Chapter 220
2021-01-06
Chapter 220 Offensive"Whether that Aegon Targaryen true or false, he chose Storm's End as his rebellion against Iron The moment Throne started, it was already dead." Stannis looked at the map with a look of contempt: "They probably only heard that Storm's End was the strongest castle in the world, but they forgot - no one in the world knows better than I do. How to break it."
"No one doubts that, Your Majesty," Robb Stark said, "but according to intelligence, Reach has regrouped at Bitterbridge, heading east, and the vanguard has reached the Kingswood. , we have to take action as soon as possible to avoid being completely unprepared."
"Hehe...Reach, of course, I am they will do the same." Stannis looked angry, but It quickly changed into the expression as it should be by rights: "If this so-called little Aegon hadn't suddenly appeared to make trouble in the Stormlands, we should have been on the way to crusade Highgarden by now. The Tyrells don't want me to settle the backyard too quickly. Then turn to deal with them... Naturally, they have to intervene in this battle, how many people have they gathered?"
"About 30,000."
Immediately there was laughter: "Haha , obviously less, isn't it, no one is a fool, losing battles again and again, the Reach princes have long lost the momentum to support Renly."
Davos shook his head: "There are fewer people. , but it does not mean that the battle strength will decline. The last time Highgarden was to support Renly's fight for the throne, so they needed to send more people to support the scene, but this time, they are trying to prevent the family from falling into a crisis of annihilation... The elite will inevitably come out. The leader is Randyll Tarly again...Your Majesty, if you follow my suggestion and announce the pardon of the Tyrell family immediately after the invasion of King's Landing, the Seven Kingdoms will have already been pacified."
"Pardon the Tyrell family. They supported that Renly kid in conspiracy to usurp the throne and poisoned Lord Eddard Stark with intent to murder, Your Majesty agreed, and North did not!"
Karstark is a total rude, Stannis doesn't like him Zaza hu hu has neither big nor small temperament, but he agrees with him on this point: "The law is the law, and someone must pay the price for treason. If I forgive them this time because of Reach's strength, the next time someone wants to fight Iron Throne, it's a fluke. The law needs to be executed like iron. I can allow the masterminds to put on black clothed to avoid death because of their noble status, but they must take the initiative to come to me and kneel down and ask for forgiveness. There is absolutely no forgiveness! "
"Your Majesty." Greatjon volunteered: "Let's go to Randyll Tarly, the Northerners have beaten him twice, and the third time!" "
"Robb, this time it's up to you to lead the army to meet." But remember, absolutely can't underestimate the enemy because of the first two victories, Randyll Tarly's reputation for good combat is not by blowing it out. Stannis nodded, "I will personally take down Storm's End, give me a month, and Iron Throne will be able to drive this so-called golden group back into the sea just like every time in the past. "
"As you order, Your Majesty." "
"Speaking of which, your father... How is Ed Duke's recovery?" "
"After consultation and discussion, the doctors judged it to be poisoning, and it seems that there are more than one kind... The amount is not large, but it is very troublesome to deal with, and now it is completely dependent on medicine stones to hang their lives. "Robb Stark brows tightly frowns said: "Right now, it is best to find Margaery Tyrell as soon as possible, and ask what kind of poisons it is, so that the antidote can be configured accordingly. "
"This insidious woman, the last time I saw her in Vale, she looked like a sweet little girl, I didn't realize she had such a vicious heart!" ”
The northerners were extremely indignant about this, and they all agreed, Margaery Tyrell suddenly became the incarnation of snakes and scorpions, synonymous with Demon.
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In In the midst of this uproar, Davos had doubts in his heart: Was this poison really ordered by Margaery? What good would she do? Poison to death Prime Minister Eddard Stark's only role is to make House Stark and Tyrell's house It's irreconcilable...
Without the poisoning of Eddard Stark, it's unlikely that the North's army would have stayed in the South after helping Stannis take King's Landing, and without the support of the three North's armies, Stannis would have decided Impossible is still so stubborn in the face of Reach. So... there is still some possibility of peace talks in this North-South war, but now... Davos shook his head, intuition told him that there must be a conspiracy, but since King Stannis is determined to use the North army to recapture the Stormlands And punishing Reach for his rebellion, it's best to accept the statement that "the Tyrells poisoned Ed Stony".
There are other things to do than to pursue the real culprit. Urgent need to address: "Dorne's army is also heading north along Boneway and is now 'surrounding' Griffin's Roost. If that little Aegon is real, then he should be the nephew of Doran and Prince Oberyn. Dorne has changed his old style to be so active in helping Your Majesty to suppress the rebellion. It is suspicious and has to be guarded. "
"Well, I've ordered Dorne's army to clear the little castle taken by the Golden Corps around Cape Wrath without going north to Storm's End to support me." There was ice-like coldness in Stannis's tone: "If they go north without authorization, then they don't need to guess, they can just deal with it as an enemy." I'll have enough scouts on guard to make sure no one can pounce from behind while I'm dealing with Storm's End. "
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After re-entering the Lord, Stannis punished some of the garrison officers who opened the door to bring in the rebels when Renly sieged the city with the thunderous method. Allegiance to Renly's Stormlands and Crownlands armies. After completing the cleansing of the King's Landing and securing oneself's rule, with more than 50,000 troops from Crownlands, Stormlands and the North, they marched south.
Renly is dead , As the last male of House Baratheon, Stannis became the no-nonsense object of allegiance to the lords of the Stormlands. He stepped into the Stormlands from Crownlands and came all the way. All the lords along the way looked down at the wind and provided food and grass supplies... This time, no matter the number of soldiers under his command In terms of quality, Stannis is better than the other, and with the power of the Northern Allied Forces winning streak, he doesn't even have to worry about logistical supplies...
The possibility of quelling civil strife and unifying the Seven Kingdoms has never been so real and obvious. It's close at hand.
Wang Jun's commanders gathered around the table, making the final perfection of military arrangements before marching into Storm's End, then the tent curtain was lifted and a Red Woman left. Come in.
The tent was quiet for a while, and many people lifted the head to look at the woman who interrupted the king's battle meeting without notice.
Melisandre With a blank face, he asked: "Your Majesty, Night's Watch sent you several SOS letters, but you kept it from everyone? "
Everyone looked at Stannis again.
The king's face became extremely ugly. Anyway, he was a king now, and was...especially a man from The woman across the narrow sea questioned him in public, and it hurt his face greatly.
"I'm hiding it from everyone, who am I hiding it from? Stannis looked at Melisandre coldly, "Everyone here knows that wildling is attacking the Wall, and I have already made an agreement with the adults from North: after this battle, I can send them back to North to solve the wildling crisis, and even negotiated to formulate a plan. The series' plan to assist the Wall defenders, is this also called hiding? "
"Indeed, you didn't hide the wildling attack on the Wall, but you pressed the last letter of help reporting the latest situation under a pile of letters on Maester's desk. Wall's defense is already in danger, but you have brought the elites of the country to the south to participate in this counter-insurgency war that does not need to be rushed! Melisandre's beautiful eyebrows were raised in anger: "Away from the real battlefield, to participate in a fight?" "
"Slapstick? That's what you said about the war against Targaryen evil remnants? "Karstark stood up: "Wait...a woman, when are you qualified to participate in the battle meeting?" Still pointing fingers at the king? "
Melisandre turned his head, glanced at Robb Stark and other North princes, and squinted at the speaker: "Northerners, the cold wind has already blown, the mortal Great Other is in the Lands of Always. Winter gathers strength - terrifying evil and powerful forces that are difficult for ordinary people to contend with. If there is no righteous person at this time, plucking up the courage, extending the faith of the flaming red heart, and confronting the old enemy of all life, the never-ending Long Night will soon come, and your territory and people will bear the brunt, it will be The first victims of this disaster! ”
Everyone in the room knew what Melisandre was talking about, dissatisfied with a Goddess stick disrupting a combat meeting, but after seeing the ghouls... daring not to accuse the woman in front of her of talking nonsense is alarmist and can only act like a melon eater, quietly watching how Stannis handles the offense he faces as king.
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(end of this chapter)
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