Chapter 516
2021-01-06
Chapter 516 Quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (Part 2)In order to avoid revealing clues, the sentry will be alerted , to protect the infiltration and approach of the demolition team, most of the land-grant army has been quietly shrinking in the winter town after nightfall, daring not to make any moves in advance. Although being so cautious is safe, it also brings another problem: if After the demolition team completes the mission, the main attack force will start from the camp, it will be difficult to reach the gap immediately, and use the blasted city gate to quickly enter the castle.
In order to resolve this contradiction, Igor's countermeasure is to inform the entire army in advance: use the first explosion as the general attack signal.
Although Winterfell's external defense system has two layers, the inner and outer layers can only be completely penetrated by the second round detonation, but it is possible to seize the gap between the first second round blasting and let the main force play ahead. Maximize victory outcomes.
Of course, this method solves one problem and brings another new problem: if the second round blasting does not go well or the effect is not satisfactory after the first round explosion, the general attacking force will There is absolutely no time to brake, only to hit head-on with the intact Winterfell inner wall, which is taller and thicker than the outer wall!
There is no perfect tactical plan in the world, and Igor will try to avoid this from happening... But in the event of an accident, the Land Granters can only use other backup means, relying on morale And the advantages of organizational skills, storming the castle.
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When the horn of the attack followed the first round roar, countless light spots suddenly lit up in the winter shelter town that had been dark and hibernated as usual— - The two attacking troops, who were already ready to go, set up their torches in unison at the moment they heard the sound, and filed out of the siege camp in an orderly manner under the command of officers at all levels. From a distance, the long queue looks like two luminous long snakes meandering in the snowfield, with a clear goal to swim towards the east and north gates of Winterfell respectively.
Murphy's Law did not occur in the face of sufficient and overflowing preparations, although the Demolition team inevitably had some minor accidents in the process of attacking the inner city gate, resulting in the synchronization degree of the second round blasting in time It's a bit bad, but the castle defenders, who were completely in disarray, couldn't catch this small weak spot and made any obstruction to it. A total of four city gates inside and outside the east and north directions were destroyed by saturation blasting. In a very short time after the explosion, the siege force arrived at the two bombed city gates one step ahead of the defenders.
The swarming land-grant soldiers climbed over the collapsed gatehouse, erected passages and crossed the frozen moat, and with the advantage of their numbers, they suppressed the slowing sentries on both sides of the city walls and began to pour into the castle. At the same time, the owner of the castle was still commanding the fire at the school field on the other side of the castle, far away from the front line.
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Faced with the rebellion and thousands of miles of attack from Night's Watch, Robb has been in a state of high tension these days, even though the good news from Bolton count has been locked After winning the game, he is still not completely relaxed - as a young lord who succeeded to the throne, he knows that oneself has to be more cautious and work hard than ordinary nobles in order to lead the family to survive in this dangerous and chaotic world. With three points of consciousness, two points of luck, and five points of innate talent, he survived the battle of the kings that swept the Seven Kingdoms and returned to the North safely, winning a victory and a full cart of trophies.
Great prestige and adoration from all directions briefly swelled him for a short time, but his defeat against the Ironmen gave him a wake-up call in time: his close pet and reliable comrade-in-arms, Direwolf" "Grey Wind" at the cost of his life, let Robb deeply and completely understand the connotation of his own family language "winter is coming" - this simple sentence composed of three words is not casually made up by ancestors to play literature and art The mantra is not a simple weather forecast that has been passed down to this day by some cold bastard. Its core is to warn and warn future generations: always maintain a sense of crisis, no matter when and where, never think that you are safe!
Eating a cut grows a wiser, adhering to the legacy of the ancestors, Robb immediately woke up after hearing the news of the fire in the stables - although he can't think of how the rebels outside the city could set fire to the stables in the city, but even if this is true It was just an accident, and the possibility of Igor attacking the castle at night with flame hair in the city could not be ruled out. In order to eliminate all sources of threats, he decided to go to the school grounds and personally preside over the firefighting work to minimize the chaos and risk caused by this accident. .
Robb left the warm bed and dressed neatly, kissed his sleepy wife on the cheek, coaxed her to sleep peacefully, went out and called the guard, and started walking down the stairs to the ground floor.
"Is Roderick awake, and tell him to lead someone to the kitchen to find a bucket and fetch water to put out the fire!" As he went downstairs, the Winterfell Lord had already begun to issue orders.
"Rodrik Ser has gone."
"Very good." The old Knight was always so loyal and reliable, Robb nodded with relief, "Get some legs and hurry up. The sentinels do not need to participate in the firefighting, and keep vigilance and keep vigilance! Well... this is not enough, send another one to the guard room, the number of sentries will double tonight, if there is any change in the rebels outside the city, don't hesitate, immediately ring the bell Warning!"
"Yes, my lord!"
"After I went out, I closed the gate of the main castle, and until the fire was put out, no one was allowed in or out!" It is not only to prevent people from doing evil in the city, but to a certain extent, it can also prevent child bears like Arya or Rickon ... going downstairs out of curiosity to join in the fun, and encounter any danger in the chaos.
After instructing the Chase, the entire group has already arrived at the gate, and just a few steps away, a silhouette still looking petite in a padded jacket just ran back from the house, but fortunately it stopped in time. , didn't bump into Robb's arms: "Mr. Robb...evening, good evening."
"Not good at all!" Robb frowned and stared at Myrcella, "It's so late, what are you doing outside? Maeve?"
The girl was a little nervous by this stern question, and timidly explained: "It was a little stuffy in the room, I fell asleep for a while and then woke up, and then I couldn't sleep. , I was afraid of disturbing Sansa and Arya, so I came out to get some air... There seems to be a fire over there on the school ground!"
"I already know! Alas, at such an extraordinary time, you can't..." Can't you just stay in the house and don't run around? Robb's words were all on his lips, but he suddenly realized: To this cheap younger sister who has no blood relationship, oneself can't scold casually like the biological younger sisters, one sentence is too serious It may leave a grudge in her heart.
Forget it, wait until the more important things in front of you are over before thinking about it. He waved his hand: "Go back to the house, close the door, and don't run around."
"Well Hmm." Myrcella, such as the amnesty, hurried past him with her head down and ran back to the main castle.
Robb never imagined what role the girl who had just passed oneself would play tonight. He forgot the little episode in a blink of an eye, and hurried to the stable with everyone.
Before he arrived at the scene, he first discovered that the situation was far worse than oneself imagined—firelight illuminated half of the city wall. They rushed past like a gust of wind, followed by many refugee residents who were disheveled and running in a panic, even the loud shouting and scolding of him, the City Lord and the soldiers, could not slow down their pace. , actually some are actually fleeing to the direction of the main castle.
Fortunately, the main castle gate was closed by order!
Robb rejoiced inwardly, but then became even more uneasy: the stables were made of wood, but they shouldn't have burned so fast, what the hell was going on?
He noticed the abnormality and turned around and added an order solemnly: "Go to the guest room to wake Count Seven, and order him to send 100 people to every intersection in the city to maintain order and stop the rioters, and then bring 200 people to maintain order. And help put out the fire. Wait... Also, wake up all the remaining soldiers, order them to be well-equipped, and go to the four gates in four separate ways to support in case of another accident!"
"Including the one that was on duty in the first half of the night?"
"Including the one that was on duty in the first half of the night."
Another messenger went to the weapons depot to deliver a message , with a series of clear orders issued by him, the City Lord, the commotion of the night sentries was suppressed, and the soldiers in the central barracks of the city also began to go to various places in the city according to the orders: the firefighting team first arrived at the school ground, and the maintenance of order also began. Intercepted and gathered the rioters running around, and the rest quickly armed themselves and started rushing to the four major city gates...
This time, whether it was the rioters in the city or the rebels outside the city, all There's no chance of threatening Winterfell with the fire anymore - thinking about it, Robb is slightly relaxed.
But the explosion sounded in the second he felt at ease.
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[PS: I’m quite busy at work, I’m exhausted to death, I really can’t lift myself up. I wanted to rest for a while, but I was afraid that once I put it down, I would not be able to pick it up again. After thinking about it, I decided to change the update mode for a while: one chapter for every 1,000 recommended tickets, and the daily update is capped. Refresh yourself. ]
(end of this chapter)