A melodious horn sounded on the Great Wall, the night watchman in Castle Black quickly turned the winch, and the door to the bottom tunnel opened.
"Robb, Bloodwind's dragon crystal scales are all broken into pieces! How are you? What happened to you outside this time?"
Robb, with his black cloak covered with snowflakes, riding Bloodwind, had just entered Castle Black. When he heard the sound of the horn, he came out and waited for Jon, who immediately expressed concern.
"Hey, I'm fine, Jon. I just accidentally got ambushed by the White Walkers!"
When Robb heard this, he answered Jon with a smile and jumped off Bloodwind.
"Just being ambushed? Robb, although you and Bloodwind are both very powerful. But don't go out alone again. I'm worried that one day you will be like Uncle Benjen and go out and never come back..."
Hearing Robb's casual answer, Jon, who had experienced the battle in Hardhome, understood the risks involved. Therefore, he persuaded in a sincere tone.
"I see!"
After hearing Jon's words, Robb walked over and patted him on the shoulder. Then he leaned into Jon's ear and joked, "Hey, Jon, you feel more like family now."
Do I have to thank Ye Gexinte for enlightening your kid?
Speaking of which, it’s been so long, what’s going on between you and her?”
Snap!
When Jon heard Robb's words, he stretched out his hand to shake off his hand on his shoulder, and then replied a little irritably: "I'm talking to you about business! What's the situation outside the Great Wall now?"
"What else can we do? There are traces of White Walkers and corpses everywhere, and the closest one has reached the ruins of White Tree Village. It's only two or three days away from Castle Black!
However, as long as there are no dragons running outside the Great Wall to die, the White Walker army will have to wait until Seal Bay next to Eastwatch freezes before they can bypass the Great Wall."
Seeing Jon's expression, Robb knew in his heart that the relationship between him and Jegocent had not yet been repaired. So he followed Jon's topic.
"Bloodwind, dragons, and strange ghosts. Oh, in just two years, Westeros has undergone tremendous changes. It is no longer what it used to be!"
Knowing that Robb must have the confidence to dare to say this, Jon also felt relieved and let out a sigh.
"It's indeed a huge change! You became the Commander of the Night's Watch, and I became the King of the Seven Kingdoms. But it's getting better!
Hehe, if my father could be resurrected now, he would look extremely shocked but pretending to be majestic!"
"Haha, when you say that, I have already thought of my father's appearance in my mind!"
Hearing Robb's words, Jon also showed a rare smile. The two brothers laughed heartily for a long time.
"Alas! My only regret now is that I didn't take my father out of King's Landing by force.
Jon, Jegoheart is a good woman, don’t let yourself have any regrets!”
Smiling, Robb suddenly sighed heavily and said to Jon in a serious voice.
"I know, but she is a free citizen, and I am a sworn night watchman!"
Hearing Robb mention Ygocent again, Jon was not as irritated as before, but replied in a low voice full of helplessness.
“‘No wives, no fiefdoms, no children’, this is the oath of the night watchman!
Hey, wouldn't it be enough for you and Ye Gexinte to spend their entire lives together without having a wedding or having children?
If I want to be serious, I will execute all the night watchmen who secretly went to Mole Village. How many people do you think can be left in Castle Black?"
"Uh, you are playing a word game and distorting your oath."
"Hey, I call it correct interpretation in my own way."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is a raven message from King's Landing!"
While Robb and Jon were bickering happily as before, Sam, who not only failed to lose weight but gained some weight in the harsh environment of Castle Black, ran up to them panting and reported to Robb.
Bachelor Yin Meng, who is about to celebrate his 102nd birthday, spends more time in bed than active in the field due to physical reasons.
Sam has now completely replaced Maester Yin Meng to perform the work of Maester Black at Castle Black. From time to time, he will go out to see Gilly and her children living in the Land Grant.
Jon has specially taken care of Mance, and there will be no problems with his care.
"Thank you! By the way, Jon, you can refer to Sam and Gilly for the way you get along with Jegoheart!"
While reaching out to take the letter from Sam, Robb didn't forget to tease Jon.
However, as he unfolded the letter in his hand and read it, the smile on his face gradually disappeared and became serious.
"Robb, what's wrong?"
Seeing Robb's obviously wrong expression, Jon asked in a deep voice.
"In the past six months, Daenerys Targaryen not only captured Yunkai and Astapor, which were re-controlled by slave owners, but also captured all the Kara in the 'City of the Horselords' Vaes Dothrak丨
Sa conquered.
All of this is possible thanks to her four-headed dragon with terrifying combat power!
Four heads! Why are there four heads?”
Upon hearing Jon's inquiry, Robb told him the content of the raven's letter. However, he was a little excited at the end.
“I have received a lot of news about the dragon in the past year or so, and I can’t tell the truth from the false news.
Maybe she originally had four dragons!
Moreover, didn’t you say before that the ships they captured from Theon alone were simply not enough to allow them to cross the Narrow Sea?”
Seeing Robb being so excited, Jon replied somewhat strangely. In his opinion, as long as he can be sure that the other party really has a dragon, there is no difference between three and four.
“That’s what I thought before, but now the situation has exceeded my expectations.
Come on, Jon, come with me to Mance's place!"
Robb didn't dwell too much on this issue. He directly greeted Jon and walked out of Castle Black.
On the second floor of the tower of Castle Black, Littlefinger, wearing the cloak of the Night's Watch, was quietly looking at the backs of Robb and others. Beside him stood Ser Alliser, Ollie and others.
There are a total of nineteen castles on the three-hundred-mile-long Great Wall, and Jon gave ten of them to Mance, letting him allocate them according to the degree of harmony between the free folk tribes.
Naturally, these castles cannot accommodate nearly five thousand people like Castle Black. Therefore, the castles are basically occupied by the leaders and warriors of each tribe.
The vast majority of other freedmen built a gathering place around this castle, and then continued to cultivate fields outside the gathering place.
As Mance said at the beginning, the free people outside the bitter cold Great Wall used to make a living by hunting prey and fishing, and plundering the villages within the Great Wall. They had no experience in cultivating fields and growing crops on their own.
Fortunately, Robb had previously ordered Jory to recruit civilians from Winterfell at high salaries to assist them. Although the process was tortuous, at least it would allow the free folk to harvest their own crops this autumn.
Mance and his direct tribe lived in the Oakenshield Castle east of Castle Black, which was only half a day's ride away from Castle Black.
Oak Shield Castle is just like its name. Although it is small in size, its overall defense is very strong.
When Robb and Jon arrived, there were a large number of freemen coming in and out of Oakenshield Castle, and it looked like a busy trading castle.
This is because after formulating laws and regulations for the undisciplined free people, many free people's disputes need to be adjudicated by Mance every day.
Therefore, the current Oak Shield Castle has completely become an arbitration institution for free people.
Of course Mance was very busy, but Robb and Jon definitely didn't need to wait when they came together, and they saw him immediately under the leadership of the guards.
Looking at Mance, who looked even more haggard than before, Robb opened his mouth and told his purpose: "Mance Rayder, in the name of the King of the Seven Kingdoms, I recruit free people to fight for me!"
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In Essos, four giant dragons were flying in the sky of Meereen. Under the sunlight, the huge shadows they cast quickly moved across the huge city.
Covered in black scales, Drogon is even bigger than he was half a year ago. Judging from visual inspection alone, he is almost seventy meters tall, almost as big as the former 'Black Death' Balerion.
Judging from its appearance alone, it is not without reason that it is considered to be the reincarnation of Balerion.
Rhaegal, who is covered in green scales, and Viserion, who is covered in creamy yellow scales, are only half the size of Drogon, about thirty-five meters tall.
Dany, who is covered with golden spots and red scales, is the smallest, only less than 20 meters tall. But compared to the size of a human, it is still a giant.
The freedmen (here, the liberated slaves) shrouded in huge shadows in Meereen all trembled and forcibly controlled their movements to hide.
Even though the free people knew that the four dragons were controlled by the 'Mother' (the honorific name given to Daenerys by the slaves), they were still not used to the top creature that could control their own life and death passing overhead.
Roll, roll, roll!
A giant carriage covered in gold paint, like a moving palace, drove out of the Great Pyramid.
Daenerys, wearing a white queen's dress that highlighted her noble temperament, was sitting in a giant carriage, smiling through the car window and waving to the freedmen who were worshiping her.
Missandei and Tyrion were also sitting in the carriage, but Tyrion looked a little embarrassed.
Ser Barristan, who was wearing a full-body armor rarely seen in Essos, and a knight wearing a red mask were riding on either side of the carriage.
Check, check, check!
Nearly 8,000 Unsullied legions, wearing specially sewn leather tunics and spiked helmets, followed them with outrageously neat steps.
The Unsullied Legion does use spears as their main battle weapon, but in addition to the sharp spears and solid shields in their hands, they are also equipped with short swords and a throwable short spear on their waists.
Before facing the cavalry charge, if they have time, they will replace the three-meter-long array spears. Therefore, the Unsullied Legion is a relatively versatile unit.
Most importantly, they also have a terrifying sense of obedience and the ability to drink the wine of courage for a long time without fear of pain.
Ta-ta-ta!
Behind the Unsullied Legion is the Dothraki Cavalry Legion, which is composed of many Khalasar.
These Dothraki cavalry legions give people the completely opposite feeling to the Unsullied legions. Not only are their formations loose and messy, but they also chat and whisper from time to time during the march, making it extremely noisy.
However, the Dothraki cavalry legion, with a total number of nearly 80,000, is the well-deserved main battle legion under Daenerys.
Behind them are free folk soldiers recruited from the three cities of Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor, numbering around 30,000.
Including the soldiers of Euron's fleet waiting at the port, Daenerys currently has more than 120,000 troops.
However, compared to her strength, the ships of Euron's fleet are simply not enough to transport them all to Westeros.
Daenerys's large-scale troop deployment at this moment cannot be hidden, and it will definitely be seen by many spies.
It takes at least two months to travel from Meereen to Westeros. If the number of troops transported is too small, it will definitely be eaten directly by the enemy army with all its strength.
If the vanguard does not gain a firm foothold in Westeros, then the troops that will be transported later will simply be lost.
But looking at the confident expressions on the faces of Daenerys and Tyrion, I believe that since they chose to expedition to Westeros, they must be well prepared.
Blah, blah!
More than 100,000 troops under Daenerys's command lined up in a long queue to the Meereen port area, and a purple wave appeared on the sea in the distance.
As the distance got closer, everyone could clearly see where the purple waves were. They were clearly a very large fleet of at least five hundred ships with purple hulls and sails.
As we all know, there is only one purple fleet in the entire world, and that is the Secret City Fleet controlled by the Sea King of Braavos.
When the Secret City fleet docked at the port of Meereen, purple waves seemed to rise on the entire sea. Miho took Quello down from the largest purple warship to meet Daenerys.
"Dear Her Majesty the Queen, according to our agreement, I brought you the Secret City Fleet on time."
With his eyes fixed on the four giant dragons soaring wantonly in the sky, Miho said to Daenerys who got off the carriage.
"Thank you Miho Sea King, for your help to me, I will repay you twice as much in the future.
Rest assured, you will never regret your choice today!”
Looking at young Miho, Daenerys smiled and said.
"Well, of course I believe in Her Majesty's army and your four dragons. But as a businessman, I must take insurance measures for my investment.
Captain Harry, please come to the front!"
When Miho heard this, he was polite at first, then turned around and greeted the crowd behind him.
Upon hearing Miho's greeting, a middle-aged man wearing bright yellow armor with a golden skull emblem stumbled forward.
This man didn't look like a warrior at all. He was fat, had a big round head, light gray eyes, and his sparse hair was parted to cover up his bald head.
"Your Majesty the Queen, this is Harry Strickland. The leader of the most powerful, famous and expensive mercenary group in Essos, the Golden Company!
His Golden Company will not participate in your ordinary battles in Westeros, and please do not restrict their freedom.
But in the critical battle, the Golden Group will definitely help you win!"
Miho pointed at Harry and introduced Daenerys. During the introduction, Miho's tone was full of trust in the combat power of the Golden Company.
"I have heard the name of the Golden Group. Don't worry, everything will be according to Miho Sea King's wishes!"
Although Daenerys doesn't know Miho's intentions, she certainly won't be stupid enough to refuse such a top-notch mercenary group that can be used for free.
"Well, I wish Her Majesty the Queen to conquer Westeros as soon as possible!"
"No, King Miho, it's not about conquering, it's about taking back!"
Subsequently, Daenerys's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and a large number of war horses boarded nearly 600 warships of various sizes. Surrounded by four giant dragons, they set sail in the direction of Westeros.
Standing on the deck of the Serenity, Daenerys looked in the direction of Westeros, which she dreamed of, and couldn't help but think to herself.