When the large army arrived at Lannister Port, Robert saw Tywin with a sad look on his face. There were originally three fleets, but now one of them was destroyed before they even left the port. In this world, wealth can be made in war, and the victorious party loots the loser's wealth.
This is a normal thing, but you have to get through it first.
Stannis's fleet is carrying Robert's army. Lord Paxter's fleet from the Reach is carrying the Northern Army. Not many people can go to the West this time, so they can only defend the coast together with the troops from the River Land. p>
This was the second time Werther saw Tywin. The first time was at Robert's wedding. At that time, he was too busy thinking about things to pay attention to him. Now when he saw Tywin, he had shaved his head and was wearing the Lannister armor.
His gold threaded cape. His brother Kevan also rode behind him.
[I have to admit that Tywin is very capable personally. He is also good at diplomacy, economics, employment, and military command. Now that Robert is short of money, he also borrows money from his father-in-law. But if you are his enemy, he will kill you.
Li Nong will not give up until he achieves his goal, and he has no bottom line in doing things. Unlike other nobles who can redeem prisoners, he will kill your whole family if he says he will. What's more, he also has a younger brother Kevan who is called his shadow. You
I thought I was dealing with him alone, but in fact it was two people.]
He said hello to Tywin, and Tywin returned the greeting. There was no expression on Tywin's face. Legend has it that he only smiled a few times in his life. Werther felt bored and boarded the ship first.
Werther was in the vanguard with Stannis, and Robert's landing force was behind. He and Jaime could chat with Tywin when they had time. The king would bring a maester with him to record the king's every word and deed when he officially went out.
Tywin is chatting with each other, and Robert will probably talk privately about borrowing money later.
There were originally three navies this time, but now that all the Lannister naval warships have been burned, only the royal fleet and the river fleet are left. The river fleet is commanded by Paxter Redwine, who is also Thorns.
The queen's nephew and commander of the royal fleet is Stannis.
The port is full of warships. Lannister Port is very large but it still cannot accommodate so many ships. It can only dock some ships after supplies are completed. The fleets all come from the west and south of the mainland and need supplies after their long voyages.
Workers were busy carrying food, arrows, and clay pots of kerosene to various ships. Werther also saw some carrying pickle pots.
Pickles were invented by Witte when he was in the school city. I just wanted to eat some pickles. There is no technical content. There is no shortage of salt in this world, and vegetables can be stored for a long time. In the past, except for most places in the north, vegetables could not be stored for a long time after being harvested.
We can only grow some potatoes and other things that are easy to preserve. Now that there is kimchi technology, kimchi jars are also made of earthenware and ordinary farmers can afford them. Once word spread, they were immediately welcomed in various places. Vegetables also have a unique flavor. Now poor people
I also like to eat it with a piece of kimchi in brown bread. The rich ones use white bread with kimchi and a piece of meat.
After searching for a long time in the port, Stannis's warship was found. He was wearing the armor of the royal army and was discussing the attack plan with Paxter and several senior officers in the cabin.
When people in the cabin saw Werther coming, they all saluted him and said hello.
"You're welcome, I just came to Stannis to talk about what I can do in this battle."
Paxter looked at Stannis, meaning that this is your brother, you can make your own arrangements. Stannis directly stated his previous plan:
"I heard from Robert that you used magic in the Red Keep. You are now assigned to the left vanguard of the royal fleet."
"Am I on board with the fleet?"
"Of course, the Left Army has a total of 200 warships."
Werther guessed that Robert didn't explain clearly how powerful his magic was now. Stannis still thought it was similar to when he was a child, so he lit up the magic flame in his left hand and said:
"In battles at sea, ships are most afraid of fire. Although my flames cannot burn the ship immediately, if I only burn the sail, as long as it is not raining, a small fireball will be enough. It should be no problem to burn dozens of ships.
Second brother, let’s see how to arrange it.”
Stannis and Paxter discussed it and said:
"Then I will arrange a fast ship for you alone. Before the war begins, burn the sails of the enemy's warship in front, causing chaos in the opponent's formation. Don't engage in a boarding battle, and then burn the opponent's ship.
The sail of the escape warship."
In this world, neither the compass nor the sextant was invented. As someone who studied mechanics in college, he must know how to make one. These are all introductory knowledge, but Witte doesn’t want to come up with two things yet. Now ships can walk along the coast, and battles
Ships have both sails and oars. The sails are used for daily navigation, and the oars are used for charging in wartime. After all, human physical strength is limited. If the sail is burned, it is basically impossible to escape.
Before Werther traveled through the world, he couldn't even swim, and he knew nothing about ships. The sailors didn't dare to let the Duke do rough work, so he could only eat and sleep on the ship.
The warship is not big either, about 30 meters long, with a mainsail and a jib. The cabin has only one floor. During normal times, supplies are loaded, but in wartime the rowers will extend the oars out of the cabin. Hundreds of oars can greatly increase the number of ships.
Mobility. There are shields on both sides of the deck and some sailors.
Under normal circumstances, there would be a large number of brazier archers shooting on the warship, or shield soldiers engaging in boarding battles, but this ship only had sailors and rowers, and the only combatant on board was himself, as well as a few soldiers sent by Stannis.
A bodyguard, who not only protects Werther but also records battles, and is a light ship.
A few days later, just halfway through dinner, I heard alarm bells ringing on every ship in the fleet. Werther walked out of the cabin. At this time, Stannis's main fleet had already merged with the left army, and thousands of warships had begun to disperse and prepare.
Set up your offensive formation.
The small scout ship has returned and is sailing alongside Stannis's flagship. The sails of the Iron Islands fleet can already be seen in the distance. After a while, a short horn sound is heard from the flagship, and Werther hears this as the signal of the previous appointment.<
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"Captain, separate from the main force and move forward alone!" Witte can't operate the ship, so he can only give the captain instructions on where to go and let him coordinate the sailors himself.
The warship slowly separated from the fleet and sailed in front of the fleet. More than 100 oars on the ship had been extended, ready to charge at any time.
The fleets of both sides slowly approached, and the sun was about to set and the sky was filled with red clouds, until the Iron Islands fleet began to rush towards this side.
It was Witte's first time to participate in a naval battle. He couldn't see anyone on the ship on the Iron Islands side. He could only tell which ship was bigger. There were several large ships of the same style on the opposite side. He could only guess whether they were the other side's flagships. p>
The soldiers of the Royal Fleet only saw the horn of our flagship, and a clipper from the fleet came out. Against the backdrop of a large fleet of thousands of warships and a large black sail, they charged forward alone. The fleets on both sides
All attention is naturally focused on this ship.
Witte stood at the bow of the ship, with two guards on the left and right holding shields, ready to protect him. Seeing that he was still several hundred meters away from the Iron Islands fleet, he gave the order again
"Captain, turn left and move forward at full speed." The ship immediately turned and sailed sideways between the two opposing fleets.
[The weather is clear and sunny today. It is easy to burn the sails. You don’t need to use both hands to cast spells, and you don’t need to explode the fireball spell. You can just use the ordinary fireball spell]
After thinking about it, he raised his hands forward and aimed at the front of the Iron Islands Fleet. Two bucket-sized fireballs shot out from his hands. The golden-red fireballs crossed the sea slowly and quickly, flying towards the Iron Islands Fleet.
A fireball flew too high, did not hit any ships, and continued flying into the distance.
A fireball hit the ship rushing in front of it. The fireball spread out. The sails were made of hemp. Current technology can make it waterproof, but it cannot be combined with fireproofing. Soon, the fire started to escape from a burned hole.
The fire grew larger and spread to the entire sail. The fire also began to burn on the mast, and red-hot wood chips continued to fall.
[The fleet on the opposite side is lined up in a row, just need to adjust the height, now you can start strafing]
Witnessed by countless soldiers on both sides, Witte's hands began to fire continuously at a speed of two fireballs per second. Countless fireballs shot out from a lonely ship, crossed the sea, and landed on the enemy's sail.
More and more ships in front of the Iron Islands fleet started to catch fire and slowed down. The ships behind were able to get out of the way, and the formation of the entire fleet began to become chaotic.
When the soldiers of the royal fleet saw the fleet opposite being set on fire, they all roared on board, and their morale was greatly boosted. Upon seeing this, Stannis ordered the entire army to charge.
All the ships began to charge with oars, and Veidt was also constantly firing fireballs. The Iron Islands fleet separated several ships to pursue them, but they were hit by several fireballs on the sails. It was impossible to catch up with the oars alone. The range of the fireballs
Much further than a bow and arrow.
When the fleets of both sides approached, most of the warships of the Iron Islands fleet were already on fire. The morale of the Royal fleet was high, and they fired rockets and boarding battles. The morale of the Iron Islands began to collapse, and the ships behind them began to turn and escape.<
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But Paxter's Reach fleet appeared from the north, attacking from the north and south, and Werther's clippers continued to send out fireballs to intercept the escaping warships. In the end of the battle, the Royal Fleet and the Reach Fleet suffered only a small amount of damage.
suffered losses, while most of the Iron Islands fleet ships were burned and only a few were captured.
After the war, the two fleets gathered news that Rodrik, the eldest son of Balon in Seaside City, had been killed by Count Jason Mallister. In this naval battle near Fairy Island, the brother of the rebel Balon Greyjoy: I
Len Greyjoy was killed when the burned mast fell down. About 210 warships were burned, 65 warships were sunk, 210 warships were captured, and about 400 small boats were captured. The escaping ships were not counted for the time being, and more than 2,000 people were captured.
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Werther had told Stannis before that if he used magic to fight, he would not have much magic power for a period of time. Stannis asked Werther to join Robert's landing force behind, while the other warships first struck the Iron Islands, which were actually islands.
Finally, they gather to attack the Isle of Pyke where Balon Greyjoy is located.