Asha knew exactly why she was still alive.

After losing to Uncle Euron in the Election of the King, and then being frightened and fleeing by a night watchman and helping the peasants in Deepwood, he was finally defeated and captured by the sea...... She was no longer the daughter of the proud Kraken, but the trophy of some guy in black, used to show the North's captives the Night's Watch in defeating the Iron People.

She had thought that her father and her own plan to invade the North was enough to let her imagination run wild...... But—the Night's Watch actually sent troops south to the aid of the North?, this unheard-of, fantastical change of the tide of the war was not taken into account at any level or in the most thoughtful operational meeting, so that she was not compelled to accept this fact until she was tied up and brought to the so-called chief logistics officer dressed in black.

He was being toyed with, but the Night's Watch wasn't as clever as he thought he was—with Asha's knowledge of the Northerners, capturing a woman would not be feared by any of them, and using her as a hostage was worthless: now that her uncle Croweye ruled the Iron Islands, he wished the Northerners would kill him, and only the hemiplegic husband that Euron had pointed out to her might feel like a loss, but the old fellow didn't have that much money to ransom himself.

My biggest use at the moment is probably to be used in exchange for the two Glover children I brought back to Ten Towers City before.

......

But once again, the Night's Watch took a measure that Asha couldn't understand—instead of throwing himself into the dungeons of the Deep Grove to wait for the hostages to be exchanged, he took the two thousand peasants and himself with him after a short day's rest, and quickly set out on the journey again.

She thought the Night's Watch was planning to bring her back to Winterfell to ask for credit from the Starks, but it turned out that she had guessed wrong—the team didn't stop at any castles, but traveled south at breakneck speed, starting at dawn every day until the sun went down. This desperate march was physically exhausting for the soldiers, and they were easily ambushed on the way......

Unfortunately, no one knows better than Asha: there are no more wandering iron people in the north who have the plan and ability to seize the opportunity to attack this "army" of thousands of people.

The carriage with the cage swayed as the road surface was uneven and potholes, and the heavy chains rattled with it, the shackles worn out not only her hands and feet, but also her pride.

It was the most shameful experience of her life, but after several days of such a frantic march, she began to rejoice that she was one of the few people in the whole group who could ride in a carriage.

......

Days of marching were finally over, and shortly after the makeshift barracks had been erected, Asha Greyjoy was brought to Iger again with the sound of metal clattering.

The fighting power of the first "army" of the land grant is not flattering, but the warriors of the hill clans and the new land-grantees have lived by gathering and hunting in the mountains and outside the fortress for many years, and there is no doubt about their feet and stamina—after several days of long marching, Iger rushed to the north of Carlin Bay with the first noble captive he had captured.

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When he left Houguan Town with the army of land-donors, he thought that he would only help the northern border drive out the Iron Folk raiders along King's Road and restore the northern princes' food supply line to the Great Wall. However, after arriving at the final Fireplace City and learning that the situation had changed from the acting lord of the Amber family, he turned his goal to "retrieving the Deep Forest Fort for the people of the North...... After paying a dozen casualties to easily achieve the goal, and even capturing a noble hostage, he suddenly realized that if he joined the war at the right time, the victory and benefits he could obtain would be far easier and richer than he imagined, and he seemed to have seized such an opportunity.

If you don't take advantage of the opportunity to expand your victories and achievements, you won't be able to forgive yourself in the future. He made a bold decision: not waiting for Robb Stark to find himself after taking Carlin Bay, he traveled thousands of miles to take the initiative to release the Lord of the North who was "locked out of his house".

After several days of forced marching, he rushed to the vicinity of his destination with the exhausted land-giving army. He was greeted by scouts under the command of the Earl of Mandalay in White Harbor, and when he saw the mermaid flag in his hand, Iger regretfully thought that he had arrived too late...... But luckily, he was told that Carlin Bay was still in the hands of the Iron Min.

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"Get down on your knees!" the logistics soldier who brought the captives pushed Asha Greyjoy and pressed her shoulders, trying to force her to bend her knees to her commander.

"No need. Iger waved his hand, as a traverser, he was not used to seeing others kneeling to him, not to mention that half of his team were savages, and while forcing them to give up the strong contempt for kneeling people, the land gift had also completely abolished the kneeling salute: "Get a stool for Miss Greyjoy, and we will sit and talk." ”

The escort shrugged awkwardly and turned to carry out the order.

"Miss Greyjoy, how well have you been resting these days?" Egger smiled and nodded at Asha, remembering the night's performance on the beach when the Iron Men were surrounded - the slender looking girl with the body of a standard model had slashed down at least two Mountain Clan warriors with a tomahawk in battle, only to be swept to the ground when she was fighting a third opponent...... Later, when he was shackled and brought to him, he tried to rush up and fight with himself, even if he was held down, he still spat in his face unrelentingly, and his fierce performance and delicate appearance were not like a person. Fortunately, after a few days of cage life, she now looks much more honest. "Let me introduce you, and the man sitting next to me is Sir Willis Mandalay, son of the Earl of Mandalay. ”

Asha snorted, on the day of capture, countless loyal subordinates were killed or captured in front of her, her eyes were red and her mind was full of wanting to die with the enemy, and a few days of cage life calmed her down.

"You can't die with bent knees," her father taught her, "bending your knees can still lift a knife and get up again, and it is better to bend than bend your legs to lift a corpse." Baron Greyjoy proved this truth first-hand after the failure of his first rebellion, bowing his knees to the Bucks and Icewolves, only to make a comeback after the deaths of Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark.

As long as you don't die, there is still hope for everything, and the Night's Watch has set a precedent today for participating in the internal affairs of the Seven Kingdoms, and one day, he will repay it even more!

However, calm to calm, she didn't intend to admit to the guy in front of her, and soon a stool was moved behind her, but she refused to sit down - for no reason, simply because she didn't want to do what the other person said.

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White Harbor is the only real city in the north, and its rulers, the Mandalay family, are of course very wealthy, and the Earl of Wieman, nicknamed "Lord Eel", is said to be the fattest man in the entire north. As his son, Sir Willis Mandalay also looked like a fat man with a wide heart and a fat body - he sat next to Egger, and he wanted to sneer at the daughter of the Duke of the North, but when he saw Asha, his eyes lit up: the daughter of the sea monster in front of him had an amazing leg-to-body ratio, and the slender body, salt-soaked high leather boots, and the green wool breeches that were wide at the top and narrow at the bottom enhanced the visual effect of "long legs".

Even if she is shackled, even if she is locked in a cage for several days, Asha still has a temperament that seduces men to conquer. The first reaction of any man when he sees Asha is definitely subconsciously imagining: what it must be like when the girl in front of him is lying under him, with two long legs crossed around his waist.

To avoid accidents, Egger sent fifteen men to guard her - five of the new landgivers and five hill clan warriors to prevent her from escaping, and the remaining five trained cronies to prevent the other ten from being mistaken from the captives...... To be reasonable, when a woman, especially a beautiful woman, is with hundreds or thousands of men, it is not an exaggeration to use the word "red face and troubled water".

"Any man" naturally includes Egger, so when the Night's Watch saw Sir Willis Mandalay staring at Asha with straight eyes, the Night's Watchman, who could probably guess his thoughts, coughed and broke the deadlock: "Let me give you a brief overview of the situation - Lord Robb Stark, Duke of Winterfell, the guardian of the North, is now leading an army of 20,000 miles to the south of us, separated from us by Carlin Bay and a large swamp. A few hundred iron men held off 20,000 people for weeks, and they were all tough guys, and I admire them, really—"

"But you have no hope of winning. Sir Willis the Fat Willis came back to his senses from his imagination of the two long legs, and interjected in embarrassment, "Lord Stark does not want to continue to assault and inflict casualties, so he ordered me to lead the army of the Mandalay family back south, enter Arryn Valley through the Bloodgate, board the ship from the harbor of Seagull Town, and attack the south side of Carlin Bay after disembarking at White Harbor. ”

"So what. Asha had a look on her.

"Carlin Bay is a natural danger to the enemy from the south, but not so impregnable from the north. Willis Mandalay snorted and laughed, "In addition to the White Harbor Army, the Reed family of Grey Water has also been instructed to find a path from the neck to bypass Carlin Bay...... They had arrived, but were now ambushing in the swamps on the east and west sides of Carlin Bay, preventing the Iron Folk from abandoning the city and escaping. ”

Asha shrugged: "Oh. ”

In other words, even if the land-giving army does not arrive, Carlin Bay will fall within a few days under the siege of the north and the south. Iger added, expressionless on his face, but glad in his heart that he knew what it meant to be a soldier this time, and if he hadn't forced the land-giving army to march in a few days, Robb Stark would have probably already gone north along King's Road through Carlin Bay by the time he arrived, and he couldn't even drink the soup. But now I'm here...... Even if he did not exert any strength in the next attack on Carlin Bay, he could still pick up a share of the glory of participating in the Battle of Carlin Bay, without merit, but also with hard work: "But the North has had enough of the ravages of war, and I hope for a more peaceful ...... Fewer casualties to end this conflict. ”

"A more peaceful way?hah, you brought me here just to persuade the Iron People of Carlin Bay to surrender as the 'daughter of Baron Greyjoy', right?" The brunette laughed without any captivity, stood in the middle of the tent and raised her head with a proud look: "What misunderstanding do you probably have about the Iron People, the men of the Iron Islands only have captains and chieftains in their eyes, and the concept of feudal lords and vassals is very weak- The Iron Folk of Carlin Bay are not my crew, and even if they were, I would never follow the orders of a night watchman. ”

"This chick doesn't know how high the sky is. Sir Mandalay, the Fat Mandalay, interjected, "It seems that you have made a mistake in your preferential treatment of prisoners, and it will be ...... few days to hand her over to me."

Iger didn't intend to hand over his first aristocratic captive to anyone else, especially when she was a beauty. He waved his hand: "Miss Greyjoy, there are about two hundred ironmen in Carlin Bay, and it is indeed easier to break it through the north and south, but the attackers still have to pay at least twice as many casualties, twice as many as four hundred...... If you can convince them to surrender, you can save two hundred plus four hundred—about six hundred lives. ”

"Why should I save the lives of these 600 people? Give me a reason. Asha scoffed, "After I am saved, will the two hundred Iron Folk be grateful to me and come back to the Iron Islands with me to help me win the Driftwood Crown?" No, they will only say that I am a rotten female cousin who has been by the Night's Watch, and that I am in bed after you have been on the battlefield, and that I am still wagging my tail to deliver messages for you...... As for the four hundred Northerners who would have died in the attack...... God knows which four hundred? No one will be grateful to me, and you won't let anyone go, and I'll have to go back to that wooden cage when I come back from Carlin Bay, right?"

"Well—that's pretty much right. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid it's not up to me. Iger shrugged, "Lady Glover insists on trading you for her two children, so...... Until then, I can't give you any guarantees. I can only promise that I will try to save the lives of those two hundred iron people......"

"I believe that. Asha glanced at Egg's black clothes with a look of disgust, probably understanding how the other party said that fighting to save the lives of the two hundred iron people, but she was not interested: "My answer is - no way. Now, take me back to my cage. ”

"No way?" Egg tugged at his skin, according to the usual practice, at this time he should turn his brain to fool the other party, and finally persuade Asha to do what he said, but the forced march for several days made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he suddenly didn't want to use his brain at all: "Wait, what I just said was not accurate enough, what you can save is not two hundred iron people, but two hundred and fifty-three." ”

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Asha had already turned around and walked towards the tent, but she stopped when she heard this.

Fifty-three, of course, this number did not come out of nowhere, if she remembered correctly - the number of ironmen who survived and were captured in the beach fiasco that night seemed to be fifty-three.

"Are you threatening me?" Asha clenched her fists.

"You can think so. Iger shrugged: "I'm sure that a person with a righteous temperament like Miss Asha wouldn't just leave dozens of brothers who were born and died with you alone." ”

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