In the Battle of Winterfell, the human race was victorious.
Although it is extremely difficult to win.
1. Pioneer Cavalry
As a light cavalry Dothraki, with the light of the sword and the fire, rushing into the darkness, watching the large firelight go out little by little, the feeling of fear makes people chill.
The brave and fearless Dothraki warriors were killed in vain under the incompetent strategic deployment of their military commander Jon.
Think of how they had been devoured by ghouls that were several times their size, and counted on the hussars to break through the inexhaustible, tireless army of death that could fight even with just one hand. Formation that may be broken (probably no formation, just uniform), and there is no infantry phalanx to keep up with group battles, no first, second and third formations with clear division of labor, no avant-garde centurion and rear centurion, this is not only a gift, Or send troops to the Night King.
Neither the Macedonian phalanx nor the Roman legion used such a large number of light cavalry to kill the vanguard. To deal with ghouls, in fact, the most lethal is the Unsullied Infantry phalanx, which has shields, dragon crystal spears, and short swords. Whenever a ghoul enters the phalanx, it faces dozens of long Spears and daggers from the forest, no matter how fast the ghouls are, the well-trained phalanx of infantry is like a meat grinder. And such a phalanx must be protected by cavalry on both wings to prevent the ghouls from encircling them.
The final retreat also proved that the Unsullied Infantry Legion held out the longest against the ghouls. And how many ghouls are there at this time? Even the Dothraki army who had been killed in the early days joined the Night King.
The Night King wins the first round. The reason for our defeat was all due to the strategic incompetence of Commander Jon.
2. The dragon-riding duo lost in the blizzard
Dany saw that the fire of the Dothraki army was gradually extinguished, and immediately began to use dragon fireworks to burn the ghouls. After deleting the entire row and column, the crisis of the human army has eased slightly, and the infantry army can take a breath.
At this point, seeing the fire work well, Dany and Jon, eager to win, begin to fly further afield until they see the White Walkers leader and the Night King.
The two commanders, wasn't the plan made in advance to lure the Night King into it? Knowing that humans cannot defeat the army of the White Walkers, all the struggles are just buying time, and the only chance is to find Bran when the Night King is distracted and hit again!
The two of you chased after the victory and forgot your original purpose?
Sure enough, those who underestimate the enemy will lose.
The Night King unleashed a blizzard, and the visibility was less than one meter. For a long time after that, Jon and Dany were trapped in the clouds, their vision was completely blocked, and they were completely disconnected from the ground.
Without the wrath of the dragon in the sky, the army of death advanced rapidly, everyone retreated in chaos, and the army of the Unsullied covered them into the city.
3. Retreat in chaos
It can be described as chaos. The army of death is several times the number of humans. Without the protection of dart guns, archers, and two-winged cavalry, the strong willpower of the Unsullied has won the final entry for the North, Arryn Valley and the wildling tribe. time.
When most of the people had retreated, Grey Worm had to leave the last of the Unsullied and the ghouls to face the ghouls, and then lit the trenches to prevent the ghouls through the flames, and this was the last defense outside the city gate.
Under the blizzard cast by the Night King, the trench could not be ignited, and the two Dragon Messengers were still trapped in the sky, unable to see the signal given by the Onion Knight. In the end, it was Melisandre's mana that set the trench on fire.
Immediately, the ghouls were all still, and the flames in the trench temporarily stopped the ghoul's attack.
And the flames surrounding Winterfell lit up the sky, allowing Dany and Jon to escape from the grey clouds.
And at this time, isn't it the last chance to quickly burn the ghouls? It's a pity that the two generals riding the dragon were still hovering in the sky, and the Night King stretched out his hand and ordered the ghouls to fill the trenches with corpses, step on the mountain of corpses, and make full use of the advantage of the crowd, and began to climb the city wall.
And the most shocking thing to me is this, isn't this a city defense battle? Why is the trench so shallow? When the ditch was lit and it was Winterfell's last line of defense, the army in the city should have been on the city wall long ago.
Instead of hurriedly commanding the city wall when he saw that the ghouls were starting to attack the city.
The key to the failure of this part of the human race is that the commander in command of this battle is still confused in the air and does not know where he is, making it impossible for various departments to communicate effectively. And, if Jon had positioned himself as a dragon knight in advance, he should have left the ground command to someone else to take full command.
In this battle, we can see that no commander-in-chief made adjustments at any time according to the ever-changing battlefield conditions, and all the adjustments to the action plan were done consciously and spontaneously by each team.
Among them, James, the bear and the Onion Knight are the military commanders to a large extent, and James has no commander's power, just Brienne's deputy. Among all the people present, in terms of military literacy and battlefield experience, James is indeed the best of all.
This is also my little sister who doesn't understand the military at all. After reading it, she also told me that I don't know why, in the chaos, I felt most at ease when I heard James' shout.
As the military coach, in such a major battle, he did not put the most suitable person in the right position.
This is Jon's biggest failure as a military leader.
If arranged properly, so many people don't have to die at all.
Jon, who was completely led by the nose of the enemy
What was the strategy originally laid out: delay time, lure the enemy deeper, and hit him with one blow when he is distracted!
However, Jon, who compiled this strategy, was often distracted by the battle situation on the battlefield, and from time to time he forgot what he wanted to do just now?
After the battle with the Night King riding the dragon, Lei Ge was injured, and Viserion was also bitten off by Lei Ge, and the Night King and Jon both fell to the ground.
Dany spewed dragon flames to burn the Night King. The awesome Night King was not afraid of dragon flames. He even picked up the javelin and was about to shoot Drogon. Drogon was so frightened that he turned over and ran away.
Jon told Dany that he was going to protect Bran, but this time, he forgot to lure the enemy deeper! How many times do you have to remember! Shouldn't we wait for the Night King to find Bran to find a chance to start? When you see someone alone, you want to take the opportunity to kill, but the Night King smiled slightly, raised his hands, and the army of death added new strength.
Be silly, Jon. I'm furious.
Later, Viserion, who was sitting on the ground, started spraying ice dragon flames to hurt people. Jon was shocked by the battle in front of him. Once again, he didn't want to get out to find Bran. Of course, he couldn't go. He tried several times to kill the ice dragon.
Could you please do your homework well before the war?
Now that you think you are a dragon knight, it is inevitable to fight the ice dragon of the Night King on the battlefield, so where is the weakest point of the dragon? If you don't know it yourself, ask Sam, who returned from the academy, about the records in books and legends.
Even Lyanna knows that sticking a dagger in the giant's eye will make him disappear, and you are taller and stronger than Lyanna, and you have Valyrian steel, and you have absolutely no idea that the dragon's weakness is its eyes, only It will roar loudly and desperately at the ice dragon! !
If it wasn't for Elijah, the entire human race would really be over.
Jon made many mistakes in the bastard battle, and made mistakes in strategy and tactics, but in the end it was Sansa and the Valley cavalry who arrived to win.
And in this battle of life and death, the strategy, tactics and personal military qualities were simply unbearable, confused, emotional, and didn't understand anything, and this victory still relied on his sister Elijah, If he succeeded in killing the Night King alone, he had just won, or he would have been sprayed to death by Viserion.
All I can say is that Jon is on the hook, Jon is lucky, and the other lucky one is his friend Sam.
If the Battle of Winterfell is to be repeated again, I hope that the military commander is Jaime, I believe that at least not so many people need to die.
It's purely a rant, rational discussion is welcome.
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