After that, Dast led people to dig out the people who fell into the pit. Under the leadership of Caslade, they saw the team ambushing in the forest: the number of this team was about three hundred people,
A few wore leather armor, and the vast majority wore civilian rough clothes. They had been lying in wait in the forest for many days without even setting up a decent camp.
"A few days ago we saw that you sent a reconnaissance team in the direction of Winchester. However, our ambush was used to ambush large troops and cannot be exposed by a reconnaissance team. So we didn't care.
." Castlered said, "We originally thought that you, King of Sweden, would pass through the forest quickly. The night in the forest is very difficult. In order not to be discovered, we can't even light a fire. Many people have been sick these days.
In a few days, we won’t be able to hide anymore.”
"What's your plan?" Ella asked.
"We thought that the Swedish kings would spend the night in Southampton." Castlered replied, "Although we have a large number of people, we do not have decent armor and weapons. If we fight head-on, the casualties will be huge, so we want to take advantage of the night to steal.
We will launch an attack after getting some weapons and equipment. Those who stay in Southampton will take the lead in occupying the port and drive you into this forest, and then we will launch a second attack."
"People from Southampton?" Ella repeated doubtfully. There are only about 500 people here, which is indeed too small for the population of a city. According to Castlered, they still have an ambush near Southampton.
But she had already used a hot-air balloon to scout the area near Southampton and didn't find any ambush?
"We can't call an ambush if we are discovered by you." Castlered said, "Follow me. They have been hiding for so many days, and they probably won't be able to hide anymore. If it's later, I'm afraid they won't be able to help themselves and launch an attack directly.
.”
So Ella and Caslade walked out of the forest. Outside the forest, Amy was already anxious to set the forest on fire because of Ella's disappearance. Naturally, she was relieved to see Ella come out safe and sound.
Ella said that she defeated ten enemies at once. Amy didn't believe it and scolded Ella in a low voice.
Soon after, Castlered took Ella and others back to Southampton. He went all the way to the center of the city and took out a whistle in front of Ella. The whistle was made of bone and used
A craft that Ella had never seen before. Castlered explained that it was obtained from a group of strangers in strange clothes who passed by here not long ago. The sound was harsh but loud, so they agreed to treat this whistle as a crisis.
signal.
Ella didn't pay attention to it at first. It wasn't until the whistle blew that Ella realized that the sound was more than harsh, it almost pierced into people's bones. It made people feel a surge of energy that seemed to come from primitive instinct.
The fear made people want to cover their ears and avoid it. Caslade only blew once, and a thick layer of goosebumps appeared all over Ella's body.
"What was this whistle originally used for?" Ella shouted, covering her ears. "Just hearing the sound, I feel like it's not a good thing!"
Castlered spread his hands and said that he didn't know either.
As the whistle fell, something that frightened Ella even more than the whistle happened. This city that had been quiet for many days seemed to have been awakened, and noisy voices rang out from all directions. Those empty rooms that had been inspected
Suddenly the doors and windows opened on their own, and men, women, old people, and children filed out of them, and soon the streets were crowded.
"It's a tunnel." Castlered explained to Ella, "The entire Southampton has been connected by tunnels. When the enemy arrives, the citizens can hide in and take refuge."
"Does every city have such tunnels?".
"No, currently only a few cities along the coast have dug tunnels. After all, this is a big project." Castlered replied, "However, the King of Knights does have the idea of spreading tunnels throughout Britain."
Everyone took a breath of cold air. If Ella had not asked them to retreat to the ship, but rested overnight in Southampton, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Even if they were not ambushed, under the frontal attack of so many trained citizens,
I'm afraid they won't be able to get any benefits.
A man in armor hurriedly ran towards this side, and Glahid recognized it as a knight under the King of Knights. He ran to Ella and nodded repeatedly to apologize: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I should have known it was Sweden."
Wang, we came out to greet you! Just now we were discussing how to raid the port underground. If you hadn't come back in time, it would have almost caused a catastrophe!"
"No... how do you look like you are asking for help?" Amy complained to the side in a daze, "Forget Bjorn, even if Ragnar comes, can he really defeat you?
"
Unexpectedly, the knight was surprised: "Bjorn? Our opponent is Bjorn?"
"You don't know?"
"I don't know! We only know that the news from Winchester has been cut off, and that we were attacked by Scotland not long ago." The knight said, "Although we sent a lot of manpower to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Winchester, when we arrived
So far, we have not received any news related to Winchester."
Ella covered her mouth and thought for a while: "So we can only go directly to Winchester to find out. Is there any enemy ambush in the forest besides you?"
"No, I can guarantee this!" Castlered said, "Except for your troops, the King of Sweden, we have not seen any other troops these days."
"I can also guarantee," Dast said from the side. "Based on the investigation these days and my experience, it can be inferred that there will not be more than 500 people ambushed in this forest."
"King of Sweden, do you want to lead troops to Winchester?" said the knight, "I have wanted to do this for a long time, but these citizens are not well trained and lack weapons, so I dare not act at will. If, King of Sweden, you want to go,
I can assist you with a thousand people and allocate additional manpower to maintain your logistics supplies!"
"In this case, there will be four thousand troops that can fight." Ella thought for a while, then nodded, "We will set off tomorrow. What happened in Winchester will be figured out soon!"
Night is gradually falling, but Southampton is getting busier. For Ella's expedition tomorrow, half the city is rushing to prepare for the war. But the corpses are still lying on the street. This is an important camouflage. When the alarm is lifted
Before, their husbands and sons might have been lying there, being pecked by birds.
"Alfred, is this your determination to fight against the Tianfang Empire?"
Ella stood in the shadow of the city and thought silently. She knew that not only Britain, but also the Heavenly Empire would sooner or later reach Sweden and the Seven Hills Empire. Alfred had already begun to prepare for that decisive battle, and
What about her? What should she do?
Taking advantage of the darkness, Ella took out something from her clothes - it was the cross that Gregory gave to Amy. After it was thrown away by Amy, she picked it up again. The iron cross, under the moonlight
