Chapter 275 Raid

Domeric was reluctant, but he quickly hurried toward the southeast.

The king needs to know what's going on there, that's his job.

But he, the bodyguard who swore to guard Robb Stark, didn't know that this was the last time he would see Robb Stark alive, and he would regret his decision today for the rest of his life.

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As Clay's army approached, Tywin Lannister, who was staying under the city of Harrenhal, finally became anxious, because he discovered that Clay Manderly didn't care about his army in the Golden Teeth City at all.

Even if his son Jaime Lannister made a further offensive gesture, he had no reaction.

He previously lied to Littlefinger that he wanted James's army to come to support him, which was just bullshit.

On such a long journey, from the West to Harrenhal, no matter how you walk, you will find one thing, that is, there is always a long section of the logistics line that is not under his control, Lannister.

Without logistics, why fight a war? Let the soldiers down there drink wind every day to satisfy their hunger, right?

Therefore, when Clay rushed over regardless, Tywin Lannister was really anxious and couldn't run away. He couldn't go to King's Landing to seek help from Renly or Stannis.

There was no other way, so Tywin Lannister chose to make a last-ditch effort before the war began. He wanted to capture Harrenhal and seize the nobles of the North and Robb Stark, the King of the North.

In this case, he would have an escape route to choose from.

The recent sudden snowfall made Tywin Lannister keenly aware of the weak state of the defenders on the city. Moreover, he knew the approximate number of defenders in the city. Every time a battle was fought, Tywin would estimate how many were left in the city. living person.

In his opinion, this time, he sent people to pretend to be a sneak attack south of the east gate. After mobilizing the attention of the defenders, he concentrated the most elite forces of the entire army to storm the east gate in one go.

As long as the east gate is taken, this time, no matter what the cost, we must take advantage of the tiredness of the defenders. From the entire Harrenhal, as long as they can reach the city's position, not a single one of the 20,000 people will be spared, and attack with all their strength, making the defenders unable to do anything. There was no way to rush to the east gate in time.

We must buy time for the attackers at the east gate. As long as they can gain a foothold on the city gate and kill the scattered defenders to open the city gate, then 20,000 people will rush in. Only Tywin estimates that there are about 2,000 to 3,000 people. The northern army will definitely be unable to withstand it.

This move cannot be used before because it is a one-shot deal. Once it cannot be defeated, the blow to morale will be devastating.

Now, Tywin Lannister must race against time. If he cannot win this battle, he will be surrounded by the Clay army and the remnants of the Northern Army who have been imprisoned by him for several months. , being surrounded by enemies on all sides would be a disaster.

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Sure enough, Tywin Lannister specially sorted out a thousand pieces of white cloth from the army and wrapped them around the soldiers who were raiding the southeast. Then, these guys took advantage of the poor visibility in the snowy weather and the camouflage on their bodies. From the recent The woods successfully reached the bottom of the city.

Then, he suddenly emerged from the woods and appeared directly beside the city wall.

This time, the northern lookout soldiers who were warming themselves in a brazier on top of the city were startled. From his perspective, almost instantly, the Lannister army appeared in the attacking position like magic soldiers descending from the sky.

Therefore, without judging whether these people could attack the city, he directly blew the horn for enemy attack.

And these thousand people didn't actually know that they were feinting. How could Tywin Lannister make such a mistake?

He gave part of all the wealth he had plundered from King's Landing's treasury to these low-level soldiers who were already hard-working farmers. He had only one request: to attack Harrenhal with all his strength.

These poor people who have never seen the world are blinded by the shiny objects in the boxes, and Tywin Lannister promised to give them good land after returning.

At this time, the morale of this army was directly boosted. They were not afraid of the severe cold that made their hands and feet cold and their muscles stiff. They immediately set up long ladders and prepared to climb the southeast wall of Harrenhal.

A thousand people sounds like a small number, but if they gather together, it is a playground... No, it is a densely packed group.

As long as the reward is enough, the soldiers will attack the city. Such a scene, but from the visual effect, the pressure is very high.

Therefore, there were only 200 defenders on this section of the city wall. When they saw these desperate Western soldiers, they were all frightened. Therefore, the horn that conveyed the news was blown non-stop.

Suddenly, the troops on the southern and eastern city walls began to detach some of their troops and rush towards this section.

When they arrived, some Lannister soldiers wearing red and gold armor had already climbed to the top of the city and were engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the defenders.

The city walls were in chaos.

In view of this, the commander of the northern army who did not know that Robb Stark was at the east gate ordered the defenders of the east gate to confirm the enemy situation outside the east gate. On the principle of leaving two hundred people behind, the rest rushed to the southeast. Wall support.

The current Harrenhal defense line itself is a sieve covered with thin gauze. Once one point is broken through by the opponent, the entire defense line will collapse.

It can only be said that the northern commander in charge of this section of the city wall made the right decision. However, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. I really cannot blame him for what happened next. After all, he only has a thousand people in his hands.

Domeric, Robb Stark's guard, followed the defenders all the way to the southeast wall, and also saw the scene in front of him of a fierce fighting with blood splattered everywhere.

Seeing the northern army's city defense line crumbling, Domeric hesitated whether he should go up and help these brothers.

To be able to serve as Robb Stark's personal guard, he must be an expert in swordsmanship.

However, by doing so, he would not be able to complete the task entrusted to him by His Majesty.

This is not something Domeric can accept.

However, the so-called harm caused by the use of troops is hesitation, and the disaster to the three armies arises from suspicion.

After just such a delay in thinking, Domeric was beheaded by a Lannister soldier who climbed up the wall in a daze.

Subconsciously he resisted with his sword horizontally, and then Domeric fought with the Lannister soldier.

Although the opponent's swordsmanship was far inferior to his own, Domeric found an opportunity in two or two strokes. The sword edge broke the opponent's throat, and then he kicked the opponent off the city wall with a flying kick.

But when the fight started here, it started, but it was not easy to end.

Soon, more Lannister soldiers approached him.

Forced by helplessness and self-preservation, Domilik could only fight and retreat, fighting ping-pong-pong.

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Robb Stark kept waiting and waiting. Jon Umber didn't know he was here, and thought he was staying in the lord's room in Kingburn Tower.

Only Theon Greyjoy discovered that Robb Stark was missing and asked all the way over. Only then did he find him in the watch tower at the east gate, blocked by two guards, with his eyes closed, waiting for news from the southeast. Robb Stark.

"By the gods, Robert, my lord, what are you doing here?"

Seeing Robb Stark open his eyes, Theon Greyjoy breathed a sigh of relief.

"Theon, do you know what the situation is in the southeast?"

Harrenhal is a large fortress, and the distances in all directions are very far. It's not something you can know just by knowing it.

Theon Greyjoy frowned, then shook his head and whispered:

"I came all the way to find you, but I didn't know what was going on over there. I heard the horn sound, and Lord Jon Umber has already rushed over. Even if the Lannister attacks the city, there should be no problem."

While the two were talking, the horn sounded again.

Robb Stark was about to say why it rang again, but then he was stunned, and Theon Greyjoy on the side had the same expression.

Because this time the horn sound was right next to them.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them heard the hoarse shouts of the northern soldiers outside the watchtower:

"Quick! Quick! The damn Westlanders are coming!"

Robb Stark didn't know where he got the strength, and strode straight out of the watchtower.

He took a closer look and immediately took in a breath of cold air.

On the river plain covered with a thin layer of snow, a large group of golden and red figures formed a neat square formation and rumbled towards them.

With just one glance, Robb Stark could tell that this time Tywin Lannister's army of the West was coming out in full force.

At least in front of this dilapidated east gate, the number of troops definitely exceeds 7,000.

Then, a desolate and shrill horn sounded, this time from the north.

That's where the north gate is!

This time, no matter how stupid Robb Stark was, he understood everything. This time, it was Tywin Lannister who attacked him.

"Rob, go quickly, it's dangerous here!"

Theon Greyjoy grabbed Robb Stark's hand and tried to drag him away.

But Robb Stark's strength seemed to be restored the moment he saw the army of the West.

He shook off Xion's hand and said coldly:

"It's dangerous! Can't you see? The old lion has mobilized all his 20,000 troops. The southeast side has restrained too many of our troops, and now the north gate is also in danger."

"Maurice, you should rush to the southeast as quickly as possible, find Lord Jon Umber directly, and tell him that his king ordered him not to interfere with the affairs in the southeast, and to return to the army immediately to support the north gate."

Robb Stark calmly gave an order to a guard beside him.

Something happened suddenly. Originally, these things were done by special messengers, but at this juncture, where can we find ready-made messengers?

As a last resort, Robb Stark could only let his most trusted guards do this.

Morris didn't have Domilik's hesitant character at all, and without saying a word, he ran directly towards the southeast.

"Theon, I'm worried that there may be a problem at the north gate. Count Gelbert Glover over there. When I left, he was resting in the Widow's Tower. I'm afraid he won't be able to get there in time."

"In this way, you go over first, stabilize the situation, ensure the defense line of the north gate, and wait until Count Gaibert comes to take over."

Robb Stark said.

Theon Greyjoy was anxious, and he asked directly:

"You transferred the guards away and sent me to the north gate. What about you? What should you do?"

What answered him was a sound.

Robb Stark's left hand drew out the long sword hanging from Theon Greyjoy's waist.

The blade of the sword pointed outside the city, gleaming with cold light.

"This is my battlefield..."