The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 100 The bloody struggle

The battle experienced by the Second Expeditionary Force was called the "Battle of the Flatlands". The reason for this name was that the Westerosi who won the battle did not know the name of the battlefield they were on, so Simply use the name of this large area.

Maybe the bachelors in the city will study this in the future, but for now, this is the name that is popular, and people call this battle this way.

There is no doubt that the Battle of the Flatlands will become one of the most memorable events in the history of the expedition, due to the sheer numbers of the Free Cities' armies in this battle and the easy victories the Westeros had achieved in the past.

Hu Ge can feel that this battle will inevitably have an extremely far-reaching impact, but he still doesn't know what kind of impact it will be, but it will definitely be great.

Because on the third day after the victory, a large number of people rushed towards the Jihad Port. Most of them were immigrants and mercenaries from the Jihad Port. These people had been watching the news in the Jihad Port before, and after learning about the great victory, After hearing the news, he headed south non-stop.

Everyone could see that after winning this victory, it was inevitable to besiege Pantos, and after the Pentos people had been defeated so many times in a row, everyone regarded it as inevitable to conquer Pantos.

If they can join the ranks of conquering that city, they will gain huge wealth and glory. These people came to the East for opportunities, how can they give up these opportunities?

Pentos is one of the nine free trade city-states, that is the nine free trade city-states! It is a powerful city that has existed since the days of the Valyrian Freehold.

Driven by wealth, the second expeditionary force did not stay long and continued southward to Pentos.

Therefore, most slaves chose to follow the army south. This was the closest leadership and organization they could come into contact with. After Hugo launched his first expedition, news about the Western slave freers spread widely among the slaves, so the slaves They have no problem accepting the leadership of the Westerosi people, and it is to get revenge on those damned Pentos that they crave.

Even the Pentos who were lucky enough to survive had to be robbed of all their food and driven into the wilderness. This was the treatment of slaves who had made mistakes in the past, but now it fell on the Pentos.

Regarding all this, Hugo was completely unmoved. The struggle was always bloody. It was not gentle or inviting guests to dinner. It wanted to kill people and shed blood. In Westeros, he gave up his dignity. He threw it on the ground. He had seen many such scenes in Andas. At that time, he felt a little uncomfortable at most.

In this way, after this wave of division of troops, there were only 5,000 troops left around Hu Ge, but these 5,000 were all elites.

In this way, Hugo watched the Westerosi army moving south continue to expand. When it came to the core area of ​​​​Pantos, this expansion turned into a crazy situation.

The plains surrounding Pentos City are the richest part of Pantos. They produce a large amount of cheese and there are countless slave manors. The food they produce supports the city and is also exported overseas in large quantities.

All the slave owners in these areas fled, and all the towns also fled. The defeated troops who escaped from the north had brought news of the defeat of the main force, so no one foolishly tried to resist the Westeros army, instead of escaping. , that is, surrender.

Corpses were hung on both sides of the once bustling Sunrise Avenue. Those beautiful houses were either burning or dilapidated. There were also corpses on the once bustling avenue - these all belonged to the Pentos, slaves. There will be no mercy for the Pentos.

In this way, the Westerosi army moved south. Soon, they entered a place they had never entered before. With all the experiences of the first expedition, the Westerosi people began to attack the local slaves very skillfully. Manor, obtain the food and property, and liberate local slaves.

Therefore, the slaves who had their debts burned and were truly freed from their slave status were also very confused. This time, no one was left to organize them.

But now, even these discomforts have disappeared. In Hu Ge's eyes, this tragic scene is no different from ordinary scenes. At most, he feels that it is a pity that this prosperity has been burned down.

Hugo also led the army to go south with the second expeditionary force. He had to participate in such a major event as the siege of Pentos, but he also sent more than half of his troops back to Andas, although the Norvos army from the north moved south. The main force has been completely defeated, but areas such as Ash Valley Rush and the Triangle also need to be recovered. There are still some Norvos troops there that need to be dispersed. Moreover, Hugo also plans to send some troops back to recuperate.

Because the ultimate temptation of Pantos is there, there is no situation like Hugo's situation this time where the army left and the nobles left the team crazily. Most people went south in a tacit understanding and went south for the wealth of Pantos. .

Therefore, when the people of Westeros actually came to the city of Pentos, they saw a scene that was like hell. If a person is finally released after being suppressed for a long time, it is very terrifying to burst into anger.

Therefore, the number of slaves here is very exaggerated. When the news of the approaching Westeros army came, everything was detonated. Countless slave manors were broken and burned. The angry slaves began to vent their accumulated wealth for countless years. anger.

The slave owners naturally hid behind the walls of Pentos with their wealth early on, but there were always so many ordinary Pentos people and freed slaves unable to enter the city. They naturally became the targets of revenge by the slaves. The slave owners The distance from them is too far and there is no contact at all so there is no hatred, but they are in contact with these people on a daily basis. They are also the most powerful group of people who bully slaves. The slaves are full of anger towards these people.

However, the generals of the expeditionary force were not touched by this scene. At most, they felt a little shocked. As the core area of ​​​​Pantos, the surrounding area of ​​​​this city is extremely prosperous, and now this prosperity is all burned down. In the midst of flames and killing.

The slaves welcome the arrival of the Westeros army, because only with the arrival of the army can they break the walls of Pentos and drag out the slave masters behind the turtle shell to kill them.

Therefore, with the help of slaves, the Westeros people were able to quickly establish a siege camp under the city of Pentos, and then began to build siege fortifications around the city wall. At the same time, they also helped the Westeros people collect food, although they were shrinking into the city. At the gate, the Pentos took away as much food as possible, but there was no way they could finish it all.

If nothing else, take the huge number of cattle and sheep outside the city of Pentos. It was the source of wealth for many Pentos slave owners. They were procrastinating and unwilling to deal with the cattle and sheep, so after the slaves rioted, Everything went to the slaves, and then to the Westerosi who came next. All of this laid an excellent foundation for the people of Westeros to besiege Pentos. Everyone involved in the siege believed that they would definitely capture the city next.

"Lord Hugo, how many slaves do you think there are in Pentos City now?"

In front of Hugo was the city of Pentos that was being surrounded. Like most cities, there were a large number of houses under the city walls of Pentos. They were the residences of citizens and slaves who could not live in the city, forming the so-called outer city.

However, now the outer city has been directly uprooted, and all the houses near the city wall have been demolished. This makes Hugo a little disappointed. He thought that with the chaos of the internal forces in Pentos, those guys would keep fighting to let those buildings stay. .

For the siege party, these buildings can provide cover and are a source of materials for siege equipment that can be dismantled on the spot. But now, before the moat of Pentos, there are empty areas.

The question made Hugo look away. He glanced at the little Gleicher who had asked the question, followed his line of sight, and saw countless slaves opposite who were busy building fortifications.

In order to enlighten little Gleicher, Hugo has been keeping him with him during this period. During this time, the boy's character has indeed gradually become more cheerful, and he is not as bitter and hateful as before.

Unlike the lifeless slaves in Little Gleicher's impression, these slaves who participated in the construction of the fortifications were enthusiastic and full of energy. Even if the trebuchets on the city wall kept throwing boulders, they could not destroy their enthusiasm for work.

Little Gleicher had never seen freed slaves full of energy, but the fact that so many slaves were like this at the same time was something he had never seen before, so it gave him some shock.

"I don't know either." Hu Ge said truthfully, "The number of slaves here changes every day. Some are on their way home, and some are liberated elsewhere and join the siege, but most of them still don't move after all. Yes, we estimate that the number of slaves here is around 120,000 to 30,000 people."

"Twelve to thirty thousand..." This number gave little Gleicher a huge impact. Fear subconsciously appeared on his face. One hundred and twenty to thirty thousand, this number had a huge impact on him.

At this moment, he no longer wondered why such huge fortifications were built so quickly around Pantos, surrounding the city.

"This is the hinterland of Pentos, and the slaves here are also the most oppressed, so their hatred for the Pantos people is stronger than anyone else, so if they have the opportunity to settle accounts with Pantos, they will not hesitate to do so. Don’t hesitate to join in. You see, now they use the manor they once belonged to as an organization and work hard on the front line of the siege.”

Hugo looked at the slaves working enthusiastically. He liked this scene very much. It can be said that this is a cornerstone of the Westeros people's Eastern cause.

When the news here spreads, the slave owners in the Free Trade City will be frightened. Those aloof slave owners will feel timid and even afraid from the bottom of their hearts when they see their extremely contemptuous slaves - when they think of this , Hu Ge felt an extremely huge feeling of pleasure in his heart.

However, the situation will inevitably escalate next, and the remaining free trade city-states will inevitably join this big game. After the slave owners are frightened, they will think about how to kill what makes them uneasy and afraid.

However, that will happen later. What he should focus on now is the siege of Pentos.

Bringing his thoughts back to the present, Hugo suddenly found that little Gleicher had become depressed for some reason. Just when he was about to ask a question, the boy happened to speak, "Lord Hugo, I think, if Pantos comes next If it is breached, this city will usher in a massacre."

"Yes, little Gleicher." His words caused Hugo's mood to change accordingly, and his tone became a little heavy. "If the city wall is breached, there will be a massacre, and people who have been enslaved for hundreds of years will definitely Their anger needs to be vented, and no one is qualified to stop them from venting, and no one has the ability."

Regarding the massacre, Hu Ge still didn't want to see it - although he felt relieved after seeing it - no matter what, it represented the death of countless people, but he wouldn't stop it. Why should he stop a group of people who would definitely hate him in the future? , or even the massacre of those who oppose oneself?
The wealthy life of the Pentos people is based on the exploitation of slaves. Even if he prevents the massacre, the Pentos people who have lost the oppression of slaves and their superior life will hate him.

Therefore, Hu Ge had already made up his mind about the massacre. As for little Gleicher, Hugo understood him. Young people always have illusions and always think that everything will change after defeating the "bad guys", but where do so many good things come from.

This is a war, a war in which slaves overthrow slave owners, a bloody war. In this war, there is no dignity. Everyone has to roll in the mud, and in the end the winner will surrender on top of the corpse. The children of the victors and losers reconciled, thus opening a new era.

However, he would not blame little Gleicher for this. No matter who he was, he had come here like this. Little Glechelle grew up in the society of Pantos. As the son of a powerful man, he naturally grew up in the society of Pantos. Growing up in Sri Lanka's upper class society, he must have many profound memories of Pentos City.

Therefore, it is normal for him to feel depressed if he is asked to face the destruction of Pantos.

Hu Ge understood this child because he knew that this child was just confused for a moment. He just hadn't killed the boy in his heart yet.

Hugo looked at little Gretchen, patted him on the shoulder, and then walked away. This was still something that he needed to get out of. No matter what he said, he would only think arrogantly, so he still let him You want to go yourself.

(End of this chapter)