King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 619 The Fall of the Stag (middle)
The buzzing in the skull, the ability to think Ten does not exist, and when it is completely unprepared, the significance of having a plan in advance is revealed: although the enemy has been beaten and beaten by the enemy, Bywater still reacted quickly under the instinct of driving, and was bombed at the city gate. The bad moment sent a signal, ordering the soldiers to evacuate the city wall.

Divide along the predetermined route, rely on layers of barricades to delay time, and gradually retreat along the muddy road, hook lane and Linhe road, drag the enemy into the street battle, and win the battle for the reserve troops led by the king in the city center and other defenders. The time to rush to the battlefield or withdraw into the Red Keep...

The plan was well-planned, but the execution was a mess.

The reason is simple: Stannis is a good commander, but his army is not Unsullied.

The training level and combat literacy of the defenders of King's Landing may not be low, but their determination to resist and fighting will have already been consumed by more than half of them under the torture of the long siege and wartime rationing system. Witness the besiegers being wiped out after taking two big victories outside the walls.

The Overseer assigned by the king has fallen in the huge explosion that broke the city, and the attacking vanguard who entered the city also brought that strange weapon called "Bomb"...

In addition to the real difficulty of "can't beat", there is a bigger shadow shrouded in everyone's mind: Since Linhemen is still being attacked by the attack of crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood despite the firm counterattack, In addition, even if the Six Sect is stronger and thicker, who can guarantee not to encounter a higher attack intensity? As a big city, King's Landing is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and the internal terrain is extremely complicated. If they resist too stubbornly in the street battle, they accidentally make themselves a protruding part, and finally lose the opportunity to withdraw into the Red Keep, isn't it? Extremely wronged?

you think like this, he thinks so, so do I...it makes sense that a tactical retreat turns into a rout.

Muddleheaded all the way back, Bywater, who is no longer young, has reached his limit both psychologically and physically. At this moment, facing countless pairs of eyes with expectant expressions, he realizes that he should not It is pointless to let these children die for a war that has already been lost.

Cooperating with the enemy and betrayal is naturally despised, but it is reasonable to surrender, but it is reasonable to give up resistance and become a prisoner. Maybe it is the best choice at the moment.

Seeing the hesitant expression on Bywater's face, the subordinate who made the suggestion immediately knew that there was a play, and immediately looked around and asked loudly, "Who has a white cloth on his body?"

No objection. It was acquiescence, Captain bowed his head and said nothing, and the soldiers immediately helped with every help—this one found a wooden stick, the other took off the commoner under the armor, and hurriedly made a gray flag— - Even though it's not so white, it's so different from Stannis' flaming red heart stag flag that you can tell its meaning at a glance, and that's enough!

Just when a group of soldiers was ready to raise their flag and surrender as long as the enemy chased after them again, the ground began to tremble slightly, and a dull sound of horse hooves came from behind along the slate.

Is it after the enemy got around, or...

"Damn, put away the White Banner!"

The soldiers hurriedly put away their things before Hiding for less than half a minute, a large group of red-clothed red-armored Knights holding red flags led hundreds of infantry to emerge from the rear corner, quickly approaching the remnants of the Mud Gate Guards, whose fighting intent had been disorganized. Just as Bywater was about to ask the other party's intentions, he found out that the leader was King Stannis.

"I came here immediately when I received a call for help. How long did it take to get back here?" Stannis restrained his horse in front of Bywat, scolded him with a livid face, and recognized the other party. Identity, "Jaslin? Tell me, which army broke the door, and how many have entered the city?"

Bywat immediately straightened his back and quickly replied: "Look at the flag, the Dorne army is in the majority, mixed with A small amount of Night's Watch, how many entered the city, subordinates do not know!"

Erlu glanced around, frowned: "Where is Justin Massey?"

"Ser Massey when the enemy broke the door Behind the door, he has disappeared, and most of them have fallen into the enemy's hands!"

The overseer disappeared, but the general under surveillance was safe and sound, even if there were soldiers under the king's direct line who testified that what the latter said was true, This is too suspicious.

The air was suddenly quiet, and after a few seconds, Stannis, who had a sullen face, said again: "That's it! Now I'll give you a chance to commit crimes, lead the way, and find a way to avoid the main force of the enemy's troops entering the city. The route to Linhemen directly!"

Avoid the enemy and enter the City Lord force?

Bywater lifts the head in surprise.

Didn't Stannis come to repel the enemy troops entering the city and seal the gap at the Linhe Gate?

Being suspicious, he looked behind Stannis out of the corner of his eye, surprised and astonished—saw the silhouette of his family.

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No one in the world wants to hold King's Landing more than Stannis.

This is not only the last position of the Baratheon Dynasty, it is his only remaining symbol of orthodoxy and legitimacy.

Unfortunately, after the Royal Fleet was wiped out in the Battle of Blackwater Bay, its loss was inevitable.

That naval battle was a risky move for him to gamble on his national fortune. Not only the Daenerys family had packed a large number of elites into the warship, but Stannis also made a similar arrangement: after learning that Iron Fleet had arrived at Blackwater Bay, , he gave up the plan to recall more than 2,000 navy soldiers to the city to fill the defenders, and even put in more than 1,000 in reverse, so that the Royal Fleet, who had been cut repeatedly, achieved a short-term full manpower - just to be able to fight in the Gulf. Lieutenant Admiral Daenerys' fleet was wiped out, desperately opening a gap in the inevitable defeat facing oneself.

Who would have imagined that the final result would be: the enemy one against two, just won an incredible victory?
Watching the huge fleet of Ironmen who still have an absolute advantage in the battle, they dare not flee the battlefield frantically, and throw the Royal Fleet, who fought bravely, to the remaining Targaryen navy and the two dragons to slaughter arbitrarily, Stannis really wants to A mouthful of old blood spurted out, loudly roared "Ironmen misunderstood me!"

Not only did the expectation of annihilating the Daenerys navy fail to materialize, but it also failed to achieve the bottom line of making the former lose control of the Blackwater Bay. Hold, the defense situation of King's Landing after the loss of 3,000 soldiers is actually more difficult than before Euron came thousands of miles away.

If you still want to forcibly defend in this unsolvable situation, there is only one outcome: being blocked in the Red Keep, and finally defeated by the weird weapon that will explode violently.

Over twenty years ago, Princess Elia of Dorne and her children were raped and killed by Gregor Clegane and Amory Lodge in the Red Keep, and if oneself is rigidly trying to hold on to the end, then Waiting for oneself wife and daughter, it will be the same end.

For a conquered monarch, death in battle may be the best ending, oneself die without regret, but Celine is innocent, she should not pay for oneself's stupidity and bad luck life cost.

For the safety of her daughter and the continuation of the bloodline of Baratheon's family, Stannis made a bold and abnormal decision that oneself can hardly think of, and the enemy is even more unpredictable.

Abandon the Red Keep and use the city and Iron Throne as bait to cover oneself's breakout...and a terrifying counterattack!

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