The berserk Beric, after killing Amorli, moved towards the other Lannister cavalry in an unstoppable manner.
It can be seen from Berry's actions of constantly avoiding the members of the Brotherhood that even in this terrifying and violent state, he still has sanity. As for how much sanity still exists, only he knows this.
Furious Berry's attacks were very brutal. The Lannister cavalry who died under his command were rarely left intact.
clang!
Possibly due to being continuously burned by high-temperature flames, the flaming sword in Berry's hand broke directly when it collided with the sword of a Lannister cavalryman.
Berry was stunned for a moment, then simply threw away the two long swords in his hands, grabbed the Lannister cavalryman's neck with lightning, and then grabbed his head with his other hand and pulled hard.
Tear!
A head that was still connected to the blood-stained spine was torn off by Berry. All enemies and friends around him looked sideways at the same time and subconsciously stayed away from the violent Berry.
This battle was a bit tense at first, but it ended very quickly after Berry went berserk.
The remaining ten or so Lannister cavalry were so frightened by his cruelty that they dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
"Berry?"
After a hard fight, Thoros, who was covered in blood, came to Berry with the flaming sword still burning in his hand, and asked in disbelief.
Hoo, ho!
Furious Berry did not answer, but was panting heavily. The thick red snake-like blood vessels on the surface of his body were still squirming, and the speed seemed to be getting faster and faster.
"Who are you? What is he? Also, I heard your prayer, do you know the red witch beside Stannis Baratheon?"
Brienne, who had approached at some point, put her right hand on the hilt of her sword, looked at the panting Furious Beric, and asked Thoros.
"He is the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, 'Lightning King' Berry, and my name is Thoros. The Lannister family is looting and killing in the Riverlands. We organize the civilians of the Riverlands to resist.
As for your last question, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Thoros stared at Berry closely, his eyes full of worry. At the same time, he answered Brienne's question without looking back.
Poof...Zi!
Brienne heard this and opened her mouth to continue asking questions when a series of muffled sounds suddenly came from Furious Berry's body, and then dozens of fine blood mists spurted out from his body.
At this time, Berry's entire body was like a pressure cooker spraying bloody steam everywhere.
Bang!
After he went berserk, his originally strong and swollen body shrank visibly with the naked eye as the blood mist sprayed. Until finally, Berry turned into a mummy-like corpse and fell to the ground.
Thoros, who was very close and was covered in Berry's blood mist, saw Berry fall and immediately rushed to his side, reached out to touch his body, and prayed loudly: "My Lord, the Light"
King'! Please shine your light on this man..."
Da da da!
Caught off guard, Brienne, who was also sprayed with blood mist, watched as Thoros hurriedly held a funeral ceremony for Beric, who was obviously dead.
She shook her head and was about to comfort Soros when she heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind.
It turned out that the Lannister soldiers transporting grain in the distance saw their own cavalry being attacked from a distance, so they immediately left their grain carriages and came to support.
But the distance was indeed quite far, and the second half of the battle ended very quickly, so they arrived in a hurry now.
"Hey, don't hold the funeral ceremony yet, there are still enemies!"
Brienne looked at the approaching Lannister soldiers and warned Thoros.
But Soros ignored her at all and was concentrating on reciting his prayers. The surrounding brotherhood members, who were usually accustomed to being ordered around, were at a loss after losing their leader and did not know what to do.
well!
Clang!
The Lannister soldiers were slaughtering wantonly in the Riverlands, and just now they were dragging and killing prisoners for pleasure. In addition, they were once Renly's enemies.
Brienne sighed in her heart, pulled out the long sword from her waist, and ordered to the Brotherhood members: "Kill the dozen or so Lannister prisoners first, we don't have time to take care of them.
Bring a few more horses over and stand in front of us. Those holding shields stand in front of the team, and the others stand behind them.
Don't think about escaping, there will be enough time for them to kill us all and then chase you on horseback."
"Hoo! It's a good response arrangement, just do what she said. Don't be too nervous, we will definitely continue to win.
After all, our Lord, the ‘King of Light’, has always blessed us, hasn’t he?”
Brienne had just arranged a simple response strategy in a hurry when she heard a voice that should never be heard again.
She turned her head stiffly and looked behind her, only to see Thoros sitting on the ground in relief, wiping the blood and sweat from his forehead.
Beside him, the mummy-like corpse just now was restored to its original state as if it had been re-energized by a mysterious power. The resurrected Berry was sitting up and smiling at her.
In fact, it cannot be said that Berry has completely recovered as before, he still has some changes.
It is also Robb who is not here. If he sees Berry at this moment, he will immediately think of Konoha Hinata's eye-rolling state in the anime of the previous life.
However, Berry's twisted blood vessels were distributed on his left and right cheeks. After getting used to it, they actually had a strange sense of beauty.
Hey~~
Da da da!
Brienne, who had seen enough strange things today, suppressed the shock and confusion in her heart. She turned her head, held her sword tightly and waited quietly for the Lannister cavalry who were charging closer and closer.
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In the main castle of Riverrun, in the bright and spacious meeting hall covered with Trout family emblems, Robb is discussing the current situation with all the Earls of the North and the Earls of the Riverlands.
At this moment, the entire conference hall was like a vegetable market, with all kinds of loud voices shouting and refuting each other's views without hesitation.
For the Earls of the North, the main output is Earl Harris, Earl Meech and the confident and loud-voiced Great Jon.
For the Earls of the Riverlands, the main exports are Lord Janos Bray of Stonehedge City, Earl Raymond Darry of Darry City, and because his father died outside Golden Teeth City, the newly named Earl Karel Vance
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"Papa, okay, adults, please calm down!"
Although he asked them to express their opinions bravely and speak freely, Robb, whose head hurt from the quarrel, clapped his hands hard to calm down their quarrel.
"I understand what you want to express. There are three points of contention in total.
First, how to fight the Western Army next. Second, when to send troops to help you regain the castle and territory. Third, confirm whether Uncle Edmure survives. If he survives, whether to rescue or exchange or redeem."
Seeing that they all fell silent, Robb slowly stood up from his seat and summarized the three points of contention to all the earls and nobles who supported him.
In fact, the most serious dispute between the Earl of the North and the Earl of the West is the first and second focus.
Because of this trip south, the Earl of the North gained greatly in terms of wealth, weapons and equipment, and population.
And they won one after another all the way. Except for the heavy losses at Casterly Rock, they were all easy wins due to Robb's strategic planning.
At this time, their morale was high and their desire to attack was extremely strong. From the beginning of the meeting, it was suggested to take advantage of the high morale of the entire army to take the initiative to test the strength of the Western Army before formulating a further attack plan.
The earls of the Riverlands strongly suggested that they first help them recover their lost lands, and then they hold on to the castle and recruit new soldiers for training.
Although the Riverlands have been ravaged by the Western Army for several months, and tens of thousands of civilians were killed by them. However, unlike the Northern Territory, the Riverlands have a very high population density. In the previous life, the Western Army ravaged the Riverlands for two or three years.
time.
At this stage, there are still a large number of civilians hiding everywhere to avoid the war, and some remote villages are still living a stable and normal life. Therefore, as long as these familiar lords of the Riverlands raise their arms, they can definitely recruit a lot of troops.
Moreover, the Western Army has a large population and insufficient military supplies. It has been harassed by many small noble groups and the Brotherhood Without Banners in the Riverlands. If it goes on for a long time, they simply cannot afford it.
The Earl of the Riverlands suggested that in the final analysis, we should wait until our troops are sufficient and the enemy's troops are disturbed, then attack with all our strength and defeat the Western Army in one fell swoop.
In fact, both of them are right, but they are also considering it from their own perspective and one-sidedly.
Robb pondered for a moment, sorted out his words in his mind, and then said loudly: "First of all, under the current situation, I judge that Tywin's army will neither advance nor retreat!"
"Now that our battle lines are connected, if Tywin dares to besiege Riverrun again, we can directly threaten him whether we set off from the Twins, take the King's Road straight to the king's territory, or take a boat from Seaside City to the West.
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However, if he withdraws his troops and abandons the river front, and returns to the Western Region or the King's Territory, then we will have no constraints and can attack at will, and the threat to them will be even greater."
In the conference hall, all the earls were older than Robb, but they were all like obedient students, quietly listening to the young king's talk.
When Robb said this, he pointed his right index finger on the strategic map placed on the long table, drew a horizontal line, and continued: "Tywin will definitely station troops at Harrenhal, and the Union Valley will block the King's Road going south.
road.
At the same time, they will block the roads and trails from Golden Tooth City to God's Eye Lake, keeping us firmly out of this defensive front."
"And we currently only have a total of more than 30,000 troops, which is far less than the joint strength of the Western Territory and the Valley. Attacking rashly is extremely risky. Therefore, we will not engage in large-scale battles with the Western Territory army in the short term.
In the next stage, the war situation will enter a stalemate stage."
"If the outcome of the subsequent battle goes as I expect, I will accept Count Janos's suggestion and start sending troops to retake the Riverland castle and territory north of this defensive line, and start recruiting new soldiers and training them."
"Now, regarding the first and second focus issues, adults, do you have any questions or suggestions?"
Seeing Robb's wise expression, all the earls present looked at each other and immediately loudly used various words of praise to compliment his wisdom.
"Very good, since everyone agrees. Little Jon, Eddard, please bring more scout cavalry and keep an eye on the movements of Tywin's army."
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After hearing the order, Little Jon and Eddard immediately stood up from their seats, saluted Robb and replied.
"Finally, there is the question about Uncle Edmure. As the sole heir to the Duke of Riverrun, his importance goes without saying. As long as he is still alive, we will bring him back to Riverrun at all costs.
I don’t know who is willing to serve as an envoy to discuss this matter with Tywin."
When Robb saw his two closest subordinates accepting the order, he opened his mouth to discuss the last focus issue.
But when he finished speaking, he glanced at the many earls of the Riverlands. The many earls who had just strongly suggested that they should bring Edmure back no matter what, either turned their heads to avoid Robb's sight, or looked down at the ground.
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"Your Majesty, I do!"
A clear voice came from far away in the conference hall. Robb looked up and saw that Patrick Mallister, who was standing silently behind Count Jason of Seaside City, took a step forward and repeated the story again.
Repeat what you just said.
Patrick and Edmure are both close friends and kings and ministers. Having been instilled in him by his father with a fearless spirit, he bravely stood up at this time. Earl Jason looked at his son taking on the task of envoy, with no trace of emotion on his face.
Strange expression.
"Very well, Patrick, then I'll trouble you this time. If Uncle Edmure is still alive, the prisoners we can exchange are the Earl of Golden Tooth City, Leo Leford, and six or seven of Cai's slaves.
The Lannister brought back from Rock City has direct and collateral lines.
If Tywin insists on refusing to exchange, or detains you without caring about the dignity of the nobles, don't worry, I promise to personally lead the army to rescue you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will do my best to complete this task!"
As soon as Robb finished speaking, Patrick nodded with emotion and excitement and replied.
"Well, okay! I believe you!
Currently our army cannot be accommodated in Riverrun, and most of the soldiers are camped outside the city.
Dear adults, please restrain your soldiers, otherwise don't blame military law for being ruthless!
Wait until the reconnaissance cavalry learns the movements of Tywin's army and be ready to fight at any time to regain the lost ground!"
"yes!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will restrain them!"
Seeing Robb once again stressing military law and discipline, the earls of the North, who had already experienced it deeply, immediately responded loudly. The earls of the Riverlands looked indifferent, but at this moment, there were not many of their soldiers left in Riverrun.
Squeak!
"Your Majesty, a raven message from Winterfell."
Near the end of the meeting, a gray-haired, very old bachelor opened the door and spoke to Robb.
"Then that's it for today! Gendry, give me the letter in Maester Wayman's hand."
Robb loudly announced the adjournment of the meeting and asked Gendry, who was doing his job as a servant conscientiously, to get the letter from Maester Wayman.
After hearing this, all the earls immediately stood up and bowed to leave. Robb took the raven letter and began to read it. But as his eyes scanned the content of the letter, the expression on his face became more and more gloomy.
"Your Majesty, what happened at Winterfell?"
When all the northern earls left the meeting hall, Gendry, who had become more and more familiar with Robb, saw his expression and asked cautiously.
"A miracle happened in the North. The Heart Tree that we quietly killed became revitalized and became more lush. Then...my brother Brandon Stark disappeared in Winterfell!"