iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 264 True Dragon and Marigold

Under the blue sky, Daenerys, wearing black leather armor, stood on the tower of Beauty Port. Her blood-red cloak rustled in the roar of the sea breeze. A pair of violet eyes were vaguely visible looking at the sea. flaming red heart flag.

She is surrounded by Mason Baker, Samwell, Borona, Foley and others.

Ser Mason said: "The intelligence is very accurate. Stannis's army was defeated by the Lannister. It was a great defeat."

Contempt flashed in his eyes: "These, they are remnants of soldiers who have lost their honor as warriors."

Daenerys withdrew her gaze and said, "They are not resting on Dragonstone, so why are they here? Could it be..."

Sir Mason nodded and said: "Yes, your guess is correct, Your Highness. Maybe these desperate cowards want to find a place to vent their anger, or maybe they have already set their sights on Mermaid Harbor, no matter what the reason... "

He smiled cruelly: "They chose the wrong place."

Foley's rough voice sounded: "Ser Mason, are they just showing off again (Chapter 249)? Will Stannis's defeated army dare to attack Kleb?"

The words in Foley's mouth were filled with doubt, but his ferocious-looking face was full of expectation.

Sir Mason glanced at Foley and said: "It used to be two or three ships, but today there are at least ten warships."

Foley chuckled and said, "Sir, we must not weaken Lord Green's reputation."

Then, everyone looked at Daenerys, including Sir Mason.

Daenerys raised her eyebrows slightly. She knew that the Kleb warriors who had not followed Green to join the conquest of the valley were very eager to fight.

After the legendary victory spread to Kleb's territory, the atmosphere became even worse... She had to admit that she herself was somewhat affected.

Not only Stannis's remnants of soldiers, but also the soldiers of the Kleber House also need a way to "vent".

"Cleb and Stannis have a neutrality agreement, and Krab will not break the agreement unless..."

Daenerys' eyes swept over everyone, and finally settled on Sir Mason, saying: "Stannis' people broke the agreement first."

Sir Mason stroked his chest and said: "Your Highness, there is no difference between the remnant soldiers who escaped from the battlefield and the bandits. I believe they will not disappoint you."

At this time, the messenger's urgent voice sounded: "Sir, the flag for entering the port for supplies has been raised on the opposite side!"

Daenerys raised one of her eyebrows slightly. She turned her head to look at Sir Mason and said, "Do they really think that Krabs didn't see their malice, Sir?"

Anger flashed across Ser Mason's face: "I think Stannis's army has not gotten used to the status of remnants. Maybe they think Blackwater Bay is Stannis's back garden."

Daenerys looked at the sea again, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she said, "Maybe they still believe in Baratheon's flag."

She asked: "Sir, how are you going to fight?"

Sir Mason replied: "If an enemy ship enters the cordon of Mermaid Harbor, it will first warn with a ballistae."

Daenerys's purple eyes moved slightly, and Sir Mason continued: "If they ignore our warning and continue to move forward, I think we can legitimately go to war. This is because they took the initiative to break the relationship between Kleb and Stannis. agreement."

Daenerys tapped her chin, and asked the captain of the Mermaid Harbor Guard: "Folly, tell everyone about the intelligence of the fleet on the opposite side."

"Their flagship is a 200-oar ship, and the others are all 100-oar ships, about... twelve or three." After speaking, Foley withdrew his gaze.

After a pause, Daenerys asked Sir Mason: "Is there any way to keep their ship?"

She added: "The lives of Kleb's soldiers are more valuable than those ships. If you need to exchange them with the blood of soldiers, there is no need to regret those wooden boards."

Sir Mason's eyes moved below, where there were rows of white houses.

After a moment of silence, he said, "We can pretend to be scared and run away, luring them off the boat."

He pointed to the square to the north of the port and continued: "The several squares near the port are originally the 'pockets' specially left by Lord Green when the Mermaid Harbor was built. They are very suitable for surrounding and killing invading enemies. They will become Lamb to the slaughter.”

After a pause, he added: "But if we let the enemy in, the port will suffer a lot of losses." After a moment of silence, Samwell said carefully: "Your Highness the Princess..."

Daenerys looked over and said, "Sam?"

Samwell glanced at the people with tense faces in his eyes. Seeing this... Daenerys smiled and encouraged: "Do you have any suggestions? Please speak up and I will listen."

Encouraged, Samwell said with a shy smile: "I don't have a good idea. I just want to...just...well...the repair cost of those stone houses is only a few hundred gold dragons." Counting the others... I think the total is about one or two thousand gold dragons."

Licking his lower lip nervously, he continued: "As far as I know, a ship with 100 oars is worth at least 10000 gold dragons, and a ship with 200 oars is worth at least 30000 gold dragons. Their preciousness lies in the long construction time."

He came slightly closer to Daenerys and lowered his voice: "If we can rob... no, capture one, that would also be... good."

After finally finishing speaking, Samwell's cheeks turned red.

Daenerys smiled and nodded, saying: "I think we have made a decision, thank you, Sam."

The sun was dazzling. Daenerys narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Leave it to you, Sir."

Sir Mason stroked his chest and saluted, then strode away with Foley and others.

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After everyone left, Daenerys asked the little doubt she had before: "Sam, do you know why Sir Mason chose the ballista when he mentioned warning the enemy ships just now? Isn't the trebuchet farther away?"

Samwell scratched his head and said: "Your Highness, it's because of the accuracy of the target. The stone thrown by the trebuchet... no one can guarantee where it will fly. It will probably hit the hull of the ship, which is equivalent to It’s a direct war.”

"Thank you for your teaching."

Daenerys added: "Sam, do you understand the 'pocket' that Sir Mason just mentioned?"

Samwell nodded and said: "Your Highness, the stone houses around the square are connected... You can use them as walls..."

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"Ballista warning, prepare!"

Following the commander's order, the soldiers in Mermaid Harbor began to operate the ballistae nervously.

The two soldiers adjusted the angle of the crossbow together, and then... squeak, squeak, squeak, the crossbow string was slowly tightened, and then the other soldier put the long and thick crossbow arrow into the arrow slot.

"Ballista warning, fire!"

The soldier released the crossbow string, and with a bang, the crossbow arrows roared forward.

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On that day, more than 600 Stannis' remnants who landed at Mermaid Harbor encountered an ambush by Kleb. It is said that they were shot into hedgehogs by more than 1000 Kleb's longbowmen.

At the same time, Foley led more than 700 blue robes to board the ships docked in the port. After a fight, Kleib captured 8 100-row ships and hundreds of oarsmen and sailors.

The other ships, supported by the 200-oar flagship that was not docked at the dock, retreated in embarrassment towards Dragonstone.

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Grimm Kleb was leaning on a weirwood chair in the Eyrie's Great Hall. In his hand was a list of Vale nobles to be escorted to King's Landing.

This was the "trophy" that demonstrated King Joffrey's military exploits, and Lord Green looked at it carefully.

　It’s holiday soon, I’m really too busy, it’s too late when I get home, sorry, I’ll make up for it later TT

　　

　

(End of this chapter)