When she saw Bjorn appearing at the gates of Upland City, Ella almost fell off the wall. Fortunately, she no longer had the purple robe on her body and huddled among the crowd, so she was not discovered by Bjorn.
Bjorn thrust his spear into the ground hard, and then shouted to the city wall: "I am Bjorn, son of Ragnar, open the door to me at once!"
This unexpected situation caused Uppland's defenders to panic. Bjorn frowned when he saw that Uppland was not moving, and then asked in a louder voice: "What are you waiting for!"
Upland's defenders still didn't think of how to respond. They all cast their sights on Ella intentionally or unintentionally, but Ella couldn't appear directly in front of Bjorn, and a few words couldn't solve the current situation, so they were stunned.
In place.
The situation on the wall of Upland made Bjorn suspicious. He pulled out his spear and pointed it at the place where everyone was looking - that is, on the wall where Ella was hiding: "You are so sneaky.
What are you doing? Who is there? Come out!"
Ella wiped her sweat and raised her hand slightly - as long as she waved her hand down, the troops on the city wall would immediately attack Bjorn. It would be difficult for Bjorn to break through Uppland under such conditions, but this was also
It means the failure of their plan.
When the golden opportunity came, Rurik, who had been arguing with Ella, stood up and showed his head on the city wall. Seeing Rurik, Bjorn relaxed a little, but still frowned and asked:
"Rurik, why don't you open the city gate?"
"Bjorn, we are the Hero King's subordinates, but not your subordinates! You are not qualified to command me to open the city gate! But why are you here now? I heard that you have been following Hestein these years, you
Are we friends or foes now?"
"No one can defeat the army protected by Odin on the battlefield! Father, he has repulsed the rebellion of Hestein and returned in triumph. He will reach Uppland tonight!"
Ayla quickly analyzed the current situation through the information in Bjorn's words: Hestein has been defeated by Ragnar, and what they have to face will not be a remnant army, but an army returning in triumph.
This was an unexpected and huge change, and Ella and the others were already in a very dangerous situation.
However, Bjorn said 'repulse' rather than kill or defeat, which means that Hestein is still alive. Ragnar did not choose to pursue the victory and invade Sealand, but returned to Uppland, then
This shows that his current military strength is insufficient.
From this point of view, it is not impossible to fight with it.
Ella wanted to signal Rurik to put Bjorn into the city first. But before she could make an effective signal, Rurik had already issued an order in advance: "I see, come on, let them in!
"
Rurik led a group of people down the city wall to meet Bjorn, while Ayla and Alfred's troops were still hiding on the city wall.
Ella stared at Rurik nervously, and saw him high-fiving Bjorn naturally, and then said: "Bjorn, you go to rest first. The King of Heroes returns in triumph, and I will prepare it for you."
Banquet."
Rurik's normal behavior made Ella relieved - she was really afraid that Rurik would lift the hammer and hit Bjorn.
The banquet had been planned for a long time. Although Hestein failed, as long as Ragnar could be successfully killed at the banquet, it would be more troublesome to deal with the remaining soldiers than the previous plan.
Unexpectedly, Bjorn shook his head and rejected Rurik's proposal: "Father's taste is somewhat special. My people will prepare the banquet. You can just continue to perform your duties."
Ayla's heart was relieved again. Let Bjorn prepare the banquet, and it would be much more difficult to murder Ragnar.
Rurik tried a few more words, but in the end he couldn't defeat Bjorn and could only retreat. He returned to the city wall, whispered a few words to the other soldiers, and then stared at Ella with an ugly look on his face.
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In order to stabilize the morale of the soldiers, Ella comforted them and said: "Things have not yet reached an irreversible point. Although Bjorn said that he would prepare the banquet himself, the food still comes from Upland, and we can easily do something in it."
Rurik didn't answer Ella's words immediately. He circled around Ella a few times, and suddenly waved his hand. The Upland garrison immediately drew out their swords and surrounded Ella and the archers around her!
"Rurik, what do you mean?" Ella tried her best to stay calm.
"Shieldmaiden, the agreement I made with the English was to kill Ragnar who had returned from defeat. But now that Ragnar has returned victorious, the agreement is invalid - you are a Sealander, and we are at war.
the enemy."
Amy hurriedly pulled Ella's sleeve and whispered in her ear: "Your Majesty, wait a moment while I use Aphrodite's protection to cause chaos. Your Majesty will rush out immediately when you find the opportunity!"
"No...there is no need to use magic now."
Ella shook off Amy's hand, stared at Rurik, and asked: "Are you going to arrest us?"
"Do I look like I'm kidding you?"
"Then you must have thought about how to explain it to Ragnar - why did Sealand's troops suddenly appear in Upland's city? And there are so many people there?"
As expected, the garrison troops in Upland were stunned.
Ella continued: "Do you think I will be captured obediently, or will I flee in embarrassment outside the city? You are wrong. If you dare to take action, I will let my subordinates break through the city with all their strength in the direction of Bjorn -
—Are you really sure that Bjorn will not discover your treachery?"
Amy lost no time in exuding the unique sense of intimidation of an elf-level protector, so that Upland's garrison could understand that it was almost impossible to catch them quietly.
Use random battle plans to intimidate - this is what Ella did to his uncle in Antilia. She succeeded in scaring her uncle that day and made him retreat.
However, for some reason, when the same method was used on Upland, the garrison seemed a little angry. Rurik even stared and replied: "Are you threatening us? Then give it a try!"
Ella began to feel a headache. She thought of what the Sealanders did to the Lorains - these northern barbarians started fighting with each other without considering the consequences. Thinking of this, Alfred could convince these people
It is simply a miracle that people turn against Ragnar.
-No, Alfred didn't use magic, so it wasn't a miracle.
If Alfred can do it, there's no reason why Ella can't do it.
The murderous intent released by the Upland garrison has become stronger and stronger. Ella began to search for words that could have an effect on this group of barbarians. She was not familiar with the people in Upland, but she was also a member of the Northern Barbarians.
She still understands his style of doing things.
——If the opponent is a Zealander, what kind of rhetoric should be used to be effective?
"I see—you're afraid of Ragnar, aren't you?"
Before the two sides were about to take action, Ella threw these words heavily on the ground.
