger and better castle, let alone a castle like Storm's End, which is ranked among the top in the Seven Kingdoms and has great political significance.

But he also knew that unless he was willing to climb into Melisandre's bed and sacrifice some stat points in exchange for the Shadow Killer, his father's countermeasures would be the best solution.

After a moment's hesitation, Samwell decided not to rush yet.

Anyway, the Lannisters are still confronting the northern princes, and it is impossible for them to intervene in the battle for the Stormlands for a while.

So, there was still plenty of time for the bend to nibble away at the Stormlands little by little.

Once they have conquered the rest of the Stormlands and subdued the major families, it will be easier to slowly besiege Storm's End.

Maybe at that time, the interior of Fengxi Fort will be detached from morality because of the behavior of the illegitimate duke sitting and watching the siege of the river, and he will break out civil strife first.

Even if the bastard duke could stabilize the situation at that time, Riverbend had a better choice besides storming Storm's Breath Castle-

Attack King's Landing.

King's Landing is much easier to attack than Storm's End, especially since Stannis Baratheon also helped them consume the "Little Devil's" big killing weapon - [Wildfire], and when the Lannisters are attacked on their backs, the Riverbend army has a considerable probability of capturing King's Landing.

Once the puppet king is removed from the Iron Throne, the bastard duke of Storm's End will lose legitimacy, and the nobles of the Stormlands themselves will overthrow him.

Thinking of this, Samwell also suppressed his eagerness and asked, "Father, what are you going to do next?" ”

Earl Landau seems to have made up his mind, and said:

"I've received word that the Southern Route Army led by Count Rowan has now arrived at Crow's Nest and is preparing to march through the rainforest to the south of Cape Windfury. As a result, there is only one Vulture Nest left between us and the Southern Route Army. I'll give you an army, and you go and take it down, so that the two armies can be joined together. I personally led my army back to sweep the territory in the northeastern part of the Royal Forest. ”

In order to gain time, the Northern Route Army went all the way south to the Storm's Rest Fort after breaking through the Bronze Gate City, and did not take care of the northern castles of the Storm Land such as Luomu City and Hay Hall.

"Yes." Samwell nodded, "And how many people are left to besiege the city?" ”

"Five thousand is enough." Earl Landau said, "There are not many soldiers and horses in the city at all, and that illegitimate duke is not a bold person from his previous performance, and most of them dare not come out." ”

Samwell has no opinion on this, judging from the original book, the illegitimate son of the Baratheon family does not have any outstanding abilities, and this time he was only favored by the old lion because of his identity, and used to divide the princes of the Stormlands, and disgusted Stannis by the way.

"By the way, where is the Qingting Island fleet now?" Samwell looked at the bay south of Storm's End and asked, "Without sea power, it's hard to completely cut Storm's End from the outside world. ”

"Pixter Redwing hasn't been heard, and I don't know where he's now. However, according to the plan before the war, the Qingting Island fleet would first capture Ismun Island and Tass Island, and then rush to Broken Ship Bay to blockade Storm's Rest Fort with the army. ”

Samwell was also a little helpless, this lord of Qingting Island was a hardcore deer party, and he was unwilling to cooperate with these horse parties, and his disgust and rejection were not concealed at all.

As one of the three major fleets of Westeros, the Earl of Pexeter also has arrogant capital, even if the Ma Party completely controls the Riverbend, he can lead the army back to Qingting Island and be his own owner.

And to blockade Fengxi Fort, it is really indispensable to do without the assistance of the Qingting Island fleet, and in this regard, it is the Ma Party who wants to ask this deer party boss.

Seeing his son frowning, Count Landau opened his mouth to comfort:

"Don't worry about Paxter, he knows what is important, and we have the support of Lady Olenna, even if he doesn't want to, he will cooperate well this time."

"Okay." Samwell didn't think much about it, and turned to gather his army and prepare to march into the Eagle's Nest.

(End of chapter)