Chapter 309
2021-01-06
Chapter 309 The Second Ironmen Invasion Such a sincere apology to someone, vaguely, even gave birth to a feeling of sympathy with Denys Mallister, but unfortunately this feeling did not last for twelve hours - the next day was only bright, and Robb Stark called him and A group of North nobles publicly announced the news of the Ironmen's invasion of the North coast.There is no Raven in Icescar, and it's obvious where the news comes from. If you think on your toes, you can also know that this kind of territory encroachment is much more serious than the "faintly discernable" threat of the land-grant resettlement plan. Most likely, this land-grant inspection will come to an end here.
Igor is only a stone's throw away from the position of Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, and most of the variables that can happen can only come from this tour - if oneself knew the news, how could Denys Mallister let him do this. How many conditions? But this old fox chose last night when he didn't know the news, came to talk to oneself about the deal that would determine the future direction of Night's Watch, and took advantage of it.
It is estimated that he is guilty or afraid that Igor will not admit his account. This old man hurriedly left Frozen City early in the morning, which made Igor have nowhere to shed his anger at this time, so he could only keep this Old Guy in his heart. scolded over and over again.
(Forget it, negotiating a deal, it's always impossible to make a lot of money every time.)
breathes deeply, he comforted oneself in the heart.
Compared with how many things I have to do after being elected as Lord Commander, it is pointless to be entangled in such an innocuous way by Denys, and even racking my brains to think about how to get back into the game... Appears to be small. One has to look forward, not to mention that he is no longer a common man.
Clearing his mind, Igor returned his attention to the discussion in front of him.
North has been hacked, theoretically out of the Night's Watch tube. It's just that Igor led the army south to capture Yara Grejoy alive and expel the first Ironmen invasion, and this time he was leading the North princes to patrol the Wall... Out of courtesy and respect for his "master", he was allowed to wear black clothed clothes. also attended this North internal discussion.
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“Euron Greyjoy sent a declaration of war to Deepwood Motte, not only asking me to release his niece Yara Grejoy, but also condemning North for not continuing to send troops to suppress King Stannis The rebels have betrayed Iron Throne, and he is here to seek justice." If it hadn't been for North who was attacked, Robb Stark would have laughed angrily at the blow of the enemy, "The latter one is naturally used at will, but The previous one... The adults said, should I release Asha?"
"It's just shit, there's no excuse for wanting to go to war? If he really cares about his oneself niece, how could he not even talk about it? If you come up, you will score a North VIP?" Karstark counts snorted, "Yuren is a lunatic who is unreasonable and unreasonable. When dealing with this kind of person, in one sentence - it's real when it hurts, don't push him too hard. We should rush back immediately, reconvene the army, and go to the west coast to find those pirates and kill them!"
Old Earl's words represented the aspirations of most of the North nobles present, and everyone was nodded Ying He, looking at Robb with expectant eyes, just waiting for his order to pack up and rush back to the Wei Family Garden.
"Sounds fine, but if you do, you'll be fooled by what you call a 'madman'." Roose Bolton spoke up: "Crow's Eye, a man who can spend years in exile After returning to the Iron Island, he conquered the archipelago in one fell swoop without any foundation or influence, and ascended to the Sea Stone Throne... You can call him crazy, but don't take him for a fool. He gave up richness and warmth, and The Reach, who was under two-sided battle and had no resistance, came to the cold and oilless North, and the army triumphantly had a clear purpose: to drag the Seven Kingdoms into a longer civil war, so as to find opportunities to encroach on the Westeros continent and restore the Iron Islands. 'Glory' under House Hoare. I bet he's not only harassing North, but probably the Westerlands too - most likely splitting up the Riverlands as well. He'll do anything to undercut covert support The power of King Stannis, balances the power of the two sides competing for Iron Throne, so that they can continue this endless melee...until the power of Seven Kingdoms is exhausted and equal to him, if not inferior to him."
"You bastard, how can you analyze a lot of things, even if your judgment is correct, what does it have to do with what we are going to do now?" Glover count interjected irritably: "I can't continue in the Wall. Let's just sit back and watch as he threatens our people."
"Of course not." Roose Bolton shook his head, comforting the other side, "Deepwood Motte now has hundreds more soldiers than when Asha raided it and captured it. , it won't happen so easily, Lord Glover, don't care about chaos. Haste brings no success, a war, it's not a matter of discussing a proper response these few hours - once everyone gathers army to the west coast, then Got caught in Euron's trap..."
"House Bolton didn't want to send troops, so he just said, to deal with such a group of Ironmen, it's not worse than your family's long Lancer!"
" This is very hurtful, Lord Umber." Bolton shook his head: "Iron Islands are small and widowed, and they are not North's opponents in frontal combat... This kind of truth that any passer-by can understand, don't they know oneself? If we take the previous The army that assembled in response to King Robert's call to destroy House Lannister regrouped, and when they arrived at the seaside, there would definitely be half an Ironmen. I can't see the shadows... They have countless long boats and skilled sailors, who come and go freely by the sunset sea. They are on the rocky coast in the morning, and they can reach Bear Island in the evening. Can North twenty or thirty thousand army chase him? put? If it is so reckless, how many months can we last? When the food is almost consumed by the army people, how will we survive this winter? "
"Fortress of Dread is so far from the coast, it is natural for House Bolton to stand and talk without a backache. That's not right, that's not right, then tell me, what should I do? Do not resist! ? "
"Of course resist. But we have to figure out, why defend the land? Just farming to feed the people. Now that the autumn harvest is complete, and winter is here, the soil will soon freeze so hard that it will be impossible to dig. Even if the Ironmen don't come, we'll soon send out the signal for scattered farmers to gather in winter towns to spend the winter collectively. Evacuate all people to castles or villages and towns with garrisoned troops in advance, arm them a little, and match up with various standing guards, and then form a few elite cavalry for maneuvering, patrolling along the coastline or various roads, see Destroy or burn ships that come to shore - the Ironmen have no way of looting and killing the North people for supplies, wanting to wreak havoc deep into our hinterland and even threatening Winterfell, while running the risk of getting caught. When the snow gets bigger, it won't take a few months before they can't move, and they can only go back to Po Island to starve. "
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Igor twitched his lips, Roose Bolton's idea is right: Ironmen, as pirates, do not have the ability to attack tough bones, usually when they attack, they must send troops to fight, yes Because there are often seeds that have just been sown, crops that have not yet been harvested, and livestock and poultry that need a lot of foraging to grow in the wild, the land cannot be left behind. But now the autumn harvest in North has been completed, and there is no such thing at all. Planting the next round of food, there is no weakness or lifeline that must be saved in the hands of the intruder, so it is possible to adopt the turtle tactics, so that the enemy has nowhere to go, and can only disappoint.
But... wretched The way of play is usually used to deal with a powerful enemy that cannot be defeated. A huge monster called North, facing the small Iron Islands, avoids and does not fight? This is not justified in terms of face, and Robb is the new king, and he went south last time. There is no way to keep the bannermen in battle. This time, if people are still in Winterfell in the North, the loss of prestige is something he cannot and dare not bear.
Combining various reasons, Old Flayer's proposal Although the safest, it is destined to be adopted.
"Lord Bolton is right, Crow's Eye can't be sure that's the idea. Robb nodded, first affirming Bolton's guess, and then without any surprise, he changed his words: "But it would be too cowardly to give up a large piece of land and let them come and go without even trying. Besides, people always have to be escorted on their migration routes to the winter towns; and if the Ironmen really attack the Riverlands at the same time, and the Three Rivers princes are fighting with King Stannis, the security of their backyards must be maintained by us, and the army must be summoned. It's just... just keep the scale within 10,000. Each family only recruits veterans and elites. If you really can't find the main enemy for a decisive battle, you can make plans. "
This is not a discussion, but a final decision. Roose Bolton, as a bannermen, can't continue to question, so he can only helplessly sighed: "Since the adults have made up their minds, let's do it...but To fight the Ironmen, it is better not to fight without a fleet. You must write to the Bear Island and White Harbor counts before the battle, so that the two navy troops can help out, not expecting to defeat Iron Fleet, but at least the ships must cooperate with the ground troops, so that the Ironmen will not fight and run if they want. , the timing and location of combat are determined by the passive situation in the hands of the enemy. "
These are all pertinent suggestions, but now the North princes are eager to go back to save their homes, how can they have the time to listen to his nagging?
"The rest is on the way." Let's discuss it slowly. Robb didn't want to continue to go against the ideas of most bannermen, waved his hand to interrupt Bolton's suggestion, turned his head to look at Igor, who was always watching the play: "Chief Logistics Officer, most of this tour can only end here. From what I've seen so far, I have reason to believe you can control these wildlings...well, tentatively just call them new land grantors. But these are just ordinary persons living north of the Wall. And your resettlement plan is not only to accept them - before heading south to the coast to deal with the Ironmen, I plan to take half a day to see what the legendary Giant looks like. You arrange it, and we will leave today. ”
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(end of this chapter)