The prisoners of war were interrogated again. Amy used Aphrodite's protection without reservation, trying to get words out of them. But the result was disappointing. They had no idea what was happening in Southampton.
, doesn’t know Bjorn’s plan, or even how many people are on his side.
Of course, as long as they contact Alfred, all their doubts will be answered - but now they have doubts about whether Alfred is still in Winchester.
From Southampton to Winchester, there is no way around the forest in the middle. Ella does not dare to enter there rashly. The scabbard of Alfred's sword is placed in front of Ella's desk. Every time Ella looks up
, you can see the stains of blood on the scabbard.
Ella conducted four reconnaissances.
Ella's first thought was to use a hot air balloon, but the forest is in the north, and the wind these days has been northeasterly. Although the wind direction will change as the altitude increases, the soldiers cannot clearly see the situation in the forest as the altitude increases.
. And the wind has been really strong these days. The hot air balloon flying into the sky will quickly spin violently, and almost dropped the soldiers on it several times. By the time the hot air balloon landed, the soldiers on it had already
I was so dizzy that I was about to vomit.
Ella could only send out reconnaissance teams on the ground. She sent a total of more than ten groups with hundreds of people. None of those soldiers came back without landing, and they all brought back the same report: no trace of anyone was found.
But no one is absolutely out of the question. For a city's population, the number of bodies on the streets of Southampton is far too few.
For the third time, Ella decided to give up exploring the forest for the time being and sent a team directly through the forest to Winchester to gather information. Then what she worried about happened: the investigation team lost news from then on.
Ella felt as if she had been thrown into a cave full of snakes, but the cave was filled with fog and she couldn't see anything clearly.
This feeling made people's hair stand on end. As a result, Ella's army came to a standstill.
In order to dispel this fog, Ella gathered the officers of the army together to discuss feasible plans.
"Is there anyone willing to take the initiative to stand up!" Ella slammed the table, "As long as we can find out the situation, I will not only give you a knighthood, but I will even give you five points on your graduation exam!"
As the saying goes, under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man. A pirate strode out from the crowd:
"Leave it to me! With this mountain ax in my hand, Bjorn will never come back!"
"Okay!" Ella patted the table.
Immediately another pirate stood up:
"No, you should leave it to me! With this Shuofeng Hanmang sword in my hand, I will kill Bjorn under his horse within three swords!"
"How heroic!" Ella gave a thumbs up, "With you two generals here, why should I be afraid of Bjorn!"
"But what we are discussing now is not investigation intelligence?" Amy complained at the side, "Without intelligence, where are you going to find Bjorn?"
The two pirates stopped talking.
Glahid sighed and stood up:
"Leave it to me. Many of my archers are brought from Britain. Although this mission is very dangerous, when it comes to familiarity with the terrain, no one in the army can surpass them."
"Hmm... It seems that is indeed the case. But you already have a knighthood, Glahid, and your grades are all perfect." Ella scratched her head in embarrassment, "If you succeed, what reward do you want?"
"Maybe the credit this time is not enough." Glahid said, "But, I want to be a general who can command the army."
Everyone was surprised. Grahid's current identity was a count, and he already had his own troops. The "general" he mentioned was obviously not this kind, but refers to Aila's military ministers.
Looking at Aila's entire territory, Glahid is indeed the best general. But to give him such an important position, Aila felt that something was missing. Just when Aila hesitated, Dust's voice
Suddenly came from outside:
"Go, go, go! A group of archers are playing reconnaissance!"
Dast's identity was Ella's swordsmanship teacher, and he was not invited to this meeting. But he was probably drunk again, so he pushed aside the soldiers at the door and walked in unsteadily.
This time, Glahid was really angry: "Dust! What are you doing here? Do you think the archers I trained will not be able to fight if they enter the forest?"
"I don't know if you can fight in the forest! But when you just said that this mission is very dangerous, I know that you shouldn't do this job!"
Dust burped and drunkenly slapped his hand on his chest.
"King of Sweden, let me do this job. Not only did I find out the situation for you, I will bring back as many soldiers as you give me. If there is one less person, you will hold me accountable! I don't want any credits either.
I don’t want a title either. Just be like this archer. If you think I can use it, make me a general when you come back!"
Ella was a little surprised: "Master? You also want to be a general?"
"Are you kidding? Have you ever led a soldier?" Glahid yelled, "You are just a street gangster!"
"A street gangster? I'm a knight!" Dast shook his hand and slapped his chest again, "White knight! The princess of the Seven Hills Empire personally sealed it. What, are you qualified?"
"Where did the knight class come from in the Seven Hills Empire?" Glahid laughed, "Is your princess from a fairy tale, or has she read too many fairy tales?"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Ella suddenly said: "Grahid, step back."
Glahid was a little surprised: "The King of Sweden...this?"
"I would be most at ease if Master is willing to handle the investigation mission." Ella looked at Dust, "But you have been drinking most of the time since you came to Sweden. I thought you wanted to live a safe life.
, for peaceful days. Do you really want to go to the battlefield?"
"I have been wandering around for ten years and have never done any serious work. However, King of Sweden, you will go to the Seven Hills Empire to regain the throne in the future, right?"
Dast's body was a little unsteady due to his drunkenness. He found a pillar to support his shaky body, and tried hard to swallow the feeling of vomiting, and then raised his bloodshot eyes:
"If I become a general, when I break the wall of Theodosius, can I take a princess home?"
Amy smiled knowingly: "It depends on whether you can control the princess. She is very strong."
"How many people do you need to complete this task?" Ella asked, "I will prepare it for you."
"It has nothing to do with the number of soldiers. I want to personally select the soldiers who perform the mission from each battalion."
"King of Sweden, do you really want this drunkard to go on a mission?" Glahid shouted from the side, "Even if he has strong investigative capabilities, it doesn't mean he can command a reconnaissance force, right? If I read that right, he was born a civilian.
,Have you never led troops?"
"When I had to face Sigurd, I had never led an army before. But I won. I know the master's strength. If you want to try, then go ahead and try boldly."
Ella stepped down from her seat and solemnly handed the crowbar in Dust's hand.
"Listen, Master, just to complete this task, I can only let you become an officer. If you want to become my general, then you must complete it with great distinction!"
"Okay." Dast drunkenly took the crowbar from Ella and asked, "When will you let me select soldiers?"
"When you sober up," Ella said, "Grahid is right, you are not allowed to drink during operations. If you want to become a general under me, you must remember this."
"Well...it seems that I...can still sleep again."
Dast threw the crowbar, fell down, and fell asleep in front of many generals.
