Year 294 of Aegon's calendar, second year of New Calendar.
From the day Viserys was crowned on the Iron Throne, the calendar year changed from the Aegonian calendar to the New Calendar year.
Now it is the second year of the New Calendar. After less than half a year of recuperation, the Targaryen army has cleared away its fatigue and re-energized its journey.
But the nobles of the Western Region, the Valley, the Riverlands and the Stormlands, who represent the traditional aristocratic power of the Seven Kingdoms, will naturally not surrender. They will not willingly put down their power and let them be slaughtered.
They called on the people in the territory to join the army, publicized Viserys's so-called "atrocities", and almost painted him as the second mad king, making the people in these places panic.
Indeed, in the eyes of these nobles, Viserys was more insane than his father.
After all, the Mad King only burned a few people for fun, but what Viserys wanted to burn were the rules and systems that Westeros had maintained for thousands of years.
How can such a person not be a ‘tyrant’?
As a result, the name of 'Tyrant' Viserys I spread throughout other regions except the Riverlands and King's Landing.
The people of King's Landing and the Riverlands may have heard of such a name, but they scorned it.
They didn't know whether His Majesty the King was a tyrant or not, but it was obvious to all that many of the coalition soldiers who surrendered after the Battle of Riverrun later performed meritorious service and were actually assigned their own fields.
Instead of just renting the lord's land for free.
There are even many soldiers who have been canonized as knights, and with their own land, they can give their shabby thatched houses a resounding name, and jokingly call themselves 'Lords of Two Acres of Land'.
These changes, which have not happened since ancient times, are seen by all the villagers.
Therefore, although they have never met Viserys, let alone whether he is a tyrant, at least he has given people hope, and the land is the hope of ordinary people.
However, in areas other than the Riverlands and King's Landing, it is absolutely forbidden to talk about Viserys's achievements. They are still promoting the name of the tyrant, and any voice that promotes Viserys will be arrested.
There is even an even more sinister theory that Viserys eats a virgin every day, the kind that chews her alive.
And his dragon is also evil and needs a lot of human meat to feed every day. Otherwise, why would the black dragon be so much bigger than the other two dragons?
However, this turbulent and clear-cut situation in the continent of Westeros will eventually be unified. If the division is long, it will be united, and if it is united for a long time, it will be divided. There is no room for easing the contradiction between the two sides.
The leader of the conservative noble party or the rebels is Stannis Baratheon, because he is the eldest brother of King Robert, the Duke of Dragonstone, and the nominal heir to the Iron Throne. However, he was imprisoned in King's Landing.
As long as his brother remains alive for a day, he will never be able to be crowned king.
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As the New Year's bell rings, not even half a month has passed.
The proclamation of the Second War of Conquest was issued in the Red Fort, and the clouds of total war enveloped the continent.
The Iron Throne gives a final warning to all nobles who are prepared to resist and surrender or die.
They have no third option, there is no possibility of negotiation, otherwise they choose to surrender, otherwise they will keep the glory of the old nobles and turn into ashes together with their castle.
The Iron Throne's warning quickly spread throughout the seven kingdoms. Everyone knew that the final war was coming, and people were talking about it. Some were indifferent, some were worried, some were excited, some were afraid, and some were looking forward to it.
Most of the people are numb. They have experienced too many ravages of war, while businessmen are worried about the instability of the political situation in the seven countries. The risks of doing business are too high. Although war and chaos are opportunities, they are also risks.
The lower-level soldiers of the Targaryen army are excited about the upcoming war.
Because under today's promotion system, only war, and only war, can make them live a better life.
Many commanders of the Golden Company also expect that all the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms will be strong-willed.
This will make it easier for them to break down these people's castles in the future, kill all these nobles, plunder their wealth, and finally replace their positions.
There are too many nobles in the Seven Kingdoms. If we don't kill a group of them, how can we leave room for them?
Especially their hometown. Their hometown has been occupied by others. How can they take back their hometown without killing them?
On the eve of this war, the only ones who seemed to be panicking were the traditional nobles who were ready to resist.
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Woo
On the eve of dawn, the horn sounded from the top of Junlin City.
Phew~
A huge figure flew across the sky, let out a low roar, vibrated its wings, swept into the strong wind, and flew into the distance.
The gates of King's Landing are wide open, and the Targaryen armies are ready to go.
Hua Hua Hua
Their armor was bright and their swords and spears were sharp. They marched out of King's Landing in neat steps, and then ran into the distance holding high the banner of the three-headed Targaryen fire dragon.
Rumble
The Dothraki's heavy iron hooves also stepped on the ground, and the warriors on horseback howled with excitement.
Although King's Landing is a big city, the Dothraki are a people on the grasslands. They still prefer their previous life, but they can't disobey the orders of the dragon-riding Khal.
Although the Prairie Knights are wild and unruly, they absolutely carry out Kaa's orders, and their core targets in this battle are Highgarden and Oldtown.
The Second War of Conquest was divided into three armies. The first army was led by Prince Oberyn of Dorne. It had set off in advance and was now deeply involved in the war in the West.
In the past two months, Oberyn had the help of dragon knights, and his niece Rhaenys rode Rhaegal and set fire everywhere in the mountains of the West.
It dealt a huge blow to the Lannister army. Countless towns and castles in the West were burned down, and the people were displaced and miserable.
However, Lord Tywin is cunning and prudent in his military use, so he is naturally not a person who gives up easily.
He used rumors to describe Viserys as a demon, coupled with the atrocities of the Targaryen army's invasion, the dragons flying in the sky, and Oberyn's burning of 20,000 Westerland men in the Red Lake.
Various successes inspired the fighting spirit of the nobles, soldiers and people of the Western Region.
Tywin led the united army of the West, taking advantage of the complex and mountainous terrain, to stubbornly snipe the invasion of the Targaryen army, causing Oberyn a lot of trouble.
Therefore, the two sides were temporarily in a stalemate, like two skilled hunters, both waiting for the final opportunity to kill their opponent with one blow.
The second army was the Golden Company led by Viserys himself.
He has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, making him the main force of the Targaryen family.
He led his troops to fight against the remnants of the Baratheon dynasty, the nominal leader of the conservative aristocratic party, and the self-proclaimed Duke of the Stormlands, Stannis Baratheon.
As the prestigious commander-in-chief of the Seven Kingdoms, Stannis heard that the Targaryen army was rushing towards Storm's End. He did not choose to sit back and wait for death. Instead, he actively sent forward troops to fight.
Because Stannis participated in the Battle of Riverrun, he knew that facing the dragon, defending the castle would be a dead end.
As a result, a fierce battle broke out between the leading troops of both sides near the Wende River.