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Following Ulf's order, the craftsmen raised their mallets and struck the wooden wedges hard. Suddenly, the catapult, which was tightened by the linen rope, made a roar, and the stones pressed on it were lifted high. A short arc was drawn in the sky.
"Boom~~." The stone hit the middle of the scarecrow, knocking the inserted scarecrow upside down and causing mud to splash on the ground.
"Is this?" Looking at the scene in front of them, Scarface and Mouse Ears were quite surprised. If those scarecrows were really a group of soldiers, they would probably be beaten into meat pies by stones.
Seeing that Ulf had made such a powerful siege weapon, it was the first time for Scarface to see such a terrifying weapon. You can imagine that when the stones were thrown at the city wall, it would be shaken.
"Ulf, the cavalry training has begun. Do you want to go take a look?" At this time, Sigrid came over and said to Ulf.
"Uh, I understand. Viside, take them to the camp and entertain them." Ulf hurriedly turned his back to Scarface and Mouse Ears, and winked at Sigrid. He didn't want to His own heavy cavalry was seen.
"Cavalry?" Scarface asked Ulf in confusion.
"Oh, we robbed some horses from the Mercians and thought of training some scout cavalry to use to deliver messages." Ulf said perfunctorily.
In doubt, Scarface and Mouse Ears were taken to the camp by Viside, which was far away from the busy construction sites and training grounds. At this time, Ulf followed Sigrid to the horse training ground, where twenty shields The female cavalry is fighting against the war horse beneath her crotch.
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"Ride him~~." Ulf saw Ange on the back of a brown war horse, wearing an iron helmet and holding a spear. She imitated Ulf's charge at that time, facing the people on the training ground. A big tree rushed forward with a powerful momentum like a rainbow.
"Ping~~." The spear was controlled in Ange's hand, and it hit the big tree hard, and the spear body became shattered.
"Oh woo~~." But at the same time, Ange was knocked off the horse by the inertia and fell onto the soft grass.
Ange only felt a ringing in her ears. If the helmet hadn't protected her head, even the soft grass would have knocked her down hard. But Ange was a shield maiden after all, and her strong body quickly relaxed. When she lifted her When I started, I saw a hand stretched out in front of me.
"You let go too slowly, and the inertia came back to you." Ulf pulled Ange up from the ground and explained to her.
"What is inertia?" Ange grabbed Ulf's hand, got up from the ground, and asked Ulf.
"A kind of power." Ulf nodded. He could only talk about it. He couldn't teach Ange a physics lesson because of it!
However, Ulf also found that it was difficult for them to grasp the fixed target of letting the soldiers stab the big tree with spears, so he thought for a while and asked the craftsmen to create a new training target. A movable target popular in the age of knights, connected by a rotating shaft, with a round shield on one side and a sandbag hanging on the other side.
"This new target will reduce the impact, but at the same time, you need to hit the buckler with the tip of your spear more accurately." After Ulf made this new target for training on sprinting, he told Ange and others explained.
"This must be difficult, right?" Even Ange, who is very strong in everything, couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this target. You must know that it is very difficult to control the spear while charging quickly on horseback. thing.
"This is the meaning of training! So you have to practice it over and over again." Ulf smiled at Ange and the selected heavy cavalry. The most enjoyable thing about being a leader is that you can leave difficulties to your subordinates. , anyway, he only needs one result.
"I will succeed." Ange took a deep breath and said stubbornly to Ulf. When she saw Ulf demonstrating how to charge with a spear on horseback, she was immediately attracted by this exquisite battle of man and horse. , unlike ordinary Norse warriors who fight on foot carrying shields and axes, this fighting method is more bold and gorgeous.
"I believe you. By the way, I ordered the craftsmen to make a new batch of spears out of wood." Ulf stretched out his left hand and waved to the craftsmen waiting aside, and the craftsmen wrapped the spears in linen. A group of people who got up immediately carried their spears in front of everyone.
"Crash." When the spears of this batch of horses were exposed from the linen, Ange and others were immediately surprised. These spears of horses were very clumsy and nearly three meters long.
"How is this possible?" Many of the selected North heavy cavalry whispered to each other.
"This is a spear for training, a real spear for use on the battlefield. I am still ordering the craftsmen to step up production." Ulf said to Ange and others.
"But Lord Ulf, these spears are so heavy and heavy that we may not be able to control them." A shieldmaiden heavy cavalry said to Ulf.
"Oh, that's it!" Ulf looked thoughtful, as if he suddenly realized, "I understand, women's arm strength is indeed not enough, maybe I should give these horses to Vargas and others, A man’s arm strength is enough to handle it.”
"No." Ulf's words immediately aroused the anger of the shield maidens. Ange picked up the carbine without saying a word. She faced the shield maidens and encouraged them, and the shield maidens also picked up the carbine and swore to them. You must master the unique skill of charging immediately as soon as possible.
"Yeah." Ulf smiled slightly. Although he could completely train the heavy cavalry from the beginning, consisting of North male warriors, but on the one hand, most of the North warriors are used to infantry combat, so let them It's hard to suddenly change your fighting habits.
The shield girls have very strong fighting ability. Women's unique delicacy and wisdom allow them to quickly master the skills of charging immediately. What's more, the stature and strength of Nordic women are not inferior to ordinary Angsa men at all, and Ur The husband imagined that the heavy cavalry marched hand in hand, riding on the wall to advance the charge, paying more attention to discipline.
Compared with the wild and unruly male Norse warriors, the shield maidens are more tenacious and disciplined. This is why Ulf created a new experimental unit based on the cultural characteristics of the Norse people.
"You are saying that the siege weapons made by Ulf are very powerful?" And while Ulf was making siege equipment and training heavy cavalry, Guzrun got the Ulf sling from Scarface. After some descriptions by his men, Guzlen suddenly felt that he had a way to deal with the fortresses in Wessex.
"However, Lord Ulf requested more blacksmiths and supplies." Scarface said to Guzlen with some embarrassment. After Ulf finished showing him around, he immediately set up a banquet to warmly entertain him, and during the banquet, Ulf The husband kept vomiting bitterness and told how much materials he had spent to make this batch of siege equipment and weapons.
As a result, after Scarface listened, he only came to one conclusion, that is, he had no money and no supplies. If he wanted to make more slings that could break down city walls, he would need more money.
"Give it to him. Give him whatever Ulf needs." Guzrun gritted his teeth and said to Scarface.
In fact, as the leader of the Vikings, Guzrun is well aware of their weaknesses and is good at foot combat and field battles. However, attacking the castles of the Angsa people or the castles of the West Franks is very difficult unless he has a boneless person. The cunning wisdom of Ivar.
"I understand." Scarface seemed to sense Guzlen's determination, and he immediately went down to arrange a steady stream of supplies for Ulf.
Fortunately, the Viking army led by Guzrun had been scouring Britain for many years and had accumulated a lot of various supplies. However, even so, Guzrun often encountered strange requests from Ulf.
"What, you want a lot of white bird feathers?" When Guzlen heard the news, he was stunned. He couldn't figure out what Ulf wanted bird feathers for?
"Lord Ulf said it was very important and we must provide it." As the liaison officer between Ulf and Guzlen, Scarface was not only hard working, but also often encountered such strange requests.
"If you want feathers, can Sir Ulf make a magical weapon that can fly in the air?" Guzlen was sitting in the open space of the army camp, where there was a bearskin blanket. He couldn't help but raise his head and look. Look at the blue sky.
"I don't know about that. In short, Lord Ulf is really a weird person." Scarface said to Guzlen.
"Go, let the idle men in the army go and catch birds and geese immediately, and they must follow Lord Ulf's requirements." Since Guzlen had chosen to trust Ulf, he decided to trust him to the end, so he ordered .
Therefore, the Wessex soldiers who were always paying close attention to the movements of the Viking army in the border castle were surprised to find that those vicious and vicious Vikings were actually chasing birds in groups, as well as groups of people going down to the lake. Goose.
"Lord! Why are these terrible Easterners crazy?" A Wessex soldier standing on the watchtower couldn't help but cross himself. He even thought that the Vikings were preparing to do something. Evil priests to fight against their holy kingdom.
However, in the end, these bird feathers were indeed shipped to Ulf on a pack wagon as required. Looking at these feathers, Ulf ordered the craftsmen to start making wooden frames out of wood. No one knew what he was going to do.
Alfred felt the pressure from Guzlen in the east. In order to relieve the depression and pressure in his heart, he came to his prayer room and prayed to the glazed Virgin Christ day and night.
"Your Majesty, Isaac is here." Just as Alfred felt the holy light from heaven on the colored window shining in his heart, an attendant whispered outside the door.
"I got it." Alfred wiped it with his hands, feeling moved tears from the corners of his eyes, kissed his fingers, and then made the sign of the cross. After saying this to the attendant outside the door, he stood up from the woolen mat. .
Isaac stood waiting patiently outside the prayer room. He knew Alfred's habits. When he was praying wholeheartedly, he didn't like to be disturbed.
"Isaac, you are back." When Alfred walked out of the prayer room, he saw this loyal courtier standing outside the door. He nodded slightly and said.
"Your Majesty, I have brought back the covenant of the King of Mercia." Isaac quickly took out the treasured parchment in his arms and handed it to Alfred with both hands.
"Oh!" Alfred took the parchment. When he opened it and saw the Latin text on it and the seal of the King of Mercia, he nodded with satisfaction.
"With the addition of the Kingdom of Mercia, the pressure on us to deal with the Viking invasion will be reduced. It is time to implement the acupuncture plan." Isaac suggested to Alfred.
"Uh!" Alfred was silent for a while. He held his hands tightly in a praying posture. You must know that the acupuncture plan is really against the beliefs of Christians.
"Your Majesty, everything is for Wessex." Isaac took a step closer, stared at Alfred closely, and said to him.
"I understand, may the Lord forgive our crimes." Alfred crossed himself in front of him, his eyes became clear and firm, and he nodded to Isaac.
Isaac bowed deeply to Alfred, turned around and slowly left the palace, which was converted from the city hall of the ancient Roman Empire. When Isaac passed by a bust of Caesar , he stopped and glanced at the famous dictator of ancient Rome.
Then there were crisp footsteps, gradually leaving from near and far away.
In the dark tavern, in a noisy environment, Isaac appeared here. When his ugly and fat body appeared in this tavern called The Sewing Needle, several Dais hiding in the dark The man in the gray cloak immediately started to move, but Isaac seemed to not see them and went straight up to the second floor of the attic.
"Halfdan."
"Whoopi."
"Gutzlen."
"And Swain."
Isaac sat in the room, the candlelight in front of him swaying alone. This candle could not cover the entire room at all, and there seemed to be many devils hidden in the dark corners.
But Isaac kept spitting out several names. Every time he spit out a name, there seemed to be one less person in the room wearing a cloak and hiding in the darkness.
"Remember, you can only succeed. Of course, if you fail, you know what you should do?" Isaac said lightly.
"But you seem to be looking for too many people." Suddenly, a man wearing a black cloak emerged from the darkness. His voice was low and hoarse, because he was the last one who did not leave.
"No, the person I'm looking for is just right. There is another person. Although I don't know his name yet, he is flying a black wolf-headed flag. The leader of that flag must also die." Isaac stared in front of him. The candlelight speaks to the shadows in the darkness.
"It's difficult to do without a name." The man in the shadow pondered for a moment and said.
"The Assassin's Guild can't even find its target. Don't let me and His Majesty the King down!" Isaac said coldly.
"Tsk, what a bad luck." The shadow sighed and disappeared into the darkness.
Isaac stretched out two of his fingers towards the candle, and with a twist of his fingers, he extinguished the only light in the room.
