Chapter 107 Imitating the Young Wolf Lord’s route

After hearing Linde's words, everyone present was stunned, then looked at each other and laughed inexplicably.

Seeing everyone's appearance, Linde felt a little confused. At this time, Barristan, who was standing beside him, reminded him in a low voice: "This matter of Seaside City has been discussed before."

Hearing this, Linde showed a little embarrassment and said, "I just lied..."

"Sir Lind, I want to hear your opinion on the current situation in Seaside City." Duke Aylin interrupted Lind's words and said in a deep voice.

Everyone stopped smiling at this time and looked at Linde seriously.

Although he had made an own mistake earlier, Linde did not have stage fright. After a moment of silence, he seemed to be sorting out his words, and then said calmly: "Haijiang City is a key position for the Iron Islands. If we can win Haijiang City, It can completely affect the entire Riverlands through the Blue Fork River, Green Fork River and other rivers, so that the lords of the Riverlands dare not easily send troops to gather in King's Landing. In addition, they can also block the King's Road to prevent the northern army from going south. , if they want to be more thorough, they can also send a team of troops to attack Carlin Bay. As long as they use a small number of troops to guard these two places, the forces in the North and the Riverlands will be basically suppressed. "

When everyone heard Linde's words, there were expressions of surprise on their faces. They looked at each other and saw Robert signaling to Varys. Then Varys took out a piece of information from his pocket and stood up, handing it over. He gave it to Linde and said, "This is the information I just received."

Lind took it and looked at it, and found that it mentioned that Balon's brother Victarion Greyjoy had captured the Gulf of Cailin, and the defenders of the Gulf of Cailin were completely wiped out.

Seeing the contents of the intelligence, Lind's face became a little solemn, because he found that the Ironborn rebellion was very different from the rebellion he knew.

The first was the fall of Fairy City, Fortress and Cliff City in the Western Region. In Lind's memory, although these three cities were looted by the Ironborn, they did not fall. There were still defenders resisting until the Ironborn retreated.

Next is Seaside City. If the normal future development of Seaside City is followed, Earl Jason of Seaside City will kill the invading Rodrik Greyjoy under the city, and the remaining Ironborn will retreat to the sea.

But now Earl Jason has fallen ill due to the extreme cold and natural disaster and has not recovered yet. Let alone killing the enemy in front of the battle, he cannot even command the army. He can only leave it to his son Patrick Mallister. came to take command, which is why Haijiang City is still under siege.

Finally, there is Carlin Bay. Although Lind saw the importance of Carlin Bay, it was only from the God's perspective of the known plot that he could see that as long as a small number of people were sent to guard Carlin Bay, the North could be conquered. The troops on the border were completely restricted to the north and could not go south.

However, now Balon Greyjoy actually sent people to attack Moat Cailin, and the person sent out was his top general Victarion Greyjoy.

And the intelligence mentioned that many of the defenders of Carlin Bay froze to death due to the extreme cold natural disaster. They had no ability to resist the sudden attack and were easily captured.

Now, just as he had guessed, the troops coming from the north to support him were blocked in the Tomb of the Ancestors and could not move.

Although they also tried to risk crossing the Bay of Cailin and walking through the nearby swamp, many people fell into the swamp. The remaining people were later attacked by the ironborn who were well prepared. In the end, they lost more than a thousand people. Had to go back.

After reading the information, Lind handed it to Nymeria as usual, and then, under everyone's surprised gazes, asked: "Where is Twins City? The only lord who can rescue Seaside City and Carlin Bay now is Twins The Frey family in the city are here, and they haven’t done anything?”

After asking this question, Linde saw that everyone's expressions became gloomier.

"Twin River City sent someone to deliver a letter, claiming that many people in the territory froze to death in the extreme cold disaster. Their current manpower can only protect themselves and cannot provide support at all." Wallis took the initiative to explain the situation to Linde and said: "Not only Not only the Twins, but even the Riverlands were severely damaged in this extreme cold disaster. It will probably take some time for each territory to gather enough manpower to assemble in King's Landing, and there won't be many people to support them. ”

There is no doubt that the extreme cold natural disaster that should not have occurred changed a lot of things, and the Iron Islands rebellion that should have been easily extinguished has also become somewhat difficult.

"Since your Majesty and your lords have discussed this matter just now, can you tell me what the result of the discussion is?" Linde thought for a while and asked.

Stannis, who always had a cold face, said solemnly: "This is a high-level secret. You, a knight, are not the ones who should inquire..."

Robert interrupted his second brother and said in a deep voice: "No, tell him. I want to see what he has to say."

Stannis frowned. Although he felt that Robert's decision was inappropriate, he did not refute it.

This time it was Duke Arryn who introduced the situation and said: "Our decision is to let the riverlands gather people directly to rescue Seaside City. We will not care about the Carlin Bay for the time being. We only need to capture the Iron Islands here. Carlin There will naturally be no problem on the other side of the bay.”

After hearing this, Lind thought for a while and asked: "What if the men of the Riverlands are defeated by the ironmen besieging Seaside City?"

"How is this possible?" Everyone shook their heads, thinking that Linde was fanciful. Although the Riverlands themselves are not particularly powerful and have also suffered from extreme cold disasters, no matter how weak the Riverlands are, they are still much more powerful than the Iron Islands. , after the various lords gathered their troops, they could compete with the Iron Islands alone, let alone only a team of Iron Islands.

While everyone felt that Linde's idea was completely random, only Robert looked solemn and looked thoughtful.

Afterwards, Robert raised his hand to stop everyone from mocking Linde, and then said to Linde: "Keep talking."

Linde said calmly: "If the ironmen besieging Seaside City defeat the coalition forces in the Riverlands, then they can change the target of their attack and directly go south to attack King's Landing. At that time, the ironmen stationed in the Bay of Carlin can directly abandon Carlin Bay, and then formed an army with the Ironborn on the Seaside City, marched south through the Riverlands, which was completely defenseless, and headed straight for King's Landing. At that time, all the people in King's Landing went to rescue the West, facing the sudden attack of the Ironborn It is difficult to defend against an attack. Even if it is defended, the Ironborn can loot around King's Landing and fight back from the Riverlands to avoid subsequent pursuit. "

After hearing Linde's speculation on the battle situation, everyone immediately fell silent and fell into deep thought.

"With Moat Cailin no longer blocking the way, the army from the north can move south. If the ironmen turn back and head north, they should encounter the army from the north." Howard Tully, a branch of the Tully family in Riverrun, thinks he has found it. A loophole, said.

Linde explained: "This is very simple. It only requires the retreating ironmen of Kalin Bay to create various traps to hinder the small army while retreating, or leave a small group of troops hiding in the swamp to constantly harass the North County army. Slow down their march as much as possible, and then it will be enough for the Ironborn to walk back and forth in the Riverlands."

With that said, he simply walked to the table, pointed to the map on the table, and said: "And the Ironmen's retreat to the Riverlands is not the only route. They can enter the king's territory and seize ships in the king's territory. Leave by sea. You can also go south through the Kingswood and enter the Stormlands. After plundering the Stormlands, you can rob the ships and leave. Or even more daringly, follow the supporting troops from the Golden Road before they know that King's Landing is under attack. Enter the Western Territory and cooperate with the Ironborn to attack and support the army on the west coast. As long as the Ironborn enter the King's Landing area, they have too many choices. "

After Linde's words fell, everyone fell silent at the moment. Although most of them believed that this kind of thing might not happen, they were not 100% sure. What if things really went as Linde expected? If it develops like that, even if they finally capture the Iron Islands, the reputation of the Baratheon Dynasty will be greatly reduced. This will definitely be a disaster for the newly established Baratheon Dynasty.

"Sir Lynde, since you have thought of this, do you have any good solution?" Archmaester Pycelle asked Lynde at this time.

"You can leave it to me." Linde recommended.

"Leave it to you?" Everyone was stunned.

Lind walked back to Nymeria and said: "Count Nymeria and I brought a total of more than two thousand people this time, all of whom are the most elite warriors under our command. Your Majesty can recapture Calyn Bay and rescue Leave Haijiang City to me."

"Is two thousand men enough? I remember that there were more than ten thousand ironmen besieging Seaside City, and there were thousands of ironmen stationed in Moat Cailin. You only have two thousand..." Stannis said unceremoniously. questioned.

"Your Majesty Duke, fighting is not about comparing numbers of people. If it is about comparing numbers of people, then before the war starts, each of you should count how many people you have. If you have more people, you can just declare victory. Why fight with real swords and guns?" Linde He also interrupted Stannis directly and said with great confidence: "If my two thousand men are used properly, they can achieve the effect of ten thousand or even tens of thousands."

"How are you going to fight?" Robert seemed to believe Linde's confidence and asked.

"I will first rescue Carlin Bay, then gather some of the troops from the north, pass directly through Twin River City, and then bring some people from Twin River City. In this way, the number of people can reach nearly ten thousand, enough to deal with the iron troops outside Haijiang City. At that time, we only need the cooperation of Haijiang City, and we can completely kill all the iron people under Haijiang City." Lin De introduced the chosen attack route very clearly, and said: "After solving the siege of Haijiang City, the troops in the north will be able to kill them. I can continue to go south and join the armies from the Riverlands, either come to King's Landing to assemble, or go directly to the Western Region to assemble. And I can go from Seaside City along the coast to Fortress, Cliff City and Fairy City to see if there is a chance to assemble them. Save yourself from the Ironborn in advance.”

In fact, the offensive route that Lind mentioned was not his own idea, but something he borrowed from Robb Stark, the Young Wolf master ten years later, because Robb's route south to attack the West was the same as his current route. This route is somewhat similar.

After hearing what Linde said, Robert did not laugh at his overestimation. Instead, after pondering for a moment, he asked: "How sure are you?"

Linde did not answer directly and said: "Without the war, no one knows what the outcome will be. It is meaningless to say how certain it is in advance. I can only say that I will not betray His Majesty's trust."

Robert was silent for a moment and said: "I remember that the Duke of Metz gave you the title of Commander-in-Chief of Bandit Suppression in the Reach. It's just that the Reach is a little too small. I'll help you expand the scope of this title. I will appoint you as the commander-in-chief of suppressing bandits throughout the Seven Kingdoms..."

"Your Majesty..." Jon Arryn heard this and immediately wanted to stop Robert's appointment.

"Needless to say, Your Majesty the Duke, let's arrange this matter like this. It's just a title. It doesn't give him any real power. It just allows him to get some help in name when he acts." Robert raised his hand. Halt the next words of the Hand of the King.

Next, he resolutely picked up a blank document next to him, quickly wrote down the appointment of Lind on it, stamped it with his king's seal, and handed it to Jon Arryn to signal him to stamp it with the Prime Minister's seal.

Seeing this, Jon Arryn couldn't say anything more, so he picked up the Prime Minister's seal, stamped it, and handed it to Lind.

After Lind took the document, he still felt a little incredible. He didn't expect that he would get such a big title after just two sentences. Although this title was unlikely to bring him anything substantial as Robert said. Power, but if used well, it can also help him get some extra boost.

"When do you decide to leave? What do you need us to prepare for you?" Robert asked again.

Lind thought for a while and said: "I will take a rest overnight and leave for the north tomorrow. Because I need to get to Carlin Bay as soon as possible, I can't bring any luggage with me. I just need to prepare some dry food. I will take the rest on the way. Supplied.”

"In this case, you should retreat and rest! I will send someone to prepare the dry food you want." Robert indicated that Lind could retreat, and when Lind and Nymeria were about to leave, he suddenly added After a sentence, he said: "If you can really do everything you said, after the war is over, I will personally knight you."

After hearing Robert's words, Lind turned around and saluted him, and left the courtyard with Nymeria without saying anything.

"Your Majesty, it is disrespectful for you to do this. After all, Lynd Terra is a knight of the Tyrell family. She should be..." Duke Arryn reminded him with a serious expression.

"I know, I know! When the time comes for the canonization, I'll just ask the Duke of Metz to do it for me." Robert interrupted Duke Arryn's words disapprovingly, and then urged: "Hurry up and move on to the next topic, we don't want to We should waste time here discussing something that is not necessary. By the way, the royal fleet on Dragonstone Island does not need to participate in this counter-rebellion. It can just be displayed in Blackwater Bay after the armies of various lords gather in King's Landing. ”

Stannis's face was a little gloomy, as if he was dissatisfied with this decision, but he did not refute, just nodded in response.