Take the ride to dominate the game

Suspicion began to grow inside the Red Keep like a weed in early summer.

Under the twilight sky, the entire castle was illuminated by the light of torches.

The first courtier to rush to the vicinity of the Bachelor's Residence and the Crow's Nest was the Minister of Justice who stayed behind in King's Landing, Lord Randyll Tarly.

In the case of the Duke of Metz, he was surrounded by six horned knights in full armor with green cloaks on their backs.

The four guards following the Duke of Mace were still in the Grand Maester's room. Lord Randyll did not want to enter the room to check the situation until Lord Pikestredwyne, who represented the Tyrell family, arrived.

"Try not to move, and wait for other courtiers to come and investigate."

A horned hill knight relayed the lord's words to the house.

Ten minutes later, the pregnant Queen Stark, Lord Redwyne, Lord of the Sea, Lady Olenna, the Queen of Thorns who was still in King's Landing, Tristan Legge, Commander of the King's Landing Garrison, Loras Tyler, Kingsguard Guard, Lier and other princes and ladies came together.

More than a hundred royal guards crowded into this corner. They were the guards of various nobles, and they were still a little wary of each other.

Of course, all of this has nothing to do with Daenerys who just arrived. She followed Sansa and looked at the tragedy in the room curiously.

Mrs. Olenna asked the Mace guard, "Who did it? Did you see it clearly?"

Her son was killed, and the Queen of Thorns was also very angry, but she, who was good at nourishing her spirit, didn't let any emotion show on her face.

This made Lord Landau amazed, such a sensible woman is rare.

A Mace guard replied: "It's a devil, a devil like a shadow. We were only a step or two behind the adults, but the shadow disappeared in our eyes."

He almost cried and said these words, and his voice fluctuated, making it sound like he was terrified.

The other guard was much calmer, "Ma'am, I bet it's an assassin, the level of flexibility is the first time I've seen it in my life."

The remaining two were still behind the two in front, so naturally they couldn't tell more details, they just supplemented their conjectures.

"That is to say, you saw a person, and then he disappeared without coming out of the door?" Lord Randall asked conclusively.

The four guards nodded like pecking chickens, acknowledging this.

Lord Landau then turned his head and said to several key people: "It seems that the assassin came from the underground secret passage system. He first killed the Grand Master Gorman, thereby attracting Prime Minister Mace, and then killed him with a crossbow. "

Angai Bracken, who was in charge of guarding the Red Castle, hurriedly agreed, "Yes, although the number of patrols in the Red Castle in the past two days is not as frequent as before and after the wedding, it is far more rigorous than before, and it is impossible for nobles to Enter and exit the Red Keep at will, civilians can't even get close to Bellerian Square."

There is a small square in front of the Red Castle, which is named after a small statue of the Black Death God. The statue of the black dragon was removed during the Lu Family Dynasty. back.

If the assassin came from the secret passage, then An Gai's responsibility would be much less, after all he didn't know and was not responsible for it.

Earl Redwyne's pressure suddenly increased, and he kept yelling:
"My family's soldiers were all on board, and those who participated in that operation were sent back to Dragonstone by me. It is absolutely impossible to leak the secrets. If you want me to say, this must be the successor left by Lannister, or the former Someone sent by someone who knows the secret way, such as Lord Baelish, or Octopus."

A group of elite members of his family had participated in the night raid on the Red Castle, so they had a certain understanding of the secret passages of the Red Castle.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible for Paxter to kill his cousin Mace, but at this moment he probably knows something from his soldiers, so he is anxious to get rid of it.

"Don't worry, whoever did it has nothing to do with the adults standing here."

The Queen of Thorns first gave a tone to the princes and ladies present.

Anyway, the influence of the people of the River Bend is still there, and they will be investigated slowly in the future. There is no need to rush to drive the master behind the scenes crazy and kill them like Cersei.

Queen Sansa felt that it was time for her to express herself, "Ms. Olenna is right, someone is trying to sow discord between us. The task of hunting down the murderer is entrusted to the Minister of Justice, Lord Randyll, and the Commander of the Garrison, Lord Tristan Legge. , and this is also your duty."

This Miss Beijing has begun to pay attention. On the surface, a person from Hewan and a person from Hejian can check and balance each other.

But in fact both of them are close to the king, and Tristan Rigg also implicitly supports Queen Stark.

"No, Earl Legg should focus on guarding King's Landing City and King's Landing Port, and don't let the assassin escape. I suggest that the Minister of the Sea and Lord Randyll be in charge of the assassin's pursuit."

Although it was a matter of discussion, the Queen of Thorns spoke in an affirmative tone.

As soon as the rival Margaery and her husband left, Sansa thought she was the mistress of the kingdom, how could she be swayed by an old woman?

"You have no public office, but you can't change the queen's order."

Sansa said coldly, Sandor and Brienne behind her gave her a lot of courage, not to mention the Stark soldiers crowded aside.

The military force in the Red Keep is divided between the Stark and Tyrell families, and the direct subordinates are all around 100 people.

But the rest of the royal guardsmen are new army soldiers, and their families often settle in the town of New Harrenhal. Queen Sansa, who also bears the title of Countess of Harrenhal, has an influence on them that is second only to King Arthur I.

Mrs. Olenna insisted, "If Lord Redwyne can't participate in this arrest, then the food from the people of the River Bend will not be shipped to the king's land. It must be Paxter's participation in the investigation, We of House Tyrell and all the Governors of the Reach agree."

The nephew is a little mediocre, but he is not stupid. Let him follow Ran Dao to find the real murderer.

Under the dim light of the torch, Queen Stark stared at the old face of the Queen of Thorns for a long time before ordering:
"The Minister of Sea Affairs and the Minister of Justice are the courtiers in charge of this incident, and at the same time, let the bachelor send the raven... No, Mr. Angai will choose a reliable person and spread the matter to my husband's ears."

The situation was turbulent, and the raven might be shot down by enemy forces on the way, so the queen decided to send someone to deliver the letter.

Daenerys felt dizzy when she saw the two factions that were already fighting.

When she first came here, she couldn't even tell the faces of the nobles from the coat of arms they wore on their chests.

But the Dragon Queen felt that Queen Stark was a good person, so she said:
"Well, I will ride a dragon to the west, find Arthur, and explain to him what happened here. It just so happens that I might need three of my dragons to attack Casterly Rock."

Daenerys just needed to talk to the king about the ownership of the Iron Throne.

Her brother Viserys had been nagging him all his life, and she hadn't forgotten it.

Sansa took the young aunt's hand, "That would be the best, I will suggest to my husband to make you Prince of Slave Bay."

Queen Stark began to learn to win people's hearts, but the clumsy technique made the Dragon Queen feel disgusted.

I was the queen of Slaver's Bay, not the prince your husband made, Dany thought.

Before dawn, the Red Castle and the entire city of King's Landing were under martial law, even merchant ships in the port were not allowed to leave without inspection.

Although the atmosphere in the city began to become tense, the drop in food prices was enough to allow the common people to settle down for a while, and the free porridge shed opened in the name of the king also gave the poor people who could not afford to eat a reason not to make trouble.

……

The Sea of ​​Summer, near the Rees Sea.

Although Tyrosh and Rees were on the brink of war, there were still captains who took great risks to transport goods to Rees Island.

There is no way, the businessmen of the free trade city state will always put their interests first.

When the profit reaches [-]%, they can take the risk of war to do business; when the profit doubles, the merchants will block their worth; when the profit triples the original price, these people will sell their souls.

Coincidentally, there was such a ship willing to go to Rees recently; unfortunately, there was only such a ship.

Therefore, a lot of demons and ghosts gathered on the boat, and they all rushed towards the dragon queen flying westward.

Janos Bracken leaned on the side of the ship with a pale face, wanting to vomit the contents of his stomach.

Jorah Mormont, ex-Lord of Bear Island, was much more relaxed, leaning his back against the side of the ship, scanning the potential contenders.

"The mercenary of the Golden Company who talked to the captain should be from a great lord, but I don't know him."

Jorah whispers to a seasick Genos.

The latter reluctantly turned his head, squinted his eyes for a while, and replied in the same voice: "It looks like the former lord of Griffin's Roost, Jon Connington, I'm not sure, I heard he died quite early."

After boarding the boat, many people found that the people on the same boat were all looking for the Dragon Queen, so they quickly formed a small group. Although the two waves of Genos and Jorah had their own ideas, they still leaned together.

"As for the red-robed monk who was staring at the candles in the room all day, I found out that his name is Maqiro, he has the title of slave of Lohela, and his status in the priest system of the Red God should not be low."

The big bear was talking about a mysterious red-robed monk, whose skin was as black as pitch, about seven feet tall, with a round belly shaped like a huge pebble, and a bone-white beard and hair tangled like lion's fur that snaked out of his face. The red flame pattern tattoos are all over the cheeks and forehead.

"It should be someone sent by the Red Priest High Priest Benello." Genos echoed.

Everyone in Volantis knew that the believers of the Lord of Light called Daenerys the reincarnation of the savior, and the representatives sent by this group of fanatical believers could not be weak chickens.

This is reinforced by Marquilo's looks.

Even when the well-informed crew and sailors saw this person, they were all amazed by the gift of the gods.

"There are also several waves of people sent by other forces, but according to my observation, they are not strong, they are very average."

Although Big Bear is down and out now, he was a serious earl back then, and he also won the championship in the national martial arts competition in Westeros, so he still has some vision.

Genos nodded, approving of his companion's point of view.

The Dragon Queen must have flown to King's Landing, so I can do business when I go back, Lord Bracken thought.

……

Westland, Sarsfield City.

This castle is located on the south side of the River Avenue, northeast of Casterly Rock City, and it is the home of the Sarsfield family.

The family's coat of arms is a green arrow on a green background and a white belt. The family motto is "unswerving determination". Because there are many mountains and forests on the territory, there are more soldiers and archers.

The Sarsfields are probably best known for their horse archers.

When he fought for Robb last time, Arthur had led his army through the castle, but because there were not many soldiers in the castle, and the location was not like the Golden Tooth City, where the river road passed through the city, so he did not attack the city.

At this moment, dozens of flag officers were holding their own flags in front, and the king and leading nobles were observing the situation inside the castle from the range of the small trebuchet.

Arthur held a binoculars in his hand, looking back and forth at the dot of soldiers protruding from the top of the castle wall.

This is a gift from a nobleman in the Stormlands. It is made from a lens produced in Myr and processed by a bachelor.Although the value is not high, it can be surprisingly useful on the battlefield.

After the king had seen enough, he handed it to Hugo Vance beside him, which flattered him.

"Although there are a group of old, weak, sick and disabled in tattered armor standing on the wall, but I believe that as long as we leak our butts to this castle, one or two thousand elite cavalry will rush out and stab our assholes. "

Showing the enemy weak is not a clever tactic, and Kai Feng can definitely figure it out with his IQ.

The bald-headed Innis pointed to the nearby mountain, "But we can't take down this castle in a short time. The place is too narrow, and the army can't spread out at all. We can only let the soldiers go up to attack in batches. It will take time to build the trebuchet." .”

The Secretary of State for War briefly described the situation.

He was telling the truth. In the war in Westeros, except for the dead Renly, no commander would let the army carry large ordnance with the army.

Therefore, if you want to attack the city, you can only stop and build battering rams, trebuchets, ladders, etc., and then take your time.

And the casualties are not small.

Arthur thought for a while and asked, "How many soldiers do you estimate can fit in this castle at most?"

Great news came from the Reach Land in the south. The army brought by Garland worked together with the soldiers of the Hightower family to temporarily drive away the ironmen who invaded the coastline.

The outlets of the Mande River and the Mead River have been blocked by huge iron chains, and they cannot enter the inland rivers unless they have been inspected at various levels.

The ironborn roamed around the Shields and the west coast of the Reach in their longships, but had little chance.

According to Garland's letter, he had already led the army into the Crake Forest, eliminated the scouts along the way, and imprisoned everyone who saw the army in the river bend.

Therefore, this river bend army will be a surprise soldier.

So the king thought about quickly attacking the vicinity of Lannisport, and then attacking the western border army on both sides of the frontal battlefield.

Of course, Tyrion will also lead the way, sending an army into Casterly Rock as a way to break the Lannister soldiers.

Count Carlisle Vance, Marquis Innis, and Earl Claremont Piper, who had recently repaired the castle, came back to discuss and finally came up with a figure.

"At most 3000 people. This castle can only accommodate so many soldiers. If there are more cavalry, the number of soldiers will be even fewer. As for the food stored inside, it depends on how big their underground parts are."

Earl Claremont replied.

Not all castles are like Harrenhal. Just the Hundred Hearth Hall of the main castle can accommodate thousands of lords standing at the same time.

The vast majority of castles are just the lord's residence plus small military fortresses.

"The situation is very favorable to us. In that case, the Rowan and Oakheart families will stay near this city, wholeheartedly guarding against the Western Territory Army inside the city."

Arthur I pointed to the southwest direction, "The remaining 1 people marched quickly, and we are going to fight near Casterly Rock City."

After the king gave the order, the whole army moved, and the soldiers in a loose formation advanced along the river road, while the soldiers of the two river bend families guarded against the enemy in the direction of Sarsfield City.

Four days later, the gigantic Casterly Rock City appeared before the army.

There are many mountains and small forests in the western region, so naturally there is not much shortage of firewood, so the soldiers first built a large number of thorny wooden bars to resist the charge of the Lannister heavy cavalry.

Then, the soldiers who were tired all the way began to set up tents, build watchtowers, and build simple stables.

Under the command of the good Minister of War, Marquis Innis, the whole process was fairly orderly. The soldiers of each family were assigned to suitable areas, and the entire army quickly entered a state of rest.

According to Arthur I's plan, two days later, the first round of tentative attacks will be launched.

Of course, he didn't forget to send a letter to Garland in the south to agree on a time to attack at the same time.

This second uncle is sometimes reliable.

At night, after creating accounts for their children with Margaery, King Arthur I sneaked out of the tent to chat with Princess Dorne about life.