Chapter 131 Clay rises again, Ed is on the run

Although Clay's name is still shrouded in mystery, the Seven Kingdoms only know that a strange army came out of the North, and they killed more than 10,000 Duke Tywin's men in one battle, and even picked up a regicide in vain.

The balance of war between the North and the West seems to have suddenly tilted towards the Stark family. At least, many nobles in the Seven Kingdoms think so.

Everyone in the Seven Kingdoms doesn't know that Lord Tywin doesn't like the dwarf son nicknamed "Little Devil" at all. Jaime Lannister is Lord Tywin's favorite baby.

Now, Tywin suffered heavy losses in the battle in the North and lost a secret heir. How could he fight in the West?

According to the default rules of the game among nobles, many people believe that the armistice negotiations between the North and the West will begin soon. As for how much meat Duke Tywin will cut off in exchange for his precious son, he doesn’t know. .

While all parties were paying attention and opinions were diverging, Clay Manderly, who was stationed in Riverrun, had received news that Edmure Tully had wiped out the remnants of the original Tengshi Hebei camp.

He didn't want to see Edmure Tully's triumphal ceremony, which was so watery that it could drown a person, so he directly gave the order to the two thousand cavalrymen who were assisting Edmure Tully to march eastward.

He himself obtained the command of the less than two thousand remaining cavalry in the Riverlands from Duke Hoster. This was part of the deal he had agreed to with Edmure to send troops.

Commanding nearly five thousand cavalry, including the two thousand victorious troops commanded by Lord Glover who were about to join together, Clay directed his attack at Duke Tywin near Harrenhal.

Robb Stark used a little more than 10,000 pure infantry to compete with Tywin's army of more than 20,000 cavalry. He also gave his opponent the illusion that his entire army was here.

However, as the Battle of Riverrun came to an end, news spread like wildfire that Robb Stark's bluffing show could no longer continue. Therefore, Clay's cavalry group must move closer to him as soon as possible.

After receiving Robb Stark's letter, Clay carefully analyzed the situation and agreed with his point of view. Originally, he planned to let Robb hold back Duke Tywin's army, and he would lead all the cavalry to conquer the entire Western Territory. Let's search it again.

But now it seems that such a plan can only remain on paper. After all, he is still relying on the big tree in the north, and the dragon has not grown much in just over a month.

After Daenerys got three dragons, she became so excited that she gave away two of them. In the end, she even lost her own life in front of the Iron Throne. If she had been patient enough and dragged the three dragons until they were half the size of the Black Death, No matter how many conspiracies there are, they are all nonsense in front of the dragon.

Clay is just a treasure of Galesos, so he naturally has no capital to waste. Although Qyburn's black technology has not yet appeared, it does not mean that the dragon is invincible here. In fact, it is still far from it.

Therefore, now, Clay's focus is still on the nearly 7,000 cavalry in his hands. This is the power that can turn the world upside down.

Since the First World War completely wiped out all Lannister forces in the southwestern Riverlands, Clay left the Riverlands infantry to guard Riverrun. He led his own army and maneuvered to Harrenhal within four days at an extremely fast speed. The hills to the west.

After completing the camp garrison and the arrangement of sentries, Clay led a group of northern nobles, except for Earl Glover and Earl Severn who stayed at the camp, towards the north, where the northern army was stationed more than half a day's journey away.

After being separated for so long, he also has to meet Robb Stark. What's the next step? Although Clay is no longer what he used to be, he still has to listen to Robb Stark's opinion. As for other nobles , step aside.

Setting off in the morning, before dusk, Clay saw the northern camp, which was leaning against the woods and rivers, with high walls and deep ditches. The flying direwolf flag fluttered high, demonstrating the noble status of the owner here.

The news of Clay's arrival had been conveyed by the cavalry who had arrived earlier. Originally, the lords of the North strongly requested Clay to bring troops directly to join them, but Robb Stark choked them with one sentence. :

"Shall we ask Master Clay to bring the troops over, and then return all the cavalry to you?"

The Young Wolf Lord scanned the audience with cold eyes. By forcing Tywin back in one battle with fewer enemies and more, Robb Stark also established his own prestige in the army. No one dared to question his decision easily.

So now, when Clay and his party arrived at the camp gate, they saw the Northern Dukes who had come out early to greet them, and Robb Stark, who was standing at the front of the crowd, was all smiles.

In his opinion, his good brother demonstrated the majesty of the Northern Territory on the battlefield and reversed the unfavorable situation at the beginning of the war. Now, with the regicide and a group of Western noble captives in hand, the Northern Territory is invincible. place.

In addition to his father's whereabouts still unknown, after the battle that forced Tywin away, Robb Stark also sent out his own search team. The hard work paid off, and he successfully found his sister Sansa Stark.

When Ed Stark decided to break things up, he separated his two daughters from himself. Eggs cannot be put in one basket. This is the reason.

As for Arya, she has not been found yet, but according to the guards protecting Sansa, Arya's team moved faster than hers and may have broken through the Lannister blockade and headed north.

They probably missed Robb's army. At this juncture, as long as they are not captured by the Lannister, that would be the best news.

"Clay Mandler, my good brother, welcome home!"

Robb Stark, whose lips were already covered with a thin beard and wearing a thick fur cloak, looked at least seven or eight years old. When he saw Clay dismounting, he immediately opened his arms to greet him.

He gave Clay a bear hug, and then the two hands held each other tightly. Don't think too much, it was just Robb Stark who was too excited.

Clay's series of glorious victories on the battlefields of the Western Riverlands made him increasingly aware that his brother might be a battlefield hero like the Young Dragon King Daeron.

Clay's main army was not around. Robb Stark was always unsure when facing Tywin. The infantry was always a little nervous when facing the cavalry.

Now, Clay's cavalry group of nearly 7,000 people was placed near him, and Clay himself returned to the long-awaited Chinese army camp in the north. Robb Stark finally put down his hanging Heart.

"Rob, we all did a good job. We gave Lord Tywin a few slaps. I killed the Kingslayer's troops in the west. You deceived Tywin, an expert on the battlefield, in the east. I really want to see what Tywin is doing now. Mr. Wen’s expression.”

"Hey, we, it is best not to return the Kingslayer to Lord Tywin, or use the sharpest knife to cut something off Ser Jaime Lannister's crotch, and then force Lord Tywin to erect a small What do you think about the devil being the heir?"

Seeing Robb Stark winking at him, Clay raised his eyebrows, carefully observed the greatly changed heir of Winterfell, and said with a tut:

"I didn't see it. Roberto performed well on the battlefield, and he was also a good hand at making trouble. If your father, Lord Eddard Stark, knew that you still had this talent, wouldn't he teach you a lesson?"

Speaking of this, Clay frowned and asked:

"Rob, is there still no news about Lord Eddard? You have pushed Tywin back so far, why didn't you send someone to look for him?"

Now, Clay's memory about Ed Stark is no longer working well. He can only rely on himself to get all the news. Now that Ed Stark has been missing for so long, there should be news. Already?

But Clay knew what was going on when he saw Rob's face dimming instantly, and the noble nobles in the north who were listening to the two men talking quietly and looking helpless and worried at this time.

The words had been said, and Clay didn't hesitate to ask whether it was right at this time. He patted Rob's shoulder and whispered:

"It's okay. Next, I will take the cavalry to find it myself and double the search area. By the way, I will also force Tywin to send out the cavalry to fight with me. I want to see how many people Lord Tywin dares to send with me. Confrontation."

The Northern Territory lost more than 2,000 people in the previous battle with Duke Tywin. Now that Clay has arrived with his army, the total strength of the Northern Territory has returned to 17,000 people, but Tywin has not received any. A little addition.

The noble lords of King's Landing, as well as the major families in the king's territory, all sent troops before, but those who did not plan to send troops in the first place are even less likely to send troops now that Lannister is at a disadvantage. .

Moreover, seven thousand blood-stained iron cavalry were lying beside the king's territory. It was a lie that they were not under pressure. After all, Clay's reputation on the battlefield of Riverrun had now reached their ears.

Even if Clay leaves Robb Stark and Tywin alone, the probability of directly leading his troops to deal with them is very low, but do they dare to make this bet?

"Well, it's okay. I believe father will meet us soon."

Rob's tone was low, and the welcome ceremony was over. Clay followed Rob and entered the tent directly under the constant gaze of the northern nobles. Everyone must refer to this for how to fight the next battle. The invincible cavalry commander.

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"Quick, chase, don't let them run away!"

A sharp and piercing roar came from the edge of the forest northeast of Harrenhal. Eddard Stark and his remaining guards were still discovered when they tried to cross the last section of the Lannister blockade.

They didn't have time to kill all the sentries, so after realizing that he could no longer catch up with the Lannister sentry who had narrowly escaped, Eddard Stark decisively ordered to run north quickly.

There is no doubt that he has been exposed, and since he has no horses on his side, being caught up is a certainty. Now, Ed Stark has to compete with him for time.

He must be close enough to the north. If he can meet the scouts from the north, he will at least have the possibility of being rescued. If he stays here, there is only one way to die.

In fact, he himself knows very well that unless he commits suicide, Tywin will not do anything to him. But the problem is that asking him to abandon his honor and surrender to the Lannister family who killed his good brother is better than cutting down His head still hurts.

Lannister's efficiency under Duke Tywin was much higher than that under Jaime. After Eddard Stark and his party ran less than a mile north, there was already a pursuit from the West behind them. The sound of soldiers' hooves.

"Sir, you go first, you must not be caught by them!"

The three guards who were left behind looked at each other, stopped escaping, and shouted at their master. Then, they turned around without hesitation and pointed their swords at their enemies.

They would definitely die fighting, there would be no prisoners at this time, but they still chose this way.

Ed Stark did not look back. He felt severe pain in his heart. He was not being pretentious about what the guards did for him. He had long been used to seeing blood and death. He really didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

What he really couldn't accept was that it was his own stupidity that had caused all this. The key was that he didn't have the ability to stop it.

He was really tired from running, and his legs felt like lead, but he really couldn't stop.

He knew all too well what the consequences would be if he fell into the hands of a Lannister.

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Having just sat down and thinking carefully about the next attack plan, Clay was ready to completely solve the annoying door-blocking behavior of the old lion.

King's Landing is so big, I want to go take a look. Tywin, you're a bad old man. Don't always have people guarding the door. It's very annoying, okay?

Just as he was thinking about it, the tent was suddenly opened.

Before Clay even raised his head, a strong smell of blood wafted into his nose.

The Witcher's extremely keen sense of smell, coupled with the fact that he has been breathing this smell every day during this period, he is now very sensitive to the smell of blood.

Looking up suddenly, he saw Count Karstark, who was responsible for guarding the camp and commanding the sentry troops, wearing armor and covered in blood. The count's face was ugly and scary. He rushed into the tent without saying a word.

"What's going on? Lord Karstark, answer me."

After looking at each other in silence for a long time, Rob asked strangely:

"My lord... just now our sentries discovered that the Lannister cavalry was chasing a group of fleeing people. The scouts immediately went up to check. Among them were soldiers from Winterfell."

At this point, Earl Karstark stopped talking again. His words gave Robb a very bad premonition, and he immediately asked:

"Go on, tell me everything you know. What happened?"

"The person who came back to report the news told me that there was one person there... Lord Ed."

"What!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Many people stood up directly and brought several chairs.

"There were only two of us sentries. After discovering this situation, one person quickly came back to report the situation, and the other rushed forward to save Lord Ed, but when I rushed over, his head had already been chopped off."

Robb Stark's eyes were splitting. He didn't care about the life or death of the Raushi sentry at all now. He just wanted to know the whereabouts of his father.

"I pursued all the way and collided with the Lannister troops who came for reinforcements. I... failed to bring the Lord back. He... was seriously injured and was tied to the horse by the Lannister. I saw his The blood stained the horse’s belly red.”

Robb Stark's vision went dark. What he was most worried about happened. His father was captured by the Lannister. Moreover, he was seriously injured and his life or death was uncertain.

Clay heard the sound of falling to the ground. He didn't look back. He knew without looking that it was the sound of Lady Catelyn fainting.

Amid all the confusion, Clay had only one idea:

"Trouble..."