Iger had no first-hand experience of sailing between Westeros and Essos, but he had heard of the terrible climate and sea conditions of the Narrow Sea, not to mention that the fleet had to travel more than just a short voyage from Braavos to the Grant of Land: even if it had successfully crossed the storm-ridden North Narrow Sea, the ship would have to sail thousands of miles along the east coast of the north in an endless trembling sea to finally reach the easternmost point of the Great Wall.

In this day and age, a voyage of tens of days would drain the energy and patience of any captain and sailor, and no ship would want to travel thousands of miles to stay at sea when they arrived outside the harbor because the person receiving the cargo had no control over the harbor – especially if they had already received the freight from the iron vault.

Braavos's grain ships will inevitably arrive at Donghaiwang in the near future, and he must not only make every effort to ensure that this batch of loan grain is unloaded smoothly, but also ensure that they are not detained by the conservatives, but transported to Houguan Town, and replenished into the granary of the resettlement plan. Not all freedmen may love the "King of the Plugs," but everyone absolutely needs to eat—a problem with the food supply is far more of a problem than the assassination of Mance Red.

What's worse is that before he officially won the election of commander-in-chief, he was not the superior of Commander Donghaiwang. He can only be the chief logistics officer for now...... Peer identity requests cooperation. This means that if Carter Pike wants to find trouble, he can even do it openly against himself, without even having to think about a reason!

There are two paths ahead of Egger: negotiate with his opponent and pay some price in exchange for him not getting into trouble...... Or try to level him so that he can't be a problem.

Reason told Iger to at least try the former first, but his instincts reminded him of something else that wasn't very relevant.

......

Back then, in King's Landing, he also offended people involuntarily, and he was also held by others and fell into passivity - when the Night's Watch industry faced the commander of the King's Landing garrison, and could not communicate with each other to start a war, Tyrion Lannister used his "aristocratic", or "politician-style" tactics to deal with the enemy, steadily and steadily, step by step, relying on the general trend to force Genos Slint into a desperate situation, which can be called a textbook political method.

But what about the end result?

Just when he was about to win a complete victory, the opponent almost succeeded in a crazy counterattack, and Egger almost lost his life, but in the end, he relied on the help of his masters and friends to save the day.

The world is unpredictable, and a conservative, prudent and rational approach is not necessarily the best choice at a critical moment when nothing can go wrong.

When you choose to negotiate, half of the outcome depends on the ideas of the person you negotiate, and it is your own will that controls the overall situation when you balance the opponent. It is not arbitrary to decide which is better or worse without preconditions, but this time, a voice in his heart helped Iger make a choice in an instant.

He chose to take the initiative.

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"Joey, go pour a glass for your brother from Houguan Town. Iger put down his hands on his head, leaned back in his chair, and motioned to the messenger not to be impatient: "Let me think about it, and then I'll give you an answer." ”

As an employee of the Night's Watch, how dare the messenger urge his boss to pour a hot drink for both of them, and the messenger holds the cup and sips it quietly while waiting.

The first strike is strong, focusing on the word "first". If you choose this path, you have to be fast...... Iger emptied his head of extraneous information and began to devote all his mental energy to the project.

Time passed minute by minute, about half an hour passed in reality, but in the feeling of the waiter, it seemed as if a century had passed, Egger finally broke the state of the sculpture, looked up and asked: "What did the envoy of the Iron Vault say, does Castle Black know the news of the imminent arrival of the grain ship?"

"This time I'm here as an 'observer' that you mentioned when you signed your contract with the Iron Vault. Their mission is to oversee the operations of the Night's Watch and ensure that the loans are used to defend the Wall and protect the Seven Kingdoms, rather than being embezzled by the Legion's higher-ups. There were a total of eight of these envoys - two by two, stationed in the three major fortresses and Houguan Town, and the task of transporting grain was ...... The Iron Vault was outsourced to a Braavos fleet, and they were not affiliated with the Iron Vault. ”

The answer was not asked, but Egg quickly extracted the answer from the other party's words: "I see—can I understand that this news about the grain ship is just a friendly reminder from one of the two 'observers' sent to Houguan Town, and not an official notice from the Iron Vault to the Night's Watch?"

"Yes, the messenger also said that the ship carrying them had little to do with the grain fleet. They did not set sail on the same day, nor did they set sail from the same port...... He is just a personal reminder that you need to be prepared in advance. ”

Great, if that's the case, then Iger can assume optimistically: Carter Pike, who is in Castle Black at the moment, didn't get the news before himself. With his duel with Jaime at the foot of Harding's Tower in the morning, it would take half a day to pack his bags and prepare, and the weather along the Great Wall was now bad, so it was unlikely that he would choose to return to his lair in the evening.

In addition, the news sent through the letter crow has to be read by the bachelor, and it is not a glorious thing to use the home advantage against yourself after all. Even if Carter learns of the arrival of the grain ship and decides to take the opportunity to make trouble, most of them will choose to return to the main task by himself, and it is unlikely that he will use the flying crow of Castle Black to send a message to inform the subordinates who stayed behind in Donghaiwang to prepare.

You still have a chance to get a head start!

Thinking of this, Iger suddenly felt a little strange: how do you feel...... Is it because Jaqun Hegar, who has changed his identity, and he knows him, so he does it, or is it for some other reason?

"How much grain is there?"

"I don't know, but the messenger from the Iron Treasury said that it was worth about ten thousand gold dragons...... Careful budgeting, enough to eat the entire land grant for two or three months. ”

The iron vault was really generous, and the first batch of grain was transported so much...... The land grant itself has reserves of meat, vegetables, etc., hunting, gathering and gathering, and then buying a little bit from the north and the river as much as possible, and this first batch of loan grain can make the entire land grant last for half a year!

With such a large amount, there must be no problems, no need to hesitate.

Egg looked up at the familiar but unnamed Night's Watch employee he had brought from King's Landing in front of him, and realized that he seemed to be a little rude, "Very well, young man, what's your name?"

"Kent, my lord. ”

"Kent, the crows don't fly at night. Egger said with a serious expression, "Yam will send you to report to me today, and show that he thinks you are a reliable person." Now, I'm going to give you a difficult task to prove your abilities, and it's going to require you to stay up all night tonight, are you ready?"

The first time he talked to the big boss face-to-face, he was about to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and the young man suddenly boiled with enthusiasm, clenched his fists and stood up: "Willing to serve the adult!"

"Sit down, I'll issue a few orders and proofs now, and you'll need to hurry back to Houguan as quickly as possible overnight, hand them over to Yam and Humphrey, and tell them the details of my plan. Iger took out the paper, pen, and seal clay, and began to work as he spoke, and finished the first one: "This one: let Yam mobilize all the forces that the town of Houguan can use now, both old and new, the more the better—set out at night along the King's Road north, and arrive before dawn to besiege Castle Black." Block the gates, watch the whole fence, and not a single rat will be released from Castle Black until I return from my tour with the nobles of the North!"

"Huh?" Kent was startled, he thought that the so-called arduous task was just to deliver another urgent message, who thought that this was a posture to mutiny......? Big...... My lord, what are we going to do, are we going to fight the night watchmen stationed there? Although there are only 500 people in Castle Black, they are all veterans, and Houguan Town is probably not an opponent. ”

"You don't need to be an opponent, it's not a combat mission, it's just a blockade! The core task is to ensure that Carter Pike can't return to the East China Sea!" No matter how strong the soldiers are, the dragons are scattered without a leader, not to mention that the soldiers of the East Sea are called dragons? Iger shook his head: "We need a reason to do this, and we will declare that it is the order of Robb Stark, the guardian of the North." No one is to leave until Master Stark returns to Castle Black to deal with today's Night's Watch infighting!"

"Did Duke Stark really give this order?"

What kind of stupid question? Egg rolled his face, but at this juncture, he couldn't scold him for being stupid: "No, but I can say that I thought he hinted at it like this, and I was thinking about him randomly, 'it will be wrong', understand? I can't really do it, this is very important, there are no casualties, then I can hold it! Tell Yam that the monarch killer can participate in the support of the field, but he must let a calm and cautious person lead the command, and no mistakes will be allowed!"

Kent nodded tremblingly: "Understood, but what about the top of the Great Wall? Castle Black has been blocked, and Lord Carter can go back to the East China Sea through the ice path on the top of the Great Wall." ”

Indeed, it seems that this kid is not as stupid as Iger just thought.

"That's not a problem, so, the second task is to send a message to the two mountain clans that have settled in the Queen's Gate and Sable Hall, and also block the east-west passage on the top of the Great Wall of Castle Black. Iger nodded in affirmation of the other party's reminder, and finished writing the second document: "Not only do I have to make it impossible for Carter Pike to leave Castle Black and return to the East China Sea, but I also have to make sure that the people in Castle Black can't pass on what is happening over there." ”

"Understood. The panic gradually dissipated, and Egger's resolute expression infected Kent. The sense of blood filled his whole body again, and he nodded heavily: "But there are a lot of letter crows in Black Castle, and people can't get out, what should they do if they fly crows to deliver messages?"

"Of the nineteen fortresses along the Great Wall, sixteen of them are under my control, and the only thing I need to worry about is Sir Mellister's Shadow Tower...... But the old fox, he saw the situation better than anyone else in the Night's Watch. Egger narrowed his eyes, "I wish he could be a master of current affairs, but if he doesn't, I'll have something to explain to Robb Stark, and you don't have to worry about it." ”

Iger decided that at the Fillint Clan Welcome Dinner, Robb would be vaccinated first - revealing a little news of the imminent arrival of the Iron Vault grain ship, while vaguely expressing his concern that "that handful of irascible people" might be manipulating the food - and telling him that he intended to take steps to prevent it. In this way, in case he finally can't hide the news and let him know in advance, he will have an excuse to explain.

But this is a matter to be considered in the future, and right now, he has signed the third appointment without stopping.

"This is a plan for Donghaiwang, after you return to Houguan Town, let Yam gather the warriors who blockade the Black Castle, and then let Humphrey arrange a transport team overnight, organize another meat transportation, and set off for Donghaiwang overnight in the name of rewarding the defenders. As we pass by the Sable Hall and the Beacon Tower, gather as many clan warriors as possible from these two fortresses, and there are two hundred night watchmen in Tokaiwang, and we need to have a similar number of men to secure control of the port. Iger said: "If so many people go directly, it may cause alarm, so you can consider letting the convoy enter the East China Sea first, and then cooperate inside and outside to open the gate...... Whatever the method is adopted, in short, let our men enter the wall of Donghai Wang, and control the port, so that the grain ships can control the situation when they enter the port. ”

Each fortress along the Great Wall has walls built so that Iger can easily stop Carter Pike from leaving by simply blocking the gates of Castle Black, but he also has to face the dilemma of not being able to enter the East Sea Lookout...... Now, we can only hope that the advantage of seizing the opportunity is big enough.

"Alright, repeat what I want you to do. ”

"First, return to Houguan Town overnight, and inform the two clansmen next to Castle Black to garrison the fortress along the way, so that they can cut off the passage on the top of the Great Wall; second, after arriving, inform Lord Arm to mobilize troops to surround and blockade Castle Black Castle overnight, and be sure to prevent Lord Carter Pike from returning to Donghaiwang; third, let Lord Humphrey organize a convoy to go to Donghaiwang, deceive the fortress gate, control the port, and ensure that the grain ship arrives and unloads smoothly. ”

"It's complete, remember, the transfer of troops is a means of deterrence, and I don't want any frontal clashes and casualties. If it is unavoidable, the impact must be minimized...... To that end, tell Yamm and Humphrey that in this operation, try not to use new grantees. Those involved in the operation were called from among the Logistics Department and the employees of the Night's Watch industry, as well as the people of the Mountain Clans. ”

"Yes...... If we want to ensure sufficient deterrence, we will have to mobilize at least a thousand warriors, and the mountain clansmen east of Houguan Town and Black Castle will not be able to provide so many people. ”

"Then find a clever and reliable new landdonor, and pose, appropriately pretend to be a mountain clansman, they look similar anyway...... But it is still necessary to announce to the outside world that everyone is a warrior of the mountain clan, so as not to say ...... Not only did I let the wildlings in, but I also helped them deal with my own brothers!"

"Understood. Kent nodded solemnly, but still looked a little hesitant: "But my lord...... Is it necessary for us to take such a big risk, which is just a grain ration, and you are already in the lead in the election, and you are about to win, will it not be considered reckless by many of the night watchmen...... Thus losing a large number of votes?"

Kent's concerns are quite reasonable...... But Iger knew that the giver could not hesitate in front of his subordinates.

"If I'm going to feed four hundred, the Night's Watch industry can occasionally buy grain in bulk from King's Landing, and if I'm going to feed four thousand, they'll be able to sustain this consumption if they have a good relationship with the North and the Riverlands—but I'm feeding forty thousand now, do you understand what that means? Once there is a problem with the loan, even if I have great ability, I will not be able to conjure up food, and I can only watch the Great Wall, which I have worked so hard to build, and the small society of land-giving will collapse and fall into chaos and turn into hell on earth! Yes, this is quite risky, and it is very detrimental to my election as commander-in-chief, but I am willing to bear the consequences of doing so compared to the risk of starving tens of thousands of people and rebelling, killing each other, and giving away land. Now, I want you to carry out the order, understand?"

Although there were still doubts, the instinct to obey orders, which had been cultivated in Jun's training and more than a year of work, came into play, and Kent stood up and straightened his chest: "Yes, sir! I'll leave at once!"

"Don't worry, although the time is urgent, it is not bad for a short time. Now that you've decided that you want to stay up all night, you can't go hungry. Iger also stood up: "I will take you to the Patriarch of Flint now, and ask him to arrange a team of guards for you, so that there will be no accident and a big incident...... Then, let Joey take you to the kitchen, eat whatever you want, fill your stomach and set off!"

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