Chapter 0715: The Courier Dragon is Back
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The army led by Kevon Lannister is strong.
First of all, the army is strong.
There are 2,000 people under the skinner Luce Bolton in the north, 800 minor nobles in the Riverlands, 500 in the west, 3,000 in the royal realm, more than 10,000 in the valleys, more than 10,000 soldiers in various places after the surrender of the Stormlands, 30,000 in the Riverbends of Tyrell, and 10,000 in the powerful Golden Knights, among which the war elephant army is unmatched. The roar of the war elephant made the horses weak and frightened, and they turned around and ran. There are more than 30 specially trained war elephants, each of which is attended by several elephant soldiers.
The strongest of this ragtag army is the Golden Knights, the most loyal are the 30,000 men of the Tyrells and the 500 dead soldiers of the West, and the loyalty of the nobles of the Vale is based on interests, and any noble leader is promised a benefit that is enough to betray anyone. The minor nobles of the Riverland are not worried, and the 3,000 people in the royal realm have also been firmly controlled, and Kai Feng only needs to control a few nobles and the royal courtiers of the royal realm.
As for Luce Burton, he had been associated with the Lannisters since Tywin's death, and he was a judge of the situation, and he would take whatever path he would take under any circumstances, and his loyalty needed not be taken into account.
Claiming an army of 100,000, Kelvon and Tyrell continued to advance towards King's Landing. The army came to the Blackwater River, separated from King's Landing. But his scouts had already entered King's Landing, and the news sent back by the scouts reassured Kevon Lannister, and the whole King's Landing, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there was no panic, the business of the girl's nest and the restaurant was open as usual, the order of Steel Street and the flea nest was still the same, except for some mercenary groups and thugs who smashed and looted, the city did not fall into terrible chaos.
People don't care who will sit on the Iron Throne.
Stannis I was spurned by the majority of the populace for his belief in Melisandre's belief in the Red God, and the people of the Seven Gods spontaneously worshipped the Seven Gods on the ruins of the Basilica of Baylor every day. People's impression of Eddard Stark also changed from love to hatred, because for his own safety, he took away the royal courtiers, took Princess Shireen, left the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, and left behind millions of people.
His actions made the people lose their love for him.
A Prime Minister who does not stand by King's Landing to protect his people is not worthy of being a real Prime Minister.
Rumors of Eddard Stark deserting his people because of his small army took root in King's Landing, and the sympathy of the people gradually sided with the Lannisters, who had ruled King's Landing for more than a decade.
Regardless, Eddard Stark left King's Landing with his royal courtiers and a garrison of 6,000 Blackarmers, a move that simmered in the mouths of Lannisters loyalists, and formed a consensus among the people of King's Landing.
In contrast, the people of King's Landing prefer the return of the Lannisters to the Starks of the North.
Stark is a northerner, a northerner from the Bitter Cold, so let him go back to the north.
During the more than ten years that the former King Robert Baratheon ruled King's Landing, it was not Baratheon who really controlled the power of King's Landing, but the Lannisters.
After Eddard led King's Landing Black Armor to attack the Wind Blow, which was besieging Dragonstone, he never returned, reminiscent of the Robert era for those in the city who had lost the protection of the Black Armor. During the reign of Stannis I after Robert, he left more resentment among the people, as he promoted the belief in the Red Gods and belittled the Seven Gods. Stannis I also eventually died at the hands of the believers of the Seven Gods because of his forced implementation of the Red God Faith.
Kaivon Lannister, who had lost the West, was overjoyed when the scouts reported that the people of King's Landing would welcome him, and everything would be firmly in place.
When the banner of Kevon Lannister's army appeared on the banks of the Blackwater River, the fishing boats and merchant ships along the Blackwater River all rowed in this direction, and although there was no riot in King's Landing, the law and order situation deteriorated to the extreme, and people urgently needed a strong ruler to restore everything to normal.
Soon, Kaivon's vanguard army crossed the Blackwater River and slowly entered King's Landing. They were ordered by Kevon to do nothing to the people of King's Landing, and they also threw away food and copper coins along the way for the poor people in the streets to take them.
This strategy was undoubtedly the right one, and the name of Kevon Lannister soon spread throughout King's Landing. Compared to Eddard Stark, who abandoned the city, Kayvon Lannister is undoubtedly a good man in the hearts of his people.
There are many large merchant ships moored in the hundreds of ports of the Blackwater River, and these merchants have driven large ships to the middle reaches of the Blackwater River to help cross the river when they heard the news that Kaivon Lannister led a large army to cross the river. It was a great honor for these merchants to get to know Kevon Lannister in advance, and it was important for them to trade in King's Landing in the future.
Kaivon's army of 100,000 crossed the river in an endless stream.
At the back of this army were the severed Golden Knights and the many nobles and generals who were imprisoned on the back of elephants by the Golden Knights. - Among them are Davos Seaworth, the kingdom advisor and assistant to the prime minister, the Earl of Onion, the generals are mainly the red-robed monk Thoros from the other side of the Narrow Sea, and the person with royal blood is Adric Storm, the illegitimate son that Robert has publicly admitted.
The Minister of Justice, Allister Florent, has sworn allegiance to Kaivon Lannister.
The elephants carried cages on their backs, which saved the need to build cages for dozens of knights and generals.
The elephants in the Elephant Army were terrified by the horses, so the Elephant Army was placed at the back of the huge army. The army in front had already crossed the Blackwater, and the Elephant Army was still a long way from the Blackwater.
Nearly 100,000 legions stretched for dozens of miles, including not only the army, but also the grain and grass teams responsible for supply, and the workers and servants responsible for breaking iron and repairing tents, and these people exceeded 100,000 if they were all counted.
Harry Stryclan, the head of the Golden Knights, rode at the head of the Knights, he liked to enjoy, and he was not a military commander himself, but the head of the Golden Knights' accounts, and after the death of Captain Meath Toin, no one else had a higher status than him, and the tradition-oriented Golden Order elected him as its leader. Jon Clinton, who was very prestigious in the Order at the time, had been away from the Golden Order for a long time after receiving a secret letter from Illyrio, the governor of Pantos, and became the teacher of Aegon Targaryen, the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Princess Iljah Martel of Dorne, teaching him everything and protecting his growth.
Jon Clinton is a close friend of Prince Rhaeggar, and the relationship between the two is said to be more than that of ordinary close friends, and he is also a talented and military minister, who was the prime minister of the Mad King Targaryen, and although he was exiled by the Mad King to the Narrow Sea, he is still the most loyal retainer of the House of Targaryen.
Jon Clinton was in charge of leading the elephants to the rear of the army.
With a shout, the elephant soldiers uttered simple syllables, so dozens of elephants began to line up, the elephants in front began to kneel slowly, and the elephants behind also knelt down one by one.
The herald shouted loudly, and the soldiers stopped advancing and began to set up tents.
The army in front was waiting to cross the river on the bank, and the elephant army and the Golden Knights at the back could no longer walk.
Jon Clinton ordered to rest in place.
Combined with the slaves and workers who provided food and forage, more than 100,000 men and horses could not cross the Heishui River in a single day. The fishing boats and merchant ships of the Blackwater River were limited, and there was not a single warship to help. All of the King's Landing ships have been taken away from King's Landing by Eddard Stark.
Prisoner carts were carried off the elephants' backs, and the carts were wide and usually stuffed with more than three people.
Jon Clinton's tent was set up, and he ordered the elephant soldiers to carry the prisoner's cart of Davos, Earl of Onion, into his tent.
Davos's prison cart contained three of the most important men: Davos, the red-robed monk Thoros, and Robert Edric Storm.
The prisoner cart was carried into Jon Clinton's tent by the elephant soldiers.
Since Jon Clinton's return to the Golden Knights, his prestige has increased by the day. Almost all of the four knights in the legion who were good at fighting were friendly with him.
Compared to Harry Stryclan, who is a scumbag, the brave knights have more respect for Jon Clinton. Whether it's combat or strategy, Jon Clinton immediately became the absolute core of the legion as soon as he returned.
Jon Clinton waved his hand, and the elephant soldiers and guards rushed out, the elephant soldiers went to take care of the elephants themselves, and the guards guarded the tent on all sides.
The Golden Knights are powerful and crisscross the narrow sea, and are the trump card among all mercenary groups. The strength of having five hundred knights should not be underestimated.
Jon Clinton opened the cage: "Come out and relax, my esteemed Lord Davos." ”
Davos emerges from the cage, then Edric Storm, and finally Thoros the red-robed monk. Soros's red robe has turned into a black robe, and his face is also bearded, and the former glamorous image of a monk has been replaced by the image of a beggar.
"We're about to enter King's Landing, the big picture is decided, Sir Davos, let's switch to the Lannisters. ”
Jon Clinton handed Davos a glass of wine.
Davos took the wine, and he handed it to Edric Storm, and the boy looked like Robert Baratheon: "Lord Jon, two more glasses." ”
"Good!" Jon Clinton handed Davos a glass of wine in his hand, which he hadn't drunk yet.
Davos handed the wine to Thoros, the red-robed monk, and looked at Jon Clinton with hooked eyes.
Jon Clinton laughed, he took the wine jar, took two more glasses, and said, "The three of you, I am alone, will you hold me hostage and hold me hostage?"
"I'm not going to hold the knight hostage to give us wine. Davos said coldly.
"I won't deal with the free knight who let me out, there is a red god watching everything. Soros drank it down. gurgling, he poured himself another glass of wine.
"The three of you, I am alone, you want to hold me hostage, now is the best time. Jon said, sipping the wine slowly.
"You're trying to let us go?" said Davos, wiping the wine stain from his lips with the back of his hand.
"I won't let you go, I took Sir Kevon's money. The Golden Knights have been able to survive so long on the other side of the Narrow Sea, and become the most powerful mercenary group, because of their credibility. ”
Soros laughed: "The Golden Knights do care about credibility, but they don't tear up the contract once or twice. ”
"That's because there are better contracts. ”
Davos took a sip of his wine and said, "Lord Jon, if you want us to go, what do you want?"
"Help me get a message to Will. Jon smirked, leaving Davos unsure of the veracity of his words.
"What message?"
"I want to meet him alone. ”
"You have ravens. Soros said coldly.
"Ravens are not safe and can be shot down with arrows at any time, and ravens can meet eagles. I don't want any surprises. ”
"We also have the possibility of being caught by Kaivon Lannister's men. ”
"You won't!" said Jon Clinton, "I'll take you through the Storm's End, and I'll give you another ship." Sir Davos, you won't drown in the water. ”
"This area of water, indeed, not. ”
"There is a possibility that he will meet pirates. Soros interjected. After a few glasses of wine, his face turned rosy. Edric Storm didn't have a few drinks. His black hair and black eyes are almost a copy of Robert.
"In the waters to Dragonstone, there are no pirates. Jon Clinton said.
"Why should I go to Dragonstone? Will is on Dragonstone?"
"He's not here, but Tyrion Lannister is on Dragonstone. Don't look at me like that, Tyrion is loyal to Will, he's no longer a Lannister, he's a high-ranking officer of the Night's Watch at the Wall. When you go to Dragonstone, he will escort you safely to Lord Will. ”
"Uh-huh, and then what?"
"You go to Lord Will and tell him that no one will be a match for dragons, and the Targaryens are back, and dragons. ”
Davos, Thoros, and Adric looked at Jon Clinton together, their glasses frozen in the air.
"Whether it's the Lannisters, or Stark, or Will's Night's Watch, or House Baratheon, all of them will either be wiped out or surrendered, and there is no other choice. Jon Clinton said lightly, "The dragon is coming." ”
Davos, Soros, and Adric were all shocked.
"Davos, if you promise me, I will promise you that I will not let your sons die on the judgment seat in King's Landing, I will save them, or send them back to Stormfury Point, I promise that after Targaryen sits on the Iron Throne, Stormrage will remain your family's domain. ”
"What about after I got the message, how are you going to meet Will?"
"He came to me, and he had griffins. In King's Landing, he also owns hundreds of girls' dens of Littlefinger, he is always very well-informed, he will know where I live, he can easily find me, I have heard some of his legendary deeds, he is a great man, the Targaryens need such a person. ”
"What if I don't promise you?"
"You will promise, you will save yourself and your sons. ”
"It's been too long. I don't even know where Will is right now. ”
"It won't be long before you go to Dragonstone, and as for where Will is now? Tyrion will have a way of knowing. ”
Davos chuckled inwardly: Why did Jon Clinton say it so sure? Does he know Tyrion? Why does he understand?