Chapter 93, Shadow Lynx
Jon was right when he said to unite all his forces against the Wraiths.
But the mistake is that you can't say that!
If you want to gain the support of all the nobles, you must provide benefits that they covet, otherwise why let the wildlings who attacked the Great Wall and tried to invade the south live?
Arthur, who was interrupted, was very depressed at this time.
I prepared a lot of words to convince everyone to get support, but I didn't expect to be cut off by Jon!
Speechless, Jon told everyone that the Stranger crisis was coming, and that he would take all the wildlings into the Night's Watch and new lands, and that they would not cause trouble to all the Lords of the North.
Arthur followed his end and asked, "I asked Count Berry to capture a ghoul as evidence and take him south, didn't you meet it?"
"I haven't seen Berry or seen a ghoul with my own eyes, but I believe you, kid. ”
Berry returns with the ghouls.
The night watchmen in Castle Black have seen them all, and in the Ghost Forest, after hearing Jon say that he would burn all the bodies of the dead, Robert had already asked the night watchman that he knew that the dead would be awakened to attack the living.
I believed everything that Arthur had prophesied!
"So, I have a mission for you next. ”
That's not right!
What's going on with the mission?
Isn't it time to ask me what to do with savage captives?
Hearing Cheap Daddy's words, Arthur was stunned for a moment, completely confused by what he said.
If Heinlikai were here, seeing his reaction, she would definitely scold him for being an idiot!
If the Aliens really want to invade, Robert and Ed must defend them with all their might.
But in the south there were usurper rebels, ambitious Lannisters.
On the other side of the sea there is also Daenerys, the remnant of the former dynasty.
When the time comes, they fight off the strangers, but they are stabbed in the back by Lannister and Daenerys, what if they are fishermen?
"Greyjoy has captured Deepenburg, and Ed needs to rebuild White Harbor, handle the affairs of the North and the Riverlands, and prevent the Lannisters from moving north.
That's why I want you and Varian to take people to get the Deep Woodburg back, and first pacify the north completely!"
Arthur was still worried that the prisoners from outside the fortress would be mishandled well: "But these savages..."
"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the savages. Robert waved his hand, signaling him not to dwell on the subject.
After thinking about it carefully, it immediately became clear that the emperor now only had the support of the nobles of the two places in the Riverland and the northern realm.
And the nobles of the Riverlands after the war are in decline, and they have to defend against the Lannister army, and they are simply unable to provide more help to the Great Wall.
So, they have the full support of all the nobles of the North!
"Understood, I'll head to Fort Deepwood with Varian, and Pike Island if I have time. Arthur mused.
"What are you doing on Pike Island?" asked Varian, puzzled.
Arthur explained, "Balon Greyjoy is dying, and his brother Euren Greyjoy will come back to fight for domination of the Iron Islands, haven't we captured Victor Greyjoy?"
We can find a way to use him to profit from it, or at least to create a civil war in Greyjoy so that they don't have time to plunder and stabilize the western coast of the North. ”
Gabbert Glover, Lord of Deepwood: "That's a good idea, it's better to let all the damn Greyjoy die*|Light!"
"Very well, Arthur and Varian immediately went south to assist the Glover family in retaking Deepwood, and then take care of Greyjoy's affairs. ”
When Emperor Robert heard this, he immediately agreed.
Then, Arthur, who wanted to continue speaking, was pulled out of the hall by Varian.
"Honestly, brother, you have a good idea of dealing with the Greyjoy family, but why would you want to meddle in the affairs of the wildlings?"
Out of the hall of the council, Varian and he walked into the King's Tower, returned to Arthur's temporary room to help pack his things, and then said.
"You should have thought that the northern realm is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not a problem to place savage captives, and to give benefits to the nobles of the north, they will take in those savages.
However, even if they can generate benefits, it is still very risky for the northern nobles to take them in, and even lead to trouble and chaos.
We need the support of the nobles of the North, we need a stable North, and only then can they help.
The issue of savage captives is best handled by the Night's Watch. ”
To put it bluntly, it was the emperor and the nobles of the north who were unwilling to take the risk of taking in the wildlings.
In fact, they are right, and Arthur also knows that saving all the wild people cannot be used for his own purposes immediately.
It's like changing the world can't happen overnight.
You have to take your time.
He thought so when he kept his sanity, but he also knew in his heart that there was no time and place to use it, otherwise he would directly climb the technology tree to create guns and make obsidian bullets, and he still needed to be afraid of strange ghosts?
Next.
Jon was left with methods to win over the wildlings, collect weapons and food, and exchange work for food.
Arthur and Varian left Castle Black and headed straight for the Wolf Forest with Gabbert Glover.
Asha Greyjoy led a thousand men to capture the Deep Forest.
It is located in the north of Cape Sea Dragon, deep in the wolf forest.
Cavalry passing through the road was fine, but Greyjoy would definitely find out, and a raid through the Wolf Grove was a bit of a hassle for the Deep Wood Fort.
No experience in siege warfare.
With Arthur there, Varian had no doubt that such a wooden fortress perched on a hill would not be able to take it.
Most of the 2,000 soldiers were Dragonstone soldiers, and in order to gain the gratitude of the Glover family, Robert only asked Gabbert Glover to bring 200 men through the motions.
"Not only do we want to retake Deepwood, but we also want to capture Asha Greyjoy. ”
Entering the Wolf Glade, Varian told everyone to stop and camp to discuss doubling the number of troops of Dogreyjoy, and he was only worried that he would not be able to redeem the members of the Glover family who had been captured by Greyjoy.
As he spoke, he looked at his brother Arthur, "Do you have any ideas?"
"Isn't it all about siege, isn't it enough to force her out of the deep forest fort and let the soldiers ambush her on the way to go?" Arthur asked stupidly, and then received the speechless gaze of everyone.
Varian said angrily: "We only have 2,000 men, we can attack the city, how can we besiege the city enough?
Ha?
Are you kidding!
The besieged side still has this kind of operation?
Going out of the city is not afraid of being dragged and then annihilated?
Arthur, who was familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War and the history of China's 5,000-year war, looked confused.
However, Gabbert Glover and others agreed with Varian's words.
Suddenly shut up the teenager who didn't know enough about the form of war in this world and didn't participate much in military meetings and troop formations.
Let's take a look at it with an open mind.
But in the end, the so-called battle plan was to take the small road and march quickly, and then make a surprise attack on the deep forest fort......
The reason is that the Deepwood Castle belongs to the Glover family, and they have people in the castle who will open the door in time to attack under the banner.
After listening to Varian's plan they discussed, Arthur was speechless: "Since it's so simple, why should we stop and discuss?"
Varian, who was riding his horse through the forest, glanced at him when he heard this: "It's not easy at all!"
...... To be continued......