Dublin, Ireland.
A ring of standing stones stands on Ireland's rugged west coast, where a rocky summit overlooks the reef-dotted bay thousands of feet below.
The tide washes away the large and small islands along the west coast of Ireland. From a distance, the outline of Dublin already appears on the western skyline.
The clouds are thick and yellow. Looking at the sky, you can feel the poetry and distance in life. The sunset with light and rich colors dyes the horizon red. When the afterglow of the setting sun sinks into the sea, it merges with the sky and sea color on the west coastline. It blends together and shines brightly.
This is Ireland, an island known as the Emerald, and this is the kingdom that William is about to rule.
"I wonder how the war in England is going?"
The handsome man, William Pendragon, Earl of Avalon, stood on the rocks on the coastline and said to himself. Behind him stood Anon, who emerged from the Celtic world and temporarily lived with Earl William. Kingdom adventurer.
If this attack on Dublin goes well, then after the Kingdom of Ireland is rebuilt, these adventurers will be William's knights and ministers, and will be William's helpers in his rule.
This is the power of following the dragon, and there is no room for anyone to be careless.
William said softly, thinking quickly in his mind, if it weren't for the "Sky Dragon of Osiris" god card appearing in his arms, the Dragon Talisman, Sheep Talisman, and Tiger Talisman were also beside him, plus The light on the destiny gold coin has long dimmed, otherwise he would really doubt whether his journey through the world of "The Mummy" was a dream.
William's strategic goal this time was to capture Dublin, drive away the Norwegians from Ireland, crown him King of Ireland in St. Patrick's Cathedral, and declare the restoration of the Kingdom of Ireland.
"William, what should you do now? The army is ready and can set off at any time. Why are you still waiting?" Lily came to William's side. The sunset was about to recede and dusk was coming, so she still wanted to take the The wind on the line was slightly noisy and also brought a chill. Lily stepped on the vicissitudes of time and rugged rocks with her bare feet, stretched out her hand and touched William's hair, like an intimate wife.
William stood on the lonely mountain top. Although William had changed from evil William to kind William, it did not mean that William's IQ had begun to decline.
When the just and kind William turned into the evil William, the biggest change for him was not the essential improvement of his power, but the study of a series of emperors such as "Shang Jun Shu", "Han Feizi", and "The Prince". After studying the textbook and practicing Ma Zhe in reverse, although William has not yet become the king, his political points are heading towards the full level like a cheat.
I don’t know if this is the inherent talent of the red dragon bloodline as a monarch, or if William’s own talents and qualities have been developed once he turned bad and became an evil dragon.
The primary question of revolution is to analyze who is one's enemy and who is one's friend.
So who is your enemy and who is your friend.
Duke William is his enemy, and King Arthur is his friend. If you only see this level, you will undoubtedly lose.
Although Duke William is his enemy, in the current situation, he is not his primary enemy. Because contradictions have primary contradictions and secondary contradictions, enemies also have primary enemies and secondary enemies.
Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the British Empire, a politician who was once famous in history and also followed Ma Zhe's example, once said, "There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies between countries, only permanent interests."
Only by becoming the King of Ireland can William be qualified to be on the stage of the British hegemony. Now William only regards Alexander (Duke William) as his enemy wishfully. In fact, he is not qualified to be the opponent's enemy now.
If you want to become Duke William's enemy, you can only become the King of Ireland, so you must capture Ireland, and you must become the enemy of King Harald of Norway.
During the Viking Age, England was an integral part of the Viking Nordic Empire. All countries in Britain were forced to pay large amounts of "Danish Gold" to the Danes to avoid war and avoid Viking military robberies.
The biggest impression of Denmark in later generations is that it is a European country. It is a small country that is insignificant in many fields such as politics, economy, and diplomacy. It is only famous in the world because the famous fairy tale writer Andersen was born in Denmark. Denmark Hence the name Fairy Tale Kingdom.
In fact, during the Viking period, the Kingdom of Denmark was very strong, very strong, and was the core of the Nordic Kingdom. The Vikings’ powerful fighting power not only gave the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire a headache, but even the Byzantine Emperor also greatly attracted the attention of many European countries. All surrendered Danish gold for peace.
The brother of the Kingdom of Denmark is the Kingdom of Norway. King Harald of Norway is a legendary king and a hero in the hearts of the Vikings. After he accumulated a large amount of wealth in the Byzantine Empire, he immediately established an alliance with himself with the support of the Russian prince’s father-in-law. His nephew competed for the throne of Norway. After obtaining the throne of Norway, he also coveted the throne of Denmark. He fought several wars for this purpose. After being unable to conquer for a long time, he set his sights on Ireland.
Ireland is often invaded by the Norwegians. On the surface, the Kingdom of Ireland is still independent, but just like the Danish District under England's control, the real ownership of the territory does not belong to England, but to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Therefore, King Harald of Norway was William's biggest enemy, which is why William supported King Harold no matter what.
King Harold is also his enemy in ruling Britain, but compared to other enemies, Harold can temporarily serve as his ally.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, King Wu of Zhou divided the kingdoms into feudal states, with a total of more than 140 countries. Among the seven countries that survived the Warring States Period, all were strong and big countries. Similarly, none of the countries that continued to be vegetarian in the European Middle Ages until modern times Of course, our ancestors have all been rich to a greater or lesser extent.
"It's time to attack, our target is St. Patrick's Church."
An eagle fell from the sky and landed on William's shoulder. He looked at the small note on the eagle's talons, which was the information passed by Mr. Green, so he waved his hand without hesitation and called on the soldiers to set off.
King Harald of Norway has died, and not only the Kingdom of Norway, but even the whole of Northern Europe will be plunged into a huge storm.
The relationship between the five Nordic countries Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland is quite complicated. Although they are all Viking kingdoms that believe in Odin, excluding the Normans who invaded Normandy, France and successfully became French, among the five Nordic countries, there has always been The Kingdom of Denmark was the core of the entire Viking Empire.
Canute the Great was famous not because he was the king of England, but because he was the king of Denmark and Norway. From a long time ago, other Viking kingdoms respected the Kingdom of Denmark as their leader, and King Harald of Norway During his reign, Norway not only stopped lording over Denmark, but Denmark in turn lorded over Norway.
The relationship between Denmark and Norway is complicated. A line from a movie can be used to describe this relationship: I call you brother, you call me dad, and we both have our own opinions.
Just like the relationship between the British Empire and the United States in later generations is that they are each other's father and son, and they are also brothers. After the death of the King of Norway, the strength of the Kingdom of Norway in the Viking Empire will inevitably decline. So who is the father and who is the son? This generation has It has to be said, after all, the Kingdom of Sweden also wants to join the ranks of fathers.
After the Viking Kingdom was in chaos, this left William with a relatively sufficient time. As for the reason why it is relatively sufficient, that is, in addition to King Arthur, who is more optimistic about him, he and his future pillow, Queen Lily of Ireland, , and the Celtic gods behind her are not friends on the same road.
"attack."
William led the army with great concern, and another important enemy of his was about to appear.
Duke Conan of Brittany was also a French duke. He also owned an independent principality. His father also died when he was 7 years old. He was later usurped by his ambitious uncle Count Odo and all the power was also defeated. His uncle took back all his power.
Compared with the fear of Duke William, in a sense, Conan is more difficult and troublesome for William, because Duke Conan and King Harold are also allies. In order to check and balance the powerful conqueror William, the French king , and even formed a siege network with the Duke of Brittany and the Earl of Anjou to surround Duke William of Normandy. Duke Conan even has the right to claim the Duke of Normandy. What is also indispensable is that Duke Conan also holds the throne of England and the entire Britain. It was claimed that Duke Conan was a Celtic, so William was deeply afraid of this.
Because Duke Conan was a Celtic, William was deeply afraid of him.
Important things to say twice, no matter how extraordinary Duke William of Normandy is, he cannot directly affect William's authority, but Duke Conan, Duke of Brittany, can easily affect William's authority.
King Arthur is the king of the Celtic dynasty. In Great Britain, apart from England, the main ethnic group is the Anglo-Saxon, the main ethnic group in Wales, Scotland, and even Ireland is still the Celts.
The Brittanians in Britannia are the Celts. Because the Anglo-Saxons of the Germanic people migrated to Britain, the Britons (Celtics) in Britain were in the Anglo-Saxons. Due to the attack of the French, they had to move to a certain place in France and named the place "Brittany". The name Brittany actually means "Little Britain".
Because William had been an evil dragon for a short time, even if he was corrected by the Tiger Talisman to maintain the balance of good and evil, he was still inevitably affected by the evil William, that is, he always had the feeling of "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me." a feeling of.
William was from the Holy Roman Empire, later called a German, and his ethnicity was Germanic. Even if he could be related to the Anglo-Saxons, he had nothing to do with the Celts, especially since the country he would rule was a A country with Celtic as its main ethnic group.
King Arthur seemed to support him unreservedly, and the Celtic gods also seemed to support him unreservedly, but after all, William was not a real Celtic, and Prince Liam could be easily abandoned, not to mention the others. .
Therefore, King Arthur cannot be disbelieved or fully believed, while the Celtic gods are half-believed and are a dubious ally.
Therefore, in a word, as a selfish monarch, he came to be the king, and the revitalization of King Arthur's Celtic dynasty was incidental, not to revitalize the Celtic dynasty. When the interests of the Celts and William overlapped, William Regardless of revitalizing the Celtic dynasty, if King Arthur and the Celtic gods choose Conan, Duke of Britannia, then William will really fall out.
dublin
The raging flames were burning. The death of King Harald of Norway shocked the Norwegians in Ireland. Then they were caught off guard and stunned by the warriors from Annon in another world. When would the Irish dare to resist them? .
The magic power of the dragon talisman was invincible on the battlefield. The Viking warriors called out the name of the great god Odin, shouted the name of the thunder god Thor, and rushed over shouting "Valhalla". William raised his holy sword and cut through the opponent's chest. Tomahawk, he has been promoted to the third level. His improvement in strength is not obvious, but it is still very easy to crush these first-level Viking warriors.
"King Arthur doesn't know how long he can hold off Duke William. Even if he hasn't captured the entire Dublin, he must first become king."
William thought in his heart that he saw the Norwegian warriors escaping on the battlefield without ordering the soldiers to chase him. He must be the first to become the king, so that he can be regarded as a figure.
Ireland is too small and too weak. As an island country, even in later generations, it had less than five million people. In this era, the population is even smaller. Even the Soviet Union, which had a small population, was in the second Twenty-seven million people died in the First World War, but they still maintained their status as the world's hegemon. For the Irish, such huge casualties were enough to wipe out the Kingdom of Ireland and the Irish nation five or six times.
Therefore, Ireland is absolutely unable to support William's ambitions, let alone allow him to fight a war with Duke William. Therefore, William must obtain the support of King Arthur and the Celtic gods, and cannot give them the opportunity to turn their backs and divert their investment.
"Magic lamp, I want to make my third wish."
William took out the Aladdin lamp in his hand and polished it. The lamp, which had been silent for a long time, finally appeared again. "Dear master, may I ask what wish you have that you need me to fulfill for you."
"You must first settle down the enemy. I need you to help me get rid of Conan, Duke of Brittany." William said.
"Dear Master, I will make your wish come true." The magic lamp genie said easily. With his words, the magic lamp genie and the magic lamp disappeared.
The granting of the third wish means that William no longer has any relationship with the genie.
