Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 47 Sea Power
After the initial strangeness dissipated, the sense of boredom brought by the unchanged sea surface and the dizziness caused by the turbulence in the wind and waves came to Clay together.

Although he passed out once on the ship back to Westeros, this time, Clay still felt a little uncomfortable.

In Clay's eyes, the originally spacious cabin became so cramped that he could almost suffocate him. The ninja felt the vomit in his throat. Clay pushed open the heavy cabin door and walked out, hoping that the howling sea wind would dispel some of it. His fainting.

Walking out of the cabin, Clay shivered at the temperature of the evening sea surface in Bite Bay. When he saw him appear, the clever guards had already put a cloak on him.

Nodding to the guard, Clay looked at the calm deck and asked, "Where's Captain Ston?"

Wearing a thin layer of clothes, the guard who didn't feel cold at all because of being busy stretched out his hand to point to the wooden platform behind the stern:

"Captain Ston is up there, do you need me to take you there?"

The guard looked at the shaky Master Clay, and asked out of concern.

Waving his hand, although it was still a little uncomfortable, the strong physical fitness of the demon hunter would give an upper limit to this discomfort, and Clay could still accept it.

Stepping on the wooden stairs to the high platform, the figures of the captain of the guard and Captain Ston appeared in his vision.

The last ray of crimson sunlight is about to disappear on the sea west of Bite Bay, leaving only the sound of waves in layers.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Captain Ston and the captain of the guard turned around. It seemed that they were talking about something just now. Seeing that it was Clay coming up, the captain of the guard hurried over.

"Master, why are you here?"

Some people are seasick, and their bodies are prone to illness. If the sea breeze blows, it will be a big trouble if they fall ill on this ship that lacks medical care and medicine, the captain of the guard thought in his heart.

But his worries were superfluous. The demon hunter's mutated body allowed Clay to be immune to most diseases, so he wouldn't fall ill just by being blown by the sea breeze.

"It's okay, come up and blow some air, it's really stuffy in the cabin."

Clay didn't want to hear too many caring words that were not nutritious, so he changed the subject directly.

"Two, what were you talking about just now, can I listen?"

Although it was a pleading tone, on this ship, Clay was the out-and-out commander, the one who didn't have any moisture at all. Besides, as far as his status was concerned, no one on this ship could refuse his offer. Require.

"Of course, my lord."

Captain Ston, with a rough style, smiled, and shared with Clay the topic they had just discussed.

"We are talking about the ship under our feet, my lord, do you know anything about our fleet in White Harbor?"

Clay really can only say that he doesn't know about this question. He has been busy with various things since he returned to Westeros, and he doesn't actually know much about family affairs.

He only vaguely knew that there was a small-scale fleet in White Harbor, but he didn't know exactly how many and what configuration it was.

Seeing the young master shaking his head, Captain Ston could only patiently popularize the knowledge of the White Harbor Fleet with his young master.

"Young Master, the current fleet of our White Harbor was actually built by the Earl alone. There are a total of 10 galleons, 12 longships, and 2 rowboats."

"In the whole of Westeros, where does our fleet rank?"

"It's hard to say, but at least Lord Stannis's royal fleet can easily crush us. Their number of warships is three times that of mine. Oh, and there are Lannister and Tyrell, both of which have different strengths." inferior to our fleet."

Clay nodded, which was basically consistent with his guess, but he found that Captain Ston missed a very important point.

"What about the Iron Islands?"

Unexpectedly, Captain Ston shrugged, spread his hands, and said helplessly:
"They? The ones I mentioned just now are probably about the same as them, and those iron breeders don't know anything, they can build ships. I believe that given them some time, two hundred ships can be easily produced."

Clay knew that the Iron Fleet was the number one navy in Westeros, but he didn't expect there to be such a big gap. In naval battles, excluding the interference of all other factors, at this level of technology, the battle in naval battles is all about the number of warships.

"Besides, the level of our sailors is not as high as those of the Iron Fleet. It can't be helped. There is not much land in the place where they stay. Many people live and eat on the ship for a month or two. "

This is really nothing wrong, it's just like letting the Westeros compete with the Dothraki in horsemanship, pure bullying.

The ambition to cross the narrow sea that had just arisen in Clay's heart was instantly wiped out, but he still didn't give up and asked:
"The Iron Fleet is so strong, how did the Greyjoy Rebellion be put down by King Robert?"

"Oh, that's another story. Young master, do you know Lord Stannis, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Fleet? He commanded the Fairy Island naval battle that almost wiped out the Iron Fleet."

"There is a saying that if Lord Stannis hadn't wiped out the Iron Fleet, King Robert's army would have had nothing to do but stand on the shore, let alone bring down the walls of Pyke."

Speaking of the Fairy Island naval battle, Captain Ston suddenly became interested, and very excitedly told Clay about the course of the war that year.

To put it simply, Duke Stannis sent a bait to lure the Iron Fleet to the narrow strip between Fairy Island and the mainland, and then used the terrain to command the Royal Fleet to seal the exit from north to south.

After a scuffle, only a dozen ships of the Iron Fleet broke out of the encirclement and escaped. The rest were sunk on Fairy Island by the hard-hearted Duke Stannis.

After destroying the Iron Fleet, the Baratheon royal family gained the sea dominance of the entire Westeros in one fell swoop. In the subsequent war, Robert could fight as he wanted, because he could land anywhere in the Iron Islands at any time.

Maybe Captain Ston himself didn't realize that in the war he described, the importance of sea power was highlighted vividly.

Taking the northern border as an example, the natural barrier of the neck is indeed vulnerable, but that is for traditional land warfare.

If it is the navy, what natural dangers do not exist at all, and the neck is hard to walk?I can go around it!
How did Theon Greyjoy break into Winterfell?He didn't lay down the neck and go all the way north. He landed directly on the almost undefended western coastline of the northern border, and killed the city directly when it was at its weakest.

Even if it was an inland city, then his hometown, White Harbor, was directly by the sea. If a war broke out, the Mandalay family must leave enough garrison troops in this fifth largest city in Westeros.

In the absence of sea control, if you don't keep enough troops here, it will be tantamount to handing over White Harbor to the opponent. You must know that more than half of the strength of the Mandalay family is supported by the wealth of White Harbor.

It seems that I have to suggest to the old man to spend money to get a stronger navy in the future, tsk, I am really a prodigal...

(End of this chapter)