"I'm afraid the Lannisters have secured the Iron Throne. ”

It was not easy for Catherine to say this, after all, what she wanted to do most was to avenge her husband, cut off Joffrey's head, and better destroy the entire Lannister family.

But the war has been going on to this day, and Catherine has also seen that the general trend has gone, and only Robb, the king of the north, is left among the five kings. But now that the old nest has been wiped out, it will be easy to fight back after going back, and it will be easy to rectify again, but it will be very difficult to move the army south again.

The Northern Army was now in this state, and when it first went south, it was in high spirits, winning three games in a row, and its spirit was unstoppable, and every soldier at that time believed that he could enter King's Landing and kill Joffrey.

But now, hearing that Winterfell had been captured by Theon, most of the soldiers were furious, but they couldn't hide the fatigue in their expressions.

War consumes not only a huge amount of money and food, but also the spirit of every soldier. No matter how powerful the Iron Army is, it can't be a protracted war, and pain and death will make everyone fearful.

After the army returns to the north and takes Winterfell, it is estimated that it will be difficult to go south again in the short term, and this time is enough time for the Lannisters to quell the rebellion around them and sit on the Iron Throne.

When the time comes, Robb can be the unrecognized king of the North, but what is the use? The original purpose was to break into King's Landing, and if he only wanted to retreat at home, why did he move his army south in the first place.

All in all, it's a pretty inexplicable situation, and it's going well. If it doesn't go well, the entire army may be wiped out in the Twin Cities, or it will be difficult to retake Winterfell.

Catherine saw all of this, so she was curious about what Li Lingyi wanted to do, the Rebellion of the Five Kings, Li Lingyi was not one of them, and he was not qualified to become the "Six Kings". His men are all outcasts, and he only has one Harrenhal as his territory, so how will he defend himself against the Iron Throne in the future?

"Madame, I have a simple idea. Li Lingyi said sincerely, he might as well reveal his true thoughts, after all, Catherine and even the Stark family have no intention of dominating.

Robb swung his army south, hoping to get revenge on Joffrey and then return to the north. I didn't think about killing the current king, and who would make the new king be. This lack of a big picture is also a reason for its failure.

And Li Lingyi's goal is very clear.

"There is a saying in our hometown, which is called 'Princes and generals, rather have a kind of'. Does this mean that those who call princes and princes worship generals are born with good fortunes and are nobler than us? I don't think so, in the Kyushu continent, the king should be inhabited by capable people. And Joffrey... He is not worthy to be this king. ”

"You ......"

Catherine looked at Li Lingyi and couldn't help but be stunned, these words came from the mouth of a child who was not yet twenty, which really surprised her. Although she had guessed that Li Lingyi's goal might be to fight for hegemony, that idea only existed for a moment.

A kid from a civilian background wants to compete for power with a big family with hundreds of years of history, isn't this killing himself?!

This has nothing to do with hard work, the world does not change by personal will, a successful person is not because of tenacity, luck background is indispensable. Individual struggle is important, but it is also important to consider the course of history. No matter how good a person is, it is extremely difficult to achieve such great deeds.

"Madame may think I'm dreaming, but it seems to be. Li Lingyi continued, "But maybe one day in the future, I will prove to you that miracles exist." ”

Catherine looked at Li Lingyi's confident expression, and for a while she couldn't help but believe the boy in front of her, she had to admit that she was infected by this indomitable momentum.

However, she is a lady anyway, and she has calmed down between breaths, but her voice is still a little trembling, "Okay, I didn't expect you to have such lofty ambitions." But I won't say you're a fool, you're so much better than Joffrey. ”

Catherine's words were also heartfelt, in fact, she admitted that Li Lingyi was the only person she had seen who was close to perfection in all aspects at this age. Combat strategy, diplomacy and politics are quite good, but it really feels like the emperor's house is coming out.

"Ma'am, I don't think you're just talking about that, are you?"

"Of course. Catherine also came back to her senses and said seriously: "Robb is ready to do it, he has already gone to discuss with the vassals, do you think... Will Frey see the clues?"

"After a long time, it will definitely be. Li Lingyi said, "So we have to do it as soon as possible, preferably tonight." ”

"Tonight?" Catherine was a little surprised, then shook her head, "I don't think so, Robb and the vassals have finished discussing, and it will be tomorrow morning at the earliest." What's more, we are not too familiar with Twin River City, and it may not be good for us to do it in the dark. ”

Li Ling was silent when he heard this, and Catherine's words did have some truth, but he had already explored the terrain and now had a certainty in his heart. Once the war starts, he is confident that he can win the important position as soon as possible.

If only Robb could hand over the command of his army to me......

Li Ling thought to himself, and then secretly denied it. It's impossible, and it's not possible under any circumstances. Comparing his heart to his heart, if Li Lingyi is Robb, then he will definitely not hand over the command of the army.

I just can't help but think so, if I can command these 6,000 troops, then I can definitely actually control Twin River City with the lowest casualties, but right now...

After thinking about it for a while, Li Lingyi took out a map and handed it to Catherine, who took it and looked at it, and his expression was suddenly shocked.

"This is a map of the Twin Cities?!"

"Sketch. ”

It is indeed a sketch, and many of the buildings on it are not drawn, which is marked with a name. The most important points are marked out in series of roads, as well as some short-cut elevations and the like. The strokes are quite rough, and at first glance they were drawn in a hurry.

"Is this what you painted recently?" asked Catherine, her face full of incredulity, and Li Ling nodded.

It was ...... to be able to draw such a detailed map in less than a day after I arrived

Catherine suppressed the shock in her heart and asked, "Don't you have to copy another copy?"

"No, it's all in my head. Li Lingyi said, "Then you can hand it over to Robb, let him do it and arrange heavy troops on the marked roads, and then I will lead people to storm the castle and complete the decapitation operation." ”

"Decapitation?"

"Yes. Our goal is not to kill people, is it, and it is not good for us to fight for a long time, so it is the top priority to seize Old Frey as soon as possible and force the soldiers to surrender. ”

“……”