Game of Thrones: I loaded the Witcher system

Rickard Karstark looked at Clay blankly, wondering for a long time. He didn't know where Clay got so many people. The speed at which Clay was pulling up the team was simply terrifying.

"Lord Clay...have you notified Winterfell in advance to gather the remaining troops of the major families?"

Rickard Karstark's tone was cautious. His Karstark family was a large family with a strong voice in the north. It managed the entire area east of Moe River and had several small families loyal to them.

Even so, their maximum troop deployment was only four thousand people. This was the result of the entire family being completely wiped out. Even the cook was considered a soldier with a kitchen knife, plus one piece in total.

What responded to him was Clay's sneer:

"No, no, no, Lord Karstark, these nine thousand people are all private soldiers of my Mandalay family. They only take orders from me, Clay Manderly, and have nothing to do with a bronze star in Winterfell. , did I make it clear?"

"What! This is impossible! How can the Mandalay family have nine thousand people?"

Upon hearing this, Rickard Karstark's eyes suddenly widened, and the words blurted out of his mouth, forgetting that Clay opposite him was the talker of the Manderly family.

Earl Karstark felt that Clay was lying, but based on his understanding of Clay, he felt that Clay was telling the truth because Clay had no reason to lie to him.

For God's sake, how could the Mandalay family bring out an army of nine thousand people? Counting the more than a thousand people here, that's more than ten thousand people. In addition, in order to save Robb... Stark, give Clay another shot.

Lord Rickard Karstark found that he did not dare to calculate anymore. If he continued to calculate like this, Clay would soon have more troops than when Robb Stark used all the strength of the North to move south.

After all, who is the King of the North?

"Lord Clay, where did you...this...these troops come from? To be honest, this surprises me."

"Accident, it doesn't matter. I just want to ask you, is an army of nine thousand people enough for you to command? Answer me!"

"Uh...that's enough, Master Clay."

"If you want to know where they come from, just ask yourself. From now on, two of my personal guards will follow you and escort you to the army. Ser Marlon Manderly will be waiting for you there. When you arrive Just ask him when the time comes."

Rickard Karstark fell silent. He knew that his behavior had made Clay unhappy. Although he was old and temperamental, if any young man dared to speak to him like this in the past, he would have hit him with his old fist. .

But now, the entire responsibility for the revival of the North lies with the young and outrageous Manderly in front of him. Moreover, he has proved his ability with victory after victory. Rickard Karstark is behind him. In front of me, I really can’t get mad.

Clay's meaning was very clear just now, I don't trust you, so I sent two personal guards to follow you, and you can help me command the army, because I need your experience, and you also need my army to avenge you.

Clay specifically mentioned Sir Malone, telling Rickard Karstark that all my people are there, including members of my own family. If you dare to have other ideas, I have people who can take over at any time. Your military power.

Rickard Karstark's expression was very exciting, including the anger caused by Clay's unkind words, the shock that nine thousand people were private soldiers of the Manderly family, and a little bit of fear. Afraid.

Fortunately, Clay Manderly is still on the northern side. If he could find a king to kneel down to him now, with the current size and military strength of the Mandalay family, he would be fully qualified to be crowned a duke.

Clay only needs to turn his gun and use the 10,000 men in his hands to find a way to defeat the 20,000 men in the hands of that idiot Edmure Tully in Riverrun. In that case, the entire Three Rivers Valley plus a White Harbor will be enough. They will all surrender to the Mandalay family.

"Okay, Rickard Karstark, I won't ask you how we defeated Harrenhal in the battle. I know that Robb has a stubborn side, but he is definitely not the kind of person who accepts death. You guys With so many people, have they really persuaded me enough?"

"Also, you guys have more battlefield experience than us young people, right? We have long discovered that there is a large army mobilization in the direction of the Blood Gate. If you don't believe Lysa Tully, why don't you send someone to check it out yourself? ?”

"I am leading the cavalry myself. I know very well that if you are not prepared at all, or even lazy, there is no way for them to overwhelm you in a short time with just 10,000 people."

"So, don't talk to me in the tone of a victim. In my eyes, the defeat of the Northern Territory destroyed 20,000 of the most elite people in one fell swoop. Except for Robb Stark himself, every one of you counts. , are all responsible!”

Clay looked at Rickard Karstark who was dumbfounded with disgust, as if he couldn't believe what he heard. He stood up from the boulder by the river, shook his stiff shoulders, and whispered:

"So, figure out your position, Karstark of Kahor City. You are here to serve your crime. Otherwise, I will kill you directly for desertion, and no one will say a word."

"It doesn't matter who you vent your bad temper on, but don't let me see it. Remember, I, Clay Mandler, don't have a good temper either. You people ruined my soldiers and then came here to follow me." I cry, asking me to avenge you."

The personal guards behind him came behind Clay and put a thick brown and black fur cloak on him.

He looked at Rickard Karstark, his tone frighteningly calm.

"I am not your father, and I have no obligation to avenge your son. Too many people have died in this war. Wake up, my lord, and stop talking to me in such a stupid tone. You...listen do you understand?"

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Rickard Karstark left, half-monitoring and half-escorted by Clay's two witcher guards, and quickly left towards the east.

Clay kept Yohn Royce's people in the Three Rivers Basin for so long and played hide and seek for a long time, in order to give the army from the east enough time to move south.

When passing by Crowtree City, the news was sent to Clay. The two thousand Mandalay family elite cavalry led by Sir Malone were originally in Clay's hands. They used the same method to attack Ha at night. The town of Earl Lowe.

When Clay arrived at Crowtree City, the good news about Sir Malone had already arrived there. This was what Clay had warned in his heart before. If there was any news, he would contact Crowtree City directly.

In this battle, the thousand valley infantry responsible for garrison logistics were completely wiped out, and the valley and Lannister's logistics center were completely occupied.

Although it was definitely impossible to hide it, the Valemen and the Lannisters would eventually find out, but it didn't matter. By then, seven thousand infantrymen had already set up a defensive formation there, waiting for them to come.

Rickard Karstark was not right about one thing. Clay did not want to directly attack the infantry under the city.

The reason why they lack siege capabilities is because they are cavalry at heart and have never done the work of infantry.

Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to capture even a city guarded by only a few hundred people. If professional infantry in armor were to fill it with human lives, the three eastern cities would have fallen long ago.

What Clay has to do is to make these infantry completely stop thinking about cavalry.

He had known before that these dismounted cavalry had gathered their horses together so that they could mount their horses and be themselves again at any time.

This is not the female branch of King's Landing. It doesn't matter whether you are a king or a beggar, your service attitude is guaranteed to be excellent.

These are thousands of horses, all of which are good horses produced in the valley. With these horses, Clay can use his most ordinary troops to spend time training cavalry with stronger combat effectiveness. After all, they are much better than infantry. .

Moreover, without these horses, the Valemen were completely useless. One-on-one, if they were all infantry, they could not even defeat the Riverland infantry commanded by Edmure Tully.

Once Clay snatches these horses from the people of the valley and makes them his own, the people of the valley who do not have enough war horses will no longer be a threat. At that time, as long as Daenerys or herself goes to the Eyrie City for a walk, Circle, these guys must kneel down obediently and lick their boots.

Now, Clay is waiting for Krissen's five hundred men to join him.

To the south, the northern defense line where the Valley People were stationed was like the black stockings on a woman's legs.

Just let people tear it apart!