Chapter 285 The picture is poor

  The banks of the Trident River.

   Shouts of killing arose everywhere.

  Duke Tywin Lannister stood on a high hill, staring at the battlefield for a while, his brows gradually frowned.

  Footsteps sounded behind them. It was Lord Roose Bolton, Lord of Dreadfort in the North, and Countess Anya Waywood, Lord of Oak City in the Valley.

   "What's going on? Why did it start earlier?" Duke Tywin asked back.

"Frey has betrayed." Earl Luce said helplessly, "That old fellow married his granddaughter to Robb Stark, and sent someone to reveal our plot to the Lord of the Three Realms. If I move a little slower , this army is about to run away.”

   "Frey!" Duke Tywin pursed his lips and said angrily, "I don't even want the title of Guardian of the Riverlands that I gave him, but would rather marry Stark... What does this weasel think?"

  Madam Anya said: "It's okay, Lord Luce reacted quickly. At least the army in the riverland has suffered heavy losses, and the army in the north has also suffered a lot. As for the valley, I am sure to control the situation."

Earl Luce added: "In addition, Winterfell has also been controlled by my illegitimate son Ramsay Snow, and Kalin Bay has also been occupied by my troops. The situation in the northern border is not too bad. Me and Anya Madame joins hands, and sooner or later the wolf will be skinned and cramped. You can deal with the dragon in the south with peace of mind."

   "Don't worry about the dragon in the south." Lord Tywin said, "Let's march north together. Before winter comes, I will make both Foyle and Stark kneel before me!"

  Madam Anya was taken aback for a moment: "Is there really no need to worry about the south?"

  Duke Tywin shook his head, his eyes twinkled with gold:

  “Victory does not necessarily depend on swords and spears, but also on pen and paper and ravens.”

—

   "Where's our raven?"

  In the Bachelor's Tower in Highgarden, Lady Olenna asked.

"They all died of illness. It's an extremely rare disease. It hasn't been seen for hundreds of years. I found the corresponding symptoms only after searching through ancient books." The bachelor quickly comforted, "But you don't have to go too far. Worrying, according to the records, this disease can only spread among birds and will not infect humans.”

"Don't worry?" Madam Olenna said angrily, "Highgarden has become a restricted area for ravens. We can't receive or send out news. The Tyrell family is almost deaf and dumb. You actually told me not to worry. ?”

  Bachelor is also used to the Queen of Thorns' fiery temper, so he comforted him patiently:

   "When the birds near Highgarden are almost dead, the plague should be over. At that time, I will go to Old Town to buy a batch of new ravens and come back..."

   "How long will that take?"

   "Estimated... a month later."

   "One month?!" Mrs. Olenna said, "You let the Tyrell family be deaf and dumb for another month? After a month, the Lord of the Reach will probably forget who the Guardians of the South are!"

   "You can use horseback delivery instead..." The bachelor knew that the efficiency of information transmission would be greatly reduced, but he could only suggest this.

  Mrs. Olenna's eyes flickered coldly: "I'm afraid this incident is not an accident. Someone is targeting the Tyrell family!"

  The bachelor stroked his waist-length beard and said:

   "If it is really artificial, then this person must have a very in-depth research on the pathology of ravens..."

   "Did the Academy send someone to High Court recently?" Mrs. Olenna said hurriedly.

   "Dr. Marwyn followed Earl Hightower to attend Lord Caesar's wedding, and just left the day before yesterday..."

   "'Magician' Marwin?" Mrs. Olenna's heart skipped a beat, "Hightower! Horse Party!"

  She walked out of the room quickly, and told the guard outside the door:

   "Go and tell Metz that the Ma Party may cause chaos, and let him immediately summon vassals and troops to prepare for the battle!"

"yes!"

   "Send sentry cavalry to patrol around Gaoting and keep an eye out for possible enemies!"

"yes."

  After arranging all this, Mrs. Olenna still couldn't calm down.

  She always felt that she seemed to be missing something.

   After taking a few steps, Mrs. Olenna suddenly stopped, her tone became hurried and trembling:

   "Quick! Ancient Oak City, and the Fruit Wine Hall! Send people to these two places to check the situation!"

"yes."

  …

  The atmosphere in Gaoting these days is particularly dignified.

  The servants were careful not to make any noise when they walked, because Mrs. Olenna was in a very bad mood recently and lost her temper at every turn.

  Yesterday, a maid accidentally knocked over a teacup, and the Queen of Thorns beat her up and drove her out of the castle.

  Even the Duke of Mace is hiding from his mother, for fear of being scolded again.

   But now, the inflatable fish finds itself unable to hide.

   "What? Lando Tarly is leading an army to attack the wine hall?"

"That's right! Randall claimed that he was ordered by you to make the Fossoway family pay for the previous rebellion!" Sir Jon Fossoway said anxiously, "My lord, didn't you promise not to do so before?" Are you holding the rebellion accountable? Why are you backing out now? Have you forgotten that Garlan Tyrell is still in the Cider Hall!"

   "I didn't, I didn't order it!" Duke Mace yelled, "Is Randyll Tarly crazy?"

   "You didn't order it? Then why didn't you reply when I wrote to ask you?" Jon Fossoway was also stunned.

The Fossoway family in New Barrel Town is a branch of the Fossoway family in the Fruit Wine Hall. Although they have separated, they still have the same surname. Come to Highgarden.

  He had already thought of a set of excuses to intercede for Earl Fossoway, but he didn't expect to get such a reaction from Duke Metz.

  Damn inflatable fish didn't forget to reply?

   "I didn't receive the letter..." The Duke of Mace's face suddenly changed, "Oh! It's a **** disease! There is a bird disease in Highgarden, and all the ravens are dead! That's why I didn't receive the letter!"

  Ser Jon was dumbfounded: "Is there such a coincidence?"

   "This must be a trick of the Horse Party!" Duke Mace remembered his mother's worries, and ran out immediately, ignoring the nonsense with Sir Jon.

  After finding Mrs. Olenna in the garden, the Duke of Mace hastened to convey the news that Earl Landau had attacked the wine hall.

   "Rando and the others are going to betray High Court?" Duke Mace roared, "How could those people from the Horse Party want to go crazy with him?"

   "He must be under the banner of countering the rebellion." Mrs. Olenna said in a low tone, but there was no surprised expression on her face, as if she had expected the current situation long ago.

   "Suppressing the rebellion? What kind of rebellion?" The Duke of Mace obviously didn't turn the corner, "Hasn't the civil strife ended long ago? I have already promised not to pursue the crimes of the Deer Party. How can he dare to assert himself?"

   "Not the previous rebellion, idiot! It's the new rebellion!"

   "New rebellion? When did the Deer Party betray again?"

   "As long as the Fossoways kill Garlan Tyrell, they are rebels."

   "How dare Fossoway kill..." Duke Mace finally understood now.

  Rando Tully is forcing the Fossoway family to kill Garland!

  The other party attacked the fruit wine hall under the banner of countering the rebellion. Earl Fossoway must have thought that the Tyrell family had torn up the agreement and liquidated it afterwards.

  Of course, Earl Fossoway will not kill Garland right away, he will definitely send a raven to High Court to inquire.

   But the key point is that the disease is rampant in Highgarden now, and ravens can't fly in at all!

  The Tyrell family could not write back to explain.

  Once a misunderstanding arises, who can guarantee that the Fossoway family will not die?

   "Raymond Fossoway probably wouldn't kill Garland..." Duke Mace cried, "Garland is his son-in-law after all!"

Mrs. Olenna sneered and said, "Even if the Fossoway family insists on not killing Garland, Landau will kill Garland once the wine hall is breached. As long as Garland dies in the wine hall, the Fossoway family will be finished. "

   "No! No!" Duke Mace shouted, "I will send troops to the wine hall immediately to stop Randyll Tarly!"

   "It's too late." Mrs. Olenna sighed, "How long has this been delayed, Randall may have captured the fruit wine hall long ago."

   "It shouldn't be so fast..."

   "Hmph! It only took Randyll Tarly to attack the Bronze Gate City in the Stormlands in one day! How long do you think it will take him to capture the Wine Hall?"

   "Bronze Gate City... Isn't that because of Caesar's White Dragon?"

"White dragon?" Madam Olenna sneered, "When can a dragon that is less than a year old have such power? If the dragon can really grow so fast, why did the Targaryen family have to grow up in Dragonstone? The island lay dormant for hundreds of years before raising troops to land in Westeros?"

   "Then what happened to Tongmen City?"

   "It's a thing called gunpowder developed by Bachelor Keben of Yingzui Island, which can blast the city wall."

  The Duke of Mace's complexion turned pale instantly: "So, the fruit wine hall..."

   "It should be impossible to keep it. Not only the fruit wine hall, but also the ancient oak city."

   "Ancient Oak City! Vilas!" Duke Mace screamed, "Are they going to kill Vilas?"

   "Don't expect the mercy of the enemy." Of course, Mrs. Olenna will not take chances.

  The ancient oak city is farther away from Highgarden, so the news has not been delivered yet, but she can be sure that since the horse party has made a move, it will never let the ancient oak city go. There is the eldest son of the Duke of Metz there.

   "Why? Why!" The Duke of Metz actually cried loudly, "I married my daughter to Caesar, why do they still do this!"

   "Shut up! Crying is useless." Mrs. Olenna scolded, "We can set up a trap for Caesar, and it is reasonable for him to resist."

   "We... want to kill Caesar?" The Duke of Metz obviously didn't know about his mother's plan.

   "Yes." Madam Olenna said in a serious tone, "It seems that Caesar should know that I want to kill him, otherwise the reaction of the Horse Party would never be so great. Who leaked it..."

  The Duke of Metz stared at his mother for a long while, his eyes were extremely complicated, and asked:

   "Mother, why did you kill Caesar?"

  Mrs. Olenna didn't answer her son's question, she just stared blankly at the eastern sky and murmured:

   "We still have a chance, as long as Caesar is killed. As long as Caesar dies at the coronation ceremony, the Horse Party will fall apart..."

  (end of this chapter)