"There are so many troops, they are rushing towards us!"
The fisherman stumbled to Bitterbridge's tower and reported the news in a panic.
His panic was only met with a sneer from Sir Lorente Caswell, who was hanging out here every day. "Why are you panicking? Even if there is an army, they are just passing by my bridge, can they still rob us?"
He had been slapped in the mouth by Titus, and the traces of the wound can still be seen.
After holding on for a long time, he finished his lecture. He had heard from his father that there was a war going on in the south, and he was actually a little panicked. He was about to hide in the fortress behind the tower, but the alarm bell suddenly sounded.
The cavalry team, numbering over a thousand people, arrived at Bitterbridge first, and calmly and orderly crossed Mander River from the bridge.
All the guards of the Caswell family who were originally stationed here have long since fled, and no one dared to stop them from crossing the river.
At the head is the orange-gold background of the Black Fort flag, which is flapping in the wind. The cavalrymen are holding military lances,
Long swords and long-handled battle axes, driving the horses under the seats, surged past Bitterbridge like a tide.
House Caswell's guard only consisted of a few dozen people, and the lord was completely unprepared to summon the territorial soldiers and subordinate knights in advance to prepare for danger in times of peace.
Who can know?
How could the rebel army, which was "forced to retreat" in Highgarden's message, be so high-profile?
Caswell's guards were unable to withstand the attack of an organized army, and the opponents were all cavalry.
Unprepared, the dozens of guards who had just gathered at the bridgehead at the other end were killed and dispersed at once. The fortress gate of Caswell's house was also quickly knocked open. The shouts of killing instantly drowned out the once peaceful Bitterbridge.
Last year today, I was in front of this door;
The girl's beautiful face and peach blossoms complement each other, both are so red and charming;
Now that spring has arrived, where has the girl's face gone?
Only the original peach blossoms are left, still smiling in the spring breeze.
The Starpike poet Titus·Peake, who thrived in poetry, revisited his hometown and specially selected the Smith stone house from Old Rolly back then as the place where he gave orders.
Sir Duncan was sent to Bitterbridge's warehouse to search for the Caswell family's past savings.
Today, they are Caswell's savings. Tomorrow, they will be Titus's trophies, the adults' share of the spoils, and the rebels' generous rewards.
Dame Wenda, whose appearance was praised by Master Earl, with a bright smile on her face, led a group of people into the fortress behind the tower to deal with those small characters that Master Titus looked down upon.
One dagger, two cuts.
Bitterbridge lord old Caswell and his son were killed by Lady White Eagle who was really unblinking and had his throat cut to death with his face flushed and a bright smile.
Just like the Whitegrove knight Fred White a few days ago.
How to reduce your haters?
Of course, we should seize the opportunity and get rid of him cleanly.
In the rebel army at that time, except for Wenda, Parker and a few others, no one knew who House Caswell had offended. He was killed in an "accidental fire" without even a chance to be captured or redeemed.
Once the fire in the Caswell fortress was under control, the open flames were extinguished, and the smoke was curling up, the coalition forces of Starpike and Stormlands left the place.
Bitterbridge calmed down again.
It also had to be calm.
This "passing" of the rebel army was fast, efficient, and had a clear goal.
Among them, the cavalry regiment made great efforts, and the cavalry generals headed by Titus got their deserved share of the harvest.
Starpike Earl is the happiest, spending other people's golden dragons, growing your own face, appreciating the warriors under your command, winning the loyalty of the brave, why not?
The rebel troops broke through House Caswell's "defense" and ransacked their warehouse, but did not cause too much harm to the civilians here.
Also, the property found from Caswell's family treasury alone is enough for them to divide.
Robert continued to be absent, and Commander Titus's prestige skyrocketed in the army.
After this battle, the 12,000-strong rebel army left the last footnote to their journey in the southern border and finally fought out the Reach.
They continue to set off to the northwest, and their next target is Stoney Sept in Riverlands, where they will supply supplies----
On the side of Robert I and Titus, they naturally regard themselves as the righteous army to eradicate the tyrant, that is, the "Robert Rebel Army"
In King's Landing and Red Keep, they are collectively known as the "Robert rebels", a group of daring rebels.
Before the rebellion, to the beginning of the rebellion.
Hand of the King of Aerys II has always been served by Longtable Earl Owen·Merryweather - a court veteran who is famous for his extravagance and waste, and is good at catering to the king and flattering the monarch.
As the king of the kingdom Hand of the King, Owen·Merryweather Earl, who felt that he was not suitable for this position, did not dare to submit his resignation to his king.
He bit the bullet and announced:
The "uprising" of Vale, Riverlands, the North, and Stormlands is illegal.
And defined: Robert·Baila Theon, Eddard·Stark, Hoster·Tully and Jon·Arryn and others' actions are treason.
Soon after, he added the names of Titus·Peake, the "plenipotentiary representatives" of the Reach resistance forces who bet on his own power and a family.
At the same time, Owen Hand of the King also sent a secret message to the Reach lords who were familiar with him, secretly offering a reward for the heads of the rebel leaders, namely Robert I and others.
But inside King's Landing, he did the opposite and tried his best to suppress any news about the "rebels" or "rebels" -
The effect is limited.
The main reason is that there is no one to control Flea Bottom, and all kinds of true or false rumors are spreading in the streets and alleys.
Due to the self-deception and incompetence of Owen·Merryweather, it seems that the rebellion in the kingdom is getting stronger and stronger, gradually becoming the trend of "Field of Fire".
The suspicious and neurotic Aerys II began to doubt his Hand of the King, wondering if this old guy was deliberately buying time to rebel against the party?
"Your Majesty, this is unfair! I have never had any contact with the leader of the rebels, so how could I help them secretly?"
These days have been difficult, and the old man, who was originally energetic and willing to fight for power and gain, seems much older.
Owen Hand of the King glared at Master of Laws and the Minister of Finance angrily. Even though the two of them had already behaved like rabbits, they did not dare to make any slanderous remarks.
Old Owen faced Iron Throne and explained to His Majesty the King who questioned him, "Who doesn't know me Owen·Merryweather has always been loyal to Your Majesty. I am the Hand of the King of the Kingdom and your Majesty's Hand of the King. I am naturally on Your Majesty's side. You must not listen to the villain's false accusations!"
It's okay that he didn't mention the kingdoms Hand of the King and Hand of the King, but when he did, the king went a little crazy.
Aerys II once ordered Mace·Tyrell of Highgarden to kill Robert of Storm's End ·Baila Theon, as a result, Lord of Highgarden replied with nonsense words such as "forced the rebels back" and "on their way to Stormlands to destroy the foundation of the rebels"----
This is not what Aerys wants at all!
Could it be, isn't this the Reach acting against the will?
Thinking of the trash Duke Highgarden, and then looking at the trash Hand of the King Owen·Merryweather who also came from the Reach, he couldn't hold back his anger. "Old man, you the Reach are the most useless!"
In the anger of Aerys II, Owen·Merryweather committed serious dereliction of duty Earl was taken off the title of "Hand of the King" and deprived House Merryweather of the Longtable territory in the middle of the Mander River, his lordship and titles.
The whole family was exiled by the king's order and driven to Essos.
He was quite unfortunate. He became Mad King's Hand of the King at the wrong time. He was also lucky enough. At least Mad King saw that he was too old and didn't directly kill him to vent his hatred.
Even if they have been deprived of their family fortune, "deprived of all their fame since birth", and sent to the distant Essos, Owen·Merryweather family, if they can wait until the situation in the mainland changes for the better later, they may not have no chance of being fished out----
This useless "hand" was old and weak, so the king naturally had to find a way to replace it with a stronger "novice".
The candidate to succeed the old Hand of the King is the young and energetic Nest Castle Earl, Prince Rhaegar's close friend "the red-haired" Jon Clinton.
King Aerys seems to need someone who can match the youth and vitality of Robert·Baila Theon.
As a close friend of Crown Prince, Jon Clinton, who became "Hand of the King" at a young age, has always believed that Dorne's Princess Elia is not worthy of his "Silver Prince" because Elia Martell has always been too weak and sick.
But Lyanna of House Stark?
Okay, Jon won't say anything like "Crown Prince has lost his mind again".
In short, he didn't think it was a good substitute.
However, "Red Hair" Jon can't worry about that.
His current goal is to bring order to the kingdom during Rhaegar's absence.
Stop or even kill his lord, the Duke Storm's End and the false king who is causing trouble in the Reach and Riverlands - Robert·Baila Theon!
"Red Hair"Jon: