The most critical thing is the Westerland, which is located in the west of Westeros. It is small in area, but it supports the second largest population in the Seven Kingdoms.
There are rugged hills to the east, rugged coasts to the west and north, and dense forests to the south.
Crops cover the wilderness of the Western Territory, and broadleaf forests cover the mountains of the Western Territory.
Under the wilderness, fertile nutrients bring bumper harvests to farmers in the Western Region;
Deep in the mountains, rich mineral deposits bring wealth to the lords of the West.
Mountains, coasts, food and mineral deposits are the foundation for the people of the Western Territory to settle down and live, and the foundation for the Western Territory princes to look down upon the Seven Kingdoms.
The eastern border of the Western Territory is the towering Golden Teeth Mountains. It and the Golden Teeth City in the mountain pass are like the city walls and gates of the Western Territory, blocking countless comers from the east who covet the wealth of the Western Territory.
In ancient times, the King of Casterly Rock relied on these mountains to resolve the invasions of the Andals again and again.
However, there are also many unknown paths in the mountains. When the Andals dispersed into small groups and poured into the West along them, even King Casterly Rock was helpless.
To the south, the Westmarch borders the Reach with dense forests.
In the history of Westeros, wars between the two countries have broken out here countless times, but due to the existence of Crake Hall, the people of the Riverbend have rarely been able to break through the natural barriers of the forest.
The Ancient Oak City and Red Lake City in the Reach also made it impossible for the people of the Westerlands to occupy the land south of the forest for a long time.
Under Casterly Rock, lies Lannisport, the pearl of the West.
Lannisport is the third largest city in the Seven Kingdoms and a platform for people from the Westerlands to communicate with the other side of the world.
The prosperity of Lannisport is closely related to the rich gold mines in the West - especially Casterly Rock. It is out of the thirst for gold that merchant ships from other places in the Seven Kingdoms and even across the Narrow Sea come loaded with products from various places.
Exchange information with the residents of the Western Region.
It can be said that the gold of Casterly Rock created the prosperity of Lannisport, and the prosperity of Lannisport created the prosperity of the Westerland.
But prosperity is not indestructible.
There is neither a Golden Teeth City nor a dense forest on the coastline of the Westerland, and the navy of the Fairy Isle cannot stop the Ironborn longships.
Pirates from the Iron Islands have traveled south countless times, plundering the rich coast of the West, and even bypassed the peninsula of Fire City to launch a terrible attack on Lannisport.
According to records, the Ironborn plundered Lannisport more than twenty times and burned it to the ground three times.
When they leave, the prosperity that the West is proud of will always turn into wails and corpses.
The tactic Gao Bin is using now is to prevent Tywin from looking at each other, forming an encirclement of Xi Jing. As long as he captures Golden Tooth City, he can cut off the economic source of the Western Territory.
Gao Bin landed from the northwest and locked Tywin in Lannisport. Then Robb led 20,000 pro-army troops back to the southern part of the West, and with the help of the Tyrell family, they penetrated Casterly Rock City!
Until then, even if Taiwen grows wings, don't even think about the heaven and earth prison that Gao Bin has set for him.
As for Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer is indeed an excellent warrior, but leading armies in battle is really not his forte.
James is more like Lu Bu. His personal combat prowess is off the charts, but his military talent is really lacking.
Anyway, Gao Bin believes that Robb has at least a 60% chance of winning against James, which is enough. As long as he can deal with Tywin, the regicide will not be a problem at all.
Just when the troops in the north were mobilized and the continent of Westeros was turbulent, Ned, the former king's hand and accused of murdering the king, quietly returned to Winterfell to reunite with his family.
Caitlin's eyes turned red as she looked at her husband, who was two times thinner than before.
Of course, she couldn't tell whether she felt guilty about her husband.
"Okay, I'm back, don't cry." Ned hugged his wife and said.
"I won't cry. As long as you are safe, by the way, didn't you run into the children when you came back?"
"No, I took a small road all the way back and almost lost contact with the outside world."
Caitlin adjusted her mood and gave an overview of the movements of the northern army during this period.
"In other words, there is no one in Winter City now?" Ned frowned. He thought Gao Bin would not make such a mistake.
"Look at this letter. Gao left it for you and asked me to give it to you as soon as possible."
Although the envelope is sealed, the wrinkles indicate that it has been kept closely by Caitlin, for fear of throwing it away and ruining Gao Bin's important event.
Without hesitation, I tore it open, unfolded the letter paper and started reading.
After a while, Ned smiled helplessly.
It turned out that Gao Bin had almost accurately calculated the time for his return, and the vacuum period during the period was completely negligible.
Moreover, he left Anderson in the dark. He led 10,000 reserve soldiers to ambush outside the city. If anyone rebelled, he would kill him directly. Winter City would be safe.
In addition, he left several suggestions for Ned in the letter.
It's a suggestion, but it's actually an order.
He needs Ned to sit in the rear, control the economic development of the North and White Harbor, and establish a safe and stable logistics transportation line.
The most important thing is that he must keep an eye on the Bolton family. The Peeling family cannot be allowed to stay. This family is rebellious.
If there is a chance, directly kill the forces of the Skinned Family and uproot the last unstable chess piece in the North.
It's a pity to say this, because Gao Bin is actually quite optimistic about Roose Bolton.
Compared to Little Skin, Roose Bolton's castle is on a completely different level, and he is a complete conspirator.
In Gao Bin's opinion, Xiao Pei Pei is nothing but cruel.
The North has been controlled by his father, Roose Bolton, since the Blood Wedding.
As for Little Skin's father-killing, he may have similar thoughts, but since Master Leech's eyes are all around him, it is basically impossible for Ramsay to seize the throne as in the plot.
First of all, we need to understand that the Bolton family and the Stark family have been fighting for the King of the North for thousands of years, and the Dreadfort has always refused to obey the control of Winterfell. This is an important reason why Roose rebelled later - the Bolton family has always been
Their ambition makes them unwilling to be inferior to Stark.
In the Usurper's War, Lord Bolton followed Eddard south and advocated the execution of Ser Barristan after the Battle of the Trident.
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When Robb went south, Roose Bolton was entrusted with the important task of leading the northern infantry southward along the King's Road to attract Tywin's attention, which played an important role in Robb's defeat of Jaime in the Whispering Forest.
Through Tyrion's perspective at the Battle of the Green Fork, we can understand that Roose Bolton was conserving his strength at the beginning of this battle.
But it cannot be said that he has a disloyal heart at this time. He is more interested in reducing his own losses while serving the North.
After all, Eddard was not dead at the time, Stannis and Renly's rebellion was a certainty, and peace between the Iron Throne and Winterfell was a high probability event. Roose Bolton did not want to waste his army.
Afterwards, Robb became king, and Roose became at loggerheads with Riverrun in the King's Road.
After Tywin abandoned Harrenhal, Roose Bolton took over this cursed first castle in the Seven Kingdoms.
It was there that he learned that Stannis had defeated the Blackwater River, the new alliance of Lannister-Tyrell-Martell was formed, and the North had no chance of winning.
Therefore, he has decided to switch to the Iron Throne in exchange for the position of Guardian of the North - this has been the Bolton family's dream for thousands of years.
Due to Duskendale's deliberate loss of troops and the release of James, the Young Wolf Lord completely lost its capital.
Coupled with the fact that Robb and his son committed suicide, they offended the Twins and the Karstark family, which eventually led to the Blood Wedding and the destruction of the Northern Kingdom.
Next, the Bolton-Frey coalition began to sail into the north and took up residence in Winterfell.
The rest of the princes, big and small, are all loyal to Bolton on the surface, but secretly they have their own agendas.
The most essential thing is that Stark has been the recognized lord for thousands of years, and the Blood Wedding was done so badly that it was not only unjustifiable legally, but also caused heavy losses to all the major families in the north, and made them enemies with Bolton Frey. Roose Bolton is said to be very good at dancing. By marrying Frey and wooing other small northern princes, plus finding an "Arya" with the Iron Throne, the Guardian of the North is at least officially a Star.
A portion for the family.
Even if everyone knows it, there is nothing to say. If this continues, Duke Luce can temporarily stabilize the northern border.
However, winter is approaching and the North will bear the brunt, not to mention that Stannis's army is ahead, and Mandalay and other forces have been planning to restore the Starks.
If Davos, the "Onion Knight", can really get Rickon back, I think Stannis will most likely win, and the Boltons will be annihilated by then.
In general, Roose Bolton is a complete conspirator. In terms of political skills, he may not be as good as Tywin, and in terms of power calculations, he is not as good as Baelish and Varys.
But it should be very interesting to play against him.
It is worth mentioning that the Bolton and Frey families had different motivations for rebellion and the reasons for their determination to rebel. The Blood Wedding was not a simple event of changing families, it was the cooperation of multiple forces to carve up Stark's body. p>
The Red Wedding itself and the rebellion are two different things, but Frey decided to do both together.
The fundamental reason for the blood marriage was that Old Walder wanted to wash away the shame caused by Robb's regretful marriage. However, even if Robb did not regret his marriage, as long as Stannis lost the Battle of the Blackwater, it would only be a matter of time before he rebelled.
But Bolton's motivation and determination to rebel came from different sources.
If Frey does not rebel, then after Robb abandons the river princes as planned, it will be the river princes who bear Lannister's wrath for him, including Frey naturally, and the northerners themselves can rely on the natural protection of the Neck.
It's safe and sound.
Of course, the premise is that Robb can capture Moat Cailin.
If he just wants to protect himself, then Bolton can tell Robb of Walder's plan in advance. With such a great achievement, it is not impossible to become the Hand of the North after returning.
But Luce's ambitions don't stop there. The Duke of the North and even the King of the North are within his reach, and these ideas come from Robb's own strategic mistakes.
The Ironborn's invasion of the North was the most successful in history. This invasion did not only operate along the coast like most of the past. It strangled the Starks by the throat.
In the past, Moat Cailin was a dangerous fortress for the northerners to defend against invading enemies from the south. This time, the northerners need to face it on their own, which makes Robb a veritable "lost king of the north";
At the same time, letting Theon go led to the fall of Winterfell, which was another heavy blow to the bitter situation in the North. The Northern Army was greatly shaken, and Robb's own authority was also questioned;
With the fall of Winterfell, Bran and Rickon were "killed", the Stark family lost its male heir, and all the weight of the family was tied to Robb.
If Robb dies at this time and the main branch of the Stark family is wiped out, who will become the new boss of the North?
Is it Royce and Tampaton, who were married to Stark a few generations ago, or is it Bolton, the most powerful prince in the north?
In the end, interests and current circumstances pushed Frey, Bolton and Lannister together to divide the dying Robb's body.
Of course, Bolton does not have to cooperate with Frey, which means Frey may close the Twins, separate them on both sides of the Green Fork, or rebel when they attack the Neck.
By then, the Northerners will not only have to face Frey, the Ironborn, and the narrow causeways of the Neck, but they will also have to escape from Landau and the Mountain's army who are chasing after them. Their death will not be prettier than the Blood Wedding.
How much.
When the only options left to Burton were to survive or to die in humiliation, it was obvious which one he would choose.
By the way, the letter Gao Bin left for Ned also mentioned the importance of Calyn Bay, telling him to guard this throat no matter what!
As long as Carlin Bay is in the hands of Winter City, Gao Bin is not afraid of the fall of the North!
It's a pity that this time when the vassal went on an expedition, Little Peeling didn't come out, otherwise Gao Bin would have to let him know why the flowers are so red.
In Westeros, the two most hated people are Emperor Joe and Little Peel.
There is a very accurate evaluation. Of the two of them, one is shit-flavored chocolate (Qiao Da Di), and the other is chocolate-flavored shit (Little Peeling).
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No matter in terms of intelligence or cruelty, Little Peeling is dozens of steps ahead of Emperor Qiao, which makes people shudder.
Some people think it is like a piece of dark chocolate, which tastes bitter at first but has endless aftertaste...
This is why he still has a large number of fans after doing so many evil things.
This man was born humble, but he was unwilling to bow to his fate
When it comes to Little Peel, many people will think of Snow. After all, the two of them have such similar origins - illegitimate children.
Little Skinny's original name was Ramsay Snow. All the bastards in the North all have a common surname - Snow. He was the product of Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort, who raped a certain miller's wife.
In the dark, the grudge between Xiaopipi and the Lang family has long been forged...
Closer to home, even though they are both illegitimate sons with a low status, he is even lower than Jonno.
At least Jonno was raised in Winterfell from his infancy and grew up with Catelyn's children.
Little Peipi is not so lucky. He has not been recognized by his father since he was a child and has been living with his mother.
It was not until the death of Luce's eldest son that Luce had no choice but to take him to the Dreadfort as his heir and raise him by his side.
Little Peel's mother once approached Luce for help, and Luce gave Little Peel a servant.
This servant was born with a foul smell, and even if he bathed frequently, the smell would not dissipate at all, so he was called "Reek".
Luce gave Little Peel the servant as a gift, which was actually not a kind act, but a hint of teasing, but he didn't want to make things self-defeating. Little Peel and Reek have become inseparable from then on.
Even Luce himself later wondered whether it was Reek who spoiled Reek, or whether it was Reek who spoiled Reek...
Growing up in an environment where he was looked down upon and not recognized by others made him desperately want to be recognized by his father Luce.
The Bolton family has always been famous for skinning people alive. In order to prove to his father that he inherited the family lineage, he became bloodthirsty and violent, killing people like crazy.
And he gradually fell in love with this kind of sadistic and morbid behavior, and his cruel and perverted character was slowly developed...
But do you think that like Emperor Qiao, this hobby is just for entertainment?
NONONO! In fact, everything he does has a purpose, and he is working hard towards his goals all the time.
After finally regaining the Gulf of Carlin, he not only rectified his name and became the legitimate heir of the Bolton family, he also stationed himself in Winterfell and became the guardian of the North.
From a humble servant, step by step to today's lord of a city...
If you put aside his identity as a villain, this is indeed an inspirational story.
Although Little Peel's perverted behavior is purposeful, he definitely enjoys it.
If there are ten levels of perversion, then he is definitely an eleventh level pervert!
He will put the naked girl into the forest and hunt her down with bows, arrows and hunting dogs.
And these girls who were regarded as prey were either bitten to death by his hunting dogs or caught and killed by him. Everyone knows the process.
Of course, this is nothing!
Speaking of his most perverted deeds, it is naturally the story of "falling in love and killing each other" between him and Xion.
It is said that the greatest despair is to have had great hope, and Xiao Peipi obviously knows this well.
When Xion was tortured and bruised all over his body, he provided help in times of need and rescued him from the sea of suffering.
But just when Xion thought he was saved, he was dragged into the abyss alive and imprisoned again to torture him in every possible way.
It can be said that he abused Theon in every possible way. He first peeled off part of Theon's skin, and when the wounds became more and more serious, he waited for Theon to ask him to cut off that part of his body.
However, this is not even the most perverted thing. The most perverted thing is that he actually physically castrated Theon!
In this way, he destroyed Theon's mind bit by bit, making Theon slowly become a servant willing to be loyal to him, replacing the original "Reek"...
In addition to Theon, Sansa was also abused by Little Skin.
On the night of the wedding, Xiao Peipei raped him in front of Xion.
Not to mention the days to come, the torture every day and the torture every night.
After all, she was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Winterfell, but she ended up in such a situation that even a skinny lover could ride on her head...
This is Xiao Peipi. As long as he can achieve his goal, he doesn't care about integrity, ethics, and morality...
When Moat Cailin was recaptured, he sent Theon to negotiate with the ironborn in Moat Cailin and persuade them to surrender.
But when the ironborn really surrendered, Little Skin peeled off their skins...
There are also his father, stepmother, and his newly born half-brother. Just because this younger brother threatened his status, he took over the whole family in one fell swoop, just one word - Jue!