Chapter 515
2021-01-06
Chapter 515 quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (middle)This absurd world …
To keep House Stark, their castle must be captured.
This reasoning sounds funny to Igor oneself, but it's real and imminent. If the Bolton Army and Daenerys arrive here and Robb refuses to surrender out of stubbornness and pride, not only will the whole castle be signed to eternal damnation, but also oneself will be pulled into an embarrassing situation; but at the same time, he knows oneself well. Judging to tell the other party will only be regarded as a clumsy scam. Not only is it useless, but it will expose the fact that Myrcella is reporting the news, which will make people in the city more vigilant.
After thinking about it, Igor finally made a difficult decision: the truth that no one would believe is simply rotten in his stomach, and he will take the safest solution-quick sword cuts through tangled hemp, with a A lightning-fast night attack took Winterfell in one fell swoop, putting the initiative in the hands of oneself, not Stark, Bolton or Queen!
What he solemnly handed over to Myrcella during the day was a box of new-style matches that had been improved by Qyburn Maester as a gift of real estate. Due to the scarcity of chemical materials, only a small amount was temporarily prepared and produced for military use. And what Igor wants Little Princess to do is: first make up a temporary lie, try to hide what he has done, and return to Winterfell with Roderick, and then at midnight, take this box of matches and a small bottle of Wildfire, casually in Winterfell. Find a key place that can attract attention, but will not cause casualties to set a fire - disturb the order in the city, divert the energy of the defenders, and provide support and cooperation for oneself's full-scale attack on the castle.
Influenced by the original plot and the impressions from the real relationship after acquaintance, Igor intuition that Myrcella is a trustworthy and reliable partner, but he also understands: "feeling" is never a reliable Judgments based.
He thought Myrcella was "smart, brave, mature and dependable," but perhaps the girl was the same in House Stark's eyes; The content of oneself's conversation; it's also impossible for Roderick Ser to meet Catelyn Stark when he ends the negotiation and go back to work, and asks "Lady, did you send Maeve out of town to send me a message?" It can break the girl's hasty make up It's also possible that she was a little girl after all, and although she agreed to it face to face, in the end she didn't dare to do anything because of fear and fear...
There are too many possibilities to make this look like The unreliable internal and external cooperation plan was miscarried, so Igor didn't put any chips on her at all - frankly told Myrcella oneself's doubts about House Bolton's true movements and the decision to attack Winterfell. Indifferent to explain and explain, and secondly, to affirm and reciprocate her courage and goodwill for her risky letter delivery... But in the final analysis, oneself is a "traitor" and ambitious who breaks the rules, and he will not easily hand over his fate to others hand to go.
He was in the dark, and he still had one hand... no, it should be said that it was several hands.
What Igor told Myrcella was that if she did well, oneself would command the Land Granters to launch a full-scale attack after the city was on fire, and all she had to do was go back to the bedroom and close the door, and Sansa , Arya, Miss Stark, don't come out no matter what happens. But if nothing happened overnight, no matter the reason, he would postpone the attack until tomorrow, and launch the attack after the ultimatum was given.
But his real plan is actually: no matter what happens, even if the sky falls, he will launch an attack at a certain time in the middle of the night tonight to take down Winterfell.
If Myrcella doesn't let the fire out because of nervousness, fear, or whatever, it's nothing more than a night attack from outwitness to a strong attack, and oneself has nothing to lose; and if she turns to Robb Confessed the news that oneself is about to attack, and the latter gets the news that oneself will attack after dawn... Even if the worst happens: Robb intends to beat somebody at their own game after getting the news, deliberately in oneself A fire was set in the castle to lure the land-grant army to attack, but at the same time, he was ready to fiercely defeat the spirit of the land-grant army, and Igor was not afraid.
Because, he only told Myrcella that oneself would attack after the fire, but he did not mention the main attack direction, the weapons used and other details - his confidence did not come from the protection of the night or surprise It is a powerful weapon that people in this era have never seen before. No matter how solid the defenses of the defenders are, facing the gunpowder that is thrown into the war between human beings for the first time, it will turn into shooting oneself in the foot.
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The artillery can definitely open the door of Winterfell, but with the formidable power and precision of the first-generation service type, God knows that it will be used dozens or hundreds of times at night. The goal can only be achieved after the launch. After a long blast of cannons, the dead are awakened in the graves. Even if the city breaks into the city, it will inevitably face the castle defenders who are ready to deal with strange new weapons. After a bloody battle, the castle was successfully captured, but it was obviously unable to meet Igor's goal of "reducing casualties on both sides"... So, the long-awaited debut of this long-range great killing tool was rejected by Igor with one vote.
He needs a violent means that can instantly reverse the offensive and defensive situation of the battlefield and end the battle before the enemy can react!
It's a good idea to dig into the tunnel to blast the city wall, but the frozen soil is not so easy to dig, and Igor doesn't know how much time is left for oneself... At this time, the prepared snow combat uniform comes in handy.
"Snow combat suit", this term seems to be high, large and high-end, but its essence is not very magical: it is just a collection, purchase and production of a large number of this through various channels. The craftsmanship and technical level of the times can produce the whitest cloth, which is cut and sewn into a burqa, which is covered with black clothed to maximize the protection of the color of the snow and hide the soldier's tracks.
Long before the fire in the stables in the city caused riots and most of the attention of the defenders at the top of the wall was attracted, two teams of dozens of "Demolition Team" soldiers dressed in snow camouflage It has quietly set off, under the double cover of the dark effect of the lights caused by the torches of the defenders on the top of the wall, and the protective color of the fuse together with the snow, quietly slipped through the last journey, stuck under the granite city wall of Winterfell, and got into the door. , the explosives were installed at the predetermined location - under the east and north gates of Winterfell.
Although it was a tactical decision made in a hurry in one day, the calculations and deductions were not lacking at all... The gate was chosen as the breakthrough point of course because the formidable power of the explosive pack made by Blackfyre was not enough to destroy the city wall. Therefore, we can only choose the weak point to start, but Winterfell has four doors. Why choose the east and north doors as attack points and give up the other two? There are many factors to consider here. If you want to win a castle, the key is roughly the following two points: defeating the city defense forces to eliminate the possibility of encountering a counterattack, and destroying or controlling the Castle Lord to destroy the opponent's will to fight.
After a Q&A with Myrcella, Igor learned that Winterfell was crowded with residents at the moment. In order to prevent the defenders and refugees from mixing together and affecting the efficiency of assembly and movement, Robb placed the troops at a distance Not far from the main castle, next to the guard room and guest room of the weapons storehouse, Igor found after comparing the castle terrain in memory: these two buildings are just in the middle and northeast of Winterfell.
This means that the two tactical targets of "Guardians" and "Castle Lords" are roughly gathered in the northeast direction of the castle!
If the siege side sends troops to attack from the west and south gates, it will pass through Godswood and the school grounds before reaching the defender's base camp and House Stark's residence. It is unrealistic to pass smoothly, and it is too brutal and unnecessary to kill the past. Entering from the east and north gates, no matter which way you successfully break through, you can go straight to the defending camp to kill the enemy and surround the main fort, so that you can get the most out of it. Get Winterfell into your hands quickly!
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Igor didn’t know the quality of Winterfell’s gates, so to make sure the plan went smoothly, he provided the demolition team with an oversized pack of formidable power overflows, carefully ground and The powder-shaped gunpowder that has been prepared is wrapped in layers of waterproof fabric and fastened tightly. After connecting the leads, it is stuffed into the gap between the two target gates and the ground, ignited, and evacuated...
With a loud noise , the shining fire accompanied the Earth Quakes Mountains Shake, Winterfell's thick granite city wall withstood the test without any suspense, but the seemingly heavy wooden door in the city gateway is not so strong, in the shock wave caused by the explosion of gunpowder, They were torn and blown down like cardboard in a storm, and the smoke and heat rose up and enveloped the city wall. When the field of vision was a little clearer, people were surprised to find that not only the city gateway was open, but also the city gate. Buildings were bombed.
Gunpowder is precious. Although the demolition team had been trained when giving land, they had no chance to experience the formidable power of dozens of kilograms of explosive packs. In the distance, they were shocked by the explosion ignited by oneself, and their brains were buzzing - they were so prepared and protected. Those Winterfell guards who were suddenly attacked and only "heard" of bombs were only It will be even more unbearable. It seems that the defenders who were stunned by this bombing forgot to even sound the alarm in a short period of time. Before the opponent reacted from the shock, the members of the demolition team who gritted their teeth and continued the mission had overcome the physical discomfort of dizziness and tinnitus, and rushed into the city gateway opened by the first round explosion at the risk of being attacked. The narrow moat was lit again and the remaining explosives were thrown together...
In the continuous explosion like rolling spring thunder, the drawbridge and the inner city gate that should have been stronger were also crushed dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.
Winterfell, this strong fortress that has not been occupied for thousands of years, was breached in less than ten minutes, its two proud city walls Chen Hengyu In front of Igor... and what the latter needs to do next is to drive straight in and take possession of it fiercely and completely.
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I haven’t written this chapter for a long time. I feel that my creative passion is like a candle fire, and it’s on the verge of going out.
(end of this chapter)