Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

The Great Wall of Despair, Castle Black.

In a straight line from Ice Bay to Seal Bay, the 700-foot-tall Great Wall stands quietly here. There are nineteen castles in the Night's Watch, including West Bridge Watch, Shadow Tower, Sentinel Tower, Nightfort, Deep Lake House, Black Castle, Queen's Gate, Oak Shield, Sable Hall, Long Car Tower, and East Watch, but now only Three castles were garrisoned.

Castle Black is one of them, and the main figures of the legion such as the commander, instructor, chief craftsman, and chief blacksmith are also here.

After traveling hard all the way, Samwell Tarly and his adopted wife Gilly finally arrived here.

As soon as he entered the door, the cute fat man received a cordial greeting from his night watchman brother.

"Hey, the fat man is back. We don't have enough food, but we still have a lot of food to eat."

"Isn't this Crying Sam? Why did you bring a woman back? Did the savages scare you so much that you forgot the rules?"

"It's okay, we are all brothers. Let me help you send this woman to Mole Village!"

Sam glared at these careless bad brothers. After taking a few deep breaths, he didn't reply and walked directly to Maester Aemon's residence with Gilly holding the child.

Lord Commander Jeor Mormont has been killed by a traitor, and now the person who can decide to keep Gilly is the most prestigious and oldest Maester Aemon.

After the two climbed up the wooden stairs and entered the old maester's residence, Sam told him what happened to him at the Fist of the First Men and Craster's Fortress.

"...The long night has arrived, the army of the dead has moved south, and we don't have much time left."

Sam still acted responsibly and got down to business first.

The blind bachelor was enjoying the warmth of the fire in the fireplace. After hearing such a heart-breaking news, he immediately ordered:

"Hurry up and write to the lords in the south, send ravens to Lord Bolton in Winterfell, Lord Wyman Manderly in White Harbor, and the great nobles in King's Landing, and tell them what lies north of the Great Wall. What happened, and begged them to send help, the long night was coming."

Because the Night Watch Legion's wandering raven who was recruiting new members died in the south, the legion had very few manpower during this period. In addition, the mutiny at Custer's Fortress caused the loss of a large part of the rangers, and the situation on the entire Great Wall was suddenly dangerous. stand up.

Sam was already responsible for feeding the ravens and collecting and sorting the incoming letters. After Maester Aemon gave the order, he immediately sat down at the desk in the room and started writing dozens of letters with the same wording.

Of course, he also asked the old bachelor for his opinion on Gilly.

"Women are not allowed in the Night Watch's castle. This is a rule and an oath."

Maester Aemon's words shocked the kind-hearted Sam, and Gilly, who was standing aside with her child in her arms, suddenly became at a loss.

Of course, the blind maester cannot see.

"But Mole Village and Houguan Town don't have this rule." Maester Aemon added.

The fifty leagues south of the Great Wall are the territory of the Night's Watch. The residents of the land-grant pay taxes for the Night's Watch in the form of food and labor.

The twenty-five leagues in the north were given by Brandon the Builder, and the twenty-five leagues in the south were given by Queen Alexa the Good. The latter was called the New Land Grant.

Mole Village is located on the old land grant, and Houguan Town is located on the new land grant.

While writing the letter, Samwell felt that the only option was to send Gilly to Mole Village.

He decided to send Gilly and her mother there tonight.

…

Stormland, in the mountains west of Eagle's Nest.

In a hidden mountain col, Tristan Hewen quietly waited here with fifty knights and three times as many cavalry.

He is the senior officer of the Golden Company. Since Jon Connington left, the bastard from the Riverlands has become the most powerful contender for the vacant deputy commander position.

If he can capture Stannis this time, the deputy captain will be his.

"Gods bless you, here comes the damn Deer King." Tristan Hewen muttered while stroking his golden armband.

It was an ornament of pure gold, worth a small lord's ransom.

He believed that the golden armband would bring him good luck, so he kept it on him and would not take it off even in battle.

Behind the cavalry, a fifteen-foot-tall war elephant was shaking its trunk uncomfortably, and two elephant handlers were trying to calm this heavily armed behemoth.

Three other crossbowmen were adjusting their weapons. They were also equipped with lances to prevent anyone from harming the war elephants.

Not far to the east of this mountain col, a group of Florentine cavalry were approaching quickly.

Stannis, the leader, is leading the wife warriors to chase a slave-catching team of about thirty people.

In the past month, such slave-catching teams have appeared frequently in the southern part of the Stormlands, plundering a large number of farmers and fishermen.

How could Stannis, who considered himself a king, condone this behavior? He immediately sent out noble knights from Bronze Gate City, Harvest Hall, Hay Hall, Tarth Island and other places to divide their cavalry into small groups to pursue them. Slave catching team.

It's just that there are many mountains in the Storm Land, and there are often violent storms, so the actions of the lords are not very effective.

So Stannis himself brought his cavalry into battle. Most of the Dragonstone soldiers were infantry, so the Florentine cavalry followed the King of the Stormlands.

"Speed ​​up, we'll catch up soon." The shadowless king ordered loudly, regardless of the rugged mountains and the coming storm.

Stannis, who was as hard as iron, would never show mercy to his subordinates. Since he encountered a slave-hunting team, he would never let them go.

The Florent cavalry were all Rivermen, and they had only been trained to fight on horseback on the plains. It was already very difficult for them not to fall behind in this situation.

Their lord, Lord Alister Florent, had died in a battle a long time ago, which made some soldiers begin to waver.

In the col, Tristan Rivers watched the enemies gradually passing by. After careful identification, he recognized that the leader was Stannis.

"Great, let's rush out and block them from both ends." Rivers raised his arm and called out, and the elite cavalry of the Golden Group immediately took action.

Stannis was leading his men to chase vigorously, and suddenly a large group of enemies rushed out from the col on one side.

"There is an ambush? But are these people enough to surround us?"

The king quietly sent two cavalrymen back for help, and then prepared to fight with the stopped slave-hunting team and the ambushed enemy army.

The Florent cavalry followed the king's choice until they saw the big and scary war elephant.

The cavalrymen were riding on horses, but they were only half the height of the war elephant.

...

King's Landing, Visenya Hills.

In a narrow alley, Sir Willow Kuy was searching alone until he saw his destination.

This was a very inconspicuous inn. After the owner saw the visitor's blue-bottomed six-yellow flower emblem, he closed his eyes and pretended not to know.

Sir Willow walked into the back room and was led into a deeper secret room by a mysterious man wearing a black cloak and a hood.

"I heard that you are now in charge of the guards of the Red Castle?"

Willow Kuy nodded, not knowing what was going on.

The mysterious man handed a letter to the knight, which was sealed with a wax seal of the six-yellow flower emblem.

It seemed to be a message from the master's family. While thinking about the possible situation, Sir Willow peeled off the wax seal and read it carefully in the dim light of the candlestick.

The more he read, the more exaggerated the middle-aged knight's expression became.

"This..."

Welro's face was already full of fear.

"Don't worry, it is said that the Dragon Bearer is going to replace the Red Keep's garrison with the Rivermen, and you don't have much responsibility."

...

King's Landing, Flea Bottom.

A child quietly slipped into a resident's house, handed the small note in his hand to Varys, and turned away.

After reading the letter, the octopus spider put his hands in his sleeves and began to worry.

Where can I find a suitable assassination target?

Illyrio's letter requires that the assassin must have a noble status and be the key to the marriage between the Dragon Bearer and the Rivermen.

Could it be that he, a fat man, was asked to assassinate Margaery Tyrell, the fiancée who was always sticking to the God of War Arthur?

This was a bit embarrassing for the fat man.

Varys sat down on the bed, making the wooden bed frame groan.

Olenna Redwyne?

The Queen of Thorns must be guarded all the time.

After thinking about it, Varys felt that only Mace Tyrell was suitable, but Lord Mace was not in King's Landing now, so he didn't have many opportunities to make a move.

Difficult!

Octopus Spider decided to sneak into the Red Castle to observe the situation first.

...

Meereen, north of Slaver's Bay.

Meereen is located on the northernmost coast of Slaver's Bay, near the mouth of the Skazadan River. The whole city is built on a sandy cape.

Salt and wine are produced here. There were olive groves growing around the coast for hundreds of years, but the slave owners burned them before they arrived. Copper is also produced near Meereen, but this metal is not so valuable in Slaver's Bay.

Like the other two slave city-states, Yunkai and Astapor, Meereen is built of bricks, but the bricks of Meereen are multi-colored, not just yellow or red. The walls are high and well-maintained, with towers at every corner and bronze harpy heads that spray boiling oil at the enemy. The northern walls run along the river that flows through the city, while the western walls are built along the bay, and the city's sewers lead to the Skahzadan River.

The city has wide streets and red arena stands. The richest citizens of Meereen live in smaller pyramids, and there are about twenty much smaller pyramids in the city.

"Misha, Misha, Misha~" The call is deafening and echoes across the bay.

At this moment, tens of thousands of slaves who have been broken from their shackles are shouting the word "mother" in the ancient Ghis language to express their simple emotions to Daenerys Stormborn.

Of course, it is incorrect to call them slaves, and the title of free people is more suitable for them.

Daenerys, in a sky-blue robe, walked up the stairs of the largest pyramid in Meereen and greeted the new freedmen cordially. Although the two sides did not speak the same language, they could establish good communication with smiles on their faces and physical interactions.

Big Bear Jorah Mormont, Sir Barristan Selmy, Grey Worm, Missandei and others accompanied her to attend today's people-friendly activities.

This is the first time that Meereen has been so lively since it was captured by the army of the Mother of Dragons.

After hearing enough of "Misha", the group finally returned to the palace at the top of the pyramid and began to discuss the next move.

For the Mother of Dragons, the current situation is not very good.

The slave owners and wise lords of Yunkai defeated the council left by Daenerys and regained control of the city.

To make matters worse, the New Gith on the Isle of Zeon has established an alliance with Yunkai, and the two are preparing to take Astapor and then move north to attack Meereen.

Matalis in the east is Yunkai's traditional ally. They will also send some strange soldiers to besiege the uninvited guests in Meereen City.

"The ships in Meereen are enough for us to return to Westeros. I propose that your majesty lead the army back to his kingdom immediately." Jorah the Bear looked at the Mother of Dragons sitting on the throne affectionately and expressed his suggestion.

Jorah Mormont is lucky. Because of the intervention of the troublemaker Arthur, Tywin has been disturbing the river and the Westerlands and has no time to send a letter of pardon here to divide his relationship with the queen.

Daenerys ignored him and turned to look at the more experienced Ser Barristan.

"I heard that the kings of Westeros are standing side by side and there are constant disputes. What do you think?"

The gray-haired old knight sorted out the information he had heard recently, "When I left, there were five kings in the Western Continent. I heard that after another round, five more kings appeared. This is good news for us. . Because their internal fighting will consume their strength, and our military strength will increase rapidly."

After thinking about his words, he prepared to persuade the queen to stay, learn to govern the city first, and take the opportunity to expand his army.

"The way to be a king lies in commanding and governing. The examples of Yunkai and Astapor are right in front of you. I think you should start by governing a city first, and then go on to govern a country."

Barristan's tone was very humble, but his meaning was very straightforward.

The sixteen-year-old Daenerys was rebellious. She wondered: "But my brother said that as long as Targaryen leads his army to Westeros, a large number of nobles will swear allegiance to us? For example? The Rowan, Tully, Tyrell, and Mareweis families of the Riverlands, as well as the Darry, Mouton, and Riveran families of the Riverlands."

Dany easily named seven or eight great nobles loyal to Targaryen because her brother had whispered it in her ears dozens of times.

Barristan shook his head, "Your Majesty must have heard of the Dragonbearer. He has already won over most of the families here. There is also Aegon who claims to be your nephew. He took the Golden Company to the storm. We will also win the support of some families, we will go back now..."

He was negative about landing in Westeros immediately.

Not to mention that the most powerful Reach already has a choice, even the weaker Aegon VI is not a potential ally of the Mother of Dragons.

After the Golden Company broke the agreement with the Free Trade City of Myr, they immediately crossed the Narrow Sea and landed in the Stormlands. It was Barristan who killed the ferocious "Maris", and he probably guessed the origin of Aegon VI supported by the Golden Company.

But the Mother of Dragons was obviously different from what he thought.

"Of course I have heard of Arthur Targaryen, the Dragonbearer. Since he has a dragon, he is a true dragon, and he is my relative."

Daenerys didn't know how her relative in the distance hatched the dragon egg, but based on her experience, it was probably the same as her own, using fire.

It has become her stereotype that a real dragon is not afraid of fire.

Barristan looked confused and said, "Your Majesty, the dragon supporter is Bracken. He can never be your relative."

This old knight was nicknamed "Gossip Stan" because of his love of eavesdropping on all kinds of gossip.

With his experience in the Red Keep for so many years, he naturally knew that there were only two existing Targaryens: Maester Aemon and Daenerys.

When did another dragon supporter appear?

What's more, even if the dragon supporter is an illegitimate son of the Dragon family, he still bears the surname of Hewen and cannot be called Targaryen.

"You are talking as if you are hiding under my brother's bed all the time. Does he still need your consent when he raises an illegitimate child? Just the fact that he has a dragon can already confirm that he is my family member."

Dani was a little angry. Her family was already in decline, and it took a lot of effort to get an adult nephew. How could she let him go so easily?

Moreover, the Mother of Dragons had not had her period for a long time. She and the many maids around her had discussed that she should be infertile.

As for the other younger nephew "Aegon VI", because he has no dragons and his brother Viserys has confirmed that all the children born to his eldest brother's wife have been killed by the Mountain, Dany doesn't really believe it.

Seeing that the two people were talking a little awkwardly, Jorah stepped forward to rescue him and said: "Your Majesty, we can send people to inquire about the situation first. If we can contact the Dragon Holder or Aegon VI, we can then decide when to go back. Late."

Daenerys applauded, "You are right, I decided to send you to do this. Now you set off immediately, take a ship to Volantis, first inquire about the situation in Westeros, and then report to me Go to the Western Continent and try to contact Arthur Targaryen. After confirming his intentions, come back and report to me."

She felt more and more that something was wrong with Jorah Mormont's eyes on her, and Dany was ready to send the bear away.

"As for you." She pointed at Ser Barristan, "No matter what happens next, we need more soldiers. You have to select reliable men from the free people to form a new army."

Currently, the army under Daenerys' name includes eight thousand Unsullied, about two thousand mercenaries, and thousands of servants brought from Yunkai.

Whether fighting for the Iron Throne or fighting the alliance of New Gith and Yunkai, such an army seems a bit thin.

It just so happens that Ser Barristan is also an excellent commander, so he can carry out the task of expanding the army.

Dany, who was far away in the Slaver's Bay, made such a decision, which made Arthur feel much more uncomfortable.

After carefully analyzing the cards in his hand, he found that as long as Margaery gave birth to a boy, the Queen of Thorns would definitely take action.

The Tyrells didn't know that the offspring of Little Rose couldn't ride a dragon.

What's worse is that the war was not going well. After Garlan learned that King's Landing was controlled by the Rivermen, he led most of the soldiers south directly, leaving only a dozen small families' coalition forces blocking the Golden Road.

And the nearly 10,000 Lannister soldiers who returned to the west, led by "One-armed Adam", directly dispersed the Rivermen who blocked the road and continued to return to their hometown.

In order to solve the problems in the West and to have loyal servants and guards in the Red Castle, Arthur decided to go back to Harrenhal.

The people who went with him included Earl Orton Marewales, Brienne of Tarth and others, as well as "Lady Stark" who was secretly handed over to him.

After hearing that he ordered people to kill Cersei, the mother-in-law was quite satisfied with him.

Arthur decided to use her to get Sansa to agree to marry more wives.