Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 65 Valley’s Strategy

On the edge of the Moon Mountains, at the foot of the Giant's Spear, the Moongate Castle, the clan fortress of the Arryn family, stands tall and tall. It is the first choice place for the Arryn family to escape the winter. The cold air of the Narrow Sea passes through the baptism of the valley and then reaches the interior of the Arryn Valley. Instead, it became warm and humid, bringing warmth and moisture, showers and warm sunshine to the Gates of the Moon.

Previously, due to the order of the Iron Throne, many levies from the valley nobles and thousands of valley knights gathered here. An army of nearly 5000 people gathered here, and under an order from Attis, the valley removed all those defending the coastline. In addition to the defensive soldiers, a steady stream of knights and soldiers from various castles and territories rushed here. The feud between the big and small lords was deep, but under the call of the Aylin family's crescent falcon flag, they did not hesitate at all. Some even put aside the ongoing wars and rushed to the Gates of the Moon for recruitment, decisively choosing to turn their past wars into gold and silk.

Nestor Royce stood at the gate of the city. He stood behind his cousin Jon Bronze. Although he was superior to almost all the nobles in the valley in terms of official title, after all, he was personally appointed by Jon Arryn. The High Steward of Erin Valley, Attis did not annul this appointment even after he succeeded him as Duke.But the situation is different now. Duke Attis's order to gather troops to target the Riverlands has spread throughout the entire valley army. Some nobles and knights even held banquets overnight to celebrate their correct decision to become kings. .

Military command became necessary at this time. In peacetime, the High Steward of Arryn Valley could be under one person, but in times of war, with Bronze Yohn standing in front, no one was qualified to surpass him.

The nobles in the valley were arranged in order of prominence and stared into the distance in silence. Their lord had already arrived from King's Landing. The newly built stone road in Arryn Valley was more convenient for carriages to travel, but most of the valley knights and fantasy-loving nobles The boy was more willing to believe that the famous "Valley Eagle" Lord Attis Arryn came riding a horse.

The facts did not disappoint them. The heavy cavalry of the Arryn family, wearing curved giant helmets, plate armor inlaid with gold threads, wearing sky blue cloaks, and holding the blue and white flag of the Crescent Falcon, lined up in two rows and surrounded them. Looking at Attis Arryn, who was walking slowly at the front, the outline of the falcon's two-wing half helmet seemed to inlay light. The dazzling light gathered on the edge of the helmet, symbolizing the falcon embroidery of the Arryn family. In front of the breastplate, the long sword left by his father Jon Arryn stood on his waist. He looked calmly and majestically at the valley nobles who greeted him in front.

Yohn Royce was the first to kneel down on one knee, and everyone behind him also knelt down after him. A few young nobles raised their heads slightly, as if to further witness the grace of Attis Arryn.

Attis walked up to Jon, glanced at Jon's downcast face, turned over and dismounted, put his palm in front of Jon's forehead, and said softly: "Long time no see, Count Jon."

Yon put his hand on Attis's and stood up steadily, looking at the young man he had watched grow up with a slight smile on his face.

"There is yellow sand on your face, Count Yohn," Attis smiled slightly and said to Yohn, "This cannot be seen by the younger generation of Canyon Knights."

Jon opened his chapped lips, and a faint laugh came from his closed lips. As everyone behind him stood up, Attis hugged Jon tightly.

After Attis let go of his arm, Jon looked at Attis's face and said, "Your body is getting stronger and stronger, and there is finally a speaker in the valley of Noda."

"For the Eyrie!" a young knight shouted, and Attis glanced at him, Harold Haddon, the third heir to the Eyrie.

"For the Eagle's Nest City!" a group of knights behind them shouted.

Attis turned his head and waved not far away. Syrio and Arya galloped over on their horses, followed closely by the direwolf.

"Oh my God." Harold Haddon looked at the direwolf in surprise. When the wolf rushed over, the nobles exclaimed.

"The little daughter of the Wolf family, the Prime Minister asked me to take good care of her." Attis said to Jon.

Jon nuzzled Arya's face with his beard, causing Arya to dodge for a moment, and laughter came from behind him.

"Your father and I are old friends, and the Royce family and the Stark family are family friends. You can live here with peace of mind." Jon said to her with a smile, not paying attention to the little girl's avoidance.

Attis walked into the Gates of the Moon, followed closely by Nestor. The speaker at the Gates of the Moon did not say any nonsense this time, but immediately reported the situation to Attis, "The Vale of Arryn behind the Gates of the Moon." , the army gathered by vassals large and small has reached nearly [-]. These days, I have been strengthening the construction of the road in Erin Valley. Although the project is huge, the effect is good so far. The materials and grains that can be maintained by the army from Seagull Town and Runestone City are transported here. At least it can be regarded as unimpeded.”

"The heir of Earl Grafson is in charge of the logistics of the army here, mainly the convoy transportation in Seagull Town, so the responsibilities of the logistics officer are also placed on him." Nester continued.

Attis continued to move forward and said to Nestor: "You will be responsible for the logistics of the army. Let Earl Grafson's son go with the army."

"Yes," Nestor nodded in agreement. He called to the soldiers in the city to move out of the way. "The main hall of the Gates of the Moon is inside. Jon wants to invite you to participate in the military meeting. He means that the army cannot be put on hold here. We have to go out as soon as possible.”

Attis nodded slightly, "Just place Arya Stark in the Gates of the Moon. There is no need to go to the Eagle's Nest." He thought of Lysa Tully.

"Oh yes," Nestor immediately replied, "At your request, young Master Robin will live in the Hot Spring Garden of the Gates of the Moon for a long time. Lord Yohn has been responsible for his education before. You see..."

"Let's settle the marching issue with Jon and the others first. It's not too late to meet Robin later." Attis said decisively without any hesitation, and then walked into the main hall of the Gates of the Moon.

The main hall of the Gates of the Moon reflects its military style everywhere, with murals of swords and shields on both sides, falcons flying in the crescent moon above the main seat in the middle of the main hall, and blue and white corrugated floors similar to those in the Eyrie. , on the ceiling, a large mural of the former hero "Eagle Knight" Attis Arryn riding a giant eagle and fighting King Robert Royce with the giant gun is engraved on it. The spectacular image is not inferior to the red one. The iron throne tower of the castle.Attis sat on the main seat and watched quietly as nobles of all sizes in the valley sat on the long table one after another.

Jon came in a hurry, apparently having a lively chat with the Stark wolf girl. Harold Haddon stood behind him and sat down with him.

"So," Artis looked at the long table of the Gates of the Moon that was neatly filled with people. Representatives of the most important and powerful families in the valley, or the heads of the families themselves, such as John of the Royce family and Beneda of the Belmore family. , Royce Cowart of the Cowart family, Eustace of the Hunter family, Jon Lindley of the Lindley family; or the heir of the family, such as Morton Waywood of the Waywood family, Gulltown Jon Grafson, Jaspie the Redford...

Of course, there are also family heads and heirs who appear at the same time. The two brothers of the Corbray family who can't deal with each other, Count Leonor Corbray of Heart City and Lynn Cobra, the owner of the Valyrian steel sword "Lady Silence" Bray was there.

Attis surrounded everyone, "Which of you will start first?"

Everyone turned their attention to Yohn Royce. Bronze Yohn was not humble and stood up directly. "Duke Attis, gentlemen," he pointed to the terrain of the riverland erected on the long table, "Before, Ah Before the Duke of Tees arrived, we took precautions and discussed the marching plan of the army in advance." Jon put his hands on the Twins in the upper reaches of the Green Fork River, and put his other on a low beach near the town of Saltworks. .

"The result of our discussion was that in order to avoid being attacked by a large group of Riverland soldiers who were halfway across the river, a small group of Valley Cavalry entered the Riverland from the ports of Ruby Ford and Saltworks Town, harassed the Riverland army near Harrenhal, and attacked them. Baggage, logistics, and the other is the main force of our army. Cross the river from Twins City and attack Riverrun City directly." Jon glanced at Attis, "In short, first bite all the towns and villages east of the Green Fork River, Then seek to cross the river.”

Leonor Corbray nodded in approval, "In any case, the best thing to teach the Tully family is to go to Riverrun. At least let the old trout take his daughter to the tower to apologize in person. If possible..." He looked at it A glance at Attis.

"Emergency times call for quick words." Attis said calmly.

Leonor nodded, "The valley knights in the valley hope to get honors and rewards from this battle, not to mention that our valley has been trapped within the Blood Gate for a long time. This is not only a natural danger to protect us, but also a shackle that restricts us from moving forward to win honor. If you can't get an open space for the Canyon Knights to gallop, no matter how brave and powerful they are, they will lose their use in this continent."

The Earl of Ansu City directly represented the most radical side of the valley princes, nakedly exposing his ambitions. He drew a large circle east of the Green Fork River, "If we can control half of the land in the Riverlands, not only will we have an extra area for growing food. The fertile fields for wintering can also allow the Canyon Knights to no longer be bound by the Blood Gate and can advance and retreat freely."

"It's a bit ridiculous, Count Leonor," Jon of the Grafson family said out loud. He raised his head to face Attis, lowered his head and said softly: "Duke Attis, please forgive me for being rude."

Attis nodded slightly, he did not need to speak at this time.

Jon Grafson immediately said: "King Robert is still there, and Duke Stark is still on the Iron Throne. This idea is undoubtedly provoking the authority of the Iron Throne. I don't recommend a big fight, let alone a big fight. It is not recommended that we take the lead before the Western Territory makes things a big deal and poke this trap. If we want to fight, we must take the lead in the Western Territory and then leave the valley. You know, we are not in a hurry. The territory east of the Trident River has no control over the Tully family. Without the ability to defend themselves, they can at most prevent us from crossing the river on the west bank of the Green Fork River, so we don’t need to be too anxious about what we have in our bag. We will wait and see the attitude of the Iron Throne first and take our time to figure it out.”

"How can such a good thing happen?" Earl Eustace of Longbow Hall frowned, "If we wait for the king to mediate, the Western Region and us will have the same idea, waiting to see who will take action first, and then we will intervene in the Riverlands. , a chance to gain honor for Duke Attis? Besides, I heard that the West is already at war with the Riverlands, and hasn’t the news of Edmure Tully’s consecutive victories spread throughout the Riverlands?”

"It was a small fight, with less than a hundred people in front and behind, a clash of village weapons. What kind of continuous battles and victories?" Jon Grafson smiled disdainfully, which made the nobles, even Eustace himself, say, The corners of their mouths were raised and they were smiling.

"Twins City..." Nestor looked at the marked castle on the long table with a little worry, "Although the Frey family has disputes with the Riverlands, after all, the relationship is between a lord and a vassal. If we can't If we can only attack by force, the losses will not be small."

"Agree." Jon Grafson looked at Nestor and nodded.

Everyone fell into silence, either looking at the map carefully, or looking at Attis, trying to find some information from his expression.

Attis closed his eyes slightly and realized that no one was talking anymore, so he opened his eyes and said, "Nothing to say?"

It was John again, "I advocate a battle. The knights of the canyon have been stationed here for too long and need to make some achievements."

"There is no rush to fight, let's focus on diplomatic mediation for the time being." Jon Grafson didn't want to talk back to Jon directly, but no one said anything at this time, so he had to step forward himself.

Attis took a deep breath. In fact, the decision was already made. He stood up and said: "Gather the army and prepare for the bloody gate immediately to fight Tully."

Even the Grafson family, who did not agree to go to war immediately, stood up solemnly and shouted with others: "For the Eyrie!"

(End of this chapter)