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But soon, a turning point arrived when reinforcements from the Crownlands broke the balance between the two sides, prompting Robert to decide on a breakout, sensing the danger. However, he sustained severe injuries in the battle, and a few loyal guards helped him escape. As for his army, it scattered in all directions, with most soldiers being rounded up by their allies.

Jon Connington dispersed his troops to capture prisoners, while Robert's guards led him to Stonebridge. This was a walled town in the Riverlands, located on the north bank of the western Blackwater Rush. It was considered allied territory, surrounded by water on three sides with closely packed houses.

Eventually, Robert was placed in the town's sept to recover from his injuries, and his guards discussed splitting up to seek aid from their allies, hoping to gather the scattered soldiers if possible.

However, some of the soldiers seeking help were captured by the royal army, so both the rebels and the royalists received news almost simultaneously that Robert was hiding in Stonebridge. Both sides dispatched troops, rushing towards Stonebridge without rest.

In the end, the royal army arrived a step ahead. After occupying the town, Jon Connington chose not to burn it to the ground but instead sent soldiers to search every house, thus missing the opportunity to completely quell the rebellion. The entire Riverlands had become his enemy, and the townspeople were extremely uncooperative with the search. The royal soldiers smashed the windows, cellars, cabinets, and any place where people could hide in every house, but still found nothing.

It turned out that Robert had another stroke of luck while recovering from his injuries. He relied on his strong personal charm to become close to the people of Stonebridge. Many townspeople were even willing to sacrifice themselves to protect him, and residents voluntarily took turns hiding Robert in their homes.

Jon Connington wasted an entire day, and by the next morning, when Duke Hoster Tully's rebel army arrived at Stonebridge, he still hadn't found Robert. The two sides immediately engaged in fierce street fighting in the town. In the narrow alleyways, the Crownland army, despite its superior equipment, was repeatedly pushed back by the Northmen's outstanding individual combat prowess.

However, Jon Connington fully demonstrated his leadership abilities. He not only stabilized the front but also severely injured Hoster Tully and personally killed the new heir to the Vale, Denys Arryn. This further ignited the Vale army's desperate fighting spirit, and the battle gradually became increasingly heated, making it difficult to determine the outcome for a time.

The bells on top of Stonebridge's sept never stopped ringing, warning residents to close their doors and windows and stay indoors. At this moment, Robert, who had been absent, suddenly appeared, leading a group of militiamen into the battle. As a result, he had another stroke of luck. Despite his unhealed injuries, Robert hammered five knights to death in one breath and smashed Mathis Rowan, who was in charge of commanding the northern section, into a pulp, gradually giving the rebel army the upper hand.

Finally, Robert and Connington met on the stone steps in front of Stonebridge's sept. Without any words, the two immediately engaged in a duel. Although Robert was injured, his strength was far superior to Connington's. In just three or four rounds, Connington was beaten back. Robert hammered his left-hand shield into pieces, and even his left arm armor was somewhat deformed, presumably fractured. Robert also hammered off his helmet; if it had been any lower, he might have lost his life.

On the other side, Eddard Stark led his army, bypassing the town and destroying the royal army's camp, setting the direction of the battle. Jon Connington realized that defeat was inevitable, so he ordered the remaining troops to retreat. During the retreat, he tried to organize the army to avoid collapse and unnecessary losses.

Given the intense street fighting in the town, Jon Connington was still able to gather his troops and successfully command them to retreat. He also repeatedly frustrated several enemy generals, demonstrating considerable strength in both military command and personal combat.

Although the rebel army won, it also suffered heavy losses and was unable to pursue the royal army. Duke Tully was seriously injured, and the Vale's darling Denys Arryn was killed in battle. The rebel army temporarily retreated, and the previously scattered Stormlanders also needed to rest. Because the town's bells rang in unison during the fierce battle, this battle was named the 'Battle of the Bells'.

After the Battle of the Bells, Jon Connington led his army back to King's Landing. Although he tried his best to preserve the strength of the royal army, the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen didn't care! He only saw the failure of the suppression. Angered, he directly stripped Jon Connington of his lands, exiled him, and forbade him from ever setting foot on Westeros again.

This defeat also made Aerys II realize that Robert's Rebellion was not a temporary whim of an unlawful lord but the greatest threat to the Targaryen family's rule since Daemon Blackfyre.

Aerys II sent the Kingsguard Jonothor Darry and Barristan Selmy to the front to reorganize the royal army. At the same time, he conducted large-scale conscription in the Crownlands and called on lords loyal to the royal family to send troops. He repeatedly urged the Dornish army on the road to speed up their march, repeatedly hinting to Lewyn Martell, the commander of the army, that his niece Princess Elia Martell and her two children were in King's Landing.

Currently, the entire Reach has sided with the loyalists, and the Hightower family of Oldtown is ostensibly controlling the spread of public opinion. However, people still cannot suppress their desire for gossip, so the taverns are now like underground party streets.

In the days that followed, Liu Yuan conquered the Valyrian steel reshaping technology but claimed to the outside world that the research had failed. This thing was too sensitive and easily attracted attention! Even the Celtigar family couldn't withstand it.

He then turned his attention to leather armor forging technology, planning to replicate classical Huaguo (China) leather armor in the Citadel. Of course, as his first work, the most important thing was to be handsome, so he chose golden yellow. Of course, the selection of leather was also the most important thing. The best leather was, of course, dragon skin. But dragons had disappeared for more than 100 years, so he turned his attention to the huge ice bears and woolly mammoths.

This was simple. As long as the money was in place, there were plenty of people willing to take risks. There should be many of these two creatures beyond the Wall. Ibben Island in northern Essos should also have them. It was said that the hairy men were the best at raising mammoths. In addition, he also posted tasks for purchasing large animal skins and various paints and resins in taverns and mercenary guilds, trying to get as much material as possible for his own experiments.

The siege of Storm's End in the Stormlands had lasted for more than half a year. Cut off from sea and land supplies by the loyalist army, the garrison was almost at the end of its rope and relying on slaughtering horses, cats, and dogs for food. Currently, not even a rat could be seen in the entire Storm's End, and they had even reached the point of eating the corpses of fallen soldiers to survive.

Ser Gawen Wylde, the master-at-arms of Storm's End, colluded with others to try to open the door and escape, surrendering to the enemy. As a result, they were caught by Stannis before they could launch their plan and were thrown into the dungeon. Originally, Stannis planned to throw them out with a catapult, but Maester Cressen said to him: 'We are running out of food to the point of eating people. Why waste fresh meat?'

Stannis said expressionlessly: 'Maester Cressen, you are right. Come, take all these traitors to the dungeon. As for the others, we'll talk about it later.' Then Gawen and the others who participated in the rebellion showed despair and were dragged away by the soldiers.