The 20,000-man army of the Valley Vassals was barely sustained by the provisions dropped by King Aegon and the dwarves. When they got close to Blackwater Bay, they would ship the provisions from Dragonstone Island.
However, since the Valley Vassals were no longer loyal to King Aegon, the provisions from Dragonstone Island were naturally gone.
Without food, the Valley Vassals could only grow and plunder the nobles.
However, it was different this time. The Valley Vassals had just left Rosby City and were too close to King's Landing.
It was not like the Iron Throne did not have any military forces. How could they allow the Valley Vassals to plunder their vassals?
Moreover, the nobles were also enraged.
When Cersei killed Sparrow, did Lun not lead Tiemin and the Riverbend Army away from King's Landing?
At that time, the Valley Vassals were very similar to the Northern Army that was killed by Roose Bolton.
When Robb went south, he split his army into two at the Green Fork River. He led the Northern Cavalry to rescue Riverrun City while Roose Bolton led the Northern Infantry to fight Tywin's main army at the Green Fork River.
Robb was possessed by the God of War. Not only did he solve the siege of Riverrun City, he also captured Jaime, crippled the Lion Army and even approached the Lion's nest.
Under such a favorable situation, Roose Bolton played a dirty trick. He deliberately disobeyed Robb's order to guard Helon Castle and encouraged the Northern Nobles to go south to plunder money and women.
Then, Bolton led his army to guard Helon Castle and watched coldly as the rest of the Northern Vassals crossed thousands of kilometers and went deep into the Royal Territory.
They did plunder a lot of wealth and women, but the actions of the Northern Vassals had completely angered the Royal Territory Vassals.
After Randall Tarly led the Riverbend Army into the Royal Territory, the Northern Vassals were heavily surrounded and had nowhere to run. In the end, they were all wiped out.
The Valley Vassals were in a similar situation. If there were only Royal Vassals who were crippled, they would not be afraid.
The problem was, You Lun and Randall Tarly were right behind them.
The Iron Throne's military forces were no less than the Valley Vassals, and with the help of the Royal Territory Vassals …
In the end, the Valley Vassals defeated a few waves of enemies, but they themselves were trapped in Twilight Valley.
The Iron Throne did not exterminate them all. After all, war was to serve politics.
King's Landing only needed the valley to submit.
Submit?
Simple. We surrender. Long live Queen Cersei! Long live Yolun Of Silla!
Naturally, the vassals of the valley immediately prepared to surrender.
Even when the Iron Throne asked every family to send their heirs to the Red Fort as hostages, the vassals of the valley did not object.
This was because sending out hostages was the norm in Westeros politics.
For example, King Balon sent his only son, Theon, to Winterfell as a foster son.
But soon, Erlu successfully backstabbed the valley.
With the Blood Gate in front of them, it was almost impossible to break through the valley from land.
However, the valley was backed by a narrow sea and had a long coastline.
Back then, the Andals' first step in conquering the Westeros was to land on the Five Finger Peninsula of the valley.
Erlu almost repeated the Andals' tactics back then and took down Snakewood City effortlessly.
Erlu, who had successfully plucked the peach and obtained thirty pterodactyls, took down the Moon Gate Castle overnight, and easily took down the Blood Gate the next day.
At this point, the valley fell into Erlu's control.
The situation changed too quickly. When the Valley Vassals of Twilight Valley received the news, they were all stunned and at a loss.
It was also at this moment that the Hand of the King, Davos, went from a prisoner to a guest of Bronze Jon.
"We surrendered to Aegon Targaryen, and then we came here. Aegon is dead, and we plan to surrender to Lannister, or Greyjoy?
Who knows if a lion or a sea monster is sitting on the Iron Throne now?
At this moment, maybe we have to surrender to Theon Byra again. Prime Minister, please convince me that I did not make the wrong choice. "
Bronze Jon's expression was bitter as he spoke directly.
"Count, as you said, no one even knows if the Iron Throne belongs to Lannister or Greyjoy.
Every righteous knight should feel heartache for the chaos in the Seven Kingdoms, and every honorable noble has the responsibility to change all of this.
Every Westeros with integrity cannot deny the fact that His Majesty Stannis is the only legitimate successor to King Robert. "
Davos's voice was filled with sincere emotions, and his heartfelt words had indeed touched Bronze Jon's heart.
Yes, the Westeros now were too rotten, so rotten that this old man began to miss the Mad King Eris.
Eris was crazy, so crazy that the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms were terrified, afraid that they would be targeted by him.
But during Eris' time, the Seven Kingdoms were rich and prosperous, and the people had plenty of food. Everyone worshipped the glorious spirit of the knight.
Think about it, Barristan, White Bull, Sword of Dawn … Those famous' standards of the knight 'all shone brightly during Eris' time.
In that era of spiritual and material wealth, everyone was full of hope that after the Mad King, the Seven Kingdoms would be even better.
No one would have thought that twenty years later, the Seven Kingdoms would be in such a state.
After a long time, Jon woke up from his thoughts and said bitterly, "We wanted to join the Dragon Queen. She is the best candidate to pacify the chaotic world and restore etiquette.
But she did not accept.
We sent countless letters to Dragonstone Island, but she was unwilling to break the sacred oath of 'the one who ends the long night shall be king.'
But the more she was unwilling to break the oath, the more I wanted to pledge my loyalty to her … "
At the end, Old Jon's lips trembled, and he was about to cry out of grievance.
The Onion Knight looked embarrassed. "The Dragon Queen is indeed a great queen, but the current situation is that you can only choose between Cersei, You Lun, and His Majesty Stannis.
No matter how you compare, His Majesty Stannis is better than Cersei and You Lun, right? "
"That's right …" Jon admitted this fact with difficulty.
"If that's the case, why are you hesitating?" Davos shrugged and said matter-of-factly, "Even a child knows to choose the best."
Bronze Jon's brows furrowed into the shape of an "M". He pursed his lips tightly and did not say a word.
"My lord, His Majesty Stannis has already controlled the Blood Gate and sealed the passage into the Valley from the land. He also has a huge Winged Dragon army, and the troop carriers floating on the sea are live targets for the kerosene bombs.
In other words, even if the Iron Throne does his best, he will not be able to help you return to the Valley.
On the contrary, if the vassals of the Valley pledge their loyalty to His Majesty Stannis, we will have more power than Aegon's True Dragon Alliance.
Thirty Winged Dragons and twenty thousand Valley troops will be able to complete your initial goal — to take down the King's Landing. "
"You can either become a stray dog, abandon your family and fief, and hide in the King's Landing, living in constant fear, or you can become a liberator and conquer the King's Landing amidst the cheers of the people, earning endless glory for yourself and your family."
Davos stared into Bronze Jon's gray eyes and said softly, "My lord, is this choice very difficult?"
"Difficult, too difficult, it's too difficult for us." Bronze Jon shed two lines of tears and said with a choked voice, "The once glorious Westeros, at this moment, even a person who betrayed his faith and committed the crime of kinslaying can become the most wise ruler in the world … It's too difficult for us, the honorable nobles."
If Erlu was here, he would be furious, but Davos only showed a bitter smile with an awkward expression. "My lord, you misunderstand.
His Majesty Stannis believes in the Red God, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't believe in the Seven Gods. For example, I still believe in the Seven Gods.
And Renly, he — "
"Enough, there's no need to explain." Bronze Jon wiped away the old tears on his face and said in a muffled voice, "There are some things that we all know, but just like you said, Stannis is the best choice now. Even a child knows to choose the best."
"Sigh, this is the 'best choice' that deserves to meet the Other Ghosts!"
.....
A few days later.
"I'm hesitating whether to take the King's Landing first." “
Stannis did not hide anything from Jon who came to ask about it. He explained the reason why he did not immediately rush to the King's Landing.
He stood in front of a huge map of Twilight Valley and tapped on it with his finger. "At this moment, the Valley Army is trapped in the city. You Lun and Randall Tarly's twenty-five thousand elites are in this area outside the city.
But previously, the vassals of the Valley Army had already planned to surrender to the Iron Throne. Bronze Jon went to You Lun's camp to negotiate with him a few times. "
At this point, Erlu used a charcoal pencil to draw a cross in a certain area of the camp outside the city.
"This is You Lun's main camp! If I send the Winged Dragon Legion to kill You Lun and the high-ranking generals from the King's Landing, and then the Valley Army will charge out of the city, what do you think the outcome will be? "
Jon said dryly, "There will probably be no loss."
"Yes, there will be no loss." Erlu did not look happy. He threw the charcoal pencil on the table and stood in front of the map in a daze for a while. He muttered softly, "Kill You Lun, beat back Randall Tarly, and the King's Landing will be right in front of us.
… It's only two hundred kilometers.
The Winged Dragon will only take an hour, and it will only take half a day to gallop. In a day, I will be able to enter the Red Castle and ascend … "
Jon could see through the calm face of the man in front of him. He could see the turbulence in his heart.
This king who had chased after the Iron Throne for many years was close to it for the first time.
It was close at hand and could be easily obtained.
"Your Majesty, the Iron Throne is important, but the deviant ghosts have already broken through the Great Wall and are approaching Winterfell.
When we first arrived at the Great Wall, you told me that the carriage should not be placed in front of the horse.
You said that winning the throne to save the country was putting the cart before the horse. You should save the country and win the throne. "Jon advised in a sincere tone that he had never used before.
"I … I did not forget my responsibility." Erlu turned his head and avoided Jon's shining eyes. He sighed and said, "Melisandre told me that I was not ready and was not a match for the deviant ghost king. She told me to …"
After a pause, he continued, "The King's Landing does not only have the Iron Throne. Perhaps, I can give orders from the Iron Throne and call for the Seven Kingdoms to strengthen their defenses and build a second and third line of defense with the power of the kingdom.
Melisandre can also … sacrifice Cersei. Perhaps the Demonic Dragon Varghal can be revived. "
Hmm, Aunt May had originally agreed to follow Erlu to Winterfell, but after receiving Davos' letter, she immediately changed her mind and encouraged Erlu to take the Iron Throne first.
There were too many benefits to taking over the King's Landing. Even though Erlu had a strong will, he began to hesitate.
After hesitating for a few days, the Dragon Queen did not see him. She became anxious and asked Jon to hurry him.
Jon was very glad that he had come. If he had come two days later and Erlu had gone to the King's Landing, it would have been too late.
"Your Majesty, you may not know, but the Amber family's Fireplace Castle was broken through by deviant ghosts three days ago. The town of fifteen thousand people fell in an hour."
"An hour?" Erlu's face turned green.
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