Game of Thrones: Kings in the North
Chapter 186 Three kings stand side by side, between lions and deer, and develop allies
Chapter 186 Three kings stand side by side, between lions and deer, and develop allies
Under the moonlight, Ed rode a direwolf at night, followed by Caitlin, Sansa, Arya and the winter wolf warriors. Amid the cheers of the Harrenhal defenders, he entered the largest city in all of Westeros. castle.
The walls of Harrenhal, as thick as mountains, and the weirwood forest on Qianmian Islet of God's Eye Lake in the south made Ed feel a sense of security.
The white mask Morona came to Ed, "Father of life, you are finally back."
Ed said: "Morona, take good care of the wounded of the Winter Wolf Army, and arrange the kitchen to cook for the soldiers. These Winter Wolf Army of mine have followed me all the way to fight bloody battles, and they must receive the best care."
Countess Sheila Hean hurried out to greet Ed, "Your Highness Wolf, what is going on? Why did the Lannister army attack my Harrenhal? I heard that King Robert is dead?"
Ed nodded, "Cersei killed Robert, just to put her and Jameson's bastard on the Iron Throne. Jon Arryn is also dead, murdered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Littlefinger."
Countess Sheila Hean turned pale with fright, "It seems that there will be another war."
In the war of the Robert Uprising, Countess Sheila Hean's four sons, many nephews, and cousins were all killed in battle, and the blood of the Hean family was withered. This old lady has a deep understanding of the cruelty of war. .
To make matters worse, the He'an family, who were loyal to the Targaryen family, lost some fiefdoms because the Targaryen family lost the war, and the He'an family took the wrong team.
Ed put his hand on Countess Sheila Hean's shoulder, and said softly: "Don't worry, you are Caitlin's aunt, that is, my aunt. I have sent a letter to Winterfell asking for my son Luo Bo, summon the army of the north and march south, and we will win this war."
The Countess Sheila Hean was much relieved, and she said: "Speaking of which, Your Highness Wolf, you, Duke Hoster Tully, and Lady Lysa Arryn are all my relatives. If the northern border, the valley, the river We are united forever, and there is nothing the Lannisters can do to us."
Ed said, "Are the small gates of Harrenhal closed?"
Countess Sheila Hean nodded, "I have used the golden dragons His Royal Highness Wolf gave me, hired stonemasons, and blocked most of the small gates with stone walls. In this way, the castle will be much safer. Now Herren Around the fort, apart from the main gate and the side gates, there is only one small gate left in the four directions of southeast, north and south."
As the largest castle in Westeros, Harrenhal itself is impenetrable. Without any ladders, siege towers, trebuchets and grapples, there is no way to get the walls of Harrenhal.But this castle is three times the size of Winterfell, and there are many small doors for easy access, which requires too many guards.
In times of war, the wicket is deadly, and the enemy can break into Harrenhal through the wicket.Therefore, before Ed left Harrenhal, he suggested to Countess Sheila Hean to block the small gates. Now, most of the small gates are closed and become part of the city wall, and the defense of Harrenhal has been strengthened a lot.
Harrenhal's Burning King Tower, Ghost Tower, Wailing Tower, Widow's Tower, Terror Tower, and five towers can only be described as ridiculously large. Even the smallest guest room in this castle is more than enough for giants to live in.
The horses of the Winter Wolf Army were sent to the stables. Baron Swann, the Lightning King, Soros the Red Priest and others who came to Harrenhal for the first time were all surprised to see the towers that looked like heavenly palaces and could accommodate thousands of people. Huge stables for horses.
Ed ordered more than 20 nobles including the strong pig Lile Kreher to be taken prisoner and sent to the dungeon of Harrenhal.
Zhuang Zhu led 400 elite cavalry from the Western Territory to attack Harrenhal. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by Ed. More than 100 people of Zhuang Zhu's army died, and more than [-] people were captured. dungeon.Noble captives could be exchanged for ransom or hostage exchange.
The three trebuchets in the western region were all captured by the winter wolf army and pushed into the courtyard of Harrenhal.This kind of trebuchet is useless against the majestic Harrenhal, but for ordinary castles, the stones thrown by the trebuchet can smash the city wall with a few rounds of attacks.
In this battle, the Western Territory Legion was almost wiped out.Ed captured more than 500 sets of armor, more than 300 horses, and more than 100 dead horses.Direwolves, bears, and giant eagles feasted on dead horses on the battlefield. The inexhaustible horse meat was cut off by soldiers of the Winter Wolf Army and brought back to Harrenhal.
Ed placed all the members of the Winter Wolf Army in the lobby on the first floor of the Wailing Tower, and he brought Sansa, Arya, and Caitlin to live on the second floor.Ed patted Sansa's head, "Good girl, do you still think Harrenhal is an ominous place?"
Sansa said, "Dad, as long as you can be with your family, everything is fine."
Ed said: "That's right, the direwolves must stay with their own group."
Sansa, who survived the catastrophe, became much more sensible.
Arya begins to change the bandages on Sansa's wound, which was left when Joffrey whipped Sansa.
The direwolf opened the way ahead, and Ed walked down the second floor of the Wailing Tower to the lobby on the first floor to condolences to the wounded soldiers.
Later, Ed went to the Widow's Tower to see Gendry, Robert's illegitimate daughter, Bara, who was only a few months old, and Bara's mother, Lori.
Gendry was now an apprentice blacksmith at Harrenhal, apprentice to Lucan the weapons master.
The dark-haired Barra, Gendry, will be the key to the evidence against Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen in the future.
Walking out of the Widow's Tower, Ed saw Michu, the prince of the giant eagle, feeding the giant eagle.Michu's arm was bandaged, and he was unfortunately injured when he rode a giant eagle to the Red Keep to save Sansa.
"Michu, is your wound healed?"
Mi Chu said calmly: "Father of life, this little injury is not worth your concern at all."
"The giant eagle is Stark's hero, what about their injuries?" Ed stroked the wound on the wing of the giant eagle. When the giant eagle escaped from the Red Castle, it was hit by a crossbowman.
Mi Chu said: "Father of life, the giant eagle recovers very quickly. Look, they can eat a big pot of meat in one meal."
At this time, the captain of the guard, Jory Cassel, came to Ed, and behind him, followed a man, dressed in black, with his face covered in a hood.
Ed looked at the man in black, "Who is this?"
Jory Cassel said, "My lord, Ser Barristan Selmy came here from King's Landing alone to join you."
Ser Barristan drew down his hood, revealing his snow-white hair and a resolute face.In King's Landing, Ser Barristan always wore the white robes and armor of the Kingsguard,
Ed was very happy, but it was not surprising that Barristan must have seen that Robert was murdered by Cersei, so he abandoned Lannister.
Ed was all smiles, "Ser Barristan, after Robert's death, Joffrey has become king. Aren't you in King's Landing to protect your new king?"
Sir Barristan shook his head, "Your Majesty Wolf, that imp king is not my king at all. There are rumors everywhere in King's Landing that Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella are the bastards of Cersei's adultery with the Kingslayer. I didn't believe it until Cersei murdered King Robert!"
Ed said: "The North will never forget, and I will definitely avenge Robert."
Ser Barristan said: "My brothers of the Kingsguard, save for Ser Alys Oakheart, are all Lannister's lackeys, and they watched Lannister murder the Kingsguard who swore to protect him." king."
Ed sighed, "When I was on an expedition beyond the Great Wall, I once fought side by side with the black-clothed brothers on the Great Wall. Many people said that the current Night Watch Corps is a gathering place for exiled prisoners and scum, but I encountered There are many noble brothers in black, such as Yoren, Qolin Halfhand, and Dai Liji, the servant."
"Many of these Night Watch brothers are not knights at all, but they are very chivalrous. Most of the Kingsguard, who are known as the best knights in the Seven Kingdoms, have become hypocritical knights in vain. This world is really messed up."
Sir Barristan said: "I'm in King's Landing, I can't avenge King Robert, and I can't serve Lannister's bastard, so I have to come to His Highness the Wolf and ask His Highness to take him in."
Ed put his hand on Sir Barristan's shoulder, "Sir Barristan, you will become the commander of the Winter Wolf Army. From now on, I will always have a place for you in Stark's hall, and I will share mine with you." Hearth and table, and never let your service be dishonored."
Ser Barristan drew his sword and knelt before Eddard.
"Your Highness, Barristan Selmy will follow His Highness forever, to the end of time and the universe!"
Ed helped up Barristan Selmy, Stark and the Winter Wolf Army, adding a titan.
"The Fearless" Sir Barristan Selmy, even in the history of the Seven Kingdoms, is also the number one knight. In today's Westeros, Barristan Selmy is the most prestigious knight. Knight, he has won the tournament championship many times.
During the Battle of the Nine Copper Kings, the then young Sir Barristan, beheaded the "violent" Maris in the Stone Step Islands, cutting off the last bloodline of the Blackfyre, and the alliance of the Nine Copper Kings fell apart. Ser Barristan became the most famous hero to emerge from the Stepstones, and his fame began to spread throughout Westeros.
During the Duskendale Rebellion, Ser Barristan, alone, rescued the mad king Aerys who was imprisoned in the city by the rebels.At the Battle of the Trident, Ser Barristan fought for Targaryen, beheading more than a dozen famous rebel knights.It's a pity that Prince Rhaegar died at the hands of Robert in that battle, and Ser Barristan's brilliant performance on the battlefield was powerless.
When the rebellion of Balon Greyjoy was quelled, Ser Barristan led his troops to quell Old Wyk.
In the minds of many common people, Sir Barristan is a living legend. Such a person who takes refuge in Ed's tent and serves Stark will undoubtedly provide great help to Ed's career.
As the legendary Kingsguard, Sir Barristan can not only lead troops to fight, but also protect Ed and his family. He is another powerful personal guard of Ed after Aegis Dawson and Syrio Forel.
Ed took Barristan back to the Hall of the Wailing Tower. The red monk Soros, Lightning King, Baron Swann and others in the Winter Wolf Army were very happy to see Barristan taking refuge in Ed.
Ed returned to the lobby on the second floor of the Wailing Tower. Arya and Sansa had already returned to the guest room to sleep, and Caitlin was waiting for him in front of the scented candles.Ed said: "Catelyn, Sir Barristan abandoned the Lannister family and turned to serve Stark. He has joined the Winter Wolf Army."
Caitlin smiled. "The knight Bran admires most is Ser Barristan. It would be great if he could join us. When will we march to Riverrun?"
On the way from King's Landing to Harrenhal, the Winter Wolves found out that Riverrun was being attacked by the army of the West. The Vances and the Pipers, which bordered the Riverlands and the West, were also attacked by Lannister.Catelyn thought of her father, Lord Hoster, and her brother Edmure at Riverrun.
Ed said: "You don't have to worry about Riverrun City. As long as Riverrun City can't hold on, once the gates are opened, it will be protected by the Tengshi River, Red Fork River and the moat. No matter how many troops there are in the Western Region, how can they break through this isolated island castle in the river? The Northern Territory The army is going south, we need to wait for the northern army to arrive before we can fight Lannister."
Caitlin said: "Don't wait for the northern army. The nobles of our riverlands are not united in the north. The Tully family has ruled the riverlands for less than 300 years, and their prestige is far inferior to the Starks who have ruled the northern border for thousands of years .But now that the enemy is attacking the Hejian land, the nobles of the Hejian land will unite."
"We can summon the army of the nobles near Harrenhal, Maidenpool, Darry, Harren, the towns around God's Eye Lake, the town of Earl Harroway, and the town of Saltworks. We can easily recruit 5000 soldiers and horses, Then all the way to the west, the Bracken family of Stone Ledge City and the Blackwood family of Raventree City will join us, and when we reach Riverrun, our strength may be close to [-]."
Ed stroked Caitlin's hair, "I will seek cooperation with the nobles of the riverlands near Harrenhal, but not to rescue Riverrun, but to defend Harrenhal. The strong pig I captured, Lile K Leihe, I have already said that the two mercenary groups hired by Lannister, Wagner's cook group, and the green beard's colorful group are coming soon, and their goal is Harrenhal."
"We are short-handed at Harrenhal. From King's Landing to Harrenhal we lost a fifth of our men, and many cavalry were wounded, and now with the defenders of Harrenhal we have only More than 1000 people."
Caitlin said sadly: "This castle is impenetrable, what's the point of guarding this cursed castle?"
Ed opened a map of the Riverlands, and he said: "Look, after occupying Harrenhal, the Winter Wolf Army can control the town of Earl Harroway in the north, which is one of the most populous towns in the Riverlands." , and the Ruby Beach Ferry, if necessary, you can easily send troops to occupy Yanchang Town, an important port on the Trident River, and Maiquan City, a seaside port."
"The town of the Earl of Harroway can be called the crossroads of the Seven Kingdoms. The roads of the North, the Valley, the Riverlands, the West, and the King's Land all meet in the east of the town of the Earl. It is only a short distance from the three tridents of the Trident River. Ruby Beach at the Interchange is also very close.”
"This area has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The ancient kings of valleys, the kings of the rivers and hills, the kings of the iron people, and the kings of storms all brought large armies to fight for this area repeatedly."
When Robert rebelled, the turning point of the whole war happened in Ruby Beach. It was there that Robert killed his rival Prince Rhaegar with a warhammer. Robert's warhammer smashed the ruby engraved on Prince Rhaegar's breastplate The emblem of the three-headed dragon, and some rubies spilled all over the place, triggering a scramble between soldiers from both sides, hence the name Ruby Beach.
The branch of the Trident River and the Green Fork River, hundreds of miles upstream from the Ruby Beach Ferry, has no ferry, until the Twin River City.Considering that the Frey family of the Twins City is an ally who is repeatedly jumping around and has worrying loyalty, it is necessary for Stark to occupy Harrenhal and control the Ruby Shoal.
Ed said: "Tywin is very aware of the importance of Harrenhal. Believe me, there are so many castles in the riverlands, and the one that Tywin wants to occupy the most must be Harrenhal."
Caitlin looked at the map and raised an eyebrow, "Since Harrenhal is so important, we won't support the river princes in the west. If Tywin's army in the west wipes out the princes in the river one by one, the army in the west will press down on the border. Huh? Even Lunburg can't hold it!"
Ed smiled, "Lannister killed the king and usurped the throne. I estimate that Renly and Stannis will be crowned kings soon. By then, Lannister will have many enemies. I will find a way to make Lannister , leave the riverlands."
King's Landing, the Red Keep, King Joffrey holds his first council.
Tyrion put on a black and red brocade coat, and a string of gold chains around his neck, made up of small golden hands, symbolizing his status as the Hand of the King and the Prime Minister.
Since Ed, Stannis, and Renly fled King's Landing one after another, and Jon Arryn died, there were a lot of vacancies in the imperial council, and the regent queen Cersei hurriedly replenished the manpower.
Tyrion studied the new faces.
The illegitimate son of Tidehead Island, Orion Weirwater, entered the Royal Council, replacing Stannis as Sea Lord.Oren Weishui has silver hair and looks a little like Rhaegar, which can be regarded as his only advantage.
The mercenary Osmund Kettleblack, illiterate, had replaced Renly as Lord Justice.The only thing Osmond did was to catch many flea nests and many so-called thugs on the day Ed escaped from King's Landing. Although Tyrion suspected that many people were innocent.Osmond's hippie smile was somewhat similar to Renly's.
Since James led the army to go to the riverland, the deputy captain of the Kingsguard, Flame Nulustu, attended the imperial meeting.It is said that during the absence of James, Rustu took good care of the Queen Mother and guarded her day and night. This vigorous strongman, as strong as a bull, obviously satisfied Cersei more than Lancel.
King Robert used to complain, Tyrion remembered, that he was either a sycophant or a fool in his council.If Robert, seeing Cersei's imperial meeting, is not illiterate, and the mercenaries are slaves, he will probably laugh out loud in heaven with fright!These are all ghosts and monsters.
The rest are old faces, Grand Maester Pycelle, Head of Intelligence Varys, Chancellor of the Exchequer Littlefinger.Among them, Pycelle is Cersei's lackey, and Varys and Littlefinger are the conspirators.
Joffrey sat in the king's seat, and his scalp was horribly stitched with pus, and even Joffrey's perfume could not mask the stench.
Tyrion had heard that Joffrey had such constant headaches and nightmares that he had to take Grand Maester Pycelle's milk of the poppy to sleep.
Cersei said: "Let's start today's topic!"
Varys slipped a wad of information from the sleeve of his gorgeous silk coat.
"My lords, there is terrible news from Harrenhal. The strong pig, Sir Lile Crakeher, led troops to attack Harrenhal, but was attacked by Ed with the Winter Wolves. The western army was almost wiped out. Strong Pig and more than a dozen nobles were captured and held in the Harrenhal Dungeon."
Cersei said depressedly: "Strong pig is such a waste, I thought he could capture Harrenhal before Ed."
Joffrey suddenly became agitated, his pale face began to contort, "I want to lead the army to go out myself, I want to kill Ed, Sansa, kill the giant eagle and the direwolf!"
Orion Weishui and Osmund Kettleblack, like two pug dogs, kept applauding.
Tyrion saw Joffrey's head, trembling violently, the scalp twisted, and more thick pus oozes from the stitched part of the scalp. For a moment, Tyrion thought that Joffrey's scalp was The line is about to explode.
Cersei held Joffrey's hand, "Your Majesty, don't get excited, Ed will be punished sooner or later. I will announce to the Seven Kingdoms that Ed is a traitor, and the Stark family is a traitor, and then attack the North."
Tyrion said, "The right thing to do, Queen Mother, is to write to Harrenhal, absolve him of his crimes, and summon him to the Red Keep to swear allegiance."
Cersei snorted. "How could he come?"
Tyrion said: "This is called courtesy before soldiers. If he refuses to come, it will not be too late to declare him a traitor. It is a good thing to reconcile with Stark, otherwise, when the northern army arrives in the riverland, Lannister will be short." There is no time to win. Don’t forget, Ed led the army in the north, and won all on Skagos Island and beyond the Great Wall. There are many brave warriors in the north.”
Cersei said sullenly, "I can't forgive him for hurting His Majesty Joffrey so badly."
Tyrion grimaced, "Queen, if you don't reconcile with Stark, are you going to single out Stannis, Renly, Ed? Don't forget, Dorne has always dreamed of revenge."
Cersei pondered for a while, "I'd rather reconcile with the Dornishmen, Renly, and Stannis than with Ed."
Varys showed a flattering smile, "Queen, I'm afraid you won't be able to reconcile with Renly and Stannis. According to the news brought by the little bird, Renly has been crowned king in Highgarden, and Renly married Margot Li Tyrell, Highgarden has allied itself with Storm's End. At about the same time, Stannis was crowned king at Dragonstone."
Joffrey said sullenly, "Uncle Stannis and Uncle Renly are as traitors as Eddard, and I will kill them all!"
Grand Maester Pycelle's eyes widened, "After King Robert's death, there are so many snatchers?"
Varys said: "According to the intelligence, the army of the Reach has begun to gather at the ancient city of Oak, Chen Bing is on the western border, and may attack the western border at any time. The army of the Stormland has begun to gather at Storm's End, and may march towards King's Landing at any time.
"The Rhys pirate Salador Thorn hired by Stannis cooperated with the Royal Fleet to repel the Stepstone pirates hired by Lannister."
Littlefinger said melancholy: "Now, Stannis has no worries. He may bring the royal fleet and the princes of the Narrow Sea to kill King's Landing at any time."
Tyrion glared at Littlefinger, with a murderous gleam in his eye, and turned to Joffrey.
"Your Majesty, just after you took the throne, your two uncles usurped the throne. The Seven Kingdoms are in danger of being torn apart. Therefore, we must show the bearing of a king. As long as these people are willing to publicly swear allegiance, we can pardon their treason. offense."
Joffrey's scalp trembled. "My father will swing the hammer and kill every enemy, uncle imp, will you only pardon and forgive?"
Cersei sighed, "Joffrey, your uncle is right, sometimes we have to compromise."
Joffrey left cursing, Cersei declared the meeting adjourned, and the royal courtiers left one after another.
Tyrion said, "Cersei, Auryn Weirwater is Sea Lord? What do you think?"
Cersei said earnestly: "Auryn Waywater was a captain, and he is also the illegitimate brother of Earl Mumford Velaryon on Tidehead Island. The Velaryan family is the most powerful vassal of Stannis, I can Fight for House Velaryon through Aurion Weirwater."
Tyrion said disdainfully: "Sea Serpent, the Velaryan family during the Oak Fist period, family power and fleet power, can be ranked in the top three in the Seven Kingdoms, but now Velaryan has long since fallen. Besides, Auryn is a bastard, and he is no Velaryon."
"Why do you want Osmund Kettleblack, Lord Chancellor?"
Cersei said: "Osmond and his two younger brothers are very popular among the mercenaries. I originally wanted to promote Ilyn Payne to be the Minister of Justice, but unfortunately he has no tongue, so I had to use Osmond. Be obedient, and obey me."
Tyrion said: "He listened to gold. Osmund is just a greedy mercenary who may betray us at any time. When you have only such people around you, you can only pardon the enemy and cannot play "Cass Teme's Rainy Season"
Cersei's green eyes were burning with anger, "Little devil, don't you use someone for me, point and point, you are also my servant, you are a cheap substitute for my father, let me remember."
Harrenhal, Ed sent a raven to write a letter to the lords of the riverlands around Harrenhal in the name of Caitlin's father, Duke Horst, ordering them to go to Harrenhal to discuss how to deal with Lannister and the upcoming The mercenary group arriving in the riverlands.
Sir Raymond Darry of Darry, Lord Ronald Root of Earl Holloway, and Lord William Mooton of Maidenpool were all invited.
On the first day Ed arrived in King's Landing, in the name of brewing, he bought a large amount of grain in King's Landing. The grain by sea was shipped to the north, and the grain by land was shipped to Harrenhal, the huge granary of Harrenhal. Loaded with corn, barley, wheat and oats.
Food and grass are sufficient, and what Ed needs to solve is the problem of military strength.The number of soldiers in Ed's hands is too small, and the northern army has not yet arrived, so Ed needs to recruit new soldiers.
The news that Harrenhal was attacked by Lannister made the residents of Harren Town near Harrenhal panic. Some residents ran to Harrenhal to seek asylum. Ed allowed the residents to take refuge, but the families who took refuge must An adult man from the family joined the Winter Wolf Army.
With the help of Countess Sheila Hean and Sir Willy Ward, Ed successfully recruited 2000 young recruits in the territory of Harrenhal, and handed them over to Sir Barristan for training at Harrenhal's school grounds.
Northern Territory, Kraken Point, Blacksmith City.
Iron bitch Helen Pike, standing on the Queen, looking south.
Helen Pike said to James Could who was on the side: "King Robert is dead, Lannister has attacked the riverlands, Robb has led the army of the north to go south, and we are here, doing nothing."
James Could said: "The Wolf King's order is for you to defend Blacksmith City. He has always reminded us that this place may be attacked by the Iron Islands."
Helen Pike said: "Anyway, there are enough troops here. I will leave 2000 people to defend Blacksmith City. Then, I will choose [-] longships and [-] elite troops to follow me southward to attack Lannisport."
James Could's eyes widened, "But, you are disobeying the wolf king's order! What if the Iron Islands attack Blacksmith City? What if the Ironborn pirates attack?"
Helen Pike said: "2000 people guard the castle, you and I are both Ironborn pirates, what kind of pirates would attack a castle guarded by 2000 people? If Blacksmith City, with [-] defenders, still falls, then what? It can be explained that the Iron Fleet is dispatched, and once the Iron Fleet is dispatched, there will be hundreds of longships, and we are all staying here for nothing.”
James Could frowned and said, "Having said that, how could you succeed in attacking Lannisport in the south? Lannisport has a fleet."
Helen Pike said: "There are dozens of ships, so what? When King Balon rebelled, Euron and Victarion burned down the Lannisport fleet. In the following years, Lannisport The fleet has been underpowered."
"Now that Duke Tywin has brought the army of the Western Territory to the Riverlands, the Western Territory is definitely not well defended. We will burn the Lannisport fleet, plunder some people and property, and then withdraw."
James Could said: "It's easy for you to say, this place is so far away from Lannisport, we got there and were discovered by Lannister a long time ago."
Helen Pike opened a map of the ocean. Helen Pike was illiterate. In Winterfell, Jon, Robb, and Arya taught Helen how to read. Now it is easy for her to read the nautical chart.
"Look, there are deserted islands in the south of the Iron Islands. Let's hide our longships there, pretend to be pirates from the Iron Islands, and attack Lannisport. Lannister will definitely think that it is King Balon who attacked the Western Territory. , the sea monster and the lion started fighting, Lord Ed will definitely like my strategy!"
A few days after Ed sent letters to the nobles near Harrenhal, Sir Raymond Darry arrived at Harrenhal first.
Sir Raymond Darry has a handsome appearance and blond hair. He brought twenty soldiers, and the breastplate of each Darry city guard is engraved with the farmer's coat of arms of the Darry family. Raymond Darry There was Darry's son, Lynman Darry, about Bran's age.
In the Wailing Tower Hall, Ed and Caitlin received Sir Raymond Darry together. Raymond Darry said depressedly: "Your Highness Wolf, why did you recruit me in the name of Duke Hoster? I thought that Sir Raymond Darry Duke, he came here in a hurry when he really arrived at Harrenhal."
The implication is, "You, the Duke of the North, why command my nobles in Hejian?"
Ed said: "The Duke of Hoster is my father-in-law, and I have an obligation to protect the safety of the riverlands. King Robert was assassinated, and now is an extraordinary period. The Riverrun City of the Tully Family, the Pink City of the Piper Family, Vance The family's Rest City is under attack. A few days ago, Harrenhal was also attacked by the Lannister army. The mercenaries recruited by Lannister from across the narrow sea may attack this area, so I summoned you, Let's resist together."
Sir Raymond Darry said gloomyly: "I'm tired of war. Lord Ed, you became a hero in the War of the Reavers. The Darry family supported the Targaryen family. Back then, the Trident River, one afternoon In time, my three older brothers were all dead. We were loyal to the Targaryens, but because Robert's rebels won, the Darrys became traitors."
"The Darry family was deprived of half of their fiefdoms, lost their titles as earls, and became property knights. All of this was given by the usurper Robert, and you and Jon Arryn belong to Robert. Right-hand man. Now, Robert and Jon Arryn are dead, and the war is coming again, and you, as a friend of Robert, ask the Darry family to fight for you and Robert, which is too much."
Ed slowly said: "Sir Raymond, I don't want you to fight for me. Lannister attacked the riverland, wanted to slaughter your people and burn your castle. Do you think you can stay out of it? The war is coming , your sons and people may be slaughtered."
In the distance, Ser Raymun's son was playing with Arya.
Ed said: "This is how wars are. If the nobles are on the wrong team, they will be deprived of their fiefs and their titles. Renly, Stannis will deal with Lannister in King's Landing in the south. The army of the North is going south. Sha Arryn is the daughter of Duke Hoster, and the Knights of the Canyon will soon join the battle in the Riverlands, and the Lannisters cannot defeat the North, the alliance between the Riverlands and the Vale."
"This time, as long as you follow me, you will definitely stand on the side of the victor. After the war is over, I will restore your title and reward the Dai Rui family with fiefdoms. The Dai Rui family will restore their former glory. Your son, descendants Future generations will remember this day, and they will say that the revival of the Darry family is due to Raymond Darry's correct choice."
A look of doubt flashed in Sir Raymond's eyes, "Why do you believe that you will win the war?"
Ed smiled, "I have the Winter Wolves, the Direwolves, the Giants, the Skinchangers, and the Dragons."
In the evening of the same day, Ed received the lord of Maidenpool, William Mooton, at Harrenhal.
Earl William Mooton of Maiden Springs was a fat, pale man with a cowardly personality. He had the red salmon crest of the Mooton family on his chest.Maiden Spring City is an important port of Crab Bay, and it is also the place where the famous "Florian and Joan Qi" story took place. In the story, Florian peeked at Qiong Qi taking a bath, and it was in Maiden Spring City.
The Mooton family also supported the Targaryen family during Robert's uprising, and the status of Maidenspring City plummeted.Ed promised that after the victory of this war, the Mooton family would be rewarded with some land, and Earl William Mooton left satisfied, expressing his willingness to fully support.
Early the next morning, Lord Harroway's town lord, Ronald Root, arrived at Harrenhal.
The town of Earl Harroway was named after the Harroway family who ruled Harrenhal during Maegor's time. The family had died out as early as Maegor's time, but the name of the town has been used all the time.
Ed promised to send giants to help the Root family build a magnificent castle after the war and develop the town into the first city in the riverlands. Ronald Root left satisfied.
Afterwards, Ed ordered Phelan, Baron Swann, and Sir Barristan, each with two hundred cavalry, to go to Maiden Springs, Darry, and Earl Harroway's town to ambush.
Ed, Eagle King McCain, sent eagles, owls and falcons to conduct a close investigation around the mouth of the Trident River, waiting for the arrival of the mercenary group.
On a moonlit night, the mercenary fleet finally arrived.Wagner's regiment of cooks, Greenbeard's colorful regiment, landed near Maiden Springs.
The person in charge of leading the way was an old pirate in his 60s named Louis. He grew up in a village near Harrenhal and was very familiar with this area.
"No one knows Harrenhal better than I do." Louis said, "We can't do anything about the towering city walls, but we can surround it and attack through the small gate. The enemy will never expect that we will attack."
The head of the chef team, Wagner, has a fierce bald head. Looking at Harrenhal, which towers like mountains under the moonlight, he frowned and said, "We probably don't have enough manpower to surround such a big castle."
The owl in the air flew by, this is the owl controlled by Ed, after the mercenary group landed, every move was monitored by Eagle King McCain and Ed's birds.
The colorful group and the chef group didn't know that they had stepped into the trap of death. They had just arrived at the bottom of the city. From the woods on the right, there was a shout of killing. Ed rode a direwolf and led a team of cavalry. Break out from the flank.
Michu, Prince of the Giant Eagle, swooped down from the walls of Harrenhal riding a giant eagle.
The colorful group and the chef group are all veterans who have experienced battles, but they were still caught off guard. The bear of the bear king Byers, Nymeria, the lady, the black and white bears came out of the darkness, the lightning king, Myr Soros, brandishing a flaming sword, charged towards the enemy formation.
Originally, Wagner and Greenbeard, with a group of cooks and mercenaries, were going to attack Harrenhal by surprise, but they were counter-attacked.
At this time, there was a shout of killing from behind, and Sir Barristan led the Winter Wolf Army and the cavalry from Maiden Springs to kill from the direction of Maiden Springs.Phelan led a team of Darry City cavalry from the direction of Darry City, and Baron Swan led a team of Earl Town cavalry from the direction of Earl Town.
There were enemies everywhere. The guide Louis was shot to death by An Gai. Most of the mercenaries were foreigners who were not familiar with the local terrain. Facing so many ferocious beasts and ambushes, more than 1000 mercenaries were at a loss.
The fight lasted until midnight, and more than half of the mercenaries were killed. Wagner was captured by Sir Barristan, and Greenbeard was captured alive by Thoros of Myr.
Wagner and Greenbeard were escorted to Ed, and Ed said, "Are you going to surrender or die?"
The green beard said: "If His Highness Wolf can spare the lives of my brother and me, I am willing to surrender."
Wagner also said: "I just want to survive, and I am willing to work for His Royal Highness Wolf."
As a result, more than 500 mercenaries became prisoners of the Winter Wolf Army. Ed ordered them to be disarmed temporarily and work in Harrenhal. If they proved their loyalty, they would have a chance to go to the battlefield in the future.
Mercenaries are not trustworthy, but Ed can send them as vanguard.
Because each of these two mercenary groups was equipped with two horses, Ed captured more than 1000 sets of plate armor and war horses, and more than a dozen charming cooks.In addition, the Winter Wolf Army captured thousands of golden dragons.
According to the market price, the price of a cavalryman's full plate armor and horses exceeds ten gold dragons.
This is war, as long as you win, you can seize a lot of spoils and get money.
Ed smashed the Lannister mercenary group, which greatly increased his prestige in the river.
A few days later, Raymond Darry arrived at Harrenhal with [-] infantry and cavalry recruited by his family.Ronald Root sent [-] infantry, and Lord William Mooton of Maidenpool sent [-] infantry and a small amount of cavalry.
Originally, the three nobles wanted to send more soldiers to Harrenhal, but Ed refused.Guessing that Lannister would continue to hire mercenaries and pirates to attack the Riverlands, Ed asked Darry City, Earl Harroway's town and Maiden Springs to reserve sufficient troops to defend their respective territories.
A few days later, Ed received letters from the three kings, Joffrey, Renly and Stannis.
King's Landing's letter comes from the Imp, and King Joffrey asks Eddard to take a public oath of fealty so that he can be exonerated from treason.
The letter from King Renly from High Court was kind and hoped Ed would publicly swear allegiance and become Baratheon's loyal friend.
King Stannis of Dragonstone Island, with a tough tone, asked Ed to publicly swear allegiance, otherwise he would be with the rebels.
After reading these letters, Caitlin said depressedly: "There are so many kings, what are you going to do?"
Ed smiled and said, "I will bow my head and admit my mistakes, but I will not publicly swear allegiance."
Caitlin wondered, "Which king?"
"All kings."
Renly, Lannister, and Stannis all seem to think that a crown can win people's love, but it's not true. Whoever is stronger is the most important thing.Ed is not in a hurry to become the king, he will only attract the enemy's attack if he is the king rashly, and he will die faster if he does not have the strength to wear the crown.
To develop allies, between Qi and Chu (between Lion and Deer), to have both sides, to build high walls, and to become king slowly, is Ed's strategy.
Ed wrote back to Queen Cersei, the little devil in King's Landing. In the letter, Ed apologized for the eagle's accidental injury to Joffrey. He asked Lannister to withdraw from the riverland immediately and stop the aggression.
At the same time, the Iron Throne is required to immediately execute the murderer who killed Jon Arryn and hand over the murderer who killed King Robert. Only when justice is done can Ed bring the North, the Valley, and the Riverlands back to the rule of the Iron Throne. Down.
In Ed's reply to Renly, Ed expressed that Baratheon was welcome to inherit the Iron Throne in the North, and hoped that Renly would quickly lead the army of the River Bend to attack the West.Once Renly captures Casterly Rock and Lannisport, and eliminates Joffrey and Tywin Lannister, the bastards who usurped the king, Ed will lead the north, the riverlands, and the valley to Baratheon, Take an oath of allegiance.
In his reply to Stannis, Eddard stated that the North is happy to see Stannis inherit the Iron Throne, and always believes that Stannis is Robert's legal heir.
Ed said that His Majesty Stannis' territory is too small and his troops are too few, but he must not attack the Stormlands and fight Renly's nest.His Majesty Stannis can quickly march into King's Landing, or use Crab Island as a springboard to occupy the Crab Claw Peninsula, and occupy the kingdom from Crab Bay.The northern army will cooperate with His Majesty Stannis to complete the occupation of the king's land. Once the king's land and King's Landing are occupied, His Majesty Stannis has taken the first step to unify the seven kingdoms.
Once His Majesty Stannis destroys Lannister and avenges King Robert, the North, the Riverlands, and the Vale will return to His Majesty Stannis immediately.
In fact, Lysa is out of Ed's control now, and Ed doesn't expect Vale to join the big alliance in the north easily. However, the outside world generally believes that Lysa is the daughter of Riverrun, so it is believed that Vale will send troops to help the river sooner or later. Suddenly, Ed simply wrote in the letter, pretending to have Gu Di's support.
Eddard then wrote letters to Prince Doran Martell of Dorne and Oberyn the Red Viper, along with his adopted daughter Laresa of Dorne.Laresa is the illegitimate daughter of Prince Oberyn, and is also deeply loved by Prince Doran and Princess Arianne, the heir of Dorne.
Ed declared in the letter that he hated Lannister's brutal crimes against Princess Elia and her children from beginning to end. They will immediately cut off their heads and pass them on to Sunspear City.Ed reminded Dorn that the real mastermind behind the scenes was Duke Tywin, who committed such a crime just to please Robert and increase his political capital in Robert's Rebel Army.
The moment of revenge that Donne longed for has arrived. Ed hopes that Donne will attack Lannister immediately. The Northland is willing to sign the "Oath of Snow and Sand" with Donne through marriage. Eliminate the hypocritical and cruel Lannister family.
In the fifth letter, Ed wrote to King Balon of the Iron Islands.
Ed wrote in the letter that in this age of kings, the Northern Territory hopes to form an alliance with the Iron Islands, and is willing to support King Balon to wear the driftwood crown.As long as King Balon leads the Iron Fleet to the west and occupies Lannisport and Casterly Rock, the North is willing to honor King Balon as "King of the Iron Islands and the West" and return Prince Theon.
The last letter, Ed wrote to Lysa in the Eyrie.
In the letter, Ed hoped that Lysa would come to Harrenhal to discuss the war between the rivers and give Robin Arryn better treatment. Lin took revenge and fought against Lannister, hoping that the knights of the canyon could go to the riverland to fight as soon as possible.
Regarding King's Landing, the story of Lysa's affair with Littlefinger spread in the riverland, Ed said that he did not believe a word, it must be Littlefinger's vicious slander, trying to slander the innocent widow of Jon Arryn.Ed believes that Lysa is innocent, and Duke Hoster will also believe in the innocence of his daughter Lysa.
Ed believes that the Eagle's Nest City is difficult to attack, and if it is matched with the giant eagles and dragons in the north, it will be perfect for defense.
Whether the Lannisters or any other hostile force tries to attack the Vale, the North will crush the enemy and keep Robin safe at the Eyrie.
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Under the moonlight, Ed rode a direwolf at night, followed by Caitlin, Sansa, Arya and the winter wolf warriors. Amid the cheers of the Harrenhal defenders, he entered the largest city in all of Westeros. castle.
The walls of Harrenhal, as thick as mountains, and the weirwood forest on Qianmian Islet of God's Eye Lake in the south made Ed feel a sense of security.
The white mask Morona came to Ed, "Father of life, you are finally back."
Ed said: "Morona, take good care of the wounded of the Winter Wolf Army, and arrange the kitchen to cook for the soldiers. These Winter Wolf Army of mine have followed me all the way to fight bloody battles, and they must receive the best care."
Countess Sheila Hean hurried out to greet Ed, "Your Highness Wolf, what is going on? Why did the Lannister army attack my Harrenhal? I heard that King Robert is dead?"
Ed nodded, "Cersei killed Robert, just to put her and Jameson's bastard on the Iron Throne. Jon Arryn is also dead, murdered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Littlefinger."
Countess Sheila Hean turned pale with fright, "It seems that there will be another war."
In the war of the Robert Uprising, Countess Sheila Hean's four sons, many nephews, and cousins were all killed in battle, and the blood of the Hean family was withered. This old lady has a deep understanding of the cruelty of war. .
To make matters worse, the He'an family, who were loyal to the Targaryen family, lost some fiefdoms because the Targaryen family lost the war, and the He'an family took the wrong team.
Ed put his hand on Countess Sheila Hean's shoulder, and said softly: "Don't worry, you are Caitlin's aunt, that is, my aunt. I have sent a letter to Winterfell asking for my son Luo Bo, summon the army of the north and march south, and we will win this war."
The Countess Sheila Hean was much relieved, and she said: "Speaking of which, Your Highness Wolf, you, Duke Hoster Tully, and Lady Lysa Arryn are all my relatives. If the northern border, the valley, the river We are united forever, and there is nothing the Lannisters can do to us."
Ed said, "Are the small gates of Harrenhal closed?"
Countess Sheila Hean nodded, "I have used the golden dragons His Royal Highness Wolf gave me, hired stonemasons, and blocked most of the small gates with stone walls. In this way, the castle will be much safer. Now Herren Around the fort, apart from the main gate and the side gates, there is only one small gate left in the four directions of southeast, north and south."
As the largest castle in Westeros, Harrenhal itself is impenetrable. Without any ladders, siege towers, trebuchets and grapples, there is no way to get the walls of Harrenhal.But this castle is three times the size of Winterfell, and there are many small doors for easy access, which requires too many guards.
In times of war, the wicket is deadly, and the enemy can break into Harrenhal through the wicket.Therefore, before Ed left Harrenhal, he suggested to Countess Sheila Hean to block the small gates. Now, most of the small gates are closed and become part of the city wall, and the defense of Harrenhal has been strengthened a lot.
Harrenhal's Burning King Tower, Ghost Tower, Wailing Tower, Widow's Tower, Terror Tower, and five towers can only be described as ridiculously large. Even the smallest guest room in this castle is more than enough for giants to live in.
The horses of the Winter Wolf Army were sent to the stables. Baron Swann, the Lightning King, Soros the Red Priest and others who came to Harrenhal for the first time were all surprised to see the towers that looked like heavenly palaces and could accommodate thousands of people. Huge stables for horses.
Ed ordered more than 20 nobles including the strong pig Lile Kreher to be taken prisoner and sent to the dungeon of Harrenhal.
Zhuang Zhu led 400 elite cavalry from the Western Territory to attack Harrenhal. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by Ed. More than 100 people of Zhuang Zhu's army died, and more than [-] people were captured. dungeon.Noble captives could be exchanged for ransom or hostage exchange.
The three trebuchets in the western region were all captured by the winter wolf army and pushed into the courtyard of Harrenhal.This kind of trebuchet is useless against the majestic Harrenhal, but for ordinary castles, the stones thrown by the trebuchet can smash the city wall with a few rounds of attacks.
In this battle, the Western Territory Legion was almost wiped out.Ed captured more than 500 sets of armor, more than 300 horses, and more than 100 dead horses.Direwolves, bears, and giant eagles feasted on dead horses on the battlefield. The inexhaustible horse meat was cut off by soldiers of the Winter Wolf Army and brought back to Harrenhal.
Ed placed all the members of the Winter Wolf Army in the lobby on the first floor of the Wailing Tower, and he brought Sansa, Arya, and Caitlin to live on the second floor.Ed patted Sansa's head, "Good girl, do you still think Harrenhal is an ominous place?"
Sansa said, "Dad, as long as you can be with your family, everything is fine."
Ed said: "That's right, the direwolves must stay with their own group."
Sansa, who survived the catastrophe, became much more sensible.
Arya begins to change the bandages on Sansa's wound, which was left when Joffrey whipped Sansa.
The direwolf opened the way ahead, and Ed walked down the second floor of the Wailing Tower to the lobby on the first floor to condolences to the wounded soldiers.
Later, Ed went to the Widow's Tower to see Gendry, Robert's illegitimate daughter, Bara, who was only a few months old, and Bara's mother, Lori.
Gendry was now an apprentice blacksmith at Harrenhal, apprentice to Lucan the weapons master.
The dark-haired Barra, Gendry, will be the key to the evidence against Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen in the future.
Walking out of the Widow's Tower, Ed saw Michu, the prince of the giant eagle, feeding the giant eagle.Michu's arm was bandaged, and he was unfortunately injured when he rode a giant eagle to the Red Keep to save Sansa.
"Michu, is your wound healed?"
Mi Chu said calmly: "Father of life, this little injury is not worth your concern at all."
"The giant eagle is Stark's hero, what about their injuries?" Ed stroked the wound on the wing of the giant eagle. When the giant eagle escaped from the Red Castle, it was hit by a crossbowman.
Mi Chu said: "Father of life, the giant eagle recovers very quickly. Look, they can eat a big pot of meat in one meal."
At this time, the captain of the guard, Jory Cassel, came to Ed, and behind him, followed a man, dressed in black, with his face covered in a hood.
Ed looked at the man in black, "Who is this?"
Jory Cassel said, "My lord, Ser Barristan Selmy came here from King's Landing alone to join you."
Ser Barristan drew down his hood, revealing his snow-white hair and a resolute face.In King's Landing, Ser Barristan always wore the white robes and armor of the Kingsguard,
Ed was very happy, but it was not surprising that Barristan must have seen that Robert was murdered by Cersei, so he abandoned Lannister.
Ed was all smiles, "Ser Barristan, after Robert's death, Joffrey has become king. Aren't you in King's Landing to protect your new king?"
Sir Barristan shook his head, "Your Majesty Wolf, that imp king is not my king at all. There are rumors everywhere in King's Landing that Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella are the bastards of Cersei's adultery with the Kingslayer. I didn't believe it until Cersei murdered King Robert!"
Ed said: "The North will never forget, and I will definitely avenge Robert."
Ser Barristan said: "My brothers of the Kingsguard, save for Ser Alys Oakheart, are all Lannister's lackeys, and they watched Lannister murder the Kingsguard who swore to protect him." king."
Ed sighed, "When I was on an expedition beyond the Great Wall, I once fought side by side with the black-clothed brothers on the Great Wall. Many people said that the current Night Watch Corps is a gathering place for exiled prisoners and scum, but I encountered There are many noble brothers in black, such as Yoren, Qolin Halfhand, and Dai Liji, the servant."
"Many of these Night Watch brothers are not knights at all, but they are very chivalrous. Most of the Kingsguard, who are known as the best knights in the Seven Kingdoms, have become hypocritical knights in vain. This world is really messed up."
Sir Barristan said: "I'm in King's Landing, I can't avenge King Robert, and I can't serve Lannister's bastard, so I have to come to His Highness the Wolf and ask His Highness to take him in."
Ed put his hand on Sir Barristan's shoulder, "Sir Barristan, you will become the commander of the Winter Wolf Army. From now on, I will always have a place for you in Stark's hall, and I will share mine with you." Hearth and table, and never let your service be dishonored."
Ser Barristan drew his sword and knelt before Eddard.
"Your Highness, Barristan Selmy will follow His Highness forever, to the end of time and the universe!"
Ed helped up Barristan Selmy, Stark and the Winter Wolf Army, adding a titan.
"The Fearless" Sir Barristan Selmy, even in the history of the Seven Kingdoms, is also the number one knight. In today's Westeros, Barristan Selmy is the most prestigious knight. Knight, he has won the tournament championship many times.
During the Battle of the Nine Copper Kings, the then young Sir Barristan, beheaded the "violent" Maris in the Stone Step Islands, cutting off the last bloodline of the Blackfyre, and the alliance of the Nine Copper Kings fell apart. Ser Barristan became the most famous hero to emerge from the Stepstones, and his fame began to spread throughout Westeros.
During the Duskendale Rebellion, Ser Barristan, alone, rescued the mad king Aerys who was imprisoned in the city by the rebels.At the Battle of the Trident, Ser Barristan fought for Targaryen, beheading more than a dozen famous rebel knights.It's a pity that Prince Rhaegar died at the hands of Robert in that battle, and Ser Barristan's brilliant performance on the battlefield was powerless.
When the rebellion of Balon Greyjoy was quelled, Ser Barristan led his troops to quell Old Wyk.
In the minds of many common people, Sir Barristan is a living legend. Such a person who takes refuge in Ed's tent and serves Stark will undoubtedly provide great help to Ed's career.
As the legendary Kingsguard, Sir Barristan can not only lead troops to fight, but also protect Ed and his family. He is another powerful personal guard of Ed after Aegis Dawson and Syrio Forel.
Ed took Barristan back to the Hall of the Wailing Tower. The red monk Soros, Lightning King, Baron Swann and others in the Winter Wolf Army were very happy to see Barristan taking refuge in Ed.
Ed returned to the lobby on the second floor of the Wailing Tower. Arya and Sansa had already returned to the guest room to sleep, and Caitlin was waiting for him in front of the scented candles.Ed said: "Catelyn, Sir Barristan abandoned the Lannister family and turned to serve Stark. He has joined the Winter Wolf Army."
Caitlin smiled. "The knight Bran admires most is Ser Barristan. It would be great if he could join us. When will we march to Riverrun?"
On the way from King's Landing to Harrenhal, the Winter Wolves found out that Riverrun was being attacked by the army of the West. The Vances and the Pipers, which bordered the Riverlands and the West, were also attacked by Lannister.Catelyn thought of her father, Lord Hoster, and her brother Edmure at Riverrun.
Ed said: "You don't have to worry about Riverrun City. As long as Riverrun City can't hold on, once the gates are opened, it will be protected by the Tengshi River, Red Fork River and the moat. No matter how many troops there are in the Western Region, how can they break through this isolated island castle in the river? The Northern Territory The army is going south, we need to wait for the northern army to arrive before we can fight Lannister."
Caitlin said: "Don't wait for the northern army. The nobles of our riverlands are not united in the north. The Tully family has ruled the riverlands for less than 300 years, and their prestige is far inferior to the Starks who have ruled the northern border for thousands of years .But now that the enemy is attacking the Hejian land, the nobles of the Hejian land will unite."
"We can summon the army of the nobles near Harrenhal, Maidenpool, Darry, Harren, the towns around God's Eye Lake, the town of Earl Harroway, and the town of Saltworks. We can easily recruit 5000 soldiers and horses, Then all the way to the west, the Bracken family of Stone Ledge City and the Blackwood family of Raventree City will join us, and when we reach Riverrun, our strength may be close to [-]."
Ed stroked Caitlin's hair, "I will seek cooperation with the nobles of the riverlands near Harrenhal, but not to rescue Riverrun, but to defend Harrenhal. The strong pig I captured, Lile K Leihe, I have already said that the two mercenary groups hired by Lannister, Wagner's cook group, and the green beard's colorful group are coming soon, and their goal is Harrenhal."
"We are short-handed at Harrenhal. From King's Landing to Harrenhal we lost a fifth of our men, and many cavalry were wounded, and now with the defenders of Harrenhal we have only More than 1000 people."
Caitlin said sadly: "This castle is impenetrable, what's the point of guarding this cursed castle?"
Ed opened a map of the Riverlands, and he said: "Look, after occupying Harrenhal, the Winter Wolf Army can control the town of Earl Harroway in the north, which is one of the most populous towns in the Riverlands." , and the Ruby Beach Ferry, if necessary, you can easily send troops to occupy Yanchang Town, an important port on the Trident River, and Maiquan City, a seaside port."
"The town of the Earl of Harroway can be called the crossroads of the Seven Kingdoms. The roads of the North, the Valley, the Riverlands, the West, and the King's Land all meet in the east of the town of the Earl. It is only a short distance from the three tridents of the Trident River. Ruby Beach at the Interchange is also very close.”
"This area has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The ancient kings of valleys, the kings of the rivers and hills, the kings of the iron people, and the kings of storms all brought large armies to fight for this area repeatedly."
When Robert rebelled, the turning point of the whole war happened in Ruby Beach. It was there that Robert killed his rival Prince Rhaegar with a warhammer. Robert's warhammer smashed the ruby engraved on Prince Rhaegar's breastplate The emblem of the three-headed dragon, and some rubies spilled all over the place, triggering a scramble between soldiers from both sides, hence the name Ruby Beach.
The branch of the Trident River and the Green Fork River, hundreds of miles upstream from the Ruby Beach Ferry, has no ferry, until the Twin River City.Considering that the Frey family of the Twins City is an ally who is repeatedly jumping around and has worrying loyalty, it is necessary for Stark to occupy Harrenhal and control the Ruby Shoal.
Ed said: "Tywin is very aware of the importance of Harrenhal. Believe me, there are so many castles in the riverlands, and the one that Tywin wants to occupy the most must be Harrenhal."
Caitlin looked at the map and raised an eyebrow, "Since Harrenhal is so important, we won't support the river princes in the west. If Tywin's army in the west wipes out the princes in the river one by one, the army in the west will press down on the border. Huh? Even Lunburg can't hold it!"
Ed smiled, "Lannister killed the king and usurped the throne. I estimate that Renly and Stannis will be crowned kings soon. By then, Lannister will have many enemies. I will find a way to make Lannister , leave the riverlands."
King's Landing, the Red Keep, King Joffrey holds his first council.
Tyrion put on a black and red brocade coat, and a string of gold chains around his neck, made up of small golden hands, symbolizing his status as the Hand of the King and the Prime Minister.
Since Ed, Stannis, and Renly fled King's Landing one after another, and Jon Arryn died, there were a lot of vacancies in the imperial council, and the regent queen Cersei hurriedly replenished the manpower.
Tyrion studied the new faces.
The illegitimate son of Tidehead Island, Orion Weirwater, entered the Royal Council, replacing Stannis as Sea Lord.Oren Weishui has silver hair and looks a little like Rhaegar, which can be regarded as his only advantage.
The mercenary Osmund Kettleblack, illiterate, had replaced Renly as Lord Justice.The only thing Osmond did was to catch many flea nests and many so-called thugs on the day Ed escaped from King's Landing. Although Tyrion suspected that many people were innocent.Osmond's hippie smile was somewhat similar to Renly's.
Since James led the army to go to the riverland, the deputy captain of the Kingsguard, Flame Nulustu, attended the imperial meeting.It is said that during the absence of James, Rustu took good care of the Queen Mother and guarded her day and night. This vigorous strongman, as strong as a bull, obviously satisfied Cersei more than Lancel.
King Robert used to complain, Tyrion remembered, that he was either a sycophant or a fool in his council.If Robert, seeing Cersei's imperial meeting, is not illiterate, and the mercenaries are slaves, he will probably laugh out loud in heaven with fright!These are all ghosts and monsters.
The rest are old faces, Grand Maester Pycelle, Head of Intelligence Varys, Chancellor of the Exchequer Littlefinger.Among them, Pycelle is Cersei's lackey, and Varys and Littlefinger are the conspirators.
Joffrey sat in the king's seat, and his scalp was horribly stitched with pus, and even Joffrey's perfume could not mask the stench.
Tyrion had heard that Joffrey had such constant headaches and nightmares that he had to take Grand Maester Pycelle's milk of the poppy to sleep.
Cersei said: "Let's start today's topic!"
Varys slipped a wad of information from the sleeve of his gorgeous silk coat.
"My lords, there is terrible news from Harrenhal. The strong pig, Sir Lile Crakeher, led troops to attack Harrenhal, but was attacked by Ed with the Winter Wolves. The western army was almost wiped out. Strong Pig and more than a dozen nobles were captured and held in the Harrenhal Dungeon."
Cersei said depressedly: "Strong pig is such a waste, I thought he could capture Harrenhal before Ed."
Joffrey suddenly became agitated, his pale face began to contort, "I want to lead the army to go out myself, I want to kill Ed, Sansa, kill the giant eagle and the direwolf!"
Orion Weishui and Osmund Kettleblack, like two pug dogs, kept applauding.
Tyrion saw Joffrey's head, trembling violently, the scalp twisted, and more thick pus oozes from the stitched part of the scalp. For a moment, Tyrion thought that Joffrey's scalp was The line is about to explode.
Cersei held Joffrey's hand, "Your Majesty, don't get excited, Ed will be punished sooner or later. I will announce to the Seven Kingdoms that Ed is a traitor, and the Stark family is a traitor, and then attack the North."
Tyrion said, "The right thing to do, Queen Mother, is to write to Harrenhal, absolve him of his crimes, and summon him to the Red Keep to swear allegiance."
Cersei snorted. "How could he come?"
Tyrion said: "This is called courtesy before soldiers. If he refuses to come, it will not be too late to declare him a traitor. It is a good thing to reconcile with Stark, otherwise, when the northern army arrives in the riverland, Lannister will be short." There is no time to win. Don’t forget, Ed led the army in the north, and won all on Skagos Island and beyond the Great Wall. There are many brave warriors in the north.”
Cersei said sullenly, "I can't forgive him for hurting His Majesty Joffrey so badly."
Tyrion grimaced, "Queen, if you don't reconcile with Stark, are you going to single out Stannis, Renly, Ed? Don't forget, Dorne has always dreamed of revenge."
Cersei pondered for a while, "I'd rather reconcile with the Dornishmen, Renly, and Stannis than with Ed."
Varys showed a flattering smile, "Queen, I'm afraid you won't be able to reconcile with Renly and Stannis. According to the news brought by the little bird, Renly has been crowned king in Highgarden, and Renly married Margot Li Tyrell, Highgarden has allied itself with Storm's End. At about the same time, Stannis was crowned king at Dragonstone."
Joffrey said sullenly, "Uncle Stannis and Uncle Renly are as traitors as Eddard, and I will kill them all!"
Grand Maester Pycelle's eyes widened, "After King Robert's death, there are so many snatchers?"
Varys said: "According to the intelligence, the army of the Reach has begun to gather at the ancient city of Oak, Chen Bing is on the western border, and may attack the western border at any time. The army of the Stormland has begun to gather at Storm's End, and may march towards King's Landing at any time.
"The Rhys pirate Salador Thorn hired by Stannis cooperated with the Royal Fleet to repel the Stepstone pirates hired by Lannister."
Littlefinger said melancholy: "Now, Stannis has no worries. He may bring the royal fleet and the princes of the Narrow Sea to kill King's Landing at any time."
Tyrion glared at Littlefinger, with a murderous gleam in his eye, and turned to Joffrey.
"Your Majesty, just after you took the throne, your two uncles usurped the throne. The Seven Kingdoms are in danger of being torn apart. Therefore, we must show the bearing of a king. As long as these people are willing to publicly swear allegiance, we can pardon their treason. offense."
Joffrey's scalp trembled. "My father will swing the hammer and kill every enemy, uncle imp, will you only pardon and forgive?"
Cersei sighed, "Joffrey, your uncle is right, sometimes we have to compromise."
Joffrey left cursing, Cersei declared the meeting adjourned, and the royal courtiers left one after another.
Tyrion said, "Cersei, Auryn Weirwater is Sea Lord? What do you think?"
Cersei said earnestly: "Auryn Waywater was a captain, and he is also the illegitimate brother of Earl Mumford Velaryon on Tidehead Island. The Velaryan family is the most powerful vassal of Stannis, I can Fight for House Velaryon through Aurion Weirwater."
Tyrion said disdainfully: "Sea Serpent, the Velaryan family during the Oak Fist period, family power and fleet power, can be ranked in the top three in the Seven Kingdoms, but now Velaryan has long since fallen. Besides, Auryn is a bastard, and he is no Velaryon."
"Why do you want Osmund Kettleblack, Lord Chancellor?"
Cersei said: "Osmond and his two younger brothers are very popular among the mercenaries. I originally wanted to promote Ilyn Payne to be the Minister of Justice, but unfortunately he has no tongue, so I had to use Osmond. Be obedient, and obey me."
Tyrion said: "He listened to gold. Osmund is just a greedy mercenary who may betray us at any time. When you have only such people around you, you can only pardon the enemy and cannot play "Cass Teme's Rainy Season"
Cersei's green eyes were burning with anger, "Little devil, don't you use someone for me, point and point, you are also my servant, you are a cheap substitute for my father, let me remember."
Harrenhal, Ed sent a raven to write a letter to the lords of the riverlands around Harrenhal in the name of Caitlin's father, Duke Horst, ordering them to go to Harrenhal to discuss how to deal with Lannister and the upcoming The mercenary group arriving in the riverlands.
Sir Raymond Darry of Darry, Lord Ronald Root of Earl Holloway, and Lord William Mooton of Maidenpool were all invited.
On the first day Ed arrived in King's Landing, in the name of brewing, he bought a large amount of grain in King's Landing. The grain by sea was shipped to the north, and the grain by land was shipped to Harrenhal, the huge granary of Harrenhal. Loaded with corn, barley, wheat and oats.
Food and grass are sufficient, and what Ed needs to solve is the problem of military strength.The number of soldiers in Ed's hands is too small, and the northern army has not yet arrived, so Ed needs to recruit new soldiers.
The news that Harrenhal was attacked by Lannister made the residents of Harren Town near Harrenhal panic. Some residents ran to Harrenhal to seek asylum. Ed allowed the residents to take refuge, but the families who took refuge must An adult man from the family joined the Winter Wolf Army.
With the help of Countess Sheila Hean and Sir Willy Ward, Ed successfully recruited 2000 young recruits in the territory of Harrenhal, and handed them over to Sir Barristan for training at Harrenhal's school grounds.
Northern Territory, Kraken Point, Blacksmith City.
Iron bitch Helen Pike, standing on the Queen, looking south.
Helen Pike said to James Could who was on the side: "King Robert is dead, Lannister has attacked the riverlands, Robb has led the army of the north to go south, and we are here, doing nothing."
James Could said: "The Wolf King's order is for you to defend Blacksmith City. He has always reminded us that this place may be attacked by the Iron Islands."
Helen Pike said: "Anyway, there are enough troops here. I will leave 2000 people to defend Blacksmith City. Then, I will choose [-] longships and [-] elite troops to follow me southward to attack Lannisport."
James Could's eyes widened, "But, you are disobeying the wolf king's order! What if the Iron Islands attack Blacksmith City? What if the Ironborn pirates attack?"
Helen Pike said: "2000 people guard the castle, you and I are both Ironborn pirates, what kind of pirates would attack a castle guarded by 2000 people? If Blacksmith City, with [-] defenders, still falls, then what? It can be explained that the Iron Fleet is dispatched, and once the Iron Fleet is dispatched, there will be hundreds of longships, and we are all staying here for nothing.”
James Could frowned and said, "Having said that, how could you succeed in attacking Lannisport in the south? Lannisport has a fleet."
Helen Pike said: "There are dozens of ships, so what? When King Balon rebelled, Euron and Victarion burned down the Lannisport fleet. In the following years, Lannisport The fleet has been underpowered."
"Now that Duke Tywin has brought the army of the Western Territory to the Riverlands, the Western Territory is definitely not well defended. We will burn the Lannisport fleet, plunder some people and property, and then withdraw."
James Could said: "It's easy for you to say, this place is so far away from Lannisport, we got there and were discovered by Lannister a long time ago."
Helen Pike opened a map of the ocean. Helen Pike was illiterate. In Winterfell, Jon, Robb, and Arya taught Helen how to read. Now it is easy for her to read the nautical chart.
"Look, there are deserted islands in the south of the Iron Islands. Let's hide our longships there, pretend to be pirates from the Iron Islands, and attack Lannisport. Lannister will definitely think that it is King Balon who attacked the Western Territory. , the sea monster and the lion started fighting, Lord Ed will definitely like my strategy!"
A few days after Ed sent letters to the nobles near Harrenhal, Sir Raymond Darry arrived at Harrenhal first.
Sir Raymond Darry has a handsome appearance and blond hair. He brought twenty soldiers, and the breastplate of each Darry city guard is engraved with the farmer's coat of arms of the Darry family. Raymond Darry There was Darry's son, Lynman Darry, about Bran's age.
In the Wailing Tower Hall, Ed and Caitlin received Sir Raymond Darry together. Raymond Darry said depressedly: "Your Highness Wolf, why did you recruit me in the name of Duke Hoster? I thought that Sir Raymond Darry Duke, he came here in a hurry when he really arrived at Harrenhal."
The implication is, "You, the Duke of the North, why command my nobles in Hejian?"
Ed said: "The Duke of Hoster is my father-in-law, and I have an obligation to protect the safety of the riverlands. King Robert was assassinated, and now is an extraordinary period. The Riverrun City of the Tully Family, the Pink City of the Piper Family, Vance The family's Rest City is under attack. A few days ago, Harrenhal was also attacked by the Lannister army. The mercenaries recruited by Lannister from across the narrow sea may attack this area, so I summoned you, Let's resist together."
Sir Raymond Darry said gloomyly: "I'm tired of war. Lord Ed, you became a hero in the War of the Reavers. The Darry family supported the Targaryen family. Back then, the Trident River, one afternoon In time, my three older brothers were all dead. We were loyal to the Targaryens, but because Robert's rebels won, the Darrys became traitors."
"The Darry family was deprived of half of their fiefdoms, lost their titles as earls, and became property knights. All of this was given by the usurper Robert, and you and Jon Arryn belong to Robert. Right-hand man. Now, Robert and Jon Arryn are dead, and the war is coming again, and you, as a friend of Robert, ask the Darry family to fight for you and Robert, which is too much."
Ed slowly said: "Sir Raymond, I don't want you to fight for me. Lannister attacked the riverland, wanted to slaughter your people and burn your castle. Do you think you can stay out of it? The war is coming , your sons and people may be slaughtered."
In the distance, Ser Raymun's son was playing with Arya.
Ed said: "This is how wars are. If the nobles are on the wrong team, they will be deprived of their fiefs and their titles. Renly, Stannis will deal with Lannister in King's Landing in the south. The army of the North is going south. Sha Arryn is the daughter of Duke Hoster, and the Knights of the Canyon will soon join the battle in the Riverlands, and the Lannisters cannot defeat the North, the alliance between the Riverlands and the Vale."
"This time, as long as you follow me, you will definitely stand on the side of the victor. After the war is over, I will restore your title and reward the Dai Rui family with fiefdoms. The Dai Rui family will restore their former glory. Your son, descendants Future generations will remember this day, and they will say that the revival of the Darry family is due to Raymond Darry's correct choice."
A look of doubt flashed in Sir Raymond's eyes, "Why do you believe that you will win the war?"
Ed smiled, "I have the Winter Wolves, the Direwolves, the Giants, the Skinchangers, and the Dragons."
In the evening of the same day, Ed received the lord of Maidenpool, William Mooton, at Harrenhal.
Earl William Mooton of Maiden Springs was a fat, pale man with a cowardly personality. He had the red salmon crest of the Mooton family on his chest.Maiden Spring City is an important port of Crab Bay, and it is also the place where the famous "Florian and Joan Qi" story took place. In the story, Florian peeked at Qiong Qi taking a bath, and it was in Maiden Spring City.
The Mooton family also supported the Targaryen family during Robert's uprising, and the status of Maidenspring City plummeted.Ed promised that after the victory of this war, the Mooton family would be rewarded with some land, and Earl William Mooton left satisfied, expressing his willingness to fully support.
Early the next morning, Lord Harroway's town lord, Ronald Root, arrived at Harrenhal.
The town of Earl Harroway was named after the Harroway family who ruled Harrenhal during Maegor's time. The family had died out as early as Maegor's time, but the name of the town has been used all the time.
Ed promised to send giants to help the Root family build a magnificent castle after the war and develop the town into the first city in the riverlands. Ronald Root left satisfied.
Afterwards, Ed ordered Phelan, Baron Swann, and Sir Barristan, each with two hundred cavalry, to go to Maiden Springs, Darry, and Earl Harroway's town to ambush.
Ed, Eagle King McCain, sent eagles, owls and falcons to conduct a close investigation around the mouth of the Trident River, waiting for the arrival of the mercenary group.
On a moonlit night, the mercenary fleet finally arrived.Wagner's regiment of cooks, Greenbeard's colorful regiment, landed near Maiden Springs.
The person in charge of leading the way was an old pirate in his 60s named Louis. He grew up in a village near Harrenhal and was very familiar with this area.
"No one knows Harrenhal better than I do." Louis said, "We can't do anything about the towering city walls, but we can surround it and attack through the small gate. The enemy will never expect that we will attack."
The head of the chef team, Wagner, has a fierce bald head. Looking at Harrenhal, which towers like mountains under the moonlight, he frowned and said, "We probably don't have enough manpower to surround such a big castle."
The owl in the air flew by, this is the owl controlled by Ed, after the mercenary group landed, every move was monitored by Eagle King McCain and Ed's birds.
The colorful group and the chef group didn't know that they had stepped into the trap of death. They had just arrived at the bottom of the city. From the woods on the right, there was a shout of killing. Ed rode a direwolf and led a team of cavalry. Break out from the flank.
Michu, Prince of the Giant Eagle, swooped down from the walls of Harrenhal riding a giant eagle.
The colorful group and the chef group are all veterans who have experienced battles, but they were still caught off guard. The bear of the bear king Byers, Nymeria, the lady, the black and white bears came out of the darkness, the lightning king, Myr Soros, brandishing a flaming sword, charged towards the enemy formation.
Originally, Wagner and Greenbeard, with a group of cooks and mercenaries, were going to attack Harrenhal by surprise, but they were counter-attacked.
At this time, there was a shout of killing from behind, and Sir Barristan led the Winter Wolf Army and the cavalry from Maiden Springs to kill from the direction of Maiden Springs.Phelan led a team of Darry City cavalry from the direction of Darry City, and Baron Swan led a team of Earl Town cavalry from the direction of Earl Town.
There were enemies everywhere. The guide Louis was shot to death by An Gai. Most of the mercenaries were foreigners who were not familiar with the local terrain. Facing so many ferocious beasts and ambushes, more than 1000 mercenaries were at a loss.
The fight lasted until midnight, and more than half of the mercenaries were killed. Wagner was captured by Sir Barristan, and Greenbeard was captured alive by Thoros of Myr.
Wagner and Greenbeard were escorted to Ed, and Ed said, "Are you going to surrender or die?"
The green beard said: "If His Highness Wolf can spare the lives of my brother and me, I am willing to surrender."
Wagner also said: "I just want to survive, and I am willing to work for His Royal Highness Wolf."
As a result, more than 500 mercenaries became prisoners of the Winter Wolf Army. Ed ordered them to be disarmed temporarily and work in Harrenhal. If they proved their loyalty, they would have a chance to go to the battlefield in the future.
Mercenaries are not trustworthy, but Ed can send them as vanguard.
Because each of these two mercenary groups was equipped with two horses, Ed captured more than 1000 sets of plate armor and war horses, and more than a dozen charming cooks.In addition, the Winter Wolf Army captured thousands of golden dragons.
According to the market price, the price of a cavalryman's full plate armor and horses exceeds ten gold dragons.
This is war, as long as you win, you can seize a lot of spoils and get money.
Ed smashed the Lannister mercenary group, which greatly increased his prestige in the river.
A few days later, Raymond Darry arrived at Harrenhal with [-] infantry and cavalry recruited by his family.Ronald Root sent [-] infantry, and Lord William Mooton of Maidenpool sent [-] infantry and a small amount of cavalry.
Originally, the three nobles wanted to send more soldiers to Harrenhal, but Ed refused.Guessing that Lannister would continue to hire mercenaries and pirates to attack the Riverlands, Ed asked Darry City, Earl Harroway's town and Maiden Springs to reserve sufficient troops to defend their respective territories.
A few days later, Ed received letters from the three kings, Joffrey, Renly and Stannis.
King's Landing's letter comes from the Imp, and King Joffrey asks Eddard to take a public oath of fealty so that he can be exonerated from treason.
The letter from King Renly from High Court was kind and hoped Ed would publicly swear allegiance and become Baratheon's loyal friend.
King Stannis of Dragonstone Island, with a tough tone, asked Ed to publicly swear allegiance, otherwise he would be with the rebels.
After reading these letters, Caitlin said depressedly: "There are so many kings, what are you going to do?"
Ed smiled and said, "I will bow my head and admit my mistakes, but I will not publicly swear allegiance."
Caitlin wondered, "Which king?"
"All kings."
Renly, Lannister, and Stannis all seem to think that a crown can win people's love, but it's not true. Whoever is stronger is the most important thing.Ed is not in a hurry to become the king, he will only attract the enemy's attack if he is the king rashly, and he will die faster if he does not have the strength to wear the crown.
To develop allies, between Qi and Chu (between Lion and Deer), to have both sides, to build high walls, and to become king slowly, is Ed's strategy.
Ed wrote back to Queen Cersei, the little devil in King's Landing. In the letter, Ed apologized for the eagle's accidental injury to Joffrey. He asked Lannister to withdraw from the riverland immediately and stop the aggression.
At the same time, the Iron Throne is required to immediately execute the murderer who killed Jon Arryn and hand over the murderer who killed King Robert. Only when justice is done can Ed bring the North, the Valley, and the Riverlands back to the rule of the Iron Throne. Down.
In Ed's reply to Renly, Ed expressed that Baratheon was welcome to inherit the Iron Throne in the North, and hoped that Renly would quickly lead the army of the River Bend to attack the West.Once Renly captures Casterly Rock and Lannisport, and eliminates Joffrey and Tywin Lannister, the bastards who usurped the king, Ed will lead the north, the riverlands, and the valley to Baratheon, Take an oath of allegiance.
In his reply to Stannis, Eddard stated that the North is happy to see Stannis inherit the Iron Throne, and always believes that Stannis is Robert's legal heir.
Ed said that His Majesty Stannis' territory is too small and his troops are too few, but he must not attack the Stormlands and fight Renly's nest.His Majesty Stannis can quickly march into King's Landing, or use Crab Island as a springboard to occupy the Crab Claw Peninsula, and occupy the kingdom from Crab Bay.The northern army will cooperate with His Majesty Stannis to complete the occupation of the king's land. Once the king's land and King's Landing are occupied, His Majesty Stannis has taken the first step to unify the seven kingdoms.
Once His Majesty Stannis destroys Lannister and avenges King Robert, the North, the Riverlands, and the Vale will return to His Majesty Stannis immediately.
In fact, Lysa is out of Ed's control now, and Ed doesn't expect Vale to join the big alliance in the north easily. However, the outside world generally believes that Lysa is the daughter of Riverrun, so it is believed that Vale will send troops to help the river sooner or later. Suddenly, Ed simply wrote in the letter, pretending to have Gu Di's support.
Eddard then wrote letters to Prince Doran Martell of Dorne and Oberyn the Red Viper, along with his adopted daughter Laresa of Dorne.Laresa is the illegitimate daughter of Prince Oberyn, and is also deeply loved by Prince Doran and Princess Arianne, the heir of Dorne.
Ed declared in the letter that he hated Lannister's brutal crimes against Princess Elia and her children from beginning to end. They will immediately cut off their heads and pass them on to Sunspear City.Ed reminded Dorn that the real mastermind behind the scenes was Duke Tywin, who committed such a crime just to please Robert and increase his political capital in Robert's Rebel Army.
The moment of revenge that Donne longed for has arrived. Ed hopes that Donne will attack Lannister immediately. The Northland is willing to sign the "Oath of Snow and Sand" with Donne through marriage. Eliminate the hypocritical and cruel Lannister family.
In the fifth letter, Ed wrote to King Balon of the Iron Islands.
Ed wrote in the letter that in this age of kings, the Northern Territory hopes to form an alliance with the Iron Islands, and is willing to support King Balon to wear the driftwood crown.As long as King Balon leads the Iron Fleet to the west and occupies Lannisport and Casterly Rock, the North is willing to honor King Balon as "King of the Iron Islands and the West" and return Prince Theon.
The last letter, Ed wrote to Lysa in the Eyrie.
In the letter, Ed hoped that Lysa would come to Harrenhal to discuss the war between the rivers and give Robin Arryn better treatment. Lin took revenge and fought against Lannister, hoping that the knights of the canyon could go to the riverland to fight as soon as possible.
Regarding King's Landing, the story of Lysa's affair with Littlefinger spread in the riverland, Ed said that he did not believe a word, it must be Littlefinger's vicious slander, trying to slander the innocent widow of Jon Arryn.Ed believes that Lysa is innocent, and Duke Hoster will also believe in the innocence of his daughter Lysa.
Ed believes that the Eagle's Nest City is difficult to attack, and if it is matched with the giant eagles and dragons in the north, it will be perfect for defense.
Whether the Lannisters or any other hostile force tries to attack the Vale, the North will crush the enemy and keep Robin safe at the Eyrie.
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