Glahid, who was called aboard the Flying Sealander, thought carefully for a while after listening to Ella's analysis.
"The King of Knights is very popular in England. Even if a few people are dissatisfied, it will not cause any trouble. If there is a possibility of rebellion, it is only in Scotland and Ireland, which he recently conquered."
"Scotland and Ireland? I know that Scotland used to be the territory of Halfdan the White, and Ireland was the territory of Ivar the Boneless. Is it something their men did?"
"Maybe it is possible. After all, many of the lords in these places are the old tribes of Ivar and Halfdan. England has an alliance with the Pirate Kingdom. The King of Knights felt that it would not be good to kill all these pirates, so he allowed them to retain their territory.
But I think the possibility is not very high. After all, those who dared to resist have died on the battlefield, and these remaining lords have surrendered voluntarily. What's more, without Halfdan and Ivar, even if these lords organize to resist,
The King of Knights also has an absolute advantage. Unless..."
"unless?"
"Unless there is a strong leader who can unite these lords. But even so, based on the strength of the remaining remnants, I don't think it is necessary for the King of Knights to ask you, the King of Sweden, for help..."
"That's weird." Ella frowned. In fact, when she saw Alfred's scabbard, her first reaction was the apostle's attack. But looking at the bruised messenger, she immediately
This speculation has been rejected. But since he is not an apostle, and there is no opponent for Alfred inside or outside Britain, then what is the matter with this scabbard?
"The enemy is unknown, so we have to be careful." She ordered, "Send out speed boats for reconnaissance in all directions, and use hot air balloons. Once you find any suspicious troops, come back and report to me immediately!"
They sailed towards Britain like this for several days. When the reconnaissance force brought news of the enemy, Ayla's fleet would have completed half of the journey.
It was a hot-air balloon reconnaissance team that discovered the enemy's clues. Due to the wind direction, they landed in the sea on the side of the Ella fleet, and were then picked up by the flying Sealander by a fleet that specialized in recovering hot-air balloons.
"Three small boats were found, they should be the enemy's reconnaissance force!" The reconnaissance team reported to Ella wetly. "They tried to attack us with bows and arrows. After finding that the arrows could not reach our hot air balloon, they turned around and headed towards
Heading southwest!"
"Southwest? What's there?"
"I don't know! Because of the wind direction, we can't chase them!"
"Then what's their captain like? You can see clearly, right?"
"It's a longship! It's exactly like our ship!"
So Amy said from the side: "It seems that your Majesty's previous analysis is correct. In the entire North Sea, we are the only ones with longships, and the remnants of Ivar and Halfdan."
"But Glahid said that these remnants do not have the strength to resist Alfred. Moreover, it is still quite far away from Britain. Will it be too easy for them to deploy the fleet here?"
The doubts in Ella's heart became more and more serious. She asked the hot-air balloon reconnaissance team to rest on the flying Sealander, and then sent a small reconnaissance fleet to explore in the direction they pointed. Five days later, the intelligence was transmitted
Back: There is indeed an enemy ship in the southwest waters. It is quite large and is about three days' voyage from here.
"What kind of ship is it?" Ella asked again.
"It's a long ship! It's exactly the same as our ship!" the soldiers replied with some fear. "If they weren't skilled enough in sailing, we wouldn't be able to come back!"
"This is impossible!" Glahid couldn't help shouting after hearing this information. "Even if the lords of Ireland and Scotland had assembled such a fleet, they should still be dealing with the fleet of the King of Knights now, so far away from Britain.
What are you doing in the far sea?”
"Isn't this obvious?" Dast shrugged, "The enemy's reconnaissance team was discovered five days ago, right? It means that the other side is also investigating our situation, and their target is us. They dare to do this,
I’m afraid that the fleet of the King of Knights is gone.”
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Glahid grabbed Dast's collar, "The King of Knights' fleet was specially built for Halfdan and Ivar, how could you just say no to it?"
"I was wrong, I admit defeat!" Dast raised his hands in the air, "Every one of your British archers are gods, and their bows are faster in melee than I can use my sword. I surrender, unconditionally!"
"There is no need to argue here. Since the enemy has been discovered, just grab a few people and ask them." Ella looked up at the sails that were swollen by the wind, and calculated in her mind for a while, "If there is news from the reconnaissance team,
It is true that the enemy fleet only has eight days left at most."
On the other side, after the failure of the reconnaissance team chasing Ella, the "enemy fleet" mentioned by Ella has entered a state of war. As Ella expected, the general commanding this fleet is the remnant of Halfdan.
Influenced by Halfdan, this general also likes to wear white clothes. Before discovering Ella's reconnaissance team, he was lying on the deck and listening to his men reciting poems. The news that Ella's reconnaissance team successfully escaped shocked him.
I tore up the collection of poems at once.
"I can't listen to poetry anymore. If I stay in Scotland for a long time, I won't even be able to sail the ship!" He shouted back and forth on the deck, "That queen really brought troops to support her! It doesn't matter whether you are in Scotland or not."
, all tense up! A fierce battle is coming! Practice more these days to get back the feeling of sailing!"
"Boss, don't we chase after him?" asked the soldier who was holding the poetry book earlier, "'Instead of waiting for others to attack, it is better to take the initiative. Only those who have mastered the attack can truly master the defense.' Boss Halfdan is not
Do you often say that?"
"Yes, I know the boss often says that. But the boss who said that was killed by that queen three years ago!" The general roared, "Just defend honestly! Have you forgotten? Our mission is not to win, but to delay
Reinforcements staying in Sweden for a month!”
"Boss, if it's just for containment, I think we should find a few narrow places..."
"Narrow place? Are you crazy?" Before the soldier could say anything, the general roared again, "Boss Halfdan died because he was attacked by sea fire in a narrow sea area!"
"I haven't finished talking yet. It's not really a decisive battle in a narrow sea area, but we are setting up suspicious soldiers to pretend there is an ambush." The soldier said, "Boss Halfdan was the attacker last time, so he fell into an ambush.
.But this time the queen is the attacker, and they are in a hurry. Even if a suspected enemy can only delay for half a day, that is our victory."
"That's right, that's right! It makes sense!" The general nodded repeatedly, "If one suspect is delayed for a long time, then if I set up sixty suspects, won't it be able to delay it for a month? What you said is very like Boss Halfdan.
!”
"Wait a minute, boss, you can't count like this!" The soldier hurriedly stopped him, "Sixty suspected soldiers will definitely be found in several places, and we won't be able to hold on for a month!"
The general raised his eyes: "Then what do you think we should do?"
"To be on the safe side, arrange at least ninety suspects!"
"That's okay! I'll arrange the manpower to do it right away!"
