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"Is it Lord Will?" shouted the knight at the lead.

Will patted his horse and greeted him: "I'm Will, who is the general?"

"Lucas Blackwood of the Blackwood family. "The person who came was a teenager, with black curly hair, tall and thin, and an alert face. Lucas Blackwood was one of Edcur Tully's twenty-eight best friends.

He did not unfurl the banner of his own clan's crow tree, but took the banner of the lord Tuli family as his own squad flag.

This team consisted of fifteen horsemen, all of whom were light cavalry, mainly with bows and arrows.

The breath of the Icewolf terrified the horses of the entire scout team, and every light cavalry horse needed constant comfort from its master before they turned around.

In the Old World Trajectory, in the year 299 of Aegon, Lucas Blackwood died at Edcur Tully's red wedding.

The Blackwoods are an ancient family in the Riverlands, and the only ones in the Riverlands that still believe in the Old Gods. Their family's castle has a sacred forest, and there is a dead fish beam wood in the sacred forest. They prayed that the old gods were under this fish beam. In their heyday, the Blackwood were the rulers of the Riverlands, and the Wolf Grove of the North was their domain. Their family's beliefs have remained unchanged for thousands of years, and they have always believed in the old gods, with the heart tree - the fish beam wood - as the symbol of the gods.

Arya has long heard of the name of the Blackwood family, because the Blackwood family's beliefs are the same as the Stark family, and the belief in the old gods has never changed.

Arya notices the tall and thin Lucas's family crest, a bright red undertone, with a flock of black crows arranged evenly in a circle around a dead fish beam on a black shield.

Fish Beamwood is dead in the South, but it is still the faith of the Blackwood family. There is no greater loyalty in the Riverlands than the Blackwood family.

Will knows the Blackwood family well and has a lot of respect for the people of the family.

"Sir Lucas, is Lord Horst in Riverrun?" said Will.

"Your Excellency, Duke Horst and Duke Ed are commanding three armies and are besieging Golden Tooth City. ”

"How's the battle going?"

"Lord Brynden and Lord Edmure have all been captured in Golden Tooth City, and there are many other clan knights among the guards who follow them. ”

Will, Angey, Big Gilly, and Arya were all surprised.

The Dead in the Riverlands disguised as the Lannisters and infiltrated the Golden Tooth City was a good military strategy.

"Who is the defending general of the Golden Tooth City?" Will felt troubled.

Both Blackfish and Eddard were lost to Golden Tooth City, and the opposing city's defending generals were too powerful.

Eddard is average and ambitious, and he is not suitable to disguise the defeat of the Lannisters. Perhaps he wanted to prove himself in this great battle, and most importantly, to show Duke Horst.

Ed Curtain was a good man, but not a good military leader, and he never received the approval of Duke Horst.

Ed, Horst, and Robb were all outstanding military generals, but they were frustrated in the attack on Golden Tooth City, which greatly affected the morale of the army.

If the West Frontier is not taken quickly, then once the combined forces of Duke Lanley and the Tyrells reach King's Landing, Stannis I's dynasty will be in great danger.

"The defending general is Tywin Lannister. Lucas Blackwood said in a deep voice.

"How is that possible?" said Angay, surprised.

Big Jilly's face was expressionless, but Will was slightly moved, and said, "Are you sure it's Tywin Lannister?"

"It's him. As soon as Tywin Lannister appeared, the morale of the entire Western Frontier team soared, the coalition soldiers were terrified, and the princes and generals were surprised. Tywin Lannister personally led his army from the Golden Tooth City, and they were condescending, and the 3,000 heavily armored cavalry opened the way in front, defeating the coalition army in the first battle, breaking through the coalition defense. The West's army was so strong that everyone shouted "Long live Tywin" and rushed at us, and Master Eddard Stark had to order the army to retreat thirty miles and encamp. ”

"Didn't Tywin get burned to death in the Lake of Tears?" said Arya.

"Tywin of Golden Tooth City, that's not really Tywin. Will said, "Someone dressed in Tywin Lannister and impersonated Tywin Lannister. ”

Lucas Blackwood said, "It's not a pretend, many generals have seen Tywin's true face, and they all agree that it is the real Tywin Lannister. ”

"What happened next?"

"In three days, Tywin Lannister will face Lord Eddard Stark in a life-and-death duel under the Golden Tooth City. Lucas said, "That duel battle letter is a letter of war that Lord Eddard gave to Duke Tywin when he was in Eagle's Nest City, and the victory or defeat of this war is decided by the life and death of two people. Lucas Blackwood said.

Will said, "Lord Eddard has decided to decide the outcome of the war through a duel?"

"Yes, the war book was ordered by Master Eddard Stark!"

"Lord Eddard's original intention was to discourage the confidence of the warriors of the West, and he calculated that Tywin would not duel him, and now that Tywin has accepted the duel, it proves that this Tywin is not the real Tywin, it is a fake. Will said flatly.

"Someone's changed face, Tywin. Arya said, "Lord Will, we need to get to Golden Tooth City immediately. ”

Will nodded, "Lord Lucas, we need to hurry up and get to the Golden Tooth City, how do we cross the Red Fork River?"

The source of the Red Fork River comes from the mountains in the south of the western border, cutting off most of the land between the rivers, and to go to the Golden Tooth City, you must cross the Red Fork River.

"It's not hard. Lucas Blackwood stretched out his bow and fired an arrow in the direction of Riverrun, and immediately someone rocked the boat under the city walls, by the sluice.

"Sir Lucas. "The people on the boat were very respectful to Lucas.

Although Arya's uncle Edcur Tully has average skills, the young masters and heirs of his vassals are all good friends with him, and Lucas of the Blackwood family is one of Edmure's famous young masters, and the retainers and guards of the Tully family are very familiar with these young masters.

"Send Lord Will and his party across the Red Fork River, and they're going to Lord Eddard's barracks. Lucas said.

"Yes, sir. ”

Arya took the wolf aboard, and as soon as Nymeria jumped on board, she frightened a young oarsman into the river. The lady was in good shape, but the crew and captain were still afraid to make eye contact with it.

Lucas's scout patrol gave Will and his party everything they ate and drank, and gave Will a war horse to use as a pack horse.

Will and his party crossed the Red Fork River and hurried on their way.

"Will, who is Tywin, who changes his face?" asked Arya. She was very worried that her father would lose the duel.

Will said, "Jaime Lannister. ”

"Jaime?" called Arya.

"Yes, it could only be Jaime, who has returned from his studies at Braavos' Black and White Academy. ”

"Is Jaime good at swordsmanship?"

"Very powerful. Will said.

At the age of fifteen, Jaime was already invincible in the West. After the House of Black and White, Westeros' slashing swordsmanship combined with Assassin swordsmanship was hard to match, and Eddard Stark could not be his opponent.

And Eddard Stark doesn't know this yet. He must have thought that he would win against Tywin Lannister in a sword fight, and thus end the Westside Campaign in the best and fastest way possible. The West, Eddard Stark was able to concentrate on dealing with the army of Lan Li and Tyrrell. Lan Li and Tyrell are not afraid, but they have a number of famous generals under their command, among which Randolph Tully is the most powerful.

As for Tyrrell, who is known as the inflatable fish, he led an overwhelming army to besiege Storm's End for a year without being able to conquer it, which shows the mediocrity of his military talent.

And Lan Li, it is okay to go on horses and fight eagles, and it is okay to respect knights and pro-civilians, but it is not good to lead troops to fight, charge into battle, and judge the situation.

"Will, we need to get to the barracks before the duel. Arya said. She addressed Will and never used honorifics.

"Yes, but I'm afraid there is nothing to stop Eddard Stark's duel. Will's expression was solemn.

Eddard Stark, a guy who values honor above life, himself made a war letter to Tywin Lannister, and now that the other party is fighting, he naturally will not break his word.

Two days later, Will and his party saw the military camp in front of them, all kinds of flags waving in the wind, the flags of the people of the North, the flags of the nobles of the Riverlands, the flags of the army of the Valley, and the 60,000 troops camped on a flat ground, waving the flags, and there was no end in sight.

Several light cavalry teams came up from three sides, and Will and his party were ushered into the camp.

Da Jili was secretly shocked when he saw it, this was only the outermost part of the army, and there were so many tents and people, this strength was not possessed by Mance Red outside the Desperate Great Wall.

The group walked forward an hour in the middle passage of the camp and saw three banners in front of them: the Icewolf banner of House Stark in the North, the silver trout banner of House Tully in the Riverlands, and the Crescent Falcon banner of House Arryn in the Vale.

The three flags, erected in front of the Chinese army's tent, are taller and bigger than all the other flags.

The group of people in front flashed out, and in the middle was a burning flame flag with a black background, and next to it was a black and white shadow lynx flag on a black background.

Standing in the middle of the two sides was none other than Tyron Ash of the Great Wall Legion. He was accompanied by twelve guards: the twelve warriors of the Ash Tribe. Among them, two of the guards belonging to the commander of Will's personal legion, Black Girl Ash and Able Ash, were among them.

Will dismounted, Angey, Big Gilly, and Arya dismounted.

The two ice wolves smelled the smell of the gray wind and howled in the sky, and in the big tent of the Chinese army, the howl of one of the ice wolves greeted. Nymeria and the lady sprang forward, startling several of the soldiers.

Black Girl Ash and Able Ash were the first to meet Will, who had been meeting the chief for months as Will's personal bodyguard, and the three of them hugged each other and laughed.

"How many men did Sir Taryn bring?"

"Five hundred Ash Warriors. Heiya said.

"Five hundred?"

"Yes. Lord Mormont said that the wild people were ready to move, and the scouts of various wild tribes that had not been seen for a long time appeared in the Ghost Shadow Forest one after another, and the strange ghosts seemed to have reappeared, and the stump spiral diagram of people and beasts appeared on the Ancestral Fist Peak. ”

"The war on our side is certain, so let's go back to the Great Wall. Will said.

The Five Hundred Great Wall Legion, although small in number, is a new beginning for participation in the interior.

The tribe of Tyran Ash has created a historical legend: the Legion of the Wall of Desperation is not a legion of the Night's Watch in the full sense of the word, but for the first time in 8,000 years, the legions of the Great Wall of Desperation have participated in a civil war in the kingdom.

Tear apart the old law and give birth to a new world.

Taryn Ash strode over, and Will noticed the many arrow holes and sword scratches in Tyron Ash's armor.

"Your Excellency. Taryn's voice roared.

Tyron was granted knighthood by Robb under the Fishbeam in Winterfell, and Will was granted knight by Eddard Stark at the Hall of the Burning King in Harrenhal and then lord of Dragonstone.

"Tyron, there are so many arrow wounds on your armor that you'll need to prepare two of the best plates. Will said. He cares about the safety of Taryn Ash.

Taryn laughed, "My lord, I'm too tall, and I've been the main target of the enemy's archers in the battle with Lord Robb. ”

"Are you hurt?" Will was worried.

The best plate armor was shot out of the arrow hole. The power of the longbowmen's hard arrows is amazing, and one type of arrow is the armor-piercing arrow.

"Lord Robb had the foresight to tell me to wear scarlet mail under the plate before the battle began. Tyron's voice was like thunder.

"My lord, Tywin Lannister is not dead, it was his double who was burned to death by the fire. Black Girl Ash said.

"Rumor has it that the fake Tywin Lannister was killed by the Shadows. Taryn Ash said, "Do you know the truth?"

"Let's go to the Zhongjun tent first and meet Lord Eddard before we talk in detail. Will said.

"Yes, sir. "Naturally, Heiya and Able are on Will's side, and they are Will's close guards when he is at the Great Wall. The black girl is the captain of the guard, and if the black girl is not there, Abel will be the acting captain.

Eight other guards from the former Ash Tribe embraced Will, and some led Will's horses.

Big Gilly and Angai were immediately excluded from the circle.

Da Jili's face was expressionless, cold as ice, and Angai's face was quite uneven.

These days, he has become accustomed to being by Will's side, and together with Big Gilly, he has become Will's rightful right and left hand.

Arya's two wolves had already run to make out with Grey Wind, and Arya was also excluded by Heiya and the others.

In what seemed like a blink of an eye, Will was under the protection of the Ash tribesmen, and he became the leader of a legion, and Big Gilly, Angey, and Arya seemed to be three unrelated outsiders.

Will has a prestige in the hearts of his subordinates that Ange and Arya have never seen before.

Da Jili was in a calm mood, but followed the ashes guard in silence, while Arya didn't like it, and kicked the spur hard, and the horse ran up, taking the lead in running towards the big tent of the Chinese army.

Outside the Chinese army's tent, Robb was the first to appear, followed by Lord Ed and Lord Horst. Eddard stood beside Lord Horst, a little smaller in size, and the three of them were flanked by some of the most powerful vassals in the three lands: Jon Amber, the patriarch of House Amber in the last Hearthcity of the North, who was a head taller than everyone else, Ruth Burton, the patriarch of the Skinning House of the Castle of Terror, Maggie Mormont, the patriarch of the Mormont family of Bear Island, who was the sister of Jao Mormont, the commander-in-chief of the Wall of Despair, and Rickard Karstark, the patriarch of House Kastark......

Jason Mellister, the patriarch of the Mellister family from Sealands in the Riverlands, and his younger brother Sir Dennis Mellister served on the Wall of Despair for thirty years, serving as the commander of the Shadow Tower, and was later executed by Will during the Revolution; Jason was also the lord who forced Will to become the Night's Watch; Stevren Frey, the patriarch of Luan River, whose father Walder Frey had been strangled to death by Will; Janos Bracken, the patriarch of the Bracken family in Stonehedge, who has had a feud with the Blakewood family for thousands of years......

Then there are the patriarchs of the major families from the Vale: Bronze Jon Royce, the patriarch of House Royce, who was the staunchest of the main battle faction when Ryza Tully resisted the West, Leonor Kobray, patriarch of House Cobray, and Dane Templeton, patriarch of House Templeton in Nine Star City......

Robb couldn't resist rushing up and hugging Will, who held the highest position in his heart, and no one could match him except Eddard Stark. In front of his father, Robb's feelings are never exposed, because Eddard Stark is the rocky man of the North.