If you stop and throw stones at every barking dog, you'll never reach your destination.

Egger acquiesced to Asha's decision and intention to assassinate Euron, and to some extent, the Iron Islanders felt that he was not wronged by instructing Asha. In this case, it was uncomfortable to be countered by an opponent who had never met before, slapped in the face, and given a hard reward, but Iger didn't get dizzy because of this—he tried to persuade the queen to distinguish between priorities and priorities when he was in Winterfell, and now of course he can't be a negative lesson himself. After putting the dumb loss on the books and swallowing it for a while, he continued to carry out the plan step by step.

The "no drunkenness, no return" agreed with Tyrion ended due to the sudden failure of the unexpected attack, but fortunately, Egger's strategic objectives for the rivers and the west were all completed, and from this point of view, this westward journey was not an exaggeration: at this point, among the forces north of King's Landing, the north and the river were surrendered, and the west was also deterred, and only one valley remained and still refused to take a stand—the crows and mud cows were released into the sea, and the missions sent to negotiate were all closed, and the Arryn family neither declared their allegiance nor openly opposed it, and seemed to have made up their minds to stay out of it.

In response, Egger's policy is to put the conversation on hold for the time being, and then deal with it after taking King's Landing.

The Vale is not the West, and its remaining strength is limited, with the titular ruler Robert Arryn too young to take charge, and his guardian Blackfish Brynden being notoriously stubborn and cautious. The Lord Shaoguo suspects that the two traditional allies are already loyal to the Queen, and they have no motive to rebel at all.

Although the analysis is full of bells and whistles, what really made Iger give up coercing the valley to join the gang is actually a very realistic factor: the first generation of artillery is really helpless to be such a majestic natural danger as the blood gate.

Instead of mobilizing the army to pull the troops to run under the bloody gate, wasting time and consuming gunpowder but still failing to scare the other party, it is better to directly choose another way to crack the battle - win the battle on the frontal battlefield, make the situation completely clear, and force the wall riders to go to the ground.

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Half a month after the division of troops in Carlin Bay, Egger, who had deviated from the general direction of the southern expedition, finally got back on track and galloped south to reach the outside of King's Landing, from the edge of the world, to the center of the turmoil of the Seven Kingdoms.

Since he had already said hello, he didn't bother to find contact Daenerys, but went directly to the industrial park after a long absence. The queen rode the dragon to join the land-giving army in a moment, but it was he who ...... He couldn't wait to take over the long-lost industrial town, and quickly grasped the confidence that he was working against the nobles of the world.

After making contact with patrols loyal to the Queen on the periphery and identifying them, the coalition forces passed through the defensive line and entered the industrial park.

The city still surprises him every time: the Black-Walled Fort that scared Iger last time still stands in the center of the area, and it looks the same as before, except for the crimson three-headed dragon banner dotted on the wall, but the vast expanse of land around it has been turned upside down: the well-planned factory houses and sheds have now been transformed into a continuous barracks, and the fence that used to be only needed to prevent petty theft has been turned into a wooden wall three or four meters high...... The outside of the wall is full of spikes and horses, and inside the wall is full of black-armored soldiers who are training and patrolling, and everywhere is the black red army flag of hunting and hunting, and the atmosphere of slaughter and the smell of war seem to be smelled with a sniff.

The Innocent Commander "Snapping Turtle" and Nina came out to greet him.

When he had previously agreed to pledge allegiance to Daenerys, one of Egger's requests to the Queen was to garrison the area so that Stannis would not retaliate by bulldozing the Industrial Park. With 2,000 Unsullied, 3,000 Free Militia and hundreds of Night's Watch logistical guards deployed here, as well as tens of thousands of workers living in the industrial park, it is not an exaggeration to say that Neutrality is a military town. The Industrial Park and another siege camp north of King's Landing echo each other, together with the Targaryen fleet cruising in the bay and the Golden Regiment and the River Bay Army on the south bank of the Blackwater River, forming an encirclement posture for King's Landing, allowing Stannis to take wings and not escape.

With Daenerys' previous information, the garrison knew who Iger was, and understood that he would be the supreme military commander as long as the queen and the Grey Worm were not there, and they answered his inquiries while following him to the Blackwalled Fort in the center.

"Where is Your Majesty now?"

"In Rosby City. As a commander, the snapping turtle is also proficient in using the lingua franca, "Our forces in King's Landing did not achieve a crushing advantage over the defenders, and in order to avoid an enemy surprise attack that threatened the queen, the gray bug persuaded the queen to stay away from the front line of the battlefield. ”

Egg nodded appreciatively: just like a warplane must not land in a firefight, Daenerys and her dragon are air power, a little retreat is a safe move, although Rosby City is half a day away from King's Landing, but for a demon dragon who can fly in the sky, Daenerys is much safer there, but the threat to Stannis is not reduced at all.

"Well, send a letter to Your Majesty informing her that I have arrived at the industrial park with my army and are waiting for her orders!"

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Jun was near, and Iger could see its outline on tiptoe, and if he wanted to, he could storm it before dark today, and spend the night in the Red Keep at night.

But he wouldn't do that, as the capture of King's Landing was only the first phase of his strategy to Daenerys, and the next step would be to deal with the Golden Order, Riverbend, Dorne, and the possible interference of the Free Trade Castles...... The army that Daenerys brought with him from Meereen, excluding the sailors on the ship, had only 5,000 Unsullied and the Free Militia in their early 10,000s, a total of only 16,000 men. And the Northland coalition army formed by himself - land grant + northern border + river, adds up to about this number, which means: The military strength that Daenerys can control now is more than 30,000.

That's a lot, but in fact a small part of it will be involved in other affairs and crucified outside the battlefield.

Queen's side: Even if the castle of Dragonstone Island is not taken care of, the military port must be guarded, and the fortresses such as Crow Perch and Whispering on the Crab Claw Peninsula and the two cities of Twilight Valley and Rosby in the hinterland of the royal domain must also send a small number of soldiers to control it...... On the Northland side, Iger ordered part of the Riverlands army led by Tully to merge into the Bolton Division, with a total of 6,000 princes' troops, to jointly hold the line between Earl Harroway and Harrenhal, and patrol the King's Road from Carlin Bay to King's Landing.

This arrangement was not only to separate the two rivals Stark and Bolton to prevent internal strife, but in fact the task of these thousands of men was heavier than the main force besieging King's Landing: the successive wars had made the Riverland Territory full of outcasts and bandits, and in order to unblock the logistics artery from the north to the south, the grain and grass promised by the princes and the artillery energy cast by Houguan Town would continue to reach the south, and there must be enough troops to ensure the safety of the transportation line and escort the goods.

In addition, these thousands of soldiers also shoulder another important task of vigilance and containment: Egger does judge that the West and the Vale will not send troops, but the judgment is only a judgment after all, in case the Duke of Tywin is not a believer in gunpowder or the regent of the Vale suddenly decides to defend the rule of King Stannis, then with the reconnaissance and blocking of these thousands of soldiers, at least the King's Landing attacking force will not suddenly fall into the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy.

These thousands of people are either relaxed and happy as guards and escort goods, or they are outnumbered, fighting bloody battles, and dying for life. That's why Egger had a slightly more reliable Bolton lead the way: it is conceivable that if Blackfish and the Vale cavalry came south to support Stannis, and the queen sent Robb to intercept them, one of them would not be good, and his uncle and grandson would meet up, and the latter would simply turn against each other and join them, and they might have killed the back of the land-giving army.

There is naturally nothing wrong with a prudent arrangement, but the result of such an arrangement is that the available forces of our side on the frontal battlefield have been reduced to 25,000 men, these are the real lineages, and they can be used until all the loyal elites of the day they are old and discharged.

Not only did Egger hope to take King's Landing with fewer casualties, but he also had to drive the Golden Regiment and Riverlands troops on the south bank of the Blackwater River to a safe distance before launching a general assault - the armies of Aegon Jr. and the Tyrells did contain Stannis's spirit and strength in the early stage, and indirectly defended the industrial park. There was no denying it, but he wouldn't be grateful enough to accept the opposition watching the battle at the crucial moment of his attack on King's Landing: as another powerful claimant to the Iron Throne, the Golden Order supporting Prince Aegon would never sit idly by and watch Daenerys seize King's Landing and gain the right advantage.

Attack simultaneously in an attempt to capture the Red Keep first, or simply turn around and attack the barracks and backs of your besieging troops...... In either case, it's a risk that Iger is never willing to take.

Thinking of this, Egg turned his head and asked, "Little Aegon and the Tyrells must have asked to see the queen, when is the time for His Majesty to meet?"

The snapping turtle opened its mouth, but did not speak, but glanced at Nina on the other side, and she answered the question.

"Uh...... My lord, the Queen had already seen them here a week ago. ”

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