Chapter 177 The Result of the War

Balon Greyjoy, the King of the Iron Islands, is a thorough iron race, which can be seen from his personality and appearance.

His black hair is mixed with a few strands of silver, his eyes are sharp and tenacious, and his thin and angular face makes him look particularly cold.

Perhaps he did not make a big fuss this time. He was wearing an inconspicuous gray robe, and the outermost linen cloak wrapped around his thin body. When he stepped into the tent, he looked like a moving spear.

This was not the first time Renly saw him, but last time he had no time to observe him carefully, and at the same time he was "unstable". Unlike now, he not only had time to look at the Iron King who rebelled against his brother's rule, but was also not afraid of the commander rushing up. He even felt quite relaxed because he knew many of the thoughts of the man in front of him.

"The war failed?"

After the two sides met, Renly's first words made Balon Greyjoy pause, and then he sat on the chair and unconsciously paid more attention to the boy in front of him who looked very young.

"The Iron Fleet was led into a trap in the Fairy Island Strait. The River Fleet went north, and Stannis Baratheon went south from behind. The two sides attacked and our army was defeated."

The tone was still calm and there was no sense of urgency, as if he was talking about something very normal. However, the meaning behind this sentence made Balon unconsciously hold the wine glass in his hand that was offered by the drowned man.

The biggest reliance of the Iron Islands in this rebellion is naturally their excellent and huge fleet, and the cruel but kind sea to the Ironmen.

The sea is my moat, and it will bury the enemy who dares to invade.

When the Lannister fleet was burned in one fell swoop, Balon Greyjoy declared so. He believed that relying on this moat, even if Westeros had sufficient logistical supplies and manpower, the Iron Islands could still win.

However, the war situation not long ago dealt him a heavy blow.

The Iron Fleet, which was formed by the strength of the entire island, was defeated, and there were only a few survivors. The maritime power of the Iron Islands was basically abolished. It would take at least seven or eight years to recover.

Not only that, without the fleet, his moat can now be passed through by the enemy at will. At present, nothing can be seen, but in the near future, Westeros' enemies will inevitably emerge from the end of the vast ocean and land on the islands.

Attack, defense, familiarity, unfamiliarity, after the fleet was abolished, the Ironmen directly became the defenders. The geographical advantages and human harmony brought by defending their homes have certain advantages, but if the strength of the two sides is very different, then this defense is doomed to fail-even though the defensive war has not yet begun.

When Balon learned that the fleet was defeated, he had already recognized this, and he had no way to deal with it. Because this is a hard power gap. Without the advantage of the ocean, they simply cannot confront the united behemoth.

He was deeply powerless about this. Even after the news came back that day, he stayed in the room without drinking a drop of water for a whole night, thinking about the war, thinking about the future, and thinking about how to recover a little disadvantage.

He couldn't think of any way, but he had a few more strands of white hair.

So when he heard that the "miracle" suddenly appeared on Old Wake Island, he took a boat and ran here directly, hoping that the boy in front of him could bring some miracles.

The first sentence at the beginning made Baron more confident, because although the result of the war had appeared, the news had not actually spread, and the other party was able to know this now, obviously not by ordinary means. If he had other unique powers...

However, the next sentence of the son of God in front of him made Baron's heart sink to the bottom of the valley.

"I can't change the result that has already happened, and I can't influence the war that will invade soon."

The childish voice answered his thoughts in his heart as if he had predicted the future, and the tone was full of solemnity.

"An elephant can easily crush a hound to death, but it can do nothing to an ant crawling on it. The power of the gods can do many things beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but there are also many limitations. Otherwise, the great Drowned God would have let the Iron Islands conquer the entire Westeros long ago."

This decisive refusal disappointed Balon, but it seemed to be true when he thought about it.

However, even the gods can't do anything about it, what else can they do?

Balon didn't think about it, because it would only make him more powerless, and he didn't plan to stay here any longer. Although he still had many doubts in his heart, it didn't matter now--

He thought that when the army of Westeros arrived, it would be the time of his death.

I was going to die, so what doubts were worth paying attention to?

So less than two minutes after entering the tent, he stood up happily, bowed slightly to the boy and was about to turn around and leave, but the other party's next sentence made him pause.

"You won't die. Baratheon won't let you die."

This statement suddenly sounded a bit strange, because Balon had never said such words before. However, Balon was quite familiar with the mysterious Son of God who seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, so he was not surprised. However, he did not agree with this statement itself.

"I am the initiator of the rebellion, and I even deceived the Green King on the Iron Throne with a trick. If I don't die, how can this rebellion be quelled?"

"The Iron Throne is the Iron Throne, and Baratheon is Baratheon." The words of the Son of God made Balon's mind move, and then he sat back and listened quietly.

"As a unified king, you, the one who started the rebellion, deserve to die." Renly said: "But just as you guessed when you started the rebellion, do you think King Robert's throne is stable?"

Balon thought for a while after hearing this, and said: "Baratheon sat on the Iron Throne relying on the alliance with the North, the River, and the Valley, but this alliance itself is not perfect. The Tully family has The control of the Riverlands is weak. During the usurper's rebellion, not many Riverlands lords gathered to participate in the war, and a few even sided with the Targaryens. The Northland was vast, but the population was sparse and the mobilization capacity was insufficient. The Lin family is stronger than the two, but not by much. However, the decision to marry the Lannister is very wise. The Lannister has a strong control over the West, and the combined efforts of other families are enough to stabilize the usurper's butt. Iron chair - but the relationship between the two families is not so much the marriage as the next generation heir to the Iron Throne, so until this heir appears, the usurper's throne cannot be said to be stable. "

As he spoke, he sighed.

"I originally thought that the Reach would not respond to the usurper's call, or even if it responded, it would not be so active. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to them to let our Iron Islands fleet weaken the power of the Westerland and the usurper?"

He seemed a little confused about this, but Renly had no intention of discussing this topic. After hearing this, he concluded: "So Robert the Usurper nominally rules the entire Westeros, but in fact he has no control over the major territories under his command. Control There is almost no power, whether it is the West or the Reach."

"That's right." Baron nodded.

"So, for the Riverlands and the Westerlands, is the existence of the Iron Islands good or bad?" Renly reminded him: "For the Stormlands and the Crown, which are controlled by Baratheon, the existence of the Iron Islands is also good or bad. What's the impact?"

The latter problem is very simple and has no impact, because the two territories of Stormland and King's Land are completely incompatible with the Iron Islands, but the former problem is more obvious and is naturally bad. The three parties face each other across the sea and have been feuding with each other for thousands of years. …

Balon understood something after hearing this, but he still did not have the confidence to survive this war.

"The usurper certainly needs the existence of the Iron Islands, but it is limited to the Iron Islands."

"But if the Iron Islands are a piece of scattered sand, what's the point of him wanting the Iron Islands?" Renly asked back: "And who can be more qualified than you, the King of the Iron Islands who has a higher prestige and has been conquered by him once?" kind of expectation?”

"This is just some consideration." Balon Greyjoy shook his head: "Not long after he ascended the throne, I started a rebellion. If he doesn't deal with me, what will others think?"

"In the early days of the Targaryen rebellion, three noble families in the Stormlands stood on the opposite side of the usurper and opposed his lord. After being defeated, the usurper did not chop off the heads of the leading nobles, but reused them. "Renly said: "You can't look at King Baratheon with ordinary thinking. He is more like a warrior than a king. At the same time, one factor is very beneficial to you, that is, you have not worshiped. The Lathien dynasty has sworn allegiance, and in a sense, you are still on the Targaryen side."

These words made Balon thoughtful: "So, this war is not...a rebellion?"

It seemed very strange for the initiator of the war to say this, but neither side felt strange at all. Renly nodded when he heard this: "So I said that you will not die, or that you have the possibility of surviving."

After pondering this matter carefully, Baron pursed his lips unconsciously, but then the other person's words attracted his attention.

"Then what happens after you survive?"

"What should you do after surviving?"

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