Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 387 Strange War
The hatred in Robert's last eyes slowly faded away. He seemed to be frightened by Stannis, not because he was afraid of his power, but looking into Stannis' eyes was like standing in the world and staring at the bottomless abyss at the bottom of his feet, although he knew this Not really Stannis, but there was something formidable about the timetraveler that made all living people uncomfortable.

Stannis withdrew his gaze. He also knew that his behavior just now was a bit too much. Just like what Batesmore said, no matter how the person chosen by the gods resists, he will be corrupted by the darkness in the end, before his heart is completely captured by the darkness. , he wants to finish all the unfinished business.

Just as Robert was turning to leave, Stannis stood up and put a hand on his shoulder.

The duke's son didn't look back, and they all knew why, but Stannis still wanted to speak his truth.

"I assure you that the guilty will be punished."

There was no response, and Robert headed downstairs, but Stannis knew that this true brother would not abandon him.

The next day, Stannis summoned Charlie, and after going through a long period of etiquette, Stannis handed over to the captain a pardon drafted by Xiaona and signed by him, which was to send Snake It is guaranteed that he and his family will never be held accountable for the crime of betrayal. As long as he is loyal to himself, the king of the Eastern Mirror, everything can be written off.

Charlie didn't expect that he would make up his mind so quickly, so he hurriedly set off to Orphea Hannah Castle and asked to meet his cousin Earl Snake.

After a whole morning of waiting, Charlie finally brought back good news. The guardian of the southern border, Earl Snake, expressed his willingness to serve Stannis, but he still made a lot of conditions. First, Stannis' troops withdrew from the siege and retreated fifty miles away from the territory. In addition, in addition to letting him continue to serve as the guardian of the southern border, Stannis is not allowed to intervene in the affairs of the southern border, and he is also proposed to be the chief privy councilor and speaker of the royal court of Stannis. past positions.

For Sima Zhao's heart, Stannis certainly understood, "Your cousin is quite ambitious! Doesn't he know that Ouroboros will eventually devour himself?"

Charlie also said tacitly: "Isn't all we can do is to keep satisfying his inflated ambition?"

It seems that Earl Snake's cousin also knows that the guardian of the southern border always thinks that he can step on two boats freely. In fact, it is undoubtedly playing with fire. No matter who wins in the end, he will not let him go, but Earl Snake is still completely You don't know that you are always the winner.

However, Stannis still agreed to his request, as long as he can unite against the duke, so what if he becomes the 'king' of the southern border!

After resolving the southern border affairs, Stannis finally cut off Garcia's wing, and now he can devote all his energy to dealing with Duke Garcia.

It's just that he couldn't understand why Duke Garcia didn't deal with him seriously until now. He has already proclaimed himself king and set off a rebellion, but the royal city is calm as if nothing happened. Will the ruler of the principality see himself as a threat when he hits the city?

There are now a hundred knights in the empire who are loyal to the King of East Mirror, but for the numerous knights in the Principality, these people can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket. As long as two-thirds of the lords surrender to the Garcia family Stannis There is no chance of winning, not to mention that the Duke still holds a standing army of more than 3 people without losing a single soldier.

Stannis always felt that there was an eye staring at him in the dark, which made him dare not take a rash and all-out attack.After a long wait, Stannis decided to pick a place to attack tentatively, to find out whether Garcia was acting or if he really didn't take himself seriously.

After careful consideration, Stannis chose a breakthrough in the confrontation line, the location of the most important arsenal of the Principality of Tanis, the capital of craftsmen who produced the Principality's most sophisticated armor and weapons - the central city of Drehem.

The third largest city of the Principality of Tanis is located in the center of the Principality, at the midpoint of the Central Plains. Although the nominal lord is the Garcia family, it is more of a free city-state. Self-government can be obtained by taxation, and the duke is happy to do so.

Now, Stannis is going to seize this strategic location, not only to test the enemy, but also to capture a large amount of armor and equipment to replenish his armaments. He doesn't want his troops to meet with the Principality's regular army shirtless next time. confrontation.

His resolution was unanimously approved by his subordinates. Indeed, because the city is located in the center of the principality, far away from the principality's ruling center in the west, they are very likely to capture the city before the principality's support arrives. As long as they occupy Keep this city of craftsmen and guard her, at least you don't need to worry about weapons and armor in future wars.

Seeing that his decision was so supported by his subordinates, the hot-headed Stannis immediately swung Dongjing, preparing to capture Drehem before the arrival of the scorching summer. Because of the haste this time, Stannis let the battle end The [-]st Thunder Legion and the [-]rd Destiny Legion stayed to rest, and he only led the [-]nd Watchman and the newly surrendered knights to march, because he had to pass through the father-in-law's territory in the middle. Niste deliberately picked up the border and moved forward, so that the guardian of the Eastland could find a reason to excuse himself for not discovering Stannis.

Sure enough, his father-in-law pretended not to see him along the way and let him pass through freely. After two days longer than the expected time limit, the army of King Tanis with the red dragon flag appeared in Drehem Compared with a castle armed to the teeth, a huge city full of loopholes is much easier to capture, because the city has not experienced war for a hundred years, so the news Stannis got is that the city's defenses Very lax, unable to even organize a decent resistance, it seems that it will be done soon.

However, Stannis has always been adhering to the principle of peaceful diplomacy. Of course, he hopes to occupy the city without bloodshed like he did with Orphea Hannaburg, so he immediately asked Xiaona to draft a letter of persuasion to surrender. If the lords can turn to the light and open the city gate to welcome the king master, the king of Tanis will not only not deprive them of their right to rule Drehem, but even entrust them with more territories.

Three days after the letter was sent in, Stannis not only did not get the reply he wanted, but also found that there were gradually more soldiers behind the tall city wall of Drehem. It seemed that the lord here was ready to serve the Duke to the death and defend the city. .

"Dry!"

Fortunately, Stannis was not idle. When he persuaded to surrender again, he used the local timber factory to build siege towers and trebuchets. Since the other party refused to surrender, Stannis will usher in the first attack in his life. City battle.

(End of this chapter)