Take the ride to dominate the game

Chapter 163 Cersei's Death
Dragonstone, Stonedrum, Hall of the Chart Table.

The Picture Table Hall is located in the main castle of Longshi Castle, at the top of the Stone Drum Tower. It is a large circular room with four tall and narrow windows facing east, west, north, south, and four directions.

There is a huge long table in the hall, which is carved with a detailed map of Westeros. This is the famous "map table". During the Conqueror War, Aegon I and his elder sister Visenya used Make a battle plan on the table.

The "map table" was over fifty feet long, about half that length at its widest point, and less than four feet at its narrowest point.The location corresponding to Dragonstone Island has been carefully designed to provide a panoramic view of the desktop.

Arthur, who had already secretly led people to Hopper's army, was discussing the next move with several senior Redwyne officers.

In order to reduce the possibility of his actions being exposed as much as possible, he only brought along a few people including Simon Frey, Marksman Anguy, Aegon the Bloody and his three or four powerful subordinates.

On the side of the Redwyne fleet, only a few most senior knights and officers were sent to participate in the talks, because Hopper only temporarily took over the fleet, so most of the talks were initiated by Sir Willow Cue.

This knight came from the Cue family, the vassals of Hightower. Because Hightower and Redwynn had always been on good terms, Velo joined the Redwyne fleet, and after more than ten years of struggle, he became the Redwyne One of the captains of Wen's fleet.

"Please look, Your Majesty, this is the Lion's Gate. Lord Landao's [-] troops are stationed not far from the Lion's Gate. If there is any change, our internal response in the city will be able to quickly open the gate and rush in."

The Lion's Gate is the east gate of King's Landing City, and it is Rosby Road, which is the avenue on which Lando goes north.

The gate is facing the largest gathering place for the poor in King's Landing City, Flea Nest. The population there is extremely dense, and it is not a good marching route.

But that's a minor issue, they haven't even discussed how to get into the Red Keep and kill Cersei.

What's more, Earl Randall Tarly, who is good at commanding, should be able to come up with a solution to this.

"Where's the Lannister army? There are quite a few of them in the city." After looking at the map table again, Arthur asked.

Hope Redwyne pointed to the giant dragon gate, "A Lannister army is stationed here. It is not clear who is leading it, but they are indeed preparing to defend against the Lannister army."

"What about inside the Red Keep? How many people are there? Do you know the number of soldiers in Maegor's Tower?"

Needless to say, the Red Fort has many isolation measures. Without an army of more than [-], it is impossible to storm the Red Fort from the outside.

As for Maegor's Tower, it was another fortress. There was a dry moat outside it, which could be quickly filled with water if something happened.

Moreover, the wall of Maegor Tower is also twelve feet behind, and the attached tower has no way to go directly into the building. In addition, the circular ladder at the bottom leads directly to the secret passage. The Targaryens have already reserved it for themselves at the beginning of the design. retreat.

Fortunately, neither the Baratheon family nor the Lannister family were very familiar with the secret passage system under the Red Castle and Maegor's building.

"There are more than 1000 soldiers in the Red Keep, and there are probably only a few knights recognized by Cersei in Maegor's Tower, including the few Kingsguards she re-elected. But these Kingsguards are not always in Maegor's Tower, The white robes who are not on duty should rest in the White Sword Tower."

Because the royal family lived in Maegor's Tower, the warriors who could enter the castle were well-known knights approved by the royal family. At some point, only the Kingsguard could enter.

As for the White Sword Tower, it was the residence of the Kingsguard, built behind Maegor's Tower, overlooking the entire bay.

Although the two are connected, there is no direct passage, just like the Prime Minister's Tower and Maegor's Tower are also next to each other, but the king has to climb many steps in front of the tower to see the Prime Minister.

Arthur recalled the method of getting in and out of the Red Castle, "The rock-climbing path of Littlefinger should be near the cliff behind the Prime Minister's Tower. There are less guards there recently. You can let a group of soldiers enter from here."

Sir Willow Cue took out a notebook and jotted it down.

"As for the secret passage system that enters the Red Castle from the sewer, I remember that the exit there is in a cellar, which is some distance away from the Prime Minister's Tower and Maegor's Tower. What is the name of that place? It seems to be the Maiden's Residence?" Arthur asked. .

Because he only knew Maegor's Tower, the Throne Hall, and the Prime Minister's Tower of the Red Castle, Arthur didn't know exactly where the cellar where the exit of the secret passage was located.

"Virgin's House? That's troublesome. The Lannister soldiers in the Red Keep are basically stationed around there." Hopper was finally able to get in the conversation, and he told Arthur what he knew.

Hejian Wangdao: "It's not a big deal. I remember that the sound of the Red Castle dungeon can be heard in that secret passage. Maybe we can attack from the dungeon. Besides, the secret passage system is connected. There are many people we go in. It's a big deal Try them one by one, and you will always find the secret passage leading to Maegor's Tower."

The dungeon of the Red Castle is located at the bottom of the Traitor Corridor. The Traitor Corridor is a low semi-circular tower, and the cells on the top floor are specially used for house arrest.The entrance to the dungeon is at the bottom of the tower, but the dungeon is actually directly below the short tower.

There are also the rooms of the prison master, the confessor, and the magistrate in the traitor corridor, but there are not many Lion soldiers here.

Willow Cue nodded, "That's fine too, as long as we move fast enough, we can finish these things at night."

Several people discussed in detail for a long time, and finally decided on two more reliable plans.

One is that if they can find the secret passage leading to Maegor's Tower, they will go directly to kill Cersei, and then go to the Prime Minister's Tower next door to protect the members of the Tyrell family.

It was said that the earls and lesser lords of the Reach were imprisoned elsewhere, but Hobber and Landau hadn't figured out where.

The second is that the surprise soldiers did not find the secret passage leading to Maegor's Tower, so they could only reach the ground from near the dungeon, and then launched an attack from the traitor corridor.

Then let the brave and invincible Arthur lead a group of the most capable men to attack Maegor's Tower, and the rest of the soldiers go to guard the Prime Minister's Tower.

As for Randall Tarly's troops, they will attack King's Landing after Cersei's death.

Once the stupid Queen Mother dies, Lannister officers with normal IQs should not stick to King's Landing. After all, the soldiers and officers are from the west, and it is useless for them to guard the capital in the east.

Therefore, this lion family army should withdraw in time, leaving King's Landing City to the people of Hewan.

"If there are any changes, we will change with the situation after we arrive in King's Landing City." Arthur finally concluded.

Sir Willow, Hopper, Aegon in the Blood and others nodded.

"By the way, how many surprise soldiers did you choose, and what types of troops are they composed of?"

The king of Hejian was worried about this, so he personally intervened.

Sir Willow Cue replied: "Six hundred elite soldiers. Originally, Lord Lando Tarly said that he could also send someone over, but in order to keep it secret, I refused. Most of the soldiers are top archers. , is sufficient for this operation."

As far as Arthur knows, the archers, scouts, heavy cavalry and other arms in the medieval background can almost be equivalent to the legendary arms such as cooking soldiers, medical soldiers, and witnesses, and are generally the strongest and fastest in the entire army. Only those soldiers can serve.

It takes several years to make a top-level longbow, and a qualified archer needs more than five years of practice before he can fight, and he must continue to participate in training afterwards.

It took two and a half years for the initial training, which shows the gold content of the archers.

"Okay, what about the merchant ship we took, have you found it?" Arthur asked again.

These details are related to the next action, and he must have an idea in mind.

Hopper replied: "I have already found it. It is a grain ship under the name of a certain governor of Pentos. There are four ships in total. You and the soldiers hid in the cabin on the bottom floor, and then entered King's Landing Port. After several battles , there is a shortage of food in King's Landing, so this kind of merchant ship will not arouse the suspicion of Lannister soldiers."

In fact, what he wanted to express was that it would not arouse the suspicion of the royal navy, because there were still several warships fighting for the royal family.

But because Baratheon in King's Landing is now equivalent to Lannister, Hopper also said so.

Everything is ready, King Hejian has no doubts, just waiting for the decisive moment to come.

……

Six days later, King's Landing.

The afterglow of the setting sun was reflected in the black water of the bay. Dozens of merchant ships were moored quietly in the waters south of Junlin City, and one or two warships with the flags of roaring lions and crowned stags were patrolling back and forth in Blackwater Bay.

A small fleet was coming from the east, and the captain of the Lannister officer on the warship saw this and sent several small boats to check.

Now is the time of war, everything must be careful.

Time passed quickly, and the inspection boat returned from the vicinity of the merchant ship.

"It's full of wheat, potatoes and pumpkins, f***ing, you can't even get a little oil and water." The centurion leader who led the soldiers complained.

The soldiers who followed him knew that their captain had been bribed with four gold dragon coins, but they were wise not to say so.

According to the usual practice, the captain will distribute several silver stags to the soldiers under him, this is the key to make the soldiers shut up.

In peacetime, the soldiers lived on a meager salary, but when the war started, they could make a fortune quickly.

The captain knew from the captain's tone that he did not get any extra money, because merchant ships entering the port had to pay tolls, and this toll would be distributed to all officers and soldiers, so the captain was also a little dissatisfied.

"What's going on recently? Are all the boats that come here driven by poor people?"

The captain cursed, but still allowed the merchant ships to enter the berth area.

It is dusk now, so the cargo of these merchant ships has no time to unload.Waiting until tomorrow morning, the soldiers on duty near the port will enter the cabin again for a thorough investigation.

Of course, it was called a thorough investigation in name, but in fact it was to search for things that the soldiers needed, and to make some money.

After nightfall, two more warships replaced the colleagues on duty in the afternoon and evening. While they were changing shifts, several small boats came out from the vicinity of the merchant ships that had entered at dusk, and floated towards the Blackwater River in the west. Haikou.

It's also where the Red Keep's sewers are located.

Arthur took Willow Cue, Hobber Redwyne, Bloody Aegon and a few other soldiers, as well as a dozen selected soldiers who were good at seeing in the dark, to explore the way.

The boat landed from the shoal, and the people on board quickly entered the sewer of the Red Castle under the cover of night.

In order not to be discovered by the enemy, Arthur specially put a layer of black burqa on his bright silver plate armor. As for his main weapon, it was naturally the golden broadsword reforged by Gendry.Similarly, this knife was also wrapped in black cloth.

Arthur has a lot of secondary weapons, and he chose to bring the Valyrian steel sword "Lady Hollow".

According to the "World" compiled by Maester Adair, Lady Kongji was already the family sword of the Corbray family when the Andals invaded the valley, but it has been five or six thousand years since now, and Valyria The Bastion of Liberty has not yet risen.

So the young bachelor pointed out that there might be an error in the ballad, and that Lady Kongji had not been owned by the Cobray family for a long time.

After all, the tile-steel sword "Ice" of the Stark family is only 400 years old.

But there is also a possibility that Ms. Kongji is actually the same as Hanbing, and the later Wagang Sword has the same name as the clan sword thousands of years ago.

After entering the extremely smelly sewer, they climbed back and forth between the stone corridor and the wooden spiral staircase until they diverged into three road forks.

"Okay, let's divide into three, and each of us will lead people to find the way." Arthur whispered to the people behind him, "Remember, you can hear the voices of people in the building in the secret passage near Maegor's Tower, Bloody Yi Geng follow me."

The exit of this secret passage was on the south side of the Red Keep, so Arthur chose the secret passage on the far right, and continued forward with Bloody Aegon and five Redwyne soldiers.

Willow Cue and Hope Redwyne led six or seven people each to the remaining two secret passages.

It takes courage to grope in the dark, and after several fork road choices, Arthur and Aegon in Blood arrived at the end of the secret passage.

Fortunately, they could hear the voices coming from Maegor's Tower.

At this point in time, the nobles have generally rested, but the servants who serve the nobles are only getting ready to wash and go to bed.

Arthur leaned into Bloody Aegon's ear and whispered, "Remember this road, go back to the first fork, and wait for them to go back. I'll stay here and wait for you to come."

Upon hearing the king's order, the taciturn Frey set off to return.

A long time had passed since he had gone, and at last there was complete silence in Maegor's Tower.

Under the guard of darkness, Arthur felt that time had begun to stagnate, and the whole world was quiet, which made him feel inexplicably flustered.

Fortunately, there was a sound in the secret passage.

"It is I, Hobber Redwyne."

It turned out that it was Aegon in Blood who returned, and he brought Hobber and seven or eight Redwyne soldiers back.

According to the original agreement, Willow Cue went back and led the troops.

Everyone crowded in the completely dark secret passage, and after an unknown amount of time, they finally heard a lot of noises.

Ser Willow came with his soldiers.

It was time to start working, and Arthur didn't care anymore. He lifted the stone slab at the exit of the secret passage above his head and climbed up first.

It was a small room, crammed with wooden chairs, long tables, carpets and other debris.

"Cersei's residence should be on the top. I will lead people to kill it, and Hobber will lead people to clear the guards in Maegor's Tower, and then go to the Prime Minister's Tower."

After the noble knights came up first, Arthur assigned the task in a low voice.

Although they couldn't see clearly in the dark, everyone nodded to show that they understood.

After tearing off the black cloth from the machete, Arthur opened the door first, and then strode towards the stairs.

Behind him, dozens of strong fighters who had already been selected followed up.

After climbing up one floor, they arrived at a hall.

According to known information, this should be "The Queen's Ballroom".

Since they didn't know which floor Cersei lived on, they started from the second floor and searched room by room.

After reaching the fourth floor, Arthur and the others finally found their target, because a Kingsguard was guarding the door.

Coincidentally, this is also an acquaintance.

Merlin Tran who killed the water dancer Syrio Forel.

When this person saw a large number of soldiers rushing up, he knew something was wrong, so he hurriedly knocked on the door and shouted at the same time: "The enemy is coming, the enemy is coming, your majesty, run!"

In addition to warning, Marin Tran himself wanted to escape from the other end, but was rushed up by all the soldiers and killed him.

Arthur used the saber "Lady of Silence" to split Cersei's door, and then let Aegon in Blood rush in.

After a few breaths, a sound of "ah" came.

Then Aegon Blood came out, holding his head.

Arthur took a closer look, "I'm sure it's Cersei, you take this head outside and show it to the Lannister soldiers."

PS: The extra episode has been written.

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