Viserys was very sensitive to the disappointment in the old knight's tone, and his heart sank slightly.
But he still spoke calmly on the surface.
"If we want to retake the Iron Throne, the ships and resources we have are not enough."
At the same time, Viserys secretly thought in his heart that even Aegon did not conquer Westeros with only three dragons. Aegon was also surrounded by troops.
He first landed at the location where King's Landing is now and built a small castle out of wood called Aegon Castle.
The Rosby and Stokeworth families quickly surrendered, and then the war of conquest officially began.
What's more, now that there are no dragons in Targaryen, it is undoubtedly a foolish dream to just rely on a fleet to counterattack Westeros.
And if you stick to Dragonstone and don't leave, without replenishing resources, defeat is only a matter of time.
"Son, what you said makes sense, but you don't understand the actual situation."
However, when Viserys was about to say something, he was interrupted by the old knight.
The title also changed from 'Your Highness' to addressing a child.
The old knight was still a little disappointed in his heart. It seemed that Viserys was not enough to reach the height of his brother.
But it doesn't matter, he is still young and can still be cultivated. If Prince Rhaegar was here...
No.
Prince Rhaegar has been defeated.
In fact, if it weren't for Rhaegar and Lyanna's selfish desires, they wouldn't have provoked this Usurper War. The entire country could have continued at least a few more years under the Mad King's torment...
When his thoughts suddenly came to this point, the old jazz man felt slightly confused. There seemed to be something wrong with the goal he had been chasing, and his voice paused.
The entire picture table hall suddenly fell into silence.
And Queen Leila, who was sitting on the main seat with a big belly, had some mental problems due to the continuous heavy blows in the past six months.
She heard Viserys's words, and then her emotions became excited again. Dragonstone had a strong meaning to her, and even though she understood it, she could not really give up Dragonstone and escape to the Eastern Continent.
"impossible!"
The silver-haired woman didn't have a good rest last night. Her usually beautiful lavender eyes were bloodshot and her hair was a little messy. She slammed the table suddenly and said in a sharp voice.
"His Majesty..."
However, the old knight raised his hand slightly at this moment and tried to interrupt Queen Layla.
But the emotional woman doesn't care, she will not allow this kind of thing to happen.
"It is absolutely impossible to give up Dragonstone!!"
"His Majesty!"
However, Sir Jeffrey also followed suit and suddenly raised his voice, interrupting Queen Layla again, finally making her shut up temporarily.
He had interrupted what Queen Layla and Viserys were about to say one after another. However, Queen Layla did not dare to get angry at each other because now the last force of the Dragonstone Fleet was in his hands.
Neither Queen Rhaella nor Viserys dared to offend the other.
After the old knight interrupted the woman's voice, he looked at Viserys with piercing eyes, and then continued to speak.
"The actual situation is... Your Highness, the nine free trade cities will not allow us to get involved."
The nine free trade city-states may seem loose and even contradictory, but they will show unity when facing external enemies.
Because this is related to their vital interests, they do not want an outside force to disrupt this balance.
And although this force is not very powerful, at least it cannot be ignored, and it may even trigger a war in the future because of their identities.
If only the orphans and widows of Viserys fled to the continent of Essos, the nine free trade cities might open their arms and actively accept it, in order to create a little trouble for Westeros.
And if Viserys brings a fleet to the Eastern Continent, then the attitude of the trading city-states will completely change.
Because they knew that the Iron Throne on the other side of the Narrow Sea might ignore a pair of orphans and widows, but would never allow Targaryen to make a comeback on the continent of Essos.
Therefore, it is very likely that there will be a tragic war between the two continents in the future, just like the battle of the Nine Copper King many years ago.
The Iron Throne will never allow an existence that has the opportunity to challenge his position in the future to continue to exist, and may even take the initiative to attack.
These unstable factors led them to accept Viserys and Queen Leila, and even actively helped them escape to Dragonstone in order to cause some trouble for the Iron Throne.
But Viserys would never be allowed to come with a fleet.
"So that's it."
When Viserys heard these words, the expression on his face was very clear and he was slightly stunned.
He really wasn't very clear about these details. After all, he was just talking on paper now. Viserys knew a lot, but he also didn't know there was more.
These are all insignificant details hidden in this magnificent big picture.
However, these small details often affect the overall situation.
"Sorry Sir."
Viserys still sat in the chair and hesitated slightly for a long time, but he couldn't think of any better excuse. In fact, any Iron Alliance will have its loose ends, let alone the nine free trade cities that are still fighting among themselves.
place.
If you are looking for opportunities, you will definitely find them.
However, Viserys did not say that, because it would sound like he was quibbling, and what happened just now also sounded a wake-up call for him.
Nothing is ever as simple as what he sees on the surface.
He cannot use "I think" as the basis for making judgments and decisions. He needs to provide tangible evidence to prove his rationality for everything.
Viserys was glad that he was not in power now. If the old knight had just listened to his advice without hesitation, it might have caused serious consequences.
If the road to the Free Trade City is cut off, then Viserys and his son will really have no way out.
Thinking of these, Viserys even felt a slight chill in his back.
Then he raised his head and apologized to Sir Geoffrey.
"I was too negligent."
However, when the old knight stood in front of the map, he uncharacteristically put away his arrogant expression. The expression on his face relaxed slightly as he accepted Viserys' apology, and then he suddenly spoke.
"But His Highness's words did remind me."
"What?"
Viserys was slightly stunned.
He was still immersed in the frustration of failing to show his presence for the first time, but he didn't expect the old knight to say this suddenly.
Then I heard the other party continue to speak.
"We really shouldn't sit back and wait for death."