Carter Peck opened his eyes.

Outside the window, the sky was still dark. Through the glass and curtains, the room was still dark. The brightness is nowhere near enough to wake people up, and even considering the weather, it should be early.

He blinked in confusion, how did he wake up?

The Donghaiwang delegation came to Castle Black to participate in the election campaign, and its task was to canvass for votes and collect information on the opponent's dynamics, so naturally they did not need to get up on time every day like local soldiers, assemble, roll call, and then train or undertake defense work such as patrols and sentry. Physiologically speaking, this election can be regarded as a paid holiday, a publicly-funded trip, and no one cares about sleeping until dawn every day.

It's true that a few deflated and frustrated times put Carter under a lot of mental pressure, but he's a tough fighter, and he wants him to sleep well when he's on his mind.

Lying on the bed and thinking for a few seconds, he quickly realized that he did not wake up naturally.

Someone was shouting outside, and I couldn't hear what they were shouting through the wall, but the tension in it didn't need to be heard clearly to convey it.

What happened?

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As if to answer his question, the horn sounded.

Due to the subtle difference between the blowing object itself and the way it is sounded, the tone of the siren is slightly different from that of Tokai Wang, but the effect is generally the same, and the deep sound of the horn is extremely penetrating and breathtaking, enough to wake up even the deadliest sleepers. Normally, people who are awakened will lie in bed and wait, then turn over and go back to sleep if there is no second sound, and then follow the steps of the drill - but the access to and from the Great Wall has long been blocked, and patrols outside the wall have stopped for an unknown amount of time......

This could not be a signal of the return of the Rangers.

The drowsiness vanished in an instant, Carter Pike rolled out of bed with a thud, pulled the coat from the hanger and draped it over his body, how many years of the night watchman had made it all so skillful and swift, and when the second horn sounded, he had already grabbed his weapon and walked out.

Less than a beat slower than him, the entire Black Castle woke up just as quickly. In a matter of moments, the tense shouting of orders, the chaotic footsteps, and the sound of metal grinding and clashing from rummaging through weapons shattered the silence of a moment ago, turning into a solemn and tense aura that filled the entire fortress.

Thankfully, the sound of the trumpet did not come from the top of the Great Wall, nor did it sound a third sound.

Carter caught a soldier who was walking through the yard in a panic, this man looked nervous but well-equipped, obviously not just getting up, it should be a sentry on duty: "Hey, what's going on?!"

"Suddenly a large number of people came outside the fortress, a large area of black pressing, at least hundreds, unidentified, probably wildlings!" The night watchman who was held free of Carter's hand: "I'm sorry, my lord...... But I'm going to tell the other commanders - I'm going to open the armory. ”

The sentries hurried towards the tower where the officers of Castle Black lived, leaving Carter full of doubts.

Isn't this the effect he had intended to create and remove Egger, but the king of the outside has been transferred to Houguan Town, how can the wild man still have trouble? Could it be ...... What went wrong with the monarch killer during the escort and caused Mance to run away, and the former savage king gathered his men and horses again, and fought back with the intention of disgrace?

Gathering a wild man under the leadership of a prestige is much more difficult to deal with than a plate of loose sand!

Carter didn't know if this was good news or bad news for a while, but at least one thing was certain: the enemy must not be allowed to break through Castle Black, or he would lose his life!

Of course, the officers of Castle Black were no slower to react than the outsiders, and when the Donghai Wang's group of people simply dressed and armed and rushed to the wall, which was so short as the Great Wall, that was almost non-existent, the three chiefs also arrived one after another.

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"Have you figured out the identities of those people out there?"

"No, it could be that the Iron Folk came to avenge our previous intervention, or it could be the Savage Raid Brigade. A sentry shook his head, "But not quite like it, wildling...... It won't be so neat. ”

Indeed, under the dim canopy of snow that was still falling, with a snowy white background, the army of unknown origin outside Castle Black stood out. They were dressed in dark costumes and were now gathering on both sides of the King's Road, looking like they were gathering after the march.

Then soon, they spread out to the sides in a fairly orderly manner, slowly turning from a mass into a ribbon, fanning around the small black castle, showing a considerable degree of training.

Oser quickly sensed that something was wrong: "This ...... Why do you think you're going to surround us?"

He didn't need to remind everyone to see that the chief ranger frowned: "It's not good, go—except for the kitchen one, let everyone be armed, and the cooks will also speed up and deliver breakfast to all fronts as soon as possible." The enemy will attack at any time, and I don't want the warriors to go hungry to meet the enemy!"

"Yes!"

Powen Marcy looked out of the wall, trying to estimate the number of troops outside the city, and the black spots on the white snow field were quite clearly recognizable, and he quickly breathed a sigh of relief: less than a thousand, although half of the night watchmen in the Black Castle were old and sick, the presence of the wall made up for this disadvantage, and as long as they did not take the initiative to attack, the enemy could resist it by twice as many as they could.

For the first time, he felt how wise it was for Elder Xiong to order the construction of the wall, but he still didn't dare to show carelessness: "There are not many enemies, but it seems that they are well-trained, and they should not be underestimated!" Oselle, you go and arrange to move everything that can be used for defense, including fire oil and wildfire! Also, call someone to the top of the Great Wall and move the ballista facing the north of the wall to the south, which will also come in handy later!"

"Good. Without the slightest hesitation, the chief craftsman nodded quickly and turned to leave.

After making a series of arrangements, Povin Marthy turned to Commander Donghaiwang: "Master Carter, if there is a battle later, please lead the brothers of Donghaiwang to assist our men in defending the gate." ”

"Hmph, where you need people, I can naturally see it, you don't have to worry about it. Hurry up and figure out how these guys outside the wall came out of here, and what their purpose is!"

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After all, it was a professional army that practiced every day, and it didn't take much time for teams of black-clothed people to put on their equipment and go up to the towers and walls.

Accustomed to the height and majesty of the Great Wall, the walls of Castle Black, which are less than ten meters high, really don't give the night watchmen much security. They paced anxiously, shouting to each other for arrows and crossbows here, for a toilet here, for a final sharpening of their swords, for Brother Seleda to lead the believers of the Seven Gods in prayer and begging for strength from the warriors, and for the brothers in the kitchen to carry brown bread and onion broth out of the kitchen in buckets, and when the distribution was finished, they took out the used cauldron and carried it on the wall to light the fire and boil oil for defense.

It was busy for a long time, but the enemy did not take the opportunity to attack. Until the defense of Castle Black was almost complete, the mysterious army outside the city did not take a step close to the wall, but spread out the encirclement unhurriedly from a stone's throw away, and confronted Castle Black from afar.

Just as the night watchmen began to discuss whether to send someone out of the city to investigate the identity of the other party, the sharp-eyed soldier shouted: in the blockade line that had been arranged outside the city, a figure stepped out of the array and walked towards the main gate of the fortress through the snow.

All eyes fell on the comer, and when they got closer, the vigil at the top of the wall of Castle Black was surprised to find that the man was also dressed in black, and even many people knew him.

It's not a brother who swears, but he can be regarded as one of his own people, one of the high-level leaders of the Night's Watch industry in the land grant, "Houguan Town Mayor" Yam.

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"Ladies and gentlemen!" Arm walked under the fence and raised his hands to show that he was not threatening, "On the orders of Lord Stark, the guardian of the North, and Chief Logistics Officer Egger West, I am here to bring someone to deal with some of the 'unidentified people attempting to kill the king who has surrendered to the outside world'. At the request of the Duke of Winterfell, no one was to leave until he had returned to Castle Black to investigate the matter until he had finished his inspection of the Wall. Please forgive me for being intrusive and offensive!"

"What are you talking nonsense?" Carter Pike roared as he leaned over the edge of the fence with a stone bar in his hand, "Robb Stark would give such an order, and even if it were true, he wouldn't be in a position to restrain the actions of the Night's Watch!"

"I don't know if Lord Stark is qualified to do this, but if you serve the Night's Watch industry and receive the Night's Watch Logistics' salary, you will naturally follow the orders of the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief Logistics Officer and be responsible to the Night's Watch Legion. I would like to ask for your cooperation. Yamm didn't know Carter Peck, but that didn't stop him from answering - his lines were pre-set, and he would reply like a machine to anyone who came forward or said anything. "In addition, it must be stated that all the troops mobilized by Crown Town after this trip are from the hill clans and tribes, and there are no new landgivers involved, and no matter what happens, we will never pose a threat to the night watch friends of Castle Black. Except that they can't leave the Black Castle, the brothers just need to train and guard the Great Wall as usual, so there is no need to be nervous!"

After saying this, the mayor of Houguan Town bowed slightly, and regardless of the reactions of the officers on the wall of the Black Castle, he turned around and walked away with a swagger, returning to the queue of the besieging side.

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"That kid is crazy!" Carter Pike slammed his fist into the stone of the wall with a muffled thud, "He thought that if he sent troops to surround Castle Black, flex his muscles, and the brethren would vote for him like soft eggs?"

"No, he's not trying to force the Night's Watch at Castle Black to vote for him, he's trying to prevent you from going back to the East China Sea!" Jon Royce suddenly understood Egger's intentions. There was a faint chill behind him: This guy, is it really a roundworm in someone else's stomach, otherwise how could he take measures to prevent even the plan that Carter had calculated in his heart and didn't start to implement?

"Donghai Wangzhong voted for him far more than expected, he doesn't want to lose these dozens of votes, so he will stop you from returning east at all costs!"

If that's the reason, then he's probably miscalculated. Such a rampant and blatant deployment of troops against his brother Oath would have cost him more votes at Castle Black than he had ever received in the East China Sea. Povin Marthy's face was cold, but his tone could not hide his anger, as a soldier, no one could bear such an offense: on his own turf, surrounded by people...... Can't even get out of the door!

Although the man came and identified himself, claiming that there were no wildlings in the army outside, no one could guarantee that this was true. The defensive preparations that should be made are still going on as usual!" the Chief Ranger ordered in a solemn voice, "Lord Carter, I don't know if Egger is targeting you, but for your safety, I suggest that you cancel your plan to return to Donghai Wangwang today." ”

Carter Peck felt a rush of blood rushing through his head, and in his decades of life, he had not never confessed and compromised. But like this time: he was already reluctant to admit that he couldn't fight Egger, and planned to go home in disgrace to passively confront, but the other party still refused to let go of him, but it was the first time.

It's just too deceitful!

"Why, as the commander of Donghai Wang, now I have to look at the eyes of a bullshit logistics officer even when I go back to the fortress I manage? I walked out of the gate today, I want to see who dares to stop me!"

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Theoretically, no one really could stop him.

Commander and Chief Logistics Officer are of similar rank in the Night's Watch system, which means that Carter Pike is a superior to Yam, although not directly subordinate, and if he dares to do so, he will be guilty of the following.

As for the fact that the participants in this operation are all mountain clans, and there are no new land donors, even if this is true, the mountain clans are also guests in the land grant, and Carter Pike is the "master" of the fake exchange. In accordance with guest rights...... The guest hurts the host, no matter what the reason is, it is a big rebellion, and the heavenly reason is intolerable, and the mountain clan will never dare to do such nonsense if they still want to mix in the gifted land.

But in fact, there was at least one person in the blockade outside the city who would definitely dare to stop him.

"The Monarch Slayer took Mance Rader to Houguan Town yesterday and didn't come back, and is probably outside the city at the moment. "What if he stops in front of you and says, as he did yesterday, 'Whoever wants to leave, step over my corpse'?"

It was like being poured over his head by a basin of cold water, and most of Carter Pike's anger was suddenly extinguished.

That's right, neither the employees of the Night's Watch nor the people of the Mountain Clans living in the grant would dare to harm a high-ranking officer of the Night's Watch. But if someone on the other side is skilled enough to "defeat or capture him without harming him," then the situation is a matter of two things.

On the other side, there are really such people on the other side.

Rush out and be humiliated and then driven back, or obediently work as a shrunken turtle behind a wall...... This is really a dilemma.

"What are your plans?" Carter Pike's face changed, "Are you really going to be obedient and not step out of the door of Castle Black until you get out on the other side?"

"Master Carter, I see what you're thinking. The Chief Ranger shook his head helplessly: "Lead the brothers out and fight, make things out of control, and then have Robb Stark come over and punish the troublemakers...... It's really cool to think about. We are the shield that guards mankind, and if human beings suffer heavy losses or even extinction because of our internal contradictions and impulses, who can afford to bear this responsibility?"

"yes. Take care of the big picture!Take care of the big picture!" Carter Pike roared with a flushed face, "Don't talk so much nonsense, anyway, you plan to continue to indulge that kid in this name until he destroys the Night's Watch legion!"

"Master Carter, rest your anger. The anger was understandable, and even Bowen Marthy had to admit that he had compromised to the point of going too far, and Egger was a little too aggressive. "But the truth is that there are dozens or hundreds of soldiers born in the mountain clans in Castle Black, and no one has the prestige to lead the entire fortress even though the brothers know that there is no enemy outside. Even if we had, we wouldn't win. Isn't it boring for people to be able to mobilize a man who is about the same as the total strength of the entire Night's Watch Legion in a single sentence, and in this case, they still think that they have to be tough and hard-hitting?"

Carter sneered, "Okay, then I don't know what you think about the Chief Affairs Officer?"

"At least one thing we can agree on - as the Warden of the North, Robb Stark can't order the Mountain Clans to besiege Castle Black. I bet he was 100 percent unaware of it, and that it was Iger who was using his name to scare people. It can even be further inferred that the letter we sent yesterday did not reach him in the end. Rather than bloodshed, I would like to see if we don't write a letter and send someone to report the situation in person...... This time, how did Egger explain his actions in front of the guardians of the North. ”

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