Chapter 192 - Conspiracy Against a God (I)
"Death is inevitable, pain indispensable and love a blessing." Visenya I Targaryen.
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After the conversation between the two kings ended, the war didn't stop. The trabucos and cannons fired non-stop day and night, the sounds of booms resounding in the sky that could be heard miles away.
"My king, it seems Robert doesn't want to leave Harrenhal for battle." Tyrion spoke, looking at the king who was wearing more comfortable clothes as he sat on the main seat of the tent.
"It's normal that he doesn't want to leave, the longer we drag out this war, the more our army will consume resources and we won't be able to sustain the war for long." Aenar ate an apple and spoke in a calm tone.
Of course, he knew Robert and Tywin's thoughts, they both wanted to extend the war until House Targaryen's army could no longer sustain the enormous war machine that was the army.
And Aenar had to agree, that was the weakness of having such a large army in a medieval world, even he could do nothing to correct that weakness, for it was the innate flaw of agricultural civilizations, only industrial civilizations can sustain huge armies.
"What are we going to do?" Tyrion, who had a large beard around his face, asked with a deep tone. Unless the king used Caraxes, he saw no way of forcing Robert to fight on the battlefield.
"Don't worry, My Lord Hand; they're going to attack whether you like it or not." Aenar spoke with a nonchalance. Although using food as a weapon was indeed effective, this was a double-edged sword that could hurt the enemy as well as itself.
If Robert wanted to starve his army, Aenar could do the same, but unlike Robert, Aenar had the resources of a continent to feed his armies while Robert was stuck in Harrenhal, with the risk that his logistical lines could be destroyed at any moment.
However, Aenar wondered if Tywin was so foolish to think he could drag this war out for so long. He could see that Tywin was behind this strategy, which confused him. The Lord of Casterly Rock didn't seem like someone who would use such risky tactics with a high chance of failure, especially at such a delicate time.