Chapter 122
Although the White Poplar Slope can't be considered the legendary "dangerous place for soldiers", it is also the best place to deploy troops within 30 kilometers.
Sun had just fallen off the mountain, Dany was standing on the hillside, his left hand was holding a horse made of sharpened poplar trunks, and his right hand was looking into the distance with one-way glasses.
In the twilight, on the field one kilometer away, smoke pillars densely covered with forests rose.
They came from hundreds of campfires, and the crimson flames swaying in the night wind gave the impression that a starry curtain had fallen from the sky and covered the plains.
The tents of the slaves and the mercenaries were like gray, yellow, brown, and red mushrooms, suddenly burrowing out of the fiery field.
By the light of the bonfire, Dany saw the tower in front of the opponent's camp and the archer on the tower. In the camp, she also saw the slave soldier holding the lance in his hand and dragging the chain on the foot, and saw the yellow silk. Ghis soldiers in quality cloaks, see mercenaries wearing different styles of armor, leather armor.
There are also ostentatious camp prostitutes with thin clothes, impudents carrying jugs, teasing with mercenaries wiping oil on oneself, and street vendors pushing carts and shouting loudly, providing mercenaries and Ghis with various services. kinds of commodities.
A squat shepherd drove a group of big fat pigs through the bonfire. Every now and then, a mercenary would throw a silver light shining Honor, and then a fat pig hummed and was laughed at by several people. Hehe's mercenaries took a side, blade lights flickered, and the dying fat pig made a final neigh.
The messenger who transmits the message, the slave who sharpens his sword on the whetstone, the knight who unloads the saddle from the warhorse, the groom who scolds the poor horse in the stable...
A variety of scenes are clearly printed into Dany's eyes, all kinds of human voices, livestock neighing, the sound of gold and iron collision, plus the smoke of barbecue, cooking porridge and horse dung, sweat, urine smell, mixed Together, over the camp fence, over fields and hillsides, like a tidal wave to Dany.
Hazy, almost made her think it was the sound of waves coming from the farther sea.
Compared to the opposite side, the camp behind Dany is as dark as a ghost, as quiet as a midnight movie theater in China when "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" was released. Except for oneself, there is no audience.. ....
Veteran Barristan is not so strict, Dany is so strict with his soldiers.
Whitebeard's previous guess was correct. A group of mercenary cavalry left the main force 30 kilometers away and were ordered to come to Astapor village to collect food one step ahead.
Well, the Alliance Against the Dragonmother army totally didn't expect Dany to have the guts to get out of town to fight.
The result was tragic. Less than 200 cavalrymen were besieged by 2,500 cavalry on Dany's side. Except for the dozen or so cavalry that fled, the remaining half died and half saw that the situation was far from good. Weapon surrender.
Well, horse men sit down full of Dragon Horses, full of stamina and fast.
It took another whole day and another day, and the other party came slowly. When he came down to the White Poplar Slope this afternoon, Dany was shocked, grandiose, boundless, watching. How does it look like hundreds of thousands of armies?
Is the information wrong? Or, joined a group of people halfway from the sea?
Then Barristan taught her on the spot how to quickly estimate the enemy's strength, and estimated that the opponent was over 70,000, maybe more.
In addition to 30,000 slave soldiers, 3,000 yellow silk cloaks, and 5,000 mercenaries, the rest are all merchants and merchants' slaves.
Just like Dany had to arrange for the civilians to transport food, the other party's 38,000 soldiers walked for more than 20 days, and the daily consumption of supplies was a huge number.
Barristan was not surprised, telling Dany: "In the battle between the Essos Free Cities, the merchants followed the fighting armies like flies chased the bullshit.
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They provided the soldiers with food, drink, medicine, prostitutes, and weapons, and they also bought broken weapons and armor from the victorious army, surplus army horses, and even bought the defeated soldiers as slaves.”
Then Dany asks Westeros if this will be the case.
Barristan was weirdly nodded and shook his head again: "Free Cities places more emphasis on business credit, in Westeros...businessmen also chase the army, but businessmen generally belong to the lords of the army.
For example, in Duke Tywin's army, most of the merchants come from Casterly Rock, or the territory related to Casterly Rock.
If the merchants of the hostile forces dare to go there, they will definitely be eaten and wiped, not to mention making money, Even a small life may not be saved."
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Seeing the wooden door of the opposite camp open, a group of riders with torches rushed towards the White Poplar Slope, Dany put down telescope, turned back to Grey Worm behind him and said, "Light the torch and guide the way for the guests."
"When the guests arrive, light the torch." Grey Worm shouted in harmony.
After repeating several times, starting from the middle of the hillside, the two rows of torches spread uphill in turn until they enter the camp gate.
On the spacious open space 20 meters behind the camp gate, a wooden palace was built, with wooden stakes as walls and a thick canvas ceiling, with an interior of 100 square meters.
When Dany walked past, the wooden palace was already ablaze with lights.
Irri and Jhiqui were waiting by the door, and when they saw Dany, they immediately opened the leather curtain and said, "Khaleesi, do you need to prepare food and drinks?"
Dany thought for a while and said : "Bring some wine and kumiss, the food is fine."
"Yes."
horse men The maids can ride horses and are more comfortable with military life, but Doreah can't. She was left in Astapor.
About ten minutes later, Belwas, still in studded dark horse armor, led three guests in polished helmets with black feathers.
"Your Majesty, these are the three heads of Stormcrows, who claimed to have the exact same honor and power, and came together."
The three heads are different Ethnic, a stout, broad-faced Ghis man, in his late fifties, with black-red upright hair and a lot of gray-white hair.
A Qartheen with milky white skin, large bald head, and a curved scar on his face.
The last one is the gorgeously dressed Tyroshi.
According to pre-known intelligence, Ghis, whose name is Prendahl · Na · Jisen, repeatedly made unfavorable remarks against Dany in Yunkai market, and called on all the great Sons of the Harpy to join the "anti-Mother." of Demon Dragons".
Qartheen is called Sallor.
Dany's focus is on Tyroshi, Daario Naharis, who was originally Daenerys' favorite lover.
Uh, the original owner Daenerys is a little fly with a very strong desire, both men and women, and several lovers...
After careful observation, Dany only felt that the original owner had too much taste. Heavy.
Daario's beard on the upper lip is divided into three branches, dyed blue, the eyes and hair are also blue, the mustache on the chin is painted golden, and the fingernails have also done blue manicure.
He is also in his early thirties, twice his age as Daenerys.
How did this coquettish and cheap Daario attract the original Daenerys?
Dany's complexion changed was behind the face armor, and no one else noticed. Only Daario showed obvious disappointment when he saw Dany in gray black full-body armor.
Well, it is rumored that Mother of Dragons is a peerless beauty with a unique personality!
Dany is not shy and afraid of being seen, mainly because she is afraid of death!
In case there is a violent attack on the dead, and suddenly a "storm pear flower needle" is shot at her, wouldn't it be too useless to die?
Although this armor is rather ugly—she did it on purpose to make it less conspicuous—but it is really strong, Dany tried it himself, and shot arrows with steel essence within two meters, and the weaker throat armor also Only one piece was dented, not penetrated.
She decided that in the process of marching and fighting, in addition to eating, she would also wear armor while sleeping.
Take a shower?
Sorry, the past few days she wasn't going to take a shower.
Fat Eunuch first introduced the name and position of the mercenary to Dany, then pointed to the armored Queen sitting high on the wooden chair, and said to the three mercenaries in a very proud tone: "See? Astapor Today's Queen, Mother of Dragons, Daenerys I! If I say, you can surrender on your knees immediately.
"Haha, I only saw a poor bastard huddled in iron armor one night. "Dany was lamenting Daario's weird makeup when the loud laugh of Prendahl from Ghis came from the other side.
"Head Prendahl, I'm a weak woman, and being cautious is a good habit. Dany chuckled softly, his voice was clear, with Maiden's unique coquettishness, but the tone in his words was cold and biting: "But the problem is, you are a seasoned old mercenary, so open-mouthed, how can you live? To such a large age? "
"What did you say? "The wide face of the Ghis was full of anger.
"I said, now that I'm strong and you're weak, and I'm not happy, you may not live long. "Danny said with a smile.
"Just by your mob? Or, like the capture of Astapor, break the oath made before the negotiation and kill me here? "Prendahl scoffed loudly.
"Irri, Jhiqui, pour alcohol for the guest." Dany said to the maid beckons with the hand, before looking towards the head of the Ghis people: "I didn't break my oath in the past, and I won't break my oath now." "
Prendahl was rude, and didn't worry about Dany's poisoning, so he picked up the glass and drank it.
"hmph, Astapor's Good Masters treat you with sincerity, but you won't. How can it not be a violation of oath to go to their city? "
"I ask you, can I buy Unsullied on credit? "
Before he could answer, Dany asked, "Am I free to move around after the deal is done?" "
"Then we are free to attack you and kill you in the end." "Prendahl coldly said.
"You are not my opponents. This time I asked you to negotiate, not only to respect traditional etiquette, but also to persuade some undeserving people to escape the trip to Hell." "Dany indifferently said.
"Woman, your threat is like the croak of a donkey, no threat! "
"A woman's words may not be a threat, but I'm not only a woman, I'm a descendant of Valyria, Targaryen of Stormborn, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea...if that's not enough to make you feel Threat, then I am still the Queen of 10,000 Unsullied, I have 30,000 Freedomsguards under my command, and there are three dragons in the sky. "Dany lightly said with a smile.
"Bah! "Prendahl spit out a mouthful of phlegm in the direction of Dany, and taunted said with a smile: "I only see a Horselord bitch, after we win, I will take turns riding you with my mount, hahaha... ."
Strong Belwas pulled out the Arakh, looked left and right, and asked, "Isn't it time for Kingsguard to do his duty, Whitebeard? Let Strong Belwas cut off his disgusting tongue! "
Barristan glanced at Prendahl like a sword and said indifferently: "No, Belwas, Queen has guaranteed the safety of these people." Tomorrow I will fulfill the responsibility of oneself, I have firmly remembered what this square-headed Ghis looks like. "
"Ai, it seems we can't talk anymore? Head of Prendahl. "Dany took the broad-edged sword across his lap and put it on the back of the chair before standing up and making a gesture of seeing off." Or, there is a difference between Captain Sallor and Captain Daario idea? ' she asked at the last moment.
"Don't stir up trouble, our answer is the same," the Stormcrows leaders stood up from their chairs at the same time, and Prendahl stared at Dany with deadly eyes. "That is, no! "
After saying that, he got up and left with his companions.