Chapter 128 The Lion Harbor is burned down, and the trapped beasts still fight

The quiet afternoon in Lannisport was shattered by the sharp and frightening sound of the bells. The rich merchants in the West almost couldn't hold on to the exquisite gold-plated wine glasses in their hands, and a few drops of precious red wine spilled on their gorgeous clothes. superior.

"what happened?!"

Stafford Lannister, as the Lannister family's stay at the family's most important port, was awakened by the sudden sound of the alarm bell.

In the dream just now, he saw the vicinity of Riverrun deep inside him, but the problem was that there was no longer his family's siege army there, and what was left were broken limbs and corpses all over the ground. The Lannister family was proud of The roaring lion was trampled by the horse into the bloody mud.

He didn't believe what he just saw at all, how could it be possible? His good nephew Jaime has completely defeated the Riverlands. How can the thousands of people in Riverrun make a splash?

I don’t even know if the old trout is still alive, and the white trout will probably dry up and die on land.

Suddenly awakened by the sound of the bell, this fifty-year-old member of the Lannister family had no idea what was happening. He recognized the meaning of the bell:

Enemies are attacking Lannisport!

But the question is here, where did the enemy come from? The little wolf in the north, with his army, is fighting against Lord Tywin, the cousin of Stafford Lannister. How could it be possible for a magical weapon to descend from the sky to Lannisport?

This is impossible no matter how you think about it. Do you really think that the towering mountains of the Western Region and the indestructible Golden Teeth City Fortress are just decorations?

Besides, Jaime Lannister's army of twelve thousand men couldn't possibly let them in.

So what's going on? After excluding the possibility of the north, the only ones left are the Tyrell family in the south and the ironmen who smell like fish.

Not to mention that the Tyrell family should be spending all their energy on their good king Renly Baratheon at this time. Even if they go crazy and attack the West, the Crake Hall in the south will kill them. Blocking the western border.

How could those weaklings from the Tyrell family who were soaked in wine have the guts to challenge the powerful Lannister family?

As if suddenly enlightened, the Lannister, who was deep in his dream, finally realized that this was the bandits from the Iron Islands, driving their longships to attack Lannisport, which meant:

They join the war! And, unfortunately, they chose the opposite side of the West and had to face the lion's fangs.

Bounced like a rabbit from the lounge chair, Stafford Lannister was completely awake. He took three steps and two steps at a time and rushed directly to the terrace of the castle. His eyes looked directly at the vastness of the Sunset Sea. sea ​​surface.

After just one glance, his heart suddenly rose to his throat, because on the blue sea, he saw the shadow of a sail that covered the sky and the sun, and the sea monster symbol with its fangs and claws on the sail.

The Iron Fleet is coming! no doubt! The entire Iron Islands are out in force!

In history, Lannisport and the Lannister fleet inside have been attacked by the Iron Fleet countless times, but there is no way. Due to a series of problems such as the terrain and the quality of the crew, the fleet in the West really cannot defeat the Iron Fleet. .

From the sea monster battle during the Dance of Dragons, to the Blackfire Rebellion more than sixty years later, to the Greyjoy Rebellion more than ten years ago, it seems that the Lannister fleet is here to wait. The iron fleet came to sneak attack and burn it down.

And now, on this ordinary afternoon in the year 299 of the Conquest Calendar, the extremely painful memories of Lannisport in history seem to be happening again!

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Standing on the bow of the Iron Fleet flagship, the huge warship named the Invincible Ironborn, Victarion Greyjoy, the Commander-in-Chief of the Iron Fleet, wearing heavy armor and believing in the Drowned God, was roaring his fleet, launched a surprise attack on the panicked Lannister fleet.

More than ten years ago, he had done exactly the same thing. At that time, the family stood on the opposite side of the Iron Throne. Following the plan of his second brother Euron Greyjoy, he led an army to raid Lannisport and destroyed it in one battle. The main fleet in the Western Region.

Had it not been for the subsequent naval battle, in which he was defeated by the hard-hearted Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Fleet, Stannis Baratheon, that battle would have ended differently, because if the Iron Fleet had been there, they would have gone to see Robert of the Seven Gods. , it was impossible to get to Pyke Island.

"Take their ship, kill people first, and don't burn it if you can. We have big business to do next!"

Following the direction pointed by Victarion's sword, more than a hundred longships from the Ironborn came in force, outflanking Lannis from both sides and docking in the port. They were suddenly attacked, and Lannis, who didn't even open the sails, was attacked. Special fleet.

There were no artillery in this era, so fleet duels basically relied on ramming angles to directly ram and sink the opposite side, or the ships were connected side by side and jumped directly to attack. The best way was to put a catapult on the rack and throw stones or flammable Throw the object onto the opposite boat.

However, this kind of situation can only be played by large ships. The Ironborn fleets are all high-speed predatory longships. This kind of ship sacrifices size and spends all its skill points on speed.

This is also closely related to the situation they are in. For a group of pirates, it doesn't matter whether they win or not. If they can run, they will have another chance to attack again. Therefore, speed is more important than anything else.

"Uncle, these Lannisters seem unprepared again. They really care about food rather than fighting."

Asha Greyjoy, who stood beside him and completed the negotiations between the North and the Iron Islands, was not commanding the battle on her Blackwind at this time, but was following this uncle with whom she had a very good relationship. Directly assist in commanding the entire iron fleet.

While Theon Greyjoy's return is far away, she remains Balon Greyjoy's heir.

Asha's sneer made Victarion turn his head and glance at his niece. The battle at the front had already begun, but there was not even a trace of fluctuation in the eyes of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iron Fleet. He asked calmly:

"Asha, tell me, do you believe that the boy from White Harbor you met is named Clay Manderly?"

"Yes, that's the name."

Asha nodded. He didn't understand what his uncle was talking about that annoying young boy.

"Tell me, he used 5,000 men to challenge Jaime Lannister's more than 10,000 people. What are the chances of winning?"

Regarding this question, Asha Greyjoy frowned and thought about it for a while, and found that she could not get any answer at all.

Logically speaking, the Kingslayer is someone who has commanded armies for many years. He defeated 20,000 people in the Riverlands along the way. He should be more powerful than a kid like Clay Manderly, right? But Asha's intuition told him that Clay Mandler was a very evil person, and he couldn't be judged by common sense.

After thinking for a long time, there was not enough evidence for her to draw a conclusion. She simply gave up thinking, shrugged her shoulders, and said a typical Ironborn statement:

"Whatever, let's make two preparations anyway, seize Lannisport and destroy the Lannister fleet. Even if Clay Manderly is defeated by the Kingslayer, it doesn't matter. Without ships, the West can defeat us. what to do?"

"If that kid really hides his secrets and takes care of the regicide and his more than 10,000 men, that would be even better. We can directly join forces with them to take down these extremely wealthy people in the Western Region. Guys grab it all.”

"There is gold everywhere in the Western Region, we just pay the iron price."

After hearing the last words, Victarion's tense face slowly cracked, revealing a not too obvious smile. This is the daughter of the sea monster. On the Iron Islands, they are not like mainland nobles.

The naval combat capabilities of the Iron Fleet were at the pinnacle level of the Seven Kingdoms. Facing the unprepared Lannister fleet, in less than an hour, all the Lannister warships were either completely destroyed by fire or became part of the Iron Fleet. spoils of war.

Shipbuilding is not something that happens overnight. As for the huge keel that supports the entire warship, it cannot be done by just cutting down a tree. It must be processed for a long time before it can be used.

Under the leadership of Victarion, an experienced old captain, the Ironborn did a great job. After they annihilated the Lannister fleet, they directly attacked the panicked shipyard.

A fire completely burned down several large warehouses used by Lannister to store shipbuilding materials. Now, even if Lannister regained Lannisport, he could only stare at the sunset sea in a daze.

If you don’t have a boat, you really have no choice. You can’t use a fisherman’s sampan, right?

Victarion did such a desperate thing to completely destroy the shipbuilding potential of the Western Territory and prepare for the next step to capture the entire Fairy Island.

Without ships, the connection between Fairy Island and the entire Western Territory will be cut off by the Iron Fleet at any time. By then, Victarion will starve to death on Fairy Island, which is not rich in products and cannot be self-sufficient in food.

This is a conspiracy. Even if Duke Tywin is extremely resourceful, he cannot build a ship out of thin air. Looking at the entire Westeros, the Manderly family of White Harbor is temporarily with him. The fleets of the two families Together, they are enough to completely crush any remaining company.

The Lannister fleet has just been wiped out by its own fleet, and the only ones left that can put on the table are the fleets of one or two families in the Reach, and those who have already put the crown on their heads and control the entire Stannis Baratheon of the royal fleet.

However, no matter how they think about it, these two guys will not get involved in the war between the Iron Islands and the West. The soft-hearted fleet in the River Bend does not dare to provoke the Iron Fleet alone, and Stannis, let alone Maybe he burned the whole of Westeros to beat himself. Is it really Robert who is sitting in that iron chair that hurts his ass?

Therefore, Victarion's order to the ironmen who landed was to kill casually, kill with confidence, kill boldly, and everything they grab belongs to everyone.

The entire force of the Western Territory was dragged to the battlefield between the rivers by the two armies of the Northern Territory and could not move. For the Iron Fleet that had already gained control of the sea, the coast of the Western Territory was like the female branch of King's Landing. They could come and leave whenever they wanted. Just leave.

Soon, a fire swept through the entire Lannisport. The once prosperous Pearl of the West has now become a hell on earth. The Ironborn have no discipline at all, and they are not afraid of any retribution. The god everyone believes in They are all different, so why talk about retribution?

Victarion did not order his precious crew to go head-to-head with the Lannister Port garrison castle, which had closed its doors and defended it as if facing a formidable enemy.

It's important to grab things, but who has the time to attack your high-walled fortress?

As a result, teams of ravens were sent to Harrenhal by Stafford Lannister, who was in constant panic. The fire in the backyard of the Western Territory must be known to the head of the family, Lord Tywin, as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if these Ironborn were allowed to kill in the West, even if Tywin Lannister defeated all the enemies, the West would be completely ruined.

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For Clay, who is in Riverrun and is in a comfortable position that no one dares to mess with, he still doesn't know that the Iron Fleet has done a big deal in Lannisport. For him, the ironborn cannot fight against Lannisport. The meaning of the Port of Nice to him was not decisive.

For him now, it is only right to deal with the more than 2,000 fleeing Lannister troops as soon as possible.

The four witcher guards have returned to Riverrun. According to them, these two thousand people will run out of food no matter what, because the four of them have already overwhelmed the Lannister logistics force.

Originally, the next batch of food to be delivered to the front line of Riverrun City had just been prepared to be shipped, but the four of them took the opportunity to burn a quarter of it. However, this batch of ill-fated food encountered a rapid situation shortly after setting off. Heading south, Marquis Glover and a thousand cavalry in his hands were prepared to take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, if Clay did not besiege Riverrun, these ten thousand people would be without food in the first half of the month. Unfortunately, Clay did not know this at the time.

In this era where battlefield communication relies entirely on shouting, synchronous information exchange is simply a dream.

"Lord Clay, according to reliable information, the Lannister army from Tengshi's Hebei camp appeared at this location two days ago."

Edmure Tully came to the room specially prepared for Clay and shared the latest battlefield situation with him. Clay followed his fingers, frowned, and raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Crossing the river?"

Edmure Tully sighed and nodded:

"Crossing the river, the final strength of these people in desperate situations is really terrifying. We caught up with them twice, but they were thrown away. These people are very ruthless. Every time we catch up with them, some seriously injured people will volunteer. Stay behind and fight with us desperately."

Clay understood what Edmure Tully meant, which meant that the combined force of the Tully family and the Northern Cavalry failed to keep these people behind in two attacks.

After a moment of silence, Clay relaxed his folded fingers and said softly:

"It seems that there are also warriors in the Lannister army, and they are worthy opponents."

He originally wanted to say that you didn't lose unjustly, but then he thought about it and let it go. Everyone knew that the combat effectiveness of the Tully family's army was worrying, but it was another matter to say so openly.

After Clay entered Riverrun, he originally ordered the Northern Cavalry to send out a group of two thousand troops and quickly maneuver to the banks of the Tengshi River to completely eliminate the last defeated troops.

But Edmure Tully volunteered to stand up and said that he would bring enough troops from the Riverlands to kill these two thousand people in one fell swoop and win back the honor of the Tully family.

Clay had no intention of agreeing at all, but later, Lord Hoster Tully called him into the study to talk for a long time, and asked him to consider the entire Tully family, so he gave in.

The old man said so, what can Clay do? He had no choice but to agree, but to be on the safe side, he sent two hundred cavalry to join the team.

Now it seems that Edmure Tully, who ran back to Riverrun in a hurry, is a little confused about the two thousand outlaws.

Gentlemen, the old man at home is in the hospital. I have been with him every day for the past few days. I am exhausted. I will watch 4k every day for now. When this period of time is over, I will resume the updates above 6k.