Robb's POV
He was taking his force south to take the Golden Tooth and wipe through the westerlands, with a ofhost 14,00, half cavalry and half infrantry. He had left Edmure in charge of holding back the lnnaister forces with 11,000 men of the Riverlands, including Frey's, Mallister's, Pipers, and Blackwood men.
As they neared the mountains, he was at the front of the march with Lord Rickard and Lord Jon Umber and could just see the top of the Keep of the Golden Tooth. They had been discussing how to take the castle as quickly as possible so the cavalry could attack Ser Steffon Lannister's forces unaware when his direwolf Grey Wind ran off to side through a gap at the side of the pass.
"Grey Wind," he called, turning his horse to trot after him through the narrow passage in the rock. As he passed through, he saw a narrow trail leading west that bypassed The Tooth, clinging to the mountains edges with a long drop down,
"Lord Karstark, Lord Umber, I think we have found a solution."
He was now leading the way down this old barely used goat trail, followed by his cavalry forces, and Rickard Karstark leading 1000 infantry to scales the Golden Tooth's walls from behind, while Lord Glover kept their focus firmly on the North East with a force of 6000 and a few catapults. Scout reports that the castles garrison was currently about 4000, in which case the Lannisters might be stupid enough to meet them in open battle in which case Rickard's forces would have no trouble to scaling the walls and taking control.
As his cavalry raced down the path, his personal guard always close behind him, he wished he had won the argument , he had had with his commanders and mother at Riverrun, but unfortunately and as usual they were right. He had tried to order them to take away his personal guard as he had said he didn't want to tie up soldiers where they were needed elsewhere, but they all knew the real reason. He felt responsible for Theon's death and Rickard's sons and all the others who had died defending HIM from the kingslayer. Jon Umber had immediately boomed no, saying about him being their Liege Lord's son and heir and everyone in this army would give their lives for his as they all loved him. His mother begged him to reconsider saying she didn't want to lose a son but ti was Rickard's response that had made him realise that he had to reconsider. Rickard had simply said "And what would my boys and Theon have died for if you go down in the next battle with no protection. How would that be honouring my sons sacrifice, I ask you."
He had simply looked at away at that point as tears had started rolling down his face knowing Lord Karstark was correct.
His mother had now left Riverrun with Ser Rodrik Cassel and 500 men to head back to Winterfell and reinforce the North in case of Ironborn attacks now that Theon was dead.
His scouts had reported that the Lannister army was near Oxcross and outnumbered them nearly 2 to 1 but they were untrained and thought themselves safe in westerlands and had hardly posted any sentries. His forces were waiting hidden from view in the dark night, as a few men crept into the camp to release the lines of horses they had in their camps to cause chaos then they would charge through completely unexpected and smash the host. When his men returned, Grey wind was et loose and they charged.
As their cavalry line approached the camp at full speed, Lannister horses were trampling tents, knocking over lamps setting fire the camp. His men were slashing thing that moved. He saw men being run down by horses, barely any resistance was being offered as the untrained and surprised army was routed as they tried to escape and regroup the oncoming line of slaughter. On his left he saw Great Jon thrust his sword through a commander's heart as he tried running for a horse. He himself was charging down the lines of tent virtually unopposed except for the occasionally loan knight or man at arms hoping to be able to stop the line of invincible North men destroying their army thought safe in their homeland. Oh how wrong they
The battle or massacre as his men were calling it was over, silent sisters and medics were now crawling over the field as dawn broke. His forces had suffered only minor casualties whereas the Lannsiter host bas basically decimated with only a few hundred men escaping towards Lannisport leaderless, Ser Steffon Lannister and Lord Crakehall had been killed. A Stark scout had arrived shortly after the battle from the Golden Tooth claiming victory as Rickard had led his forces essentially undiscovered, apart from slicing a few lone guards throats, over the west wall at night via grappling hooks and silently opened the west gate to let his 1000 men sack the castle claiming vengeance for his 2 sons death. Now Rickard marched 5,000 of his men westward splitting them in to Lord Rickard commanding a force to take the gold mines of Nunn's Deep, Castamere and in the Pendric Hills, while lord Glover took a force to raid the coast. His forces were heading towards the castles of Ashemark and the Crag, he had given a 1000 cavalry to Maege Mormont to attack nearby towns and villages and gathering livestock to drive back to the Riverlands as payments. They would cause enough damage to force the Lannisters remaining force in the Westerlands to leave the safety of Casterly Rock or to surrender to King Renly.
Authors Note Thank you for the reviews, don't worry I am planning a longer Arya chapter.