Bab 351: Chapter 351: The Battle of Winterfell
In the land of the eternal summer.
Although Bear Island is located north of Winterfell, it was spared due to its insular nature.
This confirmed Balon Greyjoy's speculation from the Iron Islands: the dead cannot swim!
Bear Island could have stood aside like the Iron Islands and watched the chaos unfold. However, Jorah Mormont, the Lord of Bear Island, chose to respond to the call and actively participated in the war against the White Walkers.
But trouble found Jorah. He had been secretly trading slaves.
This was well hidden until the war exposed it. To satisfy his greedy wife, Jorah sold poachers to the Tyroshi as slaves, an act illegal in the North.
Eddard Stark arrested Jorah for this, intending to sentence him to death. Jeor Mormont, the old Lord of Bear Island who had joined the Night's Watch, wanted to plead for his son but couldn't bring himself to knock on the door of the Stark Lord.
He knew his son had committed a capital offense, and Lord Eddard was a man of unwavering justice.
Moreover, in what capacity should he plead for Jorah? He had given up his lordship of Bear Island to become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
The issue caused quite a stir in Winterfell, where the human alliance was preparing for the second line of defense. Everyone was watching Eddard Stark's actions.
Jorah, who had fought bravely in the Battle of Pyke, was arrested by his own lord after returning with the army to Winterfell, facing execution.
However, after some time, old Mormont did not plead for his son, and Jorah did not die. He miraculously escaped the predicament.
It turned out that King Robert had intervened for Jorah.
He helped the brave man who had once been at the forefront of the Battle of Pyke, believing that at this time of need, he should not be punished for merely selling a few damned men as slaves in the past, especially since he was not doing it anymore.
Therefore, Robert asked Eddard Stark to release Jorah, but was refused by the honorable Lord Stark.
King Robert was instantly furious. He personally issued a royal pardon for Jorah and demanded Eddard Stark release him.
Subsequently, Jorah Mormont walked out of the Winterfell prison unscathed.
The king's actions were unanimously praised by the soldiers of the Seven Kingdoms' alliance present. They shouted the king's name and raised their glasses to him.
The morale of the alliance, which had been low for some time, was somewhat relieved by this event, becoming more united.
However, Eddard Stark, who had become the villain in this story, did not explain anything from beginning to end, even if people would criticize him behind his back.
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The guerrilla war between humans and the army of the dead began.
The human alliance seized the opportunity when the army of the dead began to divide their forces. They actively attacked and encircled the enemy's small troops, and there were victories and defeats.
Randyll Tarly, the famous general from the Riverlands, wielded his family's Valyrian steel sword, Heartsbane, and killed a White Walker, becoming the second person to kill a White Walker after King Robert.
However, bad news also came. The Dreadfort fell, and all the people stationed there became fresh wights. The soldiers of House Bolton and House Frey who went to support were attacked by White Walkers.
Walder Frey was trampled into a pulp by a giant wight mammoth, so much so that he didn't even qualify to
become a wight.
Roose Bolton, the cunning Lord of the Dreadfort, led his knights in a wide circle, never returning home, and thus escaped the disaster.
The war between humans and the army of the dead continued to unfold on this land, with battles, ambushes, and fires. Humans used every strategy to try to stop the advance of the White Walkers.
However, the army of the dead had no tactics, only one move: to keep moving forward, brutally and directly towards the main camp of the human alliance.
The second line of defense for the human alliance, Winterfell, was already prepared.
The soldiers were full of energy, and the knights were in shining armor. They swore to crush the White Walkers at Winterfell, protect the safety of the people of the Seven Kingdoms behind them, reclaim the lost land, and drive all the damned demons back beyond the Wall.
The people north of the Neck generally do not believe in the Seven Gods, but the High Septon stationed in the Starry Sept in Oldtown still sent three Septons to Winterfell to pray for the Seven Gods' mercy and bring their holy light to this land of heretics.
The Northerners did not stop them, only silently praying that the Old Gods could hear their pleas.
Now, for the Northerners, they are in a desperate situation. They are willing to believe in any god that can help.
Unfortunately, perhaps the Seven Gods are not willing to come to this land that generally does not believe in them. In the words of the zealous Septons, this place is full of heretics.
The Old Gods seem to have been truly forgotten by the ages. The desperate prayers of the Northerners received no response.
Year 292 AC, August.
More than half of the new year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the defeat at the Wall is still fresh in memory. Yet the White Walkers are once again at the gates.
The war broke out quickly.
The human alliance, having experienced the previous defeat, showed stronger resilience this time, stubbornly resisting the attack of the army of the dead.
They also prepared more fire oil and fire arrows, hoping to defeat these enemies who should have entered the seven hells with fire.
However, ordinary flames were not enough to defeat these terrifying enemies. The Night King extinguished a swath of flames, creating an icy road. Countless wights who feared the fire poured in from here, instantly breaking the alliance's line.
After the alliance's defeat, they retreated into Winterfell. However, the walls and gates could not stop these dead for too long. Eventually, the dead broke down the gate with their teeth and bodies.
The dead, one after another, climbed over the wall by stepping on the bodies of their companions, knocked down the human soldiers, and jumped into Winterfell.
The night was deep, the biting wind blew the rolling smoke, and the fire burned in Winterfell, illuminating the entire dark sky.
The North Gate and the Godswood fell in succession.
Then came the Broken Tower, the First Keep, and the armory.
"Kill!"
The soldiers of the alliance and the army of the dead launched a fierce street fight in Winterfell, fighting to the death.
As the lady of this castle, Catelyn Stark held her young son Brandon, pulled her little daughter Arya.
She also took the other three children, Robb, Jon, and Sansa, hurriedly got on the carriage, and prepared to flee south.
"King's Landing!"
"Catelyn, take our children and flee to King's Landing!"
"The further south, the better!"
Eddard Stark, the Lord of Winterfell, was covered in blood, holding the Valyrian greatsword
Ice, and with his hand on his wife's head, he gasped and spoke loudly.
The dignified and resilient woman couldn't help but shed tears at this moment.
"No matter what happens, don't come back. Keep running south, keep running south..."
"If King's Landing falls, flee to Storm's End. If Storm's End also falls, take a ship to Pentos."
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Read_and_Chill Hello everyone, sorry for the very late posts. There has recently been a change to GPT reverting back to the more limited number of attemtps using their premium tier and as such after to day I will more than likely be cutting down the number of chapters down to about 10 for the forseable future as I recalibrate my 2 premium book translations.
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