Under Guzlen's order, the assassin's body was hung upside down on the big tree next to the road to ensure that Alfred's men could see it at a glance when they passed by. This was a little trick Guzlen gave Alfred. Small warning.
When Gutzlen led the army towards Exeter quickly, even leaving Alfred's cavalry far behind. This strange scene made the Wessex cavalry very surprised. A general immediately sent someone to bring news to Alfred.
"Deng Deng Deng~~." When a fast horse entered the castle, Isaac stood on the second floor of the fortress and saw this scene through the window. His short and thick eyebrows frowned. There won't be any good news in Malay News.
So, he quickly turned around and walked towards Alfred's room.
After passing through the long corridor and the steep and narrow spiral staircase, Isaac walked outside the door of Alfred's room. The intermittent voice of the messenger came from inside. He wanted to get closer to hear it clearly, but the guard could not Stopped him.
"I just want to see when His Majesty will summon me." Isaac said with a smile on his face to the expressionless guard.
Looking at the statue-like guard looking straight ahead, Isaac could only smile awkwardly. When he turned helplessly to leave, Alfred's voice came from the room.
"Brother Isaac is there, tell him to come to me."
"I'm here, Your Majesty, here, look, what am I talking about." Isaac was overjoyed when he heard this. He turned around and said to the guard, then walked briskly past him and walked in.
When walking into the room, Isaac saw Alfred wearing a gold crown, sitting behind a red woolen tablecloth. There were many documents and a candlestick on the table. In Alfred's left hand There were some parchment letters lying nearby.
"Your Majesty." Isaac came to Alfred. He glanced at the messenger next to him and said to Alfred.
"Issac, as my envoy to Cornwall, you have served very conscientiously and made us a solid ally with Cornwall. You must be very familiar with Cornwall." Alfred said thinly His face always remained serious, as if there was always a heavy burden on him, and this introverted boredom would infect everyone around him.
"Cornwall?" Isaac thought for a moment. He didn't expect the news to come from there. He rolled his eyes and immediately thought of a possibility, so he immediately said to Alfred: "Your Majesty, Could it be that the Vikings escaped to Cornwall."
"Yes, Guzlen led his army into Cornwall, and our cavalry followed them to the border of Cornwall." Alfred nodded slightly and said to Isaac.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Exeter Castle in Cornwall is very strong, and they also have enough troops to defend themselves. If the Vikings try to attack, they will only hit a wall." Isaac's expression relaxed a little, and he smiled. Said to Alfred.
"Are you sure?" Alfred frowned. He had been dealing with the Vikings for many years, so he was well aware of the cunning and terror of the Vikings.
"This, under normal circumstances, is impossible to break through." Isaac couldn't help but paused when he saw Alfred's solemnity. For some reason, he thought of the black wolf head flag again.
"There are always accidents. For example, the assassin you sent to kill Guzlen failed, and his body was hung upside down on a big tree by the roadside." Alfred said to Isaac.
"It's common for assassins to miss." Isaac was slightly surprised in his heart, but on the surface he was very calm and said to Alfred.
"There can't be any mistakes in Cornwall. I am preparing to gather more troops and hope to arrive before their castle is destroyed." Alfred said to Isaac.
"It's Your Majesty." Isaac quickly lowered his head and said.
"By the way, are there any outstanding nobles in Cornwall who can resist the Vikings?" Alfred seemed to have remembered something and asked Isaac.
"There is indeed a man." Isaac pondered for a moment, and the figure of a man jumped into his mind. When he was in the Cornish court, he had a crush on that man, but he left behind He was deeply impressed. If it were him, he would probably become the only warrior in Cornwall who could resist the Vikings head-on.
"Oh, what's his name?" Alfred asked curiously, because he rarely heard Isaac praise other people. This seemed to be because Isaac was very conceited.
"His name is Oda, and he is the Sheriff of Devon." Isaac said to Alfred calmly.
"Oh?" Alfred fell into deep thought when he heard the name.
At this time, Oda, the Sheriff of Devonshire, did not know that Exeter Castle had fallen into the hands of Ulf. He held a sword and shield in his station and faced another warrior. The duel took place in a wooden lord's house. There was an empty space in the center of the house. The long table and stools were pushed to the side. A group of nobles and warriors were sitting or standing, holding wine glasses in their hands, watching with interest. With this battle.
"Ping~."
The swords collided with each other and made two crisp sounds, followed by a series of dazzling fights. It can be said that their swordsmanship is almost the same, but Auda seemed to be more skilled. He raised the sword high and violently struck it from a high place. Falling down, like an eagle catching its prey from high in the sky.
"Oh wow."
This violent blow hit the back of the opponent's hand holding the sword. He grunted and let go of the hand holding the sword. Immediately, Auda's sword pointed at his throat.
"I lost, my lord."
The swordsman quickly opened his hands and said to Ao Da.
"Very good." Ao Da had a confident smile on his lips. He put away his sword and made a gentlemanly polite gesture to the other party.
Applause erupted from the surroundings, cheering for the brave Sheriff, not only because he was a skilled swordsman, but also a fair Sheriff.
"Sir, there is news."
At this moment, a soldier walked in from outside the door. His expression was solemn. He took a few steps to Aoda's side and whispered in his ear.
After hearing his words, Aoda frowned and looked serious. People around him looked at him in surprise, not knowing what happened.
"Vikings?"
Auda blurted out.
Hearing Ao Da's words, everyone in the room exclaimed. This term was like a magical word that would shock and frighten everyone.
"How many people are there?" Although Auda was surprised by the sudden attack of the Vikings, he acted extremely calm, as if he had everything under his control.
"Thousands of people, they entered Exeter Castle and controlled the court nobles of Cornwall." The soldier said to Auda.
"What, what about the Cornish army? Are you all a bunch of pigs?" Auda's eyes widened. He did not expect that the impregnable Exeter Castle and the army would be over like this.
"I'm sorry, Lord County Governor. A small group of Vikings took control of Her Royal Highness, and then issued an order to the army outside the castle to move them away. The Viking army took the opportunity to enter Exeter Castle." The soldier said bitterly He said to Ao Da with a straight face.
Precisely because of losing the commander of the army and the support of the castle, this army faced the crisis of automatic disbandment. At this time, several adjutants in the army remembered the Sheriff of Devon County, so they quickly sent people to invite him. In charge of the command of the army, and of course the logistics of the army.
"Why do you believe in the Vikings? You are so stupid." After learning how Ulf and others entered Exeter Castle, Auda was so angry that he almost lifted the table, but even at this stage, he could not take back the castle despite his anger.
Auda immediately led his followers and rode to receive the Cornish army. At the same time, knowing that Alfred of the Palace of Wessex had the ambition to fight against the Vikings, he sent an envoy to Contact Alfred, hoping to get support from Wessex.
Alfred originally wanted to contact the Devon County Sheriff, and the two sides almost hit it off. As the envoy, Isaac also hurriedly set off to find Devon County Sheriff Oda.
