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Chapter 112 The Siege of King's Landing

Even if the northern nobles hated the Brotherhood Without Banners, they still had to show some respect to Earl Berry.

After all, he is also a serious Earl.

Berri, who was wearing worn-out leather armor, walked into the big tent, followed by the red-robed monk who hadn't appeared during the day.

"My lords, what about your solution? Could it be that you want to keep robbing the farmers of their food?" King Lightning, who represented the interests of the farmers, asked.

On the northern side, the Earl of Seven City, who is equal to Bailey, stood up, "Master Bailey, the riverland is now the territory of our king of the north, so we naturally have the right to requisition rations."

The people in Hejian didn't think so, and Raymond Darry also expressed his opinion to everyone in the tent:

"Although His Majesty Robb is also the King of Three Rivers, the land of the rivers is not directly under the noble Stark family, so we still have to follow the rules. I propose to collect military rations by buying."

Although this statement is reasonable, it is slightly flawed.

The coalition army has a total of 6000 soldiers, 1 soldiers from the northern border, and more than [-] soldiers from the Frey family, the rest of the Hejian family, and the Gaoshan clan.

Except for the Frey family, the great nobles with thousands of troops here are all poor northern families, and they don't have money to buy food.

Moreover, whether it is Arthur leading the troops to rescue the ferry town, or the coalition forces going south to attack King's Landing City, it is regarded as the official business of the northern border and Hejian. It is impossible for the nobles leading the troops to pay for the soldiers themselves. of.

Moreover, during the war, the price of food rose to an incredible level, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.

Everyone present understood this truth, so some people expressed objections on the spot.

Earl Harris Hornwood said loudly in his rough voice: "Could it be that we send troops to fight for you Hejian people, and we have to pay for food ourselves? I still support forced food requisition."

This statement is a little bit off. Hejian was first attacked by the western region because Mrs. Stark of the northern region kidnapped Lord Tywin’s son, which made the arrogant him unbearable, so he vented his anger on Mrs. Stark’s natal family first.

The people from the north went south because of the King's Landing coup, Duke Ed was imprisoned in the Red Castle dungeon, and two Miss Starks were held as hostages in King's Landing, so Robb led the army to rescue his father and sisters.

It's just fighting and fighting, and it has become a battle to regain Hejian.

In theory, people from the northern border can't take advantage.

The Earl of Berry, the red-robed monk, and the nobles in Hejian naturally opposed the forced military rations, so the two groups began to quarrel.

All of a sudden, various male voices rang out from the entire big tent, mixed with some strange greetings.

The noise caused the sitting Marquis Bolton to show annoyance and let out a low growl, and then the big tent became quiet.

"Is there no way to achieve both?" Master Leech's face was gloomy.

If it wasn't for the fact that there were 4000 Hejian people, mainly of the Frey family, and their opinions had to be considered, how could he worry about such a trivial matter.

"I have a way." Seeing everyone quiet down, Arthur said.

Lord Leech didn't speak, but raised his chin to let the little noble in Hejian express his opinion.

"We can use IOUs to collect grain, and then when the situation stabilizes, let Riverrun City and other Earl-level nobles come up with golden dragons to pay off the farmers."

This proposal is still feasible.

After all, the current battle is indeed Hejian's official business.

All the expenses of the Brotherhood Without Banners led by King Lightning in the Riverlands were also "paid" in this way.

And some farmers who were blessed by the Brotherhood happily accepted this payment method.

The Marquis of Bolton accepted this opinion very much, anyway, as long as the food can be collected now.

"I support this proposal. The IOU will be in the name of the Duke of Hoster in Riverrun."

Most of the northern nobles agreed when they saw that it was the people from Hejian who paid the money.

But the Earl of Bailey still insisted, "How do you ensure that the IOU is valid? What should I do if the nobles in Riverrun and the Riverside don't accept the debt after the situation stabilizes?"

"I'll guarantee it." Arthur waved his hand, "Because of Duke Eddard's tournament, the late King Robert gave me [-] gold dragons, and most of this money is stored in the Tyrell family in the Reach. After that, it will be Torrent Even if the city refuses to accept it, I can still afford the expenses of the army."

The tourney two or three months ago was held in the name of Eddard Stark, but it was Robert on the Iron Throne who paid for it.

These two were also kind, friendly, and generous people, and Arthur would not be stingy because they had received this huge sum of money.

The persistent Earl of Beric added: "Okay, if you can guarantee to leave enough rations for the farmers, we will not stop the behavior of collecting grain in the name of Riverrun in the future."

The problem of levying military rations was solved in this way.

Beric and the red monk who were invited left first.

After briefly listening to Roose Bolton's arrangements for the march route in the next few days, Arthur also left the big tent.

He had to discuss with the Brotherhood Without Banners how to capture Arya's direwolf, Nymeria.

Presumably Berry and others, who are keen on protecting farmers, would be happy to go catch wolves with him.

……

Five hours later, on the side of God's Eye Lake.

Wearing two layers of defense, chain mail and plate armor, Arthur played with a dead pig with leather gloves, letting the bloody smell drift farther.

The surface of the pork was smeared with a layer of drug taken from Coburn to increase the chances of successfully catching wolves.

In a hidden corner around him, there were twenty Kohor mercenaries and nearly thirty members of the Brotherhood Without Banners.

While this camouflage isn't much use against wolves with extremely sensitive noses, it can make people feel safer.

The moonlight shines lightly, covering the calm lake with a layer of tulle, which arouses everyone's reverie like a wonderful dancer.

"Catching wolves under the moon is really interesting." The red-robed monk came out of nowhere and approached Arthur and said.

"This giant wolf should be the Stark family's direwolf. I will treat her as a gift to Miss Stark after King's Landing is conquered."

Arthur muttered nonsense.

Nymeria's master is in his camp, and he's just doing this to cover up certain information.

"Here we come." The Lightning King, who was the most caring, whispered a reminder, which made everyone nervous.

After all, what they were facing was a giant ice wolf that was a circle larger than ordinary gray wolves, so it was impossible not to be afraid.

Their target swam across the lake, dog-paddling.

Circles of ripples spread out from the huge wolf's head, which made the direwolf's whereabouts more obvious.

According to the nearby farmers, there are not many larger animals on Qianmian Islet in the center of the lake, so the giant wolves that are still growing often swim out to find prey.

This gave Arthur, Bailey and others the idea to capture the giant wolf.

Not long after, the giant wolf Nymeria swam ashore, bared her teeth and growled, sniffing around.

She wandered left and right on the shoal by the lake. Although the wolf's eyes could not leave the pork, there was a lot of human aura around her, which made her dare not move forward.

Arthur, who pressed his mask, waved his hand, signaling his companions to stay away.

He himself tied a rope prepared at his waist firmly to the pork, and then slowly backed away.

After feeling the humans' distance, Nymeria slowly walked towards the pork that lured wolves.

She is still growing, and she can't do without some meat.

Soros, the red-robed monk, muttered softly, "Can this be caught?"

The mercenary leader Locke Holt answered his doubts: "It should be possible. After the wolf has eaten a few bites of meat, it will be reluctant to part with the meat in its mouth. Then Master Bracken pulled the rope. Did the wolf catch it soon?"

"It's not that simple." Earl Bailey was determined to catch the giant wolf and prevent her from harming civilians, so he was the most prepared.

He quietly let his two Stormland soldiers outflank them from both sides.

These two are farmers in his territory, and they know a little about fishing skills. Right now, they can only be used to trap wolves.

After eating the meat for a while, the direwolf noticed the humans approaching from both sides, so with the meat in its mouth, it let out a low growl of "huhu".

The two storm soldiers then stopped moving.

Only then did Nymeria continue to eat. After wolfing down a few mouthfuls, she suddenly gave up the meat in her mouth, turned around and slipped towards the lake.

It's just that her movements are far less flexible than usual.

Cunning humans.

Arthur and the two Stormtroopers threw the noose almost simultaneously, but neither caught it.

Fortunately, Maester Coburn was pretty reliable, and his drug took effect very quickly.

The direwolf staggered and only reached the shallows by the lake before turning over and falling.

Two Stormland soldiers went over to check the situation carefully, and after confirming that the giant wolf had been lost, they approached and dragged the giant wolf ashore with all their strength.

"It's perfect." Arthur already wanted to see Arya's face when she saw Nymeria.

He picked up the giant wolf and returned to the camp with the mercenaries, and the Brotherhood returned to the hidden lair where they were hiding.

……

Fifteen days later, King's Landing.

The streets and alleys on the Visenya Hills and the Raines Hills were crowded with civilians who had come to take refuge. Most of them piled up on the side of the street, or crowded into charity homes run by kind monks.

The Northern Territory-Hejian Allied Forces have begun to besiege the city, which makes the whole city shrouded in a layer of panic.

When the war in Hejian started, the price of grain in the grain store had increased by five times. Now that the city is under siege, it has reached the point where it is not sold for the expensive and the cheap.

Without noble status or connections, people in the city would not be able to stock up on food even if they had a golden dragon. This made some wealthy businessmen from across the narrow sea feel very desperate.

The fat pigeons that no one wanted in the past have almost been caught by humans, and the small fish in the Blackwater River that were fed by human excrement are now a sought-after commodity.

You know, the former could not be exchanged for a piece of bread a month ago, and the latter was regarded as excrement by the proud citizens of King's Landing. Now it has become the only source of meat for the wealthy commoners in the city. I can't afford it.

Red Keep, Throne Room.

King Joffrey I, dressed in a crimson knee-length robe and a pure gold crown, looked coldly at his cousin Cleo Frey and listened to the conditions from Riverrun.

The hall of the Throne Hall and the corridors around it were crowded with nobles from the Seven Kingdoms who were trapped in King's Landing City, as well as civilians who still had time to understand the situation.

"Your Majesty, when I set off, the false king Robb didn't know that his Eastern Army had already attacked King's Landing, so the conditions I brought only represented Robb, not Roose Bolton outside the city."

Because Cleo's father, Emmon Frey, married Tywin's sister, his family either stayed in Casterly Rock or King's Landing.

Unfortunately, when the war broke out in the riverlands, Cleo and his cousin James returned to Casterly Rock City, and then went north with the western army, and were captured by the northern cavalry outside Twin River City.

Then, he was taken to Riverrun and became King Robb's messenger, to convey the conditions of the armistice in the north to the Royal Council in King's Landing.

What's even more unfortunate is that when he arrived at the king's land, he didn't know that the Allied Forces of Fish and Wolves on the Eastern Front had reached King's Landing City, which made his trip in vain.

Joffrey, who was sitting on the Iron Throne, stared at his uncle with dark eyes, "As the only true king of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and the guardian of the whole land, how could I agree? What about the conditions of a false king?"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he suddenly called out, "Sansa, come here."

Sansa Stark, who was hiding in the crowd, walked nervously to the open space in front of the throne, and whispered, "Your Majesty the King!"

Under Joffrey's malicious gaze, she swallowed nervously.

"Your king brother asked you, Arya, who didn't know where he died, and the independence of the two major territories of Hejian in the north as conditions, in exchange for a truce. What do you think I should do?" He said strangely.

Sansa's face was a little pale, but she still uttered a bunch of false words smoothly: "I don't have a brother king, Robb is a thief who stole your territory. I think you should bravely lead an army to destroy this thief And his men, let the whole Seven Kingdoms see how brave and powerful you are."

Joffrey I had a strange smile on his face, as if he had thought of something funny.

He glanced at Marin Tran, the Kings Guard beside him.

The latter understood, nodded to the king, walked down the steps of the throne, went to Sansa, bowed left and right, and slapped Miss Stark twice.

This made Sansa's fair skin suddenly turn red.

"Hold on," Joffrey urged excitedly.

He had already forgotten the alliance outside the city and the negotiations with Riverrun.

Marin Tran then slapped Sansa so hard again that the poor Stark's cheeks began to swell.

Joffrey, who sat on the Iron Throne, stared wide-eyed, with an excited and perverted expression on his face.

Female abuse is one of his many small hobbies.

Sansa's charming expression and pitiful eyes greatly satisfied the wise and mighty Emperor Qiao.

If not for the many people present, I'm afraid he would be able to groan in satisfaction.

"continue."

Malin Tran waved his big hand again to hit someone, but was stopped by Littlefinger Baelish who walked in with a thick book.

"Wait, Sir Tran."

He turned to Joffrey I, and after bowing and saluting, he suggested in an orderly manner: "The [-] northern riverside coalition forces are now outside the city, and they will soon build large-scale ordnance to attack the city. , This is the problem we want to solve for His Majesty."

Queen Cersei, who had been sitting next to the Iron Throne, saw that someone had finally mentioned the most urgent matter at the moment, and she also said, "We should consider the enemy army instead of bullying the little girl here."

She can no longer control her son.

Joffrey glanced at Sansa intently, then glanced left and right at the nobles and commoners who were talking with their heads down, and finally decided to do something serious.

Do what a king who loves his people like his son should do.

With a wave of his hand, Sansa, who was an eyesore, left.

"Silent." The owner of the Iron Throne stood up and shouted.

So the common people and the nobles stopped discussing some of the strange behavior of the king, and fell silent.

Joffrey put on his usual posture of standing on one leg and slanting the other leg, and said to his subjects: "I will lead the troops out of the city, wipe out the bandits outside the city in one fell swoop, and break the siege of King's Landing."

Except for a few courtiers in the imperial council, the whole throne room cheered the king's wise decision.

As long as the siege of King's Landing is lifted, life can still be lived on.

Queen Cersei looked at her son in amazement, and wondered where Xiao Qiao got the courage to say "go out of the city to suppress the bandits" when there were only six thousand gold robes and two thousand noble soldiers in the city. must be exported.

If I knew this earlier, I might as well let him abuse Sansa.

When the people in the imperial meeting were distressed by the king's "wise" decision, many nobles in the northern border and the river were also distressed by the order from Riverrun.

In front of the main camp of the central army and the leaders of the coalition forces, Earl Herman Tallhart with a serious face said the order from Riverrun.

It wasn't the order that frightened Arthur, but Herman Tallhall, who delivered the order.

According to the plot of the original book, after Robb crossed the Green Fork, he ordered Earl Tallhart to garrison the Twin River City with a small number of people.

One is to ensure that this important place is under their own control, and the other is to supervise the Frey family.

But miraculously, Edmure of Riverrun called Lord Tallhart away from the north, and then ordered him and Roose Bolton to recover Harrenhal together.

This person's departure was just one of the conditions for the Frey family to bounce back.

Now that the situation on the western front is unclear, and Herman Tallhart has ostentatiously acted as the messenger of Riverrun, this is not good news.

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(End of this chapter)