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fandomhigh2012-09-26 11:15 am
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Sword & Shield: Tactics, Period 3, Wednesday
There were no castles or destroyed towns today in class. No, it was just a normal classroom for this particular lecture.
Yes, we're all very disappointed by it.
"Today we will be talking about the perils of holding conquered land," Jaime said, left hand curled against the edge of the desk where he leaned. "Depending on your actions during the war, you may find yourself in more danger while at peace than in the middle of a battle. In a battle, you are at least aware that someone is actively trying to slit your throat."
Intrigue. Ugh. Leave that to the Spider.
"My lesson is on the Conquest of Dorne," he said. "In Westeros, Dorne sits in the southernmost part of the continent, safely protected by ocean, mountains, and desert. When the majority of the lands above them were put under the rule of the Targaryen's, Dorne remained free. This, of course, was something that could not stand when a young king by the name of Daeron Targaryen took the throne. He swiftly moved to place Dorne under his heel, losing thousands of men in the process. Thousands more were lost simply holding it. Now, Daeron had not been a wise king in how he treated his allies during this. Whenever he stayed in the homes of his vassals, he turned the lord and lady of the manner out of their bedchambers in order to claim it as his own. To his detriment as his little habit made it's way to the ears of the Dornish rebels who still remained. The canopy above the bed he'd taken one night had been filled with scorpions. The agonizing death that he suffered then allowed the Dornish to rise up and take back their lands."
“Well, I don’t have scorpions,” Steve had to admit, “but I do have an example to share. You hopefully remember what I’ve said of the Eastern Front in the Second World War in our classes on burnt earth and siege warfare; what I haven’t mentioned before is that the German invasion of the Soviet Union started out very differently. A lot of Soviet peasants weren’t thrilled with Soviet policies and the hard rule of Stalin, and viewed the Germans as liberators...at first. Then they realized the Germans pretty much intended to treat them as barely human slave labor, and started making their lives a lot harder, sabotaging them at every turn and destroying their already stretched supply lines. By turning on what had been his Soviet allies and then overstretching on the Eastern Front while trying to hold too much conquered territory and hold off attacks from the west as well, Hitler lost the entire war, his entire house of cards fell down around him, and he wound up dead and on fire in a ditch.” Steve only wished he had been there to see it.
Jaime smiled at the class. Because people ending up dead in a ditch or covered with scorpions was perfectly normal. Yep. "Today, we'd like you to discuss with your classmates how you'd plan to maintain your allies and win those you've conquered to your side once the battles are done."
Yes, we're all very disappointed by it.
"Today we will be talking about the perils of holding conquered land," Jaime said, left hand curled against the edge of the desk where he leaned. "Depending on your actions during the war, you may find yourself in more danger while at peace than in the middle of a battle. In a battle, you are at least aware that someone is actively trying to slit your throat."
Intrigue. Ugh. Leave that to the Spider.
"My lesson is on the Conquest of Dorne," he said. "In Westeros, Dorne sits in the southernmost part of the continent, safely protected by ocean, mountains, and desert. When the majority of the lands above them were put under the rule of the Targaryen's, Dorne remained free. This, of course, was something that could not stand when a young king by the name of Daeron Targaryen took the throne. He swiftly moved to place Dorne under his heel, losing thousands of men in the process. Thousands more were lost simply holding it. Now, Daeron had not been a wise king in how he treated his allies during this. Whenever he stayed in the homes of his vassals, he turned the lord and lady of the manner out of their bedchambers in order to claim it as his own. To his detriment as his little habit made it's way to the ears of the Dornish rebels who still remained. The canopy above the bed he'd taken one night had been filled with scorpions. The agonizing death that he suffered then allowed the Dornish to rise up and take back their lands."
“Well, I don’t have scorpions,” Steve had to admit, “but I do have an example to share. You hopefully remember what I’ve said of the Eastern Front in the Second World War in our classes on burnt earth and siege warfare; what I haven’t mentioned before is that the German invasion of the Soviet Union started out very differently. A lot of Soviet peasants weren’t thrilled with Soviet policies and the hard rule of Stalin, and viewed the Germans as liberators...at first. Then they realized the Germans pretty much intended to treat them as barely human slave labor, and started making their lives a lot harder, sabotaging them at every turn and destroying their already stretched supply lines. By turning on what had been his Soviet allies and then overstretching on the Eastern Front while trying to hold too much conquered territory and hold off attacks from the west as well, Hitler lost the entire war, his entire house of cards fell down around him, and he wound up dead and on fire in a ditch.” Steve only wished he had been there to see it.
Jaime smiled at the class. Because people ending up dead in a ditch or covered with scorpions was perfectly normal. Yep. "Today, we'd like you to discuss with your classmates how you'd plan to maintain your allies and win those you've conquered to your side once the battles are done."