Chapter 75, The Night Watch
King's Landing.
The Red Fort, the Prime Minister's Tower, the Imperial Council.
"So, Robert and Eddard Stark, who fled to Essos, have returned?"
Asking his daughter Cersei to take Emperor Joffrey away, and after listening to the report from the departing Bachelor, Tywin Lannister asked the Chief of Intelligence in a deep voice.
The eight-clawed spider Varys nodded, "I'm afraid so." ”
Knowing the news of the failure of the Frey family's attempt to murder Robb Stark, the little imp shrugged: "It seems that your letter didn't work the most this time. ”
Tywin ignored this and continued to ask Varys, "How many of them are left, and what's going on?"
Varys: "There are more than 8,900 people, less than 9,000.
They now split their forces into two lines, one with 3,000 men, and headed north to reclaim the North, led by Robert's bastard sons Ryan, Varian, and Robb Stark.
On the other side, supported by the nobles of the River, with a total force of 6,000 men, led by Robert and Eddard Stark, they are ready to move east and enter your territory once more.
They may also find a way to get support from the Arryn Valley. ”
Tywin groaned, "Has Lord Balish arrived in Arryn Valley?"
Varys: "Based on the letter he sent back to the raven, I'll probably be in the Eagle's Nest tomorrow." ”
"Tell him that Robert and Eddard Stark must not be supported by Arrynval. ”
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Robert and Eddard's side.
Unlike King's Landing, which is preparing for the emperor's wedding, it is lively.
The whole riverland was in shambles, and many villages and towns were devastated by the war, and the inhabitants and farmers were either dead or running away, and the eyes were desolate.
"Your Majesty, the food we can collect will only last three months. ”
The three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and the riverland passed through the scourge of the Lannister army, and the economic losses were heavy, except for the castles of the princes of the river, most of them had no food.
And the princes of the river also need food, in case of enemy sieges, and the coming winter.
Listening to the bad report, Robert, who was worried about the food and grass, felt very irritated: "We can't go directly to the Arryn Valley?"
Francis said: "Your Majesty, we have already met two Polaniste soldiers, the road to the Arryn Valley will not be peaceful, there is no food, if we are besieged and so on, we will be miserable." ”
"Seven Layers of Hell!" Knowing that the army could not live without food, Robert was irritated: "We have stopped here for a whole week, giving the Lannister enough time to prepare!"
"Kevon Lannister's soldiers have finished assembling and will wait until they have enough food to raise before leaving, and they will probably kill us!"
Still thinking about climbing the technology tree to seek development, Arthur muttered in a low voice, "So I think it's best to retreat to Riverrun first." ”
Obviously five or six meters away, Robert heard the bastard's words at the tip of his ear, and immediately glared at him and scolded: "Bullshit! You idiot! Go back to Riverflowing City and sit back and wait for death!"
"And Ryan, Varian, and Robb, who haven't been able to return to the North for so long, and are still besieged in Haijiang City by the damned Frey!"
"Can't you give me good news?"
Arthur coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, give me time, materials, and manpower, and I can definitely build a weapon that sweeps through Westeros!"
"Oh yes, you're a genius, but where do we get the time, materials, and manpower?"
I'd heard Arthur mention it a few times, but Robert only believed in swords and war hammers, and didn't pay attention to any guns and cannons, let alone the gunpowder he made, which was enough for big battles.
So he said impatiently, "If you have time to talk nonsense, you might as well go and practice swordsmanship and marksmanship, force is the foundation of life!"
Kicked out of the camp.
Arthur reluctantly mentioned the spear specially built by people in Haijiang City to practice marksmanship.
Anne followed Selena with her: "What's the point of practicing alone? Don't use the power of the Light, let us be your opponent." ”
Anna wields a thin sword, accustomed to being flexible against enemies, Selena's broadsword is very powerful, even half as strong as Robert, but her body is not burly and strong.
Just like practicing swords before, practicing marksmanship with two beauties, Arthur, who likes to be so peaceful and calm, has some enjoyment.
In Westeros, few people except Dorne specialize in spears or spears.
No one taught, and it was up to Arthur to comprehend it himself.
The wooden barrel of the spear was too easy to cut, so he specially built a steel spear in Haijiang City.
"You don't have enough strength. ”
Selena slashed the spear in Arthur's hand with a heavy blow, and immediately withdrew her big sword and shook her head: "The steel spear is too heavy for you now." ”
Arthur shook his hand and picked up the steel gun indifferently: "I'm still developing, and this weight will soon get used to it." ”
Anne chuckled, "But we don't have much time for you to get used to it in the middle of the war. ”
"You have a point, but I'm not going to give up. Arthur stepped up and continued to practice.
"Whoosh~"
Aware of the sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air behind him.
Arthur subconsciously put a shield on himself to block the sharp arrows.
The feather arrow was shot by Heinlikai, who came out of the camp, and when he saw that he had used the Holy Shield technique and did not use his weapon to block, his face was full of disappointment.
"I thought your martial arts skills would improve, but I didn't expect to just play with Annie and Selena? ”
Knowing that she had no ill will towards her, Arthur was still upset, gave her a wide roll of his eyes, and said, "Is there anything like you?"
Suddenly put an arrow in the back, if someone else is absolutely dead!
"No one will remind you on the battlefield," Hainlikai said, shaking her head, slowly pulling her bow and arrow, and then aiming at the young man with a steel gun, "Keep practicing!"
Anne frowned: "Heinlikay, it's too dangerous for you to do this!"
"He is protected by the Light. The girl's hands did not move, and the arrow did not fire on the string, and said softly, "And it is better to be protected by us in battle, and it is better to practice truthfulness than to lose your life by a moment of negligence on a dangerous battlefield." ”
Arthur: "Heinrikay is right, let's move on." ”
The girl still drew her bow steadily, did not release the sharp arrows she had prepared, and chatted casually: "Arthur, Your Majesty is in a hurry to go to war, do you have any other suggestions besides making weapons?"
"Wait. ”
He returned to Westeros with the others, but because Melisandre bewitched Stannis, he kept a low profile, and Penelope, who was invisible, came at this time.
"I see the future in the flames, Your Majesty Robert, and Arthur your enemies, who will die one after another, without going through war, but only when the time is right, to regain control of the Empire. ”
Arthur turned his head to look at this.
Looking for an opportunity, Heinrikai immediately released her bowstring and shot an arrow.
Distraction in battle.
Selena unceremoniously threw a thump.
The distracted Arthur was unable to use a steel spear to block the great sword and sharp arrows, and hurriedly used the Holy Shield technique to protect himself.
This means that he has died in the war.
Annie: "Don't get distracted in the middle of the fight!"
Arthur nodded with a wry smile when he heard this, waved the steel spear that had become heavy because of some hand fatigue, and continued to attack Anne and Selena to practice, while saying, "Actually, Penelope is right. ”
"We just have to wait and the Lannisters will fall apart. ”
"It is possible to quell a rebellion without spending a single soldier. ”
Heinly Kay didn't recognize the sneer: "Daydreaming?"
Originally unable to defeat the siege of Annie and Selena, plus a Heinly Kay shooting arrows next to him, when it came to this topic, Arthur simply stopped and muttered: "Lannister, they are not monolithic. ”
"It takes time and can be a bit of a hassle to get support from Arrynval, but Arrynvale will definitely eventually help us. ”
"As for the north, I think the north is the most important thing. ”
Knowing that in the future Joffrey will be poisoned, Tywin will be shot on the toilet by Tyrion with a crossbow, and Stannis will go north to the Great Wall to fight the wildlings... But if you say it directly, everyone will definitely think that Arthur is stupid.
...... To be continued......