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It could very well play out just as you describe.

I'm looking at clues in the book titles: Winds of Winter comes before Dream of Spring. That's a hint that the war against the dead takes place in Winter; with resolution of the Seven Kingdoms hierarchy in Spring.

I'm also assuming that Daenerys will try to build alliances through diplomacy / marriage before conquering the Seven Kingdoms. Since Jon Snow is one of a very few prospects left alive, that suggests that Daenerys will sail her fleet up the Narrow Sea at least as far as White Harbor, before trying to take Kings Landing.

Of course, Daenerys could ignore Tyrion's advice, and take Kings Landing first. She certainly has sufficient force for a withering combined arms attack. Land the infantry and cavalry at Storm's End for a quick overland march through the Kingswood, while the navy sails up the coast into Blackwater Bay. Coordinate army and navy forces from the air. Dragonfire as a last resort; it's better to capture the city intact.