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Chapter 24 Tywin Lannister is tricked and dies at the Red Fork; Jaime Lannister is captured while tr

The next day, Robb led the main force to regroup and set off. The vanguard was led by Ser Glover, while Robb, Jon Amber, and Harris Holwood led the central army. The rear guard carried most of the supplies, the weapons and equipment I had given Robb, and the bombs.

This expedition conveniently provided Robb Stark with a bodyguard to serve as the Young Wolf Lord. Ultimately, Great Jon Umber of Hearthwood led the army, while Young Jon Umber served as Robb's bodyguard.

The personal guard also included the two sons of Earl Rickard Karstark of Cahor, the son of Earl Harris Holwood of Holwood, Daelyn Holwood, and the son of Earl Wyman Mandler of White Harbor.

Ser Orl Locke of the Old City, too old to participate in the northward and southward campaigns, remained in Winterfell to help Ned Stark manage affairs, while his son Donald Locke accompanied him with troops and became Robb's personal bodyguard.

Everyone knew that Lord Ned had high hopes for his eldest son, and that each family had chosen their heirs to serve as Robb's personal bodyguards to protect the future of the North. When Robb ascended the throne, each bodyguard would become a second-generation lord in their respective regions, continuing to serve the Stark family faithfully and jointly protect the North.

It was for this reason that, in the original storyline, Robb was tricked into breaking off the engagement, Catelyn's shady tactics allowed the Lannisters to escape, ultimately causing most of the second-generation heirs of the lords to die at the Red Wedding, which led to the rise of Roose Bolton's rebellion in the Dreadforts.

The Stark family and their loyal vassals were almost wiped out of the North. With Bai Ze around this time, at least we don't have to worry about Roose Bolton of Dreadfort playing any tricks.

Keep an eye on Theon Greyjoy and don't let him go to the Iron Islands to call for reinforcements. Even if the Iron Islands know that there is a civil war on the mainland, they will choose to plunder the richer Lannisters to the south rather than come up to the icy north to raid.

Just as the people of the North were heading south, Tywin Lannister had already led the Lannister army to the River Teng Stone, north of Riverrun.

Instead of attacking Benliu City directly, he blocked the reinforcements from Hejian County north of Benliu City north of Tengshi River, catching them off guard.

By the time Riverrun received the news and tried to send reinforcements, it was too late. The reinforcements from the north, including Frey of the Twins and Melist of Seafront, had been wiped out by Tywin Lannister!

Even Edmure Tully's reinforcements almost got caught by the old lion again, who successfully turned around and besieged Riverrun.

Meanwhile, Robb, who was heading south, received a letter from House Frey in the Twins, stating that the southward reinforcements from several families in the northern Riverlands had been annihilated by the Lannisters.

Upon receiving the message, Rob did not linger in Carlin Bay or Greywater Lookout, but continued south from King's Road, sending men westward to meet up with reinforcements from the Valley.

On their journey south, they received the latest news that Jaime Lannister had led his army to capture Harrenhal, and the remnants of Harrenhal's army were heading towards Beauties.

Rob and his men arrived at the Twins for a short rest. They received a letter from the ravens of the Eyrie in the Vale, informing them that the Vale forces had already set off. They headed south along the Kingsroad and waited for Rob's arrival at Saltworks.

Seeing the location of the Valley troops, Rob had an idea. He planned to split the troops brought from the North in two!

Have Lord Gabert Glover of Deepwood lead his men across the River Tumblestone at Kneeling Stable, and then contact the forces of Pink City and Acorn Hall to the south. Have their forces make it appear as if they have crossed the Red Fork and attacked the Lannister army from the rear to support Riverrun, thus luring the Old Lion to the Red Fork to block them.

Then Count Gabert Glover led his men to join the remaining forces of Riverrun and marched south from the left rear to block the old lion's troops, trying to keep them on the banks of the Red Fork River.

Robb himself planned to lure Jaime westward to rescue his father with the Vale army, causing them to leave the Harrenhal region and be blocked at the source of the Blackwater, thus encircling Jaime's troops.

With the battle plan in place, the left flank will be led by Lord Gabert Glover of Deepwood Keep, who will consolidate all available forces in the Riverlands and strive to annihilate Tywin Lannister the Lion!

At the same time, they need to spread false information to lure Jaime Lannister's troops into a trap, with Robb personally leading the right flank and GreatJon Umber as the vanguard.

No one objected to Robb's arrangement. "Since no one has any objections, let's prepare to set off and meet the Lannister lions!" Robb stood up and commanded all his vassals.

"Kill the old lion!" Rob shouted, raising his glass.

"Kill the old lion!" Everyone raised their glasses and shouted!

 …

Tywin Lannister, who was besieging Riverrun, also knew that the army from the North was about to arrive, and his scouts had been keeping a close watch on the surrounding area for the past few days.

One afternoon, the old lion felt uneasy. Just as he was about to go out and think of a way to attack Riverrun again, a scout came to report that the army of Pink City on the right rear of the Red Fork River was making strange movements. They were preparing tools and boats to cross the river, and it looked like they were going to cut off their rear.

The old lion hurriedly arranged for his men to assemble, intending to set up an ambush on the left side of the Red Fork River in advance, catching the reinforcements who had crossed the river off guard.

To his surprise, when his men arrived on the left bank of the Red Fork River, the Pink City reinforcements had already received Robert's message and arranged for spies to be left on the left bank of the Red Fork River, just waiting for the old lion to take the bait.

When the scouts saw the old lion leading his army stealthily to the left bank of the Red Fork River to find a place to ambush, the scouts in Pink City had already sent the message back to Pink City and headed north to find the location of the Northern army led by Earl Gabert Glover of Deepwood Keep, telling them that the old lion had been tricked.

While the old lion was plotting to eliminate the Pink City reinforcements, he was unaware that his men left in Riverrun had already been wiped out by Count Gabert Glover and his men who had crossed the river and infiltrated the rear!

After successfully receiving news that Pink City had lured the old lion into a trap, Count Grover immediately reorganized his army and continued south, intending to give the old lion a surprise!

The next day at noon, the Pink City reinforcements, having received news of Count Glover's troops arriving, immediately began preparing to feign a river crossing.

Seeing his opportunity, the old lion ordered his men to prepare for an attack. Just as he was leading them up the river, he noticed that the troops in the river had stopped instead of moving towards the bank.

Moreover, most of the troops on the ship were archers, who had already aimed their crossbows at the charging soldiers. Just as they charged, a cloud of dust rose from behind, as Count Grover's mixed forces with Riverrun's troops had outflanked them and surrounded them.

A fierce battle ensued. With a river in front and a large army surrounding them from behind, Tywin Lannister, the old lion, calmly ordered his troops to find a point to break out and retreat towards Golden Tooth.

To his surprise, when he led more than 6000 men who had broken through the first encirclement to retreat towards Golden Tooth City, he saw the second wave of Northern troops waiting for him at a mountain pass.

This group of people was strange. Standing at the front of the mountain pass was not an archer, but a row of burly men holding black spheres. The burly men pointed the black spheres at the torches next to them and then threw them at his troops.

He was just thinking how strong these burly men were, able to throw iron balls so far, with several of them landing near him!

While they were thinking, the black iron ball exploded, and the powerful impact and explosive damage instantly took away Tywin and his horse.

A large piece of shrapnel ripped a gash more than 15 centimeters long from his chest upwards. The fine armor he was wearing did nothing to help him. He instantly gave those around him a demonstration of what it means to be completely exposed!

But the Lannister soldiers around them had no time to watch Tywin Lannister's performance. Explosions were happening one after another. The army, which had never seen such weapons before, had no idea how to take cover. They felt like they were surrounded by explosions, as if they were in a thundercloud. There were booming sounds everywhere, and horses and human arms and legs were flying everywhere.

Count Grover, who was in pursuit, heard the commotion ahead and knew that the second wave of ambushers had begun to move!

He urged everyone to speed up and try to annihilate the Lannister army led by the old lion in one fell swoop. The group charged towards the Lannister remnants, who were already dazed and confused from the bombing, as they faced the sun.

Before sunset, they annihilated the left flank army that Tywin Lannister had brought from the Westerlands.

After dealing with Tywin's forces, they spread false information that Tywin was trapped at the Red Fork River, heading towards Harrenhal, where Jaime Lannister was located.

The afternoon after Tywin Lannister's forces were annihilated, Jaime Lannister received news that his father was surrounded!

Jaime is a person who values ​​family ties very much; otherwise, he wouldn't have kept protecting his brother Tyrion Lannister, who was hated by the whole family.

He asked the messenger for the exact location of the Tywin Lannisters' encirclement, and gathered his army to prepare to attack the enemy's rear, creating an escape route for his father.

In his eagerness to save his father, Jaime didn't consider the army in the valley behind him, thinking that even if things changed at the front, he could retreat back to Harrenhal.

Alternatively, he could lead his army south to King's Landing, which was also a way out. Just as he was about to reach Acorn Hall, Robb launched an attack. Jaime saw the ambush and began to retreat towards Godeye Lake while fighting. On the way back, the army from the Vale arrived, and Jaime was surrounded in the middle of a low hill.

Seeing that retreat and escape were hopeless, Jaime went to the front lines and sent a messenger to meet the commander who was leading the Northern army south.

He thought that if Ned Stark were leading the army, he would still have a chance, because he had kept his promise to the tavern owner, Bai Ze, and let him go in King's Landing. He would still have a chance to survive this time.

Upon receiving the news, Rob also prepared to meet the Lannister who had released his father.

He knew that in King's Landing, if it weren't for him, Cersei would never have released her father so easily.

Robb, who had arrived at the front of the formation, stepped forward. Jaime Lannister, seeing Robb, paused for a moment, then said:

"I never expected that it would be you leading the army south this time, not our King Robert, nor your father!"

Despite wielding a rare ice greatsword, the hot-tempered GreatJon Amber, as the vanguard, was relatively obedient this time and did not cause any trouble for Rob.

But upon seeing this incestuous regicide, he still spoke in a fit of rage:

"What's the point of talking to this disgusting Lannister? Let me kill him, and maybe when I take him back to the North, I'll get Bai Ze to give me another sword!"

Few of the people present had a good impression of the Lannisters.

"Kill him!"

"Kill him and take him back for the reward."

"Kill all those disgusting Lannisters!"

Various opinions arose one after another! But not one of them said that he should be spared.

Robb thought of something different: right now, only the North knows about the White Walkers beyond the Wall, and the forces resisting the White Walkers are all prisoners sent by the Seven Kingdoms and a small number of people sent by the various families in the North.

Now that we've incorporated these surrendered troops, we'll send them to the Great Wall to strengthen its defenses. Even if they all die on the Great Wall, it will be a worthy death.

Looking at the excited vassals and subordinates around him, Robb said loudly:

"Westero is not only our North, but also their West. Let them go beyond the Wall and see what we in the North are doing for them!"

Let their selfishness freeze in the cold winds of the North, let their shameful hearts tremble in the cold winds!

Winter is coming! Long live the North! Long live the King!

"Winter is coming! Long live the North! Long live the King!"

After hearing Rob's words, everyone raised their weapons and joined him in shouting for the king and the North.

In the Battle of the Red Fork, the remaining forces of the Northern Union Vale and Riverlands annihilated the Lannister army of the West before King's Landing had secured the support of the Reach and before Littlefinger had a chance to unleash his schemes!

The Southern Army, led by Jaime Lannister, was surrounded and, after losing most of its troops, surrendered to Robb Stark, Lord Commander of House Stark in the North. The remaining 7000 men, along with Jaime Lannister, were taken to the Wall.

The news spread throughout the seven kingdoms of Westeros within days.

 …

Inside King's Landing, in the Red Keep's council chamber, Queen Cersei, the Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister, and all the Lord Chancellors frowned deeply upon receiving the news.

Littlefinger Baelish had previously tried to use his past relationship with the Vale to sow discord between the Vale and the North, hoping to get the Vale to support Joffrey I and the Lannisters so he could cause trouble and achieve his goal of gaining a title and climbing the ranks.

As a result, the people had just been sent out, the plan had not yet begun, and I, who was preparing to head north to Eagle's Nest, had not even had time to set off, when the battle in the western border was already over!

Tywin Lannister, the old lion, died on the battlefield, and Jaime was captured and taken to the Wall!

After receiving news of the end of the war in the Westerlands, the Reach in the south abandoned any thought of a marriage alliance with the Lannisters and sent the people sent by King's Landing back. It is said that the Old Rose of the Reach has sent people to contact Renly Baratheon of the Stormlands again, and it seems that she intends to deepen her goodwill with Baratheon.

The barrage of bad news made several of the Lord Chancellors in the city regret following the Lannisters all this time. What surprised them even more was that the once-glorious and cunning Tywin Lannister had been utterly defeated by the young wolf cub Robb in one fell swoop!

Although they didn't know that it was I who provided the bombs that cut off Tywin's escape route, the fact that I was able to annihilate Tywin's troops shows that the troops from the North are really powerful.

King Joffrey on the Iron Throne was on tenterhooks. His uncle and grandfather had both perished in the Riverlands, and there was no capable general in the city to lead the army. This ignorant and arrogant young man truly witnessed the terror of the battlefield. His majestic grandfather, his uncle who was a highly skilled swordsman in the Kingsguard, and the Lannister family's more than 4 troops were gone just like that!

Tyrion, acting as the Hand of the King, looked at the terrified and bewildered crowd in the hall and sighed:

"Now, what can we do with just a little military equipment left in the royal territory? The old rose of the Reach rejected our marriage alliance, and the Lannister army in the west has been almost wiped out. Now... even if we surrender, it depends on whether they are willing to do so!"

Tyrion's words caused Cersei, who was already furious, to explode on the spot. Cersei, who only knew how to use her cunning to gain small advantages, was extremely naive in this kind of clash between nations. Now that her lover and brother had been captured and her father had died on the battlefield, she felt helpless for the first time.

"Damn it, if you have any ideas, just say them already. Don't show off your IQ, which is disproportionate to your height!"

"It's very simple. We'll do whatever they tell us to do. Continuing to resist now is suicide and will only lead us into a deeper abyss. Before you smash yourselves to pieces, stop all your plans and schemes and wait for our King Robert to come south and face final judgment!"

Unwilling to give up, Cersei wanted to take another gamble because she learned from Jaime that there were a lot of wildfires in the city and that she had found some sealed wildfires. If she could make good use of them, she could find a way to survive for herself and Joffrey. Otherwise, she would take everyone in King's Landing with her.

Having lost her mind, Cersei still wanted to play tricks. She didn't tell the people present what she was thinking. She glanced at the Mountain, whom she had already subdued with her body, and felt confident that she was in control.

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