iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 222 Lannister
  After Daenerys finished speaking, the three little dragons flapped their wings and neighed, seemingly expressing their excitement.

A large pot of fragrant roast mutton was brought over by the maid, and the aroma was overflowing. Samwell and others swallowed secretly unconsciously.

The fragrant barbecue was placed in front of them. The nearest white dragon "Viserion" was about to devour it, but was knocked aside by the largest black dragon "Lego".

"Viserion" screamed angrily. "Rego", who was biting a large piece of barbecue in his mouth, turned his head and glanced sideways. "Viserion" immediately stopped screaming.

When "Brother Thunder" turned back to continue eating, "Viserion" first barked a few times, and then seemed to want to go around "Brother Thunder", but was hit by the blue dragon "Jones" again.

It's angry!

"Viserion" opened his mouth wide and neighed loudly at "Jones". "Jones" responded with the same neigh, and the war between the two dragons seemed to be about to break out.

With Daenerys' clear laughter, she threw the two little dragons into the roasted meat in their open mouths.

The two little dragons, who had just been "screaming" at each other, were biting into large chunks of barbecue that suddenly appeared in their mouths. Their movements were obvious and they seemed to be stunned.

"Viserion" and "Jones" quickly reconciled, and the two little dragons bypassed "Throne" and stuck their heads into the barbecue pot.

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The first "Rego" to be fed opened its wings. Its wingspan was almost three times its body length. Its body basically consisted of a neck, tail and wings.

With a smile in her violet eyes, Daenerys stretched out her hand and stroked "Brother Rhae".

She looked at the barbecue that was almost bottoming out in the basin... The barbecue the three little dragons ate was specially prepared after they came to Crab Claw Peninsula. The smell of barbecue was very strong, and they liked it very much.

The corners of Daenerys' mouth curved slightly... Green told her that these roasted meats with plenty of spices were "the taste of mother".

Daenerys knows that... her three little dragons will always grow up, they will learn to hunt food on their own, and they will also learn to fly to distant places, but wherever she is... it will always be their home, because this is It has their most familiar "flavor".

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Hiss~~! Hiss~~!

The full "Viserion" and "Jones" faced each other again, and Daenerys reluctantly pulled them apart. She suddenly felt that without Green's "fatherly love", they were a little misbehaved.

"Brother Lei", who had already established his dominance, raised his head and glanced at the two little dragons. Samwell, who had been carefully observing the three little dragons, read in its eyes...it seemed to be disdain? !
  Samwell murmured: "Gods..."

Daenerys stood up and ordered Borona to put the three little dragons into the wooden cage.

"Let's go back."

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When 15000 Westerland soldiers led by Jaime Lannister arrived near Riverrun, Edmure Tully, the heir of Riverrun, was still regrouping the scattered Riverlands army.

Seeing that the Lannister army was about to approach the city soon, Edmure Tully immediately led a hastily assembled 16000 Riverland soldiers and took the initiative to leave the city and launch an attack.

Edmure Tully: The Riverlands army is 16000 VS the Westerland army is 15000. I have the advantage!
  The two armies fought head-on, and the Riverland army was quickly defeated by the powerful Lannister army. Edmure himself and many Riverland vassals became Jaime's prisoners.

Lord Tytos Blackwood of Raventree led the remaining soldiers from the Riverlands to retreat to Riverrun.

After the war, Riverrun was directly exposed to the siege of the Lannister army and was in danger.

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Riverrun City is located at the tip of the delta where the Tengshi River merges into the Trident River. The rivers form two sides of the triangle. Once in danger, the Tully family can open the gate upstream and build a wide moat on the third side, which will block the River Run River. The city became an island in the river.

The walls rose high out of the water, and from their towers the defenders could see everything for miles on the other side.

To cut off support from all parties, the siege team must place an army on the north bank of the Tengshi River, the south bank of the Hongyou River, and the west bank of the moat, that is, between the two rivers.

As the siege party, Jaime Lannister had to station the Lannister army in three locations: the North Camp, the West Camp, and the South Camp.

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When the Lannister army besieged Riverrun, Ser Marco Piper of the Pink City in the Riverlands led dozens of cavalry to frequently attack Jaime's supply teams.

Jaime spilled a lot of golden dragons, and within a few days, someone betrayed the whereabouts of Ser Marco Piper, and he personally led 300 cavalry to attack.

The intelligence was very accurate. James found the enemy in the evening. Sir Marco Piper did not dare to fight and fled towards the Whispering Forest.

Jaime led the West Riders in pursuit, but was ambushed by Robb Stark, King of the North. Jaime and many West Riders became prisoners of the Young Wolf Lord.

On the night when James was captured, the Northern Army, which had blocked the news along the way, suddenly launched a night attack on the unaware Northern Camp.

Seeing that the North Camp was under attack, the commander of the West Camp, Count Andros Brax, led his troops to rush to rescue on a raft, but was sunk by a trebuchet from the defenders of Riverrun on the way. Count Andros drowned, and the remaining landing soldiers were killed. The northern army was wiped out in one fell swoop.

At the same time, Robb Stark led 2000 northern cavalry and the Riverrun defenders led by Lord Tytos Blackwood attacked the Lannister's western camp.

Sir Fleur Priest had no choice but to lead the remaining 5000 or so Western soldiers to retreat toward the Golden Tooth City in the West overnight.

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The Great Hall of Harrenhal.

Lord Tywin Lannister crossed his fingers and pressed his chin. The short golden beard on his cheeks framed a motionless face, like a mask.

He said, "My son is in their hands."

On the front chest of the messenger's torn sleeveless robe, dried blood stains covered the spotted boar of House Kraych. His voice was full of fatigue: "Yes, Lord Tywin."

The lords and knights summoned by Lord Tywin fell silent and listened to the messenger's account of how Robb Stark had lifted the siege of Riverrun.

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After the messenger finished speaking, Ser Harris Swyver (Kevan's father-in-law) said: "Gods, how is this possible?"

His voice seemed to be wailing: "What on earth is Sir James thinking...Why would he divide the army into three places to station? He should know the risks of doing so, right?"

"I would do the same thing!"

Kevan Lannister looked at his father-in-law coldly and continued: "Sir Harris, I suggest you take a look at the map of Riverrun first. I believe that after you finish reading it... you will definitely understand that Jaime No choice.”

The lords were talking a lot. "Little Stark is so cunning, who would have thought that he would secretly divide his troops?! Therefore, this defeat cannot be entirely blamed on Sir Jaime alone!"

"Although it was a night attack, could it be that your sentries didn't see anything? Didn't they give you any warning?"

"We need support, and I think we should call in new troops from the west as soon as possible."

"Did Sir Fowler only take away 5000 soldiers? This... Gods bless you."

"My father, my father..."

"Damn Tyroshi mercenaries, they actually defected to the enemy!"

"Those who fight for money will only fight for their own pockets."

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Lord Tywin usually remained silent in meetings, preferring to listen to what others had to say before speaking.

Lord Tywin's silence today was a bit unusual. He only moved his eyes while listening, and he didn't even touch the wine.

Kevan's father-in-law wailed again: "Ser Jaime has been captured, and the army besieging the city has been defeated. This is a disaster!"

Sir Adam Marbrand's voice was filled with anger: "Sir Harris, we are all grateful to you for pointing out the obvious facts, but the most urgent matter right now is... what should we do next?"

Adam Malbrand is a knight from the Malbrand family. He is the son and heir of Earl Damon Malbrand of Brand City in the West.

Ser Adam is an excellent rider who has served as a page at Casterly Rock since he was a child. He is a childhood friend of Jaime Lannister.

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Harris Swiffer spread his hands and said: "What else can we do? Jaime's army was either killed, captured or fled, and the armies of the Starks and Tullys happened to strangle our supply lines. We The connection with the west is completely cut off! They can even march to Casterly Rock with great arrogance, who can stop them?"

His eyes swept across the crowd and he said plaintively: "My lords, we have been defeated and we should seek peace immediately."

Sir Adam clenched his fist and said: "One defeat does not determine the success or failure of the entire war. We are far from defeated!"

He looked at Lord Tywin and said loudly: "Lord Tywin, I am happy to compete with this Stark kid on the battlefield in person! In my opinion, we should march immediately!"

Some people agreed with Sir Adam's call for war, while others agreed with Sir Harris's request for peace, and the hall was noisy again.

Suddenly, Lord Tywin stood up and repeated again: "My son is in their hands!"

There was sudden silence in the hall.

Duke Tywin said coldly: "Step back, everyone, step back!"

The lords and knights of the Westerlands, accustomed to obeying Tywin Lannister's orders, stood up and left.

Lord Tywin said again: "Kevan, you stay."

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Duke Tywin sat back in his chair and said: "Kevan, if Lord Wolfrunner is in our hands, we can use him as a bargaining chip to reach an armistice with Winterfell and Riverrun. In this way, we will have time to deal with Stan with all our strength. Nice. But right now..."

He clenched his hands into fists and continued: "Cersei can't control a disobedient child..."

After hesitating for a moment, Kevan said: "Duke Tywin, Tyrion is doing a good job over there. You can rest assured."

Lord Tywin snorted coldly, and a slight hint of disgust passed across his thin lips.

After a moment of silence, he said: "Kevan, my daughter ordered us to go to King's Landing immediately to help defend King's Landing and resist Stannis."

He pursed his lips and said, "Please note, she is ordering us in the name of the king and the Royal Council."

Sir Kevan: "..."

After a moment of silence, Sir Kevan finally spoke: "Duke Tywin, Cersei is in... the Red Keep after all. She... may not know much about the situation outside."

Duke Tywin snorted again and said: "What if she understands it? She will regard the small King's Landing as the entire Seven Kingdoms."

After a pause, Sir Kevan said: "Duke Tywin, Stannis is indeed in danger now."

Lord Tywin frowned and said: "From the beginning, I thought Stannis was more dangerous than everyone else combined. With the current situation... Kevan, get the map."

Ser Kevan immediately complied, and Lord Tywin took the map and spread it flat on the table.

Duke Tywin stared at the map and said: "Now that Jaime has been captured, his army no longer exists. He has left us a mess... Roose Bolton is stationed with most of the northern infantry. To the north of us, Robb Stark and the Horsemen of the North sit in the west... We cannot retreat back to Lannisterport and Casterly Rock except by war."

He pointed to Storm's End Castle on the map, and continued: "I received intelligence that Stannis is integrating Renly's troops there."

Ser Kevan's forehead was squeezed into deep slits. He looked at the map and frowned: "Right now, Robb Stark has the support of the Riverlands. Their total strength exceeds our army. Plus Roose... The more than [-] northern troops led by Bolton...Duke Tywin, if you stay here, you will be attacked from three sides."

Lord Tywin slightly nodded his chin and said: "I don't plan to stay here. We have to get rid of the wolf cubs before Stannis sends troops. I'm not worried about Bolton. He is a cautious man and his pursuit will not Soon. So…”

He took his eyes off the map and looked at his brother: "We will set out for Riverrun early tomorrow morning. Kevan, order Sir Adam to lead the light cavalry to cover the whereabouts of our army. Four people will form a small team, and he will give him as many people as he wants. How many people does he have?"

He added: "Release Sir Amory Lodge and ask him to lead the old troops of the Magic Mountain to plunder everywhere..."

Armory Lorch was a landed knight (who owned his own castle and land, and had peasants and soldiers under his command) who directly served the Lannister family. He was regarded as a cruel and narrow-minded man.

During the Usurper's War, he dragged the 3-year-old Princess Rhaenys Targaryen out from under her father Rhaegar Targaryen's bed during the fall of King's Landing and brutally stabbed her dozens of times.

Afterwards, Tywin Lannister, who ordered the killing, asked him why he did it, and Loach replied that it was because she kept screaming and wouldn't shut up.

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Duke Tywin continued to give the order: "Send Vargo Hot's warriors out as well..."

The Warriors, also known as the Blood Troupe, is a notorious mercenary group whose members are mainly criminals and deportees from all over the world.

Rumor has it that the warriors were also known as the "Foot Hunters" because the leader of the Warriors, Wag Hoot, liked to chop off the hands and feet of prisoners.

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Finally, Lord Tywin's voice was like the howling of the cold wind: "Kevan, you tell them, from the God's Eye Lake to the Red Fork... I hope that the riverlands will turn into scorched earth."

(End of this chapter)