"This group of dogs who have lost their army will take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in and look for soft persimmons to pinch."
Titus sneered and said to several people in the study.
Dorne's remnant army was originally an ally of the southern border army. After the defeat in the north, they fled south in a hurry, but now they are causing chaos in the border area of the three realms.
Whether it is to make up for the losses in the war, or they are resentful and want to take the opportunity to vent their atrocities - their atrocities will ultimately be punished by Titus, the "Dornish Marches Guardian".
The people he has summoned so far are all nobles from Dornish Marches-
Wake Forest Knight, House Peake's regiment leader Duncan Wake, Rivendale Knight Aigon Leavell, Horn Hill representative of the Chasing Corps, Sir Alyn of the Hunter family;
Stonehelm Earl Gulian Shiwen, Blackhaven Earl Simon Dondarrion, Harvest Hall Earl Astan Selmy,
Nightsong Earl Bryce·Caron.
All the heroes from the frontier gathered together.
Sooner or later, his "Dornish Marches guardian" will take action against Dornish south of the border----
But, not now.
Not to mention that the army here is about to be disbanded. Even if it is not disbanded, the opponent's remnants of troops will rush to the south of the Red Mountains, and they will have no way to pursue them.
Red Keep Lord Hand in the tower obviously misunderstood.
Titus is not an ordinary young man. Of course he knows how difficult Dorne is, and he doesn't intend to deal with the whole Dorne right away.
Just like Highgarden is not equal to the Reach, Mace·Tyrell is not equal to Highgarden - the "Mace inequality" strategy used by Titus against the Southern Border Army can also be used on Dorne ground.
After learning what the Dorne remnant army had done, Bryce Earl was the most furious. "These Dorne barbarians! If they can't defeat the regular army, let's take it out on the civilians! Sir, please lead the cavalry and attack the northern end of the mountain range immediately to kill these scum!"
As one of the representatives of Stormlands, Bryce does not have deep feelings for the land and civilians of Dornish Marches, but the composition of the Dorne remnant army is no longer a secret.
They all come from the central and western regions of Dorne. In order to be closer to home and facilitate their retreat, their plundering focus will naturally be placed around Prince's Pass.
This is what makes Bryce·Caron so angry that he wants to immediately send troops to surround and suppress Dornish.
That's the territory of Nightsong.
Gulian Shiwen daily opposed Nightsong Earl: "Bryce Earl Be patient and calm. Dorne Although the remaining troops are just some defeated troops, they are more familiar with the terrain near the Red Mountains, and they have a fierce style and are extremely good at mountain warfare.
Dornish Marches's cavalry is difficult to use in the mountains, and it is even more difficult to penetrate deep into the mountains. If you pursue it rashly, you will suffer a loss."
The two major families, Stonehelm and Nightsong, are in the east and the other in the west. No one is convinced by the other. Each claims that he is the oldest frontier noble. They often quarrel over the right to speak in Storm Dornish Marches.
For now, Bryce suffers from the disadvantage of being younger.
Gulian Shiwen "pursued the victory" and continued, "What's more, we have just defeated the southern border army of Stormlands, and the strength of the Reach princes is well preserved, so it is inevitable that they will be unsettled.
The captured nobles of the southern border army have not yet been completely dealt with, which is a major hidden danger. At present, it is not appropriate to divide the troops too far.
Lord Titus, Red Keep, in addition to conveying your latest appointment, also requested Lord the North and the Canyon Knights to return to King's Landing as soon as possible, right?"
This last sentence is for the new guardian.
Titus himself is a member of Dornish Marches, and has completely established his authority through victory after victory in many battles. The four people of Stormlands actually do not have much objection to having such a leader above them.
The former has proven with facts that he can use war to bring benefits to everyone.
And what Gulian said is also true.
Titus nodded and confirmed. "Yes. Personally, I have no intention of forcing Bolton, Karstark, and Tampaton to stay."
Vale people don't care, the North people say they want to wait for Eddard to return.
Seemingly thinking of something, Titus smiled slightly, "Ever since they defeated the Southern Border Army, they have been waiting for the ransom to be paid, and they obviously have no desire to fight anymore.
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Not only are they waiting for the ransom to be paid, they are also waiting to share the spoils - no, they are giving rewards based on merit.
Titus If he wants to maintain the hard-won "comradeship" with each family, he must fulfill the promise he made at the beginning and fairly distribute the many benefits captured from the Southern Border Army to the many important members of the Southern Border Army.
These people are all supporters of his military actions.
Even the Dornish Marches lords in this room are actually members of this benefit-sharing group.
It's just that when faced with the new direct leader "Dornish Marches Guardian", they didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
Simon·Dondarrion Earl is more rational, and he also supports Stonehelm Earl's point of view. "Master Gulian is right. Now the Southern Border Army has just surrendered, and our army has not set foot in the Reach. The people's hearts there are not yet completely stable. I heard that Highgarden is still dealing with the harassment of Ironborn----
Once the the North people and the Vale people withdraw, our number will be greatly reduced. If we divide our troops again, the terrain inside and outside the mountains will be complicated. Especially if the Dorne army fails to pursue them, something will happen again, triggering turmoil in other places, and the consequences will be unimaginable."
His Blackhaven is the only one among the lords who has gone deep into the Red Mountains castle, so he has a strong say in this.
And Bryce is not unsupported. Barristan's nephew Astan Selmy is willing to fight with him.
Astan's Harvest Hall is in the northeast of the Nightsong territory. If you go further east, next door is Captain Wenda's cheap man, and House Caron's Fawn Hall.
If analyzed based on the behavioral logic of "Dorne's remnant army will retreat from Prince's Pass to the hinterland of Dorne, and the range of their wandering will not be too wide", it is obvious that the three territories of the Fawn Hall, Harvest Hall, and Nightsong happen to be where Dornish retreats,
The best target to wreak havoc on one side.
This journey went by very smoothly.
Titus was silent for a moment, thinking about the geographical locations of the castles in the north of the Red Mountains.
I thought that if he were General Dorne, he would probably do it even more ruthlessly.
Regardless of what happens later, whether the relationship between Dorne and Iron Throne is a fight or a draw, it is an objective fact that Dornish Marches's defense is empty at this time.
The two sides have been enemies for generations, and when faced with such a situation, how could they give up the God-given opportunity to weaken their opponent?
Red Mountains There are mountains and rugged terrain there, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is easy to get out but difficult to get in.
As long as the Dorne remnants of the army choose to stay here, retreat and advance at times, and move simultaneously, they can take advantage of the terrain and fight a protracted battle with the Dornish Marches people until they feel that they have robbed and killed enough, and then calmly retreat to Dorne.
However, it is more likely that Dornish, who has finally returned to the southern part of the mainland and is feeling increasingly homesick, may not have the right decision and will most likely choose to rush in and retreat quickly.
"Since the North and Vale are about to leave, and Dornish Marches currently lacks strength, let's not stay together.
Titus spoke slowly and made the latest decision.
"All of you, each go back to your home, take stock of the losses on your own territory, gather the refugees at the same time, strengthen the defense, in short, focus on stabilizing the order in the rear, and wait until Dornish retreats to the front line of the mountain range."
Blackhaven Earl and Stonehelm Earl, who wanted to take a break, naturally accepted the order.
Harvest Hall's Astan is also a traditional lord and knight. Since Titus wore a "Dornish Marches Guardian" hat on his head, his attitude toward Starpike Earl seems to have completely changed. He always considers himself a subordinate, and his obedience has been greatly improved.
Only Titus's "one-day attendant" and "boy next door" Bryce·Caron are still a little anxious.
"What about Dornish's side? They looted for a while and then let them leave safely with Dornish Marches's belongings?
This does not fit with his impression of Big Brother.
Even without the title of "Guardian", he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would let the Dorne army leave.
"That won't happen."
The relationship is different, Titus is also more patient with this younger brother.
"They can come from the Red Mountains, but we can't come from Dornish Marches? Prince's Pass is not driven by Skyreach."
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.
In their inertial thinking, it would be good to teach the Dornish who invaded from the north a lesson, or to conduct regular encirclement and suppression campaigns against the barbarian tribes and Dorne supporters in the Red Mountains.
Who would have expected that Black Earl would take the initiative to start a war and cross the mountains to counterattack?
But he just asked everyone to go back to their own territory to rest first, and he looked very solemn - what is the intention of the guardian?
Seeing that there were more or less doubts on everyone's faces, Titus had no intention of explaining on the spot.
Now that the plan has been decided, all Dornish Marches lords can execute it as ordered.
Dorne He must be beaten, otherwise where would he put his Dornish Marches guarding face?
Just how to fight, when to hit, where to hit, and how to finish after the fight, he still needs to make some preparations.
Anyway, he has Prince Lewyn at his disposal, so no matter what happens, he can still negotiate with Martell of Sunspear.
It belongs to advancing and attacking, retreating and defending.
Moreover, the quality of the troops here at Stormlands is no worse than that at the Reach border. The four lord families alone can muster about 7,000 troops. The previous 4,000 troops are far less than their limit.
Titus Let them go home first, not wanting to let them see the miserable situation on their own land with their own eyes, and then take the initiative to exert all their strength and bring more soldiers when they gather for battle next time.
To be honest, as soon as he got the title of "Dornish Marches Guardian", Titus was actually thinking:
Dornish Marches It was just the right time to be in chaos, and he could just unite several lords and head on;
Even if there is no war, even if some chaos is caused, he will still force it.
This is called: if there are difficulties, you must face them; if there are no difficulties, you must face them even if they create difficulties.
He can't take this "Dornish Marches guardianship" for nothing, right? Wouldn't it become "Dornish Marches's Mace·Tyrell"?
In short.
Dorne----
He Titus has placed the order!
John·Vic's descendant, Duncan·Vic's knighthood--Vic Forest: