The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 252 A good start
Since the wars on both sides of the narrow sea came to an end, the kingdom, which had returned to peace, ushered in a brief revival. People put some of the supplies they had accumulated to prepare for the long winter into the market, and the market, which had been depressed by the war, also ushered in a recovery and prosperity. At first glance, the kingdom seemed to have returned to that prosperous era, and people had hope for life, hoping that life could be stable and prosperous.

But under this prosperity, everyone with a political mind can see that the haze still exists. With Hugo's strong entry into the political situation in Westeros, the positions of various forces on the west coast of the narrow sea are quietly changing. Some former enemies begin to unite, and some former allies become enemies. Lannister, Tyrell, Martell and Baelish are getting closer, and Frey and Baratheon are getting closer to the Eastern Regent. At the same time, the kingdom has been circulated with news that a real dragon has returned east of the border.

As for the North and the Iron Islands, they became the biggest losers in the last round of war and naturally lost the ability to participate in this round of the Game of Thrones. The small and medium-sized nobles below the big players also began to choose sides and prepare for war.

As a result, the shadow of war once again loomed over the kingdom that had finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the market that had just prospered became tense again. As both sides once again gathered troops and gathered strength, everyone understood that war would inevitably break out again, and the atmosphere in Westeros became tense again.

Just like that, less than four months after the end of the war, the kingdom was once again on the brink of war. In Westeros, the lords of all parties summoned the disbanded soldiers, desperately trained new recruits, and increased troops on the border. In the New Seven Kingdoms, the Regent of the East also summoned the strength of the entire New Seven Kingdoms.

Naturally, against the backdrop of all parties increasing their troops, there were all kinds of complaints. The reason was very simple: no one wanted to fight anymore, but the boss above gave the order and everyone had to listen.

While the army was being mobilized openly, envoys and spies from both sides were secretly communicating with each other, passing information and winning over supporters.

The number of ships traveling between the two sides of the Narrow Sea also increased greatly. Under Hugo's order, a large number of dragon hunting weapons stored in warehouses were sent to Westeros. Hugo knew very well that the main enemy he had to face was never the Targaryens in Westeros, but the Targaryens in the East.

Hugo kept a close eye on Daenerys and sent a large number of spies to the east to collect a lot of information.

Over there, with the destruction of the main force of the Qarth city-state, this city that monopolized the east-west shipping routes finally bowed to Daenerys and signed a peace treaty with her, and it paid a huge price for it.

After signing the contract with Qarth, Daenerys did not disband the army, but instead summoned more troops. She collected the ships of the defeated and ordered the city-states in Slaver's Bay to build ships with all their strength. Daenerys' intentions were now clear.

However, in Westeros, no one on either side was willing to fire the first shot, so the confrontation lasted for a full month. Under such circumstances, many soldiers had illusions that the war would not break out - but in fact, the anti-Hugo side was just waiting for the real protagonist to arrive, and as for Hugo, he was waiting for his army to arrive.

Even for Hugo, it would take a long time to reassemble the army that was disbanded after the Battle of Glory.

In this way, both sides made intensive preparations, and the war could break out at any time. Everyone was on edge, ready to face the moment the war broke out.

And under the tense gaze of all parties, the war broke out.

The trigger of the war was the uprising in the Vale. In Greydale, the young Sir Andrew Tollett raised the banner of resistance against Petyr Baelish. He accused Petyr Baelish of being a usurper and said that the people of the Vale must stand up and overthrow Petyr's rule. Thanks to his status as a relative of Hugo, a large number of middle and lower class nobles and knights immediately gathered under Sir Andrew. This rebel army captured several castles in a short time and was the most popular in the Vale.

The valley nobles everywhere took a tacit attitude towards the uprising. Although they all had hostages with Littlefinger and could not participate in the uprising, they could still acquiesce in the activities of the rebels in their territories and recruit troops - the same applied to the castles that were easily captured by the rebels.

Another point is that many of the nobles captured by Petyr were the pillars of their family territories. After they were captured, their families were left with orphans and widows who had no ability to manage the territories, so naturally they could not do anything to the rebels.

This put Petyr in an awkward position. If one had to count now, almost every noble family in the valley had "joined" the rebellion. If he were to settle accounts with all of them and kill all the hostages, then the fight would really be a fight to the death.

However, this situation was already taken into account in Littlefinger's plan, so he did not kill the hostages, but continued to hold them in his hands - as long as the hostages were still there, those families would not be able to put all their strength into the resistance, which was enough for him.

The uprising in the valley was seen as a signal by others, and then many nobles who were inclined to Hugo's side took action.

In the crownlands, most of the crownland nobles announced their support for Hugo. Although the rest had not yet expressed their stance, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before they joined. They expelled the officials and garrisons of the Iron Throne on their own, and forced the Lannister and Tyrell armies back to King's Landing.

The situation of the royal lords is very similar to that of Dorne. Throughout the civil war, they sat on the fence and did not participate in the war. Therefore, they were very fanatical about the war.

Dontos Hollard, who returned to Duskendale during the Long Night, served as the leader of the kingship. He was Stannis's man, and after Stannis turned to Hugo, he also turned to support Hugo. It was he who used his connections to organize this great rebellion against the Iron Throne. The kingship lords gathered 10,000 troops in an instant and marched directly towards King's Landing.

At the same time, riots broke out in King's Landing. The militia, who had long been resentful of the Iron Throne, once again built barricades in the city and continued to attack the Lannister and Tyrell armies.

Compared with what happened in the valley, the sudden change in the king's territory caught the royal family off guard. In their view, King's Landing should have been the most stable link in the alliance, but they did not expect it to fall into chaos and start to crumble soon.

The current situation forces the alliance to face a cruel fact, that is, they may have to abandon the kingdom's capital...

On the east coast of the Narrow Sea, when Hugo learned what happened in the west, he couldn't help but sigh. As expected, no matter what time it is, things can't develop completely according to one's will; the opportunity is fleeting, so in this case, let's go west again now.

(End of this chapter)