Liu Yuan smacked his lips. He had to admit, these great nobles certainly had unique ways of educating their children. However, he could also see that Duke Tywin genuinely disliked Tyrion. While it was true that a father could dislike his children, this approach was somewhat deliberately humiliating. The hatred of a father-killer and the grudge of a wife-stealer were nothing compared to this.

Oh, the grudge of a wife-stealer! No wonder Tyrion's mother died in childbirth. It was said that she was Tywin's cousin, and Tywin hadn't remarried in all these years. Who knew the old guy was a sentimentalist? No wonder he couldn't bring himself to like this deformed son; it was generous of him not to throw him directly into the toilet.

Actually, Tyrion was quite wronged. Besides, this world had the inheritance of bloodline power. Looking at Tyrion's unique appearance, it was obvious that it was caused by the combination of Tywin and his wife, which increased the purity of the bloodline and caused a reversion to an ancestral trait. They, as parents, engaged in consanguineous marriage and ended up giving birth to a freak. Who could they blame?

He reached out and patted Tyrion's shoulder, considering it a form of comfort: "Forget it, don't think so much. Besides, Lord Tywin doesn't have any other sons. He has no choice but you. Come, let's drink!" With rounds of drinks, he directly got Tyrion drunk, mainly because Liu Yuan didn't want to continue talking about this topic.

Liu Yuan sat on the window sill with his legs crossed, holding a wine pot in one hand and looking at the moon in the sky. He had been looking at the moon with its halo for so many years, and he slowly got used to it, finding it quite beautiful. He didn't know if he would grow old in this world or return to his own world. He didn't watch American dramas much on Blue Star, and he didn't know much about the story of Game of Thrones. Did he really have to go north to fight the White Walkers? Or should he follow his plan and travel to the Eastern Continent first!

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Sure enough, the next morning, the mighty royal expeditionary force arrived from the Kingsroad, stretching as far as the eye could see.

At the forefront was the army directly under the King, about two thousand strong, their armor uniform and bearing the crowned stag banner of House Baratheon high. The white-clad and white-robed Kingsguard were very conspicuous in the队伍, quite different from the armor styles in Liu Yuan's impression. There was also a familiar face, Barristan Selmy, said to be Robert's Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.

Guarded in the middle was King Robert himself. Behind them was a luxurious large carriage, presumably carrying Queen Cersei and three-year-old Joffrey. The white-robed Kingsguard always guarding the carriage was probably Jaime! Just dealing with the Iron Islands, and Robert had moved his whole family here.

Further behind were the lord's armed forces who came to support, displaying a variety of banners. After careful identification, they should all be nobles from the Crownlands. Liu Yuan's eyesight was good, and he could clearly see their attire from afar.

The actual combat personnel in this force were about 6,000, with most of those following behind being supply wagons. There were even many merchant caravans; he saw many of the merchant guilds he had cooperated with. Further back were circuses and mobile brothels, and even beggars, which was a bit outrageous.

Including the more than three thousand troops gathered under Casterly Rock at this time, they were mostly knightly forces from the Reach and the Westerlands. A king issued a call to the whole country, and only this many people came, less than ten thousand.

Robert sent Ser Barristan to reorganize these motley troops and integrate them as quickly as possible to form a fighting force. Liu Yuan's three hundred heavy infantry were already among the strongest soldiers in the expeditionary force. Barristan also valued him very much, and Liu Yuan became one of his several deputies.

One aspect was to wait for the combined forces of the North and the Riverlands, and even more so to wait for Stannis's fleet. During this period, the Iron Islands were not idle. Despite suffering a great loss at Seagard, Balon still didn't stop his steps. He continued to send the Iron Fleet to constantly harass all the towns and villages along the Sunset Sea coast. This period can be said to be full of fires everywhere. The busiest were the cavalry units, who were patrolling the line from Feastfires to the Crag, clearing out those small Ironborn raiding parties.

Since Liu Yuan was not a knight, he was not qualified to attend high-level military meetings. He could only do some work to assist Barristan in reorganizing the army. Barristan's other deputy, Jate Bywater, seemed to dislike him very much, often sneering at Liu Yuan and making trouble for him. Jate came from the end branch of the Bywater family, with a low status and not even the financial resources to be knighted.

Just a fallen noble, Liu Yuan naturally wouldn't take him to heart. He completely ignored Jate's provocation and just did his job. Liu Yuan was a real power-holder who commanded troops. Relying on his good relationship with the Lannister family, the treatment of his soldiers was the best. Therefore, many stray soldiers and mercenaries took the initiative to join him. Liu Yuan selected some mercenaries with good combat power, as well as hired knights with no background.

These people were nearly eight hundred. Liu Yuan had already carried out a preliminary reorganization of them. Barristan saw that he could control the army, so he simply handed over half of the soldiers to Liu Yuan to lead. He took a few assistants to restrain the other half of the troops. With his strength and prestige, those small lords also listened to his arrangements.

One day, the atmosphere in the military camp suddenly became very tense, and all the cavalry of the expeditionary army were called to gather. Soon after, the Lannister cavalry also came. Tygett came to Liu Yuan to borrow horses. Liu Yuan immediately agreed: "No problem, you can take away all the riding horses here. Ser Tygett, what happened? What's with such a big move?"

Tygett looked around, and when he saw that there were no outsiders, he whispered: "It's not a big deal, I can tell you. Duke Stannis's fleet has secretly arrived, along with the Redwyne fleet from the Arbor, and the fleets from Oldtown and Highgarden. So my brother arranged for the cavalry to go along the coast to hunt down the Ironborn raiders. If they dare to abandon ship and land, they will be beheaded."

Liu Yuan nodded: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Watching the cavalry leave, Liu Yuan turned his gaze to the sea. The royal fleet actually arrived early. Lord Addam should also be here. I wonder if my fleet left in Oldtown caught up. After so long, the Dawnstar should be completed.

He returned to the camp, unfolded the map, and moved his finger up along the Redwyne Straits. He silently calculated the time, and finally stopped at Fair Isle. He understood that Stannis's strategy was to have a decisive battle with the Iron Fleet here.

The fact was just as he thought. Five days later, news came of the Royal Navy's victory. Duke Stannis led the expeditionary fleet, with three times the strength, and surrounded the Greyjoy's Iron Fleet in the narrow area between Fair Isle and the mainland. He first fought at the southern end of Fair Isle, and then lured the Iron Fleet into the strait. The Redwyne fleet and the Hightower fleet and the Highgarden fleet quickly blocked the entrance and exit at the northern end of the strait. With more than three times the superior force, they destroyed the Iron Fleet in one fell swoop.

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