#85Chapter 85 Planning
Riverrun, Sansa's study.
This small room is not big. The first thing Robb saw when he pushed open the door was not Sansa, but a pile of papers.
After careful identification, Robb could barely see Sansa with two buns behind the paper. She was busy writing and drawing on the paper.
The warm sunlight poured in from the window, reflecting her frowning and serious face.
After the maesters calculated the accounts, the entourage would send the accounts here. Sansa would conduct a strict inspection and register them after confirming that they were correct.
She was just a teenager, but she could already bear such a heavy workload.
Robb sighed in his heart, not knowing when he had become a boss who exploited his employees.
Robb coughed twice: "Our little princess has really grown up. I am a little ashamed of your hard work."
Sansa looked up in surprise when she heard Robb's voice. Her eyes followed Robb's arm down and saw something familiar: "Brother! You made clothes for me again!"
Robb laughed: "This is a reward for you."
Sansa curled her lips: "I am not the little girl I used to be."
"I know, this is the reward for your change."
Robb put the plain but exquisite clothes in Sansa's hands. Sansa touched the blue skirt in surprise and couldn't let go of the skirt made of expensive silk.
"When will my mother come back? I want to wear it for her. She never likes luxurious clothes."
Robb shook his head: "She went to Winterfell to visit her father's ashes. She will probably stay with Bran and Rickon for a while. I don't know when she will come back."
"Okay." Sansa said as she moved a pile of papers over: "I know what you are here for. These are account books."
Looking at the smug look on Sansa's face, Robb couldn't help but laugh.
It seems that during this time in Riverrun, the shadow in Sansa's heart has faded a lot, and she has become lively and cheerful again.
Sansa picked up the paper and said with a smile: "I know you don't like to read these, I will read them to you..."
Robb listened quietly and found that his financial situation was much better than he thought.
After occupying the four gold mines of the Lannister family, Robb didn't have to worry about the problem of gold dragons in the short term.
But the food problem still exists.
The Riverlands were robbed by Tywin before, and are now recovering slowly. It will take some time to transfuse blood to Robb's army.
Relying on the food stored in Riverrun and the harvest from the Westerlands from time to time, Sansa estimated that these grains could last for up to three months.
If the problem cannot be completely solved by then, they can only compete with the civilians in the riverlands for food to survive.
Robb sighed: "It's because the road to transport food is blocked by the Westerlands and King's Landing, otherwise it would be better to spend money to buy food."
Sansa now admires her brother very much: "With my brother, the problem will definitely be solved."
"I hope it will go smoothly. By the way, I will go to the Rock and the Sea City to monitor the progress of the navy recently. You wear it well in Riverrun. If you have any problems, go to the Earl of Blackfish and Uncle Edmure."
Sansa was a little reluctant: "Brother, you are going out again, okay..."
"Be good, wait until I come back and find someone to make you a new dress."
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After leaving Sansa's small study, Robb packed his luggage and rushed to the Rock with his wolf cavalry.
The Rock is an important city in the Westerlands. After being occupied by Robb, it was divided among his men.
Robb took the wolf riders there, not only to supervise the progress of the navy's formation, but also to go south to plunder other areas of the Westerly.
After staying in Cliff Rock for more than 20 days, Robb was delighted to find that his navy finally looked good.
Under the strict requirements of Wendel Manderly and the Manderly family, at least the soldiers would not stagger around as soon as they got on the ship, and they would have no combat effectiveness at all.
At present, they can stand firmly on the ship, recognize the lead ship, understand the commands on the flag on the lead ship and respond.
Robb was already very pleased.
At least they can form combat effectiveness, and it looks quite intimidating.
After a few more days, the combat effectiveness of the navy has become much stronger.
At this time, Robb received the news from the Wolf Guard and Earl Blackfish:
"After Euron ascended to the Seastone throne, he immediately took his men to plunder the Reach."
"Euron took his warships and reorganized the scattered Iron Fleet. He has now arrived at the Shield Islands in the Reach and looted.
"At present, they have no intention of returning. Now they can invade Highgarden along the Mander River, or continue south to plunder the Arbor Island in the Reach. "
Although Robb wanted to send troops immediately and take over the Iron Islands in one fell swoop while Euron was away, his navy's combat effectiveness was still too weak.
Robb knew that although his navy looked well-equipped, it was just a silver-headed wax spear. Once on the battlefield, it might not even be able to exert 50% of its training strength.
An actual battle was needed to improve the morale and ability of the army.
Putting aside the idea of attacking for the time being, Robb began to read the follow-up content of the report:
The Ironmen had a great harvest this time, and the Shield Islands were a relatively prosperous area in the Reach.
If they continued to plunder the Arbor and succeeded, they would gain more.
Because the Arbor was one of the richest areas in the entire Westeros continent.
The climate of the Arbor makes the quality of wine produced here the best in the entire Westeros continent, and the sales volume and price also satisfy the owner of the Arbor, Earl Redwyne.
However, the Rose Family of Highgarden did not think that the Ironmen would bite this piece of fat meat. They were afraid and disgusted with Euron, and wrote to Robb for help.
The Wolf Guards sent by Robb also sent back news from Highgarden:
"Highgarden believes that the next target of the Ironmen will not be the Arbor but Highgarden. They hope that Your Majesty can send troops as soon as possible to help Highgarden relieve pressure.
They dare not urge Your Majesty, nor do they want Your Majesty to attack directly, but just pretend to attack to intimidate the Ironmen.
Because the fleet of the Arbor will also set off, putting pressure on the Ironmen and forcing them to leave.
Highgarden assured His Majesty that when the danger of Highgarden is resolved, the fleet of the Arbor will help His Majesty take the Iron Islands."
Yes, the Arbor has a fleet.
The reason why the Queen of Thorns of Highgarden judged that the Ironmen would not attack the Arbor was because the Arbor was not a vegetarian.
The Redwyne family of Qingting Island made so much money from wine, and they were able to guard such a large treasure chest and prevent others from taking it away. Naturally, they were not just people who knew how to spend money on wine and women.
The Redwyne family had long established one of the three strongest navies in Westeros - the Redwyne Fleet.
The Iron Fleet of the Iron Islands, the Royal Navy of the Iron Throne, and the Redwyne Fleet.
These three navies are famous in Westeros.
For now, the Redwyne Fleet is actually the strongest navy.
Stannis, the second son of the Lu family, was the Minister of the Navy before, but now he is rebelling, and many captains of the Royal Navy have also followed Stannis in rebellion.
So now the Royal Navy is in a state of division.
The Iron Fleet has just suffered a defeat in the North and has been severely injured. Euron has just reorganized the Iron Fleet, and its apparent strength is definitely not as good as the Redwyne Fleet.
Looking at the entire sea, the Redwyne Fleet is not afraid of anyone!
After Robb understood the situation, he immediately remembered some subsequent developments: The Reach was originally married to the Iron Throne, so the Redwyne fleet was sent to fight the second son of the Deer Family, resulting in the empty defense of the Arbor.
That's why Euron was able to plunder the Arbor.
Now the Redwyne fleet did not go to King's Landing, and all of them were waiting on the Arbor.
It was reasonable for Highgarden to judge that he was the next target of the Ironborn. In this case, unless Euron's brain was kicked by a donkey, he would never risk attacking the Arbor.
Facing Highgarden's request, although Robb thought about it and felt that there was no problem.
His fleet now needs a real battle to improve its level. Anyway, it will go out to sea sooner or later, and now is the best time.
"Just show up in the Iron Islands. It's definitely not okay to fight directly now."
Robb's eyes moved back and forth on the map, and finally found a suitable target: Fairy City.
Fairy City is located in the Fairy Islands, south of the Rock City, and is the castle of the Lannister family's vassal.
Robb plans to take his fleet north to Pike City in the Iron Islands, and then attack the Fairy Islands unexpectedly.
This has many advantages, the first of which is that it can train troops.
The Fairy Islands are isolated and lack strength, so it is easy to win a battle to boost morale.
After he occupies the Fairy Islands, Robb can plant a nail between Euron and the Iron Islands.
Whether Euron wants to return to the Iron Islands or the people of the Iron Islands want to go out to support Euron, he can send troops to harass him.
He is in an invincible position, and after the Redwyne Fleet and the Iron Fleet fight, he can attack according to the situation.
If the Redwyne Fleet defeats Euron, he can attack from both sides with the Redwyne Fleet and completely destroy the Iron Fleet.
If the Redwyne Fleet delays the Iron Fleet, he can officially attack the Iron Islands.
Without Euron's main force, his fleet has also experienced naval battles. Robb is confident that he can take the Iron Islands, and then the strategic goal can be achieved.
Homeless Euron has only one way to die.
Doing so can also win the favor of Highgarden, which is really killing two birds with one stone.
As for the option of the Redwyne fleet being defeated by Euron, Robb did not consider it.
Not only Robb, but everyone who knew the news had not considered this situation. The Iron Fleet was seriously injured, and Euron slaughtered several captains after taking office, and the internal struggle was fierce.
Even the Iron Fleet in its heyday was only comparable to the Redwyne Fleet. In this situation, the best result is to fall into a tense battle with the Redwyne Fleet.
Defeating the Redwyne Fleet is really a pipe dream.
"Unless the other side can have an existence like me, no, that's not right, my influence on naval battles is not as strong as that on land battles."
"Unless the other side can have an existence that has a similar influence on naval battles as I do on land battles, it is possible to win."
Robb remembered that such an existence did not appear in the original plot.
So next, just follow your own plan.