Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 144
Under Ed's painstaking efforts, today's winter shelter town has military camps, forges and stables, not far from the upper reaches of the White Knife River, and a shipyard.Winterfell has established a complete medieval military industry system.

The head of the forge, Mikken, the blacksmiths Walter, Caron and others lead blacksmiths and blacksmith apprentices to forge weapons and armor every day. Winterfell has sufficient plate armor, chain mail, ring armor, swords, long spears, bows and arrows, etc.

Hullen, the head of the stables, was responsible for the breeding of fine stallions. Winterfell brought in fine horses from the Streamland, White Harbor and even the Dothraki tribe across the Narrow Sea. Under Ed's guidance, the number of war horses increased.

The plow horse is an important livestock for the tenant farmers of the Stark Manor, used for plowing and farming.

The captain of the Winterfell Guards, Jory Cassel, and the coach of Winterfell, Roderick Cassel, trained soldiers, cavalry and crossbowmen in the barracks. Trained ranks.

Outside the gate of Winterfell, the financial advisor Kral showed Ed the maple syrup in a glass bottle with the Direwolf emblem of the Stark family on the glass bottle.

"Lord Ed, maple syrup is so precious, it is a special product in the north, only Winterfell has the technology to refine maple syrup, whether it is Braavos Sea King, King Robert, the Archbishop, the nobles of the Reach, the Academy All the doctors are full of praise for maple syrup. Maple syrup paired with swan meat and salmon has become a new favorite on the table of nobles."

"I think the price of maple syrup must be high. I plan to price this bottle of maple syrup at sixty silver stags. What do you think?"

"This price is not appropriate." Ed told Claire, "I heard that many nobles and wealthy businessmen are willing to pay a golden dragon for the first night right of a prostitute in a brothel. I think a bottle of maple syrup should also be at this price."

Clare smiled exaggeratedly, "A golden dragon and a bottle of maple syrup? Sir Ed, is the price too expensive?"

Ed said indifferently: "This is a luxury, if you can't afford it, don't buy it."

Only expensive things can attract nobles and wealthy merchants. Many nobles and wealthy merchants in King's Landing, Old Town, and Pentos prefer swan meat, larks and quail, not because these things are delicious, but simply because they are expensive.If the price of maple syrup is cheap, it will not arouse the desire of the nobles to spend money.

In the past, the goods exported from the north were only wool, wood and animal skins. Today, Winterfell has fine salt, maple syrup, blueberry wine, vodka, cinnabar ink, medicine, perfume, soap, wood carvings, and glass.
The profits of these commodities are very high. The Winterfell workshop can bring Ed a large amount of silver stag and golden dragon income every day. Money can help the northern border survive the cold winter and deal with external threats such as wildlings.

Maester Luwin pulled out a few letters from his sleeve.

"Lord Ed, a letter from Maggie Mormont, Countess of Bear Island, said that many people from the Frozen Coast crossed the Frozen Bay in canoes and rafts, and tried to land on the northern coast of Bear Island. Repel, and some of the Frozen Shores are taken captive."

"Winterfell's Captain Howard at Greenguard sent a letter saying that some wildlings tried to cross Seal Bay in canoes and tried to land on Skagne and Skagos Islands. However, most of the wildling ships were taken by Winterfell. The longboats and fishing boats deployed at Donghaiwatch were destroyed, and the savage army that appeared outside Donghaiwatch escaped into the ghost forest."

According to Ed's suggestion, the Night Watchman Legion stood firm on the Great Wall and did not go out to fight. Once Ed arrived with the Winterfell army, it was time to eliminate the wildlings.

Laresa, an apprentice from the school city, appeared in front of Ed wearing leather armor, a yew longbow on her shoulder, and a dagger hanging from her waist.

"Lord Ed, I request to fight side by side with Winterfell."

Laresa is a handsome black mixed-race boy, 14 years old this year. He claims that his father is a fisherman in Dorne and his mother is a female captain of the Summer Islands.

Theon, Domeric, Jon and Robb often train with Laresa. Laresa's shooting skills are admired by the children. In the eyes of the bachelors of Winterfell, Laresa is also extremely smart. The bachelors It is generally believed that it is only a matter of time before Laresa becomes a maester in the future.

According to Theon's description, Laresa never refused to take a bath in the godswood, and always avoided people when she peed. Theon viciously mocked Laresa as an eunuch.In fact, Ed knew in his heart that Laresa was a girl at all, and her real identity was one of the illegitimate daughters of Prince Oberon, the Red Viper of Dorne, a Sand Snake.

Ed once suspected that Laresa's appearance in Winterfell was a conspiracy by the Red Viper.Although the girl disguised herself as a man, she did not do anything wrong.Ed felt that Laresa disguised herself as a man in order to pursue knowledge and dreamed of becoming a bachelor. Coincidentally, because the academy wanted to study the unicorns of Winterfell, she came here with the bachelor, assistant bachelor and apprentices. Winterfell.

Ed was surprised that Laresa wanted to go beyond the Great Wall to participate in the war against the wildlings.

"Laresa, you are a Dornishman, why do you want to participate in the dispute between the northern border and the wildlings?"

Laresa smiled, showing her perfect white teeth.

"Lord Ed, you and Mrs. Caitlin took good care of me during Winterfell. Robb, Jon, Sansa, Arya, and Bran are all my friends. I am willing to fight for Winterfell." war."

"I have always been a person who pursues challenges. I have come to Winterfell, the holy land of the King of the North. I am very close to the Great Wall at the end of the world. I request to follow the army to experience the Great Wall with my own eyes. Savage!"

Ed agreed to Laresa's request, and then Osha, the wild woman, appeared in front of Ed.

"Lord Ed, when I was in Winterfell, Stark treated me like family, and I am willing to fight for Winterfell. I have crossed the Great Wall many times, and I am familiar with many places outside the Great Wall. Please bring it, Lord Ed I."

On the same day, under the watchful eyes of Caitlin, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon Jr., Ed led [-] cavalry from Winterfell and [-] cavalry from the Barren Mounds, and went north along the king's road. The direwolves walked at night. And the sun clears the way ahead.Thousands of residents of the winter town welcomed Duke Eddard and the northern army to leave.

Some adopted sons of Rockseed appeared in the team, such as Paulson Stern, heir to Driftwood Hall, and Joseph Claure, heir to Abyss Castle.In addition, there are 100 female nurses trained by Winterfell.

The northern army walked for more than ten days, passed through the long Stark territory, advanced along the long lake, and entered the territory of the Amber family.

The Umber family has always hated the wildlings. Although Eddard did not recruit the vassals of the North, Greatjon Umber took his son Little Jon and five hundred Umber cavalry to join the Northern Army.

"Master Ed, we must beat the ass of the savages and let them flee back to the mountains howling."

A few days later, Earl Rickard Karstark led [-] Cahoe City cavalry to catch up with the northern army at a place a day's ride away from Houcrown Town.

"The Karstarks are of the same blood as the Starks, and the Karstarks must fight alongside Winterfell."

With the addition of cavalry from the Umber family and the Karstark family, the number of the northern army exceeded [-]. Ed led the northern army to the land-grant Houcrown Town.

Once upon a time, due to the decline of the Night Watchman Legion, wildling raiders ran around the land grant like mice, abducting women and children, and killing men. The people of the land grant fled to the south one after another, and Houguan Town was once reduced to ruins.

After Ed and the Night Watch Corps reached an in-depth cooperation, the land-grant actually fell into the hands of Winterfell. Under the operation of Winterfell, the Juntun manor sprung up in the land-grant like mushrooms after rain.

After the implementation of the ban on salt, the sale of illegal salt is strictly prohibited in the northern border, and the hidden population can no longer hide.Many farmers, herdsmen, and fishermen who hid in the nearby mountains and wilderness chose to migrate to Houcrown Town and accept the protection of Winterfell.Today, Houguan Town has more than 1 residents.

Ed saw that the people in the manor were using the curved plows and carts invented by Ed to plow the fields. Potatoes, beans, berries, rapeseed, and corn all had a good harvest, and the warehouse was full of oats and corn.

The person in charge of Winterfell in Houcrown is Thomas, who is affectionately called "Fat Tom" by Ed's children.Houguan Town can have today's scale, thanks to Thomas.

Three hundred cavalrymen from the Houguan town army joined the northern army, and the northern army continued to march towards Castle Black.

Ed was delighted to find that many manors and villages had sprung up between Crown Town and Castle Black's land-grant, and the land-grant was recovering in full swing.

The population of Mole Village outside Castle Black has also increased a lot, reaching the scale of thousands of people. When the northern army passed by the famous brothel of Mole Village, the prostitutes blew kisses one after another.

Lord Bear Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night Watch, Maester Aemon, Chief Ranger Benjen Stark, Castle Black Instructor Alliser Thorne, Chief Bursar Bowen Marsh, Chief Craftsman Othel Yawick, etc. People, in the courtyard of Castle Black, greeted Ed's arrival.

The direwolf walked at night, and the sunlight shocked the officials of the night watchman. Today's direwolf is far bigger than a wolf, and can bite the throat of a war horse in one bite.

Ed got off his horse, and Elder Xiong said excitedly, "Lord Ed, the army from the north has finally arrived. Wildling cavalry often appear outside the Great Wall north of Castle Black. There have been many times. I want to lead troops to attack."

"If you attack rashly, you will fall into Mance Rayder's tricks." Ed told Elder Xiong, "With the strength of the Night Watchmen alone, even if the wildlings are defeated, the Night Watchmen will suffer heavy losses. The northern army will cooperate with the Night Watchmen, Fight alongside."

Alliser Thorne, the coach of Castle Black, was known for his bitterness. He chuckled and said, "Lord Stark, the army of the North? How can I see that only the Starks, Ambers and Karstarks Flag. Is there only such a few nobles in the northern border? I can see that the number of these cavalry will not exceed [-]."

"I estimate the number of northern cavalry to be 4000." Bowen Marsh, the Chief of General Affairs who was always good at calculations, gave a more accurate answer.

Bowen Marsh turned to Ed and said politely, "Lord Ed, I don't mean to offend, but I'm worried that the wildlings' army is tens of thousands, and only a few thousand cavalry from the north can really defeat the wildlings?"

Ed smiled and said, "How many cavalry do the savages have? How many armored soldiers? Don't worry, since I'm here, I'm sure I'll win."

Blacksmith Donal Noye was not part of the leadership of the Night's Watch. He had the neck of a bull and the paunch of a barrel. He was unshaven and missing an arm. However, he enjoys high prestige because he was once the blacksmith of House Baratheon of Storm's End.

Even King Robert's famous warhammer that killed Prince Rhaegar was made by Donal Noye. In addition, Donal Noye and King Robert, Minister of Justice Renly, and Lord of the Sea Stannis They all have a deep friendship.

Although Donal Noye was not a nobleman, his friend was either a king or a duke. Such a character, in front of the night watchman officials, naturally spoke.

Donna Noye said harshly: "Duke Ed brought a large army to the aid of Castle Black, and you guys are still picky, who cares about the Night's Watch besides the northern border? Thorne, you despise the reinforcements from the northern border Little, go fuck yourself to deal with the enemy!"

Alliser Thorne shook his head in embarrassment, and other high-ranking officers of the Night Watch Legion chose to remain silent. Bunyan said: "We should call a battle meeting immediately, let the brothers in the north eat and feed their war horses."

Chief Bursar Bowen Marsh led the stewards and placed the northern cavalry in the fortress of Castle Black. The empty fortress was instantly filled with warriors, and it was very lively.

In the hall of Castle Black, Elder Bear, Ed, Bunyan, and Maester Aemon held a battle meeting together, officials of Castle Black, Earl Greatjon Umber of the North, Rickard Karstark The earl attended the meeting.

Glasses of ale were placed on the table, and Ed drank it down.

"Lord Mormont, where are the wildlings encamped?"

Elder Xiong shook his head helplessly, "If I had sent out rangers normally, I would have been able to grasp the enemy's exact movements. However, according to Lord Ed's suggestion, we had already stopped patrolling the rangers and just sent soldiers to patrol the Great Wall."

If they were patrolling normally, the rangers must have suffered heavy losses. The rangers would either be lost in the hands of the wildlings, or they would be attacked and killed by the ghosts.It's just that today's Night Watch Corps has not realized the threat of the White Walkers.

Maester Aemon said: "Fortunately, Eastwatch, the brothers of the night watchmen from the Shadow Tower and Castle Black, can catch some wildling raiders who crossed the Great Wall from time to time. We questioned some whereabouts. The wildlings of Mance Rayder The army is now mainly scattered in Frostfang, Haunted Forest, Frozen Coast and Harden."

Clydas, the affairs officer of Bachelor Aemon, sent a map beyond the Great Wall. Ed looked at the map. Difficult Village was located in Stott's Corner in the east, facing the Frozen Coast and Bear Island across the sea. He frowned and said, "I Bachelor Meng, do you mean that wildlings are all over the Great Wall?"

The ranger Sauron Smallwood snorted softly, and said disdainfully: "Master Ed, this is just information from the interrogation of wildling captives. Who knows if these bastards are lying? Wildlings are born liars and thieves. They have no honor." It's a shame, even if this kind of person falls into the hands of the night watchman, he may still tell a lie until he dies."

Benyan Stark said: "I personally questioned some savages, and some savages are still imprisoned in the dungeon. I don't think the savages are lying. The savage army brought families, drove cattle and sheep, and brought a large number of daily necessities and food. The savage army is actually a coalition of multiple settlements, Mance scattered them in different places outside the Great Wall, waiting for an opportunity to break through from multiple places on the Great Wall, this is a very cunning strategy."

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