"Are you afraid of death?"
"No, we Paladins are not afraid of death!" Chora waved his hand and explained with a red face, "But we can't die so easily. For example, in addition to my identity as a Dragon Knight, I also have the position of a White Knight, the Queen's Guard Cavalry Commander, Meereen City Defense Commander, and so on.
If I die, it's equivalent to the Queen losing a Dragon Knight, a White Knight, a Cavalry Commander, a City Defense Commander …
And the other party's Dragon Knight is just a simple Dragon Knight, with no more important military or political positions.
What's worse is that in a one-on-one Dragon Knight battle, my winning rate is not as high as the other party's. If there is a big battle, our side will be at a disadvantage. "
Mei Ji was stunned. It seemed to make sense.
However, since you can't fight, why were you chosen as Dragon Knights?
She only thought about this in her heart and did not ask.
Because she knew the answer herself: Of course, the nobles had to choose first when it came to something as good as a pterosaur.
"Why can't you beat the other party?" She was conflicted.
Nobles should have preferential treatment, this is reasonable, but nobles should also be better at fighting!
Chora said helplessly, "My training time is not as long as the other party's. They are professional Dragon Knights, and we are just Dragon Knights.
They gather together every day, train for at least 12 hours, and take half a day off every ten days.
We have to work a lot of the time and have no time to train, nor do we have the opportunity to gather people together for group training.
Originally, we had an advantage in weapons — Tyrion's crossbow, but it didn't take long for the other party to learn. "
In the beginning, Danny did not find any problems with her system of selecting Dragon Knights.
She was not a nepotistic person. At this time, the foundation of the empire had just been established. Under the fair and just military merit promotion and reward system, every noble who could obtain a noble title must have outstanding contributions and were all elites that were picked out of a hundred.
Which dynasty did not have a gathering of generals and strategists at the beginning of the country?
Every noble who obtained the Seal of the Paladin in Slave Bay lived up to their name without any exaggeration.
But here was the problem. Although Dragon Knights sounded high and mighty, in fact, they were soldiers who could be consumed!
High-level soldiers.
But no matter how high level a soldier was, he was still a soldier.
The Alliance's Dragon Knights came from a higher background than the knights of Slave Bay.
Many of the dragon knights on Danny's side had been slaves before, but the dragon knights of the alliance were all descendants of Valleglia. In terms of status, they were not far from Targaryen.
However, those knights were of noble birth and did not hold any important positions in the military. Even if they died, it would not affect the normal operations of the alliance's command system.
Danny's dragon knights all had important positions. If seven or eight dragon knights died, then …
At first, Danny didn't notice the problem, but after fighting seven or eight small-scale dragon battles, she suddenly realized that she had been attending too many funerals recently!
After careful consideration …
F * ck!
Five regimental commanders were sacrificed, and three of them were captured by the Alliance Army.
Danny was alarmed, angry, and at a loss. This King swept through Slaver's Bay, ambushed Tolos, and even bombed New Giss before finally occupying New Giss …
After roaming the world for so many years, not a single chiliarch had died.
However, ever since they had the Pterosaur and established the Pterosaur Knight Regiment, in just two months, their generals had fallen one after another.
Then why did I come all the way to the Sosroth Continent to find the Pterosaur?
"So, our strategy is to fight with numbers and use the Megalosaurus to suppress the Pterosaur. We are determined to avoid a chaotic battle and avoid one-on-one battles. We are only using the Pterosaur's advantage in rapid movement and aerial bombardment," Chora said helplessly.
In other words, they were giving up on the fighter jets and transforming the Pterosaur into transport planes and bombers.
When the Pterosaur was used as a bomber, Danny still had to arrange for the Megalosaurus to escort them. This …
"Isn't this too cowardly?" Even Meiji felt a little ashamed for some reason.
It was as if if Chora and the dragon knights under the Dragon Queen were embarrassed, the entire Westeros would be embarrassed as well.
"We are just fighting in a more stable way, not hiding in the back and not participating in the battle.
When we win the final battle, who won't praise us as' glorious dragon knights'? "Chora did not think much of it.
As the two of them were talking, the bombing in the distance had already ended. The black dragon escorted the seven Pterosaurs back to Meereen's airspace. The Dragon Queen also landed in the pyramid garden and ate a big mango. Then, she led the seven Pterosaurs loaded with kerosene bombs and took off from the dragon cave.
After nearly an hour of torment, the second round of bombardment began …
"I finally understand why the allied army's camp is so far away from Meereen. Ten kilometers, it's just to reduce the frequency of you filling kerosene bombs!" Meiji had a sudden realization.
Then, she asked in confusion, "Since we are already at the foot of Meereen, why are we not attacking the city but getting bombed outside the city?"
When Chora heard that, his expression suddenly became extremely serious. He asked in return, "Did you see any elephant soldiers in the camp?"
"Yes, I saw many giant elephants."
"Those are elephant carts used to transport goods. There are five thousand elephant soldiers. The enemy did not attack the city because the elephant soldiers were not in position. Of course, it could also be that the trump card was not set up properly. "
"Since the enemy is stalling for time, why don't you take the initiative to attack?" Meiji asked in confusion.
Chora shook his head. His tone was no longer so certain. "The Queen thinks that stalling for time is more beneficial to us. We need time to find the whereabouts of the elephant soldiers, and we also need spies to figure out what the allied army's trump card is against the Queen.
We also need to act cautiously and fight steadily to avoid falling into the enemy's trap.
Anyway, we have no losses now, but we can use continuous bombing to wear down the enemy's morale and food. "
Although the Bear Mother was his aunt, some confidential military information was still hidden from her.
For example, the Dragon Queen had vaguely guessed the location of the elephant soldiers. She was arranging for soldiers to dig holes in the city to bury water jars and listen to the sound to determine the location.
For example, the weather at Slaver's Bay was getting colder. The Dragon Queen hoped that it would be colder. It would be best if it snowed, because she had some guesses about Bellerion's trump card.
For example, the Dragon Queen was sure that as long as she was not disrupted by the enemy, as long as the allied army arrived at Meereen City, she would definitely win. That was because she also had a trump card.
Confidential information could not be revealed, but Da Xiong still introduced the well-known information to the Bear Mother. For example, Bellerion and Jenny, the dozen or so city-states that formed the allied army, and the true strength of the allied army …
"Sigh, no wonder His Majesty Aegon was captured, and the Dragon Queen did not return to the Westeros. The war here is simply beyond my imagination.
Compared to the Dragon Queen's war, our war in the North is really like a small skirmish. "The Bear Mother sighed and felt inexplicably disappointed.
Chora shook his head and said, "The war in the Westeros is at most fighting for the Iron Throne, but this is a battle to determine the king of the world. The two are completely incomparable."
The Bear Mother was even more disappointed. It turned out that the Westeros were not the center of the world, and the Iron Throne was not the first throne in the world!
She no longer looked at the disheartening battle outside the city. Instead, she began to look at the garden in the sky that was more than 200 meters above the ground.
There was a swimming pool, a lawn, a garden, and half a circle of small trees around the perimeter. There were persimmon trees, mango trees, pomegranates …
The garden was 30 meters long and wide. It was simply too big. It was hard to imagine how much stone, labor, and time were used to build this pyramid.
"Sigh, when I was young, I had a class with a scholar. He said that there was a great pyramid in the far east. I asked him how big it was, and he said it was very, very big, even bigger than Winterfell. I did not believe him, but now …" The Bear Mother was amazed and started to feel inferior.
The pyramid was 240 meters tall, and its foundation was definitely more than 300 meters wide. However, Winterfell was only 300 meters wide and 500 meters long.
Not to mention the castle in Winterfell, even the Forest of God's Wood would not be as big as this stone tower.
There was more than one great pyramid at Slave's Bay. Meereen alone had more than 20 pyramids.
"Is the King's Landing as big as Meereen?" the Bear Mother asked.
The Earl of Bear Island was more than 50 years old, but he had never been to the King's Landing.
The first time Big Bear went to the King's Landing was when he followed Eide to fight against Lega.
Before that, he had not even left the Northern Region.
It was not their fault. From Bear Island to the King's Landing, it was at least 4000 kilometers by land. It was even further by sea, around the old town and Dorne. It was estimated to be 10,000 kilometers.
"Meereen is bigger than the King's Landing, but it is not as populous as the King's Landing. The Gith people like to build pyramids and colosseums. Those buildings take up too much land. "
"Oh …" the Bear Mother sighed. "If there is a chance, I have to go to the King's Landing."
Looking at his aunt, Big Bear suddenly felt sad and said, "My Pterosaur is female. After a few years, when it lays eggs, I will give you a few.
In the future, the Earl of Bear Island will be able to ride a Pterosaur and travel the world. You can also start a Pterosaur air transport business and earn money to support your wife. "
"The Queen allowed you to give the Pterosaur away?" The Bear Mother was shocked.
Big Bear shook his head and smiled faintly. "The Pterosaur is unruly and is definitely the most ferocious creature in the world. Ordinary people can't tame a young Pterosaur, but I have the Mark of the Paladin.
The Queen promised that all first-generation Paladins can pass down the title of 'Paladin' to their descendants.
I have no children, so the title will be passed down to Alysanne's children! "
"Queen Sansa seems to only need to pray to the Seven Gods to become a Dragon Knight. There are not so many restrictions." The Bear Mother was confused.
"That is because Big Black … The Great Guardian of Light responded to her prayers, but not everyone can get an answer in their prayers.
When I tell the Queen about the title, the Mormont family will enter the Great Guardian's Paladin list.
In the future, as long as the direct descendants of the Mormont family have enough faith, they can get the Mark of the Paladin from their prayers. That will be the inheritance. "
"Faith? Believe in the Seven Gods? Our family has believed in the old gods for thousands of years! "The Bear Mother frowned.
"Let the children choose voluntarily. Didn't Sansa Stark believe in the Seven Gods?"
"With a Dragon Knight to inherit, who would still believe in the old gods?" The Bear Mother sighed.
"Actually, there are benefits to believing in the old gods …"
The Bear Mother frowned again and said hesitantly, "After becoming a Dragon Knight, don't we have to be loyal to the Dragon Queen's descendants?"
"Of course, just like how the vassals wear their ancestral armor to answer the call of their lord, if the Queen's heir needs a Dragon Knight to participate in battle, we will all ride a dragon and rush over."
— This was the Dragon Knight system that Danny really wanted to establish.
The Pterosaurs with their big bellies could almost make any king poor, but it was different if they were distributed to the vassals.
The vassals would receive honor and the convenience of swift action, the king would reduce financial expenses, and there would be a stable source of Dragon Knights.
Because the Mark of the Paladin came from Big Black, the loyalty of the Dragon Knights could also be guaranteed.
A win-win situation!
Er, this was actually a fake version of Valleglia.
"But Bear Island has been loyal to Stark for generations …" The Bear Mother's expression was conflicted.
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