Chapter 453 Soldiers approaching the city

  When King's Landing was in chaos, Samwell was still waiting for his army to cross the river by the Blackwater River.

   At this time, the army that came to the north bank has exceeded 100,000 people, but only about half of the key logistics has been transported.

   I have to say that the speed of transportation by pontoon bridge alone is much slower than expected.

   Fortunately, Samwell is not in a hurry.

  Now the number of troops crossing the river has reached a sufficient scale. Even if Lannister goes back and forth and tries his best, he will never be able to win on land.

   But on the water...

  Since we obtained information from Tidehead Island and learned that the Stormland Fleet fought the Iron Fleet and the Braavos Fleet in Blackwater Bay, there has been no new news.

   Calculating the time, this naval battle should have ended.

  Of course, even if the Stormland Fleet is defeated, the impact on the current situation will be limited.

   While waiting, Samwell did nothing.

  He successively sent several armies to occupy nearby villages and towns, and at the same time controlled the two main roads leading to King's Landing, the Golden Road and the King's Road.

   Apart from King's Landing, there are no strong fortresses in this area. The only troublesome thing is the castle of the Harvard family.

  However, when a partial division arrived at Fort Harvard, the defenders in the city surrendered with little resistance.

  As news of victory came back one after another, the Riverside camp gradually fell into a frenzied and eager mood.

   Both nobles and soldiers are extremely eager to march as soon as possible, capture King's Landing, and start a new dynasty.

   On the contrary, Samwell still looked like he was not in a hurry, and he never gave the order for the final march.

   After passing through the initial frenzy, the nobles calmed down and praised His Majesty the Storm King for his composure.

  In fact, Samwell really didn't just want to be safe, but at the moment he himself was shrouded in a kind of complicated emotion, and he was a little worried about gains and losses.

  Although he has been called king for a long time, he is only the Storm King who is on the sidelines. Now that King's Landing is in front of him, Samwell knows that the Lannister family has reached the end of the road. As long as he marches eastward, he can realize his long-cherished wish of ascending the Iron Throne and ruling the Seven Kingdoms.

   This is the ambition that has been rooted in Samwell's heart since time travel.

   Amidst the ecstasy, Samwell found that he had a trace of fear and uneasiness.

   And he knows very well that after sitting on the Iron Throne, the real challenge has just begun.

  Winter is approaching, and the enemy north of the Impassable Wall is the real threat.

   But these emotions come and go quickly.

  Samwell quickly adjusted his mentality and gave the order to march into King's Landing.

  The soldiers of the Southern Army immediately rejoiced, and immediately set up their camps. Except for a small number of troops stationed across the river to meet them, the 100,000 troops marched towards King's Landing City like a huge awakened beast.

  The ferry is not far from King's Landing, and after only one day, the majestic giant city standing on the bank of Blackwater Bay can be clearly seen.

  The sun shines on the mottled and thick tall city walls, as if covered with a mysterious halo.

   This is not the first time Samwell has come to King's Landing, but he has two completely different mentalities from the last time he came.

   To be honest, a hundred thousand troops are really not enough to see in front of the most powerful city in Westeros.

  But Samwell knows that King's Landing is not a castle that can be held for a long time, especially after he has sent troops to cut off the surrounding traffic arteries, the city will run out of food sooner or later.

  So, he did not rush to order the siege of the city, but calmly let the army set up camp outside the city, and at the same time sent troops to attack the surrounding areas, trying to improve the defense circle of the army as much as possible, turning King's Landing into an isolated city.

  On the night of his arrival, Varys' "little bird" Mario appeared in the camp.

  However, Samwell was stunned for a long time by the news brought by the other party.

  After confirming that Varys was sincerely seeking refuge, Samwell gave the other party a mission.

   That is to assist Loras Tyrell in the assassination of Tywin Lannister.

  In fact, Samwell didn’t pay too much attention to this assassination plan. As a qualified commander, he knew very well that assassination was just a small way. In a frontal battle on the battlefield, crushing the enemy with grandeur is the right way.

  At the beginning, he just played a casual move. If he could really kill Tywin, disintegrate the Northern Alliance, and reduce obstacles, then of course it would be a great thing.

  So Samwell did not show ecstasy when he learned that Varys had successfully completed the task.

   On the contrary, I was shocked by all the dramatic accidents in the assassination process...

   "So Tywin was killed by Tyrion, but Loras was responsible?" Samwell tried to conclude after listening to the report.

  "Yes." Mario nodded, "Now Tyrion temporarily controls King's Landing as the first heir to Tywin, but the northern nobles don't obey him very much, and the quarrels in the throne room have never stopped. Moreover, the order in the city is getting worse and worse, with hungry mobs constantly making riots. Lord Varys told me that Tyrion actually wants peace talks, but he can't unify the voices of the Lannister family, let alone subdue the northern nobles."

  Samwell immediately realized that it would be very beneficial for him to let Tyrion control the Lannister family.

   First of all, compared to Tywin, Tyrion is actually more gentle, has no ambitions, and does not pose much threat to Samwell.

   More importantly, although Loras was responsible for Tywin's death, Samwell has the evidence that Tyrion killed his father.

  With this handle that can ruin Tyrion's reputation, Samwell can easily manipulate this person.

  So, rubbing his chin, he asked:

   "What are the differences within the Lannister family?"

   "The main reason is that the Queen Mother Cersei did not recognize Tyrion's inheritance rights, and she insisted on fighting to the end. However, to be honest, there are not many people who support the Queen Mother, and most Lannisters don't want to fight anymore."

   "Because the Lannisters who insisted on fighting are basically dead." Samwell curled his lips and asked again, "What about the northern nobles? What do they think?"

  "They care more about their titles. For example, Roose Bolton of Dreadfort, whose title of Duke and Guardian of the North was given by the Lannister family. He is worried that if you control King's Landing, whether his status will be guaranteed. Others like the Waywood family in the valley and the Frey family in the riverlands have similar concerns."

  The corners of Samwell's mouth turned up, and he said with a little disdain:

   "They still want to negotiate terms with me?"

   "Yes." Mario said, "Now that your army has come to King's Landing, Duke Tywin is dead, and the northern nobles know that they cannot defend against your advance. So as long as you send envoys to the city and give the northern nobles a peace of mind, they should agree to surrender."

   "Yes." Samwell summoned an envoy and ordered, "Go into the city and tell the nobles in the city that as long as they are willing to lay down their weapons and surrender to me, I can pardon all their previous crimes. But titles and titles, they are not qualified to bargain with me.

  I will give them three days to think about it, and after three days, the army will start attacking the city. "

   "Yes, Your Majesty."

  (end of this chapter)