The king on the Great Wall

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He reluctantly answered, and then had nothing more to say.It’s not because of clumsiness, but because—whether it’s Myrcella’s intentional address of “uncle” or her body movements of avoiding his embrace without saying a word, they all express one meaning: she doesn’t want to reunite with herself. I feel happy, and I am not interested in acting in any father-daughter reunion scene with him.She didn't come to find herself, but she had no right or position to be angry with her indifference—after all, Myrcella went from being a little princess in the Red Castle to being a guest everywhere incognito, all thanks to Cersei and His own stupid impulses.

"Seeing that you are safe and sound... I am relieved." This sentence is true, but the frozen atmosphere of embarrassment and the interested eyes of Iger and Humphrey behind him make James feel like a thorn in his back-he can't wait for a moment. Can't stay any longer, "I live in the officer's dormitory in the second building of the Inner Fort, and it's easy to find. If you want to see me later... just come and find me."

"En." Myrcella always had that obedient and polite appearance, she nodded in agreement, but did not give any clear reply.

James sighed, rubbed his daughter's shoulder lightly, and then turned to look at Iger. He couldn't even recover from his tough tone just now: "I hope the commander-in-chief can think about it carefully. Give me an answer before dark."

After all, he withdrew his hand and walked out through the door he had just broken into without looking back.

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(This, perhaps, is the fate of men who can't protect those around them.) Humphrey looked at the back of the former young master of the West who was still tall and straight but somehow seemed a little lonely, and couldn't help but have such thoughts.Seeing that Myrcella also had a sad expression, it was probably because she couldn't bear to show her indifference.But, to protect herself and James at the same time, she was right not to reunite with her father... This little girl has a brain!

"My lord, I'm going to prepare for the task you gave me." Putting away his thoughts, Humphrey folded the list and put it in his coat pocket, looked at Myrcella with a smile, and followed James' pace and left the hall.

What kind of look is that, why does it seem to make room for the remaining two people to have a tryst?Myrcella blushed slightly, but quickly explained her intention to Iger's inquiring gaze: "Master Iger, Mrs. Stark has returned to Houguan Town from the Great Wall, and she plans to leave for Winterfell at dawn tomorrow. City. I was afraid that you would be too busy to see anyone, so I came to say goodbye to you in advance..."

It turns out that, counting the time, Mrs. Stark's movements are considered slow.Iger nodded: "Where is Arya?"

"She—after hearing about your allegiance to the queen, she was so angry that she said she never wanted to see you again in her life."

"Uh...tsk."

Iger slammed his lips in embarrassment-this is really an expected reaction: Miss Stark, I have tried everything to get you under the bed, but I still can't stop you from going to another annoying woman, anyone will be furious.Arya's refraining from poking herself with a sewing needle is already quite conspicuous.

The past few times when this girl played with her temper, Iger was confident. Firstly, it didn't matter, and secondly, it wasn't that he did something wrong in those few times. He just needed to wait for the girl to understand that she was wrong and calm down.But this time...

After thinking about it, Iger decided it was better to do nothing.

As long as he didn't intend to change his mind on the point of "supporting the queen", no matter what kind of explanation and persuasion he used, it would only make the situation more chaotic.If you accidentally reveal that Arya slept with you in the quarrel, and add another reason for the Stark family to oppose you, which will negatively affect the judgment and decision of the Northern Territory on the land grant policy, then That's bad.

It is impossible for him to make everyone in the world happy and satisfied. Miss Stark's favorability, in front of the plan he has planned for most of his life since he traveled to this world... the importance will be a little later.

"Thank you, my lord, for taking such good care of Tommen and Joffrey, and making so many arrangements to keep my identity a secret." Myrcella didn't wait for Iger to continue thinking, and she quickly went on to say the reason for her trip: " I have nothing to repay you... I can only take the time to make a small gift. I hope it can replace me by my side, and bless you——no matter what you do next, it will be safe and smooth. Just... That's it, Get busy!"

After finishing speaking in one breath, as if being alone with Iger was extremely nervous, Myrcella stuffed something in Iger's arms, and after saying goodbye, she ran like the two adults who had just walked away. left the conference hall.

what?Also, why are you in such a hurry?

Iger was a little confused by the Lannister father and daughter who came and went in a hurry as if they had made an appointment. He picked up the thing that the little princess gave him, and it turned out to be a little puppet.It has a head with four legs, a nose, eyes and a mane. It looks vaguely like a lion. It not only retains the body temperature of the original owner, but also exudes a faint pleasant smell. It is obvious that the stomach is filled with some meat that came from nowhere. Spices can be regarded as Westeros' version of aromatherapy.

A small toy with no practical value, but the gift is light and affectionate. Iger held it in his hand and played with it for a while, and suddenly realized that this was the first time he had received such a gift since he could remember. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile. Er smiled: What a lovely little thing.

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Chapter 467 The Future of the Iron Islands

Since the southward pursuit after the defensive battle of Houguan Town was an unexpected temporary decision, the legion had no time to make detailed arrangements in advance for the absence of the commander-in-chief as Iger usually left. But no one in the town was transferred to Iger, who was in the army, which eventually led to the reason why James, who had not received a response for a long time, ran back from Ice Strait Harbor angrily.

After playing with the lion puppet given by the little princess for a while, Iger carried it in his arms and returned to the private office, and began to deal with the letters he had hoarded in the past few days.

In general, there is nothing new under the sun.Aside from James' increasingly irritable inquiry letters, it was the post-war investigation of the fallen fortress by the rangers in Icestrait Harbor and Long Nightfort and the final battle damage statistics along the Great Wall.

Since the Western Fortresses close to the Great Wall, such as the Shadow Tower, evacuated women and children in time through the stairs on the wall, the final loss of personnel in this land-grant war between humans and ghosts was a little lower than Iger’s previous estimate—deaths and serious injuries completely lost the battle , The number of people in the labor force is barely under [-], and the population reduction of the entire land grant does not exceed a quarter.

Less than a quarter may not seem like a lot, but once you consider that most of the lost population is young and strong between the ages of 15 and 40, and most of them are male, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "heavy loss".The only "good news" that can be comforted is probably this: because of the special nature of the enemy, most of the more than 9000 people lost died, and serious injuries are very rare. It's over, and it's better than a long war among human beings: protracted, destroys production, and creates a lot of cripples that need to be treated and cared for-not only pulling people back to the past every moment, but also restoring and starting the whole society Operation increases the burden.

Although there were many letters, most of the repetitive and precedent-based transactional content actually had Humphrey, the land-grant manager, marking the usual handling plan on the north side in advance. All Iger needs to do is to sign for confirmation or veto.

Among the piles of miscellaneous reports, one from Donghai Watch caught Iger's special attention.

Originally he thought that Jon Royce died accidentally in the event of sea freezing and ship rollover caused by the strong cold wave in Seal Bay - the last group of survivors who survived to escape back to East Watch indeed claimed so, the night watchman Officials had originally intended to accept that as well.But what no one expected was that the army of ghouls that bypassed the Great Wall from the frozen sea and attacked Donghaiwatch was probably very eager to launch a lightning attack on the eastern part of the Great Wall according to the tactical plan formulated by the Night King, so that they were frozen in the ice. When the warships on the first floor passed by, they didn't stop for a moment to pick out, destroy and transform the remaining soldiers trapped in the ship.

As for the offshore waters of Seal Bay, which was frozen more than one meter thick, the ice did not thaw after the war.

The final result of the above two factors is: when the battle of Long Lake in the south ended successfully, and the night watchmen along the Great Wall began to carefully leave the fortress to go out for reconnaissance and patrol after the crisis was resolved, the scouts of Eastwatch were surprised to find that—by the sea Miles of ice were still solid and reliable enough for a large group to pass through.After a while... I was even more surprised to find that at the place where the section of the Great Wall entered the sea to the east, the de-icing team was blown by the wind and turned into a ship frozen in the ice. The remaining members of the de-icing team who were trapped, despite being thirsty and Hungry, but still alive.

As a result, the ugly truth surfaced: the commander of the de-icing team who failed to return to the fortress with the survivors did not die accidentally, but was shady from behind by his own brother who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

In the letter, Carter Pike reported the results of the investigation to Iger, and told him that the surviving master and accomplice had been arrested, and asked him for instructions on how to deal with it.

How to deal with it?Waymar Royce was not killed by himself back then, so Iger had to go through a battle of wits and courage after returning to Castle Black to escape. Now that the evidence is convincing to attack Shangguan, how can he deal with it?

If that bastard named Chett had killed any other Night Watch officer, the outcome would have been the same—just a punishment, a public execution as an example.But it was Jon, the former head of the family who had a grudge against him and had many family members alive. It is gratifying to get the truth, but the results of the investigation are too unreasonable: the remaining two sons of Jon have heard Said that his father was saped from behind by a hooligan... No, how would it feel to be beaten to death with a sap hammer?Would they suspect that this person was instructed by themselves, and that they ordered the execution of the murderer to kill others?

After being irritated for a while, Iger realized: I don't need to pay too much attention to this matter.Reconciliation with the Royce family is just an idle move in a busy schedule, so what if it fails?Not to mention that Runestone City's status in the Valley plummeted after Robert suppressed the Alliance of the Righteous rebellion, so what if it is the Lord of the Valley?In front of the powerful combination of dragons and cannons, all the old nobles are just ants in front of the wheel... If this enemy cannot be solved, then run over it!The big deal is for the sake of safety, just don't go to the valley for the rest of your life.

He calmed down and replied to Carter Pike, ordering him to deal with the matter coldly: the trial will be held within the scope of the East Sea Watchdan Fortress, the main criminal will be executed and those who concealed it will be punished. The official Night Watchman still maintains the statement that "Yorn died in battle" .On the other side of the valley, the envoys were sent to explain in secret... Presumably, if the two sons of Jon were shameless, they would also hope that their father "fighted and died fighting against the White Walkers".

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One after another, the accumulated letters and official documents are rapidly reduced under the focused and clear processing.About three or four hours after dark, Iger finished this job.After putting down the pen, he rubbed his sore eyes, and decided to do something else before starting to deal with the next matter related to the operation of the land grant and the work arranged by Nanzheng, so as to relax his tired spirit after high-intensity mental exhaustion.

He called to the guard at the door loudly: "Go, tell Asha Greyjoy, I will see her now."

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Asha Greyjoy, the daughter of the sea monster, the restless prisoner thrown into the care of the night watchman for trouble in the north, once seduced the male guards to set out the exact date of Iger's return, so that after the commander-in-chief returned to Crown Town The first time he blocked him at the gate and asked...

Although the operation was coquettish, the ending hit the iron plate: Not only was the request to join the night watchman brutally rejected, even the guard who leaked the news to her was also investigated by reverse investigation, and after a punishment, he was transferred from his post and replaced The female spear wife made Asha's good interpersonal relationship management in the early stage all in vain.After learning the lesson from that trip, the female captain seems to be much more settled now: she no longer tries to "encounter" or intercept Iger on the road, but honestly conveys the request to see through the guards below.

So well-behaved, Iger was too embarrassed to refuse.Of course—the more important factor is: Theon Greyjoy was shot in the head because of his outstanding performance in hunting the second King of the White Walkers during the bloody battle in Long Lake. Asha, as his own sister ...No matter what kind of sense, they are considered to be the existence of the family members of the martyrs, and it is only natural to give them some preferential treatment.

It seemed that he was waiting for Iger to summon him, and the guard brought the seeker here not long after he left.

Compared with the last meeting, the woman no longer has shackles and iron chains on her hands and feet this time, and her body has been replaced by her own tight leather pants from the ordinary land-grant women's cotton jacket. The lines are still sharp and uneven, and it still has the capital to attract the eyes of the opposite sex.And what has not been worn out and deformed by more than ten months of captivity is not only the figure - but also the temperament and pride. Iger can see it from her still bright eyes and the stubbornness on her face.

She knocked on the door and entered, stared at Iger with wide-eyed eyes for a while, and greeted first: "Commander-in-Chief, good evening."

"Hey." I just praised you as a woman in my stomach, and you slapped me in the face like this. Iger laughed amusedly, "Didn't you always call me by my first name, when did you change it?"

Only Asha in Houguan Town could call his full name—Agger West, so he was quite impressed by it.The person who has always been hard-spoken suddenly changed his title, and this obvious show of weakness made him a little unaccustomed to it—more precisely, he became alert: "Forget it, I'm not joking with you. I ordered someone to remove your shackles and anklets, understand What do you mean?"

"I am free."

"That's right, you are free, but this freedom is given by me, the 'on behalf of the regulator', on my own initiative. The Stark family has not let go. I made this clear in advance, so as to avoid oolongs in the future." Iger nodded Head, "This treatment is your younger brother's life in exchange for his heroic performance in the battle between humans and ghosts. It is no exaggeration to reward him with two light emissaries. I decided to use part of it to convert into your free body." , presumably he will not object even if he is alive. As the closest family member of Theon, I don’t intend to swallow the dragon steel arrow prize that he won the runner-up in the Houguan Town Archery Competition. Now it belongs to you .”

"Should I say thank you?"

"As you please - I almost forgot, you are not a prisoner now, sit down." After looking Asha up and down, Iger shrugged, pointed to the chair across the table and continued, "You can make a choice now: take Take the Lightbringer that should have belonged to your brother and dispose of it yourself, or sell it to the Night's Watch officials to get some cash for living expenses. It is not clear how much a Dragonsteel Arrow is worth, but for the sake of safety, I suggest that you take within one hundred gold dragons first, and I guarantee with the personality of the commander-in-chief of the night watchman—how much it should be, and you can come back to the night watchman at any time in the future and ask for the difference between the market price.”

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your generosity." Asha frowned, and said these words dryly. After hesitating for a moment, she pulled out her chair and sat down, her two pairs of amazingly long legs crossed each other and raised her legs— —Damn it, she almost forgot when was the last time she did this action freely, and she snorted so much that she almost shed tears from her nose: "Could it be that, no matter what, I have to leave the land grant ? But where else can I go now?"

"When I say 'go', I mean leaving the inner castle of Houguan Town - you are no longer a prisoner, nor a night watchman, and have no qualifications to stay inside the wall." Iger also folded his chest and leaned back on the back of the chair , dealt with the letters all night, he doesn’t have the heart to play tricks on people now, and he speaks very straightforwardly, “But after leaving the inner castle, it’s your freedom to leave or stay in the land-grant if you want to. Now the people under my rule The population is seriously inconsistent with the territory, if Miss Asha is willing to settle down in the land-grant, get married and have children to breed the first generation of native subjects for the defenders of the Great Wall, I personally welcome it."

"Bah! &￥#%!" Iger swore he was serious when he said this, but Asha felt mocked. She raised her brows, cursed an Iron Island slang that men couldn't understand, and then probably Recalling my identity and position, I was afraid that Iger would be angry and turn his face when he figured out what it meant, so he quickly changed the subject: "Keep your broken arrow to fool others, I don't care! Don't think that I am begging to see you this time to pray for release And charity, I'm here today to discuss a serious issue with you! Have you ever considered—the future of the Iron Islands?"

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Chapter 468 The Future of the Iron Islands

The future of the Iron Islands?

In all honesty, this question is indeed worthy of discussion.The archipelago hangs in clusters overseas, and the nearby waters are not only prone to frequent storms, but also full of hidden reefs, which have geographical natural dangers far stronger than those of Dragonstone and the Narrow Sea Islands. From the data point of view, the huge fleet ranks first in all of Westeros and even the entire known world...

It is conceivable that the Iron Islands will inevitably be the most difficult to unify in the whole of Westeros, and finally be included in one of the areas under the queen's rule envisioned by Iger.

However, its outstanding advantages only stay at the tactical level - the Iron Islands are indeed a difficult bone, but they are not a roadblock that cannot be avoided across the front.Whether it is Stannis, Robb or Tywin or whoever, it is difficult to fight to the island, but it is even more difficult for Euron to go ashore.

If Asha's question "Have you thought about the future of the Iron Islands" means asking Iger if he has thought about how to deal with her uncle's threat, then the answer is naturally yes.But if what she wanted to ask was—had she tailored a detailed strategy for the Iron Islands in the Queen's plan to conquer the Seven Kingdoms... Then I'm sorry, I really haven't.

No, it should be precisely: Yes, but the priority is quite low.

Aignan's strategic plan is very clear: First pick the soft persimmons and put them on the same piece of land. The Seven Kingdoms, especially the Dawangling planning area of ​​Yimapingchuan, should not conquer, but first fight with a To help the poor and tough pirates who are separated from the sea and won't benefit much?I'm afraid I'm not out of my mind!His policy for the Iron Islands is: be vigilant, keep an eye on these ironmen like the White Walkers, and never give them any chance to spoil the big event... Just let them go to the Great King's Land to realize the plan and even unify the entire Seven Kingdoms Afterwards, it will be like how Robert put down the rebellion of Balon Greyjoy back then: crushing with all the power of the country, ignoring any conspiracy and tricks, and taking this last piece of territory into his pocket.

It can be predicted that Euron, who has a bunch of magic items and weird potions that come from nowhere, can repeatedly deflate his opponents, will never be willing to be excluded from the game like this.But Iger didn't believe that he dared to bring a group of sailors ashore to stop his plan to push the Seven Kingdoms steadily, and even less believed that his wooden boat and Valyrian steel armor could still stop the cannon!

Thousands of thoughts flashed through my mind, but Iger didn't have the time or the obligation to explain in such detail to a woman who was an enemy in the past and whose use value is limited now.He leaned to the side of the chair to change into a comfortable sitting position, resting his right elbow on the armrest, propping his chin with his fist, and spreading his index finger to support his cheek. He smiled at Asha in a rather casual and relaxed manner watching a play.

This expression is sincere, but it is not showing friendship to Asha, but secretly happy in my heart: I have traveled to this strange world for many years, tried my best to fool this and that, and finally turned out to be human, and it is the turn of others to ask to see, Fool yourself.

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"I haven't thought about it." Iger actually guessed what Asha wanted to say, but the continuous work made him exhausted. Now he is happy to see how the other party is going to play tricks and fool himself—just as a pastime while he is busy. up. "But if Miss Asha has any ideas, I can hear them."

The sea monster's daughter was annoyed by the contemptuous tone and actions of the man in front of her.In the past, if someone dared to talk to her like that, she would definitely go up and slam the door out.But now, more than ten months of prison life has sharpened her heart, and the fact that she is dependent on others makes her have to bow her head... More importantly: right now, only this man has the ability and reason to help her realize her ideals and target.

The other party didn't say he was not interested and issued an order to evict the guest, but was willing to listen, which was not the worst ending.

"My father is Balon Greyjoy, Lord of Pyke, and he died as King of the Iron Islands. During his lifetime, Abba liked to say 'Strong is better than hard work', 'Glory to the Ironmen' 'This kind of unknown ethnic language and words... I hope that one day I can get rid of the oppression of the Iron Throne, restore the 'old road', and make the iron people respected by the Seven Kingdoms again." She gritted her teeth without showing anger, forcing herself to open her mouth.Once I passed the difficult hurdle at the beginning, I gradually entered the state: "I respect him and love him, but this can't change the fact that he is a stubborn fool. Abba doesn't understand and can't admit this at all-the so-called' Gu Dao’, it’s nothing more than being a bandit, and as for the so-called awe of the Seven Kingdoms, it’s just the people on the mainland wanting to stabilize their mentality because they don’t want to provoke bandits and make them angry!”

Actually scolding his own father as an idiot, Iger gave 82 points for this unique opening remark, and the remaining 666 points were given in the form of [-].He had to admit that he was somewhat interested, so he nodded and allowed her to continue the performance.

"The iron islands are barren and the climate is harsh, unsuitable for farming. It was really helpless in the distant past to plunder the fertile areas of the green land to feed the family. And a long time ago, Westeros was full of mountains and everywhere. In the state of the kingdom, there is a high probability that those who are plundered will be powerless to resist. Therefore, the 'ancient road' is still prevailing." Asha continued with a solemn expression, "But with the continuous mergers, fusions and alliances between various forces, large and small, today A powerful force like the 'Seven Kingdoms' capable of resisting and even retaliating is gradually taking shape. The benefits of practicing the ancient way are shrinking day by day, but the risks are increasing day by day. When Aegon conquers, the Dragon Dynasty will integrate the whole of Westeros into one... The ancient way will be It is completely unfeasible. In this era when the risk of plundering is already too great, and the islanders are ruled by the same king as the mainlanders, they can completely rely on methods other than "robbing" to make a living. In the good memories of my ancestors who burned, killed and looted all over the world" and "everyone is afraid of us", trying to imitate the ancient ironmen and fantasizing about getting rich and living a good life by doing nothing for nothing is simply stupid! These idiots only know that they can get back their property alive How happy and glorious it is to be with a woman, but never see how helpless the widow next door without a man and the child who lost his father are; they only remember how hearty they were when they burned, killed and looted, but they will never remember The pain when the army from the mainland destroyed the Ironborn villages, bullied and raped our wives and daughters! I will never go the same way my father and grandpas walked!"

Iger probably understands her tricks, and Asha wants to convince herself that she is a good person, and she does not support Ironborn's usual practice, so as to lay a good foundation for her subjective tendency for the next request... quite a smart one Trick, unfortunately not convincing.

"A high level of awareness, Miss Asha." Thinking about how rude it would be to keep silent, he hesitated for a moment and decided to respond, "But if I remember correctly—you seem to be responding to your father's call to invade North Korea." I was defeated and captured by the Mountain Clan led by me in Deepwood Motte. Is this what you call--'do not follow the old ways'?"

"It is said that you are very smart, Commander-in-Chief." Asha stared at Iger, and instead of being frightened by the ridicule, she asked sharply: "Then tell me--when this kind of stupidity appears in the unquestionable 'head As a daughter, should I resolutely resist, hold high the banner of protest and be ignored or even forced to marry by my father, or should I first pretend to agree with him, so as to win trust and support, have my own team, and then Have the opportunity and ability to change the world?"

"I am a daughter, and I am not born to be the heir of the Iron Islands! Just because I am not a man, I have to do my best and work harder to be recognized by my father as the successor, instead of being married to someone early. A certain leader of the island gave birth to a bunch of cubs to stabilize the rule of the Greyjoy family!" She raised her voice and changed her raised leg: "When Robb led the main army to the south, my father decided to take advantage of the northern territory What do you think his goal was when the void started a war? It was to make the North surrender to himself—King Balon! It was to stop the northern army from returning home by containing the bay of Calim, and then slowly conquer the entire North. To become the 'King of the Iron Islands and the North', so as to overwhelm our ancestors - the 'Kings of the Iron Islands and the Riverlands' Hall family, revive the ancient roads, and make the Ironmen become legends again!"

Without giving Iger a chance to taunt, Asha quickly continued her words without panting: "But this plan is absolutely impossible to succeed! The tough and sturdy northerners are not comparable to the weak and independent Hejian land, stay behind Although the northern army is scattered in various places and cannot be concentrated to expel us, but we should work together from inside to outside to get through Calim Bay to welcome back Robb's main army... Even without your intervention, it will be a matter of time. The guards in White Harbor alone are enough for us to drink a pot So, I don't believe in any nonsense "ancient way" at all, and I don't intend to continue to implement Abba's plan at all-even if Abba is not murdered by my uncle Euron, he will soon find out that the most trusted His daughter...betrayed him!"

"Oh?" Iger was really curious now. Although he knew that the other party was probably just making up a story for himself, he still raised his eyebrows in a very good way, and asked further: "If Euron doesn't come back to kill your father, what will happen to you?" If I don't lead the army south from the land grant to disrupt the situation, what will you do?"

After she was no longer singing a one-man show, Asha's expression softened: "Abba plans to annex the northern territory from the north and the south at the same time. The south road is my uncle Victarion. He led the Iron Fleet upstream along the Heat Wave River, According to the order, the surprise attack took the bay of Calim, and blocked the way home from Robb Stark going south. And the north road was me, landing on the coast east of Sea Dragon Point, and also took Deepwood Castle by surprise attack. According to my Abba's original plan was that the Iron Island army would gain a firm foothold in the two temporary strongholds in the north and the south, which would cause the left-behind army in the north to be confused because they could not take care of both ends... Next, he will continue to increase troops to these two points, and the south road After receiving support, half of the army will continue to contain the neck, and the other half will attack Huangzhongtun and Horwood City from south to north; after the increase in troops, the Northern Route Army will divide into two routes and occupy Torun. Square City and Seven City. In the end, we will completely control the part west of the King's Road in the North, complete the siege of Winterfell, and force the Stark family and the eastern half of the North to surrender!"

Hey, Iger considered the plan that Asha said in his mind, and it turned out to be quite impressive and somewhat feasible.If she wasn't talking nonsense and trying to shirk responsibility on the dead... then Balon Greyjoy could be regarded as an ambitious man who died young.

However, to live in the world, it is not enough to have ambition, but also to have the ability to match the ambition.The whole plan seems a bit reliable, but it completely overestimated the combat effectiveness of the ironborn on the shore, and also ignored the existence of the night watchman and the fact that the valley can transport troops from land and sea to support the northern border.Baron wants to control the western half of the northern border. If he is lucky, he can win several battles in a row... But as far as Iger knows, more than [-]% of the population in the northern border is located east of the King's Road. The west coast is actually sparsely populated and has a considerable military force. Weak, only Glover and Dustin have some strength.

Trying to force the eastern half to surrender by occupying the western half?this……

Let’s take a look at what exists in the eastern half of the North. From north to south, they are: Last Hearth City’s Amber House, Kahoe City’s Karstark House, Dreadfort Bolton’s House, and White Harbor Manderly House... …North of the Neck, four of the top five most powerful families other than the Stark family are on the east side of the King's Row!Any one of these four families is a powerful force that owns more than half of the population of the Iron Islands and can casually spawn three or four thousand soldiers.Even if one family is chosen at random, even if it fights alone, it can fight back and forth with the entire Iron Islands and drag it into a protracted war, trying to make all these big families surrender by occupying the west coast and surrounding Winterfell?It was just a dream come true. The northern army who was sharpening their knives and preparing to break the siege of Winterfell received a letter from Baron to persuade them to surrender. It is possible to laugh a few dead.

"I know this plan sounds nonsense!" Asha knew what he was going to say as soon as she saw Iger opened his mouth, and quickly blocked the ridicule he was about to say: "So my real plan is——while being loyal to my father When the entire army of Pyke landed in the north, when the interior of Pike Island was empty, a coup d'état was set off inside, and my father was thrown out of power, and I will take the position and lead the iron people to a new era!"

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Chapter 469 The Future of the Iron Islands

"Tch—" Iger couldn't hold back, and Asha glared at her.

Regardless of the final outcome of this conversation tonight, at least his purpose of finding some entertainment has been achieved-this story is really wonderful, and I don't know how much time Asha spent conceiving and polishing it.In order to get out of the current predicament, people really have infinite subjective initiative in using their imagination. Iger almost forgot when was the last time he laughed like this.Just because she gave herself a wonderful performance, Iger decided not to drive her away.

"You don't believe it?" Iger was laughing, but the woman sitting across from her lowered her face.Asha put down her raised legs, and sat up straight in the chair: "Do you also think that I am a girl, and I have no guts or ability to do such a big thing? I thought that the commander-in-chief is a broad-minded and eclectic person. Now it seems that I have misjudged you!"

"Cough, sorry."

Iger smiled and apologized, he really wanted to be serious, but couldn't.In any case, I remind myself in my mind that I am a time traveler from the modern world, and I am going to support a queen who is on the throne. I shouldn’t engage in gender discrimination... But if you don’t believe it, you don’t believe it. The subconscious first feeling is that there is no way to rely on a few glamorous words The slogan is reversed.As a woman, half of Asha's prestige and influence came from her bloodline and surname, and the other half was won by her own actions—but it was her father who gave her a chance to show off.In this hierarchical patriarchal world, it is extremely difficult for a child to rebel against the lord's father, and it is even more difficult for a daughter.

Asha said that she was planning to oust her father through a coup d'état and become the lord of the Iron Islands herself. This story is even more outrageous than Iger's "I am an adventurer from Cai Na".

Thinking of this, Iger thought about it, and stopped Le instead.

Of course, he couldn't forget: Although the story that he came from the other side of the Sunset Sea is false, the fact that the traveler came from another world is more mysterious than the fabricated story.When he was tied up and sent to Castle Black, who would have thought that he would become the Lord Commander of the Night Watch four or five years later?

It is extremely difficult for Asha to be the lord of the Iron Islands, but it is not impossible to achieve. I am only influenced by inherent concepts and prejudices, so I just don't believe it when I hear it.

"Then Miss Asha, please tell me, what was your detailed plan back then?"

"Hmph, do you think I've lived for 20 years just playing with daggers, tomahawks and men?" Asha said with her teeth clenched, "Don't think that the ironborn are all brainless bandits and idiots who think with their lower body , I have more friends and like-minded people in the archipelago than you can imagine! The scholar Roderick Harlow, the leader of Baelor Blacktys, the Gubler family, the Merlin family... many The captain and leader who lost their relatives in my father's first rebellion. Each family secretly hides three or five warriors from the battlefield in the north. Together, they can gather a considerable elite, and then I, Greyjoy The heir to the family was personally at home, and it was easy to infiltrate the weakly defended Pike City. Wait until my father was subdued and forced to wear black to make way for me-after Abba's supporters got word from the battle. The Yankees returned Before the Iron Islands, I have already tied him to the Great Wall, recalled those who are loyal to me, firmly controlled the islands, and prepared for a counterattack!"

(Your sister, why is everyone planning to throw trouble at the Night's Watch?)

Iger slandered dissatisfiedly, and now he really couldn't laugh.Resisting the urge to roll his eyes and thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that this plan was only theoretically feasible, and he just didn't believe it intuitively, because he didn't have a deep understanding of the faction composition within the Iron Islands Comparing the strength of all parties, he couldn't find any obvious loopholes in Asha's words.

"Okay, let me believe that you did have such a plan, so what about after you control the Iron Islands? How do you plan to clean up the mess in the northern battlefield that has already been fought?"

"In peace," said Asha, "I will negotiate with Robb Stark, and if he cedes Sea Dragon Point and the Stony Coast, the Iron Islands will cease war with the North, and never again—"

"It's impossible." Iger finally had something to say, and immediately interrupted the woman: "Even if you successfully obtained the ruling power of the Iron Islands through a coup d'état, you must also deal with the internal worries of your father's supporters' counterattack and the war with the Northern Territory. The two threats of foreign aggression. You are the one who should be in a hurry to make peace because you can't sit still. How can the northern border reach an agreement with you?"

"Because the land cut off from the North still belongs to the North." Asha raised her head, "The negotiation conditions I prepared for Robb are--I respect him as the King of the North, and he recognizes me as the Lady of the Iron Islands ...then I will bow the knee to him and bring the Iron Islands under his rule and become part of his Northern United Kingdom. If he has the prestige and connections as rumored, he may also make the rivers and valleys off the Iron Throne Pledge allegiance to him, if all goes well, then this new Northern Kingdom will own more than half of the land of the Seven Kingdoms, the best army and the most powerful fleet when it is born. No one in the known world will be able to force him Change your decision!"

Iger raised his eyebrows in surprise, and just about to blurt out a nonsense, he immediately realized that he was the one who was wrong: Westeros is not a celestial dynasty, and there has never been any concept and awareness of great unity, let alone "separation is an unforgivable sin" This habitual thinking".The Stark family was already king, but was forced to become a vassal because of the strength of Aegon the Conqueror—but now the Iron Throne has no dragons to maintain its deterrence, and the North has not won the battle for Stannis after repeated battles. Any benefits, even the family was almost taken away by accident, and everyone was already dissatisfied...

Under such circumstances, independence from the Iron Throne is completely reasonable, and it does not conflict with the integrity of Robb Stark's character. If Asha really puts forward the constructive suggestion of "Northern Kingdom", she also voluntarily surrenders to facilitate it The advancement of this plan... Who can resist this temptation?

nobody!

The three northern kingdoms are neutral, they only control the royal lands and the Stormlands, and Stannis, who has verbal support from the West, is unable to persuade the Reach to destroy the Golden Company, and Little Aegon, who has no dragons and has been defeated in battles, is also difficult to destroy. Good Stannis.If Daenerys does not appear, Westeros may be split into three or even four parts in the north, the center and the south, showing a momentum of strength, and the stability will last for a long time...

And no matter how you calculate it, the northern kingdom with Robb Stark as king will be the strongest of these three or four forces!

Looking at Iger's expression, Asha realized that she had finally shocked him, so she struck while the iron was hot and continued to brainwash: "Although Cape Hailong has no resources, it has dense high-quality pine forests, which are excellent raw materials for shipbuilding; while the Rocky Coast has The fertile black land is only because no one dares to cultivate it because it has been plundered by the Ironmen for thousands of years. These two pieces of land are just a sparsely populated and dispensable idle area for the Iron Islands. But they are treasure houses and granaries of extraordinary value! With them, the ironmen no longer need to plunder everywhere, and can rely on shipbuilding, selling boats, fishing, and farming to support themselves. The people are also the best hostages—in case the archipelago changes again one day, the Stark family only needs to send a large army to recover these two pieces of land, and they can deal a heavy blow to the Iron Island, without even needing a ship!"

"That's right, the sea monster's fickle reputation has spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms, and Robb will still doubt my sincerity. Therefore, I will also consider myself as part of the deal—an unmarried, good-looking, young and healthy Lady of the Iron Islands! With the rumored integrity of the Stark family, Robb will probably not divorce his wife or accept me as his lover's proposal, but it doesn't matter, I can accept the marriage he arranged for me... I've even considered the candidate: isn't the current patriarch of the Glover family—Galbert Glover still unmarried. Stark set aside a piece of his family's territory for the Iron Islands. He is a wife, so it is not wrong to treat him!"

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