Chapter 1024: Tactics: Retreat step by step

The Three-Eyed Raven saw a five-pointed star map on the roof of the cave, and each of them contained a frost giant. The giant rode an ice beast, holding a translucent stick of icicle and a one-eyed in the middle of his forehead.

It's a magic circle.

A whistling sound came from the top of the mountain, a very ethereal sound, faintly. But the sons of the forest heard this, and together they stabbed their daggers into their hearts. At the same time, they sang strange syllables together.

Blood Sacrifice!

Is this awakening the Frost Giants? or is it corroding away the magic circle on the roof of the cave?

The three-eyed crow landed on the cave wall and watched it all.

The magic circle on the roof of the cave began to peel away and corrode, as if a painting had been slowly wetted by water.

The strange ghost on the high platform in the cave looked at the three-eyed crow, and he drew the long sword at his waist.

Shout!

The three-eyed crow flew up and circled in the hole.

The stranger wields a longsword and stares at the three-eyed crow.

Click!

The roof of the cave began to crack.

The crack starts in the middle and extends to both sides...... Tearing the magic array at the top of the cave.

Click!

The walls of the cave are cracked too!

The hole is going to collapse.

The three-eyed crow flies out of its hole.

The rock walls on both sides of the valley were shaking, cracking, and clattering......

The whole mountain shook, and the snow slid down to the valley floor, stirring up high snow foam.

There was a sudden boom.

The rock walls on both sides collapsed suddenly.

The three-eyed crow desperately pulled up, and behind him, there were rock walls and ice and snow chasing him.

The top of the mountain also began to fall, and the snow and ice fell like the sky.

The three-eyed crow was instantly drowned.

In front of the brazier of Castle Black, all of a sudden, Jiujian woke up, opened his eyes, and gasped for breath.

Everyone hurriedly supported him, Jiu Jian was very cold, his lips were blue, his face was pale, and he shivered with cold.

Melisandre reached out to take Jiujian's hand, the ruby on her neck glowed brightly, and the warmth of the flames spread from Melisandre's palm to Jiujian's body, and after a while, Jiujian's face gradually returned to blood.

"The Night King is destroying the Frost Giant's magic circle, and he sacrifices all the sons of the forest. I don't think even if the Wall falls, the Frost Giants won't wake up again to fight for us. ”

Everyone was stunned.

"We don't have any chance of winning against the Night King, he now has a griffin that can cross the Wall of Despair from the sky, and he's gone to destroy the Frost Giant's magic array in the Thern Mountains, so let's not think of having the Frost Giant as an ally at the last minute. The Night King is thoughtful, and I feel that he is ahead of us every step of the way. ”

Everyone looked at each other.

"When the Night King was the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch at the Wall, he was a scheming man. "Jiujian sighed, 'The only way for us to defeat the Night King is to go to the Land of Eternal Winter as soon as possible and destroy the altar in order to kill the Night King in battle. “

"We can't kill him in battle without destroying the altar?" said Arya.

"Yes, we cannot kill the ghouls without killing the Wraiths, we cannot kill all the Wraighs without killing the Night King, and we cannot kill the Night King without destroying the altar. We killed the Night King, and if the altar is still there, the Night King will be resurrected again in some secret way. ”

"But we've lost all the unicorns now. Jon said.

"We need to wait for Daenerys to arrive, and she will bring her dragon. Jiujian said.

"I left the little golden dragon in Winterfell. Will said, "If necessary, the little golden dragon will have to let it go to battle first." ”

"The little golden dragon can take people to the Land of Eternal Winter now, so it's better to let it stay in Winterfell. Jiujian said.

"Then we have to be ready to fight. "I suggest that the Horn of Winter be destroyed first, so that the Night King will never find it, and that the Great Wall will always be there to keep him in and out of the North." ”

"He has griffins. Robb reminded Mansred.

"When the Mother of Dragons comes, we have dragons. Mance replied.

"I have a new plan. Will said, "I'm going to go back to Winterfell first, let the little dragon find Daenerys, and then ride Daenerys' three-headed dragon, so we don't have to go north to the seas into the land of eternal winter." The Night King and his wife were unaware. “

"Good idea!" said Melisandre, "if that were the case, the number of people we would go north would change. The three-headed dragon can only take three people. “

"Me, Little Will, Daenerys. "The three of us went from the sea to the Land of Eternal Winter and destroyed the altar. Fight the Night King in the North and get his full attention. ”

For a moment, everyone was silent.

Little Will and Nine Kinds, and Daenerys went to the Land of Eternal Winter without support, without the undead knight Bunyan Stark, and any previous tactics were useless.

"Then let's do it. Will said as he looked at Big Gilly.

Big Gilly is bent on going north to follow Little Will, and now there is no need to fight, there are only three dragons to use.

Big Jili reached out and took Little Will's hand: "Let's go, let's go have a barbecue." "She knew she had to be separated from Little Will. This parting may be a farewell.

Carter Pike immediately followed: "Mother, I'll go too." ”

"And me. Mansred said, "I'll give you a taste of our wheat wine." ”

"I want to have a drink too. Samwell said.

"I'm pretty good at grilling rabbit meat!" said Arya.

"Let's go together, then!" said Jiujian.

Everyone agreed, so they went together, joking with each other, and the previous dullness and depression were swept away.

Will stays with Jon and Robb.

"We can't let the Night King know about our plans, and we must fight him again here at Castle Black. Then we retreated to Fireplace, fought a battle in Firehearth, retreated to Winterfell, fought a battle in Winterfell, and then retreated to Carlin Bay. “

"Losing the run?" Robb said in a skeptical tone.

"Of course not, it's retreating, retreating in an orderly manner. Will said, "The Night King and the Frost Lady will catch up step by step, and we won't have to worry about the Night King's destruction of the altar of the Eternal Winter Land, because it's too far away, and if something happens, the Night King won't be able to ride a griffon back to save him." ”

Jon looked at Robb, and the two brothers understood.

"Agreed!" Jon said.

"Agreed!" Robb said.

"This plan can only be known to the three of us. Will said in a low voice.

"Why?" asked Jon and Robb at the same time.

"Every battle, if you want the Night King not to see the flaws, you have to fight to the death. Told Mansred, Melisandre, Drogo, and the others, thinking that this was a retreat and might affect the morale of the battle. If the soldiers knew about our tactics, they would not do their best to fight, and all they could think of was to retreat, which would alert the Night King. This tactic, the three of us know, must not be passed on. “

Jon and Robb nodded.

"I want to leave tonight, go to Winterfell, and let the little dragon go to Daenerys. Will said.

"Since it's a retreat, I think you need to take all your guards. There's me and Robb, and after the battle at Castle Black, we'll quickly retreat to Fireplace. ”

"Okay, be careful not to kill the horses, and the ox carts, obsidian arrows, and knives and guns are all loaded into the carts first, and tonight we will do it, and retreat all the supplies to the mole village first. Bachelors, Clerks, have to get them to retreat to Hearthcity before they fight. It was up to Sam Will Tali, who was a trustworthy man. ”

"Good!" Jon nodded.

"Robb is in charge of the tactical arrangement of military command operations. Do you have any opinions on government management, personnel conflicts, Jon is in charge?"

"No!" Robb looked at Jon.

"Agreed!" said Jon, "I'm just worried about your injuries. ”

"Don't worry, I'm going to ask Melisandre to come with me this time. Her fire magic relieves the pain of my body's cold poison and is the best cure, and I think I'll be healed by the time we return to Winterfell. Along the way, Melisandre had plenty of time to get rid of the cold poison for me and Jaime. ”

In the hot restaurant, there is a wide variety of barbecued meats.

But, it's time to put an end to it.

Will walked into the dining room with Jon and Robb, and it was warm, there were a lot of people, everyone was talking loudly, and some people's faces were already 'burned' red by the wine.

Will walked over to Big Gilly's table, "Gilly Stark, I'm going to take Little Will away." ”

This is the first time Will has officially referred to Big Gilly as Gilly Stark. Because, with this departure, maybe the two will never see each other again.

Big Gilly will stay and fight, and it's hard to predict whether she will live or die.

"So soon, what about your injuries?" said Melisandre, looking at Will with beautiful eyes.

"My wound is the cold poison left by the ice spear through my body, and I'm afraid it won't support Winterfell. Will joked, "But our horses are fast." ”

"Lady Melisandre come with you. Da Jili said immediately.

Will needs such a rhetoric, he needs to retreat without a trace and leave a group of people, the real big war is still to come.

Arya also said, "Will, let Lady Melisandre come with you." Her flames are the natural enemies of cold poison and are the most effective treatment. “

"As for Jaime, I'll have to take Jaime with me. Will said with a deep groan. Jaime was more seriously injured than he was, and the cold poison struck him several times a day, each time covering his body with hoarfrost, and fire had to be used to fight it.

"Take Jaime away, his cold poison will not be driven away, and he will not be able to participate in the battle if he stays here. Mansred walked over and said.

"Alright!" Will decided, "Jiujian, you'll have to come with me, too." When my little dragon finds Daenerys, I need you and Little Will to leave immediately to join Daenerys. ”

"Yes, Prime Minister. Jiujian smiled with a hint of wine. His face was red and he looked like he had drunk a little too much.

Will stood up and looked around at the generals, "Brothers, the war has changed, and I need to go to Winterfell to deal with more important matters. I, Jiujian, Melisandre, Little Will, Rosso, and my guards will set out at once and set out overnight. ”

"We're running out of time. The command, the military tactics, everything is up to Master Robb Stark, the administration, the logistics, everything is up to Jon Targaryen. Mansred, Severed Colin, Robb and Jon, do you have any questions?"

The generals raised their glasses and agreed in unison: "Yes, Prime Minister!"

Will's prestige among the Great Wall Legion is so high that it needs no words to describe it. In the battle with the Strangers, he won both victories, and it was he who killed the two Stranger Generals, and it was he who rode a griffin to light the wildfire ditch, keeping the Strangers and the Night King in the Ghost Forest. It was also he who was shot into a griffin by the Night King's wife, fell off the Great Wall, and nearly died.

The Great Wall War, without Will, the Great Wall has been lost, and all the soldiers have been slaughtered.

Will's words are orders. He is not only the supreme commander of the Great Wall Legion, he is also the prime minister of the Seven Kingdoms.

At noon the next day, Will and his party came to the Holy Inquisition, where they had a short rest, and after eating, they went to the Fire Warlocks' Guild, where Will had a secret conversation with the great wise man Adonis, asking them to retreat immediately after the fall of the Great Wall to the Hearthh City of the Amber family. Moreover, Will asked Adonis to prepare for retreat now, and all the supplies for the wildfire should be packed up and ready to retreat.

"What about so many of our castles and houses?" said Adonis.

"It won't be destroyed, the strangers and ghouls won't set fire to our houses, and when we win the battle, we'll come back, these castles will still be there, and nothing will be missing. ”

"Strangers are afraid of fire!" said Adonis.

"Ghouls are afraid of fire, too!" Will smiled, "why did I build houses and towns so much, I know that even if the Wall falls, these houses will still be there unless we set them on fire ourselves." The Night King wants to rule over the undead, and it is the human life that he wants to destroy, not the houses. ”

After the Fire Warlock Guild had explained everything, the team continued on its way. Along the way, non-stop. After another three days, the party stepped out of the Night's Watch and into the territory of the Amber family: the only great noble family in the far north of the North, the Amber family, whose family crest was the Giant Broken Chain.

The Amber family is also ready for battle, and all the residents in the territory have entered the Fireplace City, and there is not a single house in the wild, and every village is empty, and the living materials that can be removed have all been emptied.

Will arrived at the Hearth, inspected the Amber family's defenses, checked the troops, looked at the material reserves, and asked the Amber family to immediately retreat all the craftsmen and clerks to Winterfell when the defenders of the Great Wall retreated to Fireplace, and asked Amber to order that all the people of Fireplace City should follow Will and his party now and retreat to the winter town of Winterfell.

Two days later, Will and his party left Hearth, followed by a long line of people, who helped the old and the young, and headed south. Fortunately, the road is already very easy to walk, with the wide King's Road and flat tundra plains.

A group of people took the King's Road, and those who were familiar with the road and direction took the tundra plain and went straight south.

Seven days later, Will and his party arrived at the winter town outside Winterfell, followed by several times as many people as they had when they set out from Fireplace.

The people of the entire north, who refused to flee south for their lives, followed Lord Will south to the town of Winterfell.

Will and his party entered Winterfell, and before they reached the main fort, Master Lewyn brought the news of the loss of the Wall, and the Great Wall legions, after suffering about 5,000 soldiers, retreated to the Hearthh overnight.

Will's retreat plan was officially launched.