Chapter 585
2021-01-06
Chapter 585 Storm CenterIf you stop and throw rocks at every barking dog, you never reach the destination.
Igor acquiesced to Asha's decision and plan to assassinate Euron, and in a way, the Iron Islands felt that he instructed Asha not to be wronged. In this situation, being countered, slapped in the face, and fiercely rewarded by an opponent who has never met before, beating somebody at their own game, but Igor didn't lose his head -- he was in When Winterfell tried to persuade Queen to distinguish between primary and secondary contradictions, of course, oneself cannot be used as a negative teaching material now. After temporarily swallowing this dumb loss, he continued to execute the plan step by step.
The "no drunk, no return" appointment with Tyrion ended unexpectedly due to an unexpected attack. Fortunately, Igor's strategic goals for the Riverlands and Westerlands were all completed. From this point of view, this westbound trip is said to be The victory is not an exaggeration: so far, among the forces north of King's Landing, North and Riverlands have surrendered, and Westerlands have also completed shock and awe, and only Vale still refuses to express his position - the released Raven clay ox entered the sea, and sent an envoy to negotiate. The regiment also ate cold shoulders, and House Arryn neither declared allegiance nor openly opposed it, seemingly determined to stay out of it.
In this regard, Igor's policy is: shelve the dialogue for now, and deal with it after winning King's Landing.
Vale is not the Westerlands, and has limited power in itself, the titular ruler Robert Arryn is too young to be in charge, and his guardian Brynden Blackfish is notoriously stubborn and cautious. The main country is suspicious, and the two traditional allies have been loyal to the Queen, and they have no motive to jump back.
Although the analysis is bells and whistles, what really made Igor give up coercing Vale to join him is a very realistic factor: the first generation of artillery, it really can't do anything about the dangers like Bloody Gate.
It is better to choose another method of cracking instead of pulling troops to the bottom of the Bloody Gate, wasting time and consuming gunpowder , to make the situation completely clear, forcing the wall-riding faction to go to the ground.
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After half a month of Moat Cailin's division of troops, Igor, who had deviated from the general direction of the southern expedition, finally returned to the right track, galloping south to the outside of King's Landing, from the edge of the world, to Seven The heart of the Kingdoms' turbulent storm.
Because he had already said hello, he did not bother to find and contact Daenerys, but went directly to the industrial park after a long absence. Queen rides a dragon to join the land-grant army in a short time, but he... can't wait to take over that long-lost industrial town again, and quickly grasped the confidence that he fought against the nobles of the whole world in his hands.
After contacting the patrol soldiers loyal to the Queen on the periphery and verifying their identities, the coalition forces passed the defense line and entered the industrial park.
This small town still surprises him every time as always: the Black Wall Fort, which scared Igor last time, still stands in the center of the area, except for the red Three Headed Dragon flags dotted on the wall. It looks the same as before, but the large tract of land around it has undergone another change of Heaven and Earth turning upside down: the factory buildings and sheds that were originally planned and dotted have now been turned into continuous military camps. The anti-theft fence has been made into a solid wooden wall three or four meters high... There are spikes outside the wall to resist horses, and inside the wall are black armored soldiers who are practicing and patrolling. The black and red army flag, the chilling atmosphere and the smell of war, can be smelled as if sniffling.
The Unsullied Thousand Man Leader "Snapping Turtle" and Nina came out to greet him.
Having previously agreed to pledge allegiance to Daenerys, one of Igor's demands to the Queen was to have troops here, lest Stannis flatten the estate in vengeance. For this commitment, 2,000 Unsullied, 3,000 Freedom Militia, and hundreds of Night's Watch logistical guards are deployed here. Together with the industrial park workers who bring their families, there are tens of thousands of living people living here, said It is no exaggeration to say that neutrality is a military center. The industrial park and another siege camp in the north of King's Landing echo each other, and they are entwined with each other. Together with the Targaryen fleet cruising in the bay, the golden regiment and Reach troops on the south bank of Blackwater Rush together constitute the siege of King's Landing. The situation, so that Stannis can't escape.
With the information previously announced by Daenerys, the garrison here knows who Igor is, and understands that as long as the Queen and Grey Worm are not around, he is the top military commander, so they follow him to the central Black Wall Fort, while answer his question.
“Where is Your Majesty now?”
“In Rosby.” As a commander, snapping turtles are also proficient in Common, “Our forces at King's Landing In order to avoid the enemy's surprise threat to the Queen, Grey Worm persuaded the Queen to stay away from the front line of the battlefield."
Igor admirably nodded: just like the fighter plane must not land on the battlefield As in the firefighting area, Daenerys and her dragon are the air power, and it is safe to retreat a little bit. Although Rosby is half a day away from King's Landing, it is only a matter of dozens of minutes for the Demon Dragon that can fly in the sky. , Daenerys has greatly increased the safety factor there, but the threat to Stannis has not decreased at all.
"Well, send a letter to Your Majesty to inform her that I have arrived at the industrial park with my army, waiting for her order!"
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King's Landing In front of him, Igor could see its outline on tiptoe, and if he wanted to, at any cost, he could get in before dark today and spend the night in the Red Keep.
But he won't do that, because the capture of King's Landing is just his strategic 1st Stage goal to Daenerys, and then he has to deal with the Golden Corps and Reach, Dorne, and guard against possible Free Trade Castles Interference... The army that Daenerys brought from Meereen, apart from the sailors on board, only had 5,000 Unsullied and some 10,000 Free Militia, totaling no more than 16,000 people. And the northern coalition army formed by oneself - land grant + North + Riverlands, adds up to almost this number, which means that the military force that Daenerys can control now is in the early 30s.
The total is so much, but there are actually a small number of branches that were pinned to death outside the battlefield by other affairs.
Queen's side: Even if Dragonstone doesn't care about the castle, the military port must be left behind. Crackclaw Point's Crow's Nest, lightly said and other fortresses and the Dusk Valley and Rosby cities in the hinterland of Crownlands must also be controlled by a small number of soldiers... On the Northland Alliance side: Igor ordered part of the Riverlands army headed by the Tully family to merge into Bolton's headquarters, totaling 6,000 lords, to jointly defend the town of Harroway count and the Harrenhal line, while patrolling the Kingsroad from Moat Cailin to King's Landing.
This arrangement is not only to separate the Stark and Bolton rivals to prevent infighting, in fact, the mission of these thousands of people is heavier than the main force of the siege of King's Landing: the years of war have left the Riverlands Crownlands everywhere. It is the refugees and bandits. In order to make the logistics artery from the North Riverlands to the south unblocked, the fodder promised by the princes and the artillery cast by Queenscrown can be continuously delivered to the south. There must be enough troops to ensure the safety of the transportation line and escort the goods.
Apart from this, these thousands of soldiers also shoulder another important task of vigilance and containment: Igor does judge that the Westerlands and Vale will not send troops, but judgement is only judgement after all, in case Duke Tywin does not believe in gunpowder The evil or the Vale Regent suddenly decided to defend the rule of King Stannis. With the reconnaissance and blocking of these thousands of soldiers, at least the King's Landing attacking force will not suddenly fall into the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy.
Thousands of people, either as escorts and escorted goods, are relaxed and happy, or they are outnumbered, fighting bloody battles, nine deaths and still alive. Because of this, Igor will let the slightly more reliable Bolton come Commander this way: it is conceivable that if Blackfish brought Vale cavalry south to support Stannis, while the Queen sent Robb to intercept, one might not be good, uncle The grandson and grandson met together, and the latter simply turned against each other to join in, and they might kill the land-grant army together.
There is nothing wrong with a safe arrangement, but the result of such an arrangement is that the available troops on the frontal battlefield have been reduced to 25,000. These are the real direct lineage and can be used for all veterans. If the loyal elites who were discharged from the army recklessly threw themselves into the attack on King's Landing recklessly, they would suffer too much loss in the battle of seizing the city, which would make the second stage battle unsustainable.
Igor not only hoped to take down King's Landing with less casualties, but also drove the Golden Corps and Reach troops on the south bank of Blackwater Rush to a safe distance before launching the general attack - small The army of Aegon and Tyrell's family did restrain Stannis' spirit and strength in the early stage, and indirectly defended the industrial park. There's no denying this, but he wouldn't be so grateful for it that he was willing to accept the other side's sideline battle at a critical moment when oneself attacked King's Landing: as another Iron Throne strong claimant, supporting Prince Aegon's Golden Corps, it is impossible to sit back and watch. Daenerys seized King's Landing with an orthodox advantage and remained unmoved.
Synchronously launching an attack to try to seize the Red Keep first, or simply turning around and attacking the barracks and backs of the siege troops... In either case, it was a risk Igor would never take.
Thinking of this, Igor turned his head and asked: "Little Aegon and the Tyrell family must have asked to see the Queen. When will Your Majesty meet?"
Snap Turtle Zhang He opened his mouth, but did not speak. Instead, after looking at Nina on the other side, she answered the question.
"Uh... my lord, Queen has seen them here a week ago."
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