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Elied was hiding in the military camp. He knew that compared to the seemingly peaceful palace, this was actually the safest place. Surrounded by soldiers, no one could hurt him. Of course, this was just Elied. Ed's own thoughts.
"No one can avoid being corrupted by money. Even the brutal Vikings were actually just trying to get more money and land." Princess Rotred said to the palace minister beside her.
"I will arrange it." The palace minister immediately understood the princess's thoughts, but this was a very dangerous thing. You must know that Elied is very popular among the soldiers, and half of the troops in the Kingdom of Cornwall obey him. Orders must be executed with caution.
"There is one more thing." When the palace minister was about to leave, Princess Rotred stopped him and said to him.
"Your Highness, what else can you do?" the palace minister asked curiously.
"It's about those Vikings." Princess Rotred rolled her eyes and said to the palace minister.
Under the towering tree, an elk raised its head in the dense bushes. Its white lips chewed the green grass, and its beautiful eyes looked around, looking very alert, but not far away, a pair of green eyes were fixed. staring at it.
A gust of wind blew, and the elk's nostrils fluttered a few times. It seemed to smell the danger, and immediately turned its long neck uneasily, but at this moment, a black shadow sprang out from the bushes and rushed towards the elk. In the past, the elk spread its hooves and ran towards the depths of the woods, but at this time there was a sound of breaking through the air.
"Whoosh~~." The arrow passed through the dense bushes and hit the vital part of the elk's neck. The elk's figure suddenly froze while jumping in mid-air, and fell to the ground, crushing many bushes. And Heitan stepped forward and bit the still struggling elk's neck.
"That's enough, Heitan." Ulf carried the bow on his back and stood up from the bush where he was hiding. He stepped forward and grabbed Heitan's neck, then pulled out the knife and aimed it at the heart of the elk. stabbed in.
This elk was tonight's dinner for Ulf and others. Although they plundered the Cornish villages along the way and found a lot of food and supplies, it was good to hunt game occasionally.
"Tonight's dinner." Ulf looked at the muscular elk, smiled and patted Heitan's head. Heitan shook his head and flicked his pointed ears, seeming a little uncomfortable. Satisfied, but Ulf knew that this was just a form of arrogance.
"Oh~." Just as Ulf was carrying the elk, Heitan looked around with doubts in his eyes.
"What's wrong, Heitan? We should go back." Ulf carried the elk for a few steps and saw that Heitan didn't come up any more, so he said loudly to it.
Black Tan then stopped looking around. It dragged its big tail closely behind Ulf, but just after the two left the jungle, a man wearing a hood appeared behind a big tree. He folded his arms and remained motionless. Without careful identification, it would be difficult to find traces in such a dense jungle.
"Brush." When Ulf and Heitan were about to disappear, the man pulled out his dagger from the leather sheath and looked at Ulf's back through the reflection of the bright dagger.
Ulf's army camp is on the edge of this wood, close to the Roman road connecting Wessex and Cornwall. This gravel and asphalt road built by the Roman Empire is still very good even now. convenient.
"Ulf, such a big elk is really good." When Ulf and Hei Tan returned from hunting, Vargas and others quickly stepped forward to put the elk down. Although they had sufficient food supplies, they could not afford to eat every day. Barley bread as hard as a rock.
"You can make a broth. The barley bread tastes best when soaked in the broth." Sigrid tied a fishing net into a hammock between two trees and swayed leisurely on it.
"Then you should do it together instead of sleeping leisurely in the hammock." Vargas stepped forward angrily and lifted the hammock. Sigrid fell from the hammock to the ground, but the thick grass on the ground , which made her just startled but not injured.
"Damn Vargas." Sigrid cursed, patted the weeds on her body, and stood up.
"Ulf, we found that the capital of the Cornish people is at Exeter Castle. If we occupy it, we will control the main route of retreat. We should return immediately to report to Gutzlen and ask him to give us more Army, so we can capture it," Ange said to Ulf.
"What are the movements of the main Cornish army?" Ulf asked Ange as he looked at the venison that was skinned by his men and roasted on the campfire.
"This is what I mean. The main force of the Cornish people is huddled near the castle and will not leave no matter how provocative we are, so we cannot conquer the castle with our military strength." Ange immediately explained to Ulf.
"It's really strange. We attack their towns everywhere and burn down the cottages, but the Cornish people seem to be unconcerned." Ulf frowned. He really didn't understand what these Cornish people were doing. Could it be that they The Vikings' intentions were discovered early on.
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves from outside the camp. The sound of horse hooves immediately attracted the attention of Ulf and others, and the Viking longbowmen immediately bent their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at the approaching cavalry. .
"Finally there is an enemy attack." Vargas picked up the ax next to the bonfire with anticipation and put it on his shoulders. He had already plundered enough farmers and was eager to fight with real knights.
"Please wait." However, it was not the Cornish army approaching the camp, but three envoys holding flags. Those who knew the North language among them saw the tense scene and immediately raised their hands and shouted loudly said.
"Who are you?" Ulf, Hei Tan, Ange and others strode to the gate of the camp and asked the visitor.
"I am an envoy sent by the Queen Mother Regent of the Kingdom of Cornwall. Are you the Vikings who have been looting us recently?" The envoy stretched his neck and looked at the military camp. Judging from the size of the military camp, there were at least a hundred people, including some There is a cavalry unit, and it doesn't look like an ordinary raiding unit.
"The Queen Regent?" Ulf frowned. He didn't understand why the invaded ruler of Cornwall sent a messenger to find him.
"The Queen Mother already knows what you are doing, but Cornwall has always maintained peace with the Vikings. I hope you will stop invading our territory and leave as soon as possible." The messenger said loudly to Ulf.
"I'm sorry, but I obey." Ulf smiled and looked at the messenger in front of him as if he were a fool.
"I see. If that's the case, how about we offer another deal." As if he had anticipated the Vikings' reply, the messenger immediately said to Ulf.
"What kind of deal?" Ulf showed a playful expression. It was really interesting that the Queen Regent would trade with an intruder like herself.
"The Queen Regent is willing to pay 150 pounds to hire you, how about it?" The messenger's words surprised Ulf and others. They did not expect that the visitor would hire them.
"What?" Ange and others looked at each other. They were confused by this operation. They were obviously the invaders, but why were they hired by the Queen Regent of Cornwall.
"Don't believe them, this may be a trap." Ange walked to the silent Ulf and whispered to him.
"To show our sincerity, we are willing to provide fifty pounds in advance." The messenger seemed to have anticipated the suspicion of Ulf and others. He leaned forward in front of the horse and said to Ulf.
"When will the money be paid?" Ulf thought about it in his mind. Guzlen asked them to come here to explore the way. At present, it seems that the only way to the north is Exeter Castle, and there are only a hundred of them. It was impossible to capture the strong castle, and it would be too incompetent to go back and ask for troops from Guzlen. At this time, the Empress Dowager Regent's recruitment was in her favour.
"Ulf?" Ange looked at Ulf in surprise. She thought that the so-called employment was just a trick by the Cornish people to trap them.
"If you agree, our motorcade escorting the money will be behind us." The messenger pointed behind him and said to Ulf.
Ulf signaled to Sigrid beside him. Sigrid immediately climbed up a big tree nearby and looked over from the tree. Sure enough, she saw a group of carriages and horses walking along the winding path. Coming towards them.
"That's right." Sigrid's slender and tight legs clamped the trunk of the big tree, and she shouted towards Ulf below.
"Very good. After collecting the money, we will drive to Exeter Castle." Ulf nodded slightly and said to the messenger.
"I am sincerely happy for our peace. I hope you can keep your promise and serve Her Royal Highness the Regent." The envoy breathed a sigh of relief, but this strategy was indeed very clever. He hired this group of pirates to calm down the robbery and block the He suppressed the dissatisfaction of the nobles and peasants, and at the same time controlled an army belonging to the Queen Mother Regent, which was able to directly confront Eliid.
Ulf expressed satisfaction after checking the money on the carriage. He led more than a hundred of his soldiers to follow the envoy towards the castle. Along the way, the panicked Cornish people saw this Viking army. He was panicked, but when he saw the flag belonging to the King of Cornwall, he couldn't help but feel doubtful.
"Your Highness, the group of Vikings agreed to be hired, and they are coming towards the castle." In Exeter Castle, the palace said to the princess.
"Well, no one is not impressed by money, and barbarians are no exception." The princess closed a parchment picture book in her hand and said proudly.
"It's really crazy. You are making a deal with the devil." But at this moment, Eliide strode in from outside the hall. His anger was uncontrollable, but Princess Rotrid was very calm. It seemed like everything was under her control.
"My lord." The palace minister hurriedly bowed to Elied.
"You are really crazy to hire Vikings and let them come here. You know that Guzlen's army is on the border. Who knows whether this Viking force is one of theirs?" Elie De opened his eyes angrily and stared at Princess Rotred sitting on the throne.
"There are only a hundred people. What is there to be afraid of? Or is it that Lord Elied is afraid of Vikings and has Viking phobia?" Princess Rotrid said with a sarcastic look on her face, not caring. .
"Who says I'm afraid of Vikings? I'm just worried about the safety of the castle." Elied retorted.
"Lord Elied, don't worry. In fact, Devon County Sheriff Oda's army is about to arrive." At this time, the palace said to Elied.
"Auda is coming?" Elied was slightly startled after hearing this. He originally thought that Oda would not come here. As the Sheriff of Devon, Oda was a persevering nobleman, but his temperament He is indifferent and doesn't like palace politics, but even so, no one will ignore his existence.
"That's right, the reason why we bought this Viking raiding force with money is just to lure them here. Then you and Aoda's army can wipe them out in one fell swoop." Palace relative Elied explained.
"So that's it." After hearing the palace minister's explanation, Eliide's anger dissipated, but he still looked at Princess Rotrid with some suspicion. This princess was suspected of killing his brother, that is, Cornwall Your Majesty, this group of Vikings may also become an army against him. He secretly reminded himself not to be careless.
Ulf led his army to Exeter Castle and saw colorful flags flying outside the castle. The Cornish army was stationed here. It looked like there were at least more than 500 people.
"In front of you is Lord Elied's military camp. We can't get any closer. You can stay here. Then the leader will follow me to the castle to meet with Her Majesty the Queen Mother Regent so that we can sign an agreement." The messenger said to Ulf.
"Why are we allowed to go alone? There are only more than a hundred of us. Can't we just enter the castle directly?" Ange immediately grabbed the messenger's arm and said to him angrily.
"How can that be done? Fort Exeter will not let the foreign troops enter." The messenger said hurriedly.
"You want to lure our lord over so that he can be killed, right?" Vargas also had a bad look on his face. He held the ax and looked at the messenger's neck as if there was no trace of it, and said to him.
"No, no, how could we do this?" The messenger wanted to cry, but he didn't know how to explain to these ferocious Vikings.
"Take me to meet your Queen Regent." Ulf waved his hand. He knew that if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. If you want to successfully attack the castle, it is impossible not to see the opponent's armaments in person.
"I'll go with you too." Ange said to Ulf immediately.
"And me." Vargas patted his chest and said loudly.
"I haven't seen what the British palace looks like. Take me to have a look." Sigrid also said quickly.
