In fact, Bronn and the others were not alone on their way to escape.
Because after the defeat of the second prince Yin Meng's army, many people were scattered and failed to be gathered in time. They were all evacuating along the Rose Avenue towards the High Court.
You can even pick up a lot of discarded swords, armor and property along the way.
The eldest prince's army defeated the enemy in the Battle of Bitter Bridge, but they did not pursue and kill them all.
Because as the commander-in-chief of this army, Prince Oberyn is very calm and has no impulse from above, seeking to determine victory or defeat in one battle.
He knew that his opponent was not that simple. After all, there was no one with false reputations, and the two of them were actually old friends and acquaintances, and they knew each other very well.
Therefore, Oberyn was worried that if he continued to pursue, he might make a mistake, or even fall into an ambush by the opponent, so he stopped at the right time.
The eldest prince's army did not dare to pursue, which allowed most of the second prince's army to escape smoothly and rout all the way towards the High Court.
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"A set of fine armor, mail, gorget, greaves and full helmet can be exchanged for 800 silver deer."
And a young man named Gage who was following Bronn took off a suit of armor from a dead body and said happily.
Eight hundred silver deer is about four golden dragons, which is definitely a huge sum of money for his family.
But now on the way to escape, such 'money' can be seen almost everywhere. After all, there are not many other things on the battlefield, but there are many dead people.
"But your armor is damaged, and it's still the Clinton family's armor."
On the other side, old Bronn, who was sitting on a stone under the shade of a tree with a straw stick in his mouth, was resting. He glanced at the tattered armor and said with a disdainful expression on his face.
"The Clinton family's armor?"
"Uncle, what happened?"
The young man named Gage held the armor he had taken off as a treasure, and then asked in confusion.
"Are you stupid?"
The gray-haired Bronn threw the straw stick in his mouth at the opponent's head, and said with hatred for iron.
"How did you, a pariah, get the Clinton family's armor?"
"Stealed? Robbed? Or picked up?"
"No matter what they are, they are black goods from unknown sources, and those profiteers will definitely lower the prices."
"Besides, your armor is also damaged. I guess it would be good to exchange it for a hundred silver deer."
Bronn exposed the reality directly without mercy, which made Gage's face turn red and white, as he had never seen the evils of society.
He originally thought that a windfall would come from heaven, but he didn't expect that his wealth would shrink eightfold.
However, it felt like a pity to throw it away, and it weighed dozens of pounds while carrying it. Now on the way to escape, I live in a pinch, I am so hungry that I have no strength, and my brain is feeling dizzy.
But just when Geji looked troubled, there was a sudden noise from the place where other defeated troops were resting not far away.
Then a group of cavalrymen in bright clothes and angry horses rushed over, led by a burly old man.
It turned out that a noble from the Stormlands finally returned with some troops to gather the defeated army.
When Bronn and others who were resting under the tree saw this, they quickly stood up and joined the large army.
Geji still held on to his suit of armor and was unwilling to throw it away. He packed it with strips of cloth torn from the corpse and carried dozens of kilograms on his shoulders.
But Bronn just sneered when he saw this scene and didn't say anything.
The nobleman who returned from the rear to gather the defeated army was Earl Astan Selmy of Harvest Hall.
The Selmy family is just a family of wealthy knights, and the uncle of Astan Selmy is the once-famous 'Fearless' Barristan Selmy.
"Everyone, follow me!"
"Move!"
And now this Count Selmy is riding on a tall horse, shouting majestically and loudly.
He ordered all the defeated troops here to get into formation and follow him back to Highgarden.
Then he distributed some dry rations, which allowed many soldiers who were about to starve to death to finally find something to eat.
Although the defeated troops who then gathered together barely stood in line, they were still sparse. There were soldiers and civilians among them, but there were not many like Bronn who were already fifty or sixty years old.
Most civilians of this age have died on the battlefield or been captured. Few have escaped, and those who have escaped will not escape with the defeated army.
One week later.
The Battle of Kuqiao came to an end, and the second prince Yin Meng was defeated without any surprise.
After all, in terms of overall strength, Yin Meng won the support of the West, the Reach and the Stormlands.
But he is still no match for his brother Horos Targaryen.
After all, the Prince Regent now occupies the imperial capital and occupies the right side, while Yin Meng is like a rebel, and the number of real soldiers under his command is far from enough.
Therefore, after the Battle of Bitter Bridge, Bessie, as the commander of the army, was very decisive. The army retreated directly, abandoning a large area of flat and vast land that was unsafe to defend, and retreated directly to his fiefdom, High Court.
The defeated army gathered by Astan Selmy also retreated to Highgarden, where Bronn finally seized the opportunity he had always wanted and successfully met his general.
Fortunately, although the other party is older, he has a good memory, and a simple conversation reminded him of his name.
"Polon"
"I feel very guilty for what happened to you."
Bessie felt deeply guilty after hearing what happened to Bronn. He had promised to knight Bronn and absolve him of any culpability. However, after the long night war, he had too many things to do.
He thought that Bronn would be knighted when he returned to Westeros, but he didn't expect that someone would take his credit and title.
"Are you the mercenary from back then?"
After some conversation, Tyrion learned about what happened to this man. As the initiator of Bronn's unfortunate life, Tyrion was shocked.
He didn't expect that he would see the mercenary he hired to kidnap him again after thirty years.
When Bronn failed to rob the prisoner, Jaime had already escaped, but by chance, Jaime disappeared, and King's Landing was sealed off and searched.
This directly led to Bronn and others being severely wanted, and they were forced to join the Golden Company to avoid being wanted.
Bronn once hated the dwarf very much and swore to kill him if he found him, but as time went by, he gradually forgot about it. He even forgot Tyrion's appearance, let alone the fact that the other party was famous.
Little devil, member of the Royal Council.
Now that everyone met at the beginning, all that is left is sighing.
Thirty years ago everyone was young, but now everyone has gray hair on their head.
"Your Highness, what do you think of this matter?"
Then Bessie pondered for a moment and looked at Yin Meng aside.
After all, Bronn was once a wanted criminal. He robbed a prison car and committed murder and other crimes. But thirty years have passed, and Bronn has also made meritorious deeds.
"If it were my brother, he might chop off your head first, and then give you a village as a fief, even if you have no descendants or a surname."
"Because this is justice."
And Yin Meng thought for a long time, and then said.