The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 107 Mobilization

I don’t know at what time, news leaked out of the Red Keep that King Robert intended to launch a conquest of the East. Although this news was not recognized by the Red Keep, the news still spread like wildfire.

Under the premise that news of victory continued to come from the East, Westeroben became more and more restless. At first, people thought that the Eastern Cause was just a place for desperate people. As a result, the Eastern Cause became bigger and bigger.

For example, now, it can be said that the entire former Republic of Pentos has fallen into the hands of the Westeros people. This land must produce many families that can last for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Even the dukes are moved, even these top dignitaries are moved. It is not strange that the king is one of them, and everyone knows that the current king is a madman who loves war.

Every move of the ruler of Westeros can affect the entire continent, so after such news leaked out of the Red Keep, smart people became active, and various chambers of commerce in King's Landing also began to stock up on supplies. Some people who intended to venture to the East Also started preparing.

Next, another news came from the Red Keep, which completely ignited the whole of Westeros. This news was officially released by the Red Keep. It had only one content, that is, King Robert was going to summon the Dukes of Westeros to come. A meeting is held in King's Landing.

When the Dukes of the entire Westeros are summoned, what is to be discussed must be a super important event that affects the entire Westeros. The last time this happened, King Targaryen decided to conquer the Nine Copper King on the Narrow Sea.

The Dukes have begun mobilizing in their own territories, which is a very obvious signal. If the news leaked from the Red Castle is still false, then the mobilization of the Dukes in various sizes cannot be more true.

All the lords who had smelled the signal of war began to prepare. As usual, after the meeting in King's Landing was completed, the recruitment would follow. Therefore, the mobilization of supplies up and down Westeros immediately became tense, and the roads were full of goods. Carriages carrying supplies, and conscripts training hard can also be seen in various castles.

Robert Zheng sat on the Iron Throne. He was dressed in the king's fine clothes, but the unnatural expression on his face silently showed his disgust for the Iron Throne. It seemed that he did not sit on it often.

The force brought out by the Northern Territory is indeed not small. It is already half of the mobilizable troops in the entire Northern Territory, and as Eddard said, it is still a relatively elite part. As Robert's lifelong good brother, Eddard has never failed. The chain passed.

"The Royal Territory and Storm Land are estimated to have 20,000 people. Your Majesty, the royal fleet has been completed and is ready to attack at any time."

"Your Majesty the King, Prime Minister, the Western Territory can spend fifteen thousand, and they are all elites that can be guaranteed. The Western Territory fleet has also set off and will soon come to the east coast of Westeros." Tywin Lannister's voice Still so calm and majestic, when facing his eyes, those who are not determined will subconsciously look away.

Stannis Baratheon, Duke of Dragonstone, said with a straight face. He was responsible for recruiting soldiers from the Kingdom and the Stormlands. Originally, Duke Renly was supposed to be in charge of the Stormlands, but due to his young age, the work was handed over to him. He married the older Stannis, and Stannis did everything so well that no one could fault him. It was hard to imagine that he was a young man.

"Your Majesty the King, our Arryn family can send 20,000 people." Old Arryn turned around and said to Robert, expressing their family's military strength. The valley is very enthusiastic about the expedition. As long as he, the Duke, is willing to take the lead, Everyone is happy to use their troops.

King's Landing is the city most affected by this atmosphere of war, for the great lords of Westeros are rushing here: the direwolf, the eagle, the lion, the trout, the rose, the sun, the sea monster, and the sea monsters flying in their With the stag above, King's Landing became a heraldic city dotted with the banners of various houses.

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Listening to his adopted son's answer, old Aylin was very happy to hear this number, and also very happy that Ed had started the conversation first. He started the conversation first, so that others could speak more easily.

Moreover, the large number of entourages brought by the dukes almost filled all the taverns in King's Landing, and King's Landing's service industry directly began to be overloaded.

Everyone is full of enthusiasm for the war, and no one thinks it will fail. After all, you can see that a group of farmers and lords can conquer Pentos. Now that the whole country of Westeros is being killed, Robert, who is good at fighting, is still alive. Under the leadership of the king, it will inevitably win a huge industry in the east, which will produce countless new nobles.

"The North must go all out." The first person to speak was Eddard Stark, Duke of Winterfell, a serious man with a neatly trimmed beard that set off his character. "After throwing away some redundant troops, After that, I expect to be able to bring out 10,000 people, and the entire northern fleet will also join them."

The streets of King's Landing are now filled with dialects and accents from all over Westeros. Even in King's Landing where powerful people are everywhere, the possibility of meeting big people on the streets has increased too much.

Looking at the heads and envoys of many big families in the kingdom in front of him, old Aylin couldn't help but begin to recall the experience of conquering the Nine Copper King. That war allowed the Targaryen Dynasty to completely solve the troubles caused by the Black Fire, but at the same time it also It laid the groundwork for its downfall... Old Arryn only hoped that this expedition would not be the groundwork for the fall of the Baratheon dynasty.

"So, my lords, His Majesty the King would like to know how many troops you can bring to bear?"

In the towering Red Keep, Jon Arryn, standing beside the Iron Throne, briefly explained the king's motivation for launching the Eastern Crusade, and then he asked.

Knights and mercenaries who were eager to seek land also joined the local lords nearby. Many people who wanted to make a fortune from the Eastern cause also began to arm themselves.

Lannister power is still strong. Old Aylin sighed in his heart again. Tywin had always been reliable in his words. If he said it was elite, it must be elite. He took out fifteen thousand so easily. Only the Western Region could do this.

"We can bring out eight thousand people from the Riverlands, mainly from our family." Hoster Tully, Duke of Riverrun, said reluctantly after seeing the trout on his chest being told by the nobles he was close to. .

Old Aelin understood Hoster's depression very well. The river princes always liked to take matters into their own hands. Many river princes headed by Frey simply ignored Riverrun and chose to go to the east on their own.

It’s okay to go to the East on your own. Anyway, the princes of the river can do it for a day or two. What really makes Horst depressed is the recent news that Inis Frey, the third son of Marquis Frey, was elected. In order to rule Pentos and manage the entire Pantos, the entire plains and the mainland of Pentos are now under his jurisdiction. This is a piece of land no less big than a dukedom, equivalent to having a duke in the Frey family. How could this not make Hoster angry? He chewed Foyle's tongue behind his back for so long that the glory he gained in the East made him look like a fool.

Horst had all these emotions written on his face, so Old Aylin could easily see them. In his opinion, Horst was still too persistent, and he didn’t know why he was so willing to cause trouble for Frey. , chewing on Frey's tongue - but this is someone else's business, and he can't say it and it's not easy for him to say it.

Next, there will be some troublesome characters. Old Arryn glanced at Robert, who was excited about the gathering of so many troops, and then looked at the remaining dukes and their envoys. The ones in front were all his own people, and those who followed were either estranged from each other or had been enemies. .

The first person to speak was a tall man with a handsome face. His hair had a strong southern style, and his clothes also revealed southern sophistication. Beautiful roses bloomed on his chest. He was Mace Ti. Leal, Duke of the Reach, but everyone here is more familiar with the nickname given to him by his spicy mother-"Inflatable Fish".

"Your Majesty the King, Hewan is willing to work tirelessly and unyieldingly for your cause, so Hewan can send out 30,000 elite knights and soldiers. Of course, if you need it, Hewan can always send out more warriors, 50,000 , 80,000 people, or even 100,000 people are acceptable, and the entire Hebang fleet can also be at your service."

The inflatable fish loudly talked about the strength of their family with a hint of showing off, which undoubtedly aroused the fear of everyone present, especially old Aylin. The power of the river bend is really terrifying. It only took a long time for it to recover. coming.

But this is also normal. The huge size of Hewan makes them look extremely eye-catching no matter how low-key they are. So don't be low-key at all and just show off your strength like this.

The Riverbend has always been a very strange existence in Westeros, because it is so huge that it is big enough to fight against the other six countries. If it weren't for the descendants of the Green Hand King, they have never been united. , then the trouble they can cause is too great.

However, thinking about recent events, old Aylin's heart was filled with a haze, that is, Hewan had united the descendants of the Green Hand King through marriage. This was equivalent to the completion of the integration of Hewan.

Originally, the Iron Throne should strictly prevent this kind of behavior. The connection between the great vassals is an emergency. However, the Baratheon dynasty itself was established by the great marriage of wolves, deer, fish and eagles. What position does it have to stop the river? What about internal marriages in Bay?

The Reach is becoming more and more dangerous, even more dangerous than when they were enemies, and Tyrell must be brought into the court of King's Landing at some point. Since it is impossible to fight against the Tilea integration, it can only give them a part of the benefits corresponding to their strength, which is better than making the Tilea directly rebel.

We had to find a chance to talk to Robert about this. Just as old Arryn was thinking silently, a strong voice broke his thoughts.

"Your Majesty the King, the Ironborn are willing to provide three thousand men for your expedition. These three thousand men are all warriors who are proficient in maritime warfare."

An ironborn as strong as an iron tower said, not even Greyjoy, which shows Balon's perfunctory attitude.

Old Aylin only felt perfunctory about the strength of the iron race. These three thousand people were talking about an expedition, but in fact they must have gone to the Narrow Sea to plunder.

The iron race have always been like this. They are like the stones in the latrine, smelly and hard. They don't sell anyone's face, and they don't pay attention to any ruler. It's like they are the weak green land in their mouths. After being beaten many times, they still stubbornly stick to the ancient path (raiding). Therefore, no one is surprised by the Ironborn's behavior, and there is no hope.

However, the next group of people were once again the stinking stones in a latrine. Dorne, thinking of this group of people, old Aylin thought of the days when he was mediating with the Martell family. It was really not a good time.

The envoy of Dorne was a Dornish noble whose clothes were embroidered with patterns. He bowed to the king in a slightly exaggerated manner, "Your Majesty, I am sorry that Dorne has no intention of participating in this expedition. Prince Doran expressed his deep regret, but , Dorne will not prevent the nobles and people under his rule from joining the expedition."

The Dornish people's words made the atmosphere in the Red Keep drop. No one expected the Dornish people's lack of face. Although the Iron Islands did not pay attention to the Iron Throne, they would at least send some people to deal with it, and Dorne was I don’t even plan to send out any more pies.

No one expected to be denied face like this. Although I knew that Dorne didn't even pay attention to the Dragon King, and I also knew that the Martell family was still dissatisfied and resentful because of the grudges in the Usurper War, there was nothing to be afraid of without giving face like this. Is Robert furious? You know, the whole of Westeros is now mobilizing, and if Robert is willing, he can turn the Eastern Expedition into another Dornish War.

Everyone present looked at Robert's expression, wanting to know how the king would react. Old Arryn was the most worried among them. He was afraid that Robert would suddenly go crazy - he knew that this adopted son was capable of such a thing. .

However, in front of everyone with different ideas, Robert just laughed and said, "Since the Dornish people don't want to participate, then don't participate. Just don't come to beg me again right after I gain glory. Go ahead, Bring this news to your Prince Doran."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Dornish envoy hurriedly lowered his head and said, he didn't expect Robert to be in this attitude, it was as if you and Martell had suffered a big loss. He had better be prepared to be insulted and beaten.

Old Arryn breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew that Robert knew his priorities, he still subconsciously became worried when he saw Robert speaking.

Then, Old Aylin's thoughts returned to the upcoming expedition. At present, the number of troops available to each family in Westeros has reached more than 100,000. Coupled with the inevitable large number of volunteers and people heading to the East, this The number is bound to increase greatly.

This is a big era. Robert has started a big event that he himself cannot control. Once again, old Aelin is worried. He knows very well what this number of people represents, but in the end, he can only hope. Everything went well, and he was ready to work hard. With such a large-scale mobilization of troops, he could already imagine how busy he would be.

(End of this chapter)