Three Sieges of Storm’s End Castle

Author: Leaning on the railing and letting the wind blow

Three Sieges of Storm’s End Castle

Gilbert Fallin listened to the report brought by his men, which was the news from King's Landing.

Defeated, they were defeated. Their navy was reduced to pieces by wildfire, and their army was routed by the combined forces of Tywin Lannister and Highgarden.

"My lord," the guard reported to him, "Sir Camillo took over the defense of the city and opened the gate at the same time."

"What?" Gilbert stood up in shock. Could it be that they already knew the news of Stannis' defeat and planned to surrender the city?

He picked up his sword and was about to walk out of the tower, but saw that the entrance to the stairs was blocked by a knight named Jose. Jose asked him with a stern face, "Lord Faline, where are you going?"

His face turned livid, and then he realized that he was a step too late, "I am the acting city lord, what do you want to do?"

"Nothing to do. Lord Cole should be the acting Lord of Storm's End Castle. I'm just carrying out his orders. Please stay in the castle now, sir. I will tell the public that you are sick."

Gilbert opened his mouth and cursed, "Your Majesty ordered your lord to garrison Storm's End, but where is he? I think he has forgotten his duty."

But Qiao Se ignored him.

Gilbert directly pulled out his sword and said, "The king ordered me to guard Storm's End. I will never watch you dedicate the castle to the enemy."

"Dedicate the city?" Jose asked in confusion. "Sir Cole has not ordered us to dedicate the city."

"Then why did you open the city gate wide?" Gilbert asked with his sword.

"Of course, the militia are brought into the castle to strengthen the defense of Storm's End."

Gilbert paused. He was only responsible for handling some of the internal affairs of the castle. The city defense and military affairs were handed over to Camillo and Jose by Cole. However, he also knew about their training in the militia, but because they had been holding meetings outside the city,

, he knew very little.

He put the sword back into its sheath. "Trapping me will not help the defense of the city. Get out of the way."

"Please stay in the castle until Lord Cole comes back." Jose was unmoved.

Gilbert felt insulted and wanted to draw his sword and fight Jose again. His allegiance to Stannis would never change easily, and his son was still with the king.

This is not the time for honor. Storm's End needs to conserve its strength.

"When Cole Julius comes back, I will personally ask him for an explanation." Gilbert turned back.

After four hundred militiamen entered the city, the enemy followed closely. Their news was not brought by birds after all, and it was already the third day after Stannis's defeat.

The first wave to arrive at Storm's End was an army from Highgarden, a small number, about five to six hundred people.

The gatehouse and drawbridge were tightly closed. Counting the militia, they had a total of 900 defenders.

On the fourth day, the siege army became more numerous, and the flags flying above their camp could be seen clearly from Storm's End.

On the fifth day, the size of the besieging army was close to five thousand, and they set up a military camp outside the city.

Someone shouted to the castle, asking them to surrender.

Little did they know that they were greeted by cold arrows. This behavior angered the siege army, and then the two sides started a round of arrow competition.

Both Jose and Camilo had no experience in managing the castle, and the logistics were messed up by them. After some discussion, the two asked their literate men to write a letter, and then hung it up at the location designated by Cole.

The envelope was passed to Cole by the white dragon. He immediately wrote a letter and then ordered the white dragon to send it to Storm's End. He also used the method of catching a raven and hanging the letter on its feet.

Then throw it into Storm's End.

Lord Gilbert's illness has finally recovered, although his complexion is still not very good.

He took over the arrangement of things in the castle, leaving José and Camillo to continue their defense.

As the army under the city grew larger and larger, the atmosphere in the castle once again returned to that depressing one.

"We don't have any reinforcements, my lord," one of Gilbert's attendants said to him.

Today, the besieging troops came to the city gate again to persuade them to surrender. Camillo was about to let the archers shoot them to death, but Gilbert stopped him.

He told Camilo that when the enemy tried to persuade them to surrender, they followed his words and acted as if they might be persuaded, so that they could buy time to wait for reinforcements.

But those who persuaded him to surrender soon brought him extremely bad news.

Stannis's army was almost completely wiped out at the Blackwater River. They surrendered and died. Only two thousand people fled back to Dragonstone with him.

They have no reinforcements.

Camilo immediately ordered the archers to release arrows, and then said loudly: "The reinforcements led by Lord Cole Julius are coming. Storm's End is not alone."

That night, Gilbert asked him if the reinforcements were real and how many reinforcements there were.

Camillo answered him this way, "We should trust Lord Cole. He can defeat the people of Highgarden twice, and he can defeat them a third time."

Although he spoke with confidence, he never answered the questions he asked.

Gilbert thought to himself that the reinforcements should just be an encouraging word. How could there be an army coming to support Storm's End now?

Stannis certainly can't be counted on. I heard he was seriously injured.

He only had 2,000 troops left, and their morale was currently low. They had just experienced a huge defeat. If this army were to fall on Storm's End, it would really be over.

As for the troops in the north, they have too much to take care of themselves now, so why bother sending troops to help?

The only one who can rely on Storm's End now is himself. The army of Highgarden is far less powerful than when Renly besieged Storm's End. Moreover, Storm's End is well supplied with materials at this time. No accident, it can defend Storm's End for a year and a half.

Undefeated.

When Stannis calms down on Dragonstone, he will definitely come to support them.

Thinking of this, Gilbert's determination to defend the city dropped.

For the time being, the enemy was just surrounding but not attacking, and from time to time archers and crossbowmen would shoot at each other.

The people of Highgarden are well aware of how difficult Storm's End is to break, as both of their sieges ended in failure.

But with the arrival of one person, the battle situation changed dramatically - Duke Mace Tyrell.

He led two thousand cavalry from King's Landing and took over the siege of Highgarden's army.

Then Highgarden's army began to cut down wood to make equipment, and assumed a siege posture.

Lord Mace vowed to wash away his shame. He knew that the man stationed at Storm's End was none other than Cole Julius, who twice led the army to burn his food.

His second son Garlan had a high opinion of this boy and did not recommend him to lead the army to attack Storm's End Castle.

Storm's End is now like a lonely city, and this is the best chance to capture the castle.

Mace had fought almost all the battles in his life at Storm's End, and this time he must ride a horse through the gatehouse of the castle and sit on a high seat in the hall.

As soon as the news of the defiance of Storm's End reached King's Landing, he came quickly.
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