Game of Thrones: Winter Dragon Lord

Chapter 102 Three Surrounding Storm's End Castle

Gilbert Farring listened to the report brought by his men, which was the news from King's Landing.

Lost, they lost.Wildfire burned their navy to pieces, and their army was routed by the combined forces of Tywin Lannister and Highgarden.

"My lord," the guard reported to him, "Sir Camillo has taken over the defense of the city and opened the gate at the same time."

"What?" Gilbert stood up in surprise. Did they already know the news of Stannis' defeat and planned to surrender the city?

He picked up his sword and was about to walk out of the tower, but he saw that the cavalier named Jose had blocked the stairs. Jose asked him with a stern expression, "Master Farin, where are you going?"

His face was livid, and only then did he realize that he was one step too late, "I am the acting city lord, what do you want to do?"

"Nothing, Lord Cole should be the acting castellan of Storm's End. I'm just following his orders. Please stay in the castle now, my lord, and I will announce that you are sick."

Gilbert cursed, "Your Majesty ordered your lord to garrison Storm's End, but where is he? I think he has long forgotten his duty."

But Jose ignored him.

Gilbert drew out his long sword directly, "The king ordered me to guard Storm's End, and I will never stand by and watch you dedicate the castle to the enemy."

"Sacrificing the city?" Jose asked doubtfully. "Lord Cole did not order us to dedicate the city."

"Then why do you open the city gate?" Gilbert asked with a sword.

"Of course the militia is brought into the castle to strengthen the defenses of Storm's End."

Gilbert paused, he was only responsible for some internal affairs of the castle, the city defense and military affairs were handed over by Cole to Camillo and Jose, but he also knew that they were training in the militia, but because the , he knew very little.

He put the sword back into its sheath. "Trapping me is not good for defending the city, get out of the way."

"Until Lord Cole returns, please stay in the castle." Jose was unmoved.

Gilbert felt insulted and wanted to draw his sword to fight Jose again.His allegiance to Stannis will never change easily, and his son is still with the king.

Now is not the time to pay attention to honor, Storm's End needs to preserve its strength.

"When Cole Julius returns, I will ask him for an explanation." Gilbert turned and went back.

After four hundred militiamen entered the city, the enemy followed closely.Their news had not come from birds after all, and it was now the third day since Stannis' defeat.

The first wave to come to Storm's End was an army from Highgarden, with a small number of around 600 people.

The gatehouse and drawbridge were tightly closed, and they had a total of [-] defenders including the militia.

On the fourth day the besieging army grew larger, and from Storm's End one could see the flying banners above their camp.

On the fifth day, the size of the besieging army was close to [-], and they set up barracks outside the city.

Someone shouted to the castle, asking them to surrender the city.

But they didn't know that they were greeted with cold arrows. This behavior angered the siege army, and then the two sides started a round of arrow contests.

Neither Jose nor Camilo had any experience in managing castles, and the logistics were messed up by them. After the two discussed it, they asked their literate staff to write a letter, and then hung it at the location designated by Cole.

The envelope was passed to Cole by the white dragon, who immediately wrote a letter, and then ordered the white dragon to send it to Storm's End.Still using the raven method, catch a raven, hang the letter on its feet, and throw it into Storm's End.

Lord Gilbert's illness is finally cured, although his complexion is still not very good.

He took over the arrangement of things in the castle, and Jose and Camillo continued their defense of the castle.

As the army under the city became larger and larger, the atmosphere of the castle returned to that oppressive state once again.

"We have no reinforcements, my lord," said one of Gilbert's squires.

Today the besiegers went to the city gate again to persuade them to surrender. Camillo was about to let the archers shoot them dead, but Gilbert stopped him.

He told Camillo that even if the enemy persuaded them to surrender, they followed his words and acted as if they might be persuaded, so that they could buy time to wait for reinforcements.

But those who persuaded him to surrender soon brought him extremely bad news.

Stannis's army was almost wiped out at the Blackwater, surrender surrendered, death died.Only 2000 people fled back to Dragonstone with him.

They have no reinforcements.

Camillo immediately ordered the archers to release arrows, and then said loudly: "The reinforcements led by Lord Cole Julius are coming, and Storm's End is not alone."

That night, Gilbert asked him if the reinforcements were real.How many reinforcements are there.

Camillo answered him like this, "We should trust Lord Cole. He can defeat the Highgardens twice, and he can defeat them for the third time."

Although he spoke with confidence, he never answered the questions he asked.

Gilbert thought to himself, the reinforcements should be just a word of encouragement, and there are no large troops coming to support Storm's End now.

Stannis certainly can't count on it, and they say he's badly wounded.

He only has [-] troops left, and their morale is low at the moment. They have just experienced a big defeat. If this army is smashed on Storm's End, it will really be over.

As for the army in the northern border, they are too busy to take care of themselves now, so how can they talk about sending troops to help.

Now Storm's End can only rely on himself. The current army in Highgarden is far from as large as when Renly besieged Storm's End. Moreover, there is sufficient material in Storm's End at this time, and it can completely defend Storm's End for a year or so without accident. undefeated.

When Stannis recovers from Dragonstone, he will definitely come to their aid.

Thinking of this, Gilbert's determination to defend the city fell.

For the time being, the enemy just besieged and did not attack. From time to time, archers and crossbowmen shot at each other.

How difficult it is to break into Storm's End, the people of Gaoting have a deep understanding. Their two sieges ended in failure.

But with the arrival of one person, the situation of the battle changed dramatically——Duke Mace Tyrell.

He came from King's Landing with two thousand cavalry and took over the siege of Highgarden's army.

Afterwards, the Gaoting army began to cut wood and make equipment, and assumed a siege posture.

Lord Mace vowed to cleanse himself of his previous shame. He knew that the person stationed in Storm's End was Cole Julius, who led the army to burn his food twice.

His second son, Garland, spoke highly of this kid and did not recommend him to lead the army to attack Storm's End.

Storm's End is now like a lonely city, this is the best chance to capture this castle.

Almost all the battles of Mace's life have been fought on Storm's End, this time he must ride through the gatehouse of the castle and sit on a high seat in the hall.

After the news that Storm's End would not surrender reached King's Landing, he came quickly.

(End of this chapter)