The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 61 The Uninvited Sea Monster

The coast of Braavos, which is a section of coastline in the northwest of Essos continent east of the Narrow Sea, Braavos has always claimed sovereignty over this coastline, but after the war with Pentos, Braavos That makes this name well-deserved.

The reason why Braavos attaches so much importance to this coastal plain under the Cross Pass Mountain is because it is a rare and wealthy place in the Andas region, and due to the characteristics of its coastal plain, it is also very convenient for foreign forces to control. It is a must place to occupy.

Hugo knew the history of this coast and its importance.

Due to its geographical factors, the coast of Braavos rarely encounters marauding centaurs, and wars in Andas rarely affect this area. In addition, the coastal plain is very convenient for outsiders to control. Due to these points, whether it is the Dragon King or the ones behind it, The colonists tended to allocate resources to this, and the number of local immigrants was also large.

The coast of Braavos is densely populated with towns, fertile fields, and densely populated. It is a rare wealthy place in the East. Moreover, the number of Andals here barely reaches half, which is difficult to see in other places.

Braavos and Pentos fought for this land many times, but they all had a tacit understanding not to destroy this land because no one wanted a wasteland.

But it was Pentos who ultimately failed, and was forced to surrender the coast and submit to the hegemony of Braavos.

Under the rule of Braavos, the coast of Braavos further developed, and the Mystic City began to immigrate on a large scale and continuously invested resources, making it quickly become the main food production area of ​​Braavos, supporting the entire Mystic City, allowing The Secret City is no longer at the mercy of the stubborn Andal lords and tribes on the upper reaches of the Free Folk River.

Yes, although Braavos gave the upper reaches of the Free Folk River their names, the residents living in the mountains have never been tamed. Even the immigrants who go to the upper reaches of the river are often not quickly assimilated by the Andals. It is to be destroyed and slaughtered.

Although the Secret City has an extremely powerful navy, their army is still so weak, and there are not that many people in Braavos to fill the army. Maintaining a strong navy and merchant fleet has exhausted the city's manpower.

The army of Braavos is composed of people recruited from Andas, Loras and even Iban. During wartime, many mercenaries are also recruited. These people have no sense of belonging to Braavos. It will be defeated soon. Compared with the Braavos Navy, it is nothing in the sky.

Naturally, the output of the various valleys in the upper reaches of the Free Folk River is actually controlled by the local Andals. However, although the Secret City cannot replace it, it can plunge them into continuous internal fighting.

However, after all, the food in the Secret City is still controlled by the Andals, and the Sea Kings of all generations have been uneasy because of this. They have thought of many ways to control the river valley, but neither gold, silver nor the Unsullied can make Braavos truly Controlling those unruly lands requires real migration of immigrants, and what Braavos lacks most is manpower.

Moreover, ordinary Braavos people are not willing to go to the valley to colonize. There are too many tragic stories that happened there. They would rather serve in the Purple Sail Fleet for a long time than go to the southern valley.

Therefore, seizing the coast of Braavos is the national policy of Braavos. This land is much more trustworthy than the barbarians in the southern valley. After countless years of hard work, the Braavos people finally captured this land.

Therefore, the importance of the Braavos Coast to Braavos is self-evident. Once it marches here, Braavos will respond with the most intense attitude.

And this is exactly what Hugo needs, he just wants to watch the Braavos people come to kill in a menacing manner.

Regarding Hugo's decision to send troops to the coast of Braavos, there are naturally some objections among the expeditionary force. Anyone who has a little understanding of the situation in the east knows that touching the coast of Braavos is like touching the testicles of the Secret City. The people of Braavos will definitely respond with the most violent gesture, and then they will have to face the wrath of Braavos.

However, due to the great victory in the Battle of Wanghai Cliff, when Hu Ge made a decision, no one could talk back Hu Ge's decision, and in the eyes of most people, Hu Ge would succeed no matter what he did.

In this way, it was easily decided to send troops to the coast of Braavos. The Seagull Town fleet and the ships in the ship ramparts would join the offensive. Moreover, in order to save troops quickly, Hugo decided to lead his army to Braavos by ship. La Fos coast.

And just when Hugo was preparing to send troops to the coast of Braavos, someone came uninvited, but to be precise, it was a fleet.

"Ironborn, they are actually here."

Count Gerald Grafson stood on the trestle and looked at the fleet consisting of about thirty ships. The count's tone was even more surprised.

As active nobles on this side of the Narrow Sea, they still rarely see the Ironborn. Since the Conqueror unified Westeros, the Ironborn have been prohibited from plundering, but plundering is still allowed in the Free Trade City. However, Few ironborn did this, and even fewer came to the north of the Narrow Sea.

The Ironborn are more willing to take advantage of the turmoil on the mainland to plunder, but after each robbery, they have to be beaten up by the mainland. I don’t know that after being beaten so many times, and even the Iron Islands were invaded, the Ironborn The people still insist on their tradition of ancient path (raiding). Even if someone wants to have peace with the continent they call, that is, the green land, the madmen of the ancient path will soon come out and kill all the peacemakers, and then lead the iron people with them. Start looting.

"They are from the Greyjoy family. I thought they would only plunder the Third Daughter's Kingdom."

Hu Ge went on to say that he knew about the Ironborn joining the expedition, but he did not expect that the Ironborn would actually go north to join them, while his mind was thinking about what this madman wanted to do when he arrived.

The leader of these ironmen is an extremely crazy and dangerous guy. Facing that guy, Hu Ge was a little nervous to be honest. After all, he was a famous lunatic in the original book.

"But why are there other types of ships? Aren't the Ironborn supposed to only drive longships?" Earl Gerold asked. Hugo looked in the direction he pointed and saw some flat-bottomed cargo ships and galleys.

"Probably the ship the Ironborn captured."

Tygat Lannister said that the West has dealt with the Ironborn many times, and they have been plundered many times by the Ironborn, but the West has also invaded the Iron Islands. "The Ironborn often disguise themselves as merchant ships and enter the harbor to attack. Only their flags The longship of sex is certainly not enough.”

The frontmost and largest ship of the Ironborn fleet is a ship with only one mast. It hangs a dark sail with a Greyjoyver octopus on it. The hull is dark red. When you see it clearly At that moment, Hu Ge felt very uncomfortable. The speed of this ship was far faster than that of other long ships. It rode Juechen and docked steadily at the specially prepared port. Before the ship could stop, the owner of the ship rolled over from above and landed steadily. On the port.

This is Euron Greyjoy, wearing a black robe with Greyjoy's squid on it. This man has pale skin, handsome appearance, black hair and black beard, and always has an inexplicable expression on his face. Toru's smile.

"Lord Hu Ge, it's great to see you."

To be honest, the smile on this ironborn's face made Hu Ge feel very uncomfortable, but after all, he led his army to come to the rescue, and Hu Ge still had to smile to welcome him. Moreover, there would be a big sea battle next, and it was the moment when these ironborn were needed. .

"I'm glad to see you too, Lord Euron." As Hugo said this, he was still madly cursing in his heart. Damn it, he didn't want to see this guy.

Euron Greyjoy is a famous madman in the original work, and he is also proficient in all kinds of evil ways. Although the current Euron does not seem to be exposed to as much dark witchcraft as in the original work, he is still normal on the surface, and Still young, but still uncomfortable.

While the two were talking, a plank was set up on the longship, and his crew filed out from above, crowding behind Euron. These ironmen were different from anything Hugo had ever seen. They were obviously well-trained, and He was still very silent, which was different from the noisy Ironborn in Hugo's impression.

Hu Ge has dealt with the Ironmen before. Those guys are always restless and crazy, and they always have a kind of contempt for the mainland. Hu Ge doesn't know what they are contemptuous of. The Ironmen remember to eat and not beat every day. There have never been many times when the mainland was beaten to a black and swollen face.

"Let me tell you frankly, I have no interest in the Seven Gods, and I have no intention of converting to this new god. I am only here for war and killing."

Euron's reaction was exactly what Hugo had expected, but he was still a little surprised when he faced it. He really deserves to be a famous madman.

Moreover, the contempt for the Seven Gods in his words made many Seven Gods believers present glare. To these looks, Euron just continued to respond with that mysterious smile. Facing Euron's gaze, except for the most fanatical Seven Gods, Believers, everyone else bowed their heads.

"Lord Euron, I am very grateful for your help, but I must also warn you that this is the army of the Seven Gods, and you must treat the Seven Gods with respect."

Hu Ge frowned and said, and at the same time he put his palm on the weapon, ready to draw it out at any time. If the person in front of him got angry, he could draw the sword immediately.

"Oh, is that so? I understand, I promise, I will not offend the Seven Gods again." To Hu Ge's surprise, the iron type in front of him smiled and agreed to Hu Ge, and there was no hint of anger or dissatisfaction in his tone. means, and the attitude sounds quite sincere.

But this made Hugo more wary of the people in front of him. Madmen are not scary, but rational madmen are more scary. However, since Euron is here to help, and he has no conflict of interest with him, it is enough to stay vigilant.

"Okay, okay, let's not stand here for so long. Lord Hugo, I have been sailing for a long time and I need to take a good rest. I don't know if you have any women here. I captured a female pirate before. It’s a pity that I played him to death a week ago, so I’ve been feeling a little uncomfortable lately.”

Euron's words made many people frown, but no one could blame him for this. She was just a female pirate. Who would accuse others, but the contempt for life in Euron's words was really too hateful. But Euron simply regarded these sights as nothing. That gesture was very eye-catching among the crowd, and many people were even more unhappy with him.

Hu Ge felt even more troubled. This no-holds-barred attitude would cause trouble sooner or later. However, he was not an enemy, but a helper that could be used. He had not committed any crime, so he could only endure a little.

I wonder what it will be like when the Ironborn encounter the Braavos fleet? I hope these guys don't stretch their legs too much. Even if they are used as cannon fodder, they also hope to live longer and contain Bravosten for a while.

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Euron Greyjoy once again brought thirty-six ships, twenty of which were longships, all of which had been with him when he set out from the Iron Islands, but Euron was the only ship used in naval battles. of Serenity.

As for the other sixteen ships, they were obtained by Euron after defeating several local pirate kings on the Stepstone Islands. After Euron killed the pirate kings, he took command of these pirates who had lost their masters, and then Take them north.

As soon as these ironmen and pirates arrived at the shipyard, they started to get into conflicts with everyone. Only Euron's crew was silent and honest, but these ironmen were not. It was not until Euron hanged more than ten people in a row that these guys started to fight. calm down.

Although he is unwilling, Hugo still has to admit that the ships brought by Euron have formed the strongest fleet in Hugo's hands besides the Seagull Town fleet. This also further increases Euron's importance. What's next? There is a sea battle to be fought.

Euron was extremely happy about going to the coast of Braavos. This rational lunatic from the Iron Islands showed his crazy side in front of Hugo. Hugo still remembered that he almost cheered and agreed to go to Braavos. On the coast of Sri Lanka, the posture is really breathtaking.

Hugo's fleet was already on the verge of setting off. If Euron hadn't arrived, it would have set off long ago. Then it would naturally be a matter of course. The expeditionary force did not bring many troops this time. Hugo only brought the old battalion and some elites. As for the others, such as the Black Blade, the Farmer Chief and the Lannister, he sent them to Andas and now come from Pentos. The pressure has disappeared, which means that there must be someone in the valley who wants to move, and the number of troops must be increased.

Jillian quickly regretted that he could not go to the coast with Hugo. He also expected to see the elegance of the Purple Sail Fleet. However, when he begged Hugo to take him, his brother Tiget directly brought him with him. He was dragged away, and he didn't forget to scold his brother on the way. He took the initiative to get involved in such dangerous things.

After this small interlude, the expeditionary force sailed towards the coast of Braavos.

And just as Hugo expected, his move to the coast of Braavos caused an uproar in Braavos.

(End of this chapter)