There is a reason why the Myrs chose to seek help from the Western Continent.
The city-state is collectively ruled by a council of governors, who are mainly composed of local wealthy merchants and nobles. The city-state's military armed forces are mainly composed of the governors' private armies and large hired mercenary groups.
About four or five months ago, Myr's defensive strength was considered to be the second among the five major city-states in the south. However, the Golden Company's breach of contract caused the city-state's military strength to drop directly to fifth place, not even comparable to Pentos in the north.
It is unrealistic to hire other mercenary groups. The famous Lancers, Cats, Windblown, etc. have already signed contracts with Yunkai and Astapor in Volantis and are currently operating in Slaver's Bay.
As for the Stormcrows and the Second Sons, they were hired by Yunkai before. Under the leadership of Daario Naharis, these two mercenary groups fell to the Dragon Queen Daenerys.
In other words, the mercenary groups with more than 500 people in the south of Essos have no time to go to Myr for duty. The smaller mercenary groups are not strong enough, and their credibility is average, and the governors of Myr are also not available.
Very attractive.
So after picking and choosing, the Myr people had no choice but to turn their attention to the west. The lords of the Western Continent all had strong levy armies.
What's more coincidental is that no lord from the Western Continent has ever established a firm foothold on the Essos continent. Even the Targaryen family only occupied the Stepstone Islands for a period of time, and the disputed lands slightly to the east have never been occupied.
, and the Dragon Family seems to have no intention of expanding to the east.
Based on this comparison, asking for help from the west has become the most appropriate choice. As long as a lord or king responds to the Myr Governor's meeting for help, it will not be a problem to survive this most difficult period.
"All the freemen of Myr are grateful for your generosity."
The short and stocky Uras Adrian opened his arms like an eagle with spread wings, as if he was accepting the unfinished kindness.
"My dearest Majesty Arthur I, our Governor's Council hopes that you can arrange for the lords to send an army of 5,000 to 10,000 people, with no limit on cavalry and infantry, and the garrison will be maintained until the consuls of Volantis give up the use of force to unify.
Ridiculous ideas of the world.”
"Of course, the lords' soldiers will not do this work in vain. We will pay the soldiers 47,000 mil coins every month at a salary that is 50% higher than the normal mercenary salary, which translates to three points per month.
Five new gold dragon coins. For the lord, we will also give each soldier a gift of one gold dragon coin."
Urras introduced the conditions of the Myrs in detail.
Although mil coins are only iron coins, the number of 47,000 is definitely not small.
When defending a territory in an ordinary way, the knights and conscripts belonging to the lords were not paid, and even the conscripted peasant soldiers had to provide their own mail and weapons.
The standing army does have wages, but most lord families cannot afford to support too many elite off-duty soldiers, so the standing army is only semi-off the job. Only Lannister and other great feudal lords with mines in their territories can afford to support thousands of soldiers.
standing army.
If the lords led their troops to attack the enemy and obtained a lot of loot, they would often distribute part of the captured currency and materials to their soldiers as wages for the soldiers' fighting.
Therefore, the treatment provided by the Myrs is extremely superior to the levies in Westeros, and the lords can also generate income.
"It sounds very tempting, but the Seven Kingdoms will only provide you Myr with about 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers at the moment."
Arthur already had an answer in his mind as to which family to send to Myr, so he gave a rough number of soldiers.
The special envoy Ulath had objections. He touched his chest and protested: "Your Majesty, our governors of Myr are sincerely asking for help. How long can three thousand people resist in front of Volantis? Three days? Or half a week?
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"Don't worry." Arthur stretched out his hand to calm the man down, "I'm talking about the present. Your biggest enemy now is Pono Kao and his Kalasa who are active on the east side of the Saihelu River.
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"Who is this Khal Pono? He was a bandit under the deceased Khal Drogo. After Drogo's death, he gathered more than 30,000 Dothraki and became Khal. He led people westward
The purpose is to obtain the most supplies at the minimum cost to consolidate his status as Khal. Therefore, as long as Myr City shows the ability to resist foreign enemies and has follow-up assistance, Khal Pono will not attack easily.
Mil."
Khal Drogo may be the most powerful Khal since the rise of the Dothraki, and his khalasar is also the largest khalasar in recent times. Therefore, Khal Drogo can obtain it from Pentos with his strong strength.
A lot of supplies.
But that was not the case with Khal Pono. In order to stabilize his position, Bono's best choice was to show off his strength and then ask a certain city-state to send enough supplies.
Therefore, three thousand soldiers in iron armor, plus the private armies of the governors of Myr and the slave soldiers in the hands of the free people of the city-state, were enough to resist the seven thousand Dothraki cavalry of Khal Pono.
"As for the scourge of Volantis, after I clean up the Golden Company in the Stormlands, I will send at least five thousand elite soldiers to help defend Myr. At that time, all of Westeros will surrender to the rule of the Iron Throne.
We will have free soldiers."
Arthur expressed his ideas completely.
In fact, he was planning to send a group of people over first to find out the details, and then decide whether to send more people to take over Myr City.
Urras reacted quickly. He laughed and praised the arrangement of the king of the Western Continent, "It is simply perfect. It not only solves the Golden Group that violated the contract, but also allows Myr to have sufficient defensive power. I think the governors will agree to this."
Planned.”
What came with Urras Adrian was not only the gift money, but also two hundred flat-bottomed boats, sailing ships and other large merchant ships that could cross the ocean. The purpose of this merchant fleet was to pick up the aiding soldiers.
"We Myr can pay the deposit now, may I ask which families your Majesty plans to send soldiers?"
The special envoy was very concerned about sending troops and he asked tentatively.
Arthur looked around at the courtiers below, and then set his sights on Aenys Frey, the Minister of War.
"The Frey families from the Twins and Raventree will send three thousand troops, led by Lotso Frey."
Inis was a little reluctant. He said coyly: "Your Majesty, we may not be able to find so much free time..."
Arthur stretched out his right hand and stopped Aenys from talking, "I will discuss the specific conditions with you and Rosseau, and the matter is settled. Ullas, you can let a merchant ship carrying about three thousand people come to King's Landing.
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Envoy Myr was obviously very happy. He repeatedly praised the Targaryen family and the Frey family who were about to send troops, although he did not know where the Frey family's territory was or what their strength was.
After solving the problem of Myr, the king summoned the brothers Rossor and Aenys in the Great Council Hall.
"Ever since the Conqueror became king, the Frey family has been the loyal vassals of the Targaryen family." Arthur, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at the two brothers and set the tone first.
This is indeed true. Looking at all the wars in Westeros in the past three hundred years, the Frey family team basically favors the Red Dragon side:
When the Riverlands and the Westerlands attacked King's Landing due to church issues in 43 years, the Frey family remained neutral; during the Dance of the Blood Dragons, the Frey family always supported the Black Party, that is, the side of Rhaenyra, the "Light of the Kingdom".
Lord Forrest Frey died fighting for the Black Party at God's Eye Lake, and his wife Sabitha Frey continued to fight for the Black Party;
In as many as four Blackfire Rebellions and the War of the Nine Copper Kings, the Frey family has always supported the Targaryen family. Even in the Usurper War, Old Marquis Walder Frey did not directly send troops to attack the Targaryen family.
Prince Jia brought the army to the Trident River Basin, but waited until the war was over before fully joining the Tully family.
Such a display of loyalty naturally earned him several rewards from the Targaryen family, and the Frey family's territory also extended from the ford of the Green Fork River to both sides of the entire Green Fork River.
For the Targaryen family, it is not an exaggeration to say that Old Frey is loyal.
"At this special moment, I need your support even more. I have fulfilled most of the agreements we made outside Riverrun. The four viscounties have been in the hands of your brothers, and Crowtree City has also
Being actually controlled by Rosso, you have never maintained the number of soldiers joining my army above the agreed upon six thousand."
Speaking of this, the Frey family was really a little unreasonable. The cripple Rosso smiled: "Your Majesty, Twins City and Crowtree City are lands that support you. We send troops to defend these two territories to fight for you."
Arthur glared at him and shouted sternly: "Don't make excuses. If you haven't done it, you haven't done it. I only saw a few dozen carts of the food you promised."
The two Freys were speechless, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
But this was really the scene Arthur wanted. He changed his tone to a gentle tone, "Of course, I am not a king who cares about everything. After you send troops to Myr City, all our previous commitments will be completed.
I will also officially consecrate Rosso as Earl of Raventree."
"As for the remaining members of the Blackwood family, Brynden Blackwood will be sent to the city to become a bachelor, and Tyneshan will be married to a certain Frey. You and Frey will discuss the details among yourself.
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This solution is considered the most decent.
Rosso and Innis looked at each other, both of them felt that it was still acceptable.
The clever lame man tried his hand: "If your Majesty has no other requirements, this plan is really good."
He vaguely felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what the king wanted to do.
How could there be no other requirements? Arthur thought to himself.
"After all the agreements we have made are completed, you two must remember that you are not allowed to mention this matter to anyone at any time, in any place, or anyone who violates it will be guilty of treason and will have their tongues cut out and be exiled to a desperate situation.
Great Wall."
This is the first patch, just in case the Freys use it to blackmail Arthur.
The second one is about Mill's follow-up methods.
"After Rosso leads troops to garrison in Myr, any orders I give will take precedence over the orders of the Governor's Council in Myr."
The king stared at the cripple Rosso and said.
The reason he chose this person was that Rosso was meticulous in his work and had never made any mistakes.
The lame man touched his beard and asked, "Do you want to..."
He didn't say the rest of the words, but both parties understood the meaning.
"Myrs have no guest rights," Arthur responded.
The only one with similar customs to Westeros is Pentos, and the other eight Free Trade Cities do not have the custom of guest rights.
The cripple Rosso was in a complicated mood. After verbally making his peace, he left the conference hall.
The remaining courtiers were summoned, and the king prepared to embark on another business.
"Half of the territory of Brightwater City was awarded to Earl Landau, as was Star Shuttle City and its territory. However, the Tully family did not get these territories and castles, so I allowed Earl Landau to lead the family soldiers back to the territory."
"Firstly, we will clear out the ownership of each territory with the Tyrell family of Brightwater City, and secondly, we will lead the army to capture the Star Shuttle City which is still in the hands of the acting city lord of the Peake family. When the Tully family attacked the Star Shuttle City,
House Tyrell of Highgarden must provide necessary assistance, such as soldiers and food supplies."
Facing the six members of the Royal Council, Arthur announced this.
The half-bald Randyll Tarly himself was a little confused about this, "Your Majesty, when you leave King's Landing, I can command the soldiers in the city to prevent sneak attacks by other forces."
"I believe in the ability of Earl Paxter and the other ministers who are staying behind." The king pointed at the new prime minister and said.
Then he added: "Of course, there is an explanation for Earl Randyll's action. During Jaehaerys I's time, circuit courts were implemented across the country to deal with issues between nobles and commoners. I am ready to restart this good system.
Starting from the division of the Liangshui City territory, the Circuit Court was re-established."
Regardless of whether Randyll had an agreement with the Golden Company or not, when Arthur left King's Landing to march south, he and the two thousand soldiers of the Tully family could not stay near King's Landing, so it was business to send him back to the border areas as soon as possible.
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After the matter of the Golden Company and Little Aegon is resolved, the king will deal with all the losers who are swaying from one end to the other and making bets left and right.
"I absolutely obey your Majesty's orders." Landao nodded slightly, "But I have to remind you that the credibility of the river army in the south and Matus Rowan is not high."
These words made Paxter, who was also from the Riverbend, a little dissatisfied. He questioned: "Earl Tully, you are also from the Riverbend!"
Prince Oberyn crossed his arms and watched the two Riverbenders quarreling with each other coldly, while Tyrion poured two glasses of wine for himself and the Red Viper, who was also addicted to alcohol.
Randyll Tarly responded: "Your Majesty, Lord Paxter, I said this for a reason. When Prince Rhaegar died in the battle at the Ruby Bank, and news of the Mountain's murder of royal children reached the Reach military camp at that time.
, many river bend nobles witnessed Matus crying with their own eyes, this matter is not a secret."
Paxter was speechless. At that time, he was eating, drinking and having fun with his cousin Mace outside Storm's End every day. This was indeed the case.
"Indeed." The little devil's deep voice said, "The fact that Lord Rowan shed tears for little Prince Aegon is one of his acts of kindness and friendship."
Although the Duke of Lannister feels that it is not ruled out that Matus Rowan has feelings for Prince Rhaegar's son Aegon Targaryen, there is no way to say whether "little Aegon" is Rhaegar's son, and it cannot be concluded that Matus Rowan is the son of Prince Rhaegar.
Sri Lanka colluded with the enemy or even rebelled.
Lando and Matus said each other's unreliable behavior made Arthur I amused, but it didn't matter, the Rowan family's army was not in the Riverbend Army in the Stormlands, and it was still easy to take over Matus' command.
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"This just reflects Lord Rowan's loyalty to the Targaryen family. I think that with Matus's wisdom, he will be able to tell that little Aegon is a fake."
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