Then time passed by in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, the end of Yin Geng's 322nd year passed, and the new year of 323rd came.
However, there was not much festive atmosphere to celebrate the New Year in King's Landing, the capital of the empire, because everyone knew that a civil war was coming.
This may not be obvious in the vast territory of the Eastern Continent Empire, because there is strong suppression by the little Queen Daenerys, but in the core area of the empire, Westeros, even passers-by and beggars know this.
The eldest prince Horos, the regent prince who now controls the court, is about to take action against the second prince Yinmon Targaryen.
The eldest prince's sphere of influence is in the Vale, the Riverlands, the Kingdom and Dorne, while the second prince's influence is much weaker than that of his elder brother.
The second prince's power is mainly concentrated in his fiefdom of Highgarden and his recently married partner Casterly Rock.
But recently, there has been more and more news claiming that the Clinton family of Storm's End is about to fall to the second prince.
It is said that it was because of the persuasion of the Governor of the West, Jon Toyne, and the main reason is because the Toyne family, the Clinton family, and the Bracken family of the Twins were all illustrious heroes who once followed His Majesty the Emperor to conquer the world.
The three major families have a tacit understanding and share the same hatred and hatred, and together they constitute the new upstart in the imperial aristocratic system.
After all, the Toyne family, the Clinton family and the Bracken family have not had a glorious history in the past thousand years, but now they have reached high positions.
But a few years ago, there was a great epidemic in the Riverlands. The Bracken family, which is supposed to have the closest relationship with the royal family, was directly removed from the position of governor. The only son of the old Earl Bracken was stabbed to death by a glass of poisoned wine.
Moreover, Horos also gave the position of governor of the Riverlands to the Tully family of Riverrun, who were the main enemies in the war of conquest.
The Tully family will never stand up again. This is the tone set by His Majesty the Emperor. After all, he almost burned down Riverrun in a rage and cut off the bloodline of the Tully family.
Then there was a coup in Riverrun. Hoster Tully died. His son Edmure took power and decisively broke out of the city to surrender, thus preserving the bloodline of the Tully family.
But now the operation of the eldest prince Heros has dealt a blow to the heroes who have worked hard and rewarded the former enemies. This has made the Toyin family and the Clinton family, who both made contributions in the war of conquest, feel bitter.
Although they did not dare to openly oppose the imperial power.
But he was still wary of the eldest prince Heros, thinking that he was a ruthless and very dangerous person.
Therefore, the Toyne family and the Clinton family have been holding back, and then waited for this opportunity.
If they were asked to choose between the eldest prince and the second prince to support him in ascending to the throne, then they would definitely choose to support the second prince Yin Meng without hesitation.
After all, the second prince Yin Meng is more gentle than the eldest prince Heros.
In addition to the two major families, Governor Pantos, who is far away on the other side of the Narrow Sea, is about to send an army to break through His Highness the First Prince's blockade of the sea.
This army is suspected of landing on land near Tas Island in the Storm Land to participate in this war. This army is also supporting the second prince Yin Meng.
And with so many forces involved, the second prince gradually became more confident in facing his elder brother. At least with everyone's help, he had the confidence to compete with Heros.
Therefore, in today's general environment, the atmosphere in Westeros, the core region of the empire, is becoming more and more tense day by day.
Horos ordered the army to prepare for war. On the other side, Yinmeng did not dare to delay. He relied on Old Town, Lannisport and other sea ports to actively prepare supplies.
Although Yin Meng occupies the wealthy Reach, he is not as rich as his eldest brother Horos, who occupies the King's Landing treasury.
But fortunately, the fertile land in the Reach is the empire's 'breadbasket', and when the signs of war gradually emerged, the Reach had already been cut off from delivering grain and grass to the imperial capital.
On the other side, Pentos on the other side of the Narrow Sea is also an important hub for the flow of supplies to King's Landing.
However, Pentos has also cut off the exchange of food and important military supplies with King's Landing.
These measures had a great impact on the eldest prince Heros's army preparations, delaying the progress and buying more time. After all, the most important thing for Yin Meng nowadays is time.
In addition to these, it has also had some impact on the stability of King's Landing. The price of supplies has skyrocketed, food has tripled in a week, etc.
These methods are actually the work of the "little devil" Tyrion Lannister.
"Father didn't let you become the Prime Minister. It's really disrespectful of your talent."
Yin Meng was shocked by Tyrion's resourcefulness, vision and overall view, so he sighed sincerely.
However, although Tyrion's methods are sharp, the foundation of the imperial capital is too deep after all, and Horos is not an easy person to deal with. He finally overcame these difficulties through a series of means.
Then in the 323rd year of the Yin Geng calendar and the 30th year of the New Calendar, just one month passed in the New Year.
The eldest prince Heros officially announced the dispatch of troops to suppress his brother's rebellion. The reason was that he had disobeyed the edict and failed to arrive at King's Landing as scheduled to report on his duties.
The eldest prince Heros sent troops this time, and the army was divided into two groups.
One of them was led by the commander of the Third Army, Harry Strickland, who sent troops from the station in the Riverlands and launched an attack on the fortress Golden Teeth City located in the mountains along the wide river road.
The western border is naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack because of the long stretches of mountains. That's why Oberyn had such a headache at the beginning and tried his best to deal with Tywin and caught the opponent off guard.
There are only two ways to invade the Western Territory. One of them is to launch an attack from the Hejian Avenue to attack the Western Territory fortress Golden Tooth City. The Golden Tooth City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is a tough nut.
On the other side is the route that Oberyn took originally, along the coastal road to seize the Crake Hall and then thrust straight into the interior of the Western Territory like a long sword.
But everyone knew the second way was easier, but for Harry Strickland there was no chance.
After all, the detour is too far, and it is very likely that he will not be able to catch up with His Highness Heros's march plan. Moreover, the important route to the coastal road is under the control of the enemy, so it is easy to be ambushed.
Harry Strickland did not have Oberyn's military skills and courage, so he did not dare to take risks, but honestly attacked the Golden Teeth City.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent promised him that the Western Territory was fighting for himself. As long as he could attack the Western Territory or delay reinforcements from the Western Territory, Casterly Rock City would be deprived of it and given to Harry Strickland in the future.
Hroth's troops were divided into two groups. In addition to Harry Strickland's group attacking the Western Territory, the other group was personally led by Oberyn, the commander he relied on most.
Oberyn's army was the main force of the eldest prince Horos Targaryen, and they rushed straight to Highgarden menacingly.
On the side of the second prince, Yin Meng personally led the troops to fight against the other side, and the war was about to break out.
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Sorry friends, I haven't finished the second chapter. I know I still owe one chapter and I will work hard to make up for it.