Chapter 192, The Spring and Autumn Period of the Lonely Country
Just when the village chief hesitated, the group of Wessex people had already approached the village. Suddenly, when the village chief squinted his eyes and looked over, he was shocked, because these people were not Wessex people at all, but a group of people. Vikings.
"What's going on?" The village chief looked shocked, but his confusion caused the group of Vikings to quickly approach the wooden wall. Several of them, who were strong, took out heavy He aimed his long-handled ax at the wooden door and slashed at it.
The wooden wall of the village was originally just a simple defense, which might be useful against some bandits. It was more of a deterrent. Facing the well-prepared Vikings, they would not be able to withstand them for long.
"Quick, they are raiders, holding up the wooden door." The village chief realized at this time that this group of Vikings is definitely different from others. The raiders are usually Vikings with the purpose of plundering. In the eyes of this group of raiders , there is nothing to talk about.
What's more, the village chief was confused by the Vikings' costumes and did not arrange defense in advance. Now in a hurry, he had no time to react. He only heard the wooden door collapse suddenly, and the Vikings filed in. Facing the villagers who tried to resist, He raised the ax and struck without mercy.
This village in the Danfa District was not spared. It was still burned and looted without mercy, but there was no excessive killing, and the villagers were just driven away.
"Transport the excess supplies to the Diocese of Christchurch." Ulf ordered his men. Anyway, he couldn't leave any for Alfred. Maybe some people thought that such a large-scale plunder would make the local area miserable. People hate Ulf and others, but Ulf doesn't care because he has no intention of staying here at all.
At the same time, Alfred and Innar were walking in a swamp with dense reeds. The environment here made it impossible for the Vikings to approach. Only local people who were familiar with the environment would not get lost and Trapped in the swamp.
"Creak." Suddenly, there was a sound of a bowstring being pulled apart, and a Wessex man holding a bow and arrow appeared from the reeds.
"Who is it, stop." Some voices came from the reeds and said to Alfred and Innar.
"It's me." After Alfred saw clearly that these people were from Wessex, he calmed down and said to them calmly.
"Your Majesty, it's Your Majesty." At this time, someone recognized Alfred. In fact, many of the people hiding in this swamp were Wessex nobles leading their own armies, and some civilians were afraid of Wessex. Kyoto also hid in.
The Wessex nobles stepped forward and quickly kissed the back of Alfred's hand. They heard about the Viking raid on Alfred's residence, and their hearts were filled with despair, but now they saw that the king was safe. Wuyou, immediately felt that this must be the manifestation of the Holy Spirit.
Alfred also introduced them to Innar, who was protecting him, and then, surrounded by the nobles, they headed to the stronghold in the swamp. Many people have gathered there, building simple houses, like a group of refugees fleeing.
"Your Majesty." The Somerset County Sheriff saw Alfred coming over and excitedly stepped forward to kiss the king's hand.
"How many people do you have now?" Alfred looked directly at the county guard and asked him bluntly.
"There are eighty-six people in my direct guard, and more than two hundred men can be mobilized." The county guard also said to Alfred immediately.
"So few." Alfred frowned. He did not expect that Somerset County would also be hit. Such a small number of people was simply not enough to fight against Guzlen's army.
"Your Majesty, it's actually not safe here. Maybe you can cross the sea to the territory of France." The county governor kindly suggested to Alfred.
Everyone knows that the Vikings will never give up this time. They are not just asking for Danish gold, but they want to completely conquer the last kingdom that believes in Christ.
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"No, even if I die, I will die in Wessex." Alfred shook his head firmly. The hardships along the way not only did not weaken his will, but made him more firmly convinced that he would be The Chosen One who drove away the Vikings.
"Your Majesty, although it is safe here for the time being, if the Vikings know that you are here, they will definitely gather their troops to attack." The county guard knew that Alfred was Wessex's last hope. Sykes will have no chance of revival.
"Counter, prepare horses and messengers. I want to write to all the nobles loyal to Wessex and ask them to gather here." Alfred did not take his own safety to heart, and he immediately reported to the Sheriff said.
The county guard was slightly stunned, but he quickly carried out Alfred's order. Fortunately, they had enough horses, and after Alfred found ink and parchment, he started writing non-stop. , and later, when the parchment was insufficient, he tore off one of his white coarse linen shirts, tore it into pieces, and wrote on it.
"Drive it~~." As soon as the envoys received Alfred's letter, they immediately got on their horses and quickly left the swamp, heading towards the counties that had not yet been affected by the Vikings.
"Your Majesty, you need to worry about a more serious problem." Looking at the envoys leaving, the Somerset County Sheriff said to Alfred with some worry.
"What?" Alfred shook his sore wrist and raised his head to look at the county guard.
"We don't have enough food and grass. Even if the nobles come with their troops, we don't have enough food supplies." Sheriff Somerset frowned and sighed.
"Didn't you bring enough grain?" Alfred was also surprised. He originally thought that if the county guard stayed here, he must have prepared enough grain, but that didn't seem to be the case.
"We left in a hurry. Although I brought some food here in advance, and some young men supplemented a lot of food by hunting and fishing, it is absolutely impossible to support an army." Somerset Sheriff told Al Fred explained.
"Then there is only one hope, that is, when the nobles come, they can bring food with them." Alfred also found it difficult, but he wanted to drive away the Vikings as soon as possible in order to restore the freedom of his kingdom. We can only place our hopes on the nobles themselves.
However, after being reminded by the county guard, Alfred was still prepared to solve the matter. He wrote another batch of letters, ordering the villages along the way that were loyal to the Kingdom of Wessex to provide as much grain as possible.
