Chapter 51: The murderer is in Harrenhal!
James was shocked to hear that the murderer might be hiding in Herrenburg.
"Impossible?" James said, "Mrs. Hean is already an old woman and has no heir. How could he instruct the murderer to kill Joffrey?"
"I didn't say it was instructed by Mrs. He'an, I just said that the murderer might be among Herrenburg." Gao Xianda said, "Maybe He'an's current He'an no longer belongs to Herrenburg."
Although James felt incredible, every judgment Gao Xianda had before was proven to be correct. So he couldn't help but believe it.
Anyway, the clues have been broken, and Herrenberg is the most likely answer. If they want to know the truth of the matter, they might as well go and take a look.
So the army rushed to Herrenburg.
When we arrived at the city of Herrenburg, it was already dark.
But there were about two hundred of them, and they were still discovered in a vast and mighty manner. There were sentinel-like people standing on the wall and questioning them.
"I am the imperial guard James Lannister, who is the important minister of the court, Lanli Baratheon." James said to the person on the wall, "We pass by Herrenburg, and hope to stay here for one night!"
"At least you know how to find out the news." Gao Xianda thought to himself.
Their flags are very clear, with the roaring lion and the crowned stag flying in the wind. As long as they are not blind, they can know who they are.
The sentry looked at the people below carefully again. James had blonde hair fluttering in the wind, while Gao Xianda was wearing a golden deer antler helmet.
In addition, the knights behind them are also well-equipped and are definitely not pretending to be civilians.
More than 200 fully armed knights visited late at night, which made the sentry feel very uneasy.
"Wait a minute, I'll inform the countess." The sentry said, turning around and running.
Although the walls of Herrenburg were broken, they were tall and thick. As soon as the sentry ran away, they could not even find the person who spoke.
They waited for a long time, but they didn't see the sentry coming back, and James felt very impatient.
"You're right, there's probably a change in the city." James said, "Wait a little longer, if he doesn't come back yet, we'll prepare to attack the city."
"Surprising the city in the dark?" Gao Xianda asked, "Although Herrenburg is broken, it is not so easy to attack, right? We only have two hundred people!"
"There are even fewer guards in the city." James said, "After all Earl of He'an and his successors died, there was only the Countess, an old lady left in Herrenburg. I heard that she is guarding the cemetery every day and refuses to come out. There are not many grooms, chefs, and maids in the city. There are only ten guards. You haven't seen the sentry just now and reported, but no one has his squad for him? Let's find a low place to climb up and take down the city, and there will be no loss for a single person."
Speaking of war, James is still very good.
He was once a servant of Sir Sumner Creh and had participated in the battle to wipe out the Royal Brotherhood. Later, he was named a knight by Sir Arthur Dawn for his bravery in combat. He had rich combat experience and had no problem with his tactical thinking.
Herrenburg is a huge castle, much larger than Winterfell and Red Fort. To completely guard such a castle, it requires a lot of manpower.
Even if you just stand around the city wall, there will probably be thousands of people. And the Hean family will definitely not have so many people.
They could find the unguarded gap after walking casually, and they could climb over without having to build a ladder.
Even without considering the "superpower" of Gao Xianda and the other three, James led more than 100 warriors from the Lannister family to win this "strong city".
But although there are few people in the city, there are contractors. They dare to come to Herenberg, but who knows what advanced city defense technology they have mastered? So Gao Xianda didn't think siege was a good idea.
Dong Xie is already very sure that the murderer is in Herrenburg.
Moreover, the location of the murderer had not changed for a long time, but now it changed because the sentry went back to report the news.
The contractors must have known what James is coming. It depends on what they will do next.
Dong Xie secretly told Gao Xianda the information he received, and Gao Xianda reminded Gui Mei, Hunter and Qiao Li to be prepared.
If you really want to attack the city, let the Lannister warriors go first. The current situation has not evolved into war yet, and the most important thing is to preserve power.
The Lannister warriors were all unconditionally obeyed James' orders. Once a fight broke out, they would all be closely united around James. However, the people under Gao Xianda, except Dong Xie, Gui Mei and Hunter, were all forced to piece together.
The palace guards, the northerners, hired knights and free riders, were not Gao Xianda's men, but just temporarily obeyed his arrangements because of the king's orders.
It would be fine if he could win a battle. If an accident occurs, Gao Xianda believes that these people will turn around and run away and sell themselves.
Fortunately, the siege did not happen.
Just as James' patience was about to run out, the sentry on the wall appeared again.
"Come in! Sir!" he said on it and called a few helpers.
Instead of opening the tall front door in front of Herrenburg, they let Gao Xianda and the others come to a much smaller door next to them.
Of course, although called the Little Door, this door is much larger than the main doors of many other castles.
They raised the small door with a winch and put it high and passed through them.
"Sorry, we have limited staff and can't hold that door." said the sentries.
James understood this, but Gao Xianda smelled a trace of conspiracy.
"Please ask first." Gao Xianda expressed respect to James and asked the Lannister family to pass first.
If more than 200 people pass by slowly, they will have a long front and cannot be locked in this wall.
If there is an ambush, it is time for James' army to launch an ambush when it passes halfway and stop Gao Xianda and the others outside.
Because when Gao Xianda's troops passed by, most of James' army had entered a safe zone. If the contractors wanted to do anything, they would definitely be attacked by James.
Unless James has been bribed by them, Gao Xianda must be safe.
In fact, contractors also understand that their number is not superior. Even if they can destroy half of the enemies, they are in a disadvantageous state.
So Gao Xianda and his team entered Herrenburg safely.
Chapter completed!