Game of Thrones: Attack on the North Wolf

Chapter 26 Declaring War
When Robb brought Theon to the school grounds, the whole school grounds were already full of Karstark cavalry leading their horses.

Each of these cavalrymen is tall, burly and powerful, with untrimmed beards on their faces and shoulder-length hair. Their clothes are made of bear, seal and wolf skins, embroidered with the white Rimang family crest. cape.

Earl Rickard stood at the forefront, wearing a black half helmet and a black wool cloak with the same white Riman family crest.

Behind him stood the eldest son and heir, Harion Karstark, and at this moment Eddard and Toren brothers were also there.The three brothers were eagerly chatting and reminiscing about the old days.

"Master Robb!"

Following Earl Rickard's salute, everyone on the school grounds fell silent and saluted respectfully.

"Okay, what are you being polite about? They are all relatives. Earl Rickard, you have worked hard all the way. What is the purpose of coming to Winterfell this time?"

With a smile on his face, Robb walked up to Earl Rickard, and while getting closer, he asked knowingly.

"Master Robb, the Bolton family is blatantly destroying the foundation of the Stark family!"

Earl Rickard has a straightforward personality, but he is not stupid, so he directly gave a big hat to the Bolton family.

"All the caravans going to White Harbor in the north were looted by the Bolton family. Half of the caravan members and guards were slaughtered by Roose Bolton's illegitimate son.

The group of cavalry behind me included half of the survivors at that time. They saw with their own eyes that the illegitimate child had at least the strength of thousands of cavalry! "

"I know this. Many noble families have sent me letters. However, the Bolton family is a family with a long history in the north after all. It has sufficient troops, and the Dreadfort is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Hundreds of years ago, our old Stark ancestors besieged the city for two full years before the Boltons surrendered.Now we have nothing to do with them. "

Robb's face showed embarrassment, and his words were full of dissatisfaction with the Bolton family, but his tone was helpless,
"Furthermore, my father just came to King's Landing to serve as the Hand of the King. I took over the government affairs of Winterfell for the first time. I have never formally fought in a battle. I don't have enough experience to compete with a veteran on the battlefield like Roose Bolton."

"Lord Robb! You can't let Roose Bolton continue! He is destroying the fundamental order of the entire northern border."

Earl Rickard heard the words and replied anxiously,
"If you agree, I can lead my troops to the Dreadfort and make them spit out what they swallowed."

"Okay! Count Rickard, I will do as you say!"

When Robb heard this, his face showed joy, he nodded to Rickard, and then told the schoolyard that someone announced loudly,

"The Bolton family disrupted the order in the north, robbed and killed the caravans in the north, colluded with the savage tribe, deliberately let the savage tribe enter the territory of the Stark family, and colluded with the people of the west to assassinate Brandon Stark. loyal.

On behalf of the Guardian of the North, Eddard Stark, Duke of Winterfell, I declare war on the Bolton family! "

"Ho Ho! Fight!"

"Rip Bolton apart!"

"For Stark! For David!"

As soon as Robb's voice fell, Theon and other Winterfell soldiers hadn't reacted yet.

In the Karstark family, the cavalry who had been looted and survived the catastrophe immediately roared excitedly.

"???"

Earl Rickard heard Robb declaring war loudly, and his own cavalry responded excitedly, and suddenly looked confused.

Originally, he just wanted to gather the strength of the victimized nobles in the north and put pressure on the Bolton family through the Stark family. He didn't really want to attack the Dreadfort!
Moreover, the Bolton family also colluded with the wildling tribe and assassinated Brandon Stark?

"The brave and fearless Earl Rickard will lead the joint army of the Karstark and Stark families to attack the Dreadfort. Let's start today!"

"Lord Robb! Lord Rickard!"

"Master Rickard, we must win!"

"We must win! We must win!"

Earl Rickard, whose head was buzzing when he heard the loud shouts, had no choice but to lead the battle with a forced smile.

When he was fully awake, he had already set off with hundreds of cavalry from his own family, [-] Winterfell infantry, and [-] logistics troops transporting food, grass and supplies, and headed towards the Dreadfort.

Click, click!
Crunch, crunch!
The infantrymen of Winterfell marched forward in a scattered formation, and the worn mail armor on their bodies made a series of friction sounds.

The logistics troops, pushing the carriage convoy like the long dragon, loaded with grain and grass, moved forward slowly.

Watching all this silently, Harion, who was sitting on the war horse, frowned.

He tilted his head and whispered to his father: "Father, the infantry in Winterfell have assembled ahead of time, as if they were waiting for us to set off. Moreover, the weapons and equipment of these infantry are too worn out, they don't look like regular troops at all!"

"Ok, I know."

Rickard nodded, his thoughts began to clear, and he said to his son: "Besides what you said, it is only a few days away from the Dreadfort, so there is no need for so many logistical supplies.

Lord Robb has prepared so many carriages to transport supplies. It is not easy to declare war on the Bolton family this time! "

"Father, what should we do then?"

"Go ahead. Our family is all cavalry. If we really fight against the Bolton family and the situation is unfavorable, with these infantry blocking us, we can retreat safely at any time."

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The Dreadfort is located in the upper reaches of the River of Tears, backed by the entire lonely mountain, so the Bolton family has the rare mineral resources in this barren north.

The Bolton family has also benefited from this, and has been strong and strong for so many years, with extraordinary combat effectiveness.

The reputation of the Dreadfort as easy to defend and difficult to attack is well known in the North.This is a very strong war fortress, and the entire Dreadfort has a stepped structure.

On each of the towering solid stone walls, there are at least three bunkers for garrisoning troops.These bunkers are topped with sharp jagged battlements.

From the appearance alone, it makes people feel a little cold and ominous.

Dreadfort is surrounded by water on one side and mountains on two sides, so only the front door can enter and exit

Luce just led more than 700 family cavalry, and just returned to the Dreadfort through the front gate.

A tall, lean man with a goatee and a warrior stepped forward to hold his steed by the reins.

After Roose stepped off his horse, Goatee began to report: "Master Roose, just received the news. Robb Stark declared war on our Bolton family, and he appointed Rickard Karstark as the Commander, march towards the Dreadfort with about five thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry."

"Huh? The little wolf cub declared war? You're even more impatient than I expected!"

Luce took off the black gloves and handed them to the goatee, with a smile on the corner of his mouth and continued,
"Locke, issue a summoning order for all troops in the territory to assemble in Stone Iron Town except for the defenders of the Dreadfort."

"Yes, my lord!"

Locke took the order to go, and after Luce continued to give a few combat orders, he sat in the Fort of Dread, waiting for the guests to come to his door.

More than a thousand soldiers, no borders!
When the coalition army of about [-] people arrived at the outskirts of the Dreadfort, the crowds were crowded and dense, which visually gave the guards of the Dreadfort an inexplicable sense of pressure.

　The Battle of the Dreadfort begins, I beg readers to vote and follow up, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)