The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 204: The successive blows

Astapor, the city of red brick, finally fell to the Dothraki army after a long battle of attack and defense.

After the failed attempt to replicate the Battle of Qohor, the Good Lords forced the Unsullied to retreat back into the city at great cost. When a determined infantry wants to act, cavalry unwilling to pay a great price will ultimately be unable to stop them, but increasing the cost of infantry retreat is not a problem.

The walls of Astapor had the same problems as the other two Slaver's Bay city-states: they were old and in disrepair. They should have been quickly conquered by the Centaur army, but the Red Brick City made up for this problem with the lives of the eunuchs.

No matter how big the problem with the walls of the Red Brick City is, they are still stone walls. As long as there are brave defenders, defending them will not be a problem. Therefore, the centaurs found that the methods they used to deal with Meereen and Yunkai were not so effective in Astapor.

When the battering ram arrived at the city of Astapor, the eunuchs would tie kerosene cans all over their bodies, light themselves on fire, jump off the city wall, and then set the entire battering ram on fire; when the attackers built a siege tower, the eunuchs would launch a relentless attack, determined to tear down the towering tower even at the risk of their lives; when the centaurs attacked the city like ants, the eunuchs would not retreat an inch on the city wall and would hold their ground.

Under such circumstances, it goes without saying how difficult it would be to attack and defend the Red Brick City, and it was basically impossible to quickly conquer the city wall.

But Khaleesi has the patience and time. After seeing the fighting power of the Unsullied, Khaleesi has decided to take her time. Her army is extremely large, while the number of eunuchs is limited after all. As long as she fights slowly, Astapor will eventually fall.

While besieging Astapor, Daenerys scattered her men across the vast countryside of Slaver's Bay. Although the environment of Slaver's Bay was severely damaged by the dragons during the war when the Dragon King conquered the Empire of Ghis, so many years have passed and these villages have long since recovered.

What these people have to do is very simple. They break up the slave plantations, liberate the slaves, announce the arrival of the new rulers to the Ghis villages, and use the bodies of the slave owners - the former rulers - as proof of their authority.

This method is very effective. The only people who can be used for defense in the slave plantations are the slave soldiers in the plantations.

Most of these people fled when faced with the centaurs. Due to the large number of slaves, Slave Bay did not form a stable and large group of slaves like Volantis. These slaves who came and went had no loyalty to their masters at all.

In some places, slaves and slave soldiers directly united together to overthrow the rule of the manor owners, while in other places they welcomed the rule of Khaleesi. The owners of these manors died in the cleansing of the city by the centaurs, and the stewards also fled - most of those who did not escape were hanged - and the oppressed slaves are now managing the manors.

Just like that, the former territory of the Ghis Empire quickly fell into the hands of the last descendants of Valyria. No Ghis village dared to resist, and the few rebels were ruthlessly slaughtered by the Dothraki.

In this way, while the attack and defense of Astapor was in full swing, Slave Bay truly fell into the hands of Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea.

Because Astapor was too difficult to conquer, Daenerys once planned to surround the city without attacking it, putting the attack on the city aside for the time being. As long as she could conquer the vast rural areas of the Slaver's Bay, it would only be a matter of time before she could capture the city.

And now that they have been liberated, Meereen and Yunkai have begun to give back to Daenerys' army. The freed slaves have now become the most important logistical component of the Dothraki army, and many gladiators have also joined the army.

The economic foundation of Slaver's Bay has in fact been changed by Daenerys. Even if Astapor has the support of the city-state of Ghis further east, it is powerless to change the overall situation.

But as one thing happened, Khaleesi changed her mind.

It was a corpse, a corpse hanging on the gate of the red brick city. Astapor claimed that it was the body of Khaleesi's brother, but Daenerys dismissed it as a propaganda trick created by Astapor to inspire people.

But when Daenerys saw the body, although the body was unrecognizable, at that moment, sadness surged in Khaleesi's heart, followed by rage - she could feel that it was Viserys.

Jon Connington, his brother's most important right-hand man, came to Slaver's Bay not long ago and brought some of his brother's remnants to pledge allegiance to Khaleesi. Connington said that he was sure that the clothes on the corpse belonged to Viserys.

All this made Daenerys confirm that the corpse was Viserys, her brother, and her anger became even stronger.

The anger was so intense that it almost caused a miscarriage. The doctors, who were once slaves, had to work very hard to stabilize Khaleesi's body, but Khaleesi's anger was still burning.

Therefore, Daenerys was unwilling to wait any longer, so she ordered an attack and ordered that the Red Brick City must be taken quickly.

She didn't know why Viserys' body was there, but the slave owners must pay for what they did!
Under Khaleesi's strong order, various parts of the grassland army immediately launched a non-stop attack on the city day and night. Daenerys fully utilized the advantage of the huge number of troops under her command, and launched a full-scale attack from all sides of the city walls. Even the side facing the sea was composed of freed slaves, and the fleet of slave owners' ships was used to attack.

No one had expected such a high intensity. In the attack and defense around the city wall, both sides used various tricks. Faced with those fearless eunuchs, some people naturally retreated in fear. However, Khaleesi led the supervision team to patrol various attack sites and executed all the weak and wavering people without hesitation. This success made no one dare to retreat.

Almost everyone was exhausted in this battle. Even the eunuchs could hardly continue in such a fight. However, Khaleesi still had many elite troops to be deployed to the battlefield. It was obvious who would have difficulty persisting in this attrition.

Finally, with the collapse of a wall in Astapor and the failure of the Unsullied to block the entrance, the fall of the city was certain.

The moment the city wall was broken, the slaves of Astapor also launched an uprising. However, the one who performed the best among them was a butcher named Cleon. He took a butcher knife, controlled the largest pyramid in Astapor, captured the Good Lords, and ordered the Unsullied to give up resistance.

In this way, Astapor changed its master, and from here on, Slaver's Bay fell completely into the hands of Khaleesi.

After entering the city, Khaleesi couldn't wait to start her revenge. She first tortured the captured lords of honor about the origin of the body. The lords of honor said that it was found on a small boat that drifted to Astapor one night, and Viserys' information was marked on it. At first, the lords of honor did not take it seriously, but in order to boost morale - the morale of the city was already very low under the constant siege - the lords of honor still hung the body on the city wall.

Unexpectedly, Daenerys's reaction was so intense. After she understood the situation, Daenerys's emotions did not ease at all, because no matter what, her brother was already dead. At first, she did not believe the slave owner's words, and asked her cruel officials to continue to torture him. As a result, no matter how they asked, except for those who confessed under torture, the answer they got was the same. Daenerys had to admit that it was probably the truth.

But the good lords will not receive any mercy for this. In order to take Astapor, Daenerys almost drove a lot of troops to attack. Now that the city has been captured, the resentment of the warriors needs to be released.

And there are slaves. As a place for training the Unsullied, the willful behavior of the good masters is even more excessive than in the other two cities. Now, those who have grudges must take revenge.

So, the beast was released from the cage. For the good lords of Astapor, their families, and the dependent citizens, they would accept an extremely tragic fate. Men were teased to death, women were raped to death, children had their heads blown up, and the wealth was divided by the warriors. A bloody feast began.

Sitting on the Great Pyramid of Astapor, Daenerys looked at Astapor, which was caught in a bloody feast. She had long learned to ignore everything in front of her. Therefore, she thought more about Drogo, her husband, and wanted to lie in his broad arms.

And her husband did come back soon, but not in the way she expected.

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"So, my Sun and Star were attacked by three people and ended up like this?"

Looking at the cold body of her husband in front of her, Daenerys' tone was extremely cold. Even the bloodguards who usually guarded Khaleesi couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

"Yes, Khaleesi, this is our mistake. Now that we have brought Lord Drogo's body to you, we should go with him. We will find a deserted place to execute ourselves."

Drogo's bloodriders had regretful looks on their faces, but they spoke with determination.

No one doubted the words of the bloodriders. Although Drogo brought many changes to the Grass Sea, the bloodrider system remained the same. Daenerys seemed not to have heard this. She just looked at Drogo, feeling that it was unreal. Her husband was gone like this? Leaving her and her child in this world?
And, more importantly, shouldn't she be sad? Why didn't she feel anything now? Why? Why?
Daenerys stood in front of Drogo's body for a long time. Finally, she stopped asking herself why this happened, because she thought of something more important.

Now that Drogo is gone, what should we do next?
The Dothraki were suppressed by Drogo with his butcher knife, and those other nations were also recruited by Drogo with his prestige and force. If there were anyone who supported her, it would probably be the liberated slaves, but these slaves had not yet formed combat effectiveness.

Even though there are still some Unsullied in our hands, they are no match for the large army.

Can she subdue the arrogant soldiers under Drogo's command? Daenerys asked in her heart. She thought of many reasons to stand firm, but deep in her heart, there was a voice telling her that she couldn't, she couldn't do it.

Although Drogo forcibly improved the status of women and pushed himself to the forefront as a political star, this world is ultimately a male-dominated society. Although Dothraki women are willing to support her, the violence they possess is ultimately insufficient compared to that of men.

The child in her belly is her life-saving talisman. As long as the child is still there, she will have no problem keeping her life. The brave soldiers left behind by Drogo will be loyal to the posthumous child of the Great Khaar, but she will inevitably be sidelined.

Having experienced the hardships of her childhood and gained the power to control her own destiny under Drogo's will, Daenerys is unwilling to hand over the power to control herself to others.

Her brother Viserys ended up like that because he handed over his own fate - although it is not known how Viserys died, Daenerys knew very well how he ended up like that. She knew what happened in the west, and Jon Connington also told her many details.

Viserys used himself as a pawn in the overall situation of the Braavos people, hoping to gain a chance to restore his country, but what did he get in the end? The so-called reinforcements from Braavos never came, and his brother was forced to flee on the ship in a panic. Then, no one knew what happened at sea, and he ended up like this.

If he didn't do anything, the same thing would happen to his child in the future. If it was a boy, he might be murdered. If it was a girl, she might give birth to the child prematurely and then be forced to drink a glass of poison - no, that kind of fate would never belong to his child, never!

Daenerys began to wonder what she would do if Drogo were here. After some deep thought, she remembered a sentence Drogo once told her, and it suddenly occurred to her.

"Moon of my life, you have to remember one thing. What we are doing is full of countless risks. So, you have to remember that after you and I die, we have to burn our bodies. Even if we succeed, the struggle will continue for generations. We have to prepare for that moment in advance."

Thinking back to these words, Daenerys understood and knew what she should do.

"The news should not have leaked yet?" asked Daenerys.

"We have tried to keep it secret as much as possible, but I am afraid that the news will leak out."

"Don't worry about that. Gather everyone. I want to hold a funeral. A funeral for Drogo."

In the face of Daenerys' words, everyone present was so shocked that they didn't know what to say, but Khaleesi's tone was full of irresistibility. She was no longer the little woman who first entered the Great Grass Sea, but the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea.

She wants to declare future power in her own way.

(End of this chapter)