Chapter one hundred and forty-ninth defeat and return
The first month after Viserys returned from the war.
Andalus held a rare and unprecedented grand event to celebrate the conquest of large areas of land and villages in the two river basins, and almost restored the territory of the ancient Andalus kingdom.
At the same time, rewards were given based on merit, and many knights who accompanied the army in battle were granted enfeoffments.
After the awards were given, there was a martial arts competition.
Viserys and Oberyn did not participate due to status reasons. In the end, the Rhoynar general Ser Avonpath, who had commanded the heavy cavalry in the war, won the final championship.
As the first noble to rise under the banner of the Targaryen three-headed dragon, Sir Evan is naturally loyal to Viserys.
They were once just a puddle of mud at the feet of others, plundered by the Dothraki, relying on the trade city-states. They couldn't compete with those merchants with empty eyelashes for business, and their only way out was to become mercenaries, and then
I don’t know which day I died in a foreign country.
However, since the arrival of Targaryen, these villages have been reunited and become a huge force that cannot be ignored.
The Dothraki who came to plunder abandoned the corpses on the ground and fled in haste. Even their Khal was burned to death.
The caravans passing through the villages for business have also become polite and no longer exploit the villagers for profit as before.
After all, if they offended the caravan before, they would not come back, and the villagers could only travel thousands of miles to distant places to buy and sell things.
Nowadays, caravans are traveling more frequently, naturally because they are going to that emerging city-state, Andalos.
In this vast plain, Andalos has become a sacred byword.
Because it rose up in the shortest time and was blessed with religious mystery, it eventually became a holy place for countless Andals.
However, many newly joined Rhoynar people do not regard this place as their hometown. They are even more looking forward to the king rebuilding Godohe.
It even went further down the mother river to restore Nasa Star City, the ancient capital of the Rhoynar people.
The ambitions of the Andals ended here, but the Rhoynar who had newly joined the Targaryen forces were even more enthusiastic.
At a glance, there is a prosperous scene everywhere.
In the latest map of Braavos, starting from the coast of Braavos, the entire Andas Plains, together with the Velvet Mountains, both sides of the Rhoyne River on Godoho, including some mountains in the Norvos Mountains,
They were all painted in Targaryen's fiery red color, represented by a faint emblem of a three-headed fire dragon.
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However, just when everything was gradually calming down.
On the distant Narrow Sea.
A sudden naval battle broke out.
The royal fleet, which had made great achievements in the war to suppress the Iron Islands rebellion, suddenly appeared on the sea near Dragonstone early one morning after returning to Storm's End for a few months to rest.
Along with them were the distant relatives of House Targaryen, Lord Montfort Velaryon of Tidehead Island, and his warships. The ships regularly sent out by the Dragonstone fleet to patrol did not know the right time to betray the enemy.
It's obvious that this is a long-planned conspiracy.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Dragonstone Fleet, Sir Geoffrey, who was stationed on the island, was forced to organize a counterattack.
The two sides engaged in a fierce battle on the sea, and were eventually outnumbered. The old knight was even hit by an arrow in the chest, and then he was protected by the guards and hurriedly withdrew.
The Dragonstone fleet experienced a great defeat and then fled back to the port of Andalos. There was an uproar and excitement among the people.
The old knight was hit by an arrow in the chest, but fortunately it did not hurt his heart, otherwise he would have died on the spot. However, even if the heart was not hurt, the position of the chest is a vital point after all, and the old man is already quite old now.
After arriving at the castle, there was naturally a lot of excitement.
Dragonstone is finally lost.
However, it is not that Viserys hopes to lose this island that is of great significance to Targaryen, but that he has long felt that since it cannot be defended, it is not necessary to defend it. Anyway, in addition to its important strategic position, this place can be used as a sword.
A direct threat to King's Landing, and then it has no other effect. The fastest updated mobile version::
Even the output cannot be self-sufficient, and Andalus needs to allocate a large amount of resources every month to maintain the strategic deterrence of King's Landing.
But this kind of deterrence has no meaning in Viserys's eyes. What else can it do except to make King Robert never forget him, so that he can neither drink nor eat?
Do you want to call me now?
Just rely on Andalos's current army of tens of thousands of people and three little guys to conquer the Seven Kingdoms?
For Viserys, he cannot afford to lose, and he will not act rashly when he is not absolutely sure.
This cautious and cautious attitude runs through Viserys's actions all the time.
What's more, he now has a dragon, and he only needs to wait quietly for the dragon to grow up before he can repeat the story of Aegon's conquest of Westeros.
The one who is anxious now should be the fat man sitting on the Iron Throne. He may feel that the spikes on the iron knot are piercing his butt even more. But they have nothing to be anxious about. The fastest update PC version::/
However, Sir Geoffrey didn't think so.
As the commander-in-chief of the fleet and the second-in-command of the Targaryen forces, the old man holds great power.
When he was in Andalus, even Viserys had to respect his opinion.
Sir Geoffrey assured him that he could defend Dragonstone, and if the worst happened, he could retreat.
However, due to his negligence, he did not notice the rebellion of his subordinates, and suffered a severe defeat. He himself was even seriously injured and dying.
Viserys didn't blame him for losing the battle and losing Dragonstone. Instead, he blamed him for not cherishing his body and for suffering such a disaster at such an old age.
Now, in the ward.
The old knight was lying on the bed, looking pale and dying, still saying something.
The loss of Dragonstone is a trivial matter.
However, whether the Iron Throne will take advantage of the situation and cross the Narrow Sea to recreate the battle of the Nine Copper King and take the initiative to eliminate the threat in the cradle is what Viserys should consider next.
When Robert Baratheon had just ascended the Iron Throne, he did not immediately launch a general attack on Dragonstone because he did not have the naval force at his disposal.
However, the royal fleet, which was built at a huge cost, was burned down by the old knight and completely annihilated.
Later, Targaryen came to establish a foothold on the continent of Essos, but King Robert was still powerless. Because of the endless wars in recent years, the economies of the seven countries had been severely damaged and he was unable to launch a long-distance external war.
Fighting across seas.
I can only watch helplessly as Targaryen gradually develops on another continent.