King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 576 Big sticks and dates
It is necessary to dig out the family property to provide food, grass and armaments, but also to rush in the most Cannon fodder in the front? This is also...

Too bullying!

Roose Bolton almost slapped the table and stand up, a faint blush appeared on his always pale, indifferent, bloodless and expressionless face - he was about to be blown up, if it wasn't for the weapon entering. The front of the hall has been confiscated by the Queen Guard, and the powerful reason reminds oneself again and again that he must not be impulsive.

After taking deep breaths to relieve his emotions, he regained his composure and spoke again as if nothing had happened.

"Coup! Many thanks to Lord Commander's advice, but there is still a problem - I offered food and military equipment and asked Ying to be the striker. Of course, it can make the Queen's opinion of House Bolton change, but after the war After the army was disbanded and returned to North, how should the Fortress of Terror, whose strength was greatly damaged, deal with House Stark's targeting and revenge?"

The other party's conditions were so harsh and cruel, Bolton simply refused to be polite. He no longer dared to expect the position of the Lord of the North, but the family's safety and survival, if he could not find a clear answer from Igor's mouth today, even if the dinner was over, he rushed over to disturb the Queen. Gotta have an argument too!

"Lord Bolton, don't worry."

Igor reassured with a smirk, knowing that the beating had achieved its effect.

He has always believed that in order to convince such a complex and shameless creature, he must rely on a big stick to match a date, and the essence of this operation is that the big stick must not be hidden behind him or placed in a corner , but you have to hold the raised high in your hand, even if it doesn't really fall, you must let the other party see its shape, smell the faint smell of blood from above, and see the scalp and hair remaining on it, and feel awe. Only then can you give dates.

Only in this way, the grace given will not be what's gone can never come back, went but never returned.

Bolton is also a vassal, and has an unreasonable superior-subordinate relationship with oneself. Igor can't clearly intimidate and reprimand, so he can only swing a few big sticks around the corner to let the other party understand: oneself has not forgotten him The previous attempt to use oneself being used as a tool now has the ability to deal with him.

But the rabbit bites in a hurry, and Igor doesn't intend to force Old Flayer too much. After the big stick show, it's time to give the sweets.

"Let's put the ugly words first: as long as I am alive, the status of House Stark North's guardian will not be shaken." Igor put away the joke in his tone and became serious, "But The title that North guards is not easy to master, and it does not mean that the territory under its jurisdiction will not change. I will not betray you - when the Queen pacifies the Seven Kingdoms in the future, it will require a party to contain House Stark and maintain the balance of power in the north of the kingdom, so that someone Sitting on the spot north of The Neck, with the existence of Moat Cailin natural danger, a country of its own, the tail can't be lost."

Igor looked Old Flayer directly in the eyes: "Lord Bolton, you are afraid of Robb's revenge, don't you Is it because Stark is Bolton's monarch, and there is a difference between the upper and lower ranks, so he can just and honourable to oppress and restrain you? But if I suggest to the Queen - let the Terrible Fortress break away from North from now on, and directly pledge allegiance to Your Majesty, this worry. Wouldn't it just dissolve naturally?"

It's a good idea, but how can it be that simple?
Bolton shook his head disapprovingly: "Fortress of Dread is thousands of miles away from King's Landing, for no reason, why should it be split from North? Even if the Queen uses her power to force this matter, House Stark will divide forces to contain The Neck. Then attack me with the power of North, Your Majesty now has time to ride a dragon to rescue, but once the dragon hunting crossbow becomes popular, or after a hundred years, things have remained the same, but people have changed, so what? even more how , I'm taking a huge risk today to be the first to pledge allegiance to the Queen, but I don't just want to get rid of House Stark and change my allegiance!"

Roose Bolton's rhetorical questions and appeals are roughly three-pointed: First, a reasonable defect from North Korea is needed. First of all; 2. The strength of the Dread Fort is completely incomparable with the rest of the North;

Well, the second and third clauses can actually be combined.

Very reasonable.

"Fleet mooring." Igor said a word that greatly puzzled Bolton, "Westeros is surrounded by water on three sides, isolated from the Essos continent, and has a coastline of amazing length. The Queen dominates the Seven Kingdoms. In order to strengthen the overall control of Westeros and increase the degree of centralization, at least seven naval forces are needed: three on the Eastern Sea shore, three on the west coast, and one on the Southern Sea. Among them, two of the three on the Eastern Sea shore, from From south to north, there are Stormlands fleet and Dragonstone fleet that can be reconfigured. Only north of Vale, because North has never had naval power, there are no ready-made ships and ports to requisition.”

Actually, there are, Baigang and Eastwatch, but Baigang is loyal to House Stark, and the land grant already has a fleet in Bingxia Port to the west. Since Igor is planning for the future central government to check and balance North, naturally he can no longer hand over this power. North or Night's Watch. As for the idea of these seven naval powers, Igor did not make it up just to fool Bolton - he had sufficient confidence in helping the Queen to unify the Seven Kingdoms, and planned for a rainy day. Things like development direction and general policy...

The geographical location of Westeros in the world of ice and fire is like a different world to strengthen the plus size of Britain. If you want to continue to develop and expand, becoming a marine power is the only way out. , There is no doubt about this truth, but at the moment he can't explain it to the natives of the Ice and Fire world, so he has to skip the middle paragraph and directly describe the results.

“The Queen will administratively turn House Bolton into a direct vassal of the Royal Family on the grounds of establishing the Northern Fleet on the Eastern Sea coast, and the fleet anchorage will be set up on the coastline under the Dreadfort... I even chose the location - a sheltered bay in the middle of the sea mouth where the Mojiang and Weeping Water flow into the sea. When the time comes, the soldiers will get on the boat and go out to sea, and they will be able to fight smuggling for the Queen and defend against intruders from the sea. Enemy, get off the ship and join Lu Qin, and it is the sword hanging over the head of North's guardian, so that the uncrowned king north of The Neck dare not give birth to two hearts, wouldn't it be one move, two gains?"

Bolton If you can tell if you are a veteran, you can tell if you are fooling around. Igor's plan is similar, obviously it is not a lie, and he is so moved that he immediately continues to ask: "How can I support a fleet in Terror Fort? How can I keep it? The port?"

"Take your time, Lord Bolton." Igor waved to Old Flayer to be in no hurry, dipped his hand in some wine, and drew a sketch map on the table, "Having a territory with the Dreadfort Apart from the Winterfell lands, there are only the last Hearth lands of the Umber family, the Karhold lands of the Karstark family, and the Hornwood city lands. Of these three families, the Umber family has been destroyed, and the territory has been temporarily taken over by my land-grant army; The heir was killed in the battle against the Westerlands, and there is no successor. He is considering taking the taller from the shortest among the illegal children. No matter who changes his surname to be orthodox, it must be approved by the Queen; and the Karstark family, the strongest, is also self-sufficient. Looking for a dead end, openly opposed to Queen being a traitor... Don't you have any ideas about this?"

Bolton's heart jumped, and even his pupils dilated for a moment.

How can you be out of ideas?

Anyone who opens the North map to find House Bolton's forces will find that the Dread Castle is located right in the middle of the quadrangle surrounded by the four castles, Winterfell, finally Hearth, Karhold and Hornwood. coincide? fart! This is a grand strategic arrangement, after the former "Winter King" Stark defeated "Red King" Bolton, in order to prevent the latter from returning in a swirl of dust! The first three have already been positioned, and there is nothing to brag about, but Karstark - in fact, should be called "Karhold's House Stark", it was after House Bolton's last attempt to resist Stark failed a thousand years ago, the then King in the North appointed the youngest son Karlon Stark , go to the old territory northeast of House Bolton to build a castle, crack the earth and put a nail in the "back" of the Dread Castle, and finally complete the last link of the chain of strangling Bolton.

In the last ages, every member of House Bolton has been facing this North map since birth, feeling the chains around their necks that are so tightly closed that they are almost suffocating, Before he could read, he first understood that resisting House Stark would face the desperation of being attacked on the abdomen, back, left, right, and all... How could Roose Bolton, who grew up in such an environment, be not cautious and gloomy, and how could he not have thoughts about it!

Could it be that Igor wanted to promise these three places as a reward?
It is true that even if these three places are all assigned to oneself, House Bolton's strength is still only one third of House Stark, and he can still only be on the defensive. But after dividing the territory in this way, the Castle of Terror broke free from the strangling net and jumped out, and was able to face off with House Stark in a proud and dignified manner. The geographical and strategic significance here far exceeds the value of the frozen land itself!
Bolton felt his whole face up from the neck get hot, but this time it wasn't anger, it was excitement: the benefits of Igor's hints...greatly exceeded his expectations when the brace oneself came over to talk!
However, after living for so many years, Old Flayer understands that he can't be too happy at any time, so he is quite cautious in his answer: "Lord Commander means, when the time comes Queen will put these four places All become Commander directly under the royal family, to provide supplies and protection for the Northern Fleet on the east coast of the kingdom?"

"Your Majesty does not have the energy to manage so many deputies." Igor snorted, "In the future, north of The Neck will only be There are three forces: House Stark's North, Night's Watch's land grant, and Queen's Northern Fleet leader, Lord Bolton, you will be the Queen's Northern Fleet Commander. Since the Karstark family has become a rebel, Your Majesty will have to clean up when he turns back. As long as terror The Fort Army made an all-out effort in the southern expedition, helping the Queen to take King's Landing and recapture Iron Throne - even with this 'hard work', I can promise you this land in Karhold! As for the final Hearth leader With Karhold..."

Igor picked up the bowl in front of him, took a sip of the warm broth to moisten his throat, looked at Roose Bolton with a smile, and drew the whole cake: " But you have to rely on your wisdom and military talents, in exchange for extra 'credit'."

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(end of this chapter)