The king on the Great Wall

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Being uttered by a real name she hadn't heard for a long time was a little frightening, and the girl who was afraid of being heard by outsiders almost asked the other party not to do this.But knowing that the timing was not right, Myrcella finally restrained her impulse and carefully followed Iger's words to think... When she lived in the Red Castle, she liked reading books and listening to the bachelor's stories. The princess is different: she has never liked those low-level fairy tales such as knights, princes or princesses, but rather likes those about tricks that are usually only interesting to boys.With the knowledge and knowledge accumulated in childhood as the foundation and background, coupled with what Iger said earlier, she quickly thought of the correct answer.

"What I'm most worried about is that the Stark family and you, my lord, have completed negotiations and reached an agreement, so that this change, which was the most likely opportunity for me to turn around, ended with the smooth transition of the Stark family's change of flag and identity. "As soon as she opened her mouth, her thoughts became clearer, "So, my lord, what you mean is that the reason why Earl Bolton sent a letter to Winterfell saying that he had eliminated the queen and was coming south to help, the purpose was to make Robb feel that he had won. In sight, prevent him from completing negotiations with you to resolve the issue peacefully, so that he will have no chance to take advantage of it?"

"That's right, but it's not only that, if he transformed himself into the identity of the queen's servant and accompanied her south to the outside of Winterfell, and I was still 'negotiating' with the Stark family outside the city, Not only will my status in the eyes of the queen plummet and I will be replaced by Bolton, and the safety of the Stark family in the castle will no longer be guaranteed!" Iger said while the iron was hot, "Even if I am with Shi The Tucker family has no choice but to attack Winterfell as an enemy, and they will definitely control the strength of their means to avoid harming Arya and her family as much as possible... But if this siege is led by Daenerys Targaryen Come personally to direct and supervise, and to carry out the development with Roose Bolton as the leader, the ending is almost certain: in the entire Winterfell, from Robb himself to the young Rickon, anyone marked with the word "Stark" All living creatures under the label will 'die to death' in this fierce battle, and no chicken or dog will be spared!"

Myrcella's scalp was a little tingly, but she had to admit that if Bolton had hidden his rebellion as Iger said, then this conjecture was really inevitable.

"But but..." She bit her lip and faltered, "I think, even if I tell Robb all these things you said, he will only think you are bluffing, and he will not believe it at all. "

"That's right, I never do useless work. So, I tell you all this, not in the hope that you can pass on the news for me." Iger nodded, knowing that Myrcella hadn't been fully convinced, but he could only break the pot , and continued to attack: "In order to avoid the worst situation from happening, I decided to launch a surprise attack tonight, and never give up the initiative to capture Winterfell to the villains who want to destroy the Stark family! It may reduce the casualties caused by this move, I need your help... Of course, it is not for you to assassinate someone or open the city gate for me, but for other things, a very small cooperation."

"Ah!?" The topic jumped so fast that Myrcella was stunned for a moment, shrunk her neck and shoulders, and even trembled slightly.

(Master Iger, don't be like this...Although I don't hate you, but...but I'm just a child!)

What scared Myrcella was not only Iger's declaration of "a surprise attack to take Winterfell tonight", but also the fact that he mustered up a lot of courage when he came to deliver the letter, and now he was selected by the "rebels" in a daze. Accomplice!

In addition to the above two reasons, in fact, to a greater extent, she is using a "scared" reaction in line with her age to cover her recollection and thinking of what Iger said earlier and its credibility.

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Almost immediately, she realized that there seemed to be something wrong with Iger's statement, and after thinking for a few seconds, Myrcella completely understood what the problem was: this set of "Roose Bolton's malicious intentions to bring the Stark family to an end." "The statement seems to have no flaws and is completely logical and self-consistent, but it is based on the assumption that "Roose Bolton is a bad guy".

From the beginning to the end, Iger was just inducing himself to instill such an idea in himself: because Lao Huanpi is a bad person, so why did he do this thing, and what purpose did he do that thing... I said a lot, But he didn't come up with any evidence to prove that the above hypothesis is true, not even a single letter between him and Earl Bolton!

And according to this routine of "assume that he is a bad person first and then analyze what he does", then in this world... everyone can be a bad person!

However, she did not rashly judge that Iger was lying because of this: it only took a few minutes from when she ran to warn him to when he explained everything clearly. In a short period of time, it would be too scary to just play on the spot and make up a whole set of statements that can't find any loopholes.

Is Iger unwilling to fail and planning to struggle to the death, or is he really worried about the Queen's threat to the Stark family and plans to "curve to save friends"?Should I trust Iger and promise to help this "small favor" that can capture Winterfell with less bloodshed?

This seems to be a small choice, but the possible results are very different: if Iger hadn't lied to himself, then his reckless intervention may have reduced a lot of bloodshed for this surprise attack and helped the Stark family avoid it. A catastrophe; but if Iger was deceiving and using himself, the situation would be quite embarrassing-his informant not only broke the originally stable balance of confrontation and negotiation, but also caused the Stark family to lose a game that was originally Already a surefire war.In the latter case, if one or two of the Stark family were injured or died, then I would be to blame for death!

In the midst of the toughest decision she's ever faced in her life and lost her mind, Myrcella was taken aback by a large hand that suddenly grabbed her left wrist.It turned out that Iger, who was sitting opposite and saw the little princess being frightened by his words, reached out and took her left arm after waiting for a short while without getting a reply, and opened the little princess's arms one by one. The fingers of Xu's clenched fist forced it to spread out into a palm, and placed a small, light and light cardboard box in her palm, and finally helped her close the palm again.

"Myrcella, I know you are a kind and brave girl, and you love the Stark family as much as I do. Now, the only chance to protect them is in your hands, grab it!"

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Chapter 514

In the cold wind, Winterfell ended another day surrounded by rebels.

The snowfall that has lasted for several days has stopped, but the snow on the ground and the clouds in the sky will not disappear immediately. With them absorbing the sound and covering the light of the stars and the moon, the sky and the earth after the sun sets, it is called a world of silence and night. ink.However, although the environment has affected hearing and vision, the guards on the city wall are not very worried.

Standing on the nearly [-]-foot-high outer wall of Winterfell, the sentinel did not rely on sound to guard the outside of the city; as for the lack of moonlight, it was not a big problem: the land-grant rebels were born out of the night watchmen, and their clothing was almost uniform It was pitch black, but the field surrounding the castle was covered with snow—although the moonlight through the clouds was so faint that one could barely see, it was enough to illuminate the snow field. Under the strong contrast of black and white, even the besiegers If there is a slight change, the trace will be as obvious as ink dripping on white paper, and it is difficult to ignore it.

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"Iger is a son of a bitch, I don't know when the disaster is imminent, I'm probably sleeping with some savage bitch in my arms." Joel moved his right hand, which was about to be frozen, and said nothing. He said to his companion who was about to fall asleep, "I heard from Guy Fran, who was out of the city with the 'negotiation team', that in order to prevent Iger from noticing the abnormality, Sir Rodrik not only spent more time discussing the details of the agreement with him today, but also Made some small concessions on some key content. The rebel leader really thought he had taken advantage of it, and was so happy to keep them drinking in the headquarters!"

"A friend who has been to the land grant told me that the one who hangs out with Iger is a red-robed witch from Asshai, not a savage girl." Yagao, who was disturbed to take a nap, muttered unhappily, "Also—don't be with I'm chatting and doing my duty well. As long as Lord Bolton's army doesn't arrive for a day, the threat is still not lifted!"

"Yes yes yes, the threat is still there." Small talk is distracting, so you just sleep?This fool is still shouting "Stop the thief!"Joel rolled his eyes, didn't expose his companion, but continued to chatter: "Hey, by the way, how are you talking with your future father-in-law? When will you be able to marry Lisa back home... Thinking about it this way, It seems that they haven't seen their father and daughter in the castle for a few days?"

"I was evacuated to Seven City." Yagao felt that his sleepiness had been disturbed, and he lost the interest to continue to doze off, "That old man, because his daughter is the most beautiful girl in Xueman Village, her eyes are long He went to the top of his head, and while he was talking about marriage with me, he was unwillingly thinking about whether he could find someone with better conditions. He hated me for this and that for me, as if I, the dignified guard of Winterfell, had wronged his daughter! Hmph, if you got married earlier, wouldn't you be able to hide in Winterfell as a family member? Why bother to walk dozens of miles on the snow and escape to Seven City!"

"Well, I told you earlier, it's not that the old man is dissatisfied with your conditions, he's just waiting for you to adopt the attitude of recognizing him as a 'father-in-law'. If it wasn't for others teaching you to please your father-in-law and you refused to listen, this How can there be so many twists and turns?"

"I married his daughter, not him. Why should I humbly try to curry favor with him after being looked down upon?! This time, I must let this bad temper know, not everyone is afraid that he will give in to him!"

"Hey, come on, if you want good things to take a long time, then you can do it." Joel pretended to comfort, but shook his head and smiled inwardly: he was really stunned and lonely, "Hold on, don't lie, wait until this battle is over, With the meritorious reward and seniority of guarding Lindong, you must be begged by others before giving up!"

"Hmph." Yagao didn't hear the ridicule and sarcasm in his companion's words at all, and curled his lips, "It's best not to let me hear that she hooked up with other bastards when she took refuge in Seven City, otherwise..."

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The ruthless words of the single guard did not finish. Apart from not thinking about what to follow after "otherwise", the main reason was that he was attracted by the sudden unexpected situation: everything was normal outside the city wall, but it was completely unexpected. In an unexpected direction—somewhere in the dark castle behind him, a group of dark green flames suddenly lit up in the night, and the liquid fuel was ignited by a match, and the flames ignited by the dry grass and wood grew rapidly. With the change of temperature and burning material, the color tone also changed from cold to warm. After a few breaths, it turned into a flame three to four meters high.

Accompanied by the sudden fire, screams pierced the quiet night sky.

"Come on, it's on fire!"

There was indeed a fire, which was rare for Winterfell, where most of the buildings were made of stone, but it happened to be one of the few wooden buildings in the castle, the stables.However, it is strange that the guards who are familiar with the environment of the castle did not panic because of this. As permanent residents, they know that the stables are located in the southwest corner of the school yard, close to the inner wall made of granite, and there are no more wooden buildings around them. , and it is also far away from any houses that store winter supplies or are inhabited... Even if the fire gets out of control, the most it can do is burn down the stable itself, and no more damage will be caused.

Well, it won't cause more damage-this conclusion is usually true, but this time is not usually the case.

It is different from the usual days: at this moment, three to 4000 people are firmly crowded in the city of Winterfell, and the nearby residents who have taken refuge in the city have built tents and blankets to cover every possible place to stay in the inner and outer rooms of the city walls—of course there are also Will let go of the largest and most conspicuous emptiness of the school grounds.The housekeeper who arranged the construction of the camp did reserve an isolation area between the stables and the refugee camp, so this accident may not cause the tragedy of burning the camp, but the planners obviously did not consider that there are also "residents" in the stables .

As the fire got bigger and burned through the walls and spread into the stables, the bright flames and threatening—no, the high temperature of the threatening horses made the horses in it quickly become manic and violent. Instinctively took the lead to climb over the fence, smashed open the gate and rushed out of the sea of ​​flames. The school grounds quickly became a mess amidst the screams: no one was buried in the flames, but countless tents were knocked down and torn under the impact of the fleeing horses, and a large number of just woke up of the refugee residents were knocked down or trampled by strong livestock before they could react to what had happened.

Shouting and crying, the crackling sound of the flames engulfing a corner of the stable... The original silence of the night has been completely torn to pieces, and the complete chain of disasters has just been pulled by one end.

The casualties caused by the horses escaping from the stables and crashing into the asylum camp were negligible, but the fear and chaos caused were truly terrifying. Many people who were asleep a moment ago were frightened by the cries and screams, and wanted to ask what happened in a daze. No one answered what was going on, and after a round of thinking, he finally took the safest method he could think of: escape.

No matter what happens, it's never wrong to stay out of danger!

There is no problem with the logic of this idea, but it ignores one point: the chaos caused by the herd effect is often far more dangerous than the accident itself!

The first person, the second person started to run away, and soon ten or twenty people were brought along, and the number expanded to dozens or even hundreds at a faster speed... In the end, a scene that was not serious but happened at the right time and place The small fires turned into a tsunami of panic.In this wave of people, the children could not find their mothers, husbands and wives were scattered by the crowds, and even the reserve soldiers who were rushing to put out the fire from the guardhouses in the distance with buckets were rushed head-on. The flow of people fleeing for their lives was squeezed to pieces...

Some people had to gather the startled horses, and some people had to be assigned to rescue the wounded, and more soldiers had to be dispatched to maintain order and evacuate the crowd so that the firefighting team could enter the field smoothly. A small accident that could have been settled by ten people in the first place, experienced a heart-wrenching experience. After the incomprehensible magical development and dizzying weird evolution, it finally turned into a chaos that a hundred people could not solve.

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"Damn! Isn't it just the stables on fire? How did it become such a mess?" The whole incident fell into the eyes of the sentinels on the fence, Joel was dumbfounded, and then immediately became vigilant: "Agao, you just had Did you hear any noise, could it be the incendiary bombs thrown in by the rebels outside the city with trebuchets. They plan to take advantage of the chaos to launch an attack?"

"Impossible! The inner wall of Winterfell is a hundred feet high. If the incendiary bomb was thrown from outside the city, since it can pass such a high wall, it should fall closer to the middle of the castle. How is that possible? Set fire to the stables that are close to the city wall and are covered by it?" Yagao has limited understanding of the world, but his spatial imagination and estimation ability are quite good: "I think some fool knocked over the oil lamp while feeding the horses night grass ... Forget it, don't think about where the fire came from, I want to know more, do our night watchmen need to help?"

"It shouldn't be necessary. If we also go to fight the fire, in case the rebels take the opportunity to attack the city..."

This discussion didn't last long. Tonight's duty chief and the messengers from the main fort had appeared on the city wall in time and began to resolve the doubts of the sentinels.

"Don't act stupid like you've never seen a fire! Stick to your post, don't look at it, don't discuss it, and don't leave without permission!"

"Master Robb ordered that the sentries on the walls do not need to participate in the firefighting. Be vigilant and stay vigilant. He has arranged additional manpower to deal with the fire!"

Two loud reprimands and a few firm and clear instructions instantly suppressed the turmoil and doubts of the soldiers on the city wall.The chaos caused by the stable fire is indeed bad, but it will never change the incombustible chemical properties of granite. As for the scattered residents, they are all loyal subjects of the Stark family for thousands of years, and there are no spies or spies among them... When the entire wooden shed is burned clean and there is no follow-up fuel, and the people who run around are tired and awake, the stampede will naturally end.

Compared with a mere stable, the improvement and stability of the castle's overall defense system and ensuring that the rebels outside the city have no gaps are more important tasks.

The cautious and sophisticated choice shows Robb's situational judgment and command ability at the tactical level.It's a pity—sometimes, for some things, the outcome can't be changed without the parties making correct judgments and responses.

The sentinels on the inner and outer city walls looked away from the castle one after another under the command and orders of the chief, and stopped looking at the burning stables and the chaotic school yard, but continued to engage in boring security work. Soon after a few flashes of light Suddenly, an earth-shattering loud noise resounded under their feet and in their ears!

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Chapter 515

This absurd world...

In order to keep the Starks, their castle must be taken.

Even Iger himself finds it funny to say this reason, but it is true and imminent.If Robb refuses to surrender out of stubbornness and pride when the Bolton army and Daenerys arrive here, not only will the whole castle be destroyed, but he will also be dragged into an embarrassing situation; but at the same time, he knows that Telling the other party about your own judgment will only be regarded as a clumsy deception. Not only is it useless, but it will expose the fact that Myrcella reported the letter, and it will even arouse the vigilance of the people in the city.

After thinking about it, Iger finally made a difficult decision: the truth that no one will believe is simply rotten in his stomach, and he will take the safest plan - to cut the mess quickly, and take down the temporary city in one fell swoop with a lightning-like night attack Winter City, hold the initiative in your own hands, not in the hands of Stark, Bolton or the Queen!

What he solemnly handed over to Myrcella during the day was a box of new-style matches that had been improved by a Bachelor of Science as a gift as a gift of real estate. Due to the scarcity of chemical materials, they were only produced in small quantities for military use.And what Iger wants the little princess to do is: first make up a temporary lie, try to hide what she has done, and return to Winterfell with Roderick, and then at midnight, take this box of matches and a small bottle of wildfire, and set off in Winterfell. Randomly find a key place in the city that can attract attention, but will not cause casualties and set fire to it—disrupt the order in the city, restrain the energy of the defenders, and provide support and cooperation for the full-scale attack on the castle.

Affected by the original plot and the impressions generated in the real relationship after the acquaintance, Iger intuitively felt that Myrcella was a trustworthy and reliable partner, but he also understood that "feeling" was never a reliable basis for judgment.

He thinks Myrcella is "intelligent, courageous, mature and reliable", but maybe the girl is also seen in this way by the Starks; maybe she thought about it after returning to the city, and finally confessed to the Starks that she had a relationship with herself. The content of the conversation; it is not possible that Sir Rodrik ran into Catelyn Stark when he finished the negotiation and went back to the business, and asked casually, "Did you ask Maeve to send me a message out of town, ma'am?" A lie made up; it is also possible that she is a little girl after all, although she agreed to it face to face, but in the end she did not dare to do anything because of fear and fear...

There are too many possibilities to abort this seemingly unreliable internal and external cooperation plan, so Iger didn't put his chips on her at all—he frankly told Myrcella about his doubts and concerns about the real trend of the Bolton family. The decision to attack Winterfell was, on the one hand, to give an explanation and explanation for her indifference after learning the news, and on the other hand, to affirm and reciprocate her courage and kindness in sending the letter... But in the final analysis, I was a rule-breaker. A "traitor" and careerist, he will not easily hand over his fate to others.

He kept a hand in the dark... No, it should be said that it was several hands.

What Iger told Myrcella was: If she moves smoothly, she will command the Land Grant Army to launch a full-scale attack after the fire in the city, and what she has to do is to quickly return to the bedroom and close the door, and Sansa and Arya The two Miss Starks don't come out no matter what happens.But if nothing happens overnight, no matter what the reason is, he will postpone the attack until tomorrow, and launch the attack after the ultimatum is delivered at dawn.

But his real plan is: no matter what happens, even if there is a knife in the sky, he will launch an attack at a certain time in the middle of the night tonight to take down Winterfell.

If Myrcella failed to release the fire due to nervousness, fear or other reasons, it would be nothing more than a night attack from an outsmart to a strong attack, and she had no loss; and if she confessed to Robb that she was about to The news of the attack, the latter will also get the news that he will launch the attack after dawn... Even if the worst happens: Robb intends to use his tricks after learning the news, deliberately setting a fire in his castle to lure the gifted The local army came to attack, but at the same time they were ready to severely defeat the spirit of the local army, and Iger was not afraid at all.

Because, he only told Myrcella that he would launch an attack after the fire broke out, but he didn't mention the details of the main attack direction and the weapons used—his confidence did not come from the protection of the night or the unexpected surprise attack, but People in this era have never seen a powerful weapon. No matter how impregnable the defenses of the defenders are, facing the gunpowder that is thrown into the war between humans for the first time, they will become like shooting themselves in the foot.

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The artillery can definitely blast open the gates of Winterfell, but with the power and accuracy of the first-generation service type, God knows it will take dozens or hundreds of shots to achieve the goal when used at night. The tomb was awakened, and even if they break into the city at that time, they will inevitably face the castle defenders who are ready to deal with strange new weapons. The goal of "casualties on both sides"... So, the long-awaited debut of this long-range killer was vetoed by Iger.

He needs a violent method that can instantly reverse the offensive and defensive situation on the battlefield and end the battle before the enemy reacts!

It's a good idea to drill tunnels to blow up the city walls, but the permafrost is not so easy to dig, and Iger doesn't know how much time he has left... At this time, the snow combat uniforms prepared in advance came in handy.

The term "snow combat uniform" seems to be high, big and upscale, but its essence is not magical: it is just a result of collecting, purchasing and making a large number of craftsmanship and technical levels of this era through various channels. The whitest fabric that can be produced is cut and sewn into a burqa, which is put on the outside of the black clothes, so as to use the color of the snow as much as possible for protection and to hide the whereabouts of the soldiers.

Long before the fire in the stables in the city caused riots and most of the attention of the defenders on the top of the wall was attracted, two teams of dozens of "demolition team" soldiers dressed in snow camouflage had already set off quietly. Under the double cover of the black effect under the lights caused by the torches and the protective color integrated with the snow, the defenders quietly slipped through the final journey, pasted it under the granite wall of Winterfell, drilled into the door opening, and put the explosive package It was installed at the intended location—under the east and north gates of Winterfell.

Although it was a tactical decision made in a hurry within a day, there was still a lot of calculation and deduction... The gate was chosen as the breakthrough point, of course, because the explosive package made of black powder was not powerful enough to destroy the city wall, so it could only choose a weak point to attack, but There are four gates in Winterfell, why did you choose the east and north gates as the attack points and give up the other two?There are many considerations here. If you want to win a castle, the key is roughly the following two points: defeating the city defense forces to eliminate the possibility of encountering a counterattack, and eliminating or controlling the castle owner to disrupt the opponent's will to fight.

After a question and answer with Myrcella, Iger learned that the city of Winterfell was full of residents at the moment. In order to prevent the defenders and refugees from mixing together and affecting the efficiency of assembly and mobilization, Robb placed the troops not far from the main castle. Far away, next to the guard room and guest room of the arsenal, after comparing the terrain of the castle in memory, Iger found that these two buildings happened to be in the middle and northeast of Winterfell.

This means that the two major tactical targets of "Defender" and "Castle Master" are roughly gathered in the northeast direction of the castle!

If the attacking side sends troops to attack from the west and south gates, they will have to pass through the godswood forest and the school grounds before arriving at the defenders' base camp and the residence of the Stark family. Along the way, there will be women, children and civilians fleeing into the city... It is not realistic to pass through smoothly However, it would be too cruel and unnecessary to kill the past, but if you enter from the east and north gates, no matter which way you successfully break through, you can go straight to the garrison camp to kill the enemy and surround the main castle. Take control of the city!

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Iger didn't know the quality of the gates of Winterfell. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the plan, he provided the demolition team with an increased version of a large explosive package to ensure the overflow of power. The carefully ground and prepared powdered gunpowder was wrapped in layers. Tighten the waterproof cloth tightly, connect the lead wires and stuff them into the gap between the two target gates and the ground, ignite, and evacuate...

Amidst the loud noise, the shining flames accompanied the shaking of the earth, and the thick granite walls of Winterfell withstood the test without any suspense, but the seemingly heavy wooden door in the city gate was not so strong. In the shock wave caused by the deflagration, they were torn and blown down like cardboard in a storm, and the smoke and heat rose into the air and covered the city wall. When the vision was slightly clear, people were surprised to find that not only the city gate was opened , Even the city gate tower was blown down.

Gunpowder is expensive. Although the blasting team members were trained when they were donated land, they never had the luxury to experience the power of tens of kilograms of explosives. They underestimated its actual effect and did not hide far enough. They were ignited by themselves. The explosion made their brains buzzing—even if they were prepared and protected, those Winterfell guards who were attacked suddenly and had only "heard of" the bombs would be even more unbearable. The bewildered defenders forgot to ring the bell for a short time.Before the opponent could react from the shock, the members of the blasting team who gritted their teeth and continued the task had overcome the physical discomfort of dizziness and tinnitus, and rushed into the city gate hole opened by the first round of explosions at the risk of being attacked. The narrow moat re-ignited and combined to throw the remaining explosives...

Amid the continuous explosions like rolling spring thunder, the suspension bridge and the inner city gate that should have been stronger were also destroyed.

Winterfell, a strong fortress that has never fallen in history, was broken through its proud two walls in less than 10 minutes, like a weak woman stripped naked Lying in front of Iger with her legs wide open... and what the latter needs to do next is to drive straight in and take her fiercely and completely.

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Chapter 516

In order not to attract the alert of the sentries and protect the sneaking of the demolition team, most of the land-grant army has been quietly huddling in the winter shelter town after nightfall, not daring to make any advance moves. It is safe to be so cautious, but it is also This brings up another problem: if the main attacking force starts from the camp after the blasting team completes its mission, it will be difficult to reach the gap in the first place and use the blasted city gate to quickly enter the castle.

In order to solve this contradiction, Iger's countermeasure is to inform the whole army in advance: use the first explosion as the signal for the general attack.

Although Winterfell's external defense system has two layers, internal and external, the second round of detonation can completely penetrate it, but only by seizing the gap between the first and second round of blasting and allowing the main force to play ahead, can the victory be maximized. change.

Of course, while this method solves one problem, it brings another new problem: if the second round of blasting does not go well or the effect is not ideal after the first round of blasting, then the offensive force will never have time to brake, and they will have to stop. Able to bump head-on into the intact inner wall of Winterfell, which is taller and thicker than the outer wall!

There is absolutely no perfect tactical plan in the world. Iger will try to avoid this situation from happening. But in case something unexpected happens in the end, the Land Grant Army can only use other backup methods to storm the castle with the advantages of morale and organizational ability. .

When the first round of roaring sounded immediately after the sound of the offensive horn, countless light spots suddenly lit up in the dormant winter town, which was originally black and blind as usual The torches were lit at the spot, and under the command of officers at all levels, they came out of the siege camp in an orderly manner. The long queue formed by the gate of the camp was squeezed by the gate of the camp, and it looked like two wading in the snow field. The luminous long snake was swimming towards the east and north gates of Winterfell with a clear goal.

In the face of sufficient and overflowing comprehensive preparations, Murphy's Law did not break out. Although the blasting team inevitably had some minor accidents in the process of attacking the inner city gate, the timing of the second round of blasting was a bit poorly synchronized, but it was completely chaotic. The defenders of the castle who were in the ground failed to grasp this small flaw at all and made any obstruction. A total of four city gates in the east and north directions were blasted open in a very short time after saturation blasting. Within a day, the siege force arrived at the two bombed city gates one step ahead of the defenders.

The land-grant soldiers swarmed over the collapsed gatehouse, built passages across the frozen moat, and suppressed the sentries on the two walls with their numerical superiority. On the other side of the castle, at the side of the school field far away from the battle front line, he directed the fire fighting.

Facing the rebellion of the Night Watchmen and the thousands of miles of raids, Robb has been in a state of high tension these days. Even though the good news from Earl Bolton has sealed the victory, he still has not completely relaxed as a young lord succeeding to the throne. , he knows that he has to be more cautious and work harder than ordinary nobles in order to lead his family to survive in this dangerous and chaotic world.With three points of enlightenment, two points of luck, and five points of talent, he escaped the battle of kings that swept across the Seven Kingdoms and returned to the northern border safely, and also won a victory and a cart full of spoils.

The great prestige and admiration from all directions made him swell for a short time, but the defeat against the ironmen made him wake up in time: his dear pet and reliable comrade-in-arms direwolf "Grey Wind" sacrificed his life, Let Robb deeply and completely understand the connotation of his family language "Winter is coming". This simple sentence composed of three words is neither a catchphrase that his ancestors made up for literary purposes, nor is it a man who is afraid of the cold. The simple weather forecast that has been passed down to this day after the bastard is talking about it, its core is to alert and warn future generations: always maintain a sense of crisis, no matter when and where, never think you are safe!

Learning from the pits and learning the wisdom, adhering to the teachings of the ancestors, Robb woke up immediately after hearing the news that the stables were on fire. , nor can it rule out the possibility that Iger launched a night attack to attack the castle while the city was on fire. In order to eliminate all threats, he decided to go to the school grounds and personally preside over the firefighting work to minimize the chaos and risks caused by the accident.

Robb got out of the warm bed and dressed neatly, kissed his sleepy wife on the face, coaxed her to continue to sleep, then went out and called the guards, and began to walk along the stairs to the ground floor.

"Is Rodrik awake? Tell him to lead someone to the kitchen to find buckets and fetch water to put out the fire!" While going downstairs, the City Lord of Winterfell had already started giving orders.

"Ser Rodrik has gone."

"Very good." This old knight is always so loyal and reliable, Robb nodded with satisfaction, "Find some legs and feet to go to the walls to deliver orders quickly, the sentries don't need to participate in firefighting, be vigilant and stay vigilant! Well, this is not enough, send another One goes to the guard room, the number of sentries is doubled tonight, if there is any change in the rebels outside the city, don't hesitate to ring the bell immediately to warn!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"After I went out, I closed and bolted the gate of the main castle. No one is allowed to enter or leave until the fire is extinguished and I come back!" This is not only to prevent people in the city from taking advantage of the chaos to do evil, but in fact, to a certain extent, it can also prevent Arya or Rickon from Such a brat went downstairs to join in the fun out of curiosity, and ran into any danger in the chaos.

After ordering the trivial matters, a group of people had already arrived at the gate. Just a few steps away, a petite figure wrapped in a padded jacket happened to run back from outside the house. Fortunately, he stopped in time and did not crash into Robb's arms. : "Lord Robb, good evening."

"It's not good at all!" Robb frowned and stared at Myrcella. "What are you doing out here so late, Maeve?"

The girl was a little nervous by the harsh questioning, and explained timidly: "The room is a bit stuffy, I fell asleep for a while and then woke up again, and then I couldn't sleep all the time, for fear of disturbing Sansa and Arya, Just come out to get some fresh air, and there seems to be a fire somewhere in the school grounds!"

"I already know! Well, at this critical moment, you can't just stay in the house and don't run around." Robb's words were on the verge of his mouth, but he suddenly realized: For this cheap little sister who has no blood relationship, I can't reprimand casually like my own sisters. If I say a word seriously, it may leave a grudge in her heart.

Forget it, let's think about it after the more important things in front of us are over, he waved his hand: "Hurry up and go back to the house, close the door, and don't run around."

"Yeah." Myrcella quickly lowered her head and squeezed past him as if she had been pardoned, and ran back to the main castle.

Robb never imagined what role the girl who had just passed by him would play tonight, and he forgot about this little episode in a blink of an eye, and led everyone to the stables quickly.

Before he arrived at the scene, he realized that the situation was far worse than he had imagined. The fire illuminated half of the city wall. Not to mention, a few war horses that should have been in the stables rushed past them like a gust of wind, and there were still people behind them. Followed by many disheveled and panic-running refugees, even he, the city lord and the soldiers shouted loudly, but they couldn't slow down their steps. Looking at the direction, some of them were actually fleeing to the main castle. direction.

Thanks to the order to close the gate of the main castle!