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Chapter 167 Daenerys' Plan

The Wall, Castle Black.

On the straight line from Ice Bay to Seal Bay, the [-]-foot-high Great Wall stands quietly here.The Night Watch Corps has a total of nineteen castles, including Westbridge Watch, Shadow Tower, Sentinel Tower, Long Nightfort, Deep Lake House, Castle Black, Queen's Gate, Oak Shield, Sable Hall, Long Car Tower, and Eastwatch. Three castles had garrisons.

Castle Black is one of them, and the main figures of the legion, such as the commander, the instructor, the chief craftsman, and the chief blacksmith, are also here.

After a difficult journey, Samwell Tarly and his picked wife Gilly finally arrived here.

As soon as he entered the door, the cute fat man received a warm greeting from his night watchman brother.

"Yo, Fatty is back, we don't have enough food, but we survived like a big eater."

"Isn't this Sam who loves to cry? Why did you bring a woman back? Did the savage scare you to forget the rules?"

"It's okay, we are all brothers, let me help you send this woman to Mole Village!"

Sam glared at the group of idle bad brothers. After taking a few deep breaths, he didn't reply, and walked directly to Maester Aemon's residence with Gilly, who was holding the baby.

Commander Jeor Mormont has been killed by traitors, and now it is Maester Aemon, the most prestigious and oldest, who can decide to keep Gilly.

After the two climbed the wooden stairs and entered the old bachelor's residence, Sam told him what happened at the Fist of the First Men and Craster's Keep.

"...the long night has come, the army of the dead has gone south, and we don't have much time."

Sam was very responsible and got down to business first.

The blind bachelor was enjoying the warmth from the firewood in the fireplace. After hearing such a chilling event, he immediately ordered:
"Hurry up and write to the lords in the south, and send ravens to Lord Bolton in Winterfell, Lord Wyman Manderly in White Harbor, and the great nobles in King's Landing, telling them that the north of the Great Wall What happened, and begged them to send men to help, the night is coming."

Because the Night Watchman Legion collected new members and died in the south, so during this period of time the legion had very few manpower to replenish. In addition, the Custer Fort mutiny caused the loss of a large part of the rangers, and the situation of the entire Great Wall was suddenly dangerous. stand up.

Sam was already in charge of feeding the ravens and collecting and sorting out the letters. After Maester Aemon gave the order, he immediately sat down at the desk in the room and began to write dozens of letters with the same wording.

Of course, he also asked the old bachelor's opinion on Gilly.

"Women are not allowed in the night watchman's castle. This is a rule and an oath."

Maester Aemon's words shocked the kind-hearted Sam, and Gilly, who was standing aside with the child in her arms, was suddenly at a loss.

Of course, a blind maester cannot see.

"But Mole's Village and Houcrown have no such rules," Maester Aemon added.

The fifty leagues to the south of the Great Wall are all the territory of the Night Watch Corps, and the land-grant residents pay taxes for the Night Watch in terms of food and labor.

Among them, 25 leagues in the north were given by Brandon the "Builder", and 25 leagues in the south were given by Queen Alysanne "The Good", which was called the new land.

Mole's Village is on the Old Grant, and Houcrown Town is on the New Grant.

While writing the letter, Samwell felt that the only option was to send Gilly to Mole Village.

He decided to send Gilly and his wife there tonight.

……

The Stormlands, mountains west of Griffin's Roost.

In a hidden mountain depression, Tristan Hewen waited quietly with fifty knights and three times as many cavalrymen.

He is a senior officer of the Golden Company, and since Jon Connington left, the illegitimate son of the Riverlands has become the most powerful contender for the vacant deputy commander.

If he can take Stannis this time, the Vice-Captain will be his.

"Gods bless, it's the damned Deer King." Tristan Hewen muttered while stroking his golden armband.

It was an ornament of solid gold, worth enough ransom for a petty lord.

He believes that the golden armband can bring him good luck, so he wears it on his body, even in battle, he never takes it off.

Behind the cavalry, a fifteen-foot-tall war elephant was twitching its trunk anxiously, and two mahouts tried to calm the heavily armed behemoth.

Three other crossbowmen were adjusting their weapons, and they were also equipped with long spears to prevent anyone from harming the war elephant.

Not far to the east of this mountain depression, a group of Florens' cavalry were rapidly approaching.

Stannis in the lead is leading the wives' warriors to chase the slave hunting team of about 30 people.

In the past month, such slave hunting teams frequently appeared in the southern part of the Stormlands, plundering a large number of farmers and fishermen.

How can Stannis, who considers himself a king, forgive this behavior? He immediately sent noble knights from Bronze Gate City, Harvest Hall, Hay Hall, Tarth Island and other places, divided their cavalry into small groups, and hunted down Slave catchers.

It's just that there are many mountains in the stormy area, and there are often violent storms, so the actions of the lords are not very effective.

So Stannis himself took the cavalry into battle. Most of the soldiers on Dragonstone Island were infantry, so it was Florent cavalry who followed the King of the Stormlands.

"Speed ​​up, we'll catch up soon." The invisible king ordered loudly, regardless of the ruggedness of the mountains and the coming storm.

Stannis, who was as hard as a piece of iron, would not show affection to his subordinates at all. Since he encountered a slave hunting team, he would never let it go.

The Florentine cavalry are all from the river bay, and they have only been trained to fight on horseback on the plains. In this case, it is already very difficult not to fall behind.

Their lord, Lord Alister Florent, had been killed long ago in battle, and this made some soldiers waver.

In the col, Tristan River looked at the enemies gradually passing by, and after careful identification, he recognized that the leader was Stannis.

"Great, let's rush out and block them at both ends." He Wen raised his arms, and the elite cavalry of the Golden Regiment immediately moved into action.

Stannis was leading his men to chase vigorously, when a large group of enemies suddenly rushed out from a mountain depression on one side.

"There is still an ambush? But are there enough people to surround us?"

The king quietly sent two cavalry back to ask for help, and then prepared to fight the stopped slave catchers and the ambushing enemy troops.

The Florentine cavalry obeyed the king's choice until they saw the large and terrifying war elephant.

The cavalry rode on horses, but they were only half the height of the elephants.

……

King's Landing, Visenya Hills.

In a narrow alley, Sir Willow Cue was searching alone until he saw the destination.

This is a very inconspicuous small hotel. After seeing the six-yellow crest on a blue background, the owner closed his eyes and pretended not to know.

Sir Willow walked into the back room, and was led into a deeper chamber by a mysterious man in a black cloak and hood.

"I heard that you are now in charge of the guards of the Red Castle?"

Willow Cue nodded, not knowing which one it was.

The mysterious man handed the knight a letter sealed with six yellow crest wax seals.

It seems to be news from the master's family. Sir Willow took off the wax seal while thinking about the possible situation, and read it carefully by the dim light of the candlestick.

The further I read, the more exaggerated the expression on the middle-aged knight's face became.

"This……"

Fear was already written on Wei Luo's face.

"Don't worry, it is said that the dragon bearers are going to replace the defenders of the Red Keep with the Hejian people. You don't have much responsibility."

……

King's Landing, Flea Nest.

A child quietly sneaked into a residential house, handed the small note in his hand to Varys, and turned to leave.

After reading the letter, Octopus put his hands in his sleeves and began to worry.

Where can I find a suitable assassination target?
Illyrio's letter demanded that the assassin be honored and that it was the key to the marriage between the Dragonbearer and the people of the Reach.

Could it be that a fat man like him was allowed to assassinate Margaery Tyrell, the fiancée who was sticking to the God of War Arthur at that moment?
This is somewhat embarrassing for the fat man.

Varys sat down on the bed, making the wooden bed frame groan.

Olenna Redwyne?

The Queen of Thorns is probably guarded all the time.

After thinking about it, Varys felt that only Mace Tyrell was suitable, but Duke Mace was not in King's Landing now, so he didn't have many chances to strike.

Difficult!

Octopus decided to sneak into the Red Castle to observe the situation first.

……

North of Slaver's Bay, Meereen.

Meereen is located on the northernmost coast of Slaver's Bay, near the mouth of the Skahahadhan River, and the entire city is built on a sandy headland.

Salt and wine are produced here, and there were olive groves growing for hundreds of years around the coast, but the olive trees were burned before the arrival of the slave owners.Copper is also produced near Meereen, but the metal is not that valuable in Slaver's Bay.

Meereen, like Yunkai Astapor, the other two slave-states, was built of bricks, but Meereen's bricks were multi-colored, not just yellow or red.The city wall is thick and well repaired, and there are defense towers at every corner, and there are bronze harpy heads on the wall that can spray boiling oil on the enemy.The northern wall runs along the banks of the river, which flows through the city, while the western wall runs along the bay, where the city's sewers lead to the Skazadhan River.

The city has wide streets and red arena stands.The wealthiest citizens of Meereen lived in smaller pyramids, and there were about twenty other much smaller pyramids in the city.

"Misha, Misha, Misha~" The voice of calling was deafening, echoing throughout the bay.

At this moment, tens of thousands of slaves whose shackles have been broken are shouting the word "mother" in Guggis to express their simple emotions to Daenerys Stormborn.

Of course, it would be wrong to call them slaves, and the title of free people is more suitable for them.

Daenerys, dressed in a sky blue robe, walked up the stairs of the largest pyramid in Meereen, and greeted the new free folk cordially. Although the two sides did not understand the language, they could establish a good relationship with smiles on their faces and physical interactions. communication.

Jorah Mormont the Great Bear, Ser Barristan Selmy, Gray Worm, Missandei and others attended today's pro-people event.

For the first time since Meereen was captured by the Mother of Dragons' army, the city was so lively.

After hearing enough of "Misha", the group finally returned to the palace at the top of the pyramid and began to discuss the next move.

Things aren't looking good for the Mother of Dragons right now.

The slaveholders of Yunkai defeated Daenerys' council and regained control of the city.

To make matters worse, New Ghis on the Isle of Jin has formed an alliance with Yunkai, and the two plan to take Astapor and go north to attack Meereen.

Mataris in the east is Yunkai's traditional ally, and they will also send some strange soldiers to besiege the uninvited guests in Meereen.

"The big ship in Meereen is enough for us to go back to Westeros. I suggest that Your Majesty lead the army back to his kingdom immediately." Jorah the Bear looked affectionately at the Mother of Dragons sitting on the throne, and said his suggestion.

Jorah Mormont was lucky, because of the intervention of the troublemaker Arthur, Tywin was always disturbing the river and the west, and had no time to send pardon letters here to divide his relationship with the queen.

Daenerys ignored him, but turned to look at the more experienced Ser Barristan.

"I heard that the kings of Westeros stand side by side, and disputes continue. What do you think?"

The gray-haired old jazz sorted out the information he heard recently, "When I left, there were five kings in the Western Continent. I heard that after another round, five more kings appeared. This is good news for us. .Because their internal fighting will consume strength, and our troops will rise rapidly."

After he considered his vocabulary, he planned to persuade the Queen to stay, learn to govern the city first, and take the opportunity to expand the army.

"The way to be a king lies in command and governance. The examples of Yunkai and Astapor are right in front of you. I think you should start by governing a city first, and then govern a country."

Barristan's tone was humble, but his meaning was straightforward.

The 16-year-old Daenerys was at the time of rebellion. She was puzzled: "But my brother said, as long as Targaryen leads the army to set foot on Westeros, will there be a large number of nobles who will swear allegiance to us? For example, the river Rowan, Tarly, Tyrell, and Merryweather in the Baylands, and the Darry, Mooton, and Hean families in the Riverlands."

Because her brother whispered it in her ear dozens of times, Dany could easily name seven or eight great nobles who were loyal to Targaryen.

Barristan shook his head, "Your Majesty should have heard of the Dragonbearer, he has already won most of the families here, and there is also Aegon who claims to be your nephew, he took the golden company to the storm The land will also win the support of some families, we will go back now..."

He has a negative attitude towards landing in Westeros immediately.

Not to mention that the most powerful Reach already has a choice, even the less powerful Aegon VI is not a potential ally of the Mother of Dragons.

After the Golden Group tore up the agreement with the free trade city of Myr, they immediately crossed the narrow sea and landed in the stormy land.It was Barristan who killed the ferocious "Maris", and he probably guessed the origin of Aegon VI supported by the Golden Group.

But the Mother of Dragons was obviously different from what he thought.

"Of course I have heard of Arthur Targaryen, the dragon bearer. Since he has a dragon, it is a real dragon, that is, my relatives."

Daenerys didn't know how the relatives in the distance hatched the dragon eggs, but according to her experience, most of them were burned out by fire just like her own.

It has become her stereotype that real dragons are not afraid of fire.

Barristan's old face was confused, "Your Majesty, the Dragonbearer is named Bracken, and he can never be your relative."

The old jazz has a nickname called "Gossip Stan", named for his love of eavesdropping on all kinds of gossip.

With his experience in the Red Keep for so many years, he naturally knew that there were only two existing Targaryens: Maester Aemon and Daenerys.

When will another dragon bearer appear?

What's more, even if the dragon bearer is the illegitimate son of the dragon family, he still bears the surname of He Wen, and he cannot be called Targaryen.

"You said it as if you were hiding under my brother's bed all the time. Do you still need your consent when he raises an illegitimate child? Just because of the dragon, I can already confirm that he is my family."

Dani was a little angry. Her family was already underpopulated, and finally a grown-up nephew came out. How could she let it go so easily?
Moreover, the Mother of Dragons hadn't had her period for a long time, and she had discussed with many of the maids around her that she should be infertile.

As for the other little nephew "Aegon VI", because he has no dragons, and his elder brother Viserys has confirmed that all the children born to his elder brother's wife have been killed by the magic mountain, so Dany doesn't really believe it.

Seeing the embarrassment of what the two said, Jorah stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we can send someone to investigate the situation first. If we can contact the Dragonbearer or Aegon VI, we can decide when to go back." Late."

Daenerys applauded, "You are right, I decided to send you to do this. Now you set off immediately, take a boat to Volantis, first find out the situation in Westeros, and report to me Then go to the Western Continent, try to contact Arthur Targaryen, and after confirming his intentions, come back and report to me."

She felt more and more that Jorah Mormont was looking at her wrongly, and the witty Dany was about to send the bear away.

"As for you." She pointed to Sir Barristan, "No matter what happens next, we need more soldiers. You must select reliable men from the free folk to form a new army."

At present, Daenerys's army has eight thousand Unsullied, about two thousand mercenaries, and thousands of servants brought from Yunkai.

Whether fighting for the Iron Throne or fighting the alliance of New Ghis and Yunkai, such an army is a bit thin.

It just so happened that Ser Barristan was also considered an excellent commander, and the task of expanding the army happened to be for him to carry out.

Dany, who was far away in Slaver's Bay, made such a choice, and Arthur felt a lot more uncomfortable.

After carefully analyzing the cards in his hand, he found that as long as Margaery gave birth to a boy, the Queen of Thorns would definitely do something.

What the Tyrells didn't know was that Rosette's offspring couldn't ride dragons.

To make matters worse, the battle situation was not very smooth. After Garland got the news that King's Landing City was controlled by the people of Hewan, he directly led most of the soldiers to go south, leaving only the coalition forces of a dozen small families blocking the Golden Avenue.

And nearly ten thousand Lannister soldiers returning west, under the leadership of "One-armed Adam", directly dispersed the Riverbend Army blocking the way, and continued to return to their hometown.

In order to solve the problem in the west, and to have loyal servants and guards in the Red Castle, Arthur decided to go back to Harrenhal.

Those who accompanied him included Lord Orton Merryweather, Brienne Tass and others, as well as "Mrs. Stark" whose secrets were handed over to him.

The mother-in-law was quite pleased with him when she heard that he ordered Cersei to be killed.

Arthur decides to use her to get Sansa to agree to marry more wives.

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