The future of the Iron Islands?

In good conscience, this question does have some value in inquiry. The archipelago hangs off the coast, the nearby waters are not only stormy, but also full of reefs, far stronger than Dragonstone and the Narrow Sea Islands, and Euren Greyjoy has exhausted the power of the Iron Isles to build a huge fleet that is ranked in all of Westeros and the entire known world......

It is conceivable that the Iron Islands will inevitably be one of the most difficult areas in all of Westeros to be unified, and finally to be included in the Queen's rule envisioned by Egger.

However, its outstanding strength is only at the tactical level - the Iron Islands are indeed a difficult bone to gnaw, but they are not a roadblock that cannot be avoided in front of them. Whether it's Stannis, Robb, or Tywin, it's hard to get to the island, but it's even harder for Euron to get ashore.

If Asha's question "Have you thought about the future of the Iron Islands" means asking Egger if she has thought about how to deal with her uncle's threat, then the answer is yes. But what she wanted to ask was whether she had a detailed strategy tailored for the Iron Islands in her plan to conquer the Seven Kingdoms for the Queen...... I'm sorry, but not really.

No, no, to be exact: yes, but it's a fairly low priority.

The strategic plan of Egnan's expedition was very clear: The persimmon was picked up and pinched first, and then put it on the same land, and the monks could not run away from the temple, especially the planning area of the Great King of Pingchuan, not to conquer it, but first to fight to the death with a group of pirates who were poor and hard, and who were still across the sea, and who did not have much benefit in winning the war? I am afraid that he would not lose his mind! His policy on the Iron Islands was to heighten his vigilance, keep an eye on these iron people like a ghost against strangers, and never give them any chance to stir up bad things...... In this way, after the plan of the Great King's Territory was realized and even the entire Seven Kingdoms of the Land were unified, they were like Robert put down the Baron Greyjoy rebellion in the same way: crush them with the strength of the country, ignore any intrigues, and take this last piece of territory into their pockets.

It is foreseeable that with a bunch of magic items and strange potions from nowhere, Euron, who can repeatedly deflated his opponents, will never be willing to be left out of the game like this. But Iger didn't believe that he dared to take a group of sailors ashore to block his plan to steadily push the Seven Kingdoms, let alone that his wooden boat and Valyrian steel armor could still hold off the cannons!

A thousand thoughts crossed his mind in an instant, but Iger didn't have the heart or obligation to explain in such detail to a woman who was an enemy in the past and who was of limited use now. He reclined to the side of the chair and changed into a comfortable sitting position, resting his right elbow on the armrest, his chin in his fist, and his index finger open to support his cheek, smiling at Asha in a rather casual and leisurely appearance.

This expression is sincere, but it is not to show friendship to Asha, but to secretly rejoice in my heart: I have traveled to this strange world for many years, and I have tried my best to fool this and that, and finally I have mixed up like a human, and it is the turn of others to ask to see and fool myself.

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"I didn't think about it. Egger had already guessed what Asha was trying to say, but he was tired from the continuous work, and he was now happy to see how the other man was going to fool himself - as a pastime after his busy schedule. "But if Miss Asha has any ideas, I can hear them. ”

The daughter of the sea monster was annoyed by the slight-hearted tone and movements of the man in front of her. In the past, if someone dared to talk to her like this, she would definitely go up with an ear scraper and slam the door. But now, more than ten months of prisoner life has sharpened her heart, and the fact that she is under the fence has made her bow her head...... What's more: at the moment, only this man still has the ability and reason to help him achieve his ideals and goals.

The other party didn't say that he was not interested and then gave an eviction order, but was willing to listen, which was not the worst ending.

"My father was Baron Greyjoy, Lord of Pike Island, who died as King of the Iron Islands. During his lifetime, Abba liked to mutter all day long, such as 'force is better than hard work' and 'the glory of the iron people'...... I hope that one day I can get rid of the oppression of the Iron Throne, restore the 'Ancient Path', and let the Iron People be feared by the Seven Kingdoms again. She gritted her teeth and didn't show any anger, forcing herself to open her mouth. Once he passed the initial difficulty, he gradually entered the state: "I respect him and love him, but this does not change the fact that he is a stubborn idiot." Abba doesn't understand and can't admit this at all - the so-called 'ancient way' is just to be a robber, and as for the awe of the so-called Seven Kingdoms, it is just the mentality of the mainlanders who don't want to provoke robbers and set fire to the body!"

actually scolded his own father for being a fool, this unique opening line Iger gave eighty-two points, and the remaining eighteen points were given in the form of six six six. He had to admit that he was a little interested, so he nodded and allowed her to continue performing.

"The barren land and harsh climate of the Iron Islands made it unsuitable for farming, and it was indeed a desperate thing in the distant past to plunder the rich lands of the green land to feed their families. And with the state of the Westeros continent a long time ago, with the mountains and kingdoms all over the country, there is indeed a high probability that the raiders will be powerless to resist. Therefore, the 'ancient road' prevailed. Asha continued with a solemn expression, "But with the continuous merger, integration and alliance between large and small forces in various places, now the 'Seven Kingdoms' has the ability to resist and even retaliate like the big forces gradually taking shape, and the benefits of practicing the ancient path are shrinking day by day, and the risks are increasing day by day. By the time Aegon conquered, the True Dragons had united all of Westeros into one...... The ancient road was completely unfeasible. In this era when the risk of plundering has been too great, and the islanders are also under the same kingly rule as the mainlanders, and can completely rely on methods other than 'robbing' to make a living, they are still immersed in the fond memories of 'my ancestors burned and looted all over the world' and 'everyone is afraid of us', vainly trying to emulate the ancient iron people, and fantasizing about getting rich for nothing and living a good life! These fools only know how happy and glorious they are when they live to get their possessions and women back, but they will never see the widow next door without a man. How helpless are the children who have lost their fathers, they only remember how hearty they were when they burned, killed, and plundered, but they can never remember the pain of the troops from the mainland when they destroyed the villages of the Iron People, bullied and raped our wives and daughters! I will never follow the old path that my father and grandfather walked!"

Egger probably understood her foolish thinking, and Asha wanted to convince herself that she was a good person, and that she didn't support the Iron Min's ways, so as to lay a good foundation for the subjective tendencies that followed...... It's a clever move, but unfortunately it's not convincing.

"Very conscious, Miss Asha. Thinking that it would be rude to remain silent, he hesitated for a moment to decide to respond, "But if I'm not mistaken—you seem to have responded to your father's call to invade the North, and then were defeated and captured by the Mountain Clans I led in the Deep Forest. Is that what you call 'not going the old way'?"

"They say you're smart, Commander-in-Chief. Asha stared at Egger, and instead of being deterred by the ridicule, she asked sharply: "Then what do you say - when this kind of stupidity appears in the undoubted 'dang family', should I, as a daughter, resolutely resist, hold high the banner of protest and then be snubbed by my father or even forced to marry, or pretend to be the same as him first, so as to win trust and support, have my own team, and then have the opportunity and ability to change the world?"

"I'm a daughter, not born heir to the Iron Islands!Because I'm not a man, I have to do everything I can to make a double effort to be recognized as my father's successor, instead of being married to a certain leader of an island early on, and having a bunch of cubs to stabilize the rule of the Greyjoy family!" she raised her voice and replaced her upturned legs: "When Robb led the main army south, and my father decided to take advantage of the emptiness in the north to start a war, guess what his goal was? King Balon is to rely on containing the Kalim Bay to prevent the northern army from returning home, and then slowly conquer the entire north, so as to become the 'King of the Iron Islands and the North', so as to overwhelm our ancestors, the 'King of the Iron Islands and the Riverlands', the Hall family, revive the ancient way, and make the Iron People a legend again!"

Without giving Egg a chance to taunt him, Asha quickly continued her words without breathing: "But this plan will not succeed at all! The tough and fierce northerners are not at all comparable to the weak and unassertive riverlands, and although the troops left behind in the north are scattered and unable to gather together to drive us out, they should join forces to open up Carlin Bay to welcome back Robb's main army...... Even if you don't intervene, it's a matter of time, and the guards in White Harbor alone are enough for us to drink. So, I don't believe in any, and I don't plan to continue with Abba's plan - even if Abba hadn't been murdered by my Uncle Eulen, he would have quickly discovered that his trusting daughter was ...... Betrayed him!"

"Oh?" Egg was really curious at this time, although he knew that the other party was probably just making up a story for himself, he still raised his eyebrows very respectfully, and asked: "If Yu Lun doesn't come back to kill your father, and I don't lead the army south from the land grant to stir up the situation, what will you do?"

After no longer singing a one-man show, Asha's expression softened: "Abba plans to start annexing the northern border from the north and south at the same time, and the southern road is my uncle Vic Talion, he led the iron fleet up the Relang River, and took Carlin Bay by surprise attack according to the order, blocking the way home for Robb Stark in the south." And the north road is me, landing on the coast east of Cape Hailong, and also sneaking up on the deep forest fort. According to my Abba's original plan, the Iron Island army will gain a foothold in the two temporary strongholds in the north and south, which will make the remaining northern army confused because they cannot do both...... Next, he will continue to increase his troops to these two points, the southern route army will continue to keep half of the army to contain the neck after receiving support, the other half will start from the south to the north, and start to attack the city of Desert Mound and Horwood, and the northern route army will divide into two routes to the east and south after the reinforcement, and occupy the city of Torun Fang and the city of Severn. Eventually, we will take full control of the west of King's Avenue, and complete the siege of Winterfell, forcing the Stark House and the eastern half of the North to surrender!"

Hey, Egger thought about the plan Asha said in his mind, and it was really decent and quite feasible. If she wasn't talking nonsense and shirking responsibility on the dead...... Nabaron Greyjoy is a careerist who died young.

However, in order to live in the world, it is not enough to have ambition, but also to have the ability to match ambition. The whole plan seemed a bit solid, but it completely overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Iron Folk on the shore, and ignored the existence of the Night's Watch and the fact that the Vale could transport troops from land and sea to support the north. Baron wants to control the western half of the North, and with a few lucky wins, it could be achieved...... But as far as Iger knew, more than seventy percent of the population of the north was located east of King's Road, and the west coast was actually sparsely populated and militarily weak, with only Glover and Dustin having some strength.

Trying to force the eastern half to surrender by occupying ......the western half?

Take a look at what the eastern half of the North is all about, from north to south: Amber's house in the last hearth, Carhoe's Kastark's house, the Burton house in Fort Terror, and the Mandalay house in White Harbor...... To the north of Neck, four of the top five powerful families outside of the Stark family are on the east side of King's Road! Any one of these four families is a big force with more than half of the population of the Iron Islands, and they can easily explode three or four thousand soldiers. Picking a random family out, even if it fights alone, can fight the entire Iron Islands back and forth and drag them into a protracted war, in a vain attempt to make all these big families surrender by occupying the west coast and besieging Winterfell?

"I know this plan sounds like!" Asha knew what he was going to say as soon as she saw Egger open her mouth, and quickly blocked the mockery he was about to exit in advance, "So my real plan is to take advantage of the fact that the army loyal to my father is pouring out of the nest to land in the north, and when the interior of Pike Island is empty, I will set off a coup d'état internally, oust my father, and let me take the throne and lead the Iron People to a new era!"

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