"Would you believe me if I said I went to the wrong place?"
Under the cold wind of late autumn, Arthur sobered up a lot.
The night was so dark and scary, and so quiet that it made people feel nervous.
The little fire in my heart also began to extinguish.
He just said it casually to Rosso, but he didn't expect that this person would actually arrange it.
Roslin lowered her head and said nothing.
A man and a woman were frozen for a moment.
"I won't do anything to you, at least not now."
He added in a low voice.
If Edmure died, he could help take care of his wife, but that was impossible now.
Roslin still didn't speak.
Arthur recalled her character in the original work and knew that this was a rare good Frey.
Roslin's mother is Bethany, who comes from the Royal Rosby family. She abides by all the rules of the nobility, so the Frey she produced, such as Paiwen, William, Olifa, Roslin, etc., have a high success rate.
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Old Walder's fifteenth son Pai Wen is a noble knight. In the original book, he was kidnapped by his family because of his too kind attitude towards the northerners and was unable to attend the bloody wedding.
Now he should be following Lady Stark in Renly's army.
Old Walder's seventeenth son, William, is a representative of the outstanding Frey. He obtained the chain of the school before he was thirty years old, and is now serving the Longbow Hall of the Hunter family in the Vale.
It is also very rare in the entire history of Westeros for a bachelor to graduate before the age of thirty.
Old Walder's eighteenth son, Olivier, was a die-hard loyalist of the Stark family. In the original plot, even if Robb regretted his marriage, he still planned to serve the Young Wolf Lord. But his arm could not twist his thigh, and Olivier was later killed.
His family kidnapped him and kept him kidnapped until the blood wedding ended.
As for Roslin, in addition to being gentle by nature and good at music, she also appreciates people with high moral character.
Even though the overall moral standard of the Frey family is not high, the children Bethany gave birth to can still emerge from the mud, which shows the character of her and her children.
After Arthur whispered a few more words to comfort Roslin, he turned and left the woods.
Being a little drunk, it took him a while to find the way out, and then he saw the cripple Rosso guarding the exit of the godswood.
After giving the cripple a cold look, Arthur walked towards the tower next to him.
Rosso blinked his little eyes, thinking it was a bit too fast?
Then he remembered that Arthur was not married yet, and had a good reputation, so it was impossible to go to Ji Yuan. Maybe he was still a virgin.
You'll understand soon enough.
Of course, Rosso did not dare to run up to the "Long family" and ask how the battle was going.
So I can only slander him a few words.
Not long after, Roslin, who was sobbing with her head down, also came out.
She ignored her brother and walked quickly towards the main castle.
Luo Suo's legs and feet were not convenient and he couldn't catch up. He didn't dare to call out to his sister.
Both of them were acting strangely, he thought to himself.
So is it done or not?
After pondering for a moment, Rosso came to the final conclusion: 80% of it was actual combat.
Only in this way can the abnormality of the two people be explained.
Who would talk about stealing?
Feeling confident, he limped towards his residence.
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Arthur slept until noon when someone shook him awake.
"Sir, get up quickly. We have something important to discuss."
Arthur, who had been feeling uncomfortable all night, sat up. After listening to the Tully steward's invitation to go to the hall to attend a meeting, Arthur simply washed up and followed the man.
As soon as I arrived at the scene, I realized that something big had happened.
After Theon captured Torrhen Square, he captured Winterfell.
"Miss Sansa, please be sure to ask His Majesty Robb to allow us to lead troops to regain the lost territory." Robert was the loudest, speaking on behalf of many northern nobles.
"Just after losing Deepwood Castle and Torrhen Square, the soldiers began to miss their homes. If the news of the fall of Winterfell spreads, I am afraid that everyone will be in danger and have no intention of fighting in the south." Herman Taoha said.
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The two men had previously thought about leading troops north to regain their own fortress, but no one took the initiative to issue this order.
Greatjon raised his arms and shouted, "My lords, Moat Cailin has also been captured by the Ironborn. Retaking these lands is a greater feat than capturing Casterly Rock."
Roose Bolton echoed: "What Earl Umber said is reasonable. If His Majesty hadn't given me the task of conquering the West, I would have led the troops north to recover the lost territory. But I can let my illegitimate son lead the troops to recover Winterfell.
City, he has a group of supporters who are fairly good at fighting, enough to deal with the Ironborn."
After Master Leech was deposed as the commander of the Eastern Front, the newly appointed Herman Taoha and Robert have been trying to surpass him in terms of military exploits, but they have not had the chance to perform so far.
Recovering their castle is indeed not a very strong reason to go north, but recovering Winterfell is different.
That is the palace of the King of the North, how can others get involved?
So the two asked Sansa again to lead troops north.
Miss Stark, who knew nothing about military affairs, was overwhelmed by the situation. Suddenly she saw her sweetheart coming, so she looked over eagerly.
Arthur reacted quickly with his head. Winterfell and Moat Cailin were one of Robb's weaknesses. If they could be taken back, the Young Wolf Lord could still be entangled with Tywin for a long time.
Not far to the northeast of Calin Bay is the territory of the Mandalay family. His family's White Harbor cavalry and remaining infantry totaled about 2,500 people.
The most important thing is that the three existing towers at Carlin Bend are designed to protect against the south, the east and the west, but not the north.
If one or two thousand men are sent north from Riverrun, and with the cooperation of the Mandalay family, recapturing Moat Cailin will not be a problem.
After continuing north, we can gather some troops and plan to retake Winterfell.
Although the Ironborn's single-man combat capability is off the charts, their numbers are too small and it is impossible to compete with an army of several thousand.
Moreover, when this army goes north, it can also prevent Ramsay Snow from causing trouble.
After Arthur nodded slightly, Sansa said: "You two adults can lead the troops north to regain the lost territory in the north. When my brother asks about it later, he will say that this is what I wanted."
After Stark spoke, the matter was settled.
Everyone was chattering and discussed the composition of the soldiers going north: Glover, Laiswell, Taoha, Flint and other more than a dozen soldiers from the northern families, totaling more than 2,300 people.
However, as a result, the remaining troops in Riverrun City were only one or two hundred river infantry.
So Arthur asked more than 700 Stark soldiers to stay at Riverrun.
"My lords, it is still risky to go north to fight. Riverrun is a city on the water. Without tens of thousands of troops, it is basically impossible to be captured. Therefore, I suggest that Miss Sansa stay here where it is safer. And Mrs. Stark goes north
After returning home, I must have come here first so that mother and daughter can meet each other."
Arthur said loudly to the northerners.
Lady Stark brought a dozen nobles and several times that number of attendants south to negotiate with Renly, and they have not returned yet.
"That's what I planned. It would be more convenient for Miss Sansa to stay here." Robert, who held his head high, spoke on behalf of the people of the North.
A top noblewoman like Miss Stark would have to be protected by many people, so it would be more convenient to stay in Riverrun.
After another half-day discussion, the noble knights, according to their respective divisions of labor, left the city and prepared to lead the army.
Of course, before leaving the city, Sansa pulled Arthur to her room and told him to pay attention to safety and not to hit or rush him. Then she held him and nibbled him for a long time before letting her sweetheart leave.
According to Robb's order, Arthur must lead his troops from the west of the Red Fork River along the river road to the Golden Tooth City. Then, under the leadership of the Great Jon, enter the mountains of the West via the path discovered by the direwolf, and then pass through
Sarsfield City attacked directly to the southwest of the West Territory.
Arthur's main task along the way is to plunder Lannister Port, Corn City, Crake Hall and other places, thereby attracting Tywin's tribe, Kevan's tribe, or the Lion's heavy cavalry regiment to go south, reducing the pressure on Robb's tribe.
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Roose Bolton, on the other hand, advanced from the east side of the Red Fork River towards Horned Valley City, and then entered the southeastern part of the Western Territory through Deep Cave City.
The marching route along this route was similar to the route taken by the main force of the Western Region into the Riverlands in the early days of the war, so there was no need for a guide.
Burton's mission also attracted the Western Territory Army to the south, but his route mostly traveled in the mountains and riversides, so his marching speed would be much slower than Arthur's route, and he entered the Western Territory much later.
Therefore, if Arthur leads a certain Western Army to the south of Casterly Rock City, then the Boltons will not have to loot Cave City, Silver Mountain City and other places, but will directly follow the Golden Road to Casterly Rock City. The two armies will encircle and eat this place.
A Western Frontier Army.
Then Robb will lead his troops to fight south, while Bolton and Arthur's men will fight north, trying to surround all the Western Army in the mountains of the Western Border and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Since the Stark infantry were left in Riverrun, Arthur only had more than 3,400 men left, including more than 2,200 members of the Frey family, Amber, Severn, Horwood and seven or eight others.
There are more than 1,200 people from this northern family.
The new army he formed and the mercenaries he hired all stayed at Harrenhal. At that time, they thought they were just attending a wedding. They did not expect that Robb would ask him to lead troops to invade the West, so he did not bring many people.
While transporting the soldiers from the east bank of the Red Fork River to the west bank, a centurion from the Frey family invited Arthur to an inconspicuous tent somewhere.
Lifting the curtain and entering, Arthur saw that there were only two people in the tent: Inis and Rosso.
One of these two people is the infantry commander of the Frey family, and the other is something like a think tank. I don’t know why they invited Arthur here.
Rosso's little eyes narrowed with laughter, "Sir, how was it last night?"
"Nothing happened last night. I'm warning you not to talk nonsense." Arthur's tone was extremely sharp, threatening this person viciously.
"I understand, I understand." Rosso put away his obscene smile and looked formal.
It's just that his words don't sound formal.
After pointing at Rosso again, Arthur asked: "Why are you looking for me?"
The bald man and the lame man looked at each other, and the latter leaned close to Arthur and whispered: "How about we discuss your dragon?"
These two people have confirmed that there is really a black dragon in Harrenhal. Although it is young, it is indeed a fire-breathing magic dragon.
"Why did my dragon provoke you?" Arthur asked.
He knew that the Frey family would do whatever it took to get the upper hand, but he didn't expect that they would dare to seek another path when they had sworn to support the Young Wolf Lord.
"If you intend to let the Targaryen family regain the Iron Throne, then our Frey family will be your solid backing." Rosso whispered.
"Stop talking nonsense and be more real. What do you want?"
Arthur really wanted to hear where the Frey family's bottom line was.
"The title of the River Guardian family and Riverrun City, as well as more than ten viscountries on the south bank of the Red Fork River, correspond to this. We will ensure that there are always four thousand soldiers fighting for you, and there will be a steady supply of food." Rosso.
Answered quickly.
Arthur flicked Rosso's forehead hard with his right hand, "You have a good idea. Riverrun is now owned by Duke Hoster. Whoever owns it in the future will be determined according to the inheritance law. You are not allowed to mess around."
The Frey family has been rich for six hundred years and basically suffered no losses in the Usurper's War and the War of the Five Kings. However, Tully, the two Vans, Piper, the Leyton family and other river princes all suffered losses in the two wars.
Quite big.
Needless to say, Shuangbu, even in peacetime, is consuming each other's strength and wants to kill each other.
The He'an family in the east has declined to the point of being shameless. The old earls of Darry City, Maidenpool and other Riverlands were demoted and reduced by Robert because they supported the Long family in the Usurper's War.
Feng, his current strength is not as good as before.
But only the Freys have been pretending not to show their strength.
After the blood marriage in the original book, the Frey family stopped pretending to show off, mobilized the strength of the entire family, gathered broken troops, hired skirmishers, and actually raised an army of more than 8,000 people.
In addition to the 2,000 people who supported the Bolton family, there were more than 6,000 people running rampant in the West River. Black Walder led troops to attack Haijiang City, and Stevron's eldest son Lyman led thousands of people to surround Benliu.
The city seems to regard Xihejian as its own.
With an army of eight thousand men, except for the Lannister and the three illusionary gods of the River Bend, Tyrell, Hightower, and Redwyne, there is no other opponent in the entire continent.
This shows how strong the Frey family's real strength has been accumulated for six hundred years.
"If Riverrun doesn't work, other counties can, such as Darry City and his family's complete territory. Two people in my family have married women from the Darry family, and they have the right to inherit."
Rosso covered his bullet-hit forehead and tentatively mentioned it again.
Darry City is on the south bank of the Trident River, and the complete Darry territory can be regarded as a powerful earldom.
It was just because the Dragon family was established during the Usurper's War that Robert took advantage of it and reduced it to almost a viscounty.
"What you think is even more beautiful. With the complete territory of Darry City, your Frey territory will be connected from the Twins City to the south bank of the Trident River. No matter who it is, you will have to pay for crossing the river.
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If the Frey family really gets the complete Darry territory, it will really be a geological disaster.
Because from the east side of the Green Fork River starting from the Twins to Ruby Beach, and then to the ferry on the south bank, it is all Frey's territory.
Arthur looked at Rosso and suddenly thought of the Blackwood family from which his mother was born.
Anyway, he and Crowtree City have a deadly feud, so why not let the Freys take advantage of Blackwood.
"How is Crowtree City?" Arthur asked.
Rosso's eyes lit up and he agreed repeatedly.
Inis said: "Then it's settled. When your dragon grows up, we will send troops to conquer the world for you and regain the Iron Throne."
Arthur thought for a while and realized that the moral bottom line of some members of the Frey family was too low to allow Old Walder and his eldest son to take power.
Needless to say, Old Walder, the eldest son, Lyman Frey, was a loser. Lyman's two sons, Edwin, were ruthless by nature, and Black Walder was cruel and lustful, even his great-grandfather's seventh wife.
Let it go.
The sons at the lower end of the succession order of Old Ward had a very unharmonious relationship with the eldest son.
This is also the reason why after the Frey family divided their forces, the eldest son's line was all on the Western Front, while Aenys, Hosteen and others were all on the Eastern Front.
If you can make good use of this, you may have unexpected gains.
"I also have conditions, you have to make sure..."
Arthur whispered his conditions to Rosso and Inis.
The Frey family must ensure that the eldest son after Old Walder cannot inherit the Twins, and that the inheritance of Raventree must be in accordance with the inheritance laws prevailing in Westeros.
The viscounty they requested could not be given directly, but would be rewarded based on merit.
In a word, this territory is yours after I, Arthur, give it to you. If I don't give it to you, you can't take it away.
The implicit meaning of these two points is actually very obvious.
The eldest son's lineage cannot inherit Twin River City, which means that this lineage will be completely destroyed.
Inheriting Raventree City according to the rules means that the Blackwood family will also have to be exterminated, and the Blackwood relatives who have the right of inheritance before Old Walder's fourth wife will also have to die.
Inis and Rosso's eyes widened, and they knew exactly what these points meant.
Emmon Frey is from the Lannister camp, and under the current situation, he has been ruled out as the heir to the Twins.
The first heir to the Twins is Old Walder's third son, Inis, who is in this tent.
According to the rules, the child born to Old Walder's fourth wife, Alyssa Blackwood, would be the one to inherit Crowtree City.
Rosso is Alesha's first child.
In other words, under Arthur's conditions, these two people benefited the most.
"Sir, I think we can swear an oath to the gods." Inis's usually steady voice began to tremble.
If you do this well, you can reach the sky all at once.
So under their guidance, Arthur swore several oaths.
The content of the oath is roughly the contributions and rewards of both parties.
In order to ensure its effectiveness, the two also asked Arthur to swear an oath to the Valyrian god Balerion and others.
Naturally he complied.
Then, he walked out of the small tent to coordinate and direct the soldiers to cross the river.
In the tent, Aenys and Rosseau looked at each other quietly, and then they both said the same name: "Aegon."
This Aegon is naturally not the Aegon of the Targaryen family, but Aegon the Bloody, the eldest son of Aenys.
He is naturally good at killing, so he is naturally the best choice to get rid of Lyman, Black Walder, Edwin and others.
Parricide does not have a good reputation, and it is impossible for them to lead others to do it themselves.
The two got together again and began to discuss how and when to act.
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In the evening one day later.
Even if he had to march quickly, Arthur also learned to let the soldiers set up decent camps.
The outer watchtower, the horse guarding the tent area, the wooden fence, and the passage with enough space are all there.
Chinese army tent.
The soldiers were setting up camp, the army cooks were lighting fires to cook, and the nobles gathered together to discuss how to deal with the Golden Teeth City.
According to the intelligence, Davon Lannister is now in charge there. Janos, who was previously in charge, was taken away by Lord Tywin. Ser Adam Malbrand was also summoned by Tywin to take charge of the heavy cavalry army, leaving dozens of
The captured nobleman from the south bank of the river.
In the entire Golden Tooth City, there are more than 4,000 soldiers, basically from the big and small families in the Western Region, and there are very few soldiers from the Lion family.
The Greatjon waved his fist, "His Majesty Robb's order is for us to bypass there, follow the river road, and go straight to Lannister Port."
"I won't delay things." Arthur asked Earl Amber to sit down first, and then said to everyone: "Use your ingenuity and think about how to quickly capture the Golden Teeth City."
Qyburn was also allowed to participate in this kind of meeting. "If I have ten days, I can prepare a corrosive liquid, and then pour it on it at night to corrode the gate of Golden Teeth City, and the army can attack it."
Already."
"Ten days is a bit of a waste of time." Arthur did not explicitly deny this method. "Who else has any ideas?"
The lame Rosso had recently reached some kind of agreement with Arthur, and it was time for him to show his positive attitude.
"Sir, I have a way to make Golden Teeth City collapse without attack."
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