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Chapter 262: Coben's Strategy
After hearing Bran's words, Jack confirmed his guess that the huge three-eyed crow he met at that time was the future Bran Stark.
It's just that his time travel has changed the timeline, and with Bran's current ability, he cannot see the life experience of his predecessor before he traveled through time.
Otherwise, Bran Stark should also be able to see that he does not belong to this world.
"In that case, I will go back first. You should be careful. If you are killed by the Night King, Sansa and the others will be very sad."
Jack reminded Bran Stark meaningfully.
"Your hand?" Bran looked at Jack's wound which had stopped bleeding.
Jack didn't say anything, but crushed the frozen sea surface with one foot and plunged his right hand into the cold sea water.
The broken arm began to recover rapidly, and in just a blink of an eye, Jack's broken arm was restored to its original state.
Shaking his newly grown arms, Jack smiled and waved goodbye to the confused Bran Stark, then rode on Korakshuu and flew towards the Black Castle.
It didn't take long to see the Black Castle from the East China Sea, and Jack soon returned to the Black Castle.
The Night King is still at the Fist of the First Men, so Jack has more time to prepare.
Jack immediately summoned Samwell. At Jack's instruction, Samwell ordered that from now on, anyone approaching the Great Wall, whether alive or dead, would be shot.
After explaining some important matters, Jack immediately went south to meet with the army heading south.
The Iron Throne is now on its last legs, especially after the Vale and Dorne sent out troops at the same time.
No matter how powerful the army in the West is, it is useless in the face of absolute numbers. This is the characteristic of cold weapon warfare.
King's Landing, Red Keep.
Snap——
Cersei smashed the tall crystal cup in her hand to pieces. "How dare they do this? They are rebelling. This is treason. I will kill them all!"
Cersei's sharp roar echoed throughout the Tower of the Hand, and the people who came to attend the royal meeting dared not breathe.
After all, although Cersei is very arrogant and stupid, their current status was given by Cersei.
There was complete silence.
Finally, Coben sighed helplessly and advised: "Your Highness, you should take His Majesty back to the Western Territory. There are 60,000 elite troops in the Western Territory, and there is still a chance to hold it."
Although Qyburn's words were euphemistic, the meaning he wanted to express was very clear. If he took Tommen Baratheon and fled to the Westerly, there was a chance of survival, but if he stayed in King's Landing, he would be dead.
The terrain in the royal territory is flat and there are no natural barriers to defend. In the great plains, the 60,000 troops in the west are useless when facing an army of nearly 200,000. No matter how elite they are, they are still useless.
However, Cersei didn't hear a word of what he said, and even if she did, she probably didn't understand what Qyburn meant.
"This is King's Landing, this is the Red Keep, and the throne room is not far from us. If we go to the Westerlands, will Tommen still be king?"
"And tell me, what's his last name?
Poseidon?
No!
His last name is Targaryen!
He now has three dragons. As long as he captures King's Landing, the Lannisters will become traitors, and none of you will be able to escape!"
Cersei's sharp roar made everyone feel dissatisfied. Although you are right, how can we face it when you say it so bluntly?
And there was still a faint smile on Qyburn's face. He didn't care about Cersei's roar and anger at all. He just wanted to study the magic of the dead.
In particular, the appearance of the White Walkers was made known to everyone by Jack, and even the Iron Throne was labeled as anti-human by Jack and was said to be a running dog of the Night King.
Although anyone with a brain would not believe such simple public opinion, ignorant civilians cannot think independently. God knows how much money Jack Poseidon has spent to control public opinion.
In this situation, Coben doesn't care about the game between the two sides, nor does he care whether he is the Night King's lackey. He just wants to study the magic of the dead quietly. He dreams of tying up the Night King for research.
It's a pity that he doesn't have the ability, nor the financial means to break away from a certain force and conduct research independently, but fortunately he has a smart brain.
"Your Highness, there are other ways.
We can negotiate with Jack Poseidon first. Didn't they say that not dealing with the Night King would be a betrayal of humanity? We can also take advantage of this.
When Jack Poseidon arrives, we will negotiate with him. We are willing to work with him to deal with the Night King, but he must first catch a White Walker for us to see. As long as the existence of the White Walkers is confirmed, we will put aside our personal grudges and work with him to deal with them.
If Jack refuses us at that time, we will be in the right and they will be the running dogs of the White Walkers.
If they agree, not only should we capture the White Walkers first, but once they have captured them, we can also delay the time of sending troops. Anyway, if the White Walkers really exist, we will attack their northern border first.
He has spent so much money to build the North. I don't believe Jack Poseidon will give up the North easily. We can also gather all the people in King's Landing as cannon fodder to make him afraid to use dragons to attack the city.
Jack Poseidon will fight the Night King first. After they are both exhausted, we will use the dragon crossbow to launch a sneak attack. By taking them by surprise, we can basically kill the dragon.
If we are lucky, Jack Poseidon's dragons will most likely die in the battle with the Night King. Even if some survive, we can use crossbows to sneak attack them. Anyway, the possibility of annihilating all the dragons is very high!"
Qyburn's words made Cersei's eyes widen. Not only Cersei, but everyone present widened their eyes. They didn't expect that Qyburn, an old man who only knew how to play those dangerous magics, could come up with such a plan.
To them, what's the difference between this and an eighty-year-old man holding the Dawnbringer and fighting the Night King alone?
If Coben's plan really works, it will simply humiliate everyone at the table!
Cersei was very happy after she realized it. This plan really had a good chance of success. If Jack Poseidon lost his dragon, Cersei was confident that she could defeat him.
However, the happy Cersei didn't notice that the other people in the royal council began to look strange.
Just after the imperial meeting ended, the Minister of Justice came to the Baile Cathedral under the cover of night.
After learning the content of the meeting, the High Sparrow immediately arranged for someone to deliver a letter to Jack Poseidon.
What the High Sparrow wants to see is Jack Poseidon, the Night King, and the Iron Throne all suffer losses, rather than letting Cersei get a big advantage.
As for Cersei, this stupid and arrogant woman, the High Sparrow can guarantee that as long as the external crisis is resolved, she will take action against the church without hesitation.
So the High Sparrow wants to see a scenario where all three sides suffer losses.
At that time, as long as the Night King fails, no matter whether Cersei or Jack wins, they will have no energy left to deal with the church.
The church will have the best opportunity for development, and it is not impossible that theocracy will once again override royal power!
(End of this chapter)