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Chapter 100 The first military meeting before going south (4.6k)

If Roose Bolton hadn't reported himself, Clay would never have connected the person in front of him with the traitor who planned the bloody wedding and almost completely wiped out the Stark family.

From the first impression, Roose Bolton is a very gentle person, even with a little bit of elegance in his gestures.

When talking to Clay just now, his tone was calm, and he seemed to be deliberately controlling his volume, so that you don't feel harsh.

Such a person, if he didn't know him very well, Clay would never think that he was a ruthless, calculating, cruel person.

Clay looked at the reactions of the nobles in the big tent from the corner of his eye. The action of Roose Bolton holding Jon Amber seemed to have received the approval of many people.

Even Clay noticed that Catherine and Rob showed a kind smile to Roose Bolton because of this.

Clay somewhat understood why the command of the infantry corps fell into the hands of Roose Bolton so easily. Catherine, Robb, and even the entire northern nobles fully believed in this guy who took pleasure in skinning people. .

I am extremely vigilant in my heart, this is not a good sign.

Facing Roose Bolton's smile, Clay could only keep smiling at the moment. After all, the other party resolved a conflict for him just now.

He looked at the nobles from the northern border present and reported the number of troops he had brought.

"My lords, my Mandalay family brought a total of 2300 people this time, including 500 full-armored cavalry, 1600 heavy infantry, and 200 longbowmen."

"Thanks to the Mandalay family for supporting my Stark family, and I thank the Mandalay family on behalf of my husband."

On behalf of her husband and son, Mrs. Caitlin expressed a ceremonial thank you to Clay.

The vassal has a call, no matter what the situation is, the vassal must come. If he disobeys, it is tantamount to rebellion, and the end is usually ruined. The best is like the Marquis of Walder Frey. .

"Hey, your grandfather has prepared a lot this time."

Earl Glover, who had arranged for the Manderly family's army, lifted the curtain and walked in. He took good care of Sir Marlon, and naturally he also cared about Clay.

"Lord Earl." Clay nodded to Earl Glover.

Seeing that the matter was basically over, Robb Stark tapped the table lightly, focused everyone's attention on himself, then coughed, and said in a deep voice:
"My lords, before I was in Winterfell, I received some news intermittently. Now, let me tell you about the situation we will face."

From the pile of maps, Rob took out a huge volume of the riverland map, then took out the thin wooden stick at hand, and pointed to the location between Gold Tooth City and Riverrun City.

"About three weeks ago, here, on the foothills of the Golden Tooth and Riverrun, my uncle Edmure Tully appointed his men, Lord Vance and Lord Pepper, to fight the Kingslayer's troops here. A battle, but unfortunately, they were defeated."

Rob pushed a lion head carved from wood to that position, which also attracted the attention of everyone in the big tent.

"What does Edmure Tully think of attacking Lannister on this terrain?"

Jon Amber, who had just been choked by Clay, seemed to have completely forgotten what happened just now, and his thick voice began to work at full power again.He frowned and pointed to the battle location.

"No, as far as I know, my uncle's army is completely on the defensive, but they are completely unable to resist the Kingslayer's attack from the mountain."

Rob shook his head with a serious expression on his face. The Hejian land had been approaching the enemy suddenly and had failed in the first battle, so there was no time to gather troops.

Clay was a little surprised, why did the Kingslayer still appear on this battlefield? Shouldn't he be in King's Landing?
Why didn't the White Sea Guard in King's Landing City come to Raven to tell him such important news?
Clay didn't know what the capital of the Seven Kingdoms was like now, but a faint worry still lingered in his heart.

Regardless of the end of the nonsense timeline, Kingslayer Jaime Lannister was able to rush to the West Territory so quickly, which proves that Duke Tywin has been preparing for war since Ed Stark's accident in King's Landing.

"The defense is still defeated, are you all frightened by Lord Tywin?"

Jon Amber muttered that the northerners have always despised the combat effectiveness of the southern army, and he was very disdainful of Edmure Tully who was defeated in the first battle while in a defensive position.

Rob didn't say anything, and continued to share news on the battlefield:
"Lord Tywin's other army has left the western border along the golden road. This army is moving very fast. As far as I know, they have already stationed in Harrenhal, and the forward has approached Harroway. Earl's Town."

A larger lion's head was set north of God's Eye Lake.

"What is the old lion doing in that big ruin, looking for treasure?"

Lord Glover asked strangely.

If you look at it from the map, this Lannister army actually made a circle away from the battlefield, carrying the most powerful force but not attacking the riverland in one fell swoop, what is Lord Tywin thinking? ?
Clay's gaze was fixed on the position of the lion's head. Although this position is strange, it is indeed the main north-south traffic route.

He posed his first question in the combat meeting so far.

"My lords, we have to figure out now, who exactly is Lord Tywin targeting?"

Clay moved his body closer to the table and pointed at Harrenhal.

"Master Clay, what do you think?"

Roose Bolton still had that faint smile on his face.

Clay ignored him, and went on:
"If it's coming at us, then the circle is too big. The upper reaches of the Green Fork River are so fast that only the Twin Rivers City can pass, but that's not the case in the lower reaches."

"If he was trying to block us, by the time he's done lingering in Harrenhal, we've already crossed the river from the lower reaches and directly joined the battlefield in the river, unless Lord Tywin doesn't rest at all now and goes straight north along the King's Road .”

"So, I judge that the purpose of the old lion is probably not us, but to lead an army to find Lord Ed near Harrenhal."

After saying this judgment, everyone's hearts were immediately raised.

Ed Stark's last news was in the area around Harrenhal. Assuming he wanted to return north, the fastest way would be to go all the way north along the relatively good King's Road.

But the problem was that once the Lannister army entered Earl Harroway's town, it would completely block the possibility of Ed Stark's quick return north.

Again, Ed Stark must not fall into Tywin's hands, otherwise, there would be no need to fight the battle in the North.

Clay took a wolf's head representing Stark and placed it near Harrenhal, while he pushed the lion's head up to the town of Earl Harroway, where the striker was located.

Now, everyone's faces became ugly. No matter how they disapproved of Clay's youth, everyone had to admit that there was some truth to this inference.

"This is forcing us to make a choice. The whole army will go south, along the king's road, and fight to the death with Lord Tywin who has been waiting for us in the riverland."

"Otherwise, just cross the City of Twin Rivers directly, and go to resolve the flames of war that are about to reach Riverrun City in the Riverlands first, and then have a decisive battle with Lord Tywin."

Roose Bolton's voice, though small and strained to hear, summed up the situation well.

Sometimes, Clay felt that Ed Stark might as well be imprisoned in King's Landing. At least, the northern army had the initiative on the battlefield.

In the current situation, Ed Stark is in the enemy-occupied area, and the northern army must go to the rescue. The northern border must be touched.

It is not accurate to say that it is touched, or it is far away. From the perspective of the Stark family, this is a battle that must be won. Only when Tywin is smashed can the Stark family take back Ed Stark. Tucker possibility.

"I must rescue my father as soon as possible, and this is why I raised my army!"

Rob shouted excitedly, he was still a teenager when it came to his father.

No one dared to object to this sentence, but all the adults in the northern border were frowning. Obviously, neither of these two paths is a perfect choice.

Clay looked at Rob, and the young wolf lord in front of him did not propose the strategy of cavalry crossing the Twin River City and infantry going south to stop Tywin as he remembered.

The difference lies in the change of Ed Stark's own situation.

In that timeline, Rob knows that his father has been captured anyway, so in that case, capturing the Kingslayer is a very good plan.

But the problem is, now, Eddard Stark may be caught at any time, this situation is completely different.

The life of the father cannot make a teenage child calm down and think about the problem. As a woman, the wife Caitlin Tully is the same.

The aristocratic lords in the northern border have been arguing for a long time, but in the face of the complicated situation in front of them, no one can come up with a suitable strategy.

According to intelligence, Marquis Walder Frey of Twin River City has already summoned his army and sealed off the east bank of Twin River City.

When the last northern nobleman left the big tent, the fruitless debate finally came to an end temporarily.

There are three people left in the big tent, Clay, Rob and Caitlin.

Clay suddenly realized that there was one person missing in this meeting, and he hurriedly asked Rob:
"Where is Theon Greyjoy? Why haven't I seen him?"

Rob, who was thinking hard, heard Clay's question, and couldn't help but think of the scene before he got the gray wind, and asked Clay back with a strange expression:

"Why do you think of him? I sent him to the Iron Islands this morning, and told his father to send troops to the West."

Hearing this sentence, Clay became anxious immediately. He stood up under the shocked eyes of Robb, mother and son, and asked directly, regardless of the politeness of the lord and vassals:
"Where are people? Have you left?"

Rob and Caitlin were baffled by Clay's sudden change. The former frowned, thinking that Clay was still thinking about what happened in Winterfell.

"I haven't left yet, I'm packing up my things, and I'm leaving early tomorrow morning."

Hearing this sentence, Clay felt relieved, but fortunately, he did not let the scourge go away.

He said directly to Rob:

"Rob, quickly recall him, absolutely not let him go to the Iron Islands."

"Why?" The mother and son said at the same time.Rob didn't want to understand what Clay meant by saying that, but Catelyn felt that Clay was too lenient, after all, Theon Greyjoy was her husband's adopted son.

How to say this is all about Stark, what does it have to do with you Mandalay?
Clay ignored Caitlin at all, and spoke quickly:
"Rob, let me ask you, is Theon's surname Greyjoy?"

"Yes, Clay, don't just because of your last name..."

"Is he the only son of Balon Greyjoy?"

"Yes, but..."

"King Balon's rebellion was put down by your father and King Robert, right?"

"..."

Rob finally fell silent, and he seemed to have a little idea of ​​what Clay was going to say.

"So, why do you think that Balon Greyjoy will listen to you and take his Iron Fleet to attack the Western Territory with your document? Tywin and he have no serious hatred."

"Besides, you are tantamount to personally erasing his greatest scruples about making shots in the North. I ask you, if he detains Theon and asks him to be a Greyjoy again, after that, Balon Greyjoy Yi led the ironmen to attack the west coast of the north..."

Clay's tone was frighteningly cold:
"At that time, why do you stop him? You and most of your vassals are here. If the northern border falls when we are fighting Tywin, you will be damned if your military spirit does not collapse. !"

Caitlin sat in a chair, unable to speak a word in a daze. In this plan, she very much agreed with Theon's doing so, and didn't consider these things at all.

Now being reminded by Clay, she finally remembered that most of the people with the surname Greyjoy were a group of virtuous people.

"No... no way, Theon and I are brothers!"

Rob is a bit unacceptable that Theon will betray him.

But Clay's next words unceremoniously pierced his fantasy.

"Rob, be sober, Balon Greyjoy is Theon's father, remember, his surname is Greyjoy, not Stark!"

Clay didn't have time to sympathize with how miserable Theon's experience was, and how he was struggling in his heart or something. Erwuzi is Erwuzi. He really made him go to the Iron Islands, and the northern border is really hard to save. .

"Robo, send other people to hold King Balon's son in his hands, so we can guarantee that the Iron Islands will help us fight Lannister."

Although the word pinch sounded extremely harsh to Rob's ears, at this moment, he also understood that what Clay said was right.

Fortunately, in Winterfell, Clay managed a good relationship with Rob, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to finish what I said today.

Rob opened the tent and hurried to find Theon, leaving Clay and Caitlin alone.

Naturally, Clay couldn't stay any longer, so he said goodbye, and just as he turned around, he heard Caitlin's voice:
"Thank you, Clay, without you, it might put us all in danger. I know you and Rob are good friends, and he listens to you, just like Ned and Robert Same, that's very well, but oh, I beg you, take Rob as your lord, and don't treat him like a child, though you're not much older than him."

Of course, Clay understood what Caitlin said, the kindness and reminder in it, which was exactly what he wanted.

He turned around, saluted the mistress of the northern border again, and said his answer calmly:
"For the northern border..."

The curtain was lifted again, only this time, Caitlin was alone in the tent.

The typo is posted first and then corrected. There is a big chapter, and I will try to feel coherent again.

Here, I have changed the order and circumstances of the original story. I believe readers can understand. I personally understand that the reason why the Northland has won successive victories on the battlefield but suddenly collapsed at the end is because Rob broke his marriage contract. There's a reason that comes from Theon's assassination.

The ironborn captured Calim Bay directly. What a concept, there is a way home. What about the wives and children at home?
If you say that Roose Bolton was planning to kill Rob from the very beginning, I don't really believe it. I think things are accumulated little by little.

Let Theon go to the Iron Islands to call for reinforcements. To give an inappropriate example, A and B fight, both of them have a knife, and then A wins, say B, you give me the knife, and B gives it, and then A humiliated B. One day later, A and C fought. Both sides confronted each other with knives, and they had no time to defend others. At this time, B came over. A saw it, come here, I will give you back the knife , B, you go and give C a knife.

The logic disk understands that's it, who do you think B will stab?
Really, a good hand played poorly, talking about Rob.

(End of this chapter)