The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 13 Further Expansion and Sudden Invitation

When Hu Ge walked back to his own camp, anyone with sharp eyes could see the excitement and joy on his face. Among them, the quick-tongued person immediately told what he had noticed, which attracted the attention of those who were crowded behind and could not see the scene in front. exclaimed.

As the king's troops laid down their weapons and began to retreat in an orderly manner, and when Hugo's expression was seen by more people, the cheers rang out like thunder.

"Yes, His Majesty the King supports our great cause. Under the light of the Seven Gods, we will successfully go to the east and regain the homeland where the Seven Gods walk!"

Hugo shouted with his voice that was tested on the battlefield. His voice was answered by shouts one after another. Many people were worried about whether they could get the king's approval. Now this worry finally dissipated.

The devout believers of the Seven Gods knelt down to thank the Seven Gods. In their view, Hu Ge’s identity as the God’s Favorite determines that whatever he does will be favored by the Seven Gods. Under the care of the Seven Gods, whatever the God’s Favorite does All went smoothly.

"He is really popular with the farmers." Looking at the people shouting at Hu Geshan, Robert said with deep meaning.

"He has brought hope to these desperate people, and there will be more desperate people gathering under his command in the future. Your Majesty the King, although we have decided to support his cause, we must be on guard. I plan to contact Lord Tywin, Let him send someone to keep an eye on Hu Ge.”

Old Arryn continued, saying what the king had not said. Robert was rough and bold, but that didn't mean he was a fool. It was just that Robert didn't bother to do it many times.

"And you also plan to talk to Tywin about something, right? Jon, I'll leave these to you. I'll run around here today to see if I have any fun." As always, Robert put these things that he looked down upon He handed it over to old Aylin, who could only sigh and take the order.

"Your Majesty the King, Prime Minister, our Tully family can do this kind of thing without bothering Duke Tywin. What's more, the Riverlands is my fiefdom, so it's better for me to supervise it."

Duke Horst said, with a somewhat unhappy expression on his face. The Prime Minister directly thought that Tywin did not think of their family. They were obviously the landlords.

"Thank you very much for your enthusiasm, Lord Horst, but this matter is very complicated and related to the 'organization' of King's Landing. I think you are not willing to get involved in these matters. It is best for you to avoid suspicion."

Old Aylin's words made Horst's expression change. He understood the Prime Minister's subtext, and at the same time he also somewhat understood the previous attitude. In this case, it would be better not to interfere, "This... Okay, I understand. "

"You plan to use these people to deal with King's Landing?"

Robert said with some surprise. He didn't expect old Arryn to think so far and plan to use this to solve the problem of King's Landing.

"Your Majesty, I only have a preliminary idea at the moment. I still need to discuss it with Duke Tywin. Once we have discussed a charter, I will report to you immediately."

Old Arryn's words dispelled some of Robert's inner curiosity, so he didn't bother to discuss it. In the end, it was his style to listen to mature plans.

On the other side, the cheers for Hugo are getting louder and louder. Whether it is Hugo or his men, everyone is happy because they have been recognized by the Iron Throne. In theory, the road to the east is smooth.

However, few of them know that this also means that they have joined the strange early political situation of the Baratheon Dynasty, and the dangers in this are, in a sense, no less than being recruited. Before, but no matter what, this is a victory after all, a victory of great significance.

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The king's team left after staying for only a few days. During this period, Hugo met with Old Aylin several times and discussed some details of cooperation. As the details were finalized, Old Aylin decided to send some grain from the valley first.

This can be said to have saved Hugo's urgent need. Many of the people who gathered in Hugo brought their families and their families with them, which was enough to sustain themselves for a month or two. Of course, these foods It’s not enough to last them until the next harvest, otherwise they wouldn’t take the risk with Hu Ge.

But there are also those who don’t bring them. This kind of Hu Ge can only support himself with his own food reserves. Fortunately, he has been collecting food in the past few years, and those devout and wealthy believers have also been donating supplies, but he can only withstand it. This time. And the more supplies, the better. After the war breaks out, only God knows how huge the consumption will be.

The amount of food sent by Old Arryn was not much, but it greatly cheered up people's hearts, and he said that the supply would continue - the Mad King had stored a large amount of food in King's Landing, which was just for use. The Prime Minister's behavior further proved that Hu Ge's career was recognized by the kingdom, and everyone in the camp felt more at ease, so Hu Ge's recruitment work went more smoothly.

Using the relationships developed during Luocao's years as a bandit and the contact network of the lower-level monks, the news of what happened at Divine Eye Lake spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms at an extremely fast speed. Poets sang about Hu Ge's deeds on the roadside. Along with the expedition, people also talked about Hugo's career around the campfire. The news of the recruitment swept through the Seven Kingdoms like a whirlwind. Then the monks from various places were able to openly publicize the expedition, so they worked tirelessly to preach everywhere and called on the people to join the expedition.

In most cases, people don't take these news seriously, because the other side of the narrow sea is too far away from them, but there are also desperate people, pious people and speculators who have begun to move towards Hugo's team.

In a few cases, under the propaganda of outstanding preachers, there will be a craze in some towns and areas to join the expeditionary force. People frantically receive the seven-pointed star that represents the identity of the expeditionary force. These monks are very successful in mobilizing people's emotions. ——Speaking of which, Old Sparrow is a monk with this kind of skill.

The ability to achieve such an effect is thanks to Hu Ge's basic reputation. If it weren't for protecting the people in the past few years, everyone would know his reputation as a protector of the people, which would make his career go so smoothly.

Therefore, Hu Ge's team ushered in another wave of expansion. In the next two months, Hu Ge's team expanded to nearly 10,000 people. The camp continued to grow as if filled with water. The new arrivals mainly came from the river, In the River Bend and Stormland, Hugo was disappointed but not surprised that there were no reliable armed people here.

Most of them were desperate civilians who came to join together under the leadership of the monks. A few were mercenaries and knights. Half of these people came to speculate, and the other side were devout believers.

When the people arrived, many monks also joined Hu Ge's cause. The existence of these people was crucial to Hu Ge. Without them, Hu Ge wouldn't even be able to control the team.

They also brought items donated by believers, ranging from gold and silver to food. Although many people were unwilling to join the expedition, they were still very willing to donate generously for their faith. These supplies shocked Hugo. He did not Thinking that there were so many things - then he had a deeper understanding of the richness of the church.

But it wasn't all smooth sailing. When Hugo was recruiting people, he was also made things difficult for Hugo by Hoster Tully. These things were not threatening to Hugo, but they were just disgusting.

These things may not have come from Horst's intention, and the Hejian commander would not use such methods. It is too shameful, but his subordinates will look at the lord's mood, and Lao Yu does not bother to do these things, but It doesn't mean that he will actively stop it.

Hu Ge couldn't do anything about this, he could only choose to be patient. He was still on his territory - although it was only legal - and now he was recruited again, and he had to bow his head under the roof.

Regarding the current situation of the army, Hu Ge was wondering whether he should go to the big nobles and give them a pie to see if they could invest.

Hu Ge had actually visited several river nobles who were friends with him, but most of them were only willing to give some supplies, and then asked the second son, the third son and the young knight if they were willing to go on an expedition - and they were willing There were less than ten people joining, but some farmers were sent over, of course, those they couldn't feed.

And just when Hugo was thinking about which family to visit, a noble took the initiative to send an invitation letter. Hugo was surprised by this family's active invitation, because this family was the Frey family, the famous lord of the river crossing.

Hugo was surprised by Frey's invitation. He had no connection with the Frey family.

The Lord of River Crossing decided to end his career in the final stage of the Usurper's War, so his territory has always been neutral, and no raiding parties have been active in Lord River Crossing's territory, for fear of causing the Frey family to turn to the opposite side.

Therefore, Hu Ge wondered why the Lord of the River Ferry would invite him, and when he mentioned Frey, Hu Ge remembered the cunning and mean impression in the original work. To be honest, this impression was really unpleasant.

However, it was not time for him to choose someone, but the time to choose him. Since a noble like Frey was willing to meet him, he had to seize the opportunity.

So after handing over the increasingly large camp to the old sparrow, Hugo took only three or four followers with him and set out on the road to Twin River City. Since the war had subsided, the road was now open, and in order to avoid trouble, He did not raise the flag, so Hugo was able to reach Frey's territory very quickly, and then entered Frey's home fortress, the famous Twin River City.

As its name suggests, the Twins City is located above the river, with towering walls, a deep moat and heavy oak-panelled iron gates. The famous Long Bridge - the foundation of the River Crossing Lords' fortune - has entrances on both sides in the well-protected inner city, with bridgeheads and iron gates on both sides, and the center of the river is protected by the River Guard Tower.

When he saw the Twin River City for the first time, Hugo sighed. This was the first time he had seen this castle. The castle of the Lord of the River Crossing was indeed majestic and spectacular, no less than the Riverrun City he had seen.

But speaking of it, he had seen several castles in the Riverlands that were as good as Riverrun, not to mention Harrenhal. Speaking of which, this was also a reflection of the embarrassing position of the Tully family, the ruler of the river, in the river.

Looking at the Twin River City, Hugo put aside the random thoughts in his mind and rode towards the castle. Under the flag of the castle's twin towers, Hugo showed his identity and invitation. Soon, the gate of the Twin River City opened. Opening before his eyes, Hugo was able to enter the Frey family's castle.

(End of this chapter)