Game of Thrones: I became a crown prince for a day

"The Sea Snake is good at fighting, and I think it's feasible to plan a counterattack on land and sea."

Viserys said with a questioning expression.

Rhaegar did not reply immediately.

The main force of the sea counterattack was the Sea Serpent fleet and Aegon Sunfire.

Taking control of the sea, the fleet circled to the Summer Sea in the south of Dorne, followed the mouth of the Greenblood River into the interior, and made a surprise attack on Slatted Town.

Plank Town is an important town in Dorne. It is under the personal jurisdiction of the Martell family and accounts for more than half of the maritime trade.

The Sea Serpent captures Lower Slab Town, and the fleet controls the crossing rights of the Greenblood River, thus cutting off the east and west parts of Dorne.

At that time, Sunspear City, located in the east of Dorne, will become an isolated city without the support of the nobles in the west of Dorne.

Seeing his eldest son pondering, Viserys did not urge him.

Tyran looked around and reported in a positive voice: "Lord Corliss requires us to break through the Prince's Pass or the Bone Road, lead the army straight into the interior of Dorne, and defeat the nobles in the west of Dorne."

The boundary is still divided by the Green Blood River.

As long as the combined forces of the Riverlands and Stormlands break through a road, they can completely crush Dorne's existing defensive forces with the air supremacy of a few giant dragons.

The land and fleet cooperated to completely control the "puffy" Dorne.

Rhaegar raised his eyebrows and said seriously: "The strategy is perfect. According to this idea, it will be easy to capture Sunspear City."

"I think so."

Viserys was a little proud.

He agreed with the Sea Serpent's plan, which was very bold and direct.

The success of conquering the Kingdom of Three Women gave him the confidence that he could succeed just as he invaded Dorne.

He, Viserys I.

To fulfill the long-cherished wish that the conqueror failed to fulfill, to completely conquer Dorne!

"I will go to Highgarden soon and recruit an army of ten thousand people to counterattack from Prince's Pass."

Rhaegar didn't give up on weighing it yet and gave an idea.

Viserys's eyes lit up and he asked, "Is the sea snake's proposal correct?"

Without the discussion of the Royal Council, he was more willing to trust the judgment of his eldest son.

Rhaegar frowned and said hesitantly: "The Sea Serpent's strategy is great, but it has the urge for revenge."

"How to say?"

"We cannot afford to take Dorne."

"It's conquest."

"After conquest, you can't afford to raise it."

The father and son both asked and answered with bitter expressions on their faces.

Rhaegar propped up his chin with one hand and smacked his tongue: "The Kingdom of Three Women is not on the right track yet. If we really want to capture Dorne, the tens of thousands of victims alone will drain the treasury."

This is under the premise that Dorne is loyal to the Iron Throne.

Use the past to illuminate the present.

Aegon the Conqueror launched the Dorne War, which lasted for several years. During this period, he carried out the bloody and cruel "Wrath of the Dragon" and burned the towns of Dorne indiscriminately.

Even when the country nearly collapsed, the Dornish people refused to surrender.

Change to now.

Rhaegar was confident that he could defeat all of Dorne and install nobles loyal to the Iron Throne to manage it.

However, Dorne's territory is vast and full of wind and sand deserts.

The disobedient Dornishmen plunged into the desert, immediately recreating the stalemate of the First Dornish War.

It would lie on Targaryen's body like a leech, sucking blood all the time.

The Iron Throne governs Dorne while guarding against rebel forces.

In addition, the army's supply line is too long, and whether it is transported from the River Bend or the Stormlands, it has to pass through the vast desert.

Under this ebb and flow, the Iron Throne will be empty.

When Viserys heard this, he was astonished and said: "The Kingdom of Three Women has surrendered, and now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Taking advantage of the morale boosted by the Narrow Sea War, he captured Dorne in one fell swoop.

Rhaegar thought for a while and said: "Father, instead of magnifying the situation of the battle, it is better to give Dorne a head-on blow."

"The Iron Throne needs to recuperate. Once order is restored in the Three Women's Kingdom and they unite with the Stepstone Islands to control the lower half of the Narrow Sea, Dorne will be completely isolated and helpless."

"At that time, sending the Reach and Stormlands to cut off the connection between Dorne and the land was the only way to catch a turtle in a jar."

There is more than one way to war.

Putting economic pressure first may not be a bad idea.

Viserys was in a daze, thinking about his eldest son's strategy.

Targaryen territory has spread across the Narrow Sea, controlling rich and disputed lands.

Rather than exhausting the country's power and fighting against the stubborn Dorne, it would be better to imprison Dorne for a few years.

Dorne does not produce much food, and without maritime trade, it is simply a slow death.

After a while, Viserys's eyes flashed and he nodded vigorously.

He agreed with the eldest son's proposal.

Tai Lan took the opportunity to raise his glass and smiled: "Give Dorne a hard blow!"

"cheers!……"

…

Highgarden.

A white marble castle is located on a flat hillside with three solid circular walls built from the inside out.

The bottom wall surrounds the entire foot of the mountain, and between it and the second wall there is a carefully organized plant maze.

Used for entertaining guests and having fun.

Because of the special shape and luxurious decoration of the castle, it is known as the most beautiful castle in Westeros.

Today, White Castle welcomes two distinguished guests.

"Hiss-"

"Hiss..."

The black dragon was in front, and the light blue dragon was behind. They flew across the endless plains and chased over the High Garden.

The gate of the third wall of Highgarden.

Two young and beautiful ladies looked up and led a group of attendants to guard and wait for a long time.

"landing!!"

The clear young voice sounded like the sound of a clear spring.

The glutton's green eyes were indifferent, and he circled around the city wall as if no one else was around, and slowly landed at the city gate.

call--

As soon as the behemoth landed, it kicked up a cloud of dust.

"Hiss..."

Menghuo's body was dexterous, and he landed on one side first, leaning over the driver to climb down the dragon's back.

At the gate of the city, a group of people moved quickly.

Margery's eyes brightened, and she came forward with a smile like a flower. Her red lips parted slightly: "Dear prince and princess, welcome to the High Garden as a guest."

With that said, regardless of the maid's obstruction, he took Helena's little hand.

The two girls held hands and were approaching the creeping Dream Fire. The sulfur-like dragon odor was clearly audible.

Helena wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled back.

At this time, Rhaegar got off the dragon's back.

Another older woman with a beautiful appearance walked over and bowed, "His Royal Highness Rhaegar Targaryen, I would like to express my sincere greetings to you on behalf of my husband. It is a great honor for you to come."

Rega looked at him vaguely, pretending not to recognize him.

Margaery and Helena stood hand in hand and introduced with a smile: "Alyssa Redwine, my father's new wife, the new mistress of Highgarden."

Alyssa knelt down again and said politely: "My father once fought alongside you, I would like to say hello to you on his behalf."

"You're welcome, ma'am."

Rhaegar smiled.

Alyssa was about twenty years old, the daughter of the Redwyne family, and was elected to marry the old Tyrell, who was over fifty years old.

I heard she is a very independent woman.

Margery smiled cheerfully and kept her pace as she said, "The sun is very hot, so please enter the castle. The attendant has prepared ice-cold sweet fruit wine."

Rega said: "The guest does as he pleases."

Recieved by mother and daughter, the Targaryen brothers and sisters entered the High Court.

Margaery also thoughtfully asked the guards to provide cattle and sheep to feed the two huge dragons.

Helena expressed her gratitude, and the other party held her hand and chatted all the way.

Rhaegar had little sense of involvement, admiring the beauty of Highgarden.

Even after visiting many times, the beauty of Highgarden is still stunning.

It's like a green paradise, with flowers blooming everywhere, gardens, pools, and artificial waterfalls dotting the entire castle.

Various exotic flowers and plants that are rarely seen in the world are planted, and there are stone sculptures, fountains and marble columns. Grapes and gun tails decorate the walls and sculptures, and the ancient buildings are carefully covered with vines.

Everything is beautiful and full of life.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Lady Alyssa asked softly.

Realizing that the other party was talking to him, Rhaegar smiled lightly and was noncommittal.

Lady Alyssa picked off a petal and said, "As the Tyrell family's motto goes, life never ends."

Rega was surprised and agreed: "That's right."

Mrs. Alyssa smiled and chatted a few more words, maintaining an elegant ladylike temperament.

Rega looked at Margaery and Helena in front of them, and then glanced at the lonely Lady Alyssa, secretly cursing: "It seems that stepmothers everywhere are not easy to be."

Especially stepmothers who plan to have children to take over the family business.

…

We walked and talked on the road and learned a lot of information.

Old Tyrell was away from Highgarden and led several of his followers to Oldtown to recruit troops for the Iron Throne.

After receiving the letter that Rhaegar was a guest, he rushed back without stopping.

Margery opened her big watery eyes and said delicately: "Father is not here, so please stay for two days."

Rhaegar found the poor acting funny.

Without saying much, I agreed.

After leaving Black Harbor, he inspected Prince's Pass.

Compared with the steep bone road, the Prince's Pass has gathered a larger number of disaster victims, and even if you are riding a dragon, you can't see the end of it.

With the current fortress defense strength, it would be difficult to stop tens of thousands of hungry victims without the support of troops from the Reach.

But don’t worry.

Highgarden is not far from Nightsong City in a straight line, and the fortress cannot be breached casually. It's no problem to wait a day or two.

Rhaegar asked: "How many troops can be recruited this time?"

"Hmm~"

Margery blinked and thought: "This time there are the Rowan, Casway, Tully families, etc. They can recruit about 10,000 people, most of them infantry."

Rhaegar nodded, secretly thinking that the Reach was truly rich.

During the War of the Narrow Sea, the Reach provided reinforcements with 20,000 soldiers.

In addition, there are 10,000 coalition fleets provided by Hightower, Redwyne, and the Shield Islands.

It's just that the combat effectiveness is low.

These troops were evenly distributed between Telos and Lys, and the two battles consumed 7,788.

After thinking about it, Rhaegar shook his head to get rid of the bad image.

In an aggressive battle against the Three Women's Kingdom, the number of casualties in Westeros exceeded 50,000 soldiers.

The number of casualties on the side of the Three Women's Kingdom was countless, estimated to be no less than 100,000.

Among these people, Rhaegar burned to death at least thirty to forty thousand.

Too many people were killed, and it was inevitable that I would feel a little uncomfortable.

This was one of the reasons why Rhaegar did not want to capture Dorne and increase the number of casualties.

War affects the human will.

Not only did the Iron Throne need a break, Rhaegar also wanted to take a break.

…

Soon, a reception was held.

In the godswood of the High Garden, the attendants opened the sunshade and arranged a banquet by the pool.

Rhaegar and Helena simply washed up, changed out of their dragon-smelling clothes, and attended the warm welcome party.

"Come this way, there are plenty of ice buckets to keep cool."

Margaery squeezed between the two brothers and led the way, holding her arms.

It was August, and the weather in the Reach was like an old lady's vest, stuffy and hot.

A layer of black shading cloth was laid in the garden, which still made it difficult to withstand the scorching sunlight.

In order for the guests to enjoy themselves, the waiters provided an ice bucket next to each table to eliminate the midsummer heat.

Rhaegar broke away from the soft touch under the light gauze clothes, picked up a red grape and put it into his mouth, admiring it: "As expected of Highgarden, he is really rich."

Ice buckets were provided for the entire banquet, and the portions were terrifying.

The reserves in the Red Keep's ice cellars are not a tenth of those in Highgarden.