The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 99: Being picked up
After relieving the siege of Twin Star City, Hugo did not stop. After dismissing some of the strong men who followed him northward, he began to drive towards the west to pursue the Norvos who were heading towards Pentos.

Hu Ge's army moved very quickly. It didn't take much time for them to enter the area of ​​​​Pingdi. Here, he joined the troops led by Old Sparrow and Jillian. Old Sparrow almost cried when he saw him. As for Jillian, the Lannister was as relaxed as ever, but Hugo could tell that he was also moved by seeing him.

It was also here that Hugo received news that the second expeditionary force had arrived and headed south.

"By the grace of the Seven Gods, they came at the perfect time."

Hu Ge was relieved when he heard the news.

There was a reason for his relief. After experiencing so many wars, Andas was devastated. In other words, his country had suffered heavy losses and could no longer afford to fight.

The Norvos massacred the lords of Andas and wreaked havoc on infrastructure, leaving behind a scorched ruin. Andas' power was severely hit.

Although this also eliminated a large number of lords who were disobedient and ignored him, to be honest, Hu Ge did not want to do this. As long as it took time, they should have been his own strength, and now they are all dead.

As for his direct lineage, they also suffered heavy losses in the continuous wars. This made Hugo really heartbroken. He was unwilling to continue to suffer losses. If the losses continued, the political structure of Andas would be affected.

Andas needs to recuperate. This is Hugo's judgment. All aspects need time. It is not in his interest to continue the war.

After relieving the siege of Twin Star City, Hugo had time to interpret the information from all parties: the current Narrow Sea is not calm at all, the Kingdom of the Three Daughters has shown a strong intention to go north, and the Westeros merchant ships are currently within the scope of the Free Trade City. They were more or less in trouble, and the pirates on the Stepstone Islands seemed to be showing signs of activity. According to the information coming from the Stepstone Islands, pirate attacks were obviously higher than in the past.

Hugo's inner thoughts about independence were also dispelled. His rule in Andas had become more and more consolidated some time ago, and his mentality was therefore a little drifting. This war made him realize that his regime could not leave Westeros at all and could not do without the support of the Iron Throne.

As the information was interpreted, Hu Ge became more and more alarmed. This made Hu Ge feel that something bigger was brewing, but it was only brewing. As for whether these quantitative changes will develop into qualitative changes, it is estimated that the core of everything lies in On the war surrounding Pentos. After all, as Hugo thought, if Pentos was besieged or even defeated by the people of Westeros, it would have an earth-shattering impact.

If the coalition forces of Norvos and Pentos are successfully defeated, then besieging Pentos will not be a problem at all. If that city is surrounded by Westeros, the entire Essos will probably be shaken by this.

Hugo had a vague feeling that things had begun to develop from the adventurers' overseas adventures to a more grand theme - the confrontation between Westeros and Essos.

The experience during this period also made Hugo realize one thing more deeply, that is, his country is actually inseparable from the blood transfusion of Westeros. Built by adventurous adventurers.

If everything really gets bigger and bigger, that makes Hugo very worried. Of course he hopes to kill Pantos who keeps causing trouble for him, but if everything really turns into a big confrontation between the West and the East, then With my size, I can only serve as a chess piece.

This expedition is really getting bigger and bigger. Hu Ge thought that when he first embarked on the eastbound road, he never expected that things would develop like this. At that time, he just walked on in a daze, but unknowingly, everything became so grand.

After once again figuring out this truth that he knew very well, Hu Ge could only sigh that he still had a long way to go.

That's why, when he learned the news of the arrival of the second expeditionary force, he breathed a big sigh of relief. There was nothing better than this news at the moment. The arrival of the second expeditionary force made him breath a big sigh of relief.

Hugo still knew the purpose of the second expeditionary force. Since they chose to land at the Jihad Port and allowed the troops to recover before heading south decisively, it undoubtedly showed that their goal was Pentos.

"Lord Hu Ge, the scouts are here. They seem to have some important information."

In Westeros, he knew that various towns with overseas trade traditions were strengthening their fleets. There seemed to be some disputes at the Iron Throne - the specific content was not known, but it benefited from the relationship between the people of King's Landing under Hugo and King's Landing. Through the connection, he was able to know that the subject of the dispute was related to the East.

And if it weren't for the constant arrival of knights and soldiers from Westeros, even if he could keep winning, all his resources would be exhausted in each "victory" and he would eventually fail.

Hu Ge did not object to being a pawn, but he hated being a pioneer for the king. As a cannon fodder, he was a pioneer for the king. He opened up these businesses in the East not for the game between the rulers of the East and the West.

After all, it was a free trade city-state, one of the nine free trade city-states. This was different from the Andas Peaceful Land, which was regarded as a wild land.

At the same time, he also began to look forward to the second expeditionary force to face the Novus and Pentos people, so that his troops could avoid the next fight--of course, this did not mean that he planned to avoid the battle.

Suddenly, a voice pulled Hugo out of his thoughts. Hugo suddenly felt that it was ridiculous to think so much just now. What he said was that the second expeditionary force really besieged Pentos and successfully captured this city. The city was just established, and now, whether they can defeat the remnants of Norvos and Pentos is a question, so what's the point?
There was a chance that the second expeditionary force would be defeated by the coalition forces of Novos and Pentos, and once they were defeated, the situation would definitely be cooled down and controlled, so what was he worried about?

Anyway, he had no hope for the combat effectiveness of the second expeditionary force. What combat effectiveness could an army composed of nobles of different affiliations have? And they are not afraid of defeat. They have at least consumed Novos and Pentos, and they can easily defeat them next.

However, not long after this idea appeared in Hu Ge's mind, the next words of the voice shattered Hu Ge's idea. "The second expeditionary force won a great victory in front of us. They defeated the coalition forces of Norvos and Pentos." The voice was happy for the victory of the second expeditionary force, but here in Hugo, it was a mixed blessing. .

Hu Ge looked at the sky in the distance and saw a black cloud in the very far sky. Because it was too small, Hu Ge had not noticed it before. He knew that there were many birds gathering there, which undoubtedly explained those words. Authenticity.

After receiving the news of the battle ahead, Hu Ge immediately asked the army to speed up. He had to rush to the battlefield as soon as possible to see the scene there.

As they got closer to the battlefield, they saw more and more birds, and the blood on the battlefield was attracting them to participate in this feast.

Finally, when there were so many birds that they almost formed black clouds in the sky above, Hugo came to the battlefield. What he saw was a scene he was all too familiar with: countless corpses lying on the battlefield, broken flags. The hunting sound in the wind, the broken swords, the broken shields, and the corpse snatchers searching for anything available were the kind of post-war scenes he was familiar with.

The loser's flag was trampled into the dust, and a small amount of good luck was stuck on the ground and fluttered, while the winner's flag was raised high. Hugo saw Frey's twin towers, Bolton's skinless and Darry's peasants.

As he saw, the Norvos and Pentos were defeated, and defeated miserably.

When Hugo's team appeared, the Westeros people on the battlefield cheered, because Hugo's team carried the flag of the seven-pointed star, which is the symbol of the Westeros army in the east.

As a person favored by the Seven Gods, Hugo naturally received a warm welcome. He had in fact become a symbol of the expedition, so these Westeros people who saw him for the first time would naturally welcome him warmly.

However, Hugo also noticed that some Westeros people looked at them with contempt in their eyes. Hugo didn't know where this emotion came from. Could it be because they had won this great victory?
Hugo ignored these glances. He didn't have much time yet. He came to the commanders of the second expeditionary force under the leadership of the Frey Knights who greeted him.

Frey, Bolton and Darry, well, among them, Hugo didn’t know any of them, and the only one who was familiar with him was Roose Bolton. To be targeted by this guy was really disappointing. Comfortable.

"May the Seven Gods bless you, Lord Hugo, and welcome you to join us in our victory." Inis Frey looked at Hugo with a cold gaze, "Although this is only the first time we have met, I have already I’ve heard about your reputation for a long time.”

Inis gave Hugo a very strong military feeling, coupled with his identity as the third son of Old Frey, which made Hugo attach great importance to this person and feel a lot of pressure. At the same time, he was still under the leadership of Roose Bo. Under the gaze of Dun's colorless eyes, he felt even more pressure. The two Darry family members also looked at him, but he didn't recognize them, so they were fine.

However, Hu Ge was not shy because of the attention of others, "Congratulations to you all for winning this great victory. The road to Pentos is now open. However, can you tell me how you won? ?I’m very curious about that.”

Hugo went straight to the point. He really wanted to know how the expeditionary force won. You must know that he had a hard time winning against the Norvos and Pentos people, but the second expeditionary force seemed to be easy.

Look at those knights, they are still there showing off their power, and many soldiers don't even have blood on their bodies. They look like they have participated in a low-intensity conflict in Westeros.

"Well, the Seven Gods are above us, we have to thank our stupid opponents for this." Inis looked at the battlefield, his eyes full of ridicule, "When we first engaged in the battle, the sheer size of the enemy made us all feel scared, but the battle Later, we found that the enemy was vulnerable."

"Those Pentos people collapsed in front of us. We just launched a tentative charge, and they collapsed. Ha, luckily I was frightened by their appearance." Earl Darry interjected, the gloomy man The earl is very happy now. Yes, who would be unhappy after winning a big victory?

"Yes, as the count said, the infantry of Pentos collapsed directly in front of our knights. It was just a tentative attack. These Pentos people wearing bright armor collapsed. I thought at the time The knights of temptation will never return, but this is the result.”

Inis's tone was full of surprise. He never expected that things would develop like this. "After the Pentos people collapsed, the Novos people with super long guns around them were also affected. They held on for a while longer. , was pulled back, and then collapsed under our pursuit, and what follows is the scene you see."

Inis's words made Hugo feel a strong imbalance. From Frey's words, he also roughly analyzed the whole story: After experiencing two major defeats, it will definitely be difficult for Pentos to pull out the elite team. Soldiers, since they said it was on such a large scale, it must be the result of forcibly pulling in citizens.

Such an army is naturally very unreliable on the battlefield, so it collapsed under the impact of the Westeros knights. Then they also implicated the Norvos people, which then led to this great collapse, and then the expeditionary force They went up to cover up the enemy and inflicted huge casualties on the Easterners.

This made Hu Ge speechless. Why could they pick up such a leak? He finally understood why some Westeros knights had contempt in their eyes. In their view, they were too weak to have fought with such easily defeated enemies for such a long time.

"The Seven Gods really bless you all."

Hu Ge wanted to say a lot of things at one time, but in the end, everything turned into this blessing, because no matter what he said was inappropriate, he could not blame others for winning the battle.

Seemingly noticing Hugo's unnatural mood, Inis did not continue the topic, but turned to the next strategy, "After this battle is won, we can go to Pantos. Lord Hugo, I invite you Participating in the siege and taking over that city will definitely require your strength."

"Of course, of course, of course I will participate in it." After sorting out his expression, Hu Ge responded, but he was still filled with melancholy in his heart. If only he had been faster, he could have picked up such a mistake. .

(End of this chapter)