Chapter 22: The First Arrival at the Great Wall

The Great Wall of Desperation provides a huge tactical advantage for the defenders. It allows even a small number of defenders to hold off a large army. The defender is basically out of range of bows and ballistas, and conversely, can rely on bows, ballistas, and even throwing debris to stop an attack. In particular, wooden barrels filled with sand and gravel frozen in snow and ice are very effective against large-scale impacts.

β€”β€”β€”β€” the Great Wall

In a barren land, the snow is slowly falling in the sky, and life seems to have been extinct here, leaving only a white expanse, and in this white expanse is occasionally dotted with black rock walls that are not covered by snow.

Ma Shen raised his dirty cheeks, and rushed for more than half a month, after all, the map is just a map, it seems that the short distance is 108,000 miles away, Ma Shen finally deeply felt the vastness of the north after more than half a month, of course, there is inevitably a sparse population.

At first, the King's Road, which runs through the entire north, was quite wide, but as it got closer to the Great Wall of the North, the wide King's Road became narrower and narrower, almost no different from the other forest paths, and you might not see any people on horseback for a day.

At the same time, the temperature is getting lower and lower, and for some reason, it is already snowing lightly in the sky before it should be snowing.

Although Ma Shen had been mentally prepared before he came, wearing clothes that he thought were thick enough, he still felt that he might be wearing less, especially at night, no matter how big the fire was, it couldn't stop the invasion of the cold, maybe if Ma Shen had just entered this world, he was probably sick.

Of course, the most helpless thing is not this, Ma Shen once wanted to go to the toilet, because it is not like in Winterfell, and there is a rough paper sent by the maid, after all, it is on the road, so he asked Bunyan euphemistically if there is any paper to wipe his buttocks, Ma Shen still remembers Bunyan's stunned eyes at the beginning, looking at Ma Shen's gaze is like looking at a loser, after a while, Bunyan still shook his head, took out a small piece of cloth from the cloth bag placed on the horse and handed it to Ma Shen, it is this piece of cloth that accompanied Ma Shen to spend so many days of travel, what to do if it is dirty, it's okay, wash it in a place where there is water and you'll be fine.

Hey, Ma Shen glanced at his companions who also looked dusty, and sighed softly, it seems that he still needs to struggle, and he has to fight for the future toilet can use paper.

Just sighing, Ma Shen suddenly heard the companions around him suddenly whispering, and couldn't help but raise his head curiously, only to see a wall appear on the edge of the sky, yes, it is indeed a wall, a wall that cannot be seen at a glance.

Even from such a distance, Ma Shen can feel the huge grandeur of this wall, the sun half falls on the Great Wall, reflecting half of the Great Wall in red, the ice and snow on the city wall are crystal clear under the sunlight, even if he has been mentally prepared, Ma Shen was also shocked, a little can't believe that this wall can really be made by a world with a system of this level similar to the Western Middle Ages, just kidding, I'm afraid it was built thousands of years ago with the support of various legendary mysterious forces such as giant magic。

"It's finally almost here. Ban Yangce immediately stepped forward to the stunned Jon and said in a deep voice, "Welcome to the Great Wall of Desperation." ”

Seeing the Great Wall, the tired crowd was full of strength and rushed towards the direction of the Great Wall, but just like Ma Shen went to climb the mountain when he was in school before, even if the mountain was in front of him, but it still took a long time to walk, even if he had already seen the Great Wall, Ma Shen's team still took a long time to arrive.

A few night watchmen who were lazily guarding the door above the tower saw Bunyan coming with a few men from a distance, and beckoned downward, and the wooden door slowly opened.

Nodding to the night watchman who was opening the door, Bunyan turned and said, "Sir Masin, Jon, you will come with me to meet Commander Mormont later." Then he commanded the Rangers beside him, "As for the new Night's Watchmen, take them to Ser Elisha, who is in charge of training the recruits." ”

"What about me?" the little demon Tyrion hurriedly asked, seeing that Bunyan didn't call out to himself. After a few days of travel, Tyrion knew in his heart that Bunyan was just like his older brother, and he had a deep opinion of the Lannisters, so he decided to take the initiative to ask, otherwise I am afraid that this guy will act like he does not have this person.

Hearing the dwarf's inquiry, Bunyan glanced at it casually and said, "As for Lord Tyrion from Lannister, arrange it yourself, and go wherever you want." ”

"Thank you very much, and I'll go with you to meet Commander Mermont. Tyrion didn't care, and said with satisfaction.

"Whatever you want. With that, Bunyan ignored the dwarf beside him, dismounted, and led the others towards the open wooden door.

Tyrion shrugged his shoulders and sighed, what a rude Stark, and reluctantly followed in Bunyan's footsteps.

Ma Shen followed Bunyan into the night watchman settlement built on the city wall, looking curiously at the surrounding scenery, the night watchman in black clothes kept walking by, in the middle was a square, several night watchmen were training, some people were striking iron on the side, and many people were busy holding wood, a lively scene.

Casually handing the reins to the Night's Watch Officer on the side, Bunyan turned to Ma Shen and smiled: "Aren't you curious, Sir Ma Shen, hahaha, I will show you the time later, so come with me to meet the Commander-in-Chief now." ”

"Okay. Ma Shen also withdrew his gaze and nodded to Bunyan with a smile.

"That's good. Bunyan smiled at Ma Shen as well, and his attitude towards the Tyrion next to him was completely polar.

After Bunyan finished speaking, he turned around and walked up the wooden ladder with Masan and Jon, as well as Tyrion who had followed him, towards the office of Commander-in-Chief Mormont on the second floor.

"Oh, so Sir Mason and Lord Tyrion want to stay here for a few days. Commander-in-Chief Mormont said as he slowly put down the steaming glass in his hand.

"Yes, Lord Mormont. Ma Shen and Tyrion looked at each other and nodded.

"Yes, but the conditions here are much tougher than elsewhere, and I hope you can adapt to them. Commander-in-Chief Mormont said politely.

"As for Jon Snow's words. Commander Mormont said as he looked at Jon who was standing still next to him, "You should report to the head of the sect for the time being, Ser Elisha, every new Night's Watch is no exception, even if you are Lord Stark's son." ”

Probably because of Commander-in-Chief Mormont's tone, Jon felt that he was being treated differently, tried to control his emotions, nodded with a red face and said, "Okay, Commander-in-Chief Mormont, I'll go over now." With that, he snatched the door and left.

Bunyan looked at Jon's departing figure and sighed, "You know I brought him here, and I didn't mean anything else. ”

"I know, but he's Eddard Stark's son after all, and even if he's just an illegitimate child, he's going to be a high spot among the Night's Watch in the future, so I'm going to train him now, after all, this guy is still very tender. Commander-in-Chief Mormont explained to Bunyan, and then said apologetically to Masan and Tyrion on the side, "Let me laugh, Lord Tyrion, Sir Masin."

"Hahaha, I'm also quite optimistic about that kid, Commander-in-Chief Mormont, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first, I am very curious about this place, I want to take a closer look. Tyrion said after seeing that there was nothing to do.

Ma Shen hesitated for a moment, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Commander-in-Chief Mormont.

"By the way, I forgot to ask, I heard that Sir Ma Shen was a swordsmanship teacher for the Stark children before, so if you can, I hope to help the head of the sect, Sir Elisha, train these new lads while you are still here, although they are all thieves and outlaws, but some of them are not bad in nature. "Commander-in-Chief Mormont please.

"Of course, Commander-in-Chief Mormont. Ma Shen thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed, as an unprofessional swordsmanship teacher, Ma Shen inexplicably felt that he might never be able to escape the fate of being a teacher.