Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

The Dragonstone fleet, loyal to House Targaryen, was ambushed by the royal fleet led by Stannis on Dragonstone many years ago.

The key to this battle was that Stannis bribed some of the soldiers and officers of the Dragonstone fleet.

Furthermore, the 'distant relatives' House Valerian, who had always remained neutral and uncommitted, suddenly sided with Baratheon and launched an attack on the Targaryen fleet stationed at Dragonstone.

This battle resulted in the defeat and heavy losses of the Dragonstone fleet, which was forced to retreat to the coast of Braavos, abandoning Dragonstone and losing its ability to attack Westeros.

Meanwhile, the fleet's commander-in-chief, Earl Jeffrey, was also seriously wounded in the battle, struck in the chest by an arrow.

Although he was later rescued, he was left with a permanent injury that would flare up from time to time.

The fleet suffered heavy losses, and the only naval commander was seriously injured. If Viserys wants to attack Westeros in the future, he will first need to restore the Dragonstone fleet.

Therefore, in recent years, the Targaryen family has allocated a considerable amount of funds to restore the size of the fleet, including its total tonnage, number of ships, and number of sailors.

However, at that time, the Targaryen family only controlled the Andalus region, with only a small dock. Their shipbuilding industry was extremely backward, lacking the corresponding technology and capabilities to build large-tonnage ships.

Later, with Viserys's solo mission to the city and the capture of Pentos by two hundred men, all these problems were solved.

Pentos had a very prosperous port, with trade relations with the Seven Kingdoms and even the Jade Sea.

The shipbuilding industry was also very developed, with many skilled shipbuilders capable of building warships of the largest tonnage. As a result, the restoration plan for the Dragonstone fleet was restarted once again.

The old flagship of the Dragonstone fleet, the Black Death, was too badly damaged to be repaired and was honorably decommissioned. It is now docked in the small harbor of Sentinel Tower.

The new Black Death is now under construction, far exceeding the size of its predecessor, and equipped with a large number of catapults and giant crossbows.

Meanwhile, at the Pentos port shipyard, two other capital ships, second only to the flagship New Black Death, were being built. These ships were named after the dragons of Reyne and Daenerys, Rhaegal and Viserion respectively.

Upon hearing Viserys' question, Jon Clinton, sitting in the second seat from the left, perked up.

Then he extracted the useful parts from the thick document and handed them over to Viserys.

"His Majesty."

The three new ships were built in Pentos, a project previously overseen by Jon Clinton, who was therefore very familiar with the ships.

Sitting diagonally opposite him, Oberyn, to Viserys' right, was fiddling with the ring on his hand, while glancing up at Jon Clinton.

He had just dismissed the other party two months ago, but Jon did not seem to hold any grudge against him. On the contrary, his attitude remained the same, neither fawning nor distant, and even somewhat aloof.

No one in the palace liked him, but no one was unafraid of him either.

Simply put, this person has few friends, is rigid and meticulous, doesn't form cliques, and likes to put on a businesslike, official tone in everything.

Oberyn even suspected that Jon Snow didn't resent him because Jon believed that dismissing him was in accordance with the rules, since Oberyn held a higher rank and had the authority to do so.

On the other side...

Viserys looked at the documents Jon had given him, his expression not very pleasant, his brows furrowed slightly.

The construction of the three warships is somewhat behind schedule.

Jon Clinton, perhaps sensing Viserys' displeasure, paused for a moment before offering an explanation.

"Your Majesty, the shipbuilding progress is behind schedule because of the siege some time ago, which prevented the delivery of some key raw materials."

There's a reason why the construction of the three warships is progressing slowly: the city was besieged by the Dothraki some time ago, preventing the delivery of many shipbuilding materials and thus hindering construction.

The requirements for the timber used in the three main warships were extremely stringent; it had to be hard, moisture-resistant, and resistant to dampness. Inferior materials could not be used, which resulted in a significant waste of time.

"Ok, I know."

"Jon, urge them again and get them to speed things up."

Viserys naturally knew why the shipbuilding progress had been delayed, and then he frowned slightly and spoke.

"If things are slower during peacetime, that's fine."

"However, the situation on Westeros has changed dramatically. The Wall has suddenly collapsed, wildlings have flooded into the North, and the Seven Kingdoms have retreated to Winterfell to hunt wildlings everywhere."

"The situation is changing rapidly."

"We may set off for Westeros at any time, whether to deal with the White Walkers or the usurpers, or even wipe them both out. Warships are essential."

Viserys had no ships he could fly across, but his soldiers could not swim across the Narrow Sea.

Therefore, as long as the warships are not in place, Viserys can only watch helplessly as he tries to seize Westeros.

Chapter 286 Human Alliance

The situation in Westeros is indeed in complete chaos right now.

The wild people consist of hundreds of tribes, each with its own distinct culture and even ethnicity. They do not live together but roam freely in different places.

They knew very well that they couldn't defeat the Allied forces' regular army with just their wooden sticks; the enemy's swords were sharper, and they also had armor.

Armor is the real weapon, even more important than high-quality weapons. A soldier wearing armor can easily take on five or six farmers wielding wooden clubs.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, never expected to actually set up a battle formation to defeat the combined forces of the Seven Kingdoms head-on.

Their only chance is to capture Robert alive when the Wall collapses, without even killing him.

Because a dead king is just a fat, dead man, the nobles of King's Landing can compromise with each other at any time and put forward a new king to replace him.

A living king is the key hostage who can be used to force them to withdraw their troops and extort land and food.

Unfortunately... that night, King Robert got very drunk and went to a brothel.

Mance Red hadn't expected the king to be so cunning, and this unexpected turn of events led to the failure of his plan.

However, since he couldn't capture the living king, Mance Red already had a backup plan, so he immediately changed course.

The king of the frontier directly ordered that after crossing the Great Wall, the savage kingdom be broken up into smaller tribes, with hundreds of tribes fighting independently.

They offered no resistance, sought no war, and simply fled south.

Run as far as you can, the further south the better.

Because the people behind the Wall did not know how terrible the White Walkers were, while the Wildlings had already fought the White Walkers several times in the preceding months.

Every battle they fought resulted in extremely heavy losses, and they were well aware of the White Walkers' terror and horror.

Although they still possess human faces, they are now two entirely different beings from humans.

They don't need to breathe or eat. They are not afraid of the cold; Mance Red even witnessed a group of dead people emerge from beneath the sea.

They truly walked out, their feet resting on the seabed, without even needing to swim, because these people don't need to breathe.

However, this was only shallow water, and no one knew whether the water pressure in the deep sea could have any effect on these dead people, but it still made Mance Red feel terrified.

Moreover, these dead people will kill all living things they see; even birds and beasts will find it difficult to escape.

As the White Walkers gradually moved south from the Land of Everwinter, the chill of death gradually spread, even freezing the hardy trees beyond the Great Wall.

These White Walkers and their minions are like death itself; wherever they go, no life can survive.

Therefore, these wildlings had no will to resist the White Walkers and only wanted to flee south after leaving the Wall.

Of course, it would be even better if we could attack a port midway, seize ships, and escape to the other side of the Narrow Sea.

This is Mance Reid's second plan.

The current situation in the North is that hundreds of thousands of wildlings have crossed the Wall and are wreaking havoc everywhere, attacking villages and plundering food, just like a swarm of locusts.

They even managed to seize a considerable amount of weapons and equipment, making the savages increasingly armed.

Meanwhile, the small number of regular troops were seething with anger, but they couldn't muster any strength because the enemy simply wouldn't deploy their forces to fight a head-on battle.

Occasionally, even careless regular troops would be ambushed by savages, and by the time other friendly forces arrived, these soldiers had already been killed.

Their armor and clothes had been stripped off, leaving only naked corpses lying in the wind and snow.

The savages acquired another batch of equipment, increasing their strength, and then they left triumphantly.

...

These rumors had already spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms before they reached Viserys.

The nobles of the seven kingdoms, who had not taken the matter seriously before, now realized that things were getting complicated.

Surprisingly, they did not immediately send more troops to support King Robert in suppressing the wildlings.

Instead, they quickly dispatched troops to block all the main entrances to the territory.

To prevent these escaped savages from entering their territory and causing damage and property loss.

However, they later felt that doing so would be a loss of face and honor, as the king was still fighting on the front lines while they were cowering in the rear.

Furthermore, Jon Arryn, the First Hand who remained in King's Landing, issued a series of summons.

The king called upon the knights and soldiers of the seven kingdoms to obey his call and embark on an expedition to the North to pacify the invading wildlings and fight against the White Walkers who might appear.

So Renly Baratheon, the young duke of Stormlands, was the first to voice his support for his brother. However, he did not go to war himself, but instead entrusted another earl to lead the army of Baratheon's homeland to the North.

Then came the second response from the western border.

The shrewd and calculating Lord Tywin Lannister was a renowned commander throughout the Seven Kingdoms, but he remained in Casterly Rock to oversee the overall situation, sending other earls from the Westerlands to reinforce the king.

Next up was the king's new in-laws.

Although neither the wildlings nor the White Walkers could necessarily threaten the Reach to the south.

Furthermore, the Tyrell family of Highgarden was not skilled in warfare, but at this critical juncture, with other nobles making statements one after another, he also had to express his own stance.

It was just that I was somewhat unwilling.

As for the valley, needless to say, they didn't need to express their opinion.

Although Jon Arryn's control over the Vale is waning due to his long absence from the region, the prestige of House Arryn remains, and the knights of the Vale are already on their way to the North.

This time, the major families of the Seven Kingdoms are really serious, sending out a large number of troops, totaling 60,000 men. Even Dorne did not slack off this time, but sent out several thousand men.

Although Dorne and the Targaryens were allied, and the threat of the White Walkers was far away, they were still on the same land, so there was always a possibility of something going wrong.

This army of over 60,000 men, including 5,500 knights, officially broke the record set approximately 300 years earlier when Aegon conquered Westeros and assembled the largest army in history.

At that time, Lord Loren Lannister of Casterly Rock and Lord Monk Gardener IX of the Reach joined forces at Goldentree with nearly 55,000 men to resist Aegon Targaryen.

Now, with some reservations still in place, the seven kingdoms have combined their forces to form an army of 60,000 men, creating a human alliance to resist the invasion of the White Walkers, and marching in a mighty force straight toward Winterfell.

It took a long time for the human alliance to be formed and for them to set off.

Because of the vast ocean separating them, the transmission of intelligence was severely delayed, and it wasn't until the end of September that the message reached Viserys.

September in Pentos is not a golden autumn; instead, it is filled with increasingly biting cold winds.