Chapter 282 The King’s Gamble

Blood dripped down Krison's faceplate.

Just now, his war horse had already rushed away from the guys blocking the gate of the Western Army's North Camp.

He himself brandished a long sword, cut off a human head, and then entered the camp.

At this point, the Western Army's attempt to block the remaining 400 people outside the stronghold wall completely failed.

The other Mandalay family cavalry who followed behind rushed in through the completely opened door.

The guy who was guarding the gate of Maiden Spring City had just formed his formation, but when he saw the Northern Cavalry rushing toward him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of despair in his heart.

Now, I might really not survive.

Gritting his teeth so hard that they drew blood, the knight from Maidenpool shouted loudly, trying to embolden himself, but he didn't realize that the others behind him were already trembling.

Then, these people screamed strangely and dispersed.

The knight from Maidenpool City was extremely angry, but his face turned pale in an instant. Just when he was about to say something, he realized that his perspective seemed to fly into the sky.

After spinning around in the sky for a few times, he found that he had fallen to the ground. A familiar headless corpse fell not far away.

He seemed to understand something, but then his world was shrouded in darkness.

…

In the middle of the North Camp, the king without a throne, and his mother, the Queen Mother, who also has no throne, have been tightly locked up here by Duke Tywin Lannister.

The only role of the two of them now is to represent the objective fact that the Lannister family claims the throne. Otherwise, without these two idiots here, Tywin Lannister's campaign would lose its legal basis. Base.

King Joffrey Baratheon, who had just become furious because a maid accidentally knocked over the water bowl, took a stick and beat the poor woman to death, was sitting panting on his Mother Cersei Lannister.

His Majesty the King felt extremely wronged.

Originally, he was aloof, inheriting the position of his father Robert Baratheon, sitting on the Iron Throne, and ruling the seven kingdoms as the legitimate king. However, he did not understand why, since the moment he ascended the throne, Everyone seems to dislike him.

His two uncles had already fled King's Landing before his father died. Then, after he became king, they immediately raised a flag of rebellion. The reasons given were that they were not his father's sons. .

At that time, his Uncle Jaime was away at war, so the angry king ran to ask his mother, the Queen Mother, who was still not aging. What she got in return was Cersei Lannister's firm denial and cold gaze.

The stupid king firmly believed that his bloodline was undisputed. Anyone who talked about his bloodline was an out-and-out traitor and should be dragged in front of him by his loyal dogs and suffer the most painful thing in the world. penalty.

However, his loyal dogs, whether it was the Mountain that he feared, or his uncle Jaime Lannister, repeatedly failed to live up to the expectations of his great king, allowing his armies to be defeated and leaving him His honor was disgraced.

Just one year later, he, the only legitimate king of the Seven Kingdoms, would be forced to flee his capital and leave his favorite Iron Throne.

This was a shame that Joffrey Baratheon regarded as something he would never wash away.

After that, he was imprisoned in a small and closed camp in front of Harrenhal by his grandfather, Lord Tywin Lannister, a hateful old man who did not obey the orders of the king at all.

Unable to do anything every day, Joffrey felt that he was about to be crushed to death by the gloomy sky.

He could leave his tent, but he could never leave the heavily guarded northern camp of Harrenhal.

Joffrey Baratheon tried countless methods, but no matter whether it was threats or begging for mercy, he could not get him to step out of the camp.

Neither could his mother, the theoretical Queen Mother.

Joffrey knew that his mother had not smiled for a long time and her temper was getting worse day by day.

…

The tent was suddenly opened, and Ser Sandor Clegane, the hound that King Joffrey believed was no longer loyal to him, appeared in front of the gloomy Joffrey holding his iconic hound helmet.

"What's wrong, my dog? If nothing else, your king doesn't want to see you!"

Joffrey Baratheon's tone was full of disgust, even though the guy in front of him might be the only person who has been by his side since he was taken out of King's Landing.

Ser Sandor Clegane was no longer surprised to learn what kind of king he was in front of him.

He bowed to the king who was sitting in the tent, behaving evilly, and to the Queen Mother Cersei Lannister, who was pretending to read a book, and said calmly:

"Your Majesty, the Northerners have broken down the gate and are now wreaking havoc in the Northern Camp. Lord Tywin took away all the main forces early this morning. Now, I'm afraid there is no force in the Northern Camp that can stop this tyrannical Northern Camp. Realm Iron Cavalry.”

"I hope your majesties, as I leave here, this place will no longer be safe."

The words are very euphemistic, but the actual meaning is summarized in a concise and concise way:

"The damned Northerners are here. Tywin has no troops to control you. Run away with me!"

The Tent King Joffrey and the Reading Queen Cersei had very different reactions to the news.

The king himself was stunned at first, and then his whole body began to tremble. Clegane thought he was scared, but unexpectedly, the king's next words were directly:

"Great! These damn northerners, I was going to personally lead the troops across the Neck in the future and go to Winterfell to capture those Starks from their dirty wolf den."

"Now, they actually dare to knock on the door. They are really desperate!"

"Hound! Come, wear armor for your king, and pick me the best sword. I want to be like my father, invincible on the battlefield!"

Joffrey Baratheon's green eyes were shining with excitement and bloodlust.

The corner of the hunting dog's mouth twitched. Just as he was about to speak, he was shut up by the extremely cold gaze of the Queen Mother on the side.

The beautiful queen mother with blond hair and blue eyes spoke in a cold tone, with a tremor that only she could not hear.

"Ser Clegane, I think you have to give me an explanation as to why the Northerners came here and what do the troops outside do for food!"

"Then I suggest you ask them yourself, my Majesty the Queen Mother."

Clegane disliked Cersei very much. Before, when the latter gained power and showed off her power in King's Landing, Clegane had no choice but to grit his teeth and obey her orders and act recklessly.

Now, he knew very well that King Joffrey Baratheon, as long as Tywin Lannister did not fail, this kid's political life would not end.

After all, he is the sole king of House Lannister.

But Cersei Lannister, the so-called Queen Mother, her political stage completely collapsed from the moment she left the throne room.

Even later, Tywin Lannister was so brave that he conquered the north and south to pacify the Seven Kingdoms. This charming queen mother would definitely be used by the ruthless and ruthless Duke Tywin to marry into the Lannister family. political allies.

This was her last value, and it was impossible for Tywin to allow her to remain in the court and dictate to Joffrey Baratheon.

Therefore, the current Sandor Clegane does not give Cersei Lannister any face.

"you!"

Cersei Lannister's face was ugly. She was just a beautiful woman with a snake-like heart, but there was nothing she could do about the man in front of her who was as fat as a bear and as strong as a bear.

She looked at her son, who was now her king's son. This guy still listened to a word or two.

But Joffrey Baratheon was completely addicted to the fantasy that he could be like Robert Baratheon, wielding his own weapons, running rampant on the battlefield, and finally defeating the invading enemy. , winning everyone's praise and admiration.

A typical child's idea is to judge one's own victory or defeat for the sake of others' eyes.

Under normal circumstances, Sandor Clegane would not have cared about anything. He knew very well that no matter how incompetent this perverted and vengeful boy was, the throne in the future would still be his.

Therefore, there is no need to offend him.

But when is it now?

The Northerners' cavalry was less than 500 meters away from here. This was enough time to get all the wounded and disabled soldiers out of the camp and exchange their lives for escape.

If you don’t leave now, when will you wait?

"Your Majesty, although your father, King Robert, was the number one warrior in the Seven Kingdoms back then, his success on the battlefield was always inseparable from the help of his troops who were good at fighting."

Sandor Clegane was sweating on his forehead. He decided that if he could not convince this stubborn little king within two minutes, he would just knock him unconscious and take him away. As for whether he would be retaliated against in the future, we would have to wait until that time to survive. .

He made a very helpless gesture and pretended to sigh:

"Your Majesty, Lord Tywin has taken away all the most powerful soldiers under your command. He is currently fighting against the puppet king established by the Northerners. If you want to prove your bravery on the battlefield, I think you should take your loyal soldiers with you. Soldiers, go to Harrenhal, capture the false king, and then make these northerners who broke into the camp kneel down and surrender, this is the king!"

Sandor Clegane, who usually spoke concisely and to the point, but looked gloomy because of things that happened when he was a child, rarely spoke for such a long time, which made him very tired.

Coaxing such naughty children is really not his strong point as a martial artist.

"Enough! Ser Clegane, your majesty doesn't need a dog to teach you how to be a king!"

Cersei Lannister glared at Sandor Clegane. In her opinion, the top priority now was to leave this dangerous place as quickly as possible. How could she go to such a deadly place like Harrenhal for some bullshit honor?

Although this stupid woman didn't hear it at all, Sandor Clegane was trying to find a way to trick Joffrey Baratheon out of the Peking Camp.

If the mother is so stupid, how smart can the child be expected to be?

Sure enough, as soon as Cersei finished speaking, she was interrupted by her son's voice:

"As you said, my dog! Now, let's go to Harrenhal. I will lead my army to rush into Harrenhal and fight to the death with the false king Robb Stark."

"Remember! Go tell my grandfather, Lord Tywin, that this is the king's bet and no one can interfere!"