When tens of thousands of northern troops eager to gain military exploits rushed to the gates of Sarsfield, the battle between Robb and Bloodwind to break the city came to an end.
The nearly 300 defenders who had previously surrounded the city gate were now less than 70. The rest were killed by Robb and Bloodwind and became either mutilated corpses on the ground or turned into corpses.
Lifelike ice sculptures.
Since acquiring the blood pact skill [Connection], Robb's combat power has begun to exceed the standard. Unless ordinary soldiers use enough people to drain his magic power, it is impossible to hurt him at all.
The bloody scene at the gate of Sarsfield City directly shocked the surrender soldiers who had recently surrendered. Under the urging of the northern veterans, they carefully avoided Robb, who was like a blood-soaked demon, and rushed into the city with an excited roar.
In this battle, Robb and Bloodwind once again harvested more than 400 blood bond points. After allocating most of them to magic power and a few to physical strength, Bloodwind's strength increased again.
This is the horror of the Golden Finger of the Blood Pact. Robb and Bloodwind will become stronger as they fight!
It only took less than half a day from the siege to the occupation. The owner of Sarsfield City was changed to Robb. The direwolf flag flew at the top of Sarsfield City.
Because the Earl of Sarsfield carried out the work of strengthening the walls and clearing the country in advance, the northern army had a lot of reserves of military rations in Sarsfield City.
A large number of farmers and civilians hiding in Sarsfield City were transferred to the Riverlands by Robb's troops.
In his plan after occupying the Western Territory, most of the land in the Western Territory was to be entrusted to the soldiers who fought bravely for him on the battlefield.
Let a very small number of soldiers become wealthy knights first, and then follow their example to continue to inspire all our own soldiers.
Otherwise, no matter how loud and clear the new law is, no one will actually benefit. Then, the high morale of the northern army will slowly decline.
After mixing hundreds of Sarsfield defenders, Robb led the northern army to continue marching. His next goal was Brand City and Cliff City in the northern part of the West.
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In King's Landing, the former Mud Gate has been rebuilt and renovated. At the same time, it was restored to its correct name of Riverside Gate by Queen Cersei herself.
"Get out of here and get out of the way!"
When the sun was setting and approaching dusk, a large group of Lannister cavalry rode out of the river gate and scolded all the civilian merchants on the Rose Avenue.
The golden robes guarding the gate also wanted to please these Lannister cavalry, and quickly helped them maintain order and clear out the crowds outside Linhe Gate.
Da da da!
After a while, Tywin walked out of Linhe Gate on a white war horse. He was seen wearing a dark leather coat with exquisite lapels. The leather coat was just knee-length and very slim.
Even those who don't know much about clothing can tell from the appearance that this exquisite leather jacket is of great value, especially on the outside of the lapel on the left side of Tywin's leather jacket, a roaring lion is exquisitely and delicately embroidered with a large amount of gold thread.
"Lord Tywin!"
As soon as Tywin appeared, all the golden robes and civilian merchants immediately recognized his identity and immediately saluted and greeted him.
"Um!"
Tywin nodded slightly, then turned around and scolded the cavalry captain of his family,
"How do you do it? Just seal half of the gate. If the gate is completely sealed, how can the people enter and exit King's Landing?"
"Yes, this is my subordinate's negligence, please correct it immediately!"
When the cavalry captain heard this, he immediately realized that Lord Tywin was setting up his own personality, and he immediately responded very cooperatively.
Then the golden robes and the Lannister cavalry stood in the middle, dividing the newly built spacious and tall riverside gate into two parts, allowing civilians to pass on the left side, while Tywin rode quietly on the right side near the Red Keep and waited quietly.
Da da da!
About ten minutes later, a large group of Tyrell family envoy carriages with golden rose flags arrived in front of Linhe Gate.
Squeak!
The door of a large carriage with a simple and elegant appearance opened, and Olenna Tyrell, the 'Queen of Thorns' with silver hair and wrinkles on her face, stepped out holding the hands of the tall twin guards whom she called her 'right and left hands'.
carriage.
"Mrs. Olenna, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still strong and charming!"
Looking at Olenna getting off the carriage, Tywin got off his horse and greeted her politely.
"Hey, seeing how the high-spirited Lannister Lion turned gray-haired, I, an old woman, do feel that I am in good health!"
When Olenna heard this, a smile appeared on her wrinkled face and she said in a joking tone.
"Haha, even an old lion is still a deterrent as long as all its teeth are not lost!"
When Tywin heard her words, he immediately smiled and replied jokingly, and then immediately changed the topic,
"Are you the only one from the Kingdom of the Reach who came to watch the ceremony? Didn't His Majesty Renly II and Queen Margaery come?"
"Hi, originally His Majesty and the Queen were planning to come to King's Landing!
As a result, before departure, His Majesty was greedy and ate a lot of cakes, which made his stomach full. Therefore, the Queen is still taking care of His Majesty in High Court."
"Haha, His Majesty's health is in serious condition, so it is enough for him to have this intention."
"Yes, yes! The truth is more important than the appearance! Haha!"
In front of Linhe Gate, these two scheming powerful men were laughing together, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious and harmonious.
"By the way, before I set off, someone happened to claim to be Lord Tywin's subordinate, so I brought you his right hand!"
Olenna and Tywin's laughter gradually stopped. She seemed to have just remembered it now, and turned to give instructions to the twin guards on the right.
This tall and burly guard walked to the carriage behind the mission, and drove forward with more than a dozen men, women, and children who were in poor mental condition and dressed in torn aristocratic clothing.
"Lord Tywin, I am Mellon Craher, the third son of Lord Roland Craher of Crake Hall.
Crake Hall was captured by the Greyjoys, and both my father and eldest brother died in the battle!
Please avenge us and take back the castle that belongs to our family!"
After seeing Tywin, a tall and muscular young man immediately knelt down and told about his family's situation.
"Ugh, Lord Tywin, I am Stephen Swift of Corn City. My father took all the troops of Corn City to follow you to conquer the Riverlands.
Therefore, when the Greyjoy family attacked us, we had no soldiers to defend the city at all. I also ask you to send troops to help us recapture the family castle."
Another young man, who was thin and looked a little dazed, came to his senses, knelt down and cried to Tywin.
Looking at the two ignorant boys kneeling in front of him, Tywin's face suddenly turned pale and he fell silent.
He originally wanted to maintain the prestige of the Lannister family today, but when they appeared like this, it was like a slap in the face.
call!
Finally, Tywin breathed out secretly and replied to the two young men kneeling on the ground: "Get up! I will definitely help you take back your castle!"
Moreover, we will definitely repay double what the Stark and Greyjoy families did to the West!
After all, Lannister debts must be paid!"
"Thank you, Lord Tywin!"
Hearing that Tywin had agreed, the two young men seemed to have seen their family castle being taken back, and they immediately nodded in thanks.
After asking his family's cavalry to arrange the families of the two Western noble families, Tywin had a wry smile on his face, turned to Olenna and whispered: "Mrs. Olenna, I made you laugh. But, Luo
Bo Stark is indeed very powerful. Our Lannister family has been losing consecutive battles and is completely unable to withstand it!
Moreover, he poses a great threat to us ancient nobles. If you don’t mind, I will come to visit you tonight when you settle down in the Red Keep!"
"Oh? For you to say such a thing, it seems that I have really underestimated that little wolf cub.
Well, let’s talk tomorrow morning! I’m too old and I go to bed very early at night!”
"Okay, let's go back to the Red Keep first!"
When Tywin saw that he could not maintain the original prestige of the Lannister family, he made a decisive decision and confessed to his misfortune. Seeing Olenna sending a signal that she was willing to negotiate, he knew in his heart that this was the right step.
Entering King's Landing through the Riverside Gate, which is at least twice the size of the previous Mud Gate, when reaching the first intersection, Tywin asked a part of the family cavalry to continue escorting the Tyrell family envoy to the Red Keep through Hook Alley.
He took the remaining family cavalry and headed to the Alchemist Guild through the mud tunnel.
"Lord Tywin! This is the list of strange people you are looking for!"
As soon as Tywin stepped into the underground hall of the Alchemist Guild, an old man with a pale face and a hunched body came up to him, holding a roll of parchment in his soft and wet hands.
This old man is the president of the Alchemist Guild, the pyromancer Harlem. After Tywin saw Robb's extraordinary power under Riverrun, he ordered Harlem to find strange people for him as soon as he returned to King's Landing.
"Well, just looking at the above description, there is indeed something strange. After the coronation ceremony tomorrow, I will summon them to the Red Castle and I will personally interview them to verify it.
By the way, how's the wildfire situation going?"
After scanning the roster in his hand, Tywin continued to ask.
"Lord Tywin, you moved all our more than 7,000 cans of wildfire away before. I didn't expect you to use them all so quickly. So, we still need to wait!"
"Well, I don't mean to blame you. But you need to add more people to create wildfire. If possible, it is best to add some additional materials to increase its power."
Seeing Harlin's nervous expression, Tywin waved his hand and said to him.
"Wildfire is a substance that cannot be added with other materials, but according to guild records, additional magic rituals can be added to enhance its power.
Lord Tywin, when I was an assistant to the wise man Polite, he once told me that the original wildfire could even refine steel and even create flaming creatures with destructive capabilities."
After hearing this, Harlem opened his mouth to answer Tywin's question. As he spoke, his expression was enthusiastic, and a light seemed to be shining in his eyes.
"Very good, you can study it carefully. If what you say can become reality, then the Alchemist Guild will become famous in Westeros in your hands.
When the time comes, I will give you the golden dragon, power and fame that you can’t imagine!”
After hearing the boastful words from Harlin's mouth, Tywin smoothly drew a piece of pie for him, then turned around and left the Alchemist Guild.
Behind him, there was a certain light in the eyes of this hunched old man, and he seemed to have seen his glorious future.
After Tywin came out of the Alchemist Guild, he rode back to the Red Keep with his head held high.
When he arrived at the throne room of the Red Keep, Cersei and Tommen were sitting in their respective seats. Varys, the Archbishop, Grand Maester Pycelle and others stood under the Iron Throne to report on the process of tomorrow's coronation ceremony.
"Lord Tywin!"
"Father!"
"Grandpa!"
Seeing Tywin walking forward, everyone in the throne room either stood up or turned around to salute and greet him.
"Grandpa, please go and receive the delegation from the Riverbend Kingdom in person. Please sit here!"
Tommen was a docile young man with blond hair. When he saw Tywin walking up the stairs, he immediately greeted him warmly and invited him to sit on his Iron Throne.
"Your Majesty, that is your position. I am only the acting Hand of the King now, and I should sit in this position next to you."
After hearing Tommen say such words, Tywin pointed to the position of the king's hand next to him and replied in a soft tone.
"Is that so? Okay then!"
"Your Majesty knows how to be considerate of his ministers, and he will definitely become a good king in the future!"
"Really, I want to be a good king!"
"The essential quality of a good king must be the willingness to listen to the opinions of those around him..."
Tywin held Tommen's shoulders and asked him to sit back on the Iron Throne, then sat down himself. Then he began to explain to him how to be a good king.
In fact, compared to the cold, cruel and unruly Joffrey, Tywin felt that Tommen was the best candidate for king. Therefore, he trained Tommen very patiently.
The next day, Tywin, still wearing the exquisite leather coat from yesterday, came to the guest room area of Maegor's House, where Olenna was staying.
After being informed by the guards at the door, Tywin entered the room alone and found Olenna sitting at the long table, eating several kinds of fruits, with the pair of strong and burly twin guards guarding her.
"Mrs. Olenna, don't you two know what we are going to talk about next?"
Tywin strolled to the opposite side of Olenna's long table, gently opened the wooden chair, and looked at the twin guards as they spoke.
"My relationship with my left hand and my right hand is closer than that of my demented son. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Olenna concentrated on peeling the skin of a grape and answered without raising her head.
"Well, I saw with my own eyes that Robb Stark can use magic!"
Snapped!
Tywin dropped a bombshell at the beginning. The grapes in Olenna's hand fell on the long table, and then rolled to the ground.
"Did I hear you right? You said magic?"
After Olenna reacted, she raised her head and looked at Tywin in disbelief, and asked loudly.
Tywin was very satisfied with Olenna's reaction. He sat down on the wooden chair in his spare time, nodded and confirmed: "Yes, he can use ice magic to freeze everything, and even wildfire traps can't kill him.
Not only that, he also has a dozen very large direwolves and two woolly mammoths!"
"Look what are you talking about?
If it were another person, I would immediately tear his mouth open with my left and right hands. However, when Tywin Lannister said such words, I had to think about whether I should believe it or not!"
"I'm not the only one who saw it. The two thousand family cavalry I brought to King's Landing also saw it. I believe that with your ability, you can tell whether what I said is true or false as long as you spend some time."
Seeing that Tywin's expression and tone didn't seem to be fake at all, besides, if two thousand people really saw it, then she would indeed be able to get the real answer with some effort.
Olenna rolled her eyes and said slowly: "Well, I first believe that what you said is true. What does it have to do with us in Highgarden? It's not my demented son who killed Eddard Stark!
"
"Yes, from now on it is indeed a war between our Lannix and the Stark family. However, as I said yesterday, Robb Stark is a huge threat to our ancient families!
"
Tywin had already expected that Olenna would say this. He nodded in reply, took out a piece of parchment prepared in advance and placed it on the long table, and then continued,
"This is the new law established by Robb Stark in the North. Please take a look first!"
Olenna took the parchment from the long table and read it carefully. The more she read, the more excited she became, and in the end her whole body was shaking with anger.
Tear!
Just after reading it, Olenna tore off the parchment and said angrily: "This little wolf cub is so brave. As long as he kills enemies for him on the battlefield, he can even be promoted to a noble noble?
In other words, there will be no difference between the noble and ancient noble blood and the lowly civilian blood?"
"Mrs. Olenna really saw the consequences of this new law at a glance!"
Tywin, who made some small moves in the new law and changed the knight to a noble, praised Olenna and continued to make excuses,
"The new law established by Robb Stark can quickly make all civilians, even those civilians and even soldiers who were originally loyal to us, fight for him!
These lowly commoners will definitely fight bravely against us in order to be promoted to nobles.
If Robb Stark really succeeds in obtaining the Iron Throne, there will definitely not be a few untouchables who will be promoted to nobles by killing enemies on the battlefield.
So where did their fiefdom come from? The barren north?
No, it must be to divide the land from our defeated southern countries. At that time, in order to fulfill his promise and appease his soldiers, he would not care whether you surrendered voluntarily or not.
We, the ancient and noble bloodline, can only watch helplessly as our ancestors fought and fought for the land, and then gave it to those untouchables!"
Bang!
Tywin spoke a long sentence in one breath and was taking a deep breath for air. Olenna slapped her hand on the long table, causing the plates of fruit to roll all over the floor.
"Divide our land? Don't even think about it!"
The Tyrell family used to be the stewards of the Gardener family, the royal family of the Reach Kingdom. But three hundred years ago, the Gardener family struggled to resist Aegon the Conqueror and was directly exterminated.
At that time, the ancestor of the Tyrell family, Harlan Tyrell, dedicated Highgarden to Aegon in order to show his loyalty.
In return for being the first to surrender, Aegon gave the Tyrells the rule of Highgarden Castle and the Reach.
This can also be regarded as the game version of buying horse bones for a thousand dollars!
Because of this, the Tyrell family is not an ancient family that has always ruled the Reach. It has been criticized by other nobles in the Reach for the past three hundred years.
Especially the Florent family of Brightwater City, they have always claimed that their bloodline is closer to the Gardener family than the Lord Tyrell family.
The Florentine family firmly believes that they have priority over other families and have the right to inherit Highgarden, and they vigorously publicize their doubts about the leadership of the Tyrell family.
Therefore, despite the objections of the Tyrell family, the lords of the Reach, the Florent family firmly supported Stannis in becoming king!
Now, through the Rebellion of Kings, the Tyrell family has become the de facto royal family of the River Bend through the puppet Renly II. Under such circumstances, Olenna certainly cannot tolerate Robb's new law.
Looking at Olenna who was no longer as calm as before, Tywin nodded secretly, and then continued to speak,
"Furthermore, after more than half a year of war, I have already understood that Robb is different from his father who values honor. In order to win, he can use any cheap and disgusting tactics.
Mrs. Olenna, you and I are both smart people. We naturally understand how dangerous such smart people who are good at trickery and have no bottom line are!
On the contrary, Tommen I, who is about to be crowned, is obedient and a good, peace-loving king. As long as our two countries become allies, he will definitely give you everything you want."
"Well, you just mentioned that Robb Stark has magic, and his direwolves and spear mammoths. Can we stop him?"
Olenna did not directly answer Tywin's alliance topic, but asked him other questions.
"I tell you very frankly, to us now, he is just like Aegon who once had the Black Death. However, his direwolf cannot fly into the sky, so we still have many ways to defend or kill him.
!
After understanding some of his abilities this time, I am now also recruiting strange people with mysterious powers and reserve more wildfires.
Next time I will be confident enough to kill him and those direwolves together!"
Although Tywin exaggerated Robb's strength, he still left some room to prevent the ally he had worked so hard to gain from becoming too desperate and giving up resistance altogether.
"So, if our two families form an alliance, how do you think we should attack Robb Stark?"
Olenna, who had regained her composure, turned the gemstone ring on her hand and continued to ask.
"At this moment, Robb Stark is encroaching on my western lands, and the fortress of the Golden Teeth is higher and stronger than the city.
I think it is the simplest and most reasonable to attack the Deep Cave City in the Golden Mountains and the Yangji Hall located on the wide coastal avenue at the same time.
The most important thing is that the Arbor Redwin fleet must contain Greyjoy’s fleet at sea so that they lose the ability to flexibly shift the battlefield!”
After hearing Olenna's inquiry, Tywin took some from several plates of fruit on the long table, then laid out a rough map of the Western Territory and began to explain the subsequent battle ideas.
"Very good, I will verify the news you said recently. If what you say is true and credible, then the Tyrell family will form an alliance with the Lannister family!
Of course, I will also put forward the conditions for our alliance at that time."
"No problem, I believe that in the future, the Lannister family and the Tyrell family will become the top families in Westeros!"
Seeing that he had almost achieved his goal, Tywin stood up, spoke, and stretched out his right hand.
"Hey, I hope I can see the future you mentioned while I'm still alive!"
Snapped!
Two hands with old, shriveled skin were held tightly together, announcing that a new alliance had been established!
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