The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 253: Changing the Flag
King's Landing, the capital of Westeros.

Ever since the king led the princes in rebellion and approached King's Landing, the end of the King's Landing court can be said to have come. There are no troops inside or outside the city willing to defend the Iron Throne today.

Therefore, King's Landing fell into the tension of war again.

The tense atmosphere reappeared on the streets. Fully armed soldiers could be seen walking around everywhere. The barricades on the streets were also armed again. It seemed that the war would break out at any moment, and the rulers of King's Landing could only temporarily avoid the attack in the face of all this.

"No, I will never leave the Red Keep, and neither will the King. I am the Queen Mother of Westeros. Let those rebels come, the walls of King's Landing will make them smash their heads and bleed!"

In the throne room, Cersei was almost roaring hysterically. The Queen Mother was so angry because she was unwilling to believe the fact that she had to leave the Red Keep now.

"Queen Cersei, make a decision quickly. If this continues, the traitor Dontos will arrive in King's Landing. You know how many connections the Lord of the Banquet has in King's Landing. As long as the flag of Duskendale appears outside King's Landing, the currently neutral communities will defect without hesitation."

Davon Lannister said with a bitter face, how could he have such a lord who was unwilling to admit the reality even at this time.

Oh, if only Master Tiget and Master Gillian were here. Davon thought, the two of them had repeatedly said they needed to wait, and who knows how long they would have to wait.

"Shut up, Davon. I will never waver. Go and find my son for me! You must do this no matter what method you use! The king must be by my side now!"

At Cersei's roar, Davion retreated from the throne room in embarrassment, with Cersei's voice following him.

After Davon came out with a bitter face, he quickly walked to the Lannister camp. Now it was safest to stay with the army anyway. Here, he met another Lannister, Damon Lannister, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Is Tywin's daughter going crazy again?" Damon saw this scene and knew what had just happened.

"Yes, she refused to leave the Red Keep and even asked me to snatch the king from Tyrell. Damn it, she is still going crazy even at this time."

"In that case, we don't have to endure it."

Damon looked around and then spoke carefully.

"No need to endure? You mean, Master Tiget and Master Gillian are finally willing to come back and take charge of the situation?"

Davion immediately became excited. He had been waiting for this moment for a very long time. He had been dying to get rid of that crazy Cersei, and now he could finally get rid of that guy.

"Lord Tygett and Lord Gillian have expressed their willingness to support Lord Tyrion to become the Duke of Casterly Rock. They want us to detain Cersei. If the situation permits, it would be best to detain Joffrey." Damon said in a low voice, and Davon became more and more excited. If it weren't for reason suppressing his thoughts, he would have rushed out to capture Cersei immediately.

Next, the two naturally began to plan to arrest people. No matter what, this was a coup, and Cersei still had some guards loyal to her, not to mention the Kingsguard, so they had to be cautious.

However, while they were still planning how to control Cersei, shouts of killing were heard inside and outside the Red Keep. The two men subconsciously picked up their swords and walked out of the tent. Their Lannister army had been on alert when the shouts of killing were heard, but the enemy had not appeared yet.

Many possibilities flashed through their minds: Did the princes of the king's territory break in? Or did the citizens of King's Landing rebel? Why did these people break into the Red Keep so quickly, and why didn't they have any information at all?

Doubts arose in their minds one after another, so much so that they did not realize that when the news of the enemy's attack came, they subconsciously ignored Cersei, and did not even think about protecting the Queen Mother.

It was not until the shouts and cries of killing had lasted for a long time that they remembered to protect Cersei. When the Lannisters rushed to the heavily protected Red Keep, they found that the road leading to the Queen Mother's chamber had been ripped apart by a bloody mass, with bodies of guards and maids everywhere. Some guards and maids took advantage of the chaos to loot the treasures of the Red Keep, and then they were all hacked to death by the anxious Lannisters.

Finally, the Lannisters discovered that Cersei had disappeared, and even the king and queen, as well as the Tyrells, had disappeared. Then, they spent a lot of effort to figure out what had happened:
While they were still planning the coup, the Tyrells launched a coup first, killing all of Cersei's confidants and servants, then captured Cersei, and then the Tyrell forces completely left the Red Keep.

Faced with this situation, the Lannisters had to admit the fact that they were one step ahead of the Tyrells.

The reason why Tyrell did this was very simple. After realizing the undercurrents within the Lannisters, it was meaningless to maintain the alliance with the Lannisters. An ally who might betray at any time was meaningless, and staying in King's Landing, a city that might turn against them at any time, was even more meaningless.

Although the loss of King's Landing had brought about enormous political impact, the current situation no longer allowed the Tyrells to make any choice.

Therefore, let's try to gain as much benefit as possible before the alliance is irreversibly destroyed.

For example, it would be a good idea to keep Joffrey Baratheon and Cersei Lannister under control. Apart from anything else, the legality of these two people is enough to disgust people. Even if they are useless, giving the usurper's wife and children as gifts to the Targaryen who is planning an eastward expedition is also a very good choice. These two characters can be fully utilized.

Just like that, the Tyrell forces completely withdrew from King's Landing. As the Roses withdrew, the citizens of King's Landing immediately became agitated and began to besiege the Lannister army. Facing the city militia, the Lannisters repeatedly gave in. Finally, they raised the seven-pointed star flag and announced the change of flag of the Westerly Army.

In this way, King's Landing fell into Hugo's hands, and after receiving the news, Hugo immediately ordered the entire army to advance at full speed towards King's Landing. Now King's Landing was only nominally controlled by him. If he wanted to realize this result, he must reach King's Landing.

Under Hugo's command, the entire army accelerated its advance, and finally, Hugo arrived at his loyal capital, Junlin.

(End of this chapter)