Game of Thrones: I Created the Magic Web.

Chapter 212: Theon and Jon

September 6th, early morning.

The battle report of the demonstration battle at Stone Hedge had already spread through the Light Curtain Network, and many individuals were qualified to view the edited battle footage.

Theon Greyjoy was, of course, not excluded.

Demonstration battle.

Theon silently chewed on this unfamiliar yet self-explanatory term.

Speaking of which, this was truly the first large-scale conflict between the new troops under King Joffrey and the traditional army.

Before this, Massey's Hook was a true night raid, with no lights, no calls, only fire and death. The enemy predictably collapsed, and the fleeing soldiers were even more vulnerable.

The only thing to be learned from it was a well-known fact: night raids are really useful.

And in the Stormlands, although many castles were captured in succession, these places themselves were already extremely weak.

The main force of the enemy was disoriented inland.

Even the garrison of Storm's End was only one or two thousand people, and ordinary castles generally had only dozens or hundreds of guards.

What growth can be gained from attacking such places? It's simply devoid of skill.

At most, only three steps are needed:

Verbal demonstration, artillery barrage, Holy Shield charge.

Stone Hedge is different.

In any case, the enemy has 30,000 people.

If nothing else, the strength and size of future enemies will at most not exceed twice that of this enemy, which can be regarded as the same level of target.

It is only natural to use the experience of this battle to demonstrate and guide future operations.

Demonstration battle.

Theon stared blankly at the most thrilling scene in the Light Curtain, pondering King Joffrey's true intentions.

Demonstrate what? Which part should be learned?

The pre-battle sentry clearing operation was very good. The enemy's 'eyes' were helpless against the well-trained scout squad and were quietly executed.

The new function of the Light Curtain is very practical. Everyone in the army can see each other's position and movement trajectory on the battle map for coordination and support. The conspicuous red enemy markers provide target guidance.

Of course, the enemy's red markers are sometimes not accurate or timely enough, especially in the dark.

This can't be blamed on anyone.

After all, the Security Bureau responsible for updating the red light spot information is hundreds of miles away in King's Landing.

There are only more than a thousand security personnel in the internal affairs department.

For this battle, they have tried their best to provide all kinds of intelligence from terrain and fortifications to deployment, main enemy status and movements.

This is already a great achievement.

It is unrealistic to ask them to collect the subtle intelligence of tens of thousands of enemies one by one, update the markers in time, and not make mistakes.

Should be satisfied.

Intelligence, equipment, obedience, communication, we are already the only one in the world in all aspects. No commander can complain.

The 'Blackfish' will certainly not make mistakes.

The timing of each of his orders was just right. From stealth and opening fire to the subsequent charge, deterrence, advance and retreat, and surrender, all instructions can perfectly achieve the expected results: receiving the rebels and Stone Hedge at the minimum cost.

Not a single Holy Warrior died. The casualties of ordinary cavalry were only a few dozen, even though only a few hundred enemies died.

Everything went smoothly.

Until an unexpected and shocking scene suddenly appeared.

Theon stared intently at this footage.

A new round of 'candles' rose straight up, illuminating countless faces on the ground, as well as a dozen corpses scattered but changing the battle situation.

People's expressions are wonderful.

Sneering, regret, grief, relief, despair, panic, madness, all kinds of states, difficult to distinguish.

The deep darkness flashed by.

After that, more corpses and killings were born.

Count Frederick of Stone Hedge was decapitated, the heir of House Shett pierced a dismounted Crownlands cavalry with a long sword, Ser Caswell of Bitterbridge and a knight of House Varner died in each other's arms, and Lord Roxton charged towards the cavalry's spears while shouting...

The footage ends.

Only clear black and white text summarized it on the Light Curtain.

Theon saw it.

The text wrote the experiences and lessons of the battle, asking him to learn from successful role models and be wary of and avoid painful failures, such as the final accident.

No one had thought about these things in advance.

Night lighting is not the norm for people, but a transcendent blessing. No one dares to question why there are gaps of darkness in the middle. Isn't it possible to avoid it by consuming more 'candles' and launching them in advance?

However, due to traditional warfare thinking and objective resource constraints, the reserves of illumination rounds are actually not sufficient to be easily 'wasted'.

After all, a round of illumination rounds can only last for a dozen breaths in the sky before falling.

To ensure the light throughout the process, the consumption of illumination rounds would probably have to be doubled. This was something the army at that time was unwilling to bear.

Compared to small problems like lighting, people care more about offense and defense.

But who would have thought that in just a few short gaps, the casualties on our side almost doubled, and a deep shadow was cast over the surrender ceremony.

What's more, most of the dead were prominent figures.

With such an incident, the demonstration battle did not seem to have ended perfectly, and the glorious victory inevitably mixed with some stains.

Even the text on the Light Curtain seemed to reveal a hint of regret.

Is it? Theon couldn't help but wonder.

Compared to most people, he, who had experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships and was familiar with the darkness of people's hearts, couldn't help but think crookedly.

Is it really an accident?

After forming a preconceived opinion, when re-watching the footage of this battle, Theon could always taste more meaning from it.

The identities of those who died in the end were very strange.

Half of the lords and knights of the Riverlands died, most of whom were on good terms with House Tully and came to respond to the king's summons in accordance with the wishes of their liege.

But now they died in the darkness before the victory?

The survivors' anger soared. The nobles of the Reach became the best targets for venting their anger.

No family was unscathed, and the lords and heirs of Stone Hedge, Smithyton, Highgarden, and Everglade were spared.

But the nobles of the Vale were unscathed.

Although their position was relatively safe at that time, it was too coincidental.

Thinking this way, the arrangement of sending all the allied forces of various countries and most of the King's Landing troops to the front line of attack became suspicious in itself.

Moreover, not only the final accident, but also many deaths in the previous darkness.

Wherever the cavalry went, the high-ranking officers of the Reach always turned into corpses between two rounds of illumination rounds, some of whom had already laid down their weapons and surrendered. There were always figures of Holy Warriors beside the corpses!

Why release this kind of footage?! Isn't the king afraid that people will discover the truth!?

Theon even asked Jon Snow, who was still wasting time in the Eyrie, in a roundabout way, to see how many abnormalities this bastard had noticed.

This guy had of course watched the footage.

However, in the Light Curtain, the surprise on Jon Snow's face did not seem to be pretense at all, as if what he heard was not an amazing secret, but a joke, unfounded.

Theon quickly realized:

The footage Jon Snow saw was different from his! He didn't see those assassinations!

Theon became even more convinced of his guess.

Demonstration battle?

The clear sunlight outside the porthole shone in.

Theon looked towards the distant sea. It was indeed a perfect demonstration battle. For Jon Snow, and for me too.

A curve protruded from the flat sea.

Arbor.

Theon is on the Fourth Fleet. There is also a larger Arbor fleet on Arbor, of course, now under the command of the king.

Not far from the Iron Islands.

Theon's heart suddenly became much heavier. Demonstration battle, what do you want me to learn?

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