Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 207 Offensive at sea, undead attack

The iron bitch Helen Pike, standing on the deck of the Queen, looks at the Fairy Island in the south with a telescope.

Fairy Island in the West is the largest island in the West. This is the territory of the Farman family. For thousands of years, Fairy Island has been defending the coastline of the West and a strong shield against Ironborn pirates. Shield Islands in the Bay.

All the beacon towers along the Fairy Island were lit up with smoke, and the billowing smoke was like slender black fingers touching the sky.

The smoke from the beacon tower warns the residents of Fairy Island to avoid the enemy's attack.Only this time, the enemy is no longer the Ironmen of the Iron Islands, but the West Coast Fleet in the North.

When the Iron Islands attacked the west coast of the northern border before, because Jon Snow adopted the strategy of avoiding battle and protecting ships, all the ships of Wolf Castle, such as Blacksmith City at Kraken Point, Rock City on the Rock Coast, and Warhorse City at Streamland, all hid in the The upper reaches of the Aratsuka River.

Afterwards, Wolf King Ed and Jon Snow set fire to the Rewave River, and the Iron Fleet suffered heavy losses. The Wolf Castle occupied by the Iron People was taken back by the Northern Army one after another.The Northern West Coast Fleet, whose ships hadn't suffered too much damage, quickly headed south, led by Iron Bitch Helen, to attack the western coastal areas.

In the beginning, Earl Farman's Fairy Island fleet tried to stop the northern west coast fleet, but Helen sent five long ships to plunder the fishing boats on the other side of Fairy Island, sacrificing the most familiar pirates. Tactics, Earl Farman's fleet was not huge, so it could only be led by a small group of longships sent by Helen, and the nearby waters were completely under the control of the northern west coast fleet.

Helen Pike wore a red and green pirate hat, a brown silk coat with chain mail inside, a long sword, a keel dagger hanging from a bronze belt, and sealskin boots under black breeches.

James Could on the side said: "Fairy Island, I heard that there are many beauties here, and there are dragon eggs!"

"Iron Bachelor" Henry Hamberly said, "Rhaena Targaryen, sister of King Jaehaerys, lived in Fairy Isle for many years. It is said that her Dragon Dreamfire may have given birth to a dragon egg on Fairy Isle." .”

Henry Hambury once went to the Academy City of Old Town to study when he was a child, and once made several necklaces. Unfortunately, Henry Hambury, who was still an assistant bachelor, participated in the infamous human experiment of Bachelor Coburn. Henry and Coburn Ben was expelled from the school city together and expelled from the school city.

Although the current Henry Hambury does not have the status of a bachelor, he manages ravens, reads and writes, and treats diseases. He is no worse than the bachelors in the castle. He is the doctor of the Helen fleet, and the wolf king Ed is hand-picked by him The Raven in charge of the West Coast Fleet.

Helen frowned, "Shouldn't the Targaryen family live on Dragonstone Island and King's Landing? What is this Rhaena Targaryen taking her dragon to Fairy Isle for?"

Henry Hambury said: "Because Rhaena was married to Sir Andrew Farman at the time, but in fact Rhaena was in love with Sir Andrew's sister Alisa Farman."

"This Alisa Farman stole three dragon eggs from Dragonstone Island many years later, ran to Braavos, sold the dragon eggs to Braavos Sea King, and used the money to buy a galleon , and hired the crew, and started the great voyage to conquer the sea of ​​​​the setting sun. It is from Westeros, all the way west, to find the new continent.”

James Could's eyes widened. "The sea of ​​setting sun has no end to the west. This crazy woman must have died on the way of the great voyage."

Henry Hambury said: "Who can say for sure? Some people say that the Sea of ​​the Setting Sun goes all the way to the west, which is Yidi, while others say it is the New World. Maybe Alisa Farman discovered the New World and spent her whole life in the Land of Plenty. .”

Helen Pike admired: "Alyssa Farman is a great navigator, whether she succeeds or not, she has tried. However, compared with the Ironborn, what do the Farman family know about sailing? The glory of opening up a new sea route and discovering a new continent should belong to me. In the future, I will take my fleet to explore the end of the sunset sea, and with the support of the Wolf King, I will definitely be able to succeed."

Today, the shipyard at Dawn of Wolf Castle on the west coast of the northern border has resumed building ships, including galleons, longships, warships on the river, and armed merchant ships.

According to the instruction of Wolf King Ed, Jon Snow led the peasants to start building the Wolf Castle at the mouth of the Rewave River to defend the Rewave River. In the future, if any enemy wants to use the Rewave River to go up and attack Kalin Bay, it will be very difficult to achieve.

James Could looked at Fairy Island, "Earl Farman's fleet is absolutely vulnerable, we can capture this island as a springboard to attack the western border."

Helen said: "Don't underestimate Fairy Island. Fairy Island has stood in front of the Iron Islands for thousands of years. During this period, it was occupied by ironmen only a few times. Fairy Island is bigger than Pike Island and only slightly smaller than Harlow Island. It will take some time to completely conquer the island, and it will delay our attack on Lannisport and Ketche."

Henry Hamboly agreed, "That's right, the Lannisport fleet has been destroyed by us before, and the sea defense is weak. As for the town of Ketche, its defense is worse than that of Lannisport. Besides, it is the largest town, and we can plunder more wealth and glory there."

Stannis, wearing the Red Gold Flame Crown, looks out over the misty Blackwater.

"It's all right now, I can't see people clearly from two meters away, let alone King's Landing across the Heishui River."

The fog is so weird. There is thick fog on the Heishui River, but there is no fog at all on the south bank of the Heishui River. The sun shines on the earth, and the Heishui River and King's Landing on the other side are all hidden in the fog.

Count Gunther Sunglass of Fairport was a pious man who believed in the Seven Gods. His ships were named Pious, Prayer and Devotion.

Sanglas said: "Your Majesty, the news from King's Landing is becoming more and more terrifying. Not only did Cersei and Joffrey destroy the statue of the Seven Gods in the Great Sept of Baelor, but they would arrest seven people and sacrifice them to the Cold God every day. The devout men and women in King's Landing City long for His Majesty to save them!"

"Your Majesty, please march quickly."

Stannis pursed his lips tightly, "Among the strange thick fog, you want to take the lives of the royal fleet and soldiers and attack rashly? No way! Who knows if the enemy has ambushed in the thick fog?"

Earl Sanglas said: "Your Majesty, when you left King's Landing, most of the main ships of the Royal Fleet followed you to Dragonstone Island. Now, King Goblin doesn't have many decent ships in King's Landing."

Stannis said: "I'm afraid it's not Joffrey the bastard's fleet. Who knows every ship in King's Landing better than I, the former Sea Lord? The necromancer raised Robert, Prince Rhaegar."

"Who knows if he will resurrect 'Sea Serpent' Corliss Velaryon, 'Oak Fist' Erin and other naval battle masters in the dense fog, waiting for us at the Blackwater River. What if a group of undead With the fleet waiting in the Blackwater River, my royal fleet is tantamount to a charge to death and destruction."

Earl Sanglas knelt down on one knee, "If Your Majesty is worried, I am willing to take the ships of Wonderful Harbor and be the first to attack King's Landing on the north bank. In order to defend the Seven Gods and protect those poor faithful men and women, what if I sacrifice my life?"

Afterwards, Gaudi Falin, Clutton Songer, Justin Marseille, and Richard Hope, who had converted to the Red God R'hllor, also drew their long swords and called on Stannis to march.

Davos, the onion knight, remembered that when Melisandre first came to Dragonstone Island, she suggested to Stannis to expel those around him who believed in the seven gods devoutly, and even suggested burning the statues of the seven gods.But later, the cold god eroded King's Landing, and Melisandre realized the threat of the cold god. At present, both Melisandre and Stannis felt the threat of the cold god and the undead, and they never mentioned suppressing the belief of the seven gods. thing.

In peacetime, believers of the Red God and the Seven Gods may be hostile to each other, but in front of the undead, they are united as never before.

Sir Gordy Farin said: "Your Majesty, the Blackwater River is shrouded in mist, and the enemy's sight is also blocked. Our army can march quickly and strike at King's Landing. Our army has prepared enough torches and obsidian daggers. Even if we encounter undead , and have a chance to win."

"The former King Robert would approve of this kind of raiding strategy. The former King Robert has won many raiding victories, and even played three victories in one day at Summerhall."

Davos, the onion knight, heard Stannis grinding his teeth. Gordy Falling was brave and good at fighting, but obviously lacked the skills to communicate with the king.

Stannis has been living in Robert's shadow, using Robert to stimulate Stannis to send troops can only be counterproductive.

Sure enough, Stannis said dryly: "I am not Robert, I will use my own way to win."

On the south bank of the Blackwater River, Melisandre ignited a large fire, and the flames flew several meters into the air. Melisandre stared at the flames closely.
The big ruby ​​on Melisandre's snow-white neck, drinking the light of the fire, her white skin was sweating, the onion knight never saw Melisandre sweating because of the flames, after all many people have seen Melisandre barefoot Walking through flames, the red woman can even walk in the lava of Dragonstone Island.

If Melisandre was sweating, there were only two explanations, either it was the sweat when she was happy on the bed, or Melisandre was frightened into a cold sweat.

Stannis walked up to Melisandre, "Tell me, Melisandre, what did you see?"

In Melisandre's blood-red eyes, flames were powerful, "Your Majesty, the dark power in King's Landing is becoming more and more powerful. I can see that the fog is caused by necromancers sacrificing living people to the cold god."

"Every day, Ogbeta, the necromancer, sacrifices an old man, an old woman, a pregnant woman, a hedge knight, a blacksmith, a maiden and a silent sister to the Seven Gods in the Throne Hall, They correspond to the Father, the Crone, the Mother, the Warrior, the Blacksmith, the Maiden, and the Stranger."

Onion Knight Davos said: "I remember, you once said that the dark power in King's Landing is so powerful that you can't see what happened in King's Landing."

Melisandre said: "Yes, I saw it this time. It may be that the red god R'hllor answered my prayers, or it may be the necromancer, the servant of the cold god. He deliberately let me see that he was showing off to me. strength."

Stannis gritted his teeth. "This damned necromancer, what is he going to do by sacrificing the living to increase the power of darkness?"

Melisandre said: "I saw it in the flames. He wanted to use the collected dark magic and the dragon's remains to summon the Frost Dragon."

Silence and fear enveloped the people around Stannis. Stannis frowned, "Frost dragon? Is it possible for the necromancer to succeed?"

Melisandre said: "The dark rituals of the necromancers can absorb enough dark magic from the screams and fears of the dead every day. I think that if the dark rituals continue in King's Landing, the necromancers will be the best choice for Joffrey." , Cersei summons the Frost Wyrm, it's only a matter of time."

Earl Sanglas said: "Your Majesty, this further shows that we should march into King's Landing immediately."

Melisandre said: "If you attack King's Landing rashly, you will die miserably. No one can defeat Deathstorm and Prince Rhaegar."

The Onion Knight said: "According to Wolf King Ed, ghouls will burn when they encounter flames, and undead will shatter when they encounter obsidian weapons."

Melisandre snorted softly, "The Onion Knight, Deathstorm, and Prince Rhaegar are neither White Walkers nor Ghouls. They are undead, created by the Cold God. Do you think a fire or obsidian dagger can Destroy them and let their souls rest in peace? You are too naive!"

Stannis gritted his teeth, "Does this living dead have no weaknesses?"

Melisandre said: "I think the dragon flame is their nemesis. The wolf king Ed owns the dragon, but it's a pity that he took his magic dragon to play the game of power in the west, completely ignoring the creatures of King's Landing. Your Majesty , we should hatch our own dragons."

Stannis said, "Woman, I fear you forgot that I haven't found any dragon eggs in Dragonstone."

Melisandre took a step forward, "Dragonstone Island hatches dragons, there is no need for dragon eggs, and the castle is full of stone dragons. As long as the illegitimate boy of Dragonstone Island is sacrificed, the magic dragon can be awakened from the stones of Dragonstone Island." ! This is the prospect foretold by the Red God R'hllor!"

The boy of Dragonstone refers to Robert's illegitimate son, Edric Storm, who was the only illegitimate son recognized by King Robert during his lifetime, and his mother was Queen Selyse's cousin Diana Florent.

Back then, King Robert was so drunk at Stannis's wedding banquet that he opened Dilina's buds on the marriage bed before Stannis entered the bridal chamber. It is said that Stannis and his bride Selyse entered the wedding room When they were together, the blood-stained sheets made the two of them feel disgusted.

King Robert's one-night stand, which produced Edric Storm a year later, was whispered by many septons as a curse on Stannis' marriage.

Sure enough, in the days that followed, Stannis gave birth to Shireen, who was plagued by greyscale.

Now Edric Storm is staying in Dragonstone Island and has become a close friend with Princess Shireen. He is a very charming boy. Bachelors, attendants, guards, and grooms are all impressed by Edric Storm.

Now, Melisandre suggested burning Edric Storm to the Red God R'hllor, but the Onion Knight hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, Joffrey slaughtered innocent disciples of the Seven Gods in King's Landing, and the hearts of the people of Westeros fell to His Majesty. If Your Majesty burned Edric Storm on Dragonstone, then the people of Westeros , the nobles, will regard His Majesty as a brutal heretic like Joffrey and Cersei."

Earl Sanglas said: "Your Majesty, although Edric Storm is an illegitimate son, he is the son of the late King Robert after all. Your Majesty's sacrifice of his nephew to the Red God R'hllor is an act of kinslaughter, and will be punished by all parties." God cursed!"

Stannis gritted his teeth. He glared at Melisandre. "If you sacrifice the boy, you will surely be able to summon the dragon in the stone of Dragonstone?"

Melisandre said: "Yes, the red god R'hllor has shown it in the holy fire."

The Onion Knight said: "The prophecies in the holy fire have been wrong more than once. If the red god R'hllor is really so powerful, Melisandre, why don't you use the power of the holy fire to disperse the fog of the Blackwater River?"

Melisandre said depressedly: "The servant of the Cold God is sacrificing living people. The believers of the Red God don't have any sacrifices to offer to the Red God. What can I use to dispel the fog?"

The Onion Knight said sullenly: "Only animals that are not worthy of being human will sacrifice living people. You are trying to sacrifice living people to please your gods, so let me ask, what is the difference between the Red God R'hllor and the Cold God?" Woolen cloth?"

Melisandre sneered, "Onion Knight, you are kind, but have you ever thought that if the dark power in King's Landing is allowed to skyrocket, how many innocent people will become slaves to darkness in the future? Your Majesty needs the magic dragon, To defeat the Lannister of King's Landing, to bring the Seven Kingdoms to their knees."

"Wolf King Ed has a total of three demon dragons. He has not become king yet, and he has always hidden his ambitions well. However, in order to defeat the undead in the future, we cannot do without the demon dragon. Even if we eliminate the undead and have the three-headed demon How could the dragon, the wolf king supported by the north, the riverlands, and the valley, bow his knees to His Majesty Stannis?"

Stannis said darkly: "I need the dragon, but I will not sacrifice Edric Storm. Although the child polluted my marriage bed, he is innocent. There must be another way, wake the stone The dragon in it."

Melisandre said helplessly: "Your Majesty, if you don't have the determination to sacrifice the living to the Red God R'hllor, it will be very difficult for us to win this war. I saw in the holy fire that the storm of death is coming from King's Landing to the south Come and crush His Majesty's army."

"The prince with silver hair and purple eyes, wearing a sad harp, sweeps across the king's territory. The prince will lead the army of the undead to attack the castle where the contest was held in the wrong spring."

"The army of undead in the royal forest will wreak havoc on the Stormlands."

The Onion Knight said disdainfully: "Melisandre, you predicted a long time ago that there would be an army of undead in the imperial forest. As a result, our scouts have confirmed that there is nothing in the imperial forest."

Melisandre said to herself: "Onion Knight, don't be so sure. The Skull and Kiss Knight is coming from the King's Road with sad news, but your mortal eyes can't see it."

After a while, there was a rush of hoofbeats.

Sir Derek Longmoss galloped all the way on a black horse, the horse was sweating profusely, and on Sir Derek's breastplate were the skull and kissing coat of arms of the Longmoss family.He dismounted.

"Your Majesty, enemies have appeared in the imperial forest and are looting the villages around the imperial forest."

Stannis and the Onion Knight gave Melisandre a shocked look, and Stannis pursed his lips.

"This is impossible. Our army Chen Bing is on the south bank of the Blackwater River. The Royal Fleet has blocked the outlet of the Blackwater River. How is it possible for Lannister in King's Landing to send troops to the imperial forest?"

The Onion Knight frowned, "Could it be that Lannister ambushed soldiers and horses in the royal forest before?"

The Imperial Forest is a vast forest to the south of King's Landing. The Imperial Forest itself is also one of the largest forests south of the Neck. It is not uncommon for thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to be hidden there.

Derek Longmoss shook his head, eyes full of fear.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is the Kingswood Brotherhood! Simon Toyne, the Smiling Knight, Wenda the White Hart, Dick the Fletcher, Ben with the big belly, Oswain the triple-strangled giraffe, these bandits have all crawled out of their graves!"

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