iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 258 Game of Thrones

The two Kate Black brothers passed through the crowd, walked up the steps, and came to Cersei Lannister.

Osney Kettleblack said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, our fireships are out, and the entire Blackwater River is bathed in wildfire. A hundred ships are on fire, maybe more."

Queen Cersei tapped her chin and said, "Where is my son?"

Osney replied respectfully: "The king is at Mudgate, with the Prime Minister and the Kingsguard. He talks to the soldiers on the castle tower and teaches them how to operate the crossbow. Everyone is praising him as a good man. A brave king."

After a pause, he added: "Everything I said is true, I promise, Her Majesty the Queen Mother."

Queen Cersei snorted softly and said, "My son wants to be a living king."

Then, her green eyes moved slightly, and she turned to her guard captain and said, "What about you?"

Osfori's face was gloomy, and he replied: "Your Majesty, the young men in red robes caught a groom and two maids. They stole three of the king's horses and tried to sneak away through the side door."

"Put your head on a spear and hang it outside the stable as a warning."

"As ordered."

After the two brothers Kate Black left, Queen Cersei looked at her daughter and said: "This is the first batch of traitors, but not the last batch. Myrcella, at this moment, if you are merciful, traitors will rain down like rain. The last thing that pops up is like a mushroom. You have to remember that the only way to stay loyal is to make sure they fear you more than your enemies."

"I will remember it." Princess Myrcella nodded obediently, and Queen Cersei stroked her cheek with satisfaction.

After a while, Osfori hurriedly came closer again and said: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, there are many people gathered outside the west gate, most of them are businessmen and craftsmen. They requested to take refuge in the castle."

Queen Cersei said coldly: "Tell them to go home. If they don't leave, let the soldiers shoot a few with crossbows. No attacks are allowed, and no doors are allowed to be opened under any circumstances."

After the guard captain left, her beautiful eyes flashed with anger: "I really can't wait to go to the battlefield with a sword!"

Queen Cersei drank a lot, and the blush on her face was as gorgeous as the sunset and as delicate as a rose.

With a pair of beautiful eyes that were a little blurry, she murmured: "I have reached the pinnacle of women in the Seven Kingdoms, but I saw my most desired dream from a little savage, and it happened vividly before my eyes."

She drank all the wine in the cup, paused, and raised the corners of her mouth: "I hold the two best swords in the Seven Kingdoms."

"Mom..." Princess Myrcella's clear voice was filled with concern.

Her green eyes moved slightly. Queen Cersei put her arms around her daughter and said, "Myrcella, in front of the sword, there is no difference between a noble woman and an ordinary woman. Remember your mother's words, don't let your sword leave you, at least keep it. A handful at your side.”

Queen Cersei stopped the waiter who was about to pour her wine. She turned the glass over and said, "That's enough. I need to stay awake."

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When Stannis's flagship, the Fury, passed beneath the Red Keep, Tyrion sent a signal, urging the goldcloaks to whip the cattle to drive them into action.

The iron cables are extremely heavy, so the huge winch rotates very slowly, making a "creeping" roar at the same time.

Just as Tyrion had rehearsed the result thousands of times in his mind, Stannis's entire fleet entered the Blackwater River when the shining metal penetrated the water.

The giant chain will emerge one after another, dripping with water, and some are stained with shiny mud... until the whole chain becomes taut, and Stannis's fleet sails into the Blackwater River with no way out.

Tyrion Lannister crouched as still as a gargoyle on the battlements, overlooking the battlefield.

The air filled with smoke, arrows, and screams as the kiss of wildfire reduced Stannis's vast fleet to funeral pyres and their soldiers into living torches.

Tyrion's eyes trembled. The rebel captains in the lower reaches of the Blackwater, whether noble-born or not, watched helplessly as rafts and hulks carrying the green fruits he had prepared came towards them. The long white oars on the ship swung wildly like centipede's feet, trying hard to reverse the direction, but to no avail, these centipedes had no way to escape.

With a rumble, an emerald-colored fountain suddenly rose from the river, thirty or forty feet high. The flames danced on the water, crackling and hissing, drowning out all the screams.

Low clouds took on the color of the river, and various shades of green covered the sky.

The little devil Prime Minister stood up slowly. They were strangely beautiful and terrifying, just like the dragon flames in the book.

Tyrion wondered...whether Aegon the Conqueror had the same feeling as him when he flew through the sky during the Battle of Fire.

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In the afternoon, Osney Kettleblack hurried in and knelt in front of Queen Cersei. He said in a panic: "Your Majesty, Stannis's army is storming the Mud Gate. They also carried a battering ram to the king. Door, the Prime Minister is selecting manpower for the commando team."

He added: "Someone told me that... he discovered that the Prime Minister was quietly preparing to go to war personally."

Queen Cersei's eyes flashed with contempt as she asked, "Where is my son?"

Osney glanced at the hem of the Queen Mother's burgundy skirt and replied: "The king is at the Mud Gate, and my brother is protecting him."

"Isn't the Mudgate under attack by Stannis?"

Queen Cersei's voice was filled with anger: "Tell Ser Osmund that this is too dangerous and ask him to escort Joffrey back to the Red Keep immediately."

Osmond murmured: "But...the Prime Minister ordered...the king to stay..."

Queen Cersei interrupted: "I am the Queen Regent, and my words count."

She narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "Either do as you are told, or lead a group of commandos to attack. Your brother will go with you."

"I obey... I obey, Your Majesty the Queen Mother."

Queen Cersei leaned on the back of her chair. She had just kept her face quiet, but she knew in her heart that Stannis would kill here soon... because if the war situation was not desperate, it would not be the dwarfs' turn to fight.

There was a certain madness in her eyes. The lioness and her children would never be the captives of the stag.

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Thousands of men were devoured by wildfire, but Stannis, as hard as steel, remained unwavering, and neither did his army.

The Blackwater's currents were elusive, and the wildfire wasn't spreading as evenly as Tyrion had hoped.

Although the main river turned into a sea of ​​fire, many ships that fled to the south bank of the Blackwater River escaped unscathed, and there were also several ships that had landed under the city. Regardless of whether they landed successfully or were wrecked and stranded, the result was the same. Stannis' The soldier was brought to the shore in front of the mud gate.

On the south bank of the upper reaches of the Blackwater River, Stannis already has thirty or forty warships. These ships are enough to transport the entire army across the river.

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Tyrion has no illusions about his army. Ser Jacelyn Bywater, Lord Commander of the Golden Robes, has warned him (Chapter 231) that as long as the war doesn't go well, their soldiers will immediately collapse and flee. Therefore, the only way to win is to ensure that you have the upper hand from start to finish.

Tyrion rubbed his face, the little devil's "magic" was over, and the rest was up to his efforts.

He climbed down the battlement and ordered to his little squire: "Pod, put on the Lannister giant's armor for me."

After saying that, he looked at his guard captain and said: "Brother, are you interested... come with me to fuck Stannis? We can talk about the price first." Bronn said in surprise: " Sir, are you going to the battlefield?"

Tyrion shrugged and said: "Stannis' army is coming soon, and the dwarf prime minister is the last courage of King's Landing."

Bronn received a positive answer from Tyrion, and he grinned: "I will accompany you. Mercenaries are occasionally used by their employers for free."

Tyrion reached out and patted Bronn's thigh, paused, and grinned: "Put up any conditions. I'm a little worried that you will betray me, and I don't feel at ease."

Bronn's smile became very vulgar: "After the war is over, I want to stay in the Shattaya Women's Branch for a month, sir."

Tyrion exhaled exaggeratedly and said: "Now I am finally relieved. The Seven Gods are witnesses."

Podrick had just helped Tyrion put on his chain mail when Joffrey came over surrounded by the Kingsguard.

He lifted up his visor and said, "I'll leave this to you. Mom asked me to go back to the Red Keep to protect her."

Tyrion looked up at Joffrey, his eyes telling him that his nephew, the king, was trying hard to hide his fear.

Tyrion grinned: "My good sister suddenly has a well-behaved and obedient son."

Joffrey's face distorted, and he blushed and said: "If you fail to guard the city wall, I will chop off your head!"

"Stannis will be faster than you."

After speaking, Tyrion made a gesture, and his guards quickly gathered around.

Joffrey looked around and said, "You...what are you going to do?! I am the king!"

"I know you are the king, my dear nephew."

Tyrion stood on tiptoes, reached out and pulled down Joffrey's visor with a bang, and said: "Don't lift it up, you don't want to ruin this beautiful face, be careful of the arrows poking into your eyes."

He added: "Your cloak and banner will remain. Do you agree, my king?"

"I won't let you go!" Joffrey glanced at the smiling Tyrion hatefully, then turned around and strode away.

When Ser Osmund was about to follow up, Tyrion grabbed his wrist, put away his smile, and said sternly: "No matter what happens, you must protect Joffrey's safety. Sir, Lannister will pay his debts." "

Sir Osmond paused, raised the corners of his mouth, nodded slightly, and said: "As you command, Prime Minister."

After seeing Joffrey obediently handing over his cloak and king's flag from a distance, Tyrion withdrew his gaze.

"Bronn, have Joffrey I's lion and deer banner raised to the highest place."

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As soon as Tyrion put on his breastplate, the Lord Commander in Gold climbed up to the tower where he was and came to him.

He looked at Tyrion's outfit with a calm face and said, "Prime Minister Tyrion, I heard that you want to charge into the battle yourself?"

Tyrion was a little confused about Sir Jacelin's attitude. He nodded and said, "If, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sir Jacelyn interrupted: "Are you sure?"

After a pause, he said solemnly: "Prime Minister, I'm not dead yet."

He raised the iron hand on his right arm: "I will use this to smash Stannis's head on your behalf."

"Just stay here and watch." With a flick of his golden cloak, Sir Jacelin turned and left.

After a few seconds, Tyrion seemed to come back to his senses. He said in an uncertain tone: "Did Iron Hand steal my job?"

Bronn smiled and said: "My lord, Sir Jacelin seems to disdain your craftsmanship."

Tyrion's eyes trembled slightly, and he murmured: "Green's eyes are like fire... I have to admit... the glorious knight in the ballad is real..."

After a pause, he suddenly said: "Brlon, hurry over and tell Sir Jacelyn about Sir Lancel."

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"Long live Renly! Long live Renly! Long live Renly!"

A group of cavalry holding high the banner of the golden crowned stag suddenly attacked Stannis's army who had just breached the king's gate.

The man charging forward on horseback... was covered in dazzling green armor, with golden antlers shining with fire.

Seeing "Renly" riding towards them, some Stannis soldiers threw away their weapons and ran away, while more soldiers knelt down and surrendered, shouting "Long live Renly" and offered little resistance.

After easily defeating the enemies at King's Gate, Lancel Lannister, wearing "Renly's armor", trembled with excitement.

He kicked his spurs and pointed his long sword in the direction of the mud door: "Attack!"

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Much of Stannis's army is a legacy from his younger brother, and when Renly and the Crowned Stag appear, Stannis's army quickly falls into chaos.

Towards evening, the Rose Banner and the Lion Banner appeared, and the Lannister-Tyrell coalition led by Lord Mastur Rowan of the River Bend attacked Stannis' army.

Stannis's army gradually collapsed, and Lord Tywin Lannister personally led his cavalry to break through Stannis' camp on the north bank of the Blackwater River and complete the final blow.

The tide of battle reversed, and Stannis was forced to retreat with his remaining army.

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The next day, as the first rays of dawn appeared from the east, the bells of the Red Keep rang, joining the violent sounds flowing from the seven crystal towers of the Great Sept of Baelor.

dong dong dong.

Tyrion, who was sleeping directly in the Mud Gate Tower, was awakened by a fierce knock on the door. He opened the door with eyes wide open.

A tall and thin figure stood outside the door. He blinked, paused, and said, "Sir Adam (Chapter 221)?"

The person who came had dark copper-colored shoulder-length hair, and he said expressionlessly: "Tyrion Lannister, it's time for you to set off."

Tyrion woke up almost instantly. He grabbed the door with one hand and said warily: "Departure? What departure?"

Adam Malbrand nodded slightly and said in a cold tone: "This is Lord Tywin's order. You have been appointed as the envoy of the Red Keep. He ordered you to go to Riverrun immediately. I am your follower."

Tyrion rubbed his face and said in disbelief: "For Jaime? Set off immediately? Father is kidding me?"

(End of this chapter)