Game of Thrones: The Red Dragon Lord.

Chapter 129: Power Shrinkage
After returning to Rees, Gavin immediately released several ravens to the Stepstones.

He issued an order requiring Coburn to spare no effort in purchasing wildfire during this period, and to transport all the wildfire that had been accumulated before to Rees as quickly as possible.

Once Volantis successfully forms an alliance with Myr and Tyrosh, the strength they demonstrate in the disputed lands will give Gavin an overwhelming advantage.

At that time, Gavin had no choice but to give up the disputed land and retreat back to the sea.

By then, wildfire will become an important weapon to ensure naval combat advantages.

Then, Gavin quickly called Hassan to learn about the details of reorganizing the prisoners and repairing the warships. After all, those naval prisoners were all experienced and skilled sailors. If they could be used for their own purposes, they would surely add a powerful force.

Hassan explained seriously that after this period of reorganization, the naval prisoners are now familiar with the new warships and have gradually become accustomed to the various commands of Gavin's fleet.

However, the problem is that the question of loyalty remains uncertain.

Among those naval prisoners from Rees, some even had an irreconcilable blood feud with Gavin, and many of their relatives had died tragically in the previous unexpected sneak attack and fierce naval battle.

Hassan had no choice but to disperse the enemy and assign them to different warships. In order to prevent any unexpected situations, only some of the prisoners who were not problematic were assigned. The number of people assigned to each warship was not large, just barely making up for the number of crew members lost in previous battle casualties.

After hearing Hassan's explanation, Gavin pondered for a moment and said, "Publish a conscription notice in Lisboa, with experienced sailors given priority. Also, have Jorah transport all the food, supplies, and slaves from the disputed land back to Lisboa."

Hassan was quite shocked when he heard Gavin's order. He asked doubtfully, "Sir, are you planning to retreat back to the sea?"

Gavin sighed deeply and said, "We are just preparing for the worst. After all, it will be difficult for us to hold on to the disputed land with only four or five thousand surrendered prisoners."

After a pause, Gavin continued, "Our foundation is the fleet and the dragon. As long as we have absolute control of the sea, we can recover the lost land benefits from the sea. Okay, go and do it quickly."

Hassan immediately bowed and said, "Yes, sir, I will arrange it right away."

Just after Hassan left quietly, one of Coburn's apprentices gently opened the door and walked in.

He bowed respectfully to Gavin, and then reported: "My lord, Governor Boris wrote to say that Margaery Tyrell of the Tyrell family has arrived at Bloodstone Island and expressed her desire to see you. Two days later, Quentyn Martell, son of Prince Dorne Doran, will also come to Bloodstone Island and also hopes to meet you." After that, he handed the letter to Gavin respectfully. After Gavin took the letter, he began to read it carefully. After reading it, he put the letter down gently, and some doubts arose in his heart. How could Margaery come to the Stepstone Islands so suddenly? For the current Tyrell family, they are afraid of trying every means to distance themselves from the thorn in the eyes of the Iron Throne, so how could they come to visit rashly?

As for the purpose of Quentin Martell's visit, Gavin had no idea at all. He pondered for a moment, frowned slightly, and then wrote a reply letter. He said that he could not return to Bloodstone Island for the time being due to the tense war, asked the other party to wait for a while, expressed his apologies, and promised that Boris would entertain him well.

Soon after the letter was written, it was handed to the maester with an order: "Send a raven to Bloodstone Island immediately to deliver this letter."

The bachelor took the letter with both hands, bowed again, and then turned and left.

As Gawain's order reached the Disputed Lands, Jorah Mormont immediately took action. He led the group of soldiers, like a raging torrent, and began to sweep through the towns and villages of the Disputed Lands.

As time went by, the Disputed Land fell into chaos. Faced with the impending loss of wealth, many slave owners panicked. Some tried to resist Gavin's orders, but were knocked down and hung up by the soldiers. Some slave owners who resisted with force were even killed, and the Disputed Land was instantly shrouded in blood.

Grain collected from various towns and villages was gathered together for transportation. Countless horse-drawn carriages were constantly moving, and slaves hurriedly carried bags of grain onto the carriages. Sweat flowed down their cheeks, but they didn't bother to wipe it off. Some grain bags were accidentally broken during transportation, and the golden wheat grains were scattered all over the ground, causing people to scramble for them.

The soldiers shouted loudly to maintain order and directed the strong slaves to carry the precious gold, silver and gems. The precious gold, silver and gems were carefully packed into wooden boxes. All kinds of supplies were also loaded onto trucks and shipped to the port. Under the supervision of the soldiers, countless slaves moved towards the seaside.

Meanwhile, Rees was also frantically busy. Gavin's fleet was overloaded, constantly traveling back and forth between the Rees Strait. The supplies and food at the port were piled up like mountains. As soon as the slaves got off the ship, they were driven to the island by the soldiers to free up the limited space on the dock. The slaves' eyes were full of fear and confusion. They were tied tightly with ropes, lined up in long rows, and slowly moved forward under the drive of the soldiers. The children were crying, the women looked ashen, and the men lowered their heads and walked heavily. From time to time, strong slaves were picked out by the soldiers to participate in the transportation.

Daenerys stood on the wall, looking at the chaotic scene below, her eyes swept over the poor slaves. Suddenly, she noticed a thin little girl in the slave team below, her face was haggard, her steps were weak, and she was obviously sick. The little girl's eyes were full of despair and helplessness, and her weak cry seemed to penetrate people's hearts.

Daenerys' heart softened instantly. She quickly walked down the city wall and came to the marching team of slaves. The soldiers on the side came forward to drive them away, cursing. Brienne immediately drew her sword and stood in front of Daenerys. Seeing this, the angry soldier was about to draw his sword, but the accompanying official immediately stepped forward to explain Daenerys's identity. After hearing this, the soldiers immediately stepped back respectfully, and the marching team was forced to stop.

Daenerys walked over to the little girl, untied the ropes that bound her, and gently touched her hair. Then Daenerys ordered her to be brought back and someone to take good care of the little girl.

The entire Disputed Land fell into unprecedented chaos, and in this chaos, Jorah Mormont firmly carried out Gawain's orders and transported everything that could be taken away to the Isle of Lys.

(End of this chapter)