The Golden Knights lived up to their reputation as the world's best mercenary group. Even with the Pterosaurs throwing kerosene bombs from the sky, they still managed to defeat the Lion Army with 70% of their HP.
Well, the Lion Army in Cersei's era was at least 30% weaker than Tywin's.
The Golden Knights were true professional soldiers. They were too familiar with large-scale battles and were especially good at teamwork.
With 100 armored Elephant Soldiers as the vanguard, 500 True Knights led 1,500 Knight Squires to follow closely behind, followed by the Swordsmen and Shieldbearers …
Their moves were simple, but they coordinated well as if they were an organic whole.
Originally, this was not a sneak attack. The Golden Knights and the Dornese were not weak. The two sides could have fought for at least two or three days and even reached a stalemate.
Then, You Lun appeared.
He led ten thousand Ironmen and three thousand newly recruited River Bay Iron Horsemen to attack from the back of Rose Avenue, breaking the jaws of the Golden Regiment.
38,000 vs 14,000, an absolute advantage in numbers.
A two-pronged attack.
And the Pterosaurs threw kerosene bombs from time to time. How could the True Dragon Alliance's southern army withstand it?
As for the 8,000 valiant vassals of the Stormlands …
Uh, they ran away!
They started to retreat as soon as the news of Aegon's capture came.
When Randolph Talley beat the war drums, the Stormlands' vassals threw away their last bit of restraint and ran away.
The Stormlands had no loyalty to Aegon!
The Golden Knights and Dornese could not stop them because the vassals led their own private soldiers and only answered to the Duke of Stormlands. No one else could control them.
Well, Prince Dornese could not order any of the Stormlands' productive knights.
"Actually, Tyrion had already considered the possible appearance of a Pterosaur squad and had countermeasures." Bronn shook his head and sighed. "The northern and southern armies have Illyrio's scorpion crossbows. Even if there were two squads of ten Pterosaurs, let alone a squad of five Pterosaurs …
With the help of the dragon-slaying crossbows, Tyrion's Tessa and King Aegon's Bellerion would be able to protect themselves even if they could not win. "
Uncle Finger had considered inviting the alliance to attack Aegon. Sansa knew about this and reminded her husband after their marriage. Actually, even without her reminder, Tyrion had already considered everything that Uncle Finger could think of.
He had ridden a dragon to bombard the enemy at Slave's Bay many times, and had also plundered merchant ships at the Maiden of Freedom Strait. His experience was too rich, and Uncle Finger could not compare to him at all.
The dwarf knew very well that the pterosaur's greatest threat to the ground forces was the wildfire bombs it threw.
The pterosaurs that were carrying wildfire bombs were not as agile, fast, and high flying as the unloaded pterosaurs. It was just like how fighter jets would lose their auxiliary fuel tanks when they participated in official battles. As long as they had the same air force, even if they did not have the numbers and could not win the aerial battle, the threat of the pterosaurs' bombs would be reduced by at least 80%.
With Tessa and Bellerion attacking the pterosaurs, the ground troops could hold on for at least half a month before the number of casualties reached the psychological limit of the soldiers.
Not to mention half a month, with the Weave's central hub sending messages, Dragon Queen's Megalosaurus could arrive within a day. Even if she sent a team of pterosaurs, it would only take two days.
Therefore, under the premise that they were prepared, Aegon and Tyrion were not afraid of the King's Landing colluding with the alliance.
On the contrary, they were looking forward to it. If Cersei colluded with the alliance, would the Dragon Queen go crazy?
"Sigh, everything is too coincidental. King Aegon fell to the enemy, Tyrion was severely injured, and the morale of the True Dragon Alliance's troops in the north and south fell apart. Then, the central hub of the Weave collapsed, and a team of pterosaurs from the alliance suddenly attacked."
Bronn was puzzled. He looked at Marvin and asked, "Looking at the results, it seems like Stannis, Cersei, and the alliance worked together to orchestrate all of this.
With King Aegon's strong rise, Cersei and Stannis have a reason to work together.
However, their relationship is like fire and water, and their personalities are also extremely solitary.
I don't understand the current situation of the Seven Kingdoms. "
"I don't understand either." Marvin smiled bitterly and shook his head. He then looked at Sansa. "You just came from Winterfell. Did you hear anything from Stannis?"
"No, the things that happened at King's Landing are beyond my imagination. However, Stannis wants to take over the command of the True Dragon Alliance's army, so it shouldn't be …" Sansa suddenly stopped and said thoughtfully, "Stannis wants to take advantage of us, and Cersei wants to solve the problem at King's Landing.
However, looking at the results, it's obvious that only Cersei achieved her goal perfectly, while Stannis worked for nothing.
Perhaps, after getting rid of the Golden Knights and the Dornishmen yesterday, the Iron Throne has already made a move on the vassals of the valley today.
Therefore, they shouldn't be working together …
However, this series of events is too coincidental. When too many coincidences come together, it can't be a coincidence! "
"The Seven Hells!" Sansa covered her mouth and exclaimed. "The only one who benefited in the end was Cersei. Stannis was also fooled!
He just sent the Onion Knight to the royal territory today. Perhaps now … "
"Ssss —"
"Ssss —"
Suddenly, the roar of winged dragons came from the sky outside the castle, followed by the cheers of "Long live the Queen" from the guards.
Marvin and Bronn stood up and exclaimed in surprise, "The reinforcements are here!"
The reinforcements were indeed here.
Black Sister Larissa rode on a shadow dragon and brought three ownerless winged dragons with her.
"The Queen has arranged for me to assist Master Marvin in protecting the core of the Magic Net. Of the three winged dragons, one will go to Earl Bronn, one will go to Earl Sydega, and the last one will be left for Tidehead Island. Earl Valerian is too young, so let him choose a family knight.
I can control the Magic Crystal Tower to fire attacks. With the help of the three winged dragons, it will be more than enough to defend Dragonstone Island. "
Black Sister did not beat around the bush and directly stated her intentions.
"You have the legacy of Great Wizard Valleglia. The Magic Crystal Tower will be more useful in your hands." Marvin let out a long sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will protect Dragonstone Island with my life!" Bronn was overjoyed and thanked her profusely.
Seven Gods above, I, Bronn Blackwater, am also a dragon knight!
As expected, pledging loyalty to the Queen when she was still weak was the best decision in his life.
Although Cersei's shameless personality was more compatible with his, and although the Dragon Queen was too righteous, benevolent, and saintly … she had a lot of "flaws" that made him unable to live a carefree life under her, the benefits were really great!
Now, he even had a dragon.
"Earl Bronn, you don't seem to have a Holy Knight's Seal?" Larissa frowned.
"Not yet, but I've been working hard. Recently, I've been reading the bible teachings that Big Sparrow gave me!" Bronn patted his chest and promised.
"I want to read the 'New Seven Stars Bible' written by the Queen."
"What's the difference?" Bronn was confused.
"The effect is better."
.....
Sansa was confused. "Mage Larissa, you only said that you want to defend. Is the Dragon Queen not going to take care of the winged dragons?"
Laresa squinted her eyes and looked at the queen curiously. She cracked a smile and said, "We don't know how many pterosaurs the Alliance has sent. If the four pterosaurs were ambushed, it would be a huge loss for us.
The battle of Meereen is about to end. When the time comes, the Westeros will be able to wipe out all the winged dragons. "
"Yes, that's the best way." Marvin and Bronn nodded.
Sansa frowned and asked, "How does Aunt Danny plan to save King Aegon?"
"Didn't you communicate through the glass candles?" Blacksister looked at her in confusion. "The Queen will cover the ransom no matter how much Stannis wants. Money is not a problem."
"Right, how many gold royals does he want?" Blacksister asked curiously.
"He doesn't want money …" Sansa smiled bitterly and told Blacksister what happened in the past few days.
"This …" Even Blackie was stunned. "When I left, Tyrion had not arrived yet. But Stannis sure is mad. Has his obsession with the Iron Throne become a demon?"
Scholar Pylos's face was expressionless. He used the most rational voice to say, "It's not crazy. He eliminated his strongest competitor.
If King Aegon didn't go to Winterfell, he would have taken the King's Landing by now.
King Aegon and Cersei on the Iron Throne are two completely different things.
Cersei inherited the Theon Dynasty. After Toman died, Stannis became the first rightful heir to the Theon Dynasty.
Aegon claiming the throne was the same as restarting the Targaryen Dynasty and announcing the end of the Theon Dynasty.
In theory, the Seven Kingdoms only have one rightful king, and that is Stannis. Cersei is a fake king who usurped the throne.
That's why he would rather maintain Cersei's rule and ensure that he is the rightful king. "
These words thoroughly explained Erlu's actions.
Erlu had won from the moment he captured Aegon.
Whether he could control the True Dragon Alliance was only a question of how much he won.
Of course, this wasn't a battle between Erlu and Aegon. If he defeated Aegon, Erlu would only prevent himself from being eliminated immediately.
Cersei, who had swept through the True Dragon Alliance, would become his greatest enemy again.
Even if he killed Cersei, he still had the Church of the Seven Gods to back him up. The Seven Kingdoms would not allow a heretic to claim the throne.
That's why Erlu was the only rightful king, but he was the furthest away from the Iron Throne.
Unless he could really save the world from the Long Night.
.....
Sansa was worried about Aegon in Winterfell, so she didn't stay long on Dragonstone Island.
But in the afternoon, two 18 meter long Shadow Dragons attempted to throw kerosene bombs at the Magic Crystal Tower. Larissa rode her dragon into the sky to meet them.
The other party thought that the glass candles were blocked and Slaver's Bay hadn't received the message yet!
They didn't expect reinforcements to arrive and were caught off guard. One of the Winged Dragon Knights was shot in the back by Blackie with an arrow. The other knight immediately fled with the Winged Dragon that had lost its master.
Just like that, Sansa was delayed for a while. When the sky turned dark, Sansa left the Flying Dragon Tower under the starlight.
Hmm, to prevent the queen from being captured by the Dragon Knights, Blackie even brought a Winged Dragon to escort her to the Moon Gate Castle.
Old Crab was still at the Moon Gate Castle!
Although he was a sly old fox, he was a true believer of the Seven Gods.
When Erlu burned the statues of the Seven Gods on Dragonstone Island, Old Crab even purposely covered his face with a veil to express his silent protest. Those who protested were all burned by Erlu.
Hence, Old Crab could immediately form the Holy Knight's Seal in front of the Great Guardian Statue and become a Dragon Knight.
"Bless the Seven Gods! Long live the Dragon Queen! "
Old Crab stroked the Shadow Dragon's shiny black scales. His eyes were red with excitement. "I didn't think that I could become a Dragon Knight at such an old age."
"The allied army has at least five Winged Dragons in the Westeros. It's best if Count Sydega hides during the day and travels at night." Blackie warned and prepared to leave before the sun rose.
"Wizard Larissa, why are you all Shadow Dragons? My striped dragon seems to be much slower … "
Sansa wanted to ask this question when she was on Dragonstone Island. The Winged Dragons that Larissa brought were all Shadow Dragons with high speed, high attack power and infrared vision.
This meant that the Dragon Queen didn't lack Shadow Dragons. But why did she give her niece a striped dragon?
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