Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 242 The Evil Consequences of Poor Information
"Surrender ceremony?"

Jon Royce could hardly believe his ears, and the surrounding guards were also dumbfounded after hearing this sentence.

It is reasonable to say that they are already remnant soldiers and defeated generals, and their mountains and rivers are at the end of their ropes. But now, they are still among thousands of people. Although they have gone through hardships along the way, they have not been defeated. How can they be discussed about the surrender ceremony?
Even if it is a surrender, to whom, to him, Clay Mandalay?
Waking up from this sense of absurdity, Jon Royce felt a humiliation so great that it almost made him lose his mind.

Obviously he, Clay Mandalay, was besieged by his own army in Shili City, how dare he say that to himself?
Jon Royce turned his head suddenly, with a pair of bloodshot eyes staring at Garland Manderly in front of him.

The kid looked relaxed and indifferent, the smile on his face remained undiminished, and he was a little embarrassed, which reminded Eon Royce of another guy he also disliked.

"Boy, think about your words before you speak. If your tongue can't speak, I will use my sword to help you!"

Jon Royce's suppressed voice of anger like a landslide made Garland Manderly feel happy, because he realized that the Earl of Runestone City in front of him was more easily irritated than he imagined.

His eyes swept over the faces of Jon Royce and the guards around him, and found that the faces of these guys were flushed, and they were almost on the verge of being unbearable.

This is not acceptable, the effect is often not good if the time is too short, and the stimulation brought in the end is not in place, so we can't just do it all at once.

So, Garland Mandler prepared to change his posture to continue chatting with these guys, and he said:
"Master Clay sent me here because he believes that you are all reasonable and communicative gentlemen."

This sentence was uttered by the emissary of Clay Mandalay, and it was quite useful to the gang of Eoin Royce.

If you can talk, just talk more, please continue!

"Before, you were despicable and shameless, and you sneaked up on our northern army for no reason, causing His Majesty Robb to still be trapped in Harrenhal."

The relaxed facial muscles of the knights in the valley suddenly tightened again. They were pointed at their noses and scolded for being mean and shameless, but they couldn't refute it, because it was really unethical.

Garland Mandler continued to output:
"So, in response, Lord Clay led his troops to transfer you idiots away from Shili City, and then easily defeated the shrimp soldiers and crab generals stationed under your city. Just two days ago, the Grafson and Lindley families of the Western Camp told me The army bowed its knees and surrendered."

After a few words, I didn't mention a single word about you, Jon Royce, but the word "vegetables" that couldn't be concealed in the words was severely thrown at everyone who heard the words. heart of the Vale.

Jon Royce was in a daze, he couldn't understand, is the young knight in front of him really not afraid of death?Clay Mandalay sent him, did he have the sincerity to negotiate?Is this intentional to anger yourself?

Garland Manderly wanted to continue talking with a small mouth, but he suddenly saw the distorted face of the valley cavalry opposite him, and someone had already pulled out the sword from his waist.

Well, this posture seems to have reached its limit, and I can't go on any longer. I have to change my posture and take a rest.

Garland Mandalay obviously knew this well, so he shut his mouth tactfully, waiting for the opponent, who was almost confused by Jon Royce, to start his round.

Jon Royce's head, which was fairly well-haired, pondered urgently for a long time. Before his reason was almost completely burned out by anger, he finally remembered that his son was still in the hands of others.

He finally understood why a little knight from the Manderly family dared to be so arrogant. If it were him, if he caught Rob Stark and brought him to Winterfell, he would probably look so annoying tone.

Gritting his teeth and holding back for a long time, he finally ensured that he could speak normally. Jon Royce took a few deep breaths, stared at Garland's face still full of sarcasm, and said coldly:
"Boy, put down your cheap thoughts, I won't be easily irritated by you... Now, tell me carefully, how can Clay Mandalay let my son come back?"

Garland Manderly saw that Jon Royce was about to overflow just now, but now he was able to suppress it forcibly. He couldn't help but give the Earl of Runestone City a high look. Garland tilted his head to his question. , chuckled and said:

"You guys from the valley hand over all your horses and armor, and walk back to the Blood Gate on foot. We promise not to engage in sneak attacks like you, how about it?"

"You... arrogant!"

Jon Royce almost got on top again. Originally, if he was calm and in a state where he had the upper hand, these words would not make him so angry, but now after a long journey, his state is already poor, plus The eldest son fell into the enemy's hands and his life and death are unknown.

The threshold for tolerating anger is much lower than before, and it's easy to be high when someone teases you a little bit...ah no, it's easy to get angry.

"Lord Jon Royce, you just said that you won't be easily provoked, right? Why did you renege on your promise and gain weight so quickly? Oh, by the way, Lord Clay asked me to convey a message to you, Lord Earl."

Looking at the eyebrows raised suddenly by Jon Royce, Garland Mandler showed an extremely regretful expression on his face, and he said:

"Lord Earl of Runestone City, Lord Clay Manderly wants you to know that the logistics base of your people in the Valley, the town of Earl Harroway, is already in the possession of my Manderly family."

When he said this, the tone of Clay's personal guard was full of sympathy, as if he felt the same way, but the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be concealed no matter what.

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, the faces of the valley people on the opposite side turned pale instantly. They knew the importance of Earl Harroway's town so well that they couldn't afford to lose it.

When Jon Royce heard this, his eyes went dark, and he almost fainted. He was not sure whether Clay Mandalay was cheating on him, but he thought of Mandalay, who had never appeared on the battlefield. Family cavalry, one heart keeps sinking.

This was actually an error caused by poor information. When the valley army came out in full force, using Earl Harroway's town as a base, and then attacked Robb Stark, they didn't know that the cavalry of the Manderly family was not Not in the Northern Army.

They thought they had wiped out the most powerful force in the North. After defeating Robb Stark, they immediately launched an attack on the riverlands. It was only after interrogating the prisoners that they learned that Clay's troops were not in the army. matter.

But at that time, the military arrangements had been made, and both the Valley and Lannister believed that the northern border would no longer pose a threat after this battle, so the town of Earl Harroway was not nearly fortified in the north.

They left 2000 people stationed in the town, thinking that they would be able to resist for a while. If they were really attacked, as long as the news could be sent out, the valley cavalry who came and went like the wind would immediately return to help.

But the development of things later has long deviated from their original assumptions, so that now, they realize that Earl Harroway's town may really not be guarded.

Jon Royce swallowed hard, and said unwillingly:

"Just relying on your words, let me believe it, too..."

Without saying a word, he was directly interrupted by Garland Manderly. Clay's personal guard shrugged and smiled contemptuously:
"You go to verify it casually, we are just telling you, as for you, it has nothing to do with us."

"The conditions Mr. Clay put forward for you did not actually lie to you. When you dared to attack us, you had to think about today's results."

The voice stopped, and the scene became audible, only the breathing of war horses and humans.

Jon Royce was trembling all over, it wasn't that he was out of focus, the town of Earl Harroway was lost, and the camp under Stone Ledge City was also lost. His 3000 people are amazing and can go around, endure Flee back to the Blood Gate.

But what about the remaining 5000 or nearly 6000 people?Some of them have already lost their war horses. Now that the weather is freezing and there is no more supplies, are they going to walk back to the Blood Gate?

Even if Clay Mandalay's cavalry didn't do anything, the sudden cold weather alone could keep at least half of the 6000 people here, and once these people were gone, the valley would be completely over.

The inefficient social management system has resulted in the fact that there are only so many elites from each family, and they are all bought and sold in one blow.

This is especially true in the Valley. They are famous in the Seven Kingdoms for their cavalry, which is the most difficult to train. This time the troops were dispatched against all kinds of opposition forces. Thousands of people fled back, leaving the armies of other families to be slaughtered in the wilderness. You can imagine what will happen with your toes.

Eoin Royce suddenly realized that the conditions given by Clay Mandalay might not really be an insult to him. It would be true that they would be scattered all over the place and the army of 9000 people would return to the valley alive. It is the kindness of the commander of the northern army.

If he wanted to, apart from himself, it would be difficult for the remaining 6000 people to see the bloody gate smoothly.

When Jon Royce heard the news that Earl Harroway's town had fallen, his first reaction was to take his people and run away. It was obvious that Clay Manderly was about to make a big dumpling and put them all in it.

If they don't run away, they will be finished.

But immediately, he realized that he couldn't go yet, because as the commander-in-chief of the Valley Army, he had to be responsible for the Valley Army that was unaware of other places.

When they crossed the Red Fork River for the first time before, Count Leonor's 2000 people had all beards and tails. If he left, the 2000 people would definitely be rounded up.

"Master Clay also said that if the Earl doesn't think about it, he can go south to find the rest of your army. He is not in a hurry, but don't stop coming. If you don't come, my lord, then there will be no one in this world. There is no such thing as Anda Royce."

(End of this chapter)