King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 198 Rapid Retreat
A safe and peaceful hiding to avoid war, with a The addition of a small "non-staff" member made it thrilling. The Renly army has not yet entered the city, but the Red Keep has been captured by the renegade garrison, and Stannis' chances of winning are slim. If you wait for Renly to enter the city, only to find that oneself is hiding Miss Stark...

It's like getting a wolf's head coat on the forehead to indicate the position, when the time comes, let alone consider whether or not to accept Renly's solicitation, it can save her life Thank goodness.

In the room of the big mansion, Nina did her best - tailoring and sewing a set of black clothed for Arya herself, and cutting the girl's hair to about one inch long . Igor for a long time has always asked girls to be well-behaved, dressed up, and Lady, but in the end, he had to personally order her to be completely disguised as a tomboy. In life, there are always so many unpleasant things that must be done.

I personally participated in the transformation of Arya's image, and fabricated a good background and identity for "him", but the waiting search did not come. After two days and two nights of martial law in the city, the streets were reopened. This King's Landing battle is over.

The Night's Watch office has reopened, and thanks to a large network of friends, Igor has a general overview of the city after quickly gathering a lot of information about the battle from various sources.

...

The day before yesterday afternoon, at the same moment that Igor brought Arya home from the rebels in front of one's eyes, Stannis returned with his cavalry to fight for the Red Keep. At that time, the battle in the castle was still not over, and the soldiers loyal to Stannis still controlled some buildings in the castle, including Maegor's Holdfast. most areas within.

But the battle situation soon became a stalemate. As the Renly Army entering the city from the north of King's Landing broke through the interception of the city defense reserve and arrived at the Red Keep, the two sides fought fiercely around the buildings and side gates in the Red Keep. tug of war and scramble.

Whether it is the quality of the soldiers or the ability of the commander, the troops led by Stannis are far superior to the Mutiny Reserve and the Renly Army, but the enemy reinforcements continue to enter Aegon's High Hill from outside the city, and the former falls into a one-sided situation. Disadvantages: Oneself must retake all side doors and buildings to hold on to the Red Keep, but the enemy only needs to hold on to any one and wait for reinforcements to arrive in order to be invincible... The battle continued until Sun sank into the horizon, after several Despite his efforts, he failed to regain the Red Keep completely, and he could not even run away if he dragged it on... Stannis finally gave up on the Red Keep and withdrew from King's Landing to the south. Linhemen, under the control of the princes, went out of the city to break through the siege, and after defeating the enemy on the banks of Blackwater Rush, he sent a signal to call the Dragonstone fleet to dock, sent soldiers, supporters and family members to board the ship, and returned to Dragonstone.

＊＊＊

Compared with many well-known city offensive and defensive battles in ancient China, the process of this King's Landing battle can really be regarded as pecking at each other - only in the end The side of the team won by luck and luck. But for Igor, this feud has the most troublesome ending: if Stannis kills Renly, the Westeros civil unrest can be over, and the Night's Watch industry only needs to obey the policy to close the brothel and stop the small yellow book. The rest of the business can be carried out as usual... and if Renly kills Stannis in reverse, oneself can also take off the black clothed and fall to the new king without any worries. character .

However, neither Baratheon died.

The battle between the two kings has not broken, and Igor is in an embarrassment. He is now facing several problems at the same time:

The first and most imminent problem: hiding in the house How exactly should Arya be placed in?

To Renly and Margaery? This drama couple will not hurt Arya, but this oneself will not only lose a fan and a discipline, but also offend the entire northern faction and Stannis... If you don't hand it over, you can keep Miss dignified Stark at home. Not a solution, not to mention that there is also a guard class in the house. Their overall loyalty to oneself is not low, but human nature is the most untested thing...

The second question is: when Renly recruits oneself again as the Lord of Iron Throne, is it? Should he refuse to offend him again for this, or should the bronze oneself stand against Melisandre and serve a king who is likely to be corpse soon?

Compared to the first two problems, the last problem, although not fatal, is a heavy blow to the Night's Watch industry: Stannis escaped back to his nest alive, which means the war is not over, and in Dragonstone and King's Landing Under the circumstance that they belong to opposite camps and the ships are impossible to communicate with each other smoothly, the supply of raw materials for the Dragonglass business in the city is also facing interruption... Although there are still tons of inventory in the industrial park, even if it is only supplied to King's Landing, it can only last for half a month, not to mention Igor had originally planned to sell Dragonglass nationwide.

In addition, there is an unconfirmed piece of news - the former Prime Minister Eddard Stark, who failed to escape when the city was broken, was captured by the Renly Army in the Red Keep.

......

"Let you run around, your elder sister Sansa and King Stannis can run away smoothly, but your father ran back from Linhe Gate and was caught, guess what? Is it to go back to find you?"

"I, I, I..." Arya stammered, crying, and finally learned the painful lesson of seeking death: "What should I do, they-they Will you bully my father? Master...I know I'm wrong, please help him!"

"Night's Watch does not interfere in the internal affairs of Seven Kingdoms!" Igor took the sign to block Arya's request, He replied angrily: "Besides, how can I save it? You father dignified Duke Stark, you must be delicious and delicious in the Red Keep cell, there will be no shit, but I am trying to save myself now!"

Stark, as the leading family of the northern family, captures its parent and holds the life gate of the three kingdoms of North, Riverlands and Vale. Renly and Margaery are such noble nobles as they are brainless enough to kill he?
Igor is worried now that if Renly and Margaery learn the news of Arya's disappearance, and think that oneself is close to her, they will come to check...

"My lord, I don't understand Why don't you want to join Renly's royal meeting... but there is actually a way to solve both problems at the same time." Nina looked worriedly at Arya sitting behind the table, who had done a lot for the Night's Watch industry. The girl who contributed, now threatens Igor's life at any time: "In the name of being ordered by the Night's Watch Legion, you went north and quietly returned Miss Stark to her family and relatives, and oneself also avoided the limelight for a while... After Renly's royal meeting is full, he can't drive others away to make way for you, can he?"

How could Igor oneself not think of this, but Renly is not a fool, oneself would have already Injustice, late injustice, but to leave when he enters the Lord? Doesn't this make it clear that he refused to work for him and ran away... The story of famous people who lived in seclusion to avoid the ruler's conscription and refused to go into office. Igor heard the legends of Da, Bo Yi, Shu Qi, Tao Yuanming, Gui Guzi and others since he was a child. Ears are calloused. Once upon a time, he felt that these so-called "celebrity" seclusion jokes were just made up by people with intentions to sell them at a price. To put it bluntly, they were acting cool. Who would have thought that oneself would face such a choice one day?

Only by personal experience can we understand: recluse and refuse to work, sometimes not necessarily because of "unwillingness to join the world", it may also be because other things are more realistic, more complicated, and less outrageous. Humane reasons.

oneself has a huge family business in King's Landing, and "run away" is usually not a priority in any way, but now with the additional mission of sending Arya to escape from King's Landing, it has become a good one. choose. Igor stared at Arya for a while, then calmed down: "Forget it, just leave King's Landing for a while... To be honest, in this capital of Seven Kingdoms crowded with great characters, I have to think about this for a while and think about that. , I'm really tired. As the chief logistics officer of Night's Watch, I really should go back to the Wall once to consolidate my sense of existence, and by the way, let's see how far the Queenscrown I plan is going!"

— —

(end of this chapter)