Heavy cavalry of nearly a thousand men moved slowly in front of the city walls, the horses were constantly spitting heat, and the sheep in the distance were scared out of the way.

Even in late summer and early autumn, the midday sun is very hot, especially for the heavy cavalry in plate armor, at this time it is like being thrown into a pot and stewed.

"Won't the boss feel hot?"

Slow speed, not the slightest wind.

The bald Percy, Carter and the others couldn't stand it for a long time, and lifted the metal mask, if it weren't for the strict military discipline, even the helmet would have to be taken off.

As for Jones, the flames only made him comfortable, and the midday heat was nothing.

He was now driving his horse, slowly, carefully surveying his territory, his possessions, his home.

This place originally belonged to the Lord of Acorn Hall, the territory of the man he saw in Riverrun City who was beheaded by a black fish.

......

Located southeast of Riverrun, southwest of Harrenhal, northwest of King's Landing, and northeast of Castle, Acorn Hall is one of the most dangerous areas of the Seven Kingdoms right now.

Not far to the southwest, the Pink City and Fort Rest, which have been burned to ruins, are proof of this.

When the Monarch Killer sent troops from the West, Earl Paiper of Pink City and Earl Vance of Fort Rest were ordered to support Golden Tooth City and stop the Monarch Killer.

As a result, the Earl of Vance was killed on the spot, and the Earl of Paiper was defeated and fled.

Thus began the disaster in the Riverlands.

The Western Army captured Golden Tooth City, entered the Riverlands, and burned Fort of Rest and Pink City to ruins one after another.

The lord of the Acorn Hall at that time, the Earl of Smallwood, saw that he was powerless to stop it, so he surrendered directly.

As a result, now the Acorn Hall is saved, his own head has been cut off by the black fish, the inheritance rights of his children have been stripped away, and even the territory has been taken back by the feudal king.

......

As for why Jones chose the territory in such a dangerous position in the end, the main reason is that it is large enough.

The Earl of Piper had twice as much territory as the next option, and Jones estimated that it could be between 6,000 and 10,000 square kilometers.

It is also said that the castle is the largest compared to the castles of the other realms, although it is less than a quarter of the size of Riverrun.

Of course, Jones had other considerations.

For example, the territory in the north, he has chosen now, and Robb can't honor it.

According to Robb, they had to wait until the negotiations were over, and they returned to the north, and destroyed the vassals who did not listen to the tune to the south, so as to free up new places.

As for the less dangerous places in the riverlands, if he chooses, he will not be able to come to his territory with a thousand heavy cavalry.

And although there is danger, it does not mean that it will definitely erupt.

At least neither side is now ready to go to war again.

......

Robb was a little disappointed that he had chosen the land between the Riverlands, and even the oath that Jones was going to take to the Tully family was postponed by Robb.

According to Robb's words, he will inherit the Duke of Winterfell, the guardian of the North, and govern the North that is close to the size of the other six kingdoms combined, and he will not let go of a helper like Jones easily.

......

Looking at the small bluestone fence and the dilapidated oak gate, the bald head shook his head, smacked his lips and said, "Chief, you said that Tywin's army is coming, can you hold it here? ”

Jones ignored him, instead counting the number of round towers.

"Twelve in total!"

Unlike the entire outer city of Riverflowing City, which has a city wall, the outer city of the Acorn Hall is connected to the moat in front of the castle, and then paved down along the southwest slope of the hill, ending with a bluestone wall of about 10 meters on three sides.

Each bluestone wall has an oak gate, and on each side of the gate is a circular gatehouse more than ten meters high, and at the same time, at the corner of the outer city wall, and on the two walls down the hillside, there are six almost identical towers......

There was a narrow road in front of the outer walls, and a field of charred wheat, which was supposed to have been burned by the kingkillers.

Farther away, it was cyan again.

The old oak grove could not be seen, and the sharp-eyed could see a dark shadow flashing in the oak grove - it was a squirrel that was frightened by the army.

"The flag of the original Acorn Hall is six nuts, is that the inspiration from here...... Why not six squirrels?" Jones suddenly sighed, "My personal banner is an easy choice - the lava giant with broken chains, the roaring giant who doesn't know if it will be able to crush Big Jon's broken chains in the future." ”

......

At this time, a crowd of onlookers leaned out from the outer gates, resting farmers and fishermen, lazy sentinels, merchants and guards who had stopped, and bored monks......

"The one who rode at the front is the new lord?"

"I heard that it was a northerner. ”

"Shhh...... It's a northerner, who is he? He has become the lord of our riverlands. ”

"You don't even know who he is?" the guard who came with the merchant pulled the corners of his mouth, "He's the Black Knight." ”

"Ah, I know the black knight, but doesn't it mean that he is three meters tall and can swallow people with his mouth?"

"You're talking about ogres, stupid!"

"Who said that people can't eat people, I heard that he not only eats people, but also likes to cut off people's heads, and the severed heads can be piled up into a mountain, and the blood that spurts can flow out of a river. ”

"I've also heard that he is still lewd by nature, and he has to open a virgin bud every day!"

"Why haven't I heard?" the merchant frowned and asked, "I'm from Riverrun, and I heard that he was the one who defended Riverrun, and he has a good reputation." ”

"That's it anyway," the man said, scratching his ears and cheeks, his glasses dripping.

"Hey, what kind of flag is that?" shouted another man next to him.

"Wolves, the Stark family, the adults of the Seven Kingdoms know it. ”

"No, I said the one next to me, a burning one...... People?"

......

The army did not enter the outer city, but under the gaze and discussion of the crowd at the outer city gate, bypassed the southwest side of the outer city wall, followed the side, and finally slowly ascended the hillside......

"This river can't stop the army, it looks like a river that people pee on here, it's too narrow!"

The bald head looked at the right side of the army, before the oak forest, and the meandering river shook his head again.

"I heard that this is the source of the Blackwater River, and if you keep following it, you can get to King's Landing, the capital of the country, where you can't see the head, so anyone who wants to get close to King's Landing from the south will have to take a boat. Rona explained.

"Doesn't that mean that in the future, all the princes and nobles of King's Landing will drink my Percy's urine?"

"Shhhh Ron hurriedly reminded.

The bald head patted his head, "Ah, I always thought I was fighting the king......"

Saying that, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's better not to beat the king, it's better not to beat the king, if he comes up from the south, we will really have to escape." ”

"That is, the last face has not been torn off," Jones shook his head when he heard this, "Robb is actually working against the royal family now, in addition to issuing announcements across the country. When the king sent him south to swear allegiance, he took with him an army of nearly 20,000 men, captured the king's uncle, and sent the king's grandfather back to Harrenhal, forcing them to negotiate with him. ”

"Don't worry about it, let's take a look at my castle first. ”

......

The army climbed more than ten kilometers of slopes before they could see the castle on the top of the hill.

The castle is blue, rectangular, and several kilometers long, but it is still not as big as the inner fort of Rushing City, and the highest watchtower is only about 30 meters.

The moat in front of the castle is less than ten meters wide, and from time to time a flock of ducks swim by.

But Jones was not dissatisfied,

"That's at least a few million square meters, hehe, my own castle. ”

......

As soon as the army had walked through the hillside and reached the top of the hill, they saw a group of people waiting for them in the bright sun, sweating profusely.

There are petite fair-skinned noblewomen, girls with dodgy eyes, immature boys with trembling legs, emaciated old women with crutches, middle-aged men with big bellies, and a row of knights with shiny armor and high heads......

"My lord, we've been waiting for you for a long time," said the lady, who was the first to come forward, bowing slightly, her eyes winking like watery grapes, and her voice was like the wailing of an elk.

Half-covered chest, bowed down, snow-white.