Chapter 146: The Torch is the Horn

At this time, Dio's eyes became more and more red and swollen, and there were even a few teardrops hanging in the corners of his eyes, looking heartbroken.

"My wife is still waiting for me to go back! Now it seems hopeless! ”

Major Theo's performance stunned everyone.

Major Dio, who usually showed a serious face in the barracks, was like a girl at this time, crying and crying, and he was completely two people as usual.

However, when everyone thinks about it, Major Dio may have drunk a lot of wine today, and some gaffes are inevitable.

In this way, everyone looked at Major Dio with sympathetic eyes, and their faces were full of pity.

But suddenly, there was a cry from the crowd, which was very scary.

"O my son! I haven't been home for two years, and in a few years, I'm afraid my son won't know me anymore! ”

Everyone's eyes turned to the corner, only to see a strong man with slanted eyes and a big nose sitting on the ground, howling loudly, wiping tears from time to time, although everyone did not see a single teardrop.

Seeing the crowd gathered around, he howled louder, "Father! I'm afraid I won't be there for you to pray for you when you're gone! ”

"My sister and brother at home don't know if they're married?"

Everyone watched for a while, maybe under the influence of alcohol, or maybe they felt the same way, most of them also had red and swollen eyes, and the old men also shed tears.

"Yes! My Matthew doesn't know how tall to grow either! "My wife was pregnant when she first came out, and now I don't know if I gave birth to a boy or a girl!" …………

Everyone chatted word by word, and the atmosphere became more and more intense, and all this was what Dio liked to see, and the result was as expected.

"Wow-" The young man, who was not tall and looked a little thin, suddenly cried loudly, "My daughter-in-law who just married! If she stays here for five or six years, she will have to run away with someone! ”

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were on him, and sympathetic eyes gathered on him.

After feeling everyone's gaze, he cried even louder.

Dio felt that this was the right time, and that it was his turn.

Dio left his seat and walked in front of everyone, and all eyes were on him again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I can understand your feelings, and therefore, I have decided to take refuge in our true King of France, His Majesty Edward VI!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the tent froze, and the weeping, emaciated officer also stopped, and turned his questioning gaze to Dio.

He felt that there were doubts, puzzles, and anger in everyone's eyes at this time, but he straightened up his waist as usual, and stood still.

"Ladies and gentlemen, would you like to live in Scotland for five or six years, where birds don't?"

"Don't you want to think about your elderly parents? Don't you want to think about your children waiting to be fed? Don't want to think about your young wife? ”

Dio's series of questions went straight to everyone's hearts, making them want to speak, but they couldn't speak.

"So, come with me to England! His Majesty promised us that if we went to England, he would send someone to France to bring your family! ”

After saying this, Dio felt that everyone's resistance had softened a lot, and the possibility of accepting the conditions had greatly increased.

"And, if you go to England, you will each get a few dozen acres of land, and each of you will be paid fifty pounds!"

After saying this, everyone below almost gasped, and their eyes stared at Dio, a little incredulous.

As middle-level officers in the French army, they were not from good backgrounds, either civilians or merchants, and their family situation was not very good, otherwise they would not have come to serve as soldiers.

Dozens of acres of land and fifty pounds, which they would almost never have been able to obtain in their lifetime, were now in front of them, an unattainable fortune.

At this time, Boris, who was stained with blood on his body, walked in with his guards, glanced at everyone with a sharp gaze, and then bent down to Dio and said, "Young master, those dozen people are all solved!" ”

Boris spoke lightly, and Dio bowed his head gently in approval, but the hearts of many of the officers below shivered.

Especially Boris and the others were covered in blood and murderous, and everyone didn't know what the tent next door was currently looking like.

"Your Excellency Major, you are currently the leader of our expeditionary force, you can do whatever you say, we will listen to you!"

Soon, someone with strong eyes saw the current situation and echoed loudly.

"Yes, it's all up to you!" "Just tell me what you want!" ……

Whoever can become an officer is not a fool, and with the first one, the rest of the people rushed to echo Dio.

"Okay, since everyone is willing to listen to me, then I'll take everyone to get rich together!"

As he spoke, Dio slapped the table and said righteously, looking majestic.

At this time, Dio had nothing to worry about, as long as this group of officers supported him, then the French army of more than 1,000 people was in his hands, and the baron he longed for was no longer out of reach.

As for ordinary French soldiers? No one cared about their feelings, and as long as the officers came to an agreement, they naturally followed.

At this time, at six o'clock in the afternoon of May 5th, in order to accomplish this goal, the Earl of Wilson led his 1,000 men directly to Edinburgh.

Along the way, he hid in Tibet, hiding from the Scottish soldiers, but he took a lot of detours and slept in the open.

Huntington is in the hands of England, so the distance between it and Edinburgh is a smooth road, and even the most dense patrols of Scotland sometimes slip through.

On a small steep slope five miles outside Edinburgh, the Earl of Wilson and a thousand cavalry were standing motionless.

Cooper is also here. After receiving accurate information, he rushed to Huntington non-stop, and accompanied the army to Edinburgh without stopping, exhausted.

"Your Excellency, we have agreed on eight o'clock in the evening, with torches as the signal."

Cooper gripped the hard black bread with his teeth as he said to Earl Wilson, who was next to him.

"Yes! I know! Earl Wilson didn't say much, and it was evident that he was too tired to do so.

At about seven o'clock, the Earl of Wilson rallied his troops and headed for the walls of Edinburgh.

At this time, Major Dio forced the defenders to open the door under the pretext of an urgent matter at night, and under pressure, the defenders slowly opened the drawbridge.

Behind Major Dio, several hundred rushed up, and after a short handover, Major Dio took control of the gates.