Chapter 506

Chapter 506

2021-01-06

Chapter 506 Spear and Shield the tense state of preparation.

This castle, which has been the capital of the North for many years, is said to have been built by Brandon the Builder with the help of Giant. It has been surrounded and attacked by most of the North's established families since historical records, and has never fallen...but , This impressive record cannot reassure the defenders at this moment, because what they are about to face is also an enemy that has never appeared in records.

Night's Watch rebelled and wildling crossed the Wall... Similar things are rare in terms of frequency, but as long as you are willing to expand the time span of macro statistics, they have happened more than once or twice. But, this time, for the first time in the last ages: the Night's Watch Legion Lord Commander led the wildling who lived beyond the wall, across the land-grant border with the North, past Winterfell's original northern barrier - no longer in the North The last Hearth collar in his hand drove straight in, aggressively killing the North hinterland!
On the one hand, it is a fortified city that has never been trapped, and on the other hand, it is the first Lord Commander of the Night's Watch who repelled Others in history. The people of North are second only to Azor Ahai. The sharpest spear pierces the strongest shield, who will have the last laugh? No one dared to make random predictions, but what is certain is that the defenders are about to usher in a hard fight.

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The temperature in the main castle hall is much warmer than outside under the fire, Robb Stark is working with Rodrik Ser and Clay Severn Standing together, facing the combat sand table that restored the North terrain, they discussed with a solemn expression how to deal with the swept Night's Watch rebellion.

There would have been fewer people attending the meeting. Fortunately, Castle Cerwyn is less than half a day away from Winterfell. The new City Lord brought people there immediately after receiving the call from Winterfell, which was only before dark yesterday. Arrived here, joined the castle defender, became the only one reinforcements that arrived before the enemy.

Not long ago, this hall was filled with various princes who came from all over to fight against Others, but missed the battle of Long Lake one step too late, and they were stationed in the magnificent outside the city. The army with thousands of men and horses made Winterfell feel like they were in a sea of tents. But in order to save food, and at the same time want to paralyze Igor and trick him into going on the "beyond the wall expedition" as usual, Robb Stark announced at that time that he agreed to remain neutral, ordered the state of war to be lifted, and held several meetings with the princes to confirm that After subverting the land grant plan, a large number of troops were demobilized and returned home.

At the time Robb prided himself on "solving things with as little bloodshed as possible", and now it seems that this decision fits the line "a clever person may become the victim of his own". Ingenuity" - the oneself who wanted to let Igor relax his vigilance was actually the fool who was really let go of his vigilance. The so-called beyond the wall expedition is very likely to be a complete scam from the very beginning, and oneself... was still naively waiting for it to really start until the day before yesterday!
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"It's too late, it's too soon." Clay Seven didn't know Robb's annoyance at the moment, he looked at the map carefully, measured his hand for a moment, and then said his Conclusion, "After discovering the whereabouts of the rebels, the scouts need to return to the outpost with the nearest raven cage to use Raven, and it will take another half a day for Raven to fly to Winterfell... That is to say: when you receive information from the front line, in reality, In fact, the land-grant army has already traveled for nearly a day."

"According to some clues, it can be judged that the rebels should have set out from Queenscrown in the early morning four days ago, and it can take only two days. To enter our warning range, it shows that the marching speed of Igor's troops is quite fast. If we can maintain this speed all the way..." The young Castle Cerwyn count picked up the chess piece that symbolized the land-grant army and moved it. At some point halfway between Queenscrown and Winterfell: "The enemy is probably halfway there, and we're still three days away—or even less!"

Robb's hand on the edge of the table He clenched his fist and let it go again: "Where is the progress in the production of the dragon hunting crossbow?"

"Started." Roderick shrugged helplessly, "King Stannis can When King's Landing was blocked, the blueprint was sent to the limit. There was no expert guidance in designing or manufacturing real objects. Those craftsmen whose heads were also made of wood, it took a long time to understand the blueprint. Optimistic estimates will take a week or two."

This is just an optimistic estimate, in fact, it will be difficult for a month... Of course, the old Ser never imagined that the person who knows the most about dragon and crossbow hunting in the world is in " "Night's Watch Rebels", rushing towards Winterfell at the speed of several dozen li a day.

"Isn't it that the remaining two dragons have not recovered from their injuries? It should be in time for the time." Seven counts asked anxiously, hesitating for a few seconds in the second half of the sentence without saying anything: If you are crazy The two dragons of the King's Daughter's son appear overhead before Winterfell's dragon-hunting crossbow is assembled, and that's an obediently and honestly surrender.

"Is the Tallhart family's army still in time to arrive?" Robb sighed, facial expression gravely asked another question.

This is the second closest to oneself, and the only bannermen left that might arrive before the rebels approach the city.

"The theoretical time it takes to get from Torrhen's Square to Winterfell is also three days." Clay Seven, as a true North native, is naturally clear about these data, "but this is assuming Tallhart count On the premise of leaving immediately after receiving your letter. But in reality... Raven may have an accident, it will take time to assemble the army, and the most obvious difference: the road from Torrhen's Square to Winterfell is neither repaired nor There is no special person to clear the snow.”

The hall was quiet, and the three people at the map table were all generals who could be on their own. They have experienced countless wars, and they have seen many cases of "unprepared" battles, but... they were completely unprepared when they placed the land grants with eyeliners and scattered patrols for hundreds of miles as a warning. After discovering the enemy's traces in advance, it is still too late to make an effective response, which is really disappointing!

This kind of leap ahead of the times and a single in-depth attack was taken by a different person. The few people here must be drinking and eating meat, while organizing the tactical arrangement of closing the door and hitting the dog, haha. Laughing and saying this is to die. But, as it happens, this time it's Igor West, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, an old friend and guardian of the North people, for no reason - they all feel a vague sense of fear and powerlessness that is unfamiliar and indescribable. mind.

“This scoundrel thing,” said Winterfell Instructor with a livid face, “when he repaired the road between the land grant and the North, the journey time between Queenscrown and Winterfell was shortened from two weeks to one week. At that time, I'm afraid I've already started preparing for this day! Maybe even the last Hearth..."

"Okay, don't talk about that." Robb interrupted the old Ser. Road construction is for rebellion? This is far-fetched, you know - when Igor offered to repair the Kingsroad North section for free, he was not the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. As for the second half of the sentence, he probably knew what the old man was trying to say: maybe, even the final capture of Hearth by the dead was in Igor's plan, and even Others was just a pawn in the hands of this traitor.

This is a bit too demonic transformation for the opponent, he doesn't believe it anyway.

Of course, unbelief or unbelief, it is a fact that Night's Watch has started a rebellion. As the target of the betrayal and the first person to bear the brunt, Robb will not be bored enough to defend the enemy. He tapped on the table with two fingers irritably, and he said Asked: "How many soldiers do we have now?"

The host asked, Roderick had to give up his attack on the enemy, and quickly replied: "I personally lead people, and urgently from the surrounding area. In addition to the more than 300 people brought by Lord Saiwen, there are nearly 1,000 fully equipped warriors in the castle, and there are hundreds of people who can help with agricultural tools and wooden sticks. "

"Castle Cerwyn could have sent more people, but when I received the message yesterday, I didn't know that the rebels were still three days away from Winterfell. Thinking it was an emergency, I appointed Acting City Lord to let him continue to recruit." After the soldiers, bring the armed elites to come directly to support!" Thinking that Robb was suspected of being few, Clay Cerwyn quickly explained: "If this is not enough, Castle Cerwyn will have time to gather another four or five hundred people!"

"No need, Castle Cerwyn also needs to be guarded! Besides, to guard the castle, it is always good to have enough people, not the more the better." Probably finding that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Rodrik was determined to mention Vibrating Feng Jun's fighting spirit, "Forgive me to speak bluntly Lord Robb, with Winterfell's two-story high wall, not to mention that Igor only brought a few thousand people, even if it was multiplied ten times, before the food in the castle was exhausted— —Don't even think about stepping into the half step!"

"That's right." Seventh Count also realized this, and raised his voice as well, "One thousand elites vs five thousand wildlings, this amount In contrast, even Castle Cerwyn can sit back and relax, even more how is winter with a double city wall! We just can't hold on until the other adults' armies come together to come to the rescue, and Igor can't escape! ”

Judging from the numbers, the chances of winning this war are indeed great, but Robb has a little understanding of Igor's temperament and personality, and has also seen the various magical methods that Night's Watch has used against the ghoul army. . It was hard for him to imagine that such an opponent, who never did anything unsure, would foolishly bring thousands of people to Winterfell and die to the two granite city walls of oneself's house. A thousand defenders is indeed enough to keep Winterfell under the regular attack until next year, but, deep in one's heart, he can't help worrying: Is the guy who used to be oneself's friend ready to deal with Winterfell? and means?
"Call the crossbow makers to work overnight, and put all the people nearby who can help you into this work, and give whatever you want, the sooner the better! Also, send another letter to Tallhart count. , tell him not to lead the army straight to Winterfell, first discuss the time and place with other adults..."

The guard outside the door suddenly knocked on the door and reported loudly: "Master Robb, Maester Luwin See you, say there is important news from the Dreadfort!"

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(end of this chapter)