Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 56 Offensive Strategy
At the beginning, Ed led the northern army to march towards the Abyss Castle of the King of the Rock, and encountered the tribal army of the Rock Race clan in the barren hills. The Northern Army killed three unicorns and hundreds of Rock Race soldiers. Billy Stern fled to Abyss Fort with the remaining dozen unicorns and soldiers.

The unicorn is huge and obviously cannot cross the river through the rope bridge. Ed believes that if the unicorn entered the Abyss Castle, it must have entered through the road.

The icy rain was still falling, mixed with light snow.Ed questioned the prisoner in front of him, Donald Claure, "Say it! Where is the main road?"

Donald Claure had a bitter face, "Master Ed, there is no road to Abyss Castle. Billy Stern didn't bring the unicorn to Abyss Castle, and the unicorn can't help defend the city, it will only consume Abyss in vain Fort food. Abyss Castle is full of cave halls, and unicorns don't like living in dark places."

Ed frowned, "The unicorn isn't in Abyss City, so where did it go?"

The unicorn is the nightmare of the northern cavalry, because the horses don't like the smell of the unicorn, and are afraid of the roar of the unicorn. During the battle, many horses will stumble when encountering the roar of the unicorn, and even stand up. Get rid of the cavalry on your back.

Donald Claure shook his head, "Master Ed, I don't know where Billy Stern will hide the unicorn, probably in a nearby valley."

The Great Jon grabbed Donald and pressed a dagger on his neck, and Donald's neck immediately began to bleed, "You are dishonest, you will die!"

Donald Klauer was so frightened that beads of sweat covered his forehead, "Master Ed, I really don't know! It may be Frost Valley, or Ice Dragon Valley, anyway, it is in a valley in the north. Ed My lord, save poor Donald!"

Ed saw that Donald Crower's crotch was wet, and he waved his hand to Greatjon, "Let him go! He peed his pants in fright."

Only then did the Greatjon let go of his hand, and Donald touched his neck with his shackled hands, looked at the blood stained on his hands, and said in fear: "I'm bleeding, will I die?"

Xi En said with a smirk: "It's just a dagger scratching a layer of skin. How can it be so easy to want to die?"

Ed waved his hand, and Jory Cassel, Captain of the Winterfell Guards, took Donald Claure down and sent him back to his cage.

The soldiers of Winterfell set up a tent, and Ed and the vassals entered the tent.A map of Skagos Island was unfolded on the table. This map was hand-drawn by Domilik Bolton, and it combined the information of the rock species captives and guides.

Eddard's bodyguard Dawson, the Braavos water dancer Syrio Forel, stood beside Eddard, and the northern vassals surrounded the map of Skagos Island.

Domilik Bolton, the heir to the Dreadfort, said: "Lord Ed, the Rock Kings have assembled an army in the Abyss Castle, but their unicorns are hiding in the valley. Could it be that the Rock Kings intend to send out unicorns while we are attacking the city?" Horned beast cavalry, attack our rear?"

Ed looked at Abyss Fort on the map and said, "The Rock King's plot will not succeed, I will not attack the city."

Earl Mitch Seven smiled and said: "Any large army attacking such a precipitous castle will fail miserably when there is insufficient food and grass. Lord Ed, it is a wise decision to withdraw the army."

Ed said indifferently: "I won't attack the city, but I won't withdraw the troops either. I plan to lead the army northward and sweep the valley north of Abyss Fort."

The smile on Earl Meggie Seven's face froze, "Master Ed, it is very dangerous to go deep into the inland, and now it is snowing again, and the snow in the mountains will only get bigger. Once the rock species intercept our army's retreat, how can we Don't you want to perish in hunger and cold?"

Roose Bolton echoed: "I support Earl Severn's point of view. Unless Sir Marlon Manderly brings food and grass from the sea, it is too dangerous to venture deep inland. Lord Ed, don't forget, Scar Gus Island is the largest island in the North, four or five times the size of Bear Island!"

Greatjon waved his fist, "Only cowards shout to retreat! Lord Eddard, I support the attack."

Rickard Karstark, "Big Barrel" Vol, Countess Maggie Mormont of Bear Island, and others all clamored to attack and wipe out the rock seeds.

"My lords, I thank you for your advice." Ed pointed to the mountainous area north of Abyss Castle on the map, "According to the information provided by our rock species guide and rock species captives, there is the Frost Clan north of Abyss Castle and the castles of the Ice Dragon Clan, we can take these castles."

Theon said: "Will these castles be as steep and strong as Abyss Castle?"

Nongda, the rock species guide, said: "No, the castle of the leader of the rock species clan, only Abyss Fort is a castle built on the back of a cave, and the others are civil structures. It is similar to the Frost Snow Hall of the Frost Snow Clan, and the Ice Dragon Clan's Ice Palace. The Dragon Hall is just a fort made of wood and mud."

Jon Snow said: "It sounds similar to the house of the little lord in the north." Since he captured the heir of the Stern clan, Paulson, on the battlefield, Ed's illegitimate son, Jon Snow, has become more confident. The lord meeting also began to actively speak.

Ed pointed to the Ice Dragon Hall and the Frost Hall, "Samuro Klauer, King of the Rock, summoned the rock warriors of many clans and tribes to the Abyss Fort for defense. The leaders of the Ice Dragon Clan and the Frost Clan are likely to Also in Abyss Fort. Ice Dragon Hall and Frost Hall must be empty, we march towards these two castles, and the Rock King may divide his troops to rescue."

Roose Bolton whispered: "It is also possible that the King of Rock chose to hide in the castle and not send any soldiers of rock species to rescue."

Ed laughed and said, "The leaders and warriors of other clans and tribes in the castle will be very unhappy. No leader is willing to stay in Abyss Castle and watch his castle be destroyed."

Roose Bolton cast a approving glance at Ed, "I understand Lord Ed's intention. The rock king sent troops to rescue, and the rock species he sent may be wiped out by the northern army. If he chooses to stick to Abyss Fort, no If the leaders and soldiers of the other Rock Race clans are allowed to leave, people will be restless inside Abyss Castle, and cracks will appear in the defense."

A group of lords and vassals nodded approvingly.

Ed pondered and said: "I noticed that Billy, the leader of the Stern clan, seems to be very dissatisfied with the Rock King, and the Stern clan is the most powerful branch of the Northern Rock Race clan. The war burns to the Driftwood Hall of the Sternes"

The rock species guide Nongda said: "Master Ed, the Driftwood Hall is eighty leagues away, and the food and grass of the northern army cannot support such a long journey."

It's a pity that Ed is currently unable to contact the "sister boy" captain Greybeard Casselen and the Pentos mercenary ship. These mercenaries are plundering the waters around Skagos Island. Some ships may be near Driftwood Hall.

Ed sighed, "Then we will head towards the Ice Dragon Hall and the Frost Snow Hall. Maybe with luck, we can find the valley where the unicorn hides."

These unicorns are mythical beasts in the hearts of rock species. Once they hear that the unicorns hidden in the valley are dangerous, they may anger the clan leaders of Abyss Castle and leave the castle to march towards the valley.

(End of this chapter)