Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

The Ironborn even spent some time clearing out the remaining ghouls on the island, but there were still too many ghouls, and they couldn't possibly kill them all by themselves.

After all, the threat of the White Walkers has not been eliminated, and the area north of the Neck is still covered in ice and snow.

Euron had been in contact with Viserys before, so he had heard the news that the White Walkers would eventually return. The power of the God of Cold had not dissipated in the North, but was instead accumulating strength to await the next decisive battle between humans and the White Walkers.

Therefore, Euron led the Ironborn to land at Pyke, and using ropes to climb the almost impossible cliffs from the sea to Pyke.

The Ironborn wiped out the wights and cleaned up the magnificent castle. Euron even found his fourth brother, Ellen Greyjoy, in a corner.

However, at this moment, Ellen Greyjoy had become a monster with long hair, blue eyes, a face covered in rotting flesh, and even a hole that exposed rotting black gums.

To Euron's disappointment, he did not find his elder brother Balon or his niece Asha in the castle.

They didn't know whether they had died in the war against the White Walkers and become wights, or whether they were still alive in this world.

However, Euron did not kill his fourth brother, Ellen, to give him a chance to rest in peace. Instead, he and several Ironborn captured him alive, chained him up, and bound him in Bloodhold like a dog. No matter how frantically he roared and tried to tear apart all the living people in front of him, it was to no avail.

Euron claims he would never harm his own family, and he doesn't want to be a 'kinslayer' like Stannis.

Therefore, the only thing to do is to ask Iren to continue living.

After Euron cleared out Pyke, he shut the castle gates shut, completely cutting off the world of the dead outside to prevent them from wandering in again. Clearing out the wights inside the castle had taken a lot of effort. Euron then led the Ironborn on their way to the Westerlands.

The Iron Islands have become a wasteland, and Euron needs a sufficient population to restore them to their former glory.

Where is the closest and most densely populated place to the Iron Islands? Considering Oberyn's orders to Euron long ago, there is no doubt that the Iron Fleet is heading straight for Lannister, a large city on Westeros with an extremely dense population.

The Iron Fleet's raid was extremely successful, but Lannister Harbor seemed to have forgotten its lesson. Five years earlier, during the Iron Islands rebellion, King Balon's third brother, Victarion, had led the Iron Fleet in a surprise attack on Lannister Harbor, burning down the Lannister fleet. Since then, the Lannister navy had never recovered.

Lannesport remains completely unprepared for the enemy coming from the sea; their attention is now entirely focused on the enemy outside the city.

The Targaryen army is besieging the city, with giant dragons constantly flying overhead, causing great losses to the Western Frontier forces.

Perhaps they never imagined that the Iron Islands had fallen into a ghost town, yet the Iron Fleet would suddenly appear behind them as if by magic.

Boom boom boom—

Catapults roared, and flaming boulders crashed into Lannis Harbor. The Ironborn, arriving by ship, launched a surprise attack that once again burned all the ships and all the giant crossbows in the harbor.

In an instant, a breach appeared in Lannisport's impenetrable defenses.

Meanwhile, Princess Renis of the new dynasty rode the green dragon Rego, soaring high in the sky beyond the reach of the giant crossbows, overlooking the battlefield on the ground.

The Targaryen army has been in the Westerlands for several months, but has yet to capture Lannisport, mainly because the resistance from the Westerlands forces is extremely fierce. Almost every inch the Targaryen army advances comes at a bloody cost.

Moreover, Lannister Port is one of the most densely populated major cities in Westeros, with a large and well-equipped garrison, making it naturally difficult to conquer.

However, at that moment, Renis saw something unusual happening on the battlefield below.

The Iron Fleet launched a surprise attack on Lannisport from the sea, burning the retreat route of the Western Army and many giant crossbows deployed there. Lannisport's air defenses were breached, and the Iron Fleet was overjoyed.

"Rego!"

"It's time for you to make your move!"

"Go down and burn them!"

Then, much smaller than Bellerion, the bronze dragon roared and swooped down from the sky.

Chapter 552 Breaking the City

The Iron Fleet launched a surprise attack on Lannesport from the sea, tearing apart the city's defenses. Once a single breach appeared in the impenetrable defenses, the consequences would be catastrophic.

The walls of Lannisport were breached by dragonfire, and the Targaryen army poured into the city. Oberyn, spear in hand, led the charge, his body covered in blood and his eyes bloodshot with rage.

"Go to hell!"

A Lannister soldier, lying on the ground feigning death, attempted to ambush and kill Oberyn.

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But Red Viper struck first, piercing his chest with a spear. Blood gushed out like a fountain, and he breathed his last with resentment in his eyes.

"Everyone! Search the place thoroughly!"

"Find that old dog Tywin! We can't let him get away!"

General Dorn, covered in blood, roared angrily, his black eyes bloodshot.

He had waited too long for this day, and now that he had finally defeated Tywin, victory was within reach.

"Roar!"

Upon hearing their commander's words, the surrounding Targaryen soldiers immediately echoed his words, drawing their swords to execute the Westerlands soldiers who were still clinging to life on the ground.

The Western Frontier army resisted fiercely in this battle, and the city remained loyal to House Lannister, inflicting heavy losses on the Targaryen army.

Tywin Lannister, a renowned commander in Westeros, was a seasoned strategist who proceeded step by step, giving Oberyn no chance and leaving Oberyn helpless for a time.

However, no wall is completely impenetrable, and even the strongest fortress has its weaknesses. Oberyn eventually exploited Tywin's weakness and breached the city.

However, this does not mean that Tywin was inferior to his opponent in terms of ability.

After all, the Targaryen army had dragons as support, and the fact that they were able to hold out in the West for several months was already a very tenacious resistance, even pushing Oberyn to the brink of despair at one point.

Months ago, the Reach sent troops, cutting off the Targaryen army's rear. The Ragnarok Hall was gained and then lost again. Tywin Lannister personally led his army, trapping the Targaryen forces in the middle, and they were at risk of being completely annihilated at any moment.

At that time, the dragon riders of King's Landing had not yet arrived. Oberyn, in a moment of inspiration, adopted a tactic that Tywin had not anticipated: he led his army in a desperate, all-or-nothing advance into the west towards Casterly Rock.

As its name suggests, Casterly Rock is a castle perched atop a massive rock. Its walls are high and impregnable, and Casterly Rock has never fallen in history.

However, before Oberyn set off, Tyrion told him a secret about Casterly Rock.

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When Tyrion was young, he often played with his brother Jaime in the Hall of Heroes at Casterly Rock.

This is the Lannister family cemetery, where members of the Lannister family and their close relatives who died heroically may be buried. The Hall of Heroes is built underground on the outskirts of Casterly Rock, near the sea.

Tyrion remembered that every time the tide came in when he was a child, thunder would rumble from the depths of the Hall of Heroes.

At the time, his brother Jaime didn't take it seriously, but Tyrion, who was innocent, kind, and thoughtful from a young age, always remembered it.

When Tyrion grew to be sixteen, he longed for the outside world and asked his father if he could follow in his uncles' footsteps and visit the Free City when they were sixteen.

However, Tywin Lannister refused, believing that Tyrion's visit to the Free Cities on behalf of the Lannister family would bring shame upon the family.

Moreover, by then the Targaryen army had already established a foothold on the continent of Essos, built a new city, and was posing a menacing threat to Pentos.

Tywin Lannister was worried that Tyrion's visit to the Free Cities would give Viserys an opportunity to capture him and use him to threaten the Lannister family.

He wasn't worried that Tyrion would die at Viserys's hands, but rather that if Tyrion did fall into their hands, Tywin would have to save him, whether he wanted to or not, because it concerned the honor of his family.

Therefore, Tywin ultimately refused Tyrion's request to travel the world and sent him to clean and repair the sewers of Casterly Rock.

He believed that it would be difficult for a normal person to squeeze in, and Tyrion was just right for the job; each type of person should do what they are meant to do.

Tyrion discovered a secret passage connecting the Lord of Heroes to the sea, large enough for a ship to pass through, while being humiliated by his father and tasked with cleaning and repairing the drains of Casterly Rock.

That's why the sound of water can be heard from underground during high tide. This secret passage leads directly to the interior of Casterly Rock.

He told Oberyn the secret, and Oberyn, in desperation, led his army in a desperate breakout towards Casterly Rock.

Oberyn then personally led more than twenty skilled men to launch a surprise attack from the sea, following the secret passage Tyrion had mentioned, and infiltrated Casterly Rock.

The Targaryen army appeared suddenly in Casterly Rock as if by divine intervention, catching the Lannister army completely off guard and capturing the city gates in one fell swoop.

Then, with the help of both inside and outside forces, the Targaryen army poured in from the outside and miraculously captured this magnificent city that had never been conquered before in history.

Tywin Lannister, who was then in hot pursuit of the Targaryen army, could only look on in despair once again.

He launched a furious attack on Casterly Rock, but this time the roles were reversed: the Targaryen army occupied Casterly Rock, while the Lannister army became the ones besieging the city.

However, Casterly Rock remained a formidable city, and the Lannister army, unable to conquer it after a prolonged siege, eventually had to temporarily halt its advance, surrounding the city and blocking all communication with it.

This is why, while the seven kingdoms were recuperating and rebuilding, news from the western border remained slow to arrive.

Ultimately, it was Varys's spies who risked their lives to gather some intelligence, which was then relayed back to King's Landing. Only then did the Iron Throne Council learn of Oberyn's current predicament.

Viserys then decided to send the eldest princess, Rhaenys Targaryen, on her dragon Rhaegal to rescue her uncle. The dragon's arrival saved Oberyn from his predicament.

The Lannister army retreated from the outskirts of Casterly Rock, following the same tactics Dorne used against the dragon riders, abandoning several major cities and castles except for Lannister Harbor.

For the next few months, the dragons continued to burn the western borders, while the Lannister army retreated to the deep mountains and forests to wage guerrilla warfare against the dragons, struggling to resist the Targaryen invaders.

The final battle in the Westerlands erupted when the Targaryen army surrounded Lannisport, preparing to capture the largest and most densely populated city in the Westerlands.

Chapter 553 Capturing Tywin Alive

"Tywin!"

Where is Tywin Lannister?

The Targaryen army captured Lannister Harbor, but they have yet to find Lord Tywin Lannister.

Oberyn then ordered a thorough investigation, to search high and low to find Tywin's whereabouts.

The Iron Fleet burned all the ships in Lannister Harbor, and the Targaryen army was pressing in from outside, with dragons flying in the sky. This time, even if Tywin Lannister had wings, he would not be able to escape.

However, perseverance paid off in the end. Oberyn's guess was correct. A Targaryen soldier found Lord Tywin in the cellar beneath an inconspicuous house in Lannister Harbor.

The once-famous Lord Tywin Lannister was no longer the man he once was. His armor was covered in dirt, his bright red cloak was tattered, and there was blood on his bald head, as if he had bumped his head while crawling into the cellar.

He was left alone in the dark cellar, no longer surrounded by loyal guards, hoping to escape his fate, but he was eventually found.

The discovery of Tywin Lannister, Duke of Casterly Rock, was definitely big news, attracting countless onlookers.

His existence caused great trouble for the Targaryen army, and falling into enemy hands naturally led to a bad end.

"beat him!"

"Kill this old dog!"

By the time Oberyn arrived in a hurry, Duke Tywin had already been beaten black and blue.

The dazzling rubies on his armor had been pried off, his cheeks were covered in blood, and he even spoke with a slight lisp because his teeth had been knocked out by a strong soldier.

"Commander."

"Prince Oberon".

Seeing Prince Dorne stride in with a serious expression, the soldiers who had been watching Tywin Lannister roll on the ground quickly bowed and made way for him.

Meanwhile, the soldiers who were still kicking Tywin's butt were completely unaware that their commander had arrived.