The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 63: Depleting the Enemy

"Get out of here! You weaklings!"

"Are you so courageous? You strawheads of Westeros!"

"Coward, how long are you going to be a coward like this!"

In the sea near the coast, several Braavos battleships with purple hulls and purple sails were constantly shouting at the expedition ships arrayed in the river in front of them. Behind these Braavos fleets, there was Panto arrayed neatly. and the combined fleets of Braavos.

In order for the expeditionary force to go out to fight, the Braavosi people on these ships even came with a knife to chop the statue of the Seven Gods. Unfortunately, even if they did this, the expeditionary force only remained motionless after some small local chaos.

Compared with the chaos of the expeditionary force and the Pentos people, as well as the various small ships of Loras, the Braavos fleet was neatly arranged in a dense battle formation. All the ships had purple sails and purple hulls, and they looked quite neat and beautiful. , and so much purple, it is even more magnificent and elegant.

The people on the ships outside the main fleet had loud voices to ensure that the expeditionary force arrayed in the river could hear them. Every army had a group of loud voices just for moments like this. However, the tone of these callers was much more reactive than the previous few days, because no matter how they yelled and cursed, the expeditionary force remained motionless.

For more than a week, the expeditionary force simply ignored them and did not even attack to destroy the formation ships.

This emotion also permeated the Braavos and Pentos fleets behind the formation ship. At first, they were gearing up to fight the adventurer fleet, but in the end, after chasing the main force of the expeditionary force, they retreated for a distance. After entering this river called Yangjiao River, no matter how loudly they shouted, the expeditionary army could not escape the battle.

Youdao was a vigorous one, and then failed again and again. After calling for a formation for a long time but no one responded, the people of the trading city-state became slack.

And they didn't dare to enter the river where the expeditionary force was arrayed. Even the Braavos people with their elite navy would not do anything that was basically equivalent to sending their heads to other people's swords, so that was it. Consume.

If they have an army, they can also consider besieging them from the ground. But the problem is that the Braavos people's army is simply not enough for others to see, and the Pentos people have been newly defeated and cannot provide an army at all. The expeditionary force is not willing to fight at the moment. They can only spend their time here.

After scolding the expeditionary force for a while but still getting no response, several ships could only return to the battle line. Braavos' naval admiral "Navigator" Galen Burley looked at the ships calling the battle array and returned in dismay. There was also a burst of disappointment in the fleet.

Compared with the eagerness and fighting spirit to wipe out all the intruders when they first arrived, the Braavos fleet is now full of frustration and wants to end it all as soon as possible.

Galen Burley saw all this, and he was also very anxious, but the current situation is that if the expeditionary force does not attack, he can only carry out a siege here, or wait for the Sea King or Prince to gather enough land. Siege the expeditionary force hiding in the Yangjiao River.

"When will this end?" the old naval admiral said uncontrollably in a voice that only he could hear. He wore a three-cornered hat decorated with feathers and a blue coat. There are neatly arranged white lines on the chest of the coat, and a scimitar hangs on the waist.

As a naval admiral who has served Braavos all his life, Admiral Galen has experienced many bloody battles. In the battle against Pentos, he led the Braavos navy to a great victory and was used to seeing the dangers at sea. Wind and rain, it was precisely because of this that he was worried about the current situation.

Since the coast of Braavos was attacked, Braavos almost came under overwhelming pressure. Admiral Galen was opposed to this decision. To fight against a disorganized fleet of adventurers, there was no need to mobilize such a huge fleet. Zifan The elite of the fleet can defeat the enemy.

But his voice was so small in the secret city that was offended by the Braavos coast. Whether it was wealthy merchants or ordinary citizens, everyone was angry because of the offense of the expeditionary force, and strongly demanded that the Sea King be destroyed with the force of thunder. intruder.

After all, the maritime hegemony of Braavos has not been violated for many years. The actions of this expedition naturally aroused a strong reaction in the Secret City. Moreover, as a slave city, it has a unique ecological environment among the free trade cities. In the city, the enthusiasm of citizens to participate in politics is the highest among all free trade city-states, which makes this reaction even more intense.

Galen still remembers the madness in the Secret City at that time. People were inciting war everywhere on the streets. People were mindlessly preaching about the stupidity of Westeros people. Even vendors began to sell various small commodities about war and hatred. The key is There are still many people buying.

The Westeros people in the city also began to encounter various targets and even beatings. If the Neptune Palace did not respond quickly enough, this might even develop into a massacre.

Therefore, naturally no one listened to what he said. The entire Braavos was mobilized. Almost all the purple-sailed and purple-hulled ships still in the Secret City came out. Even the Pentos fleet and the Loras fleet were was ordered to join them and formed an overly large fleet.

Every general wants to command a larger fleet, and the same applies to the navy, but Galen doesn't want to. He thinks that soldiers are more valuable than elites, and an elite force is enough to defeat an enemy several times their size. , such a huge fleet is a burden, but the Sea King has made an order, so he must execute it.

After the war with Pentos ended, Braavos has not experienced a war for many years. The generation that defeated Pentos has also continued to wither. Galen is already one of the few survivors. This is even more This led to the serious problem of mindlessly assembling the fleet, because except for a few old men represented by him, no one objected. Everyone believed that the more ships, the better.

It seems that among some people, this battle has been elevated to a battle "relevant to the hegemony of Braavos". Admiral Galen wants to kill all those who fan the flames and is still disrupting order without knowing anything. , it does nothing but make the situation more confusing, but rumormongers are so easy to catch, not to mention that many rumors are born by ordinary citizens in drunken chats.

People named this fleet the "Grand Fleet". Braavos had not mobilized in this way for many years. Coupled with the vassal ships, the fleet was so large that it had not been seen for many years.

While people were excited, Admiral Galen was more depressed and fell into blind optimism. In his opinion, this fleet was no longer the one that had subdued Pentos, even if the soldiers from back then were recruited again. , nor was he a soldier back then.

But what could he say? He couldn't just attack with his fleet, hoping that the expeditionary force would be weak enough, or stupid enough, and hope that everything would go according to the ideas of everyone in Braavos - then, he encountered the expeditionary force that was unable to avoid the battle.

Not long after this huge fleet set off, the first and most critical problem immediately became apparent, that is, food. This fleet was mobilized temporarily, and all parties in Braavos were not prepared at all.

The original plan was to collect on the coast of Braavos, where the food production was enough to support the activities of the Grand Fleet. However, due to the rampage of the expeditionary force, this became a serious problem. The expeditionary force attacked in an orderly manner before the arrival of the Grand Fleet. The original plan was disrupted, and Braavos had to spend a lot of energy collecting food from towns and manors. Moreover, the size of the team collecting food should not be too small. If it is too small, it will be easily annihilated by the pirate who runs like a mad dog. Admiral Galen thought of the leader of these pirates, Euron Greyjoy.

He is an Ironborn of the Iron Islands and the admiral of his own group. These pirates from Westeros always come to the East from time to time. They will cause a lot of trouble and sometimes form a powerful army on the Stepstone Islands. Pirate group, but that's just trouble.

There has never been a shortage of all kinds of crazy pirates on the Narrow Sea. Admiral Galen hanged many of them. Although the pirates were still like leeks, they continued to grow one after another, but fortunately every time he They can also be cut off. After initially seeing Euron's various atrocities, Admiral Galen thought that this was just a crazy and short-lived pirate king at best, but Euron proved that he was different.

This Greyjoy man from the Iron Islands has defeated many with less many times, leading the people of Braavos into various traps to annihilate them, and he always dares to do all kinds of things that ordinary people dare not do, such as when facing During the encirclement and suppression, he decisively asked his subordinates to carry the boats ashore to break out of the encirclement.

But that's all, but this Euron will treat those he defeats with extremely cruel methods. He will pull out the tongues and eyes of the dead and captives, and then place the loser's ship near the combined fleet.

This blatant act of provocation naturally angered many people. At that time, some ships couldn't bear it and went to pursue them, but they all failed to come back. Even if they did come back, they all became people without eyes and tongue.

Once more of this happened, the mood within the combined fleet towards Euron's red-hulled ships turned into fear. For Galen, the most troublesome thing was that Euron and his fleet greatly increased the burden of food collection work. Now the matter of collecting grain near the anchorage must be stepped up.

"According to the original plan, let's collect grain first. Damn it, when will this war end? I, the admiral of the navy, have been made to look like a grain collector."

Following Galen's order, the Braavos fleet retreated and sailed towards their anchorage not far away. Many people in the fleet were not inspired by the retreat because they had to collect food after arriving at the anchorage. This makes many people full of complaints, how come this kind of thing happens to them.

However, there are still many people who are very happy to just do these chores, because it means that at least they don't have to fight or fight with the expeditionary force. Many people in the fleet joined the fleet because of the turbulent public opinion and the subsequent recruitment. They don't want their ship to be damaged. This is the foundation of their livelihood.

In the eyes of these people, it is only a matter of time before the expeditionary force is annihilated. If they do not go to war, they will be surrounded sooner or later. This mentality is very common in today's combined fleet. Many people think that the destruction of the expeditionary force is only a matter of time. There is no need to Don't pay as much attention and vigilance as before, just wait for them to destroy themselves.

As the combined fleet left, the expeditionary force also lowered its vigilance, but then there was chaos in the expeditionary force, but compared to the Braavos people, this chaos had a different meaning.

"Lord Hu Ge, how long are we going to endure? Do you know? They have begun to chop down the icons of the Seven Gods! Do we want to continue to endure?"

An angry voice sounded in front of Hugo. Hearing this voice, Hugo turned around and saw Theodore coming angrily surrounded by a group of knights. This knight's face was now full of anger.

The knights and leaders behind him also had unkind expressions. Seeing this, Jero, the Earl of Seagull Town, who was sitting in Hugo's tent, walked out directly from the side, looking like he was concentrating on drinking, while Bishop Lu Chen buried his head in reading the documents.

Hu Ge was not surprised by the appearance of this sound. He had expected it for a long time. However, when he heard this sound, he couldn't help but get angry. He also lamented in his heart that it was not easy for him, and he suppressed his fighting spirit. Things are really hard to do.

Then he looked at Lu Chen in the tent angrily and said, "Hide, okay, okay, okay, I'll do it, I'll do it. I'll settle the score with you after I've dealt with him."

"Sir Theodore, you only need to obey the order. Everything you do now is for future victory. I can swear in the name of the Seven Gods that we will definitely win. This is just a temporary moment. It's just humiliation, and the slave owners will pay it back thousands of times in the future."

Hu Ge said that he had already told many people about the same topic and had become extremely proficient in it, but the other party didn't buy it this time.

"Lord Hu Ge, you have told us this many times, but the fleet is not dispatched. I can still bear it, but there must be people below who can't help it. Some captains are starting to get restless."

Theodore said with a grimace, while Hugo's inner siren went off because of his words, and he immediately put on a serious face, "Who is it? Didn't I say it? You must not attack without permission. You can't even think about it. It's against the law." Violators will be severely punished, even beheaded. Lu Chen, take people there immediately! Arrest those who encourage you."

Lu Chen, who was pointed out by Hu Ge, immediately showed a bitter look on his face. This was not a good job. Everyone was so angry as they were forced to watch the pagans doing all kinds of mischief, and he was also considered by many to be one of the dead body vegetarians in the church. If someone goes to arrest someone, isn't that just going to make them hate themselves even more?

What's more, this embarrassing state can't last for a few days, but he allows himself to do such a thing.

However, Hu Ge gave the order and he had to go. Nothing could change this. Bishop Lu Chen could only admit that he was unlucky, "Yes, I will go right away."

After cleaning up Lu Chen a little, Hu Ge looked at the people headed by Theodore. It seemed that he had to give them something, otherwise the day would not end well.

"Everyone, I can assure you that within three days at most, the heretics will pay the price for what they have done." Hu Ge's words made everyone a little excited. They had been waiting for this moment.

After sending these people away, Hu Ge breathed a sigh of relief. He had sent these people away, but his words were not sent away.

After waiting for so long, the people of Braavos and Pentos are becoming more and more lazy. This is his opportunity, the opportunity he has been waiting for for a long time. It can be said that this strategy has been for this moment from the beginning. .

　There will be another update in the evening

　　

　

(End of this chapter)