Alduin was finally able to reach his master's head while standing. He stretched his neck and leaned against Arthur's neck.
King Hejian immediately took two steps back.
Just kidding, Alduin's body was covered in thorns, and Arthur, who was not wearing a helmet, was so touched by it that his skin would bleed.
"The big baby grows up so fast." Arthur touched Alduin's big head with his right hand wearing a leather glove.
"By the way, Pod put away these black skins. Although the skin of the young dragon is not as strong as the skin of the adult dragon, it is not much worse, and it is more flexible. If Sansa has the opportunity to find a skilled tailor, let me
Make a set of close-fitting leather armor in your size."
Regardless of whether this witch is a child of the forest or not, her body has magical power, so Alduin grows half a meter straight after swallowing it, and the skin she sheds is also relatively large. After the thorns are worn away, it becomes excellent leather armor.
raw material.
Podrick and two guards stepped forward and collected large pieces of dragon skin.
Then everyone returned to the city.
After lunch, the army, which had just rested for two days, began to move. A small number of cavalry and logistics teams set off first. The infantry and auxiliary soldiers dismantled the tents in the military camp outside the city, gradually arranged themselves in order, and followed.
The road to the north is full of Hebang soldiers, so the formations are much more uniform than those of the Hejian soldiers, not to mention the armor on their bodies. Many of the soldiers' breastplates are plate armor, which is only used on the joints such as arms and legs.
Chain mail covering.
Helmets are even more particular. Most of the soldiers' helmets have nose protection. Centurion-level officers only have their mouth and nose exposed, which is much more protective than the pot-shaped helmets of the river soldiers.
Mace, James and other high-ranking prisoners were also taken with the army by Arthur's order. Although Sansa had no second thoughts about the King of the River, she was afraid that someone in the castle would be bribed, so she secretly let these two people go.
In Arthur's mind, five thousand people was not too many, because high schools and universities in previous lives could easily gather people of this size on a playground. But after five thousand people were armed into an army, it actually seemed like a lot of people.
Very much.
The marching army alone could not be seen to the end under the cover of woods and hills.
Alduin was also brought into battle. The size of the dragon was positively correlated with the amount of dragon flames it could emit at one time. Now it was a little expert at fanning the flames.
…
King's Landing, the empty Red Keep dungeon.
In a room that was dark and damp, the little devil was leaning against the wall and feeling regretful.
He thought that by temporarily making a significant contribution to the family, his relationship with his elder sister Cersei would be closer, so he was not wary.
If he knew that his brother Jaime was not around and his father was dead, and my sister dared to do this, he would definitely not come into the Red Keep.
Even if you run into the Hebang people's military camp and get ridiculed, you are not in danger of losing your life!
"Casty Rock, my Casterly Rock." The little devil murmured.
His consciousness was a little blurry, and he was already imagining that he was sleeping on a feather bed in Casterly Rock, and that his brother was being kissed by a famous beauty from the Seven Kingdoms, and died comfortably.
Ta, da, da!
At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from a distance, temporarily waking up Tyrion's dazed mind.
"Who is coming? Pycelle? Kindly give me a bottle of poppy milk so that I can die painlessly."
Since being kidnapped by Mrs. Stark, he has experienced four or five life and death crises, but none of them have been as desperate as now.
Tyrion's eyes widened, but he didn't notice the approaching torch.
After he looked at it carefully for a while, he realized that there was a huge shadow standing in front of him.
"I was shocked. Lord Varys, when did you come here? With your weight, how can you move without making a sound?"
After his eyes adjusted to the dark light, he could only recognize it as a big lump of meat, but he guessed who the person was.
Apart from the powerful eight-clawed spider Varys, which fat man can enter the current dungeon?
"I am not the courtier Varys, I am the jailer Logan. Walking without making a sound is my unique skill."
Varys handed the small cloak in his hand to Tyrion, "Put it on. I spent a lot of time on the small black cloak that I found specially for you."
Tyrion took a bunch of clothes handed over by "Jailor Logan", and after his smart mind worked quickly, he came to the conclusion that this man was not here to kill him.
"Let's go quickly. I guess Kevan has left the city. Cersei won't care about it at all. The killer will be here soon."
Once he had hope of survival, Tyrion's spirit immediately became excited.
He put the cloak on himself in two or three seconds, then stood up and urged Varys to take him away.
"Lord Tyrion didn't even ask me where I planned to send you?"
Although he was in a deserted dungeon, Wallis's voice was still very greasy.
"It's better to go anywhere than to stay here. When I get out of trouble, I can thank you again." The little devil said as he walked away.
"Okay, we'll talk about it on the way."
Varys was not polite and quietly took Tyrion to the bottom of the dungeon, then turned in through a secret passage.
After passing through the heavy spiral wooden stairs and stone corridors, the little devil smelled the pungent stench.
He vaguely remembered seeing in the administrative records that Joffrey ordered the secret passages controlled by Varys and Littlefinger to be blocked, but the eight-clawed spider could still bring out a living person from the Red Keep. This made
Tyrion was shocked inside.
How many secrets does this fat man know?
"Although some of Stannis's longships are still fighting against the Redwyne fleet in Blackwater Bay, the waters near the north are in our hands, and many captains have begun to risk their lives to sail their ships to make money, so I can bring you
Sent to Pentos across the Narrow Sea."
Varys paused from time to time, waiting for Tyrion to catch up as he trotted.
"There is a governor in Pentos named Illyrio Mopatis. He is a good friend of mine. He will make reasonable arrangements for your whereabouts. I personally recommend that you go to Slaver's Bay to find Daenerys Stormborn. I heard that she is fair.
Yan Ming, I think you will get Casterly Rock City in the future. And there are not many wise and intelligent people around this queen, which is suitable for you to show your talents."
Listening to the nagging speech of the kingdom's intelligence chief, Tyrion finally understood that he was recommending him to find the "Mother of Dragons" Daenerys.
This made the little devil secretly alert. The eight-clawed spider was promoted to the royal council by Mad King Aerys II. It seemed that the intelligence chief was still loyal to the Targaryen family.
"Okay, okay, everything is up to you."
In the hands of the eight-clawed spider, Tyrion had no choice but to accept the arrangement.
"Illyrio's mansion is... when you arrive, you can run directly to him and let the guards inform you. He should stay in Pentos now."
After almost walking out of the secret passage, Varys stopped pretending that he was the jailer "Logan" and told the truth.
Tyrion secretly jotted down all the details.
After thinking back and forth, he found that there seemed to be no one waiting to pick him up when he arrived in Pantos, which gave him room for flexibility.
"Mother of Dragons" Daenerys is too far away, and she doesn't know him. She doesn't know what it will be like there, and whether she will be reused.
Another Targaryen with a dragon had a good relationship with him, and he had promised to leave the position of Hand of the King to him.
The little devil made up his mind. After going to Pentos, he would first find someone to ask about the Dragon Holder. If Arthur agreed to give Casterly Rock to him, then he could work for the familiar Dragon Holder.
Anyway, the feet are on your legs.
One big and one small moved forward quickly. After walking out of the sewer, they climbed onto the pier of King's Landing where some fishermen and crew were already waiting, and then quietly slipped to a certain ship.
Under Varys' instructions, the little devil got into a big box while no one was paying attention.
After the crew separated and regrouped, the large box was carried onto the merchant ship that was about to leave. Wallis, wearing a black robe, hid in the darkness and watched the ship go away.
…
Five days later, the town of Earl Harroway.
In the living room of Root's Castle, the leading nobles gathered together again to discuss another major crisis.
"The spies reported that there was a large army in King's Landing marching along the coastline to Rosby City, Duskendale City and other places in the north. According to the flags, Randyll Tarly should be the commander, and the soldiers were named after the Tully family, Red Apple
Fossoway, Long Table Hall Mariweis, Star Shuttle City Peck, and Red Lake Kliann are the main ones. There are quite a few River Knights who followed the army northward, and the total number of soldiers is at least tens of thousands."
Sir Hugo Vance introduced to everyone.
This is the second son of Earl Norport Vance of Alan City. After Karel Vance followed Dickon to the south, he took over the position of scout commander.
In addition to the five roads built during the reign of Jaehaerys I, there are also several relatively short flat roads on the continent of Westeros. One of them starts from King's Landing, passes through Rosby City, Duskendale City, and finally reaches the Queen's Landing.
Quancheng.
Therefore, if there is no army to stop them, Randyll Talley's army will attack the Mouton family's territory in about fifteen days to a month.
And now Maidenpool is no longer as simple as the Crab Bay trade hub. It is also responsible for the foreign trade of the territory under Arthur's name.
Once Maiden Fountain is occupied by the enemy, tens of millions of river farmers will still starve, and the newly stabilized order in the river countryside will immediately collapse and return to a jungle society where the strong dominate everything.
What's terrible is that near the Blood Gate of the Valley, the several big nobles who sent troops have gathered about 10,000 soldiers, and the Valley Cavalry, which is famous in the mainland, has at least 4,000 soldiers.
"What are you afraid of?" Arthur traced the distance from Ferry Town to Maidenpool City and the Blood Gate on the map, and found that it was not much different.
"Your Majesty, we can beat the valley soldiers first, and then go back and confront Randyll Tarly. I heard that there are still many Stannis's remaining troops in the north of the king's territory, and some members of the Brotherhood Without Banners are also there.
Nearby, these should slow down their attack."
Matus Rowan suggested.
"But it's not safe. The Reachers have a lot of cavalry. What if Randyll takes advantage of our conflict with the Vale people north of the Trident River and sends cavalry to raid Maiden Fountain? Lord William Mouton is a very timid man.
There are only about 500 soldiers left in his territory. If a large group of cavalry comes, Earl William will definitely surrender."
Arthur felt that this idea was unreliable, but there were no extra soldiers to recruit near Maiden Spring.
"I have a suggestion." Lyman Darry pointed to the Crab Claw Peninsula. "The native people here are all loyal subjects of the Targaryen family, and they are all pure ancestors. Your Majesty, you have both of these. I think
If you take His Highness Alduin to visit Dreadhole Castle, Whispering Castle and other places, you can get their support, and it won't be a problem to recruit four to five thousand people by then."
The Crab Claw Peninsula is located east of the Riverlands and northeast of the King's Territory. The peninsula extends into the Narrow Sea, close to Crab Bay in the north and Blackwater Bay in the south. The peninsula is barren and barren, full of swamps and pine forests, and every corner is dark.
Each valley has its lords. Their lords and subjects do not trust any outsiders. Most of them are descendants of the ancestors.
When the Andals tried to seize the Crab Claw Peninsula, they encountered obstacles at every turn. Finally, they realized that they could use marriage to win things that could not be obtained with swords.
During the War of Conquest, the strongwoman Visenya Targaryen came to the Crab Claw Peninsula to recruit peace. The lords heard about the fate of King Harren, so they all knelt down and surrendered. The queen accepted them as direct vassals. During the Battle of the Trident
, all the major families on the peninsula fought with Prince Rhaegar to the end, and the locals proudly said that the people of the Crab Claw Peninsula were all model subjects of the Dragon Clan.
So for Arthur, this is a very reliable force.
"This plan is very feasible. As long as Your Majesty takes His Highness Alduin to the Crab Claw Peninsula to make an appearance, there will be a large number of loyal Targaryens to fight for you."
Ronald Vanstall.
He is the eldest brother of Hugo Vance and the first heir to the city of Aram. He is nicknamed "The Bad Guy". He has average military strength and is relatively cruel.
Matus and other Riverbend nobles also agreed with this plan.
"Yes, the aborigines of the Crab Claw Peninsula are famous for their ferocity. They don't even have standing armored soldiers like us. As long as they are adult males, they can take up arms and fight. So the number of soldiers that can be found here will far exceed ours.
imagination."
Arthur considered the plan carefully.
Randyll Tarly's army has not yet reached Rosby City, which is still some distance away from Duskendale, not to mention Maidenpool further north.
By the time Earl Tully led his army to attack Crab Cove, the indigenous people on the Crab Claw Peninsula had long been able to gather near Maidenpool and resist for a while.
As for the Mingyue Mountains, the Frey family forces and the Riverbend soldiers combined have a total of nine thousand troops. The fire attack plan should be able to quickly defeat the Valley army of the Bleeding Gate, and then have time to return to Maiden Spring City.
"Then it's settled. Count Matus will lead all the river soldiers north, and after joining Frey's army, they will be commanded by Marquis Inis. You must go deep into the upper slopes of the Bright Moon Mountains, and first send out archers to attack the small towns in the valley.
Form an advance force and then confront the Valley Army."
"I will take Alduin and the Duke of Metz by boat to the Crab Claw Peninsula to win the support of the lords such as Terror Cave Castle, and then I will go north to join you."
Arthur waved his hand, "Aren't they just two armies? Let's defeat them one by one."
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