King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 388 The False Alarm (Part 2)

Don't look towards Beric Dondarrion when introducing the land-grant combat plan The eloquence is full of confidence, but when he faces the test of actual combat, Igor can be awakened from the feeling that "oneself manages and rules a group of ordinary residents".

New land grantors came from beyond the wall, grew up without legal and moral education, and were never good or sensible. Previously, Night's Watch Legion relied on big sticks with radishes, killing the chicken to warn the monkey, and allocating land grants according to tribes to avoid contact with each other, etc. to forcibly suppress the trouble... But as the war situation changed, it had to be They reunited, and the small group of the original beyond the wall quickly seized the opportunity to prove to the outside world how stupid and bad people can be.

Spreading unsubstantiated and demoralizing rumours in the land-grant capital, Queenscrown, which houses and protects itself...doing bad things when the Others raid siren goes off...even fleeing south to illegally enter North territory Courting death ... Is this a thing that someone with brains can do?

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Igor took into account the rumors and its impact that oneself’s absence from the battle might have caused when he left half a month ago, but he had no choice--he declared openly to go south Better to run errands at King's Landing than to sneak away. Of course, he can say hello to the core commanders here and say that oneself is temporarily away for a few days and ask them to "don't publicize", but if he does, the bottom-level residents have no chance to know that oneself has left, but once these important managers in front of him, One or some of them start to think wildly, and the consequences will only get worse.

If Igor was sitting here when this false positive happened, very few would dare to make trouble. In other words... the fact that these recently hanged people dared to make trouble had a considerable connection with the departure of oneself. However, this matter will not make him feel the guilt of "oneself killed them". Just like anyone who encounters harassment on the road should not be accused of wearing too little or going out too often - too many things are related to each other, it does not mean that they should be held responsible, no matter when and where, Logical clarity is first.

Not only did he not blame himself, but he even felt a little relieved: this false alarm was not all bad results, at least it exposed a lot of hidden problems in advance. These harmful insects are not dealt with as soon as possible, and if they are allowed to hide until the real decisive battle occurs, the consequences will only be worse.

Let's not mention anything else, just this small clan that violated the plan and defected, in case it ran away when the Others really attacked... Queenscrown would never have time to send troops to recover.

Now, he finally can't escape the fate that those in power will face sooner or later, and he has to make a dilemma:
Hundreds of people, the mistake is to escape rather than rebel, not Soldiers are naturally not engaged in military law. In the face of the chasing troops led by Warner Buckwell, they did not resist but obediently followed back to Queenscrown... This is completely different from the situation of the Tour tribe who killed Commander Mormont and resisted arrest. Igor is impossible to kill all and can only deal with the leader. .

And when dealing with the leader, you have to consider how to deal with the aftermath.

It felt like facing a king who rebelled against a nobleman, neither killing nor not killing... No wonder a strange exile organization like Night's Watch would still exist after the Others disappeared.

Igor has no experience of being a king, and is a little undecided at the moment, but he must not show his timidity in front of his subordinates. After thinking about it, he can only do Tai Chi first.

"This tribe, there are hostages to Queenscrown."

"Yes, a twelve-year-old boy, has been brought under control."

" Tell this child that his family chose to abandon him at the most dangerous time." Igor pretended to be confident, "Give him one night to think about it, and bring him to see me tomorrow, and answer in person; he oneself wants me to What should I do with his father."

"Yes, my lord."

It was said to be a night for the child to consider, but in fact, is it a night for oneself to weigh the pros and cons? Igor settled down in his heart, but soon he felt vaguely having an idea. He showed a smile of proven mystery and nodded approvingly: "Several people who can still control the situation in the event of such a big mess are worthy of my choice and trust. All of you will make persistent efforts, we will overcome this difficulty together, and we will definitely be able to write a stroke that belongs to us in history."

"Thank you for your praise, your timely return is the best counterattack against the rumors, at least we In the next work, the resistance will be much less.” Humfrey, exhausted physically and mentally, managed to squeeze out a trace of gratitude, and shrugged helplessly, “But there are still some things I need to ask you for: after the beacon is lit, the last group of refugees in the surrounding villages will take refuge. The tribes came in droves, many of them entering the city wall in Queenscrown and refusing to leave. But false positives are false positives, and we had to force them out in order to maintain order and restore production in the city. At first this was not a big deal. It went well. In the end, it was Ser Buckwell who sent hundreds of people from Castle Black to help with the pressure. Only then did they cooperate with the Queenscrown Guard to successfully 'out' Queenscrown residents who were not in a state of emergency, but they are now setting up tents outside the city wall. , has become a new factor of instability. How should we deal with it, please let the adults show it."

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Queenscrown is not a simple town, it is designed and built At the beginning, the series of missions that will be undertaken in the future, such as residence, industrial production, and wartime defense and refuge, were taken into account. Among them, for residence, Queenscrown can ensure that it can still operate normally under the condition of accommodating 5,000 people.

The subtext of the above sentence is: if normal operation is not considered, it can actually accommodate more people - and this is also what Igor wants to divide the alert level into Level 3, and the refugee residents also The main reason for being divided into two batches.

Most of the first batch of refugees were assigned to places farther from the fortress when they passed the Wall. To be within the wall - about three or four thousand of them are allocated to Queenscrown according to the plan, plus the fixed residents of the town, although the residential area will be crowded due to the full load, the industrial area can still work as usual .

But in addition to the residential area, the outer city of Queenscrown also has functional areas: the latter includes schools, hospitals, business districts and plazas, in addition to a large area for the logistics department to carry out weapons such as Dragonglass production, An industrial zone for metal smelting and casting and the experimentation and manufacture of various weapons beyond the era. Once the alarm of Others' attack was sounded, the latter group of refugee residents who were closer to Queenscrown and could arrive within a day also arrived, and the total number of people in the city wall would instantly approach 10,000. At this time, all production experiments in functional departments and industrial areas other than the hospital will be stopped: a large number of vacated sites and buildings are used to accommodate the second batch of thousands of refugees that "exceed the design capacity" .

Because of false alarms, the latter group of refugee tribes came to Queenscrown ahead of time...but the industrial zone Impossible was stopped early before the Others came. After all, Dragonglass bombs were put into mass production, and the Dark Sisters' Reforging and flashy transformation "Lightbringer" also have to count on the metal smelting and casting area. Then, the only option left is "keep the last asylum seekers out first, and give priority to ensuring the normal operation of Queenscrown".

"It's easy to drive them home, just be afraid that they will run in vain this time, dilly-dallying wasted time to avoid danger when the alarm is next, and being caught up by Others becomes part of the dead army." Igor stroked his beard-covered chin, and shook his head after thinking for a moment, "Forget it, an announcement will be made tomorrow: Tribes living within ten miles will be forcibly repatriated, but they will subsidize the hard work of traveling back and forth. As for the remaining residences If you are far away, if you really don't want to go back, let them stay outside the city wall. Arrange armed personnel to conduct management patrols, and do not set up tents within 100 meters of the gate. At the same time, a free meal is provided every day during the evacuation period, which is considered to appease them. on an errand for nothing."

"Okay." Since the leader has spoken, let's do it this way, Queenscrown Night's Watch has thousands of troops, and it is more than enough to maintain law and order. Yam nodded, also said, "There is one last thing, my lord, I know that at this juncture of the war, it is not appropriate to trouble you with these trivial matters, but I still have to report the situation to you: Queenscrown Inner Castle There are not enough rooms. Just now at the city gate, you asked me to arrange a single room for both Blackhaven count and King's Landing Smith. In fact, I simply didn't have that many empty rooms at the time, but in order not to make the scene too embarrassing, I let me first My room is vacated for guests. Tonight I'll go to the soldiers' quarters of the Guards and make do with it - I can barely hold on for now, but when the high-level alert is in place, the industrial area will be shut down and the technical backbone will be withdrawn into the inner fort. A new round of troubles... So I would like to ask for instructions, to integrate and reset the arrangement of the existing rooms, and to free up the necessary amount of spare rooms as much as possible."

"Don't go to the soldier's quarters, you are now Come and sleep with me tonight, Yam." Humfrey volunteered, "but remember to bring your futon and pillow."

"I can also let the room out." He was sitting in the corner because he was not eligible for the meeting. Arya also interjected coldly, with a tone of devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence, "I can sleep with the master... If it's not enough, it's okay to squeeze and sleep together, it's not...cough cough anyway."

"Don't make a fool of yourself, did I ask you!" Igor was taken aback, but fortunately everyone else in the room just thought the girl was joking and didn't take it seriously.

Why are you everywhere? He turned his head and glared at Arya fiercely, and when he saw her sticking out her tongue and admitting her mistake, he turned his head and continued to discuss the current difficulties: "Alright, Yam will live in a room with Humfrey first, and I will study the specific situation in detail. I'll make a decision later, and let me know when the time comes."

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(end of this chapter)