Now Andalus does not have enough power to challenge the powerful alliance of wolves, deer, ospreys.
When Targaryen was still sitting on the Iron Throne, he lost the war even with the support of a large number of nobles, let alone now.
The coalition composed of the North, Stormlands, Riverlands, and Vale overthrew the Targaryen rule. Now Robert Baratheon sits on the Iron Throne and his strength is no weaker than six years ago.
The Targaryens were far behind what they were at the beginning of the war.
Therefore, everyone is aware of all these truths. The best they can do now is to take advantage of the Iron Islands rebellion to cause some trouble for the usurper, preventing him from successfully suppressing the rebellion.
Then, everyone's eyes were focused on Viserys.
After everyone's opinions are expressed, Viserys needs to make the final conclusion on this matter.
The little king is different from the situation where he once walked on thin ice with fear. Now he actually holds most of the power in his hands.
"Bring me a map."
After some thinking, Viserys asked a guard to bring the map and spread it on the table.
Then his eyes fell in the direction of the Iron Islands and Lannisport, which was the first battle after the Iron Islands rebellion, and then his eyes fell on the Seaside City in the Riverlands.
Although the Western Territory is extremely rich, it is mostly fortified cities, and the undulating mountains and complex terrain are not suitable for the Ironborn to plunder.
The Seaside City in the Ironborn Bay has been a castle and town built to resist the Ironborn since ancient times. Behind the Seaside City is the fertile and flat river land.
Just like the former King of the Iron Islands, Harwin, the "Iron Hand" of House Hall, took the land of the Riverlands from the hands of Alec Durrandon, the Storm King at the time.
What he relied on was to bypass Haijiang City and land forty miles south of Haijiang City. Then he led the iron people to carry the long boat on their shoulders, walked to the Blue Fork River, and then took a boat to start plundering along the river.
Therefore, if the Iron Islands want to quickly open up the situation in this war and restore the former Iron Kingdom territory, they must first conquer Seaside City.
As long as Haijiang City can be conquered, everything that follows will become much smoother.
"The next target for the Ironborn should be here."
"As long as Haijiang City is conquered, the Iron Islands will still have room to maneuver in this war."
"That's when we have the opportunity to directly intervene in this war."
Viserys bit his finger and thought deeply, then the finger of his other hand landed on the location of Seaside City on the map.
Prince Oberyn, who was leaning on the chair, glanced at Viserys in surprise. He did not expect that Viserys was what he thought.
"That's all."
In the end, Viserys thought deeply and gave up the urge to rush into Westeros to challenge the Iron Throne now.
"This is a losing battle, and there is no need for us to get too involved."
Everyone in the conference hall nodded slightly. Except for Sir William, no one believed that Greyjoy's rebellion could succeed.
The soil of the Iron Islands is barren and mostly rocky, and the ironborn have no horses or cattle to farm with.
The only mineral resource on the island is cheap iron ore, and the resources are not as rich as those in the west, so the iron people have relied on plundering since ancient times.
Therefore, in such a place, firstly, it does not have sufficient resources and supplies, and secondly, it does not have enough soldiers to consume. How can it defeat the Iron Throne, which has a far superiority in both material supplies and the number of soldiers?
Although this is indeed a good opportunity, the involvement of the Targaryen fleet can cause a lot of trouble for the usurper, but that is all, and it is not enough to shake Robert's rule.
At the same time, Viserys did not want to overly stimulate this king, lest the king go crazy and lead his knights to swim across the narrow sea to beat him.
After all, for now, he still has to focus on development and accumulate his strength in a low-key manner. Although the possibility is not high, it is best to make Robert Baratheon feel that he is content with the status quo and is happy to be happy.
Based on the information collected by the maester, Viserys learned that Prince Joffrey in the Red Keep had passed his third nameday.
Queen Cersei Lannister is now pregnant again, and her second child may be born next year.
Such a big thunder has been buried under the Iron Throne for a long time. Viserys only needs to wait quietly for the thunder to explode and watch the Baratheon dynasty fall into pieces.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to get involved in this Iron Islands rebellion, so as not to lose his troops and overly stimulate King Robert, causing the other party to feel deeply threatened and then work hard to control it.
However, the rebellion in the Iron Islands was just right. King Balon directly took away the hatred of King Robert, and Viserys had a lot of breathing space.
"Then, let's seize the opportunity created by Balon Greyjoy for us."
Viserys fixed his gaze on the map around Andalus, and then moved his finger to the mountains east of the Upper Rhoyne River and an ancient road leading to the Bay of Lorath.
This is an ancient Rhoynar settlement.
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The sudden outbreak of the rebellion war in the Iron Islands exceeded everyone's expectations.
However, the Iron Throne responded quickly. At the king's call, the knights began to assemble quickly.
However, before they could complete their assembly, the Iron Islands' attack came like a ****.
This combination of punches directly made the scheming Duke of Casterly Rock beat his head to the point of buzzing. He had no idea that this neighbor on the sea was so devoid of martial ethics.
The fire in Lannisport had not completely dissipated, and then countless small longships driven by the ironborn came from the sea in overwhelming numbers.
They landed on various coasts and began burning, killing, and looting in the Western Territory indiscriminately. For a time, the land in the Western Territory was filled with smoke.
And the other side.
Because of this victory at Lannisport, there is no longer any other maritime power on the sea of Ironborn Bay.
The Iron Fleet can freely attack the strategic location of Seaside City. It is the only port from the Riverlands to the Sunset Sea. It is the only place the Ironmen must pass if they want to enter the rich Riverlands to burn, kill and plunder.
As expected by many people, including Viserys, King Balon sent troops to attack Seaside City, and Seaside City was well prepared this time.
The ancient bronze bell on the top of the city rang for the first time in three hundred years.
Rodrik Greyjoy, the eldest son of King Balon of the Iron Islands, led the ironmen to attack Seaside City, while Lord Jason Mallister, who was well prepared in Seaside City, personally led his troops to resist tenaciously.
A fierce battle broke out between the two sides under the city wall.
In the end, the heroic Lord Jason killed Rodrik Greyjoy, the 'Prince' of the Iron Islands, in the melee.
The Ironborn were in disarray and fled back to the sea in panic.