"The winner is king and the loser is out?" Aegon's eyes lit up and was about to agree.
"Whoa —" Tyrion snapped his fingers and nudged Aegon and the rest with his shoulder, interrupting him.
"King Stannis is so brave to challenge Dragon Knight Aegon!"
Erlu glared at the dwarf and gritted his teeth, "When did a knight's duel count as a dragon?"
Tyrion nodded and smiled, "If you are dueling for justice, you naturally have to be fair.
But as you said, the winner is king. In order to fight for the Iron Throne, we have to use all the advantages. Wouldn't we be fools if we didn't use the dragon? "
"Very good, you finally spoke your mind. For the Iron Throne, you are finally going to attack me. What trial, what Renly, they are all excuses." Erlu sneered.
At this point, Tyrion stopped talking and said straightforwardly, "Prince Renly is not an excuse. Britney has her own oath and choice.
His Majesty Aegon will pay attention to your feud with her, but he will not participate.
Now, let's skip over Britney and talk about your relationship with His Majesty Aegon.
Everyone knew that there was only one Iron Throne and one king. When the two kings met, one of them had to leave.
The battle between you and His Majesty Aegon will happen sooner or later.
His Majesty Aegon has the support of the Valley, Hejian, the Stormlands, Dorne, half of the Northern Territory and half of the River Bend. You only have less than four hundred troops left. You have no foundation and are wandering around. You have no chance of winning.
As for recruiting the Braavos mercenaries …
Most of the famous mercenary groups in the world have been recruited by the Alliance. They are probably being trampled on by the Dragon Queen.
Even if you can find some small mercenary groups with low strength, reputation, and credibility, it will only cause more suffering in the Seven Kingdoms. It will not change the final outcome.
But winter has arrived and the deviants are wandering outside the Great Wall. The Seven Kingdoms cannot afford any more turmoil.
Why don't you put on the black cloak and go to the Great Wall to be the savior?
Your daughter, Princess Shireen, will become the successor of the Storm Land and can immediately return to Storm Rest Fort.
Your wife and subjects will retain their titles and fiefs, and they will be free to choose their future path. They can even continue to believe in the King of Light as long as you don't force them. "
Aegon's lips wriggled a few times. He really wanted to stop the dwarf from acting on his own.
In the end, out of trust, and also out of consideration for the dwarf's reputation, he only used a dissatisfied gaze to vaguely glare at him.
The dwarf blinked and quietly replied with a message telling him to be patient.
Previously, they had not decided to return Storm's End to Theon. Aegon had even told Sansa to give birth to a few more babies and arrange for the second son to inherit Storm's End.
Erlu, however, did not hesitate at all. His tone was as firm as iron as he said, "I will not give my power to someone of unknown origin. That would be irresponsible to Theon of Bella and the people of the Seven Kingdoms!"
"The silver-haired king's offer is generous enough. Why did you reject it?" Big Jon could not help but ask.
"No matter how I look at it, you have no chance of winning," Meiji muttered.
Even the knights on Erlu's side were greatly moved. They looked at their king, wanting to say something but hesitating. Their eyes were filled with anticipation.
They were once nobles, but they had rebelled with Erlu and had long been stripped of their fiefs and titles by the Iron Throne. Now that Tyrion had promised to restore their titles, they had almost achieved their goal of following Erlu.
Davos hesitated for a moment. He approached Erlu and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, don't be rash. You can really consider it."
Uh, even the King's Hand was moved.
The veins on Erlu's forehead throbbed, and his teeth creaked. The anger in his eyes almost cooked onions.
"I will also wear black clothes. Wherever you go, I will go." Davos smiled bitterly.
The anger in Erlu's eyes gradually disappeared. He said calmly, "Then accompany me to the end, even if you die in battle."
"But Princess Shireen …"
Seeing that Erlu and Davos were in a dispute, Jon guessed that the Onion Knight was persuading his king. He glanced at the Red Heart Knights. More than half of them were moved.
"Why don't we go to the guest room next door to discuss before making a decision?"
"We have no objections," Tyrion quickly said.
Erlu narrowed his eyes and stared at Jon's face. He asked, "Does our alliance still count?"
"Of course." Jon touched his nose and nodded awkwardly.
At this moment, he was regretting, regretting that he had boarded Erlu's pirate ship too early.
When Danny and Erlu arrived at the Great Wall at the same time, Jon saw the Dragon Queen's bravery, strength, and kindness (forgiving him and Erlu). He decided to join her. He wanted to use the Dragon Queen's power to take revenge and retake Winterfell. Then, Stark would pledge his loyalty to her.
However, Danny had no ill intentions towards Jon and Stark, but she did not like them either. She did not care about the loyalty of the Northerners.
Almost at the same time, Erlu extended an olive branch to Jon and offered to uphold justice for Eide and Robb.
In the name of the king, he would reinstate Jon's identity as Stark, which meant that he would leave the Night Watchmen.
Robb did the same thing.
In front of these kings, the Sacred Oath was no different from a chamber pot. They could use it when they needed it and throw it away when they did not need it.
At that time, Jon was full of integrity. Although he was tempted, he still refused to give up the Night Watchmen's oath. However, he acknowledged the alliance between Stark and Erlu.
At that time, Aegon had not even gone to Slaver's Bay.
Even when Jon began to lose his integrity and decided to reinstate his identity as Stark, Aegon was still taming dragons at Slaver's Bay and complaining to Aegon.
That was why today's awkward situation happened. He wanted to help his brother-in-law for the sake of lumbering. However, the oath was in front of him. He was now Erlu's ally and vassal.
Erlu pointed at Aegon and asked Jon, "If I decide to go to war with him, will you fulfill your duties as a vassal?"
Jon thought for a while with an awkward expression and said, "Your Majesty, before I became the Lord of Winterfell, my sister Sansa had already led the Northern Territory to pledge loyalty to King Aegon.
The Northern Territory is already divided. I can't let the nobles of the Northern Territory fight among themselves. Therefore, I can only not help either side. "
Erlu looked at him deeply and turned to leave.
.....
"Why did you return Storm's Rest Castle to him?"
Arriving at the guest room that Jon had prepared for Targaryen, Aegon finally began to vent his dissatisfaction.
"Stannis didn't agree, did he?" Tyrion propped up his chin and said absent-mindedly.
"What if he agrees?"
"He won't. I know that guy's personality. He's stubborn as hell." Tyrion frowned.
"What if?" Aegon did not let it go.
Sir Anda Royce advised, "Your Majesty, didn't you notice? After Lord Tyrion offered generous terms of surrender, Stannis's vassals were moved. Even the Onion Knight got into an argument with him. With one sentence, he caused the enemy's morale to drop. We are almost standing on the edge of victory. "
"I just …" Aegon waved his arms subconsciously.
"If it were me, I would definitely surrender." Finally, he said helplessly.
"That woman's body, did you burn it?" The dwarf suddenly looked at Count Meiji.
"Melisandre?" Meiji was stunned. She nodded and said, "After confirming her identity, I burned it in the Forest of Divine Trees. Other than a few rubies, there was nothing left."
"Stannis didn't object?" The dwarf asked again.
"Of course he didn't agree. But this is Winterfell. We have more people," Big Jon said.
Erlu only had three thousand mercenaries left. There were three hundred Blazing Red Heart Knights. The thousand or so clansmen and nobles of the Northern Territory who had followed him previously returned to the King of the Northern Territory after taking down Winterfell.
On Aegon's side, there were two thousand elite knights from the valley and the river, as well as close to twelve thousand Northerners. Jon had brought back six thousand men from the Great Wall. After that, he had gathered the clansmen and clansmen of the nobles, as well as the captives who were not of the Bolton Family after taking down Winterfell.
If Jon was willing to continue losing his integrity and completely abandon his oath, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. He could have just used his army. Not to mention Melisandre, even if Erlu had 100 red-robed women to form a group of Mages, it wouldn't have been enough.
The dwarf also wanted his younger brother to lose his integrity. If necessary, Jon was willing to continue losing his integrity. But now, seeing that his brother-in-law had a 90% chance of winning without his help, he wanted to leave a fig leaf to cover his crotch.
Before long, Jon brought Erlu's decision to his brother-in-law. "He's unwilling to surrender. He ordered the entire army to be on alert and seal off West Castle.
As for Lady Britney …
If he wins, she'll die. If he loses, she'll reap the glory. "
Winterfell was a rectangle. The Godswood Forest, the Great Hall, the Lord's Castle, and the guest quarters were separated by the inner wall and the tower, each occupying a corner of the rectangle.
Of course, they were an organic whole and could be interconnected under normal circumstances.
Erlu's guest quarters not only had a bedroom, but also a drill ground, a stable, a kennel, a blacksmith's shop, a kitchen, and a library. It was very large and was separated from the main castle into the East and West Castles.
At this moment, Erlu had sealed off the entire West Castle, intending to defend the city.
"What's he thinking? He has no chance of winning, "Aegon said in disbelief.
"Stannis is determined. Think about it. He led three thousand tired and hungry soldiers through thousands of kilometers of rugged mountains and bottomless snowy forests. He had almost no supplies, but he still dared to attack the heavily guarded Winterfell, "Jon said with a sigh.
He started to regret saving Erlu. He shouldn't have let Skinner skin him. They wouldn't have been in so much trouble.
"How's his morale?" Anda Royce asked.
"Poor, very poor. The mercenaries didn't see any hope of victory and started to slack off. Half of the Blazing Knights were disappointed and lost their spirit.
Perhaps he's used to it. When he attacked Winterfell, the soldiers were so hungry that they started to kill their comrades for meat. Their morale was ten times lower than now.
But the general is the courage of the soldiers. When they see the King leading the charge, the soldiers' morale will be boosted.
Don't be suspicious, Stannis always leads the charge. He's braver than anyone else, "Jon said with a frown.
"There's such a tenacious person in the world!" Aegon was shocked and fearful.
"You should have known that a normal person would surrender after being defeated at the Blackwater River." Tyrion shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"You should've let me fight him. I have Vassar Steel Armor." Aegon looked at him and complained.
"You don't understand. Stannis may be skinny now, but he has participated in many wars. He's a true veteran and has a hundred times more battle experience than you.
Have you forgotten about the Radiant Messenger?
That sword can end the Long Night. Don't tell me he can't kill you?
Even if he can't kill you, he can roast you. "
Tyrion raised his head and looked at Jon with a burning gaze. "Do you want Winterfell to become a battlefield?"
"You want me to help him expel you?" Jon asked.
"Then let's fight!" Aegon stood up and looked through the window at the West Castle with determination.
"Fight! Let's use the Wildfire Bullets first. "Tyrion gritted his teeth.
Two days later, Aunt Danny received bad news that her nephew was gone.
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