Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

Dragonstone Island, Stone Drum Castle, Picture Table Hall.

The Picture Table Hall is located in the main castle of Dragonstone Castle, at the top of the Stone Drum Tower. It is a large circular room with four tall narrow windows facing east, west, north, and south.

There is a huge long table in the hall. The table is carved with a detailed map of Westeros. This is the famous "Map Table". During the War of the Conqueror, Aegon I and his sister Visenya used to sit here. A battle plan is drawn up on the table.

The "map table" is over fifty feet long, about half its length at its widest point, and less than four feet at its narrowest point. The position corresponding to Dragonstone is carefully designed to provide a panoramic view of everything on the table.

Arthur, who has secretly brought people to Hobo's army, is discussing the next action with several senior Redwin officers.

In order to minimize the possibility of his actions being exposed, he only brought with him a few people such as Simon Frey and the sharpshooter Ange, as well as the recruited Aegon the Bloody and his three or four powerful subordinates.

The Redwin fleet also sent only a few of the most senior knights and officers to participate in the talks. Because Hopper only took over this fleet temporarily, most of the talks were initiated by Sir Willow Cuy.

This knight comes from the Kui family, Hightower's vassal. Because Hightower and Redwin have always been on good terms, Willow joined the Redwin fleet and became Redwin through more than ten years of struggle. One of the captains of Wen's fleet.

"Your Majesty, please look at this. This is the Lion's Gate. Lord Landao's 10,000 troops are stationed not far from the Lion's Gate. Once there is a change, our agents in the city can quickly open the gate and rush in."

The Lion's Gate is the east gate of King's Landing, and the exit is Rosby Road, which is the avenue that Landau takes north.

The gate is facing Flea Bottom, the largest gathering place for poor people in King's Landing. The area is extremely densely populated and is not a very good marching route.

But this is only a small problem. They haven't even discussed how to enter the Red Keep and kill Cersei.

Besides, Lord Randyll Tarly, who is good at commanding, should be able to figure out a way to solve this problem.

"Where are the Lannister troops? There are quite a few of them in the city." Arthur asked after looking behind the map table again.

Hobb Redwin pointed to the Dragon Gate and said, "A Lannister army is stationed here. It is not clear who is leading it, but they are indeed preparing to defend against the Landau army."

"What about inside the Red Keep? How many men are there? Do you know the number of soldiers in Maegor's Tower?"

Needless to say about the Red Fort, this castle has many isolation measures. Without an army of more than 10,000 people, it is impossible to storm the Red Fort from the outside.

As for Maegor's Tower, it is another stronghold. There is a dry moat outside it. If something happens, it can be filled with water quickly.

Moreover, the city wall of Maegor's Tower is also twelve feet behind. There is no way from the attached tower to the building directly. In addition, the circular staircase at the bottom leads directly to the secret passage. The Targaryens had already reserved it for themselves at the beginning of the design. retreat.

Fortunately, neither the Baratheon family nor the Lannister family are very familiar with the secret passage system under the Red Keep and Maegor's Tower.

"There are about a thousand soldiers in the Red Keep. There are probably only a few knights recognized by Cersei in Maegor's Tower, including several Kingsguards she re-elected. But these Kingsguards are not in Maegor's Tower all the time. , White robes who are not on duty should rest in the White Sword Tower."

Because the royal family all lives in Maegor's Tower, the warriors who can enter the castle are all well-known knights approved by the royal family. At some points, only the Kingsguard can enter.

As for the White Sword Tower, it is the residence of the Kingsguard. It is built behind Maegor's Tower and overlooks the entire bay.

Although the two are connected, there is no direct passage. Just like the Prime Minister's Tower and Maegor's Tower are also adjacent to each other, the king has to climb many steps in front of the tower to see the Prime Minister.

Arthur recalled the way in and out of the Red Castle, "The road Littlefinger climbed should be near the cliff behind the Prime Minister's Tower. There are fewer guards there recently. You can let a group of soldiers enter from here."

Sir Willow Cuy took out a notebook and jotted it down.

"As for the secret passage system that enters the Red Keep from the sewers, I remember that the exit there is in a cellar. It is some distance away from the Prime Minister's Tower and Maegor's Tower. What is that place called? It seems to be the Virgin's Abode?" Arthur asked .

Because the Red Keep only knew Maegor's Tower, the Throne Hall, and the Prime Minister's Tower, Arthur didn't know exactly where the cellar where the secret passage's exit was located.

"Virgin House? That would be troublesome. The Lannister soldiers in the Red Keep are basically stationed nearby." Hobb was finally able to intervene, and he told Arthur the information he knew.

King Hejian said: "It's not a big deal. I remember that the sound of the Red Castle dungeon can be heard in that secret passage. Maybe we can attack it from the dungeon. Besides, the secret passage system is connected. There are many people in there, so the big deal If you try one by one, you will always find the secret passage to Maegor's Tower."

The dungeon of the Red Keep is located under the Traitor's Corridor. The Traitor's Corridor is a semicircular short tower. The cells on the top floor are specially used for house arrest of distinguished people. The entrance to the dungeon is at the bottom of the tower. In fact, the dungeon is directly underneath the short tower.

There are also rooms for the Prison Superintendent, the Grand Confessor and the Royal Law Enforcement Officer in the Traitor's Corridor. There are not many Lion soldiers here.

Vero Cui nodded, "That's okay, as long as we move fast enough, we can do these things at night."

Several people discussed in detail for a long time and finally decided on two more reliable plans.

First, if they can find the secret passage leading to Maegor's Holdfast, they can kill Cersei first, and then go to the next-door Tower of the Prime Minister to protect the members of the Tyrell family.

It is said that the earls and lower lords of the Riverlands are imprisoned in other places, but Hobber and Randyll did not figure out where.

Second, this surprise force did not find the secret passage leading to Maegor's Holdfast, so they can only reach the ground from the vicinity of the dungeon and then launch an attack from the Traitor's Corridor.

Then let the brave and invincible Arthur lead the most capable group of people to attack Maegor's Holdfast, and the remaining soldiers go to the Tower of the Prime Minister to guard.

As for Randyll Tarly's troops, they will attack King's Landing after Cersei's death.

After the death of the stupid Queen Mother, the Lannister officers with normal IQ should not defend King's Landing. After all, the soldiers and officers are from the Westerlands, and it is useless for them to guard the capital in the east.

So this Lion Army should evacuate in time and leave King's Landing to the Riverlands.

"If there are any more changes, we will change with the situation after we arrive at King's Landing." Arthur concluded.

Sir Willow, Hopper, Bloody Aegon and others nodded.

"By the way, how many surprise attack soldiers did you choose, and what kind of soldiers are they composed of?"

The King of Rivers was worried about this, so he asked in person.

Sir Willow Kuy replied: "Six hundred elite soldiers. Lord Randyll Tarly originally said that he could send people over, but for the sake of confidentiality, I refused. Most of all the soldiers are top archers, and they are qualified for this operation."

As far as Arthur knows, archers, scouts, heavy cavalry and other arms in the medieval background are almost equivalent to legendary arms such as cooks, medical soldiers, and warrant officers. Generally, only the soldiers with the strongest physical fitness and fastest reaction speed in the entire army can serve.

It takes several years to make a top longbow, and a qualified archer also needs more than five years of practice before he can fight, and he will continue to participate in training later.

It takes two and a half years for the initial training, which shows the quality of the archers.

"Okay, what about the merchant ship we take, have you found it?" Arthur asked again.

These details are related to the next action, and he must have a number in mind.

Hopper replied: "It has been found. It is a grain transport ship under the name of a governor of Pentos. There are four in total. You and the warriors hide in the cabin on the bottom floor and then enter King's Landing. After several wars, food is scarce in King's Landing, so this kind of merchant ship will not arouse the suspicion of Lannister soldiers."

In fact, what he wanted to express was that it would not arouse the suspicion of the royal navy, because there are still several warships fighting for the royal family.

But because Baratheon in King's Landing is now equivalent to Lannister, Hopper said so.

Everything is ready, the King of the River has no doubts, just waiting for the moment of the decisive battle.

...

Six days later, King's Landing.

The afterglow of the setting sun was reflected in the black water of the bay. Dozens of merchant ships were quietly anchored in the waters south of King's Landing. One or two warships with flags of roaring lions and crowned stags were patrolling back and forth in Blackwater Bay.

A small fleet came from the east. Seeing this, the captain of the Lannister officer on the warship sent out several small boats to check.

Now is a time of war, and everything must be done with caution.

Time passed quickly, and the inspected boats returned from the vicinity of the merchant ships.

"It's all wheat, potatoes and pumpkins, F***, not even a little bit of oil and water." The captain of the centurion who went with the soldiers complained.

The soldiers who followed him knew that their captain had received a bribe of four gold dragon coins, but they wisely did not say it.

According to convention, the captain would give a few silver deer to his soldiers, which was the key to shutting up the soldiers.

In peacetime, the soldiers only lived on very meager rewards. After the war began, they could quickly get rich.

The captain learned from the captain's tone that he did not make any extra money, because the merchant ships entering the port had to pay tolls, and this toll would be distributed to all officers and working soldiers, so the captain was a little dissatisfied.

"What's going on recently? Are all the ships coming here driven by poor people?"

The captain cursed, but still allowed these merchant ships to enter the anchorage area.

It was already dusk, so the cargo of these merchant ships was too late to be unloaded. Tomorrow morning, the soldiers on duty near the port will enter the cabin again for a thorough inspection.

Of course, it was called a thorough inspection in name, but in fact it was to plunder some of the things the soldiers needed and get some money.

After nightfall, two more warships replaced their colleagues on duty in the afternoon and evening. While they were changing shifts, several small boats came out from the vicinity of the merchant ships that entered at dusk and drifted to the estuary of the Blackwater River in the west.

That is also where the sewers of the Red Castle are located.

Arthur took a few warriors including Willow Kuy, Hobber Redwyne, Aegon the Bloody, and a dozen selected soldiers who were good at seeing in the dark to explore the way.

The boat landed from the shallows, and the people on the boat quickly entered the Red Castle sewer under the cover of night.

In order to ensure that he would not be discovered by the enemy, Arthur deliberately put a black robe on his bright silver plate armor. As for his main weapon, it was naturally the golden broadsword recast by Gendry. Similarly, this sword was also wrapped in black cloth.

Arthur had many secondary weapons, and he chose to bring the Valyrian steel sword "Lady of the Empty".

According to the "World" compiled by Maester Adal, Lady of the Empty was already the family sword of the Corbray family when the Andals invaded the valley, but this was five or six thousand years ago, and the Valyrian Freehold had not yet risen.

So the young scholar pointed out that there might be something wrong with the ballad, and Lady Hollow was not owned by the Corbray family for a long time.

After all, the Stark family's Vulcan steel sword "Ice" has only a history of 400 years.

But there is also a possibility that Lady Hollow is actually the same as Ice, and the later Vulcan steel sword has the same name as the family sword thousands of years ago.

After entering the extremely smelly sewer, they climbed back and forth between the stone corridor and the wooden spiral staircase until they found three forks in the road.

"Okay, we will split into three and each take people to find the way." Arthur whispered to the people behind him, "Remember, the secret passage near Maegor's Tower can hear the voices of people in the building, Bloody Aegon, follow me."

The exit of this secret passage is on the south side of the Red Castle, so Arthur chose the rightmost secret passage and continued to move forward with Bloody Aegon and five Redwyne soldiers.

Willow Kue and Hobber Redwyne each took six or seven people and went to the remaining two secret passages.

It takes courage to grope in the dark. After several choices at the forks in the road, Arthur and Aegon the Bloody arrived at the end of the secret passage.

Fortunately, they could hear the sound coming from Maegor's Tower.

At this time, the nobles had generally rested, but the servants who served the nobles were just preparing to wash and sleep.

Arthur leaned close to Aegon the Bloody's ear and whispered: "Remember this road, go back to the first fork, wait for them to go back, I'll stay here and wait for you."

After hearing the king's order, the taciturn Frey immediately set off to return.

After he left, a long time passed, and Maegor's Tower was finally completely silent.

In the dark defense, Arthur felt that time began to stagnate, and the whole world was quiet, which made him inexplicably flustered.

Fortunately, there was a sound in the secret passage.

"It's me, Hobber Redwyne."

It turned out to be Aegon the Bloody and others who returned. He brought Hobber and seven or eight Redwyne soldiers back.

As originally agreed, Willow Kuy returned to lead the troops.

Everyone was crowded in the completely dark secret passage, and after an unknown amount of time, they finally heard a lot of noise.

Sir Willow came with the soldiers.

It was time to start, and Arthur no longer cared. He lifted the stone slab at the exit of the secret passage above his head and climbed up first.

This was a very small room, filled with wooden chairs, long tables, carpets and other sundries.

"Cersei's residence should be upstairs. I will lead the people to kill them. Hobber will lead the people to clear the guards of Maegor's Tower, and then go to the Prime Minister's Tower."

After the noble knights came up first, Arthur whispered to assign tasks.

Although they couldn't see clearly in the dark, everyone nodded to show that they knew.

After pulling off the black cloth on the big knife, Arthur took the lead in pushing open the door, and then strode to the stairs.

Behind him, dozens of strong warriors who had been selected followed.

After climbing up one floor, they arrived at a hall.

According to the known information, this should be the "Queen's Ballroom".

Since they didn't know which floor Cersei lived on, they started from the second floor and searched room by room.

After reaching the fourth floor, Arthur and others finally found the target, because a Kingsguard was guarding outside the door.

Coincidentally, this was also an acquaintance.

Meryn Trant, who killed the water dancer Syrio Forel.

When this person saw a large number of soldiers rushing up, he knew something was wrong, so he hurriedly knocked on the door and shouted, "The enemy is coming, the enemy is coming, Your Majesty, run!"

In addition to warning, Meryn Trant himself also wanted to escape from the other end, but was surrounded and killed by the soldiers.

Arthur used his sword "Lady of the Lonely" to split Cersei's door, and then let Bloody Aegon rush in.

After a few breaths, a "ah" sound came.

Then Bloody Aegon came out, holding a head.

Arthur took a closer look, "It's definitely Cersei, you take this head outside and show it to the Lannister soldiers."