Chapter 58: The First Military Operations Conference (Seeking Votes)
Lynn spread out the letter and took a closer look.
In his reply, Lord Eel's letter mentions a rebellion within the Fettling family.
The messenger in White Harbor learned that the dead brother of Earl Fettling, Ryan Fettling, had started the coup d'état.
They placed the Countess of Feitlin and his youngest son under house arrest, and gained the support of the former Fitlin vassals through a swift and decisive military crackdown.
Ryan Feitlin is now firmly in control of Widow Lookout.
In such a situation.
If the eel of Mandalay hadn't been kicked in the head by a donkey, he wouldn't have provoked an all-out war between the two families in order to avenge his little vassal.
Lynn held the letter in her hand with a cold expression.
This was both expected and unexpected by him.
He originally thought that this eel-sama would throw a few broken ships or a remnant army for him, and let him go north alone to seek revenge on the Fitling family.
But now, I still underestimate the degree of this stingy earl's slamming.
Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
The well-informed Iron Islanders have already moved, indicating that Robb Stark's army in the north must have cracked.
After the Iron Miners take down the Neck, the skinners of the Terror Fortress will also rebel in the North.
At that time, the north will be full of flames.
It's hard to make a difference from a small fishing village on your own.
If you want to establish yourself in the North, you must have a castle that is strong enough.
I thought about taking down the widow's hope first, and by the way, I rescued the Countess of Fitlin, who had a relationship, and Pepper Wayne.
Now, I'm afraid they have to suffer a little first.
First take the wealthy White Harbor, explode a round of troops, liberate the widow Wangcheng, and finally take all the east coast of the north under control.
In this way, Lynn will be invincible in the coming turmoil in the north.
Make up your mind
Lynn didn't hesitate.
He summoned the Templar commander Lovren, the commander of the Knights, Rodat, the commander of the Knights, and the squire knights, Sir Duncan and Stonehusband.
In the council chamber of the lord's mansion, the first military battle meeting of the fishing village port was held.
The central theme of the conference was simple.
- How, capture the city of White Harbor.
The fishing village port is on the outer edge of the mouth of the White Harbor sea, and if it is forcibly captured, in fact, there is no need to negotiate, and the boat full of soldiers will be driven directly by waterway into the water gate of the White Harbor people.
However, this plan certainly won't work.
White Harbor City is also not a papier-mâché, as one of the top five cities in Westeros.
The city's standing guard numbered in the thousands.
They put several city gates, as well as the water city gate card, any large caravans and merchant ships, will be strictly examined before they are put into the city.
If you want to sneak into the city, it is almost impossible.
Hood, who had been an attendant under Mandalay in White Harbor City for several years, knew all about this.
In fact, in his opinion, Lord Lynn is still a little anxious, with the current development momentum of the fishing village port, through the expansion of the territory to absorb refugees, absorb some young people from the refugees, and train into a new army.
In a few years, it will not be too difficult to take White Harbor.
However, Lord Lynn's topic today is very clear, he wants to take White Harbor in the near future.
When it comes to force and loyalty, Hood, the leader of the guards, has no problem, but if he wants to lead his troops to fight, especially if he wants to take the city, even if his hair is gray, he can't come up with a way.
Therefore, in today's meeting, Hood still attended as Lynn's bodyguard.
As usual, he stood quietly beside Lynn on the high platform, instead of having a seat in the conference hall.
Lynn asked everyone present to express their opinions, and several of them were his own henchmen in combat.
Lynn was generous and made her plans public.
Rodat was the first to break the silence.
"My lord, I think it is the most convenient to enter White Harbor by water, but the risk is very high, there is a seal rock outside White Harbor City, I am afraid that we will pass with great fanfare, and even the threshold of Seal Rock will pass. ”
Shi Fu said, "Who said that it was going to pass with great fanfare, our adults meant to sneak through the city." ”
Rodat still objected, "That's not feasible, the soldier is in the cabin, there is nowhere to hide, and he will definitely be discovered by the interrogating guards." ”
Lynn sat on the high platform and bowed slightly.
Truly.
Seal Rock on the outskirts of White Harbor is the first line of defense for the White Harbor waterway.
Seal Rock is a gray-green boulder that rises fifty feet from the sea, choking the access channel of the Outer Harbour.
There is a ring of weathered stones on the top of the rock, which is the remains of the ring fort of the ancestors hundreds of years ago.
The ruins are now re-armed,
The White Harborers set up ballistas, fire-breathing crossbows, and crossbowmen to guard it, and even had a sizable field army stationed on it.
However, White Harbor is a typical watertown fortress.
If you don't enter from the water, it will be even more difficult by land.
In order to prevent the attacks of other great families in the north, the Mandalay family has focused on the defense of the other three land gates for generations.
Fifty percent of the garrison of White Harbor City was placed between the three land gates.
The meeting reached an impasse for a while.
At this time, Duncan opened his mouth and proposed, "My lord, why don't we try to break through from the inside?"
Lynn was intrigued when she heard this.
"Oh, what does Sir Duncan offer, just come. ”
Duncan stood up and bowed to Lynn, "My lord, this Earl of Mandalay heard that there is a tradition of gathering vassals in White Harbor City every year to gather vassals and gather feelings...... My lord, if you are determined to take White Harbor, it is better to take this opportunity to take down the vassals in the territory of White Harbor City.
My lord, as long as the vassal leaders of White Harbor County are in your hands, you are not afraid that these people will not comply. ”
Lynn's eyes lit up.
That's a good idea.
However, due to the geographical location of White Harbor, its contact with the south was more extensive, and as a result, Mandalay had more followers of knights than in the other northern regions, and the location of the vassalage ceremony would certainly be in the inner city.
It was guarded by the Knights of Mandalay, and it was difficult to get inside.
As a viscount of himself, he went to the vassal ceremony, and I am afraid that he could only bring a personal attendant of about 10 people into the inner city.
This person simply can't control those nobles who also have attendants by their side.
Unless......
Thinking about it, Lynn's eyes suddenly lit up.
Unless, in the inner city of White Harbor, you can suddenly pull out an army?
But, is this possible?
Yes!
Lynn has a system of explosives, in a secluded and wide place, blast a legion, can be the Earl of Mandalay, on the day of the reception of the vassals, kill them by surprise.
The more Lynn thought about it, the more excited she became, the blast system could be used like this.
If Lynn remembers correctly, Mandalay summons vassals almost always in June every year, and now it is May 15.
There is still half a month to go.
Lynn suppressed the restlessness in her heart.
Now that the combat strategy is in place, there are several problems that need to be solved.
First, reconnoiter the number of guards in the inner city of White Harbor, and estimate how many system soldiers will need to be exploded at that time, so that the inner city of White Harbor can be taken safely.
Second, money, Lynn doesn't have many points in his hand, and the cash is only 20 gold dragons, which is not enough to explode a team of fully armed soldiers.
How to scrape together a huge amount of money in a short period of time is a question.
Third, after taking White Harbor, how to appease the people in White Harbor City, and gain the support of the surrounding vassals of White Harbor County, so as not to let these one-sided all unite and encircle themselves. This also requires a detailed plan.
As for receiving the canonization of Robb Stark, now the king of the North, or King Joe the Great in King's Landing, Lynn has nothing to worry about.
The Stark family is about to face the darkest time, the temporary sinking of the entire family is inevitable, and the North is about to usher in an era of separation, so you don't have to care about these false names.