Chapter 0459 - Returning the Favor to the Other in His Way
"Lord Balon, if you open the door and surrender, I will take you to the Deep Forest Fort to see Asha's life and death with your own eyes. Robb spoke in a serious tone. Under Will's tutelage, he has gradually lost the Stark family's famous 'stupid' edges.
"No need!" said Baron proudly, "the person next to you is the famous prophet Lord Will?"
"Yes, the leader of the Legion of the Great Wall of Desperation, Lord Dragonstone, son of the Old Gods, Lord Will, the Green Prophet. Robb said solemnly, in a respectful tone.
Baron snorted, very disdainful: "Robb, you want me to surrender to you?"
"It's not the first time Lord Baron has succumbed. Will said, "Surrender, the Greyjoy family blood may remain." ”
"Lord Will, I can surrender, but you have to release the captured Iron People first. ”
"They're no longer ironmen. Will turned back and pointed to the subservient Iron People, "They no longer live in the Iron Islands, they will all follow us to the Green Lands, they have sworn allegiance to the northern Stark, and all the islands of the Iron Islands, large and small, will no longer have Iron People." ”
"You're going to destroy all of our Iron People?"
"No, it's not us who will destroy the Iron People, it's you who will destroy the Iron People, Lord Balon, it's your ambition and selfish desires that will destroy the Iron People of the Iron Isles. "Will does everything he can, but he definitely doesn't take the blame himself.
These words are seeds, and if you plant them today, what if they sprout one day?
So things can be done, but they can not be carried or not.
Word of mouth is also a monument, sometimes it is a monument of praise, sometimes it is a tombstone.
"I destroyed the Iron People?" Baron's voice shrivelled.
Will didn't know if Baron's gray hair had turned white overnight or if he had long been haggard. Baron was haggard, and everyone could see it, even the people of the North who stood under the gates.
"Lord Baron, ten years ago your betrayal killed your Roderick Greyjoy and Maren Greyjoy and drove your wife insane, and today, your betrayal again has killed Asha Greyjoy and Theon Greyjoy, as well as the Iron Isles. No king can accept betrayal, may I ask Lord Baron, can you accept the betrayal of those around you?If your nobles betray you, and they overthrow you and sit on the throne of the sea stone, will you clap your hands and send a big gift of congratulations or will you cut off their heads?" Will spoke eloquently, and his words were like knives, and he hit the nail on the head.
His words silenced the stubborn and uncompromising Baron Greyjoy.
"Lord Will, let's take the city! Only Baron who died in battle, and Baron who did not leave the Iron Isles. ”
Baron knew very well that this surrender was not as good as the last time, and the last time he faced Robert Baratheon, a heroic man, as long as he knelt down and swore allegiance, he returned the Iron Islands to Baron.
And this time, Baron was willing to kneel down and surrender, keeping the roots of the Iron Seed for future plans, but Will and Robb would not return the Iron Islands to him, they had come to kill him. They were different from Eddard Stark, and unlike Robert Baratheon, they were killed from the moment they arrived on the island.
With a wave of his hand, Baron Greyjoy saw a procession of dozens of people appear on the city walls, most of them were servants in the castle, and the salt concubines who had been paid for the Iron Islands took up arms.
"Any iron people, catch Lord Balon, reward one hundred gold dragons, and the whole family will not die. Will shouted.
Will was answered by the arrows of several of the guards on the city walls.
Will didn't move, and his own guards raised their shields to block the sparse arrows that had fallen poorly.
Iron people are not good at shooting!
Theon Greyjoy's Arrows weren't crafted in the Iron Isles, either.
"Grab Lord Balon and reward three hundred golden dragons. Robb shouted at the iron people at the head of the city, the maids, and the slaves.
This trick is actually very powerful.
If the Iron People themselves captured King Baron and sacrificed Pike City, this victory would be more honorable and powerful than a forced siege, and it would also completely destroy the faith in Iron People's hearts and the confidence of the fish that slipped through the net to regather in the Iron Islands.
Three hundred golden dragons is enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably.
More than a dozen old and weak soldiers and more than thirty male and female servants on the city wall looked at each other.
King Balon sent all his men to help Asha take the Deepwood Castle in order to establish her prestige and position as the successor to the Sea Stone.
The three-way army goes to take three places, Asha can't be left behind, she needs to win more beautifully.
Fort Deep Grove is a long way from the Iron Islands, but it is an easier place to attack.
The most difficult to attack Neck Ze gave the most powerful iron fleet, and every arrangement of Baron was well thought out.
Now, however, Baron sees not the victorious return of the Iron Min, but the mighty Northland Legion, piloting the ships of their allies Lannisport.
And a big reason for King Balon's emaciation was Lannister's betrayal.
The battleship of Lannisport had sailed over, but it was a northerner standing on it, and he had not received a single raven from Lannisport beforehand.
Lannister and King Baron are secret allies, and the news of Joffrey's presence with King Baron has long been informed to Kaivon Lannister.
The Iron Islands and the West, they have a lot of secrets.
It's just that King Balon's cleverness is useless when he meets Will.
One of Will's purposes in tricking Maester Miller and Rosamon Lannister into the ship was to ensure that the lord of Lannisterport, Mullen Lannister, would not dare to release the ravens to Baron.
Mullen Lannister's only daughter, Rosamon Lannister, is in Will's hands.
Will naturally left a message for Mullen, and after Mullen returned from fighting the fire, he would understand the cause of the fire in the city and the news that Rosamon was taken away.
At the gates of Pike City, Will looked at the dozen or so old and weak soldiers who had stopped shooting, and at the thirty or so male and female servants, and he decided to raise the price.
Iron people love money the most, look at what choice Iron People made before death and the golden dragon, and these Iron People are not Baron's cronies and guards, and the cronies and guards are all by Asha's side.
"I swear in the name of the gods of old and new, whoever catches Lord Balon will be rewarded with a thousand golden dragons, and I will say dozens of times, and when the time comes, no one will sacrifice Lord Balon, and you will all die. Will roared, "This is the last chance, a thousand golden dragons, to give you your life." ”
A thousand gold dragons is enough to buy a big house and open a shop in a city like King's Landing, and live a comfortable life.
On the city walls, the Iron Folk slowly laid down their weapons.
Several of the old and weak soldiers who were shooting also stopped shooting early.
Their arrows are not powerful enough, accurate enough, and dense enough to pose any danger to those below.
"A thousand golden dragons, plus a free body, this is the last chance," Will drew his sword and shouted, "Siege ladder, ram ready!"
"Ho!"
The siege team and the ram team shouted in unison!
Letting Tiemin capture or kill King Balon himself is actually a good strategy, with far-reaching significance and huge impact.
This is the best end to the betrayal of King Balon.
Ending the payment of iron money with iron money, and ending betrayal with betrayal!