Chapter 0306: Asking for help from Haijiang City
Caitlyn can't forget last night.
Last night, there was a crescent moon in the sky and a crescent moon in the water.
Under the light of the moon, two crescent moons, Robb Stark led the knights, lancers, freeriders, and archers across the river.
Caitlyn felt like she was in a dream.
She couldn't believe that Robb and Wald Frey's meeting had been so rarely successful. She knew Wader Frey, and he would never let the Northerners cross the river without enough interest. The past few decades have proven this.
So, what kind of 'humiliating' deal did Robb and Walder Freda make last night?
At the moment, Caitlin only knows one of the contents of the 'agreement', and that is-
Robb sent six Winterfell soldiers to escort Lord Frey's two grandsons north to Winterfell. Robb assured the Marquis of Wald Frey that Lady Caitlyn would adopt them as adopted sons. The two children, one seven and one eight, were named Wade. Caitlyn only wanted Bran Stark to happily accept them, and that a playmate of her age would be the best person to accompany Bran.
Of course, the 'agreement' reached between Wald Frey and Robb could not be so simple, but the army had to cross the river overnight, and Robb was the commander-in-chief of the legion, so he had no time to discuss the specifics of the 'deal' with Catelyn......
At a young age, could he discern the meaning of his promise, and could he discern the pros and cons of every transaction made by the Marquis de Valde Frey?
Caitlyn suddenly felt a hint of chill for some reason, despite the warm weather and the harmonious sunshine.
Wald Frey is a cunning weasel!
Turning around, behind him were two columns like huge steel snakes, with no heads in sight.
Suddenly, in front of Caitlin's eyes, two columns of steel cavalry overlapped with the image of the two steel serpents of the previous night's "horses stepping over the drawbridge, winding into the East River City, rounding the square, passing through the inner city, and walking onto the arched bridge", which seemed real and illusory. Suddenly, the real and the illusory overlapped into the condescending gaze of the Marquis of Valde Frey on the Weihe Tower in the middle of the long bridge.
Last night, on the Guardian Tower in the middle of the Twin Rivers, Wald Frey sat on a stretcher, looking down from the slender iron bars of the Murder Cave, and watched them leave. His blazing gaze met Catelyn's, and Catelyn politely saluted and smiled, but Walder Frey didn't respond.
The old guy over ninety years old lived like a shriveled pink weasel, his head was already bare, but his expression was inviolable and his eyes were cold.
Caitlin shook her head, shattering the image of Walder Frey from front of her eyes, driving her back to reality. With the sound of iron hooves in her ears and the warm sun on her body, there were three backs at the front of the two huge steel serpents, and in the center was her child, Robb Stark.
Judging from the back, the child has grown up, and he is no weaker than the adult knights on both sides. But she still saw Robb's young and immature eyes looking at her a little bewildered.
The two knights next to Robb are Sir Bryndon, Catelyn's uncle, and Sir Stevren Frey, whom Catelyn still finds unbelievable.
Last night, Sir Wald Frey not only agreed to let Robb lead his army across the river, but also handed over all 4,000 of his family's army to Robb Stark, leaving only 400 soldiers to guard the castle on the east and west banks. To Caitlin's surprise, Robb left Ser Herman Tauha to assist Walder Frey in defending the city, and an equal number of 400 northern soldiers.
Robb whispered to Caitlin as he crossed the river last night: Mother, Walder Frey cannot be trusted, but rest assured, I have left my own people to remind him to keep his promise.
Sir Herman Tauha and four hundred northern soldiers remained in Twin Cities, which ensured the retreat of the northern army. In the event of defeat, the Northerners are to retreat, and Herman Tauha will ensure that the bridge of the Twin Cities is unimpeded.
If Wald Frey had changed his mind and had turned against Gorannister, it was entirely possible, since Tywin Lannister had a younger sister who married into the Frey's family. The younger generation of the Frey family is cousins of Jaime, Tyrion, and Cersei - assuming Walder is to defect, Earl Herman Tauha and his four hundred soldiers from the North will teach him how to keep his promises.
The main forces of the Northern Army, including spearmen on foot, archers and a large number of militiamen, remained on the east bank, under the command of Luce Bolton. Robb orders Luce Bolton to continue south and engage Lord Tywin's Lannister army on the east bank of the Green Fork.
With the addition of the Marquis of Walder, the strength of the Northern Army increased by 4,000, and of the 4,000 troops, the cavalry followed Robb and the infantry followed Luce Burton.
So, what exactly did Robb talk to Marquis of Wald Frey about last night?
Caitlin was thinking about this question over and over again, when suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves behind her sounded rapidly, and Caitlin turned back, it was Sir Wendell Mandalay.
Wendell Mandalay was the second son of Sir Wiman Mandalay. His older brother, Willis Mandalay, led the family's infantry in Twin Rivers and followed Luce Bolton to meet Tywin Lannister.
In Caitlin's eyes, the root of Robb's earth-shaking change was after meeting Sir Wendell's father, Wiman. So, Wendell rode after him in such a hurry, apparently to chase Robb Stark, what did he have to tell Robb?
Caitlyn kicked the spurs, reined in the reins, and walked out of the queue in the middle of the way. Sir Rodric Kesso, who was in charge of protecting him, immediately followed out of the queue and sided with his wife.
Rodric Kesso, the head of Winterfell.
Wendell nodded to Madame at his horse, and he was about to bypass Madame and rush to the front, but was stopped by Caitlin: "Sir Wendell, where are you going?"
"Madame, I have something to tell Lord Robb. ”
Catelyn knew that it was not appropriate for her to ask any more questions, and she had no right to intervene in the affairs of Robb, who was the commander-in-chief of the army and the true ruler of House Stark in Winterfell.
But she asked anyway.
"Sir Wendell, what are you going to tell Lord Robb, can you tell me? ”
“...... I can't ......," said Sir Wendell with a struggle.
"No, military matters? Robb will discuss a lot of things with me now. ”
"I'm sorry, ma'am. "Sir Wendell was a man of good faith, and his face was flushed, and he felt embarrassed.
"All right, kid, go quickly!" Caitlyn said softly, apologetic.
When Wendell was granted amnesty, he bowed to Caitlyn and rode away.
"Ma'am, you're worried. Rodric Kesso said.
Caitlin smiled, she couldn't let her inner turmoil affect anyone, "No, Robb is great. ”
"Yes, he has grown up, and I am impressed by the young master's performance, and the Stark family has never lacked real men. We'll win the war, ma'am. ”
*
"Lord Robb!" Wendell bowed respectfully as he mounted his horse.
Robb agreed, and he pulled his horse out of the queue, letting his uncle announce that Lyndon and Stevren Frey continued to lead the two steel dragons, and he and Wendell rode aside.
"Your Excellency wants me to tell you that you will pass through the marginal territory of Haijiang City, and the lord of Haijiang City, Jason Mellister, is loyal, strong in martial arts, and brave in battle, and your lord wants you to visit Count Jason Mellister in person, and remember not to send vassals to invite you. ”
"What else did my father say?"
"My lord said that as long as you go and invite us personally, Jason will definitely lead the army to join us. In this way, our legion will have another three thousand well-trained soldiers and a few very warlike generals. In this way, our raiding army will have 8,000 men, which will not be much less than the strength of Jaime who is besieging Riverrun. ”
"Okay, I'll go right away!".
"I want to go with the adults. ”
"No, you'll have to go back to your army and protect my father, please, Sir. ”
Wendell was embarrassed and hurriedly told Robb that the vassals were duty-bound, and that he, along with his twenty knights and their attendants, more than two hundred spearmen, mercenaries, and freeriders, would protect Lord Eddard Stark and promise not to let anyone know that Lord Eddard was in the army.
Don't let the news leak out, so that the Westers don't bother to pay attention to Robb Stark, a fifteen-year-old boy who has never fought before, and the Northerners he leads. Westlanders who despise their enemies will pay the price of arrogance.
*
"Mother, I'm going to visit Lord Jason Mellister in Seaborder City on the west coast, he is a vassal of my grandfather, and I hope he will join us in relieving Riverrun. ”
Caitlyn was shocked.
No sooner had Wendell left than Robb made a big decision, and it was the right decision. Although Jason Mellister is old, his martial arts are very strong. Caitlin knew that Jason Mellister was loyal, and he would not hesitate to call for it.
Robb, as the Supreme Commander of Winterfell, personally went to his door to ask for him, which would give Count Jason a great honor that he could not refuse, and Count Jason would repay it with all his might.
Why didn't she think of going to Haijiang City to ask for help?!
Located by the sea, Seafrontier Castle is a city located close to the Iron Islands. In order to resist the invasion of the Iron Islands in the sea, the Mellister family has carefully cultivated a very strong fighting army, and the loyalty of Earl Jason is unquestionable, and he and Marquis Wade are two people with completely opposite personalities.
As long as you ask him, Jason will definitely help, there is no doubt about it.
"I'll go with you, Earl Jason knows me. Caitlin said eagerly.
"No, Mother, we will march to Haijiang City at the speed of a rapid march, and then come back at the speed of a rapid march, and you will not be able to keep up with us on horseback. ”
Caitlin was silent, she just wanted to help her son too much.
"Mother, the key to the success of the raid on Jaime Lannister is speed, to strike a thunderous blow before the enemy notices. Mother, I have to go. ”
"Ask your uncle to announce that Lyndon is with you, he is a member of the Tully family, and Jason is loyal to our Tully family. ”
"Good!"
Soon, Robb and Brynden took Winterfell's guards and more than thirty sons of the nobles, including Olifa Frey from the House of Wald Frey, one of Walder's nineteen sons, and a team of more than 100 guards turned around the crossroads in front of them, and galloped towards the city of Haijiang on the west coast.
Catelyn watched Robb roar away with a majestic team of 100 guards, and she was very emotional, Wendell went to find Robb, saying that there was something to report, and then, very quickly, almost immediately, Robb made the decision to make a detour to the west coast to visit Haijiang City...... This, why?
Apparently, one of Mandalay's main cavalry had instructed Wendel, who came to Robb.
Caitlyn's heart suddenly beats wildly!
In Mandalay's main army, who refused to show up but was giving advice to Robb, the person who could think of asking Robb to make a detour to the west coast to ask Count Jason of Sea Frontier City to come to his aid, obviously knew the situation of the major princes of the Riverlands well.
Will this mysterious figure be able to guide himself? Will he come to the rescue of Eddard and Sansa and Arya from King's Landing? Is he a monk who is well versed in omens? Can he predict what will happen to Ed, Sansa, and Arya? Will the husband and daughter be safe? Will they be able to ...... A safe return?
Unable to calm down, Catelyn was short of breath, and she decided that tonight, no matter what, she was going to make a trip to the main barracks in Mandalay, and ask the master who had used Sir Wendell to guide Robb if he knew about King's Landing, and if he could save her husband and her two daughters.
Who could he be?
Eddard, are you alright? Sansa, are you alright?
Arya, who has a very wild personality, you must pay attention to your character, and when you are not surrounded by your parents, you must not be savage, otherwise you will suffer a big loss! You, are you okay?
*
On King's Avenue in the King's Lands.
Syllable!
A dry, thin boy struck a thick arm with black hair with a wooden stick in his hand. The arm trembled in pain, retracted, and a murderous voice yelled: "Stinky boy, I will break your neck, and chop off a few more of your handfuls and stuff them into your throat, I swear to the Seven Gods." ”
"Cut!" the skinny boy said disdainfully, turning and walking away, but in fact it was a pretend. He turned suddenly, and the wooden stick in his hand stabbed out like a narrow sword, hitting the shoulder of the big black man who threatened him.
The big black man sat in the prisoner's car, and although the stab did not cause him any harm, it made him thunderous. He grabbed the bars of the prisoner cart and shook it violently, and the shackles and leg cuffs made a rattling sound, as if he could break through the cage in the next second.
The clever and wild boy jumped away quickly, far away from the prisoner car, holding a wooden stick and pointing at the big black man in the prison car and scolding: "Black haired ghost, don't mess with me again, otherwise you will look good." ”
This kid is actually a girl, her real name is Arya, and her pseudonym is Ali!