Game of Thrones: I loaded the Witcher system

Nearly two months after the Vale launched an attack on the Riverlands, Edmure Tully, the apparent master of the Riverlands, finally arrived at Stonehedge City, which was still loyal to him.

Of the 20,000 troops, 3,000 remained to guard Riverrun to prevent a sudden attack by Jaime Lannister in the West.

The remaining 17,000 people formed a mighty and tight formation and moved towards Shili City.

The distance from Riverrun City to Shili City is quite close. If the cavalry hangs around Shili City, it can basically ensure that there will be no problems with the logistics of the army.

Half a month after Harry River's letter was sent, Clay, standing at the top of Stonehedge City, saw the continuous figures of the army.

The entire army of the Riverlands formed an irregular square formation. Among them, the two thousand cavalry of the Tully family were in the middle. A large group moved forward with a huff and puff. Clay frowned and said nothing.

After that, there were legions of nobles from the Riverlands on both wings.

Since the cavalry was borrowed by Clay for fun, they were all infantry. On the right side of the army were all the infantry of the Vance family, and on the other side were the infantry regiments of other riverland nobles.

One side has a bright flag with only two colors, while the other side has messy flags and the movement of the soldiers is also messy.

This is also a major feature of the Riverlands, how can I put it? The master is weak and the minister is strong.

Clay didn't know it before, but he later learned that in terms of strength, that is, the land they control and the number of troops they can send in actual wars, the Vance family is firmly ahead of their lord.

There are two families with the surname Vance in Hejian, namely the Vance family in Aram City and the Vance family in Travel's Rest.

Together, the two of them have a much larger territory than the Tully family as lords, and they have stronger troops. In the first conflict between the Riverlands and the West, the Vance family was tricked by Edmure Tully. Few people.

But the loss of these people is not a big deal to the Vance family. This time the river can gather an army of 20,000 again, and the Vance family has also put in a lot of effort.

If the Vance family hadn't been divided into two, and the two groups ruled different places, and there had never been any outstanding figures, it would have been an anomaly that the Tully family could have remained peaceful for so many years.

But after all, they all have the same surname and ancestors, so they are relatively united internally. Therefore, the right wing of this army is all the infantry of the Vance family.

Edmure Tully's Trout banner was flying in the center, and with fewer Tully family soldiers than the right-wing phalanx, he approached Stonehedge step by step.

Clay didn't see the rear army as far as he could see, but that didn't matter, because there was no need for the rear army at this distance.

Sighing softly, Clay shook his head and prepared to go down to the city to meet the master of the riverlands.

Edmure Tully came as dignified as possible, but it showed that he lacked confidence. If his prestige was strong enough, why would he act like this?

However, now Clay is no longer interested in playing this kind of house game with Edmure Tully. Clay doesn't want to argue with him about such a meaningless thing.

He led two personal guards out of the west gate of Stonehedge City. Clay stationed his horse on the nearest high slope outside the city gate, quietly waiting for Edmure Tully's army to approach.

"Garland, tell me, how do the fighting capabilities of the Riverlanders compare to my Mandalay family?"

Clay asked the young knight standing next to him with a half-smile.

"Lord Clay, there are no outsiders here, so let me tell you the truth. I have never seen infantry. Just talking about the cavalry, there is a common problem among the cavalry in the Riverlands, that is, they do not have a strong will to fight."

"Why doesn't it work well?"

"Uh... How should I put it? Anyway, I feel that he is always a bit worse than our Mandalay family, or the Northern Cavalry, but I can't describe it specifically."

Garland Mandler twisted his eyebrows and thought for a long time, but could not find a suitable word to describe his feeling.

At this time, Desmond Mandler, another bodyguard who had been silent, gave his answer:

"They cherish their lives too much."

Garland Mandler savored these words, his eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly:

"Yes, that's the case. They care too much about themselves. Every time we fight with the enemy, we northerners dare to exchange injuries for injuries with our opponents and use our momentum to overwhelm the opponents. But these people from the river don't feel that way. ”

"I have carefully observed that in these battles, when the opponent's weapons came at them, the first reaction of the Riverland cavalry was not to find ways to take advantage of the opportunity to kill the opponent, but to resist with all their strength."

"That's not the case with us northerners. If you dare to come and chop me, I will roar and chop you to death first."

Clay nodded. The two guards had actually summed it up well. This is the difference between the river people and other armies.

Because history is such a mess, the Riverlands have no unified self-understanding at all.

For example, the Stark family has ruled the entire North for thousands of years. There is no problem with the unity of the top and bottom. The people of the North are brave and martial. In addition to the environment, the entire political situation is stable, and what the soldiers get after they die in battle will not be buried.

The Riverlands have been conquered by other places for thousands of years. When the Targaryens unified the Seven Kingdoms, they only appointed an unscrupulous leader as the leader of the Riverlands.

In this case, all the people in the Hejian have a subconscious feeling that sooner or later this place will be in chaos, so when encountering danger, they must first protect themselves. This is the product of this subconscious logic.

The Reach is similar. The land is fertile, but the people are divided. The Tyrell family does not have the prestige to rule the four directions at all. Therefore, although they are fully capable of establishing themselves as kings, the Tyrell family is looking for backers everywhere, never thinking about it. Make yourself king.

Regardless of whether they are descendants of "Green Hands" or the Gardener family, they have no Bronze Star relationship with the Tyrell family. In this era where blood is king, the Tyrell family is top-heavy no matter what and will never succeed. event.

If something goes wrong with the Stark family, the other nobles in the north will probably hold their noses and surrender to the new Winterfell family under the coercion of force, but deep down, they will definitely look down on them.

Whenever there is an opportunity, he will definitely try his best to bring back the heirs of the Stark family.

But if this happened in the Riverlands or the Reach, it would evolve into the situation where other nobles would hear the news, laugh in their castles, and then use the name Tully or Tyrell forever. Forget about it and start thinking about how you can get more benefits.

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"Lord Clay Manderly, I think Tywin Lannister and Petyr Baelish must hate you now."

In the hall of Stonehedge City, Edmure Tully said to Clay in a very sighing tone.

The famous nobles of the Riverlands gathered together, and their eyes fell on Clay, who stood next to Edmure Tully with a calm expression.

They knew very well that it would be impossible for people like them to stand here and hold this so-called victory banquet without Clay Mandler's series of fancy operations.

Therefore, everyone cleverly echoed, praising Clay's military exploits to the sky, wishing they could capture Tywin Lannister and Littlefinger in the next second.

"It doesn't have to be like this, Lord Edmure. At least the bravery shown by the soldiers of the riverlands in this war impressed me deeply. Without them, what military achievements would I have?"

Clay responded calmly. It was originally a humble and polite statement, but it made Edmure Tully look a little unnatural.

To him, Clay was sarcastically saying that he didn't know how to use soldiers at all. The Riverland soldiers were still capable of fighting. How could he be defeated again and again in your hands, only to be cowed in Riverrun by the Valemen?

Edmure Tully's face was a little red. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know what to say, because Cremin didn't attack him on his face, and he himself didn't have a good record. He could only say nothing. He said, standing aside awkwardly.

At this time, Tytos Blackwood, Earl of Crowtree City, relieved his lord from the siege. He came to the two of them with a glass of wine and smiled:

"Sir Clay, now our 17,000-strong army is pressing down on Shili City. Everyone on the left and right is happy. Can you tell us your next attack plan?"

Lord Tytos Blackwood toasted Clay with a glass of wine, and then drank it in one gulp rather generously.

He looked at Clay, opened his arms and continued:

"Lord Clay, after this battle, I have no doubts about your military capabilities. In future wars, the Blackwood family will stand behind you."

His words resonated with the Earls of the Riverlands, and the cacophony of voices covered up Edmure Tully's coughing.

Although this does not mean that the princes of the Riverlands are going to swear allegiance to Clay Manderly, it is a signal on the table, which means that Edmure Tully is one step closer to completely losing military power.

Again, the nobles of the Riverlands are not fools. Everyone can see that Edmure Tully was defeated in the war and then hesitated to fight at the critical moment.

We are not saying that we should ignore your Tully family directly, but at this time when your life can be fatal at any time, isn't it a wise decision to follow someone who knows how to fight and hand over the army to him?

All in all, if you want to blame, blame it on you. Edmure Tully disappointed us so much on the battlefield.

Clay didn't care about this. He wished that the nobles of the Riverlands would give him all their troops. Anyway, Edmure Tully had to rely on himself now and he didn't dare to do anything to himself.

After this period of time has passed, Clay will begin to move from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. Once the winner of King's Landing is decided, the next step, the flags of Targaryen and Mander may be close together.

By that time, it really doesn't matter whose hands these Riverland families' armies are in.

But now, they are still useful.

Clay nodded to Lord Tytos Blackwood, and then said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, it's time for us to counterattack!"