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Chapter 125 Title of Marquis
Facing the anger of the northerners, Greatjon exaggeratedly pressed his hands, "Don't worry, we will attend Lord Edmure's wedding first. Your Majesty has used his own means to win over a group of Westerners, and they are also against Tywin. the tyranny of..."

Finally, the Earl of Hearth City has always been known for his straightforwardness.

This word is used in a positive way for some people, but it should be a derogatory term for Greatjon.

He spoke out some of Robb's ideas like a bamboo tube pouring beans, including the possibility of marrying the daughter of a certain western nobleman to win the support of the local people.

This caught Foyle's attention.

Several of the higher-ranking Freys approached the Greatjon to ask what was going on.

If there weren't so many northerners, Greatjon might have been able to talk to Aenys, Hosting and the others.But the Yankee circles have always looked down on the Freys, so in front of his own people, Greatjon proudly expressed his contempt and indifference to the Freys.

This statement won the cheers of many Yankees.

Since they went south, the wealth of the nobles in the Hejian land made them feel inferior. The armor of many minor nobles in the northern border is not as good as the high-level oath knights in the Hejian land.

But Robb also became the king of the three rivers, so it is not easy for the Yankees to express their disdain for the people in the river.

So the Frey family, who was ridiculed by everyone, became the target of the Yankees.

And if it wasn't for crossing the river, Robb's marriage partner must be the daughter of a certain earl-level nobleman in the north.

In this regard, the Frey family moved the interests of the Yankees again.

That's why they looked down on Old Walder's descendants even more. Even Stevron, Black Walder, Aenys, Aegon in Blood and others fought bravely.

And the behavior of Marquis Walder Frey sitting on the fence in the early stage also made some Hejian people despise him, so no Hejian princes came out to fight for the Frey family.

The Greatjon's taunts, the taunts of the northern nobles, and the cold-eyed spectators of the river princes made the scene suddenly awkward.

If Edmure was here, he wouldn't be so embarrassing.

But it was a pity that the eldest son of the Tully family was still lying on the bed.

"Okay, okay." Arthur stood up hurriedly, leaned forward, and separated the Greatjon and the Freys with his arm strength that surpassed ordinary people.

"Give me Arthur a face, stop arguing, His Majesty Robb is not really married to a lady from the West."

Sitting in a corner somewhere, Rona Stout said loudly, "So what if His Majesty married a noble lady from the Western Region? Does the Frey family still want to go to heaven?"

This person was Mitch Seven's subordinate, and it was no secret that the late Lord Seven wanted to marry his daughter to Robb, so Stout took the opportunity to ridicule him.

Originally, Greatjon and Frey were pulled away by Arthur.

But inspired by these words, Earl Amber immediately agreed with his own people: "It's just the weasel family, and is it worthy of clinging to the noble Stark family?"

After finishing speaking, he spit out a mouthful of old thick phlegm, and spat it on Hosting's leather boots.

This move undoubtedly made the sixth member of the Frey family go berserk, and Arthur had to hug him to prevent him from rushing over and slashing the Great Jon with his sword.

Although Commander Ines looked extremely ugly, he actually restrained himself.He even stopped his son "Aegon Bloody" with his mouth crooked and grim expression.

Greatjon knew that he had gone a little too far, so he stopped provoking and obediently sat on the wooden chair beside him.

All the Foyles also felt that they would lose face, and they didn't participate in the discussion of military affairs, so they left directly.

Hosting, who was loosened by Arthur, even took off the pair of leather boots on the spot, and walked out of the castle hall barefoot.

The most dangerous "Aegon in Blood" tilted his tongue and swept the northerners around with a half-smile, before walking out with his father Aenys.

After the Foyles left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly eased.

The Great Jon began to improve some of Robb's instructions, including specific marching routes, logistical supplies and other important matters.

According to Luobo's plan, after more than 8000 people from the two routes entered the western region, all the soldiers of the Fish Wolf Alliance along the Red Fork River would gather near Riverrun City to ensure that there were always troops in the West River to deal with the enemy's actions.

Only those who stayed in Riverrun, except for some river nobles, were Robert Glover, Herman Talhar and their vassal minor nobles.

And the castles of these two families happened to be captured by the brothers and sisters Asha Greyjoy and Theon Greyjoy.

After the two learned of the arrangement of the King of the North, they approached Sansa and came up with an excellent excuse to go north:

Send Ed's body back to Winterfell.

According to the thousand-year tradition of the Stark family, most of the corpses of members of the Stark family will be buried under the huge godswood in Winterfell.

People who used to be the Lord of Winterfell often erected a stone statue in the underground stone cellar, and then sealed their soul with an iron sword.

As far as Arthur knew, these two points were most likely related to magic.

The godswood in Winterfell is the largest surviving piece in the entire world, so it is also where the power of the old gods is strongest.

The remains of the Stark members nourished the source of the power of the old gods, so the wolf family was also taken care of by the old gods.

The proportion of aliens born in his family is so high, apart from the influence of the godswood forest in Winterfell, the gods are also a very important factor.

The old gods believed by the children of the forest and the cold god of the extreme north are obviously in the camp of nature and ice, and the god of Valyria, Lohela, the Lord of Light, is obviously in the camp of blood and fire.

The old gods advocated the harmony of nature, but the Valyrian gods allowed the blood witches to overflow, the cold gods loved freezing, and the Lord of Light wanted to fill the world with flames and light.

More than 5000 years ago, the "Liberator" Brandon Stark and Joman, the King Beyond the Wall, jointly defeated the Night King at that time, and the White Walkers withdrew from the stage of history.

The strength of the natural cold camp began to decline, and the blood and fire camp in the east began to rise: Valyrian Freedom Fortress began to dominate the entire Essos continent.

Even though the natural disaster more than 300 years ago greatly reduced the number of dragons, the Targaryen lineage still survived.However, since the Long family was tainted by Haitaer and Xuecheng, the dragon representing the blood and fire camp disappeared for a while.

As a result, the White Walkers reappeared, and the direwolves that had disappeared south of the Great Wall also began to develop south.

In other words, the two camps of gods have started a new round of balance.

With the ability of the Three-Eyed Raven to travel through time and space, and even whisper in the ear of Aerys II to make him go crazy, the whole of Westeros can still be so chaotic. It is hard to say that there are no other gods.

Closer to home.

Robert and Herman dared to do this because Robb did not blame Sansa for changing coaches.

Judging from the appointment of the Young Wolf Lord, he already knew that Roose Bolton was not liked by some people, and among the few people nominated by Sansa, the two whose hometown was stolen were not suitable for commanding an army, and Mandalay was not a man. A family known for its wars.

Therefore, Arthur, who had never met before, could only be appointed as the commander of one army, while Roose Bolton was allowed to command the other army.

Sansa also knew the intentions of the two, "Masters, maybe we can go north with my brother and recover your castle after the Western Territory is over. Or we can let the Dustin and Mandalay factions A group of people passed by."

If she helped her father's body go northward, she would also have to go to Winterfell with her.

According to the tradition of the wolf family, it is very likely that they will never go south in the future.

In other words, the chance of seeing Arthur in the future is basically gone.

So Miss Stark doesn't want to go north now.

Robert Glover and Herman Tauhar were still begging for Sansa's consent, but Earl Jason Mallister suddenly found Arthur here.

"I think the Frey family seems to have a good relationship with you. How about we go and appease them? After all, that Hostine's reputation is not very good. Tomorrow is Lord Edmure's wedding. We broke up with the Frey family. Who the hell?" I can't even get off the stage."

Hosting is known as the most capable of fighting Frey, but his emotional intelligence is not high, as long as he is provoked, no matter what the occasion, he will throw a tantrum.

Therefore, he is also called "Sir Stupid".

Arthur felt that there was nothing serious in the castle hall, "Let's go now. The Frey family soldiers are also the main force in my expedition to the west, and I will handle the relationship with them properly."

The two then left the hall, and then, led by the head coach Desmond, found the Freys.

The Foleys had two sources, one was the commanders from the Eastern Front, such as Ines, and the other was the send-off team from the Twin Rivers City.

Like Roose Bolton, Innis and others live in the barracks, which shows the level of military command.

There were nearly 1 troops outside the city of Runflux, and all the nobles with qualified command ability stayed with their own soldiers, but there were also many northern nobles who lived in the castle to enjoy their own happiness.

The send-off party lived in a tower near the water gate, led by old Walder's seventh son, Simon Frey, and his twelve son, Lothor Frey.

The send-off Foyles were comforting their brothers and nephews when Arthur and Jason entered the small hall of the tower.

"When they get married, they won't dare to bully us like this."

"I don't think so. Second brother and Lannister are married, but who thinks highly of us for this?"

"That's because we have no help for the Lion family. Now that we are married, the Tully family will be able to secure their position as the guardian of the river, and our status will also rise."

The situation in Hejian Land and River Bend Land is similar, there are a lot of sub-top nobles, and there are many families with the strength to challenge the guardian position.

The solution for the Rose family is to marry the Hightower and Redwyne families and strengthen their status by getting closer.

It's a pity that Duke Horst's eyes were higher than the top, and he looked down on these nobles in the riverland at all. He married his two daughters to the wolf family and the eagle family of the same status. Female.

Hosting, barefoot, sat on a bench, gulping down wine and listening to his brothers chattering in their ears.

The Foyles knew about the visit of Arthur and Jason, so the decent Innis came out to entertain them on behalf of his family.

"We're fine, we'll be fine after tomorrow's wedding."

Jason Mallister said: "Actually, we also don't like the behavior of the Yankees. They..."

A great way to bring relationships closer is to create a common enemy.

The Earl of Haijiang City is obviously able to use this trick skillfully.

After he expressed his dissatisfaction with the northerners many times, the Freys also began to echo.

Arthur watched these people carefully.

It is said that the old twelve "Lame Rosso" also came.

In the plot of the original novel, the lame Rosso is the "brain tank" of Foyle who brought the Lion family and the Bolton family together and planned all the details of the Scarlet Wedding.

After searching around, the distinctive Rosso Frey came into Arthur's sight.

This person's eyes are as small as a mouse, a beard under his jaw, and a very conspicuous mole on his left cheek.

Rosso is much smaller than his older brothers.

After being stared at by Arthur for a few times, he asked, "Master Bracken, is there something wrong?"

Rosso's biological mother was Alyssa Blackwood, who belonged to the owner of Raventree City.

Bracken and Blackwood have been known to quarrel whenever they see each other.

Earl Jason suddenly thought of Rosso's biological mother, so he rushed to Arthur and said:

"We're here to congratulate the Freys, not to quarrel, are we?"

Arthur chuckled, "Of course I remember why I came here. It's just that I see this person as my favorite, and I want to get to know him."

He had already thought of how to cure the lame Rosso.

"I'm just a cripple, so I don't need to worry about Lord Bracken." Old Walder's twelve sons replied.

"According to the order of the King of Three Rivers, your Frey family must go to fight in the west with me." Arthur first moved out the banner of Robb.

Robb hasn't formally violated the marriage contract yet, and the fish-wolf alliance is still in good shape, and the Freys don't want or dare to betray.

"Since I think you suit me, then you can be my advisor."

Bring this person with you, and if the Frey family shows any signs of betrayal, try to get rid of him.

Innis, Simon and the others looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they didn't know what the new Hejian nobleman was up to, they agreed.

Rosso himself had no objection, and agreed to join the army after the wedding, and let Arthur dispatch him.

In order to get in touch, Arthur also asked several Freys in charge of their military system.

Like most first- and second-tier nobles with thousands of troops, the Frey family also has a two-level military system of centuries and 200s.

A centurion often has a captain, two deputy captains, and a deputy captain manages about 50 soldiers.

In addition to 95 to 100 armored soldiers, a centurion usually has three or four auxiliary soldiers, a few handymen, and of course one or two cooks.

The difference between auxiliary soldiers and handymen is that auxiliary soldiers are trained reserve soldiers, but they don't wear armor and distribute weapons.

If there are casualties among the soldiers, the auxiliary soldiers in the centurion will take over their weapons and armor and join the combat team.

Two centuries together make a team of 200.

Further up, it is directly under the command of members of the Frey family.

It is worth mentioning that the 50 people that Duke Ed brought to King's Landing were half of a centurion.When Robert was alive, the lion soldiers beside Queen Cersei were a whole team of 200 men.

"Our families with only a few thousand soldiers do this. As far as I know, families such as Lannister, Hightower, and Tyrell all have higher-level military systems. For example, the Thousands of Lions, Tyrell My family’s 400-man team, 800-man team, etc.”

Affected by the ignorance of soldiers, in the era of cold weapons, it was either "two two", "five five", or "ten ten", because these are the number of fingers and arms, and soldiers can tell them apart.

The division method of three squads and one row, and three rows and one company is not very suitable for soldiers of peasant origin, and there is no special advantage in combat.

After considering these factors, Arthur decided to take time to abolish the two levels of squads and platoons of the new army, and directly regard the company as a grassroots unit.

Of course, there is no need to change at the battalion level. The division of five companies and one battalion is still suitable for cold weapon warfare.

After chatting with the Freys for a long time, the two left.

On the way, on the way to the hall, Arthur explained to Earl Jason that he had asked Patrick to go to the Reach to get some food back.

"No problem, he is still a child, just the age to practice with a strong general like you."

The owner of Haijiang City generously let Arthur make full use of his son.

In front of the hall, Arthur, who was about to discuss with Rona Stout and others, was stopped by a steward of Tully's house.

"Master Edmure has something to do with you."

So Arthur said goodbye to Earl Jason, and followed the steward to the main castle, where Edmure's bedroom was.

He was also curious to know how the eldest son of the Tully family was doing.

After following the steward around several small buildings and layers of stairs, he finally arrived at the third floor of the main castle.

Then, Arthur was taken to Edmure's bedroom.

This is a large room in the style of Riverrun, even the balcony is triangular.

The smell of herbs and decay and mold permeated the entire bedroom. On the big feather bed in the middle, Edmure was lying flat with his chest, legs, and arms wrapped.

Two middle-aged maids and four male servants who looked very strong were on the sidelines.

Arthur walked over and let the wounded on the bed see him.

"Well, here you come."

Edmure struggled to speak.

Seeing him like this, Arthur hurriedly said, "It's not easy for you to talk once. Say what you want me to do right away, don't say polite words."

Edmure said slowly: "Then I won't be polite, Adam Marbrand captured many river princes, including Karel Vance, Clement Piper, Tristan Leger, etc... ...cough cough..."

As he spoke, he suddenly coughed, and two maids hurried forward to take care of him.

Arthur took a closer look, and sure enough he coughed up blood.

The steward understood the master's intentions, and said, "These earls are now locked up in the Golden Tooth City. If your lord can find a way to get them back, the Tully family will fully support you in inheriting Stone Ledge City."

[Task: Take back the three earls and many minor nobles]

Edmure coughed for a long time, recovered his breath, and stretched out a finger tremblingly.

The steward once again understood the master's intentions, and said to Arthur: "And Amory Lodge. This man has robbed many castles on the south bank and obtained no less than ten thousand golden dragons. The master hopes that you can kill this man, And bring back the golden dragon he stole, and compensate the little nobles on the south bank."

The reason why the Tully family recruited far less troops for the second time than the first time was that the nobles on the south bank were afraid that their territory would be robbed by notorious wild dogs like Rocky.

Although Edmure tried his best to protect the people in the river, the south bank was still plundered.

This dealt a blow to the reputation of the Tully family.

So he wanted to save it.

[Mission: Kill Amory Lodge and get back the gold of the river nobles]

The second task also appeared on the blue light curtain.

Arthur nodded, "There is no problem at all. After your wedding is over, I will take people along the Hejian Avenue to the west. When passing by the Golden Tooth City, first kill Rocky, and then rescue the nobles of the River. Lodge's head as a wedding present to you."

Rocky also robbed Wager Hott's money, and Wagger robbed Mrs. He'an of two or three thousand gold dragons in addition to the commission he deserved.

Arthur has been thinking about this account for a long time.

This time, the experienced Arthur would never let Rocky's head stink and rot.

He will let Cobain handle the head, and ensure that all the nobles and commoners on the South Bank will see Rocky's head.

"Then please." Edmure said angrily.

Arthur quickly let him rest.

Then, he was called by someone sent by the Duke of Horst.

Although the Duke was lethargic, he was much more energetic than his son.

Master Tully first praised Arthur's various actions, and then made similar demands to his own son.

It's just that the duke's terms are more generous than his son's.

"You will gain the friendship of Tully and the Stark family, and Robb will give you the title of Marquess. As long as you can make us Tully regain the support of the nobles on the south bank, I can guarantee that Bracken will be the best in the riverlands." Glorious family."

(End of this chapter)