Game of Thrones: Roar of the Dragon

Chapter 149: Attacking the city is the next priority, attacking the heart is the highest priority

The warships with the black three-headed dragon, the golden angry lion, and the purple grape family emblems were arranged in a relatively neat formation and floated quietly in the waters off the coast of Myr.

Five giant dragons of different sizes spread their huge wings and circled in the sky above Mill City.

The huge shadows they cast on the ground had already frightened the defenders of Mill City.

Loren Zainen, the new governor of Mill City, was standing on the city wall, his heart also filled with awe and fear.

But publicly, he was a member of the Zayn clan of Braavos, and the family leaders had long followed the oracle and were irreconcilable with Jacaerys Targaryen, a minion of the evil god.

Personally, Nia, who died in King's Landing, was his daughter, and he would never just open the door and surrender.

The trump card he had flashed through his mind, and he called his servant over and whispered orders.

On the deck of the Conqueror's flagship, Jacaris was observing the city of Myr with a special telescope.

When he saw that the other party did not raise the white flag as he expected, his brows immediately frowned.

Attacking the city is a piece of cake for him now.

But as the first stronghold of the Seven Kingdoms in Essos, Jacaerys wanted to keep it as untouched as possible.

Especially in the East City workshop area of ​​Mill City, the craftsmen here can roughly restore the technology of the previous life.

“Your Majesty, a small door has been opened in the enemy’s city gate, and several cavalrymen holding white flags are coming towards us.

Looks like they are here to negotiate!"

When Jakaris was quietly thinking about how to break the city without any damage, Lusiris, who had made a discovery, suddenly spoke.

The messengers sent from the city of Myr soon arrived at the port which was easily occupied by Jacaerys' army.

After being searched by the Frey family soldiers, the envoys from Myr boarded the flagship where Jacaerys was.

They spoke in a lowly Valyrian tongue with a strong Braavosi accent, and Jacaerys understood only a few of the words.

After sending someone to find a sailor who knew Braavosi to translate, he finally understood the purpose of the messengers' visit.

Almost at the same time when the sailor finished translating, Jacaris drew out the Blackfire and Vigilance from his waist and chopped the messengers into pieces of varying sizes like chopping melons and vegetables.

"These scums dare to order us to retreat?
Come, throw their bodies into the sea to feed the fish!"

Lusiris looked at his furious brother and asked with a puzzled look on his face: “Your Majesty, you just killed them like this.

Do you not believe what they just said, that there is enough wildfire ointment stored in Mill City to destroy the entire city?"

"No, if what Urd said is true, the wildfire ointment they have is enough to destroy five Myr cities!
But I am a person who responds to soft tactics rather than tough ones, and I have never been one who would be threatened.

That Loren Zayn is still too naive. He may have enough prestige and control in Braavos.

But the other governors of Mill City would never allow themselves to be buried with the entire city.

Tsk, I should have left a messenger to pass on the message!"

When Jakaris heard his brother's question, he shook his head slightly and then began to give his analysis.

Duke Forester, who was listening quietly at the side, immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to act as an envoy and pass on the message!"

In the previous Battle of Bloodstone Island, the Frey family suffered heavy losses but did not make much contribution. At best, they made some hard work.

Duke Forrester acted as the vanguard this time, intending to create a bright future for the Frey family.

When seeing an opportunity to make merit, one will naturally not let it go easily.

"Duke Forester, you better think carefully. I just killed the other party's messenger.

What I said would not sound good, and they might attack you."

Jacaerys' words did not shake Lord Forester, he nodded firmly and replied: "Your Majesty, I have thought it through a long time ago.

Whether it's me or the Frey family, we are ready to die for you at any time!"

"Very good, then this task will be handed over to you.

You must convey my words to Loren Zainen exactly as they say!"

"As ordered!"

Ten minutes later, Loren Zainen on the city wall of Mill did not wait for his messenger to return, but waited for Duke Forrestal.

Out of caution, he did not open the small gate of the city to welcome these enemies.

Instead, he ordered the soldiers guarding the city around him to drop down a few hanging baskets and pull Duke Forrest and his men onto the city wall.

It is also said that after a body search to confirm that there was no weapon, Duke Forester met Loren Zainen in person.

"I am Loren Zayn, son of Loren Zayn, patriarch of the Zayn family of Braavos, and acting governor of Myr.

What's your name? What's the purpose of your visit? And where's the messenger I sent?"

Hearing Loren Zainen's self-introduction and questioning, Duke Forester did not hide anything.

Instead, he answered directly and loudly: "I am Forrest Frey, Lord Governor of the Trident and Lord of the Twins.

A message for His Majesty the Dragon, Jacaerys Targaryen.

As for the envoy you sent, he has been killed by our Majesty!"

"What did you say? Damn western savages!"

Loren Zainen flew into a rage upon hearing this. He had never expected that the other party would not only kill the messenger without any moral principles.

Moreover, he sent a messenger to inform me so openly.

This behavior can be regarded as a slap in the face in public.

But Loren Zainen was very shrewd. He suppressed his anger and asked, "What did the evil dragon ask you to tell me?"

"Listen carefully! His Majesty's original words were, 'I am not conveying these words to Loren Zainen, who is doomed to die, but to the other governors and soldiers in the city of Mill!
The Zayn family is in Braavos, so the destruction of Myr has nothing to do with them.

Loren Zainen's threats to me are of no use. I give you three days to think about whether to open the city gates and surrender.

On the first day of surrender, I only killed Loren Zainen and his trusted officers and soldiers who were loyal to him.

If you open the gates and surrender the next day, I will kill an additional 20% of Mill's population.

If you open the gates and surrender on the third day, I will kill an additional 50% of Mill's population.

If you do not surrender, I will slaughter every living thing and burn Myr to the ground, just as I burned Tyrosh!
Also, if you kill the messenger who delivered my message.

That would be tantamount to not surrendering! '"

After Duke Forester conveyed Jacaerys' words verbatim, he continued to speak to the other Myr nobles behind Loren Zainen, whose face was livid.
“Loren Zayn is taking a huge gamble right now.

He lost the bet, but only at the cost of his own life and the lives of some of his family's soldiers.

But if you, who are bound together by him, lose the bet, you will lose everything.

So for yourself, your loved ones and your family, please think about it carefully!"

"Damn it, someone come quickly! Behead them and send their heads to the dragon!" Loren Zainen turned around and found that the other Myr nobles behind him all had thoughtful expressions on their faces. He immediately ordered his family soldiers to kill Duke Forrest and others.

"Wait, Governor, you are not really going to forcefully tie us together as the other party said, are you?

You are only the acting governor now, and all decisions must be voted on before they can be made."

"Humph, you coward! When my army of Braavos was approaching, why didn't you take the initiative to ask for a vote to decide whether to surrender?"

"you……"

"You two, stop arguing. Don't make trouble.

However, Governor Loren, look at the five giant dragons in the sky, are you sure you want to kill the other side's envoy?

Perhaps if we hold on for a while longer, we will be able to receive reinforcements from Braavos, Pentos, Lys, and Volantis.

Therefore, my opinion is to take this Duke of Forester as a hostage first.

After we vote, we will deal with it according to the public opinion!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I agree with that."

"Well, I second that!"

When Loren Zainen was about to fall out with a staunchly opposed Myr governor, other Myr governors began to persuade him.

After thinking it over again and again, in order to avoid public outrage, Loren Zainen backed down and agreed to detain Duke Forrest first.

But can't we torture Duke Forester without killing him?

After giving a wink to the captain of his personal guard, Loren Zainen asked him to be responsible for the detention.

Governor Mill, who was strongly opposed, wanted to guard Duke Forester together, but was rejected by Loren Zayn.

He finally appointed the Governor of Myr, who had remained neutral and offered to take him into custody, to assist his personal guards in guarding Duke Forrester.

As night fell, Lusris saw that Duke Forrest had not returned yet and began to worry that he might have met with an accident.

Jacaerys calmly tried to appease him, and said a famous line from his previous life: "Let the bullets fly for a while!"

Lusris naturally didn't understand what a "bullet" was, but he understood that his brother wanted him to wait patiently.

So he suppressed the idea of ​​riding a dragon to rescue and waited silently.

The walls of Mill City were crowded with people; it was time for the guards to change shifts.

In the prison under the city wall, the captain of Loren Zainen's personal guard was whipping Duke Forester, who was tied to the cross, with a long whip.

The captain of the guards was merciless, leaving long and thick bloody marks all over Duke Forester's body.

"Okay, let's stop here for today!
You've been tired for so long, go back and rest first, we'll take care of you from now on!"

Governor Mill, who remained neutral this afternoon, entered the prison and spoke to the captain of the guard while rummaging through the bloodstained torture instruments on the prison table with his left hand.

"Well, Lord Loren asked us to always watch over him personally, so..."

When the captain of the guard heard what the Governor of Mir said, he stopped whipping and answered with an embarrassed look on his face.

The Mir governor raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, glanced at the other three guards in the cell, nodded and replied, "Okay! You and your people take a rest first.

Let my people have some fun too.”

"Okay, did you hear that? Come over here and take a break!"

When the other three guards heard the captain's shout, they immediately nodded and walked towards him.

The four guards behind Governor Mill stepped forward and exchanged positions with them.

"By the way, you probably haven't seen a giant dragon slaughtering humans with your own eyes, right?"

The Governor of Mil picked up a sharp iron rod as long as a dagger and as thick as a chopstick from the many torture instruments on the table, and suddenly asked the captain of the guard beside him.

"Well, I really didn't... Uh, huh!"

The captain of the guard was just about to answer.

Governor Mill suddenly opened his left hand and stretched out his hand to pinch the guard's mouth into an 8 shape, then stabbed the guard's neck with the sharp iron rod in his right hand.

“Ugh, uh!!!”

The captain of the guard subconsciously grabbed the left hand of the Mir governor with both hands, trying to break free and scream.

But as the sharp iron rod pierced his neck with terrifying bloody holes, the pupils in his terrified eyes gradually expanded, and his hands slowly drooped weakly.

The mouth that was pinched into an 8 shape could not utter a single sound.

As for the other three guards, they were killed swiftly and efficiently by the four close guards at the same time Governor Mill took action.

"So, you don't know how terrifying the dragon is, so you dare to confront the evil dragon head-on so recklessly!"

Governor Mill thrust the sharp iron rod into his neck, which was like a honeycomb full of horrific blood holes, for the last time and never pulled it out.

He grabbed the captain's white lining with both hands and wiped the blood off his hands with his white clothes.

At the same time, he explained the meaning of his previous words to the corpse in front of him in a serious tone.

Although Duke Forester and his men had their hands and feet tied tightly, a large ball of cloth was stuffed in their mouths.

But they saw very clearly the entire process of the enemy's internal strife.

After roughly wiping the blood off his hands, the Myr governor smiled and said to Duke Forester, "Dear lords who have come to Westeros, my name is Edmund.

I had the honor of serving His Majesty the Dragon God a year ago, and now, I request to return to His service."

Duke Forester, who was untied by Edmund's personal guards, pulled out the large cloth ball stuffed in his mouth and said, "Ahem, Sir Edmund is welcome to turn from darkness to light.

If it weren't for you, I would have been whipped to death by these bastards.

I will report today's events to your Majesty!"

Edmund's smile grew even brighter when he heard this, and he nodded and replied, "Thank you, Lord Duke Forester, the guards outside are basically under the command of our other friends.

Now we can open the city gate to welcome His Majesty the Dragon God into the city.

By the way, according to the time, today is the first day of surrender, right?"

"Of course!"

Later, there was a small accident when opening the city gate. I don’t know if it was because he was uneasy, but Loren Zainen actually brought people to patrol in the middle of the night.

Just then he saw the traitor opening the door, and he ordered his men to use rockets to attack the sealed barrels filled with wildfire in the city.

But these sealed barrels had already been replaced with sand by the governors, so Jakaris' army entered the city unhindered.

In this way, Jacaris made good use of the knowledge left by his ancestors in his previous life, "Attacking the city is inferior, attacking the heart is superior"

Faced with the city of Mill covered with wildfire oil, they took it down intact without a single soldier being killed.

(End of this chapter)