Chapter 224 [Competitive Copy]

In the cavalryman's statement just now, there was a key word that was captured by Chen Xiaolian.

Puppet King Harold.

Plus I saw the red double lion flag of the Norman family......

Then it is not difficult to speculate on the conclusion.

This history, Chen Xiaolian said about the tire spare tire before.

It should now be October of 1066 A.D.

Earlier, there had been an incident in England where the previous king had died of illness and had no heirs.

During his lifetime, the king had promised two different people to pass on the throne to each other.

One of them was the ancestor of the Fairy Sound, the then master of the Norman family, the great nobleman of the Duke title, William, who was the cousin of the dead king.

The other was the brother-in-law of the dead king, the brother-in-law, whose name was Harold.

Both guys claim the right to inherit the throne.

But the king's brother-in-law, that is, Harold, because he was a native nobleman of England, was in London, so he was close to the water, and immediately after the king's death, he inherited the throne.

And Xianyin's ancestor, the Duke of William, was more bitter - he was in France, and Normandy was his domain.

William was very annoyed by being preempted by his opponent to get the throne, so he started a war and invaded England from France across the sea with his own army!

And that's what it is......

Throne War!

"William?Xianyin's ancestor?" Tire looked at the spare tire, and the spare tire remembered something: "I remember that we discussed before, since the sword in the stone is kept in the hands of the Norman family...... Then it is very likely that the legend of King Arthur is based on the life and deeds of William......"

"That's right. Chen Xiaolian nodded: "This Duke William is indeed a very powerful character, and his military talent is very outstanding. And he was the first king to unify all of England by force. Therefore, I also guess that the later story of King Arthur is a legend based on him. ”

After a pause, Chen Xiaolian said slowly: "Look at the way it looks now...... It seems that the system is set up to automatically assign us to the camp of the Norman family. In other words, our current identity should be that of the ancestor of Xianyin, a soldier in the army under the command of Duke William. ”

"So, the so-called battle for the throne means that we have to help William defeat that Harold and seize the throne?

"I think so. Chen Xiaolian nodded.

Speaking of this, Chen Xiaolian suddenly frowned.

In this case......

This quest seems to be too difficult.

Because...... The final outcome of history was a resounding victory for William. Not only did he win the war, but he also killed Harold on the battlefield!

In this way, even if he and the tire spare tire don't make a move, just stand aside and watch the play, according to the course of history, the result is the same.

William won the throne.

That...... This quest is too difficult.

Chen Xiaolian didn't think that he had the good luck of Xia Xiaolei, and he could get through a copy with a casual sleep.

......

The system automatically assigned Chen Xiaolian and the three to William's army.

William's army was divided into several parts, and the Norman Legion, which he himself owned as the Duke of Normandy. and his two allies, the Breton Legion. and the Flemish legions, both of which were lords of France at the time, who had been co-opted by William to help in the war with the promise of benefits.

In addition, William recruited a large number of mercenaries to help him in his battles.

Obviously, the identity assigned to Chen Xiaolian and the three of them is one of those mercenaries.

The sheepskin flag on the carriage seemed to be a status symbol of some mercenary group.

Therefore, when Chen Xiaolian and the three of them entered the military camp in a carriage, they were not hindered much. The defenders symbolically checked their identities and the wagon, and waved them away.

I inquired all the way and learned that the place where the mercenaries were stationed was located in the southwest corner of the wooden village.

The mercenaries are apparently mostly rabble, and the tents here are all different and look messy.

Chen Xiaolian came all the way. I also saw some mercenary soldiers, who opened their pants and peed directly next to the tent.

Not far away, he even saw a pot hanging from a fire that was cooking some kind of dinner.

Soldiers brought water from the river in the distance.

It was a medieval era, and the army was far from the strict discipline of later generations.

So Chen Xiaolian could see people frolicking all the way, and some soldiers who were drinking were singing and dancing.

There were dirty soldiers fighting in the mud, and there were people betting on gambling next to them.

It's not like a barracks, it's a wet market.

Most of the mercenaries were dressed in tatters, few wore metal armor, most of them were leather armor, and some even wore thick cloth robes, but they were wrapped in layers and layers.

After entering the camp for a while, I saw several soldiers dressed in uniform approach.

The soldiers also had shields on them, which clearly featured the two lions of the Norman family, apparently the regular army of the Norman Legion.

These people are here to collect grain.

The mercenaries took on the work of the requisitioning team, and the collected grain, according to their rules, had to be handed over to half of the Norman legions.

When Chen Xiaolian learned the news, he immediately sighed.

This William is simply ruthless!

He wasn't the king of England yet, he was an invader.

And he allowed these mercenaries to loot on the land of England, and then rob the goods that came, and the mercenaries could get half of them as their payment...... Half of it must also be surrendered.

This is equivalent to the fact that he even has the rest of his military spending.

Use the property of the enemy's people to pay part of the military expenses.

It's just too cunning.

In fact, what Chen Xiaolian didn't know was that William did it more ruthlessly.

The reason why he was able to pull such a large army, follow him across the sea to invade England, and even pull in the allies of the other two legions, was that he made a promise.

If he seizes the throne of England. Some of the lands of England were given to these allies and nobles - only if they pledged allegiance to themselves and recognized themselves as kings.

This is tantamount to...... Take the enemy's property to pay for your own war!

The soldiers took what little half a bag of grain was from Chen Xiaolian's carriage -- Chen Xiaolian did not stop him.

Probably because of this obedient gesture that satisfied the other party, these soldiers also pointed out Chen Xiaolian and told Chen Xiaolian where his tent was.

It was a small, dilapidated tent, with barely two people squeezed in it at most—if it was three, it would have to sit.

The fire at the door has been extinguished. There was only a pile of ashes, and what made Chen Xiaolian frown the most was that there was still a smell of urine here.

"In the Middle Ages, the hygiene was horrible. As a military fan, the spare tire can't help but complain.

Chen Xiaolian glanced at the spare tire: "History records that although William's army won the war, it broke out in the army before it entered London after the war. ”

"I'm not surprised at all by the hygienic conditions. They drink raw water directly. The spare tire sighed.

"It's the Middle Ages. Low productivity. Chen Xiaolian frowned and shook his head: "To drink boiling water, you must burn the fire, and to make the fire, you must send a large number of people to cut firewood." For such a large army, if all of them drink boiled water, the firewood used every day will need to add a huge amount of manpower and material resources. Do you think that drinking boiling water can be changed with just a word from the manager?"

This broken tent, Chen Xiaolian and the others were not interested in drilling into it after just looking at it.

They simply sat outside, and no one seemed to be around anyway.

Obviously, this small mercenary group of Chen Xiaolian and the three of them. It's unremarkable, and they're in the middle of nowhere. No one came to fight for it, and no one looked at them more.

"Now let's talk about it. ”

The three of them sat around the fire, Chen Xiaolian was too lazy to go out to find firewood, directly removed a wooden board from the carriage, kneaded it into several pieces with his bare hands, and then lit a fire.

Chen Xiaolian looked at the tire spare tire in front of him: "Let's discuss." Here's what to do. ”

"We don't know much about this history either. Tire shook his head: "It's better for you to decide, you are the head of the regiment, and we will carry out your orders...... Little face, we all believe in you. ”

"Yes, Captain. I have long admitted that you are the real regiment commander, and I will carry out whatever you say. The words of the spare tire made Chen Xiaolian's heart warm.

He remembers that during the previous battle in front of the museum, the spare tire finally jumped out of his hiding place and threw himself into a desperate situation...... This guy really thinks of himself as a brother who can be entrusted with life and death.

"Good. So. Let me give you an overview of what I know. ”

Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment and said slowly: "According to what we know now, I probably speculate that we are in William's army.

And the upcoming war should be the last decisive battle for William in the process of fighting for the throne.

The most famous Battle of Hastings in British history.

The battle took place in October 1066.

The two sides were William, as well as Harold.

The strength of both sides is about 6,000 to 8,000, so it can be said that the strength is equal.

The place of the battle...... The place should be called Hastings.

As a result of the battle, Harold was killed, William was victorious, and the foundation for the throne was laid.

It can be said that this was the decisive battle. ”

"yes, I see. Tire asked, "But...... As you said earlier, if that's the case, then what else is there for us? William will win anyway. ”

"So, that's our biggest crisis. Chen Xiaolian frowned: "I guess...... Since the system has set the quest here, the balance of power between the two sides, as well as the conditions they have, must be different from the real history.

You want to ...... William has us on board here.

So...... The other party, Harold there, maybe...... There are also other game participants joining in!"

In the end, Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly: "In other words, this second stage is likely to be a ...... Competitive quests!"

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The final sprint!!!!!!!!!

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――Dancing all over the ground~

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............ (To be continued......)