Chapter 144
Thanks to Dany who had been encouraging the Dragons to go out hunting, which not only relieves her burden but also exercises the Dragon's mobility.
In the past six months, the wild animals in the surroundings near Astapor City have dwindled slightly, and the three Dragons have to go deep into the south, and sometimes even fly to the Red Waste in the east.
Six months ago, Big Black's speed reached 150 kilometers per hour, and now the average speed has exceeded 200 kilometers per hour. Dany often observes this world through Big Black's eyes, and on the eve of the war, she often looks out for the Ghis fleets at sea.
Accidentally, she saw a long row of moving black "little beans" on the red saline-alkali land from an altitude of 8,000 meters.
Like ants on a chessboard.
Then, Ser Butcher led 500 soldiers and 2,000 people to leave Astapor and go to ambush in a valley several hundred kilometers away.
Through careful search, Dany found a dangerous Vale with steep hillsides on both sides, ready to let the "turtles" experience the brilliant art of war from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Unfortunately, she was disappointed. The Iron Legion didn't just line up in a long line to go straight through the Vale but divided the regiment into five battalions, each with 500 men, marching in batches.
Fortunately, Ser Butcher is not stupid. He knows that as long as the opponent's battalion passes through the Vale, his people will be able to ambush them.
So he didn't do anything to cut it off, and they started after the first battalion entered.
Well, it turns out that the Three Kingdoms' "Arts of War" is quite useful.
The two ends of the valley were blocked, and kerosene, firewood, rolling stones, wood, bows, and arrows were used, and at the end, soldiers were sent down to make up anything with swords.
The back of the Iron Legion, which was blocked by boulders outside the valley, listened to the mournful screams of its compatriots, almost going crazy, and then they impulsively charged towards the dangerous valley road.
Ser Chainbreaker is also a cunning and ruthless man. In order to stimulate the opponent, he also cut off the heads of the 500-year-old Iron Legionnaires and strewed them around the Vale.
For four or five days in a row, another two hundred soldiers were killed, and more than a thousand were wounded. Ser Butcher only lost a dozen soldiers and more than a hundred civilians.
Facing such a tragic victory, and receiving the letter that the coalition forces were swept by Dany, the pushing of the Iron Legion and the Leader finally cooled down, and they evacuated to the south coast with the remnants of the defeated soldiers.
After defeating the Iron Legion, Ser Butcher left hundreds of militiamen to build a permanent station at the Vale, and he immediately went to Yunkai with his soldiers.
Because he's worried the Queen will push for his Fiefdom in that shitty place.
Dany did send a letter to test Ser Chainbreaker, asking if he would like to be an 'Old Ghis Lord' and help the Queen on the frontier.
To tell the truth, Dany really did not treat him badly. Although the Old Ghis city-state was destroyed by the Valyrians, the land was still covered with salt, sulfur, and dry bones, but after 6,000 years of deep plowing, the land can still be cultivated.
Old Ghis is the capital of the Ghis Empire!
"Lord Wise Masters, I'll be honest with you, because the 3rd Wing had more than half casualties and was almost crippled, and your 50,000 army was swept away by the Mother of Dragons."
"And what?" said the Grand Wise Master's angry complexion.
After hesitating for a moment, the Capitan leaned into the ear of the Grand Wise Master and whispered: "New Ghis has made second-hand preparations, Dragon and Magic! That's right, we plan to send the fleet to accompany the Red Devil through the Smoking Sea."
"The Andals Corsair King, Euron Greyjoy?" The Grand Wise Master was surprised, "Has he really been to the ruins of Valyria?"
"We were skeptical at first, after all, since The Doom, many have died in the Smoking Sea. But with the Dragon egg, Dragonbinder, and Valaryian Steel Armor, over the past few days having been verified, especially the Dragon Horn that had cost us 30 warships in exchange…."
Speaking of this, the Captain's face showed fear, and his voice became lower and lower, "We have experienced it ourselves, it is terror-inducing, it is definitely of real Valyrian descent, only the highest of magics could have created such an artifice!"
The anger on the Grand Wise Master's face disappeared, and he asked in surprise: "Since the Dragon Horn is real, why not use it to control the three Dragons?"
"The Andal tried it once before, the Green Dragon and White Dragon could be controlled, but the Black Dragon…the Black Dragon somehow resisted the horn's restraint, and last time because of the Black Dragon being free, it botched his plan to capture the Dragons.
On the day the coalition attacked Astapor, he did have a chance to blow the horn, but when the White Dragon and Green Dragon were still struggling, the Black Dragon unleashed an incendiary bomb…so do you understand?" Ship Captain helplessly said.
"Then, you brought the horn over this time? It can be used in the defense of the city. Our Great Pyramid is not afraid of those fire bombs at all." Grand Wise Master said happily.
"We have not." Captain shook his head regretfully.
"Why?"
"The Andal will not teach us how to use the horn and the art of controlling the horn until he has completed his expedition and holds a great harvest. He would also lead us on an expedition, I can't turn yet." After the Captain finished speaking, he gave the Grand Wise Master a "do you understand?" look.
The Grand Wise Master certainly understands, to abandon a helper after achieving one's goal!
Since the river has not been crossed, the bridge cannot be broken.
"With no Iron Legion, we can only use the ultimate move. This time Yunkai will suffer greatly!" The Grand Wise Master looked back at Yunkai, that was bathed in the golden red morning light.
"Boom – Boom, Boom, bang bang!"
Suddenly, there was a terrifying hissing sound from the sky, followed by a blood-red fire column with a length of 20 meters dropped from the sky, like a real fiery razor, crushing sails, masts, decks, and the sailors on them all the way from the sea three kilometers away…
The broken pieces of wood and charred corpses lie in the flames, and the battleships in a straight line burned and burst in the Dragonflame, and countless sailors and soldiers cried and shouted and struggled in the flames and fled…
Under the clear blue sky, more than a dozen thick black smoke pillars with a scorching atmosphere rose from the sparkling sea, like the scorched fingers of the Gods, extending from the sea and straight into the sky.
The Ghis people on the city wall and the pyramids, who had cheered for the huge reinforcements, were rooted on the spot, and the words in their memories spun in their throats.
"Hohohoho…" Ghis groaned hard, with a dry voice: "Evil-Dragon–"
"The Dragon strikes! Hurry! Quick, archers, the Scorpions!" The general's face was twisted, and he roared frantically at his soldiers.
"Nagga——" Big Black suddenly pulled an arc after approaching the pier, plumed into the 500-meter blue sky, and quickly went to the Grand Wise Master, Ghis soldiers, Ghis people on the pyramid, and even street slaves beheld his terrifying shadow.
Then, Big Black released one of his claws, and undone was the quilt-sized bundle he was carrying.
"crash-bang…"
In the warm sunlight, the paper on the head reflects white light, dazzling the eyes of hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and also confusing their hearts.
But soon, a Ghis man picked up a white parchment the size of a notebook page, and saw the clear title: "Mother of Dragons To All the Citizens of Yunkai"
"I, Daenerys I, Mother of Dragons, slave liberator, tell you and other slave masters, that 200,000 soldiers will attack the city within seven days to liberate Yunkai.
I intend to abolish the slave system and am not against the Ghis.
If you are willing to open the city and surrender, I will still retain your right to rule Yunkai; if you are not willing, I will besiege this city.
Of course, I hold kindness, the honor of a Knight, and the wrath of a Ruler.
Whoever burns their crops will be killed; whoever kills their slaves, will be killed; whoever poisons their well, will be killed.
Do not say you have not been warned!"
Big Black circled around Yunkai, people panicked wherever he went, and also brought a continuous "boom boom boom" sound, and countless metallic crossbow arrows rose and fell under him.
"Buzz–" Big Black said his piece with a buzzing hiss, and then flew to the south leisurely, leaving only the screams of fear in the city.
"A Dragon—" The Grand Wise Master's eyes twitched and his teeth rattled.
Watching the Black Dragon gradually disappear from sight, the Grand Wise Master turned around and said in a firm tone, "There were three Dragon eggs last time correct?! Yunkai wants one!"
"This…" the Captain hesitantly said, "It was a pleasant surprise to get two extra, but one of the bronze Dragon eggs belonged to the Andals, and the other white Dragon egg The Sorrowful Men took it and there was only one golden Dragon egg left, but we New Ghis also need Dragons!"
"More than half a year ago, the Qarth Pureborn accidentally picked up two Dragon eggs from an Asshai vendor, and now I have to share one, are you not afraid of dying?" The Grand Wise Master said unhappily.
"We're also not sure who the Sorrowful Men was employed by, maybe the Royal Family, maybe The Thirteen, maybe the Tourmaline Brotherhood, maybe… maybe that Sorrowful Men didn't take the Dragon egg at all. The egg could have been handed over to the employer. The ancient Assassin Organization must also want to have a Dragon. Who doesn't want a Dragon?
It is said that after the news of the woman successfully hatching a Dragon from the stone egg reached Asshai, the fossil Dragon egg prices rose many times over…In fact, some great nobles in the Free Cities and Westeros are also secretly collecting Dragon eggs, everyone wants Dragons!
And even if It's the Royal Family with two Dragon eggs, three Dragons are not too many, doesn't that woman have three Dragons?" Captain shrugged.
"So, the Qarth Pureborn can hatch Dragons?" asked the Grand Wise Master nervously.
"They also just learned how to do Dragon Hatching from us. I heard that they sacrificed seven or eight nobles' offshoots, but it didn't work.
According to the old Priest who hosted the ceremony, Maybe the bloodline of the sacrifice is not pure enough to please the Lord of Light R'hllor, maybe the result is not so fast.
It is also the first Dragon Hatching, although confident, but inexperienced." Captain shook his head.
The Grand Wise Master looked down on the block below the people who panicked and shouted "The Mother of Dragons is coming", and "The Mother of Dragons is coming for Yunkai", and their faces became more and more scared.
Finally, he turned his head sharply, stared at the Captain, and said: "The New Ghis warship has gone to the ruins of Valyria, it must be able to bring back a few Dragon eggs like the Andals. Now, Yunkai needs that Golden Dragon egg!"
"Grand Wise Master, why don't you wait for the fleet to come back, the Dragon can't hatch in a short time?" Captain refused.
"No, you see—"
The Grand Wise Master pointed to the boiling city below and coldly said: "A single Black Dragon will push our army into chaos if we can't affirm the people's and armies morale, and when the evil Mother of Dragons comes to the city with three Dragons, Yunkai will immediately become the second Astapor!
I need Dragon eggs to reassure the people, I need The Sons of the Harpy in the books to bring hope, the hope of Dragons!
We all know that Dragons are not unkillable, and I would be happy if that woman's Dragons dared to burn the city. In my heart, only Dragons can resist Dragons.
So, I want Dragon eggs, and I want to gather the people and tell them that Yunkai is Dragon Hatching and that Yunkai will have its own Dragons soon."
"But Dragon Hatching is…" Captain hesitated, he had a big picture and understood how much damage Yunkai's loss would do to the Ghis Alliance.
"Hahaha, young man, you are still too young." The Grand Wise Master patted the sturdy middle-aged officer on the shoulder, and asked with a smile, "What was our previous plan?"
"Procrastinate time, let the Mother of Dragons run out of food and water…"
Speaking of this, the look of doubt on the Captain's face disappeared, and he exclaimed: "Grand Wise Master it's brilliant, we just need to restore the morale of the army, even if it is only ten days… no, five days is enough.
When the people see the Mother of Dragons outside the city hungry, where they can only gnaw on the bones of horses and men, everyone in the city will become fearless.
Okay, on behalf of New Ghis, I agree to hand over the Golden Dragon egg to the Grand Wise Master!"
"hahaha…" The Grand Wise Master raised his head and laughed, but he was thinking: Child, you are still too young, only the Gods know what the ruins of Valyria hold, maybe only there is only one Dragon egg left?
As for the price of Dragon Hatching…
heh, even that young bitch has the will to sacrifice her only brother, husband, and son, do I not hold the same?!
In addition, I have more wives and more sons, and my capital is much richer than hers!