The king on the Great Wall

Due to the name of sending troops to "transport food to the northern border", Iger only distributed weapons to the mountain clansmen, and to the newly granted land...he not only disrupted the tribe's affiliation and completely rearranged the formation, but also gave them simple weapons. Put them in the carriage and let them follow the team with bare hands, pretending to be civilian husbands.

The northern princes had a rather negative attitude towards the night watchmen letting wildlings pass through the Great Wall, so when this land-grant army rushed outside Last Hearth, it was of course rejected by the Umber family.

In this regard, Iger has long been mentally prepared.In fact, even if the Umber family is willing to accept the wildlings, a castle cannot accommodate thousands of people; and after the attack on Commander Mormont happened, to be honest...he dare not pin everything on the wildlings being able to keep themselves safe , Let them enter any castle in the north with confidence.

Fortunately... Anyway, at least the Amber family didn't let themselves, the night watchman, be rejected.

In the hall of Last Hearth City, Iger saw Husse Amber, a tall and strong typical northern man, who was temporarily in charge of the house at the moment, and learned from him that there was no new news from the Great Wall.

***

Due to the limitations of the times and the backwardness of information transmission methods, the dissemination of many messages has a great lag, and some lords or bachelors have no habit of dealing with the night watchmen... Therefore, in the Great Wall, you can only wait for King's Landing Iger, whose subordinates occasionally sent him some news, was actually quite closed.

"Balon Greyjoy is dead?" It was not unexpected news, "When did it happen?"

Hose Umber, whore nightmare, answered: "It's been a few weeks ago. I heard that Euron Greyjoy, the brother of the old sea monster who had been missing for many years, returned to the Iron Islands and was elected as the new King of the Iron Islands...he came to power The first thing to do is to contact King's Landing, expressing your intention to negotiate peace and even profess your allegiance."

"Sworn allegiance to King Stannis, only a madman like Euron?" This was really unexpected, and Iger asked: "Then why haven't the ironmen left the North?"

"Ha, a sea monster who has been missing for so many years suddenly came back, and as soon as he took the place of his brother, he showed his favor to a king who was not even sitting on the throne securely? The devil would believe it! He was just looking for an excuse to justifiably Just looting the Westlands and the coasts of the Reach... His niece Asha Greyjoy is currently occupying Deepwood Motte and Sea Dragon Point, and plans to establish another Ironborn nation to rival her uncle. If the Crow's Eye really wants to do it for the Iron Throne , you should clean up that stinky girl in your own family and take it home first, so that the northern army can fight Stannis in the north and south without any worries... Instead of patting your ass, start building ships and go to the south to burn, kill, and plunder. .”

It turned out that Euron pretended to have the intention of negotiating peace with Stannis, not only leaving a way out, but also restoring the ancient roads looted by the ironmen in the name of king and rebellion, "strike" An "enemy" who does not pledge allegiance to the Iron Throne really kills two birds with one stone.This trick is actually the same as Iger's instructing James and his people to vote for Carter Parker to help support the weaker of the two competing parties, so that they can fight each other for a longer period of time, so as to ensure themselves as the third party, It is easier to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

It is impossible for a person like Stannis not to see Euron's tricks. He is probably riding a tiger. At this juncture, he really needs external forces to restrain the Reach. Even if he knows it well, he can only see through it without telling it. .

Speaking of which, Iger regretted hanging Ramsay Snow outside Houcrown Town early at this moment, and he couldn't help but wonder, what if the two equally cruel and crazy opponents "Little Peeler" and "Crow's Eye" Euron If you bump into a piece at a party, what sparks will come from friction.

Of course, one of the two has been burned to ashes and buried in the wilderness outside Houguan Town. Iger's brain hole can only stay in the imagination stage forever.

If only Euron could be dealt with as easily as Ramsay.

……

Iger quickly sorted out the newly acquired information in his mind, and found that the change in the situation was beneficial to his plan: "That is to say, now, the ironmen who invaded the northern border have been separated from the ironmen of the Iron Islands. After opening the contact, the former is no longer able to obtain support from the old lair?"

"That's right, they can only hide in the wolf forest near the west coast, and they don't dare to rush to the east of the King's Road. It's too late for you to bring people to deal with them now."

"Yes, please forgive me." Iger felt that it was just the right time. He has no experience and ability to lead troops. Now that he has such a soft persimmon, is he still not perfect? "It's okay, isn't Deepwood Castle still in their hands, let's take this place first."

"Hmph...you might as well go directly south to Moat Cailin if you go to Deepwood Motte. Our new Lord Stark led his troops back north to rescue, but the ironborn blocked the door guarding the neck. We only need a little Send someone to attack from the north to the south, break through this door, let my [-] men from the north return home, wipe out those local chickens and dogs led by the daughter of the sea monster, and even attack the Iron Islands to surrender Greyjoy again. It's not what Bingfeng was referring to."

Carlin Bay was originally the "Blood Gate" of the northern border. It is located on the causeway that must pass through the Neck. For thousands of years, it has been the most favorable defensive barrier for the northern border against southern invasion. Now it is attacked from behind It's ironic that the sneak attack was occupied, but the own people were blocked from the door.

Hose Amber's suggestion itself is not a problem, but Iger has other plans: "Well... That's what I said, but Deepwood Castle is relatively close after all. Besides, if you don't deal with the enemies in the north first, go south to the Neck , in case of being attacked from behind by the opponent, with the training level of the mountain clansman, it may not be possible to stabilize the position."

"It's up to you, you brought him anyway, so it's none of my business." Hose Amber snorted, stared at Iger for a while, and then suddenly patted the table: "Damn, I understand you What is this kid thinking? You are afraid that Robb Stark will come back and hold the Night's Watch accountable for letting the wildlings enter without authorization, so you want to take them to do some merit for the northern border first, so that the Young Wolf Lord will owe you favors, and then you have nothing to say ,right!"

Hey, this "prostitute nightmare" looks like a rough guy, but he was able to see through one of his plans so quickly, he really can't be judged by his appearance.However, Iger does not intend to deny it... There is nothing shameful about this: "There may be some reasons for this, but more importantly, I still want to restore peace to the northern border, so that you can purchase your food more safely to help the Great Wall Just survive this winter. My lord, the people of the mountain clan and the people of the newly granted land are not familiar with the terrain of the wolf forest, would you be willing to send us a guide... to lead us to recover this place?"

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"Which little bastard brought a bunch of savages to my door!" Before Hoser could answer, another rougher voice came from outside the door.

Chapter 254 "Crow Eater" Morse

An old man whose height and shape are very similar to the whore nightmare pushed the door into the hall, and walked up to Iger aggressively: "It's you, the famous Chief Logistics Officer of the Night Watchman? Kid, has anyone told you—the Amber family has always been The northern family that was hurt the most by the savages and hates the savages the most, and I am the one who hates them the most?!"

Looking at the other party's ruddy face, messy white beard, and the dirty white leather blindfold covering one of his eyes - Iger quickly guessed the other party's identity: another acting castellan of Last Hearth City, Daqiong Ern Umber's second uncle, Morse Umber.

It is said that this guy was sleeping on the side of the road once, and a crow thought he was dead and pecked off one of his eyes. As a result, the guy woke up, grabbed the crow and bit off its head. Named "Crow Food".

Iger is too lazy to guess how much water is in the legend, but most of the characters reflected in the story are true. He doesn't want to mess with a certain northern nobleman at this juncture and ruin the event, so he can only helplessly explain: " My lord, the people outside the Great Wall have now handed over their weapons and food, voluntarily become the land-grant people, and accept the rule of the Night Watch Legion, and the number of trusted soldiers and mountain clan warriors I brought with me on this trip is also more than the new land-grant people... No matter what happens We can suppress the situation.”

"Yes, yes, how many of you are able to suppress the situation, but the savages escaped from the team and went to the wolf forest to become bandits. No matter how many of you there are, can you catch them one by one? Old Gods, the northerners There are enough troubles, you have to add another kick!"

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Commander Mormont stipulated that the word 'wildling' should not be used any more, but the rules of the night watchmen can't control the nobles in the north, and Iger can only answer patiently without temper: "The new gifted people I brought are from many Selected from different tribes, who do not know each other, and all family and friends live in the area designated by us in the land grant, under the watchful eye of the night watchman patrolling soldiers, and Castle Black can respond immediately to any changes... a single savage They can run, but their family and children have nowhere to go, how can they have the conditions to leave?"

"Crowfood" wanted to say more, and his younger brother interrupted the conversation between the two: "Morse, the gift land is the permanent site of the Night Watchman Legion, and they let the wildlings in to live... As long as they can continue to perform their duties well, guarantee The northern border is not harassed, and it is reasonable to say that outsiders have no right to intervene."

"I don't believe that wildlings can stay in the land grant honestly - how did Jeor Mormont die, I heard!"

Given the other party's age, he is indeed qualified to call Mr. Xiong a boy, and the old man seems to have just drunk.Iger has always kept in mind what his mother told him when he was young: don't fight with drunks.He took a slow breath and explained unhurriedly: "The murderer has been hanged, and his tribe has resisted by force, and has been removed from the land grant—hundreds of lives, Warner Bookwell, regardless of the cruelty on his back, The stigma of bloodthirsty, bloodshed, in his words: no tribe will dare to make trouble again within 50 years of the land grant. Sir, you can rest assured..."

"You two guys, can you listen to me!" Heather Amber glared at his brother and Iger angrily, "Northern people are not qualified to command the Night's Watch Corps... Even if they have to, they should be The Starks are to exercise this power. We have the right to decide now—whether to respond to the brothers in black's plea for help, and send guides to take them to Deepwood Motte."

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"Take the savage to Deepwood Castle!?" It just added fuel to the flames. After listening to the brother's narration, Morse stared at Iger with his only eyes round: "Do you know why I hate the savage? Not only Just because they came to rob or steal things, and because they took my only daughter away years ago, calling it 'stealing'! Now, you bring a bunch of savages to your door... want We sent guides to take these savages to Deepwood Motte? What medicine did you take wrong? The northerners lead the way themselves, so that the old enemy can steal more of our northerner's daughters?!"

The strange marriage customs of the savages have just caused big trouble on the Great Wall. Iger can't explain this to the savages, but... Morse Umber's daughter?That is a female nobleman of the same generation as the current Earl of Last Hearth City, the sister of Greatjon Umber, the core female member of such a big family, how could she be taken away by wildlings?

Iger didn't know whether she was forcibly kidnapped after being met by the wildling raiders or if she ran away from home to avoid an arranged marriage... But at least he now knows one thing: Stark is not alone in the North when he looks down on his own children special.

(Savages generally only rob young women. Judging from their age, this incident happened at least 30 to [-] years ago. Decades ago, they looked down on their own daughters, but now they take their anger out on themselves?)

Iger was so slanderous in his heart, but he didn't dare to mock him.

He really needs the support and help of the nobles of the North now: Even if they occupy Cailin Bay, the Ironborn will never keep Robb Stark out of their house for too long. Do something before going home... so that in the future when the guardian of the northern border asks himself why he let the savages pass, he can have the confidence to answer, and he can join the election of the commander-in-chief with his meritorious service after returning to the Great Wall.

But now that Balon Greyjoy died and the activities of the ironborn in the northern border have weakened significantly, it is far from "expelling" scattered pirates and robbers with a group of people to patrol the northern border. Helping the northerners to take back an important castle" is so real that it's hard for others to ignore it.

"My lords, I am now planning to help the Glover family in the north to take back the castle... Are you two sure, do you really want to consider 'helping' us?" Iger tried to keep his tone non-threatening. : "I know that Deepwood Castle is not Amber's home city, and the two of you here are not in a hurry... But in the future, when people in the south hear about this, they will not distinguish between Glover's house and Amber's house. People from the other six countries will only He would say with a contemptuous tone: 'When the ironmen invaded the northern border, the land-grant offered to send troops to help, but the Amber family rejected it'!"

"Damn you—" Morse Amber was so angry at Iger's yin and yang, but found that he couldn't find any way to break the other party's logic. His neck turned red and he thought for a while, Instead, he made another request: "Okay, okay, I can't say no to you, but I remembered that Mance Rayder, the king beyond the wall, is currently being imprisoned in Castle Black. You give me his head as a piss." Hu, I’ll send you a guide! In a word—if I want to let go, someone must pay the price for taking my daughter away!”

When your daughter was taken away, Mance Rayder was probably still obediently serving as the night watchman in the Shadow Tower. Does this have anything to do with him?Iger was confused by the other party's jumping thinking, and was thinking of a suitable answer, but Husse Amber shook his head: "Then there will be another saying in the southerners: 'At the beginning, iron The people invaded the northern border, and the land-grants took the initiative to send troops to help, but the people of the Amber family actually agreed to cooperate after asking for a lot of conditions', my good brother, go to sleep for a while after drinking, don't tm Meddling with serious business here."

Morse's neck was flushed again, he stared at his brother for a while, and finally felt that it was inappropriate to quarrel with his own family in front of outsiders, so he flicked his sleeves angrily and turned his head towards the door, slammed the door and left the hall. I don't know if I was really obedient and went to sleep.

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"Okay, Chief Logistics Officer, let's continue discussing the business. My brother has such a bad temper, and he will forget about it when he sobers up. Don't take it to heart." Probably he has been used to this kind of scene after living for decades. , Hauser shrugged, and didn't even look at his brother's back: "Glover and the Amber family have a very close relationship. The Night Watchman has the heart to help us. First of all, I would like to say thank you to all the northerners. But my brother's It's not unreasonable to worry, who will guarantee that your 'new land granters' won't cause trouble in the northern border? Don't pat your chest and make random promises, I don't believe this."

Iger breathed a sigh of relief. With Morse who disrupted the situation just now as a comparison, he can better understand how lucky it is to communicate with reasonable people. He has a strange appearance and a weird nickname, but he is a sensible person at least.He thought about it carefully, and decided not to bother thinking about any tricks: "Honestly speaking, I can only say: I will try to restrain them. But if the new grantees still do bad things—steal or rob things, I will double Compensation; when vicious incidents such as murder, arson, or rape occur, I will personally cut off the perpetrator's head."

"Very well, then my answer is also very simple. The Amber family will send guides and fifty soldiers to assist, to ensure that the ironmen are successfully driven away and brought back to Deepwood Castle." Satisfied with Iger's answer, Hose said straightforwardly: " But other than that, I hope that the logistics officer can take one small thing to heart—if possible, track down the savage who abducted my niece back then, and if she can be found among the savages who passed through the Great Wall, that would be great But that's all."

It's been decades, and it's miraculous to find it back.As for investigating the matter and finding the murderer... It's easy to say, but how can it be so easy to execute?But just as the other party could not refuse to provide him with a guide, Iger could not refuse such a reasonable request in such a friendly atmosphere. He nodded: "Okay, I will take it to heart."

"Well, guide and soldier, I will choose tonight... and I can hand them over to you tomorrow morning."

"Thank you!"

Iger understands that Morse Amber's hatred of the savages is just a microcosm of the attitude of the northerners towards the savages. This kind of vigilance and disgust may become a problem for a long time.But this time, relying on the natural favorability of the "Night Watchman" in the hearts of the people in the north, he has won support with the face of black clothes-if he can't seize and make good use of this opportunity, he will soon have to Confused: whether to kill all the savages or sell them to the other side of the narrow sea.

Tomorrow, the soldiers will point to Shenlin Castle.Only win, not lose!

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Chapter 255 The Daughter of the Sea Monster

The dream of being king may be the obsession and madness deeply buried in the blood of the Greyjoy family. No family member can be spared, but compared to her father's blind self-confidence and recklessness, Asha Greyjoy thinks she is more sober, more sensible.

Uncle was right: the ancient road was applicable to the Iron Islands, because the Iron Islands were one of many small kingdoms at that time, and everyone’s strength was not much different, and the islands were protected by the natural dangers of the sea, no matter who the Ironmen plundered, there was no danger of attracting them. A devastating vengeance came... but Aegon's conquest ended the Separatism, and the Old Way died with the death of Harren the Black and his sons.

The current strength of the Iron Islands is completely unable to shake the Westeros continent.

Therefore, when her father decided to set off another rebellion, although she was powerless to stop her, she still tried her best to persuade him to give up the unrealistic fantasy of occupying the entire northern border, and instead adopted a steady and steady strategy: sending herself to surprise and occupy the western part of the northern border The center of Deepwood Castle, Uncle Victarion led the Iron Fleet to capture Calim Bay.

When these two strategic goals are achieved, the ironmen can close their doors and fight dogs. Relying on the west coast and wolf forest, while intercepting the northern army returning to save their homes, they will continue to harass the entire northern border with countless small troops, preventing the Yankees from gathering The army regained the lost land or cooperated with Robb Stark to open up the north-south passage...by delaying time, it gradually became a reality for the Ironmen to occupy the Rocky Coast and Sea Dragon Point.In the end, through a three-pronged approach of immigration, hostages and negotiations, the northerners were forced to cede part of the west coast of the Iron Islands. Although the land was sparsely populated, it was ten times larger than the entire Iron Islands combined.

With the rebels in the south holding back the Iron Throne, the chances of success for this plan are still low, but at least it is much more promising than the last rebellion initiated by my father... Anyway, the worst result is just calling the Yankees They were repelled and forced to return to the Iron Islands. No one recognized the king as Robert gathered together the elite of the Seven Kingdoms like he did back then. No one was capable of defeating the Iron Fleet and counterattacking the islands.

Even if they lose the battle, they still have the option of choosing the rebels to join them. As long as Aegon Targaryen defeats Stannis Baratheon to ascend the Iron Throne, the Ironborn can still stand up by relying on rewards.

As for whether the child holding the real dragon flag is a real dragon?The devil cares about that.

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The plan went very smoothly. Although the attack on Torunfang City and Barren Tonkun was repelled, the "Unlimited Raid War" quickly depleted the entire northern border, which was empty of troops. They have completely lost the strength to resist, and Amber, Bolton, Karstark and other families in the east are also keeping their castle gates tightly closed, sweeping the snow in front of their doors; only the guards of Winterfell will still Occasionally, they went out to fight fires, and ran between several villages and castles in the hinterland of the northern border to drive away intruders. Even this troublesome army, after constant running and fighting, lost troops and lost their generals, and gradually reduced the frequency of obstructing the ironmen's activities.

No one expected that his father, who was always strong and healthy, would have an accident at this critical moment that would determine the future fate of the Ironmen: a sudden storm and a broken rope bridge killed Balon Greyjoy.At least that's what they said, and if the Drowned God existed, he must be deaf and blind and fond of cruel jokes.

Immediately following this bad news was the news that his uncle Euron, whom he had not seen for many years, "coincidentally" returned.With a magic horn, he came prepared and defeated himself and Uncle Victarion, who had rushed back in a hurry, and successfully wore the driftwood crown... in order not to be killed or killed by him. Forcibly betrothed to someone, Asha and her cronies fled from the Iron Islands back to Deepwood Castle in embarrassment. The original "occupier" has now become a "refuge" and a bereaved dog, with nowhere else to go.

***

The moonlight fell on the distant mountains and was reflected by the snow on the peaks. It looked like the mountains were covered with ice caps.The daughter of the sea monster has no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery at this moment, she is full of resentment and dissatisfaction: if she is not a woman, she would have won the king election without any suspense and inherited her father's throne and influence.But just because of the lack of a piece of flesh between his legs, even Uncle Victarion, who has always been close to him, had an idea in his heart, and jumped out to compete with him at the king selection meeting... If he supports him, he will go far away No matter how many tricks the coming Euron has, there is no way he will win by surprise.

If it's just belittle women, that's fine, but what makes Asha most unacceptable and even angry is that after Euron won the driftwood crown with rhetoric, Victarion knew that his father was probably murdered by him, but he still went to the court. Driven by the instinct of obedience, he obediently bowed his knees to the new king.

His father originally ordered him to lead the Iron Fleet to guard the gateway from the south back to the north, and to intercept Robb Stark who was bound to return north to save his family.With the main force of the Iron Islands, it would be difficult for the young wolf lord to break through that fortress in a short period of time, even with thousands of troops, but her dear uncle Victarion, after accepting Euron's new order, did not hesitate So he gave up this important duty, led most of the iron fleet, and sailed happily to the south to attack the Shield Islands.

An uncle led the main force to guard Kalin Bay, and he was like a closed door beating a dog in the northern border.But now, Kalin Bay, where there are only a few hundred people left behind, can't stop the northerners for too long. Once Robb Stark returns to the northern border through the Neck, I really don't know... who is locked in The dog in the house is gone.

Her father had given herself thirty longships and a thousand men to attack Deepwood Motte, but now only four ships and less than two hundred men remained with her.I have indeed negotiated the terms with the Glover family, and I just wait for the details of the peace agreement to be formally finalized with the Lord of the North.But the premise of forcing the northerners to make peace and abide by the agreement is that the main force of the Iron Fleet can block the army of the Young Wolf Lord, and the army in his hands is also enough to firmly control the Sea Dragon Point and the Panshi Coast... Now these two conditions are lost Not to mention the grand ideal of ceding land and expanding the territory of the Iron Islands, even how long Deepwood Castle can hold for itself is a big problem.

I don't know, how long can the hundreds of brothers who stay at Carlin Bay hold that fortress?No, maybe it should be asked another way-is Moat Cailin still in the hands of the ironborn?

***

It was cold outside, and the instinct of her body told Asha Greyjoy: It was time to go back to the warm bedroom of Lord Glover, and choose a pleasing and loyal man among the men who still followed her—it hurts to go to bed Have a hard time, and then sleep until dawn.But she was so worried that she really didn't have such a mood. She hadn't received any news from Cailin Bay for two weeks, which meant that Robb Stark's army might appear outside Deepwood Castle at any time and launch a sudden attack. Still asleep, she dragged out of bed and hung up the gallows.

Under such pressure, even sleeping peacefully has become a luxury.She had to arrange her defenses and think of a way out for herself and her brothers as soon as possible.

Deepwood Motte was built around a broad, round hill, its crest flattened and crowned with a deep hall, with a watchtower fifty feet high at one end.The outer court is located at the foot of the mountain, and there are stables, pastures, blacksmiths, wells and sheepfolds, with deep moats dug out, a sloping earth bank and log fences.The defense line is arranged according to the terrain, and the overall shape is oval.The castle has two gates, each protected by a pair of square wooden towers connected by a walkway in the wall.

Very typical defensive buildings and aristocratic residences, not fancy but practical.However, unlike most castles in Westeros, all the buildings in Deepwood Castle are made of wood, including the hall and inner and outer walls. The result is: what she currently occupies is an ancient, famous, but not strong castle.

It doesn't take thousands of troops, just seven or eight hundred well-trained soldiers with ladders, and she can only watch without temper as they attack the wall and take back the castle that belongs to the Yankees.

When the enemy hordes approach her, she has no choice but to retreat or fight to the death.Perhaps it was a big mistake to hold on to it now?Deepwood Castle is very close to the sea, but when Asha stood on the city wall and looked out, she could only see endless trees.The Yankees called this forest Wolf's Wood, and it was a sea of ​​trees, but the air was filled with pines rather than the familiar smell of salt.

It is easy to abandon the city and go, but the problem is where to go - back to the Iron Islands, even if her uncle Euron doesn't kill her, the "husband" appointed for her will send someone to take her home; Sea Dragon Point doesn't even have a walled fortress, except for caves, it's hard to find a place to shelter from the rain, not to mention that the Yankees will hunt her down like a dog in the water; and going to sea... four long boats and less than 200 people, How could Balon Greyjoy's daughter and heir, when pirates belonged to the weakest class, be so self-deprecating?

While thinking hard, Asha was walking along the wooden wall when two guarding brothers approached her and greeted her in a low voice.

"Keep your eyes open and report a rabbit if you see one."

"Got it, Captain."

There was no trace of enthusiasm in the subordinate's tone, and when he passed by, he even looked him up and down Asha with greedy eyes.Of those who still follow her, half see her as a daughter and sister, while the other half want to separate her legs... Asha knows this, and she can't help worrying: if despair continues to spread, the latter half will Unable to control his lower body, he forcibly attacked himself.

No, they won't... said another voice in Asha's mind, they love you and will never hurt you.And I am not Jiao Didi's weak girl who needs protection.

After sorting out her chaotic thoughts, she continued to think about it just now...but less than a minute after she was separated from the two sentries, the alarm sounded suddenly.

"It's on fire! The south watchtower is on fire!"

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Chapter 256 Plan to Capture Deep Forest Castle

Although Deepwood Castle is made of wood, it is not afraid of fire.The wooden wall is sandwiched with cold permafrost, and the outer surface is covered with moss that has grown for an unknown number of years. Even if it is barely ignited, it is difficult for the fire to spread.

Of course, these troubles... are nothing compared to wildfire.

However, although he brought a few cans of wildfire from Houguan Town, Iger did not intend to completely use fire to destroy the enemy. Is it necessary not to mention it when the army is ten times stronger than the enemy? In the depths, but regained a ruin that was reduced to ashes for the northerners, it was hard to say whether he would be grateful or complain.

The purpose of his order to light the watchtower was firstly to create fear and confusion among the enemies, thereby causing them to panic; The effect will make it impossible for the opponent to judge how many people are attacking.

Although this wooden castle is not very strong, the defenders have always had the advantage in siege battles.What's more, neither the savages nor the mountain clansmen are good at... Maybe it should be said that they are not good at attacking the city at all. If they are not familiar with the internal conditions of Deepwood Castle, if they rush in, the casualties may be relatively large.

Iger hopes to force the enemy out of the field and use terrain and traps to end the battle.

Watching the wooden tower quickly ablaze with the help of a pot of wildfire, becoming a beacon in the darkness, the Night's Watch knew that the time had come.

"let's start."

"Yes."

Orders were quickly cascaded down to the lowest level of officers.So, in the dark wolf forest outside Deepwood Castle, thousands of bright spots suddenly appeared, accompanied by the continuous sound of horns, Iger borrowed all the Amber family could find from Last Hearth City The number of horns and torches far exceeds what is actually needed. Through a series of camouflage and deception, he tried to give the enemies in Deepwood Castle the illusion that "the main army from the north is coming".

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When the low-pitched warhorn was accompanied by shouts of "Long live Winterfell" like a tsunami, sweeping from all directions, the psychological warfare goal of the besiegers was easily achieved.

Asha looked at the inexplicable torches outside the city wall, and understood that there was no chance of winning this battle: "Crow's mouth, go and wake everyone up and gather in the outer court!"

No one could sleep under such conditions, and the outer court of Deepwood Motte was soon filled with panicked people, and the ironborn who followed Asha gathered in front of their queen.

"Should we put out the fire first, or prepare for battle?"

"Save your mother's fire!" Asha spat at the subordinate who asked the stupid question, and then climbed up the barrel so that everyone could see her: "The wolf cubs are running towards us with grinning teeth, intending to Take the lives of the ironborn. Shall we throw down our armor and beg for mercy?"

"No!" The first warrior drew his sword. "No." Soon someone agreed. "Never!" immediately aroused everyone's echo.

Satisfied with the fighting spirit of her subordinates, Asha waved the hatchet in her hand: "Even if we cannot escape death, we will shout loudly and fight to the death with sharp knives and battle axes!"

"That's right!"