Chapter 465: The Stark Family (4)
The loss of chips After the battle of the Whispering Forest and the Battle of the Raid on the Camp, the Northern Army began its path to the top.
The forces led by Jaime, the eldest son of Duke Tywin, were routed near Riverrun, and he himself was captured by the Northerners.
For the West, this meant not only that the left flank of the pincer offensive was broken by the Northerners, but that Duke Tywin had lost an arm, and that all his military operations had to be done with his son's safety in mind.
For the north, the victories of the Whispering Forest and Riverrun annihilated nearly a third of the army in the west, boosting the morale of the defeated Riverlands lords.
What's more, Jaime's capture not only made up for Tyrion's mistake of letting Tyrion go, but also gave the North the confidence at the negotiating table that the Iron Throne had to seriously consider the offer made by the Young Wolf Lord (although they later rejected him).
However, everything changes when Theon takes Winterfell and "kills" Bran and Rickon, causing the beloved Catelyn to release Jaime in exchange for the safe return of their two daughters.
Letting Jaime go was a major mistake, and the ripple effect of that mistake was to disintegrate the Northern army.
Because Jaime was let go, the vengeful Earl Rickard killed the captives in a fit of rage, and Robb's verdict sent away the support of Karstark;
Lustbolton finally decided to rebel, first sending 3,000 Northern infantry (not including his own troops) to the death of Duskdale, and then secretly releasing Jaime after he had been recovered by the Warriors.
When Jaime set out on his journey back to King's Landing, the young kingdom of the North was also on the path to destruction.
The decisive point is that the establishment of the Lion Flower Alliance and the results of the battle in the Blackwater River In my opinion, Stark's defeat was already doomed the moment Tywin and Garland led the army to appear in the Blackwater River, and other small details such as the Red Wedding and Bolton only made the North lose a little worse.
The western frontier is full of gold mines, the Lannister family sits on the most abundant wealth of the Seven Kingdoms, the river bay is open, the soil is fertile, densely populated, known as the "granary of the Seven Kingdoms", while the northern territory is vast and sparsely populated, and production is withered;
The Tywin and Tyrells joined forces at the Blackwater River to 70,000 men, while the northern army had only 20,000 men;
The Iron Throne can receive a steady stream of replenishment of personnel and equipment from the West and the Riverlands, while Robb can only be careful to avoid all unnecessary waste.
The Lion Flower Alliance's advantage over the North is not just in size:
The addition of Randolph Tully and Matus Rowan gave Tywin the peace of mind to hand over his military mission to them and return to King's Landing to clean up the mess left by his grandson and daughter;
Margaery Tyrell and her food solved both the supply of the royal realm and the conflict between the Masses of King's Landing and the Iron Throne;
Redwin's navy was virtually invincible in the Narrow Sea, and when the grapevine-flying fleet surrounded Dragonstone, the North lost the only force in the South that could contain the Iron Throne.
There are many talents under the Iron Throne, and there are few generals who can be trusted by Robb's side, except for Uncle Lyndon Tully.
Faced with the double disadvantage of size and talent, if the North wants to return to the peak of the camp attack or even turn the tables, it is difficult for the butcher brother to single out Arthur Dayne.
Conclusion: The War of the Five Kings was not just a war between five kings, but under the Five Crowns, it was actually a challenge to the political foundations of Robert's era by the power-hungry Westlands and Riverlands.
The defeat in the North meant that the Four Alliances were squeezed out of the center of power of the Baratheon dynasty and replaced by the Lionflower League, the new cornerstone of the Joffrey era.
People will always lament the defeat of the North, but this outcome was already sealed at the end of the Usurper War.
Li Yaoyang told Pelop all his settings for the North, and frowned deeply while the other party deeply felt the greatness of this work.
"I don't think that the war scene is the highlight of the whole work, how to show the war scene on the stage?"
This question is a good question, because this is also what Li Yaoyang is worried about, in addition to the difficulty of realizing the magic drama, how to reproduce the magnificent war scene is also the key.
After all, the stage area is some, and no matter how many people are piled up, they can't feel the awe-inspiring momentum of tens of thousands of people's war.
However, fortunately, there are not many war scenes in the first season, and the focus is on the second season, in which the battle of the Blackwater River, which has been watched repeatedly by all audiences, is in the second season.
While the war is in full swing on the continent of Westeros, the Stranger is advancing mightily north of the Great Wall of Desperation.
Meanwhile, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are going through their own ordeals, which are essential tests in their upbringing.
Brienne witnessed the fall of her idol, and Aunt Cat's hard-earned allies blew it like this, and she escaped from the Lanli camp with the heartbroken Brienne as soon as possible.
Brienne is convinced that the black shadow who killed Lan Li is Stannis, and Aunt Cat advises her not to do stupid things in order to avenge Lan Li.
Although people hate Aunt Cat more, they have to admit that she is a brave mother.
It was this courage that made Brienne willing to swear allegiance to the death, and the two established an equal master-servant relationship.
As soon as Caitlyn returned to the North Barracks, she took it upon herself to release Jaime Lannister and have Brienne escort him all the way to King's Landing in exchange for their two daughters.
In this way, the two, who seem completely incompatible, embark on a fantastic journey, and a subtle emotion develops between Brienne and her hostage.
At the same time, Jaime's father, Tywin, was stationed in Harrenhal in the dust, and he was worthy of being a hero in troubled times, and his horseback figure was majestic.
The "Magic Mountain" is committing crimes in the Riverlands, and his men are severely torturing Gendry to inquire about the whereabouts of the "Brotherhood Without Flags".
As soon as Tywin entered Harrenhal, he saved Gendry's life, and recognized the second girl dressed as a tomboy as a girl.
After being taken away from the scene of Ned's death by the night watchman Yoren, Erya follows the night watchman's recruits all the way north.
On the way, they encounter the golden robe of Gendry, an apprentice blacksmith who has come to kill Gendry (who is actually Robert's illegitimate son), and the second girl later reveals his true identity to Gendry.
Inspired by Yuren, Erya began to develop the habit of reading the blacklist before going to bed, and the seeds of revenge began to sprout in her heart.
After that, they were confronted by the knights of the Lannisters, and in the scuffle, Yoren was killed, and everyone was taken to Harrenhal in this way.
Tywin and Erya's young and old CP really hit it off at first sight, and neither Tywin and his daughter Cersei had such a heart-to-heart conversation.
The so-called saying is too wrong, and Erya almost showed her stuff in front of Tywin. Fortunately, she was clever and did not panic, but looked for a suitable reason to round out the lie.
During this time, Erya met the noble man of her life in Harrenhal again, Jia Kun.
Jia Kun is willing to repay Erya for saving her life with three lives, as long as she says her name.
Erya first half-believed attempts to get him to kill the abusing prisoner soldier "Notepad", and then has to use a second chance when his subordinates discover stealing Tywin's letters.
Before she could apply her third name to Tywin, Tywin left Harrenhal and narrowly escaped.
Eventually, she wittily names someone named Jakun Hegar, who wants to retract her suicide conditions and must help the girl escape from Harrenhal.
Jia Kun could only reluctantly agree, he killed all the guards at night, and let Erya, Gendry, and Repai walk out of the gate safe and sound.
Jia Kun deliberately said goodbye to Erya before leaving, he gave Erya a coin, if the girl wanted to see someone one day in the future, just give the coin to any Braavos, and then say to them: "Everyone dies".
In the end, Jia Kun's amazing face changed again, which once again let Er Ya see the power of this Braavos "Faceless One".
Stannis's decision to kill the Blue Rite was not the right decision, although this move won over many of the Stormland vassals who originally belonged to the Blue Rite faction, but it inadvertently pushed the powerful Tyrells into the Lannister camp.
This is exactly what makes Littlefinger feel that his opportunity has finally come, and it just so happens that he was also in the Blue Rite camp at the time of the incident, and he immediately found out the thoughts of the Tyrell siblings: the Knight of the Hundred Flowers is bent on avenging his lover, and Little Rose wants to become the only queen.
Littlefinger arrives at Harrenhal and reports the Alliance's proposal to Tywin.
The Lannisters, who were originally at a disadvantage, ushered in a turnaround, and the future is as Tywin said to Erya:
"I will go down in history with this war, which historians will call the War of the Five Kings."
There is no doubt that the second season's "Battle of the Blackwater River" is a turning point in the entire Battle of the Five Kings.
Stannis had five times as many men as many as King's Landing, and in terms of strength alone, it was enough to bring King's Landing to the ground.
This made the Stannis camp extremely optimistic about the future, with only the Onion Knight expressing faint concern.
Before the war, the Boron and Lannister soldiers sang the exclusive war song "The Rainy Season of Casterme", which may not be so shocking at first glance, but when you hear this song again at the end of the film, you are shocked to realize how powerful the Lannisters are and what will happen if they disobey them.
The little devil is also ready to go, and is saying goodbye to Varys, expressing his determination that "the ship is here, and the ship is dead".
Varys expressed his heartfelt praise for the little devil:
"Tonight, I'm sure you're the only one who can stop him."
He believed that Stannis's King of Light was dark magic, and that if such a person ascended to the Iron Throne, the consequences would be dire.
Bronn and the little devil talked about their special friendship, and under the influence of the little devil, the mercenary actually uttered the elegant word "sublimation".
Bronn fired the first arrow of the battle, igniting the ship's wildfire, burning a large number of Stannis' ships, killing the Onion Knight's son, Masos.
Although the little devil got off to a good start, Stannis calmed down and personally led the team to the gates of King's Landing.
The men fight on the battlefield, while the women hide in the underground chambers under Cersei's leadership.
Cersei also takes great interest in teaching Sansa about how to keep her subjects loyal and what is a woman's best weapon.
It has to be said that Sansa has learned a lot from Cersei along the way.
As the battle rages on, the Hound nearly dies at the hands of the enemy for inducing PTSD.
The hound retreated to the back, wanting to take a break and speak slowly, but how did the boss Joffrey and the little devil press forward step by step, simply without humanity and empathy, and the hound simply declared a strike in a fit of anger.
He tries to take Sansa away before leaving King's Landing, but Sansa refuses to go with him.
The Hound unknowingly saved Sansa several times in King's Landing, and when there was a riot in King's Landing this season, it was hard to imagine what would have happened without the Hound that arrived in time.
Cersei, who was anxious to protect her son, immediately ordered Lancel to take Joffrey off the battlefield, but Lancel disagreed with Cersei's move, believing that the king would only be inspired if he stayed on the front line, but he complied.
The little devil inspires with a passionate speech, and he later takes the lead in the battle.
When the crowd defeated the vanguard of the enemy, the crowd shouted: "Long live the half-man!" That's the highlight of the season.
I thought that the little devil would win the final victory, but unexpectedly, the little devil actually fell under the sword of his own people.
Had it not been for his loyal squire Podrick, he would have died on the spot at the hands of the Kingsguard Manden Moore.
At the last minute, the Lannister and Tyrell armies arrived just in time, and the Knights of the Hundred Flowers fought in the armor of the Blue Rite, instantly turning the tide of the battle that was about to be lost.
Cersei sits on the Iron Throne and is about to kill herself by poisoning herself with her son Tommen, when Tywin breaks down the door and declares victory in the war.
On the face of it, Stannis was defeated and left, and the Lannister became the winner of the "Battle of the Five Kings" for the time being, but when you think about it, there is no real winner.
The so-called feng shui takes turns, there is no eternal winner, and there is no eternal loser.
The little demon who awakened after the war was told by the old fox that he no longer had the authority of the prime minister, and the forces he cultivated in King's Landing were uprooted one by one.
However, he was relieved that Shae, whom he loved dearly, did not dislike that he was disfigured, and just wanted to elope with him and leave here.
But the little devil still refuses Shae's request, he feels that he is more suitable to play with power, and only in this way can he use his best value.
Varys arrives to tell the truth of the matter, and it turns out that Cersei ordered the little demon to be killed.
Varys's view is too optimistic, in fact, many people choose to forget or even ignore the outstanding contribution made by the little devil in the battle of the Blackwater.
People only remember Tywin Lannister, who turned the tide at the last moment of the war, and was able to enjoy the privilege of riding into the court and accept the appointment of prime minister.
Victory in the war was also inseparable from Littlefinger's matchmaking, and he was awarded the title of Lord Harrenhal and successfully rose to the ranks of the nobility.
As for the Tyrells, who came to the rescue, the Knight of the Hundred Flowers asked to marry his sister to the king, and Little Rose became Joffrey's fiancée.