The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 264 A fatal blow

If someone asked Petyr Baelish many years later what his ultimate pursuit was, Petyr's answer would inevitably be power; however, if he was further asked how he could ensure that he obtained power, I believe that this time Petyr's answer would be very different.

For Petyr in the past, relying on the royal power and moving up step by step within the system was his way of gaining power. He was born in a humble family and had to rely on the power of the stronger and serve the stronger in order to obtain hard-won opportunities, and this was indeed the case.

However, as Petyr became a local governor, he became completely different from his previous self. He used to depend on and serve others, but now, many people have to depend on him and serve him. Thanks to the need to manage the local area, he truly has his own confidants and his own team. In peaceful times, these people are his right-hand men in handling government affairs, and in troubled times, these people can support him to become a local overlord... and even compete for the world.

For Petyr, the army around him was the foundation of his life. In the years after Robert's death, he was able to fight in the north and south and travel across the narrow sea, relying on these nearly 20,000 troops, bureaucrats and supporters. Regardless of whether these people were Myr or Vale people, they were all supported and cultivated by him since the time of Governor of Myr. For them, Petyr spent countless resources and thoughts, mobilized countless connections and relationships, and devoted all his efforts.

Of course, the final result is worthy of this effort. Their interests are completely tied to his own interests, and they have become the most solid foundation of his power. As long as these people are still there, no one can ignore him no matter where he goes or which force he stands on. This is also the reason why Petyr dares to fight everywhere.

Therefore, Petyr cherishes his direct forces as if they were his own body.

If it were the Petyr of the past, he might have considered anything as a price to exchange in order to achieve a goal - those things didn't belong to him anyway - but now, he no longer dared to do so. If he lost the bargaining chips in his hand, they would be gone for real.

Of course, Petyr could also make a gamble, just like when he returned to King's Landing, by betting on Daenerys' victory. In this way, he could get a return tenfold or a hundredfold, and his family could become a real noble family in the kingdom. In the past, he had this idea in mind, giving advice and coordinating relationships for the Dragon Queen, but as the war situation developed, he could not help but have great doubts about whether Daenerys could win.

In the past, he thought that with the giant dragon, the support of the South, and the mighty army of the East, the Dragon Queen would definitely win, but now it seems...

"Daxus."

"grown ups?"

"Go and inform Rosso in the front team immediately, and ask him to stabilize the front and prepare to retreat. When he is done, tell me, we will be evacuating the battlefield soon."

Therefore, Petyr is no longer willing to gamble. If all his subordinates are lost here, he will become an insignificant person in the future and anyone can take his life.

"Let the people in the front hurry up, let those grassland barbarians and eastern infantry go to the front." Petyr thought about it and made a difficult decision. Anyway, as long as he still had people in his hands, the Dragon Queen would never do anything to him. These days, everything is easy if you have power in your hands. Without power, others will just treat you as shit.

"Go and inform the main camp to pack up and head south. We will gather at the agreed location. We can abandon some baggage and property if necessary. We have to speed up."

As Littlefinger gave the order, his army gradually began to retreat, but it was a pity for the accompanying Eastern infantry. Almost the next moment after Petyr stopped advancing, they were hit head-on by the enemy.

Hugo's elite troops crushed these Orientals in both armor and training. Almost in an instant, they suffered heavy losses, and the shaky battle line became even looser.

"Lord Hugo, that little finger is retreating. Do we need to pursue him further?" Seeing the battle situation begin to change, Eddie asked Hugo.

"Ignore him. He chose to risk retreating at this time. He must be certain that I will put defeating the queen first. In fact, his judgment is correct. Let us focus on the queen's army. Although I want to find a chance to defeat Petyr, he is not the ultimate goal of this battle. Opportunities can always be found." After speaking, Hugo began a new round of adjustments to the army.

"That damned speculator!"

Daenerys, who was observing the battlefield from the air, noticed this scene immediately. She saw Littlefinger's movements clearly. This man had given her advice and hope for victory. The queen also valued Littlefinger and entrusted him with the most important reserve troops. However, now, he has extinguished this hope with his own hands. Therefore, how could the queen not want to immediately ride her dragon to a low altitude and turn this bastard into ashes? Unfortunately, as Petyr said, she could not do anything about it now.

Soon, with the complete collapse of those Eastern infantry, Hugo's army took advantage of the situation and attacked the queen's left wing, while Petyr's army widened the gap between him and the rest of the queen's army. Then, many soldiers on the left wing began to be driven by the collapse of friendly forces, resulting in a chain collapse.

In other words, Daenerys' original plan to attack the enemy's weak points has now been exploited by the enemy and has become a breakthrough for the opponent to defeat her.

Daenerys was extremely anxious. Under her feet, the collapse of the army was spreading continuously. However, she herself was unable to fly into low altitude and spit flames because of the various dragon hunting weapons in Hugo's hands. She knew very well that if she descended rashly, those weapons would instantly turn her into a sieve.

Therefore, she could only watch the situation deteriorate from a high altitude. Although she was constantly issuing orders and mobilizing troops, the impact of the failed flank attack just now was too great. No matter how she adjusted, she could not stop the overall defeat of the army. Even her main force in the east was affected. Daenerys knew that if this trend continued, her failure would only be a matter of time.

So, gradually, Daenerys began to lower her altitude. She was testing the range of the dragon-hunting crossbow bit by bit, and began to look for opportunities, opportunities to let the dragon go down and spit flames.

"The dragon has finally descended. It seems that the Dragon Queen is hesitating whether to descend or not."

Looking at the slowly descending dragon, Hugo said that this kind of beast was once so terrifying in the eyes of the world, but if the correct countermeasures were found, it would actually be nothing more than that.

Of course, Hugo will not relax at this time. He will not relax until he really kills the Dragon Queen.

"Tell those people that what they prepared is ready for use. Now is the chance for us to give the Queen a surprise."

As Hugo issued the order, someone took it and went to convey the will of the God's Favored One. In order to fight against the dragon, Hugo had almost turned out all the dragon hunting weapons of the Free Trade City in the past, and among them, there were naturally weapons to fight against high-altitude dragons. Hugo carefully hid it for a long time, and his purpose was to deliver a fatal blow in this situation.

This thing, which has been hidden for a long time, looks like a giant dragon-hunting crossbow that is ten times larger in appearance. However, if one carefully examines the complex mechanical structures inside it, everyone will realize that this thing is extremely powerful.

Before the war, because it was so large, Hugo could only hide it in the forest near the battlefield. It was heavily protected by the soldiers and was always on standby, waiting for the right opportunity.

And now, the opportunity has finally arrived.

Under the command of the Mir engineers, the giant crossbow slowly raised its "head" and aimed at the slowly descending dragon.

In order to fight against the Dragon King, the Myr people built many huge structures. Although they were basically decayed or demolished with the passage of time, the relevant drawings were basically preserved. Hugo spent a lot of time and energy to dig them out, and it took a lot of time to make them, but fortunately he finally succeeded in making them.

The engineers were very nervous. Their chances were very limited. If they missed the target, the giant crossbow would most likely be destroyed by Dragon Flame. This was also the reason why Hugo asked them to wait for so long. Therefore, they had been aiming for a long time. Even though they had built the huge crossbow with their own hands and had great confidence in it, they were still worried. In order to make the arrow hit accurately, many people prayed to the gods they believed in, hoping that the gods could help them successfully complete the fatal blow that would decide the war.

Finally, when the queen and her dragon were in a suitable position, the bowstring was fired at the command of the gunner, and a specially made huge crossbow arrow flew into the sky.

Then, exclamations were heard throughout the battlefield, and at that moment, the fighting seemed to have stopped.

(End of this chapter)