Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 218 The calm before the storm (2)

On both sides of the stone crevice, there are huge rocks surrounding it.

The green flames that made a "sizzling" sound grew and burned in the cracks of the stone, and had a faint tendency to spread outside.

An Gai held his shield in front of his chest and leaned his sword against the armor on his arm. Like the blue-robed guards around him, he watched the ghost-like wildfire in front of him with vigilance.

The white light of dawn shone on Soros' tired face. The red-robed monk rubbed his eyes and looked at the burning wildfire.

"This is just a small can." Thoros stood up, straightened his sleeves, and dusted off the dust. "I'm not sure how many wildfires there are in King's Landing, but according to the Mad King's original idea, it should be more than enough to destroy the entire city. ."

Attis stood in front of the tower window, the green light emitted by the burning wildfire reflected in his eyes, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Magic," Melisandre's voice sounded from behind, "magic that is powerful but gradually weakening."

Her red eyes were also staring at the wildfire under the tower, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, but it only flickered.

"It is rumored that the Mad King buried thousands of jars of wildfire all over King's Landing, just to destroy the entire city and King Robert's coalition when King's Landing fell."

"Of course," Attis added, "including the Mad King himself."

The woman in red robe did not answer, and listened silently to Attis's story. She was not familiar with this not-so-distant but unfamiliar history of Westeros when she was far away in Asshai at the time.

"It's just rumors about the Red Castle. Most of the people who believe these rumors are the bards in the streets of King's Landing." Attis said, with a trace of doubt in his eyes, looking at the wildfire that continued to burn.

Hypocritical spider, Tyrion thought disdainfully.

Varys described it with emotion, as if he were a civilian who suffered.

However, the results of the search were obvious. In addition to Varys finding a small amount of wildfires underground in the guild, the rumors that wildfires were scattered all over King's Landing were not true.

"Flea Bottom was in chaos, and the people who did not dare to drink from the public pools had to rush to the noble residences in King's Landing to ask for water. The result was obvious. The common people were blocked from outside, and the emotions that grew were like overflowing lakes, flooding the land and forests. .”

Far away in front of another open window, Jaime Lannister put on the white armor of the Kingsguard, standing in the distance in disbelief, his pupils dilated, looking at the green flames in shock, familiar and stinging memories came to mind again.

Afterwards, King Robert did not give up looking for wildfires, and asked Varys, who continued to take over the intelligence, to search for wildfires said to be buried throughout King's Landing in the city and the Alchemist Guild.

As time goes by, the adults who have experienced the Usurper's War have gradually forgotten these old things under the erosion of the peaceful situation, leaving them behind and just treating them as street rumors.

Attis murmured.

"The Hand of the King at the time, Lord Colton Chessed, died in the fire. Before the fall of King's Landing, the 'Kingslayer' killed the pyromancer who took over as Prime Minister and all the members of the Alchemist Guild around the Mad King,"

"It's just a group of civilians, and the restlessness will subside." Finance Minister River Ray Lake shook his head and said contemptuously.

Pycelle turned his head and said, "Stannis's army is approaching. What if the civilians in Flea Bottom are forced to rebel and defect to the usurper? Could it be that he wants this group of people to welcome Stannis in the way?"

"The City Watch will not let a group of unarmed civilians have such a chance," Bronn added duly. "I hope you have such ability." The bachelor nodded slightly, said slightly, and remained silent.

Tyrion noticed that Tywin was tired of endless arguments about trivial matters. The latter lightly pressed the table and coughed twice, "The most important threat comes from Stannis. There is no need to continue to mention these trivial matters." .”

The appearance of the Imperial Council suddenly changed, and the important ministers all looked at Tywin, who was sitting at the head of the table, wondering what news the Prime Minister had learned in the Western Army.

"This letter from Lord Paxter is absolutely authentic and absolutely reliable," Tywin put a letter on the table. "The Dornishmen who attacked Highgarden did not stop the Arbor Fleet from moving eastward and northward. Red The Wen fleet made it across the Summer Sea, even stopping briefly at Broken Arm without being attacked by the Dornishmen."

"The gods bless the Seven Kingdoms." Varys breathed a rare sigh of relief.

"The Dornish people don't have that ability," the Grand Maester began to show off his historical skills again. "As we all know, the Dornish fleet was destroyed by the old Targaryen dynasty."

"Don't empty your book bag for things that are known to all, dear Lord Pycelle," Tyrion mocked mercilessly. He looked at Tywin, feeling a little proud in his heart. After all, Dorne fought for it himself. "So, Redwyne's fleet will arrive at Blackwater Bay soon and help us resist Stannis's invasion?"

Tywin glanced at Tyrion, and his father recognized the filthy aura that had just come out of the brothel, but he did not mention it silently, "It is true that Redwyne did not encounter a surprise attack from the Dornish people, but the people in the Narrow Sea The pirates did not know when they had colluded with Stannis, and they took advantage of the Redwyne fleet to attack repeatedly when it docked, and even raided the supply ship that had been following the fleet."

"A few pirates are insignificant." Earl River Ray Lake responded contemptuously.

"It is indeed insignificant," Tywin stared at Lord Revrey, with no emotion in his eyes, "but the storm in the Stormland forced Redwin to slow down. It is said that this was a rare big storm. Considering that the dragon stone was Due to the consequences of the storm on the island and the risks of detouring around the Narrow Sea, Redwin chose to temporarily dock at Ismon Island."

"Ismond? I thought the Earl of Greenstone Castle had already surrendered to Stannis like most of the Stormland nobles." Tyrion said in confusion.

"Force will make most people surrender," Tywin said flatly. "Under the threat of more than 150 Redwyne fleets, it is only a matter of time before Ismon surrenders."

He stood up and spoke slowly, "I summoned all of you to come here just to inform one thing. The storm only gave Stannis a chance to breathe, but he will definitely seize this opportunity like a life-saving straw on the cliff." , Stannis’ Dragonstone fleet and the brave and skilled Knights of the Stormlands will definitely attack King’s Landing like hungry tigers by sea.”

Tywin paused for a moment, his eyes lingering on Revrey, Cersei, Varys, and Barristan for a while. Tyrion noticed that his father's eyes stayed on the captain of the Kingsguard for the longest time, but in the end It still fell on him.

Tywin looked at Tyrion, "Ser Kevan has led the Lannister vanguard out of King's Landing. He is using the terrain of the Kingswood to explore the camp and attack Stannis' Stormland army from the flank. Stannis will definitely not If he misses the opportunity to pick up his fleet from the Blackwater River, his main force will definitely meet us at the Blackwater River."

He pointed to the defense map of King's Landing, "If Stannis completely abandons the land route, then all our pressure will come from the Narrow Sea. Thousands of gold robes and nearly ten thousand soldiers can help defend the Blackwater River. With No one can conquer King's Landing due to its natural barriers and strong walls."

"And until then," Tywin put his hands on the table, "the survival of King's Landing will depend on you."

Tywin's eyes were full of perseverance, and he was determined to win this battle.

Tyrion could see his determination. He was actually very confident about the attack and defense of King's Landing. Not only the fifteen thousand Lannister and the recruited mercenaries from the Eastern Continent had been recharging their strength for a long time, but the golden robes in the city were close to him. The scale of 6,000 men has been maintained with difficulty to this day, just waiting for the day of the final battle with Stannis.

As for Stannis, except for the more intimidating Dragonstone fleet, most of the Stormlands army are armies that have experienced rout. They are not even larger than King's Landing in size, with a maximum of just over 20,000.

But considering Stannis's glorious record of defeating Renly's tens of thousands of cavalry with thousands of troops, Tyrion couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

He looked at Lord Tywin. It seemed that the wars directed by his father had little chance of winning. Tyrion shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

(End of this chapter)