Game of Thrones: I loaded the Witcher system

Chapter 239 The cold wind and rain at Harrenhal

Back then, when Aegon Targaryen descended from the clouds on Balerion, the Black Death, and appeared above the Lake of the God's Eye, King Harren suddenly discovered that the thick city walls and towers inserted into the sky were unable to fight against the dragon.

What happened next was known to everyone in the Seven Kingdoms. The cruel and black-hearted Harren was burned alive in the Kingburning Tower of Harrenhal by Balerion's dragon flames. At this point, the once-prominent Harren family disappeared.

People often say that Harrenhal is a cursed place. When this largest fortress in the Seven Kingdoms was built, it was rumored that Harrenhal the Black Heart used the blood and mortar of the riverlanders to build every piece of the castle. brick.

This curse prevented any family from occupying Harrenhal for a long time. Like the unwilling and desperate accusation of the Harren family, all the families who occupied Harrenhal died.

But all of this has nothing to do with the current owner of the castle. Because they are surrounded by 20,000 people in the castle and live a precarious life. Maybe the castle will fall tomorrow. What kind of curse is it to consider at this time? I ate too much.

Thank you that when Aegon Targaryen took action, he only burned the tallest towers and did not touch the equally large and amazing city walls.

Otherwise, if the Black Death had opened two holes in the city wall back then, Robb Stark, who was trapped in the castle, would have been completely destroyed along with the thousands of people in his hands.

The walls of Harrenhal are unbelievably thick. The top of the wall can allow twenty war horses to pass through at the same time. After three hundred years of wind and rain, the city gate, which is higher than the main castle of Winterfell, is still intact.

With this kind of over-standard fortifications, Robb Stark led 4,000 remaining soldiers to escape into Harrenhal, and then withstood Tywin Lannister's 20,000-strong attack. So far, one place has been destroyed. There was no loophole left for the old lion.

For more than half a month, there was a rain in Harrenhal, so the Lannister army stopped their offensive. Their daily task was to fight each other with the northern army on the city wall with their eyes.

It was raining heavily, and the soldiers wearing heavy armor were unable to attack the city. It was a huge physical exertion for the soldiers to attack by force when they were soaked all over.

At this time, climbing the high walls of Harrenhal with a long ladder is no different from seeking death.

Since the southwest direction of Harrenhal is close to the Lake of God's Eye, the spearhead of the attack has always been at the north gate and east gate of the castle.

However, the defensive measures left behind by Blackheart Harron were too complete. As a result, the Lannister clearly had superior troops, but was never able to finally capture either of the two city gates.

Tywin Lannister can only worry outside the city wall. At this time, no strategy can be used. If he wants to use means, he can at least communicate. In this state, it is simply impossible to achieve.

Moreover, time is not on their side. There is enough food in Harrenhal to feed Robb Stark's army of less than 4,000 men for a long time, as long as it does not get moldy.

But Tywin Lannister outside the city, the logistics of his army can only be maintained by Littlefinger who takes the initiative to bring the valley to form an alliance.

Also, once any Baratheon wins the final victory in King's Landing in the south, he will know with his toes that the next target will definitely be his side. After all, there is a child king sitting here.

By that time, he had not dealt with Robb Stark in Harrenhal. The 20,000 troops in Riverrun had blocked his retreat. The cavalry in the Eagle's Nest was only 10,000. In addition, to the north, Clay... Mandalay is also constantly gathering strength to prepare for a counterattack.

As long as he opened the map and looked at it, he would know that he was surrounded by enemies on all sides, just like he was in King's Landing at that time.

Therefore, he must find a way to gain something as soon as possible, whether it is the people of the valley defeating Edmure Tully, or his own side rushing into the city and capturing Robb Stark alive.

He couldn't delay any longer. He had tricked Renly and Stannis, but when they decided the winner, his side would be doomed.

But what he didn't know was that a big change was about to happen in Harrenhal, and his opportunity was coming soon.

"Your Majesty, you still need to rest more. Please don't go on patrol on the city wall. If the soldiers see your current state, their morale may be unstable."

The only person who can speak so frankly to Robb Stark, the current King of the North and the Riverlands, is Theon Greyjoy, whom Robb Stark has always relied on as a close brother. Yes.

This kid was chased back a year ago by the orders of Clay and Catelyn Tully. Naturally, a series of bad things that changed his outlook did not happen. In addition, during that time, the Ironborn did objectively help The Northern Territory is busy.

Therefore, Theon Greyjoy's status in the Northern Army is pretty good. He has been following Robb Stark in the north and south, and has also won the recognition of some northern nobles.

When the battle of the camp attack took place, it was he who took Robb Stark out of the camp and escorted the king of the North and the Riverlands to escape south into Harrenhal.

Therefore, now the eldest son of Balon Greyjoy, heir to the Iron Islands, has become one of the core figures of the remnant army of the North at Harrenhal, participating in all military meetings without anyone questioning it.

Theon Greyjoy said in a very serious tone to Robb Stark, who was leaning in a soft chair with a sallow face and looking sickly.

"No...well...I still have to go, the soldiers need to see me, ahem..."

Robb Stark said weakly, accompanied by a violent cough.

In a battle three days ago, the young King of the North went to the city wall. Regardless of the objections of the nobles, he and the soldiers killed the Lannister who climbed up the wall on the top of the city.

The Young Wolf Lord's martial arts are undoubtedly very strong. After fighting for a long time, his body and sword were covered in Lannister's blood, and he didn't have a single wound.

But it is easy to dodge an open gun, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Just when the battle was about to end, an arrow that came from nowhere penetrated Robb Stark's armpit when he raised his arm to kill. Down.

Fortunately, it was on the right side, and Robb Stark wore more than one piece of armor. Otherwise, he would have confessed on the spot.

But this arrow still caused the King of the North and the Riverlands to lose his ability to fight on the spot, and was urgently helped down by the guards.

But this scene was seen by the soldiers present. After the battle, some bad messages spread throughout Harrenhal. This was the result of Lannister's deliberate promotion. Rumors, Sharing itself is motivation.

Unfortunately, after Robb Stark was helped back to the Lord's room in King Burning Tower, he soon fell into a coma due to bleeding.

Although the bleeding finally stopped, Robb Stark did not appear in front of everyone immediately, which further proved some of the speculations in the rumors, and the nobles were helpless.

On the morning of the third day after the injury, Robb Stark finally woke up. The weather was humid and the wound was inevitably infected, even if the doctors accompanying the army kept applying medicine.

In this era with no basic chemistry and biology at all, it is simply impossible to develop professional antibacterial drugs. It is more practical to rely on magic and God's gifts.

Robb Stark, who woke up, immediately realized that he had to appear in front of the sergeants as soon as possible, otherwise, he would be judged dead by rumors, and there might be desperate nobles or soldiers who would be killed by Lannister. The door is open.

His own injury and coma were strictly controlled. Only high-ranking nobles like Theon Greyjoy and Jon Amber, who had a broken left hand, were qualified to know his specific physical condition.

Regarding Robb Stark's request, Theon Greyjoy refused directly and neatly:

"Look at yourself, it's raining so heavily outside, and with your current physical condition, how can you still look like the high-spirited King of the North in the past?"

Theon Greyjoy was really worried, and Robb Stark forced himself out. If his condition continued to worsen due to the heavy rain and cold wind, something would really happen.

The doctor who accompanied the army made it clear that Robb Stark's ability to wake up was the greatest blessing from the gods to the Stark family. If he continued to mess around, he could not guarantee anything.

No one criticized this military doctor harshly. After all, everyone knew how good he was. During the past few days of the siege, he had been relying on this guy to lead dozens of doctors who had been trained and went on duty. He saved many wounded soldiers who would have died. .

Robb Stark was eager to make up for the loss of authority as King of the North and the Riverlands after the Battle of the Camp with a seemingly heroic act like going into battle.

However, when he was accidentally injured, all these efforts were in vain and had the opposite effect.

"Theon...did I do something wrong?"

Robb Stark didn't insist on getting up anymore. The feeling of weakness all over his body and his body that was still chilling made him know that he was really close to meeting the gods.

He asked himself that he was not afraid of death, but if he died at Harrenhal now, the more than 3,000 remaining members of the Northern Army would immediately collapse and be slaughtered by the Lannister.

Theon Greyjoy felt very uncomfortable when he heard what he said.

He has always had a very good relationship with Robb Stark since he came to Winterfell. He watched with his own eyes as Robb Stark led the army to victory against the Lannister and walked towards the king step by step. Location.

But he also personally experienced the battle of the camp attack, and he understood the gap in Robb Stark's heart very well.

From the king who controlled an army of 20,000 men and went south aggressively to avenge his father, now there are only more than 3,000 people left, who are essentially prisoners huddled in the cold wind and rain. No one can accept it immediately.

"Rob, you've done a great job. No matter how difficult it is, we can persevere."

Theon Greyjoy comforted him softly.

He thought of the young man who drew his sword and wanted to kill him in the Wolf Wood outside Winterfell.

He hates the other side, but now, he desperately hopes to stand on the high wall of Harrenhal and see the other side's flag appear behind the Lannister army.

Use your best cavalry to overwhelm the Lannister line in one fell swoop, and return everything that the northern army has encountered to these guys.

But he knew how difficult it was. As a member of the senior leadership of the northern army, he knew very well what impact the participation of 10,000 cavalry in the valley would have on the entire war situation.

If you want to solve this dead game, it will be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

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