In the large military tent at the center of the combined army, dozens of candle lights made the tent as bright as day. At this moment, Robb and others were conducting post-war discussions.
"Robb, we wiped out about 2,000 enemies in total. There were more than 400 heavy cavalry, more than 400 light cavalry, and more than 1,110 rural infantry. The number of prisoners was also close to 2,000."
Xion had already sent people to sort out the damage done by the enemy and ourselves in this battle. As soon as the discussion started, he opened his mouth to report,
"By the way, the ambulance team you specially added is really wise. With their timely rescue, the mortality rate of our wounded soldiers has been greatly reduced!"
"Well, this effect is as expected. There has been a rescue team in the south for a long time. Continue."
Robb nodded and raised his hand to signal him to continue his report.
"More than 2,700 of the rural infantry we recruited previously were killed in battle, and there are still about 1,200 left.
Two hundred of Winterfell's spearmen were killed, 250 of the infantry were killed, 80 of the cavalry were killed, and there were more than 400 wounded soldiers of varying severity."
"After careful preparation, there are still such battle losses. As one of the oldest families in the North, the Bolton family is indeed extraordinary."
Robb shook his head when he heard this. He was a little dissatisfied with such battle losses. Even though he had tried his best to organize his troops, the losses were still considerable. This only shows that the elite troops of the Bolton family are indeed extraordinary in combat effectiveness.
"In this battle, we harvested nearly 500 heavy cavalry armors, nearly 500 light cavalry armors, more than 700 war horses, and 3,000 sets of infantry standard equipment and weapons.
Relying on the mineral resources of Gushan, the Bolton family is indeed living a good life in the north!"
After finally reporting on the spoils of war, Xion couldn't help but sigh.
"Well, these trophies have allowed the logistics troops to start packing and loading the vehicles. They will be useful after a little packing."
Regarding the spoils of war, Robb nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing that Theon had finished his report, Earl Rickard, who had his own purpose, first asked: "Lord Robb, the news we got from interrogating the prisoners is that there are at most more than a thousand soldiers left in the Dreadfort. What do you think of us?
When is the time to start attacking the city?”
"Everyone has seen the siege situation in the past few days. The Dreadfort is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we force the siege, the gains will outweigh the losses."
Robb shook his head. He had never thought of attacking the city by force.
"Then let's fake the illusion that the prisoners are rebelling, lure them out of the city to get help, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop."
Theon, who was next to Count Rickard, put forward his own suggestions at the right time.
Xion has some ideas, but they are still too naive!
Robb was thinking about rejecting his suggestion, but unexpectedly, the officers of Winterfell around him began to praise him.
"good idea!"
"Yes, that can be done. This way we don't have to attack the city by force."
"Xion, it's okay!"
Robb, who was a little stunned, stared at Theon who was a little overwhelmed by the praise.
He somewhat understood why during the Battle of the Whispering Forest, James was seduced by two to three hundred people disguised as Tully family cavalry and sent out of the city to pursue him alone.
Because the tactical awareness of Westeros generals is too rough!
As a famous general in the North, Roose Bolton is well known for his scheming skills.
But even such a person was toyed with and applauded by young Robb.
In order to trap Roose, Robb first used Ramsay to trap him and show his weakness to the enemy.
Then he waited for the northern nobles who couldn't bear it to come and acted as targets on the surface, and then carried out the plan of building the plank road openly and secretly attacking Chen Cang.
Finally, I used some gadgets from ancient Chinese battlefields to defeat the Bolton family's cavalry.
Therefore, it is not Robb's wisdom that defeated Luce, but he defeated him with the help of the wisdom of the Chinese ancestors.
However, looking at subordinates with this level of strategy, future wars will be worrying!
At present, he can still personally take part in every battle, but in the future, when the front line becomes longer and several fronts need to advance simultaneously, the generals in charge must be able to make correct judgments based on the situation at that time.
Otherwise, the whole game may be lost due to one failure.
"Ahem! My father once analyzed Roose Bolton when he was teaching me tactics."
Robb coughed dryly and interrupted the heated discussion in the military tent. Seeing everyone's eyes gathered around him, he continued,
"At that time, my father said that Luce's fighting style was like a poisonous snake hiding in the darkness. He was good at conserving his own strength, and then when the enemy showed a flaw, he would jump out of the darkness and kill him with one blow."
"This time we threw these 4,000 heroic infantrymen to Luce as prey full of flaws, letting him take the bait, and then severely wounded him.
Do you think that a poisonous snake like him who has just been seriously injured will lead his troops out of the city in a short period of time because of such an uncertain situation?"
Robb's words caused everyone in the military tent to remain silent, and there was no lively discussion atmosphere like just now.
"Then what should we do? Surround them and wait until they run out of food before surrendering?"
Seeing that the atmosphere in the military tent was suddenly quiet and no one spoke, Wang Xien took the initiative to speak.
"Well, this is a method. Our Stark ancestors used it to besiege the Dreadfort for two years and make the Bolton family surrender to us for the first time.
But do we have the food and energy to besiege them now? In addition to the strength of the army, logistical supplies are equally important in fighting a war."
Robb smiled, nodded and praised, and continued to guide their thinking on tactics.
"We have eliminated most of the elite troops of the Bolton family and achieved the expected goal, so should we withdraw our troops?
Lord Robb, do you think I am right?"
Eddard, who has been following Robb during this period, has made some progress.
After thinking for a while, he expressed his thoughts. After speaking, he looked at Robb, waiting for his answer.
"Well, Ed said it well. However, if the Bolton family broke into your territory and defeated your guards, would they just turn around and leave?"
Seeing that someone finally had an idea, Robb patiently continued to guide him.
"Of course not, they will definitely go around killing, robbing, and insulting women."
When Ed heard the question, he turned his head and thought about the bad reputation of the Bolton family, and answered without hesitation.
Seeing that Ed had reached the point, Robb continued to ask: "So, what should we do after withdrawing our troops?"
"Snatch all the women in their territory, and then...hehehe!"
Theon, who had been listening quietly, heard Robb and the two talking about this topic, and immediately jumped in with bright eyes.
"hey-hey!"
"I support this idea!"
"Are you going to withdraw your troops tomorrow to rob?"
Hearing Theon's interjection, before Robb could speak, the officers in the military tent let out the kind of laughter that only men would understand, and started talking among themselves.
"Hey, let's talk about business!"
Robb was dumbfounded by Xion's words. He coughed again and said sternly: "Aside from the Dreadfort, the Bolton family's biggest reliance is on the mineral resources developed in Stone Iron Town.
Since the Dreadfort is like an iron turtle, we will go to Stone Iron Town tomorrow to dig out this part of its foundation.
There are only two paths he can take next.
Either he comes out to fight us for the future development of the Bolton family, or he hides in the Dreadfort and slowly waits for death."
"Brilliant, Lord Robb is so brilliant!"
"It's so simple, why didn't I think of it?"
"Well, actually when I wanted to rob a woman just now, I also robbed Shi Tiezhen."
As soon as Robb finished speaking, there was another burst of admiration from the officers in the military tent.
Listening to their exaggerated praise for explaining the truth that Chinese students could understand, Robb couldn't help but cover his face with his right hand, dismissed today's post-war meeting, and let them go down to rest.
"Xion, please stay, I have something else for you to do."
Looking at the officers who walked out of the military tent in twos and threes as soon as the meeting was over, Robb stopped Theon.