Chapter 255
2021-01-06
Chapter 255 Kraken's DaughterDreaming of being king may be an obsession buried deep in the House Greyjoy bloodline And madness, no member of any clan is immune, but Yara Grejoy considers herself more sober and sensible than her father's blind confidence and indiscretion.
My uncle is right: the Old Way used to apply to the Iron Islands, because at that time the Iron Islands was one of many small kingdoms, and everyone's strengths were not much different, and the islands were protected by marine natural hazards. Looting no one can lead to devastating vengeance... but Aegon's conquest ended the sundering, and the Old Way died with the death of Heron the Blackheart and his sons.
The current strength of Iron Islands is completely powerless to shake the Westeros continent.
So, when the father decided to revolt again, she was powerless to stop her, but she did everything she could to persuade the father to give up the unrealistic fantasy of occupying the entire North, and instead adopt a steady strategy: send Oneself raided and occupied Deepwood Motte, the center of the western North, and Uncle Victarion led Iron Fleet to attack Moat Cailin.
Achieving these two strategic goals, the Ironmen can close their doors and fight dogs. Relying on the West Coast and Wolfswood, while intercepting the North's army and returning home to save their homes, they continue to harass the entire North with countless small groups of troops, allowing the northerners to harass them. Unable to assemble the army to regain lost territory or cooperate with Robb Stark to open up the north-south passage... By dragging time, the Ironmen's occupation of the rocky coast and the sea dragon horn slowly became a reality. Ultimately, a three-pronged combination of immigration, hostages, and negotiation forced the northerners to cede part of the west coast to the Iron Islands, a sparsely populated area ten times larger than the entire Iron Islands combined.
With Iron Throne being held back by rebels in the south, this plan still has little chance of success, but at least it's much more hopeful than the last rebellion initiated by the father... Anyway, the worst The result was nothing more than a repulsion by the northerner and forced to retreat to the Iron Islands. No Robert's generally recognized king gathered the elite of the Seven Kingdoms like he did back then, and no one had the ability to defeat Iron Fleet and counterattack to the island.
Even if they lose the battle, they still have a way to turn to the rebels. As long as Aegon Targaryen defeats Stannis Baratheon and ascends the Iron Throne, the Ironmen will still be able to turn over with the reward.
As for the child who raised the True Dragon flag, is it True Dragon? The devil cares about this.
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The plan went exceptionally well, and while the attack on Torrhen's Square and Barrowton was repelled, the "unrestricted looting" soon left the entire North empty of troops All the grass and trees are full of soldiers, and the panic is endless... The west of Kingsroad has completely lost the strength to resist, and the homes of Umber, Bolton, Karstark and other families to the east are also closed to the castle gates and cannot be guarded, each sweeping the snow in front of the door; only Winterfell's guards , and occasionally go out to fight fires, rushing to and fro between several villages and castles in the hinterland of the North to drive off intruders, and even this troublesome team, after constant rushing and fighting, lost its soldiers and gradually reduced the frequency of obstructing Ironmen activities.
No one could have imagined that the always strong and healthy father would have an accident at this crucial moment in determining the future fate of the Ironmen: a sudden storm and a broken rope bridge killed Balon Greyjoy. At least that's what they say, if the Drowned God exists, he must be deaf and blind, and he loves cruel jokes.
The bad news was followed by a message "coincidentally" returned by Uncle Euron, whom oneself hadn't seen in years. He came prepared with a Magic horn on Kingsmoot, defeated the hurried oneself and the inarticulate Victarion Uncle, and successfully put on the Driftwood Crown... In order not to be killed by him or forcibly betrothed, Asha Fleeing back to Deepwood Motte from the Iron Islands with his cronies, the original "occupier" has now become a "refugee" and a stray dog, with nowhere else to go.
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The moonlight fell on the distant mountains and was reflected by the snow on the summits, making it look like the mountains were covered with ice caps. Kraken's daughter has no heart to appreciate the beauty at the moment, she is full of resentment and dissatisfaction: if oneself were not a woman, she would have won Kingsmoot without any suspense and inherited the throne and influence of the father. But because of the lack of such a piece of meat between his legs, even Victarion Uncle, who has always been close to oneself, has an idea, jumping out on Kingsmoot to compete with oneself... If he supports oneself, even if Euron who came from afar has no luck A lot of tricks, but also absolutely impossible to win.
It's fine if it's just to despise women, but what makes Asha unacceptable and even angry is that after Euron won the Driftwood Crown with rhetoric, Victarion knew that father was probably murdered by him, but he still Obediently bowing the knee to the new king, compelled by obedience, to acknowledge allegiance.
Father had originally ordered him to rate Iron Fleet to guard the gateway to the South to return to the North, intercepting Robb Stark, who was bound to return to the North to save his family. With the main force of the Iron Islands, Young Wolf, even with a magnificent army with thousands of men and horses, would not be able to break through that fortress in a short period of time, but her dear Victarion Uncle, after receiving Euron's new order, without the slightest hesitation The land gave up this important duty, led most of the Iron Fleet, and sailed happily south to sneak attack Shield Islands.
With Uncle taking the main force to defend Moat Cailin, oneself in North is like closing a door and hitting a dog. And now, Moat Cailin, with only a few hundred people left behind, can't stop the northerners for too long. Once Robb Stark returns to the North through The Neck, I really don't know... Who is the dog locked in the house .
Father gave oneself thirty long ships and a thousand men to attack Deepwood Motte, but now there are only four ships and less than two hundred men left with her. Oneself has indeed negotiated the terms with the Glover family, and is only waiting for the details of the peace agreement to be formally finalized with the Lord of North. But the premise that can force the northerners to negotiate and abide by the agreement is that Iron Fleet's main force can block Young Wolf's army, and the army in oneself's hand is enough to firmly control the dragon horn and the rocky coast... Now these two conditions are met. Lost, not to mention the grand ideal of ceding land to expand the territory of the Iron Islands, even if this Deepwood Motte oneself can hold for a few days, it is a big problem.
I don't know, how long can the hundreds of brothers who stay behind Moat Cailin hold that fortress? No, maybe it's time to ask another question - is Moat Cailin still in the Ironmen's hands?
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It was cold outside, and Yara Grejoy's instinct told Yara Grejoy that it was time to go back to the warm bedroom of the Glover City Lord and choose from the men who were still following her. A person who is pleasing to the eye and loyal - go to bed and have a hard time, and then sleep until dawn. But she was so worried that she didn't have this mood. She had not received any news from Moat Cailin for two weeks, which meant that Robb Stark's army could appear outside Deepwood Motte at any time and attack suddenly, killing the sleeping man. She dragged out of the bed and hung it on the gallows.
Under this kind of pressure, even a good night's sleep has become a luxury. She has to plan her defenses and figure out an escape route for herself and her brothers as soon as possible.
The Deepwood Motte is built around a broad circular hill with a flattened top and a deep hall with a fifty-foot tall watchtower at one end. The outer court is located at the foot of the hill, with stables, pastures, Smith's shop, water well and sheepfold, with a deep trench dug outside, a sloping earth bank and log fence. The line of defense is arranged according to the terrain, and the overall shape is oval. The castle has two gates, each protected by a pair of square wooden towers connected by walkways on the walls.
A typical defensive building and aristocratic residence, not fancy but practical. However, unlike most castles in Westeros, all the buildings in Deepwood Motte are made of wood, including the hall and the inner and outer walls, which is inseparable from the fact that there are not many stones in the surrounding forest...and the result That is: what she occupies now is an ancient, famous, but not fortified castle.
Instead of a magnificent army with thousands of men and horses, only seven or eight hundred well-trained soldiers with ladders, she can only watch the opponent attack the city wall without any temper. Take back the castle that belongs to the northerner.
When the enemy army is under pressure, she has no choice but to withdraw or fight to the death. Maybe it's a big mistake to hold on to it now? Deepwood Motte is very close to the sea, but Asha stands on the city wall and looks out, only to see endless trees. The northerner calls the forest Wolfswood, a sea of trees, but the air is filled with rosin rather than the familiar salty smell.
Abandoning the city and walking is easy, but the question is where can I go - back to the Iron Islands, even if she Uncle Euron doesn't kill her, she will let the "husband" assigned to her send someone to bring oneself to the door Go home; the rocky coast and the sea dragon horn don't even have a walled fortress, except for a cave, it is difficult to find a place to shelter from the rain, not to mention the northerner will hunt her like a drowning dog; and go out to sea... Four long ships How could Balon Greyjoy's daughter and heir be so self-deprecating when the pirates belonged to the weakest class with less than two hundred people?
Thinking long and hard, Asha walked along the wooden wall, and two brothers who were on guard greeted her in a low voice.
"Open your eyes and report a rabbit."
"Understood, Captain."
The subordinate's tone was pleasant Without the slightest effort, he passed by by mistake, and even looked him up and down Asha with greedy eyes. Half of those who still follow her regard her as their daughter and younger sister, while the other half want to separate her legs... Asha knows this, and she can't help worrying that if despair continues to spread, the latter half will Unable to control his lower body, he forced his hand on oneself.
No, they don't... Another voice in Asha's mind says they love you and will never hurt you. And oneself is not a delicate Maiden that needs protection.
After sorting out her chaotic thoughts, she continued her thinking just now...but within a minute of being separated from the two sentries, the alarm suddenly sounded.
"It's on fire! The watchtower on the south is on fire!"
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(end of this chapter)