Chapter 479
2021-01-06
Chapter 479 Plans and ChangesImpermanence.
The timely arrival of the Unsullied reinforcements went from a blink of an eye to a startle, but instead came with the Eastwatch guide, whom he completely ignored during the brief meeting. The pile of "Night's Watch brothers" at the end, oneself first went to the threat of death to guard against... Somehow suddenly became oneself!
After listening to Ein Immet's mysterious and believing oneself infallible "information", Igor was a little confused, and he couldn't understand for a while that Cotter Pyke, the oneself, had done a lot of work. It stands to reason that the dead opponent should be offended - after an extraordinary mental journey, he turned into a loyal subordinate, or is he playing tricks - pretending to surrender to paralyze oneself's vigilance, so that oneself can be stabbed in the back?
But the answer to this question isn't critical, because in either case, Igor doesn't intend to change the original plan.
He will still order Cotter Pyke: take all his cronies who still have the strength to carry out the patrol mission, bring supplies a few days before the start of the "expedition", and go out to the fort for "path exploration".
If Cotter didn't have a conspiracy, then treat this operation as an ordinary training exercise, and if not...no matter what subtle rebel plan Eastwatch and North people negotiated, it will be met by nearly two hundred people. Michael's The Wall and a force to take over the Eastwatch fort are crushed to dust.
The real situation of the meeting in Winterfell, Igor has already checked the bits and pieces of each other through all aspects of intelligence, confirming the guess, regardless of whether Cotter Pyke participated in the conspiracy held by Stark House Head, Which side you stand on, the final result will not change in the slightest: no matter how North's spies run, connect, plan and organize a united front against oneself, and finally decide to revolt when oneself leads the army out of the fortress, oneself will be in a far earlier than oneself. Their plan, including their subordinates, suddenly went south instead of north at a time that no one, including their subordinates, could have expected, and through a textbook-like rapid march-thousands of miles into the hinterland of the North, before House Stark could react, the troops were under the city, and the princes of the North were in front of them. They reacted to the final word before beginning to gather the army.
Igor is not at all afraid of Cotter Pyke and oneself being the enemy, but the other party uncharacteristically chooses to stand on oneself's side... Although it is not a bad thing, but it increases the probability of the situation changing: unreliable teammates often More terrifying than the enemy - oneself used public opinion to light a fire, inciting hatred and paving the way for war. So far, this fire is still under control, and all the enemies selected on the oneself list are roasting on it. . But once a new entrant such as Cotter Pyke has suddenly changed his attitude, in a hurry to take a stand and show loyalty, without thinking about arresting North spies, or breaking the news that they are looking for allies and plotting to overthrow oneself, there is no point. Different from throwing House Stark into the fire.
The selfishness of oneself "don't want the storm to engulf my friends" is trivial, and the flame of hatred is completely out of control after the new "fuel" is put in, leading to the inevitable possibility of a full-scale war with North, which will eventually burn. When it comes to oneself, it is the worst consequence.
All kinds of considerations put Igor in a very funny situation: Although he is the target of the conspiracy, he not only has to pretend he doesn't know anything under the condition of successive whistleblowers, but he even has to act for him. Robb Stark wipes his ass with this leaky, horribly secretive conspiracy - to hide their ongoing plans for his opponents!
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"You guys did a great job." Igor resisted the urge to smile bitterly, praised with a serious face and no hesitation, and gave a familiar answer again: " Go back and tell Mr. Pyke that I have received the news here, and I will start thinking about it. Thank him for his timely notification. But before the final decision is released, I ask him to keep the secret strictly and never reveal the slightest. This matter is extremely important, and be sure to convey Make sure you do it."
"Understood!" The young Ranger nodded, after a second pause, turned the conversation to another point, "One more thing, my lord. I heard the Dragon Queen dropped it. The King's Landing and Iron Throne at your fingertips, deeply moved by the deeds that came to Wall's rescue, and determined to repay her selflessness. I wonder if you, Lord Commander, can give me a chance, so that I can also... Recapture Iron for Queen Your Majesty Throne's war, do something for her?"
Yesterday, Ein was still persuading Cotter Pyke to overthrow Igor oneself as Lord Commander, but after reading an order from this man to the Eastwatch commander, now After coming to Queenscrown to hear and see it in person, he suddenly realized: Eastwatch chief ranger, fortress commander... These things that oneself have struggled to win or are still pursuing are just bullshit in the face of real ambition - no, Shit is better! Follow the person in front of you, and you will have a better future!
He's going to change houses and jump out of the land grant with Igor!
Igor lifts his eyelids and glances at the speaker, instantly understanding the situation.
A defector.
Like Ian Immet, who is unwilling to live and die like oneself, and wants to take off his black clothed and change his destiny, there are definitely not a few in Night's Watch Legion, what Igor needs to do It is to identify them, select the outstanding and capable ones to draw up and cultivate them, and strengthen the power of oneself.
Because of the close distance and the fact that Igor had served here, the qualified characters in Castle Black have already been absorbed into the team by him, but the characters in Shadow Tower and Eastwatch are far away from each other because of the distance. Familiarity, not dealing with Igor much, etc., and many others failed to get on the bus.
Among them, the former group of unfortunate people had lost their chance forever as they died in battle, while the latter had still had time to catch the last train-the one standing in front of Igor was obviously one of the more active minds. member .
In all fairness, the archery in front of him is amazing, and there are two Others in the kill record, which is more worthy of the title of "Others Killer" than oneself, and it is said that the sword technique is also quite good. Heroes... even if With this ability alone, his mind is empty. As long as he can prove the position of oneself, Igor is also happy to bring him in as a personal bodyguard. But right now, at this extremely sensitive time, he really didn't have the energy to examine the reliability of the other party, or risk trusting him.
After a little deliberation, he made a decision.
"There are many opportunities, and they will always be reserved for those who are capable and prepared." Igor stared meaningfully into the eyes of the Eastwatch Chief Ranger, and used his expression and tone to make it clear that oneself did not ignore the other party. The self-recommendation and invitation: "But at the moment, defeating House Stark's conspiracy and the beyond the wall expedition to eliminate the remaining Others is the top priority. For the former mission, I will personally ensure that no mistakes are made, and the latter one requires Your Excellency to do this. The Night's Watch man with both wisdom and courage has come to execute... Since the situation has changed, the plan must be adjusted naturally. I decided to advance the expedition from next month to a week later, bring this news back to Eastwatch, and assist your commander to keep it safe Secret and Perfection to complete this beyond the wall patrol. Come back to me when all is well and safely back south of the Wall, I assure you there will be a suitable spot still vacant."
Funakoshi The bigger it is, the harder it is to turn around. Although there is a plan in mind, no amount of psychological preparation can reverse the laws of reality. Granted land is certainly not a huge monster, but it still needs to switch its entire state from "strategic defense" to "ready to attack". process and time. Igor's publicly announced plan is to "officially start the expedition 1 month later, and the three-way pioneers will have to set off a day earlier to explore the way and provide guidance for the follow-up troops" - but the fact is that the so-called follow-up troops will not follow suit at all. Plan action.
He will mobilize the army the next day after exiling the possible threat actors to beyond the wall, and divide a small part of them to occupy the three major entrances and exits of the Wall, Castle Black, Eastwatch and the new Shadow Tower. Passage, strangling the way home of the three "pioneers", while the remaining elite main force launched the southern expedition with lightning speed.
The plan is clear, but what even Igor, the most trusted subordinate, did not reveal is that even this public plan, which has already done enough campaign and strategic deception, still has parts that are not true.
Igor would be halfway through the "one month" deadline - that is, with two weeks left to issue another order announcing a change in plans and an early start of the expedition to disrupt any threats that might threaten him. Oneself's crafty plots and machinations.
One month is enough time to prepare, and two weeks is enough to ensure that no major omissions are made... Compared with the unexpected benefits, this shortcoming is clearly acceptable.
And now, with Varys and Littlefinger both coming to the north to spoil the game, Igor has to bite the bullet, cut the time limit already in half, and slash it again.
The bad effects of lack of preparation are bound to continue to plague the southern expedition, but Igor believes that it is definitely less risky than having Daenerys wait an extra week under the ear of Big Eunuch and Littlefinger !
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(end of this chapter)