His gaze slowly swept over the northern regions of the Vale on the map, and Lord Green continued, "The Crabclaw Peninsula has limited population, and our Cleber Soldiers cannot withstand the attrition of a siege."
He added, "Impa, the Thorn Legion's mission is also to ensure those Sellswords put in a good effort."
Impa Thornes nodded, saying earnestly, "My Lord, I will watch over them carefully."
Watch over? Lord Green turned his head to look at Impa, a slight smile on his lips: "Mm, I'm counting on you."
The old knights of the Vale had been depleted by Kleber, and the main obstacle to advancing into the northern regions would be the castles built in precarious locations.
After the war, the issue of ruling the Vale would arise. Governance requires patience, but de jure sovereignty needs to be established as quickly as possible.
Lord Green's finger tapped on King's Landing on the map. The Vale was not the Crabclaw Peninsula. If he were to go to Red Keep, Daenerys would need to preside over Eyrie, and only she could do so.
Also… although the Crabclaw Peninsula has a small population, Blood Gate, Moon Gate Castle, and Eyrie need some Crabclaw Peninsula people to be relocated there. The military and political value of these places is too important… and Seagull Town. These places must be firmly controlled.
Lord Green pinched his chin. Eyrie's direct territory must first implement farms based on klaebber law… Daenerys is, after all, a novice at governance. Will her pressure be too great?
It seems… he'll also have to combine it with the raven micro-management of the Roll King Green.
And… increase the number of Crabclaw Peninsula people relocated to reduce the difficulty of Daenerys's governance in the Vale.
As he pondered, Lord Green's thoughts drifted slightly. He also thought about the problem of more women than men on the Crabclaw Peninsula… Perhaps he could entice strong men to "marry" Crabclaw Peninsula spearwives by rewarding them with land? If implemented… it must be thoroughly arranged. This matter cannot conflict with military merits.
Being a ruler is not easy, and being a ruler of a large territory is even harder. He somewhat missed his time in Whispering City.
Seeing that his Lord seemed to be in thought, Impa stood silently to the side, not disturbing him. The tent was quiet for a moment.
Not long after, Lord Green collected his thoughts and continued to arrange military affairs with Impa.
"These places are to be given to Ser Pello. I have already transferred enough troops and Sellswords to him."
"To the east… is our next destination Longbow Hall, My Lord?"
"Hmm, I heard…"
As they were discussing, the voice of a messenger suddenly came from the entrance of the tent: "Lord Green, a letter from Mermaid Port."
Mermaid Port? Lord Green's eyebrows raised slightly. He took the letter, looked at the seal on the wax, and then broke the seal and began to read.
Lord Green's eyes trembled slightly. A fleet of Stannis had violated their neutrality agreement and actively invaded Kleber's territory.
His fingers tapped one by one on the armrest of the chair… Melisandre… The Wall… needs support.
Lord Green looked at Impa: "In the upcoming battles, if the resistors lay down their weapons, they can be given the opportunity to wear black, Ser."
Two days later, Lucas Corbray of Heart's Home (the younger brother of Count Lyonel Corbray (died in Chapter 247) and Ser Lyn Corbray (died in Chapter 220)) declared his defiance to Kleber.
Then, the Sellswords hired by Kleber launched a siege on Heart's Home. Although the garrison inside the city numbered less than 200, they held out for three days before the city was breached, with the attacking Sellswords suffering nearly a thousand casualties.
Lucas of the Corbray family died in battle. After this battle… the ancient Corbray family was declared extinct. Lord Green had no choice but to… incorporate Heart's Home into Eyrie's direct territory and selected a centurion from the Cleber Legion to serve as Heart's Home's garrison captain.
After a brief reorganization, Lord Green led his troops eastward. His next target was Longbow Hall, where only the old and weak of the Hunter family remained.
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