The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 65 The victor’s generosity

"Lord Hugo, what a great victory. We captured six thousand prisoners. Six thousand. These people are citizens of Braavos, Pentos and Loras, but most of them are Braavos. But that’s what’s needed now.”

Before Count Jero arrived, his voice came over first. His words were full of excitement and not at all calm as usual, but Hugo didn't blame him, because he almost jumped for joy.

Having so many captives from the trading city-states was a very heavy bargaining chip. With these captives, he could prevent the Braavos people from causing trouble for him for a long time.

When the expeditionary force's cavalry arrived, most of the trading city-state people did not react. In their minds, enemies could not appear here, and then they were captured in confusion and confusion.

Some smarter people ran further inland, but soon some of them were captured by the locals and sent over, and some were killed directly by the locals. In the eyes of the locals, the expeditionary force was next They must rule the coast of Braavos, otherwise they would not dare to beat up the drowned dogs.

"Prisoners must be placed properly, and there must be no beating, scolding or torture. They are all chickens that lay golden eggs. You can do so many things with them." Hu Ge said after waiting for Count Gerald's excitement to dissipate a little.

"Don't worry, I asked my knights to handle it. They can definitely handle it. However, Sir Hugo, where do you plan to keep these prisoners?" Count Jero asked the most important thing, that is, how Imprison these more than 6,000 chips.

"After we leave here, I will send them to Andas and imprison them in the Twin Star City. There happened to be people from the trading city who once lived there, but now they are gone, so it is just the right time to place these people. Little Gleicher, put them there. Tell your father about this and I will ask him to arrange it."

Hugo understood that the Braavos people had an extremely powerful navy, so these prisoners could not be placed outside hastily. They had to be sent inland, and sending them inland also had their own needs, which was to The Andals of the East showed their prestige and consolidated their position.

If these prisoners were paraded on the streets of Twin Star City, his prestige would be further consolidated, and he would be more hopeful and sure of capturing the entire Andas Valley in the future.

Hugo understood that after the Braavos fleet was dealt with, the expedition was actually over from this moment on. Neither Pentos nor Braavos could make any moves in a short time. This means that the expeditionary force will actually disintegrate, and then it will be an era for all parties to show their abilities and see how much land they can win in the east.

Hugo had already planned this. His idea from the beginning was to occupy the Andas Valley.

The plains are already filled with Westeros nobles, and these nobles refuse to be loyal to him. They have made it clear that they are loyal to the Iron Throne, not him, the leader of the expeditionary force.

In the final analysis, if he wants to occupy the entire Andas, he must gain the support of the locals, so he must try his best to establish prestige in the river valley. Of course, this is not enough. Another key is the saint of the river valley.

The Andals in the Andas Valley are different from the slaves in the plains. In the plains, Hugo can play the role of savior. But in the valley, these Andals have their own lords and there are strong enough local forces. They are not like slaves in the plains. So weak.

And on the mountains, there are also the unruly mountain Andals, who have been self-reliant kings in the mountains for a long time. Even the Dragon King cannot make them bow completely, let alone others.

To them, Hugo is a powerful outsider, a stranger. So what if he claims to be from Westeros to save them? The Eastern Andals have had little contact or communication with their Western kin for thousands of years, so they are more willing to trust Statina than Hugo - or to be more precise, the totem named Statina.

As for Hu Ge's miracles, it doesn't work on these people. The reason is simple. They have never seen it and they can only tell it by word of mouth.

And due to their regional identity, these Andals are also more inclined to Statina - in an era of lack of mobility, region is an important factor in determining people's preferences. Compared with outsiders, everyone is more willing to choose one of their own.

In Hugo's plan, he must marry this woman. Only by marrying her can he take over the Andas Valley. Otherwise, he may only be able to circle a few pieces of land in the Andas and become a larger lord. rather than the ruler of the entire valley.

When little Gleicher took the order and went to inform his father, Bishop Luchen came in. The bishop bowed to Hugo, "Lord Hugo, Lord Scarron, Sir William and Harold Sir demands that you compensate them for their losses."

Scarron Wolfman, William Stone, and Harold Teague, who were once lords of the Flatlands, became slaves after facing the military power of Pentos. During the Slave Revolt of the Land, they established Great work.

After the uprising was successful, they gathered the still-living old troops from the slave workers and used them to reorganize the team. The slave workers were also happy to join the rebels who led them. Then these three people came to ask Hu Ge for compensation. , asking Hugo to compensate them for the land and people they lost, and to support them in rebuilding their territory.

"Tell them to go to the shipyard to find Old Sparrow when they return, and Old Sparrow will make arrangements for them."

Hu Ge now has the most unowned land. Food and other things are everywhere in the land anyway. They can just take whatever they want. If they want these things, they can take them. As for whether they can get them, it depends on themselves. ability.

"In addition, my brother Semon in Braavos sent a message. Now the Secret City is as if its parents are dead. The whole city is depressed. There is news that there are a large number of Braavos prisoners in your hands. After the incident, there has been public opinion demanding that the Neptune Palace redeem the person."

Lu Chen had an expression of asking for credit on his face. This was the focus of his coming to see Hugo. The bishop was confident that he was the first person to bring news about Braavos.

"What?" Hugo was a little surprised, "You Frey have people in Braavos?"

Hugo was surprised that there was Frey in Braavos. He knew that Frey's relatives were all over the riverlands, but he never thought that they could be found in the east.

"My direct brother Simon Frey has been an apprentice to a merchant in Braavos for a long time. He is now a successful merchant in Braavos and recently married a Braavos woman."

Lu Chen introduced the Frey family's connections in the east with pride. This was an opportunity to show off the power of the Frey family. Bishop Lu Chen could also see that with the defeat of Braavos, the expeditionary force was already disintegrating. During the journey, Frey planned to continue his alliance with Hugo. Bishop Lu Chen had determined that only by following Hugo could Frey gain more glory and more land in the east.

"Then this didn't have an impact on him?"

Hugo is referring to the arrival of the expeditionary force. The arrival of the expeditionary force will definitely have an impact on the Westeros people in Braavos. Hugo is prepared to come to the Westeros people who are impacted in Braavos. He was mentally prepared to make compensation, but it seemed that Frey was not affected at all. "My brother has prepared enough guards." Lu Chen only said this, but it was enough. Hu Ge even lamented that in the Frey family, none of the old Frey's sons he had seen had a real sense of security. trash, and then he laughed at the old fish in his heart for chewing the end of Foley's tongue and becoming a grudge against Foley.

"Tell your brother that if there is information, convey it as soon as possible, and if possible, I hope he can connect the dots between Sea King and the expeditionary force."

Hugo valued this channel of direct contact with the Sea King of Braavos more than providing information. He had so many prisoners of Braavos, but he had to seize this opportunity to talk to the Sea King.

"I will pass the news to my brother as soon as possible." Bishop Lu Chen said, and then he stepped back and went to contact his brother. The bishop took this matter very seriously. This will strengthen the relationship with Hu Ge. Chance.

"I'm leaving too. I have to go and see the condition of those Braavos ships. They are all good ships." Count Gerold continued, and also walked out. Most of the Braavos ships on the mooring ground were They were all assigned to the Seagull Town fleet. These were all good ships, and Jero valued them very much. It would be better if the Braavos people's shipbuilding technology could be analyzed from them.

Just like that, Hu Ge's tent became empty. Hu Ge looked at the empty tent, sat down and picked up a pen and paper. He also had a lot of work and had to start work.

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While the Fellowship was taking over and disposing of everything on Braavos, Euron Greyjoy led the Ironborn further inland rather than staying on the beaches.

Because Euron thinks that through the failure of the Braavos people, he can obtain more wealth on this coast, far more than what can be distributed on the beach. Euron doesn't like those at all, then There are really too few, and fighting for these will affect his style.

This is indeed the case. A large number of Braavosi people who escaped from the expeditionary force spread the news of the fleet's defeat throughout the coast. Therefore, many towns directly lost their will to resist. Originally, they could do so in the face of the expeditionary force. The city walls defended it, but it was different now.

It was under such circumstances that Euron's team broke into the Free Folk Town, the largest city on the coast of Braavos. When the Ironborn arrived with the seven-pointed star, the Andal guards of the city opened the city gate directly. , thinking that these ironmen came to rule the city.

And the killing and madness began.

The iconic city hall of Free Folk Town has turned into a hall of killings. Hanged municipal officials are everywhere, and the floor is covered with blood. From time to time, screams are heard, which is the Ironborn's torture of gold and silver.

Outside the city hall, the Andals were busy working with the Ironborn to liquidate the Braavos. The entire city was reduced to a pot of porridge. The Braavos also formed several guilds during the state of emergency. However, facing the Ironborn, it is only a matter of time before they are wiped out.

"So, sir, can you tell us where the bearer notes from the Iron Bank are?"

Euron Greyjoy skillfully cut off one of the fingers of the old man in front of him with a dagger, just like chopping vegetables, causing him to let out a heart-rending scream, but in the end he gritted his teeth and looked at him with hatred. Look at Euron.

"Oh, hard work, I like hard work, old man, I don't know how long you can carry it. The guy lasted for five minutes last time. I hope you can surpass him."

The old man's appearance made Euron lick his lips excitedly, and then continued to cut the old man's fingers. The old man kept making inhuman screams, but Euron thought it was too noisy, so he asked his subordinates to bring a rag to stuff it. In this person's mouth, judging from his posture, it doesn't look like it is the first time he has done this kind of thing.

After cutting off all the fingers, the old man had already fainted from the pain, but Euron asked someone to give the old man a basin of cold water and forced him to wake up. Then he opened the old man's clothes and asked his ironmen to hold the old man down. , and then began to "carve" on his chest, using a dagger to "carve". As Euron's dagger began to "work" on the old man's chest, a very violent reaction came from the old man's blocked mouth. , but Euron seemed not to hear, his eyes flashed with a crazy light.

Euron's technique was very skillful. Without causing heavy bleeding, he also "engraved" a picture on the old man's skin, ensuring that the old man suffered enough pain but would not bleed to death. Now Euron, Like a flesh sculptor, his posture is focused and devoted.

"Oh, sorry, I just got too involved."

After drawing a bloody storm scene on the old man's chest, Euron said "surprised" as if he had just discovered something, and then took the rag out of the old man's mouth. But now, the old man didn't even have the strength to yell. .

"Mercy, give me mercy..."

He said these words half-deadly, and now he no longer had the toughness before, and Euron's face was full of sarcastic smiles, and he was a useless old thing. Obviously these wounds were not fatal, and this smile even if it was those The people who had been following Euron for a long time looked very scary, and several ironmen subconsciously moved a few steps back.

"So, where exactly is the ticket redemption?"

In the old man's ears, Euron's voice at this time was so gentle, like a god with a thousand faces, and he subconsciously spit out the location of the ticket redemption, "There is a darkroom in my office. After moving the cabinet, , open it with my seal, those things are all in there..."

Euron pouted at an ironborn, and the ironborn immediately hurried to find something. After a while, the secret door opened, and the ironborn went in and said that there were indeed those redeemed votes. Euron smiled at this scene.

"Drag the old thing to the square and hand him over to the mob." The two ironmen immediately dragged the old man away. Desperation flashed in the old man's eyes because he knew how the mob would treat him.

"Send out all these redemption notes, send them all." When Euron spoke, there was a cunning color in his eyes. These redemption notes are not actually circulating in the market, but are used by the Braavos government for large transactions. of reserves.

Anyway, he can't go to Braavos to collect the money, so he might as well send it out. There will definitely be many people coming to exchange it by then. Hey, the Braavos people will definitely have to exchange a lot. This is related to their reputation, Yau Lun felt excited when he thought that the "inviolable" iron bank would get into trouble because of this. He liked this kind of thing the most.

(End of this chapter)