Chapter 345 Conflicts abound

In the meeting hall of Summerhall Castle, two girls were trying to expose some of Roose Bolton's abnormal behaviors. At the same time, in the Lord's study of Duskendale Town, two Lannisters were also discussing Roose Bolton. pause.

"This is what happened." Although he had undergone some treatment and recuperation, Davon Lannister was not in very good condition. When ambushing the Warriors, he was hit in the head by someone from the Warriors. At that time There wasn't much of a problem, but he fell into a coma on the way to Duskendale Town. He didn't recover until not long ago, and he came here to report to Kevan about the Battle of Harrenhal as soon as he recovered.

Kevan couldn't help complaining after hearing this: "I said that those mercenaries can't be trusted, but Tywin said that they can be used as cannon fodder. Now something finally happened." As he said that, he looked at Davon who had his head lowered and said : "Get up, I don't blame you for this. You have done a good job. It is already very good to be able to bring so many people back under those circumstances."

Hearing Kevan's approval, Davon hesitated for a moment and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

"What do you want to say?" Kevan asked.

Da'von thought for a moment and said, "I feel like Roose Bolton wants to let us go on purpose."

Kevan was stunned and asked, "Why do you think so?"

"Actually, when Roose Bolton entered the castle, we had not had time to prepare for the battle, but Roose Bolton did not attack immediately. Instead, he was gathering troops and only sent an army of less than a thousand people to test it. The attack enabled us to annihilate the army of more than a thousand people and get rid of the general named Tao Ha." Da Feng analyzed extremely seriously: "It is precisely because this general named Tao Ha was captured by us The total annihilation gave us some time to retreat, and Roose Bolton didn't even pursue us. Only the Warriors chased me. At first, I just thought that Roose Bolton had seen through my thoughts and knew that I would set up an ambush when I retreated. But now that I think about it carefully, it seems that Roose Bolton had no intention of chasing us in the first place and let us leave. ”

Kevan looked confused. If it was true that Roose Bolton let them go on purpose, as Davon said, then this would be too weird. He couldn't figure out Roose Bolton for a while. What do you want to do?

Da'von suddenly seemed to think of something and said, "That's right! I seem to have seen James."

Kevan was shocked: "What? Did you see James? Where is he?"

"At Harrenhal, next to Roose Bolton." Davon recalled: "When I retreated, I saw James appearing next to him. It seemed that Roose Bolton deliberately let me see him. , Not only did he stand at the front of the team, he also deliberately held a torch next to him. "

Kevan also had a thoughtful look on his face, and Davon's words suddenly made him think of something.

Da'von stood aside, watching Kevan lost in thought, and did not disturb him again.

After a while, Kevan slowly said: "I remember Tywin once said that we have a hidden ally in the north. Could this ally be Roose Bolton?"

"Ally?" Davon looked stunned and said suspiciously: "If Roose Bolton is an ally, why did he attack Harrenhal?"

Facing this question, Kevan couldn't answer it. Roose Bolton's behavior didn't look like what an ally should do.

The best way to ask this question is to ask Tywin, but Tywin's position is very delicate now. Sending a messenger or using a messenger crow is unreliable. Once the letter falls into the hands of the enemy, it is likely that the hidden ally will be exposed. , affecting Tywin's overall plan, so they can only guess on their own now.

However, the question about Roose Bolton was quickly put aside by the two of them, because more important things were at hand. A battle report from King's Landing was just delivered to them.

"Since your forces and mine are united, with our current strength, we can go south to support King's Landing City." Kevan handed the battle report of King's Landing City to Davon and said, "The King's Landing side is almost at its limit. "

Da'von looked at the battle report and said, "Lord Kevan, how many people should we send there? Who will lead the army?"

Kevan thought for a moment and said, "You stay and garrison Duskendale, and I'll go to King's Landing."

Davon frowned and said: "With the defense of Duskdale Town, if Roose Bolton and those guys from Crab Claw Peninsula attack at the same time..."

"Impossible." Kevan shook his head and said: "After Robb Stark calls himself the King of the North, it is absolutely impossible for Stannis to have any cooperation with him, unless the people of the Crab Claw Peninsula act privately."

Davon nodded after hearing this. Everyone in the Seven Kingdoms knew how stubborn and rigid Stannis's character was.

"In this case, then I will prepare and take over the city defense." When Da Feng turned to leave, he stopped again and said: "Lord Kevan, you can also take away the magic mountain this time! With his help …”

Before Da Feng could finish speaking, Ke Feng nodded and said, "I understand, leave the Magic Mountain to me, and you don't have to worry about it." Then he said seriously: "Although the Magic Mountain is cruel, he is A good dog, you will need to face more people like Magic Mountain in the future. If you can't adapt, it will be difficult for you to take over my position. "

"Sir, you..." Davon looked at Kevan in surprise.

Kevan waved his hand like an elder and said: "Sooner or later I will step down from this position. Among the younger generations of the Lannister family, your ability is the most outstanding and you are the most likely to succeed me. position, so from now on, you need to think more about things from a higher position, and stop thinking like an ordinary knight.”

Davon said nothing and saluted Kevan, then turned and left.

The next day, Kevan led tens of thousands of troops, with the Magic Mountain as the vanguard, and headed towards King's Landing. He did not hide his whereabouts at all along the way, and approached King's Landing with great fanfare, just to tell the history of King's Landing. Tannis has reinforcements coming, making it impossible for Stannis to attack King's Landing wholeheartedly.

At the same time in Riverrun, the lords and nobles of the Riverlands and the lords and nobles of the North, who had previously cooperated seamlessly, now stood on one side and faced each other like enemies, glaring at each other, and some of them even put their hands on each other. On the hilt of the sword, it seemed as if it was ready to attack at any moment.

"Calm down, everyone, calm down!" Robb, who had just returned to Riverrun, stood directly in the middle of the confrontation and scolded both sides. Then he turned to look at the big sword who had already half drawn it out. Jon said angrily: "Jon Umber, what do you want to do? Draw your sword and attack your allies?"

The Greatjon's face turned red, and he suppressed his anger and put the sword back into its scabbard.

Willis Manderly, who was standing next to the Great Jon, stood up and faced Robb with a serious look on his face, saying, "Your Majesty, we regard certain people as allies, and we will save certain people from the Western Army at our own expense. , and helped them retake the territory that was trapped by their enemies, but what happened? They accused us of destroying their territory, and accused us of being more hateful than Tywin. Can such a person be regarded as an ally?"

Willis Manderly's words touched many lords and nobles in the Riverlands, especially the lords whose territories were north and west of the Red Fork River. Their territories were indeed assisted by the Northern Army. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Northern Army was their benefactor when they were recaptured.

However, Thomas Smallwood, the Earl of Acorn Hall, stood up and said with great dissatisfaction: "Are we wrong? Look at the good things Roose Bolton has done. He has done more damage to the Riverlands than The soldiers of the Western Army were hundreds of times larger. The Western Army only occupied our territory. We were able to take it back and the territory was still intact. But what about Roose Bolton? He completely destroyed our territory. Even if he took it back, the territory would still be intact. It has been completely destroyed, let alone farming. It is difficult to even live in it. Do we have to live in the swamp and wild like you people in the north? "

As Thomas Smallwood's words fell, the anger in the Riverlands that had calmed down was once again ignited, and even the expressions on the faces of the lords who were still somewhat grateful to the North became cold.

As Thomas Smallwood said, Roose Bolton's damage to the Riverlands was so great that even if the river banks were restored and the river water receded, the land in the Riverlands would not be able to recover in a short time. Come over, and that land is the most important farmland in the entire Riverlands. It is foreseeable that each region in the Riverlands will fall into an unprecedented famine situation, and the prosperity of the territory may take decades to slowly recover.

For example, although the Western Army plundered the territory and killed the farmers in the territory, these were nothing in the eyes of the lords and nobles of the Riverlands. As long as the territory remained, their actual losses were not very great.

On the contrary, Roose Bolton's approach was to directly uproot the lords of the Riverlands. The losses of the lords of the Riverlands can no longer be described as heavy. They would be so angry and attack the Northern Army at an inappropriate time. It's reasonable.

Edmure was also helpless about the situation at this moment. He had just succeeded to the title of Duke of Riverrun and became the Guardian of the Riverlands. However, he did not have the same prestige as the old Duke. He could not suppress the lords and nobles under his command.

What's more, he didn't want to suppress it deep down, because he also felt that the Northerners had gone too far this time. If he had known that Roose Bolton would use such excessive means to cross the river, he would never have agreed to Roose Bolton's request. Bolton's plan to attack Harrenhal, so he felt that he was also responsible for Roose Bolton's flooding of the Riverlands, and it was even more difficult to speak out to suppress the anger of the lords and nobles of the Riverlands.

As for Robb, who was standing between the two gangs, he was even more depressed at the moment. After receiving the news that Roose Bolton had captured Harrenhal, completely cutting off the connection between the two groups of Westerners, and putting Duke Tywin's Westerners into a pincer dilemma. , his heart was full of excitement and joy, because he had seen the dawn of victory in this war.

So much so that he completely ignored the means used by Roose Bolton to attack Harrenhal, and it was not until the lords and nobles of the Riverlands launched an attack on their northern army that he realized the seriousness of the matter.

But even so, he didn't think Roose Bolton had done anything wrong. Instead, he felt that the lords and nobles of the Riverlands were making a fuss. Now their main enemy is Tywin, and getting rid of Tywin is the most important thing. , as for other things, put them aside for the time being. If they are destroyed, they are destroyed. They can just make up for it from Tywin's Western Realm afterwards. Why be so aggressive.

Although he was dissatisfied with the lords and nobles of the River Land, he could not show it, so he could only appease the emotions of the lords and nobles of the River Land and said: "The matter has been addressed. It is useless to say anything. War is so cruel. , anything can be sacrificed for the final victory. If you want to blame, please blame me! After all, Lord Roose Bolton is taking orders from me, but I hope you can understand that we should unite to fight against Tywin. , and completely eliminate Tywin who is hiding in the Kneeling Stack. At that time, I will take out my share of the loot and compensate the lords whose territory was damaged this time. What do you think of this approach? "

"Your Majesty!" Seeing Robb taking the initiative to take the blame, everyone in the north looked excited and wanted to say something.

"Shut up! Just do what I say in this matter." Robb knew very well that the words spoken by these people in the north would be unpleasant and would only worsen the relationship between the two parties again, so he scolded everyone very sternly and hit them directly. Stop what everyone wants to say.

The dignitaries in the Riverlands all showed surprised expressions, and then their faces became a little gloomy, because although Robb took the blame, in the end the compensation he mentioned was a drop in the bucket compared to the loss of their territory, and it would be better not to compensate at all. , so that they can still blame the northerners with confidence.

Seeing the changes in the expressions of the riverland dignitaries, Edmure thought that they thought the compensation was insufficient, so he followed Robb's example and stood up proactively, saying, "If Robb's compensation is not enough, plus mine, we will Now we need to unite to deal with the Western Territory, and other small frictions should be put aside for the time being, so as not to affect the overall situation. "

Hearing Edmure's words, the nobles of the Riverlands felt a little speechless. In their opinion, Edmure, as the lord of the Riverlands, was definitely the person who suffered the most damage when the river burst its banks. He should lead everyone It was only right to hold the Northern Territory accountable, but in the end, he completely sided with the Northern Territory people and suppressed them with a backhand, which made them not know what to say for a while.

Even the guardian of the Riverlands and their lord have spoken. What reason do they have to blame the people in the north? They can only lower their heads and swallow this bitter pill.

However, just when the atmosphere in the hall had just calmed down a bit, the Riverrun official in charge of guarding the cell hurriedly walked in. He didn't have time to salute Robb and Edmure, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Your Excellency, the cell. Something happened. Lord Rickard Karstark from the North broke into the cell, killed Ser Eamonn Rowell who was guarding the cell, and then killed all the prisoners in the cell, including those from the West. The prisoners of the Lannister family, as well as the adults who were forced to surrender to the West and were temporarily imprisoned! "

Hearing the official's words, Robb was stunned, and then his face became extremely gloomy, and his eyes were filled with anger.