Chapter 0703: Deputy Commander-in-Chief: The Past Is Like Smoke
"Okay, what time. ”
"It's now!"
Choke!
Donna Noi's dagger was unsheathed, and a chill escaped.
"Valyrian Steel Sword!" Mance Rader gave him an indifferent look, "It's a pity that your sword is not long enough, but I hope your sword is fast enough." ”
Mance Rader also choked and drew his sword.
Both men rushed to the gate, and Donna Noe reached the center of the courtyard first, taking a slashing stance.
Mance Rader also grabbed the gate, his sword almost twice as long as Donner's.
In the ancient duel, no one has the right to stop it.
But there is one person who wants to stop it.
Will doesn't have the brains of this world, and he said, "Duel is okay, but I'm going to announce a new decision first." ”
Mance Rader, though angry, was still a man of general knowledge, and he stood and looked at Will.
Will walked out, and the generals and leaders on both sides also came out, and everyone had the same hatred.
Will said lightly: "After the leader and the commander-in-chief are combined, I can't separate myself to promote the strangers and ghouls in the Seven Kingdoms, and manage government affairs in the Great Wall. ”
Severed Palm Colin was also an extremely experienced old ranger, and immediately said, "Lord Will means to find an acting commander-in-chief at the Great Wall?"
"No, it's an appointment, I'm going to appoint two deputy commanders-in-chief to take charge of all the affairs of the Great Wall in my place during my absence. ”
"Yes, sir. "Colin should be reconciled.
"Master Mance Red. Will would not call Mance Rader His Majesty, let alone the Freedmen by his first name, "I appoint you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Great Wall and the leader of the Great Wall, and during my absence, I will be in charge of the affairs of the Great Wall, mainly responsible for all the affairs of the Free People, in charge of the military defense of the Ancestors' Fist Peak, and discuss military, trade, and government affairs with the generals of the Night's Watch. ”
"Yes, my lord!" Mance Rader would not have knelt down on one knee like a southerner.
"Lord Colin!"
Colin immediately knelt down on one knee: "Yes, my lord!"
"In my capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Great Wall and Leader of the Great Wall, I appoint you as Deputy Commander of the Great Wall, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Great Wall Administration, in charge of the Great Wall's military, recruit training, government affairs at all levels, trade, and all affairs. ”
"Yes, sir!"
Will added: "If the two adults have different views on a specific matter, a meeting of senior officials can be convened, and the final decision on the matter can be decided by a vote at the assembly. ”
"Yes, sir. But there are more leaders of Mance Rader than our knights. Colin laughed.
"Both sides have the same number of senior generals who are eligible to participate in the meeting, and in addition, the presence of Maester Aemon is required for each meeting, and if both sides have the same number of votes, then Maester Aemon is left to make the decision. ”
"Yes, sir," Colin and Mance Rader said in unison.
Maester Emon's friendship with Mance Red was also not shallow, and Maester Ammon was not blind at that time. Both Mance Rader and Colin believed in Maester Aemon's impartiality and erudition.
Melisandre lost no time in applauding her eyes and said in a tactful voice: "Congratulations to the two adults on being appointed deputy commanders-in-chief." This led everyone to applaud.
The applause from the Night's Watch was noticeably louder, and the leaders of the Freedmen admired Will, but their own king was subservient to the deputy commander-in-chief, and although they could not say anything, they were always a little uncomfortable in their hearts.
But Mance Rader accepted it calmly, and they did not applaud enthusiastically.
Will said: "Two deputy commanders-in-chief, lords, generals and chiefs, I want to promote a boxing match in the army, anyone can participate, there is no time limit for boxing matches, if one side does not stand up after ten breaths or is knocked down four times in a row, the winner will be rewarded with six golden dragons, and the loser will be rewarded with three golden dragons." In the future, brothers who have contradictions with each other in the army will all be resolved in the ring. If someone wins in a row, they will be rewarded with an extra golden dragon for each consecutive victory, and if they lose three times in a row, they will need to wait a month before they can compete again. You two commanders must find a way to hold this competition, this is not a discussion, this is an order. ”
"Yes, my lord!" both Colin and Mance Rader felt that this thing was a bit new, and they still needed to digest it, but since it was an order, it had to be carried out.
"There are a large number of people in the army, and the living habits and etiquette rules of the freedmen and the southerners are different, and there will definitely be friction and contradictions between them in the future, so I declare that in the future, duels between brothers will be resolved with fists in the ring, and private duels are forbidden. It's also about preserving our own combat power. Our enemies are not ourselves, but strangers and ghouls. A personal duel can easily lead to a large-scale weapon fight between the soldiers of both sides, which is not something we want to see. From now on, any private duels are prohibited. ”
By the end, Will had already accentuated his tone.
Mance Rader's expression darkened.
Donna Noy was originally very imposing, but after listening to Will's last words, the resolute look on his face disappeared and his expression softened.
Will noticed Donner Noe's reaction, and he said lightly, "Donald, for my sake, please say sorry to Lord Mance." ”
Donner Noy was stunned.
Want him to apologize to Mance Red, the guy who betrayed the Night's Watch?
Will said, "Master Donner!"
Donna Noey looked at the brothers around him, and the brothers' eyes turned out to be supportive of Lord Will, and Donna Noi felt depressed in his heart.
"I'm sorry, Lord Mance, I humiliated your honor with what I just said, and I take it back, but you did betray the Night's Watch's oath. ”
Mance Rader said, "Lord Donner, I have not betrayed the oath of the Night's Watch, I am seeking freedom. Didn't Lord Will allow the Night's Watch to wear the color of his favorite clothes now, and had he betrayed the Night's Watch's oath as well?"
Mance left the Night's Watch to become the leader of the Freedfolk because his Night's Watch had a freedfolk priest's red cloth on his black clothes, and that red cloth was the only piece of high-grade cloth from the city-state of Narrow Sea Mill that the freedfolk priest had that saved his life. The Commander-in-Chief ordered him to change out of the cloth and put on the new black garb of the Night's Watch, to which Mance flatly refused. Eventually, the conflict intensified, and Mance angrily left the Night's Watch and joined the Freedmen.
When it comes to eloquence, Donner Noy is far from being a match for Mance. Mance said a few words, and Donner was speechless.
Will said: "You don't have to fight anymore, if you don't accept it, you can go to the boxing ring to settle it." The treasury of the Great Wall Legion is the banker, and whoever you press to win can place bets and buy one and lose one. ”
"I'll buy it myself and win, a golden dragon!" Donner said.
"I'll buy it myself, and I'll win a hundred golden dragons!" Mance Rader laughed.
Donna Noi's face suddenly turned red: "Lord Will, I borrowed a hundred gold dragons from the chief of general affairs of the legion and bought it for myself to win." ”
"I'll lend it to you!" Will smiled.
For a while, people on both sides were shouting bets.
Melisandre said: "Ladies and gentlemen, let the chief of general affairs handle the specific affairs of gambling boxing, and we should have a meeting to discuss the next government affairs at all levels, as well as the defense of the ancestors' fist peak, and the investigation of the activities of the strange ghosts." Forged Sword Fort also needs a sword, which needs to be forged quickly. ”
*
A few days later, Will rode alone on a griffin to the Bloodgate of the Vale.
Melisandre stayed, and the Sword King could not have been forged without the help of her magical flames. Gendry hid his hatred well, and he thought that Melisandre probably didn't realize that he recognized her, and that she shouldn't be able to detect the hatred buried in him.
Gendry hopes that his final plan will come true: to kill Melisandre, and he has already taken the first step and completed his first plan.
*
In the sky, on the back of the flames, carried thirty Valyrian steel swords.
Will rides on Azurite's back.
Azurite's strength is weaker than that of her brother Blaze.
The 300 Valyrian swords of Forged Swordforge will not be taken out at once, and only skilled generals, knights who have made great achievements, and loyal guards will be eligible for the reward of Valyrian steel swords.
The swordsman who formed the three hundred Valyrian steel swords was not an overnight effort. Any officially chosen swordsman must undergo an oath, a swordsmanship test, loyalty, and must possess heroic qualities.
Every Valyrian steel sword is a sword that has been passed down through the ages.
The first names of these swords were after the blacksmith who made them. Then the sword will be renamed again when it is in someone's hands, and that is the freedom of the owner of the sword.
The thirty Valyrian steel swords that Will took out will be distributed to the thirty swordsmen, but this is not a gift, but a distribution. After the battle, only a well-behaved swordsman has the possibility of keeping that sword. In principle, these swords are to be reclaimed from the sword arsenal of the Sword Forge.
The griffin flew over Winterfell in half a day, looking down from the sky, Winterfell was only the size of a palm, and Will's eyes passed Sansa's graceful and luxurious face, those big eyes, beautiful as jewels. She should have her menstrual period, then, she is a real woman.
If it is an era of peace and wealth, it is also a beautiful thing to marry Sansa, a beautiful woman who is educated, knows etiquette, is simple and kind at heart, and lives in an innocent garden isolated from the cruel side of the world. Of course, the sense of superiority from Sansa's mother's noble bloodline lingers, and although she respects Will's status as a god son, is grateful for Will's help, and admires Will's ability, she still looks down on Will in her bones.
Because Will was a commoner's family, he was a thief before he was chosen by God.
In front of Will, Catelyn Tully's grace and magnificence appeared, and the sapphire eyes unique to the Tully family concealed a deep contempt for Will.
This is the inherent contempt of the aristocracy for the lowly, not for Will alone, but for the whole group. It's not about Caitlyn's own morality, it's the reality of life itself.
Will couldn't help but think of Da Jili who was sleeping with him in the snow under the Ancestral Fist Peak, and Will didn't want to know about her goodbye. He was a little deliberately evasive, because if he really wanted to understand, the 10,000-year-old fish beam wood in the Divine Wood Forest in Winterfell could do this. The Green Prophet and the Fishbeam Wood are one, as if the Three-Eyed Crow's real body, Brynden River, and a Fishbeam Wood have grown together.
The entire northern realm is within the consciousness of Yu Liangmu in Winterfell City, but Yu Liangmu does not pay attention to all the things in the entire northern realm all the time, in fact, he spends more time sleeping, and he doesn't care about the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of the human race.
When he thought of women, Will couldn't help but think of Cersei Lannister, he had a time with Cersei, and he also had an aftertaste in the silence of the night, Cersei was indeed a natural stunner, and she was able to completely charm Jaime not only emotionally, but also with excellent hardware.
For a moment, Will was in the mood for something.
Soon, Winterfell became a small black spot, and the Ironfolk Town was still under construction on the Ancestral Mound, but everything was on a large scale, and it was unknown who Robb Stark would give the Ironfolk Town to be the lord.
Since breaking up with Littlefinger and the others, it is unknown how Littlefinger's work to conquer the Three Sisters is, and whether Eddard Stark's body was transported back to Winterfell. If it has been shipped, there will be two grief-stricken women in Winterfell: one is Caitlyn and the other is Sansa.
With Will's own status, he could justify his surname and create his own family crest and family motto. A few years later, Will's name would become the founder of a famous aristocratic family.
But Will didn't care about these false names. He also did not become a complex of aristocrats. He is completely different from Littlefinger, who is desperate to become a real nobleman, a hereditary duke. He hated himself for being nicknamed Count of Sheep, by the nobles. A territory with only sheep droppings, the Five Fingers Peninsula, is also regarded as a great shame by Littlefinger.
The griffon flies over the barren mound of the ancestors and over White Harbor, and Will remembers Elio Friel, Arya's dance teacher who lives in White Harbor, and wonders if he has left White Harbor or is still eating, drinking, and having fun in White Harbor.
After White Harbor is the Neck. Here lives Eddard Stark's most trusted man: Horan Reed of the Reed family. Holland Reed is also the most loyal to the Starks.
*
That night, Will and the griffons spent the night in the Green Tea River Mountains, and the next morning, Will arrived at the Bloodgate in the Vale and saw the Eight Thousand Cavalry Legion led by Robb Stark.
The troops had entered the difficult mountain roads of the valley and walked no faster on horseback than the infantry.
The Blood Gate was built in the middle of the most precipitous mountain passes, a castle as strong as a boulder completely blocked the way into the valley, and on either side of the treacherous halfway up the mountainside, the ancestors of the Arryn family built the longstone corridor that undulated and undulated along the mountain!
When the low chirp of the griffin sounded, the soldiers marching on the mountain path burst into cheers. This generation is safe, and if there is an ambush, no one can hide Robb, because all the natives of this mountain range, their fathers, husbands, brothers, and brothers have become Will's soldiers. A total of 6,000 warriors from the indigenous tribes followed the little demon Tyrion to garrison Dragonstone Island to assist the miners of the West in digging up the dragon crystals underground.