The dew of the autumn night fell, smashing the carefully woven cobwebs into scattered pieces, a gossamer flying flotsam, and Edgar watched intently, suddenly feeling like this poor spider, weaving a "perfect" cobweb in vain, but at some point, the enemy would rudely break it all. He knew that he was scared, that he was hesitating, that kind of emotions were harmful, and he kept telling himself that. However, since occupying the body of this prince, Lieutenant Thomson in his previous life has been constantly affected, and a strong tragic complex has always entangled him, and now Prince Edgar is no longer Lieutenant Thomson, and after fate and this Wessex royal family are one, his heart has also changed: if he was a lieutenant of the Guards Cavalry in his previous life, he would never be afraid of a strong enemy, and would only shout excitedly to fight, but the current Prince Edgar can't do this, his decision will change the fate of countless people, especially those who believe in themselves, Or people who are still doubting themselves, but who have been praying for themselves: how will a seventeen-year-old heart endure all this?

He laughed at William Mallett's story, but immediately realized that it was not an unrelated anecdote, that the protagonist of the story was under the banner opposite him, and that the tyrannical character of the other party was closely related to his own fate and that of many others. Something had to be done, thought Edgar, who couldn't let the people of York suffer the same fate as Alençon's losers. The Danish attack during the day proved the strength of the Norman army, and Edgar knew better that the enemy's commander-in-chief was by no means mediocre, and although the English and Danes had a slight advantage in strength, they would not have been too good to attack William the Conqueror himself until the two sides could work together. Reason told him that he could only defend and standby at present, but will it be his own side that will have a flaw in the end, how can he know it?

Prince Edgar's mind began to turn in the other direction, what could he do now? He looked at the broken web, remembered the famous story of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, and stood up: he needed to keep the web!

The next day, under the orders of Prince Edgar, the Yorkists began to fortify the walls, and the Danes were invited to join the Yorkist garrison. Prince Edgar didn't mind, but told the Lord Governor of Durham to take care of York's gates, and then summoned a squire and handed him a new letter. The messenger then sped away in the direction of Bebanburg.

After doing this, Prince Edgar was about to go to the front to observe the armies of both sides, but he saw the Count of Benicia angrily open the tabernacle, and when he came in, he took a flask from one of the attendants, and poured a large gulp. In the prince's astonished gaze, the Count cursed loudly: "This is simply too much deception, who does that baring Danish bastard think we are?" ”

"My lord, what the hell is going on?"

The Count of Benicia poured another sip of ale, which seemed to extinguish some of his anger, and then began to explain: "Last time in the Danish camp, we gave the Danes some precious weapons and armor, and Harald thanked the prince at that time. ”

Edgar nodded, acknowledging that he remembered the incident. The Count continued: "To-day the pig of Osbjorn has sent a few boxes of things to my camp as a token of thanks. But when I opened the chest, there was a pile of staffs, three reliquaries, and eight crosses, and many other treasures. ”

Edgar was a little puzzled, wondering why this incident would offend the noble lord.

The Earl, as if trying to restrain his anger, paused for a moment before resuming his speech, but his voice was louder than before: "When I look closely, the contents are all treasures of Lincoln's Abbey, including the crown of my Lord Jesus, the golden shepherd's staff, and the famous relics stored in the spires, some of which are even donated by my ancestors!" ”

The prince was silent for a moment before he asked in a low voice, "So, my lord, how did you reply to the Danes?" ”

"I told the two wretches to leave the stolen goods and go back, lest they spill blood on the spot in my tent!" The Count replied aloud, naturally.

Prince Edgar frowned, this was obviously a very serious incident, and if it was known to the English, it would probably cause internal upheaval. However, the Danes have not come to explain until now, what is the idea?

The prince began to tap his little finger on the table, but could not think of a remedy. When he saw that the Count of Benicia was staring at him, and his heart sank, and it was evident that he must not show weakness to the Danes at this time, so the prince called Uhtred and told him the matter himself, and the young nobleman was at once enraged, and he glanced at his father, and then asked Edgar, "My lord, what now?" ”

Edgar paced close to the tabernacle, and quietly took the flask from the Count of Benicia, and handed it to the guard beside him, and replied, "I have decided to send you to Prince Harald, to explain to him what had happened, and to ask him what the Danes had to say about it, and whether it meant to humiliate the English." Then no matter what the other party says, just write it down carefully and report it to me directly, without having to reply on the spot. ”

After this episode, Edgar didn't have the heart to go to the southern front, but just waited in the camp with the Count of Benicia......

The Normans on the opposite side remained normal every day, with no intention of attacking or leaving, and the season of war was coming to an end soon, and most of the soldiers on both sides felt that the days would probably pass like this, until everyone returned to their divisions and disbanded before winter.

One day in November, King William summoned the Earl of Mortan and the Earl of Eu to the tent, and before they could speak, the King replied, "I have called you here because there is a battle to be fought." ”

Both of them knew that it would not be a storming of the enemy's position, so they waited for the king to continue to explain. William pointed to an open letter and said: "Surrey has sent important information from Lincoln, he recently learned that the Danes' supplies are kept on Axholm Island, only a small number of troops to defend, although the terrain is inconvenient, but Surrey said that he has found a route to the island, so I decided to let you go immediately and attack the Danish camp on Axholm Island, even if the king of Sven himself is useless." ”

The Earls of Mortan and Earl Iu were very excited, and they both had a feeling that great work was just around the corner. After seeing off the two earls himself, King William looked back triumphantly in the direction of York: "The dice have been thrown, and when the ending is revealed, those rebellions will be taken aback." ”