Chapter 172: Deduction
Perhaps it was because of the news of Joffrey Baratheon's sudden death at the wedding banquet that the major nobles of the mainland were still in a state of surprise.
Everyone's attention was attracted by the rags of King's Landing, so much so that Lynn in the north officially declared war on King's Landing, and the huge event did not cause much turmoil in the noble circle of Westeros.
A newly rising family in the North has just won the position of guardian of the North and has barely integrated the Northern Lord's Circle, and it will only be long before it will declare war on King's Landing again.
The nobles of the other six countries in the continent even felt that this was somewhat ridiculous when they first heard about it.
Although it is said that Emperor Qiao died on the Iron Throne, and the new successor has not yet been sworn in, there was some confusion in King's Landing for a while.
But Robb, Lan Li, Stanney, and Baron Greyjoy of the Iron Islands, who are known as the Four Kings, failed to take the Iron Throne at the same time, and you Lynn was full of food and actually declared war at this time.
Isn't it good to be the guardian of your northern border?
The two Baratheon brothers, Lan Li and Stannis have an army of 100,000 and a powerful Dragonstone fleet that can't do anything, and now you, an upstart in the north, what kind of trouble do you make when you jump out alone?
He declared war generously, and no one took care of him, which hurt Lynn very much.
Half a month has passed since the Kalim Bay was ready to be attacked by troops from the riverlands or valleys, and half of the southern sergeants had not been seen on the road, except for merchants and travelers.
"Looks like those people don't want us to be dishes, right?" muttered Lynn.
At the command of the tailor of the Lord's Palace, he turned around and spread his hands and held his head high.
The tailor turned a deaf ear to Lynn's complaints, and his task was to tailor a set of feudal robes for Lynn for the Northern Vassals' Assembly the day after tomorrow.
Lyanna scoffed, "No one thinks you're really qualified to challenge for the Iron Throne, not even the lords of the North, who just think you're planning to disgust the Lannisters by sprinkling a mouthful of salt on King's Landing when they lose their new king." ”
Lynn rolled her eyes, her shoulders had been measured by the tailor, and now she was measuring her waist and hips again.
The tailor whispered to Lynn, "My lord, you can pout your ass properly, so that your figure is more erect." ”
"Bullshit. Lynn was furious, pouted her ass and straightened her body, "Dare to underestimate me Lynn, next month...... I'll show the Southerners next month that my Lynn can be more than just talking. ”
"Ahh
Lynn nodded proudly, "The next season's potatoes are going to burst, and if you keep too much of this thing, it will be rotten, every household in the north will be able to eat enough, and the new season's grain will soon be sown. ”
Lyanna puffed out her eyes and stared at Lynn with a villainous look, and her heart was scratching her heart and her stomach was full of suspicion.
"But I heard that you have recently detained all the merchants who came to the north to buy grain from the riverland, and in the sea trade from White Harbor City to Dorne, the selling price of potatoes has increased by five or six times compared to before, and the price was low when there were not many of these things before, but now the potatoes have exploded, why is the price still rising?"
Watching the tailor make the final notes on the cloth ruler, he bowed and turned around and walked out of the room.
Lynn came to the table and picked up the red wine glass, took a shallow sip, and then said slowly: "Because the grain in the north is not going to be sold, the ale wine on the Three Sisters Island and the iron farming tools in White Harbor City are the main commodities exported from the north." ”
Lyanna felt that her IQ had been insulted, and words burst out of her lips, and she gritted her teeth and said, "You just said that you would help Hejian solve the food shortage?"
Lynn pouted, "It's natural, and when Riverland becomes the new territory of the Rothschilds, of course I'll have to help my own people." ”
Lyanna was stunned for a moment, pondering the credibility in Lynn's tone.
In the end, he left in a hurry, ready to let the Raven pass the letter that the Bear Island Warriors had come to serve as soon as possible.
The Mormont family has been trapped in the barren Bear Island for hundreds of years, and it is time for their family to strive for new development.
Duncan stood in the doorway, his eyes straightened and straightened like a loyal guard, oblivious to what had just happened in the house.
Lynn swung a parchment map on the table.
He put his glass down slightly, dragged his cheeks and thought for a moment, then pushed the cavalry badge above the northern map a large square to the south, and finally the cavalry badge was fixed in the center of the Trident River and King's Avenue royal land.
Lynn was quite bored with a military exercise, so he turned his eyes and asked the commander-in-chief of the Good Legion that he was not right, and he had to be a cold-faced knight by his side.
"Duncan, how many light cavalry do you think it will take to break through the Twin Rivers defense?"
Duncan's face was silent for a moment, then he turned his face and said cautiously: "If you don't choose to cross the Green Fork River at the ferry of Twin River City, seven or eight hundred light horsemen can break through the defense along the King's Road in the Riverlands.
However, this will encounter a strong resistance from the Harrenhal army at the confluence of the Trident River in the lower reaches of the Green Fork River, but if you go to Twin River City, I am afraid that no amount of cavalry will help. ”
Lynn nodded.
The Interriver Lands are bisected in two by the wide Green Fork River, with only two crossings for cavalry and infantry, one upstream in the Twin Cities and one downstream in the town of Earl Harroway, which is part of Harrenhal's sphere of influence.
The Twin Cities and Harrenhal are now under the control of the Lannisters.
Twin Cities is the lord city of the little demon Tyrion Lannister, although he was captured in King's Landing for trial, but the army has not been transferred, speaking of which, Twin Cities were handed over to the Lion family by Lynn himself.
As for the Harrenhal Ferry, which is close to the royal territory, it is probably more difficult to attack than the Twin River City Ferry, which is guarded by the strongest warrior of the Lannister family, the Magic Mountain.
On the spot, Robb, the young wolf master, handed over 16,000 men to Luce Bolton to fight the downstream ferry, but they were blocked south of the Green Fork River, and did not advance an inch.
It was because the Lannisters controlled the two important places in the Riverlands and locked the main river crossing route from the north to King's Landing in the south, so no one believed that Lynn's declaration of war on King's Landing would do anything.
Lynn took a breath and said calmly: "You are right, the hinterland of the Riverlands is west of the Green Fork River, and the King's Road is east of the Green Fork River. ”
As he spoke, Lynn suddenly changed his words and said with a smile.
"But why do we have to force our way east of the Green Fork River?"
The tall Duncan looked at Lynn in amazement, his straight thick eyebrows twitching slightly, as if he didn't understand what the lord in front of him meant.
If the army doesn't go south on King's Road, where else can it go?
Lynn smiled and pointed to the southwest of Carlin Bay in the center of the map, a vast forest outlined with a green pen.
"Through the Neck Forest, you can go straight to the west gate of the Twin River City, and you can go all the way south through Haijiang City, and you can go straight to the hinterland of the river. ”
Duncan's expression was retracted, his eyebrows and eyes looking down at the map.
Looking at the spot pointed by Lynn's finger, Duncan couldn't help but gasp.
Indeed, judging from the map, it is possible to enter the Riverlands by crossing the forest on the west side of the neck.
However, Duncan had heard that the Neck Forest was a no-man's land, and there wasn't even a viable road.
Moreover, after entering the Riverlands from this route, if they encounter strong interception in the hinterland of the Riverlands, it is easy to put the army in a passive position, and it is likely to be in a dilemma.
Imagine the army of the North marching from the west into the Riverlands, entering the Haijiang City or even around the Deserted Stone City, and arriving near the Beauty Market.
Because the Twin River City defense line has not been opened, once the whereabouts of the large army are revealed, it is likely to face a simultaneous flank attack from the north of the Twin River City and the coalition army formed by the Rushing City of Harrenhal in the south.
To make matters worse, to the west of it happened to be the Iron Islands mainland, which had a deep enmity with Lynn, and the Iron Islanders would be outflanked by sea once they heard the news......
Duncan can imagine that if such a situation happens, not to mention the tens of thousands of troops in the north now, even if another 100,000 are added, it will be difficult to break free from the dilemma of being eaten away step by step under such a death surrounding.
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