Take the ride to dominate the game

Chapter 152
The comprehensive strength of the valley has always been firmly ranked third in the seventh realm. A normal lord calling for war can easily pull out an army of [-]. If it is mobilized to the extreme, it can be much more.

In the Hall of Hundred Furnaces, except for those who had already left with their troops, all the leading nobles and property knights gathered together to discuss how to face this powerful enemy.

On a large wooden table, a military map marking the distribution of enemy and enemy forces has been laid out, and some thoughtful nobles are actively expressing their opinions.

"According to the information collected by Sir Hosting, Bronze Jon said that he would never fight for the Lannisters, and he refused to lead the army in this battle. So the enemy's general is probably Sir Lynn Corbray, and he is Leon The youngest brother of the Earl of Nor Corbray cannot inherit the family territory, so he wants to earn the territory and the castle with military exploits." Tristan Legge said.

Sir Lynn is the holder of the family sword "Lady of Hollow Silence" of the Corbray family. He killed Prince Levin Martell of the Royal Party during the Usurper War, so he was given this sword by Valyria by his father. steel sword.

Matus, who was clean and beardless, pointed to Saltpan Town and the northeast side of the Green Fork River, "If they move quickly, we should confront them in this area. It will depend on how many soldiers the Valley people have."

These words made many nobles nod their heads in approval. In their view, the battlefield should be placed on a flat area, with the infantry forming an immovable line of resistance, and the knights and the cavalry of the big families forming an attacking phalanx.

Arthur stared at the Eagle's Nest City and the Valley Avenue, and asked, "What kind of reward did King's Landing offer for Littlefinger and Lady Lysa to agree to send troops?"

Lysa Arryn is the well-deserved mistress of the Valley, and she holds the only male of the Lord Arryn's house, Little Robin, so most of the valley governors are willing to listen to Madam Lysa.

Before that, because of Littlefinger's order, she didn't even send troops to help her own sister and nephew Robb, but now she is uncharacteristically.

A middle-aged knight of the Oakheart family, Agilent, guessed:

"Unable to do is the matter of the territory. The second and youngest sons of many families cannot obtain the territory. If Cersei is ruthless, she will reward the earldom of the riverland with three or four yuan, which is enough to drive the nobles of the valley with a small territory crazy. Earl Jon Royce has no worries about his second son's territory, so he refuses to fight. Other families are very concerned about the territory. Like the Templeton family in Nine Star City, they have been the strongest property in the Seven Realms for more than 100 years Knight, the family has thousands of full-time soldiers, stronger than most viscounts, but the title is only a knight, and the same level as the notorious Magic Mountain."

Bronze Jon has three sons. The eldest son, Anda, is determined to inherit the family. The second son, Robert, joined Renly's side in order to get his own territory, and became one of the seven rainbow guards. The sword hacked to death.

The youngest son, Weimar, is one of the three night watchmen at the beginning of the story of Game of Thrones, and is also the earliest nobleman who died in the entire main story.

"That's what I said, but I always feel it's wrong." Arthur looked at the map, "Is there a possibility that some of the families that participated in this battle are likely to be firmly against Littlefinger's forces, so Baelish let Lysa agreed to send troops to consume the strength of the enemy families."

He vaguely remembered that Lynn Corbray belonged to Littlefinger, so he had this guess.

Matus pointed to the north of Saltpan Town, "But the battle is still going to be fought, Your Majesty. The soldiers of the Frey family have already set off early. I suggest that we also go north immediately. After arriving at the battlefield, wait for the arrival of the enemy."

Most of the nobles in the river, such as Karel, Tristan, and Lyman Darry, also believed in this way.

Arthur shook his right index finger, "Who is a serious person to line up to fight. I decided to place the battlefield in the mountains on the south side of the Mingyue Mountains."

Under the aristocratic fiefdom system of Westeros, the honorable knightly warfare has become the mainstream, and wars and battles must be done according to certain habits.

But this habit is not suitable for Arthur, who has a small family and a small business.

Guerrilla attacks, robbing camps, and setting fire to granaries are the tactics he should use to catch him off guard.

Karel Vance persuaded: "Your Majesty, the Mingyue Mountains are tall and tall, with many rocks and deep forests. The ground is slippery and steep. It is extremely unsuitable for soldiers wearing iron armor to fight..."

Arthur reached out his hand to stop him from speaking, "This terrain is also not suitable for our enemies. It is late autumn now, and the grass and trees are starting to turn yellow. We can defeat them with only a small force."

He thought of a way to defeat this valley army, but to be on the safe side, he didn't tell this group of people.

The two battles near Shitang Town and Harvard City allowed King Hejian to establish a certain authority, so no one has any objections.

"Active defense is not enough. Since I became king, I have been trying to resist attacks from various families, so the flames of war are always burning on the territory loyal to me. Now it's time for them to taste this."

King Hejian put his right hand near Yinshan City and Deep Cave City in the western region on the map.

"Everyone, please see that the area from the south of Shitang Town to the north of Jinshu City is no longer heavily guarded. Moreover, the nobles in these two places died in battle, and those who were captured were captured, and there are no powerful people on the territory. Preside over major events. If an army can take this area, then the river bend territories such as Golden Tree City, Firm Tower, and Ancient Oak City will be connected to the river land, and future offensive and defensive operations will be much more convenient."

The owner of the Tower of Resolute is the Osgrey family, who are loyal to the Rowan family, and now they are also loyal to Arthur.

Hearing this, Matus Rowan's eyes became hot immediately, "That's right, Silver Mountain City and Deep Cavern City both responded to Tywin's call, so there are not many people on the territory, only four to five thousand troops are needed to I can take down these castles one by one, and after leaving hundreds of defenders, I can go to my territory to repair a circle, and then fight northward along the coastal road. We can take down Crake Hall, Corn City and other places, even Lannisterport is not out of the question."

The south of the Riverlands and the north of the Reach are bounded by the protruding part of the Western Mountains, where the Caverns and the Silver Mountains are located.

It is worth mentioning that after a certain King of the Rock died out, his son-in-law of Layton changed his surname and inherited the city of Casterly Rock and the Kingdom of the West, so Tywin Lannister can also be called Tywin Layton.

Therefore, Deep Cavern City has always been a die-hard loyalist of the Lannister family. In the early days of the War of the Five Kings, Earl Lince Leighton sent all his soldiers to fight for the lord, causing the territory to be empty now.

"This plan is very feasible, Your Majesty, I will lead the troops south and capture the castles of these rebels for you."

Matus' plan coincides with Hejian Wang's idea.

But Arthur wasn't going to let the people of the Bend go south.

If the war between the Hejian Kingdom and the valley goes wrong, I am afraid that these Hewan families who have recently surrendered will waver again.

"The knight culture in the southern region is extremely prosperous, so your soldiers are more elite than those in the riverland, and they are just used to fight against the knights of the valley."

Arthur glanced at Matus, who was still thinking, and didn't say anything, but looked at Dickon.

"I have decided to appoint Sir Dickon Tarly as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition. He will lead [-] riverside soldiers to capture the Western Territories such as Deep Cave City and Silver Mountain City, and then station there. At the same time, he will cut off the Golden Road and let the king The connection with the West has been completely cut off. The families in the Reach will send a few knights to follow this army. After Sir Dickon has opened up the Riverlands and the North Reach, your territory will provide food for this army. "

There are fields in the corn city and crake hall in the west, and the castles in the mountains don’t have much surplus grain. If the grain bought from Maidenquan City is transported there, there will be a lot of loss on the light road, so Arthur issued this an order.

Matus Rowan had no choice but to agree.

Arthur issued several more orders for Karel Vance, Tristan Leger and others to follow along the way to Dickon.

By the time all the details are finalized, it's almost lunch time.

In order to seize the opportunity to attack first, King Hejian ordered the armies to mobilize after dinner.

After the leading nobles left, Arthur recruited Sansa, Hayley, the mercenary leader Bill, Harrenhal Chief Richard and others.

"Some people say that chanting scriptures and prayers can remove the curse of Harrenhal and dissipate the bloody souls. Go and gather the sparrow monks and recite prayers to various parts of the castle for a few days. By the way Go secretly and collect a large amount of flammable materials such as sesame oil and dry cotton, which will be used by the army in battle."

The second request was easily complied with by several people, but not the first order.

"The group of monks left here when the war in Hejian gradually subsided, and they should be in the king's land and other places now." Hai Li, who became more and more capable, replied.

"It's not there when you need it!" Arthur was a little dissatisfied, the big sparrow left at an inappropriate time.

"Who knows some pious old monks who have read prayers for decades, and invite them to come to Harrenhal to remove the curse."

Mrs. He'an can't get out of bed anymore, so this matter has to be done quickly.

Sansa, Haili and the others looked at each other in blank dismay. They really didn't know an old monk who met this requirement.

Li Cha, the manager who has always been very indifferent, stepped forward, "I recommend an old monk who has read the scriptures for 40 years, Meribald. This is a truly devout believer, who has spent his whole life presiding over ordinary people who have no money. Weddings and funerals. He has come to our Harrenhal many times to ask for some food and money, so that they can be distributed to those who really need them. Our He An family has a good relationship with him. He should come to do this and call Come the same devout monks."

The man sounded like a good fit for Arthur's requirements.

He asked: "Then where is Brother Meribald now, is it convenient for Fang to call?"

Li Cha replied: "It's roughly in the East River, maybe in the south, or maybe near Maiden Spring City. He is more honest than the big sparrow monk, and his footprints have been left in the entire river."

King Hejian nodded, "Then let Richard take people to find this monk, and at the same time call more pious monks to rest the dead souls. The chapel and weaving workshop in Heron Town should also be quickly After it is built, the weather will turn cold, so the civilians must have thick clothes to wear. I want to lead the army to fight, and Sansa has to worry about these important matters of people's livelihood."

Miss Stark, who tied her waist-length hair behind her head, agreed.

When King Hejian waved everyone out for lunch, Sansa approached Arthur and asked in a low voice:

"When will our wedding be held? Will it be in Riverrun?"

Since Arthur promised her to be queen, she has been very concerned about getting married. She took the initiative to organize the wedding twice, but because Arthur wanted to go out to fight, she failed.

The King of Hejian thought for a while, "After I have convinced the people of the valley this time and let them stop for a while, I will come back and marry you. The place will be in Harrenhal, no, it will be held in Harren Town, and all people will witness it. The union of you and me. The rest of the banquet can be reduced, but there must be enough food to feed all the commoners who can attend."

In the vast majority of weddings, what the guests remember is not how beautiful the wedding dresses of the bride and groom are, or how rich the wedding ceremony is, but how delicious the food is.

Sansa cheered up when the wedding day was fixed.

She yelled at Arthur: "It's enough trouble for you to ask me to be responsible for the feeding of tens of thousands of people. It's really embarrassing for me to want all these tens of thousands of people to eat meat."

"You don't know what it means to embarrass you until the night you get married."

Taking advantage of the lack of people, Arthur sucked her.

It made Miss Stark's pretty face as red as her hair.

Podrick watched all this silently, he lowered his head cleverly, and at the same time kept his footsteps light so as not to let the two of them notice himself behind him.

"Hateful." She covered the place where she was kissed with the back of her hand, "Oh, by the way, my sister Arya came here a while ago, she said she was going to Braavos to learn Valar Morghulis, to help her brother, father and mother Revenge with my brothers. I asked her to stay here, she agreed on the surface, and slipped out of the sewer at night. Now I don’t know where she went. Can you send some people to look for her. "

Although Sansa used to dislike this lively and active younger sister, but now she misses her more and more, worrying about whether she will have food to eat and whether she will have thick clothes to wear when the weather gets cold.

"Didn't you ask Knight Brienne Tarth to look for her? Let Knight Brienne look for her again. After I settle the matter in the valley and the south, I will send a large number of people to find Arya. "

Since she had gone to Braavos, Arthur was much less worried.

Sansa was visibly upset, but nodded in agreement.

At this time, Gendry, who was in charge of feeding the dragon, suddenly hurried to Arthur.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Alduin ate the witch's corpse and began to shed his skin."

It was also the first time he saw such a situation, so he reported it to the real owner of the dragon.

Arthur was also taken aback, and he didn't bother to eat lunch, so he followed Gendry to see Alduin outside the city.

Sansa and several guards followed.

Still next to the weirwood, Alduin had a grim expression on his face. Beside it, there was a circle of black skin scattered on the ground.

Surprisingly, the dragon became much bigger at this time. When it stood on the ground, the dragon's head was already level with Arthur's chin, and the length of the dragon had grown to about two meters.

"Is this the only way to make up the body of the child of the forest?"

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(End of this chapter)