Chapter 597
2021-01-06
Chapter 597 Battlefield Bride (Part 1)You can see the King Aegon Camp from miles away The smoke columns of the cooking campfire, they are densely packed, hundreds of thousands, not only straight into the sky, but also slightly tilted in the same direction by the wind, as if a sloping white giant tree forest has grown on the Blackwater Rush, the entire South Bank of King's Landing. The sky is shrouded in their pale and huge "canopy".
happy laughter and cheerful voices, gongs, drums and flutes... all kinds of voices drift all directions across frozen rivers and snow-covered fields, faint and hazy, like a swarm of bees The hum, like the call of the distant sea, became the background sound of the whole between Heaven and Earth.
Nearly 50,000 troops gathered here, plus the businessmen who came to do business, the army girls' branch and the coolies from the nearby villages who were forcibly conscripted, 60,000 to 70,000 people lived in this camp. The last time Westeros had such a massive military buildup was back in the time of King Robert, when he rallied the armies of the Six Nations to quell the Vale Lords Declarant rebellion.
Right now, what's going on in this giant military camp is neither drills nor preparations, but a wedding.
A wartime wedding - used to announce to the world the union of Tyrell and Targaryen, to publicize the alliance of Aegon VI with the Reach, to boost the morale of the garrison that has been slack and tired for too long, Show off your strength to Daenerys on the North Shore and Stannis on the King's Landing, and thwart your enemies!
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The groom wears a shiny soft Golden Dragon crown and a long red and black velvet coat with the embroidered three symbols of Targaryen on his chest. The first Red Dragon - typical Targaryen beauty, a decent attire, plus the gorgeous weapon said to be the Conqueror saber "Blackfyre" slung around his waist, making him not only heroic and expensive He also effectively countered those rumors that questioned his identity.
As for the bride, she is wrapped in a gorgeous gold and green overskirt, and the skirt is dotted with tiny flowers outlined by countless silver silk beads. The most beautiful woman is so eye-catching, but the green leaves that serve as a foil for the safflower are completely qualified.
The couple... to be precise, the unmarried couple stood on the temporary high platform, facing High Septon, who was wearing a crystal crown and presided over the wedding. It was really like a pair of beautiful people.
Well, that's right, it was High Septon who was actually officiating the wedding - this Old Guy certainly didn't fly out of King's Landing on his wings, back when Stannis sat on the Iron Throne and refused Church's coronation In protest, The Seven moved its Church headquarters from King's Landing back to Starry Sept in Oldtown when they publicly declared their faith in Lord of Light instead of anointing them with holy oil. After the news of the victory of mankind against the Others came from the north a month ago, Tyrell Duke sent a letter to Lord Leyton Hightower, asking him to come forward and invite High Septon to the front line by the Blackwater Rush.
At that time, this move was for the purpose of letting The Seven teach the coronation of Daenerys · Targaryen, to recognize her legitimacy on behalf of the Westeros people, and to show her favor to the Queen, who wants a big pie to fall from the sky , that Mother of Dragons actually refused to recognize the identity of oneself's nephew, and even gave up the Reach land that was enough to influence the war situation!
The princes of Reach were overjoyed, but High Septon's work suddenly increased - he witnessed the enthronement of Aegon Targaryen VI the day before yesterday and personally anointed him with holy oil and crowned him. officiating the wedding. Witnessed by the Father Mother, he will supervise the Royal Husband wives in the guiding country to make seven marriage vows, accept the blessing of the 7th Layer, and exchange seven promises...
It is not a lot of work, but given his age and Weight, insisting on doing these things standing up - or wearing a full outfit and wearing a huge crown, it's understandable that he looks like he's going to fall down at any moment.
The Seven is constantly exuding white steam above the head of the endorsement in the world. From a distance, it really means something sacred and inviolable, but Margaery has no intention of paying attention to this magical and funny scene at the moment. She has an elegant and extremely beautiful face. With a friendly smile, while absent-mindedly let others fiddle with the wedding process, her mind drifted to the other side.
She kept thinking about the humiliation and teasing of Igor that day without concealing her intentions—of course not because she was too small to let go, but wondering: what gave the man the courage to do this?
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, something must be happening that she ignored or didn't notice!
Although the Tyrell family is occasionally discriminated against in the top-level aristocratic circle, the middle- and lower-level lords and the people have always been "people and friends all over the world, and the Seven Kingdoms". As a member of the inner circle of the family, Margaery naturally also enjoys this convenience, and it can be regarded as very well-informed.
However, from the front, side or back, Vale and the Westerlands have so far shown no signs of supporting Daenerys. On the contrary, the eyeliners of North and Riverlands sent back two messages vaguely, suggesting that the Land Granters were equipped with a very powerful siege weapon that was said to be related to "gunpowder". Igor relied on it to break through the winter and conquer the North, and then took the sea and pacified the Riverlands.
This is an important piece of information, but it can only explain why Igor dared to trifling 20,000 people to attack the heavily defended King's Landing, but it can't explain why he dared to force Reach to stand on the opposite side.
Unless, this weapon can be used both in siege and in the field!
Thinking of this, Margaery's nerves suddenly tightened: it seems that this is the only one that can fully explain the cause and effect.
However, what kind of weapons can close the huge gap between 20,000 and 50,000 troops, or when both sides are elites and there is not much difference in the quality of troops?
The Flower of Highgarden frowned slightly, puzzled. The communication in this era is so slow and inefficient. Even if she wants to get more information about Igor's breakthrough of Midwinter and Seagard, it will take at least ten days and a half months to ask questions and get answers. , and now the war outside King's Landing is on the verge of breaking out.
She searched her memory desperately, trying to find the devil hidden in the details.
And then, like a god-like help--she really scooped out a little episode in her mind that she had ignored before: the day Igor arrived outside King's Landing without immediately meeting her, she was at the Black Wall. While wandering outside the castle, Neil met Rosby and learned about Igor's movements from him: as soon as he arrived at the industrial park, he first visited the saltpeter storehouse.
At that time, Margaery was only slightly dissatisfied with Igor's scorn, and was trying to find a way to stop the man talking to him. He didn't pay much attention to it, but now that I think about it, it is full of weirdness. Taste: Night's Watch has always announced that saltpeter is the key material to fight against Others, and the Seven Kingdoms all believed this statement. Neil once revealed in his chat: Even if Igor is in the Wall, he will often send letters to the south to ask about the production and storage of saltpeter in the industrial park... As the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, he is concerned about the preparation of anti-ghost materials. , but now that the Others have been defeated and eliminated, he still first ran to check this thing after arriving outside King's Landing, which is very abnormal!
It's either that he's in a daze and can't figure out the priorities of things, or it's - that thing is the source of his confidence that he can help the Queen take back Iron Throne and fight against the entire Reach!
This thought was like a bolt of lightning piercing the cloudy sky of her thoughts. Margaery felt that oneself had grasped the crux of the matter. Although the whole puzzle still lacked two or three small pieces to complete, she had a hunch, In the case that oneself has probably guessed the most core secret by accident, it is only a matter of time to solve the remaining mystery!
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“Margaery? Margaery!”
Just as Maiden was excited about oneself’s discovery, the surrounding voices suddenly became louder, father that A familiar voice awakened her from her thoughts. It turned out that High Septon had finished the previous procedure, ordered the chant to be played, and the groom changed the cape for the bride.
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