The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 108 The Pattern of the East
While Westeros is restless due to the orders of the Red Keep, in the eastern Westeros territory, many months have passed since the battle that decided the fate of Pentos, and efforts are being made to rebuild local order.

Now, Hugo is cruising in peace. Beside him, farmers are rebuilding their homes, and buds are finally growing again on the land that was ravaged by the war.

Even though the war was raging, people had already learned how to survive in the war. When the tide of killing receded, people also worked hard to rebuild the land.

From time to time, you can see white bones in the wild, but no one cares. This is an integral part of people's lives. Living in such an era, it is impossible to be mentally tough.

“Recovering well and happily.”

Hugo stated the facts he saw, his eyes full of appreciation and surprise. The last time he passed this place, it was in ruins. The fanatic followers of Norvos washed the settlement with blood and fire.

"However, we still need to speed up and send another batch of tools to the farmers. We must seize the rare training time. Gleicher, I will leave this matter to you."

When he saw some farmers working with wooden farm tools again, Hugo said that this war caused the big people to lose a lot, the little people also lost a lot, and many farmers lost their farm tools.

After a few years, Andas would not be able to recover. While listening to the former slave owner's obedient response, Hugo thought, the sadness on his face still existed, as if he could not get rid of it.

Although the blood and fire that Novos brought to this land also wiped out a large number of strongly independent lords, these people were also one of the sources of Andas' power. When they died, the entire Andas was damaged.

And Bonifer also used his ability to prove that Hugo's choice was correct. After he took control of everything, the number of marauders heading south from Gray Valley was much smaller. Bonifer's restructured defense line was extremely effective in stopping them. The enemy went south.

Bonifer reorganized the scattered forces in the mountains and river valleys. The scattered knights, the skirmishers from the Gray Valley, and the troops sent by Hugo to support the Knights of the Holy War. Even bigger, they kept wandering in Ashenvale, causing great difficulties for the Norvos people.

During the Hugo counterattack, Bonifer and many of the Gray Valley rebels discussed how to carry out the next strategy. At that time, many people called for a counterattack. Bonifer was the only one who was opposed, pointing out that after Milo After Ludesin took over everything in Gray Valley Chong, it was no longer possible to recapture the valley just relying on their strength.

However, a certain fanatic seized his power, and then led the Norvos people to an even more tragic failure. Compared with this failure, Milo's affairs were nothing, so he was still allowed to sit in charge of Ashvale Rush. important task.

He also once besieged the fortress of Gray Valley Chong, but the three Free Trade Cities immediately sent equal or even more troops. Hugo finally had to retreat, because Kelal's home fortress was really strong. Even if he could Even the army that defeated the Free Trade City could not capture the fortress in a short time, and the Free Trade City could send more troops.

After Milo Ludesin came to power, he adopted a policy of non-stop attacks and plunders on Andas. The purpose of these policies was only one, which was to destroy the people's livelihood and society in Andas as much as possible.

In this way, the direction of Ashvale turned into a canker, and looters and mercenaries kept popping up to rush towards Andas.

The final result was just as he expected. The uprising in Ash Valley Chong did put the Novos people into trouble for a while, but the various fortresses occupied by the Novos people still stood firm in this whirlwind. With the arrival of the Norvos army, the Gray Valley Chong people were also suppressed. The great lord of Gray Valley Chong, Kelal, could only escape from Gray Valley Chong with a group of soldiers in embarrassment, and then worked as a diner in Hugo's palace every day. Asked Hugo to recover his land.

Hu Ge had to pile up a large number of troops near Ash Valley Chong, and various knights in the east were also waiting here. The area had completely turned into a war zone, and even in just a few months, both sides burned out a Uninhabited Buffer Zone - As for why there is no one, it is because the people here were either driven away or killed, and their houses were devoured by flames.

This caused a lot of trouble to Hugo, forcing him to pile up a large number of troops in Gray Valley Chong. Hu Ge also wanted to solve Gray Valley Chong at once, and the great lord Kelal of Gray Valley Chong who lost his territory still had one day to go. He was urged all night long. It was the lord's responsibility to restore the land for his men.

In this direction, the person responsible for commanding the overall situation was Bonifer, the leader of the Holy War Knights. When the Norvos army swept through Andas, Hugo thought that both he and Kelal were lost in the battle formation. But unexpectedly, he finally rushed out with an organized team.

In this case, it's better to retreat altogether and don't waste your troops under the city. Every soldier is precious now.

After realizing this, Hugo decided to withdraw his troops, because there was no point in continuing the siege. The castle could not be conquered in a short time. Enemies would continue to come, and staying under the city would only consume their strength.

It was a pity that the Huigu Chong people who were eager to regain their hometown ignored him at all, so he could only lead his subordinates to break out to the south. Due to Bonifo's series of achievements, some Huigu Chong people thought that he was right and chose to follow his lead. Go south with him.

That's disgusting. Why didn't Milo Ludesin die in Anders?

This thought came to Hugo's mind involuntarily. It was Milo Ludesin who was in charge of Ashvale Chong now. He had been taken to Novos for accountability because of his defeat in Eleland, and even It's punishment.

When he was forced to retreat, Hugo was filled with joy. Fortunately, the same problem did not occur in the Triangle. The great lord of the Triangle, Ser, defended his home fortress, so when the Novos people were forced to retreat, they could not fight in the Triangle. The triangle has a firm foothold, and therefore, Hu Ge does not need to worry about the direction of the triangle.

The Norvos are still in Ashenvale, damn it. Hugo thought of that place that existed like a piece of dirt in the territory of Andas, Ash Valley Chong, which was still occupied by the Novos people. It was like a gap in the dam. Novos, Bra The mercenaries and raiders of Vos and Loras continued to move south from there, wreaking havoc in Andas.

Hu Ge did not expect Bonifer's return, but in a blink of an eye he reused him. Huigu Chong was in need of a powerful general, and Bonifer just filled this gap.

"Lord Hugo, if you ask me, don't worry too much. King Robert is about to cross eastward. By then, the Free Trade Cities will concentrate their efforts on him. We have plenty of time to breathe. At the moment, there is only Ashvale to worry about. Chong, of course we will encounter many difficulties when entering the Ashenvale Chong, but what if the Norvos people want to go south? The Seven Gods are taking care of us, Lord Hugo, we have overcome such a dangerous situation, so what's the point? What's that?"

Bishop Lu Chen was in sharp contrast to Hugo's depressed mood. After all, Frey's switch from a mediocre Westeros nobleman to a being no less than a duke.

In the process of Aenys Frey becoming the leader of Pentos, Hugo also played a great role. Hugo's strong support was also an important reason for Frey's rise to power. The reason for Hugo's contribution is very simple. At the beginning of the expedition, Frey was a shareholder of the expedition. There is an extremely close connection between Frey and Hugo. This connection makes Hugo hope to see Frey take control of Panto. Si, and compared to the unfamiliar Bolton and Darry, he could only choose Frey.

Hugo had no intention of controlling Pentos. Andas was already a duke-level territory. If he captured Pantos again, he suspected that Robert's war hammer would hit him next.

For the Iron Throne, he is an outsider after all. What the Iron Throne wants to solve is the excess population and restless nobles, rather than creating a powerful country in the east.

And after taking Pantos, he would have to face the Great Grass Sea and the Third Daughter Kingdom in the south. Hu Ge understood that he did not have enough power to deal with so many directions.

After comprehensive consideration, Hugo gave up the fight for the power of Pantos and just asked for some trade privileges.

Pentos is now a growing city. The space left after a large number of Pentos citizens were killed was quickly filled by immigrant Westeros, but they were still far from enough to fill these spaces. , and when the cake has not yet been divided, it is undoubtedly the time when the development is fastest.

Among the Free Trade City-states, Pentos was already known for its strong Andal bloodline, and now it has completely transformed into an Andal city. Even those citizens of Pentos who survived the massacre were not affected by the massacre. Those experiences are also unwilling to talk about the original identity.

Outside the city of Pentos, the people of Westeros started a happy enclosure. Many civilians and mercenaries became nobles and knights. The landless nobles also got what they wanted. However, they wanted There are still many challenges in establishing true rule, so outside the walls of Pentos is completely "vibrant".

As for the power of Pentos, although Aenys Frey is now the leader, in fact, the regime of Pentos is a state of union. Although Frey provided the largest number of troops for the second expeditionary force, But the bulk of the expeditionary force was still composed of the nobles from all walks of life who joined.

The Freys firmly controlled the city of Pentos and its surrounding lands. Hugo heard that Freys were constantly traveling eastward and were then placed in various places in this wealthy land.

The Daruis controlled the vast land centered on Nanqiu and became the front line against the centaurs.

As for Bolton, the Skinners occupied the Cornian coast below Pentos, and Lord Bolton planned to establish a port there to strengthen trade between the north and the east.

The Golden Company was sent to the desolate Nutros Peninsula in the south. This is a land with prosperous vegetation but desolation. It is always ignored in the wars of the Free Trade Cities. It is the home of wild beasts, migratory birds and woodcutter.

However, because this place is too poor, there are many independent Andal lords and tribes scattered there, but there are no disputes between them because the vast peninsula is enough to separate them.

As a force that defected halfway, the Golden Group naturally could not get a good place, so they were sent to this desolate peninsula. It would take many years to develop this peninsula, but the Golden Group was still overjoyed because this was The land they actually acquired.

Although this place is poor and broken, with woods everywhere, it is still the front line facing the Third Daughter Kingdom, and there are independent Andal tribes and lords scattered in the woods, but this is their land after all.

No matter what, the Golden Company is an army with nearly 10,000 armed personnel. Conquering the scattered Andals is not a problem at all. Then they begin to reclaim forests and establish settlements.

Also assigned to the Golden Company was the famous Burning Land. Although it was adjacent to a large lake, the place turned into a desert due to the environment and climate, so it became the natural border between Pentos and Myr.

The biggest feature of the place is the desolate stone forest. In the stone forest are the nomadic Andal tribes due to the environment. Even the Golden Group is not willing to go here because it is too poor. They just took over a few symbols on the border. Fortress of sex.

These are several relatively large forces. Under them, there are all kinds of people. Because the information coming from the west is so complicated, Hu Ge did not even understand the situation there - but this There is no need to figure it out, just wait a few years and it will stabilize by then.

"Time waits for us not, Lu Chen. Who knows what will happen suddenly? Just like the Norvos people came over the mountains, no one expected it. We cannot place everything on the blessing of the Seven Gods."

Hu Ge was not as optimistic as Lu Chen. The Novus people's assault from the Triangle had caused too much damage to Andas, and Hu Ge did not want that to happen again.

However, on second thought, this might be a good thing. Hugo suddenly realized that as the Iron Throne entered the East on a large scale, Andas's weak and depressed appearance was enough to break many of the Iron Throne's suspicions.

And when Hugo was comforting himself, little Gleicher suddenly came to Hugo from riding a horse. The slave owner's son had a very eager emotion on his face, "Lord Hugo, King Robert has crossed the Narrow Sea. Landed in Mir!"

"Little Gleicher, calm down. Wait, what did you say? Myr? It's not the Stepstone Islands."

At first Hugo was unhappy because of little Gleicher's hurry. Everyone knew that the king crossed the Narrow Sea, but when he heard Robert's landing, he was immediately choked by the news.

"Yes, Myr."

This made Hugo not know what to say, but he actually landed in Myr directly. Robert was really brave and talented...

(End of this chapter)