The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 262 Dragon's Defeat
Under the watchful eyes of the gods, a war unprecedented in the known world began. Even the decisive battle between the Rhoyna and the Dragon Kings did not reach such a scale in terms of numbers - of course, this time it seemed that the dragon riders were at a disadvantage.

As a monk with high prestige on both sides of the narrow sea, the status of the old sparrow in people's hearts is only slightly lower than Hugo. He is regarded as a living saint walking in the world. Daenerys chose him as her target. She originally planned to strike the enemy's arrogance by killing this leader who challenged her, but she did not expect that this plain-dressed man was actually an important spiritual leader. Now, the old sparrow died under the dragon's flames in public, which not only did not frighten the warriors, but made them extremely angry. Hugo's army included a large number of Seven Gods believers who spontaneously helped in the war. They were already a little restless before, and now seeing their leader martyred, they were full of anger and spontaneously killed the supporters of the evil dragon.

Even Hugo hadn't expected all this, let alone his opponents? Facing these angry followers of the Seven, Daenerys' army was caught off guard. Those who encountered the enemy were beaten back step by step. The followers of the Seven rushed towards them with an extremely fanatical attitude, charging the front line without hesitation, and even gaps appeared in some places. Facing these fearless lunatics, their battle line was forced to push back, and the front line was twisted from a straight line to an arc.

Hugo was helpless in the face of the army's loss of control. As the commander-in-chief of the battle, he was most afraid of the situation where each army fought on its own. In particular, there were many armies participating in this battle, and many of them were out of control. Not only did he have to order other armies that still had some rationality to follow up to prevent those out of control from being surrounded by the enemy, he also had to send a large number of messengers to various fronts to restore contact. If the battle situation on the front line went well, it would be fine. But if something went wrong somewhere and the formation was broken, it would be a big trouble.

The only thing that made Hugo feel a little relieved was probably the fighting spirit of these soldiers. Although most of them were inexperienced, due to their fanatical will and the armor on their bodies, they actually beat the enemy back step by step, and they persisted for a long time without cooling down or becoming timid quickly. This was the good side of the battle. Thinking of this, Hugo also began to mobilize a large number of troops that had not yet engaged in the battle and began to prepare for the rotation of the front line.

However, after the initial panic, Daenerys's army gradually stabilized its position. The central army composed of the Unsullied and the Free Folk was the main part of the army that was hit, but it was also the first part to regroup, especially the Unsullied. They not only successfully delayed the lunatics on the opposite side, but also found an opportunity to open the army formation, exposing those people on the opposite side to the milky white dragon. As the deadly flames continued to spew out, those people got their wish to see their gods, and the pressure on the central army was instantly relieved. At the same time, the queen who was patrolling the battle line in the sky also noticed this. She quickly landed back in her own army formation and ordered the dragon under her seat to wrap its neck around the friendly army and directly spray the flames into the enemy. In an instant, both sides of the battlefield could see that the group of people in front of the dragon turned into burning torches and screamed inhumanly, and the queen's warriors also seized this opportunity and used the new advantage to advance forward, forcibly pulling back a lot of distance, and the battle line gradually turned into a wavy line with an arc.

When facing an enemy, you can despise and belittle him strategically, but when you really face him, it is best to forget all the previous things. Even though Valyria has fallen for hundreds of years and the Dragon King's tactics have been basically lost, the surviving dragons are still extremely powerful on the battlefield. Even if they can only stay on the ground and spit fire, they can still cause huge casualties. Gradually, a hole was burned in the army, and the adjacent fronts also retreated a lot.

"Damn it! If they really burn down several sections of the battle line, we won't have to fight anymore. We'll just have to wait to be beheaded or go to the Great Wall!" Hugo cursed as he watched the situation in the central army change repeatedly. Then, he made up his mind and called out to his captain of the guards: "Eddie? Eddie!"

"My Lord, what should I do?"

"Do you see the two dragons in the center of the army?" Hugo pointed forward, and Eddie also looked in the direction he was pointing. "Notify Kanatir to mobilize all the crossbows that can shoot here, and focus fire on them! It doesn't matter if you can't shoot accurately, but you must make sure that the queen on the opposite side realizes that it is not safe to stay there. Where are those alchemists? Didn't they make wildfire containers that can be used on the battlefield? Why don't they use them on the battlefield now? And those flamethrowers mounted on large carts... those used to fight the White Walkers, all should be sent to the battlefield, even if they have to be dismantled and require dozens of people to carry them. Don't worry, aim all your weapons at the heads of those two dragons!"

"Sir, I understand what you mean..." Eddie responded, his words seeming to be a little hesitant, "Whether it's the crossbow or the wildfire, such an attack will cause some errors and may accidentally injure some soldiers. Do we really want to do this?"

"Eddie, the situation is urgent, we have no other choice..." Hugo told his captain of the guard, "Now believers across the country are against the queen. If I miss the opportunity to defeat the enemy due to inappropriate mercy and lose the war, how will the queen's butchers treat those who support us? I need to be responsible for my soldiers, and even more so for the millions of people who support us. If I put small mercy above big mercy, future generations will only judge me as indecisive and unworthy of being a commander! Eddie, go and pass the order. For those who died innocently because of my orders, I will personally arrange their funerals and pray for them to enter heaven."

Eddie took the order and left. Soon, crossbow arrows were shot at the two giant dragons. Some magicians and engineers also arrived at the front line. They either threw fire bombs or raised nozzles. As for their targets, they were naturally the two giant dragons spewing flames, especially the milky white dragon.

The warriors' attacks were very fierce. Although the power of the crossbow arrows had been weakened a lot at this distance and a small amount of wildfire might not cause serious damage to the dragon, the effect Hugo wanted had been achieved. As the attacks suddenly increased, the milky white dragon began to panic. Even though its mother was right next to it, it was difficult to calm the out-of-control dragon.

This is Daenerys' biggest weakness. Although she brought three dragons, only one of them had a rider - and a novice rider at that - and a dragon without a rider is extremely difficult to control.

Since Daenerys landed in Westeros, Hugo's secret agents on the Queen's side have been reporting on Daenerys' search for riders. However, whether it was the descendants of Valyria with ancient blood or the kid who came from nowhere and claimed to have dragon blood, they failed to tame the dragon, and most of the unlucky ones were turned into ashes by the dragon. This situation made Hugo very satisfied. He knew very well that Daenerys was unlikely to find her other two heads now. After all, the few people who had the possibility of riding on the dragon's back in the original story were now on his side.

Finally, the dragon, stimulated by the attack, went crazy. It no longer distinguished between friend and foe, and began to spit fire indiscriminately around it, forming a protective shield around it. This made the soldiers who were guarding it miserable. They had been burned by the crossbows and wildfires before. The fire that should have been sprayed on the enemy's head suddenly sprayed on itself. This caused great chaos in the army. The soldiers did not expect that the dragon, which was originally a symbol and a killer weapon of their side, would turn around and attack their own people. When Daenerys suddenly lost control of her child, she could only control the black dragon under her to suppress the crazy little dragon.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hugo's army began to attack again. As the dragons fought each other and the surrounding armies gave way, they were able to advance further. As the situation in the center army deteriorated further, many Westeros nobles who stood on the queen's side began to waver and began to doubt whether they were too hasty in supporting the queen.

When Hugo saw the progress of the central army in his camp, he couldn't help but feel fortunate for his decisive choice. As the dragon went crazy, Daenerys couldn't use the dragon to break the balance of the battlefield for a while.
Now is a good opportunity to add weight to the balance of war.

"Soldiers, now is the time for us to move forward! Above the sky, the Seven Gods are witnessing our deeds! Avenge the martyred old sparrow! Avenge our comrades who shed their blood on the front lines! Avenge our compatriots who were slaughtered by those thugs and unjust people! Move forward, soldiers, don't let them down!"

In response to Hugo, the surrounding reserve troops cheered loudly, and then, led by Hugo's main camp, the reserve troops that received the order - mainly infantry - also began to move to the front line. A large number of dragon hunting weapons in the surrounding areas were also adjusted accordingly and began to occupy more advantageous positions in the front.

However, although the reserve troops were advancing, their speed was not fast. On the one hand, it was for the purpose of saving energy, and on the other hand, they were guarding against possible flank attacks. More importantly, Hugo would not risk rushing to the front line before the dragon in front died or was expelled. He knew that a king had done so before, rushing into the battlefield before the threat came into contact, and the king ended up with his head and body separated.

Hugo was not afraid to charge ahead. His armor was strong and his guards were skilled in fighting. However, even if his soldiers were strong and his followers were brave, the flames would ruthlessly pass over them and burn them into dust in the soil. Caution does not mean cowardice, and recklessness does not mean bravery. Hugo would not risk going to the front line to boost the morale of the soldiers this time, because he knew that if he was burned to death by the dragon on the battlefield, the morale of the army would be more easily shaken than if he were to sit in the rear.

Turning the view to the battlefield, as the dragon hunting weapons moved forward, Daenerys, who had subdued the mad child, also noticed this situation. After thinking for a moment, she ordered the milky white dragon to retreat, and then she rode the black dragon away from the front line - she was reluctant to do this, but the three-headed dragon was her most important bargaining chip, and she would never let her children be targeted by those dragon hunting crossbows again - Daenerys knew very well the power of these things.

With the departure of the dragon, the army under the queen's command began to waver: in the eyes of most warriors, the dragon was their greatest reliance and the most critical weapon to defeat the enemy before them. But now, with the opponent pressing forward, they just left them. Isn't this a kind of abandonment?
This feeling of being abandoned immediately had a negative impact on the Queen's army, and many people, especially the Westeros people, began to waver.
If it weren't for those veterans who still held their ground on the battlefield and managed to stabilize the front line, the Queen's army might have been defeated by now.

For the entire army, these Orientals from Slave Bay were the Queen's most staunch supporters and played a backbone role. Even though they were far away from their hometown, they still maintained the strongest morale, maintained discipline, and firmly held up the front line in this unfamiliar battlefield.

However, according to the current situation, they also have to retreat slightly and reorganize the formation in the process.

With the war going on like this, even ordinary soldiers could see that the queen was losing. If she didn't take any action, she might be defeated. Thinking of this, the kingdom soldiers on the front line began to chase the queen's army closely. Many people ignored the rotation orders from the rear and also ignored the coordination with the surrounding fronts. Looking down from the sky, their army formation was getting thinner and thinner, and some places seemed to be out of touch.

(End of this chapter)