The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 60 New troubles are coming one after another

When the Pentos army docked at the port left the port, it also announced the defeat of the Pentos people and represented the expeditionary force's victory.

The expeditionary force easily entered the Pentos camp. Of course, those who stayed behind understood the fact that they had been abandoned. No one put up any resistance and put down their weapons.

"We win! We win!"

Hugo heard someone cheering like this. Expeditionary soldiers holding their weapons high and cheering could be seen everywhere. Hugo was relieved to see the Pentos prisoners being escorted out of the camp in groups.

Hugo was riding his horse and looking at the Pentos camp. The soldiers had already started looting inside. The men of Black Blade and Old Sparrow were restoring order and stopping the looting.

The first one to start maintaining order was Gretchel. After knowing this, Hugo once again sighed from the bottom of his heart that this slave owner was really useful. At the same time, he was glad that the slave owner in Pentos had attacked and ostracized him. If Gleicher was standing next to the prince, the expeditionary force would definitely face much more trouble.

Hugo didn't dare to let the soldiers below him mess around. There were a lot of valuable things in the Pentos camp. Prince Villerion left in such a hurry, he must have left behind a lot of valuable things that were inconvenient to write down. If he left it alone, He would have suffered heavy losses if he was robbing and setting fire to something.

Farmer Snow is responsible for organizing the prisoners of war. From what Hugo has heard now, most of the prisoners are slaves left by the Pantos people. It is easy to deal with these people. They are the Eastern Andals. They are very They are willing to join the expeditionary force, but they are still wary, and they must be screened to prevent Pentos freemen or slave owners from being mixed in.

He won the battle, he won the battle against the Pentos. Whenever he thought of this, Hu Ge felt his heart trembling slightly. Even the excitement when he entered the battle could not compare with the ups and downs of his mood now.

Subconsciously, Hu Ge began to touch his armor, feeling the bumps and scratches on it. The more he felt it, the more he realized the importance of the armor. If it weren't for this set of armor, he would have died long ago. .

That doubt also appeared in his mind again, why those centaurs thought it was an honor not to wear armor, but he soon stopped thinking about it. How a fool thinks, it is difficult for normal people to guess.

This victory represents many things. First of all, it means that the expeditionary force has withstood the challenge and they will gain a firm foothold in the East; secondly, as the news of the victory spreads around, those who had doubted him also You can only choose to obey... These are just the most obvious points. There are countless benefits. Hu Ge feels excited just thinking about it.

Victory is the foundation of everything. As long as you win, everything will not be a problem. This sentence could not help but appear in Hu Ge's mind.

"Lord Hu Ge, congratulations on your victory. You are fully worthy of your reputation. Even the most exaggerated bard may not have imagined that you drove the entire army away just now."

Little Gleicher said with full admiration for Hugo. The posture of Hugo galloping in the formation just now was exactly the heroic posture that the Seven Knights of the Gods should have in the minds of young people, which made little Gleicher even more convinced of him.

At the same time, little Gleicher was even more grateful to his father. Without his father's request, how could he have become Hugo's attendant, and how could he have seen everything in this legend.

As for chasing the entire army, that was because the prince who was being chased by Hugo ordered the Unsullied to follow him. As a result, the prince was driven away by Hugo, and the Unsullied had no choice but to chase after him, and in many cases From a human perspective, this is Hugo running away with an entire army.

Faced with this misunderstanding, Hu Ge just smiled and did not correct it. He would still fight in the Eastern Continent in the future. This kind of reputation only has benefits, and there is no point in pointing it out.

Moreover, even if you point it out, it will definitely spread more and more outrageously in the end, so just don't waste your words and let them spread it randomly. It won't do you any harm anyway.

"Little Gleicher, go and organize some men. The centaurs on both wings have not retreated yet. The battle is not over yet."

The centaurs, thinking about this barbarian Hugo, is a big headache. The Pentos people were defeated, but they still didn't disperse. They surrounded the expeditionary cavalry and fought. Fortunately, the knights of Westeros are tough enough, and the centaurs are rubbish enough. , and the nobles and great lords also joined the battle. If the centaurs are not allowed to eat the cavalry on both wings, there may be some trouble.

However, thanks to the stupidity of these centaurs, they have been besieging the cavalry in front of them and did not think of raiding the rear of the expeditionary force. It seems that there is a price to pay for being brave and not afraid of death.

Even if he didn't retreat, he would just surround and kill them. After seeing so many tragedies along the way, Hu Ge planned to make the centaurs pay the price. This was an opportunity. The more centaurs he killed on the battlefield, the better. So as not to have to chase the centaurs everywhere later.

"The centaurs retreat!"

Just when he was about to gather his troops, Hu Ge suddenly heard these words. He looked up and found that the horsemen on both wings were indeed scattering like birds and beasts, but there were still some stubborn horsemen who continued to besiege. However, as they lost their numerical advantage, these horsemen soon It is only a matter of time before it is divided and eliminated.

"It seems centaurs are not all that stupid. I thought they only had muscles in their heads."

Although the escape of the centaurs broke Hu Ge's planned plan, Hu Ge was not too unhappy. It would be best to destroy the centaurs. But on the other hand, everyone had just won the victory at this time and they were all relaxed. Young Master, if we let them go into battle at this time, there might be trouble, and the centaurs might as well run away.

Hugo turned his head and looked at the battlefield strewn with corpses. He saw the archers of the Silver Rod Group firing arrows at a mad elephant in an uninhabited space. The poor animal was venting its anger on the corpses on the ground. The elephant driver has disappeared for an unknown period of time.

As the elephant's body was filled with arrow shafts, this crazy behemoth finally fell. As it fell, the battlefield where tens of thousands of people were fighting finally calmed down.

Warriors from both north and south of Westeros fell there, accompanied by broken shields and unusable swords. Broken flags were hunting in the wind. Crows had begun to circle in the sky and kept pecking at the ground. Flesh and blood constituted a desolate scene, which touched Hu Ge's heart.

Looking at the pieces of dead bodies, Hu Ge sighed melancholy. Along the way, how many people died on the road. He went eastward in order to seek life for the people, but he left pieces of corpses along the way. This is The price must be paid, it is a cruel path.

However, fortunately, these sacrifices were valuable and not useless. These corpses piled up the future. After this battle, the Andals who had been away from home for many years once again established a foothold in their homeland. Those in Westeros who were forced by the winter The people also have a way out.

"May the Seven Gods bless everything." Hu Ge said to the sky, looking at the place where the seven-pointed star representing the Seven Gods always lights up.

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The victory at Wanghaiya gave the expeditionary force a lot. In the military camp of Pantos, they received a huge amount of food, soldiers, armor, and livestock.

As for the prisoners, they captured 5,000 people, but unfortunately there were not many free people from Pentos. Most of them were slaves and mercenaries. These two were easily arranged, and they were all willing to join the expeditionary force, so After being screened, they were released. Almost all the mercenaries jumped to the expeditionary army. As for the slaves who were unwilling to join the expeditionary army and wanted to return to their hometown in the river valley, Hugo did not let them go immediately. He planned to let these people go to the expeditionary army. The army will serve as free servants for a period of time before releasing them.

After all, who can say whether these people will defect to their masters? Even under slavery, some people still have a good life. It is not surprising that slaves who support slavery appear.

As for the hundreds of citizens of Pentos, Hugo gave these prisoners the treatment they deserve. They were not big soldiers who were ignored. Pentos would come to ransom them. Moreover, these people were also a political resource and could Use it to negotiate terms with the Pentos people.

After the night of celebration, the expeditionary force began to "disband". The royal family led by Earl Gales and the nobles of the Stormland left the team to enclose the land. Seeing that the car had been boarded, Kelal from Ashvale rushed. After leading the army back to his territory, both of them greeted Hu Ge and left. Hugo couldn't do anything about his behavior of watching the battle on the battlefield, just like Duke Tully couldn't do anything to Frey who was watching outside the Trident River, let alone joining the battle in the end. He could only learn from these guys. Got some funds there as an apology.

However, this was all expected, and Hu Ge didn't care. It was an unexpected surprise that they were able to fight in the end.

Hugo also started further action. Now there are a lot of lord knights in the expeditionary force who are clamoring for Hugo to regain the lost territory, and he also has to expel the remaining enemies.

News of the expeditionary force's victory spread quickly, but the first to receive the news was the Pentos army active in Zongma Land. The Pentos army trapped in Hewen Castle retreated almost as soon as the news arrived, but in the end However, he was overtaken by Lannister and Lord Silveraxe's knights, and was defeated on the way.

The corpses of the Pentos people were piled up all the way, and the slaves and mercenaries launched a rebellion, capturing all the free people and offering them to the expeditionary force.

Hugo sent many troops to move on the plains controlled by the expeditionary force to drive away the Pantos and Centaur people above. The Pantos people ran very fast, but many centaurs were left to fight to the death, but thanks to Due to the stupidity of the centaurs, Hugo's army could always defeat them with superior numbers.

It was also in the process of expelling the centaurs that Hugo was able to see the destructive power of the centaurs. The wealthy areas that were once full of manors and fields were all turned into charred ruins after the centaurs passed by. These unarmored barbarians Although his combat power is rubbish, his ability to cause destruction is second to none.

It is also because of this that the expeditionary force's treatment of the centaurs is particularly cruel, especially the Andals in the East. They have been troubled by the centaurs for a long time. No, it should be said that no one in the east has any enmity with the centaurs, except those who need to capture slaves. , everyone will directly execute the centaurs.

Hugo once left some centaurs behind, and he wanted to use them for his own use. As a result, these guys spit at him and said, "Weak bastards in armor are not worthy of ruling them." Everyone said this, so Hugo Ge was not polite and just pushed them all out and chopped them off.

During the process of expelling the centaurs, Hugo was able to meet the Freys of Hewen Castle. The first time he saw Hugo, Bishop Lu Chen rushed to Hugo and cried out his tragic experience. It turned out that River Castle These days were not easy either. Although Prince Villerion spared River Castle, he left a lot of troops behind. These people besieged River Castle day and night, exhausting the Freys mentally and physically.

If Hugo hadn't defeated the Pantos people in the Battle of Wanghai Cliff, if it had been a little later, Hewen Fort might have been consumed.

Seeing the damage to Hewen Fort, Hugo lamented that it was really not easy for Frey. The fortress they finally occupied was almost destroyed, and the newly built wooden fort was burned to a gray black , everything proved that what the Freys said was true.

Frey had made such great achievements, so Hugo naturally wanted to compensate him. He gave the Freys a share of the spoils, and then sent some of the refugees who had fled to the ship barrier to allow them to restore their territory faster. By the way, The nearby land was also allocated to them. Anyway, the lords who stayed on this land were basically defeated and executed by the Pantos.

The lords and knights of Westeros who were enclosing the land on the plains this time suffered heavy losses. Those who were lucky could lead people to escape to Hugo and come back after the war. Those who were unlucky were killed or became slaves.

However, even though the losses were so heavy, the vacancies they left were quickly occupied. After all, the Seagull Town fleet had dropped off several groups of newcomers at the shipyard. Among them were refugees seeking stability and noble knights eager for land. The second son and the third son, their desire to enclosure is very strong.

After being annihilated many troops, the horsemen also came to their senses. Although the horsemen were reckless, it did not mean they were complete fools. Seeing that their employers had been defeated and the expeditionary force was fierce, they wisely left. They are here There are enough things to grab.

With the expulsion of the centaurs, the danger posed by the Pantos invasion was over, but this did not mean that Hugo could rest easy from now on.

After the war on the plains ended, Hugo returned to the ship ramparts, where he was welcomed. The ship ramparts are now much changed and improved compared to when Hugo left, and are enough to accommodate Hugo's army.

When Hugo returned to the ship's base, he was welcomed by everyone. It was also here that some soldiers in the expeditionary force left the team to wait for the ship. They wanted to return home with the wealth they gained in the East, but more people I still want to continue fighting and just rest here.

Hu Ge's original intention was to rest and reorganize for a period of time at the shipyard, while waiting for the Seagull Town fleet to bring new troops. According to the old sparrow, it was almost time for them to arrive, and he also wanted to relax for himself. After all, he had been under pressure before. No less.

After relaxing, Hugo felt much better. The feeling of being without pressure was refreshing. However, this refreshing life did not last long. He then began to make a new layout. He could not sit back and relax just yet. Braavos People are still watching with eager eyes and cannot be put aside just because they have not taken any action.

As for the actions of the Braavos people, he also saw it next. One of Hugo's purposes at the ship barrier was to wait for the Seagull Town fleet, and he saw a broken fleet with battle signs on the sails and hull. The traces of them silently explain everything they have experienced. This fleet has obviously experienced a bloody battle.

"As you can see, Lord Hu Ge, near Xiquyu Island, we ran into the Zifan Fleet. They have obviously been waiting for a long time, and we suffered heavy losses."

Facing Hugo, Count Gerald Grafson said bitterly. The Count now looked like a loser and was in a very low mood. When he recalled facing the Braavos fleet, there was still a painful expression on his face.

Count Gerold still had his pride in the Seagull Town fleet, but when facing the Braavos, this pride was ruthlessly defeated. He still remembered how the Braavos easily divided the fleet, and then used their skillful skills to Tactics to defeat them.

Hugo could see that almost half of the side of the Saint was smashed, and the Loom and Sea Sword were even more miserable. The losses of these large ships were so obvious that there was no need to say much else.

"It's all because the captain of the One-Eyed Knight sacrificed himself, otherwise most of the ships here wouldn't be able to get here." Count Jero continued, his tone full of bitterness, "If the Purple Sail Fleet continues to operate on the Narrow Sea, then the Narrow Sea Transportation Line I’m afraid it can’t be maintained.”

Hu Ge looked at the Seagull Town fleet and the huge losses they suffered. He understood that he had to do something. That was just right, so he would advance the established strategy.

The narrow sea transportation line is the foundation for the existence of the expeditionary force. Relying on the transportation line, the expeditionary force can continuously obtain manpower support from the west. These manpower are the foundation for the expeditionary force to fight in the east.

Therefore, the Purple Sail Fleet must be destroyed. In fact, Hu Ge had already had an idea on how to destroy that fleet, but he did not do it because it was too risky, but it must be done now.

"Lord Jero, I need the fleet in Seagull Town. I need to take a risk. I want to destroy the Purple Sail Fleet."

When Count Jero heard Hugo's words, he acted as if he heard a ghost talking. What was Hugo talking about? Is he planning to destroy the Braavos fleet? Did he feel confident after defeating the Pentos? You actually think you can destroy the Zifan Fleet?

"Yes, I want to destroy the Braavos fleet," Hugo said firmly again, his tone full of seriousness, "I'm not kidding, Lord Earl, I need the help of the Seagull Town fleet, I have a complete plan."

Looking at Hu Ge's eyes that were not fake at all, Count Jero subconsciously wanted to reject Hu Ge, but in the blink of an eye, he thought of the miracles Hu Ge had established, and he had already invested so much in Hu Ge. If Hu Ge fails, the loss will be unbearable, and he will have no choice but to continue on this path.

"Lord Hugo, the Seagull Town fleet will obey your arrangements." Count Jero said.

(End of this chapter)