Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 226 A large wave of recruits is about to arrive on the battlefield
"I'm sorry, ma'am, I don't know why Master Bran is unconscious. Such symptoms have never been recorded in the library of the Academy City. I... really can't do anything, I can only pray to the gods to protect Master Bran."

In the main castle of Winterfell, Maester Luwin, wrapped in a gray cloth robe, let out a long sigh, and stood up from Bran Stark, who was lying on the bed with a flushed face.

The old bachelor was a little bald, and as the heavy snow fell, his already thin figure became even more rickety. He bowed slightly, and whispered something to Catelyn Tully, the mistress of the North who was sitting by the bed and holding Bran Stark's hand.

Catelyn Tully, with a sad face, didn't feel that Maester Luwin was fooling himself. This old maester was the maester here when he came from Catelyn to Winterfell.

All her children, except for Jon Snow's illegitimate son, were all delivered by Maester Luwin. Maester Luwin contributed a lot to Catelyn Tully's ability to give birth to so many children and live well under such dire sanitary conditions.

Therefore, she knew that Maester Luwin would do his best to cure Bran's strange disease, but now, the Maester of Winterfell, with chains symbolizing knowledge around his neck, said sorry to himself.

Catelyn Tully could not help but feel a kind of despair when thinking of the south, her eldest son whose fate was uncertain.

According to the order of succession, once Rob Stark has an accident, Bran will be the second heir, so now he is the guardian of Winterfell in name, after all, his brother is away.

But according to this situation, once Bran Stark can't survive this cold winter, then the crown of the North will fall on Caitlin Tully's last son, Rickon Stark, who is only five years old now.

Catelyn Tully didn't dare to imagine what would happen. A king who stood up to the Iron Throne and led the entire riverlands and the north towards independence was only five years old.

Moreover, there was no one around the king who could help him, and she was just a girl, so it was okay to take care of Winterfell for Rickon, but once it came to the leadership of the entire country, Catelyn Tully knew very well that she did not have the ability.

There is another problem, which Caitlin Tully wants to think about, but has to think about, that is, the army, or now, has assembled in Winterfell, but is about to be handed over to Clay Manderly's army.

She knew very well that her son Rob's defeat had nothing to do with Clay Manderly, but in the current situation, once Clay Manderly had other thoughts, Caitlin Tully had nothing to do.

As long as Clay Manderly married his eldest daughter Sansa Stark, and then became more cruel, directly making Rickon Stark disappear or die of illness, then he, Clay Manderly, would become the uncrowned king of the North.

Caitlin Tully no longer dared to think about what would happen in the future.

She wanted to hold these troops that could still listen to Winterfell's orders in her own hands, but she couldn't, because these troops gathered in Winterfell to go south to save the nobles and troops of the major families who might still be alive.

Catelyn Tully must and could only send these troops to the Twins, she had no other choice.

……

The departure of Clay made the three-eyed crow, the agent of the will of the old god, completely let go of his actions. Bran Stark is a person with green vision and the best carrier of the power of the old god.

In the past when Clay was in the north, the Three-Eyed Crow didn't dare to do anything, because he found that when his magic power entered Clay's body, he would no longer be able to feel the magic power. However, he knew very well that once Clay's magic power invaded him, his only ending would be a complete fall.

Therefore, the Three-Eyed Crow never dared to disobey Clay's will. He sent the dragon and gave him help, trying to find a way to send this evil star away. As long as he occupied the southern land, he would be R'hllor's enemy.

And as the door lock that blocked the cold god going south, he was not from R'hllor, so he was in an embarrassing situation. If Clay could help him attract firepower, the Three-Eyed Raven would certainly wish for it.

Therefore, after Clay left the northern border and went south to fight, he accelerated the pace of eroding Bran Stark. As long as he completely devoured Bran Stark's mind, then this body would be his brand new carrier.

He is not interested in secular authority, but with secular authority, He can continue to devour members of the Stark family from generation to generation. After all, as the original ancient family, the blood of the Stark family is one of the best carriers of magic power.

"Soon, soon, Bran Stark's will has loosened."

"Clay Mandalay, the agent of Ability God, I have no intention of being your enemy, and I hope you will fulfill your promise to me..."

The hoarse voice came from the tree hole outside the Great Wall, and was immediately shattered by the snowstorm, but the real voice spread to the entire northern land along with the heart trees shining with magic power in another field of vision.

The forces of the old gods have been operating in the northern border for tens of thousands of years, and they have a deep foundation. If it were not for the sudden change of Clay, their plan would advance faster than it is now.

The next magic tide has come, and every creature that benefits from it must find its own position as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be completely swallowed by the surging tide of magic power.

……

No matter how unwilling, eight thousand second-line garrison troops with little combat experience assembled by the last forces of the major families, led by Sir Roderick, headed towards the Twin River City.

This is the last strength of the northern border. If the current social system is not changed, this is almost the limit of manpower that the entire northern border can squeeze out.

Twin River City has already received the raven from Winterfell City, and has prepared the 8000-person resident in advance.

At this time, Earl Wyman had to feel that if all 8000 people were in place, the number of troops directly commanded by the Mandalay family would be almost 2.

This is a very magical number, which means that the Manderly family holds the title of earl, and the number of troops in their hands is actually more than that of Stannis Baratheon, who is currently sitting on the Iron Throne, and Dorne.

If the 2 people will all become Mandalay's troops in the future, the Stark family's position as the King of the North should be given up as soon as possible, or else White Harbor and the entire Twin River City will have to be acquiesced to become independent and form a new kingdom.

How can there be such an outrageous thing, vassals with [-] soldiers, only the king who has completely unified the Seven Kingdoms and sat on the Iron Throne can have this ability.

Now he felt more and more that it was a wise decision to bring Wilfield back from Winterfell, otherwise, wouldn't this be a hostage sent to others?

Before leaving, Clay explained the complete war plan to him. To be honest, the old man was sweating for Clay.

After all, this plan is too bold, and the weak wins the strong everywhere.

Use 5000 cavalry to lure [-] people in the valley to chase, that's it.

Same goes for sending seven thousand fresh recruits behind the asses of Lannisters and Valemen, waiting for them to attack.

The old man has gradually understood his grandson's military thinking. He never cared about the gains and losses of a city or a pool, nor did he focus on the battle situation of any army.

In his mind, he always thinks about the whole of Westeros.

The purpose of attacking Lord Harroway's town was to force the Vale army back to aid, and to put a thorn in the back of the Lannisters besieging Harrenhal.

In this way, the 2 people in Riverrun City can be liberated, and as long as these 2 people move, the situation will immediately turn around.

As long as the 8000 infantry in Earl Harroway's town last long enough, the 2 and [-] cavalry will press down from the north to the south, and Edmure Tully's [-] will approach from the west, and the initiative on the battlefield will return to his side, and the passive situation after Robb Stark's defeat will never return.

This is the real commander-in-chief mentality. If you blindly fight and charge, you are a fierce general. Such a person will win a war, but in front of someone with a commander-in-chief mentality, he will be manipulated in the palm of his hand.

Moreover, the old man is very clear that in Dorn, there is another force that everyone may ignore, which actually belongs to him.

When they appear on the stage, it will be the last moment to decide who belongs to the throne.

(End of this chapter)