Chapter 254 Invasion Plan

As the weakest of the nine free trade city-states, Pentos is the most popular at certain times.

For example, right now, the heads of several major city-states across the continent of Essos are gathered in the secret room of Prince Pentos' palace, discussing a battle plan to attack Westeros.

"Judging from the information we have received, the plan to call on the lords of Westeros to support an army in the name of Targaryen orthodoxy cannot be implemented at all."

The long conference table was now filled with people, dressed in different styles and looking like they came from all over the world.

"There are various signs that the Baratheon regime's rule over Westeros is very stable, and they use their beliefs to create conflicts, so unless we only use mercenaries, we won't be able to win over people at all."

The speaker is a middle-aged man who is well-dressed and full of nobility. He has short curly black hair, a handsome face, and gold chain monocles in his eyes. Overall, he looks elegant.

His words caused many people around him to nod in agreement, but some also expressed opposition.

"The Riverlands are loyal to Targaryen. They once fought for Targaryen. As long as I stand up, they will definitely support me!" A silver-haired young man in the corner of the long table said with confidence: "And Dorne, I I will marry Princess Arianne of Dorne, we are engaged, and Dorne will support me!”

These words made a middle-aged man sitting on the other side cough dryly, "Prince Viserys may not know yet, but the river bend has completely leaned towards Baratheon, and Dorne - Dorne also intends to remain neutral."

After he finished speaking, he shook his head with a helpless look on his face, and the girl leaning next to him also had an angry expression on his face.

"How is this possible?" The silver-haired boy was surprised when he heard this, but the seven or eight people at the conference table glanced at him and paid no attention to the nominal core of the alliance.

"Looking at Westeros, there are only three points we can take advantage of." The man wearing a monocle continued: "One is the valley, where there are currently three lords who are clearly on our side. The other is the valley. The second is the Riverlands, where our people have contacted some lords, and several of them are already interested. The third is the Iron Islands, where——"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a big man with a beard dyed blue. He saw the blue beard saying angrily: "We will never cooperate with the people of the Iron Islands. Those bastards have been robbing the Stepstone Islands." They don’t want to deal with our goods!”

"Yes, the Ironborn are ferocious and have a volatile temperament, making them unfit to be allies." Some people agreed, but others sneered: "Now that Braavos has formed an alliance with Volantis, you Tyro Why can’t the West and Iron Islands—”

"I want to state that we are not forming an alliance." Before Bluebeard could speak, the middle-aged man who brought the girl to the meeting seriously interrupted him: "Braavos will never associate with the slave city-state! "

"Then what are we doing now?"

"Discuss jointly sending troops, but this is definitely not an alliance."

"If this is not an alliance, then..."

"This reminds me of a bitch who has been a bed slave for more than ten years. She even said she was a virgin the day she served me."

"Ha ha--"

…

Not long after the meeting started, a group of people started to quarrel. This made the middle-aged man with a monocle who was presiding over the meeting look helpless. In the end, he couldn't stand the increasingly noisy situation and picked up the small wooden hammer on the table in front of him. Knocked.

"Quiet! We are now conducting a combat meeting!"

No one paid attention to him, and the monocle was knocked hard several times angrily.

"The people of Volantis will send troops to the south of Westeros, and Braavos will send troops to the north of Westeros. This is what we agreed before!" He shouted: "Don't worry, you can't get together!"

These words had an effect, and the noise in the secret room gradually subsided.

"It can't be said that it's the entire south. Since Dorne is no longer cooperating, our Volantis fleet is only responsible for dealing with the Redwyne family on Qingting Island." A chubby old man in yellow robe said so, his expression looked like Lack of interest in this: "It's up to you whether you can conquer Westeros."

After hearing this, everyone involved in the meeting glanced at this person, but said nothing.

Braavos, Norvos, Qohor, Loras, Volantis...the temporary alliance formed due to the Targaryen counterattack on Westeros actually has many internal problems——

Braavos, which opposes slavery, is powerful and domineering, and has been very unfriendly to slave city-states in the past. However, the nine free trade city-states basically pursue slavery, which makes the relationship between Braavos and them mostly very difficult. Difference.

Among other things, as the Pentos people who provided the venue for this meeting, they have never forgotten the war with Braavos decades ago, and over the years, as the losing side, Pentos has always been Not easy.

In addition, Volantis, the most powerful among the Free Trade City-states, is also divided. Volantis has serious partisanship. The declining Tiger Party believes that this counterattack on Westeros is a good opportunity. , but the relatively peaceful Xiang Party was quite resistant to this. Unfortunately, many people in Volantis believe in R'hllor, the Lord of Light. Under the coercion of the divine power, they cannot oppose this war plan——

But he can be passive and slow down his work, so the old man in yellow robe said this.

Volantis pretended to be unproductive, and Braavos had just had another quarrel with several other weaker city-states. This situation was actually very dangerous, but there were oracles from all major faiths. , but the careerists present will not give up this rare opportunity. Whether it is for preaching to make a fortune or to expand territory, the entire continent is enough to make people excited.

"I know a pirate from the Iron Islands. His fleet is very active in the Jade Sea. We can contact him to see if we can bring the Iron Islands over for foreign aid."

The middle-aged man with monocle brought the topic back to the original topic, and spoke again before others could say anything: "The rebellion in the valley has been continuing, and the three lords will not be eliminated in a short time. I think this is a good chance."

As he spoke, he looked at the middle-aged man who brought a girl to the meeting. The other party nodded after hearing this.

"Then our preliminary plan is for the Braavos to land from White Harbor in the north, occupy the Gulf of Cailin, cut off the connection between the north and other regions, and at the same time use the current rebellion in the valley to contain the nobles of the valley. Volantis Then hold back the fleet on the Arbor Island and monitor Dorne."

Monocle concluded: "Others escorted the Dothraki across the sea. It is not advisable to attack King's Landing directly. There is a royal fleet guarding there, so we initially expected to land in the Riverlands. There are many plains in the river, which is convenient for the Dothraki. The cavalry charged."

He said with a smile: "As long as we successfully transport the Dothraki to Westeros, then this victory will basically belong to us!"

His words made the atmosphere in the secret room much more relaxed, and even a little girl who had always had a sullen face showed a smile at this time - although the previous conspiracies failed, this did not prevent them from winning. , it’s just relatively more difficult.

When the army really presses the territory, nothing will be a problem.

"So when will we start taking action?" someone asked.

"This..." The middle-aged man with a monocle hesitated after hearing this, and then coughed unnaturally, "The Dothraki are very resistant to the sea. We are coordinating, but I think it won't take long."

There is another chapter, which may be a little later, but you can read it tomorrow.