After the royal army retreated, the coalition of Dornish nobles did not pursue the victory. After all, their numbers did not have much advantage.
This time Dorne's rebellion was only the activity of a few nobles and did not receive the nod from Sunspear.
Moreover, what they were pursuing was to have the Iron Throne repatriate those Dornish people who had fled to other places and return them to the local area to face trial, rather than really wanting to rebel, so they did not dare to pursue them too hastily.
If this royal army is really destroyed in Dorne, their life will not be easy in the future.
Then a coalition of Dornish nobles, led by the Uller family of Hellgate Castle, marched into Tianji City.
"Welcome, Lord Harman Uler!"
"my old friend!"
The old falcon Count Franklin Fowler changed his blood-stained armor and went out of the city to greet him personally.
The flag of House Uller is an interlaced flame of yellow and crimson, and Hellgate Castle is also located in the center of the Dorne Desert, close to the source of the Sulfur River, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Most of the castles in Dorne are located in precipitous locations. Therefore, during the first Dorne War three hundred years ago, several Targaryen armies faced so many difficult situations when they entered Dorne.
Just fighting deep into the desert is enough to dissuade many soldiers. Fighting in the desert also faces many difficulties, such as lack of water, exposure, and poisons. No matter how many lives are lost, it cannot be filled.
Therefore, the Earl of Prison Gate Castle jumped out with confidence, took the initiative to become an enemy of the royal power, and supported the Earl of Tianji City.
After all, there is a proverb among Dornish folk, 'Half the Uller family are mad, and the other half are worse.'
"Huh, I once went to the Reach for the Iron Throne!"
"I didn't expect that yellow-tongued kid to betray Dorne."
Harman Uller, Earl of Hellgate Castle, who was burly and somewhat gray-haired, jumped off his horse and hugged his old friend.
"Don't worry, old friend."
"I will not let Jon Connington take you to King's Landing."
The old falcon, Franklin Fowler, pretended to be moved and wiped his eyes, but he did not dare to answer Harman Uhler's words. Everyone present knew who the 'yellow-mouthed kid' he was referring to.
Be aware.
In fact, Franklin Fowler also regretted after killing someone. However, he did not want to be taken away directly like this, which would definitely lead to death when he arrived in King's Landing. Therefore, Franklin Fowler was forced to start a war.
rebellion.
Essentially, he still wanted to reconcile with the Iron Throne. He still had some illusions in his heart and didn't want to go all the way. Therefore, he didn't dare to answer his old friend's words and could only smile awkwardly.
"Urik."
"long time no see."
Then the old falcon turned his attention to the middle-aged knight next to Harman Uler who was slightly younger than the two of them.
His face is somewhat similar to Harman Uller, who is Sir Ulric Uller, the younger brother of the Earl of Hellgate Castle.
"Lord Franklin."
The middle-aged Sir had a calm face and held the hilt of his sword with one hand. He also shook hands with the old Falcon, and then retreated behind his brother and stopped talking.
"Let's go to town and discuss it."
"Let's discuss how to negotiate with Jon Clinton and how to resolve this matter without refuting our Majesty's face."
Then Franklin Fowler opened his mouth and made a gesture of invitation.
"I saw this guy Jon Connington when he was in King's Landing. He has a cold face all the time, has a bad temper and is stubborn. He is not an easy person to deal with."
"please"
"please"
The coalition of Dornish nobles held high the flags of each family and stationed themselves in Tianji City, while those who could not enter the castle began to set up camp outside the city.
"drive"
"drive"
The sound of horse hooves was noisy and chaotic, and colorful flags were fluttering in the wind. Dornish soldiers were busy on the mountain, but in the king's army camp below the mountain, the atmosphere here was a little low.
"Lord Jon Connington!"
"IMHO."
"Reinforcements from the Dornish army have arrived, and it is no longer possible for us to attack Tianji City."
Ser Edway Fossoway of the Cider Hall held his hand on the hilt of his sword and spoke, while his brother Brian Fossoway also nodded in approval.
"That's right."
"We can no longer keep up with supplies. If we continue to use up supplies here, we may be at risk of being annihilated if the Dornish people surround us."
In fact, by all calculations, the army commanded by Jon Clinton only had 4,000 men. Being able to break through the Prince's Pass, the northern gate of Dorne, and attack the hinterland of Dorne is already something to be proud of.
If the four thousand men led by Jon only put down the rebellion of the Fowler family and escorted the Earl of Tianji City to King's Landing for trial, it might be enough.
But if other Dornish nobles intervene in this war, they will not be able to look at them at all.
You must know that the Martell family in Sunspear has yet to express its stance. They have neither sent troops to quell the rebellion nor announced their support for the rebellion.
If the Martells suddenly join the rebellion, they may never be able to leave Dorne.
Fortunately, the two thousand legionnaires who followed Jon Connington from King's Landing are still fighting with high morale and have not flinched at all. Most of them come from across the Narrow Sea and are not afraid of the Dornishmen.
However, some of the local nobles in the Reach have already given up. After all, they have crossed the Prince's Pass and penetrated deep into the hinterland of Dorne. If the Dornish people suddenly turned against them, they would not even have a chance to escape.
Although it was the rabbit's death and the fox's sorrow for standing up for the Cenfold family, no one wanted to die, let alone die for someone else.
Therefore, they proposed to King's Hand to retreat to Prince's Pass, and then sent out envoys to negotiate with Tianji City, asking Franklin Fowler to take the initiative to surrender.
Or let Jon Connington ask King's Landing for reinforcements and ask his Majesty to send more troops to Dorne, while they wait for the arrival of reinforcements at Prince's Pass.
Jon Clinton, who was standing in front of the map of the Chinese army's tent, did not speak from the beginning to the end, looking down at the map below with his eyes.
By the time the group of Reach nobles had finished speaking, all their eyes were focused on him.
The middle-aged man with gray-red hair finally raised his head, glanced at every face present, and spoke in a calm voice.
"The Dornish reinforcements are not much greater than ours."
"The fact that they did not mobilize in full force shows that they do not want to resist to the end for the Fowler family and the royal power."
"So if they dare to go out of the city to fight, we will take the opportunity to eat them. If they huddle under Tianji City, we will accompany them to the end."
"I have already flown to King's Landing to ask for help from His Majesty. Maybe the dragon will arrive soon."