Chapter 72 The Battle of Twin Rivers (1)
No one in the camp dared to make a sound, Jon Grafson sat silently in the distance, and several officers looked at each other uneasily.
Bronze Jon's voice echoed in the camp.
"This weasel is so evil that he deceived our Royce girl and tarnished her noble blood. Now he wants to get his hands on Attis's brother? Jon's son?" Jon kept pacing in the camp. , his voice had a faint tremor.
Jon Grafson knew that Lord Yonn was referring to the former Hand, Jon Arryn.
"The noble eagle won't even show his face to the weasel. This scoundrel is still trying to get even further. He still wants to marry Robin, and he also wants to share a spoonful of the riverlands with our valley?" Jon said through gritted teeth.
"Count," the officer said tentatively, "the craftsmen accompanying the army have been busy assembling the previously prepared siege equipment on the back hill. The ladders are also made from local materials. The troops can be launched to attack the city within two days."
Jon Grafson stood up at this time, "Earl, it is best to discuss this matter with Duke Attis first."
Yohn Royce paced, and finally stopped in front of the sand table in the camp, closed his eyes, and remained silent.
There was another brief silence in the camp.
"Twins City..." Jon breathed loudly, as if he was suppressing his anger and trying to calm down.
"Twin River City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The two cities on both sides of the river can take care of each other. Our army has no warships that can harass the river, and there are no friendly forces on the west bank that can cooperate with each other to form a siege. The Twin River City has sufficient troops. If it is attacked by force, the loss will be too great. ." said Yon.
Grafson breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's discuss it with the Duke first. There is really no need to pay such a price in order to cross the river." John's tone was full of helplessness.
Grafson couldn't tell for a moment which price John was talking about. Was it the loss of marriage or a strong attack?
The whimpering horn sounded at this time, one blast meant the scouts returned to camp, two blasts meant the enemy was attacking, and three blasts meant?
A blue and white falcon flag fluttered in the distance, and columns of valley cavalry quickly approached John's military camp. When they were about to approach, they gradually slowed down and entered the military camp in an orderly manner.
"Duke Attis is here!" The voices outside the camp were heard one after another, loud as the sky.
Jon walked out of the camp and wanted to walk quickly to the entrance of the military camp to greet him, but instead he saw Duke Attis and Lynn Corbray wearing the Valyrian steel sword "The Lady of Silence" running towards him.
"Enter the camp and tell me Frey's conditions, Count Yohn." Attis said nothing, quickly dismounted and walked into the camp.
Jon Grafson and the other officers quickly knelt down on one knee, but were stopped by Artis, "Get up and report the situation."
Grafson did not hesitate and told Old Ward all of his conditions.
He looked at Attis' expression cautiously, and the officer remained silent as before when faced with the anger of Bronze Yohn.
Attis's expression seemed calm, as if these conditions were not beyond his imagination.
Yohn Royce said to Artis: "Old Walder's conditions are too deceptive and we must not agree to them."
"Old Walder recognized that we urgently need to cross the river. Time is tight and it is not easy to attack by force." Jon Grafson analyzed calmly, "That's why he put forward this condition and took a gamble."
"But he obviously doesn't understand the character of us valley people. We are really imitating lions and eating meat." Lynn Corbray said mockingly.
"How to fight." Attis only said this sentence, and there seemed to be no emotion in his words. Jon Grafson's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. He knew that his Duke had vetoed Old Walder's proposal and had decided to attack without even giving him a chance to discuss it in detail.
Jon nodded and pointed to the Twins on the sand table. "Sir Jon and I have confirmed that although the Twins are stone fortresses with grand and solid gates, they are made of oak after all. Our craftsmen are assembling the long The arm catapult is enough to project beyond the range of the enemy's arrows. I sent people to search the villages near Twin River City, specifically to search for fat pigs in the farmhouses, plus the oil drums we had prepared before, to make as much grease as possible. Put the oil barrels into it, and several catapults will focus on the city gate and throw the oil barrels over. When the time comes, the archers will fire a volley of rockets, burn the city gate, and take advantage of the chaos to attack the city."
"What to do with the moat? Frey won't be kind enough to lower the drawbridge." Linn asked.
Jon shook his head, "There is no other way but to cross by ladder."
Grafson's face was full of worry, "As a result, our army will suffer heavy losses before it crosses the Green Fork River."
"It's so difficult to capture a city," Lin En also frowned rarely, "What's more, Twin River City is a twin-city structure, which makes it even more difficult to attack."
"The Guardian Tower on the Long Bridge," Attis said, "Have you investigated its changing of the guard pattern?"
"Without ships, it's difficult to observe." Jon shook his head again and sighed, "The Twins is really a fortress."
"Order the craftsmen to build wooden ships." Attis said.
"Wooden boat?" Grafson asked doubtfully, "With so many troops, how can a wooden boat cross the river?"
Linn laughed scornfully, "Could it be that Grafson's people only know how to settle accounts and don't know how to fight?"
These words entered the ears of Jon Grafson, and his face immediately turned red. He wanted to retort that not all members of the Grafson family were like this. There were many good warriors, but his military was slightly weaker, but in this Even under the circumstances, he kept his mouth shut and did not refute.
"Crossing the river to intercept the River Guard Tower?" Jon frowned, "Absolutely impossible. I'm afraid even a fleet coming over would be difficult to capture."
"Unless..." Grafson said uncertainly, "Night attack? Is there an insider?"
Yohn Royce looked up at Attis, as if seeking confirmation.
Lin En put it on the table beside him with a half-smile, and wrapped his fingers around the hilt of the sword.
Attis did not face this inquiry directly, but ordered: "Confirm the duty rules of the Weihe Tower as soon as possible, and order the craftsmen to step up the production of siege equipment. This is a tough battle, sirs."
"Yes!" everyone said in unison.
Walking out of the camp, Jon followed Attis. He asked Attis: "Attis, ahem, Duke, why doesn't my son Robert go back to the camp with you?"
"He wants to tell Old Wade that I will personally negotiate with him in the East Fort to negotiate terms and seek some concessions." Artis replied.
"You are going to the Twins City. With all due respect, if Old Walder were more cunning, he would definitely capture you before you can enjoy the bread and wine." John's anxious expression showed some unwiseness.
Attis noticed Yon's anxiety and patted Yon's shoulder, "Earl, don't be anxious. The man on the Iron Throne is my father's adopted son. My eldest brother and the Prime Minister is my father's other adopted son. My second brother, even if he gave Old Walder ten thousand courages, he would not dare to imprison me.”
"Besides, why would I sit down with him to discuss terms?" Attis looked directly into Yon's eyes. "The eagle will not mix with the beasts on the ground, let alone Frey who is used to stealing chickens."< br>
He looked into the distance. Although the Twin River City was not in front of his eyes, he seemed to be in it.
If possible, you can take care of yourself first, and then watch the Battle of the Twins in one go
(End of chapter)