Chapter 457
2021-01-06
Chapter 457 RemedyAfter some discussion, Daenerys took Igor's overall proposal and drafted a A succinct order, the remote mobilization and redeployment of troops far south, and the closest squire escorts were ordered to come to Wall by sea to join her.
Leave a copy for Igor to cc, the Queen of "child" aborted the meeting and went out to check the progress of the Dragon Dragon team dragging Drogon into the castle.
Indoctrinated and brainwashed by the impression of a large number of film and television works and institutions such as a certain Disneyland, the "castle" in the sense of most modern people is like Winterfell or Red Keep - stone brick walls, A comprehensive mansion + a strong fortress with thick walls and high fortresses and towers that stand in great numbers. But in fact, the castles of the Westeros nobles in this era are rarely so magnificent and beautiful, especially North:
In addition to House Stark, as the former King in the North, the current North guardian has to The middle- and low-level count-level nobles who maintain the big castle to hold the front door, although the other territories are large but cold and barren, with few inhabitants, many are surrounded by a wall, a compound or a pocket village inhabited by squire and servants. In the center or at the highest point, a slightly tall and strong fortress will be built for the lord to live in... The last Hearth, in extreme north, is typical of this category: a remote location in the northernmost part of the Seven Kingdoms combined with oil-free, poor It's hard enough that it will hardly encounter attacks from other princes, and the tired and hungry little wildling after crossing the Night's Watch territory has absolutely no strength to move the Umber house - rarely attacked, so that its owner does not at all. How large and majestic the castle will be made to maintain: it's definitely affordable - at least it's not made of wood but with some stone walls to make it look at least a little more castle-like than Deepwood Motte, less than Winterfell occupies half the area, the so-called "Godswood" like a large flower bed, and there are traces of vegetables planted under Weirwood...
It is not a fortified city made of steel, and there are ghouls The army's attack and destruction came first, and it appeared to be quite "plastic" when hundreds of land-granters went into battle. The land givers, who spared no effort in using tools, physical strength and causing damage, quickly removed the door frame, door panel and upper beam that were in the way, and opened a huge gap in the fence.
There is an opening to enter the castle, but it still encounters difficulties when actually dragging the dragon sleigh in: the combined vehicle carrying the dragon is a simple connection of multiple sleds, not a solid rule. On the whole, it was impossible to pass the suspension bridge across the frozen moat... A bunch of Night's Watch and the land-goverers discussed with their brains for a while to no avail. Finally, the impatient Queen couldn't wait to get off the field in person: Daenerys walked to the sleigh, After appeasing Drogon, he encouraged it to stand up from the sleigh, let it walk the last two hundred meters staggeringly, climb into the empty west gate, and lay down on the dragon's nest that the soldiers had already raised on the ground.
When the dragon is in place, the last step of the project will have the foundation to start: conditions and time constraints, people can't design and build a real "Dragonpit" for Drogon to live in, so after several considerations, the final choice The simplest plan: wait for the dragon to be in place before starting work, build a semi-enclosed tent above its body to shield it from the wind and snow to shelter it, reduce the amount of engineering and resource consumption as much as possible, and last for a while...etc. The Black Dragon's injury has improved, and the mission of the temporary dragon nest is complete by simply dismantling the tent or letting it "break out" of oneself.
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Sun gradually hides into the clouds in the western sky and then disappears rays of light, the temperature begins to plummet, torch oil lamps are lit in the castle, people coming, people going , in A frenzy hurrying to work. There are stakes on one side, ropes on the other side, and others are clumsily sewing canvas...
Igor tried to persuade Daenerys to go back to the house to rest and let the soldiers below work, but the Queen understood Drogon's future After having to shrink in this big tent for at least ten days, he was very interested in building the dragon's nest. She walked up and down with graceful and domineering steps, unaware that the existence of oneself is the most easily distracting factor for men, and then ordered the top of the tent to be raised so as not to prevent Black Dragon from lifting his head and stretching his body, and then again and again. Instruct the workers to build the frame more firmly to prevent the wind and snow from blowing it over and crushing it onto the dragon body... In his words and deeds, he seems to be the most critical and strict owner of the first party in the world.
Seeing that she can dispel sadness and depression from participation, Igor no longer persuades him, but leads the guards to follow the protection silently, allowing her to exercise the power that a monarch should have... …At the same time, oneself reflection and calculation are also carried out in the mind.
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The crisis caused by Rhaegal flying over the castle during the day is an accident caused by Queen's willfulness from the point of view on the surface, but in the final analysis, Igor himself is more responsible.
Not long after the Battle of Long Lake ended, oneself obviously didn't come out of the excitement and thrill of going through the twists and turns but finally winning the battle without risk...but it was not so much that the victory was carried away , Igor thinks, his bigger problem is that it seems to change a lot at once.
To deal with the enemy, he can use his wisdom to plot against the enemy without any psychological burden, or even kill him in the bud. In this new field, he seemed a little green and powerless.
The brain must be getting smarter the more you use it, and Others didn't hurt his head or damage his intelligence during the battle, so what's the reason why oneself seems to be stupid?
The ancients said "Three times a day to reflect on my body". The tension caused by the attack of Others made Igor unable to take time to reflect on himself for several days. At this moment, he realized this and calmed down and thought about it. He quickly woke up in horror, The crux was immediately found.
Although, in the macro plan, he is as usual and sensible enough to include "enemy with North" as a possible item, but a further step-how to deal with the inevitable conflict North, he didn't think about the actual details!
Before the showdown at Long Lake, he didn't think about it because he had a more important job to do. However, it was still the same for several days after the victory of the war... To put it nicely, it was emotional, and subconsciously did not want to turn against North; but thinking in the other direction, it was undoubtedly numbness and underestimation of the enemy.
Just like when he finished the Chinese exam, he was still thinking about "how to write that composition better" when it was time to take the math exam. He failed to complete the transition from "Lord Commander of the Night's Watch" to "Queen" in time. Supporters", the role-positioning change from a soldier to a chess player, is the fundamental reason. The friendship with House Stark, the instinctive closeness and subconsciously affection for North's "ally" for a long time, quietly controlled and influenced his thinking and judgment, and continued to act in such a state, even if he did not leave today. This matter of the Karstark family will sooner or later fall into another pit.
Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends. The problem is found, and the solution is simple: create a new plan immediately - in this plan, oneself and North have become absolutely irreconcilable mortal enemies, and water and fire are incompatible. Under this premise, fill in the content and plan all the details of the next action.
His expression gradually became serious, his eyes began to lose focus, and the slender figure of Queen Miaoman in front faded out of his mind... After substituting and deducing in his mind according to this idea, Igor quickly found that the situation is more than human Ghost wars are more than an order of magnitude more complicated.
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(end of this chapter)