Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 37 The White Harbor Fleet
Duke Ed greeted the commander of the White Harbor Fleet, Willis Mandler, the heir of White Harbor, at the central military tent by the sea.

Roose Bolton, Earl of the Dreadfort, and Rickard Karstark, Earl of Cahoe City, arrived with Willis Manderly, and the White Harbor Fleet joined a thousand soldiers of the Bolton family and eight soldiers along the way. Hundreds of Kahuo City soldiers.

Willis Manderly was bald, with a walrus-like beard that was matted and dirty looking.Willis Mandler is as fat as his younger brother Wendell, but Wendell can still ride a horse, and Willis cannot ride a horse because he is too fat.

"Lord Ed, I've never been seasick before." Willis Mandler said to Ed with an apologetic face, "However, my father told me that this mission is very important and we must bring the White Harbor Fleet to the Seal Otherwise, Duke Eddard’s expedition to Skagos Island will be delayed, so when the fleet left White Harbor and I commanded the fleet on board, the heavy pressure made me insomnia, and I was seasick and vomited every day.”

According to Willis Manderly, Earl Wyman of White Harbor attached great importance to the expedition of the White Harbor Fleet and sent Willis, the successor of White Harbor. Port was wilted, and I couldn't leave my bedroom with vomiting before I got to the Three Sisters.

The task of commanding the White Harbor Fleet fell on the shoulders of Sir Marlon Manderly, who was the cousin of Earl Wyman and the commander of the White Harbor Garrison with rich experience.

Ed asked Marlon Mandler: "Is the journey going well?"

Marlon Mandler has a strong figure and is dressed in gorgeous silver-white armor. "Duke Ed, when our fleet in White Harbor sails out of Bite Bay and enters the narrow sea, we can occasionally bump into some rock-species pirate longships. The longships fled north when they saw the fleet."

"Everything went smoothly at the beginning. When we arrived at the coast of the Bolton family's territory, the number of pirate ships increased significantly. Some long ships began to assemble and flew arrows with our fleet. The pirates used rockets. A merchant ship in White Harbor and the widow One of the fishing boats was on fire, but the fire was extinguished."

"After the encounter, the pirates continued to flee to the north. I didn't dare to be careless. I was worried that they would ambush them at sea. So I sent the ship of 'Sister Boy' to open the way ahead, and let the mercenary ships of Pentos protect the flanks and rear of the fleet. The captains are ordered to keep up their spirits and deal with the threat of pirates that appear all the time."

Roose Bolton said softly: "Sir Marlon Manderly's tactics worked so well that the White Harbor Fleet helped us drive out the pirates in the Dreadfort area with ease.

Greatjon Umber said roughly: "As I expected before, the pirates just bully us for not having ships, and they will only flee when they encounter a fleet."

Marlon Mandler said: "When the army of the Dreadfort joined the fleet, the pirate ships tried to attack from the flank several times, but were repelled by the Pentos mercenary ships and the crossbowmen of our fleet. On the coast of the territory, the pirates are afraid to approach, and they have fled to Skagos Island."

"We sank a few lone pirate ships and captured some prisoners. These prisoners were all rock species, tall and big but not good at rowing. We failed to capture the ironborn's ships."

Ed was thankful that Willis almost threw up all the way from White Harbor to Seal Bay.If Willis were to command the White Harbor Fleet, not only would the arrival time of the White Harbor Fleet be extended, but the loss of the White Harbor Fleet would be even greater if they crossed the pirate-infested sea area.

After all, this is just a motley fleet mainly composed of merchant ships, and there are mercenary ships with worrying loyalty. Captains and sailors from Lys, Iban, the Midsummer Isles and various places in the Seven Kingdoms, only veterans like Marlon Mandler can do it. Control such a fleet and deal with such a complicated situation.

"Sir Willis, you have worked hard." Although Marlon Manderly deserved the credit, Ed still praised Willis first.

Willis rubbed his walrus-like belly, "Isn't it! Lord Ed, I lost more than ten catties at sea! However, I was able to successfully bring the White Harbor Fleet to Seal Bay, and I finally completed the task .”

Ed looked around at the northern vassals, "Since the White Harbor Fleet has arrived, we have no reason to stay any longer. We must cross the sea immediately and set off for Skagos Island."

Greatjon raised his fist, "Damn Rockborn and Ironborn pirates burned, killed, looted, and kidnapped women and children in our territory. We must take revenge! Now it's our turn to go to their territory."

Robert Glover of Deepwood Motte, Ser Wendel of White Harbor, Lord Rickard Karstark of Cahoe City, and Ser Herman Tallhart of Torrhen's Square all roared for revenge.

Roose Bolton whispered softly: "My only worry is that we don't know how many longships there are on Skagos Island? If the pirates choose to attack the northern army halfway across the sea, and a naval battle breaks out, What are our chances of winning?"

Earl Rickard Karstark was a little unhappy, "You have seen that the bastard pirates dare not confront the fleet at all."

Ed said: "I think Earl Luce's worries are not unreasonable. What if the enemy just deliberately shows weakness and chooses to lure the enemy? To be cautious, it is better to make a careful plan."

Sir Marlon Manderly said: "I suggest that the ships of the sisters lead the way ahead. These sisters have been engaged in pirate activities in the Stone Step Islands all year round. They are very familiar with the tactics of the Ironborn pirates, especially the rock pirates who are not good at sea warfare. It's not a problem."

Ed nodded and agreed, "That's it. The fleet will be protected by Pentos mercenary ships and Midsummer Islands ships at sea to prevent pirate ships from turning around and attacking."

Roose Bolton frowned and said, "Lord Ed, the Pentos mercenary ships appear on the two wings, so it's understandable why the Midsummer Islands ships are also protecting the flanks?"

Ed explained: "This is because the swan boats in the Midsummer Islands will be equipped with the unique golden heart wood longbow of the Midsummer Islands. This kind of bow and arrow can easily suppress the range of ordinary bows and arrows. Only the keel bow in the world can suppress the golden heart wood longbow. range, and keel bows are too precious and rare, so few pirates dare to provoke the swan ships of the Midsummer Islands at sea."

Greatjon Amber said: "Lord Ed, I suggest that the soldiers of our Amber family take the lead. We can launch sneak attacks together in multiple places on the island and land in multiple places, so that the rock species and the iron people will be able to fight together." will be caught off guard."

Ed thought for a while, "The Amber family can take the lead, but I won't divide the troops."

Skagos Island is too mysterious, and the northern army can't even find any locals from Skagos Island as guides. The northern army has captured some rock species captives, but no one of these captives is willing to disclose valuable information. For the northerners, let alone as a guide for the northern army.

Land on a strange island, divide the troops and let different commanders explore the strange land, and it is easy to be defeated by Skaggs Island one by one. More than 100 years ago, during the Skagos Isle rebellion during the period of Daeron II, the northern army played triumphant songs on the northern land, but as soon as they arrived at Skagos Island, the army began to encounter the enemy's tenacious resistance. Thousands of warriors, including the then Duke of the North, Bas Stark, were killed in battle in [-], and Winterfell failed to bring Skaggs Island to its knees.

Having learned the painful lessons from his predecessors, Ed would rather gather his army together, establish a position, set up camp, and then slowly advance.Once on the island, the King of the Rock, Samuro Crower and his Iron Bitch, and the mysterious Helen Pike will all have their mysteries unraveled.

(End of this chapter)