Due to the impact of the Battle of Hastings, the losses of Sain in Wessex and Sussex were extremely heavy, and the final number of militia recruited was only 2,200 men, plus nearly 3,000 northern troops in London and Welsh border longbowmen, and finally the troops assembled on the Isle of Wight totaled more than 5,000 men, including more than 450 Northumbrian knights.

Coming from the south, Sein received some equipment and then went into intensive joint camp training, and in the absence of Vorsiov, Count of Northumbria, Edgar asked Ulf to help him organize the training. According to the latest information, the Lincolnshire militia under the command of Hereward has arrived on the east coast, and they will be monitoring the vicinity of Peterborough and working with the Earl of Northumbria in East Anglia to guard against the Danish ships.

"Have you received the son of Count Guspatrick?" After noon, Edgar met with a messenger from the north and immediately asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Bishop of Durham has welcomed Master Guspartrick to York, and is ready to come with him to London after the summer."

On the advice of the Council of the Magi, King Edgar appointed the young Guspatrick as Count of Cumbria, temporarily under the guardianship of Bishop Ethelwyn, before returning to the rule of Kelligualid when he came of age. As the new Earl of Cumbria was located in the kingdoms of England and Alba, he would swear allegiance to the monarchs of each country when he came of age, and would be offered military service to both sides of the scale, depending on the extent of his territory within each country.

After arranging the aftermath of the Count of Benicia, King Edgar was about to go to see Ulf's guards, when a new messenger galloped in from outside his camp, and he came to the king's tent and reported in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the Bishop of Warchester has sent me to deliver the news that the messenger of King Philip of France has arrived in London in the near future!" ”

Edgar stood up: "King Philip? Carefully report! ”

The messenger hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Bishop Warchester said that King Philip wishes to congratulate His Majesty on his victory over the Normans. The Bishop also said that His Holiness had recently invaded Flexan, Normandy! ”

This news moved Edgar's heart, and the French King finally couldn't help but do it? The stakes were so high that they could affect almost the whole of the north, and King Edgar had pondered it for a long time, and the French king had sent an envoy to congratulate him, apparently intent on working together against the Normans, but this potential mutual aid relationship was still a long way from a true covenant. With the help of the Capetian royal family, England would be able to deal with the Normandy threat and even join the siege of the duchy, which would greatly reduce the chances of invasion of England itself, and would have great significance for the recovery of the long-suffering kingdom.

In September, Edgar returned to London from the south coast, met with the Bishop of Durham, and immediately sent him to Paris to negotiate secretly with the King of France.

By this time, the victory of the English at St. Albans had spread across Europe with the news of King Edgar's coronation, and the defeat of the Normans immediately shook the courts, and emissaries from Denmark, Norway, and the Holy Roman Empire rushed to London. After confirming that the Normans were unable to fight back this year, Edgar, who returned to Westminster, met with the envoys of the nations during the autumn hunt.

The large tent of the King of England was very simple, except for the king's elaborate armor and weapons. While Edgar was chatting with Bishop Bamberg, Emperor Henry's envoy, Godwin, the flag bearer of the royal family, entered the tent: "Your Majesty, we have been ordered to welcome the Spaniards outside, and they are waiting for your reception. ”

Edgar was a little curious about these Iberian messengers, and soon from behind the open tent appeared a tall young knight, with a short beard, a very white complexion, curly hair, long eyelashes, slightly curved thick eyebrows, he had a delicate hooked nose, thin lips, smooth shoulders, strong and straight arms, broad palms, straight chest, waist and abdomen retracted, but the spine was not at all protruding, and you could also see the undulating ribs and bulging muscles on the side through the robe, The tight side waist seems to be full of explosive power. Behind him were the other members of the legations, who held aloft gifts to the King of England, and who, with the exception of their chiefs, were dressed in luxurious silk robes of extremely bright colour.

"Sent by His Majesty King Sancho, ruler of Castile and Zaragoza and patron of Christians, your servant Rodrigo Díaz de Vival salutes His Majesty and congratulates him on his accession to the throne."

Edgar had been looking at this extraordinary-looking knight, and when he heard his self-introduction, he almost didn't sit still, but fortunately there was a table to cover it, and he didn't make a fool of himself in public. But his heart was still turbulent, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time, because this tall knight in front of him, like the ancient Goths, would have a name that would make the world thunder in the future-Cid!

After Edgar came to this era, he had already seen such a figure as William the Conqueror, and he thought that no one else would be equally impressed, but when he saw Cid in front of him, he immediately felt the extraordinary temperament of the other party. At this time, Cid had just experienced the glory of the Battle of Graus, and it was the time when the spring breeze was proud, and it was difficult to hide the color of flying eyes. However, he was also very curious about the young king of England in front of him, after all, the experience of the other country being ruined, the young man going into battle, and the experience of breaking strong enemies and becoming the king of a country is quite legendary. For Cid, who is superb in martial arts and familiar with military affairs, it is very meaningful to understand the mental character and martial arts of this young famous general.

After the meeting between the two parties, Edgar offered to invite the knight Rodrigo Díaz to participate in the next hunt, and the knight, who was eleven years older than Edgar, gladly agreed. On this trip to England, he brought twelve famous Spanish horses as gifts, and took the opportunity to show them in front of the King of England.

These Spanish horses with North African blood are extremely elegant, and they can be regarded as princely gifts on the European continent. King Edgar couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so beautiful, it's really a famous horse in Andalusia!" ”

Cid replied proudly, "They are intelligent beings, worthy of only the noblest knights." With that, the tall knight mounted his horse at about the same time as King Edgar, and galloped away into the forest of Windsor.