The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 101 The Golden Group’s Decision
Although they lived deep behind the strong wall, the atmosphere in Pentos city did not ease. Instead, the whole city became more and more restless.

Pentos has not experienced war for many years. Although it was humiliating to surrender to Braavos, it also brought peace and stability. Not to mention that although Braavos was powerful, their weak army made the Braavos people never Entered Pentos.

In fact, in the nearly three hundred years since the collapse of the Free Fortress, the most sieges Pentos has encountered were just demonstration-style sieges by centaurs. No one would worry about this, because everyone knows that centaurs are incapable. After breaking through the city wall, they will leave after getting the three melons and two dates sent by the governors to the horsemen.

Therefore, this siege by the people of Westeros is the most threatening siege in the memory of the people of Pentos.

They used to be extremely contemptuous of these Western visitors, but the Westerners defeated Pentos time and time again, and now they have deployed their troops under the city that the Pentos are proud of - this is every Pentos No one thought of it.

Moreover, the slave uprising triggered by the arrival of the Westeros army added fuel to the unstable flame. The slave uprising outside the city wall frightened the slave owners. Those who were lucky enough to escape from the killing fields outside the city The embellished description of Lucky Man added to the fire.

Also affected by this, several slave uprisings broke out within the city walls. Although they were quickly suppressed, they still frightened the people of Pentos.

Many Pentos citizens cannot accept the slaves' rebellion and cruel methods. In the eyes of many people, they usually treat the slaves well enough, but the slaves still resist them like this.

In such a mood, while the people of Pentos were busy and fearful in organizing the city's defense, they also spread rumors that the slaves were ungrateful and deserved death. Pentos should not have any mercy for these slaves. We should drive them ruthlessly and squeeze them.

However, not many people completely maintain this attitude. Other Pentos people believe that slaves are all good. They were so good to them before, but now someone must have deceived them and let them attack them continuously. Looking for death - and this person is undoubtedly Hugo. In the city of Pentos, Hugo's reputation becomes more and more fantastic, and he has even turned into an image that can brainwash slaves with just a word.

When Valerion was defeated, he understood what would happen if he returned to Pentos. The opposition forces would undoubtedly seize this opportunity, except for the Unsullied - not to mention the Unsullied also suffered heavy losses in that rapid collapse. ——He needed new strength, so he gathered as many Norvosians as possible.

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Naturally, under such circumstances, the rulers of Pentos had to pay attention to the slaves who were once used as consumables. They improved their treatment and formulated laws for protection. The Pentos people also treated the slaves who had once been extremely contemptuous. They were polite, but the slaves just looked on with cold eyes. They could see that they were the ones who had the advantage now.

Except for a few city-states on the north coast, the ratio of slaves to free people in the urban population of most free trade city-states has remained at 3:1 for a long time. This means that slaves maintain the basic operation of the city. They are the ones who carry bags and sweep the streets. , they are also the workers in the workshop... Without these slaves, Pentos would undoubtedly fall into chaos in an instant, and now everyone in the city knows that they cannot cause chaos.

Moreover, although the Prince's Palace issued an order prohibiting the torture of slaves, this kind of thing has never been taken care of, and everyone is unwilling to carry out the order of the prince who put Pentos in the current bad situation, which makes the atmosphere in the city tense. It has been getting worse - generally speaking, there are not many such things, but if one happens, it is enough to cause extremely bad effects.

As for his ally, the fanatical bearded monk, this guy disappeared. Villerion didn't care about his life, and he was a little resentful when he thought of him. This guy patted his chest and said that their Norvos was so reliable, but the result was still Broken under the brutal attack of the Western Knights.

The rural nature of the Norvos people means that even if they flee, they often flee in an organized manner. As long as the enemy does not catch up, they can quickly restore their organizational structure. This makes it impossible for the centaurs in twos and threes to get a favor in front of them. A few The centaurs and riders drove hundreds of people around and did not appear, so Villerion spent a lot of money to make these Novus officers who had never seen the market in the mountains loyal to him and brought them to Pentos.

These Norvosians who came out of the eastern mountains spoke words that the citizens did not understand and roughly drove away the angry people. After the bravest group of citizens were strung up in front of the spear, the others scattered. escape.

Therefore, after being extremely frightened, some people began to beat and torture the slaves in the city to relieve their panic.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the people of Pentos hated Villerion to the extreme. This guy had been defeated in a row. He had also recruited young men in Pentos City on a large scale and took away countless young men from Pentos. These lads were then massacred on the plain battlefield by the rough knights of Westeros.

To make matters worse, after they were defeated, they also encountered the damn centaurs. The centaurs were troubled by the ideas of the Westeros people, so they changed their plundering target.

In the face of a slave uprising and the Westeros army outside the city, it is very dangerous to keep a large number of slaves in the city. This kind of behavior is even more dangerous, but the problem is that if these slaves are driven away, the city will To shut down.

However, many people among the city's real power holders and the middle and upper classes did not think so. Some of them even "remembered" their Andal ancestry and suddenly began to learn the Andal language.

This is also an open secret in Pentos, and the citizens are terrified about it, especially now that a large number of their children have died outside Pentos, which makes them even more frightened.

However, although there are various problems, generally speaking, people still think that the fall of the city is impossible. As one of the daughters of Valyria, Pentos has a tall and thick city wall. This is the legacy left to his daughter by the Free Fortress. Behind this wall, most people think they are safe, and Pentos will hold on. Past this point.

Originally, the moment Valerian returned to Pentos with the news of his failure, he had to be torn apart by the angry crowd. Even his eunuchs could not save his life. But the problem was that when Valerian returned, He also brought a large number of Norvos with him.

Relying on these eastern Norvos officers, Valerian survived the riots when he entered the city, and then arrested all his existing opponents for questioning, and the Sunrise Market was once again infiltrated with blood. At the same time, Villerion hid in the Prince's Palace, hiding there without seeing anyone under the protection of eunuchs and Novos.

The development of things was beyond imagination.

In the temporary residence of the Golden Company, the leader of the group, Mistoin, looked at the captains lined up beside him and raised his tired eyes. He had not had a good rest since the siege began.

The captains were still arguing with each other, Harry and Jon were tit-for-tat with their supporters, blaming each other, Harry Strickland still stressing the need to be cautious, and the Golden Company's long history of serving the Black Dragon, Jon Clinton He still shouted at the top of his lungs to call on everyone to support the Red Dragon. Mistoyin felt tired from the bottom of his heart when he saw this scene. Now it is no longer black, black or red, things are developing out of control!
"Shut up, everyone."

After the group leader showed extremely rare anger, everyone immediately shut up and looked at the group leader.

"Don't you understand what's going on in this city now? It's no longer a question of whether it's black or not, or whether it's red or not! There are at least one hundred thousand slaves outside who are preparing to come in! One hundred thousand! And in this city Here, the relationship between slaves and free people is even more explosive. I doubt that just scratching the wall with a stone can set Pentos on fire!"

Unlike these captains who have been staying in the military camp, Mistoin has been running around Pantos these days, contacting various parties in the city to discuss the defense of the city wall.

As for why this is the case, it is because the Golden Company is now quite embarrassed in Pentos. They had previously been estranged from the prince because of their own actions on the battlefield. They even refused to attack in the last battle. The prince no longer trusts them.

However, because Villerion was not popular in the city, the Golden Company did not lose its foothold in the city. Instead, it gained the support of many people because of its resistance to the prince, and many forces came. Contact them to gain support in overthrowing Villerian.

But the Golden Company was interested in Targaryen, so no one paid attention to it, but all parties did not dare to offend them, so they stayed in Pentos awkwardly. Because of this, the Golden Company taxis all huddled in the station. in.

In fact, if it weren't for the siege, Mistoin wouldn't be able to go out and wander around.

The captain's words caused a murmur among the captains. The captain has always been very reliable. What he said is definitely on target, and the captains all trust him.

"We are now in a very fatal situation, my brothers." Seeing that the attitude of the captains finally changed, Mis Toyin softened his tone, "If one mistake is not made, even our regiment will be wiped out. "

These words were like throwing a huge boulder into the calm water, causing a thousand waves. The Golden Group has been inherited in Essos for hundreds of years. It has naturally seen a lot of storms, big and small, and now the leader said, next If the things that come down are not handled well, the entire corps may even be doomed.

"Captain, this is a bit exaggerated." The person who spoke was Harry Strickland. His words represented the aspirations of many people here. The Golden Group had not experienced the siege situation before, and it was not that dangerous.

"It's not an exaggeration at all. There are more than 100,000 slaves who plan to kill everyone in this city, let alone the city. Under such a general situation, do you think the Corps can escape unscathed?"

Mistoin's words ruthlessly shattered the illusions of everyone present. According to the terrifying figures mentioned by the regiment leader, even the huge strength of the Golden Company would not be able to survive this wave of chaos.

"So, don't think about the dragons. The black dragon is dead, and the red dragon has only two children left. The golden group should be responsible for their own destiny, not sacrifice for others."

When Mistoin said these words, he looked closely at Jon Clinton and saw his depression and disappointment. He could only apologize to Clinton in his heart. The Corps had no choice now and had no choice but to do this.

"Captain, the city wall of Pentos is also very strong. Can't it be defended? This is one of the nine major trading city-states."

Someone asked unwillingly, which made Meese a little irritated, "We were able to capture Tyrosh back then, why couldn't Pentos be breached? Moreover, no matter how strong the city wall is, it must be defended by reliable people. And Pentos... I can say that there is no such person at all."

The capture of Tyrosh was a great achievement of the Golden Company in the Battle of the Nine Copper Kings decades ago. They conquered this daughter of Valyria, which is famous for its military tradition, and fostered the "Last Blackfire". Companions take over.

"There will probably be more people contacting you next, but don't pay any attention to them. If you make empty promises, then give them what they want. It's not worth anything anyway." Mistoin made the next arrangements, "In short, Leave everything to me, don’t worry, I will lead the Golden Group through these difficult times."

If no one objects to the leader, as a person who has been the leader of the Golden Company for more than ten years, he has an unparalleled reputation within the Golden Company, which no one can shake.

Mistoin's eyes swept across the captains, and he saw despair in Jon Connington's eyes. Although some words were not clearly stated, everyone understood what they meant - after all, it was just that they were not clearly stated.

Restoring the Targaryen kingdom has now been kicked out of the Golden Company's plans. What the Golden Company has to do next is how to survive the ensuing turmoil.

However, the regiment leader noticed that Clinton's despair did not last long, and gradually turned into determination. Mistoin understood that he was about to lose a comrade, but he did not intend to stop his comrade.

After the meeting, the leader soon received the news that Jon Connington left the camp overnight with more than a dozen people. This kind of leaving without saying goodbye was undoubtedly considered betrayal according to the strict rules and regulations of the Golden Company, but Mistoin was just Let the military judge record these people as killed in action.

This is the only thing he can do for his friend. He has chosen a tortuous and endless road, and he can only help him in this way.

Then, the leader of the Golden Company began to write a letter.

(End of this chapter)