Chapter 179: Chasing Euron
Chapter 179: Chasing Euron
The raging battle that took place in Donghaiwang was fierce but short, lasting only one morning.
In fact, if Euron had not provoked and attacked on his own initiative, the war would have ended after Daenerys was captured by Lyon.
After all, Leon did not accept any of the ransom conditions that Daenerys proposed when she was captured. He just accepted Daenerys's three dragons and said it was a misunderstanding.
As a result, when Daenerys arrived at Eastwatch, she found that the war had already begun, which made her angry and annoyed.
What made her angry was that her subordinates attacked without waiting for her orders, and what annoyed her was that they seemed to have no regard for her personal safety as the queen at all.
Fortunately, Leon did not punish her for this, but only ordered her three dragons to join in slaughtering the invading army.
When the dragon stopped spewing out blazing dragon flames, the remaining mercenaries and ironmen on the beach didn't even have time to cheer for their escape. What faced them was the Northern reinforcements that came in an endless stream from land and sea from the Night's Watch, and an endless life of hard labor before them.
Even at this moment, Daenerys had no intention of defending these soldiers who had once been loyal to her.
Lyon rode the dragon Balerion, soaring in the sky, overlooking the ruins ravaged by war and dragon breath. Once, this was a prosperous dock by the East Sea, but now only ruins remain, and the former glory has turned to ashes.
Looking back, Lyon had not made any systematic plans for Eastwatch, which resulted in this vast land being filled with messy buildings built by merchants without authorization. However, the war razed everything to the ground, which provided Lyon with a great opportunity to rebuild a brand new city according to the blueprint in his mind.
It is worth mentioning that although East Sea Wang is located in the frigid northern border, it has a unique ice-free port and perfect shipping routes, which are undoubtedly important conditions for the development of commerce. At this moment, Lyon finally has the opportunity to realize his dream - to build this beautiful city from scratch and make it a model city that will attract worldwide attention after the truce.
In his vision, this new city should not only have strong economic strength, but also show a harmonious and beautiful social outlook. It will integrate various advanced concepts and technologies to become a place full of vitality and innovative spirit.
No matter where people come from, they can live and work here and feel true peace and happiness.
Thinking of this, Lyon decided to send someone out to sea to Braavos to hire a group of craftsmen.
Unlike Lyon who was conceiving the city plan, Daenerys set foot on the beach of Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, accompanied by the disarmed army and the Night's Watch.
There were still fires and smoke rising in many places on the beach. Daenerys walked in this environment with an expressionless face.
"Daenerys! We, the Windblown, have served you wholeheartedly. How can you watch us die?"
The Tattered Prince was one of the lucky ones. When the dragon breathed out flames, he cleverly hid in the water and waited until the battle was over before he dared to surface and appear in front of Daenerys.
However, in response to his question, Daenerys simply glanced at him calmly, and then said in an unquestionable tone:
"Without my permission, you dared to launch an attack on my allies. This behavior will never be tolerated. Therefore, all the suffering you are going through now is your own fault!"
"ally?"
The Tattered Prince stared at Daenerys in astonishment, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "You actually said that the Night's Watch is your ally? This is simply ridiculous!"
Daenerys's face was as gloomy as water, and her eyes were firm and indifferent as she responded:
"Prince Tattered, I have made it clear enough. If you had not acted on your own initiative and disobeyed military orders to dispatch troops privately, how could you have ended up like this - being captured by my ally, Commander-in-Chief Lyon of the Night's Watch!"
Her voice was cold as ice, with unquestionable authority.
As soon as she finished speaking, Danyel cast her merciless gaze towards the row of mercenary leaders kneeling on the beach who had also managed to survive.
These once arrogant leaders now lowered their heads and dared not look the queen in the eye.
"Where's Euron? That damned iron bastard, he killed so many of my brave warriors!"
Daenerys snapped.
Upon hearing this, Grey Worm immediately picked out an Ironborn from the crowd and prepared to torture him to obtain information.
Grey Worm swung his whip and lashed the Ironborn hard, causing the latter to howl in pain.
"Say! Where is Euron?" Grey Worm asked sharply.
"I don't know, I really don't know!" Tiemin cried and begged for mercy.
Daenerys frowned, she knew it would be difficult to get useful information from this iron man.
At this time, a Dothraki knight hurried over, knelt on one knee and reported:
"Your Majesty, we have found Euron, and he is fleeing north."
Daenerys' eyes flashed with anger, "How dare he escape! We must not let him escape!"
She turned around abruptly, staring at the army behind her with a firm gaze, and gave orders in a low but majestic voice: "Chase him! Never let Euron escape! He must be captured alive and let him receive the due punishment for the sins he committed!"
However, unexpectedly, Daenerys' army had no reaction at all. They were all dejected and seemed to have no intention of following orders at all.
It turned out that since these soldiers successfully landed on Eastwatch, their weapons were confiscated, and all the warships fell into the control of the coalition forces of the North and the Iron Islands. At this moment, Euron was driving his newly built warship Serenity to escape at a high speed. Looking around the world, I am afraid that there is no faster and more powerful warship than the new Serenity.
In addition, the morale of the soldiers was very low, which was related to Daenerys's reluctance to execute the Devil. Everyone thought to themselves, since the queen could be tolerant of the former traitor Devil, how could she really kill Euron who had just left her camp? As a result, they seemed to have no interest in chasing Euron.
Although Grey Worm wanted to help Daenerys solve her problems, his Unsullied Legion was good at land warfare and was helpless against the enemies on the vast ocean; and the Dothraki cavalry was unable to cross the ocean to launch a pursuit.
Faced with this situation, Daenerys could only sigh. Just as she was about to say something inspiring, a huge shadow was cast from the sky.
Daenerys subconsciously raised her head and looked at Lyon on Balerion's back. The latter smiled and asked:
"Dani, do you need me to catch your traitor? Believe me, I am the best at dealing with traitors!"
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