Chapter 264 6.12 First Battle

"Brothers, remember the battle strategy we formulated in advance!"

"In this battle, our plan is not to kill people, but to completely occupy the "Sea Watch Fortress"! Because only by occupying this fortress can we use the "Dragon Slayer Crossbow" installed on the fortress wall to fight against the dragon knights of Wessex!"

As for the coastal defense arrangements of the English, Loki was not very clear. Because last year, all the Mercian navy that landed in Hanshui Village only had one seedling, Archbishop Francis.

But this seedling is quite difficult to describe.

If you ask him where in the English Isles there are the most fallen women, from Cheshire to Yorkshire, he can list them from bottom to top.

He even knows which county has thin waists and which county has big breasts.

But if you ask him about the coastal defense arrangements of the navy, for the fat old monk, this is a complete "knowledge blind spot".

As for Jerome, Lawrence and others, when they have not left the English Isles, they are just ordinary scribes and church lecturers in Lindisfarne Abbey.

The two had never paid attention to the deployment of the army.

Considering the faith of the Saint Bishop monks and the large number of women and children stranded in the valley, Loki did not even bring any Saint Bishops to participate in this operation.

The only people who could know some of the city defense information of Mercia were the few tribesmen in Blood Pigeon Town who were abandoned by old man Hummel. After learning of the invasion of Bakambusi, old man Hummel immediately loaded the elite of the whole tribe onto the longboat and left the Scandinavian Peninsula without looking back.

His fleet could not load everyone, so naturally a small number of tribesmen were inevitably forgotten behind. There were still a few Viking pirates who participated in the "Summer Looting" in Blood Pigeon Town.

It was they who told Loki the important information that there were crossbows hidden in the "Sea Watch Fortress".

In the dark night, a long team quietly walked into the Sea Watch Fortress. While walking, Loki once again explained the combat principles in a deep voice.

"Brothers, please remember that the English army's combat capability is very weak!"

"Last summer, Blood Pigeon Town only sent out 500 pirates to beat Mercia into a mess, and even broke into the corner of the main city of Oxford! We have now bypassed their most powerful navy. The only thing we need to be wary of is the coalition's dragon!

Based on this consideration, our fighting principle is to capture the city!

If you encounter deserters who escape from the city, the troops do not need to chase them! Retreating to the city and defending the city is the top priority!

There is one more thing I must explain!

This time I led you into England, and I didn't want to go back since I came! Compared with the Scandinavian Peninsula, the land here is fertile and the environment is pleasant. It's simply a paradise!

Do you understand?!"

"Understood!"

Loki had already carefully considered this expedition to England.

There are three reasons why he needs land.

First of all, if he wants to perfectly exert the powerful Viking ground forces, he must land on the land of England. Otherwise, any use of longships to transport troops on the sea will bring him great risks.

Once the ship leaks and sinks, even a demigod will die in the rough sea.

The best way to counter the English coalition is to build a permanent base on their land. In this way, they can have a port that can safely travel to and from the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Avoid the danger of relying on navigation to transport troops.

Secondly, after a long summer and winter, he has seen the power of the "Xuanyuan Sword".

From the placement point of view, the Xuanyuan Sword is undoubtedly the most valuable trophy in the Obsidian Pyramid. After going through thousands of hardships and dangers, Loki brought this stone sword back to the village and found its extraordinary features.

In summer and autumn, the Xuanyuan Sword was inserted on the roof of the Hanshui Fort. The crops on the few acres of thin fields outside the village seemed to have mutated. One stalk of corn could produce 4-5 roots, and wheat could grow to nearly a person's height.

When it came to the harvest, the output of only four or five hundred kilograms a year in the past actually doubled by 10 times this year!

Not to mention, the whole summer, Hanshui Village was full of birdsong and flowers. The village and the surrounding areas were full of flowers without any sowing. Even on the sea surface one kilometer away, there were many more fish and krill than in previous years.

At the end of summer, when Duke Bernard was completely destroyed and Fengxi Fort fell into Loki's hands, he moved Xuanyuan Sword from Hanshui Village to Fengxi Fort. As a result, the river valley did not have a single snowstorm for the whole winter.

The temperature in winter was obviously much higher than usual, and the sun appeared several times for the first time.

This was a grand scene that had never appeared in previous years.

Based on the harvest in autumn and the warmth in winter, Loki was basically sure that the "Xuanyuan Sword" found in the obsidian pyramid did have the same immediate effect as the legend!

And this was only in the barren Scandinavian Peninsula.

If it was in the fertile land and resources everywhere in the English Islands, how much benefit this artifact could bring, he dared not even think about it for the time being.

The last reason is that after a Slavic invasion, Dragon Breath Plateau and Frost Ridge have become a dead and silent wasteland.

Although the two dukes have lost most of their population, they still have at least a few thousand soldiers under their command. These people must not stay in the river valley for a long time and must build their own castle.

If they had to rebuild a new homeland, capturing a few castles on English soil was their best option compared to cold and barren Scandinavia.

Once upon a time, it was difficult to find water in the sea.

After having seen the warmth, richness and fertility of this place, no one looks at the barren and cold Scandinavia anymore!

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A large group of Viking warriors came out of the woods. They did not hide themselves, nor did they have any "march formation".

Everyone, holding shields in their left hands and axes in their right hands, gathered into a loose flow of people and walked towards the fortress on the seaside. It was the darkness before dawn. Almost everyone was holding crossbows and falling asleep on the city wall.

Usually, what they stand here to watch out for is the dragon from the neighboring Kingdom of Wessex and the Moa Knight from East Anglia. However, at this time, the seven countries rarely formed a coalition, and this fortress built on the coast did not need to guard against anyone.

So when the guards opened their sleepy eyes and found that the foot of the city was full of Viking warriors running towards them,

With a loud bang, the mountain giants and sea giants that had grown in size were already smashing the city gate into pieces while running!

A large group of Viking warriors invaded the city!

The desperate battle between the English and the Vikings started again after six months of winter.