Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 147 Marching Beyond the Great Wall

Under the gaze of Castle Black's heart tree, Bunyan patted Devon on the shoulder.

"Devon, with you as your guide, entering the Haunted Forest, the Northern Army and the brothers of the Night Watchman will definitely be able to eliminate the enemies in the Haunted Forest. You don't often brag, you can tell the difference by closing your eyes and smelling just by smelling." Every tree in the Haunted Forest?"

Devon is going to take the captain of the Winterfell guards, Jory Cassel, and the leader of the rock species, Billy Stern, a thousand rock species warriors of Raytheon Magna, into the ghost forest.Devon smashed his wooden teeth, and said in confusion: "It is said that rock species cannibalize people, so they won't eat me?"

Leisen Magna said with a smirk: "Old man, you are skinny, what do you eat? Yanzhong is very picky about food, it must be white and beautiful, with strong muscles and bones, plus cumin, cinnamon and peppercorns , cook slowly, the taste is delicious!"

Old Bear Mormont said: "The rock warriors have returned to Winterfell. They are warriors from the north. They don't know how to eat people, right? Lord Ed?" Elder Bear looked at Ed, obviously he Not sure.

Ed smiled and said: "The rock species cannibalism is just a legend. It is the same as the strange ghost who married the savage and gave birth to a half-human, half-ghost monster. It belongs to the legend. The night watchman should not be afraid of the rock species. The night watchman should remember , In history, Rock Species even served as the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch Corps."

These words made the officials of the night watchman explode in an instant.

Bowen Marsh frowned. "Is there such a thing?"

Soren Smallwood pursed his lips, "Is this impossible?"

Alliser Thorne disdainfully said, "Nonsense! How can Rockborn be the Lord Commander of the Night Watch?"

Maester Aemon said, "My lords, according to the historical records of the Night Watch Legion, in the history of the Night Watch, a warrior from the Crow clan of Abyss Fort once served as the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch Legion. Driftwood Hall A warrior of Clan Stern, who was once Chief Ranger of the Night's Watch."

Ranger officials were shocked.Billy Stern, the leader of the Driftwood Hall, let out a hearty laugh, "I didn't expect our family to have night watchman rangers! Did this Stern patrol on a unicorn back then?"

Rayson Magna from the King's Hall and Billy Stern from the Driftwood Hall came to Castle Black with an army of rock species. Those who stayed behind on Skaggs Island were Donald Claure of Abyss Castle and others Leader of the Rock Tribe.

Donald Klauer is the nephew of the Rock King. In order to divide the Klauer clan, Ed gave Donald the Abyss Fort.The rock species is known for its perseverance and strength, but Donald is an unusual one in the rock species. He has a ruddy complexion, a big belly, and is extremely cowardly. Ed does not doubt Donald's loyalty, but he does not have the ability of Rayson and Billy.

Now that the Rock King is colluding with Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, and the Rock King is running around in the mountains of Skagos Island, Ed doubts whether Donald can resist the Rock King's attack.

Fortunately, there are leaders of other tribes on Skagos Island, such as Ace Ice Dragon, Gwen Frost and others. Ed believes that these tribes work together, and it will be difficult for the King of Rock to cause a storm.

Under the gaze of Castle Black's Heart Tree, Ed assigned tasks to Jory Cassel, Colin Halfhand, Black Donner, the leader of the Mountain Clan, Middle Riddle, Great Barrel Wall, and the leader of the Rock Species. Lan stood aside, and Ed didn't ask at all.

Ferran was a little depressed. He stroked the keel bow, "Master Ed, since I followed Lord Ed on Skagos Island, I have faced dozens of battles with rock species, and I have never fallen behind. Now I am under the Great Wall of Despair. , Facing the savage army, why didn't Master Ed send me to fight?"

Ed took the map, "Ferlan, you are now the husband of Mrs. Ballet Barrenton. When I left Barrenton, Mrs. Ballet told me to take good care of you."

Back then, Mrs. Ballet's ex-husband, William Dustin, followed Ed in a bloody battle and died under the Tower of Joy. Mrs. Ballet hated Ed for many years.Now that Ballet has finally met her true love Ferran, Ed doesn't want her to lose another husband.

After Barbaret married Phelan, many of Ed's policies were expected to be supported by Streamland and Barrentown.If Phelan was killed or injured in the war, Ballet, who dared to love and dare to hate, would probably start to hate Ed and Winterfell again.

Ferran was not satisfied with Ed's explanation, "Master Ed, I will fight with you on the battlefield to kill the enemy. Who can ride and shoot better than me?"

As a new aristocrat in the northern border, Ferran's title and reputation are all forged with real swords and guns. Now he is married to Mrs. Ballerina. The huge difference in status between the two makes Ferran eager to make more achievements on the battlefield. So as to enhance his title to make himself worthy of ballet.

At Phelan's insistence, Ed had no choice but to agree.

"With [-] scouts, you go out of the Great Wall of Despair and go straight to the Fist of the First Men, clear the enemies along the way, kill every wildling scout, and after the Fist of the First Men receives the army and establish a camp, you take your scouts along the Milky River Backtracking investigation."

Ferran smiled, "Master Ed, don't worry, I will not let you down, these enemies are like mud, they are trampled under my feet."

Ed frowned, "Don't underestimate the enemy, the enemies beyond the Great Wall are not limited to wildlings, there may be ghosts, skinchangers, and even giants, you must be prepared for all kinds of things. You are not familiar with the Great Wall, follow what I send you guide's advice."

Bunyan said: "I took the night watchman rangers and scouted with Ferran. I can just act as a guide."

Boss Xiong waved his hand, "Bunyan, you are the chief ranger. We have arrived at the Fist of the First Men. There must be other tasks for you. How can you go? Let Sir Jeremy Lake go."

If Ed had to choose, he would not choose Jeremy Lake. Compared with Bunyan, Halfhand, and Devin, this person's ability is too mediocre. He was born in the Lake family in Duskendale Town, and he used to play for the King's Landing Capital Defense Team. He held a high position in the Night Watch Corps relying on his seniority and noble origin, and his abilities were far inferior to Halfhand, Devon and others who were born as civilians.

But when Old Xiong spoke up, Ed couldn't object directly, after all, this was a war between the Night Watchman and the Northern Territory.

Ed cautiously said: "Sir Jeremy is familiar with the terrain of the Milky River Valley?"

Old Xiong nodded, "Sir Jeremy has rich experience, Lord Ed, don't worry."

The war is approaching, some brothers of the Night Watchman went to the church to pray to the drunken Sister Celeda, soldiers and nobles from the north prayed together in front of the heart tree, some brothers of the Night Watchman chose to go to the brothel in Mole Village to enjoy the pleasure of fish and water.The war made everyone feel the threat of death, and many people never came back once they set out on the journey.

The night watchman went to the brothel in Mole Village, which was also a kind of broken oath, but no one cared.Since the business of prostitutes was so good, they began to raise their prices, and some soldiers even came up with the idea of ​​the Winterfell Nurses Corps.

One hundred female nurses trained by Winterfell went out with the army. Their average age was 15 years old. Some soldiers had never seen nurses and thought these little girls were camp prostitutes.

"Hey, this chick is so beautiful! She actually went to Castle Black to work as a prostitute."

Chett, the night watchman's affairs officer, was drunk, hugged a nurse's waist, and groped up and down lewdly.

Chett, the Clerk, had boils all over his face and a pink tumor on his neck, which was ugly.

Chitt is the clerk who serves Maester Aemon. Maester Aemon is old, and the responsibility of taking care of the ravens and going out with the army falls on Chitt.

Considering that he might lose his life on the battlefield, Chett also wanted to spend money to find prostitutes in Mole Village to have sex before going on the battlefield. Unfortunately, he lost all his money in the bet. There, I asked for some ale, and at Sanzhihub in the kitchen, I asked for some beer.

At that time, Qi Te was sent to the Great Wall because he killed the girl he was pursuing.The drunk Chett saw Sheila, the nurse in Winterfell, and immediately hugged Sheila, groping around.

"How much is this little camp prostitute worth? It's been a long time since I played with such a beautiful girl."

Sheila struggled, "Let me go!"

"Let go of that girl!" Jon Snow rushed over, knocking Chett to the ground.

Sheila is one of the twin daughters of Joseth, the stable master of Winterfell. Joseth is the deputy of Hullen, the master of the stables. They are all servants of Winterfell and are very familiar with Ed's children.

As soon as Jon saw Sheila being bullied, he rushed over and rescued Sheila.

Chett stood up from the ground dazedly, waiting for Jon Snow, "Who are you? I'm flirting with a camp prostitute, what's the matter next to you?"

Jon Snow said indifferently: "My uncle is Benyan Stark."

Sheila adjusted her messy clothes in disgust, "You are the camp prostitute! I am a nurse!"

Benyan Stark is the chief ranger of the night watchman, and it is obviously not something that Chett can provoke. When he heard that Jon claimed to be Benyan's nephew, Chett immediately respected him a lot.

"Benyan is your uncle? Are you the heir to Winterfell, Robb Stark?"

Theon on the side heard it, and said with a smirk: "I'm afraid you are a fool, this is Lord Ed's illegitimate son, Jon Snow."

When Chett heard this, his expression immediately changed, "Cut! I thought it was the young master of the Stark family! It turned out to be an illegitimate child! Since he is an illegitimate child, don't pretend to be a noble young master in front of me."

Jon Snow was very angry, and Chett was about to leave swaggeringly when a huge figure knocked him to the ground.

When Chett regained his senses, the direwolf's nocturnal walk and sunlight had enveloped him, and the sharp fangs cut a gash in Chett's face.

"Help!" Chett wet his trousers and ran away, everyone roared with laughter.

Bunyan leaned in front of Ed, "Brother, I didn't expect that our Stark family really owned a direwolf. Who is training them? Is it the beast tamer Frank?"

Ed smiled, "I raised the two little wolves with my own hands. In the future, Sunshine and Night Walk will give birth to little wolves, and I plan to distribute them to the children."

Mance Rayder, the king beyond the Wall, may have skinchangers. At that time, the northern border and the night watchman army may encounter shadow lynxes, snow bears, wild boars and other beasts controlled by shapechangers in the wasteland. Ed hopes that the ice field will Wolves can fight back.

The detection and deterrence role of the direwolf cannot be underestimated. Ed believes that the direwolf will become his trump card.

Considering that the nurse group might be harassed by soldiers, Ed ordered Laresa, Jon, Robb, and Osha, the female wildling, to lead the soldiers of Winterfell to protect the nurses.

The female savage Osha held the long sword, "Master Ed, don't worry, any man who dares to bully the nurse sisters, I will castrate them!"

Laresa held the bow and arrow, "I am happy to protect these kind and lovely nurses."

Ed told the night watchman and the nobles of the northern border, "pass down the order, those who disrespect the nurses will be castrated at least, and executed at worst."

These nurses were all trained by the "Pulsatilla" Bachelor Norman of Winterfell. On the battlefield, the nurses will use medical alcohol, bandages, and herbs to save lives and heal the wounded. This is a great advantage of the northern border.

Since Maester Aemon was too old to go to battle, and his steward Chett could not read, Eddard chose Domilik to manage the ravens and write letters.

Domilik looked up at the eagle, "Lord Ed, if this eagle is really a skinchanger, none of our ravens will be able to fly back, right?"

Ed said: "A skinchanger can usually only control one eagle, and can release a few more ravens. It is impossible for an eagle to catch up to every raven."

Having said that, Ed actually has no idea. Who knows how many skinchangers Mance Rayder has under his command?

The next day, on the [-]-foot-high gray-blue cliff of the Impassable Great Wall, the ancient winter wolf horn of the North was sounded. Under the watchful eyes of the weirwood heart tree, the army of the North and the Night Watch set out one after another.

The first team to set off is six hundred Winterfell scouts and a small number of night watchman rangers led by Phelan and the ranger Sir Jeremy Lake. They will wipe out the enemies from the Great Wall to the Fist of the First Men. Set up a camp on the peak to welcome the arrival of the main force.

The second team set out, led by Colin Halfhand, led by one hundred Shadow Tower rangers, two hundred Winterfell cavalry and one thousand mountain clan infantry. Drive out of Frostfang.

The third team is the team going to the Ghost Forest. This team is commanded by the captain of the Winterfell guards, Jory Cassel. as a guide.This army will wipe out the enemies in the Ghost Forest, wipe out the wildlings outside Eastwatch and Greenguard, and force the army of wildlings in the jungle to migrate north.

According to Ed's instructions, the coalition forces of the Northern Territory and the Night Watchman Legion should shoot and kill wildling enemies who resist with weapons. However, for those wildlings who put down their weapons and are willing to surrender, they must capture as many prisoners as possible and send them back The Great Wall of Desperation.

The savage captives captured by Frostfang were sent directly to Shadow Tower and Westbridge Watch, Haunted Forest and Hardhold, and the captives captured in the Antler River Valley were sent directly to East Watch and Greenguard Fort.

If Ed and Elder Xiong commanded the main force, the captives captured at the Fist of the First Men and the Milk River Valley would be sent directly to Castle Black.

After all the arrangements were made, Ed and Old Xiong led the main force of the Northern Territory and the Night's Watch allied forces with more than 5000 people through the Castle Black tunnel and into the icy and snowy beyond the Great Wall.

There are hundreds of barren mound cavalry, [-] night watchman soldiers, hundreds of Umber and Karstark family members, nearly a thousand rock warriors, and the rest are all Winterfell cavalry.

The eagle in the sky has been hovering over Castle Black, watching, and Ed knows that the skinchanger has seen the movements of the North and the Night Watch army through the eagle's vision.Eddard wondered how Mance Rayder, King Beyond the Wall, would feel about such a large-scale military operation in the North.

No matter how many skinchangers Mance Rayder had, able to gain insight into the enemy's situation, the disadvantage of the wildlings was still obvious.The savage lacks discipline, lacks armor and steel weapons, and lacks war horses. The advantage of the savage is that there are many people.

This was the largest Northern Expedition in the history of the Northern Territory and the Night Watchmen, but the number of Northern Territory troops was still much smaller than that of the Savages.Since the wildlings went out with their families, the number of the wildling army is estimated to be more than [-]. Even if the old, weak, women and children are removed, the number of warriors of the wildlings far exceeds the combined army of the northern border and the night watchman.

(End of this chapter)