Chapter 111 The Daughter of the Sea Monster
Clay's waiting was rewarded. In the early morning of the next day, the huge bronze bell used to remind the residents of Haijiang City that there was an enemy invasion rang.
As the bridgehead of Hejian to defend against the invasion of the Ironborn, the ringing of this big bell can only explain one problem, the Ironborn are here!
Although facing the ironborn invasion, Earl Mallister was indeed not panicked at all.
Just kidding, there are more than 5000 fierce cavalry behind him, even if the Iron Fleet is all here, they are no match for these 5000 cavalry on land.
However, when he stood on the high platform of his home castle and looked at the sea of Ironborn Bay, he found that something seemed wrong.
The sail shadows of the Ironborn did appear on the sea, and it looked like a standard predatory longship. That’s right. The earl, who is well versed in this, believed his eyes very much. But the problem is, after looking at it for a long time, there was only one ship ah.
"Is this the only ship?" Earl Jason Mallister asked the soldiers on duty beside him. The northern nobles who stayed in the city also came after hearing the news, and they were all crowded on the high platform at this time.
Being watched by so many nobles, the soldier of Haijiang City was a little frightened, his voice trembled, and he answered his master's question in a low voice:
"Yes, my lord, it's just a ship..."
With a crisp sound, Earl Mallister's big hand slammed onto the helmet of the soldier on guard, but it wasn't heavy.
The Earl cursed and said:
"What kind of bell do you ring for a ship? Could it be an attack? My own fleet in Haijiang City can destroy it."
The soldier lowered his head, enduring his master's anger, but everyone present still heard the soldier muttering:
"You said, there are ironmen who ring the bell when they appear in the bay..."
"Fuck off!"
Earl Mallister's face was a little uneasy. After dismissing the unlucky soldier, he smiled apologetically at the northern nobles present:
"Everyone, I'm sorry to disturb you. It seems to be a false alarm, but I don't know what this ship is here for. Do you have any idea?"
The princes of the northern border looked at each other. As the leaders of the northern border, they knew the news that the Ironborn was preparing to join the war, but they didn't know as much as Clay, the commander of the West Route Army.
"My lord, let that long ship dock. There are so many of us here, and the army is just outside the city. A ship is not a threat at all. Besides, in my opinion, it is a ship to deliver news. Absolutely. Not here to fight."
Earl Glover stroked his chin covered with gray and white beard, and gave his own suggestion.
It seemed that all the guests from the north had the same meaning, and Earl Mallister did not insist, and issued an order to his soldiers to let go but be on guard.
At the same time, two Mallister family cavalrymen with golden eagle patterns engraved on their armor immediately galloped out of the city and informed the commander Clay Manderly who was staying in the army.
Whether he likes it or not, Clay is the one who speaks the truth here, and the 5000-strong army is also in his hands. How to make a decision is actually his business.
……
On the sea surface of Ironborn Bay, Asha Greyjoy, the captain of the Black Wind, raised her eyebrows as she watched the Mallister family fleet move out of the harbor.
It seems that the nobleman of Haijiang City is not an idiot. He didn't command the broken ships in the port to pull anchor and set sail to drive him away.
This saved me a lot of effort, because now, in theory, I and these people are on the same side, and they are all people who want to take a knife against Lannister.
Thinking of the nobleman from Winterfell, Asha Greyjoy was a little annoyed.
One is because these northerners, who flaunt their honor, actually used their younger brother as a bargaining chip to blackmail the Greyjoy family, and the second is because his father obviously values his younger brother more. There was an extra piece of meat on Theon's crotch.
Father agreed to join the war, and joined the northern side, which meant that he still had the idea of taking back his younger brother as the heir. There was no way around this. The right of inheritance for men was already ahead of women, and Asha was furious. And helpless.
Asha Greyjoy would not allow herself to admit defeat easily, so she volunteered to come here, hoping to meet the commander of the Northern Army.
Before she came, Victarion Greyjoy had stopped her, fearing that she would be captured by the northern army, and Asha said this:
"My brother is in their hands, so we followed them to grab Lannister's gold, but if they detain me, then my father and uncle, can you let them go?"
Theon being a proton is a problem left over from history. Now that the two families have formed an alliance, the nobles in the north will only detain Asha Greyjoy when their brains are caught by the door.
She is not the first heir, and detaining her will only cause a break between the Northern Territory and the Iron Islands. It is crazy to do this.
"Come on, let's go ashore."
Asha explained to her sailors and pulled down the sails. The Black Wind, which belonged to her, slowly approached the port under the surveillance of four or five warships of the Mallister family.
After boarding the pier, Asha Greyjoy was a little dazed, because she saw a large group of luxuriously dressed nobles looking at her not far away.
They were Kraken's daughters after all, and she recognized the sigils on several of them.
These people are all great nobles in the north.
Could it be that the Northern Legion has arrived here?
Asha thought to herself, at this moment, she saw a middle-aged nobleman wearing the same clothes as the flag on the tower stepping forward, and asked herself very bluntly:
"Ironborn, tell me your identity, and your purpose for coming to my Haijiang City."
Although Asha Greyjoy was very proud in her bones, she didn't intend to argue with the nobleman in front of her at this time.
She said quite bluntly:
"Asha Greyjoy, in the name of my father, Balon Greyjoy of Pike, I want to see the commander of the army in the north to discuss sending troops."
……
Clay got the news, but he didn't intend to go to the city. No matter who the Iron Islands sent, he had to come here to meet him.
After waiting for about half an hour, Clay saw his guests in his military tent.
Seeing the tall figure walking in, Clay glanced up from her hips and legs, a little dazed.
Is it a woman?
Then he realized that Asha Greyjoy was a woman in the first place. During this period of time, her eyes were full of rough men, and she couldn't react when she suddenly saw a woman.
He was looking at Asha Greyjoy, and the other party was also looking at him. Asha didn't expect that the northern commander in front of him would be so young.
He looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. Although he was already tall enough, he couldn't hide his youthful taste.
And she also discovered that besides the flag of the Stark family, there is also a mermaid flag that he is not very familiar with.
That is to say, the young man in front of him is not a member of the Stark family?
This is interesting, who is this person, and why can he command so many elite northern cavalry.
Along the way, she could see that these northern nobles were headed by this young man. To her, these northern nobles didn't say a word, and left everything to this young man.
"Sit down, Miss Asha Greyjoy, this is in the army, and that's what it is."
Clay was the first to break the silence. He pointed to the chair on Asha's right and signaled him to be free.
Asha Greyjoy didn't thank her, she put herself in the chair carelessly, put her slender legs on the wooden box, and asked:
"Aren't you going to introduce yourself, young Commander?"
"As you wish, Miss Asha Greyjoy."
Clay pointed to the mermaid banner behind him.
"White Harbor, Clay Mandalay, the current commander of the Northern Legion."
Asha was a little surprised, because in his impression, most of the boys in this grade like to show off, they can blow themselves to the top of the mountain and never stay halfway up the mountain, especially when facing women.
But when the man in front of him introduced himself, he just said a blunt sentence, and there was no more to it, as if it didn't matter at all.
Asha Greyjoy didn't give up, she still wanted to try to seduce the young commander, after all, she was too clear about what a man of this age was thinking.
She brushed her short hair, stood up from the chair, walked around the improvised table, and came to Clay's side.
Clay didn't move, he couldn't figure out what this chick was going to do, besides, he wasn't worried about his own danger at all, was the power of the witcher a joke?
He just warned lightly:
"Be careful, Miss Asha Greyjoy, you're not safe in this place, and there's no guarantee you'll get out alive."
Hearing this, Asha raised her eyebrows. This concentration made him more interested in this young man named Clay Manderly, so she bent down and put her mouth on Clay's face. next to the ears.
"Is that all? Master Clay Mandalay, don't you want to say something more to me? There are only you and me in this room..."
With nothing like orchid and a woman's fragrance, Clay's keen sense of smell quite spoiled the atmosphere, but Asha Greyjoy didn't know it at all.
Clay understood that this woman wanted to seduce him.
I have to admit that Asha Greyjoy can be regarded as an upper-class woman in terms of figure and appearance, especially her heroine temperament, which probably suits some men's tastes very well.
But the problem is, Clay's head is very clear.
He knows too well which women can have sex and when they can't.
Now Asha Greyjoy seduced him because he thought he was young, and felt that he was mostly thinking about problems with his lower body, and wanted to use himself to influence the attack direction of the Northern Legion to benefit the Greyjoy family.
Now I ride her on my crotch and gallop, rest assured, Clay can pat his chest to assure that Asha Greyjoy will never beat him, but the question is, what do the princes of the north think?
Therefore, from any perspective, Clay must keep a distance from this woman now.
But Clay himself is not a saint without desires and desires, but he is more able to restrain himself. If he is strong enough, Asha Greyjoy will dare to tease him.
Then wait for it to be handled according to the law.
"Forget it, Miss Asha Greyjoy, be respectful, it's a barracks anyway."
Clay gently pushed away the woman's hand touching his leg, and said calmly.
Asha Greyjoy was not annoyed when she realized that her plan had failed. She immediately gave up acting, pursed her lips, and walked back to her place with long legs.
"Boy, it seems that you are not an idiot if you can sit in this position."
Clay shook his head.
"If you mean simply being able to resist your temptation, Miss Asha, then this position is too cheap, isn't it?"
Asha Greyjoy gritted her teeth secretly. The boy's words were really annoying.
Although this is the case, I am very upset when you say that. I don't believe that you don't have feelings for women.
Thinking of this, Asha Greyjoy suddenly thought of another possibility. She looked at Clay thoughtfully, as if she had discovered the truth.
Finding that Asha Greyjoy's expression was wrong, the chick didn't hide that weird look at all, but Clay was not interested in what she made up, so he went straight to the point:
"Miss Asha, tell me, what do you want to tell me this time?"
Knowing that the episode just now was over, Asha restrained her expression, and her sitting posture...was a little straighter.
"Clay Mandalay, I'm here to talk to you about some details of this war. The nobleman you sent last time didn't give enough details."
"For example?" Clay looked at the woman with interest.
"Honestly, we're very upset that you're threatening us with my brother Theon's life."
"But it's our power, isn't it?"
Clay interrupted her with a smile. He didn't want to hear these hats, no use.
"I'm a soldier now, be quick, Miss Asha, how many people you want to send, where to land from, and when to start, I need to know all of these. In return, we will share our general direction with you. Of course, there are no details. "
Asha gritted her teeth again. This man is really annoying, doesn't he care about his noble status at all?
"Well, let me just say that the price you offered in the north is that the gold in Port Lannister belongs to us, and you help us stop Lannister's returning troops. Am I right?"
Nodding, Clay said:
"Yes, this is the price we originally set before Neck Ze went south. What, do you have any other ideas?"
"Heh, your plan is pretty good. We Ironborn use our own blood to stain Lannister's fortified castle red. You were going to fight them, and stopping them was part of your plan."
"Yes, isn't this normal? After all, Baron Greyjoy's son is in our hands. Why doesn't the cooperation favor us?"
Clay took it for granted, as if it should have been.
After saying this, the witcher's keen hearing told him that someone in this room was grinding his teeth, and after feeling his own mouth, he was sure it wasn't him.
Clay fixed his eyes on Asha Greyjoy's cheek with some amusement in his eyes.
After holding back for a long time, telling herself repeatedly to hold back, Asha Greyjoy took a deep breath and tried her best to control her emotions.
"Let me just say, you don't give enough. We can help you make trouble in the lion's den, but after you defeat Jaime Lannister, you must march into the western region and loot all the castles in the western region with us."
"Moreover, Fairy Island will become our territory, and you in the north must support this."
Clay stroked his chin, thinking about the new conditions that Asha Greyjoy reported.
How to put it, it's not impossible, because this is Clay's goal plan.
How can the morale of these recruited northern legions be raised if they don't rob when they go south?
While they hated the Lannisters, it wasn't enough to make them risk their lives for it, in other words, it wasn't attractive enough for them.
Only by telling them that if they conquer a city, there will be more loot, will their morale be high and they will charge forward.
As for Fairy Island, there is only a Fairy City there, and there are not many things to rob. It is estimated that the gang of iron races want to set up an operating base further south.
But what does this have to do with the North?As for whether to admit it or not, isn't it just a matter of one sentence?
(End of this chapter)
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