Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 212 Storm's End Two Deer Fight for the Front, Old Tywin Besieged on All Sides

Standing by Shipbreaker Bay stood Storm's End, standing unmoved and standing in the face of the storm as it had been for years.

Legend has it that Du Lun, "God Sees Sorrow", fell in love with the beautiful Yi Ni.

Yi Ni is the daughter of the Sea God and the Wind Goddess, and marrying a mortal will make Yi Ni lose her power of eternal youth, and she will live, age, sick and die like a mortal.

When Du Lun and Yi Ni, regardless of the opposition of the Sea God and the Wind Goddess, chose to get married, it completely aroused the wrath of the gods.

Legend has it that at the wedding banquet between Du Lun and Yi Ni, the Goddess of Wind sent a storm, and the God of the Sea sent a tsunami, which destroyed Du Lun's castle by the sea. Many of Du Lun's relatives and friends were swept into the sea by the furious storm and died .

"God sees sorrow" Du Lun declared war on the gods and built a castle beside Shipwreck Bay. Every time he built a castle, the gods sent a storm to destroy it.

According to the monks, Du Lun finally succeeded in the seventh attempt.With the help of a little boy, Duron finally built a strong and majestic castle, Storm's End.This boy is the future "builder" Brandon.

Another theory is that the Children of the Forest helped Durren build Storm's End, and magic is still woven into the walls of Storm's End.

Duron, who owns Storm's End, also became the first Storm King.

Regardless of whether the legend is true or not, the scholars and monks of later generations all agree that Storm's End is an architectural miracle.In such a majestic castle, the boulders on the city wall are so tight that even a hair or a needle cannot hold it, and it is airtight.

Storm's End towered like a stone giant by the sea, overlooking Shipbreaker Bay.

Once upon a time, "God's Sorrow" Du Lun used Storm's End to declare war on the god of the sea, the Goddess of Wind. Now, Storm's End has become Stannis' stronghold against the undead army.

Stannis voluntarily withdrew his troops from the castles north of the Stormlands and migrated his people to Storm's End for refuge. Hay Hall, Fallen Wood City, Bronze Gate City and other castles all fell into the hands of Deathstorm.

Robert, who relied on Stormland to win the Iron Throne back then, has become a death storm after being resurrected by the cold god. Now, Death Storm has become the enemy of Stormland's creatures.

Today, Storm's End has assembled more than [-] soldiers from the Stormlands, as well as tens of thousands of people.

Since the undead have no fleet and cannot block the sea route, Storm's End can obtain supplies from the sea.The Stormlands south of Storm's End, including the rainforest and borderlands, the largest town in the Stormlands, Weeping Town, Tarth Isle, and Ismond Isle, are all in the hands of Stannis.

Stannis stood at the head of Storm's End, and archers crowded the walls of Storm's End, and there were cauldrons of boiling oil everywhere.Storm's End crossbow arrows are abundant, because the Stormlands were originally a bow and arrow production area, and the Westeros crossbow is most famous for the Stormlands yew longbows.

After nightfall, Melisandre lit a night fire at the top of the city.

After autumn came, the nights were extremely cold, and some people whispered that it was because of the dead.

The former Prime Minister, Count Alister Florent, said nervously: "We will be safe in Storm's End, right? Since ancient times, no one has been able to capture this castle."

Once upon a time, Count Alister Florent had always dreamed that Stannis could wipe out the Reach and reward him with Highgarden. , High Court lost interest.

Stannis said coldly: "No one can take it? Back then, the armies of the Reach surrounded Storm's End. If it weren't for my onion knights who sent onions, Storm's End would have fallen long ago."

"The records in the history books are meaningless, and the history is updated every day. Today is the day when history is created. The death storm brought an army of undead to the city of Storm's End. This is the first time since ancient times."

They came, the crowned stag banner flying behind Deathstorm in the moonlight, and he rode on his horse majesticly, calling to Stannis on the wall.

"Stannis, open the gates and surrender immediately. Storm's End is Baratheon's home castle. I am your elder brother. By right, this is my castle!"

Stannis snorted softly, "If you're really Robert, quickly lead your troops back to King's Landing. The Iron Throne in King's Landing is also yours. Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella are all Cersei and Jaime. Bastard, you should defend your Iron Throne!"

Death Storm said: "King's Landing is already a citizen of the Cold God, I'm not interested in it, I'm only interested in conquering the castle of the living."

The undead began to attack the city. The undead used battering rams, trebuchets, and ballistas. Thousands of archers on the top of Storm's End castle fired flaming rockets in unison, igniting the night sky.

When Stannis withdrew his troops, he chose to fortify the walls and clear the fields. The imperial forest was turned into a sea of ​​flames, with thick smoke, flames and ashes everywhere, but the army of undead still brought siege equipment from King's Landing. After all, Storm's End is too far away from King's Landing. Near, in the middle is the straight King's Road.

A stone hit the city wall, and the city wall stood still, but it hit the oil pan, and the boiling oil rained down on the city wall. Several soldiers fell to the ground screaming, and two unlucky Florent family soldiers , fell from the city wall, and was instantly surrounded and stabbed to death by the undead. After a while, the two Florent soldiers turned into undead and became members of the enemy.

Count Alister Florent recognized the two soldiers, he suddenly felt his stomach churning, squatted on the ground and vomited.

The condescending crossbowmen of Storm's End quickly overwhelmed the enemy. The boiling oil poured down, and the undead in the city screamed again and again, and many undead were burned to death by the flames.

After being burned, the undead will turn into charred bones and die completely.

Seeing that the death storm could not win, he had to turn to the southwest with the undead army. Stannis saw the enemy walk several miles from the top of the city.

Sir Richard Hope, Gody Farring, and Sir Simon Tarth, with a thousand cavalry, assembled in the castle.

At this time Melisandre came to the yard, and she said: "Warriors, cut your palms with the long sword, let the blood stain the long sword red, and the red god R'hllor will bless you."

Ser Richard Hope, Simon Tarth, and Ser Gordy Farring did so at once, and blood stained the sword red in the moonlight.

Melisandre activated the spell, the big ruby ​​in her throat glowed with blood, Melisandre's eyes burned like coals, and the long swords ignited one by one.

Stannis on the city wall pulled out the hero's red sword, and all kinds of strange holy lights bathed the cavalry below. At this moment, those cavalry seemed to become dazzling paladins.

On the city wall, the soldiers, servants, craftsmen, and peasants in the castle shouted loudly.

"Long live Stannis!"

The west gate of Storm's End opened, and a thousand warriors brandishing burning swords launched a desperate charge towards death.

It was the first time for the undead army to encounter an enemy wielding a burning sword. Flame is the nemesis of the undead. In addition, there were too few undead cavalry in the hands of Deathstorm. Many undead were trampled by Stannis' cavalry as soon as they touched it.

After the cavalry fought with the undead, Earl Fair led a team of crossbowmen and shot rockets at the undead in the back row, making it even more difficult for the undead to resist.

The undead of the death storm left a pile of white bones, so they had no choice but to retreat to the north with the defeated soldiers and escape into the night.

After the army returned from victory, Stannis frowned. "Deathstorm is trying to march southwest. What is he going to do?"

The Onion Knight said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Robert once played three victorious songs at Summerhall in one day. Could it be that he wants to visit the old place again?"

Melisandre said: "I suspect that Deathstorm wanted to go to Midsummer Hall to find ghosts. As we all know, many people died in the tragedy of Midsummer Hall."

Stannis was amazed, "You mean, 'Duncan the Tall', Prince Duncan, and Aegon V may all be resurrected? But these people were buried in the wildfire, and it stands to reason that they have been purified by the flames."

Melisandre said: "Although the body is dead, the soul is immortal. Necromancers continue to sacrifice living people to the cold god. The power of the cold god is getting stronger and stronger, and everything is possible."

"Your Majesty, we must sacrifice some living people to the Red God R'hllor, otherwise the Red God R'hllor is doomed to be suppressed."

Stannis said depressedly: "You told me that the Red God R'hllor is the sworn enemy of the Cold God. Why do these two have the same taste? Well, I will hand over some people who committed capital crimes to you as sacrifices." To the Red God."

Melisandre said: "If it was Edric Storm, it would be more perfect."

The Onion Knight said in disgust: "Melisandre, Edric is just an illegitimate child whose blood comes from desire and deceit. If you miss the king's blood so much, why not hunt Daenerys overseas. Daenerys is pure of Targaryen blood."

Melisandre said: "Daenerys is half a world away. To find her, you have to cross the Narrow Sea. Speaking of the Narrow Sea, I saw a one-eyed man in the sacred fire, slaying towards a coast, Rivers of blood flowed from the crabs around."

Stannis pursed his lips. "Crab? One-eyed man? What do you mean?"

Melisandre said: "From what I read, I suspect that pirates are going to attack Crab Claw Peninsula or Crab Island. I saw this one-eyed man in the Holy Fire before, and he raped three beautiful sisters by the sea."

Stannis turned to the Onion Knight, "Davos, you have been a smuggler for decades and have been familiar with pirates everywhere. Tell me, how many one-eyed pirates are there in the Stepstones?"

The Onion Knight said: "There are too many pirates. Many pirates are not real one-eyed dragons. They wear blindfolds to adapt to the dark environment for fighting. You must know that the light changes a lot inside and outside the cabin. Wearing blindfolds covers one eye. Eyes, you can protect your eyes."

Stannis said in disgust: "The undead army is raging in the storm, how can I have the mood to fight the pirates? Salador Sunris pirate fleet, the royal fleet will protect the Crab Island and the Crab Claw Peninsula."

In the western region, Castame, it began to rain lightly.

The 60-year-old Duke Tywin was sitting there, looking at the past with affectionate eyes, all of which were his shadow when he was 19 years old.

At the age of 19, Tywin, who was still the heir of Casterly Rock at that time, returned from the Stepstone Islands. Dissatisfied with the cowardice of his father, Duke Tytos, Tywin sent troops to attack Roger Reyes of the Castamereyes family. Earl, Eileen Tarbeck and Mrs. Tarbeck Hall.

Tywin adopted the method of "genocide". The Reyes family and the Tarbeck family were all executed, and the hall was reduced to ruins. "The Rains of Castamere" became famous all over the world.

Now, Tywin revisited his old place and came to Castame, just in time for the autumn rain, but in the song "Rainy Season of Castame", Tywin has been reduced to a defeated lion.

The crossbowmen of the west repelled the giant eagle with rockets, and a cavalry of the Frey family chased after them. Tywin set up an ambush in the valley and attacked with crossbow arrows and rolling stones. The Frey cavalry suffered heavy casualties.

At this moment, Ryman Frey led another Frey cavalry around the valley in an attempt to outflank the crossbowmen of the Western Region on the mountain. James was furious: "Are the Frey family so anxious to die? How dare they try to surround them?" us."

Jaime charged down the hill with hundreds of Lannister horsemen, but Ryman Frey's cavalry were overwhelmed and scattered eastward.

After repelling the Frey family's cavalry, the real test has just begun. The rock species of the wolf king, the cavemen, the mountain clan, and the northern mountain clan continue to attack from the mountains. The streamland cavalry commanded by Barristan, the Dreadfort The cavalry was obviously more difficult to deal with than the Frey family cavalry. The enemy was so powerful that the banner could not be seen, so James had to retreat westward.

Fortunately, after a series of blocking battles, the Western Territory Army finally arrived at Castame.

Castame, like Casterly Rock City, is a castle formed by the expansion of mine veins from excavated mines.Back then, the hall above Castamere was burned by Tywin, and Earl "Red Lion" Reyes led his people back to the cave of Castame Castle. Earl Jess thought everything was safe.

Tywin sent craftsmen to seal the exit with mud, and then flooded Castame. All the last members of Reyes' tribe died in the hall. Legend has it that ghosts still roam Castame.

Is Ed also going to deal with Casterly Rock City like this?Since ancient times, Casterly Rock City has never been breached, but the wolf king Ed is a man who created miracles. He conquered beyond the Great Wall, hatched dragons, and created many firsts.

In Castamere, the remnants of Lannister's defeated army gathered one after another. These are the remnants of the battles of Scourge, Crag City, Branded City, and Golden Tooth City. The family brought an army of more than 1000 people, and the western army regained some vitality.

After the Golden Tooth City was lost, the shattered army in the western region was severely short of food and grass.

Earl Damon Marbrand said: "Many soldiers are almost out of dry food, why not send troops to collect from nearby villages?"

Duke Tywin shook his head, "It is a disgrace that my army in the west cannot resist the invaders in the north, the riverlands and valleys, and cannot protect the people. If we continue to rob the people of their food, Lannister will be defeated even faster. "

"There is not enough food and grass. You can kill horses and use horse meat to satisfy your hunger. When Sir Adam Marbrand's scouts clear the seaside road and our army retreats to Casterly Rock, the food and grass problem will naturally be solved."

Duke Tywin ate some black bread. At this time, the nearby villagers offered some cheese and ale. Tywin accepted the food gratefully and ate the cheese with muddy hands.

All along, Duke Tywin has been rinsing his mouth with Arbor Isle wine. He hasn't drank ale for decades, but now, ale tastes like fine wine in his mouth.

These peasants were not gifts from Lord Tywin, but from Ser Kevan.When Sir Kevan was young, he served as an attendant to Roger Reyes. After the Reyes family collapsed, Sir Kevan led the Knights to clear up the bandits nearby, so he had a good reputation in the local area.

Because he witnessed his father's cowardice and the chaos brought to the west, Duke Tywin was always too strict with the people.Thinking about it now, Duke Tywin should treat the people better.

At midnight, Adam Marbrand returned from the southwest direction. Seeing Sir Adam's face, Duke Tywin knew that the situation was not good.

Sir Adam apologized: "Duke Tywin, the enemy has blocked the road by the sea."

Tywin was shocked: "Impossible, the enemy's cavalry is still blocked by James to the east."

Sir Adam said, "It's from the Mountain Regiment."

Tai Wen said angrily: "The mountain clan, the rock species, the mountain clan, the cave dwellers, the nocturnal tribes, and the like don't even have cavalry. Your cavalry can't even take down these infantry?"

Sir Adam said: "The Golden Girl, the Goat Girl, and the Lynx Girl are all in the enemy's camp, and the enemy will attack from time to time with giant eagles. What's worse, the wolf king Ed and the dragon are also there."

"I led the cavalry to charge more than a dozen times, and one-third of the cavalry under my command were killed. Some knights escaped into the night and became deserters. My number became less and less, so I had to retreat."

"It's all my fault for being incompetent and unable to restrain my subordinates."

Duke Tywin sighed, "It's not your fault. Cersei, Joffrey is in King's Landing, blaspheming the Seven Gods and slaughtering the followers of the Seven Gods. It is destined to have today."

Ever since Cersei and Joffrey started massacring the followers of the Seven Gods in King's Landing, the hearts of the Westlands have been fluctuating. The Archbishop of Old Town has called on knights and faithful men and women all over the world to overthrow Lannister. Many knights are unwilling to continue to work for Lannister.

Tywin stood on the hill and looked around. Except for the sea in the west, there were enemies in the north, south and east, and enemy campfires were everywhere.

Thousands of people sang the ballad "Song of the Seven Gods" from afar.

Tywin heard some voices with a northern accent, and was very depressed, "A group of northern savages who worship the heart tree actually use "Song of the Seven Gods" to confuse people's hearts."

Sir Kevan said helplessly: "I don't know how many knights and servants will abandon Lannister tonight because of "Song of the Seven Gods."

After singing "Song of the Seven Gods" seven times in a row, the next song was "The Rainy Season of Castamere", which was very familiar to Duke Tywin. The chorus of thousands of people shocked the sky over Castamere.

"What are you capable of? My lordship proudly declares,
Do you want me to bow down and proclaim myself a minister?
The colors are different, the power is not inferior,
Each shows their abilities and is divided into high and low. "

This was the signal for the general attack. The giants, rockseeds, giant eagles, streamland knights, Deepwood Motte crossbowmen, Raventree spearmen, Riverrun cavalry, and Longbow Hall's crossbowmen all began to charge at the same time.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and James struggled to kill one enemy after another, but it was difficult to stop the defeat of the western army.

"The red lion fights the yellow lion,

The minions are sharp and merciless.

Shot deadly and ruthless,
Ruzi don't forget, Ruzi don't forget. "

Duke Tywin was trembling with anger, only felt that the rain on his face was extraordinarily cold.

A row of archers from the Western Region shot at the giant eagle in the air. The giant eagle was dripping with blood. In an instant, moas, direwolves, and snow bears were killed, and the mammoth knocked over the archer. The archer was torn apart by the beast before he could reload his crossbow. Throat.

"Today, however, every rainy season,
The rain wept in the hall, but there was no one there.

But today, every rainy season,
The rain weeps in the hall, but there is no soul in it. "

James rode to Tywin on horseback. His hair, robe, armor, and horse were all covered in blood.

"Father, our army has been defeated."

Sir Kevan said: "Hurry up and retreat to the seaside. I have already prepared a few fishing boats. The sea route is not safe, because the fleet of Iron Bitch Helen is everywhere. However, this is the only way to retreat. Our army can Go to Fairy Island first, get supplies, and then find a way to return to Casterly Rock City."

Back then, Earl Farman had resisted Duke Tywin's order. Duke Tywin sent a singer to play "The Rainy Season of Castamere", and Earl Farman was so frightened that he immediately surrendered.

Now, Duke Tywin has faced another disastrous defeat in Castamere, and he actually wants to ask his vassals for help. Tywin's heart is ashamed.

"A vassal who takes refuge in a vassal is not a real vassal. When the vassal is weak, the vassal can betray you at any time. If you lose today, you will die."

Tai Wen pulled out his golden sword and wanted to kill himself, but Kai Feng quickly stopped him.

"If you die, Casterly Rock City and Lannister in Lannisport will be uprooted by the wolf king. Do you think Ed the wolf king will let us go?"

"There is no doubt that Wolf King Ed wants to turn Casterly Rock City into the next Castame."

James persuaded: "Father, today's fiasco in the Western Territory is entirely because Cersei slaughtered the Church of the Seven Gods. Now Cersei and Joffrey are running amok on the Iron Throne, and King's Landing has become a city of the dead. If you die, Lannister will die." It's hard to get a foothold in the Seven Kingdoms."

The more Tai Wen thought about it, the more angry he became, "I worked hard to put Cersei on the throne of queen, but she messed up everything. Okay, I want to see how long Cersei and her necromancer can still be demons. "

Hundreds of cavalry and infantry in the western region, protecting Tywin and Kevan, retreated to the seaside, boarded several fishing boats, fled into the night in a panic, and headed for Fairy Island.

Cersei sat on the Iron Throne, hugging a velvet pillow.

"Prince Rhaegar failed to capture Harrenhal, and Deathstorm was defeated at Storm's End. Why?"

The necromancer Ogbetta said: "The red-robed girl Melisandre of Storm's End is very difficult to deal with. The walls of Storm's End also have ancient magic. It is normal for the undead to lose in battle."

"As for Harrenhal, even though Harrenhal is only 300 years old, this majestic castle is next to God's Eye Lake, and the Isle of Thousand Faces in God's Eye Lake is a weirwood forest. The old gods are here, and they are powerful. .”

Cersei said solemnly: "Then send an army of undead, cross God's Eye Lake, and burn the weirwood forest."

The necromancer laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid things are not as simple as you imagined. At that time, the ancestors signed an oath with the children of the forest. Since then, Qianmianyu has been guarded by green men. The so-called green men are composed of the children of the forest. It is rumored that the wooden dancers among them, the Green Prophet, are very powerful."

"If the weirwood forest in Qianmian Islet is so easily destroyed, then Qian Mian Islet is not a holy place for the children of the forest and the old gods."

Cersei said depressedly: "There is magic in the walls of Storm's End, and Harrenhal is next to the damned Isle of Thousand Faces. Then don't waste too many troops in Harrenhal, Storm's End. Take Harrenhal as an example." , you can divide your troops to wipe out Duskvale Town and Maiden Spring Town, and then use the corpses to create undead to form more undead to besiege Harrenhal."

The necromancer said: "Your Majesty, I explained before that the resurrection of any undead needs the magic of the dark magic weapon. If there is not enough magic, we will not be able to resurrect the frost dragon."

"Controlling the undead involves the issue of mind control. Now, the power of the Cold God in the south of the Neck has not reached the point where it has blossomed in many places. We can only concentrate our forces and capture strategic locations such as Storm's End and Harrenhal. .”

"As long as Storm's End is captured, Stannis will be declared a complete failure in the Stormlands. Storm's End also has mysterious powers, waiting to be discovered by the army of undead. When Harrenhal is captured, the undead can capture Caitlin, Sansa and Ellie Ya, I can also get the dragon koi, eagle eye, and seven griffins, and I can also create an army of giant undead for Her Majesty the Queen Mother."

Cersei was not convinced, "The question is, when will Harrenhal and Storm's End be captured? Hurry up and revive the Frost Dragon! If you continue to delay, Harrenhal's koi and Hawkeye will grow up."

The necromancer said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the plan is proceeding in an orderly manner. We sacrifice the followers of the Seven Gods to the Cold God every day, and the Cold God will naturally give us killing machines. Now, although the Cold God is temporarily unable to resurrect the Frost Dragon, but, You can give this to Her Majesty the Queen Mother."

Hunger flashed in Cersei's eyes, "What is it?"

The skeleton scepter of the necromancer Ogbeta emits a strange blue light, the dark magic weapon emits a low moan, a blue light flashes, and a vampire bat the size of a giant eagle appears.

Royal Guards Flame Nulustu and Black King Kong Thabeet were all dumbfounded.

The necromancer Ogbeta said: "Vampire bat, dedicated to His Majesty!"

The scar on Joffrey's head was bleeding, and he smiled ferociously, "This bat is no smaller than a giant eagle. Back then, Ed's giant eagle tore my scalp, you bat, you should go to Harrenhal , kill Sansa and Arya!"

Ogbeta smiled, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, they are on the death list!"

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