The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 15 Reinforcements from the West

That night, Hugo received a warm reception from the Frey family. Old Frey entertained him as if he were entertaining a lord. The feasts were served to the table one after another, and even the wine that accompanied the meal came from Qingting Island. The best stuff.

At the banquet, Hu Ge also got to meet Old Frey's "descendants who could form an army." To be honest, the Frey tribe did look like weasels, and Hu Ge just felt like there were a lot of weasels in front of him. The descendants of Old Frey also had different attitudes toward him. Some were polite but distant, some were arrogant and rude, and some simply ignored his existence. To these Frey descendants with different attitudes, he always used gentle words. attitude facing.

After all, Frey in front of him is his biggest financial backer, so of course he must have a good attitude.

Thanks to the presence of Sir Steve Lun, the banquet was generally very welcoming to him, and there was no trouble like someone riding Hugo's face to cause trouble. Of course, this was not just the result of Sir Steveron. Hugo could see that the sons of Old Frey were obviously very united and created the banquet atmosphere they needed under the command of their brother.

But the grandchildren of Old Frey... Hugo saw all their discord and disdain in his eyes, silently remembered it in his heart, and said nothing. There were some things that he, an outsider, could not say.

After the banquet, Hu Ge was sent to the guest room in Twin River City, a little tipsy. The moment he entered the room, he felt extremely relaxed. How long had it been since he had rested in such a warm and sturdy large room? Hu Ge had a particularly comfortable sleep this night, and he felt completely at ease.

The next day, after Hugo got up and had breakfast, Stevron told him that Frey's knights were ready. There were roughly a hundred Frey who joined the expedition. The team was led by a few riversmen - this was the surname given to illegitimate children in the river - the illegitimate son of old Frey. The rest were well-equipped cavalry and infantry.

Hu Ge was not surprised to see that there were only about a hundred people. Considering that the success rate of his career seemed to be very slim, the Frey family was already taking a huge risk by recruiting so many people. However, he still felt a little disappointed, but at the same time he was also happy. What was disappointing was that he could not help but have some fantasies that Frey could bring out more people. What was happy was that this number of warriors was still within his control.

There are only four to five hundred reliable armed personnel in Hugo's team. If Frey crams in a few hundred people at once, his strength will be almost the same as his, and he will be overtaken by others.

As for the unarmed civilians, Hugo's definition is the same as Frey's. These people can only serve as the background of a strong momentum, can only fight with the wind, and have to rely on elites to fight at critical moments.

Frey is led by Old Frey's eldest illegitimate son, Walder Rivers, often called "Bastard Walder". He has his own coat of arms, which are two silver-gray castles on a blue background. In front of the castle There is a red band diagonally going down to the left.

Hugo could feel that the gray-haired Walder was a rude and gloomy man, and his eyes always made people think he was scary. Of course, Hugo was not afraid of this Frey bastard. As for Walder, during last night's banquet, Hugo observed that although he was an illegitimate son, he was often entrusted with important responsibilities in family affairs and had a say in the internal and external affairs of the Frey family. Such a person was assigned To lead the Frey expeditionary force, it can be seen that the Twins City still values ​​​​Hugo's expedition.

The support sent by the Frey family was not only the hundreds of professional soldiers, they also sent a lot of supplies, including food and armor. Naturally, Hugo accepted it with a lot of thanks. His current career is just beginning. stage, there is a demand for all useful things - of course, to obtain all these, he will inevitably have to give out some promises, which are basically about the distribution of the results after the expedition, but it doesn't matter, now Hugo has the most and least valuable things. It's a commitment.

Moreover, after arriving in the East, the situation will change. When that time comes, we still have to talk about it.

When he came to Twin River City, Hu Ge had only a few followers with him. When he left Twin River City, he had hundreds of warriors and a lot of supplies behind him. This trip to Twin River City can be said to be full of rewards. .

On the way back to the camp, Hugo did not forget to get closer to Walder River. After all, they would be comrades fighting together in the future, and a good relationship was ultimately a good thing. The illegitimate son's attitude was polite and distant, and he seemed very reserved when faced with Hu Ge's overtures - obviously this was very uncomfortable for him - and he was wary of all Hu Ge's intimate behaviors that wanted to get closer. .

Hu Ge didn't want to say anything after seeing him, and he didn't take the initiative to go to Frey's side. People didn't want to talk to him, and he didn't want to put a hot face on a cold butt. Every time he went to Frey's side, there was always someone there. Several Frey juniors were whispering. Although Hugo didn't hear it, he knew that what they said was definitely not good.

After all, when he was in the Twins, many Freys regarded him as a door-to-door beggar. In a sense, this is indeed true. To put it bluntly, soliciting sponsorship is just asking for food. The older Freys can certainly control it. Good mood, but the young weasels can't do that.

In such a gloomy atmosphere, the procession passed through the Riverlands. Now as news of the end of the war spread, people returned from hiding places to their burned homes, burying the dead and clearing the ruins to begin to rebuild. Home—just like their ancestors had done countless times.

Along the way, Hu Ge did not forget to raise his own banner and recruit people who were either desperate or speculative to join the team. Hu Ge's personal appearance attracted many people, plus some monks who were active along the way with organized The team came to meet up, and when they returned to the camp by God's Eye Lake, his team had reached thousands of people - by the way, Hugo was also using this to show his strength to Frey.

When he arrived at the Shenyan Lake camp, Hugo saw lion flags flying in some parts of the camp. He could also see soldiers in red robes, well-dressed civilians and rich people, and the vast majority of poor people in the expeditionary force. A sharp contrast. Seeing this, Hugo couldn't help but ask "Black Blade" Canatir who came to greet him, "What's going on?"

"It's Jillian Lannister and Tygat Lannister. They brought eight hundred people and a lot of gold to join them a few days ago. The old sparrow placed them over there." Canatir continued to speak. So quick and concise, as if not wanting to say a word.

Hugo was very surprised by this news. He never expected that the captured Lannister brothers would actually come over and bring people to join the gang.

However, this is a good thing after all. Thinking of this, Hugo glanced at Walder Rivers behind him without any trace, and saw that the bastard knight's expression became tense. He was frowning at the Lannister flag.

Hu Ge understood that there is no free lunch in the world. If Frey chose to invest in himself, he must have seen something. So what is valuable about him? With the people he gathers, they can create great momentum.

On the way back, Hugo had been observing Frey when he came into contact with them. He also sent people to investigate his movements and words. Some fragments of words were gathered together, plus the few things in his body that could be plotted. Something, Hugo also figured out what Frey was thinking.

But even if Hu Ge knew about it, he couldn't do anything. He was the sponsor of the money, so what else could he do? If others were willing to offer real money, how could he refuse? Fortunately, they did not bother to take away the power from Hu Ge, so that Hu Ge would not be squeezed out.

And just when Hugo decided to treat Frey with caution, he received news of the arrival of the Lannister brothers when he returned to the camp, which would undoubtedly immediately alleviate his current embarrassing situation.

No matter why the Lannisters came, their arrival was enough to make the Freys wary and wary. After all, Frey was only the great prince of the Riverlands, while the Lannister was the great prince of the entire Westeros.

Just when Hugo was thinking about this in the blink of an eye, he suddenly heard a voice, and the owner of this voice was also familiar to him. It was Jillian Lannister, "Lord Hugo, I said at that time that I I will bring people to join you, and I will bring people here now. I talked with Tywin for a while, and he gave me some gold. Then I went to recruit some friends and soldiers, as well as the piety of the West. My brother Tiget didn’t trust me, so he organized his people to follow me.”

Jillian is still as energetic as Hugo remembers, wearing smart and simple clothes. As for Tyget, he is still as stable, and his clothes are fully consistent with his identity as a Lannister. He is standing behind his brother, greeting Jillian warmly Different, he just nodded politely.

"Thank you very much for joining me, Lord Jillian, Lord Tiget. May the Seven Gods bless you." Hu Ge quickly dismounted from his horse and saluted the two of them, and the Freys immediately followed, with such positive looks that Hu Ge looked at Hu Ge. Ge was a little nervous, but it was hard to show it.

"Hey, stop it, Lord Hugo, we are all old friends." Jillian said quickly, he was very familiar with it, and then he saw the twin tower flags of the Frey family, "You are the sons of Marquis Walder ? I didn’t expect to see my in-laws here, so may I ask which son of Marquis Walder you are?”

The question Jillian asked made the Freys choke a little. They were all Hewen (the surnames of illegitimate children in the Riverlands). Walder's expression was even more unhappy. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while. Tygait spoke at this time and broke the news. Seeing the embarrassing situation created by Jillian, he said, "Look at the coat of arms, you are Walder Rivers, the eldest illegitimate son of Lord Walder. Hello, I heard that you once won the runner-up in the Twins Tournament."

Tyget's research on heraldry was obviously better than his brother's. He recognized the identity of the person in front of him with just a glance, and Tyget's words indeed made Frey in front of him relax a lot.

"Yes, it's me. I'm very happy to see you two, Lord Tiget and Lord Jillian. We are here to join the expedition of the Seven Gods on the orders of our father."

Walder River said politely. It must be said that this was very inconsistent with his appearance. Hugo couldn't help but look sideways. It turned out that he could also make such a humble gesture.

"Everyone, please don't talk here." Hu Ge spoke up at the right time. "No matter what, let's go to the camp first. After setting up the team, let's discuss the next thing. We have plenty of time at that time."

Naturally, no one objected to Hu Ge's words, and everyone began to busy themselves with their own affairs.

(End of this chapter)