Among the three southern counties.
Aldborough County is closest to Dan City.
Although there were many people in Ella's band, the terrain they were walking on was flat, and it was even four days before Olan entered Yorkshire and surrounded Berry.
Led by the king, there were five hundred light infantry, one hundred and fifty heavy infantry, one hundred and eighty spearmen, as well as other troops and logistical servants, as well as monks, royal servants (poets who recorded information, entertainers who entertained the king), chefs, etc.), the total number is approaching 1,200.
The iron armor, black boots, and square shield on his body reflected the sun's rays as he walked.
The royal poet flattered Ella and called this military force "the torrent of black armor"
The Mercians in this county only occupied a few fortresses and manors, and did not control any major roads. The Mercian nobles issued ruling orders in the name of "King Burgred", which did not count as actual rule.
As soon as the king entered the main city of the county, he called the surrounding nobles and monks. Two days later, under their watchful eyes, he declared his rights to the county.
There were still a few nobles who were loyal to the former king, but Ella did not give them a chance and asked the knight to put the sword on their necks. They refused to kneel down and captured all those who offered the sword to them and greeted them friendly.
At this time, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and a few hundred people could dominate a county, at least as a baron.
With more than a thousand people in Ella and the troops that Frank can mobilize, it is easy to control the nobles of this county.
Frank saw that everyone had surrendered to Ella and no one came out to be loyal to the former king, and he cursed in his heart for being shameless.
Because then he can't borrow a knife to kill someone.
He then played a trick and launched an attack that night, arresting some nobles with good reputations and having grudges against him, accusing them of gathering for rebellion.
At the same time, he forged a document for a traitor to defect to Mercia.
Infected by Olan's "Heavenly Father Comes Down to Earth", Frank understands that as long as a person is shameless enough, has strength and a little luck, he can climb high and fast.
Learn from Lord Oran.
So he also directed a play - killing the good and pretending to be loyal.
After Frank killed all the knights, priests and their servants who died in vain, he sent the forged letters.
When he arrived in front of the king, he knelt down directly without waiting for the king to ask questions. Then he used his hands as legs and crawled to Ella and began to cry.
When he was living in a slum, there was a period when he was beaten every day. Later, in order to avoid being beaten, he even developed a crying technique, which could make people feel that he was dying and avoid being hurt too much.
"Your Majesty, the traitors have gathered together to insult you as a usurper and say that I am the blood of a prostitute. Neither of them is worthy of being their lord, so they plan to return to the manor and surrender to the Mercians."
Tears and snot were all on his face. Frank's acting was surprisingly good.
The rebel knights were slain by him, forged Mercian letters.
Coupled with Frank's own humiliation, it enhances all kinds of credibility.
Finally, he added to Ella, "You are my sun, my father, and my loyalty to you is like gold that never changes color."
Frank has gone to this extent, and Ella has nothing to say.
Frank's plan doesn't stop there. He will send people to various towns to spread rumors that the king is cruel, but as long as the manor owners support him, they will be protected.
Sometimes you want someone to be afraid of you. You don't need to do it yourself. You can commit yourself to a person who is more cruel than you and use his power to achieve the effect.
Frank was able to stand firm in the county and become the heir, all because he could fight and dared to charge on the battlefield.
The king's counselors reminded Ella to pay attention to his useless behavior of "pretending to recognize his father".
They say, "How can one be brave and weak at the same time?"
But kings all have a common problem: they like to regard the well-intentioned reminders of their subordinates as noisy words, and they like to regard the flattery of careerists as words of loyalty.
In King Ella's view, Frank's nephew is just rude and very obedient, and does not dare to have any ambitions. If he helps him become the county chief, he will be loyal to him for the rest of his life.
After that day, Frank began to tell people that the king's kindness to him was as deep as the "Thames River", and even asked the king to give him a name.
Although Ella didn't agree, she believed in the little fat man more and more.
The success of Aldborough County filled Ella's heart with pride and her brain.
In the other two counties, Katana did not bring many people. Dozens of people rushed back overnight and arrived almost at the same time as Ella. After he returned to his territory, he immediately issued a summons for vassals to control manors with more than 500 acres of land. The Lord called them over, collected their wealth and men, and stopped any support for the Mercians.
He told everyone that another supporting force from the royal family would arrive soon, and from now on, "Manchester" would return to the Norn family.
There was a Mercian army in Catana territory that was unwilling to retreat, so he was not polite and attacked directly with the flag of the Cross.
The ancestor's experience of assassinating the King of Mercia made Catana, a fanatic, as excited about fighting against the Mercians as he was about killing pagans.
He was forced by his father at the age of three to recite the heroic legends of his ancestors. Thirty years later, he developed a strange and unknown desire. He longed to really kill a Mercian king!
He wanted to bring closure to this ancient family legend.
It would be wonderful if a regicide could be added to the fanatics, wouldn't it?
...
October 4, 865 AD
The first night when Oran besieged Berry passed like this. Berry's response was perfunctory. Oran was planning to take it by force at dawn, but just before dawn, Gliese's scouts came to report, and another one came under the banner of Mercia. The army is close to here.
The border between the three southern counties and Mercia is currently undefended. Oran is not familiar with Mercia at all. It took Gliese half a day to figure out who it was.
This also delays the offensive operation, and Berry is also waiting. The kingdom's second batch of reception teams will arrive in the next two days. If they can be added to their strength, they will be enough to resist Gliese.
At this time, Berry did not know that changes had also occurred in the other two counties. According to his assumption, if the surrounding Mercians came over, they would be able to drive away this northern army.
Looking at the white eagle flag outside, Berry had a discussion with his men yesterday and had already asked for some information about Oran.
The two main things were that he asked to marry the king's daughter and that he competed for love in the church.
"The powerful Lord White Eagle", Berry silently wrote down Oran's name last night.
Today, Berry had originally decided to abandon the city. Unexpectedly, Olan suddenly stopped fighting, which made him guess that reinforcements might have arrived, so he developed a resistance and encouraged everyone not to give up.
It was almost noon, Gliese told Oran, "He is Sheriff Lincoln, my old friend, and a close minister of the King of Mercia."
"Are you brave?"
"Women and hunting are his interests."
Looking through the map again, Oran took note of the surrounding swamps, forests, and river mouths, and calculated the time to prevent this army from approaching.
So he discussed with Gliese to send people to block the army, but not to cause too many conflicts.
When the kingdom went on an expedition, each county chief brought out many of his private soldiers, injuring some and others. Oran also wanted to take back the territory at a very low cost.
The scouts reported that there were at least 300 Lincolnshire troops, and there seemed to be Mercian convoys approaching on different roads in the distance.
The total number of people is unknown, and the purpose is unknown. When these people come again, Olan will not want to use force to solve them.
Of course, if Gliese wanted to dispatch his own troops, he would be happy to see it.
As for Gliese, Oran stationed in Yorkshire as the palace minister, and also collected the taxes he should submit to the kingdom a year in advance to replenish his army.
He had already suffered the loss first. Now he just wanted to drive away the Mercians, and he didn't want to kill too many private soldiers in the war.
Oran left 400 men to guard the surrounding areas, so that the defenders did not dare to move rashly.
After the remaining three hundred people left the fortress, they began to soil themselves with mud, tearing their clothes and making them look disgraceful.
Then they dispersed to several important roads, shouting from time to time.
Gliese took a hundred people to secretly support him and went to meet the Lincolnshire team.
After Olan ordered to go down and the troops began to disperse, Gliese asked him what he wanted to do. He simply replied, "If rabbits and rats are not afraid of flying eagles, then Uncle Ben will scare them with wolves."
After saying that, Olan also made himself dirty. He picked up the sand and poured it on his body. After brushing the clean horses with sand, he got on the horse and ran.
By bullying the few with more, I have the advantage.
With seven hundred pairs of unknowns, then micro-manage.
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