Chapter 117 Siege
The progress of the Blood Wolf Army is very smooth.

The northern region of the West was beaten to the point of losing all its energy by Robb. Not to mention the consecutive defeats, the main force was wiped out by Robb's men.

The city of Kaiche that Little Jon is attacking now does not have many defenders. Before Robb attacked them, he had rehearsed the surrender ceremony several times.

This can't be blamed on them. After the capture of Golden Teeth City, the connection between the West and King's Landing was almost completely cut off. There is also the Reach to the south, which is now also a hostile force.

Most of the nobles in the city took refuge in Casterly Rock. The soldiers left behind were all old, weak, sick and disabled. What kind of combat effectiveness could they expect?
Little Jon was very proud and looked at the map in the hall of Keche City: "Now the territory of our Westeros Empire has expanded again."

"The next one is Yanhuo City. After the battle, we will immediately transfer all our troops and march towards Casterly Rock City!"

"For Lord Robb!"

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The Knight of Flowers and Garlan Tyrell were not as smooth as Little Jon.

When attacking Crake Hall, they had no geographical advantage. The forest near the castle was very dense. Before the siege, the Knights of Flowers needed to burn and cut down the forest.

An open space must first be cleared for the large troops to be stationed.

Now that the long winter is approaching, the climate has become drier. If it is not handled well and the other party uses fire attacks, our side will suffer heavy losses.

Moreover, the Crake Hall is located in the south of the Western Territory, with Casterly Rock as a barrier. When Robb's army went to plunder the Western Territory, they did not attack the Crake Hall.

Therefore, the strength of the Crake Hall is relatively intact. Regarding the attack of the Flower Knights, they did not surrender directly like the lords in the north, but actively resisted.

The Knight of Flowers showed an anxious look on his face: "It will take some time to clean up the forest here. We need to speed up the progress."

Garland was sullen, just nodded and said nothing.

"Why don't you know how to be anxious at all? The north has already captured a city, and we are still fighting these trees. Doesn't this show that our soldiers in the Reach are not as good as those in the north?"

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"Your Majesty, the intelligence from the spies has come back."

In Robb's army, Earl Blackfish took back the intelligence, his brows furrowed, and he seemed a little unsure of the information behind the intelligence.

"Tywin divided his army into two groups. One group still came to plunder our riverlands. It seemed that they wanted to disrupt our sight."

"But his large army did not return to aid the Western Territory. Instead, it headed towards Highgarden. It seemed that he was preparing to join forces with the Hightower family to directly eat Highgarden."

When Robb heard Tywin's actions, he felt a little strange. Could it be that this old guy Tywin had lost his mind and wanted to fight to the death?
But Robb soon became wary.

The probability that Tywin is unclear is very low. Since he would make such an unreasonable move, it means that the other party must have information or other things that he does not know about.

Just like how he dared to deal with James with three hundred wolf cavalry.

Others don't know that their strength has reached a terrifying level, so they find it incredible.

"Since Tywin won't take this road to return to the West to aid, then you can take people to Highgarden to help support."

Earl Blackfish asked: "Your Majesty, what about you?"

"I'll take the wolf cavalry to clean up the soldiers sent by Tywin."

Heiyu was a little confused. Those small troops seemed to pose no threat, so why did His Majesty go there to clean them up in person?

Even if the troops left behind in Star City come out, they can deal with those teams.

Robb did not explain to Heiyu: Of course, those small troops were not worth mentioning. They came to the hostile area alone, and their own combat effectiveness was not very strong. They would soon be wiped out by the various lords on their own initiative.

But what Robb is worried about is the cavalry at the bottom of the valley coming out to attack the riverlands.

Under Littlefinger's instigation and control, it is not impossible for Valley Bottom to suddenly backstab. When large and small forces unite to wreak havoc in the Riverlands, the situation will be different.

Small units collect intelligence, and large units mobilize collectively.

Especially the logistics troops led by Edmure will suffer a devastating blow.

If Robb cleans up the small forces of the Lannister family, the people at the bottom of the valley will not know the situation in the riverlands and will never dare to attack rashly.

This will ensure rear stability.

Moreover, Robb's wolf cavalry marches very fast, and their mobile combat capabilities can be ranked at the forefront of the entire Westeros continent. After cleaning up the small Lannister troops, they can go back and catch up with Earl Blackfish's large troops. .

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Tywin's team moved slowly, but the old lion was always very patient.

Kevanhui reported: "The Hightowers have arrived. They have begun to station themselves near Highgarden. They are just waiting for us to pass before they can begin the siege."

Tywin was calm and asked: "Where are the people of Dorne?"

"We have crossed the mountain range and will meet up with the Hightower family soon."

Tywin sneered and said: "Then we really need to increase our speed a little bit. Dorne and the various nobles in the River Bend have hatred. If I don't go there, they will probably start fighting themselves."

The Dornish people are martial and aggressive. Because of the barren land, they have not had a good relationship with the nobles of the Stormlands and the River Bend for a long time.It is perfectly normal for people to die in war.

Now everyone is temporarily united for benefit, but no one can guarantee that they can live together in harmony.

Tywin had no idea that he had any deep hatred for Dorne.

"We still need to pay more attention to the north. Spies need to be spread out. That Stark does have some military talent. His large army is attacking my western border, but he might send some people to sneak attack us."

Tywin glanced at the huge baggage team behind him. Although they were powerful tools for siege, they still took a lot of energy to transport.

Just from marching in the past few days, several pack horses and temporarily recruited donkeys were exhausted to death.

If consumption continues at this rate, it is estimated that military horse supplies will soon be needed, which makes Tywin feel a little distressed.

"Send out a small force to grab more things in the Reach, especially horses and donkeys."

"Pay attention to that old guy Stannis. He has been hiding in Storm's End and is plotting something. He won't give up so easily."

"Write a letter to the Hightower family and ask them to try it first according to the established plan. If it succeeds, our operation will be smoother."

Tywin sat calmly on his horse and sent out instructions one after another. The horses that conveyed the news ran out one after another, passing the Prime Minister's orders to each noble.

Tywin is also very clear about the main goal of sending troops this time: "This time, we must catch that little guy. By then, the hypocritical castle of prosperity will collapse."

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"kill!!!"

"King Joffrey and Lord Tywin have decreed that whoever climbs to the top of Highgarden City first can be made a knight!"

"Hold! For Highgarden!"

In Highgarden, the Duke of Metz stood on the city wall, looking at the Hightower army below, with a bulging belly and a puzzled expression on his face.

"Are the Hightowers geniuses? How dare they attack the castle directly when both sides have about the same number of people and supplies?"

Ever since he received Robb's letter and more than a dozen warning letters from the Queen of Thorns, the Duke of Mace gave up the idea of ​​taking his men out to fight the Hightowers.

Although he longed for honor, he still couldn't stand the double pressure.

In his letter, Robb also mentioned an important strategy for defending the city, which was called "clearing the surrounding land and strengthening the city wall." '

So when Hightower's army arrived at Highgarden, they were surprised to find that the crops of grain and roses near Highgarden had been harvested.

When Baelor Hightower led his men to provoke and insult the Duke of Metz under the city wall, he only received cold arrows in response.

The Duke of Metz managed to keep his inner restlessness at bay.

"But how dare these people attack my city wall directly?"

The Duke of Metz was very puzzled. The situation on the battlefield was just as he expected. The Hightowers were quickly repelled by the defenders.

In this siege, the opponent did not gain any advantage and suffered a lot of losses.

Looking at the enemies receding like a tide, the Duke of Metz only felt that he was doing well again.

I think back then, when Robert rebelled, Stannis held Storm's End under his command for several months, until Robert succeeded in usurping the throne.

But he became the butt of background jokes.

Now that his sons have gone out to attack the Western Territory, and he is here to defend the High Garden, Duke Metz also has a sense of mission to sacrifice himself and achieve the overall situation.

"Very good, that's it! I can also become the legendary lord recorded by the bachelors!"

Just when the Duke of Metz was beaming, the soldiers of the Hightower family gathered again. This time they no longer worked directly, but built strange devices there.

"It seems to be used for siege?"

When a behemoth appears on the battlefield that you have never seen before, it must be a siege machine.

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At this time, inside the Hightower military camp.

Bachelors from the city crowded into the military camp. They were writing and drawing on paper, as if they were calculating something.

"When the soldiers attacked the city just now, they recorded all the data on the city wall here."

Ser Baelor Hightower said loudly: "The blueprints sent by Lord Tywin are also here. You know better than me how to install these big things. Please try your best to help."

The bachelors are full of confidence: "Don't worry, Sir Baylor, we have tested it before. This siege blueprint is indeed very sophisticated. It can not only increase the projection distance of large equipment, but also reduce consumption."

"I didn't expect there to be such a talented scholar in King's Landing. He is simply favored by the Seven Gods Blacksmiths. Otherwise, it would take at least several decades to research this kind of thing!"

Sir Baelor nodded: "That's good, this time we must cripple Highgarden before Lord Tywin arrives!"

(End of this chapter)

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