Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 216 Recruits Arrive
Clay was in an awkward position at Riverrun.

The nobles in the river below are basically willing to give the military power to Clay. After all, Lannister has put his fangs at the door of his house. Shouldn't he smash the lion's teeth first before talking about other things?
But as the owner of Riverrun, Edmure Tully was not very willing. He didn't respond to the hints from the nobles below, and pretended not to know.

Clay understands this. After all, once the army is in hand, this feeling cannot be easily let go.

Power is something that sometimes attracts men more than women.

But understanding is all about understanding, and Clay never agrees that Hejian's army should be handed over to this guy. Even if he doesn't have military power, he can give it to those big nobles who have fought wars.

In fact, Clay still has another idea in his mind, that is, the Tully family, it is best to lose the guardianship of the river in this war, and just be an ordinary noble of the river.

Because the base of the Mandalay family is not in the Riverlands but in the northern border, when they want to turn their backs in the future, they must have both sides.

Although his own dragon will make them discouraged, as long as his brain is ok, he will stand by his side, but there are hidden dangers after all.

Moreover, the Tully family and the Stark family are, after all, related by marriage, and they are hard-core political alliances.

Ascending to the throne by himself, if these two immortal families still maintain control over these two large areas, it will be extremely detrimental to his rule. After all, he has no reason to replace them directly.

Therefore, Clay hoped that Edmure would fight and lose the war. It would be better to send him as a prisoner after the first battle, so as to completely lose the last bit of dignity of the Tully family.

but not now.

He had just received the news that the policy of distributing prisoners at White Harbor had initially taken effect. The first batch of 6000 recruits had already crossed Bite Bay and landed within the range of Twin River City in the Riverlands.

In the letter, the old man asked himself how to deal with the 6000 people who had not been trained much before.

The Twin Rivers City had no shortage of horses. Although they could not arm so many people, 2000 men were still possible. Adding Clay's original 4000 cavalry, he could have a [-]-man cavalry army.

But this does not happen overnight, especially cavalry, a good cavalry requires a very long time of training, how to control the horse, and learn to fight on the horse, it is not enough to put on armor and issue a sword.

Staying in Riverrun, he was surrounded by nobles he knew or not, talking about useless things, or trying to send his daughter to his bed, trying to cook rice.

Edmure Tully didn't let go, and even avoided Clay recently, he was really afraid that Clay would ask about it.

Clay gets annoyed when he comes and goes again and again. This kind of grinding character is a taboo on the battlefield.

In actual combat, the information that the commander can obtain is actually very limited.

It’s not like playing the game with a full-screen view, you can see every move of the enemy, and the formation of troops. In fact, on the real battlefield, you can see only a few people, and all the news you hear is someone told you.

What can you do at this time?As the commander of the army, the lives of thousands or even tens of thousands of people are in your hands. With one order from you, they can defeat their opponents and return with a big victory.

Of course, it is also possible to exhaust thousands of troops and send them to hell.

How do you choose at this time?
The best answer is, pick a direction, and as soon as you decide, fuck it!
Because as long as you don't move, it means that you maintain the previous state, and your enemy's deployment must be aimed at your current situation. If you hesitate any longer, you will fall right into the opponent's arms.

Therefore, Edmure Tully's frivolous character of looking forward and backward and worrying about gains and losses is really not suitable for leading soldiers.

So, after discussing with the Earl of Raventree City and other great nobles, Clay came to the cavalry camp outside Riverrun, leaving behind the [-] cavalry rebuilt by the Tully family, leading two of the nobles' allied forces. Thousands of cavalry marched eastward directly and quickly, conducting reconnaissance towards the three eastern cities.

Everyone is cavalry, as long as you are careful enough not to be ambushed by the enemy, the people in the valley can't help themselves. If you come, I will run, if you leave, I will continue to move forward.

The valley people who had been fighting under the three eastern cities got the news from the scouts, saying that Riverrun sent troops, and suddenly became energetic. The valley cavalry from the two nearby cities of Shili City and Acorn Hall divided 2000 people. Then the siege.

The remaining 5000 or so mounted their horses and charged in the direction of the Kree army.

Clay had no home field advantage this time, because the cavalry in the Vale had already been wiped out by the spies in the vicinity of Riverrun, and Edmure Tully was a turtle in Riverrun.

Therefore, the intelligence system is in a state of paralysis, and it has not been done at all.

After Clay left Riverrun City, the latest news he received was that the three eastern cities saw a large army rushing towards the west, and immediately realized what they were going to do, so they immediately sent a letter to Riverrun City, and Riverrun City immediately sent people out of the city to catch up with Clay at full speed. Ray, pass on the news.

In fact, Clay had already guessed that his actions could not be hidden from the eyes of the people in the Valley, but it didn't matter, Clay's trip this time was not to fight them head-on.

Knowing that you can't do it, you can only do it in rare cases, and there is a prerequisite, you must win.

And the vast majority of idiots who did this have already died in their own folly, and no one will sing about their achievements for the losers and the dead.

Clay is a calm commander on the battlefield, he would not do such a stupid thing.

Since you, Edmure Tully, are unwilling to hand over power, I can't force you either. After all, the Manderly family is still a faction in the north, so there will be taboos to some extent.

Clay did not object to Edmure Tully's tortoise tactics. As long as 2 people were nailed to Riverrun, then Jaime Lannister in the west had to stay on his own territory.

The valley cavalry in the east cannot retreat easily. If they leave, the old lion's tail will be exposed to Clay and Edmure Tully. The remnants of the Northern Territory will definitely not be able to withstand it.

But to defend the city, there is no need for cavalry.

As an offensive unit, cavalry is not for walking around the city.

After discussing with these clear river nobles, Clay made up his mind to take away all the cavalry troops except the Tully family.

There were 2000 men, and the Twins had [-] Manderly cavalry, plus [-] recruits.

After going back and forth, Clay already has a division in his hands, no, it is an army of 1 people.

Although most of them are water, the difference between recruits and veterans is actually the experience of a battlefield.

He didn't care if Edmure Tully was furious in Riverrun. In fact, when he was half-forced by his vassals to ask Clay, a foreign aid, to come over to make up his mind, he should have realized that his authority was actually At stake.

And the three eastern cities were besieged. After the reinforcements he sent were wiped out on the enemy's preset battlefield, they huddled in Riverrun and acted like turtles. Any outsider would know that such a boss has prestige. Sweeping the floor.

After Clay came to Riverrun City, he talked with a group of nobles in Riverrun City to confirm this situation.

So, he thought of this way to escape.

It's useless for him to stay in Riverrun. Edmure Tully is too timid to fight. Can he still press his head on the battlefield?

Clay is good at using cavalry, and the three river basins where the Riverlands are located are all plains. If this is the case, then don't blame him for taking away the [-] cavalry under Edmure Tully's command.

Clay sent out his own scouts, using the old method. After expelling all the eyes, he immediately stopped advancing eastward, and the whole army headed north, heading towards the Red Fork River.

When they were all in vain, the people in the Valley realized that they had been fooled, and immediately followed the traces and chased northward.

They are all veterans of the battlefield, and the commander of the Valley Cavalry, John Royce, immediately realized what Clay was going to do.

He would never allow the cavalry army to bypass him and appear behind his ass from the other direction.

You know, if this is the case, then his army will be caught between two armies.

The siege has lost troops and will not be able to attack for a long time, and the back road has been cut off. With the morale of the army in this era, it is really hard to say what will happen.

Therefore, the patriarch of the Royce family led his 5000 men to hurry up and stop Clay before he reached the Twin Rivers.

As everyone knows, Clay has also set up a pocket for him in his heart, waiting for him to come.

(End of this chapter)