Ulf threw the empty wine glass aside, and the empty wine glass fell to the ground with a crisp sound. At this moment, the other North leaders, whether they had been dissatisfied with Ulf or not, all became The companions fighting alongside Ulf seemed to be driving a huge dragon-headed warship together, sailing in the lonely and rough sea.
Soon, a loud horn sounded from the Wessex camp opposite. With the horn sound, the ground shook slightly, and the North warriors in the mountain stream could not help but look solemn.
Bidige
"go ahead."
Following the order of the centurion of Wessex, an army of one thousand people arranged in neat square formations, slowly pressing towards the mountain stream from a distance.
This army was different from the medium-sized infantry that made tentative attacks. Soldiers were recruited from various counties and were only equipped with simple shields and weapons. Soldiers of the Royal Army of Wessex, wearing leather armor and chainmail, wearing standard iron helmets, holding a vulture-shaped shield in one hand, holding a spear tightly in the other hand, and carrying a javelin on their backs The bag contains five or six javelins.
When this Wessex royal army moved together, heavy footsteps stepped on the ground, making the ground seem to tremble slightly, and the air almost condensed.
"Keep formation." The person commanding this army was Alfred's cousin Evan Godlid, a well-dressed and energetic young nobleman.
At this time, Evan was wearing a fine chainmail, riding on a brown-red war horse, staring at the marching soldiers with his blue eyes. This army cost one-fifth of the kingdom. The elites and soldiers who were taxed and supported all came from the territory directly under the king's jurisdiction. After several years of continuous military training, only Alfred could mobilize them on weekdays.
However, before Alfred entered the tent to pray, the King of Wessex ordered his cousin to lead an army to attack the Vikings in a mountain stream, because Alfred believed that the Vikings would not expect After a trial attack, he will put his elite troops on board.
"Return to your post immediately." In fact, the situation was exactly as Alfred expected. The North soldiers did not expect that after suffering a heavy setback, the Wessexians would press the army back so quickly. Many North soldiers who were still immersed in the joy of their recent victory did not react for a while.
However, under the loud orders of Ulf and others, the North warriors came to their senses and immediately boarded the fortifications with axes and iron swords, staring at the dark approaching Wessex Royal Army.
Compared with the last attack, the soldiers of the Royal Wessex Army followed orders and prohibitions, moved forward or stopped with the sound of horns and drums, and acted like one person.
"Tsk." Ulf stood on the wooden wall of the fortification, staring at the Wessex soldiers who were gradually approaching. A little uneasiness in his heart was gradually growing. Alfred was the king who owned the entire country and could mobilize Various forces strengthen themselves, but the Vikings are a military group combined in the form of tribes. They may be very strong in the beginning, but this advantage will gradually shrink over time.
Ulf shook his head slightly to drive away the uneasiness temporarily and focus on the approaching elite Wessex troops.
Suddenly, Ulf and other North warriors saw this Wessex army stopped 200 meters away from the mouth of the mountain stream, and the Wessex soldiers in the first row , put the eagle-bottomed shields in his hands together, like a tight wall.
This time, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the medium infantry, the Wessex soldiers were even ordered not to take the initiative to attack, and Evan remembered the words of the bald and ugly monk Yinsak before setting off.
"Lord Evan, the Vikings are very cunning. Remember, you can reach your destination by taking small steps without any danger." Yinsak rubbed his red nose, blinked his little eyes, and spoke seriously. said.
"I know." Evan frowned slightly. He didn't have a good impression of this ugly monk. However, Yin Sak's ability was obvious to all, and the young royal member also planned to Follow Yinsak's advice.
Thinking of this, Evan sat on the horse and straightened his waist.
"Go forward." Thinking of this, Evan raised his hand and lowered it, and ordered loudly.
"Boom~~." The Wessex soldiers immediately raised the shields in their hands, slowly moved forward three steps, and then put them down. The entire shield wall moved forward three steps, almost exactly the same.
"What will you do now?" Evan narrowed his eyes proudly and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. In order to fight against the Vikings' shield wall formation, Wessex soldiers trained in the castle all year round and even hired real soldiers. Vikings, learn how to use a Wessex-style shield wall.
"Well done, Lord Evan." The Wessex nobles on the hill watched this scene and couldn't help but nod and cheer to each other.
Some people even think that compared to the ancient Romans who swept across Europe that year, this formation is also extremely outstanding, no less than the formation of the ancient Roman legions.
Hearing the cheers of the nobles, Yinsak's stubby eyebrows were furrowed, his hands in his sleeves were tightly clasped together, and he glanced back from time to time in the direction of the tent where Alfred was praying.
As a counselor, he should always try to figure out the monarch's thoughts, but at this moment, Yinsak felt that he could not understand Alfred's thoughts. Why would the monarch hand over the elite Wessex Royal Army to a young man? A member of the royal family, even if Lord Evan is qualified as a general, it is too risky.
"Wow~." Just when Yinsak was confused, the Vikings' war cry came from the mountain stream. It seemed that the elites led by Evan had aroused the Vikings' competitive spirit.
"Oops." Yin Sak's brows almost knitted together. He took his hands out of his sleeves and rubbed his flabby face desperately.
Yinsak, who is familiar with Viking customs, knows very well that when a powerful army appears in front of the Vikings, the Vikings' first reaction is not to run away or be timid, but to be enthusiastically delighted, because there is no What excites the Vikings more than fighting against strong men.
After all, in the Viking culture, whenever a grand war occurs, the Aesir will appear in the void, watch the battle on the battlefield, and select warriors who can enter the Valhalla Temple.
Obviously, the Vikings accepted Evan's provocation, just like a hungry man who suddenly saw a table of delicious food and couldn't wait to enjoy it.
At the same time, Ulf was also caught in a dilemma.
"Let us go to war this time!" A Norse leader from Norway said to Ulf with his hand on the hilt of the Viking iron sword at his waist and fanaticism in his eyes.
"This may be a trap." Ulf frowned slightly and explained to the North leader.
"I didn't see a trap, but a great battle." But Leader North, who had been stimulated by the neat Wessex army outside the mountain stream, shook his head, and the beard on his chin moved with his movements. It also shook.
"But~~." Ulf felt uneasy in his heart, but due to the traditional customs of the North people, he couldn't find a suitable reason to dissuade him.
"Humph, Lord Ulf, do you want us Norwegians to lose an opportunity to show off in front of Odin and the gods?" The Norwegian leader of North couldn't help but glared, and said to Urf in a rough voice. Husband said.
"Okay, if the situation goes bad, withdraw immediately." Ulf had no choice but to agree to let the Norwegian leader lead his warriors out. After all, if he stopped him again and again, I'm afraid the other party's The ax will hit you.
"Wow~~." With Ulf's permission, the leader of North shouted, and his Norwegian warriors also let out a war cry.
The ax in his hand struck the edge of the buckler, and the sound of metal collision and war roars mixed together and came from the mountain stream.
"Stay steady." Evan felt the sound coming from the mountain stream, couldn't help but licked his lips, took a deep breath, and said to his soldiers.
