Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 274 Horn Sound

It took Rob Stark a day to arrange his affairs very clearly.

He also made some concessions, giving up some of the previous interests of the Stark family, such as the right to collect mines and so on.

This is a necessary step. Only in this way can the nobles who follow him not fall to Clay Manderly without any hesitation after his death.

The Stark family is indeed a good leader, and everyone likes to live their lives behind the direwolf flag.

But the problem is, this is essentially to find a big guy in the front, so that they can be comfortable behind.

Now, Stark's big banner is not good enough at first glance. The younger nobles are neither like the older generation, and Ed Stark is the brother of Harper on the battlefield, nor After a few battles with Robb Stark, he was trapped in Harrenhal by the king.

Expect them to only listen to the old people talking about the Stark family, so that they can fill up their loyalty to the Stark family?
This is unrealistic.

The reason why there is no trouble now is that the great nobles like Jon Amber are of the same generation as Ed Stark, and they have always watched Rob Stark as the leader of the Northern Territory. The eldest son grew up.

Therefore, with their support, the situation was temporarily stabilized, but this was when Rob Stark was still alive.

If he died, it would not be an easy task to put a Bran Stark they had never known before, and let them kneel down and call His Majesty.

Therefore, these concessions are inevitable.

The effect is also very good, at least for now.

As for what happens in the future, people are already dead anyway, so who cares?
After explaining these things, Rob Stark seemed to have let go of a heavy burden, and his mental state improved a lot.

He didn't weaken quickly, and even after two days of rest, he walked out of the room he hadn't left since he was unconscious for the first time, making the guards following him burst into tears.

As the guards of the Stark family and the people of Winterfell, how could they not hope that Rob Stark's health would improve?

But anyone with a little experience knows that this is the last flashback before a person leaves this world.

In most cases, if there is no such stage, and you are just lingering, it means that you can still be saved, and you can still live, but if this happens...

It is the most sensible choice to prepare for the afterlife in advance.

……

Snowflakes had already covered the walls of Harrenhal. It was the same problem that Clay encountered in Riverrun. The army didn't bring any winter clothes at all. It rained before, but it was only a little damp and cold.

But the blowing snow, coupled with the pervasive cold wind, caught the defenders by surprise.

Although Harrenhal was large, but because it had been abandoned for a long time, most of the buildings in the city had basically been destroyed in the wars that took place in Harrenhal in the past dynasties.

But now, once the cold wind came, the soldiers soon discovered that the wood they used for heating was not as much as they had imagined.

This is not like a normal city. Because the house has no water, as long as it is demolished, it will be good firewood.

Most of Harrenhal is no-man's land, and even if there are a few ruined houses, they are already drenched in the rain, with mildew all over them.

This kind of wood is difficult to ignite, because its internal water content is almost several times that of ordinary wood.

It can barely be ignited, not to mention the fire is not big, and the smoke is billowing, and the user experience is very poor.

The Taiwen army under the city was relatively better. After the rain, it was sunny for two or three days. These two or three days were enough to evaporate the water in the forest, especially the water on the surface of the trees.

Therefore, people in the western region only need to use an ax and enough wood as firewood to keep themselves warm.

The inside of the city is even worse than the outside of the city. This is the case in the Seven Kingdoms, that is, in Harrenhal.

On this day, Robb Stark felt that his body had recovered a bit, and his spirit was not bad. He ate a small piece of lamb leg for the first time in the morning.

He knew that his time was running out. Since his state today was the peak since his injury, he had to use up his last value.

So, regardless of the objections of any guards, Rob Stark ordered his guards to lead him, step by step, up the scarred east gate of Harrenhal.

This city gate is where Robb Stark shot an arrow.

Tywin Lannister's army has always been attacking at this gate.

Due to the terrain, more troops can be accommodated in front of the city gate, so the pressure on the defensive side is greater, and fewer people can die on the offensive side.

The armies of both sides fought back and forth for the city gate many times.

The gates changed hands repeatedly, each time leaving Harrenhal's east gate filled with corpses.

Even with Harrenhal's over-standard project back then, one of the original two heavy gates had been completely scrapped. During an attack, the Lannisters who were directly attacked were torn down when they retreated. Shipped away.

The remaining one, even the heavy city gate wrapped in iron sheets, is now crumbling.

Logically speaking, the northerners could completely seal the city gate and the north gate with a pile of rubbish, but that also meant that they could not escape at all.

Harrenhal is not Winterfell. In the capital of the North, Rob Stark will definitely order it to do so, but here, they just want to go home. Harrenhal has already lost a king, and they don't want to Die the second one.

Wearing thick leather gloves, Robb Stark lay on the palm of the snow he had just crushed into a ball.

Because the gloves are thick, he can't feel the cold, but there is no warmth in Robb Stark's heart.

It was all white to the eye, and soldiers shivered in the cold wind, gathered around campfires that were belching smoke that made it hard to breathe.

They could not leave the walls, for the Lannisters might attack at any moment.

But because of the towering city walls, the wind speed is very strong, even if you hide yourself behind the battlements, it won't help.

Even if a bonfire is lit in front of you, this is still a state of being warmed in front of the fire and chilled in the back.

The soldiers were all sniffing, and no one came up to talk to him, the king.

It wasn't that they saw that Robb Stark wasn't excited, but that it was really too cold. Once they stood up, the heat that was so hard to gather in front of them would completely dissipate.

There is no heat, and the body cools down completely. In case of illness, I don't know if I can wake up the next morning.

These days, the non-combat loss of personnel due to cold and illness alone has reached a shocking level, but Jon Amber didn't want to stimulate the dying King of the North too much, so he didn't tell him.

"I feel sorry for them, Domilik."

Robb Stark sighed, and said to the worried guard next to him.

This guard followed all the way from Winterfell. After so many battles, he has long become a man of few words. He just shook his head and whispered to the king's words:
"Your Majesty, don't think so much, they are all willing."

Rob Stark shook his head slightly. What he, Rob Stark, did, people later had their own evaluations in their hearts, he couldn't control it, and he didn't care.

He was just regretting that so many outstanding northern soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but died silently in this biting snowstorm.

This is not the death of a soldier, it is undignified.

Robb Stark thought so.

"How long has it been? Why is the riverland so cold? Is winter already here? I don't know what Winterfell looks like now."

Robb Stark looked at the gradually whitening world, full of emotion.

People of their generation are all children of summer, and since they were born, they don't know what the so-called cold winter looks like.

Just as he was thinking, the sound of heavy horns resounded throughout the city.

Desolate, miserable, frightening.

Although his body had become as thin as a bone, when Robb Stark heard the sound of the horn, he subconsciously touched the long sword at his waist.

But he felt empty, his body could no longer bear the weight of the long sword.

The body was forcibly tensed, and Rob Stark asked sharply:

"What's the matter? Has the Lannister attacked the city?"

The sound of the trumpet just now was a signal sent by the northern army to warn its comrades when it encountered an enemy attack.

But the problem is, Robb Stark is standing on the city now, even if it is snowing, he can still see the situation outside the city clearly, and the Lannister barracks is not too violently active.

If the army is coming to attack, why can't I see anything?
The guard Domilik was also confused, but the shrill horns from the southeast of the city came again and again. Except for the trumpeter who drank too much, he would only do this if there was a real enemy.

The question is, where does the northern army get the wine now?

So, what's going on?
"Your Majesty, this place is dangerous, please return to the city immediately."

The guard Domilik's mind turned quickly, and it was like sending Robb Stark back to the lord's room in the Burning King Tower at the first moment.

In theory, Harrenhal's defense is the strongest there, because the enemy can only enter after everyone is dead.

"Get out, go and see what's going on, and then come back and tell me, I'll wait for you in the tower in front, just leave me two guards."

To put it in the past, Robb Stark would have kicked it up.

However, he struggled to control his leg muscles and was unable to lift his foot past his knee.

He is too weak.

"His Majesty……"

"Get out! If the Lannisters really attack, everyone will die. Do what you have to do, you are a fighter, Domilik!"

Robb Stark raised his hand and gave him a feeble push.

At this point in time, the soldiers huddled together because of the cold, and the defense was the most slack. Once Lannister made achievements at this time, it might tear a hole in the defense line.

There are currently only 800 people in the city in the northern border, and the number of soldiers capable of fighting must be less than this number.

There is no way for this kind of person to fight a large-scale hand-to-hand battle with Lannister.

Harrenhal is too big. Once the number of people is too small, it means that the defense line of Harrenhal that has been guarding them for several months is completely undefended. With the wind leaking everywhere, once Tywin Lannister launches a general attack, they will only be defeated. .

The Lannisters must not be allowed in!
(End of this chapter)