Chapter 120 General King,
Dany Dany nodded first, then shook her head, and said: "I probably understand, but it's useless to just understand!"
I still understand Newton's three laws, but I can't do meteorites falling from the sky and attracting all things from the sky!
"You are really gifted!" The old man praised: "Jaime Lannister took half a year to understand part of it, and it took another four years to reach the level of lifting a heavy weight with ease. You should practice more in the future and learn it quickly."
"I didn't expect the Kingslayer to be so powerful." Dany was surprised.
Less than one-tenth of the knights can do it as if they were using their arms, and there must be even fewer people in the second level.
The White Knight smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, you have to understand that the Kingsguard was really the highest honor of the knights back then. The seven white knights were definitely the strongest knights of the contemporary era. The seven of us all have the level of lifting a heavy weight with ease.
Unlike now, the monarch does not look at the other party's martial arts and character, but completely relies on his own preferences, appoints people based on personal connections, and gives out the Kingsguard as if it were a court title."
Is that nepotistic king me, or Joffrey?
Is it Jorah Mormont or the Hound who replaced you who is not qualified to be a Kingsguard?
"What realm is Big Bear in?" Dany asked, touching her nose.
"Jorah? Alas, worse than you, barely able to use his arms and fingers as he pleases," the old man said with a look of disdain, "After dealing with the attack of the Alliance of Ghis, you should suspend his duties and let him study with me for a few years! If he is not qualified in chivalry, at least he should pass the martial arts test, right?"
Dany was dumbfounded and said in disbelief, "How can I be a match for Jorah? Besides, I think he is very strong, and many centaurs are not his opponents."
"Your Majesty, realm is only a skill level, not equal to strength. Natural strength, speed, the environment at the time, and each person's mentality are all key factors in determining victory or defeat." Whitebeard said seriously.
"For example, the Sword of the Dawn. Ser Dayne had already reached the realm of divine enlightenment, but he still died at the hands of Eddard Stark."
At this point, the old man couldn't help but sigh, and murmured in confusion: "Eddard Stark is not even as good as Jorah Mormont in realm, strength, and agility.
But how did he defeat the Sword of the Dawn, who is the best in strength, agility, skills, and state of mind?
It has been 15 years, and the Battle of the Tower of Joy is still a mystery, but I am sure that Lord Stark must have concealed something."
Concealed the son of prophecy, Jon Snow!
As the two were talking, an Unsullied soldier hurriedly trotted over from the staircase.
"Your Majesty, the scouts have reported that the enemy is less than 100 kilometers away from us, and will probably be close to the wheat fields outside our manor tomorrow evening."
Dany walked to the edge of the wall, leaned over and looked at the militiamen who were training in spear thrusting in the People's Square, and sighed: "Finally they are here. I have been waiting for them for half a month, and the work in the farmland is almost delayed."
After receiving the news that the "anti-Dragon Mother" Jis coalition army set out from Kaiyuan, Dany launched a "national" general mobilization.
In addition to the Unsullied and the 5,000 "Dragon Mother" guards, all families with brothers or adult sons, whether city dwellers or farmers in farms, whether new freemen or Jis people, must send a strong man to serve in the army.
The number is not large. Excluding the families who already have people joining the Dragon Mother Guard, a total of 30,000 civilians were recruited.
The mobilization efficiency is stronger than that of the Duke of the Seven Kingdoms, and the negative impact on production is also smaller. Every household has at least one adult man and one adult woman, and each manor is also allocated cattle and plow horses.
The population of the North is over 500,000, but Robb Stark only recruited 18,000 people, and the agricultural production of the entire North was almost collapsed. Because the war was delayed for too long, large areas of wheat rotted in the fields.
In the early morning of the next day, Dany rode on a small silver horse, led 5,000 Unsullied, 500 Dothraki Howling Warriors, 4,000 Dragon Mother Guards, and 20,000 civilians, and set off north along the coastal road.
The 18,000 people that Robb took away from the North were all warriors, and there were no civilians to escort the military rations. Part of the army's needs along the way were provided by the lords along the way, and part of them were sent to scouts scattered in the countryside to rob farmers of their rations.
No different from the Japanese devils who went to the countryside to rob food, the people of the riverland also organized a guerrilla force-the Brotherhood Without Banners, which specializes in hunting down the Yankees who robbed the people's food and raped women in villages and towns.
Well, how could Robb, as the protagonist of the play, do such a crazy thing?
If he didn't do that, the army would starve to death.
In fact, as a typical noble disciple, Robb didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.
Almost all Westeros nobles didn't care about the lives of ordinary people. Even in the eyes of Barristan, who pursued the glory of knights, as long as the king's war was just, it was reasonable for the people to pay for the king's survival.
Duke Tywin was smarter than Robb. He hired a mercenary group from Qohor across the strait, the most notorious warrior group in the world.
The warrior group was also called the Blood Mummers, with a total of more than 500 blood mummers, who were specifically responsible for helping Duke Tywin's army to collect food in the countryside.
After only one or two years of fighting, the once prosperous riverlands were empty.
Okay, I'm getting off topic.
The civilians recruited by Dany were mainly responsible for transporting food, setting up camps, and digging trenches for the army. Only 9,500 professional soldiers were actually involved in the battle.
The wheat on both sides of the road has been filled with grain, and the straw has begun to turn yellow. From time to time, farmers wearing straw hats can be seen on the ridges of the fields. They hold sickles in their hands and stare blankly at the queen's army, which looks like a long dragon under the glaring sun.
Perhaps they are looking for their husbands and brothers in the caravan escorting grain?
100 centaurs are scattered 5 kilometers ahead to explore the way for the large army.
Dany is the first to take the lead and walks at the front of the team. Today she wears an inconspicuous gray-black iron armor, including a helmet, face armor, throat armor, plate armor, arm armor, skirt armor, leggings, and iron boots. There is no flaw on her body.
Even the small silver horse under her is covered with silver chain mail on the head and abdomen.
On the left and right sides are the strong man Belwas and the white robe captain Barristan. The fat eunuch also rides a horse today, a mounted infantry.
Jorah is responsible for defending the city, and the butcher Cleon also has his own tasks and did not come this time.
Behind Dany were 5,000 Unsullied led by Grey Worm, followed by 4,000 Mother of Dragons Guards, and then 20,000 civilians pushing carts and pulling ox carts.
The team stretched for four or five kilometers, and the remaining 400 horsemen moved back and forth in between, responsible for delivering information and counting how many people fell behind.
Dany was not unaware of the principle of food and grass before troops moved, but the key was that they were on the defensive, and letting the civilians go first was not sending food to the enemy?
"Tattattatt" Under the scorching sun, the wheat seedlings and orchards in front of the manor were distorted in the steam rising from the red soil road, but Dany could still tell that there were horsemen scouts on the road.
"Report--"
After a while, a horseman dressed in "weird" clothes came in front of the little silver horse.
Well, the centaurs no longer have the iconic Dothraki vests. Dany forced them to wear the same lightning rod helmets as the Unsullied, and light chain mail. There was a strung hand crossbow on each saddle.
Compared with normal centaurs, they are really a bit weird.
"Khaleesi, enemy scouts were found five kilometers ahead. Agko shot and killed two of them with bows and arrows."
"How far is it from our scheduled battlefield?" The words came from behind the visor, and her tone was a little distorted.
"There are still 8 kilometers."
"This" Dany turned to ask her commander-in-chief, "Did we make a wrong judgment? How can they run so fast? They were 100 kilometers away from Astapor yesterday, and they will reach Poplar Slope 20 kilometers outside the city at noon today?"
As early as five months ago, when the anti-Dragon Mother coalition was still brewing, Barristan considered today's situation. He spent half a month to personally check the terrain within 50 kilometers outside the city.
The experienced veteran suggested that Dany give up the idea of defending the city for three reasons: 1. The manor outside the city would be destroyed. It would be difficult for the enemy to transport food from afar. When they came to the outside of the city, they could easily get food on the spot.
Of course, Dany could also fortify the walls and clear the fields, but the cost would be too high.
Second, if she lost her initiative, the enemy would be exhausted after traveling 500 to 600 kilometers. Taking the initiative to attack was the best choice.
Third, Dany's Unsullied and centaurs were both suitable for field battles, and the open field was more advantageous to her.
Then, he took a fancy to a low hill 20 kilometers outside the city, called "Poplar Slope".
Poplar Slope was 100 meters above sea level, with a gentle slope, which was conducive to attacking downwards. It was close to the sea on the left and the coastal road on the right, which the enemy could not avoid.
There was a large poplar forest in the back, which was convenient for logging and camping, and wood could be taken on the spot to build a trebuchet.
According to the previous daily marching speed of more than 20 kilometers of the Gis people, they should not have suddenly crossed the distance of 70 kilometers today and arrived at Poplar Slope before them.
Barristan was not panicked at all when he heard Dany's question. His voice gave people a calm feeling.
He said, "Don't worry. It should be just the vanguard. There won't be too many of them. Let all our cavalry go out and clear the scouts within 5 kilometers of Poplar Slope."
"All? Didn't you say there weren't many?" Dany was surprised.
Barristan smiled slightly and said, "The enemy's scouts must be mercenaries. Let's give them a warning first. Those mercenary groups may have other ideas."
"Surrender to me? They must have signed an agreement with the Gis." Dany shook her head.
"Except for the Golden Group, all mercenary groups have broken their agreements many times." The old man said contemptuously.
"Okay."
The order was quickly passed down. The centaurs shouted loudly, and the blue-bottomed white-winged flag of the Mother of Dragons Guard kept waving. After a while, 2,500 riders followed the road that the infantry had cleared and galloped forward quickly.
"Long live the Mother of Dragons, long live Queen Daenerys, long live the Wings of Freedom!" Every cavalryman who ran past Dany shouted a slogan.
The 4,000 'Mother of Dragons' Guards' that followed Dany into battle included 2,000 light cavalry and 2,000 longbowmen, who were trained in the 666 mode for half a year.
Obviously, with super infantry like the Unsullied already available, Dany would never train infantry again.
At the beginning, she wanted to directly create heavy cavalry similar to the Westeros knights. Astapor not only lacked good horses and steel, but also had few qualified blacksmiths.
Ordinary horses could not carry armored cavalry, and a regular heavy cavalry, in addition to a knight squire with a horse, needed to be equipped with three good horses, otherwise it would not be able to fight for a long time.
Well, a horse would have to rest for half a month after sprinting at high intensity for an afternoon, otherwise it would be in danger of being useless. If a battle lasted for a long time, the knights would change horses in the middle of the battle, and the horses would rest instead of the men.
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