Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 148 The Competition between Eagle and Wolf

Eustace Hunter stroked the battlements of the Golden Tooth City and looked at the setting sun in the west, the afterglow shrouding the mountains in the distance.

"The scouts discovered the news of Robb Stark's march to the Golden Tooth City very early," Eustace frowned and said to Creighton Redford beside him, "Why is he missing now? According to history, The speed of the Tucker Cavalry is not what it should be.”

Clayton blinked and hesitated uneasily.

"Probe again!" Eustace said to the attendant beside him. "Put in more scouts. How can a duck boiled in a hot pot fly away so easily? Probe again!"

The attendant received the order and ran quickly to the city.

"Perhaps Robb Stark is just faking it?" Creighton Redford asked tentatively.

"Impossible," Eustace denied flatly. "The scout cavalry in the valley are not useless. It is impossible to hide the movement of this kind of march."

He looked worriedly into the distance, "Besides, the news that Jon Bronze vowed to kill Robb Stark has probably spread throughout Westeros. If he continues to pretend, where will he go? To cross the West. The mountains in the north? Then I’m afraid he will find that Riverrun has been captured by us when he leaves the Western Territory.”

Clayton stopped talking and just stood aside silently, not knowing exactly what to do next.

"Probe again! Probe again!" Eustace clenched his fists and beat the battlements. "Direwolves are not eagles. They have no wings."

Groups of valley cavalry surged out of the gates of Golden Teeth City, rushing towards the mountains in the distance, looking for traces of the direwolves.

"Roose Bolton's logistics will definitely be disrupted by the ten thousand northern army." Rickard Karstark clenched his fists tightly and shook his head sadly.

Robb Stark looked at the map in front of him in silence. The results of the previous countless battles seemed to be worth mentioning at the moment when the valley switched sides. Riverrun was once again attacked from both sides. The land route for the northerners to return home was completely blocked by Attis Arryn. Locked down, Roose Bolton's northern army also had no logistical support and could only burn, kill and loot in the royal territory.

And the thousands of cavalry under his command were truly in a heavily surrounded situation.

The Golden Tooth City was guarded by the people of the Vale, blocking his way back to Riverrun. Although Casterly Rock City did not have enough troops, it was still eyeing him and would kill him when he was weak.

Daisy Mormont shook her head, "A complete break between Stark and Royce, Stark and Arryn." She held her sword and looked at the crumpled map on the table solemnly, not knowing that they were How many times did the king read it.

"No matter what, we must quickly retreat to the Riverlands. There are at least tens of thousands of troops in the Riverlands, and there are solid castles that can be garrisoned. Winter is getting closer, and the soldiers are getting more and more homesick." Rickard Ka Stark closed his palms, took a breath of heat, and said to everyone.

Robb frowned slightly. He thought of Sansa, his mother, and Arya. The words of self-blame were choked in his throat. He didn't know how to face his vassals.

"Your Majesty," Willis Manderly said to Robb, "it is time for you to give your orders. This is a bad fight."

Greatjon Umber gritted his teeth, "Even if the Vale wants to take revenge on us, it shouldn't surrender to the incestuous lion. Fight! The Umber family must still be the vanguard!"

Daisy Mormont looked at Robb and nodded slightly, "That's it. As long as we keep winning, we will have the last laugh." She put the dagger on the map, "If we want to attack the Golden Tooth City, Mormont will also Willing to be a pioneer.”

Rickard Karstark sighed slightly, "We swept across the Western Territory with minimal losses. We also intercepted so many armors and weapons. The Northern Cavalry has experienced hundreds of battles, so of course they can fight."

"Fight! King!" "Fight! Why not fight?"

The lords of the North shouted in front of Robb noisily, and Greatjon Umber even drew out the steel sword captured at Crag and held it high above his head.

"No," Robb put his hands on the table and looked at the noisy vassals, "we don't have to confront the castle head-on."

Gray Wind stayed quietly beside Robb and saw Robb looking at him, slightly baring his fangs.

"Remember that road, Gray Wind?" Robb smiled slightly and said to the direwolf beside him.

Everyone didn't know why, they looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Although Robb Stark is stupid for breaking his oath, he is an excellent general. Sir, you don't need to go into battle in person." Kemon followed Attis, frowning and chattering.

Attis Arryn smiled lightly and didn't care about the maester's remarks. He said slightly jokingly, "Does the maester think I am inferior to Robb Stark?"

"That's not what I meant," Bachelor Ke Meng shook his head. "It's just that as long as the Arryn family lives in the Eyrie City, they are not afraid of any threats. Even hidden spears, arrows and poisons can't hurt the master, but if they leave," Ke Meng sighed slightly. , "These dirty tricks can hurt you, just like Lord Jon Arryn."

Attis paused for a moment, turned to look at Kemen, and patted the bachelor's shoulder, "The Eyrie is lucky to have you in the Aelin family."

Kemen's eyes widened slightly, and he looked at Attis unexpectedly, "Master, I"

"Educate Robin well," Attis said, "I am not the only one in the Aelin family." He smiled slightly, asked Ange to pick up his armor, and walked towards the city wall.

Harold Haddon stood at the top of the city and looked at Attis Arryn respectfully, "Duke Arryn, we can set off."

Attis nodded slightly, raised the long sword in his hand, and carefully looked at the falcon carving on the hilt. The guards of the Eagle's Nest City behind him quickly gathered and moved closer.

"Recruitment order." Attis spoke slightly, and Harold Haddon immediately replied, "The last recruitment order has been sent out."

Harold opened his mouth slightly, seeming hesitant.

"What do you want to say? Just say it." Attis didn't care and walked forward with his sword.

"With so many conscription orders sent out, the Valley may be gathering. This has never happened before," Harold said hesitantly. "All the troops will be invested. I can't imagine the cost."

"There are four thousand Vale soldiers in the Twins, and nearly four thousand Vale cavalry at Harrenhal. Do you think," Attis looked at Harold, "how many men will there be in the Vale for this recruitment order?"

"I'm afraid it's close to [-]." Harold reported the number without thinking too much. This is common sense that the military nobles in the valley are always familiar with.

Attis did not directly respond to Harold's report, but said: "On the Trident River, only the Green Fork River remains peaceful. Refugees continue to flow into our control area. This is the manpower given by the Seven Gods, and we must make good use of it." Get up." He closed his eyes for a moment, thinking about the management of the Twins and Saltworks Town, and the grandeur of Harrenhal.

(End of this chapter)