King Viserys personally led the expedition and personally led the Golden Company to a decisive battle with the rebel leader Stannis and the Stormlands army he led in the Bronze Gate City.
The battle lasted from early morning to dusk. The Stormland army once stubbornly resisted the Targaryen army's attack, and even briefly gained the upper hand, creating a lot of trouble for the Targaryen army.
But after the Golden Company's prestigious war elephant troops and dragons joined the battle, the scene of the war changed, and the Stormland army was unable to fight against the overlords of the sky and the earth.
In fact, their performance was extraordinary, they tenaciously protected their homeland, and Stannis's commanding ability was also very good, but in the end they were unable to save themselves, and the blood of the soldiers stained the earth red.
In the end, the Stormland army was defeated in the Battle of Coppergate Castle, leaving corpses everywhere and materials fleeing in a hurry. At the same time, many Stormland villages, towns and castles were lost along the way.
The Targaryen army carried the power of the great victory like a broken bamboo, and the Bronze Gate Keep, Hay Hall, Harvest Hall and Felwood Castle fell one after another.
Stannis felt a long-lost sense of powerlessness when facing Viserys. The last time he had this feeling was when he first faced the White Walkers at the Wall.
At that time, Stannis felt deeply powerless when facing these endless and inexhaustible army of dead men. All his life's learning and his rich experience on the battlefield were of no use.
And now Stannis feels the same way when facing Viserys.
If it were just dragons, he didn't expect that under Viserys's command there were also war elephant troops that the soldiers of Westeros had never seen before.
When these monsters from another continent first appeared on the battlefield, they put great psychological pressure on all the horses and soldiers.
I don't know how many soldiers were frightened out of their courage, and their horses were frightened and ran away.
And in this battle, it was just one of Viserys' dragons
He also had a dragon ridden by Rhaegar's daughter to torment Tywin in the West, another dragon guarding Pentos, and five little babies that had not grown up.
It was with this deep sense of powerlessness and unwillingness that Stannis fled hastily back to his home base of Storm's End under the protection of his personal guards.
"Kaicheng!"
"Kaicheng!"
Under the dark night.
Tread
A dozen war horses galloped over, carrying disgraced knights in tattered armor. They arrived at the city gate of Storm's End from far to near. They still held the burnt crowned stag banner in their hands, shouting loudly.
Call the door.
The city head of Storm's End was brightly lit, and soldiers from the Baratheon family were guarding it.
The bad news of the Battle of Bronze Gate City came a few days ago. Storm's End Castle was immersed in a feeling of despair. Everyone was in panic all day long, not knowing when it would be their turn.
"stop!"
"who?"
However, the soldiers at the top of Storm's End kept their spirits up when they heard the shouting at the door below. They shined their torches downwards and saw a familiar face.
"The cavalry returns!"
"The cavalry returns!"
Woo~
Then a low trumpet sound sounded from the top of Storm's End Castle, and then the heavy city gate opened wide to welcome the return of the cavalry outside the castle.
"Here, slow down."
"call"
Tap tap tap
The sound of horse hooves was noisy and chaotic, and the remaining soldiers of the Stormlands returned to Storm's End in defeat.
"Help me dismount."
Then Stannis, who was also looking a little disgraced, turned over and dismounted with the help of his guards.
His legs were bruised with blood blisters, and he couldn't even dismount by himself. They were painful when touched, but Stannis' expression remained unchanged. He just took a breath of cold air, took off his gloves and threw them to the ground.
This time there was some difficulty in escaping, and Stannis was almost discovered several times by giant dragons flying in the sky.
There was even a time when a burst of dragon flames flooded in front of him, and two guards who did not react in time were burned to ashes. However, he jumped off the horse one step ahead and got into the grass, almost escaping death.
But fortunately, the terrain conditions of the Stormlands are relatively complex. Although there are not as many mountains as the Western Region and the Valley, there are still mountains, rivers and dense forests.
Especially the woods. The woods here are very lush because of the year-round rain. Stannis hid here and there under the protection of his personal guards, and finally escaped back to Storm's End with his life.
The horn sounded from the top of the city. Although it was already late at night, Storm's End Castle was still lively.
Old Maester Cressen, who had gray hair and even trembled when he walked, hurried over with his cane.
"Stannis"
Ever since the brothers Stannis and Renly killed each other and Stannis killed Renly, Maester Cressen has looked much more haggard. In the past, although the old man was old, he was full of energy, but now he needs to be supported.
Got a cane.
"Stannis, I heard the news about the battlefield. It's okay. It's no big deal."
"Life is a long road. You are still young and you will inevitably make mistakes. Failure once or twice is nothing."
"Storm's End has ancient magical protection and has never been attacked by outsiders since ancient times. Although the dragon is terrifying, the dragon flame cannot shake it."
The gray-haired old maester's words were trembling, and when the bad news of the Battle of Coppergate City came to Maester Cressen, it was as if he was struck by thunder.
But he is not afraid of death, but has served the Baratheon family all his life, following Duke Stephen Baratheon, and watching these children grow up. For the first time, he truly felt that the Baratheon family has
is in danger of collapse, and it is very likely that it will be in this crisis.
And the Baratheon family can't surrender yet, pray to Viserys to forgive the Baratheon family?
This is no different than committing suicide.
However, Maester Cressen did not express his inner sense of crisis. Instead, like a father, he reassured his children that failure once or twice was no big deal.
Maester Cressen's words rarely touched Stannis's inner weakness. The man with a strong face was silent for a moment, but he did not show his inner weakness. He just nodded and spoke in a low voice.
"It was just a lucky escape."
Then he felt the pain on the inside of his thigh, raised his head and looked around, and saw the worried faces.
Except for Maester Cressen, everyone in Storm's End Castle was in constant panic. It was as if a world crisis was imminent. Stannis's heart sank slightly. He was silent for a moment, and then he spoke.
"It's getting late. I just returned from the long journey."
"Bachelor, if you have any questions, let's talk about it tomorrow."
Maester Cressen nodded quickly, and then Stannis returned to his bedroom at Storm's End.