Bloodbeard is dead, Cat's Company annihilated!
The Second Sons surrendered, the Spear Company surrendered!
The annihilation of Cat's Company seemed to toll the death knell for Myr, a bell ringing for Myr's Magisters and slavers. The slaves of Tyrosh and Lys were also inspired by the collapse of Myr's army, and the situation in their cities became agitated and tumultuous.
In this war, the Wolf Pack Company and the Free Army achieved a great victory.
Cat's Company: Commander Bloodbeard died in battle, and the Mercenaries were utterly defeated.
Second Sons: Commander Mero, the Bastard of the Titan, died in battle. The remaining members surrendered to the Wolf Pack Company under the leadership of the new commander, Brown Ben. Later, Brown Ben claimed he could not accept the Wolf Pack Company's oppression and 'defected' back to Myr.
Spear Company: Switched sides during the war and joined the Wolf Pack Company.
Of the three Myrish Magisters who had been leading two thousand Free Mercenaries and many slave guards at the rear, one died in a slave uprising, one was captured by the Wolf Pack Company, and another fled back to Myr in disarray to deliver news.
The Myrish warships assisting the land army in their attack quickly fled back to Myr's harbor after receiving news of the Myrish land army's collapse.
Setting aside the ambiguous Golden Company, rumored to have even helped the Wolf Pack Company during the war, there is no large armed force left in the Disputed Lands capable of contending with the Wolf Pack Company and the Free Army.
"Long live freedom!" In the Disputed Lands, the slave rebellions in the Three Daughters' manors grew stronger. Many manors saw their slavers flee back to the cities in disarray even before the Free Army arrived. Except for the most chaotic Free Mercenaries' hub, Crown Town, and some vassal towns and manors in the outskirts of the Three Daughters, the Disputed Lands had been occupied by the Wolf Pack and the Free Army. Moreover, the Wolf Pack also moved out of the Disputed Lands, launching an offensive into Myr's vassal territories.
The Wolf Pack's frenzy swept across the entire Disputed Lands, comparable to the wars of the Ninepenny Kings era, but the Wolf Pack Company's model differed from that period. The Ninepenny Kings had forcibly controlled the Disputed Lands using the strength of the Golden Company, pirates, and Mercenaries, but their control was not strong. The Free Army, by capturing manors and converting slaves, effectively gained an endless supply of soldiers.
The three giant Myrish trebuchets had been pulled by Gendry's men to the outskirts of Myr. Myr now only had its isolated city and port remaining, completely surrounded by Gendry on land. The three massive trebuchets were awe-inspiring. The Free Army had set up its attacking formation against Myr but had not yet launched an assault.
The three trebuchets had been renamed "wolf pack," "the liberator," and "Freedom!" The shadows of the giant trebuchets seemed to be cast into the hearts of Myr's Magisters, filling them with constant dread.
"Commander-in-Chief, you clearly have the ability to take Myr, why aren't you attacking Myr?" a burly middle-aged man standing beside Gendry asked.
Jorah Mormont, an exiled Northern knight. He was a burly middle-aged man with a dark complexion and thick hair. Although a bit bald, he was still strong and sturdy. As an exiled Northern knight, Jorah was a rare talent who understood the situation in Westeros, and he was consequently brought into the Wolf Pack's ranks.
"No rush, Jorah! War is not a game, and I don't want the lovely Myr, the City of Crafts, to be completely shattered and annihilated!" Gendry looked at the city of Myr, which was within reach. He needed to curb his desires to better take Myr. In Gendry's mind, Myr held a much higher position than Lys and Tyrosh; Myr was a craftsman's paradise, which could be converted into cyclical wealth.
The unlucky Jorah had joined Gendry, and he was eager to display his abilities before the Wolf King. Even if the North no longer welcomed him, gaining a position in the Disputed Lands was a new path.
Gendry continued to bleed Myr dry. Due to the defeat in the war, Myr's Magisters compensated him with a large sum of gold. And from the family of the captured Myrish Magister, Gendry also acquired some warships.
"Our next focus is not here," Gendry said to his friends around him: The Handsome Man, Longspear, Steel Fist, and Jorah.
"Then what is your next step?" the Great Bear asked.
Gendry smiled without speaking. He was making an attacking posture towards Myr, but the next attack location was actually the islands of the Stepstones, a feint. Just taking Myr alone wasn't enough; Tyrosh also needed to be considered.
Once Gendry's fleet captured the Stepstones, Tyrosh and Myr would be completely surrounded from both land and sea. He still hadn't repaid Tyrosh for its previous aid to Myr's fleet.
"Inside Myr, I have my spies, the Second Sons. Outside Myr, I have captured Myr's manors, granaries, and set up three trebuchets. Once my final step is complete, I'll see how long Myr can hold out."
Politics and military are complementary; military victory is the foundation for sustained victory.
"Facing the Three Daughters, a head-on assault tactic is not suitable. The Three Daughters is, after all, the domain of cheese mongers and butter merchants." Taking the Three Daughters with a head-on assault is a rare tactic. The Free Cities are different from Westeros, and fleets are even more important.
"Our movements in the Disputed Lands are so significant, will they alert King Robert?" The Handsome Man asked. When it came to close contact with King Robert, Ser Jorah was the most knowledgeable. The changing situation Across the Narrow Sea might also draw the attention of Westeros.
"Robert is no longer the king he once was; the country is mostly left to Duke Jon's discretion!" the Great Bear said. "I only met the King during the Ironborn rebellion. The King bestowed knighthood upon me; back then he was a handsome and fearless knight. Now I hear he has completely degenerated into a whoremonger and a fat man."
"Aside from whoring, drinking, and hunting, the King is perhaps only interested in hunting down the remnants of the Targaryen family, because he despises Prince Rhaegar's relatives the most. He won't be so urgent about the new situation in the Free Cities!" Jorah believed that the iron throne would not hinder the actions of the Wolf Pack Company.
"Even if King Robert is a fat man, he still has figures like Eddard Stark, the Kingslayer, Stannis, and Lando under him," Longspear said. "Let's carefully assess the forces around us."
"Let's not consider the iron throne's attitude; they have little interest in interfering Across the Narrow Sea, and a drunkard's country is a dispersed country. The more pressing danger is Myr's envoys traveling to multiple city-states, such as Tyrosh, Lys, and even Volantis. It's said they even went to Slaver's Bay, but that's too far away!"
"Volantis! Volantis even invaded Myr back then!"
"Times have changed; slavery is also the root of Volantis. Even if Volantis is currently governed by the Elephant Party, Volantis will certainly not sit idly by regarding the fall of the Disputed Lands and the rise of the abolitionist movement." The Elephant Party mostly consists of merchants and moneylenders; they advocate conquering the world through trade. In its early days, the Elephant Party had some women who played a significant role in helping to overthrow the Tiger Party's rule. For three hundred years after the end of the Century of Blood, the Elephant Party has controlled Volantis's government, holding at least two Magistrate positions.
"Don't worry, the Elephant Party is too cautious about war! Even if they were to send troops, it would have to wait until the next round of Magistrate elections, when the Tiger Party regains power!" Gendry analyzed calmly. He had multiple intelligence sources; besides Qyburn's team, the Golden Company also shared some intelligence with him.
"Besides Volantis, Commander-in-Chief, you also need to consider the threat of the Ironborn," the Great Bear suddenly added.
"The Ironborn have probably recovered from the last war; they are a greedy, plundering bunch of scum. The Ironborn also frequently raid the Disputed Lands and the Stepstones, and it's possible they might join an attack against us!"
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