Chapter 272
2021-01-06
Chapter 272 Yangmou vs. Yangmou"Of all cases - 'the opponent's intent' is the most It's important," Igor said. "Let's first think about why Doran Prince Martell is doing this thankless thing... After you led North's army out of the field, did Dorne's army leave as promised?"
"As far as I know, yes."
Igor propped his chin, and after a moment of thought lifts the head again: "I don't know Doran Martell, but with him The younger brother has a bit of a relationship... Judging from the attitude of Oberyn when he mentioned his big brother, the actual ruler of Dorne is not a fool. There must be a reason for him to do so, we'd better look back at the battle and try to find out from it Doran Prince's true intentions."
"Okay." Robb has been struggling with this issue this month, but has never thought about it from this angle, and is now attracted to Igor's way of thinking. Wanting to see what this guy can analyze, he looked back along what he said: "When King Stannis sent his troops south, he sent a summoning order to Dorne, but there was no reply or response at that time. Until Crownlands and King Qin At a critical moment when the army was overwhelmed and surrounded Storm's End, Dorne talents suddenly appeared from the south... Completely disregarding the king's strict orders, he did not declare war but sent troops to the flank of the king's army with obvious hostility, making Stannis completely unable to concentrate Attack on the castle. While this chain of events was taking place, the North army was blocking the assisting Reach army west of Storm's End, and after some fighting came to a standstill - then I received a letter from Doran Prince."
Robb paused for a sip of water and continued: "The Dorne people didn't want King Stannis to defeat the rebels to retake Storm's End, no doubt about that...but inexplicably, they didn't follow Aegon Targaryen's orders either. After the North army withdrew from the battlefield and the King also led his troops to withdraw from Storm's End, the Golden Corps and their newly formed mercenary group attacked King's Landing, but Dorne's army returned home at the best time to attack. With the Reach's army also battered and unable to cooperate, little Aegon's rebels' attempts to expand their sphere of influence were thwarted, with the exception of Storm's End and a small part of the castle village to the south still under their control, the king still controls most of the Stormlands and The entire Crownlands."
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Before it's all over, Robb realizes the advantage of the way Igor's way of thinking, by looking back at Storm's End from the sidelines. After going back and forth, he quickly discovered the dead end of oneself's thinking when he was thinking alone: "Although the Reach still has spare power, the Tyrell family, which has been defeated again and again, does not have enough prestige to fully exert it; Westerlands is still watching, but because Kingslayer killed Because of the Mad King, they are absolutely impossible to stand under the True Dragon flag... Dorne is not really engaged in combat. If this continues without aid, whether that Aegon Targaryen is true or false, there is no chance of winning!"
"very good - you see, we reached the first consensus so quickly: the rebels have no chance of winning." Igor agrees: "But in this case, Dorne not only mixed in , not wholeheartedly into it...what the hell do they want? "
"I'm also curious about that." "
"Son can't figure it out, it's that way, we're out of our minds...let's see what the Dorne people get in this war." Igor straightened up and put his arm on the desk where Eddard Stark once sat: "Without a single soldier, only by leading a soldier on a tour of the Stormlands, Dorne made the experienced king unable to take back the castle where oneself grew up; With a piece of paper and a spoon of ink, they let the North's army with the strongest battle strength of Seven Kingdoms go home as they wished... It was the expert who made these strategies, but what did Dorne get out of this series of operations? "
"What did you get? Robb said hesitantly, without concealing his doubts, "I feel like... it seems like I got nothing?" "
"It doesn't seem to be, or it doesn't get anything, and even has to bear the expenses of military salaries and food and grass... A fool would do such a thing of harming others without benefiting oneself, but we ruled it out at first It's possible that Doran Prince is a fool. Igor procrastinated for a few minutes, carefully recalling the plot of the original book that he seemed to have read in his previous life, and oneself probably had a number in his heart, and he could reveal the answer: "After eliminating a series of possibilities, the answer is only left. One more - the Martell family doesn't want to get anything out of it, but to prevent oneself from losing something in the form of troops. "
What did you lose? Robb couldn't understand more and more, and after thinking about it, he asked for advice anyway, and his heart was overwhelmed, so he simply put down the North guarding air in front of him, and played the role of a humbly asking student: " It's true that Dorne supported House Targaryen in the Haunter's War, but that was a long time ago. King Stannis is indeed often questioned as being too impartial and incorruptible, but he is by no means paranoid to the extent that he will turn out old accounts from many years ago after he is firmly on the throne - liquidating the Martell family. What are they worried about losing? "
"Environment. "Igor spit out a word," to be precise, a chaotic environment: Dorne's overall strength is at the bottom of the Seven Kingdoms, and normally it does not shake the ability of the entire Westeros. If they don't make troops this time, King Stannis will break through Storm's End, drive out and even destroy the Golden Corps, and then combine the power of the four countries to force Reach to surrender and even Changing the Heaven and Switching the Earth, restoring Westeros to the unified situation of King Robert's era... Once the king is firmly seated on Iron Throne, Dorne will have no other way out except to kneel to acknowledge allegiance. They must have a plan and don't want to see the Seven Kingdoms situation return to a 'normally state', which will muddy the water at a critical moment. "
"Aegon Targaryen is Doran Prince's nephew. In order to prove that the identity of oneself is true, as long as Dorne supports him, he will definitely give Dorne preferential treatment after he boarded Iron Throne... What's better than pushing oneself's nephew Is it more profitable to sit on the throne? "
"More profitable than pushing oneself nephew to the throne - good question." "Igor asked back: "What do you think? "
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"Martell's oneself king? After being silent for a few seconds, Robb hesitated to make a guess. "But the Targaryen bloodline of the members of this generation House Martell is so thin that it can be ignored, and the line of succession does not know where to go. According to the inheritance law of any country, it is not the Dorne's turn to sit on the Iron Throne. "
"The Martells themselves aren't eligible to touch the Iron Thrones, but what if the Martells—married the last Targaryen?" "
"The last Targaryen?" Robb's expression was shocked, and now there are two Targaryen in the world's field of vision, of which only one can be married without a handle, and she happens to be the one who is recognized as "unquestionable". He immediately understood what Igor was referring to: "so that's how It is, they want to keep Westeros in chaos and weaken the power of potential war opponents... When Daenerys Targaryen returns from across the narrow sea to marry her, he will gain the right to meddle in Iron Throne as a husband! "
As soon as this guess came out, all the previous troubles were solved, and Robb suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment: "No wonder!" Dorne from start to finish refused to actually fight, not even publicly acknowledging Aegon Targaryen's identity. But not only did they send troops to stop Stannis from taking back Storm's End, but they also wrote to me asking for an agreement - they wanted to make Stannis unstable on the throne without losing their own strength! As long as the Martell family marries Daenerys · Targaryen, and then publicly denies the authenticity of Aegon Targaryen's identity, the person most qualified to claim Iron Throne becomes a Dorne! "
"Yeah, that's the easiest way I can think of to explain everything." "Deriving a conclusion from only a few clues requires a powerful and terrifying jumping thinking ability... Even Igor admits that he does not have this brain, but if he has an impression and understanding of the plot and characters, and knows the result, then pretend to make up one. The inference process is much simpler.
The doubts on Robb's face have faded, leaving only shock: "I have to tell King Stannis about this suspicion, and Dorne must not be allowed to sit back and enjoy it so easily. fish profit! "
"You can't let Dorne take advantage of it...it's an understandable instinct, but what are you going to do about it?" Besides, how are you going to explain to the king the basis for your guesses about the Martells' intentions? Even if he knew, how could he deal with it, is it possible that - to declare war on Dorne? "
"This—" Robb was at a loss for words, and his look of shock turned back to tangled again. He had only heard about Igor's intelligence before, but now he has experienced it himself, and there is no doubt about it, Then he looked towards him again, with a look of inquiry: "Could it be that even if I know the true intentions of the Dorne people, I still can't do anything? "
"I can't draw conclusions directly, it's up to you." Igor shrugged, and after pretending to force, he had to steer the situation in oneself's favor: "Prince Martell has shown his attitude with practical actions, and I have no doubt that if the North army moves south again, Dorne will also send troops to the north tit for tat. , it is true that they want to preserve their strength, but if necessary, they will probably go into battle without the slightest hesitation. How to do it, then, depends on the answers to the following series of questions. "
The speaker swallowed, and Robb picked up the kettle on the table—and poured a glass for Night's Watch. Igor thanked him and took a sip: "North Joining the war with Dorne, both the king and the rebels are joined by fresh troops. Does the advantage of the king's side expand or shrink? In other words: Are you confident you can regroup to a force stronger than Dorne's army? If so, how can we ensure that North is no longer threatened by external forces during his departure? Neither the new Lord of the Iron Islands nor the Others of beyond the wall are easy characters to deal with. ”
2 is twice as much as 1, but 3 is only 1.5 times as much as 2... This is a very simple mathematical principle: both sides receive new reinforcements, and the advantage of the stronger side is not It must expand.
Of course, war is not a simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Robb did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and pondered.
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People who survive in harsh environments tend to be tougher, which is one of the important reasons why North soldiers have the best battle strength in Seven Kingdoms, but Dorne is not a good place. Robb didn't go Yes, but you can get a rough idea of what kind of land this is by hearing alone: rocky, mountainous, arid and barren - none of which are good words, House Targaryen has a place where dragons still have to marry by marriage, even for the North. Don't dare to underestimate it.
The first question Igor asked, Robb's answer was no.
How North and Dorne's comprehensive strength compares, no one can tell, only suffer You can only know if you fight together. But the main battlefield of this war, Stormlands, is at the door of Dorne's house, far from North beyond a thousand li... In addition, North has already fought with Westerlands and Reach in turns...
The size of Reach is astonishing, and the other half of the Westeros that is the enemy is not helpless. The confrontation between the two huge monsters competing for Guozuo cannot be determined in a short time. . Going back to the war and pulling Dorne into the water at the juncture of the imminent winter will only make the comparison of the strengths of the two sides more balanced, and it has no practical significance other than adding more capital to consume each other.
even more how , the feeling of being a thousand miles away from home and then being almost taken over by the old nest is enough to experience it once, Robb really doesn't want to do it again.
The answer is already obvious, but Robb really hates this kind of having to press the enemy. The feeling of willingness to act: "Isn't there any way to break through? "
"Yes - a decisive victory for either side, such as King Stannis taking alive or killing Aegon Targaryen...or vice versa, the war would end quickly." apart from this, the only thing left is to get the Westerlands back in line. "Igor replied quickly without hesitation: "As for the strategy of breaking Dorne Martell's family's sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, it's hard!" The characteristic of Yang Conspiracy is that he is not afraid of being seen through. Even if Doran Prince publicly announced plans for oneself to King Stannis and Aegon Targaryen, the two sides would have no choice but to keep fighting each other. ”
Stannis is prudent and sophisticated in his leadership and behavior, and he is very knowledgeable. Even if he loses, he is unlikely to fall into crisis... And the so-called Aegon Targaryen is in the golden group. Under the protection of the airtight, since he landed in Westeros, he has not even made a few public appearances. It is a bit difficult to let these two key figures end the war; Robb, who came home with a lot of gold...doesn't even dare to think about it.
Igor has analyzed the situation and the stakes clearly enough in an induced way, and finally decided that Robb did not ask the other party to make an idea.
He gritted his teeth and hammered down the table without Ghadi: "Then I can only continue to declare support for King Stannis to appease the Riverlands and Vale, but at the same time not send troops to fight, in North conserve strength and store up energy and wait for the best time to enter the war. "
"Great idea, and you just have a good reason in front of you." Igor nodded and said with a smile: "After you returned to North, you immediately went to the Wall to inspect the situation, and then found that the threat of army to North was too great to be ignored, so you decided to stay in North, and before solving the threat of ghouls, do not Then send troops to the south on a large scale. "
Robb raised his eyebrows: "That's a good idea..."
"More than that, I guess, in the secret letter from Doran Prince to you, it just said Asking your troops to withdraw from the battlefield, did you mention that North must withdraw from the war? "
"Not at all." "
"Then it's a lot easier, we're going to be conspiracy against conspiracy: hide at home for a good winter, raise enough Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and prepare for Daenerys Targaryen's return; , In order to appease Vale and the Riverlands, and to show loyalty to the king - you have to make the entire North operate, and provide allies with all the support you can provide, such as combat supplies. It is conceivable: Dorne and Reach will also support the rebels represented by the Golden Corps in a similar way...but the three parties with different thoughts on the opposite side can never be like long-term allies like the four northern places - cooperation is smooth No gaps. ”
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(end of this chapter)