The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 114 Old Fish’s Difficulties

Robert's conquests had a huge impact on Volantis. As the Westeros continued to capture cities in the Free Cities, Volantis' internal support for the war was growing.

This attitude reached a climax after Robert captured Myr, which directly caused the Elephant Party, which had controlled the power of Volantis for most of the time since the Age of Blood, to lose power, and the Tiger Party, which was the main war party, took control of the power.

After taking power, the Tiger Party immediately announced its response to the Third Daughter Kingdom's request for help and sent reinforcements to the west to expel the Westeros invaders.

Although they all despised the Western barbarians in their hearts, the Tiger Party's governors did not show any contempt for Robert in their actions.

Volantis's one hundred thousand Tiger Robe Army came out in full force. The so-called Tiger Robe Army was the standing army of Volantis. Although the Tiger Robe Army soldiers were slaves who had been soldiers for generations, in fact, they had become The military privileged class of Volantis cannot be equated with ordinary slaves. These nominal slaves now have a high level of identification with Volantis.

Although since Volantis ended its large-scale foreign wars, the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Robe Army has deteriorated drastically. Many Tiger Robe Army soldiers have become craftsmen and businessmen to earn funds to support their families. The Tiger Robe Army even monopolized some bricks and tiles. interests in Lantis City, but after all, they are people who regard soldiers as their lifelong profession.

The military training of the Tiger Pao Army has never been stopped, especially when the Tiger Party Archons like to use the Tiger Pao Army's military parades and intimidation to show force, plus the Tiger Pao Army's use in the Volantis War Never absent, this is enough to make them a strong force.

In addition to the Tiger Robe Army, Volantis also mobilized militiamen from towns in the lower reaches of the Rhoyne River. However, in General Volantis's vision, they were only responsible for scouting and warning the Tiger Robe Army.

All the city-states in Slaver's Bay have sent support to the Volantis army. As an important presence in the slave trade chain, the knowledgeable people in Slaver's Bay can see the shock that the conquerors of Westeros have brought to the current world, so They sent in the army.

This also shows how risky Robert's choice to cross the Southern Narrow Sea was, and this is why his crossing was so smooth - the Three Cities Alliance never thought that Robert would do this.

"It's such bad luck when the wind blows in the Narrow Sea."

I don’t know if I can catch up with the battle. Hu Ge then thought.

The Volantis marched westward along the coast, accompanied by Volantis' vast fleet.

"Ouch!" Behind Hugo, Aenys Frey was holding a bucket and vomiting. The constant ups and downs of the ship made Frey, who was always known for his serious attitude, unbearable, and the man who watched him vomiting In this way, Hu Ge also felt like vomiting, but he suppressed the discomfort in a flash.

However, in Volantis's view, most of the troops sent from Slaver's Bay are useless. Those sick slave soldiers cannot be compared with the Tiger Robes. The only ones who are valuable are the restless gladiators of Meereen - they are very The good Death Raiders - and the Unsullied of Astapor, but their number is not very large, only a thousand people in total.

Robert's strategy was indeed a surprise, but it also meant that if it encountered a storm, the entire fleet would be destroyed in an instant - fortunately, with the blessing of the Seven Gods, such a bad thing did not happen.

Now, the entire southbound fleet is in a mess in the wind, and small waves rise from time to time, causing the entire army to rise and fall on the sea. However, according to the standards of the Narrow Sea, especially the Narrow Sea area, this can only be It's called windy.

Narrow Sea showed its fangs to everyone, and successfully killed a lot of people. Hu Ge himself was fine, but there were a lot of people lying in the cabin.

"Is this the Narrow Sea? It seems that we were very lucky when we crossed the sea." Inis said weakly, wiping his mouth feebly with a handkerchief. The Narrow Sea in his impression was completely different from the current Narrow Sea. Sea.

Standing on the deck, watching the seven-pointed star flag flapping in the wind and the busy sailors on the ship, Hugo complained.

In this way, after holding a traditional ceremony, Volantis's army set off. Their number reached 110,000. This was a military strength that had not been seen in the east for a long time, and Volantis was able to Showing her power as the eldest daughter.

At the same time, Hu Ge also tried hard to suppress the desire to vomit in his heart. Although he was in good health, this feeling still came from time to time, but he could always hold it back.

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The power of this army's advance could not be concealed at all, so the news quickly reached Robert. The number of the Volantis army in these news was also exaggerated day by day. At first it was 150,000, and then This number soon became two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand.

The Southern Narrow Sea is a place where storms occur frequently. The sea here is much less calm than the Northern Narrow Sea. Therefore, the trade of all parties is very dependent on the stone staircase islands that connect the east and west like a chain. It is for this reason , the Stepped Stone Islands became a place of frequent wars.

Robert, who was waiting for the Volantis army in the crown tree, also chose to go south after knowing the enemy's movements, preparing to meet the Volantis. At the same time, in the north, in Andas and Pentos, there The people of Westeros also began to go south, but they did not go south, but boarded a fleet.

It seemed that after arriving in Mir this time, he had to rest for a while to regain his fighting strength. Hu Ge shook his head, and then subconsciously took a deep breath of air. However, all that entered his lungs was the fishy sea breeze, which made Hu Ge instantly knocked down. Despite his appetite, this "fresh air" was not what he wanted.

Hu Ge smiled helplessly and didn't say anything. He just patted Inis on the back. The feeling of seasickness was indeed very uncomfortable. Seeing him like this, Hu Ge strengthened his idea of ​​eating less. If he eats too much, he will be afraid. It’s not about vomiting as much as you eat.

Hugo and Aenys went south this time, which triggered Robert's call. Robert had previously issued an order to the north to go south.

To be honest, Hu Ge is not willing to go south at all. Andas is still full of problems, and the conflict in Gray Valley is still going on. Under such circumstances, how can he go south? Isn't that troublesome?

But when Robert issued a call, he still had to respond. No matter what, Robert was his lord. However, due to the current situation in Andas, Hugo did not bring many people south. The entire army totaled only 4,000 people. Except for Hugo's old battalion of cavalry, the others were provided by the lords of Andas and former slave owners—— Hugo was unwilling to lose his supporters.

And Aenys brought out five thousand men. Frey was still very eager to respond to Robert's order. They were all Frey's elite and reliable allies. After all, Aenys' title of Commander of Pentos had not yet been obtained. Formal appointment to the throne.

The two sides rounded up and came up with it. Ten thousand people didn't seem to be too cheap. Next, they boarded the fleet in Seagull Town and headed south.

It was just bad luck that once they arrived in the south, they encountered the Narrow Sea in a bad mood. So the knights and nobles who once thought that the Narrow Sea was nothing more than that, either vomited in buckets or slept in the cabin. The sky is dark and the earth is dark, and I don’t know day and night.

Staring at the strong wind in the Narrow Sea, the Seagull Town fleet entered the Myr Sea. Here, everyone was relieved, because the Myr Sea was a calm sea, and the ocean protected by land on three sides was very calm.

As they entered the Mir Sea, more and more ships could be seen on the sea. Most of them were fishing boats fishing in the Mir Sea. When they saw a large fleet, these fishing boats also gave way.

Soon, Myr appeared in front of people. Looking at the green "ribbon" city in front of him, Hugo was very emotional. Myr, one of the three daughter kingdoms, fell into Robert's hands so easily. in hand.

Hugo also had expectations about Robert's expedition. When good news continued to come from the east, the warlike monarch would definitely be unable to bear it. However, what he never expected was that Robert was unstoppable in the east. He originally thought that the war would be limited. On the Stepstone Islands, Robert turned out to be a brave man in every sense of the word, and did things that no one in the military would dare to do.

The port of Myr is now lined with masts, and ships from all the major ports in Westeros gather here, so you can see all kinds of ships, just like a Westeros Ship Expo.

Moreover, various coats of arms can be seen on these ships, and the styles can be seen throughout Westeros. However, what surprised Hugo was that he actually saw some Dornish-style ships. The Dornish people Aren't you not going to participate in the expedition?
Although Hugo had doubts, he did not interfere. Although the Prince of Dorne did not participate, the Dornish nobles could join in their own names. Now that Robert was getting waves of rich loot from the east, they could not Heartbeat is a strange thing.

And he didn't have time to care about other things. Although they had arrived in Myr, there was a problem with entering the port.

Mill didn't know what was going on, and was not prepared at all for their arrival. As a result, when the Seagull Town fleet arrived, there was no berth at all for a while, and the knight in charge of contact seemed very confused about it.

Hugo had no choice but to let Grafson's people take over everything and act as temporary pilots. With their efforts and the violent threat of the Seagull Town fleet, the berth was quickly cleared.

"This must be Hoster Tully disgusting us! That's all that old fish can do."

Inis, who looked much better than what Hugo had seen before, said that there was no expression on his face, but Hugo could hear his anger. This kind of little behavior is really disgusting.

"Old Fish doesn't like either of us, so we shouldn't stay in Myr for too long, lest we make Lord Tully feel uncomfortable. After we get off the boat, we'll run outside the city."

Hu Ge originally wanted to take a good look at Mil, but after being treated like this for a while, he had no intention of quarreling with Lao Yu. He didn't even want to see this guy because he felt sick when he thought of Lao Yu's face.

However, even if this guy uses such a small trick, he is still at his wits end.

Hugo was not surprised at all that Lao Yu was disgusting. He was already slapping Lao Yu in the face by dragging the whole of Westeros into the Eastern Expedition, and Frey was the family that Lao Yu hated the most. , Hu Ge once asked Lu Chen why Lao Yu hated their family so much. Lu Chen's answer was that Lao Yu once teased Old Frey about the Frey family's battle outside the Trident River battlefield. As a result, Old Frey didn't care at all. To save face, he pointed out the behavior of his family's marriage and getting on the bus to pay for the ticket. By the way, Old Frey also used his poisonous tongue to mock Old Yu's behavior.

Moreover, Old Frey still mocked the old fish in front of King Robert, Duke Jon and Duke Eddard. At that time, they were all worried about their father's behavior, fearing that Robert would smash the hammer on their heads, but Robert just laughed, and then said some scene words, making Frey give up some benefits to Tully as a price.

Since then, Old Fish has been chewing on Frey all day long, saying every day that Frey is an upstart and why he is so disloyal - but he would never say these words when facing Old Frey, because he knows, He couldn't scold Old Frey, but he would still be made furious by Old Frey.

In this regard, Innis also has the same attitude. As for Old Yu, if you face him, you will be ridiculed by him. If you want to deal with him, you still have to ask your father (Old Frey) to come. Old Frey is best at exposing Tully's sanctimony, and his age means that no matter how much he scolds Old Fish, Old Fish can't use the banner of morality and order.

In this way, Hugo and Inis directly ignored the servant sent by Tully to invite him to the banquet, and kept him dry for several hours. The old fish regarded them as fools, and they would not give him a sense of superiority. Opportunity.

The troops coming from the north landed very quickly. This was due to Mir's professional port facilities. There were special cranes and ladders for connecting ships next to each berth. No matter what kind of ship it was, it could land at the highest speed. Efficient unloading.

After completing the landing, Hugo and Inis led their troops through the streets of Myr. Pedestrians on the streets were not surprised by the appearance of large-scale armies. In these days, Myr has seen armies coming and going one after another. This is considered normal.

He noticed that there were still a lot of locals on the streets, but most of them were slaves. For the conquerors of Westeros, freed slaves were naturally more credible.

Hugo really wanted to go to the University of Myr, but it was really not suitable now. In this way, the Westeros people in the north set up camp outside the city wall of Myr, and when the news reached Horst in the Privy Palace, ·When Tully was there, the Duke of Riverside was a little annoyed. He was obviously going to talk to these two bastards, but they ran away.

He also ignored his messenger and ignored his authority, which made Horst very unhappy, and most of his unhappiness came from this.

But after being upset, he couldn't do anything. Just as he was disgusted by the behavior of the opposite party, he couldn't do anything when those two people did this - he just didn't expect that those two people would be so disrespectful and wouldn't even see each other. I planned to meet him without even saying a few token words.

(End of this chapter)