Chapter 780
The 20,000 army of the Vale princes was barely maintained by King Aegon and dwarf airdrops in the early stage. When approaching Blackwater Bay, rations will be transported from Dragonstone by sea vessel.
But the Vale princes are no longer loyal to King Aegon, so the food from Dragonstone will naturally be gone.
Without food to eat, the Vale army can only germinate in a solid state and plunder the Crownlands nobles.
But this time is different, the Vale princes have just left Rosby, too close to King's Landing - over a hundred kilometers.
Iron Throne is not without troops, how could it allow Vale's army to sack oneself's directly administered bannermen?
And the Crownlands nobles were enraged.
When Cersei killed High Sparrow before, didn't Euron lead the Ironmen and Reach tens of thousands of armies out of King's Landing?
The Vale princes at that time were very much like the North infantry Legion, who was killed by Roose Bolton.
Robb's troops split at Green Fork as he went south. He led North cavalry to rescue Riverrun; Roose Bolton Commander North infantry fought against Tywin's main force at Green Fork.
Robb, possessed by the god of war, not only solved the siege of Riverrun, but also captured Jaime, crippled the Lion Family army, and even approached the lion's nest.
In such a good situation, Roose Bolton made a trick. He deliberately violated Robb's order to keep Harrenhal firmly, and encouraged the North nobles to go south to the Crownlands to grab money and women.
Bolton then led oneself's clan to garrison Harrenhal, watching the rest of the North princes cross thousands of kilometers deep into the Crownlands.
They did grab a lot of wealth and women, but the behavior of the North people completely annoyed the Crownlands princes.
After Randyll Tarly led Reach's army into the Crownlands, the North was surrounded by so many people that they had nowhere to run, and eventually the entire army was wiped out.
At this time, the situation of the Vale princes is similar. If there are only the Crownlands princes who were crippled, they are not afraid.
The problem is, Euron and Randyll Tarly are just behind him.
Iron Throne's troops are no less than the Vale princes, plus Crownlands nobles help...
In the end, the Vale coalition repelled several waves of chasing enemies, but oneself also Trapped in Duskendale.
Iron Throne didn't kill everything, after all, war is for politics.
King's Landing only requires Vale's acknowledge allegiance.
acknowledge allegiance?
This simple, we surrender, long live Queen Cersei! Long live the King Euron!
as it should be by rights, the Vale princes are ready to surrender immediately.
Even when Iron Throne asked each family to send an heir to the Red Keep as hostage, the Vale princes didn't object.
Because hostage is the norm in Westeros politics.
For example, King Balon sent his only son Theon to Winterfell as an adopted son.
Soon, Second Stag successfully backstabs Vale.
With the Bloody Gate natural danger blocking the front, it is almost impossible to break Vale from the land.
But Vale is backed by the Narrow Sea and has a long coastline.
The 1st Step when Andals conquered Westeros was landing at Fingers in Vale.
Second Stag almost repeated Andals' strategy, taking Snakewood effortless.
Successfully picked peaches Tattered Prince, got 30 Second Stags of Wyvern, won Gates of the Moon overnight, and on second day from back to front, easily won Bloody Gate.
At this point, Vale is in the hands of the Second Stag.
The situation is changing so quickly that the Vale princes of Duskendale are stunned and at a loss when they receive the news.
That's when Hand of the King Davos goes from prisoner to Bronze Yohn's guest.
"We went to Aegon Targaryen, and we came here; Aegon died, and we're going to Lannister, or Greyjoy?
Now on Iron Throne sits a lion or Kraken, Who knows?
At this point, maybe we're switching to Baratheon again. Lord Prime Minister, please convince me that I made the right choice."
Bronze Yohn looks bitter , said it directly.
"Lord Earl, like you said, no one even knows whether Iron Throne's last name is Lannister or Greyjoy.
Every righteous Knight should be a Seven Kingdoms present My heart aches at the turmoil, and it is the duty of every honorable noble to change this.
Every virtuous Westeros cannot deny the fact that Stannis Your Majesty is the only legitimate heir to King Robert. ”
Davos' voice is full of genuine emotion, and his heartfelt words really touch Bronze Yohn's heart.
——Yeah, Westeros is so bad now that he, the Old Guy, is starting to miss Mad King Aerys.
Aerys is crazy, making the Seven Kingdoms nobles tremble with fear, for fear that oneself will be targeted by him.
In the Aerys period, the Seven Kingdoms were rich and prosperous, the people's granaries were prosperous, and everyone respected the glorious spirit of the Knight.
Think about it, Barristan, White Bull, Sword of the Morning... those famous "Knights" all shined during the Aerys era.
In this age of spiritual and material wealth, everyone is hopeful that Seven Kingdoms will be better after Mad King.
No one could have imagined that twenty years later, Seven Kingdoms would be as rotten as it is today.
After a long time, Yohn woke up from his meditation and said bitterly: "We want to take refuge in Dragon Queen, she is the best person to calm down the troubled world and restore etiquette.
However she doesn't accept it.
We have sent countless letters to Dragonstone, and she is always reluctant to break the sacred oath of 'the one who ends Long Night is king'.
But the more she refuses to break her oath , the more I want to be loyal to her..."
In the end, old Yohn's lips trembled and he almost cried out in grievance.
Onion Knight looked embarrassed, "Dragon Queen is indeed a great Queen, but now the situation is that you can only choose between Cersei, Euron, and Stannis Your Majesty.
Stannis Your Majesty is better than Cersei and Euron by any measure, right?"
"Yes..." Yohn admitted the fact with difficulty.
"Since that's the case, why are you hesitating?" Davos spread his hands, as it should be by rights, "A little child knows to choose the best one."
Bronze Yohn frowned in an "M" shape, his lips pressed together, and he said nothing.
"Lord Earl, Stannis Your Majesty has taken control of the Bloody Gate, blocking access to Vale from land; he also has the huge Wyvern Legion, and the troop carrier floating at sea is a living target for kerosene bombs.
"Mr. p>
That is to say, even if Iron Throne does his best, he can't help you fight back to Vale.
On the contrary, if the Vale lords can swear allegiance to Stannis Your Majesty, what we have at this time is The strength even surpasses that of Aegon's True Dragon Alliance.
Thirty Wyverns, plus twenty thousand Vale army, can accomplish your original purpose - take King's Landing."
"Either become a bereaved dog, abandon your family and Fiefdom, hide in King's Landing, and live in panic; or as a liberator, amid the cheers of the people, stride proudly ahead conquer King's Landing, earning endless honor for oneself and family. "
Davos stared at Bronze Yohn's gray eyes and said softly, "Lord Earl, is this choice difficult?"
"It's hard, it's too hard, it's too hard for us It's gone." Bronze Yohn left two lines of old tears and choked: "Westeros, who was once brilliant, has now become the first under the heavens, even a person who betrayed his faith and committed murder kin... ...It's too hard for us honorable nobles."
If Second Stag was here, it would definitely flies into a rage, but Davos just gave a bitter smile, "Lord Earl, you misunderstood.
Stannis Your Majesty believes in Red God, but it doesn't mean that he puts an end to the Faith of the Seven. For example, I still believe in The Seven.
And Renly, he—"
"Okay, no need to explain." Bronze Yohn wiped the old tears from his face and said in a low, muffled voice: "We all know some things, but like you said, Stannis is the best choice now, and the little child knows the best choice."
"Ai, this deserves Others' 'best choice'!"
.. ....
A few days from now .
"I'm hesitating, should I take down King's Landing first."
Faced with Jon who came to inquire, Stannis didn't hide the slightest bit about the reason why oneself didn't rush there immediately. The reason for King's Landing is explained again.
He stood in front of a huge map of Duskendale and tapped his finger, "At this time the Vale army is trapped in the city, and the 25,000 elites of Euron and Randyll Tarly are in this area outside the city.
But before the Vale princes had planned to surrender to Iron Throne, Bronze Yohn went to Euron's camp to negotiate with him a few times."
Having said this, Second Stag used a charcoal pen outside the city A cross was drawn somewhere in the camp.
"This is Euron's stronghold! If I send the Wyvern Legion to raid and kill Euron and the high level generals from King's Landing, and then the Vale army comes out of the city, what do you think will be the outcome?"
"This is Euron's stronghold! p>
Jon said dryly: "Probably there is no victory."
"Yes, there is no victory." Second Stag's face did not show much joy, and he threw the charcoal on the table. Dumbly stood in front of the map and gritted his teeth for a while, then whispered softly, "Kill Euron, defeat Randyll Tarly, and King's Landing is right in front of you.
...just two hundred kilometers.
Wyvern only takes an hour, and it takes only half a day to ride a horse. In just one day, I can enter the Red Keep, and I can board..."
Jon Can Through the calm face of the man in front of him, I can see the surging waves of his deep in one's heart.
This King, who has been chasing Iron Throne for many years, is so close to Iron Throne for the first time.
It's close at hand and at your fingertips.
"Your Majesty, Iron Throne is important, but the Others have broken through the Wall and are about to approach Winterfell.
When you first arrived at the Wall, you told me that the carriage shouldn't be on the horse's Front.
You say that saving the country by winning the throne is putting the cart before the horse, and you should save the country and thus win the throne." Jon persuaded in a tone of sincerity he had never seen before.
"I...I haven't forgotten the responsibility of oneself." Second Stag tilted his head, avoiding Jon's glowing eyes, and sighed, "Melisandre told me I wasn't ready at this point, no Others King's opponent, she made me..."
After a moment's pause, he continued: "King's Landing not only has Iron Throne, maybe, I can give orders on Iron Throne to call on Seven The Kingdoms lords strengthen their vigilance and use the power of the whole country to form a second and third line of defense.
Melisandre can also... sacrifice Cersei, and maybe resurrect the Demon Dragon Vhagar."
Well, Aunt Mel had agreed to go to Winterfell with Second Stag, but after receiving a letter from Davos, he immediately changed his mind and encouraged Second Stag to take Iron Throne first.
The benefits of taking King's Landing are so numerous that Second Stag, even if determined, hesitates.
After hesitating for a few days, Dragon Queen didn't see his people, so he was anxious and asked Jon to remind him.
Jon was very fortunate at this time, fortunately he came. If Second Stag went to King's Landing two days later, it would be too late.
"Your Majesty, as you may not know, Hearth at Umber's house was breached by Others three days ago, and the town of 15,000 people fell within an hour."
"An hour?" Second Stag turned blue.