Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 203 The Battle of Cliff City, Frey's Tragic Death
Eagle King McCain controls Eagle, Falcon and Owl, scouting Crag City for Wolf King's army in the early morning mist.

The Crag City stands on a hill above the waves of the Sunset Sea, overlooking the sea to the west.

A few days ago, Earl Barristan from Harvest City in the Borderlands led two thousand soldiers of the Wolf King to capture the Fortress, the castle in the north of the Western Territory.

Now, another hero of Wolf King Ed, Baron Sven, also from the frontier, leads troops to attack the cliff city.

As long as Cliff City is captured, the wolf king's army will be one step closer to Casterly Rock City and Lannisport, the heartland of Lannister.

The Westerling family in Cliff Rock City is ancient and proud. Historically, the gold mines that relied on the territory were very prosperous, and even intermarried with the Targaryen family. However, the gold mines of the Westerling family have long since dried up. The Lin family also showed a declining trend, with poverty and decline.

The Duke of Tywin summoned the army of the Western Territory, stationed troops in the Throat Fortress of the Western Territory, Golden Tooth City, and confronted the wolf king's army led by the Young Wolf Lord Robb and the Black Fish Brynden. Yacheng, therefore, the defense of Yayan City is relatively weak.

In the early morning, many people in the entire castle were still asleep. A soldier of the Crag City stretched out at the top of the city, unbuttoned his breeches and urinated. Sir Balon Swann drew his yew longbow, and the flying arrow shot through the Crag City in an instant. The soldier's breastplate, the soldier screamed, fell from the top of the city like a bundle of turnips.

The sentinel at the top of the city saw the arrow shot by his companion, and immediately blew the horn of the conch, and the eagle of the eagle king McCain swooped down from the air, and the sharp claws grabbed the hair of the Westerling sentry and tore a piece of scalp, causing the sentry to die. Shouting and falling to the ground, the sound of the horn ceased.

Many of the defenders of Cliff City are peasants and miners recruited temporarily. Most of them are old people and children. These people all sleep in the stables of Cliff City. When the enemy attacked, some people just woke up Come on, the captain of the guards of the cliff city ordered these improvised soldiers to hurry up to the city wall to meet the enemy.

The crossbowmen of the wolf king's army sprinkled a deadly rain of arrows towards the walls of the cliff city. Many Westerling soldiers who walked up the wall were shot by sharp arrows and screamed again and again. Some recruits lost their courage instantly and started to fight. Turn around and run back to avoid the arrow rain's attack.

The battering ram of the wolf king's army had already reached the gate of the cliff city, and the soldiers of the wolf king began to hit the gate with the battering hammer, and cracks appeared on the old bronze gate soon.

Then the grappling hook flew up to the city wall, and Ser Balon Swann led the soldiers of the Wolf King to attack the top of the cliff city first. Soon, the steel torrent of the wolf king's army submerged the city wall of the cliff city.

Shouts, horse neighs, screams, curses, moans, echoed in the ancient walls of the Crag City, gold and iron collided, steel was singing, the newly recruited soldiers of Westerling were undertrained and equipped with tattered leather Armor, even lacking actual combat experience, facing the well-trained, experienced wolf king army covered in plate armor, the battle soon became a one-sided massacre.

An hour later, the battle at the Crag City of Westerling Castle was over. Sir Balon Swann led the army of the Wolf King and completely occupied this ancient and decaying castle. The six sea shell flags of the Westerling family were all cut down, and the direwolf flag of the Stark family was raised on the top of the city.

The captive was brought before Balon Swann.

Gavin Westerling, Patriarch of the Westerlings, Lord of the Crag, was wounded in battle, bleeding from the head.

Earl Gavin Westerling looked very frightened. He said, "Sir Baron, I am your captive. Please treat me, my wife, and children well. My relatives will pay us to redeem us."

Baron Swan said: "You are all prisoners of the wolf king Ed, and only the wolf king can decide whether to let you go."

Earl Gavin's wife, Sybell Spicer, was a dignified old woman, but her eyes were slightly evil and cunning, she said: "My natal family is a businessman, and my relatives will give you enough money to redeem you. Come back to me and my family."

Baron Swan said disdainfully: "Are you richer than the wolf king? We don't care about your ransom."

Jeyne Westerling, Earl Gavan's daughter, was slender and full-hip, with curly chestnut hair and a heart-shaped face, and she shed tears when she saw the castle fall and her family taken captive.

"Please treat these innocent soldiers and civilians kindly, they are innocent."

Baron Swan nodded, "Girl, you have a kind heart, unlike your family members who only care about your own life and death. Don't worry, the Wolf King does not allow us to kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Afterwards, Balon Swann sent soldiers to put Earl Gavin, Jane, Lady Sybell, Lady Sybell's younger brother Rover Spicer, and Earl Gavin's sons into the dungeon.

Baron Swann and Eagle King McCain stood at the top of the city, looking to the southeast.

Eagle King John McCain's hawk circled in the sky.

Baron Swan said: "Crag City itself doesn't have much strategic value. I decided to keep 500 people to guard the castle. It is very close to Brand City, the home of the Marbrand family. I heard that the reinforcements sent by Duke Tywin, Led by Sir Kevan, they have already arrived at Branded City, and Bronze Yonne is leading an army southward to approach Branded City, so I decided to take the light cavalry and go south quickly to attack the villages in Marbrand's territory."

Eagle King McCain stroked his snow-white beard, "Two-way attack, Branded City will definitely be captured by the Wolf King's army."

Sir Baron Swann said worriedly: "I'm a little worried about the golden lady beside Sir Kevan, Eagle King McCain, you must send out your owls, falcons and eagles to investigate carefully."

In Golden Tooth City, Duke Tywin and James stood on the majestic city wall, watching the soldiers of Earl Mitch Seven, pushing their catapults and ballistas, slowly moving towards Golden Tooth City.

James set up an arbor and observed the enemy carefully.

"The enemy is only more than 1000 people, all infantry and siege equipment. Father, give me a thousand cavalry, and I can easily tear this siege army apart."

Lord Tywin pointed to the woods on the distant hills.

"Didn't you see it? On the valley in the distance, there was smoke rising from the kitchen and flags fluttering. It was obvious that the enemy had ambushed cavalry on both sides. It is impossible for Blackfish Brynden, a veteran in the battlefield, to send out siege troops. He came to Golden Tooth City to give away the head, he clearly wanted to use the siege troops to lure our army to attack."

James said, "Let the enemy siege forces approach?"

Duke Tywin snorted, "The range of the enemy's trebuchets is far worse than the trebuchets at the top of our Golden Tooth City. Besides, our army is condescending. If they dare to come, they will be killed by the trebuchets at the top of the city before they reach the city. Smash it into a pulp."

James said depressedly: "Father, the young wolf lord Robb and the black fish Brynden didn't even have the guts to storm the Golden Tooth City. On the contrary, Bronze Jon, Barristan, and Balon Swann led the wolf king's army to the north of the West Territory. Raiding on, they took the bane of the Bainforts, the Crag of the Westerlings, and approached the goldfields of the Pendry Hills and the goldfields of Castamere."

"What's even more frightening is that the army of the wolf king led by Bronze Jorn has already approached the branded city. Once the branded city of the Marbrand family falls into the hands of the wolf king's army, the army of the wolf king can attack Golden Tooth City from the branded city. In the rear, our army will be surrounded by the enemy."

Duke Tywin said coldly: "After King Balon's disastrous defeat in the Northern Territory, he was doomed to face a difficult situation in the Western Territory. Damn Ironborn, I have already written to Lord Balon, hoping that he will quickly regroup and attack the Riverlands." Sea Frontier City, so that at least it can stop the northern west coast fleet from going south."

James said: "Father, the Iron Islands fleet suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the Northern Territory, and the Iron Islands may also be attacked by the Northern Territory. I guess it will be difficult for King Balon to send a fleet to attack the riverlands."

Duke Tywin said helplessly: "You're right. Now the Wolf King has armies in the north, valleys and rivers. After the defeat of the Iron Islands fleet, it won't help for the west to rely solely on the Iron Islands alliance."

"Fortunately, we still have the support of the Reach. I have already written to Duke Mace Tyrell, asking him to send troops to attack the Riverland. As long as the Tyrell family in Highgarden is willing to send troops to attack the Riverland, the wolf The king's army has to turn around and go south to deal with the River Bend, so the western region can counterattack calmly and drive the wolf king's army out of the western region."

James frowned, "Will the Tyrell family in the Reach support Lannister when the Western Territory is under attack?"

A flash of anger flashed in Duke Tywin's eyes.

"No one will follow the loser. Today, Lannister is more like a defeated lion. Fortunately, the marriage between Joffrey and Margaery can attract the Tyrell family and continue to maintain the alliance with Lannister relation."

James was worried, "Father, the news from King's Landing is more terrifying than the last. Many people say that after Cersei became a corpse, Joffrey became the king of bones, and the necromancer ruled King's Landing. If the West Territory receives King's Landing High Court must have heard about the news, and they will accept the marriage with Lannister?"

Tywin disdainfully said: "That's just a rumor fabricated by Stannis and Wolf King Ed. Stannis surrounded King's Landing, so he naturally released all kinds of despicable rumors, demonizing Cersei and Joffrey, so that Stan Nice's crown, justified."

James was not convinced, "However, after Tyrion was captured, the letter sent from Riverrun City, the contents of the letter are very consistent with these contents."

Tywin said: "Tyrion became a prisoner of Stark and Tully. He is a spineless dwarf. Naturally, he was at the mercy of the enemy and wrote a letter full of lies to upset the morale of Lannister's army. That's it."

"I will not allow you to continue discussing the undead in King's Landing in the future. King's Landing is in the hands of the Lannisters. This is a fact. I don't want to hear any more remarks about the undead, King's Landing, and the Empress."

In fact, Duke Tywin also began to worry in his heart that the legend of the undead in King's Landing was true, but he refused to admit it.

At this time, Lannister is still holding the Iron Throne of King’s Landing in name, and Joffrey is the king on the Iron Throne. This makes many nobles and knights in the western region believe that Joffrey is the orthodox king. They follow Lannister. There's a just war going on.

If Tywin publicly admits that King's Landing has become a city of the dead, Cersei has become a wight queen, and Joffrey has become king on the Skeleton Throne, then the morale of the army in the West will be even more scattered. Therefore, Duke Tywin refused to recognize King's Landing as the city of the dead, and forbade his nobles to discuss this matter.

Ser Adam Marbrand came to Lord Tywin's side with his blood-stained robes.

"Lord Eddard, Brynden the Blackfish, and Robb the Kid, the Pafferys attacked by the lane, I ambushed with crossbowmen and shot Walder Rivers, Raymond Frey. Soldiers of the Freys, Trampled upon each other, with heavy casualties, Aenys Frey and Black Walder fled back to the camp of the Wolf King's army with the soldiers of the Frey family."

James was taken aback, "The wolf king's army, not familiar with the terrain, can find a path to attack?"

Lord Tywin snorted softly, "Little Robb has a direwolf in his hand. It is rumored that he is a wolf spirit just like his father, Ed the wolf king. Not to mention, there are other skinchangers in the wolf king's army outside Golden Tooth City. They can rely on birds and beasts for detection."

"Brynden the Blackfish and Robb the Kid chose the unknown Mitch Seven as the vanguard. I felt that the enemy was feinting to attack from the front and wanted to sneak in from the sidewalk. Therefore, I arranged for Sir Adam Marbrand early in the morning. patrolling the trail."

James sighed in admiration, "Father, thanks to your correct prediction, otherwise the fortress of Golden Tooth City would have been attacked by the Frey family. Our army has won a hearty victory."

"It was a hearty victory, but it also fell into the tricks of the Wolf King." Duke Tywin said gloomily, "It was probably Eddard the Wolf King's conspiracy to let the Frey family sneak attack from the alley, and we shot Lord Walder to death." Bastard Walder Rivers, and his son Raymond Frey, Lord Walder will charge the Lannisters with blood."

"The Freys are relatives of the Lannisters. Your aunt Gina is married to Lord Walder's second son, Emmon Frey. Lord Walder is a shrewd person. I had hoped to find a chance Get the support of Lord Walder. Once the Frey family at the crossing falls to Lannister, relying on the Twins at the crossing, we can threaten the rear of the riverlands, and even the Neck."

"Now that the descendants of the Frey family have died at the hands of Lannister, Marquess Walder must be desperate for the wolf king Ed. Lannister has lost a potential ally and gained a powerful enemy family. It's because of the trick of Wolf King Ed."

Adam Marbrand said: "Duke Tywin, the territory of the branded city of the Marbrand family is being attacked by the army of the wolf king. The soldiers of the Marbrand family under me are all panicked, worried about the wives and children who stay in the territory, I heard that the barbarians of the Wolf King Mountain Legion snatched women and children and raped them wantonly. They will send women and children to the river land."

Duke Tywin suppressed his anger, "The dogs that we Lannister sent to the riverlands, at most, just killed every civilian, but the wolf king's mountain army robbed women and children, and regarded women as cows that gave birth. Children are regarded as future breeding pigs, so shameless!"

Adam Marbrand said: "Duke Tywin, I request to lead troops to help the Marbrand family's branded city."

Lord Tywin shook his head, "Ser Adam, you must stay here."

"The Golden Girls and Kevan will protect the Branded City."

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