Ronald was about to bite the bullet and go to appease the navy soldiers, but suddenly he heard the sound of the trumpet,
"The fleet has set off? Who gave the order?"
He hurriedly ran to the city wall to check,
I saw that the fleet that was originally parked in the port and was preparing to set off actually set off!
Dozens of boats, divided into several rows, came in neat formation,
According to the predetermined procedure, they have to circle in front of Storm's End, make a show, and then sail towards the sea!
Ronald craned his neck, trying to see clearly who the bastard dared to order the fleet to set off without permission!
I saw a tall figure wearing heavy armor and a big cloak standing on the front deck of the middle one among the three largest ocean-going sailing ships. It was Lin En himself whom Ronald had been waiting for for a long time!
Ronald let out a sigh of relief, and then his whole body became weak.
"If we come here a few more times, I might consider resigning!"
...
According to common sense, the navy does not wear armor, let alone wearing heavy armor. That is asking for death!
So Lin En’s outfit is extremely eye-catching.
He didn't care about this himself, so he stood on the bow of the ship and said to Stannis beside him,
"How about it? This is the fleet I built in a year!"
Stannis still has the same face of ice that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and his words are as uncomfortable as two iron plates rubbing against each other.
"The speed of shipbuilding is acceptable, and the quality of the ship is also excellent. It seems that you have a group of good craftsmen!"
"However, these soldiers are all complete recruits. They may be excellent sailors, but they are obviously not excellent soldiers,"
"It has neither experienced actual combat nor sufficient training time. It is possible to sail the ship out. If we fight, it will be easily defeated by the regular fleet, and it will be difficult to even escape!"
There was no roundabout way about what he said, it was very straightforward. Someone else might have felt offended, but Linn laughed after hearing it.
"I know what you are saying. Soldiers can be trained, but excellent soldiers must be tempered in war! Especially for fleet naval battles, they also need an excellent commander!"
"This fleet now listens to you!"
Stannis was not surprised when he heard this and nodded,
He once served as king, although he was self-proclaimed and failed. He also served as minister of the navy for several years and lived on the island all year round.
He has commanded countless naval battles, defeated the arrogant Pirate King, and captured him with his own hands!
The only failure was the Battle of the Blackwater, but the commander of the fleet that time was his confidant Ser Davos, and the main reason for the failure was not at sea.
Commanding naval battles is as natural to him as eating and drinking.
Most of the soldiers on the ship knew him,
Stannis grew up at Storm's End, and he captured Storm's End some time ago. How could these soldiers not know him?
So when they saw this man who had already become the king boarding the ship standing behind Lin En, they were so shocked that they all lost their voices!
They even worship their Lord Duke!
I don’t know how the adults subdued this famous iron block!
Linn handed over command of the fleet to Stannis, and the soldiers were mentally prepared.
After all, their duke has never fought in a sea battle, so the intention of bringing Stannis on board at this time is obvious.
"Where is our goal?"
"First target, Tas Island!"
The fleet sailed for two days from Storm's End to Tarth Island. At sunset on the second day, the coastline of Tarth Island was already in sight.
Tarth Island is located to the north of Shipbreaker Bay, opposite Storm's End. On the west side of the island is the Tarth family's castle, Evening Hall!
The Tas family lives here,
I don’t know whether the island was named after the Tarth family first, or whether it was the Tarth Island first and then their family changed its name. Anyway, the Tarth family on Tarth Island is extremely famous among the sailors of Westeros.
Not because they are so powerful, but because Tas Island is so beautiful!
There are mountains, lakes and waterfalls, alpine pastures and shadowy valleys,
Because of the clear blue waters near the island, Tas Island is also known as the "Sapphire Island"
The high mountains here also block the storms blowing from the Narrow Sea, so the Storm Kingdom's fleet and passing merchant ships sometimes anchor on the west coast of Tas Island to take shelter from the wind.
All these brought wealth to Tas Island, but unfortunately they did not bring prosperity to the family!
Earl Selwyn of Tarth: Earl of Evening Hall, known as the "Evening Star"
He had four children in his life, three girls and one boy. In the end, only "Beauty" Brienne survived, and she was unwilling to stay on the island and inherit the title.
So when it comes to this generation, the demise of the Tas family is almost inevitable!
When Lynn's fleet arrived, the white flag was raised in the port of Tarth.
Earl Selwyn has no intention of resisting. He doesn't even have an heir, so what's the point of resisting!
Seeing that he did not resist, although Linn deprived him of his title and took back his fief, he agreed to spare his life and let him settle down at Storm's End with his wealth.
Being a wealthy man in peace and waiting for his only good daughter to give him a grandson would be considered a happy death.
After Lin En took over Mu Lin Hall, he was very satisfied with the environment here.
The sea water is clear, the sunshine is just right, there are mountains and lakes, it is simply a holiday destination! If tourism is developed...
It's a pity that people from the Seven Kingdoms have no interest in traveling, they just like to fight and kill each other every day!
After he unifies the seven countries, he will focus on improving people's quality of life.
When Linn was thinking wildly here, Stannis came up to him with a cold face.
He originally planned to fight a battle, firstly to test the training level of the soldiers, and secondly to temper the soldiers.
As a result, Tas actually surrendered. Although it received more than ten new warships, most of them were long ships. There were only three galley warships and not a single ocean-going warship!
He had to come over and ask Lin En about his next plan, hoping to start actual combat as soon as possible, even if it was to destroy the pirates.
Linn asked: "Do you know Oren Weishui?"
"I know him. He was commanding a battleship in my fleet back then. He was a frivolous libertine!" There was undisguised sarcasm in Stannis's tone. It was obvious that he didn't like this person!
"He is Lord Admiralty appointed by Cersei!"
Hearing this, Stannis's cheek twitched,
Later, Linn told him the news that Orion had built ten three-decker ocean-going galleons with Cersei's support, and escaped after Cersei was captured, preparing to take these ships to become pirates, and told him
After catching him, he planned to intercept him here and seize the battleship in his hands!
"Ten ocean-going galleons?" Stannis's face looked a little better.
"This is good news indeed! Cersei is as stupid as ever!"
As the two of them talked, it seemed as if they had already obtained the ten large sailing ships, and they did not take the Minister of the Navy seriously at all.