Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"We may be arriving at Green Valley City soon, Your Highness."

"Lord Bessie's army landed in the Stormlands and has now joined forces with the Stormlands army, and they are heading this way."

On the other side, a general from the river bend spoke up.

"That's good."

Yin Meng visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the other party's words, as did many of the river bend generals present.

Meanwhile, Edric Dayne, the Dawnblade and Imperial Guard of Yin Meng, stood calmly behind Yin Meng.

As the empire's foremost swordsman, he feared no enemy, not even His Highness the Crown Prince.

"Yimongge, why not let Lord Bessie and the Stormlands army attack King's Landing directly?"

At this moment, another young knight couldn't help but ask, puzzled.

It was obvious from his tone that he was one of the members of the 'King's Knights Order' that Yin Meng had once formed.

"What do you know?"

"Your Highness and Lord Bessie must have their own plans."

Meanwhile, an older knight reprimanded him.

But he couldn't explain why, because he himself was somewhat confused.

He was assigned by his family to join the camp of the Second Prince Yin Meng. As a soldier, he had no clue how to fight this battle or how to win it.

Because he couldn't see any reason why they could win.

As for dragons, it is well known that the second prince, Immon, has the weakest dragon among all the Targaryen dragons, and even has a nickname: 'premature baby'.

As for the soldiers, the Reach army appeared to be no smaller than the enemy in number.

However, in terms of quality, many soldiers in the River Bend army were farmers who were busy in the fields just a month ago, and they were no match for the invincible Imperial Legion.

As for the commander, the difference is even more obvious. The enemy is a renowned general, while our side is a greenhorn.

The only thing that still gave them a sliver of excitement was that another renowned general of the empire was about to join their side and replace the Second Prince in commanding the upcoming battle.

For all these reasons, a pessimistic atmosphere now pervades the River Bend Army.

Although not a single battle has been fought, defeat seems inevitable.

Yin Meng also noticed these problems, but he was helpless to solve them.

I don't know how to motivate the soldiers.

Chapter 1035 Old Aegis

Fortunately, many of the problems Yin Meng encountered were soon resolved.

His teacher, another renowned general of the empire who had distinguished himself on the battlefield, led an army to join him.

Several days later, on what should have been a peaceful afternoon, the soldiers were methodically setting up defenses at the Bitter Bridge, constructing fortifications under the loud orders of their commanders to guard against enemy attacks.

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However, at that moment, a loud bugle call suddenly rang out from the watchtower of the camp.

The sound of the horn quickly spread to every corner of the army in the Reach.

All the soldiers who were working or resting put down their work, and some came out of their tents, wondering what had happened.

"what happened?"

"Could it be that the First Prince's army has already arrived?"

Many of the soldiers in the Bend region were farmers who were forced to participate in the war.

Many of them had never seen blood in their lives, so when they heard about war, their legs went weak and they couldn't help but pray in their hearts.

Their greatest wish is to live and work in peace and contentment, but unfortunately, those in power do not think so.

In the labor camp of the army in the river bend, the bugle suddenly sounded loudly, and an old man with messy gray hair, a thin body, but exceptionally bright eyes reacted quickly.

It's like a natural bodily reaction.

"Enemy attack?"

He heard the sound and shivered.

He then jumped up from the ground, pulled an axe from a nearby wooden stake, and gripped it tightly in his hand.

"Kids, when the battle starts, stay behind me!"

"Never be arrogant!"

He then turned to the young men from his village who had been conscripted as laborers and spoke in a hoarse, slightly stern voice.

"Understood, Uncle Egger."

The young lads who heard his words were filled with fear, but they obediently nodded and agreed.

Because they had heard their parents mention that this man was originally a mercenary who worked on the other side of the Narrow Sea, and then by chance joined the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

He then followed his army from King's Landing, sailing across the Narrow Sea during the long night to another unfamiliar continent to fight the White Walkers, humanity's common enemy.

It is said that Aegon the Elder participated in many battles against the White Walkers and even made great contributions, including the legendary Battle of Corhol.

Hundreds of thousands died, leaving only a handful of survivors, but old Aiger was one of them, crawling out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

He was a soldier in the Imperial Expeditionary Force and a human hero who fought against the White Walkers.

He should have been knighted, had his own territory, and become a high-ranking knight.

However, Aiger was not very lucky. When he returned to his original legion by ship, his appointment was secretly taken by someone else through bribery.

However, he was just a lowly soldier, and there was nowhere to appeal to in King's Landing, so he had no choice but to accept his fate and obediently take a sum of money and leave.

He then wandered off and found a village, where he called himself Aiger and started living with a widow.

It is said that he had an illegitimate child, but his whereabouts are unknown. After the widow died, Aiger never looked for him again and remained alone.

Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye, and this time the battle for the throne broke out. Many nobles who decided to follow the second prince Yin Meng began to recruit soldiers from nearby villages.

However, while it sounds nice to call it recruiting soldiers, it really just means conscripting men, because wars throughout history have relied on conscription.

Old Aiger had no relatives, no wife, and no children. Such a person would die without anyone caring for him, making him the easiest to bully. Therefore, he was unlucky enough to be taken away again.

However, no one knew that he was once a veteran who had fought in many battles. Judging from his age, he was definitely not fit to go to the battlefield. Therefore, like many other captured people, the old and the young, he was used as a laborer to chop firewood and start fires for the cooks.

These young people from the same village who were captured were told by their parents before they left that they must listen to Old Aiger in the army.

Because old Iger was a legendary figure in the village among his generation, these parents believed that only he could lead their children to safety from the battlefield...

However, the bugle sounded loudly, and chaos erupted in the River Bend camp. People were in a panic, but the misunderstanding was quickly cleared up.

The bugle sounded, but the central command tent, the core of the entire army, did not react. The strong and healthy soldiers responsible for the battle also did not move, but remained asleep in their tents.

"Whoo~"

"It's alright, boys."

"It seems to be just a misunderstanding; perhaps our reinforcements have arrived."

The experienced old Egger observed for a while and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Because it is obvious that the army that has come is not the enemy, but rather reinforcements.

Old Aegon's ability to survive so many battles was not due to his unparalleled bravery, because no matter how brave a soldier is, he cannot guarantee that he will survive every battle on the front lines.

Soldiers who survive on the battlefield are either lucky or have foresight, quick thinking, and fast reflexes.

Old Aiger was the latter. He was experienced, quick-witted, cunning, and treacherous. He knew that in the military camp, one could not indulge in alcohol or numb oneself out of fear. To survive, one had to carefully observe the wind direction.

It is clear that the commander of an army is the biggest weather vane, and every decision he makes concerns the life and death of countless people.

Unfortunately, the central command tent is often not easy to approach during military campaigns.

After all, the central command tent is the core of an army, the place where the army commander and generals meet. Naturally, it is heavily guarded and very important. Outside the central command tent, the most elite main force of the entire army and the commander's confidants surround it.

Therefore, since the movements of the central command tent cannot be observed, the soldiers in an army become the most important indicator.

Old Iger survived many battles twenty years ago, so his judgment is naturally very sharp.

The soldiers were elite troops clad in armor, but the plate armor weighed dozens of kilograms, and in the summer it was so stuffy that they were almost suffering from heatstroke and fainting.

Therefore, these soldiers only put on their armor with the help of auxiliary soldiers before the battle begins. They don't wear armor all day long, including during marches; otherwise, they would be exhausted to death even without fighting.

Therefore, an army suffers heavy losses during long marches and when it is attacked, because the soldiers are killed before they even have time to put on their cumbersome armor.

However, at this moment, a noisy sound came from afar again, and many people gathered around, seemingly watching something. There were also quite a few people in the labor camp who went to join in the fun.

"Ok?"

"What happened? I'll go check it out."

Old Egger threw down his axe, gestured to the boys in his village to stay put, and went ahead alone to check the situation.

Chapter 1036 Battle of the Bitter Bridge

"Excuse me, let me see."

Then, the gray-haired old man struggled to squeeze through the dense crowd from behind and reach the front of the onlookers.

Most of the people watching here today are low-ranking auxiliary soldiers and laborers from the military camp.

After all, they were located in the middle and rear of the military camp, and no commander would allow these civilian laborers who had no fighting ability to be placed at the front.

Otherwise, if war breaks out, these laborers will not fight to the death, but will scatter and flee, which will instead impact the rear battle lines.

Therefore, in military camps, combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers are always at the forefront, with the combat soldiers taking the lead and setting a good example for the auxiliary soldiers.

The central command tent, as the core of the entire army, is located in the middle, guarded by the most elite troops, while the rear is where logistics supplies and civilian laborers live.

Old Egger exerted a lot of effort and finally squeezed to the front.

Then he saw in the distance a young man with silver-gold hair holding the reins for a middle-aged man with similarly gray hair who was wearing a metal mask.

"This is His Highness Yin Meng."

The two men were walking and talking on their horses as they headed towards the central army camp.