Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

Chapter 17 Planning

Andrew acted decisively and quickly. In just a short while, the three hundred soldiers gathered and set off.

What surprised Arthur was that among the three hundred soldiers, there were only two hundred and thirty combatants, and the remaining seventy were logistical personnel such as cooks and engineers.

Of course, the soldiers recruited on the road were all warriors with swords.

In other words, the five hundred soldiers promised by Hendry were actually only four hundred and thirty.

When asked, Andrew said that this was Hendry's intention.

And the food and drink of these five hundred people had to be settled in the end, and Arthur had to pay the bill.

Arthur suddenly had a new understanding of the shamelessness of the nobles.

And these soldiers were wearing relatively cheap chain mail, which belonged to the low-end army.

The combat effectiveness was not very strong.

But the good news is that the Blackwood family opposite also had the same equipment.

The Westeros continent in the Game of Thrones world is generally a feudal monarchy in the Middle Ages in Western Europe, but most of the daily necessities, weapons and armor correspond to the Renaissance.

In other words, iron armor is the mainstream soldier equipment, and chain mail is already relatively backward.

For example, the Lannister family in the West, the main force is all black armor, with extremely coquettish red cloaks as accessories, and the helmets are all customized lion styles.

Looks very capable.

In the Riverlands, only the elite troops of the great nobles such as Tully, Twobux, Frey, Vance, and Piper can afford iron armor, and the helmets are round and uniformly produced by the Westerland workshop.

Most of the ordinary troops are round helmets, chain mail covering the torso, and leather arm guards and shoulder pads, and some may have hanging legs.

As for cloaks, they are for knights.

In the poorer North, most of the soldiers are leather armor and iron helmets, and chain mail is only for elite troops.

These three countries represent the equipment level of Westeros.

In the Reach, led by the Tyrell family, the soldiers' equipment is slightly lower than that of the Lannister family, but higher than that of the Riverlands.

The equipment of the Stormlands of the Baratheon family is roughly equivalent to that of the Riverlands.

Dorne, which has the smallest population, has equipment comparable to that of the North, but in order to dissipate heat, most of them are equipped with cloth armor.

Leather armor is too hot to wear in the desert.

The knights of the Vale are slightly different from the above six countries.

Most of the knights wear plate armor, with white cloaks, which has a stronger visual impact than the Lannister army.

The equipment is better than that of the Lannister family, but the number is much smaller.

Of course, the Vale does not need too many warriors.

The only way to reach the Vale on land is through the Bloody Gate, and the rest are blocked by the majestic Moon Mountains.

One hundred crossbows are enough to defend the Bloody Gate.

Thinking of this, Arthur felt that he should find a way to get some armor.

It will only be a few months before the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings. If you want to make a name for yourself in this war that sweeps across the six countries, excellent troops are indispensable.

In addition to strong recruits and extensive training, excellent troops also need sophisticated weapons and armor.

All of these can only be bought with money.

The good news is that the Mount and Blade system allows one's own soldiers to bypass part of the training, and experienced veterans can be obtained by upgrading soldiers.

The bad news is that Arthur has no money.

His greatest wealth now is the 180 gold dragons he won in the bet just now.

The 700 gold dragons are probably not found again.

And 180 gold dragons are equivalent to the breastplate of more than 30 sets of chain mail.

To buy a full set of chain mail including arm guards, shoulder pads, leggings, leather boots, etc., this amount of money is less than 20 sets.

Better iron armor requires more gold dragons.

And you can't buy it immediately even if you have money.

One or two sets can be bought at the Beauty Market next to the Blue Fork River in the north.

About ten sets can also be provided by the big shops in King's Landing.

Dozens of sets can only be made by the weapons workshop under the name of the Lannister family in the West.

And it takes time to make them now.

Arthur estimated that even if he had enough money to buy dozens of sets of iron armor, by the time they were made, the War of the Five Kings would have just broken out.

So the Lannisters would just keep them for themselves.

There were workshops in the Vale that made better plate armor, but most of them were on the east coast of the continent. It would take a month to place an order there, and by the time they were made, the Mountain would have already destroyed the Red Fork River.

And although the plate armor in the Vale was of excellent quality, the price was much higher, which was not cost-effective for poor Arthur.

It was difficult!

Arthur, who was riding a horse and following the main force, looked at the more than 300 soldiers and suddenly cursed himself for being stupid.

The ready-made armor was right in front of him.

Can't we buy the existing stock instead of the Lannisters'?

If we could get a lot of gold dragons, armor, etc., it would not be difficult to find a nobleman to buy dozens or hundreds of sets.

The Tyrell Rose, Hightower, and Redwyne families in the Reach are all great nobles with nearly 10,000 soldiers, and they can easily produce hundreds of sets of armor.

As long as the price is high enough, who cares if they can't buy it?

But how to make money?

Brynden may not be able to make any money here. If Earl Tytos, the head of the Blackwood family, is furious, Edmure will just try to smooth things over and ask Arthur to release the people and ask Blackwood not to invade Arthur's territory.

Arthur thought about it for a while, and felt overwhelmed, so he shook his head and put the matter aside.

In addition to expanding the army, it is also necessary to strengthen the defense of the territory.

Arthur can deal with the Mountain by himself. If he can't defeat him, he can hide in his castle. The Mountain's small army can't take down a solid stone castle.

But there is no way to deal with thousands of subjects.

These subjects are Arthur's basic base in the early days, and they can't be abandoned.

Arthur's castle is not very big, and it can't accommodate thousands of subjects like Tully's Riverrun.

After thinking about it, he still has to expand his castle.

It doesn't need to be built too strong or too high, as long as it can withstand the impact of war horses.

Coincidentally, the castle is on a small hill, which has a certain advantage of being high above.

This matter doesn't cost much money, as long as the subjects are mobilized.

Arthur decided to let Jace and other village chiefs organize strong farmers to work after finishing Brynden's business.

As long as he can survive the period when the Mountain plunders the Red Fork River, Arthur's territory will be safe.

Because when the Lannister army entered the riverlands in large numbers, only the east bank of the Red Fork was disturbed by the war.

Arthur's territory happened to be on the north bank of the Red Fork, and it was relatively peaceful.

The east bank of the river was mainly the main family of Bracken, the Vance family of Drover's Rest, the Piper family of Pinktown, and the Harrenhal family of Harrenhal.

After the war began, the Vance and Piper families, under Edmure's orders, gathered 4,000 troops to block the Lannister army and prevent them from crossing the Red Fork.

Although Arthur felt that Edmure's order was too saintly, he had a better impression of Edmure when he thought that his territory was protected.

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