Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 244 The reinforcements are in place, it's time to counterattack

Nearly two months after the Vale launched an attack on the Riverlands, Edmure Tully, the ostensible owner of the Riverlands, finally arrived at Stonehedge City, which was still loyal to him.

Of the 3000 troops, [-] continued to stay in Riverrun to prevent Jaime Lannister's sudden attack in the west.

The remaining 7000 people, mighty and mighty, formed a tight formation and moved towards Shili City.

The distance from Riverrun City to Shili City is quite short, and the cavalry wandering around Shili City can basically guarantee that the logistics of the army will not be problematic.

Half a month after Harry Hewen's letter was sent, Clay, who was standing at the top of Shili City, saw a continuous army.

The army of Hejian formed an irregular square formation. Among them, [-] cavalry from the Tully family were in the middle, and a large group of Hulala moved forward. Clay Ning looked silent.

After that, the two wings are legions composed of nobles from Hejian land.

Since the cavalry was borrowed by Clay to play, they were all infantry. The right side of the army was all the infantry of the Vance family, and the other side was the infantry regiment of other riverland nobles.

One side has a clear flag with only two colors, while the other side has messy flags, and the movement of soldiers is also messy.

This is also a major feature of Hejian Land, how should I put it?The master is weak and the minister is strong.

Clay didn't know it before, but later he found out that in terms of strength, that is, the land they control and the number of troops they can send in actual wars, the Vance family firmly dominates their lord.

There are two families named Vance in Hejian, namely the Vance family in Aran City and the Vance family in Luxi City.

Adding these two together, the territory area is much larger than that of the Tully family as the lords, and the army is strong and strong. In the first conflict between the riverlands and the western region, the Vance family was tricked by Edmure Tully. Few people.

However, the loss of these people was not a serious injury to the Vance family. This time, the Hejian Land was able to gather another [-] troops, and the Vance family also made great efforts.

If it weren't for the fact that the Vance family was divided into two, the two groups ruled different places, and there were no outstanding figures, it would be an anomaly for the Tully family to be at peace for so many years.

But after all, they are all surnamed Vance and have the same ancestors, so they are relatively united internally. Therefore, the right wing of this army is all infantry of the Vance family.

Edmure Tully's trout banner was flying in the center, and with Tully family soldiers who were smaller than the right-wing phalanx, he approached Stone Ledge City step by step.

As far as Clay could see, he did not see the army in the rear, but this was not important, because the rear army was not needed at this distance.

Sighing softly, Clay shook his head, ready to go down to the city to meet the owner of the river land.

Edmure Tully came here as imposing as possible, but it showed his own lack of confidence. If his prestige was strong enough, why would he put on such an appearance?

However, now Clay has no interest in playing this kind of housekeeping game with Edmure Tully anymore. Clay doesn't want to argue with him about such meaningless things.

He took two personal guards out of the west gate of Shili City, and Clay stationed his horse on the nearest high slope outside the gate, quietly waiting for Edmure Tully's army to approach.

"Garland, tell me, how is the fighting power of the people in the Riverlands compared to my Mandalay family?"

Clay asked the young knight standing beside him with a half-smile.

"Master Clay, there are no outsiders here, so I'll just say it straight. I've never seen infantry. As far as cavalry is concerned, there is a common problem with cavalry in the Riverlands, that is, they really don't have a strong will to fight."

"What's wrong?"

"Uh... how should I put it, anyway, I think he is always a bit inferior to our Mandalay family, or the northern cavalry, but I can't describe it specifically."

Garland Manderly frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't find a suitable word to describe his feeling.

At this time, another personal guard, Desmond Mandalay, who had been silent, gave his own answer:

"They are too spared their lives."

Garland Mandalay tasted this sentence, his eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly:
"Yes, that's right. They care too much about themselves. Every time we fight the enemy, we northerners dare to exchange injuries with our opponents and overwhelm our opponents with our own momentum, but the people from Hejian don't feel that way. gone."

"I have observed carefully that in these few battles, when the opponent's weapon was slashed, the first reaction of the Hejian ground cavalry was not to find a way to kill the opponent, but to resist desperately."

"We people in the north are not like this. If you dare to attack me, I will roar and kill you first."

Clay nodded. The two personal guards have actually summed it up well. This is the difference between the people in Hejian and the troops in other places.

Since history is a mess, Hejian Land has no unified self-cognition at all.

For example, the Stark family has ruled the entire northern region for thousands of years, and there is no problem with unity. The people in the northern region are brave and martial. In addition to the environment, and because the overall political situation is stable, what soldiers get after they die in battle will not be buried.

And the river land has been conquered by other places for thousands of years. The Targaryen family unified the seven kingdoms, but they only appointed an unscrupulous leader as the leader of the river land.

Under such circumstances, all the people in Hejian have a subconscious mind that this place will be chaotic sooner or later, so in case of danger, the first thing to do is to protect yourself, which is the product of this subconscious logic.

The Reach is similar. The land is rich, but the hearts of the people are not united. The Tyrell family has no prestige to rule the Quartet. Therefore, the Tyrell family is looking for backers everywhere, never thinking about it. Call yourself king.

Whether the descendants of "Green Hands" or the gardener family, they have nothing to do with the Tyrell family's Bronze Star. In this era when blood is king, the Tyrell family is a top-heavy guy no matter what. event.

If something goes wrong with the Stark family, other nobles in the northern region will probably bow their noses to the new Winterfell family under the coercion of force, but in the bottom of their hearts, they will definitely look down on them.

Whenever there is a chance, he will definitely try his best to welcome the heirs of the Stark family back.

But if this had happened in the Riverlands or the Reach, it would have turned out that other noble lords heard the news, stayed in their castles and laughed, and then put the name of Tully or Tyrell forever. Forget about it, and start thinking about how you can get more benefits.

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"Lord Clay Manderly, I think now, Tywin Lannister and Petyr Baelish must hate you to death."

In the hall of Stonewall City, Edmure Tully said to Clay in a very sighing tone.

All the famous aristocrats from the river land gathered together, and their eyes fell on Clay, who was standing beside Edmure Tully with a calm expression.

They knew very well that it would be impossible for people like themselves to stand here and hold this so-called victory banquet without a series of fancy operations by Clay Mandler.

Therefore, everyone echoed cleverly, exaggerating Clay's military exploits to the sky, wishing they could capture Tywin Lannister and Littlefinger in the next second.

"It doesn't need to be like that, Lord Edmure, at least the bravery displayed by the soldiers of the Hejian land in this battle still impresses me deeply. Without them, what achievements would I have in battle?"

Clay responded indifferently, which was meant to be modest and polite, but it made Edmure Tully look a little unnatural.

From what he heard, Clay was mocking himself for not knowing how to use soldiers at all, and the soldiers in the river can still fight. How could you let him lose again and again, and in the end he was frightened by the Vale people and shrank in Riverrun?

Edmure Tully blushed a little. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know what to say, because Cremin didn't attack him on the face, and he didn't have any record, so he could only say nothing. Yan, stood aside in embarrassment.

At this time, Tytos Blackwood, Earl of Raventree City, relieved his lord. He came to the two of them with a glass of wine, and said with a smile:

"Master Clay, now our [-] troops are suppressing Shili City, and everyone on the left and right is happy. Can you tell us all about your next attack plan, my lord?"

Lord Tytos Blackwood toasted Clay with a drink, and drank it down quite generously.

He looked at Clay, opened his arms and went on:
"Master Clay, after this battle is over, I have no doubts about your military capabilities. In future wars, the Blackwood family will stand behind you."

His words resonated with the Earls of the Riverlands, and the noisy voices drowned out Edmure Tully's coughing effort.

Although this does not mean that the princes in the river will swear allegiance to him, Clay Manderly, but this is a signal on the table, which means that Edmure Tully is one step closer to losing his military power completely.

Again, the nobles of the Riverlands are not fools. Everyone can see that Edmure Tully fought a battle and then hesitated to fight at critical moments.

We're not saying to ignore your Tully family directly, but at this time when you could die at any time, isn't it a wise decision to follow someone who can fight and hand over the army to him?
All in all, blame you if you want Edmure Tully for letting us down on the battlefield.

Clay didn't care about this, he wished that the nobles of the river land would give him all their soldiers, anyway, Edmure Tully had to rely on himself now, and he didn't dare to do anything to him.

After this period of time has passed, Clay will begin to move from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. Once the victory of King's Landing is decided, the next step, the banners of Targaryen and Mander may be close together.

By that time, it really doesn't matter whose hands these Hejiandi family's armies are in.

But now, they are still useful.

Clay nodded to Lord Tytos Blackwood, then said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, we, it's time to counterattack!"

(End of this chapter)