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Chapter 153 Tyrion's Choice
Alduin was finally able to stand up and reach his master's head. He stretched his neck and leaned against Arthur's neck.

King Hejian immediately took two steps back.

Just kidding, Alduin has thorns all over his body. Arthur, who was not wearing a helmet, was rubbed by it so much that his skin would bleed.

"Big baby grows so fast." Arthur touched Alduin's big head with his right hand wearing a leather glove.

"By the way, Pod put away these black skins. Although the strength of the young dragon's skin is not as strong as that of an adult dragon, it is not much worse, and it is more flexible. Sansa has a chance to find a skilled tailor. The size of the body is made into a set of close-fitting leather armor."

Regardless of whether the witch is a child of the forest or not, her body has magical powers, so Alduin will grow half a meter straight after swallowing it, and the skin that sheds will be relatively large. After grinding away the thorns, it is a good leather armor raw material.

Podrick and two guards stepped forward and collected the large chunk of dragon skin.

Then everyone returned to the city.

After lunch, the army, which had just rested for two days, began to move. A small number of cavalry and logistics teams set off first. The infantry and auxiliary soldiers tore down the tents in the barracks outside the city, and gradually lined up and followed.

The road to the north is full of Hewan soldiers, so the formation is much more uniform than that of Hejian soldiers. Not to mention the armor on their bodies, many soldiers' breastplates are plate armor, which are only used on joints such as arms and legs. Chainmail covering.

The helmets are even more particular. Most of the helmets of the soldiers have nose guards, and the officers of the centurion level only leave their mouths and noses, which is much stronger than the pot-shaped helmets of Hejian soldiers.

Mace, James and other high-ranking prisoners were also taken by Arthur's order. Although Sansa had no ambiguity about the River King, she was afraid that someone in the castle would be bribed and let them go secretly.

In Arthur's concept, 5000 people are not too many, because the high schools and universities in the previous life could easily gather people of this magnitude in one playground.But after 5000 people were armed into an army, it seemed that it had changed a lot.

The marching column alone, under the cover of woods and hills, can't be seen at a glance.

Alduin was also taken to fight, and the size of the dragon was positively correlated with the dragon flames he could spit out at one time. Today, he is just a little expert at stirring up flames.

……

King's Landing, the empty Red Castle dungeon.

In a damp room where you can't reach your fingers, the little devil is leaning against the wall and regretting.

He thought that by temporarily making a major contribution to the family, the relationship between himself and his elder sister Cersei would be closer, so he didn't guard against it.

If he had known that his brother Jaime was not there, and his father dead, and that the old sister would do such a thing, he would never have come into the Red Keep.

Even if he ran to the Hewan people's barracks, even if he was ridiculed by others, there was no danger of losing his life!
"Casterly Rock, my Casterly Rock." The little devil murmured.

His consciousness was a little fuzzy, and he was already imagining that he was sleeping on a feather bed in Casterly Rock City, and his younger brother was kissed by the famous beauty of the Seven Kingdoms, and died comfortably.

Da da da!

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from a distance, temporarily waking up Tyrion's dazed head.

"Who is this person here? Pycelle? Please give me a bottle of poppy milk so that I can die painlessly."

Since being kidnapped by Mrs. Stark, he has experienced four or five life-and-death crises, but none has been as hopeless as this one.

Tyrion's eyes widened, but he didn't see the approaching torch.

After he looked carefully for a while, he realized that there was a huge shadow standing in front of him.

"Scared me. Lord Varys, when did you come here? How can you move without making a sound at your weight?"

After his eyes adapted to the dark light, although he could only recognize it as a big lump of meat, he guessed who it was.

Besides Varys, the octospider with great powers, which fat man can enter the current dungeon?
"I am not Varys the courtier, I am Logan the Jailer. Walking without making a sound is my unique skill."

Varys handed the small cloak in his hand to Tyrion, "Put it on, the small black cloak that the villain found for you specially took me a lot of thought."

Tyrion took the bundle of clothes handed over by "Jailor Logan", and after running his clever mind quickly, he came to the conclusion that this person did not come to kill him.

"Let's go quickly. I reckon Kevan has already left the city. Cersei doesn't care about it any more. The killer will come soon."

Once there was hope of life, Tyrion's spirit immediately became excited.

He put the cloak on himself in two or three strokes, then stood up and urged Varys to take him away.

"Lord Tyrion didn't ask me where I was sending you?"

Although it was in a deserted dungeon, Varys' voice was still greasy.

"Going anywhere is better than staying here. I'll thank you when I get out of trouble." The little devil said as he walked.

"That's fine, let's talk on the way."

Varys was also polite, and directly led Tyrion to the bottom of the dungeon without a sound, and then turned into a secret passage.

After passing through the heavy rotating wooden ladder and stone corridor, the little devil smelled a pungent stench.

He vaguely remembered seeing in the administrative records that Joffrey ordered the secret passages controlled by Varys and Littlefinger to be blocked, but the octopus was still able to bring a living person out of the Red Keep, which made the Tyrion was shocked inside.

How many secrets does this fat man know?
"Although some of Stannis' longships are still fighting against the Redwyne fleet in Blackwater Bay, the waters near the north are in our hands, and many captains have begun to risk their lives to sail to make money, so I can send you to Pentos across the Narrow Sea."

Varys stopped now and then, waiting for Tyrion, who was trotting, to catch up.

"There is a governor in Pentos called Illyrio Mopatis, who is my good friend. He will make reasonable arrangements for your whereabouts, my lord. I personally suggest that you go to Slaver's Bay to find Daenerys Stormborn. I heard that she is just. Yan Ming, I think it will let you get Casterly Rock City. Besides, the Queen doesn’t have many wise and intelligent people around her, so it’s just suitable for you to show your talent.”

Listening to the nagging speech of the chief intelligence officer of the kingdom, Tyrion finally understood that he was recommending himself to the "mother of dragons" Daenerys.

This made the little devil secretly alert that the octospider was promoted to the imperial council by the mad king Aerys II, and it seemed that the chief of intelligence was still loyal to the Targaryen family.

"Okay, okay, everything is up to your arrangement."

In the hands of the octopus, Tyrion had no choice but to accept the arrangement.

"Illyrio's mansion is... When you arrive, you can go directly to him and just ask the guards to report. He should be staying in Pentos now."

After walking out of the secret passage, Varys stopped pretending to be the jailer "Logan", and directly confessed.

Tyrion took note of all the details to himself.

After thinking back and forth, he realized that there seemed to be no one waiting to pick him up after arriving in Pentos, so there was room for flexibility.

"Mother of Dragons" Daenerys is too far away, and I don't know him, I don't know what it's like to go there, and whether she will be reused or not.

Another Targaryen with a dragon was on good terms with him, and he had promised him the position of the Hand of the King.

The little devil made up his mind. After going to Pentos, he would first ask someone about the dragon bearer's tone. If Arthur agreed to give Casterly Rock to him, then he could go and serve the familiar dragon bearer.

Anyway, the feet grow on their own legs.

One big and one small moved forward quickly, and after getting out of the sewer, they climbed up to the Port King's Landing Wharf where there were already some fishermen and crew members, and then slipped quietly beside a certain boat.

Under Varys' instructions, the little devil got into a big box while no one was paying attention.

After the crew was separated and reunited, the large box was loaded onto the departing merchant ship. Varys, wearing a black robe, hid in the darkness and watched the ship go away.

……

Five days later, the town of Earl Harroway.

In the living room of Root Castle, the leading nobles gathered together again to discuss another major crisis.

"The spies reported that there was a large army in King's Landing marching along the coastline to Rosby City, Duskendale City and other places in the north. According to the flags that were flown, it should be Lando Tully as the commander. Fossoway, Long Table Hall Merry Weiss, Star Shuttle City Peke, and Red Lake Clianen are the main ones, and quite a few Riverbend Knights went north with the army, and the number of soldiers added up to at least tens of thousands."

Sir Hugo Vance introduced to everyone.

This is the second son of Earl Norbert Vance of Aran City. After Karel Vance followed Dickon to the south, he took over the position of scout commander.

In addition to the five roads built during the period of Jaehaerys I, there are several relatively short level roads on the continent of Westeros, one of which starts from King's Landing City, passes through Rosby City, Duskvale City, and finally reaches Women's Road. spring city.

So if there is no army to stop it, Randall Tarly's army will attack the Mooton family's territory in about fifteen days to a month.

And the current Maiden Spring City is no longer as simple as a trade hub in Crab Bay. It also undertakes the foreign trade of the territory under Arthur's name.

Once Maiquan City is occupied by the enemy, the tens of millions of Hejian farmers will still starve, and the newly stabilized Hejian countryside order will collapse immediately, and return to the jungle society where the strong dominate everything.

The terrible thing is that near the Blood Gate in the valley, the several nobles who sent troops have assembled about [-] soldiers, and the famous valley cavalry in the mainland has at least [-].

"What are you afraid of?" Arthur gestured on the map for the distance from Ferry Town to Maiden Spring City and Blood Gate, and found that it was not too far behind.

"Your Majesty, we can fight the Valley Soldiers first, and then go back and face Randyll Tarly. I heard that there are still many Stannis troops left in the northern part of the royal land, and some members of the Brotherhood Without Banners are also there. Nearby, these should slow down their attack speed."

Matus Rowan suggested.

"But it's not safe. The Riverbend people have a lot of cavalry. What if Landau sends cavalry to raid Maiden Springs while we are fighting with the Valley people north of the Trident River? Earl William Mooton is a very timid man. There are only about [-] soldiers left in his territory, if a large group of cavalry arrives, Earl William will definitely surrender."

Arthur felt that this idea was unreliable, but there were no extra soldiers to be recruited near Maiden Spring City.

"I have a proposal." Lyman Darry pointed to the Crab Claw Peninsula. "The aborigines in this place are all loyal ministers of the Targaryen family, and they are all pure ancestors. Your Majesty, you have both. I think If you take His Royal Highness Alduin to Dreadnest Fort, Fort Whispering Whispers and other places, you can get their support, and it will not be a problem to pull 5000 people."

The Crab Claw Peninsula is located in the east of the Riverlands, northeast of the Kingdom. The peninsula extends into the Narrow Sea, close to Crab Bay in the north, and Blackwater Bay in the south.The peninsula is barren and barren, full of swamps and pine forests, and every dark valley has its lord. Their lords and subjects do not trust any outsiders, and most of them are descendants of the ancestors.

When the Andals tried to seize the Crab Claw Peninsula, they hit a wall everywhere.At last they realize that marriage can be used to win what cannot be won with the sword.

During the War of Conquest, the strong woman Visenya Targaryen came to the Crab Claw Peninsula to ask for safety.When the lords heard of King Harun's fate, they all bowed their knees and surrendered.The queen accepted them as direct vassals.During the Battle of the Trident River, the major families on the peninsula fought with Prince Rhaegar to the end. The locals proudly called the people of the Crab Claw Peninsula all model subjects of the dragon family.

So for Arthur, this is a very reliable force.

"This plan is very feasible. As long as His Majesty takes His Royal Highness Alduin to the Crab Claw Peninsula to show his face, there will be a large number of loyal Targaryen ministers fighting for you."

Ronald Vancedau.

He is the eldest brother of Hugo Vance, the first heir to the city of Alan, nicknamed "Bad Guy", he is average in force, but rather brutal.

Matus and other river bend nobles also agreed with this plan.

"Yes, the aborigines of the Crab Claw Peninsula are famous for their fierceness. They don't even have the same armored soldiers as us. As long as they are adult men, they can take up arms and fight. So the number of soldiers that can be found here will far exceed ours. imagination."

Arthur carefully considered this plan.

Randyll Tarly's army hadn't reached Rosby yet, and it was some distance away from Duskendale, not to mention Maidenspring, further north.

By the time Earl Tully led his army to attack Crab Bay, the aborigines on the Crab Claw Peninsula would have been able to gather near Maiden Spring City and resist for a while.

As for the Mingyue Mountain Range, the Frey family forces and the Hewan soldiers together have a total of nine thousand troops. The plan of attacking with fire should be able to quickly defeat the Bleeding Gate's Valley army, and then have time to return to Maiden Spring City.

"Then it's settled. Earl Matus leads all the soldiers of the River Bend to the north. After joining forces with Frey's army, they will be under the command of Marquis Aenys. You must go deep into the uphill road of the Bright Moon Mountains, and first send archers to attack the little ones in the valley." An advance force, and then confront the Valley Army."

"I will take Alduin and Duke of Mace to take a boat to the Crab Claw Peninsula to win the support of the lords such as Dreadfort, and then I will go north to join you."

Arthur waved his hand, "Isn't it just two armies, let's defeat them one by one."

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