Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 253 The Centaur's Marching Route

"When will they all be in place?"

"Not much earlier than the centaurs. But their first two legions will surely arrive in Meereen within a month, as promised by Reg zo Emd, the messenger of the new Ghis."

"Time is running out," Ian rubbed his hands, "they have at least enough navy to transport two legions, and our large army can only walk through the Gughiskali Coastal Road. If we want to When we reach Meereen, our vanguard must depart in a week at the latest."

"Please give me the honor of leading the vanguard, my lord." Legion Commander Lexix asked on the spot.

"I hope this honor belongs to me, my lord." Dorian the Black Falcon was not to be outdone, and said after him.

"You don't need to fight, because I will personally command the vanguard army." Ian saw that several other legion leaders were about to speak, and interrupted them by shaking his head, "Our army is only divided into two The first batch will be led by me personally, including the first and second Unsullied Legion, the first and second Iron Slave Legion, the first crossbow regiment, and Kalsa of Khal Quigo."

"What about me?" Dorian asked immediately. According to Ian's order just now, the Guards were not among them.

"The Praetorian Guard will stay in Astapor to protect your queen."

"We're not even among the second batch of troops to set off?" This made it difficult for young people eager to make contributions.

"I have already said what your mission is."

"Yes, my lord." Dorian noticed the change in Ian's tone, and also realized that it was a taboo for him to raise questions in the combat meeting, so he quickly lowered his head.

"And after we set off, the other legions stationed in Astapor will continue to receive new equipment produced in the major workshops, the third Unsullied Legion, the fourth and fifth slave iron legions and the second crossbow The regiment will start marching towards Meereen one month after we set off." Ian then continued to order.

"Will it be too late?" Lexix asked immediately, "I mean, I don't know where you plan to set our decisive battle?"

"Everyone, please look at the map (the comment area has been pinned to the top)," Ian once again pointed to the large map hanging behind him, "Khal Drogo departs from Vaes Dothraki to Astapor. There are three possible routes. marching route.

First, cross the river at the fork in the middle of the Skahazaban River, pass through the city of Hessi and the Kaiser Pass into the Bay of Slaves, this route will bypass most of the land of Meereen and go directly to the Abyss Kay.If the military alliance in Slaver's Bay is not formed, this will be the outcome that the people of Meereen would be happiest and the people of Yunkai would like the last. "

"That's why you are willing to befriend the Finley tribe who controls the Kaiser Pass at any cost. With their help, our chances of defeating the Centaurs at the Kaiser Pass will be greatly improved." Lexix agreed.

"It's just a precautionary measure," Ian shook his head, "Mountains are not suitable for centaur marching, and Khal Drogo is the least likely to choose this route."

"The second path," Ian continued, "after the centaurs reach the Skahazaban River, they can go all the way westward along the river, where there are farmlands for Meereen slaves. Meereen's economy was devastated.

Apart from two narrow river valleys, most of the land on this route is suitable for cavalry to march, and they can easily obtain a large amount of supplies. Khal Drogo is most likely to choose this route. This is why Mia The reason why the forest people would rather pay us a huge price than hope that we can stop the centaur army in Raza.

On the third route, the centaurs were in no hurry to go south to the Skahazaban at all. They could bypass the northernmost section of the Ghiscari Mountains and reach the north bank of Meereen without entering Lazar. "

"That's enough to scare the old guys out of Meereen." Bronn, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke, causing the whole hall to burst into laughter.

"That's right, this is also the possibility that the people of Meereen fear the most," Ian tapped the table twice lightly, the laughter in the entire hall stopped abruptly, and everyone returned to their serious expressions in an instant.
"So I speculate that after we arrive in Meereen, the other three city-states, at least the commanders of Meereen and Yunkai, will ask us to go out of the mountain pass to take down the city of Hershey, the Lazarine, and station heavy troops here.

Khal Drogo, who got the news at that time, is very likely to go straight to Hussey to find our main force for a decisive battle, so that the entire Slave Bay will be free from war, and even if we lose, they can get enough buffer time to report to the horse king Surrender, and promise to help Mawang contribute to Astapor. "

"Hessi is a city with only wooden walls. Its size is no more than 1 people. There is not enough food and safe water. Choosing between Hessi and the Dothraki is basically equivalent to a field battle, and I heard that Drogo There are fifty thousand howling warriors in Khal." Lysix reminded that he had also participated in the previous mapping work, so he was very familiar with the various terrains on the Meereen-Skahazaban Valley-Hersey line.

"You don't have that confidence?" Ian raised his eyebrows.

"I have! We will win." Lexix immediately stood up straight and said loudly.

But I didn't, Ian scolded.

If you wait another two years, wait until your slave army has received sufficient training, wait until your army is fully armed with weapons and armor mass-produced by various workshops in Astapor, and wait until you get enough horses to drive the entire cavalry army Once formed, maybe Ian will go to fight against such a large number of centaur cavalry.

but now?Don't make trouble.

The first is to attack the soldiers, the second is to attack the diplomatic relations, and the second is to attack the soldiers.A victorious soldier wins first and then seeks war; a defeated soldier first fights and then seeks victory.

Solving the problem by means of war is already the worst policy, and fighting without certainty of victory is even the worst policy of the worst. If it is not that there is no other choice, Ian will never choose such a plan.

And Ian, there is always a choice.

"Confidence is a good thing, but I will not let my soldiers die in vain, we will not go to Hersey." Ian smiled and waved his hands, "We took the Kaiser Pass just to block the Dothraki Southward route.

According to my plan, the final battlefield will either be in the Skahazaban River Valley where the narrowest point is only three kilometers wide, where we can make the gun formation more than 15 rows deep while completely avoiding the possibility of the enemy's outflanking. This is enough for a frontal charge of any cavalry.

Either just under the city of Meereen, the city of Meereen faces the river in the north, and we line up against the city. During the battle, we can get fire support from the walls of the city and the navy of Meereen and New Ghis. "

(End of this chapter)