Game of Thrones: Roar of the Dragon

Chapter 52 The troops are approaching the city
Bandi Island is located northeast of Tyrosh, while the city of Tyrosh is located southwest of Tyrosh.

On weekdays, Tyrosh's direct fleet would be deployed around the entire island of Tyrosh.

But since the destruction of the combined fleet in the waters of Lanak Island, Maharaja Pachek has transferred all his direct fleets back to the port for key defense.

Only a few small reconnaissance fleets were deployed in other directions of the island.

Northeast of Tyroshi Island, three small reconnaissance ships were cruising on the sea in a V-formation.

Suddenly, a highly alert Tyroshi soldier pointed to the sky and shouted "Dragon!"

Without any hesitation, they immediately turned the boat around and fled southwest.

But compared with the dragon that travels at hundreds of kilometers per hour, the reconnaissance ship is too slow.

In just a few minutes, the giant dragon in the sky flew over the last reconnaissance ship and landed on it.

Hey!
Orange-red dragon flames spewed out, and the reconnaissance ship at the rear immediately turned into a ball of fire.

The Tyroshi soldiers on the boat didn't even have time to jump into the water and turned into human torches.

Hoo ho ho!
The continuously spewing dragon flames burned a steam path on the sea surface, which then extended to the stern of the second reconnaissance ship.

The dragon flame quickly spread from the stern to the bow.

But some of the Tyroshi soldiers on the ship had already reacted and jumped into the sea in advance.

Puff, puff!
The soldiers on the reconnaissance ship in the front are even more awesome.

As soon as the second boat was set on fire, they immediately abandoned the ship and jumped into the water.

However, this is indeed the best option for being attacked by a dragon.

The reconnaissance fleet was not far from the island of Tyroshi. These soldiers had lived on the island since childhood, so it goes without saying that they were good at swimming.

So there is a high probability of swimming to shore alive.

Jacaerys looked speechlessly at the Tyroshi soldiers who were holding their breath and swimming below.

He originally planned to leave a reconnaissance ship to help him deliver a message, but the other party was scared like this.

Forget it, let’s protect the fleet’s landing first!

Shaking his head helplessly, Jakaris thought about it, and Womax flapped his wings and flew back to the Bloodstone Island fleet behind.

As a result, these thirteen large warships and nineteen small and medium-sized warships searched for a long time along the northeast coast of Tyrosi Island.

Finally, we found a relatively narrow landing entrance.

By the time all the more than 3,400 slaves captured from Bandi Island had landed, night had already fallen.

There was no choice but to camp on the coastline that night.

This time, the Bloodstone Island Fleet came out in full force.

Seven hundred Unsullied, nearly a thousand Bloodstone Island soldiers, and six hundred ragtag troops composed of surrendered soldiers from Lanark Island and Bandi Island.

These 2,300 people alone would consume a large portion of the food supplies every day.

So naturally there was not enough food to distribute to more than 3,400 slaves.

Each of them was given only a bowl of thin soup made of beans and vegetables.

The next morning, this huge army of more than 5,700 people set out.

Of course, the more than 3,400 slaves naturally walked in the front.

If a battle really breaks out, they will naturally be the best cannon fodder.

Jakaris was never one for blind self-confidence.

Since the last time I came to Tyrosh and saw the city's terrain and wall defenses.

He knew that it was almost impossible for his fleet to force a landing at the heavily defended port.

But Tyrosh is a large island with many small towns besides Tyrosh.

Jacaris' plan was to first raid these small towns, obtain food and enough cannon fodder, and then attack the city from the ground.

In the face of the giant dragon and its huge army of more than 5,700 people, the small towns encountered along the way basically surrendered directly.

Those who dared to resist were just what Jakaris wanted to harvest. In one day, three small towns surrendered directly, and one small town was reduced to charred ruins under the dragon's flames.

The 1,200 civilians and slaves in the three small towns were naturally incorporated into the cannon fodder army.

Their food supplies allowed the entire army to sustain for two or three more days.

That evening, several of the Tyroshi officials whom Jacaerys had seen before arrived on horseback with a slave caravan to present gifts.

Apparently, the Tyroshi soldiers who had jumped into the sea to escape had brought back the news of the dragon's attack.

The quantity and value of Maharaja Pachek's gifts this time were at least three times greater than his previous gifts.

Jacaerys accepted all the gifts with a smile, then said two words to the Tyrosh officials: Not enough!

Upon hearing this, the smiles of several Tyroshi officials froze on their faces.

But faced with the giant dragon and thousands of enemies, they could only smile and compliment Jacaerys a few words before leaving cautiously.

The next day, Jacaerys continued his advance with his huge army.

Four towns surrendered and one was reduced to ruins.

The cannon fodder army had more than 1,500 new soldiers, and the food supply allowed the army to last for five or six more days.

On the third day, the towns in the area had received the news in advance, and most of the population fled to Tyrosh.

So apart from obtaining some food supplies that were difficult to transport, the number of cannon fodder did not increase much.

That afternoon, the Tyroshi officials came to Jakaris again, looking tired and carrying a lot of gifts.

The whole process cannot be said to be the same as the last time, it can only be said to be exactly the same.

When they heard the word "not enough" again, the Tyrosh officials immediately knew that Jacaerys was deliberately trying to make an enemy of Tyrosh.

They ignored the fatigue from several days of continuous travel and rode back to Tyrosh at full speed.

When Maharaja Pacheco and nine other governors heard their report, they exploded on the spot.

All the nine governors cursed Jacaerys who was not present.

They all come from business backgrounds and value money more than life.

If it weren't for Maharaja Pachek's strong persuasion, how could they have cut flesh and bled twice in a row?

As a result, Jacaerys became greedy and bullied others too much.

In fact, Maharaja Pachec was quite afraid of Jakaris and had been trying hard to make peace.

But now everyone is united in their hatred of the enemy, and Tyrosh is originally a fortress city protected by high walls.

The voices advocating war completely overwhelmed those advocating peace.

The order for Tyrosh to enter a state of war was quickly passed down through Lord Pachek.

Corresponding to this is the bounty incentive policy commonly used by merchant governors.

This incentive policy included a bounty for freedom for slave soldiers.

There are also gold and silver bounties for mercenary groups and free mercenaries.

The incentive policy has boosted the morale of the fighters across Tyrosh.

Since they already knew that Jacaerys was attacking the city from the ground, the Tyrosh leaders directly mobilized most of their troops.

Of course, the defense against the dragon was not neglected either.

There were already many large ballistae on the walls of Tyrosh, in addition to those brought back by Lord Pachek from Bandi Island.

The air defense capabilities of the entire city can be said to have reached an unprecedented level.

On the sixth day after the Bloodstone Island fleet landed on Tyroshi Island, a large crowd appeared outside the walls of Tyroshi.

Naturally, it was Jacaerys who led his army to the city!
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