After Tarly father and son left.
Gary took out Bran's secret message and handed it to Tyrion, "You know Cersei better than I do, tell me what she wants to do?"
Tyrion was stunned after reading the letter. His first reaction was the same as Gary, "Is she going to sneak attack Winterfell? But by the time her 20,000 troops get around the North, we will have captured King's Landing long ago."
"That's right. In terms of time, that's it. She is undoubtedly self-destructing Wall, which is extremely stupid. So I'm wondering, does she have another purpose?"
Gary pointed at Vale on the map meaningfully, "Tell me, could it be that Littlefinger conspired with her to bypass Vale, cut off our supply lines, and sneak attack our rear?"
If the 20,000 Westerlands army really took a detour from Vale, it would be in time considering the time.
It is estimated that before Gary attacks King's Landing, they can go around and sneak attack directly behind the the North coalition forces.
Tyrion didn't think so. He analyzed. "Baelish cannot dominate Vale with one hand. Now the lords of Vale have all pledged their allegiance to His Majesty, and their castles are spread across every corner of Vale. Want the 20,000 Westerlands coalition to pass through Vale in these castles under the eyes of many Vale nobles? It is absolutely impossible."
Gary became even more confused, "Then what does she mean? It's impossible to bypass Trident, right? What's the difference between this and throwing yourself into a trap?"
Tyrion didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Cersei's gourd. "Your Majesty, we lack critical information. It's a waste of time to blindly speculate like this. I think we should send five hundred soldiers along Trident into the sea and go north to detect the movements of the 20,000 Westerlands coalition forces."
"At the same time, we need to send a letter to White Harbor and ask them to send a fleet to patrol the eastern waters of the North."
Gary thought for a moment, couldn't think of a better way, and could only nod in agreement.
Next, there is the problem of the Reach.
This time Tyrion did not give any advice. He just advised, "Your Majesty, this matter is related to Miss Margaery. You'd better discuss it with her. If you conceal it, it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
Gary sighed, "I hope she can stay rational."
night.
Gary came to Margaery's camp and told her about Highgarden's letter.
Unexpectedly, Margaery was surprisingly calm. She took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, Highgarden's request for help is on hold for now. We are in the most severe battlefield, and success or failure depends on it. The North needs Dragon's help more than Highgarden."
Gary felt a little surprised. He sat on the edge of the bed, took Margaery's little hand, and asked curiously, "Aren't you worried that Highgarden will fall?"
Margaery forced a smile and said, "I believe in the abilities of brothers. They will be able to persist until we support them. When we win King's Landing..."
Gary held her shoulders, "When we capture King's Landing, Westerlands and Stormlands will follow. Although the army cannot go with you to support Highgarden, Dragon... can."
He thought of a certain huge white figure. To this day, she should be more than three times bigger than Drogon, right? He smiled and said, "Besides, one Dragon is enough."
Crownlands, King's Landing.
It has been half a month since Iron Bank messenger Naho Demitis came to King's Landing, but he has not seen the regent Queen Mother Cersei.
He visits the treasury manager Gyles·Rosby Earl every day, urging him to repay Iron Bank's debt immediately. However, the treasury manager keeps delaying the payment on the grounds that the treasury is empty.
In the end, Naho Demitis had no choice but to force the treasury manager to express his position and asked to meet the Queen Regent Cersei. Otherwise, he would be regarded as Iron Throne unilaterally breaking the contract.
Cersei was forced to meet Nahor Demitis under pressure.
"Envoy, stay in King's Landing for a while? When the war is over, we will be able to repay Iron Bank's debt immediately."
Naho Demitis said with a dark face, "Queen Mother Cersei, Iron Throne's debt is due in a few months. According to the contract, no matter what happens, you must give priority to repaying Iron Bank's debt. You can sign a new loan contract with Iron Bank after repaying the debt."
Cersei was not confident enough and did not answer the call.
If the national treasury has money, King's Landing still needs to rely on House Tyrell for support?
Of course, Westerlands has gold, but uncle Kevan·Lannister has just been driven away by me, so I have to go to him to ask for money? Isn't that asking for trouble?
Naho Demitis squinted his eyes, "Cersei Queen Mother, don't you have no money and are unable to repay your debts?"
Cersei sneered, "Did the envoy forget my last name? Westerlands is full of gold, who doesn't know it? But now the North's army has invaded Crownlands. If we transport gold now, it will definitely fall into their hands. So I asked the envoy to wait for a while, giving us time to drive away the enemy before we can transport the gold to King's Landing."
Naho Demitis thought about it carefully, and it made sense. He said with great seriousness, "I can't wait too long, and I will give you three months at most to prepare. Iron Throne must repay Iron Bank's debt as scheduled! Otherwise, you know what we will do."
This is a threat, and it is also the tradition of Iron Bank.
Cersei knows that if she cannot repay Iron Bank's debt as scheduled, Iron Bank will immediately find House Stark and support them in their fight for Iron Throne.
She gritted her teeth and said, "The North group of poor people may not be able to repay. Please just wait patiently."
Naho Demitis said abruptly, "Although the North does not have gold, they have Valyrian steel and Dragon Egg. The value of these treasures is higher than gold."
Cersei was silent, her face looked ugly.
Three days later.
The twelve thousand troops of Gary and the four thousand cavalry of House Tarly were assembled and headed south to Duskendale.
The original destination of the North's army should be Rosby south of Duskendale, but that was Gary's previous plan.
In his previous thought, after he captured Maidenpool, the Vale army should also capture Duskendale, so he could go directly to Rosby.
But now, before the Vale army arrived at Duskendale, he had already recovered House Tarly and captured Maidenpool. It can be said that they were one step ahead and went to support the Vale army.
Before departure.
Tyrion specially went to see Jaime and told him that House Tarly would lead 24,000 troops to join Gary in the southern expedition.
Jaime As the general of Lannister, he naturally knows what this means. The army on the North's side will number 60,000, while the lion-flower coalition supporting Iron Throne will be reduced to less than 50,000.
"Also, Cersei allowed 20,000 Westerlands coalition troops to cross the sea and leave Crownlands without knowing where to go. Regardless of her purpose, Crownlands currently has less than 30,000 defenders."
Tyrion lowered his voice and urged, "Don't forget, His Majesty Luke also has Dragon and Giants. Jaime, there is not much time left for you to think about it. The fate of Tommen and Myrcella depends on your thoughts."
Jaime raised his two bare arms and said with a wry smile, "You may be too optimistic. King in the North What use is a useless person like me? Casterly Rock Uncle Kevan is here to take charge, and I can't help you persuade you to surrender..."
Tyrion looked at his brother seriously, "I just need your statement. Let us put aside those grudges first and think carefully about House Lannister's future. Jaime, I need your support."