Game of Thrones: Attack on the North Wolf

Chapter 135 Destruction
Crack, crack, crack!
A few days after the last meeting in Riverrun, a row of soldiers from the northern border with high morale and high morale were at the temporary camp outside the city of Riverrun, ready to go.

During this time, Theon was leading the Iron Fleet, supervising the newly surrendered and renamed Northern Fleet, transporting the civilians from the Western Territory who were temporarily transported to the Iron Islands to the Northern Territory.

Therefore, the current actual combat strength of the northern army is about 5000, with 2000 left behind in Twin River City and 5000 left behind in Riverrun City.

The original 8000 guards of Riverrun City, plus 6000 soldiers from the northern border, made a total of [-] people, divided into three groups of [-] troops, and carried out operations to recover Raven Tree City, Stone Fence City, and Darry City respectively.

Lord Tytos was the leader of the army who recaptured Raventree City.It was Earl Rickard who recaptured Stonewall City, and it was Earl Jason who recaptured Darry City.

The three earls chosen by Robb were all recognized by him and Brynden.They all have the ability to lead the army, and the basic ability to judge the battle situation.

Brynden continued to sit in Riverrun City, assuming the responsibility of central control and command.After being supplied by Casterly Rock, the heavy cavalry of Winterfell, which had expanded to 1000 men, was left in Riverrun as a small trump card.

Because of the Raven letter a few days ago, Robb seemed to see that he was basically on the board, and there were dangerous flames emerging. He was going to lead two thousand light cavalry from the direct line of Winterfell to rush back to Winterfell to put out the fire.

Of course, based on the premise of such an arrangement, it was the information from Little Jon and Ed in front.As expected, Tywin's army was stationed at Harrenhal as Robb expected.And block all the roads going south to the west.

However, according to the intelligence obtained by Clay, another important reason for Taiwin to make this kind of action for a short time is that,

Stannis, who had been preparing for battle at Bitterbridge and continuing to recruit troops, led his army of nearly [-] men and began to move towards King's Landing.

In this case, Robb has communicated with Brynden in detail in advance.If the scouting cavalry confirms, Tywin's army will leave Harrenhal and return to King's Landing.

Then, Brynden will lead all the troops of Riverrun to join the three armies that regained the lost ground in the Riverlands, and attack Harrenhal and other strongholds of the Western Territory with all their strength.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, remove all the nails left by the army of the western region in Hejian Land.

If Tywin chooses not to return aid, then it depends on whether the thousands of gold robes in King's Landing can stop Stannis's [-] army.

In the past few months, the situation in Westeros has been changing. Now, it is Tywin's turn to make this dilemma.

"set off!"

Robb, who was riding on Bloodwind, waved his hand heavily, and at the same time gave orders loudly. In the temporary camp outside Riverrun, [-] soldiers neatly lined up, divided into four teams, each heading in different directions.

……

Whoa, whoa!
A large galley with sails shining golden in the sun, the canvas patterned with flaming stags, sailed in the sea of ​​Whispering Bay in the Sunset Sea.

Just south of Whispering Bay are Arbor Island and Redwyne Strait.This sea area is exactly the dividing line between the sea of ​​sunset and the sea of ​​summer.

Davos stood on the deck of this large paddle warship named 'Fury', frowning very intently to observe the sea situation.Although the journey from the Sea of ​​Summer went very smoothly, there was always a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart.

On the left and right sides of Fury, there are two large oar warships only slightly smaller than it, named 'Sea Deer' and 'Duke Stephen' respectively.

These three oar warships with obviously high-end configuration are the three leading flagships of the Stannis Royal Fleet.

Behind them, there are ten rows, each row of twenty warships also flying the flag of the Flaming Stag, are following the sailing in a mighty manner, directly occupying the entire sea surface.

The royal fleet originally had only 160 warships, and the other forty warships were composed of pirates recruited by Davos, Salado Sann, and other mercenary fleets from the Narrow Sea and Myr.

Their ships ranged from galleys to sailing ships, galleons, and barges.

More than half a month ago, Stannis, who was preparing for battle at Bitterbridge, received a letter asking for help from the Florens family in Brightwater City.

As his queen's family, it was also the first family that was giving him the greatest help at the beginning.Whether in public or private, he needs to send troops to rescue to show his majesty.

Since the land route has been blocked by the two castles of Highgarden and Hornhill, Stannis immediately ordered that his brother-in-law Imry Florent and Davos lead all the fleets to rush to the rescue.

It was a long journey from Shipwreck Bay to Whispering Bay. Stannis completed his army at Bitterbridge. After expanding his army, he led his army slowly approaching King's Landing.He planned to surround King's Landing City first, and after his own fleet helped Liangshui City break the siege, he would attack from both sea and land at the same time.

Moreover, the siege is the most test of people's hearts!
There are nearly 50 civilians in Junlin City, but only a few thousand gold-robed guards.Stannis felt in his heart that maybe when Davos and his fleet came to King's Landing, the Red Keep was already filled with his Flame Buck banner.

"Signal to them, furl the sails and slow down!"

As the Royal Fleet sailed into the inner waters of Whispering Bay, Davos felt more uneasy, and he gave his orders to the crew around him.

Davos' order spread throughout the Royal Fleet with the semaphore of the Fury.This mighty and menacing fleet immediately drew its sails and slowed down.

Bang!
The Sea Deer on the left side of the Fury slowly approached, and a springboard was taken from the Sea Deer to the Fury.

"Deputy Commander Davos, you can reach Brightwater City after another day of sailing, but now you let the entire fleet lower the sails and slow down? Now, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation!"

Admiral of the Royal Fleet, Imry Florent passed the gangplank from his flagship and jumped onto the deck of the Fury in a few steps.He spoke loudly to Davos in a tone that clearly suppressed his anger.

"Commander Imri, our original plan was to pass through the old town and turn to the Mead River, and finally reach Brightwater City.

A short voyage ahead is Old Town, one of the most important ports in the Seven Kingdoms, second only to King's Landing in terms of prosperity. "

After Davos saluted Imry very politely, he pointed in the direction of Old Town and said.

"So what? What are you trying to say?"

Looking at Davos who was playing riddles to himself, Imry felt that his anger had almost reached its peak.

"No ships! Commander Imri. Not a single merchant vessel has been seen since we entered Whispering Bay.

How could such a situation happen in a bustling port like Old Town!There must be something wrong with this. "

"Is there a problem? If there is any problem, you should tell me!

Then we will start to sail back now, and go back and tell His Majesty Stannis that because we didn't see the ship in front of the old town, we felt that there was something wrong, so we came back.

May I?Davos Seaworth! "

Hearing what Davos said, Imry couldn't control his emotions immediately, and shouted at him angrily.

The other crew members on the Fury, seeing the two fleet commanders quarreling, looked down at the deck, for fear of getting angry for no reason.

"That's not what I meant, Commander Imri. I..."

"Okay, I don't want to hear more from you! Davos, I have endured you for a long time."

Davos wanted to continue explaining, but was interrupted by Imri, who blushed and had a thick neck,

"When you passed Qingting Island and Redwyne Strait before, you also said that there was a problem, something was wrong. We docked and waited for two or three days. Was there any problem?

His Majesty Stannis valued you, promoted you, a smuggler, to the rank of deputy commander of the fleet, and gave you command of his Fury, please do not betray his trust.

Our Florens family has been besieged by [-] High Court troops for more than half a month.You cannot bear the responsibility for any problems in this rescue operation. "

Imri was very emotional, and while talking loudly, he walked to the front of Davos.At the end, he stretched out his right hand and poked heavily with his right index finger a few times on Davos' left chest.

Davos took two steps back when Imry poked him, and he was about to say something more.But after hearing the word smuggler, he pursed his lips and looked down at the deck beside him, without saying a word.

"From now on, Fury no longer has command authority. All commands follow the signal of Sea Deer."

After venting his anger, Imri, who was calmer in his heart, glanced around and gave his order to the hundreds of crew members of the Fury.

"Yes, Commander!"

The crew of Fury heard the words, and quickly saluted and replied.

After this episode, the Sea Deer took the lead and sailed at the forefront, and sent a signal to the Royal Fleet at the rear to move forward at full speed.The entire Royal Fleet set sail again and headed for the old town mightily.

After sailing at full speed for half a day, the Royal Fleet arrived at Old Town, the most prosperous port in Westeros.

The most conspicuous thing in the old town is a tall tower built on the island, with a raging flame burning day and night at the top.Its name is Tower of the Sky, and it is the home of House Hightower, one of the most powerful noble houses in the Reach.

The towering tower serves as both a castle and a lighthouse.It is the tallest building in all of Westeros, even taller than the Great Wall.Residents in the old town can tell the time of day just by looking at the direction of the shadow cast by the towering tower.

Since the towering tower stands at the mouth of the Mijiu River, the Royal Fleet needs to detour around it and enter the inland channel of the Mijiu River.

When the royal fleet entered the port area of ​​Old Town, Imri also obviously felt that something was wrong.The whole old town was too quiet, as if all the people and boats in this bustling city had disappeared.

But the Royal Fleet has already entered, and Imri can only bite the bullet and command the Sea Deer to move on.

Bang!
The Hailu was about to circle around the left side of the towering tower. Suddenly, the Hailu seemed to hit a rock, and the whole ship shook violently, unable to move forward.

Woo! ~~
A penetrating horn sounded.Countless soldiers appeared on the walls of the towering tower, and they held bows and arrows and shot flaming rockets at the royal fleet below.

At the same time, directly in front of the Royal Fleet, hundreds of small oar warships hidden in the port area appeared, heading towards the Royal Fleet.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Without a signal from the Sea Deer, the lookout sentry on the masts of the warships of the Royal Fleet immediately issued a loud siren.

"Don't panic, order the paddlers on the left to stop, and put the Fury across the water. Everyone else is in position, load the deck ballista, adjust the direction of the trebuchet, and get ready to attack!"

Seeing that there was indeed an ambush on the Fury behind the Sea Deer, Davos grabbed a young crew member beside him, shouted to stop the commotion of the crew, and issued a battle order in an orderly manner.

Seeing that Davos was so calm, the crew of Fury calmed down and acted according to his command.

The Fury was once Stannis' flagship, a large galley with three hundred oarsmen and three decks.

Its deck is covered with a ballista on both sides, and an adjustable trebuchet is placed at the bow and stern.

These small paddle warships of the Hightower family with the towering family crest quickly approached the Sea Deer.With the cover of the soldiers on the wall of the towering tower, they directly threw the ladder with hook claws and forcibly landed on the Sea Deer.

"Because it's a small boat, the draft is relatively shallow, so didn't you encounter an ambush in the water?"

Davos has been observing the situation of the Sea Deer, he whispered to himself, and felt that the Fury had adjusted its direction, and immediately ordered loudly,

"The target of the ballista, the enemy in front of the Sea Deer. The target of the trebuchet, the enemy on the castle, start attacking!"

Huh, huh, huh!
The ballista is different from the giant crossbow. What they fire is not an arrow, but a steel spear with a terrifying sound of piercing through the air.

Boom!

A steel spear with powerful kinetic energy precisely hit a small rowing warship, and sawdust splashed immediately. The steel spear directly penetrated the bottom of the warship, and the sea water rushed into the warship through the hole. .

This is true even when warships are attacked by ballistas, let alone humans.Those who were unlucky to be hit by steel spears lost part of their bodies in an instant, becoming incomplete.

Whoo, whoo!
After being adjusted, the two trebuchets at the front and back of the Fury began to throw burning barrels of pitch towards the enemies on the walls of the towering tower.

This was originally used to deal with other warships. However, the ballista did not have an angle to attack upwards. Davos could only use the trebuchet to suppress the enemies of the towering tower.

However, the effect is surprisingly good!
These barrels of burning pitch thrown by the trebuchet in a parabola began to sprinkle the heated pitch in the air.The soldiers on the towering tower were caught off guard and were directly doused by the hot asphalt falling from the sky.

what! ! !
Immediately, a shrill scream came from the towering tower.

Not to mention the high-temperature burns of these asphalt, it is also irritating and corrosive, and it is easy for the injured soldiers to shock and infect them to death.

The Sea Stag and the Duke of Stephen are both large galleys equipped with two hundred oars.Directed by himself.But now, the Sea Deer was forced to stop on the left side of the towering tower, while the Duke Stephen stopped on the right side.

But their warships were also equipped with ballistas and trebuchets.After the initial panic of being ambushed, they began to fight back.

The ambush battle in the towering tower became a little strange for a while, the side being ambushed began to fight against the ambush side.

However, this is only temporary!
Whoa, whoa!
At the rear of the Royal Fleet, the pirate Salado Sann, who was wearing gorgeous clothes, looked at the entire Whispering Bay inland sea with a dull face.

At least 250 warships are occupying his field of vision, unswervingly coming towards the Royal Fleet.

Of the two to three hundred warships, most of them wore the family crest of 'purple grapes on a blue background', and a few of them wore the towering tower crest of the Hightower family.

At the forefront of the fleet was a three-masted large galley with a gorgeous and majestic hull, three huge wine-red sails, and blades painted gold and white. This was the flagship of the Redwyne fleet, the Arbor Queen.

Beside it is a large warship with four rows of oars no smaller than it, which is the flagship of the Hightower fleet, the Glory of Old Town.

Hu, Hu, Hu!
Obviously, this large strategic-level warship must be armed to the teeth.Before they approached, more than a dozen barrels of burning asphalt were thrown towards the Royal Fleet by their catapults.

It's very ironic.As soon as the front of the Royal Fleet used this move to attack the enemy, its comrades in the rear suffered from this move.

The second half of the Royal Fleet is mainly small warships composed of pirates and mercenary fleets. They are helpless in the face of such long-distance attacks.

Ah!
Hey!
Immediately, there were screams in the attacked area, and the decks and sails of many small warships were ignited by the asphalt, and a raging fire accompanied by thick smoke began to rise.

"Run, run away along both sides of the coast!"

Salado, who has been working as a smuggler, sea merchant, mercenary, pirate and other occupations all year round, knew the outcome of this naval battle at a glance. He pulled his throat and gave his crew the escape order at the loudest voice.

Salado's ship, the Valyrian, is actually a large paddle warship with [-] oars.

But he didn't even think about fighting head-on. He took a few warships of his direct line, turned the bows, and fled from the left and right sides along the coastline of Old Town.

The more than 30 mercenary fleets from Narrow Sea and Myr were not blind either. When they saw Salado fleeing, they followed suit and followed them in a swarm.

In such a scene where hundreds of warships are fighting, it may be nothing for a few warships to escape.But with nearly forty ships fleeing at the same time, this target is a bit too conspicuous.

A signal was sent from the Queen of Qingting. The left and right wings of this huge joint fleet scattered [-] warships respectively, and began to chase and intercept the nearly forty warships that had fled, as if they needed to be wiped out.

Whoa, whoa!
chap!
As the distance continued to shorten, the Qingting Queen directly slammed into a small warship of the Royal Fleet that was lying across the sea and was defending.

The bow ram of the Qingting Queen was deeply inserted into the middle of the small warship of the Royal Fleet.

With its powerful kinetic energy and weight, after a crisp sound, the Qingting Queen smashed the small warship into two pieces from the middle.

boom!
After crashing the small warship, the Qingting Queen continued to collide with a large oar warship of the Royal Fleet before stopping.

Bang, bang, bang!
The springboard with claws was thrown down, and the soldiers wearing the armor of the Redwyne family scrambled towards the battleship of the Royal Fleet.

"Tell them that those who are willing to serve Renly II will kneel down, and they can live! Otherwise, they will be killed!"

On the bow of the Qingting Queen stood a man in full armor, with drooping shoulders, a thin figure, and only a few clumps of orange-yellow hair on his bald head. He was shouting at his family soldiers.

"Obey, Lord Paxter!"

The soldiers of the Redwyne family nodded and answered Earl Paxter.While jumping to help fight, while shouting allegiance to Renly II not to kill.

Not to mention, such a shout was partly due to being ambushed, and the gap between the enemy and our troops was a bit large. The soldiers of the Royal Fleet, whose morale was low, directly knelt down and surrendered.

Davos had already seen the rear of the Royal Fleet being attacked, but he had no time to care about it now.

When dozens of small warships of the Hightower family approached the Sea Deer and Duke Stephen.For fear of fratricide, he couldn't continue to allow the crew of the Fury to attack.

At this moment, the sea deer and Duke Stephen are engaged in a bloody and cruel boarding battle in full swing.

At the same time, the soldiers on the city wall of the towering tower seemed to have finally prepared their defensive equipment, various trebuchets, and giant crossbows, and began to use them one after another. The Fury alone could no longer suppress them.

No, let's go on like this.His Majesty Stannis's royal fleet is lost!

This battlefield was extremely noisy, but Davos' thoughts were extremely clear. In his eyes, the entire battlefield seemed to slow down.

Finally, his eyes settled on the coast left of Oldtown, where the thirty Redwyne fleet was pursuing Salador's Valyrian.

"Turn the bow of the ship and prepare to retreat. Signal to all warships, all those who can still move will break out to the left side of the coast!"

"The captain ordered to turn the bow..."

Following Davos' order, the Fury, which had been parked horizontally, turned its bow relatively easily.At the same time, hundreds of oarsmen in the cabin shouted and paddled vigorously, and the speed of Fury began to increase.

As soon as the conspicuous Wrath started to move, the handsome Sir Baelor Hightower, the eldest son and heir of Lord Leighton Hightower of Oldtown on the Glory of Oldtown, immediately noticed its intentions.

"The target is the enemy's flagship, advance at full speed, hit me, and intercept it!"

After Sir Baylor turned his head and gave his order, the four rows of oars of the Old Town Glory rowed at the same time, and headed straight for the Fury at a fast speed.

"The enemy ship on the right is approaching, the enemy ship on the right is approaching!"

Just as Sir Baylor discovered the Fury, the conspicuous Old Town Glory was also discovered by the crew of the Fury, who reminded Davos loudly.

But Davos was powerless, and was stopped in such a situation, basically losing the chance of escape.

"Prepare for a battle!"

Davos watched the Old Town Glory approaching quickly, drew his sword from his waist, and prepared to be loyal to His Majesty Stannis and fight the last battle of his life.

Bang!
The ram of the Old Town Glory plunged straight into the middle of the warship, and the two warships shook violently due to the collision.

Davos on the Wrath looked at a large galley of the Royal Fleet that suddenly stood in front of him, and seemed to think of something.

The violent shaking gradually calmed down. On the warship that collided with the Old Town Glory,
A young man who looked somewhat similar to Davos got up from the deck and shouted to Davos on the Fury: "Father, go!"

"Mathos, no, come here quickly. Let's leave together!"

Looking at his son, Davos immediately yelled loudly, while reaching out his left hand, as if trying to grab him.

However, the Fury was not intercepted, and quickly moved away from the two warships that collided with each other under the increasingly smooth rhythm of the oarsmen.

"No!"

Looking at his son from a distance, he was submerged in a group of Hightower family soldiers.Davos, who was in tears all of a sudden, collapsed on the side of Fury.

The chaos on the sea surface of Old Town lasted for a long time, nearly [-] warships attacked each other, some warships were constantly burned by flames, and lives were constantly lost in this battle.

Because of the pirate Salador, there was a loophole in the encirclement of the Redwyne fleet and the Hightower fleet.Davos escaped with the Fury and more than 20 ships of the Royal Fleet.

Although Stannis' fleet was not completely wiped out, it was basically unable to compete with other large fleets and withdrew from the ranks of contending for ocean supremacy.

At the same time, due to the unsuccessful rescue, Brightwater City, which was besieged by Randall Tarly, was in jeopardy. Stannis, who originally accepted the remnants of Renly, was in a good situation, and his strength plummeted.

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