Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 245 Counterattack plan, the choice between the north and the south

In the hall of Shili City, as Clay's voice fell, everyone's eyes were attracted.

Originally, the theme of this banquet was to celebrate the illustrious military exploits made by Clay Mandalay, and he himself was the focus of the banquet.

Everyone's attention was on him. As soon as he said this, everyone wanted to know what Clay Mandalay, who was now the de facto commander-in-chief, planned to do next.

"Master Clay! Let's counterattack! How about sending troops to break the siege of Acorn Hall and Stone Pond Town immediately? In this way, we can basically drive out the Valley people!"

As soon as his words fell, others immediately stood up and retorted loudly:

"No! Lord Clay, we should go north first and annihilate the two thousand valley cavalry that you led away before. They are still north of the Red Fork River. As long as we control the ferry, they will not be able to escape!"

"That's right! That's where the Trident River is. The water network is densely covered, which is just not conducive to the cavalry running. We just block them and completely eat a cavalry of the Valley people!"

The words of this group of people are also a way of thinking. They are considering a valley cavalry in the north that has not been eliminated.

Earl Mallister, who had already returned to Haijiang City all the way, passed the latest news. The Valley people who had been chasing him all the time, after seeing him fleeing into Haijiang City, knew that there was no hope of attacking the city, so they could only retreat angrily. .

But that's a new problem.

These 2000 people were not molested by Clay Mandler like Jon Royce to get their mentality. It was just that the pursuit was fruitless, and the fighting power was still there.

If I choose to go south to attack the army in the other two cities in the valley, what should I do if the two thousand cavalry cross the river from Xizitan and attack my rear?
A nobleman from the river land suggested that his words were immediately echoed by many people. Many people patted the table, and the wine spilled all over the surface of the long table.

In fact, the current situation is like this. If you go to the north, you will leave enough time for Jon Royce in the south to bring his remnant soldiers and go to Tywin Lannister to beg for food.

If Clay chooses to attack the south, it means that the [-] cavalry sent by Jon Royce will definitely not be able to eat.

Not to mention letting them go, his logistics line may eventually be threatened. After all, it was [-] cavalry, and Clay had to mobilize at least twice as many troops to ensure that the logistics line was not interrupted.

"Master Clay, do we have the ability to send troops in two directions? I heard that your army has captured the town of Earl Holloway. Can we order the army there to pinch the Valley people?"

Count Norbert Vance asked.

Clay glanced at the noble from Hejian whose family emblem is a tower and a dragon, shook his head, and answered his question:
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. The army there can't move, because that place is the logistics center of the people of the Valley. It not only supplies the expenses of the 1 people in the Valley, but now every grain eaten by Tywin Lannister's army The food is all shipped from there."

This reason is absolutely sufficient. Wars are about logistics. If you can hold the opponent's supply center in your hands, then the chances of winning this battle will be much greater.

"Oh, that's it, I understand... Wait a minute, Master Clay, according to what you mean, this old lion will soon run out of food?"

Count Norbert Vance nodded just now, and was about to continue thinking, when he suddenly seemed to realize something, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he quickly asked his question.

This news immediately made the other nobles of Hejian who were present very happy. They couldn't beat them head-on, but they were very familiar with the Tuozi Jue.

If what Clay Manderly said is familiar, no, it is true, then these valley people, Lannister, they can't stay in the riverland for a long time, such a cold day and no food, fool Only then will they continue to gnaw on the city wall here, and stones cannot be eaten.

"That's right. However, it may not be so fast. If they are really in danger of running out of food now, they will either retreat, or they will find us desperately."

Clay waved his hand, his smile was very flat, but what he said made the faces of the Hejian nobles present slightly change.

Clay's last sentence is actually not a multiple-choice question, but a question of checking in.

People in the Valley can bypass Earl Holloway's town if they have nothing to eat, assuming Clay's army there doesn't stop them, but what if you let the old lion who has no food to eat?
He ran out from King's Landing City, because there was no food in there, and he had no food to eat, so he took the initiative to get a golden cicada out of its shell.

After finally eating the relief food in the valley for a period of time, now the people in the valley are almost out of food, so who cares about him.

So, here comes the question, what will the old lions who have nothing to eat do?
Two options, the first is to go south, rush into the endless plains of the river bend, and then grab the granaries of the common people and nobles there for military supplies.

But in this way, the old lion may be entangled by the local troops in the Reach. Although it can't stop Tywin's army in the end, it will be quite troublesome.

Or, the golden lion flag with a red background headed directly westward, took a shortcut, crossed the Red Fork River, entered the western region directly from the Golden Tooth City, and returned to his hometown.

The third possibility is that Tywin followed the Valley people to stay east of the Blood Gate. However, as far as Clay knew, neither the Valley people nor the Lannisters could do this.

Think about the mad king opening the door to Tai Wen more than ten years ago, what happened afterwards, and then think about how they opened the blood door to Tai Wen today, and they are all defeated soldiers. How similar is it, isn't it?

And Tywin Lannister would not believe in the people of the Valley. After all, the Valley, the North and the Riverlands have been allied for quite a long time, and these two parties still have quite powerful forces in the Valley.

What if you can't get in and out?The essence of the entire Lannister family is here. A Duke of the West and the Prime Minister, plus a king and queen without a throne. If the people of the Valley take it all at once, then Lannister will simply surrender.

Therefore, with Tywin's cautious character, he would never agree to go to the valley to eat.

Well, this doesn’t work and that doesn’t work, the most worry-free and most likely way for Tywin is to go directly to the west, flanking James Lannister of Golden Tooth City, killing Edmure Tully and going home.

This means that in the future, Hejian Land will face a bloody battle all the way, with a strong combat power, and an army that is eager to return, plus a starving army. The 2 people in Edmure Tully's hands, can Can you stop it?
Although in Clay's memory, there was a so-called blocking battle on the Red Fork River, which was the only highlight moment for Edmure Tully, the God of War of the Three Rivers, although it was a bad thing in the end.

At least he won, didn't he?
But the problem was, that was in memory, and this time, Clay couldn't bet on the same conditions, just the Edmure Tully he knew now, plus the status quo that had changed beyond recognition.

In short, it is one word: hanging!
"Everyone."

Clay cleared his throat, pressed his hands, and signaled everyone to be calm.

He said:
"We've run out of food for the Vale and the Lannisters now, and we've taken the initiative now."

"The old lion will definitely find a way to persist until King's Landing decides the winner, and he must still have the idea of ​​fishing in troubled waters."

Clay sneered and continued his speech:

"We don't care about him, let's get rid of the main enemy who is still in my territory, the army at the bottom of the valley headed by Jon Royce."

"Now they are divided into two big groups, one south and one north. You have already said it just now, so I won't repeat it."

"The current situation is that those in the south can't run fast if they want to run, and those in the north can run but don't know how to run."

"So, my personal suggestion is to go north first and then go south. Since it's our turn to attack, the people of the Valley who fought in the First World War will feel pain in their hearts. From then on, they will tremble when they see our flag."

"Attack to the north first, with an exhausted army of 2000 people, I will bring all the main cavalry from the Riverlands, plus the [-] iron cavalry supported by my Mandalay family, encircle this lone army, and strive to defeat them in one battle .”

As Clay said, some nobles with winking signs signaled for his subordinates to fetch a detailed map of the Riverlands.

The nobles from Hejian tidied up the surface of a long table by themselves without the help of others, and then spread out the map and placed it on it.

Clay nodded, took the wooden chess piece that was handed over by the attendant, representing the military deployment, and placed it on it.

He placed a trout pawn north of the Red Fork, which flows east to west.

Another eagle chess piece was placed south of Haijiang City.

"I reckon that this is the battlefield. Earl Mallister sent a letter saying that the valley army gave up their pursuit about three days ago, so they must still be on the other side of the river now."

"The nearest ferry is only Xizitan, and the leader of this team doesn't know about the changes in the south, so he will definitely return by the same route."

Clay slammed the Red Fork River with his baton, and said loudly:
"Blocking Xizitan, the Valley army will not be able to return. We are here to find a way to wipe them out. Even if we can't wipe them out, we must defeat them so that they will not become a threat to our rear."

Everyone was refreshed by his actions, and staring carefully at the map representing the positions of both sides, they all felt that this plan was reliable.

Seeing that no one came out to continue to argue with him, Clay nodded and continued:

"At the same time, Lord Blackwood, and two Lord Vance, please assist Lord Edmure and lead all the infantry to block Shili City to ensure the safety of our army's rear."

"Then, put as much pressure as possible on the troops in Acorn Hall and Shitang Town, and let them know that we may attack them at any time."

"As long as our army returns from victory, half of the battle will be won."

The four people named by Clay had different expressions. The three Hejian nobles who were in charge of "assisting" knew very well in their hearts that it was Clay who was worried that Edmure Tully was going to mess things up, so he deliberately let the three of them stay together. Fire fell on Edmure Tully when he went up.

As for Edmure Tully, Clay knew that doing so would definitely make the Duke of the Riverland extremely upset, but Clay didn't care what he thought. Without military power, just having a noble title is useless .

However, Clay is not too worried, because Edmure Tully and Robb Stark happen to be the two sides of the mirror.

Robb Stark is an out-and-out reckless man, so he can drive out the thing of rushing in lightly.

And Edmure Tully is a complete coward, and he is timid when fighting. It is unrealistic to expect him to lead the army to find Jon Royce and fight for his life.

What Clay said was just a precautionary measure.

If it happened again that he wasn't there and the main force was wiped out, then Clay would be really paralyzed.

Now, through his own micro-management, he managed to bring back the situation that almost collapsed.

If Edmure Tully can get rid of this again, he will run back to the Twins City to be a good baby, wait until the others are in a daze, and finally find a way to end the harvest with Daenerys .

Edmure Tully and Robb Stark, if each of them was stupid once, don't blame him for running away.

Because he really can't move.

(End of this chapter)