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The Earl of Linzi certainly saw the thick smoke in the borough, but he would rather hide in Lincoln Castle than send his troops out to take risks, because the war between the King of Mercia and Gutzlen had completely frightened him. Courage.
"Your Majesty, the people of Grimsby are wailing. They need us." At this time, Earl Linzi's knight strode in. He snatched the wine glass from the Earl's hand and threw it hard. On the ground, the wine glass made a crisp sound when it hit the ground, and the bright red wine was scattered all over the floor.
"Well." But the gray-haired Earl of Linqi was not angry. Knight Etherel was his childhood playmate, and the friendship between the two was extraordinary. When Knight Etherel led the army to go on an expedition, the Earl Will stay behind, but when the earl leads the army to go out, the knight Etherel will defend instead of the earl.
Earl Linqi turned sideways and put his hands on the armrests. He stared blankly at the gray floor of the hall, his hair hanging limply in front of his head, and his body seemed to be frozen.
"My Lord Earl, cheer up, you have to protect your territory and your subjects." Knight Etherel grabbed his shoulder, shook him violently, and said to him.
"Enough, I've had enough. Have you seen your soldiers being slaughtered in front of your eyes? Have you seen your king fleeing?" Earl Linzi suddenly became furious, and he threw away Esai. Knight Rael shouted loudly with his hands, and the roaring sound echoed in the hall.
"It seems that the Vikings have frightened you." Knight Etherel pursed his lips and sat on the bench, his chainmail making a clattering sound.
"That's right, we can't win. Even if we gather the entire army of Mercia, we can't be the opponent of Guzlen's army. If he wants to loot my territory, let him loot it. They will anyway. Leaving." Count Linzi said to Knight Etherel.
Earl Linzi shivered involuntarily when he thought of the scene that day. He needed to drink a lot of wine every night to fall asleep. Those Vikings who painted their eyes black and looked like wild beasts slaughtered people on the battlefield like livestock.
"We want to continue attacking Fort Lincoln." Ulf raised his right hand, pointed forward and said to Ange and others.
"Where to attack?" Vargas stood next to Ulf with an ax on his shoulder. He looked in disbelief. It would be understandable if he attacked a wealthy town. After all, the defense there was simple, but a castle was completely different.
"There are solid stone walls there and plenty of defenders, not to mention there isn't much gold and silver to get?" Sigrid curled her lips and said to Ulf.
"Do you think so too?" Ulf turned to look at the others and asked them.
"Kill the Britons." Except for Luther, everyone else agreed with Sigrid's words. They only had more than a hundred warriors, and it was extremely uneconomical to storm a castle.
"We have plundered enough, maybe it's time to return to the village." Ange advised Ulf. After looting a municipality, they obtained at least more than a hundred pounds of gold and silver, iron ore, armor, weapons and With food and fodder filling three longships, not to mention more than sixty slaves, the harvest was bountiful.
"But we didn't find enough war horses. Our purpose was to find war horses." Ulf shook his head firmly. If he could find enough war horses from the municipality at the beginning, then of course he would not go to fight a war horse. The idea of a castle, but the entire strategic goal was not achieved.
"Crazy, crazy." Vargas' head shook like a rattle. He was not afraid of fighting or death, but this kind of battle that would be considered lost at the beginning was really frustrating.
"Who are we? We are Northmen, warriors that Odin and the Nordic gods care about. There is nothing we can't accomplish." But Ulf's chest was ignited with fighting spirit, and he pointed to the towering tower in the distance. Fort Lincoln on the hill, watching everyone said to them.
"This~~." Ange and others looked at each other. They didn't expect that Ulf would be so determined and his persistence towards the horses was unexpected.
"Okay, I once swore allegiance to you on my armband, so as a proud Norseman, I will follow you." Vargas reluctantly put down the ax on his shoulder. Said to Ulf.
"Me too." Ange put her hand on the hilt of the Viking iron sword, her beautiful eyes stared at Ulf in front of her, and nodded.
"Ahhhhh, what a bunch of lunatics, but since you have decided to do it, I can only agree, but this time I have to choose a trophy." Sigrid put the sword across her shoulder and tilted her shoulder , said with an impatient look.
"Kill all the Britons." Luther's eyes were filled with the desire to kill, and for some reason he seemed to hate the Britons extremely much.
"Very good." The corner of Ulf's mouth raised. He looked back at Fort Lincoln, raised his right thumb, and aimed at the castle, the capital of Linchi County.
Fort Lincoln was built in a plain, but the castle was built on a raised hill. Therefore, the castle can overlook the entire plain. Any incoming enemy cannot escape the sight of the archers on the arrow tower. It can be said that it is a It is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack fortress, and even the Vikings could not easily break through these strong castles.
"It's a Viking."
"Ah~~~."
"God bless."
The tenants in the farmland outside Fort Lincoln suddenly discovered a Viking army heading towards them. They immediately dropped their farm tools in panic, took the cattle out of the farmhouse, and then headed towards the fortified castle. Running away, the originally peaceful Fort Lincoln fell into a chaotic scene.
"Dang, Dang, Dang~~." The alarm bell rang, and the archers on the archery tower and the city wall took their positions. They picked up their bows and arrows and stared at the Vikings coming from a distance. This was a group of Vikings that was twisting and squirming on the plains. Troops, but the number does not seem to be large, but even so they do not dare to be careless, after all, the Vikings are cunning and changeable.
"When they came, I knew that Guzlen would not let go of those who opposed him." Count Linzi curled up on the bed. The dark circles under his eyes proved lack of sleep and poor mental state.
"My lord, Fort Lincoln is very strong and has sufficient reserves. We will hold on until the end of the world." Knight Etherel stood by the window. He looked at the Vikings coming from a distance and said to the earl. said.
"Maybe we can use Denmark Gold to get rid of them. Guzlen may be passing by. After all, his target is the king, right!" Count Linzi said to Knight Etherel.
"No, their target is us." Knight Etherel turned to the earl seriously and said.
"Why?" Earl Linqi said to Knight Etherel with a hint of luck in his heart.
"Because they set up camp outside the castle, it should be a siege camp." Knight Etherel squinted his eyes. He discovered that the Vikings were cutting down trees, then sharpened both ends of the trees, and then inserted them outside the camp. , a preparation for a long-term battle.
Earl Linzi jumped out of bed in a hurry. He walked to the window and saw the Vikings working in full swing. This scene made him very frightened.
"Don't worry, Lord Earl. This is just a raid team of a hundred people. We don't even need to pay attention to them." Knight Etherel looked at the number of people in the camp and comforted the Earl. If Guzlen's army besieged the castle, of course it would be It's a different matter, but it is simply wishful thinking for an army of a hundred men to attack Fort Lincoln.
"Oh, it turned out to be just a raiding team. Thank God, thank the Virgin Mary." Count Linzi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He crossed himself on his head and chest and prayed to God.
Ulf picked up the ax and chopped a few times on a piece of wood, then raised his head and looked at the city wall. The defenders and nobles in the castle must also be watching them, looking at the gray-white stone wall, under the sun. Reflecting the bright light, the heavy iron gate made of iron could not be breached unless very powerful siege equipment was used.
The wall stacks and numerous arrow towers on the city wall mean that even if you approach with a shield wall, you may face intensive arrow attacks, not to mention the pits that may be set up under the castle and the rolling logs ambushed on the city wall. Like Rolling Stone, this level of defense is not comparable to that of Free City.
"I'm afraid if we don't attack the city wall, most of our people will be killed or injured." Vargas bit an apple and said to Ange beside him.
"I believe Ulf." But Ange, holding the ax and whittling the wood, replied to Vargas.
"Of course I believe him, I'm just curious." Vargas shrugged, but he was still full of doubts in his heart. How can a castle of this level be breached? And if a castle of this level can be breached. , Ulf is undoubtedly the leader among the Vikings.
You must know that more than ten years have passed since the Viking wave. Although the British countries continue to endure the invasion of the Norse, the kings seem to have gradually become familiar with the Viking attack routines, so they continue to build and strengthen their borders. Castles, which the Vikings lacked siege skills, could rarely be conquered head-on, especially when the numbers were small.
"Ange, Vargas, I need you to do something." Ulf wiped the sweat from his forehead. He already knew it in his heart, so he said to Ange and Vargas who were standing aside.
"Of course." Vargas looked at Ange, raised his head and said to Ulf.
At this time, Earl Linqi and the knights climbed onto the city wall. They looked at this group of hundreds of Vikings with confusion, not understanding what they wanted to do.
"We should send troops to drive them away." Knight Etherel said to the earl.
