Chen Cheng continued to walk north, and chaos and panic could be seen everywhere. Stannis killed his brother Renly and gained the allegiance of most of the lords in the Stormlands. The number of troops expanded to fifty or sixty thousand, and how many people are there in King's Landing now?
Army? Are there three thousand?
Tywin Lannister took all his troops out to fight Robb Stark in the Northern Kingdom. There were only one or two thousand elites left in the city, and there were also some very unreliable armed forces, such as mercenaries.
Soldiers or something.
When Chen Cheng came to the vicinity of Junlin City, what he saw was a panicked city, a city full of uneasiness. Nobles, common people, and poor people all flocked here. The city was filled with people who had no food and clothing.
, many thatched houses were also built outside the city.
Walking on the road, you can see people surrounded by hunger and panic everywhere. The total number of people in the city and outside the city is about one million?
What? The capital of Westeros, the pride of the Seven Kingdoms, the home of the Iron Throne and the Red Keep, only has a population of one million? But there are indeed only such a few people here. If you put it in the entire Westeros continent, that’s it.
It was crowded with people.
You know, not long ago, Theon Greyjoy, who was sent back to the Iron Islands by Robb Stark, took over Winterfell, the capital of the Northern Kingdom, with thirty men. Thirty
Individual! This is no joke. Even if all the troops in the city were transferred, it would still be incredible to capture the capital with thirty people.
Although the matter has not spread throughout Westeros, many people in the Riverlands already know it. Theon Greyjoy betrayed Robb Stark and led thirty people in a surprise attack.
He captured Winterfell and executed Robb's two brothers.
For Queen Cersei and King Joffrey who occupied King's Landing, what came from the north was good news, while what came from the south was bad news that frightened them. Stannis once again used the darkness of the Lord of Light
Magic, murdered the acting lord of Storm's End, and gained that majestic castle without any blood.
Immediately afterwards, the ruthless, just and selfless King Stannis Baratheon marched towards King's Landing with his army. Lady Catherine, the mother of Robb Stark, King of the North, had met with Stannis and brought him
received news of the capture of Winterfell.
Stannis realized from this that he had to capture King's Landing as soon as possible. Robb Stark would probably go back to capture Winterfell first, so that the Lannister army who was fighting the Northern Army near the Neck could be freed to fight again.
Return to King's Landing. If the main force of Lannister returns from the northern front, he will have no way to seize the Iron Throne.
You know, there are still many people in the Land of Storms who refuse to be loyal to him. Those people are smelly and hard-headed old stubborns, with heads like rocks, and most of them are famous. Those people also each have a relatively strong army.
A powerful army. Once the Lannister army returns, the situation will become very bad. Stannis is taciturn, but he sees things very clearly. He understands the thoughts of those nobles. The Dornish people have not yet joined the war.
Come in, but it's obvious that they don't like Stannis either.
The situation is not good for Stannis, but once he takes King's Landing and sits on the Iron Throne, things will become completely different. Once he can seize the Iron Throne, the attitudes of the nobles will immediately change.
Once things change, the Dornish people will also give up their imminent thoughts.
Well, at least that's what Stannis thinks. So, King's Landing is about to become a battlefield.
Chen Cheng put away the white horse and sneaked into the city with his two swords. Because there is no urban planning, except for the residential area near the Red Castle, other places in Junlin City are full of messy buildings, and the city is full of all kinds of people.
Such a stench makes people feel nauseous.
"This is simply a big cesspit!" Chen Cheng complained: "Hellgate Castle and Tianji City also have very smelly places, but compared with King's Landing City, they pale into insignificance."
He was just about to find someone to ask where the Red Castle was when he saw the crowd starting to commotion. Looking up, he saw the king, the queen mother and others appearing on the street.
On the narrow street, the city guards lined up on both sides, using spears to block the crowd. Sir Jacelyn Bywater led the way, leading a group of lancers in black mail and gold robes. Following him was Sir Alan Santaga.
and Ser Balon Swann, holding high the king's banner, with the roaring lion of Lannister on one side and the crowned stag of Baratheon on the other.
King Joffrey followed behind on a tall gray horse, with a golden crown on his golden curls. Sansa Stark rode beside him on a chestnut mare, looking intently and showing her thick auburn hair.
Their hair was covered with a moonstone net and hung loosely around their shoulders. Two Kingsguards flanked them, the Hound on the king's right and Ser Mandon Moore on the left of the Stark girl.
Next came Tommen, who was still sobbing, followed by Ser Preston Greenfield in white robes and armor, then Cersei, accompanied by Ser Lancel, and protected by Ser Meryn Trant.
and Ser Boros Braun. Tyrion followed his sister. Behind them came the High Septon in a sedan chair and a long line of courtiers—Ser Horace Redwyne, Countess Tan and her daughter,
Jalaba Thor, Earl Gyles Rossby and others. Finally, they were followed by two lines of guards.
Behind the row of spears, the dirty and unkempt people stared at the horsemen with hateful eyes. I don't like this scene at all, Tyrion thought. He has ordered Bronn to send twenty servants.
Soldiers blended into the crowd to prevent accidents. Perhaps Cersei made similar arrangements for her Kate Black brothers. But Tyrion felt that this would not have a big effect. If the fire was too strong, even if the fire was too strong, even if the raisins were thrown into the pot, the pudding would
It will still burn.
They passed through the Fishermen's Square, rode along the dirt track, then turned into the narrow and winding Hook Lane and began to climb Aegon's Hill. As the young king passed by, some people shouted "Long live Joffrey! Long live! Long live!",
But those who remained silent accounted for 99%. This group of Lannister people passed through the sea of rags and hungry people, facing a gloomy and suppressed anger. In front of Tyrion, Cersei was talking to
Lancel laughed heartily, but he suspected that her happiness was fake. It was impossible for his sister to ignore the strange and uneasy atmosphere around her, but she always liked to show off her strength.
Just halfway up the climb, a woman wailed and squeezed between the two guards, rushed to the middle of the street, held a dead baby above her head, and blocked the king and his companions. The body was swollen and bruised, and had a weird shape, but it was the most terrifying thing.
But it was the mother's eyes. At first it seemed that Joffrey was going to ride his horse and trample her down, but Sansa Stark leaned over and said something to him.
So the king fumbled in his wallet, and finally threw a silver deer coin at the woman. The silver coin bounced off the child, rolled past the feet of the golden-robed guards, and fell into the crowd. There was a fight and a fight. But the mother didn't even blink.
He didn't even blink. His skinny arms seemed to have difficulty supporting his son's body and couldn't help but tremble.
"Come on, your majesty," Cersei called to the king. "Poor thing, we can't help her."
Her words were heard by the mother. Somehow, the Queen Mother's voice destroyed her remaining sanity. Her dull face was twisted with disgust. "Bitch!" she screamed, "Bitch of the Regicide!
Incest!" She pointed at Cersei, tossing the dead baby over like a sack of flour. "Incest! Incest! Incest!"
The news about Queen Cersei having an affair with her twin brother and giving birth to Joffrey, Tommen and others has spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms. Tyrion's attention was all ahead and he didn't see the camel dung.
Who threw it? Hearing Sansa gasp, Joffrey roared and cursed. He turned his head, and the king was wiping the brown dirt from his face. A lot of it was stuck to his blond hair, and some of it splashed on Sansa.
On Lisa's legs.
"Who threw it?" Joffrey screamed. He pushed his hair back and shook off a handful of dung, his face full of rage. "Catch him!" he shouted. "Whoever delivers him will reward you with a reward."
Baijinlong!"
"Up there!" someone shouted from the crowd. The king rode in a circle, looking at the rooftops and balconies above. The crowd was pointing at each other, pushing, cursing, cursing each other and the king.
"Please, my lord, let him go," Sansa begged.
The king ignored her. "Catch the person who threw the dirty things!" Joffrey ordered. "If he doesn't lick him clean, I'll take his head! Hound, go and catch him!"
Sandor Clegane obeyed and dismounted, but he could not pass through the thick wall of flesh and blood, let alone reach the roof. People nearby squirmed and pushed to get out of the way, but people far away wanted to squeeze in to watch the excitement.
Tyrion smelled the smell of disaster. "Clegane! Stop! That man has already escaped."
"I'm going to get him!" Joffrey pointed to the roof. "It's up there! Dog, cut a path and take him—"
His words were drowned in a commotion, thunder of anger, fear and hatred rolling in from all directions, engulfing them. "Bastard!" someone screamed at Joffrey, "Bastard! Beast!" Others shouted at the Queen Mother.
Shouting "bitch!" and "incest!", Tyrion was attacked by "freaks" and "half-men!"
The abuse was mixed with cries such as "Justice!", "Long live Robb! Long live King Robb! Long live the Young Wolf Lord", "Long live Stannis!", and even "Long live Renly!" on both sides of the street.
The crowd surged, squeezing toward the spear pole, and the golden-robed guards struggled to maintain the line of defense. Stones, feces, and all kinds of dirt flew overhead.
"Give us food!" a woman shouted. "Bread!" shouted a man behind her. "We want bread, bastards!" In an instant, a thousand voices shouted at the same time. King Joffrey, Robb
The kings, King Stannis, were put aside, and only King Bread ruled. "Bread," they kept shouting, "Bread! Bread!"
Tyrion kicked his spurs, ran to his sister, and shouted: "Go back to the castle. Quickly." Cersei nodded slightly, and Ser Lancel drew his sword. At the front of the queue, Jacelyn Bywater was shouting orders,
The cavalry immediately formed a wedge-shaped formation with their guns drawn. The king rode in circles anxiously, and countless hands crossed the defense line of the golden-robed guards to catch him.
One hand successfully grabbed the leg, but only for a moment. Lord Mandon raised his sword and dropped it, and the hand was broken at the wrist. "Run!" Tyrion shouted to his nephew and slapped his horse's butt hard.
He clapped his hands. The horse stood on its hind legs, looked up to the sky and neighed. It followed the cavalry and rushed forward. The crowd dispersed in front.
