Chapter 513

Chapter 513

2021-01-06

Chapter 513 The Siege of Winter (Part 2)

"Ah? Lord Bolton...I will discuss with you about subverting the House Stark!?"

Looking at the surprised expression of the girl's small mouth opening into an O shape, Igorone nodded, but just as he was about to continue speaking, he suddenly began to doubt what self was doing.

He and Myrcella didn't know each other for a long time, but in just one or two years, the Little Princess has successfully built a smart, kind, The image of a strong and brave woman, coupled with the fact that she will deliver such an important message at her own risk this time... All kinds of factors make Igor subconsciously regard her as a reliable and trustworthy friend. But to get rid of the illusion, in the final analysis, she is still just a little girl who is only fourteen or fifteen years old. She is really reliable to the extent that even such an important thing can be negotiated with?

Until important information about Bolton is known, the Land Granters' siege plan is in trouble due to Robb's correct command of the North Army, and Igor is in "Winter" and "Turn Offensive". "Seven" is a tough choice - and either of those two, the core purpose is really: to minimize casualties among House Stark members.

This is not only a personal emotional trend, but also an objective necessity: Igor is not going to get a vote in Westeros, he will also establish rule for Queen in the future, and seek power and status for oneself and inheritance. People at the bottom of society who have nothing and often face such troubles: it is difficult to balance face and inner, and when he is an ordinary Night's Watch soldier, "reputation" may not be as useful as a Golden Dragon... but this situation will With the improvement of the situation and the rapid changes, the more you climb up the status and class, the stronger the compatibility and coexistence between fame and fortune. Now as the supreme ruler of land grants and an important follower of the Queen, He can no longer do what he wants, but must cherish feathers like the former Shadow Tower Commander Denys Mallister, or even more!
At this critical moment when Bolton may have surrendered to Queen and is escorting the latter south, if he wants to protect House Stark without letting Daenerys be disappointed in oneself, there is actually only one way left for Igor. : Occupy Winterfell before the monarch of oneself arrives, forcing House Stark's head family or representatives - Robb or whoever - to swear allegiance to the Queen.

At any price, at any cost, by any means!
Only in this way can we not only keep the declaration of "waiting for the driver at Winterfell", but also defeat Bolton's conspiracy to "catch Stark in one sweep", so that his own political interests and emotional needs can be maximized under the condition that they do not conflict with each other !

And the most sensible way to achieve this goal is to explain nothing to Myrcella. Day... In short, launch a surprise attack as soon as possible.

Not to deter, but to take the castle in one fell swoop!
……

Many calculations have flashed in my mind, but the time in the real world has only passed for a few seconds. After hesitating for a moment, Igor found helplessly: oneself seems to have no way back ——Under the staring eyes of the girl in front of her, if she didn't tell the whole story half of what she said, it would look like she had a ghost in her heart and was deliberately fabricating a lie.

Should I just say something irrelevant to put an end to this inappropriate topic, or should I treat her as an adult who can be treated equally and has "foot and plan"...to tell the truth? Myrcella, as one of the core residents of Winterfell, if she doesn't believe oneself's words and goes back and tells the castle defenders that oneself is about to launch a raid, it will be a complete disaster; on the contrary, if she is willing to cooperate with oneself's plan, then this battle But there is still a chance - to further reduce bloodshed and sacrifice!
After staring at Myrcella with his mouth half-open for a moment, Igor gritted his teeth and decided to make a mistake: it doesn't matter, it can't threaten oneself's life anyway, so why not take a risk!
"Yes, the land grant recently circulated: The news about the Southerners preparing to sanction the Night's Watch Legion, rush me to step down and replace the Lord Commander, did not come out of nowhere - but after Bolton count sent someone to tell me, I leaked it out on purpose to make the whole land-grant be vigilant and a means of fighting intent!"

Igor thought carefully so as not to be self-defeating by the clever girl in front of him who found the loophole, and secretly prayed— - I hope this Little Princess, after experiencing hardships in this timeline, can still have the decisiveness and courage in the impression of oneself.

"I canceled the original expedition and suddenly went south to the outside of Winterfell. It was after I received the news that I changed my plan. The condition that Bolton count offered me at the time was: he secretly complied with my southward march. I beat North's army more easily, and in return I'll remove House Stark from the world and support him as North's guardian."

"You didn't," Myrcella replied. , in an affirmative tone.

"Of course not, House Stark is my friend, and I will never hurt them in the slightest until it is a last resort." Igor solemnly announced, "But it is because of being a friend that I will never hurt them. I couldn't bear to be betrayed. That's why I still led my troops here after rejecting the Bolton count's conditions to discuss an argument. But I absolutely did not expect that the old bastard of the skinning family could oneself catch the Queen's line. , came up with such a good idea that would kill House Stark!"

While the speaker was impassioned, Myrcella fluttered her eyelashes and blinked a few times, writing "Doubtful" all over her face. .

Hey, don't look at this girl who is a year younger than Arya, but she is not easy to fool - Igor thought.

He can't accuse the other party of being suspicious or distrusting oneself. In fact, disbelief is an option that anyone with a brain will choose - even if Igor puts oneself in the opposite position, Will judge what oneself says is a lie without the slightest hesitation.

The root is: if it is not for the transmigrator with God's perspective, no one can see that Old Flayer has the slightest intention of concealing evil and disobedience. This is where the latter is vicious and cunning: Roose Bolton is like a poisonous snake that is good at a critical strike, and will never act rashly until its prey exposes its weaknesses. Igor even has reason to doubt: if House Stark can always be as stable as Old Dog doesn't make any mistakes in decision-making and doesn't give his opponent any opportunities. Old Flayer will really live like this and become a loyal minister for a lifetime.

So, Igor is now in an awkward situation: trying to prove a thing that is clearly true, but can't arrange anything. Unless the terrorists held in Queenscrown are willing to testify against the lord of oneself, otherwise... Except for oneself's memory, Igor can't produce any strong evidence to prove that House Bolton is going to rebel!

"The design and improvement staff of the Dragon Hunting Crossbow is working in the logistics department of Night's Watch. How can this kind of precision equipment be so large and complex, how can it be possible to mass-produce and train operators in such a short time? Stannis arranged in King's Landing Dozens of these weapons have failed to shoot down the scales and claws of the three dragons. How can the same equipment be able to achieve a great divine prestige in the north and destroy the Queen and the two dragons under the protection of Unsullied in one fell swoop? Do you think this is reasonable? "Igor was persuasive - since he couldn't come up with strong evidence, he had to change the subject and increase his persuasiveness through side-talking, psychological hints, etc., "I was in the outer city of Winterfell for a few days, and the news that I continued to negotiate with House Stark. It must have been spread with House Stark and the Raven of the princes - Myrcella, if you are an ambitious who is waiting for an opportunity to resist the prince, what do you think oneself is most worried about?"

The girl who was told the real name that she hadn't heard for a long time, for fear of being heard by outsiders, almost asked the other party not to do this. But knowing that the timing was not right, Myrcella finally suppressed her impulse and thought carefully along Igor's words... When she lived in the Red Keep, she liked reading books and listening to Maester's storytelling. The difference is: she never liked the little fairy tales of Knight, Prince or princess, but rather the stuff about intrigue that usually only boys are interested in. With the basis and background of the knowledge accumulated in her childhood, coupled with what Igor said earlier, she quickly came up with the correct answer.

"What I'm most worried about is that House Stark and you have reached an agreement after negotiating, so that this change, which is most likely to be an opportunity for oneself to turn over, will land smoothly with House Stark's change of flag and identity. And it's over." As soon as she spoke, her thoughts became clearer, "So, sir, what do you mean, the reason why Bolton count sent a letter to Winterfell saying that oneself had eliminated Queen and was on the way south to help, was to make Robb feel that victory was in sight. , to prevent him from negotiating with you to solve the problem peacefully, so that he has no chance to take advantage of it?"

"Yes, but not only that, if he changes his body and accompanies her as a Queen subject Come down out of Winterfell, and I was still 'negotiating' with House Stark outside the city, that not only would my weight in the Queen's eyes be dropped a thousand zhang in one fall and be replaced by Bolton, but even the one in the castle House Stark is going up and down, and the safety of life will no longer be guaranteed!" Igor said while the iron was hot, "Even if I had to attack Winterfell as an enemy of House Stark, I would definitely control the strength of the means to avoid hurting Arya and Arya as much as possible. His family... but if this siege is personally directed and supervised by Daenerys Targaryen, and carried out by Roose Bolton, the outcome is almost certain: the entire Winterfell, from Robb himself down to the young Rickon , all living creatures with the label 'Stark' will 'die' in this fierce battle, even chicken and dog doesn't remain!"

Myrcella's scalp was numb, But I have to admit that if Bolton has been hiding his heart as Igor said, then this guess is really an inevitable end.

"But but..." She bit her lip and stammered, "I think, even if I tell Robb all of what you said, he'll just think you're bluffing, not at all. I won't believe it."

"That's right, I never do useless work. So, I told you all this, not hoping that you could tell the news for me." Igor nominated, knowing that most of the time Didn't convince Myrcella completely, but could only break the tank and continue to attack: "In order to avoid the worst situation, I decided to launch a raid tonight, and never give up the initiative to take Winterfell to the hope of destroying House Stark. In the hands of the villains! And in order to minimize the casualties that this move will cause, I need your help... Of course, it's not for you to assassinate someone or open the city gates for me, but other, a little bit of cooperation ."

"Huh!?" The topic jumped so fast, Myrcella was dumbfounded, shrank her neck and shoulders, and even started shaking slightly.

(Lord Igor, don't be like this...I don't hate you, but...but I'm just a child!)
It wasn't just Igor that scared Myrcella "Tonight's surprise attack won Winterfell ” declaration, and the oneself who clearly came to deliver the letter has already summoned a lot of courage, and now he is still confused and selected as an accomplice by the “rebels”!

In addition to the above two reasons, in fact, to a greater extent, she was using oneself's age-appropriate "stunned" reaction to cover oneself's belief in what Igor had said earlier and its credibility. degree of recall and reflection.

 …

Almost immediately, she realized that Igor’s statement seemed a little off, and after a few seconds of thinking, Myrcella fully understood the problem: this “Roose Bolton's wicked intention to place House Stark on "consigned to eternal damnation" seems to have no weak spot and is completely logical, but it is based on the assumption that "Roose Bolton is the bad guy".

Igor is just inducing oneself to instill in oneself such a concept from beginning to end: because Old Flayer is a bad guy, so what is he doing this thing for, and what is the purpose of doing that thing ...a lot has been said, but there is no evidence to prove that the above assumption is true, not even a single letter exchanged between him and Bolton count!

And according to this "assume the bad guy first and then analyze what he did" routine, then in the world... everyone can be a bad guy!

However, she did not rashly judge that Igor was lying: it only took a few minutes from oneself to warn him until he explained everything. In such a short period of time after getting the breaking news, it would be too terrifying to face doesn't change and make up a whole set of claims that no loopholes can be found.

Is Igor reluctantly planning to fight Final Struggle, or is he really worried about Queen's threat to House Stark so he plans to "curve to save friends"? Should oneself trust Igor and promise to help this "little favor" to take Winterfell with less bloodshed?

This may seem like a small choice, but it could lead to the difference between Heaven and Earth: if Igor hadn't lied to oneself, then oneself's reckless intervention might have saved a lot of bloodshed from the surprise attack. The crooked strike helped House Stark avoid a catastrophe; but if Igor was cheating and using oneself, the situation would be quite embarrassing-oneself's whistleblower not only broke the originally stable confrontation and negotiation balance, but also allowed House Stark Lose a war that was already 100 percent sure. If in the latter case House Stark is injured or killed one or two, then oneself will be to blame!

In the middle of the hardest decision she's ever faced in her life and lost in thought, Myrcella is startled by a large hand that suddenly grabs her left wrist. It turned out that Igor, who was sitting across from Little Princess was frightened by oneself's words, and after waiting for a short while without getting a reply, he reached out and pulled her left arm, and opened Little Princess one by one. The fingers of the virtual fist forcibly spread it out into a palm, and put a small paper box that was as light as nothing in her palm, and finally helped her close the palm again.

"Myrcella, I know you are a kind and brave girl who loves House Stark as much as I do. Now, the only chance to protect them is in your hands, grab it!"

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(end of this chapter)