Chapter 527: Escape to Storm's End

King Viserys went on a personal expedition, and personally led the Golden Corps to fight against the rebel leader Stannis and the Stormland army he led at the Bronze Gate City.

This battle was fought from early morning to dusk. The Stormland army once stubbornly resisted the attack of the Targaryen army, and even briefly gained the upper hand, creating a lot of trouble for the Targaryen army.

But when the Golden Corps' famous Elephants and Dragons joined the battle, the scene of the war changed, and the Stormland army was powerless against the overlords of the sky and the earth.

In fact, their performance has been extraordinary, tenaciously protecting their homeland, and Stannis' commanding ability is also very good, but after all, they are unable to return to the sky, and the blood of the soldiers stained the earth.

In the end, the army of Stormland was defeated in the Battle of Copper Gate Fort, leaving corpses and supplies all over the place to flee in a hurry. At the same time, many villages, towns and castles in Stormland were lost in succession.

The Targaryen army was wrapped in the might of a great victory, and Bronze Gate Keep, Hay Hall, Harvest Hall, and Felwood Castle fell one after another.

Stannis faced Viserys with a feeling of powerlessness that he had not felt for a long time, the last time he had this feeling was when he faced the White Walkers for the first time at the Wall.

At that time, Stannis felt deeply powerless in the face of these endless and unclean army of dead people. His lifelong learning and rich experience on the battlefield were of no use.

And now Stannis feels the same way against Viserys.

If it's just a dragon, he didn't think that Viserys' subordinates also had a war elephant army that the soldiers of Westeros had never seen before.

When these monsters from another continent just appeared on the battlefield, all the horses and soldiers had a great psychological pressure.

I don't know how many soldiers were scared out of their courage, and the horses were frightened and fled.

And this battle was just one of Viserys' dragons.

He also has a dragon riding on Rhaegar's daughter to torture Tywin in the West, another dragon guarding Pentos, and five little babies who have not grown up.

It was with this deep sense of powerlessness and unwillingness that Stannis fled back to his old lair, Storm's End, under the protection of his personal guards.

"Kaicheng!"

"Kaicheng!"

Under the dark night.

Tread

A dozen warhorses came galloping, carrying knights in tattered armor and disgraced faces, and came to the gate of Storm's End from far to near. Call the door.

And the city of Storm's End was brightly lit, and soldiers of the Baratheon family were guarding.

A few days ago, the bad news of the Battle of Tongmen City had come. Storm's End Castle was immersed in a desperate mood. Everyone was in a state of panic, not knowing when it was their turn.

"stop!"

"who?"

However, the soldiers at the head of Storm's End heard the sound of the door below and were still energized. They shone down with torches, and saw a familiar face.

"The cavalry is back!"

"The cavalry is back!"

woo~

Then a low horn sounded from the city head of Storm's End, and then the heavy city gate opened wide to welcome the return of the cavalry outside the castle.

"Here, slow down."

"Call-"

Step on.

The sound of horses' hooves was chaotic, and the remnants of the storm land returned to Storm's End.

"Get me off the horse."

Then Stannis, who was also somewhat disgraced, turned over and dismounted with the help of the guards.

His legs were rubbed with blood blisters, and he couldn't even dismount himself. It hurt when touched, but Stannis's expression didn't change. He just took a breath, took off his gloves and threw it to the ground.

This time, the escape route was a bit difficult, and Stannis was almost found by the dragon flying in the sky several times during this period.

Even once a mouthful of dragon flames drowned in front of him, the two guards who couldn't react were burned to ashes, and he jumped off his horse one step ahead of time and got into the grass, almost escaping from death.

But fortunately, the terrain conditions of the storm area are relatively complicated. Although there are not as many mountains as the western border and valley, there are still mountains, rivers and dense forests.

Especially the woods, because of the year-round rain, the woods here are very lush. Stannis hid in the XZ under the protection of his personal guards, and finally recovered his life and returned to Storm's End.

The horn sounded from the top of the city. Although it was already night, the city of Storm's End was still lively.

Old Scholar Cresson, who had gray hair and even trembled while walking, hurried over with a cane.

"Stannis."

Since Stannis and the Renly brothers slaughtered each other and Stannis killed Renly, Maester Cressen looks a lot haggard. The old man used to be old but energetic, but now he needs to lean on. Picked up crutches.

"Stannis, I heard news about the battlefield, it's alright, it's no big deal."

"Life is a long way, you are still young, you will inevitably make mistakes, one or two failures are nothing."

"Storm's End has ancient magical protection, and it has never been breached by outsiders since ancient times. Although the dragon is terrifying, the dragon flame can't shake it."

The gray-haired old scholar trembled as he spoke, and when the bad news of the Battle of Copper Gate City came to him, Master Cresson also felt like a thunderclap.

But he is not afraid of death, but has served the Baratheon family all his life, followed Duke Stephen Baratheon, and watching these children grow up, he really felt for the first time that the Baratheon family has The danger of extinction, and it is very likely that it is in this crisis.

And the Baratheon family can't surrender, praying for Viserys to forgive the Baratheon family?

This is no different from suicide.

However, Maester Cressen did not express his inner sense of crisis. Instead, he was like a father, comforting his children. It was no big deal to fail once or twice.

Maester Cressen's words rarely touched the weakness in Stannis's heart. The man with a resolute face was silent for a moment, but he didn't show his inner weakness. He just nodded and his voice was low.

"Just a lucky escape."

Then he felt the raw pain in the inner thigh, raised his head and looked around, and saw a terrified face.

With the exception of Maester Cressen, everyone in Storm's End Castle was in a state of panic. As if the world crisis was imminent, Stannis's heart sank slightly. He was silent for a while, and then spoke.

"It's getting late, and I just returned to the exhausted boat."

"Master, let's talk about anything tomorrow."

Maester Cressen nodded hurriedly, and then Stannis returned to his bedroom in Storm's End.