Chapter 305 Robb’s Compromise

While Benyan told Jon what happened to Lord Eddard in King's Landing, Jon's brother Robb Stark had already led the northern army to the vicinity of the Twins.

At this time, Catelyn Tully had left the valley. After learning of Robb's movements, she rushed over and met the Northern Alliance forces near the Twins.

Originally, the Northern Alliance Army should have arrived at Twin River City a long time ago, but when they passed through the swamp, the weather was unfavorable and it rained heavily for several times in a row. Not only did the road become extremely muddy, but it also directly made the swamps The water level rose by more than one meter and the road was submerged, forcing the Northern Alliance forces to rest in the castle at Carlin Bay for a few days before continuing on the road.

At this time, bad news also came from the south. Duke Tywin had completely occupied Harrenhal and its surrounding areas. It was impossible for the northern coalition forces to cross the Trident River through the southern bridge and take the river road to support Riverrun.

"We can cross the Green Fork River, go to Seaside City and Wild Stone City, and walk along the coastline. Then we can cross the Trident River and directly reach Riverrun City." Daisy pointed to the simple map on the table and drew a line on it. Arc, said: "When Prince Linde put down the Iron Islands rebellion, he followed this route."

"How are we going to cross the Green Fork River?" Rickard asked solemnly.

"Of course we'll go to Twin River City," Daisy said.

"The weasels in Twin River City will not let us pass like this. We don't have to be Lord Lynde Terra." Roose Bolton shook his head slightly and said: "After Prince Linde passed through Twin River City forcefully, Laowa Germany has continuously strengthened and raised the city wall over the years, and also deployed a large number of defensive weapons on the city wall. Although we have tens of thousands of troops, it is impossible to forcefully attack Twin River City. And if we attack Twin River City, the troops from the west will be along the way. If we go north along the King's Road and attack us with the Twin River City, we will be in danger of destruction." As he said, he looked at Daisy and said, "Perhaps Lady Daisy, you can take advantage of your time with Prince Lynde... "

"No." Daisy rejected Roose Bolton's proposal without hesitation and said: "I am now Daisy Mormont, Earl of Bear Island in the North. I am not the military commander of Summer Hall. I can't use it anymore. Acting in any name of Prince Lynde."

Everyone in the tent looked at Daisy, who looked determined, and said nothing, but it was obvious that they were dissatisfied with Daisy's decision.

Caitlin suggested: "Let me go and talk to Old Walder. Maybe we can get him to make way."

Robb looked at his mother, thought about it, and finally nodded. However, he did not let Catelyn go to the Twins alone. Instead, he asked Daisy to accompany Catelyn.

Caitlin and Daisy arrived at the Twins City, and the guard immediately informed Old Walder.

"You actually asked Daisy Mormont to come with you. Are you trying to use Lind Terra to put pressure on me?" Old Walder had an angry look on his face, and the scene of being suppressed by Lind came to mind again. , making him feel even more humiliated.

Steveron Frey on the side said in a low voice: "I don't think the northern side meant this. After all, Daisy has left Summer Hall."

Unlike Old Walder who felt humiliated by that experience, Steveron Frey believed that the memory of conquering the Iron Islands Rebellion was one of his proudest memories.

Although he was coerced by Linde to join the expedition, it also made him a part of this legendary battle. To this day, he still remembers how Linde destroyed the Iron Islands rebels with overwhelming force, and that battle was chanted The bard composed a ballad that was sung endlessly in various taverns, and his name was mentioned repeatedly in the ballad, making him more prestigious than Old Walder.

"Is your brain as dry as your hair? You actually think that Daisy Mormont has left Summer Hall." Old Walder glared at his son fiercely and said, "You can't say that you won't intervene. The Seven Kingdoms are fighting, but they are actually secretly manipulating chess pieces like Daisy Mormont to participate in this war. Our Lord Prince is very cunning!"

"What should we do now?" Edwin Frey, Steveron's grandson, couldn't help but ask.

"Since Lynd Terra is pretending that he will not end up, we naturally have to comply with his wishes. We should ignore Daisy Mormont and concentrate on dealing with the Stark family." Old Walder thought for a while and said calmly. The voice said: "Go! Go and welcome our guests in, and we will have a good talk with them."

A negotiation that was crucial to the outcome of the North and the West was launched in the Twins. The confident Frey family always had the upper hand in the negotiations. Apart from her own identity, the only bargaining chip that Lady Caitlin could use was Daisy Morley. Er was stunned, but Daisy did not participate, using her past identity in Summer Hall to put pressure on the Frey family, but stood aside silently like a real guard.

When Caitlin left the Twins with the conditions offered by the Frey family, she also felt a little dissatisfied with Daisy. She was dissatisfied that Daisy didn't provide her with any help just now and just stood there.

"What? You want me to marry Walder Frey's daughter?" After hearing the conditions of the Frey family that Catelyn brought back, Robb's face turned pale and his eyes were filled with anger.

The appearance of the Frey family is recognized by the Seven Kingdoms as ugly, and Walder Frey is already so old, and his daughter will naturally not be young. Marrying an ugly old woman is simply a huge insult.

"No! Letting the heir to the Duke of the North marry a weasel is not only an insult to the Stark family, but also an insult to our entire North!" Before Robb could recover from the shock, Rickard Karstark angrily shouted his objections.

Others in the north were also clamoring loudly to bulldoze the Twins, take Old Walder out of his weasel den, behead him and skin him.

Only a few people, including Roose Bolton, seemed very calm.

After everyone's emotions calmed down a little, Roose Bolton came out, placed a piece of intelligence on Robb's desk, and said: "This is the intelligence from the south that I just received. Tywin Lannis Te has completely controlled all the riverland territory south of the Red Fork River to the Tengshi River. His vanguard crossed the Trident River and divided into two groups. One group blocked the Blood Gate Canyon in the valley. Even if we get up, the valley side will basically not be able to support us. Another group of about 30,000 people is coming towards us. "

After hearing the news, everyone was not afraid, but became very excited, and asked for a fight. In their eyes, one northerner could fight ten southerners, and only a few thousand people were needed to wipe out the more than 30,000 western troops. Got to be clean.

Although Robb also believed that the northerners were stronger than the southerners, he did not dare to underestimate the 30,000 troops, especially in his current situation. Once his army was held back by these 30,000 troops, , then he would not be able to rescue Riverrun in time. Once Riverrun fell, the entire war would be almost lost.

Roose Bolton said at this time: "Lord Robb, one thing I want to remind you is that the husband of Tywin Lannister's sister Gina Lannister is Walder Frey's second son. Although Duke Tywin has never liked this marriage, and he also hates the Frey family. But if he wants to take advantage of this relationship, the Frey family will definitely turn to them. Fortunately, judging from Old Walder's current performance, The Western Region should not have contacted them yet. This is an opportunity for us to gain an ally and lose an enemy. "

After hearing Roose Bolton's words, Robb fell silent and said to everyone: "Let me think about it alone. You can go out now!"

After hearing Robb's instructions, everyone left the tent, except Lady Catelyn.

"Mother, what should I choose?" Robb asked Lady Catelyn.

Lady Catelyn didn't say anything, she just walked over and put her hand on Robb's shoulder.

Everyone thought that Robb would need to think about it for a long time, but what they didn't expect was that after just a while, Robb called everyone together again and said: "I will marry the Frey family and marry the son of Lord Walder Frey. A daughter as a wife.”

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard this. No matter how bad-minded they were, they knew that once Robb rejected the Frey family's proposal, it would mean that they would be attacked on many sides, completely passive, and lose the war. The possibilities are also increasing rapidly.

Now that Robb was willing to make self-sacrifice in order to win the war, while they were relieved, they all felt guilty. They felt that it was their own incompetence that caused the lord to be humiliated, and their attitude towards Robb gradually changed from the heir to Winterfell. Became the Young Wolf Lord.

"How to deal with the Western Army coming from the south?" Roose Bolton asked again at this time.

Robb thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Send a team of troops to intercept them. It is best to hold them back, at least until we save Riverrun."

Everyone in the tent fell silent and looked at each other. Although they had just shouted about how fragile the Westerners were and how a single charge could cause the Western troops to flee, they were even more aware of how dangerous it was to intercept the Western vanguard.

That is an army of 30,000 people, and it is only the vanguard army. There are tens of thousands of Western Army troops behind them. Once they are held back by these 30,000 troops, the possibility of the interceptors being eventually surrounded and suppressed is very high.

Just when everyone was hesitant about the interception mission, Daisy stood up and said, "Leave this mission to me! My troops are all cavalry and can fight flexibly. Even if they encounter danger, they can retreat." soon."

"I think this proposal is good." Roose Bolton first agreed.

Others agreed.

Jon Amber also stood up at this time and said: "There are too few people like Earl Daisy. I will also intercept the army in the West with Earl Daisy!"

Robb nodded when he heard the words, and was about to agree, but was stopped by Caitlin. Caitlin said: "No, Lord Amber, your army is the main force and must stay with Robb. Lord Bolton can allocate some of his troops to join Count Daisy's army."

Roose Bolton looked at Catherine with wide eyes after hearing this, and opened his mouth to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

However, Daisy shook her head and said: "Mrs. Caitlin, I appreciate your kindness. My army is conducted using the army command and training method of Summer Hall, and is suitable for fighting alone. If we fight jointly with the army from the north, On the contrary, it cannot display the power it should have, so there is no need to support me anymore. I can only lead my own troops to fight. "

Seeing what Daisy said, everyone gave up the idea of ​​​​supporting Daisy.

"Now we are just a lone army and need more support." Roose Bolton suddenly said: "We should send envoys to Storm's End Castle and Dragonstone Island to form an alliance with the Baratheon family. Increase foreign aid and fight against the Western Territory together."

Robb shook his head and said: "There is no need to send people to Dragonstone. Stannis Baratheon himself does not have many people. It is impossible to support us. Instead, Storm's End should send people to Renly's Storm." The Earth Alliance Army and the Tyrell Family's Riverbend Alliance Army can directly attack the Riverlands and the West, bringing the most direct pressure to Duke Tywin." As he spoke, he looked at his men and asked, "Who is suitable to be the envoy. ?”

"I think Lady Catelyn is the only suitable messenger." Roose Bolton said.

Robb frowned when he heard this. He wanted to let Lady Catelyn return to Winterfell to take charge of the overall situation. After all, his two younger brothers were still in Winterfell and needed someone to take care of them and support them.

Lady Caitlin nodded instead and said, "Leave the mission of the envoy to me. I will go to White Harbor and take a boat directly to Storm's End Castle."

Seeing that Lady Catelyn had already made her decision, Robb couldn't help but change her mind, so he nodded and agreed.

Just when everything was arranged, Theon Greyjoy suddenly said: "I can also serve as a messenger to the Iron Islands to ask for help. As long as the Iron Islands send a fleet to attack the Western Territory directly from the sea, then the Western Territory is outside The army will definitely be disorganized and defeated."

After hearing Theon's proposal, many people agreed. Only Lady Caitlin hesitated a little, and then she looked at Daisy.

As an envoy to the Iron Islands, Daisy should be more suitable than Theon. When she was in Summer Hall, Daisy taught Asha Greyjoy's swordsmanship. In the past two years on Bear Island, Daisy also had a lot of cooperation with Asha, who became the Lord of the Iron Islands. The relationship between the two was extremely close. As a messenger, it was obviously easier for Daisy to convince Asha.

However, thinking of Daisy's behavior in the Twins City just now, Mrs. Caitlin felt that Daisy might not agree to be the messenger, so she did not speak.

As Robb and Caitlin entered the Twins and signed an alliance agreement and marriage contract with Earl Walder Frey, the Northern Alliance successfully passed through the Twins. In order to increase the chances of the Northern Alliance winning, Old Walder also Let Steveron lead the Frey army to join the Northern Alliance to assist Robb.

At the same time, Daisy also led the army south along the King's Road, directly towards the vanguard army in the west.

When Robb's army passed by Seaside City, Theon Greyjoy drove a sailing ship towards the Iron Islands.