In order to deal with Ser Cortanai, Stannis's subordinates put forward different suggestions, including threatening to kill Ser Cortanai's father, Lord Penros.

Stannis rejected the proposal and asked Davos Seaworth to lead Melisandre secretly into the walls of Storm's End and let her summon the ghost again.

Ser Cortanai soon fell from the city wall and died, and Lord Ewood Meadow, who took over Storm's End, surrendered the city.

Stannis appointed Ser Gilbert Farrin as acting lord of the castle, with Lord Plume as his deputy, and stayed at Storm's End with 200 soldiers.

At this point, Stannis has obtained the strength of the previous defenders of Storm's End, and obtained as many horses as possible to facilitate the next battle.

Stannis also ordered the godswood of Storm's End to be burned as a sacrifice to R'hllor, the Lord of Light, and then his army of sea and land marched north towards King's Landing.

In fact, the location of the Stormlands is pretty good, at least better than that of the North.

Well, this is nonsense. Westeros is a place better than the North.

The Stormlands are located in the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, south of King's Landing, bordered by the River Bend to the west, the Sea of ​​Dorne to the south, and Shipbreaker Bay to the east.

In terms of area, it is a relatively small territory among the Seven Kingdoms. The inland terrain is mostly steep mountains (such as near Summer Hall), the coast is rocky (such as Cape Wrath), and there are vast and dense jungles (represented by

There are royal forests and rainforests in the area).

To the southwest, a narrow area extending from the Crimson Mountains is called the Dorne Marches.

An effective geographical buffer zone is formed here, isolating the three countries that have long been in a state of hostility: the Stormlands, Dorne, and the Reach.

Countless battles took place here in the past few centuries, and the area changed hands several times. It was not until Dorne was included in the Seven Kingdoms that the war gradually calmed down.

In the east, there are some islands off the coast belonging to the Storm Land.

The most famous among them are Tas, known as the Sapphire Island, and the historic Ismon.

Most ships avoid passing through the bay near the storm site, known as Shipwreck Bay.

However, a few miles away, the sea near Tas is surprisingly blue and clear, so it is called the Sapphire Island.

The center of the Stormlands, Storm's End, is one of the strongest castles in the Seven Kingdoms.

The castle is surrounded by a thick outer city wall. The thickest part of the city wall is about 100 feet high and 40 feet thick, and the seaside side is about 80 feet thick.

The wall consists of two layers of rock and a sandwich of sand and gravel.

The wall is in a smooth arc shape, and the stones are so compact that not even a breath of wind can escape. The city wall facing the sea is 150 feet higher than the sea.

The castle itself is a huge tower with strong battlements on the top, making it look like a huge spiked fist rising into the sky from a distance to defy the enemy.

The tower is so huge that the barn, barracks, armory, hall and lord's chambers combined are more than enough.

There are spells woven into the stone of the city wall, so it can resist magic.

Of course, like other castles, the waterside side of Storm's End is built on a cliff overlooking the sea. There is a gate that allows passengers to reach the bottom of the castle from the waterway, which is also a loophole.

If Stannis takes root at Storm's End, it might not be a better choice. At least he can be an independent king here. Storm's End is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and at least his family can be guaranteed to be stable for a hundred years.

To a certain extent, Erlu was also tricked by the red-robed witch.

Closer to home, when Gao Bin received the news of Renly's death, he knew it was time to leave.

Stannis will march westward soon, preparing to attack King's Landing and seize the Iron Throne that 'belongs to him'.

At the same time, Tyrion, who was far away in King's Landing, also received the news and was preparing intensively for war.

"Rob, I only leave you 10,000 troops here in Casterly Rock City. That should be enough, right?"

"That's enough. In fact, just leaving 5,000 for me is enough." The Young Wolf Master said confidently.

Now he is so confident that no one can cause trouble to him except Gao Bin.

But the two are brothers, and their relationship has reached its peak. Why would the other party harm him?

"No, you have to beware of Jaime Lannister's counterattack."

"Okay, it's up to you. By the way, father asked us to go back when we have time."

"I know, but as you can see, we are about to leave, and King's Landing is my destination."

"I wish you a triumphant victory!"

"Thanks!"

It is worth mentioning that Rob did not meet the little doctor girl. It seems that his future destiny will also change with the arrival of Gao Bin. Is it a marriage? Or a marriage?

Of course it is a marriage. Gao Bin is going to write a letter to Ned and ask him to arrange a reliable marriage for Rob. In the future war, the North needs more allies!

This time to King's Landing, Gao Bin brought a total of 50,000 troops, including 8,000 people from the Riverlands. This was also a sign of their alignment.

During the Battle of Casterly Rock, the Riverlands completely understood the facts. If Gao Bin didn't seize the opportunity before Gao Bin rose up, and then rewarded according to merit, nothing would happen to the Riverlands.

Of course, with the harvest in Golden Teeth City, even if all the 8,000 people in the River Land die, they will not be able to get rid of their muscles. They typically use the minimum price to obtain the maximum benefit.

Gao Bin can obviously see it clearly and is too lazy to expose it. For him, the more people the better.

He didn't even know how the Battle of Blackwater River would turn out, so it would be better to bring more people to be prepared.

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Stannis set off and led his troops towards King's Landing without waiting for news from Ser Parmen Crane and Ser Aeron Florent, who he had sent to Bitterbridge to receive Renly's infantry.

With the allegiance of the Lords of the Stormlands, Stannis has more than 20,000 troops under his command, most of whom are knights and free riders, while King's Landing's capital garrison only has a few thousand in number.

At the same time, the south of King's Landing is surrounded by the Blackwater River, which requires a simultaneous advance on land and water.

Stannis's fleet also began sailing towards King's Landing.

Stannis personally commanded the land forces and handed command of the navy to Ser Imry Florent, allowing him to command from his flagship, the Fury.

At the same time, under Tyrion's order, King's Landing is strengthening its defenses, doubling the number of golden robes and hiring nearly 800 mercenaries.

He also completely burned the dock outside Mud Gate, emptied the entire Blackwater River, and sent people to recruit all merchant ships and ferries in King's Landing Harbor to prevent the enemy from using them to cross the river and attack the city.

With the assistance of the Alchemist Guild, Tyrion prepared many ships carrying wildfire and forged an iron chain to block the Blackwater River and cut off the enemy's retreat, in order to destroy Stannis's fleet in one fell swoop.

In addition, Tyrion also sent the mountain clans directly under his command into the Kingswood to attack Stannis' flanks, scouts and supply lines.

He even sent Prince Tommen to Rosby City so that even if King's Landing fell, Stannis would not be able to capture King Joffrey's heir.

Due to the many reefs in the offshore waters and the extremely cold weather, Stannis's fleet lost nearly 12 ships when heading north from Storm's End, and its progress was greatly slowed down.

Stannis' vanguard of 5,000 men, led by Ser Gud Morrigan, arrived on the south bank of the Blackwater River. The few warships in King's Landing continued to patrol the Blackwater River, fighting with the archers on the south bank.

When the fleet arrived at Blackwater Bay, Stannis's army had been harassed by Tyrion's mountain clans and scouts in the Kingswood for several days. They even burned many trees to try to drive the harassing troops out.
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At the same time in the city, Tyrion continues to make one last effort to secure the capital and eliminate the traitorous "Antlers" from the city.

They attempted to launch an attack when the battle broke out, capture the old city gate, and welcome Stannis' troops into the city. They were eventually exposed by the intelligence chief Varys, and the king asked them to tie trebuchets and throw them to Stannis' army outside the city.
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Under the leadership of Ser Imry Florent, Stannis's navy concentrated all its strength and sailed into the Blackwater Reach.

Because they knew that King's Landing's naval power was far from being able to compete with Stannis's army, they did not even have a forward expedition force, so they launched a reckless direct attack. Only the hired pirate Salladhor Saan led his large flat-bottomed ship in

Rear defense alert.

The entire fleet formed ten attack lines, each with twenty warships. The first two attack lines were used to destroy King's Landing's defense ships, and the remaining ones would land directly to cooperate with the army to siege King's Landing.

Their reckless rush into Tyrion's trap resulted in a tragic outcome.

When Stannis's fleet engaged the garrison fleet, they discovered that the other's ships were filled with wildfire.

Wildfires burn easily, even on water.

After the front row fleet overturned these ships carrying wildfire, the wildfire spread along the river, and the flames ignited to surround Stannis's fleet. Behind them, there were huge iron chains forged by Tyrion across the river, and the fleet was

The retreat route is completely cut off.

Surrounded by wildfire flames, most of Stannis's warships and a small number of King's Landing defense ships were almost burned to death. Only a few of Stannis's warships escaped the fire.

Eight ships and many infantry successfully reached the north bank, and there were still about forty giant flatland ships on guard at the rear that could bring Stannis's large army to the other side of the river.

At the same time, the remnants of the burned ship were blocked by iron chains and actually formed a bridge - still burning, extremely unstable, and may collapse at any time, but it can still allow some troops to pass.

The guards of King's Landing are only about 6,000 golden robes, as well as some soldiers and knights hired from the palace or surrounding kings.

As Prime Minister, the little devil personally directed this defensive battle.

In order to avoid being caught off guard by the opponent, Tyrion sent his mountain clan and a few knights in the city to harass and spy on the opponent in the Kingswood, which is the only way Stannis must pass.

Led by the Kingsguard Sandor Clegane and Ser Balon Swann, the defenders slightly contained Stannis's offensive, but as the battle began, King's Landing's defense forces suffered heavy casualties.

Damaged battering rams were also used to block the city gates to prevent them from being breached. When wildfires burned violently on the river, Sandor Clegane refused to lead his troops to attack again because of his fear of the flames. This pair of defenders

The morale of the troops was greatly affected.

Tyrion realized that they could not hold the city gate and had to intercept the enemy forces on the river, so he decided to personally lead the remaining troops to attack.

Tyrion used words to stimulate the defending troops, but no one was willing to admit that their courage was not as good as that of a dwarf, so the defenders once again gathered around Tyrion and finally held the river bank at the last moment.

They successfully fought off the attackers and began to lunge at the mud door.

Then the defenders found a large group of Stannis's troops attacking from the temporary bridge formed by the burned-out shipwrecks. Tyrion took the lead and rushed over.

During this battle, Tyrion was seriously injured when he was attempted to assassinate by Ser Mandon Moore, the Kingsguard who promised to protect him.
To be continued...