Game of Thrones: Digger of the Dreadfort

Around the camp, there were countless mounted scouts patrolling nearby, and within the wooden walls, groups of infantry walked past from time to time.

Domilik spent several days marching slowly, and finally reached the valley outside Golden Tooth City in the early morning of the 11th day of the Western Expedition and set up camp.

Today is the 12th day of the Western Expedition.

Originally it only took five days to ride on horseback, but Domeric led the army to go for more than ten days, which was actually not too slow.

The camp was quite peaceful at this time.

The weather is sunny, but there are often dark clouds in the western sky, making it seem like it may rain at any time.

When we were in Riverrun, it never rained for many days in a row.

According to Lord Tytos Blackwood of Raventree, if it rains in Riverrun, it does not rain in the Goldtooth; conversely, if it does not rain in Riverrun, it rains in the Goldtooth.

The weather is really strange!

Domilik speculated that it may be blocked by mountains, causing the accumulation of hot and cold air on the clouds in the two areas to always be opposite.

Soon, dark clouds gathered over the valley.

A loud bang exploded from the sky, and then a bright white light briefly illuminated the world.

Then only a rumble was heard.

The sky is hanging upside down and the rain is pouring down.

The air carries the smell of water, earth, and the smell of rust on the blade of the sword...

"Gods above!"

Suddenly there was an angry curse, and the soldiers looked back.

I saw a knight with a silver trout tattooed on his cloak, fell to his side, and his back was covered in mud.

The freeriders and soldiers passing by laughed heartily when they saw this.

Edmure Tully looked embarrassed and simply sat in the muddy water.

Until now, Edmure was still in a daze, as if he couldn't tell the dividing line between reality and dreams.

Just a few days ago, his uncle Brynden "Blackfish" Tully told him two pieces of news.

One is bad news. His father, Duke Horst, passed away not long ago, and his original qualification to succeed was deprived of his title. His uncle Brynden succeeded to the position of Duke of Riverrun.

The other is good news. His uncle Lord Brynden still regards him as the heir of Riverrun.

When Edmure Tully heard the two pieces of news, apart from being sad about his father's death, he couldn't tell whether he was worried or happy.

Although he did not inherit the Duke of Riverrun, he is still the heir of Riverrun!

"It's raining really hard. I'm afraid we won't be able to walk on the ground."

Lord Tytos Blackwood, who was wearing a black cloak, frowned.

While he was helping Edmure up on the ground, he was looking at the faintly visible Golden Tooth City outside the valley.

Count Tytos was right. The surface of the hillside was wet and then trampled by countless pairs of feet, leaving a thin layer of mud.

Below is the hard soil that has been trampled hard for a long time. It is hard.

This road is too difficult to walk, and you will fall into the mud if you are not careful.

Some places are paved with stone slabs, but they are uneven and difficult to step on.

There was a "beep" sound, and Biao Ren's face was muddy.

Earl Tytos and Edmure were on a patrol mission, mainly to prevent the Lannister army from leaving the Golden Tooth City to attack the camp.

But it’s raining so heavily now.

It is impossible for Duke Tywin to send out a large army to fight, so their original mission has no meaning.

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Valley camp.

The lord's tent where Domeric is located.

It was raining heavily outside and the sky was dark.

The firelight in the camp was swaying, and it was clearly noon, but it looked like midnight.

On an oak table filled with papers, there were drawings with fold marks.

on the map.

The south and north sides of Golden Tooth City are surrounded by endless mountains and forests. Except for the Hejian Avenue in front, there are almost no people around.

There are no mountains and forests in some places in the north, but the continuous hillsides and forests extend vertically and horizontally with no end at a glance... while the mountains in the south are higher, with steep mountains and cliffs.

Only the Hejian Avenue due east is the only road.

But the terrain there is continuous, and the passable areas are always under the control of the Lannister army...

"Lord Domeric, we scattered around to explore the mountain trails around the Golden Tooth City, but we found nothing. Many brothers were discovered by the Lannister army and were captured."

The returning knight knelt on the ground, his words lingering in Domeric's ears.

Time passed bit by bit, and the din of war was brewing.

Domeric already had a plan in mind for this western expedition against Lannister.

The small goals he set for himself:

At worst, we have to capture Golden Teeth City!

But the Golden Tooth City was no less fortified than Harrenhal.

It is difficult to attack from the front of Golden Teeth City, probably even more difficult than taking Harrenhal.

Coupled with Duke Tywin's heavy defense, it is not that easy to win.

After all, every experience gained a wisdom, and Tywin would never let him carry out his plan to blow up the city wall again.

But Domilik will not sit still and wait for death.

In the plot, "Young Wolf Lord" Robb Stark led the army, guided by his direwolf "Grey Wind", through an extremely dangerous mountain trail to bypass the Golden Tooth City, directly inserting into the rear of the Western Territory, and appeared in Behind the Lannister army is the town of Oxford, a village only three days' ride from Lannisport.

In the "Battle of Oxford", the Lannister army was defeated and the effective forces in the rear of the Western Territory were destroyed.

The same is true for Domeric's vision.

All he had to do was find a mountain trail that led directly to the rear of the West, and then send an elite army to attack it and attack the unsuspecting Lannisport and Casterly Rock.

By then, Tywin would naturally not be able to take care of the beginning and the end first.

In order to protect Lannisport and the base camp of Casterly Rock, they can only abandon the defense of Golden Teeth City, or even split their troops if it fails.

By then, Domeric's frontal attack on the city will definitely be promising.

But where is that hidden mountain trail?

Back when Riverrun was resting.

Domeric secretly sent out elite knights and scouts to investigate, but he has not been found until now.

Do you really want to be like Robb in the plot and find a direwolf to help find the way?

If the "mountain trail" cannot be found, the surprise attack will not succeed, and it will not force Tywin to divide his troops or abandon the defense of Golden Teeth City.

That means we can defeat the Lannister army and capture the Golden Tooth City.

The losses in the battle were also difficult for Domeric to accept. In addition to the Lions of the West, he also had more enemies.

Furthermore, the reason why Domeric's command was able to gather the armies of the three realms.

On the one hand, it is the identity and righteousness of the "Hand of the King", on the other hand, Domeric has always won battles with minimal losses and great results... The lords and nobles are also very happy because of this and are willing to be driven by him...

Domeric, who had always been very calm, took a deep breath, rubbed his temples vigorously, and returned to the oak table covered with paper maps.

Domeric pondered carefully for a while, and then he asked in detail about the terrain conditions near Golden Teeth City.

"Bring a few more knights with you. We must find a mountain trail leading to the back of the West near the Golden Tooth City. Tell others that whoever can find that mountain trail will be honored by His Majesty Joffrey. In name, he was given a fief, a castle, and the title of earl..."

"Yes, my lord."

The knight was overjoyed and hurriedly saluted and left.

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"Baron Sandor, notify all the lords who command the troops to go to the meeting tent and hold a war meeting."

"As ordered!"

"The Hound," Sandor responded hoarsely.

Council Tent - A thick canvas tent much larger than the Lord's Tent.

War Council.

Domeric sat down early on the main seat next to the oak table.

Soon.

The nobles from the three realms arrived one after another.

One by one, they placed the knight's sword on the wooden stand outside the tent, then walked into the tent and sat down in different positions.

Suddenly, there was no room for seating in the tent.

"Everyone, let's discuss the next march strategy today."

Domeric said straight to the point, "It's the 12th day of our army's departure. We have all the troops and armor, sufficient food and supplies, and all kinds of siege equipment have been built. We will start to attack the city after the heavy rain stops! What do you have? If you have a good siege plan, you might as well speak up..."

All the nobles listened silently.

Lord Yohn Royce asked: "How many troops are there in the Lannister army in the Golden Tooth City?"

"Blackfish" Brynden on the side replied: "There should be about 3 people, half of them are recruits."

Domeric nodded.

The Lannister troops currently gathered in Golden Teeth City are mainly the troops of Tywin's own, "Kingslayer" Jaime Lannister, and Stafford Lannister.

Among them, Tywin's 20000-strong army was there, but he lost more than half of it at Harrenhal, with only about 8000 people escaping. He also lost a lot at "The Stack of the Knees," with only about 6000 people left.

Although "Kingslayer" Jaime's 12000-man army did not experience a major defeat, they suffered considerable losses at the foot of Riverrun City and at the Bent Kneeling Stack, with about 10000 men remaining.