The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 222: The Destruction of the Grand Fleet
Paxter Redwyne has the typical orange hair of the Redwyne family. He is the Earl of the Arbor. Like many River Reach nobles, his bloodline can be traced back to King Greenhand. He is one of the richest lords in southern Westeros. He also married Mina Tyrell, the sister of Lord Mace Tyrell. His life can be said to be successful.

Originally, he could have lived his life peacefully on Qingting Island and become a wealthy earl, but for the sake of his in-laws' strategy, he left the wealthy and warm Qingting Island and led his fleet to the East.

The Arbor is one of the richest areas in Westeros, with a warm climate and fertile land. King Greenhand himself taught the locals how to plant grape vines, and the wine produced in the Arbor is the best in Westeros. There are many wine estates on the island, which has brought wealth to the island, but also brought ironmen.

From ancient times to the present day, raiders from the Iron Islands have plagued the Arbor. They burned vineyards, looted people, and left the Arbor with endless sadness and pain. Then when people rebuilt their homes, these bastards would come back again. The Arbor was even occupied by the bastard Iron Men.

Faced with the looting, the people of Qingting Island naturally took up arms quickly, armed the fleet, and used the momentum of the island's wine war to fight against the Iron Men. With the investment of gold and silver from the wine estates, the most powerful fleet in the entire river bay appeared.

This fleet helped Qingting Island resist most of the Ironmen raids, and also made the Qingting Island fleet famous. The Qingting Island fleet's repeated attacks further spread their reputation. Whenever the River Bay Navy is mentioned, the first thing people think of is always this island that produces excellent wine.

Therefore, the Qingting Island Fleet deservedly became the center of the River Bay Fleet in this expedition.

Lord Redwyne went to war with a certain pride and a desire to achieve great things. During the civil war, his twin sons were detained in King's Landing by Cersei, so the Arbor Fleet could not be dispatched and he missed many battles. Now, he finally caught up with the end of the civil war and participated in the expedition against Stannis.

Lord Redmond was full of expectations. He wanted to demonstrate the strength of the Arbor Fleet in this war and to establish his own glory and prestige. That was why he was very dissatisfied with Gillian Lannister commanding the fleet.

Do you understand what the situation is now? The Rivermen are in the upper hand now! They should lead this great fleet, not a Lannister!
However, no matter how dissatisfied Lord Redmond was, he did not have much say in this matter. Even his relative-in-law Mace Tyrell advised him not to be obsessed with the dispute. So what else could he say?

Just like that, after some twists and turns, the Arbor fleet arrived in the east, and then Earl Redmond asked the Lannisters for the position of the first attack. It was time to show these guys the power of the Arbor.

However, the subsequent development of the battle was not as the Earl wished.

Facing Stannis's fleet, the fleet of the Arbor, which had been gathering strength for almost the entire civil war, was defeated and suffered continuous losses. Although the battle line was maintained, the price it paid for it was far greater than the losses suffered by the enemy.

This was unacceptable to the Earl, so he chose to continue to invest in ships and fight against Stannis's royal fleet. Now thinking back to that moment, he was like a gambler who had lost all his capital and was determined to get it back even if it meant selling his pants. It was really ridiculous that he sent so many young men from the Arbor to death just for some personal disputes.

Fortunately, he does not have to face the curses of his fellow villagers or live with the guilt in his heart, because he will soon go to accompany these good guys.

Right now, the deck of the flagship was in chaos. Everywhere you looked, you could see sinking ships. From time to time, ominous flames would appear from the survivors, and then the wreckage would explode everywhere. In addition, there were the Iron Men and pirates wreaking havoc on the battlefield. They would seize or burn any intact ships and kill everyone on board.

The sudden entry of Euron Greyjoy brought endless killing and fear. This madman Greyjoy arrived behind the two armies with his fleet at some point, and then used some unknown witchcraft to not only summon terrifying sea monsters from the deep sea, but also caused one warship after another to explode for unknown reasons.

Therefore, even though the two fleets that were just hostile had much more ships than Euron, they still did not show any resistance in front of Euron Greyjoy.

The sea monsters kept dragging one warship after another into the sea. Even though some ships fought back against the sea monsters with wildfire and kerosene, these beasts became even more furious, and their fate was often to be torn to pieces by the angry monsters.

Earl Redwyne has seen the tentacles of these sea monsters more than once. In appearance, they are just some octopus arms, but the size of these tentacles are several times larger than that of humans. In the past, humans were the ones who preyed on them, but now the situation has reversed. In addition to despair, the sea people also have some different experiences.

At the same time, Earl Redwyne finally figured out how Euron caused the ship to explode inexplicably. Just now, he saw some fish-like and human-like figures emerging from the sea surface of a ship next to the flagship. Shortly after these figures appeared, the ship suddenly exploded.

Lord Redwyne could not help but think of the legend that had once circulated on the Arbor, about the murlocs that once ruled the land... The Lord suddenly found that he was not surprised at all about Euron's collusion with these monsters, as if it was supposed to be so.

It was impossible to stop Euron. Everyone on the battlefield could see clearly that his so-called comrades had either fled in all directions or sunk to the bottom of the sea. Failure was inevitable and could not be changed.

"Fortunately, I died in battle here today. I also set an example and fulfilled my last loyalty to the kingdom. No matter how tragic the final outcome of this naval battle, the responsibility on the Redwyne family will always be reduced..." Paxter did not listen to the advice of his subordinates. He gave up the slim chance of escape and stood at the stern of the flagship waiting for his own end. At this time, he saw the fish-like figure had come under his ship.

"May the Seven Gods protect my soul from being disturbed by these evil spirits..."

On the other side, on the flagship of the Iron Throne fleet, Gillian Lannister had just been splashed in the face by the splashes of water from the explosion of a neighboring ship. He had to steady himself with the help of the sailors who hurried over, and looked anxiously at the chaotic battlefield.

Gillian thought of many possibilities of failure, including the possibility of sinking with the ship and being hit by stray arrows on the battlefield, but he never imagined that things would turn out like this and take such a course.

Euron Greyjoy, that madman, rushed into the battlefield like a wild boar at the critical moment, and he also summoned those legendary monsters to wreak havoc on the battlefield, making the previous warring parties extremely embarrassed.

At present, the largest fleets in the East and the West are so powerless in the face of Euron's evil magic. Countless people are sinking to the bottom of the sea and countless people are dying.

Gillian felt his ears filled with Euron's evil laughter. In the past, when he heard that laughter, he felt extremely disgusted and just wanted to plug his ears and force himself to forget these sounds. But now he found that the laughter was echoing in his ears all the time.

Many ships fled as soon as Euron and his monsters arrived. Gillian initially wanted to insist on command, but after seeing the power of the monsters, those ideas were thrown behind him.

Even his battle-hardened crew members had lost their will to fight in the face of such terror.

After all, even Stannis's well-disciplined fleet could not stand up to pirates and monsters, so the Southern Fleet should not expect too much. Just now, Stannis's flagship tried hard to gather a force. There is no doubt that the Royal Fleet is worthy of the name of a battle-hardened army. They can even regroup against enemy ships and sea monsters.

Then, Gillian saw Stannis' fleet killing a sea monster with wildfire and swords. The monster foolishly stuck its head out of the sea and was soon beaten mercilessly by Stannis's fleet: crossbows, bows and arrows, wildfire... The sea monster's blood was spilled on the water.

But then, Gillian saw Euron's iconic dark red warship sailing past.

The Serenity. There was no way Jillian could forget what that ship looked like.

In the south, he saw the ship and its owners commit countless atrocities, and the ship itself became the embodiment of fear.

The appearance of the Silence also had a great impact on Stannis's fleet. Everyone on the sea knew what that ship represented. Even Stannis's fleet, when the Silence appeared, many ships were directly scattered.

As for those who stayed behind to hold their positions, they soon became victims of the Serenity. The Serenity once again showed the world the reason for its great reputation. The reason why this ship is so scary is not purely because it is Euron's flagship, but also because of its own powerful combat capability.

The Tranquility rammed and sank one ship after another with a speed and flexibility that went against common sense, and it seemed as if its kinetic energy would never be exhausted. After sinking one ship, it could immediately ram the next one, as if it still had the kinetic energy from the beginning.

The Silence was like a knight on the battlefield, sweeping away all enemies that appeared before them. So, in front of the Silence, Stannis's fleet either collapsed or fled with their flagship.

Watching this scene, Gillian realized that victory was impossible, and staying on the battlefield would only lead to death - Euron's flagship cruelly passed through the struggling sailors on the sea, forcing them into the water - this was a scene he had seen countless times, and seeing it again, it was still so horrific.

In the current situation, everyone can only escape by their own ability. Leaving this Shura field is the most important thing at the moment. Gillian does not want to be suddenly detonated, or become food for sea monsters, or be captured by pirates and iron men, and then go to see his "old friend" - he does not want to see that bastard Euron. When he worked with Euron, he had many conflicts with this guy, and he found that the bastard had murderous intentions several times.

After making up his mind, Gillian shouted to his men to raise the flag indicating retreat. As the flag was raised, it announced the complete disintegration of the royal fleet, and the crew felt relieved: they could finally leave this hellish sea.

As for the Stannis fleet on the opposite side, this large fleet built by King Robert and trained by Stannis for more than ten years was so vulnerable in the face of supernatural forces. Seeing that Euron turned his spearhead, they also chose to withdraw, at least to retreat to Tyrosh to deal with Euron.

Gillian's luck was finally good. Although Euron was coming with great force, this was a large battlefield after all. The number of ships of the two armies involved in the battle was very large, which gave Gillian a chance to escape.

But having said that, the journey was still extremely dangerous. Gillian had to take the helm himself and make a way through the destroyed and destroyed ships, and also had to bypass the pirates and iron men who were looking for prey.

Although it was extremely dangerous, fortunately with the blessing of the Seven Gods, Jillian finally managed to break out of it and leave the Shura-like battlefield.

When the smoke and fighting disappeared behind him and Gillian was sure that Euron was not coming to find him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He escaped from the bloody slaughterhouse created by Euron.

As for his crew members, they were finally able to relax after surviving the disaster. Many of them collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion. Gillian could understand them because he knew how terrifying Euron was. Although his subordinates were considered heroes, that bastard Euron could not be treated with common sense. Being able to calmly continue to perform their duties in the face of this guy was already the best of the best.

After recovering, as the fleet commander, Gillian had to decide the next move of the ships. The most appropriate thing for him to do now was to stay and organize the defeated soldiers. Although Euron sank most of the fleet, many people also escaped. Gillian should naturally organize them.

But the problem is, the one wandering around here now is Euron, the Euron who has no bottom line at all, the Euron who can summon sea monsters with witchcraft. To be honest, Gillian doesn't want to stay here at all, and his subordinates have a similar attitude - it is because they know Euron that they want to stay as far away from him as possible.

If he did not choose to gather the defeated soldiers, Gillian would not have many options. He could only return to King's Landing to reorganize the army. It would be easy to explain to Tyrell and the citizens, but who knows what his stupid niece would do...

It was at this time that Gillian thought of another compromise option, which was Hugo Tollet.

Jillian felt that the only one who could fight against that madman seemed to be Hugo, the "God-favored One".

In Gillian's opinion, the current Iron Throne can't do anything to Euron, not to mention that Euron can run so far without being noticed and bring so many monsters to attack them. This makes Gillian feel that this guy probably has greater abilities and more terrible purposes.

Before the civil war broke out, Gillian had worked with Euron in the south for a long time. He knew what kind of man Euron was and how proficient he was in magic. After all, they were colleagues, so Gillian could pretend to ignore Euron's strange behavior. But at the moment, Gillian only felt that Euron was doing something terrible.

Moreover, when Gillian now thought back to what happened on the battlefield, he felt that something was wrong.

Yes, Euron's notoriety was known far and wide, but even so, the fear and cowardice he showed on the battlefield were a bit outrageous, even excessive.

In the past ten years, Gillian and the Southern Fleet have also seen many Eastern wizards and witchcraft, especially in the process of clearing the Basilisk Islands. In order to wipe out the pirate groups that have been entrenched for dozens or even hundreds of years, they have fought bloody battles with these vicious bastards no less than dozens of times. Among them are many guys who are familiar with evil magic. Although they are not as strong as Euron, it is also a tough battle in the confrontation. It's not like they haven't seen those people like River Bay and the Royal Army, so why are they so panicked this time?
It is true that Gillian was afraid and wary of Euron, and it is also true that Euron brought a lot of monsters, but he and his men should not lose their will to fight immediately. They have also seen a lot of men. In the south, the fleet would have to conduct a round of tests before deciding whether to fight. It would not be like this time, when they became weak at the sight of witchcraft.

Therefore, Gillian felt that it would be better for him to tell Hugo about this situation. He hoped that the ability of this God-favored One was worthy of his reputation, otherwise, he would not be able to think of anyone who could deal with Euron for a while.

(End of this chapter)