Game of Thrones: The Strongest Guoguang

Chapter 51 The Controversy of the Stone Step Islands

The Stepstones are a chain of islands in the Narrow Sea, linking the Disputed Lands east of Dorne.

Legend has it that the Stepstones were once part of the Arm of Dorne, connecting Westeros and the continent of Essos.When the First Men invaded Westeros from the land bridge, the Green Seers of the Children of the Forest used powerful magic to shatter the Arm of Dorne, forming the Stepstone Islands.

Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh among the Free Cities often fight for sovereignty over the Stepstones.

These three trading city cities often fight each other and seldom unite together. However, recently, the three federations suddenly cooperated closely and formed an offensive and defensive alliance.

The Kingdom of the Three Daughters is officially called the Three Cities Alliance, which is composed of the three colonies of the Valyrian Freedom Fortress—Rys, Myr, and Tyrosh. They think that their city-state is the daughter of ancient Valyria. The bloodline left behind after the destruction of this powerful civilization.Of course, they don't have the symbol of Valyria - the dragon, which makes the Three Daughters Kingdom's perception of Dragon Rider Targaryen very complicated.

The Stone Step Islands are a paradise for pirates and desperadoes, and they are the lairs of pirates. They often hide here, kill people and rob money, which intensifies the conflicts near the territorial waters.

After the three kingdoms united to form the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, they annexed these islands and swept away the pirates.

But soon the Third Daughter Navy performed worse than the pirates. They charged extremely high tolls, and kidnapped women and boys and sold them to brothels.

According to information from the Iron Throne, the reason why the Kingdom of the Three Daughters was able to wipe out these vicious pirates so quickly is because they absorbed a large number of powerful pirate forces as lackeys.

When Velaryon informed the Imperial Council of the changes on the Stone Step Islands, the ministers were rarely silent.

This is because the territorial waters of Westeros do not actually extend to the Dorne Arm!

Although a large number of merchant ships from the Seven Kingdoms passed through the Stone Step Islands, the part of Dorne still belonged to Dorne's territorial waters—Dorne had not yet been officially conquered.

Therefore, the attitude of the mainland nobles towards this matter is that it doesn't hurt or itch, and the one who is most anxious should be the one on Chaotou Island.

Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, was happy to see his political opponents struggling, and persuaded King Viserys: "The Seven Kingdoms should not be dragged into the quagmire of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. There are many pirates occupying one side, and it is unwise to provoke them easily."

The Minister of Justice, Leonor Strong, had a different view, "Your Majesty, the minister's fief is in Harrenhal, and it is known that there is no trade relationship with the Disputed Lands.

However, not only Velaryon needs this route, but other maritime territories, and even the entire Seven Kingdoms, need this route to maintain trade order. Once the relationship with the Stone Step Islands is completely severed, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources Fragile trade relations and energy are unbearable. From a long-term perspective, the growth of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters threatens the rule of the Seven Kingdoms. "

The Minister of the Sea, Tylan Lannister, cautiously maintained a neutral attitude. This may be because Lannister Port is far away from the Stepstone Islands, and the vassals in the west do not rely on this route.

Of course, as the Minister of the Sea, he still made some comments: "Currently, the seven nations' navies mainly rely on the strength of the Velaryan family. If Chaohead Island suffers heavy losses, then a new fleet will need to be rebuilt."

"Rhaenyra, what do you think?" King Viserys I named his daughter, facing Velaryon's attitude towards alliance, he wanted to use this question to test her.

"Father," Rhaenira said in a deep voice, "I support Earl Strong's point of view. Tidehead Island is a royal power and has a close relationship with the Iron Throne. If the Velaryan family suffers a major loss, it will be a great deal for the Iron Throne. It is also a failed political decision!"

"This battle must be fought, and it must be fought beautifully to deter the treacherous hearts of other trade federations!"

"You can't feel fear because of the strong strength of the cities of the Trade Federation. There is bound to be friction between the Seven Kingdoms and the trading cities. The strength of the Seven Kingdoms is a bad thing for the Third Daughter Kingdom. The strength of the Third Daughter Kingdom also makes the Seven Kingdoms stronger. It's hard.

Fighting the pirates and navies on the Stepstones was not just a matter for the Velaryan family.The vassals should not take chances and feel that the Kingdom of the Three Daughters is satisfied with ruling the islands, or feel fearful because of it. "

Viserys looked at his daughter with admiration, but Rhaenyra sighed secretly.

In fact, most of the great nobles of the Seven Kingdoms have an attitude that has nothing to do with themselves, and Hightower, an old nobleman, also has close contacts with the third daughter, flirting with each other and flirting with each other.

For example, in the history of the original book, Otto Hightower, the prime minister of Aegon II of the Green Party, invited the kingdom of the third daughter to form an alliance to deal with Rhaenyla.

The kingdom of the third daughter agrees, and 90 warships attack the Velaryon family fleet blocking Blackwater Bay.The two sides had a fierce naval battle in the throat.Under the burning of the dragon flame, the fleet of the third daughter's kingdom suffered heavy losses, but Rhaenyra also suffered huge losses. Her youngest son Viserys was captured, and her eldest son Jacaris Velaryon and his dragon Vomax died in battle. , and lost a third of Velaryon's naval power.

Chaotou Island was ruthlessly attacked, and the wealth accumulated over the years was plundered and burned.

Of course, the Kingdom of the Three Daughters was not having a good time. After the Throat Sea Battle, only 28 warships of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters successfully returned to the Shijie Islands.

So Rhaenyra supported Velaryon's war with the Stone Step Islands at this time. In the original history, this operation was successful.

Uncle Daemon took down this fief and crowned himself "King of the Narrow Sea and the Stone Steps". Then the third daughter, Kingdom, felt unwilling and formed an alliance with Dorne to fight back against Damon. It didn't take long for him to return to King's Landing and give up. this throne.

But at this time, it is hard to say whether he will give up or not. After all, he said that he will lay down a fief for his illegitimate son, and this time his illegitimate son did not abort because of the Iron Throne's exile.

Prince Daemon Targaryen has long set his sights on this place. When he was young, he ventured to the Stone Step Islands and made many enemies in Lys and other places. The "Kingdom of the Third Daughter" has long regarded him as an enemy. He gave a generous reward to his own fleet: whoever can kill the dragon Korakxiu and Daemon on his dragon's back will be regarded as a guest by the Supreme Council!Unlimited rewards!
Few people dare to accept this reward...

Otto Hightower lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye, and did not refute Rhaenyla's words, appearing very submissive.

So the imperial council passed a decision to support the Velaryan family, and the Kingdom of the Third Daughter will welcome Damon, Rhaenyla, Viserys...the whole royal family.

However, the war with the Third Daughter Kingdom is not now. It will take time to gather the fleet, supplies and war plans.

The distance between Blackwater Bay and the Stone Step Islands is nothing to a dragon flying at full strength, but a normal ship would have to sail for several months.

The Velaryan family was not ready for a full-scale war. This meeting only expressed the attitude of a formal alliance, saying that the Iron Throne would be Velaryan's backup, rather than watching Damon and Velaryan fight alone.

The specific battle will be launched in the spring of next year, and there is still some time before now.

(End of this chapter)