The Dragonstone Allied Forces saw the knight, presumed to be Renly Baratheon, cut Stannis down from his horse and his war banner cut down, and truly believed that Stannis had been killed. Leaderless, the entire allied army instantly collapsed, fleeing in all directions, pursued by the cavalry forces that followed. Tyrion's city guard and the Gold Cloaks from within the Red Keep also seized the opportunity to sally forth, joining this mysterious cavalry regiment in chasing down the Dragonstone Allied Forces.
Ultimately, the Dragonstone Allied Forces, with the exception of a small portion who escaped the city and fled back to their respective territories by ship, were all annihilated within King's Landing. However, Stannis did not die but was severely wounded and unconscious. Someone saw Ser Davos Seaworth leading a group of personal guards, rescuing Stannis and escaping King's Landing by ship. He should now be on his way back to Dragonstone.
After the battle, the man wearing Renly Baratheon's armor removed his helmet, revealing his true identity: he was Ser Garlan Tyrell, the heir to Duke Mace Tyrell of Highgarden.
It turned out that after Ser Garlan Tyrell received Duke Tywin's public letter, he anticipated that Stannis would launch an all-out assault on King's Landing, intending to capture the city before The Reach reinforcements arrived.
Therefore, he abandoned all his baggage at Bitterbridge, leaving Randyll Tarly to advance with the infantry allied army behind, while he took all the cavalry, forming a cavalry regiment, and rode through the night, finally arriving at King's Landing before Stannis could achieve ultimate victory.
Outside the city, when he learned that Stannis's central army had many Stormlands knights leading troops, he immediately raised Renly Baratheon's banner and donned Renly's armor, disguised as Renly. He attacked Stannis's central army, leveraging Renly's lingering influence over the Stormlands knights, and successfully broke through Stannis's central army in one fell swoop, laying the foundation for victory.
With Ser Garlan Tyrell's arrival, everyone in King's Landing, high and low, rejoiced and was filled with happiness. Only one person wished Ser Garlan Tyrell had died on the battlefield, and that person was naturally Queen Mother Cersei. As for Joffrey I, he actually thought that having such a powerful maternal relative might be a good thing, and even took the initiative to meet Ser Garlan Tyrell, conversing with him very happily.
The remnants of the Dragonstone army who escaped King's Landing, led by the surviving Stormlands knights, went to Duskendale to rendezvous with Ser Goode Morrigen. Upon learning of the battle situation in King's Landing, Ser Goode immediately abandoned the siege of Davos Lannister and, before the army from King's Landing could arrive, withdrew first to the geographically complex Crab Claw Peninsula, awaiting ships from Dragonstone for evacuation.
Meanwhile, Roose Bolton of Harrenhal, upon receiving the news from King's Landing, also decisively withdrew from Harrenhal, crossed the Trident River, and rendezvoused with Daisy.
However, upon withdrawing from Harrenhal, he secretly sent a carefully prepared gift to King's Landing.
After reuniting with Daisy, they originally planned to build a simple pontoon bridge across the Green Fork River to cross to Riverrun, but then received orders from Riverrun, informing them of the reconciliation with the Frey and the marriage alliance between the Frey and the Tully.
In the orders, Roose Bolton was dispatched back to the North to be responsible for annihilating Theon and his Ironborn army, while Daisy would lead her troops through The Twins back to Riverrun, awaiting the next decisive battle with Tywin.
As Daisy and Roose Bolton's forces advanced near The Twins, a cavalry force of several thousand men came chasing from behind.
At first, they thought it was Westerlands cavalry, but after seeing the banners clearly, they realized it was the banner of Runestone in the Vale.
When this cavalry unit approached, Bronze Yohn Royce, who commanded the cavalry, stepped forward and approached Daisy and Roose Bolton, saying, "I heard that you are about to have a decisive battle with Tywin. I feel it is my responsibility to lead my men to support you."
Daisy had previously helped the Vale retake the Blood Gate and had also dispatched a portion of her cavalry to help the Lords of the Vale quell the Savage Tribes' rebellion. Therefore, the people of the Vale were also very grateful to Daisy. However, constrained by Lady Lysa Tully of the Eyrie, they could not openly ally with her, so they could only send a contingent of men to assist.
"Lord Yohn Royce, you actually don't need to defy Lady Lysa's orders and come with us to Riverrun. You can still help us by remaining stationed at the Blood Gate," Daisy said, looking at the Vale cavalry behind Bronze Yohn.
Bronze Yohn laughed heartily and said, "You don't have to worry about that woman, Lysa Tully. That woman is currently busy dealing with various marriage proposals and will not pay attention to our affairs at all. You helped our Vale, so you are our friend, and our Vale will naturally not be stingy with our friendship." Saying this, he looked at Roose Bolton and said, "Lord Bolton, your methods are quite ruthless. The entire Riverlands has been flooded. This time, when you go to Riverrun, I'm afraid..."
"Lord Bolton is not going to Riverrun," Daisy said with a smile. "I think Robb must have realized that it would be inappropriate for Lord Bolton to go to Riverrun, so he has sent Lord Bolton back to the North to clear out the invading Ironborn and retake Winterfell."
Bronze Yohn laughed loudly, "That's good, that's good! Otherwise, if you went to Riverrun and some conflict occurred, I really wouldn't know who to help."
Roose Bolton frowned, saying nothing, but he was quickly drawn to a group of people approaching from the front.
Daisy also looked over and exclaimed, "Lady Catelyn, Brienne, why are you two here?"
Upon reaching them, Brienne looked at Daisy awkwardly and said, "Robb has agreed to the Frey's terms, so Old Walder has released us. Furthermore, Robb has asked Lady Catelyn to return to the North with Lord Roose Bolton, and once Winterfell is retaken, she will be stationed there."
Everyone looked at Catelyn Tully, and the haggard Catelyn gave a wry smile, then turned to Roose Bolton and said, "Lord Bolton, I'll be troubling you on the road ahead!"
Roose Bolton smiled and bowed to Catelyn, saying, "It's my honor."
Daisy then asked Brienne, "What about you? What do you plan to do next?"
Brienne hesitated for a moment and said, "I originally promised Lady Catelyn to escort her to Robb. Now..."
Catelyn quickly said, "No, Brienne, you've done well enough. If it weren't for you, I would have died several times on the way. You have fulfilled your promise. Now you should do what you want."
A bewildered expression appeared on Brienne's face, as if she had lost her purpose in life.
"Come with me to Riverrun!" Daisy suggested.
Brienne thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Thus, the group split in two here. Daisy, leading her forces, and Bronze Yohn together passed through The Twins and headed towards Riverrun, while Roose Bolton, accompanied by Lady Catelyn, marched north.
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