Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 240 Summer Offensive
"After talking about Serena, it's time to talk about the intelligence in the east." Rey brought the topic back to the topic they were most concerned about. As the most important thing in Westeros now, the great expedition launched by King Daeron just after he ascended the throne successfully mobilized the vitality of the kingdom. The gold left by Jacaerys I and Aegon II, enough to fill thirteen warehouses, provided rich support for Daeron's military adventure.

And the Prime Minister of the kingdom - yes, before setting off, King Daeron appointed his uncle Viserys as Hand of the King. Although Viserys strongly opposed his nephew's expedition, after his nephew finally made the decision, he still conscientiously planned the army and food for his nephew.

This is why Daeron was relieved to leave only three hundred men and a dragon in the burned city of Rikka Lakron and pursue Robert's scattered army.

Sure enough, Viserys worked very carefully and quickly. Not long after Daeron led his army to set out, the second batch of more than 26,000 soldiers, along with a large amount of supplies, farmers and craftsmen, arrived in Riker Lakron one after another. Those craftsmen, farmers and civilians immediately began to rebuild the port city. The commanders of this army were Earl Harold Reyes, the "Blood Lion" of the Westerly Territory, and Earl Domeric Bolton, the "Flayer", a veteran of the Northerly Territory. This army of fully equipped infantrymen from the Westerly Territory and veterans from the Northerly Territory wearing chain mail and fur cloaks was one of the strongest heavy infantry in Westeros. After a brief rest, they left 3,000 soldiers to assist in the defense of the town, and the rest of the army escorted food and supplies to chase the king.

"In the past four months, His Majesty has used Rikka Lakron and the newly occupied town of Ho Sulei as bases to concentrate his forces to attack the so-called alliance of scattered people in the disputed area."

Ringol sneered.

"It was indeed a mess. Those self-proclaimed powerful warlords were frightened after seeing Robert's fate. Their armies collapsed immediately when they saw the dragon. Some didn't even need an army, they just needed the dragon to go around. This allowed the king's army to advance to the vicinity of Lake Myr in just thirteen days. The army of the so-called 'invincible' Horus was burned by the dragons of Dan and Prince Aemon. Count Domeric and Duke Shufu used the hammer and anvil tactics against Horus' main force and crushed the coalition formed by the great warlord. But Horus was indeed a talent. He used his underground fortress to deal with the swamps and rivers around Lake Myr and the dragons, and actually maintained the defense line."

Longzel sighed. It was true that dragons could kill soldiers and burn down castles, but a small number of dragons were helpless against enemies hiding in caves and underground.

According to the intelligence collected before the war, Horus was one of the most powerful warlords in the Disputed Lands. His deputy, "Iron Wall" Mortarion, was a Ghis slave from the Slave's Bay. He was trained by his master as an architect and was later sold to the Disputed Lands. After being taken in by Horus, the architect used his talents to build Horus' castle and underground fortress and turned it into a large-scale defense system.

It was of no use.

Considering the scale of the fights in the disputed areas, which usually involve hundreds of people, such a large bunker defense system is completely useless.

No one could have imagined that it would come in handy.

"Count Domeric and Count Benjico led the infantry to encircle Horus's outer bunkers. However, since they were local tyrants, Count Domeric Bolton was very cautious. In the past four months, they have been attacking Horus's fortress for almost three and a half months, with almost no progress."

Lingol said with emotion: "This is something that His Majesty the King did not expect. He was not prepared for a long-term battle with the alliance, nor was he prepared for the dragon to be of no use."

"He encountered something similar to what happened to Prince Daemon back then," Rey sighed. He did not personally witness Prince Daemon's conquest of the Stepstones, but Longzel told him about the long-lasting war. "If we cannot quickly eliminate the fortresses of Horus and Mortarion, and if the king cannot quickly resolve the logistical issues, this expedition will soon drag down the kingdom itself."

Longzel nodded: "This is why I am reluctant to participate in this expedition. Lingol, you are my heir, and you know some things. We must ensure that before the long night comes, we, and even the kingdom, will not suffer any losses. Lingol, keep an eye on the offensive in the east at all times, and if necessary..."

He suddenly stood up: "I will ride the dragon myself." He looked into the distance: "Womithor has grown to a sufficient extent. Even the underground fortress will collapse and melt under the dragon flame of Womithor."

Lingol was stunned. He had never seen his old father shouting and calling for war so seriously.

"I understand, Father."

At this time, Igor's room.

The boy got up from the bed in a daze. His memory stopped at the time when he was training with his sister, and he had completely forgotten the scenes in his dream.

"Igor, how do you feel now?"

Daenerys sat down beside the boy's bed with a worried look on her face and asked carefully, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Sebastian stood by with a wry smile on his face, as if he was being punished.

"Igordani is crazy. She doesn't listen to me at all."

"I'm fine, sister, I just feel very tired suddenly." Igor said weakly.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning seemed to flash through his mind.

He seemed to vaguely recall something, yes, the silver dragon, and the magnificent Aurora Wall in the snow.

“I seem to have dreamed about something.”

"What did you dream about?" Sebastian suddenly rushed over and said in shock.

"Sebastian, get up!" Daenerys pushed her cousin away and said angrily, "Igor has just woken up, don't scare him."

"Dani, you're not usually like this," Sebastian said, a little hurt. "Igor, tell your brother what you dreamed about."

Igor carefully recalled the things he saw in his dream and introduced them bit by bit.

Daenerys was still confused. She just thought her brother had a bizarre dream. The only strange thing was that he fell asleep suddenly.
The more Sebastian listened, the more interesting the expression on his face became.

He looked at his cousin seriously.

"If Igor is right, you might be dreaming about a dragon. You might be the first dream walker in the history of your family."

The preliminary work is done. There are several million words of information. I will be busy with my master's thesis next year. I will update tomorrow.

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(End of this chapter)