Gods Eye Pier.
The water vapor carries the scent of pine wood, quietly filling the lakeside.
The former martial arts competition venue has long been demolished and disappeared without a trace. Titus once thought that the people of Whent's family did not understand environmental protection, but Harrenhal is a treasure land with natural preferences.
Today's Gods Eye coast is no longer as chaotic as it used to be.
Xing Shuocheng Earl was wearing a light black leather jacket and watched his men boarding the ship one after another.
He took a different approach this time and temporarily separated from the main force of the rebel army, and the number of troops he brought was not large.
Except for the two bodyguards Platoon who never left their side, there were only 700 cavalrymen selected from Moxia, for a total of nearly 800 people.
Titus learned from Lao Li and Brother Di. It is a carefully selected pairing endorsed by history. The numbers chosen are all so auspicious.
Whitegrove's Dirk, Ringlet's Laurence, and Horn Hill's Hunter brothers will all follow Starpike's Duncan Captain ·Vic Corps will continue to follow the army. Under the leadership of Eddard·Stark, they will enter Crownlands from the land and attack King's Landing.
Among the "Four Heavenly Kings", he only brought along the "Knight of Rivendell City" Egon Leavell this time.
This is not only because the opponent's name has the flavor of the Valyria remnants, but also because in previous wars, the opponent showed a strong ability to command cavalry in combat.
Sir Egon Levill, whom he specifically named, is wearing a suit of black armor, holding a war horse in hand, boarding the deck calmly and orderly. Next, he will take the same boat with Master Black Earl.
As of today, His Majesty Robert·Baila Theon I has fully mobilized, killed Crown Prince Rhaegar, and is about to break into King's Landing.
This Highgarden direct vassal from Rivendell City had no other ideas. Like Dirk, Laurence and others, he was even more fortunate to join the Allied Justice camp early in the Cider Hall.
It's just that he doesn't quite understand that Black Earl intends to attack the capital by water. This strategy is in line with his impression of this gentleman--
When launching an offensive, be bold and swift.
But why did you bring so many cavalry?
He had absolutely no intention of fearing the battle. Instead, he enjoyed the victory very much. However, he could not understand for the time being. Why should cavalry combat capabilities be emphasized in siege warfare?
Sir Aigon, who had outstanding potential as a cavalry general, couldn't figure it out for a moment, but those selected cavalry groups didn't have so many doubts, even though they were from various detachments.
1 Whitegrove, Ringlet, and Horn Hill also contributed horse warriors to their formation.
Lord Earl has always been generous with his actions. The selected cavalrymen are gearing up and intend to use their guns and swords to achieve more achievements.
Working in pairs, they carefully led their horses over the special wooden steps to avoid slipping the horses' hooves. The elite troops, numbering seven to eight hundred people, moved neatly and without any confusion. They had obviously received corresponding boarding training.
A total of six large ships are moored beside the dock of Gods Eye, four of which are armed merchant ships, with black flags hanging on the tall watchtowers.
Their leaders are Davos Seaworth and Oswin. After more than a year apart, the number of ships under these two guys has actually caught up with the former owner of the "Storm Dancer", the green-bearded captain Morio Domitis from Tyrosh.
The veteran smuggler and Ironborn, who couldn't be hanged no matter what, can be regarded as getting ahead.
The other two larger "big ships" are "decommissioned warships" purchased from Royal Fleet by Titus's manpower who originally stayed with King's Landing while the manager Rhaegar "ran away from home and disappeared".
Their hulls are solid and different from the ordinary ships next to them. The royal emblem of three red dragons is still embroidered on the surface of the sails without any replacement. It is particularly eye-catching when surrounded by four merchant ships.
Ha, two battleships with "strong ships and powerful guns"!
Mine.
Looking at his new toy, Titus chuckled with satisfaction.
Of course, this "cannon" refers to the ballista.
The naval tactics of this era still rely on long-range strikes to destroy the enemy's hull or cause casualties, and then use boarding warfare--that is, soldiers jumping gangs and close combat tactics to determine the outcome.
Many large galleys and small longships can join the battle, but none are as powerful as the "battleships" dedicated to this task.
The two warships are larger than merchant ships, and there is a scary-looking iron ram at the bow. There are many protective wooden boards and medium-sized crossbows installed on both sides of the ship. There are also small trebuchets set up on the deck.
"Sir, the last batch of war horses has been transported to the ship, and the supplies have been inventoried. We can set off at any time."
Oswin was still on the ship, happily shouting at the capable sailors to work. The ordinary middle-aged captain Davos Seaworth came to Titus and reported respectfully.
Titus nodded and looked due south.
The main force of the Allied forces will move south along the land route towards the royal capital. They will need to pass through many royalist towns along the way. Even if the opponent surrenders upon hearing the news, it will inevitably be delayed.
And delaying time means delaying the fighter plane.
They will enter Blackwater Rush from Gods Eye, pass through the river, and reach the port under King's Landing. The sailing speed will definitely be faster.
I just don't know if it can compare to the Westerlands army that is running life-and-death on the Golden Road?
He marched alone this time, not to seize military glory or rob the royal capital, but his primary purpose was to suppress those who stole the fruits of victory in the parallel world.
Titus has reason to believe that Westerlands, the lion who has been Hand of the King for many years, must have a similar arrangement to him in the royal capital that looks like a broken sieve.
In order to realize our own ambitions, we can only fight hard.
As the saying goes: Those who arrive in Xianyang first will be the king, and those who arrive in Xianyang later will protect the imperial court.
The advantage on his side is that Davos and Oswin specialize in the art. Both of them are familiar with the hidden waterways near King's Landing, and they also know better how to deal with Royal Fleet's interrogation.
Even if they are unlucky and a battle breaks out on the water, they are both very reliable commanders.
Once Dunstonbury was lost, House Peake not only lost a valuable outlet to the sea, but also lost a large number of professional talents who knew how to fight at sea.
The current talents are all saved by Starpike Earl.
Accompanied by the bodyguards, Titus boarded the former royal warship named "Dragonbane" in front of them.
It is a large warship with both sails and oars. It has hundreds of oars. Whether it is in a river or in the ocean, it has good flexibility and combat power. It can normally carry one hundred and fifty soldiers. It is used simply to transport people, and it can also carry two to three hundred people.
And its name is also very "auspicious", which is very suitable for Titus Earl to visit.
The battleship next to it is called "Haima". It originally belonged to the captain named "Wei Weishui" whom Davos and Jamie boarded earlier. It is also a similar model to "Dragonbane".
These two "retired" warships with "aging hulls" and "unusable" were purchased by Jamie who was stationed at the Smith's shop in Tuobu during the period when Rhaegar was missing, and Davos and others who were familiar with Royal Fleet's affairs.
During the transaction process, Jack, a former member of the bodyguard who was lurking in Flea Bottom, also contributed a lot.
The first thing to buy was the "Haima". The smuggler and Ironborn's connections in the capital came in handy. The transaction was carried out quite covertly, leaving almost no unnecessary traces.
Seeing the profit, the other party immediately contacted his colleagues to conduct a second transaction.
However, according to Davos who led the way for Earl, there were twists and turns in their second transaction - the rumor that "Street of Steel's big boss purchased a decommissioned warship" was actually learned by City Watch.
Those Gold Cloakss had no intention of reporting it to anyone, but wanted to break into the transaction site and take the opportunity to blackmail and make a fortune.
Not bad, there are also Peake family members in the garrison.
Captain Andy, who was in charge of patrolling the city, immediately contacted Gordon, the guard at Linhe Gate in the port area, and sent out an important message of "There is a mole, terminate the transaction!", and he was able to avoid trouble.
The Gold Cloaks assault failed. The Air Force was so sad that it could only return disappointed. The relevant commanders expressed their disappointment at the erroneous information reported by their subordinates.
After the news passed, the secret agents of King's Landing took action again. Without any accident, they successfully captured the "Dragonbane" at the feet of Titus.
After Davos reported "King's Landing's past events" to Xingsuocheng Earl, he also mentioned other things: "Sir, the Green Beard you asked us to contact before" and the pirate leaders on the Narrow Sea are almost found now - do we need them to enter Blackwater Bay to help us?"
Black Earl first expressed his affirmation of the work of Davos and others, then shook his head and replied, "No need, the most important thing when going south this time is speed, stealth and other things have to come at the back. Morio Domitis is fairly trustworthy. The Lys pirate you introduced has never cooperated with us before, so it is better not to let outsiders get involved----
The reason why I asked you to contact them is just to get insurance."
Davos understood the instructions and nodded to leave. He is the captain of the "Dragonbane". With so many people on board, he has more than a few things to do.
Titus and his guard captain entered the captain's cabin arranged by Davos.
Oh, there is also a soft bed inside.
After looking around for a while, he asked Captain Dodge Platoon outside the door to find Aigon Leavell, who was on the same ship.
Not long after the fleet set sail, the knights of Rivendell City came quickly. As soon as they entered the room, they bowed somewhat reservedly.
"Sir, are you looking for me?"
He is the one among the "Four Heavenly Kings" who has the least contact with black Earl.
When he was stationed at Riverrun, Sir Aigon bought a set of all-black armor and now wears it wherever he goes, as if he wants to prove his loyalty in every detail.
Titus, who admired Ai Geng very much, smiled and said, "You must have doubts about us taking so many cavalry to go south by boat?"
Ai Geng said hurriedly, "Earl uses his troops like a god and has his own plans in mind. It's just that his subordinates are stupid and really have some confusion."
As expected of a talent who has been very close to Highgarden, the tone of his speech is different from that of the Hunter brothers.
"When the time comes, just follow "I'll know."
Black Earl made a pun, not only informing the other party of the identity of the cavalry adjutant, but also giving him a tactful nod.
Ser Aigon naturally has a loyal look on his face, and so should Dao Dao.
Starpike is very close to Glen City, even closer than Whitegrove to the northwest and Cider Hall to the northeast.
The territory of Glen City "nailed" between Horn Hill and Starpike is not large, but its location is indeed very clever. It was originally a chess piece placed by House Tyrell in Dornish Marches.
The main function of his family is to act as a "monitoring post" for Highgarden, responsible for checking and balancing Peake and Tarly, two martial nobles not far from Highgarden.
But now, all the Dornish Marches territory on the Reach's side has been legally "swallowed" by Peake. Sir Aigen, who is in the rebel camp and is quite happy in the war, cannot continue to be "foolishly loyal" to Rose of Highgarden.
Compared with Mace·Tyrell who are still wallowing and amusing themselves under Storm's End, it is obvious that Robert I plus black Earl has more prospects.
Ser Aigon, who was once coerced into joining Starpike by the knight Ringlet, thought it was not honorable to do so at the time. Now his attitude has changed drastically.
Standing upright in the captain's cabin, not squinting, with a look of utter fearlessness and loyalty on his face----
Therefore, sometimes being with the right person is more important than being able to do things----
Eight hundred pacesetters rush to the north slope: