Secondly, he hoped that his cousin, Lord of Highgarden Mace·Tyrell, who led the Reach princes to besiege Storm's End, would wake up soon.
He must make a wiser decision as soon as possible, march south for everyone, and surrender to Iron Throne as soon as possible.
It has been almost a year since they moved simultaneously by sea and land, from the east and west, to surround Storm's End.
Not to mention that there has been no success so far, I don't know how many major events have been delayed, especially Redwyne's family business--
"Damn siege the city by sea and land, attack with all your strength, and win quickly!", I shouldn't believe Mace!"
After finishing his prayer, Paxter couldn't help but curse a few words in a low voice, his words full of impatience.
What he values most in his life is the family's wine business, which is the foundation of family management for successive Redwyne family heads.
Arbor's wine sells well on both the east and west continents. Their merchant ships and fleets should be traveling to major ports at home and abroad to make profits, instead of being dragged here to compete with the wind and waves.
Lord Paxter often boasts that his family owns a total of two hundred warships - but how is this possible?
To fill two hundred warships, this means that they must have at least 20,000 sailors - the number two hundred is just the total number of ships in their family, mixed with a large number of wine-carrying flat-bottomed boats,
Commercial rowing boats and even whalers.
There are actually only four large battleships House Redwyne that can really be put into battle.
This number is slightly less than the former Targaryen royal family, and slightly more than the Iron Islands, which mainly uses long ships.
During this expedition, he brought out most of his family fortune. The remaining main battleships not only had to escort the wine ships and maintain trade, but also guard Arbor to guard against external raids. It was impossible to squeeze out more.
I thought that Mace's seemingly reasonable "sea and land attack plan" sounded okay, and Storm's End could be easily captured within a few months.
I didn't expect that this castle would be so difficult to defeat. It's hard to say whether there will be any results after a year of siege. House Redwyne must have missed countless business opportunities.
Shipbreaker Bay has been uncharacteristically uncharacteristic during this period. It is a good thing that there is no storm raging, but if the current deadlock is not broken, the fleet will have no choice but to stay here.
He walked to the porthole and found that the weather today was really good. Then he looked at the faintly visible silhouette of Storm's End in the distance, as if a giant fist was hitting the sky, and he couldn't help but frown.
Paxter turned around anxiously, and when he looked at "Father" and "Warrior", his heart calmed down, and he started a new round of silent prayer.
He doesn't care about Lord of Highgarden's face and glory, nor does he care about the victory of the Southern Border Army and Southern Expedition Army in the land battle, nor does he care about who sits on Iron Throne.
Rather than a naval commander, he is more like a businessman who worries about his family's business.
Let Redwyne Fleet return to the trade route where they should be, and let the family's wine fill the warehouses of various ports again. That is the right thing----
Shipbreaker Bay.
On the sea on the north side.
A small fleet of boats with unique shapes is sailing slowly close to the edge of Shipbreaker Bay.
The bow of the largest warship was made into the shape of a dragon wrapped in flames. The shape was extremely exaggerated, and the triangular sails were also dyed a strange dark green. It was the flagship of the great pirate Salladhor Saan - "Valyrians".
Following closely behind is the smaller "Thousand Colored Bird" - or "Peacock". Its three masts are covered with colorful cloth strips, fluttering in the wind in mid-air, really like a peacock with its tail screen unfolded.
At the back of the deck of the "Valyrians", Captain Salado is holding the rudder with one hand, wearing an eye-catching outfit:
The bright coat woven with silver thread and long sleeves, and the light-colored emerald buttons carved in the shape of monkeys glowed slightly in the setting sun; the fan-shaped green hat decorated with peacock feathers on the slender bright white curly hair is even more eye-catching.
This made him look like a human-shaped male peacock showing off among the rough pirates.
"Sir, further ahead is the blockade of Redwyne Fleet."
The first mate pointed to the sea in the distance and said, his tone showing a bit of nervousness.
Redwyne Fleet's strength ranges from the Sunset Sea to the Summer Sea, or even Narrow Sea, everyone who needs to know knows it.
With their little ship and manpower, a head-on collision would be like hitting a rock with an egg, and it would not even be enough to put a hole in someone's teeth.
Salado raised his hand to hold the peacock feathers on his green hat, and narrowed his light blue eyes slightly, seeming to be able to "see" the burgundy sails connected in the distance - a smooth smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Why are you panic? It's not like we haven't snatched Arbor's goods? Moreover, this time we are here for a show, and we are not asking you to attack Redwyne's battleship."
He shook the gold bracelet on his wrist, which was a gift given to him by Davos Seaworth a few days ago.
Along with the gifts, there are new tasks.
Hey, this fellow smuggler who used to "admire" each other with him is now working closely with the gangster Earl on the mainland, and he has become very successful, and instead instigates his old friend to do things.
Salado Sann is a pirate captain from Lys Island, and occasionally a mercenary. He has multiple identities, he can be a businessman, a banker, or a notorious pirate and smuggler.
Because they are half of the same industry, he and Davos can barely be regarded as "good friends" who can talk at sea.
He didn't know what Davos or the evil master Earl behind him wanted to do, but he already knew what they wanted him to do.
I just hope that Iron Islands's new "friends" can be more helpful and not hold me back.
Salado is very courageous. As long as he can get money, he will accept any job and do anything. This is very similar to his ancestors.
The Thorn family has a long tradition of pirates. The family history can be traced back at least to the Aegon's Conquest period, which lasts for hundreds of years. But the ones most known to the people of the Western Continent are the sons of Aegon V and Black Beth, and the father of Mad King Aerys-Jaehaerys II.
His grandfather, Samaro Sann, was once a member of the notorious "Nine".
The so-called "Group of Nine" is a violent alliance composed of nine vicious characters from different backgrounds, including wealthy businessmen, mercenaries, and pirates.
Nine people are united by a common goal: to gain greater power for each of them.
They are: "The Last Valyrians" Samaro Sann, the most notorious member of Lys's seafaring family;
"Old Mother", a female river pirate leader - I don't know if she likes tea parties;
"Ebony Prince" Jahaba Quihaka, Summer Isles an exiled prince;
"God of War" Leonmond Lesser, a famous mercenary leader;
"Butcher" Spotted Tom, the mercenary leader of Disputed Lands;
Sir Derrick "Rotten Apple" Fossoway, a notorious knight who was exiled from Westeros;
"Nine Eyes", the gang leader of the "Happy Buddies" gang.
Arquedo "Silver Tongue" Adrys, a merchant prince from Tyrosh, is noble, wealthy and ambitious.
"Vicious" Maelys·Blackfyre, the leader of "Golden Company" and the last male Blackfyre.
This organization once formed an alliance under the crown tree of Disputed Lands, vowing to help each other and realize their respective ambitions, and then wreaked havoc in Essos.
The most famous one among the nine is naturally the "violent" Maelys. Legend has it that he once ate his own brothers in his mother's womb, so he was born with a second head on his neck.
Maelys won the command of Golden Company by killing his cousins Daemon·Blackfyre in a duel and wrenching Daemon's head from his body.
After learning this, Prince "the Small"Duncan said a very famous saying, "They call themselves kings - but nine crowns can only be sold for nine copper plates."
As a result, this nine-member group was also known as the "Nine Copper Plate Kings" from then on.
The ambitious "King of Nine Coins" moved around Free Cities, showing off his majesty.
They first conquered Disputed Lands, then moved westward and captured Tyrosh in "Three Daughters", and established Arquedo "Silver Tongue" Adrys as the ruler of the city-state.
Then, they occupied the entire Stepstones and were ready to invade the western continent Westeros.
It is inevitable that Maelys·Blackfyre and his allies really attacked Seven Kingdoms. In order to prevent the "fifth Blackfyre Rebellion", Jaehaerys II summoned guards from all over the world, formed a large army, and sent them to fight Stepstones.
The two armies met and "War of the Ninepenny Kings" broke out.
Robert's grandfather, Duke Mondstadt, was the candidate for the head coach of the Westeros expedition. Unfortunately, he was also the first person to die in battle--
Maelys·Blackfyre's nickname is correct, he is indeed very violent.
On the battlefield of Stepstones, Maelys used his brute force to kill the commander-in-chief of Iron Throne's army, Duke Storm's End, and the suspected handsome boy Mond Baira Theon.
Mond died miserably in the arms of his heir Steffon Barra Theon. Captain Kingsguard Sir Gerald Hightower, who was also present at the time, stepped forward to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the coalition commander.
Several young knights and future dukes also stood out in this battle, including: Riverrun's Brynden·Tully, Storm's End's Steffon·Bila Theon, Casterly Rock's Tywin·Lannister and Dragonstone's Aerys·Targaryen.
But their brilliance was overshadowed by one person.
The young Barristan Selmy fought a bloody path for the army of the Western Continent, and in a duel before the battle, he personally killed the "violent" Maelys, extinguishing the final threat of the Blackfyre pretender.
After the war.
Steffon·Baila Theon became the new Duke Storm's End, and established a deep friendship with the then young Aerys·Targaryen and Tywin·Lannister.
Tywin·Lannister, who became a knight due to his merits, experienced the war and became a little gloomy and indifferent. Everything was the opposite of his father Tytos·Lannister, who did nothing.
But this does not affect the friendship between the three young people. Prince Aerys, the youngest of the three first-class Tywin, reached the age of 18 and was immediately made a knight.
"Laughing Lion" Tytos himself did not participate in this battle, but hid in his Casterly Rock and lived happily with his mistress - regardless of the fact that Castamere and Tarbeck were "rebelling" in the hall.
Riverrun Duke Hoster Tully was rescued by Sir Baelish from the Fingers on the battlefield, and promised Baelish to send his son Petyr to House Tully to be his adopted son.
And Barristan Selmy, who completely cut off the bloodline of House Blackfyre's male heir, even though he was the successor of the Harvest Hall and was already engaged, he still chose to join Kingsguard's team as he pursued honor all his life.
Six more years later.
Only after the defeat of the war did the rest of the Nine-man Group completely lose control of the Essos territory.
"Silver Tongue" Arguedo Adrys lasted until the end.
With his good power fighting skills, he managed to maintain his power for six years. In the end, he was poisoned and murdered by his queen.
The queen's father and Tyrosh's predecessor, the monarch, was successfully restored----
Talk about it.
Titus·Peake and this "silver tongue" - the tyrant who once ruled Tyrosh - are also related----
Maelys·Blackfyre used cruel methods to kill his cousin and leader of Golden Company Daemon·Blackfyre: