After Becot got off his horse, he threw the reins and whip to the attendant beside him. Then, he walked over quickly with big strides and picked up little Nanali. Then, he looked at Reeves Lake in armor with a very satisfied look on his face. He gently rubbed Tom's head and said, "It seems that you are fully prepared! So, how many troops have you gathered?"

River Lake replied, "All the soldiers that can be mobilized have been called up, including me, a total of 577 people. In addition, Thorn City has also sent 5,000 black-armored soldiers to support us, and they are currently waiting outside the city. These black-armored soldiers arrived this morning. They received an order from Marquis Garlon and waited here on purpose."

Upon hearing the news, Becot smiled: "Haha, I knew Garlon would never let me down. Don't those idiots in King's Landing have a lesson? They actually dared to bully my sister. They are really tired of living!"

Riverley's face was filled with guilt at this moment: "I'm really sorry to trouble you, Brother Beckett. It's all because of my incompetence that I failed to protect my wife."

Beckett quickly comforted him, "You don't need to blame yourself too much. No one expected the Seven Gods Church to suddenly go crazy. Father was also very angry when he learned about this. He has directly ordered the expulsion of all members of the Seven Gods Church in the territory. By the way, where is Garlon now?

Rivere replied solemnly, "I just received the letter yesterday. Marquis Garlon has arrived in Pentos. According to the itinerary, he should be here in the next two days."

After hearing the news, Becott was cheered up and said excitedly: "Great, this time we two brothers will work together to rescue Lyanna successfully. At the same time, we must let those self-righteous churches understand that true nobles will never be as weak and bullied as they imagine!"

The next morning, an exciting horn sounded across the sky, "Toot-toot-toot!" This sound meant that a large fleet was approaching. At the same time, five bright signal flags were raised on the cliff opposite the port.

Reeves Lake held the Myr lens tightly in his hand, his face showing joy, and he shouted excitedly: "Look! It's the White Tiger Fleet, and the number is far more than 200! It must be Marquis Garon!" Although Reeves can call Becot a brother, he always maintains awe when facing Liu Yuan. After all, he is not only Liu Yuan's brother-in-law, but also a vassal in fact. The castle has garrisons to maintain law and order, and the port is managed by the people of Thorn City, so he can't be tough at all.

The dock had been cleared in advance, and the fleet could dock directly in the berth. One of the largest White Tiger ships was heading straight for Pier No. 1.

Liu Yuan walked down from the deck and gave a warm hug to Becot who came to greet him. Then he gave an order: "The entire army should land quickly and assemble outside the castle. At the same time, let the black armored soldiers prepare for the expedition. The commander should come to the castle to see me. We must set off at noon!..."

As these orders were passed down, the soldiers began to act quickly.

After Liu Yuan and Becot exchanged a few brief pleasantries, they walked towards the castle together. Along the way, Liu Yuan asked Becot about the recent situation of Crab Claw Peninsula.

Beckett gave a brief account, saying that the Targaryens of Dragonstone had not taken any action against Crab Island. The Celtigar fleet was able to sail freely in the Throat. Regarding this incident, he also mentioned that Adrian was very angry and had begun to take revenge on the church.

When they stepped into the castle hall, the leader of the black armored soldiers had been waiting for a long time. Liu Yuan looked at the man in front of him. This man was called Muto, and he was his trusted guard in his early years. He was also one of the few Unsullied who were still serving in the army.

Liu Yuan knew their personalities, so he gave the order without further ado: "MUTOs, once the operation begins, you will shoulder the heavy responsibility of attacking the enemy. Facing the strong defense of King's Landing, do you have the confidence to defeat the enemy?"

The MUTO commander held his head high and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Lord, the Black Armored Army are all your loyal warriors, willing to go through fire and water for you. No matter what kind of powerful enemy we encounter ahead, we will crush it! In addition, there is one more thing I need to report to you. Acting City Lord Rody is worried that you don't have enough troops, so he asked me to bring your Giant Guards, as well as twenty mammoth war elephants to cheer you up."

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "That's great. I almost forgot about them. Go and make proper arrangements immediately and have the soldiers prepare meals in advance so that they can set out on time at noon!"

"Yes, sir!" Muto took the order and quickly left to convey the instructions.

Liu Yuan turned to Becot and said, "We must make a quick decision in this operation. While rescuing Lyanna, we must also make those bastards of the Church of the Seven pay a heavy price and teach them a severe lesson."

Becot nodded and agreed firmly, "From childhood to adulthood, your decisions have never been wrong and have always been correct. Of course I will listen to you!"

Liu Yuan then asked Riverley, "Riverley, there might be a fight this time, so don't bring those two children with you. How do you plan to take care of them?"

Renfrey answered without hesitation: "My mother will take good care of them, please rest assured. And Lyanna is my wife, I will take her home in person no matter what."

Liu Yuan smiled with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder. As time passed, the army had assembled in an orderly manner outside the castle. The soldiers were all in high spirits and full of fighting spirit.

Fifty giants as big as hills, fully armored, guarded the carriage like a steel wall. When they saw Liu Yuan approaching, Wen Wang, the leader, said in a deep and powerful voice: "Lord... Sir... Good!"

Liu Yuan smiled and patted the giant's sturdy arm to show his appreciation, but the giants were too tall for him to reach his shoulders. He looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, then raised his right hand and waved it vigorously, shouting, "Let's go!"

Then, the entire army began to move forward in a mighty manner towards King's Landing, with the horse archers leading the way.

Almost at the same time, countless soldiers took action. They shuttled between the God's Eye Lake and the Blackwater River tributaries, as well as the villages and towns along the way. The mission of these soldiers was to find and forcibly expel the members of the Church of the Seven Gods.

The soldiers were courteous to the ordinary clergy and allowed them to leave with their personal belongings. However, after confiscating the statues and other religious items in the chapel, the room was ruthlessly sealed off.

Of course, this process was not smooth sailing, and some resistance was encountered during the process. When encountering armed members of the "Poor People's Assembly" who relied on the protection of the Seven Gods and openly defied the orders of the lord, the soldiers did not hesitate at all and directly adopted cruel and bloody suppression measures.

Many people died in this conflict, and many civilians who supported the church were forced to leave their homes. Similar incidents occurred not only in Crabclaw Peninsula, but also in Duskdale. The King's Road was full of panicked refugees fleeing in all directions.

The troops marched forward in an orderly manner. Liu Yuan rode on his horse, staring at the scenes on both sides of the road with a stern look in his eyes. The Duskendale Avenue was crowded with people fleeing, and he knew that there must be innocent people implicated among them. However, the actions of the Church of the Seven Gods were no longer limited to King's Landing, but were stirring up chaos everywhere. The destruction caused by religious fanatics should not be underestimated. As a ruler, he must suppress them before their power grows! Those who sympathize and support the Church of the Seven Gods should of course bear the consequences of their choices.

"You bunch of hateful nobles, you have already betrayed the glory of the Seven Gods, the gods will surely punish you!..." A man stood by the road, shouting curses at the mighty army. The soldiers under Liu Yuan's command had strict military discipline, and they would not pay attention to these annoying guys even without receiving orders.

This action gave the crowd more courage. They gradually gathered around the man and cursed the army together. When Liu Yuan passed by, the curses became louder. He stretched out his finger and gently scratched his neck. A group of archers not far behind him instantly raised their bows and arrows in unison and shot dense arrows in a certain direction.

Under the terrified gazes of those people, dense rain of arrows poured down, accurately covering the target area, shooting them all into sieves. The people who were originally watching the excitement were also scared to death by this sudden scene. They were terrified and fled from the road, fearing that they would become the next target of attack. One of the cavalrymen left the team to check the situation. Whenever he met a guy who was still breathing, he would shoot an arrow without hesitation to ensure that these people were completely dead before returning. As for the corpses, the logistics soldiers who were responsible for doing miscellaneous work would come to clean them up. They skillfully collected the arrows on the corpses and buried the dead bodies.

The refugees who witnessed all this were terrified. They silently left the road and looked at the marching army with fear and awe. After a long period of comfortable life, they had long forgotten that they should be in awe of the powerful. They even forgot that it was because of the protection of the lord that they could live safely until today. They once thought that they could stay out of it and enjoy peace and tranquility, but now they understand how naive and stupid this idea is.

In this world, the strong always have absolute say and control. When faced with powerful forces, the weak can only choose to surrender or escape.

As the army moved further away, the fear in the hearts of the refugees gradually subsided. But they knew that this experience would be forever engraved in their memory, reminding them to always be vigilant and not forget to fear the strong. At this moment, they regretted that they should not have supported the church when they had nothing better to do.

As the night deepened, the army chose to set up camp in a wide area between Rosby and King's Landing to rest for a while. Liu Yuan called the generals to discuss strategy and analyzed with a serious expression: "Everyone, we will arrive in King's Landing tomorrow morning. Our target is the Church of the Seven Gods, but we must not rush into King's Landing directly, which will cause unnecessary trouble. I will send an envoy into the city to negotiate with the Red Castle first. If they refuse to let us go, don't blame us for being rude!"

The generals nodded one after another, expressing their agreement with Liu Yuan's decision, and decided to send envoys to King's Landing early tomorrow morning.

In King's Landing, the top leaders of the Red Keep were also urgently discussing countermeasures. King Tommen, Queen Margaery, and Queen Mother Cersei all participated in the meeting. They were all clearly aware of the danger. According to spies, the army led by Liu Yuan was very powerful and should not be underestimated. Especially since he was able to gather tens of thousands of troops so easily, and it was expected that he would be able to approach King's Landing tomorrow.

You have to know that at this time, there are only 7,000 gold cloaks and 1,500 Lannister soldiers in King's Landing, and 500 Tyrell soldiers are under the control of Queen Margaery. For a moment, everyone fell into a tense atmosphere, and they all prayed that this crisis could be resolved smoothly.

Lord Tyrell said, "I think that Lord Garon brought his troops to King's Landing only to target the Church of the Seven. As long as we get out of the way, we can avoid conflict. It is in our interest to let them fight with the church."

Queen Margaery frowned. She didn't think so. She said, "If we leave them alone and let them wreak havoc in King's Landing, the order of the city will be disrupted and the people will suffer. Moreover, if Lord Garon was really only targeting the Church of the Seven, why did he bring so many troops? It's obvious that he came prepared."

Cersei said: "We can't be careless. Garlon is a notoriously crazy guy. If he has a rebellious heart and lets Garlon's army into the city, no one can stop him."

Tommen was also very nervous when he heard this, and Margaery held his hand and said, "My grandmother is leading the Tyrell family's reinforcements and will arrive soon."

Queen Cersei was silent for a moment before she spoke: "In any case, we cannot sit still and wait for death. We must find a way to deal with this crisis. Perhaps we can send an envoy to negotiate with Lord Garon to see if this matter can be resolved peacefully. At the same time, we must also strengthen the city's fortifications, just in case."

King Tommen nodded, indicating his agreement with his mother's opinion. He said, "Then send the Prime Minister. He is always good at speaking. I hope he can persuade Lord Garron to withdraw his troops."

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