"Your Majesty, it's getting late. The scouts have found out that there's a well for travelers a mile away and a lake three miles away. We can set up camp here. "Barristan, who was riding on a tall black horse, shouted to the Queen beside him.
Danny, who was at the front of the cavalry, ran another three miles before slowing down. She stopped beside the long and narrow lake, raised her right hand and shouted, "Stop!"
Once she gave the order, all the soldiers obeyed!
In just a few moments, the fifty thousand warriors on horseback and fifty thousand other warhorses that were tied to the saddles of the cavalry and had withered sacks of wheat on their backs stopped at the same time.
"Set up camp here. The White Flag Army will build a camp."
Grey Worm stepped forward and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Looking at the endless fields from the perspective of the Black Dragon, Danny said, "Wings of Liberty, spread out and graze the cows and horses."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Scar Back Simon and Fatty Morono replied together.
Danny glanced at the Green Dragon and White Dragon that had already flown to the mountains in the west and said with a smile, "Guards, line up and guard the southwest part of the forest. The three dragons will chase the prey from the northeast."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jon looked at Danny in awe.
"Commanders of the Yellow Flag Army, Ago, Taker." Danny shouted.
"Kalixi."
"Your Majesty."
Ago and a black man stepped forward together.
"The twenty thousand militia will be divided into two groups. Ten thousand will set up tents and stoves, and ten thousand will go to the beach to collect fish." Danny said strangely.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Hiss —"
"Chirp chirp … Chirp chirp … Roar roar …"
The three dragons were almost touching the treetops, roaring in three different directions above the dense forest in the east. Occasionally, they would even spit out fire. The wild boars, deer, water deer, rats, rabbits, and even tigers and wild cows in the forest all mixed together and ran forward blindly as if they had gone mad.
"Rumble …"
The sound of thousands of animals running became louder and louder. The soldiers waiting outside the forest gripped their shields tightly and stared ahead without blinking.
"Archers, load your bows!" Red Haired Knight Lyra roared.
"Rumble …"
The mixed group of goats and wolves rushed out of the forest like a wave and pounced on the shieldbearers in the front row.
"Shoot!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Tens of thousands of arrows were fired at the same time, and the wails of all kinds of animals could be heard.
Lara smiled and said to Big Beard Bruce, who was beside her, "It's a great harvest. After smoking it, we can eat it for a few days. Your Majesty's method of collecting army rations is amazing."
"The Megalosaurus drove the forest animals away. How did Your Majesty come up with this idea?" Bruce was filled with emotions as he watched the spearmen kill the yellow-skinned tiger that had jumped over the shield.
How did he think of that?
Danny had seen Dahei and the others hunting too many times. As soon as they entered the forest, they roared twice, and the beasts ran wildly. Then they swooped down and spat Dragon Flame at the largest bison.
"Let's not talk about the prey in the forest. Look …" Lara pointed at the three dragons flying towards the sea and smiled. "Dragons can even dive into the sea to find and chase away schools of fish. We'll have fresh fish soup tonight."
Indeed, before the sky turned dark, amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of civilians, a silver-white wave of fish broke through the sea and jumped onto the wide sand in front of the beach.
Then they rushed to the beach with scimitars, short swords, chipped swords, axes, and other weapons. They picked up the cod and tuna that were still jumping … They chopped off the heads and tails, washed the innards in the seawater, put the big pieces of the body into bamboo baskets, and then went on to pick up the next one …
That's right. The civilians threw away the fish heads and tails directly. It was very extravagant.
However, there were also civilians who would collect some fish bubbles, fish roe, and big fish heads. These were prepared for Her Majesty the Queen.
There was no doubt that steamed fish heads, stir-fried fish bubbles with fire dragon pepper, or stewed fish roe in beef bone soup were a hundred times better than grilled fish. They were also more nutritious.
Danny had promoted the delicacies of the Celestial Empire to her subordinates many times. It wasn't that they thought the taste was bad, but that the process was too troublesome.
As the Queen, Dani had a special chef to process the ingredients for her. However, those people had been busy for the whole day and were so tired that they could fall asleep as soon as they lay down. How would they have the mood to do the tedious steaming of the fish head or wait for a few hours just to cook the beef bones?
If it wasn't for Danny telling them that eating bone marrow could strengthen their bodies and teaching them a way to split the bone with a sword, they would have thrown away the bones that were as thick as their wrists after eating the meat.
Night.
The bonfire in the middle of the wooden palace reflected Danny's red cheeks. However, her eyes were sharp and filled with killing intent as she looked at the letter in her hand.
"Yuan Kai has decided to burn the earth and clear the land," she said coldly.
Barristan was puzzled. "We've already considered that situation."
Danny's eyes were cold. "The most thorough burn the earth and clear the land. The Great Sage Mourinho has ordered that all the food in the manor be moved to the pyramid in Kaiyuan City as much as possible. The wheat fields, olive groves, and the food that can't be taken away will be burned.
We've already considered burning the food and destroying the water source.
However, the Great Sage also encouraged the slave owners to eliminate the 'unstable factors' — to kill the slaves in the manor to prevent them from joining me. "
The letter was passed around the map table by the generals. Everyone who saw the contents of the parchment pursed their lips tightly and had a heavy expression.
Finally, Jon broke the silence and sighed. "There's good news. The Guise Alliance's fleet will be transporting Meereen's two thousand mercenaries, ten thousand yellow silk cloaks, ten thousand gladiator slaves, hundreds of dragon-slaying crossbows, kerosene, and more to Kaiyuan City tomorrow."
"Why are there so many yellow silk cloaks? I remember that two months ago, there were only two thousand yellow silk cloaks maintaining order in Meereen. "The captain of the guards, Knight Herman Tauha, was puzzled.
Jon sighed. "They must be new recruits. Of the three cities in Slaver's Bay, Meereen's location is the best. There's sea transportation, river transportation to the Laza, and the Dothraki Sea behind it …
Meereen can be considered the capital of Slaver's Bay. The city area is the largest and has the most Guise nobles. The Guise population is also the largest, about 150,000. "
"Hehehe, fifteen to one. Almost all the young and strong Guises in Meereen have gone to Kaiyuan City?" Simon laughed foolishly.
The fat Knight Morono stroked his double chin and was puzzled. "Why is there no Iron Army? Even Meereen is fighting with their lives on the line. Why hasn't the Iron Army of New Guise been mobilized? "
.....
"What about the Iron Army of New Guise? It's our trump card. Why isn't it here? "The next morning, at Kaiyuan Harbor, the Great Sage looked at the fleet that covered the sea with a pale face.
The rising sun sprinkled a patch of golden-red ripples on the blue ocean. More than five hundred ships with dark red, white, black, and brown paint broke through the thin layer of haze, bringing streaks of cheerful golden sunlight to the dock.
Something called hope came with it, like the sun shining on the earth, filling the hearts of those who watched from the city walls and the pyramids.
"Look there, the blue and white flag with a forked tail, it's the Windblown Group!"
"The Windblown Group is one of the strongest mercenary groups in the Western Continent, with a mix of two thousand soldiers and cavalry."
"Wow, so many yellow silk cloaks, all the warriors of Meereen have come to protect Kaiyuan City!"
.....
The ordinary Guises were overjoyed by the arrival of the reinforcements, and also proud of the endless white sail ships. The Evil Mother Of Dragons seemed to be no longer able to stop the children from crying, the adults from speaking, and the Great Sage from changing his expression with just her name.
But the Great Sage was very angry and asked the fleet commander, "Meereen brought us ten thousand Guise warriors, why didn't you even send a small group of Iron Army?"
Among the four city-states of Guise, New Guise, located in the Summer Sea, had the strongest navy, so the fleet commander of the Guise Alliance was a captain of New Guise.
The thin captain with short black and red hair was not frightened by the Great Sage's aggressive momentum. He said, "Your Excellency, the previous coalition forces were divided into three routes, sea and land. The coalition forces of Meereen and Kaiyuan City went from the north to the south. The third regiment of the New Guise Iron Army, a total of 2500 warriors, crossed the Guiscari Strait and went north to the Worm River Plain from the east coast of the old Guise.
It's 600 kilometers from Kaiyuan City to Astapor, and about the same distance from the old Guise to the Worm River Plain, but it's too difficult to cross the ancient forest road, which was built by the Guise Empire thousands of years ago.
It's hard to get in, and it's hard to get out. They're still stuck in the swamp at the end of the Worm River! "
"Hmph, a regiment was stopped by five hundred people. I know that this is a disgrace to the Gujis Army, but the New Gujis Army has five regiments. If necessary, they can mobilize ten more. At least five thousand people should be sent to Yuan Kai," the Great Sage said coldly.
The fleet commander said unhappily, "Not only five hundred, the enemy has a total of 2500 soldiers, and they've occupied the strategic checkpoint …
I don't know why that woman is so alert. She seems to have discovered the third regiment's surprise attack long ago, and she even targeted the narrow valley with kerosene and rolling stones.
Every member of the Iron Army is the son of a noble harpy, and most of them even have the surname of a great legendary hero.
Every time a warrior is lost, it will cause a great shock in the New Guise Parliament. This time, six to seven hundred warriors have died unjustly, and you still expect the parliament to send two more regiments? "
The New Guise Iron Army was modeled after the glorious old Guise Empire's army. The male free citizens of New Guise Island were required to enter the army for three years, and their training and equipment were similar to the Unsullied.
In other words, the Unsullied were also modeled after the Guise Empire's army.
The most elite warriors among the serving soldiers could choose to become professional soldiers, which was to join the Iron Army.
For New Guise to be able to hold its ground in the pirate-infested Golden Water Route, there was no doubt that the Iron Army was very strong, and might not be inferior to the Unsullied.
In the first "War against Dragon Mother", New Guise also contributed greatly. Not only did they send their elite fleet to participate in the battle, they also sent a regiment to sneak into the Worm River Basin, wanting to destroy the foundation of Danny's rule — the manor on the fertile land.
Because of the fast and stable transmission of information by the messenger crows, according to the original plan, the three armies could attack Astapor at almost the same time.
Even if the navy and mercenaries could not take down Astapor in one go — the Guise people were not stupid, and had fully considered the strength of the 8,600 powerful Unsullied — the Iron Army could still rampage through the Worm River Plains, burning all the manors and granaries under Danny's rule, and the newly freed slaves would be slaughtered.
To be honest, if there were no dragons, the Guise people's plan would have succeeded.
Danny was a newcomer who had just arrived at Slave Bay. How would she know the Guise road from more than six thousand years ago?
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