Rosso Frey's wife is named Leona Leford, and her family is the lord family of the Golden Tooth City.
Although she is not the sister of Earl Leo Leford, she is a real relative within three generations, and they still have contact with each other.
"I can pretend to surrender through this relationship, and then open the city gate at night. When the time comes, we will make an agreement, and Lord Arthur can lead his troops to attack." Rosso said.
Arthur glanced at the man's ugly face, and then turned to Coben, who was in charge of intelligence, and asked: "Where is the Earl of the Golden Tooth City now?"
The reason why Coben was responsible for intelligence was because he had the habit of taking notes in a notebook, which was much better than most nobles.
The latter often only took the impression in their minds as intelligence, which sometimes delayed things.
Coben flipped through his notebook and quickly answered, "Lord Leo Leford fell into the river and died in the Red Fork River blocking battle led by Lord Edmure. His wife is said to be in Tywin's main force in the West."
"You see, your relatives are not in the Golden Tooth City. The person in charge there now is called Davon Lannister. He has golden hair and a golden beard, and is brave and calm. He is one of the few successful people in the younger generation of the Lion family and is called the Golden Lion. If you surrender like this, people will definitely be suspicious! Then they will not let your people approach the city gate, and the chance will be much smaller."
Arthur felt that it would definitely not work to surrender like this.
"Is there any other way?"
Losso touched the mole on his face and said dissatisfiedly.
The nobles were also very curious about what better way the commander had, and more than 20 pairs of eyes looked at Arthur.
"I can make this matter more credible."
Arthur looked Rosso up and down again, and felt that he could still use some small tricks to make the false surrender more credible.
"Look, you are a Frey whom most nobles look down upon, and your family has snatched the position of marriage for two Starks. Isn't it a coincidence that the people of the North have conflicts with you? If the war goes badly, someone will definitely take it out on the Freys, and you are short, ugly, and lame. Isn't this a coincidence?"
The Freys are originally at the bottom of the noble family contempt chain, and the Freys who are at the bottom of the succession order are at the bottom of the bottom. And people like Rosso who have no advantages in stature and appearance, I am afraid that no one will take him seriously outside the Twins.
Rosso suddenly felt something was wrong, "So what you mean?"
"If a proud northerner beats Rosso up, he surrenders with resentment and goes to find his relatives, doesn't this seem much more reasonable?"
Arthur smiled and said loudly to everyone.
Immediately, a northerner reacted, and Rona Stouteng stood up from the simple chair and took the responsibility of the matter.
"I can serve. This is for the King of the North. I won't be tired even if I beat him ten times. Please let me do this, Lord Arthur."
The Great Jon also stood up and glared at Rona Stout with his slightly "smart" eyes. "With me here, it's not your turn to serve His Majesty Robb. Please let me do this kind of offending thing."
Losso was extremely reluctant, "You have to fight. I can get into the Golden Tooth."
"Davon is not a fool. This is it. After we set up camp outside the Golden Tooth, let Lord Jon Umber be responsible for beating people. Try to hit them in the face and look miserable."
Arthur looked around and discussed the details of this self-torture plan, and then let the tired people disperse.
Two days later.
The simple Golden Tooth stands between the cliffs on both sides. Like the Twins, if you want to enter the West from the River Road, you must pass through this castle.
But unlike the Freys, the lords of this place, the Leford family, did not get rich by charging mountain entrance fees.
The source of the Lefords' wealth is the gold mines hidden in the mountains.
Although most of the gold mines near the Golden Tooth belong to the Lannister family, the Leford family who participate in the management can also get a lot of gold.
This not only makes them rich, but also makes their relationship with the Lion family unusual.
The Lefords can be called the Lannisters' confidant family.
Because it is wartime, there are many Westerland soldiers patrolling on the city wall.
Soon someone discovered a large number of enemy troops coming from the north.
A captain of a centurion took a rough look, "At least more than two thousand, less than half a league away from us, without large siege weapons, there is a threat, but not big."
Before the Targaryen family conquered Westeros, the River Kingdom and the Westerland Kingdom fought for four or five thousand years, and the Golden Tooth City was basically never taken by the attack from the Riverland.
After the captain asked his men to continue patrolling, he personally led his men to report the matter to Lord Lannister, who was in charge.
Although there were cavalry such as scouts outside the city, they did not enter the city to report the arrival of the enemy until the army was within a league outside the city. Most of them were killed.
After hurriedly walking down from the north gate wall, the captain led his men to the main castle where the noble knights of the Westerlands were located.
"How dare you put such a small force under the Golden Tooth City? Does Edmure start to take charge of the enemy in the riverland again?"
After listening to the report, Davon, who was wearing the black ringmail of the Lion family, curled his lips in disdain and asked the captain to continue to perform the task.
"How should we respond?" asked a small noble in the Westerlands.
Davon thought for a while, "Calculating the time, this army should come from the east front. This part is all infantry, and there may be my old acquaintances."
He looked at the noble knights from the West who were arriving one after another, and announced his order: "We will stay in the city. They can't attack with their strength anyway. If they want to go around the mountain road, then we will send cavalry." Harass them along the river road, but don't do it hard."
Robb's men and horses are constantly decreasing. As long as the people of the West are given time, they can trap the Young Wolf Lord to death in the mountains of the West.
Therefore, locking down the Western Territory is the top priority for fortresses such as Golden Tooth City.
Everyone was ordered to go back to rest when they saw that they were not going to fight now.
In the next day or two, the enemy troops outside the city launched several probing attacks, including carrying a single cart into the city gate, but the defenders easily repelled these attacks.
Although it was known that the commander of the enemy army was the peerless general Arthur Bracken, most of the nobles and soldiers in the city were relieved.
"I used to listen to his impressive performance, and thought he was so powerful. But it turned out that he didn't even know how to attack a city, and he only sent one or two hundred people to carry carts and hammer the city gates."
"He's just a reckless man. Apart from being handsome, what other advantages do he have?"
"Golden Tooth City has never been captured by the Hejians from the north. This reckless man's military vision is not as good as Edmure's."
"That's right, Xiaoyu at least only sent people to block the river road, and didn't send people to die to attack the city."
Such discussions can be heard everywhere in the castle.
On the third day of the siege, an anecdote made Arthur a joke among the defenders.
"I heard that there was a fight between the Northerners and Hejian people outside. Several Hejian people were tied to the flagpole and were whipped several times."
"Not only have I heard about it, I have also seen it with my own eyes. Their camp is very sparse and not far from the north gate. When they beat people, the screams could be heard very clearly."
"He can't even control his subordinates. This Arthur is really a brainless idiot."
This incident also reached the ears of Da Feng and other Western nobles, which greatly increased their confidence in guarding the castle.
At night, more than twenty figures quietly walked to the north gate of the city.
"Open the door quickly, I am Earl Lefford's uncle."
With so many people, the soldiers and captains patrolling the city did not dare to make a decision, so Da Feng was invited to the north gate.
People outside the city were asked to give their names and families.
"Frey family, I am Rosso Frey, and my wife is Leona Leford. She is Count Leo's cousin."
The gold mines under the Lannister family's name are mainly distributed in Casterly Rock City and Golden Teeth City, and the Lefford family has been managing and guarding the nearby gold mines for the Lion family, so Davon also has to consider the ideas of the owner's family here.
He ordered the steward, bachelor, and others to come, and then identify whether they were relatives of Count Leo on the city wall.
"That's right, it's Mr. Rosso. His lame features and mole are obvious."
So people outside the city were allowed to enter the city. Of course, the defenders made them drop their weapons first.
After entering the city, except for Rosso and a few Freys, the remaining soldiers had swords held on their necks, waiting for Rosso to give a reasonable explanation.
"That's it..." Rosso then explained the cause and effect in detail.
After Frey stole Robb's marriage partner, he was even more disdained by the people of the North. After the death of Lord Meech Severn, the forces of the Severn family began to target the Frey family in an extreme way. As the people of the North sneered at the Frey family for their efforts in front of the King of the North but could not, Rosso explained the relationship one by one.
"As you know, they originally looked down on the southerners and thought that we who only show off our strength in tournaments are weak. We Frey are the bugs and weasels in their mouths."
"I have been detained here for the past two days. The people in the North are dissatisfied with Arthur's command, but they vent their anger on us Frey. And because of my appearance and figure, I have been scolded and insulted by them."
"I replied, and they attacked me in a group. I tied them to the flagpole and beat them. Since there were many nobles in the north and they had a good relationship with the pseudo-king Robb, Bracken did not dare to go against them, leaving me and Several nephews were beaten for a long time, and they still beat me in front of my wife's natal house."
"In a fit of anger, I took several nephews and servants who were dissatisfied with the Northerners and defected to the Lannister family. My second brother Emmon Frey is also in the West, and he will vouch for me."
"My lords, please take a look." Rosso raised the torch in his hand near his face so that the people in the West could see how miserable he was.
This was a face that could not be described in terms of tragedy. The two small glasses were as swollen as the bulging eyes of a frog. There were bruises everywhere from the forehead to the neck. The upper lip was bleeding and the nose was crooked.
After showing his miserable condition, Rosso gritted his teeth and said: "I swear, I will kill Jon Amber who beat me. No, every time before he is beaten to death, I have to let the bachelor save him, and then I beat him half to death, going back and forth a hundred times to get this tone."
Although the surrender was fake, the tone of killing the Great Jon couldn't be more true.
Rosso could even recall the expression on Bigjon's face when he was actually pretending to be fake.
Even though Lord Arthur ordered a scene to be performed, the Great Jon still vented his hatred for Frey.
Da Feng and other nobles in the Western Region were very happy after hearing this.
You deserve it. Who told you weasels not to join forces with us?
Suppressing his laughter, Davon ordered people to let go of Frey's attendants.
"Arrange a room for these guys, and the bachelor will go treat Rosso's injuries."
Night was a time for rest, and after instructing the civilian-born soldiers to patrol the night, Davon returned to his room in the main castle.
On the fourth day of the siege, outside the city, some northerners shouted at the enemy to hand over the weasels that had escaped at night.
Rosso and others climbed up the city gate and shouted back and forth for a whole morning. By noon, both sides had become hoarse.
This greatly increased the trust of the Westerlands in the Freys.
After all, if it was a play, there would not be the kind of temperament of shouting to death and almost fighting with one's life.
On the fourth night, at three or four in the morning.
When the sleepers were sleeping soundly and the patrol soldiers were drowsy, "Bloody" Aegon led his men to raid the north gate and then opened the city gate.
Arthur, who had been prepared for a long time, wore bright silver plate armor and a golden cloak given by Sansa. He led a team of two hundred people to rush in and guard the city gate. The large army behind was rushing to the north gate. They were well dressed and much faster than the half-sleeping Westerlands.
But the Westerlands were not pushovers. The bells and drums were ringing loudly, and most of the soldiers were awakened. The night watchmen had already put on their armor, so they came out to fight first.
The gate of the Golden Tooth was a bit narrow, about four or five meters. Arthur and the dozen people in the front row were able to stop the counter-attack of the Westerlands.
Seeing that the situation was not bad, Arthur shouted: "Bloody Aegon, you take a hundred men to the city wall to ensure that their trebuchets and crossbowmen can't hit our people."
Aegon took the order and rushed to the city wall with a hundred sword and shield soldiers from the Frey family.
Unlike ordinary castles, each wall of fortresses such as the Golden Tooth, the Twins, and Harrenhal has several protrusions, which is convenient for crossbowmen to shoot at the enemy's side and rear, and secondly, small trebuchets are placed.
If the Westerlands soldiers were deployed on the city wall, countless casualties would be caused during the charge of the coalition forces in the distance.
Arthur's men were not many, so he didn't dare to waste them.
Hundreds of people began to fight at the north gate of Golden Tooth City, and more and more Western troops began to join the battlefield.
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In front of the main castle, Dafon, who was awakened, was listening to his subordinates' reports.
"The reckless Arthur is leading people to guard the north gate. His huge hammer is really scary. After a round of fighting, the soldiers dared not go forward to fight."
"Where is the tower? Has the tower been lost?" Dafon asked.
"There are about a hundred Frey soldiers on the wall. The leader is one who surrendered yesterday. Our people are rushing up."
Rushing up, it means that there are not many Western soldiers left on the wall.
Dafon glanced at the Western noble knights behind him, "Do you have the confidence to take back the north gate from the reckless man?"
Everyone looked at each other, and hesitated.
"A good man, was frightened by one person and couldn't even say a word?" Golden Lion Dafon shouted.
Amory Lorch was in a special position, and at this moment he boldly suggested: "The north gate has been lost, and there is still a lot of gold in the city. It is better to retreat to Sarsfield City with the gold and make plans."
Davon glanced at Lorch, the wild dog, with disgust, and had to admit that this was a more mature approach.
"The people of the Leford and Shallott families go to the big warehouse and prepare to escort the gold away. The rest of the people, starting from the north gate, will be arranged in teams of 200 people in order, and step by step to block the enemy until the gold in the big warehouse is completely transported away."
Davon ordered the noble knights who led the troops.
Lorch saw that his words were accepted, so he tentatively said: "My loyalty to Duke Tywin is known to the world. I can supervise the soldiers who send gold to each other to prevent them from doing anything."
He himself looted tens of thousands of gold dragons from many small castles in the riverlands, and now is the time to transport them.
And he can also do something on the way to get some of Master Tywin's gold.
The gold in the Golden Tooth City's treasury is not cast into the shape of gold dragon coins. If the account book is also destroyed in the war, it is impossible to trace its whereabouts.
I think you want to take away the gold you robbed! Dafon saw what this person was thinking at a glance.
He said tactfully: "You are the best fighter in the city, how can you be a groom? The merit of killing Arthur is given to you, take your people to the north gate to fight."
"Everyone knows that I have the virtue of humility, so this great merit will be given to others." Loki shirked, "And I still have some family property to transport, so I won't go to the north gate."
Seeing that this person did not obey orders, Dafon shouted: "Do you think our Lannister family will embezzle your little gold dragon? Today you must be the first to kill to the north gate, otherwise you will be punished for disobeying military orders."
This is a matter of life and death, and Loki also became tough. He took a step forward, and more than a dozen personal soldiers followed him. Except for not drawing their swords, they had clearly shown their attitude of disobedience.
But there were more people supporting Davon. Most of the nobles and hundreds of nearby Westerland soldiers drew their swords on the spot, and dozens of crossbowmen also aimed at Loki and his gang.
Loki rolled his eyes and knew that he could not get any advantage in this situation, so he admitted his defeat on the spot.
"I am a loyal minister of the Lannister family. How could I disobey orders? I will go to the north gate to fight now, but I must keep my golden dragon. These people around me can escort my gold."
"No problem." Davon waved his hand, "Go quickly. If the big warehouse moves quickly, you can also retreat earlier."
The Golden Lion has already thought about how to use the gold that Loki robbed.
After Amory and most of the noble knights who led troops to snipe the enemy left, Davon ordered again: "Sir Gareth Clifton, you take a hundred men to the East Castle and kill all the river nobles in the chaos."
Gareth is a minor noble from Fairy Island, far from the land, so he is not afraid of retaliation from the riverlands, so it is most appropriate to send him to kill people.
"Sir Davon, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Gareth himself is a viscount. Unlike wild dogs like Loki and the Mountain, he is also a person of status and it is impossible for him to do this dirty work.
And it is a common rule not to kill captured nobles.
After all, no one can predict whether the next person to be captured will be himself. If this precedent is set, the next person to be killed may be himself.
"Tell the outside world that he died in the war. Go quickly. This is an important matter. If you do it well, my uncle Duke Tywin will reward you heavily."
After perfunctorily, Davon urged Gareth to work.
Seeing that the commander brought up his own feudal lord, Sir Clifton had no choice but to take people to do this dirty work.
Davon himself took about 500 Lion Family soldiers to supervise the soldiers transporting gold.