In the Flea Bottom area in the northeast of King's Landing, a large number of construction workers are constantly demolishing the dilapidated slums. The gravel covered with mottled dirt fell into the drainage ditch below, gradually creating waves of black and smelly water.
"Hey, Lord Tywin was called the 'Savior of King's Landing' for a reason!
You see, King's Landing was in a mess some time ago by that damn Lothor Brun. It only took Lord Tywin such a short time to restore order to King's Landing.
The most important thing is that the Flea Bottom cancer that has plagued King's Landing for two to three hundred years has also been solved!"
A middle-aged man who looked like an overseer looked at the flea nest that was gradually disappearing, and couldn't help but talk and laugh to another overseer beside him.
"Well, to tell you the truth, our family was targeted by Rosso Brun some time ago. He used various excuses to exploit our family. It was fine at first, but he became more and more greedy and his appetite became bigger and bigger.
Finally, after family discussion, we were all ready to leave King's Landing. Unexpectedly, Lord Tywin once again saved King's Landing and our family.
Therefore, our family fully supports Lord Tywin and contributes money and efforts to dismantle the Flea Bottom and rebuild it!"
After hearing this, the supervisor nodded in agreement and spoke out the information he knew as conversation material.
"Hey, since your family has made such a big bet, you will definitely get a share of the pie after this place is rebuilt.
However, I really don’t know how Lord Tywin did it. Except for those who were captured as laborers to build the River Gate, the tens of thousands of people in Flea Bottom left so willingly?"
"How could they be willing to leave? Lord Tywin must have used some means. However, this is none of our business. We just need to demolish and rebuild this place...
Eh? There are a lot of Western troops coming from the Dragon Gate, is there going to be another war in King's Landing?"
While the well-informed overseer was chatting, his eyes suddenly saw a large number of troops carrying the banners of the nobles of the West pouring in from the Dragon Gate connecting the King's Road in the northeast of King's Landing.
"Hey, I hope we can fight elsewhere! The last time Stannis Baratheon attacked King's Landing, prices in the city skyrocketed and public security was in chaos."
"Who says otherwise? There are kings fighting everywhere in Westeros now. It's not as good as it was during the reign of King Robert."
While the overseers of Flea Bottom were chatting, Kevan Lannister, with his left shoulder tied with layers of bandages, was riding on a warhorse, leading an army of more than 20,000 people from the West across King's Landing.
Set up camp outside the door.
After arranging the army in the west, Kevan rode his horse to the Chancellor's Tower in the Red Keep to meet his brother.
"Lord Tywin, in addition to the 3,000 Mountain troops staying at Harrenhal, another 23,000 troops have arrived on time. Please give me the order!"
As soon as he entered the meeting hall, Kevan respectfully reported to Tywin, who was busy writing.
"Well, these things are not urgent. Kevan, how is the injury on your left shoulder?"
After listening to Kevan's report, Tywin first paid attention to Kevan's injured left shoulder while trying to save him.
"Hey, I can no longer use my left arm at all. I have asked a few maesters to look at it along the way, and they all speculated that the ice spear caused permanent frostbite."
Kevan glanced at his left shoulder sadly upon hearing this, and then replied to Tywin.
"Kevan, I promise you, what you lost, I will help you get back twice as much in the future."
Tywin saw the sad look on his brother's face. He gave a firm assurance and then pointed to the battle map on the long table and continued,
"Da Feng, let me give you a brief introduction to the current situation!
When you first set off from Harrenhal, House Tyrell dispatched an army of 50,000 cavalry to attack Crake Hall from land, and a fleet of 15,000 Redwines attacked Lannisport from the sea.
However, their army of infantry and cavalry is now stationed at Ancient Oak City on the Esplanade, and Redwine's fleet is stationed at Oakshield Island.
The Tyrell family’s intention is obvious, they are waiting for us to take the lead in attacking Deep Cave City!”
"Hmph, after that 'Inflatable Fish Master' ate the bones you threw, he is just showing off to us.
Who knows if they will attack Yangji Hall as agreed after we attack Deep Cave City?"
After hearing Tywin's brief introduction, Davon made a mockery of the Tyrell family.
"Yes, the Queen of Thorns can understand the current situation. If we fall, they will face the attack of the Stark family. The Tyrell family alone cannot stop it!
The Reach is rich in resources and has sufficient troops, but she has been consolidating the defense of the Reach because she is not confident in the combat effectiveness of her own army."
After hearing this, Tywin said to Davon very confidently.
"If the Tyrell family can proceed as planned, then we are indeed very likely to regain the Western Territory. After all, the number of northern armies alone cannot withstand the alliance of our two major families.
However, I am very worried about the variable Robb Stark!
With the abilities of him and his terrifying giant wolf, it is very likely that he will implement decapitation tactics against us."
Davon stretched out his right hand to caress his wasted left shoulder, and said to Tywin with a worried look on his face.
"Don't worry, I have been recruiting strange people in King's Landing during this period. I have already recruited a red-robed monk who can use fire magic, Magiro.
Moreover, according to Harlin of the Alchemist Guild, Magiro recently assisted him in some research to increase the power of wildfire again!
However, the plan I told you before was just a cover. Now, I will tell you in detail..."
Seeing the worried look on Davon's face, Tywin stood up from his seat and came to him, holding his right shoulder and telling him the real plan in a low voice.
Before dawn the next day, Tywin led Magiro and others to lead the Western Army, whose number had swelled to nearly 40,000, and headed towards the Deep Cave City from the Lion's Gate of King's Landing.
I don't know if it was because of the sudden increase in troops, but the nearly 40,000-strong Western Army marched slowly along the Golden Road in an extremely irregular formation.
Although Tywin led the Western Army to set off before dawn, they could not escape the eyes of spies from various forces. Information about Tywin's attack on the Caves was disseminated through various channels.
Take the flat and wide golden road from King's Landing to Deep Cave City. Generally speaking, it can be reached in six days' march.
But after ten days, Tywin led this army of nearly 40,000 people from the west to the foot of the cave city.
On the wall of Deep Cave City, Robb, Lord Rickard, and Duke Kevin were quietly waiting for the attack of the Western Army.
Deep Cave City is located in the mountains of the Golden Mountains, right at the throat of the Golden Road entering the Western Territory. However, compared to the towering walls of Golden Teeth City, the walls of Deep Cave City can only be considered low.
There are nearly 20,000 northern elite troops stationed in Deep Cave City at the moment. This is the main force specially selected by Robb.
The spies have already sent information on the strength of the Lannister and Tyrell families!
Facing the 100,000-strong alliance army of the Lannister family and the Tyrell family, the North can certainly defend the three castles of Lannisport, Crake Hall, and Deep Cave City at the same time.
But it is obviously unrealistic to keep defending and wait for the enemy to collapse. This is the south, not the north!
Let’s not talk about the warm and comfortable environment and climate for now, let’s just talk about the supply issue.
The Tyrell family can continuously obtain supplies through Highgarden, while the Lannister family relies on King's Landing, so it is obvious that they will not be short of supplies.
Moreover, if you defend it for a long time, you will lose it. If any of these three castles is captured by the enemy, it will trigger the overall collapse of the western border defense line.
Therefore, after leaving 6,000 Northern soldiers in Crake Hall, Robb concentrated all the troops in the Northern Territory to garrison the Deep Cave City. This time he planned to kill Tywin Lannister directly after defeating the Western army here.
Even if Crake Hall falls, Robb can lead the northern army through the Golden Road and march straight into King's Landing.
After he completely eradicated the Lannister family, even if the Tyrell family occupied the entire Westerland, they would be left alone in the end and would be taken care of by Robb sooner or later.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain of Deep Cave City, the Western Army did not rush to attack the city. Instead, after setting up camp, they sent a large number of men to cut down the surrounding trees and build various fortifications at the foot of the mountain.
This made Robb very surprised. Tywin, the attacker, did not build siege equipment, but actually built fortifications first.
Could it be that because he suffered a loss last time, Tywin prepared a retreat after defeat before the war started this time?
Woo!
On the third day after arriving at Deep Cave City, Tywin finally commanded the army of the West and began to attack Deep Cave City.
A large group of Western siege soldiers left the Western Army camp at the foot of the mountain and followed the Golden Road towards Deep Cave City.
This caused the fighting spirit of the northern army, who had already been gearing up to harvest their military exploits, to reach its peak in an instant. Each one of them was like a hungry wolf staring at a rabbit, their eyes seemed to be shining.
Go!!!
At least six thousand siege soldiers wearing the armor of the Lannister family neither used shields to defend nor advanced in a neat square formation.
Just like a rabble, they rushed towards the cave city without any formation.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
On the wall of Deep Cave City, which was filled with archers from the Northern Territory, a wave of arrows composed of at least a thousand arrows fell on the crowd of siege soldiers from the Western Territory.
Ah! Ah!
After this group of unsuspecting Western siege soldiers were hit by a volley of arrows, a large number of them clearly fell down in the dense crowd. This wave of arrows caused at least six to seven hundred casualties of the Western siege soldiers.
In addition, the more than 5,000 surviving Western siege soldiers listened to the pitiful howls of their comrades and froze on the spot, not knowing whether to continue to attack forward or to retreat.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
At this moment, the second wave of volleys from the Deep Cave City fell like raindrops. These Western siege soldiers, who were worse than the new recruits from the Northern Territory, once again suffered a large number of casualties.
The second rain of arrows caused the remaining more than 4,000 Western siege soldiers to collapse. They turned around and fled downwards, roaring randomly.
"No, something is very wrong!"
Robb on the wall of Deep Cave City frowned with a thoughtful expression on his face when the siege soldiers from the west began to charge.
When he saw the siege soldiers from the Western Territory retreating after only two waves of arrows, he suddenly became more vigilant.
Most of the Western Army that Tywin preserved are his direct line troops. Therefore, the combat effectiveness can be said to be not much different from that of the Northern Army.
Based on the performance of this group of Western siege soldiers, let alone the direct troops of the Lannister family, they cannot even be called an army.
"Count Rickard, you and Duke Kevin are responsible for the defense of Deep Cave City. Now I am taking the cavalry out of the city to capture some prisoners. I want to see what tricks Tywin is playing!"
After making up his mind, Robb immediately handed over the defense work of Deep Cave City, and then he immediately led the five thousand northern light cavalry who had been waiting in Deep Cave City to open the door and leave the city.
Boom!
Five thousand northern light cavalry launched a charge from top to bottom, and those who came first caught up with the group of defeated western troops who had only reached the halfway point.
Bah! Tear!
Five thousand northern light cavalry easily rushed into the group of defeated western troops, with lances in their hands and swords constantly harvesting what they had.
"Surrender, we surrender!"
"Spare your life, my lord, spare your life!"
"Have mercy on us!"
Nearly 4,000 Western Territory soldiers were cut down by one-third by the Northern Light Cavalry in one encounter. The remaining Western Territory soldiers simply refused to escape and knelt on the ground, crying and begging for mercy.
"Who are you?"
Looking at the large group of kneeling Western soldiers, Robb casually asked one of the Western soldiers.
"Sir, we are civilians from Flea Bottom in King's Landing. We were forcibly recruited by the Golden Robes to build the Riverside Gate, and then we were forced into this army and followed them to attack the city in a daze!
I beg for your mercy and don’t kill us!”
The defeated soldier from the west who was questioned by Robb quickly revealed his identity, hoping to ask for his mercy.
"Flea Bottom in King's Landing...Has anything strange happened to you since you joined this army?"
After hearing the words, Robb pondered slightly and continued to ask.
"Weird thing, by the way, they gave each of us a strange jar.
Sir, please look at this jar!"
Upon hearing Robb's inquiry, the defeated soldier from the West took out a pocket version of the wildfire bottle from his arms.
Oops!
Just when Robb's eyes widened when he saw the pocket version of the wildfire bottle, a line of orange-red flames shot out from the woods on one side of the Golden Road, heading towards the rout of the Western Army in front of Robb.
Bloody wind!
call!
When Robb saw the orange flames in the corner of his eyes, he immediately reacted and conveyed his thoughts to Bloodwind.
Of course, the speed at which the thought was conveyed was extremely fast. Xue Feng immediately opened his huge wolf mouth and sprayed a tornado of ice mist in the direction of the orange flames.
Click, click!
A huge tornado of ice mist swept across the open space in front of the orange-red flame. The open space was instantly occupied by ice crystals that appeared out of thin air. The orange-red flame was also frozen in it like a bug in amber.
Zhi,zhi!
A subtle sound came from the ice crystals. The orange-red flames continued to burn in the ice crystals, and the ice crystals formed by the tornado ice mist of the blood wind began to melt!