Chapter 260
2021-01-06
Chapter 260 From Kraken's Daughter to SurrenderAsha in chains and shackles, standing still Staring at Igor angrily at the tent door. With her eyes burning and her body trembling slightly, she couldn't help but give birth to the illusion that her next moment was about to rush up to strangle Igor with an iron chain.
The two guards clenched their hands vigilantly, and the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.
After a confrontation that lasted for dozens of seconds, maybe more than a minute, the girl was defeated under the dull but unyielding gaze of Night's Watch - this one even made the wildling shout "Long live Winterfell". The guy who can do it has no bottom line or honor, and Asha has no doubts: if oneself continues to stand up, he will make threats.
Gritting her teeth, Asha walked back to the middle of the tent, sat down on the round stool she had refused to enjoy just now, and suppressed her anger and asked, "You won. The Ironmen are not my crew and they have no respect for me. I'd love to hear, how do you fix this? Also, you don't have to worry about me not coming back and joining Moat Cailin's defense Go?"
...
"Won't come back? You and I both know it's impossible—hundreds of them you're not familiar with, but they're surrounded by and won't win. The man of hope was waiting to die within the wall in that small building, when suddenly a woman came. Even if I told you not to come back, would you dare to spend the night in Moat Cailin?" Igor relaxed his tense face, relaxed. laughed. This feeling of overpowering people and winning by psychological games seems more satisfying than starting to talk and fooling people: "I bet, as long as you dare to close your eyes, you will be slapped by every man in Moat Cailin at dawn. I've done it...I want you to bring them an offer they can't refuse, and make a decision today: continue to resist and die, or surrender and put on black clothed."
Asha frowned impatiently: "Go ahead, do you have to ask me?"
"I want you to enter Moat Cailin now and tell them: Surrender before sunset today, and the Night's Watch Legion will keep their lives safe If not, the two armies in the north and the south will attack at the same time, and there will be no half Ironmen in Moat Cailin to see tomorrow's Sun."
"What a big tone, Robb Stark with 20,000 people Why do you think the peasants you are leading will be able to capture a fortress that hasn't been taken down after more than ten days of attacking when it arrives?"
"Just because you were on the beach that day, Those Wildfires that are still burning on the wet mudflats, green fires are not common, you should not forget? This kind of thing can burn anywhere, and it can't be thrown off if I use a trebuchet to Moat Cailin Put dozens or hundreds of cans inside, what do you think will happen? Moat Cailin is not a Deepwood Motte, it is just a small fortress on the causeway, it will burn and it will burn, and it will only take a few days to rebuild.” Igor Says: "Also, it's my problem whether I can take down Moat Cailin one day, but convincing the Ironmen in Moat Cailin that not surrender is the dead end...that's your problem."
"Yours. Means, I want to help you deceive the Ironmen in Moat Cailin?"
"I didn't say that." Igor still smiled faintly, "I just need your oneself idea to convince the Moat Cailin defenders to surrender, As for the method... you choose. Tell them truthfully whether I brought a bunch of farmers, or lied to them and said that it was the elite North, it's up to you oneself to decide. My character is: I only want results, don't ask The process."
"I see, you can do anything for the result." Asha nods: "It is because of the 'by fair means or foul' that the leader has taught you, so, I don't trust you to keep them safe - if even I can't trust you, how are you going to get me to convince them?"
...
" Before, we were both at war. I am the logistics officer who needs to ensure that the land grantors and all Night's Watch are fed; and you, the Ironmen commander who invaded the North and blocked the former's food supply to us. If I don't break the game, the land grant will starve everywhere and turn into Hell, and Wall's defense will encounter huge difficulties because of this...Others will break through the undefended Wall and go south, completely exterminating human beings. Igor explained patiently: "In this case, I think it is acceptable to win at all costs, no matter how much you accuse, abuse, or despise me, I will not admit it or repent. "
After speaking, Igor paused before continuing: "But now, here, as a man, I promise a woman that it is the fate of the Ironmen who ultimately decides to surrender." It's not really me, but I'll do everything in my power to convince North to guard Robb Stark and allow me to honor the conditions I made earlier. What you are hearing now is a 'promise', not a tactical deception for victory, believe it or not, the choice is yours. "
"It's just a prisoner, what nonsense to talk to her." Choose to persuade her? fart! Manderly Ser snorted a few times, "She has her life in our hands, so how can we choose! ”
＊＊＊
This fatty’s words are not rude, Asha has to admit.
Since the damned Night’s Watch in front of him has already been taken out In fact, she doesn't need to explain so much to oneself when she talks about the fifty-three crew members... Although she hates what this Night's Watch has done, at least, his remark sounds quite sincere.
What if there is no sincerity? Fifty-three loyal subordinates are in his hands, and oneself has no choice.
"I don't care about the life and death of the gang in Moat Cailin. After being silent for a short while, Asha said word by word: "But you have to ensure the safety of my fifty-three crew members. If you break your promise, I promise you - as long as I am alive for a day, you will not want to sleep in peace." . Let’s not talk about what to believe or not, let’s talk about what you want me to do. "
No matter how annoyed Asha is at the moment, at least Igor is happy to deal with someone who understands current affairs, even if the other party is a prisoner: "Later, I will arrange for the cook to get you a hearty lunch." , after eating, you immediately head to Moat Cailin with the flag. I'll give you a written certificate that Night's Watch has agreed to accept all the defenders in black clothed, and all you have to do is convince them to surrender... The choice between telling the truth or 'slightly rhetorical' is up to you. I will throw a can of Wildfire between the three towers of Moat Cailin one hour after you enter Moat Cailin, to prove that we have the ability to burn this fortress to the ground, as a strong support for your claim, ready to put out the fire. Finally, keep in mind that before the sun goes down, either let them raise the White Banner, or try to get out of there, the two armies north and south of Moat Cailin will launch a final general attack on it before sunset. "
"It's an easy way to do it." Asha said sarcastically, both of whom knew that the hardest of these steps was to convince the Ironmen to surrender, but Igor let her oneself figure out a way, and the most troublesome thing was that she only had an hour or two to come up with the rhetoric: "I want Weapons come for self-protection, many of my uncle's crew are not good, and since my uncle has now abandoned them to lead Iron Fleet south...they are likely to act irrationally. "
"I will instruct my subordinates to return your weapons to you." "Igor simply nodded: "Of course, not at this moment, but at the same time when I untie the shackles and chains for you and hand over the banner of peace to you. If you have any other questions, you can ask them now. "
"If you're sure you want me to oneself organize the speech... then I'm fine." "
For Igor, it's very easy to make up a persuasive rhetoric. But he is no longer the poor and white transmigrator who had nothing but his mouth. Compared with how to fool these two hundred—perhaps not yet. To—irrelevant Ironmen, he hopes that oneself can focus his brain and mind on dealing with other more important people and things: "Very well, then I wish Miss Greyjoy—the success of persuading her to surrender. ”
—
(end of this chapter)