Shitie Town is an important mining town of the Bolton family. On weekdays, at least 500 troops of the Bolton family are stationed here. Due to these two reasons, this town is quite prosperous.
The first caravan leader that Ramsay brutally killed, when he said that he came to the Dreadfort to do business, he meant that he came to Stone Iron Town for trade.
Compared with other businesses, the red light area in Shitie Town can be said to be the most luxurious.
After all, Castle Black's undisciplined night watchmen can support the development of the red light industry in Mole Village, let alone this place.
Since Count Luce has recently summoned all soldiers in the territory to assemble, the red light district in Shitie Town can be said to be full every day.
After all, these soldiers were either 'fighting' with prostitutes or fighting with other soldiers.
beep!
A loud horn sounded, and the red light district of Shitie Town exploded like an ant nest filled with water.
Many disheveled soldiers were arranging their clothes and running hurriedly in the direction of the horn sound.
To the east of Shitie Town is a military post of the Bolton family. After a burst of noise,
Four thousand Bolton family soldiers lined up. Due to the excessive number, the queue stretched straight outside the guard gate.
Locke stood at the front of the queue with a serious face. After the four thousand troops were assembled, he gave a loud lecture, then pointed forward and told the army to move out.
Locke has no expectations for this war, because he has long known that the Bolton family will win.
Not only because of Lord Roose's shrewd calculations, but also because the Bolton family hides a trump card.
Da da da!
A large number of heavily armored cavalry, both men and horses, walked past him. On top of the armored horses, these knights holding shields and spears had an unstoppable momentum.
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The siege of the Dreadfort has entered its sixth day. The second siege yesterday repeated the same situation as the first.
After losing hundreds of siege infantry, they still haven't even climbed the walls of the Dreadfort.
At the beginning of today, the morale of the Winterfell infantry was low. If it were not for the supervision team behind them, they might not even be willing to go to the attack range of the Bolton soldiers.
The third siege of Winterfell was completely different from the first. This time, the losses in Winterfell were relatively low. This was because the infantry had no intention of attacking the city. They kept hiding in wooden shields under the city wall and did not go out at all.
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After a long and unsuccessful attack, the Winterfell infantry abandoned the bodies of some unlucky men and hurriedly fled back to the Union army camp.
Trogg was a commander in the Winterfell infantry unit, commanding thousands of infantry. Looking at the scrawled third siege, he shook his head and walked towards the military tent behind him.
The joint army tents are arranged in the shape of a Chinese field, and the tents of four thousand Winterfell infantry are located in the front half closest to the Dreadfort.
The Karstark cavalry led by Count Rickard occupied the second half of the military tent.
The transport carriages of the logistics force were arranged horizontally at the end of the field, as if to prevent the soldiers of the coalition forces from escaping.
Moreover, the military tents of the Karstark and Stark sides were clearly separated, and the Karstark cavalry stood guard in the middle.
In fact, Trogg had already complained in his heart. Nearly 600 Karstark cavalry actually occupied as many military tents as 4,000 of them. Isn't this a clear sign of special treatment?
Moreover, in the nearly three days of siege battles, these cavalry were not seen at all.
Although cavalry is not needed in siege battles, they should at least be on guard around the battlefield to prevent cavalry from the Dreadfort or enemies from attacking with cavalry reinforcements.
The current situation is that without the Karstark cavalry to cover and defend, the Winterfell infantry will have no choice but to let the enemy cavalry meet.
"Stop! No one is allowed to enter the rear military tent without Lord Rickard's permission."
Trogg was walking backwards when he was stopped by a cavalryman in front.
"I am Trogg, the infantry commander of Winterfell. I have suggestions for siege of the city and would like to see Lord Rickard."
Seeing the cavalry blocking the road, Trogg suppressed the anger in his heart and said loudly.
"Lord Rickard's order is to continue attacking the Dreadfort. No suggestions are needed. You just need to follow the order."
The cavalry obviously did not want Trogg to enter the military tent behind them, so they directly asked him to meet him but refused.
When Trogg heard this, he immediately showed anger, even though they loyally obeyed the orders of Lord Robb of Winterfell to fight for him.
But the commander-in-chief he selected was useless and would only let them die in vain. This feeling of betrayal of loyalty made Trogg explode directly.
"I think there are serious problems with Lord Rickard's siege tactics. We Winterfell soldiers will not die in vain and we will never continue to siege the city."
"If you refuse military orders, the Supervisory Team has the right to execute you."
"Come on! Let's see who has more people, you or us."
The loud quarrel between the two immediately attracted the attention of many soldiers around them. They looked at Trogg and the two men and were whispering in twos and threes.
"Okay, stop arguing! Master Rickard lets you in."
A Karstark cavalry ran from the rear military tent, stopped the quarrel between the two, and said to Trogg.
After hearing this, Trogg, whose face turned red due to the quarrel, stopped arguing with the other party and walked past the cavalryman with his chest raised and his head raised.
In the center of the military tent at the rear, there is a significantly larger military tent. This is Earl Rickard's military tent.
Trogg found that there were many cavalry guards around the military tent. Basically, a guard could be found within two or three steps.
With so many guards, this Count Rickard is too timid!
With a dissatisfied look on his face, Trogg muttered in his heart and walked into the military tent with his head held high.
After a while, Trogg left the military tent with a respectful face, lowered his head and maintained a saluting posture.
When the military tent was completely closed, he immediately showed joy, turned around and walked quickly towards his military tent.
After returning to the military tent, he immediately gathered the remaining infantry commanders who had been recruited to participate in the battle, and then said: "Tomorrow we will launch a general offensive, and we must be prepared to risk our lives this time!"
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On the seventh day of the siege of the Dreadfort, birds were flying freely in the sky. As soon as the first ray of sunlight shone on the Dreadfort, a heavy horn broke the quiet atmosphere.
The defenders of the Dreadfort found that the combined attack was completely different this time. Not only were there much more infantry with wooden shields, but the pace of their attack was also much faster.
"Prepare fortifications, please notify Lord Luce quickly."
On the wall of the Dreadfort, an officer in charge felt that this attack was unusual and made his own judgment immediately.
After a while, the siege of the Dreadfort was in full swing.
The Dreadfort is still defended with the three old methods of bows, arrows, stones, and boiling oil, but this time the morale of the combined army is completely different, and the intensity of the siege is very sharp.
Whenever a guard of the Dreadfort dares to expose his body and throw defensive items outside the city wall, the archers of Winterfell below will all greet him.
Seeing the constant casualties of their comrades, the guards of the Dreadfort were overwhelmed by the pressure of the archers below the city wall.
On the siege ladder beside the city wall, the infantry of the joint army had crawled more than half way, getting closer and closer to the city wall.
At this moment, Luce arrived in time with his resting soldiers. He calmly began to direct the reinforcements and quickly filled the vacancies.
"Don't panic, guard your own area. Victory in this war must belong to us!"