Chapter 9 It's too barbaric to send troops at every turn
Chapter 9 It is too barbaric to send troops at every turn.
At noon on the second day, Shili City.
Like the Arthur family, the flag flying on Shili City is also the flag of the golden shield and the red horse.
The three of them traveled for half the night last night, rested on the road for half the night, and then rode horses all the way in the morning before arriving at Shili City.
I don't know why, but Arthur didn't feel very anxious.
He even had time to consider his own flag design.
The red horse of the Bracken family fits the theme of horseback riding. If you add some slashing patterns, it will get his idea.
Arthur wondered whether to add a machete to the flag.
But there is no rush in advance, we still have to wait until the reinforcements have relieved the siege.
There isn't much high ground in the Riverlands, and Stonehedge City was built on a hill.
But unlike the Arthur family, Shili City is much larger.
Like Riverrun, Crowtree City, Seaside City, and Twin River City, it is one of the few strong castles that was not defeated by Tywin's Western Army in the early days of the War of the Five Kings.
Although only Riverrun and the Twins in the north held out until Robb came to rescue with the northern army.
But this does illustrate the sturdiness of Shili City.
When Arthur thought of this, he suddenly felt that he should consider the direction of development.
It is known that at this point in time, Robert has taken Eddard Stark south and has not yet returned to King's Landing.
There were about three or four months between the time Robert went south and the time the little devil returned from the Great Wall and was captured in the Riverlands.
During this period, the Little Devil, Jon Snow, and Benjen Stark went north to the Great Wall, the Eternal Emperor Joffrey sent people to assassinate the unconscious Bran, the wolf mother Caitlin went south to report the news, etc., many influencing patterns occurred.
little things.
Stannis escaped back to Dragonstone, the Lion family Lannister forged ahead, and the Rose family became the man behind Renly Sheelabene, etc., which greatly affected the development of Westeros.
future.
It is impossible to go out and have fun. There will be great turmoil in Westeros next.
If there is no turmoil now, Arthur's own money can be stolen by a servant who has known him for more than ten years and has served his family for decades. If he really went to King's Landing, White Harbor and other places to escape the war, he might be deceived into nothing.
You must know that neither the original owner nor Li Hao in his previous life have ever been around in society.
It's better to stay in your own territory.
At least in his own territory, Arthur is the local emperor.
What's more, there is also a riding and slashing system. If it is developed better, it will be enough to make a name for itself in the War of Five Kings.
Chaos is a ladder!
And since he is a noble from the Riverlands, his alignment is already very clear.
The camps of Tully the fish and Stark the wolf.
In his previous life, he watched Game of Thrones and was very sad about what happened to the Lang family.
Although Robb's actions such as killing Karstark and Wolf Mother Caitlin's release of Jaime made people speechless, it is true that the crime is not worthy of death.
In fact, the younger members of the Wolf family, Sansa, Jon, and Arya, are all very good people.
Sansa spoke up for Dontos and saved his life when she couldn't save herself. Arya even remembered the death of the butcher's son Micah. Jon didn't discriminate against Sam like other black men of the Night's Watch, etc.
Even Robb had a valid reason for killing Karstark.
Two Lannister branch children were killed for no reason after being captured, and the leader of the hostile force was actually willing to stand up for the two dead men.
Although this matter is very pedantic, it shows that Robb treats others equally.
Like his father Ned, he was pedantic to the point of irritation, but not annoying.
Because there are sentient beings in their eyes.
There is another reason to join the Fish Wolf camp - the Three Rivers Archer God Edmure Tully.
The true arrow god who hits the ground with one shot!
Let me ask you, a person who allows his subjects to enter his castle to escape from the war and is criticized a lot of useless words, how bad can his character be?
While I was thinking about it, the horse's hooves had climbed up the hill and arrived in front of Shili City.
Eight soldiers stood in front of the door. When they saw someone coming, the leader of the guard shouted: "Please dismount, sir."
Arthur and the three dismounted, and two soldiers came over and took away the horses.
"You are Lord Arthur Bracken, may I ask if you have an invitation from Lord Janos or Miss Jayne?" the guard captain stepped forward and asked.
"No." Arthur said anxiously, "I have a big deal with Count Janos, and I need to see him now."
Although it is a door-to-door request for help, the way of saying it needs to be changed.
It is safer to use profit to drive Genos to send troops.
With Brynden in his own hands, he could demand a ransom of several thousand gold dragons no matter what, and give half of it to Janos. I think he would be happy to step in.
"But Lord Janos is not here. He went to Riverrun." the guard captain replied.
"Then find Hendry."
Hendry Bracken is Lord Janos' nephew and the Lord's favored heir.
Because the count had five daughters and no sons.
According to seniority, Hendry is Arthur's cousin.
Because Hendry is sponsored by his uncle, Lord Janos, and often travels to various parts of Westeros, he doesn't meet the original owner, a homebody, very often.
The relationship is not very familiar.
But everyone's surname is Bracken, and they are all rare families with ancestor blood in the south. It should be no problem to persuade Hendry to send troops.
"Lord Hendry is at the martial arts arena behind the castle. Please follow this guard there." After the captain finished speaking, he designated a guard to lead the way.
Arthur and the other three followed.
In fact, the way Shili City treats guests is a bit rude.
If a nobleman comes to visit, he should at least invite Arthur into the castle living room and let Hendry entertain him.
But it may be that the captain of the guard knows the details of the Arthur family, or there may be other reasons for not being so particular.
This is good, as it saves a lot of red tape.
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"You mean to ask my family to send troops to help you relieve the siege, and then blackmail a count?"
In the martial arts arena, Hendry sat on a luxurious chair and said with his legs crossed.
Beside him, there was a large group of noble children.
On the left and right were Calel Vance and Marco Piper.
The former is the heir to the Vance family of Travel's Rest, and the latter is the eldest son of Earl Clermont of the Piper family of Pink City.
The three people sitting there are all the first heirs of the leading noble families in the Riverlands.
The people surrounding him ranged from free knights and sworn knights to minor nobles and the second sons of big families.
Arthur arrived by chance and met a group of nobles preparing to form a group for hunting.
After hearing Arthur's request, Hendry disagreed (didn't think it was correct).
"We are a family. Now that I have the opportunity to make a fortune, how can I forget your family?" Arthur replied.
"Who is the same family as you, a little noble whose territory only consists of nine small villages?" None of the three people sitting there spoke, but one of the companions spoke first.
Obviously, the words of the nine villages made these nobles find fun, and some people started to laugh.
Others were suppressing their laughter. But Arthur believed that as long as one of the three people sitting laughed, the rest would burst into laughter.
Hendry did not laugh at his relatives, "This Arthur, your proposal is really uncivilized. You always send troops to fight. It is as barbaric as the Dorasques. Otherwise, I will send someone to talk to the Blackwood family.
, just say you guys are joking, how about you let them go and they withdraw their troops?"
This proposal is impossible. The family's savings are lost, and there is no money in exchange for Brynden. How can he arm his people?
Arthur rolled his eyes and suddenly thought of an idea.
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