Chapter 515: The Prelude to the War
In the afternoon of the same day, Arthur led Gawain, Bedwell, Lancelot, Bradyon, and Norvein, and twenty dragon prince cavalry, and twenty Iron Cross knights, to the middle of the camp of the two armies.
And the Duke of Valral, with his own vassals, and fifty knights appeared in front of Arthur.
The men on both sides froze in place, leaving only the two supreme commanders to move forward on their own.
The spring breeze was gently blowing, and the two approached each other in the spring breeze.
Both of them are very calm, and they don't have the feeling of gritting their teeth when they see each other.
The majesty swept through Arthur's golden hair, bringing up a few strands of hair, and the horses on both sides also moved forward slowly.
Finally, the two met, the distance between the two of them was less than two meters, and even the war horses under their crotches were already close to each other.
They just stared at each other, looking at each other's faces, and neither of them spoke.
The stiff situation continued between the two, and in the end, it was the Duke of Vallar, who was the uncle, who spoke first.
"Arthur, I didn't expect you to grow so big, I think you were still such a little kid when I saw you!" Duke Vallar said with a smile.
Arthur replied expressionlessly, "Yes, you launched a usurpation after I was so young, and if it weren't for some loyal people, I'm afraid I wouldn't have grown up so big, right?" My dear uncle? ”
Arthur seemed to be calm, but his heart was already burning with rage, and he wanted to draw his sword and hack the Duke of Valar to death on the spot.
But he still restrained his emotions, at this time he couldn't not be calm, the two sides were like this, even if they hated each other to death in their hearts, but on the surface, they still had to talk and laugh with each other pretendedly.
Listening to Arthur's words, the Duke of Vallar couldn't help but smile dumbly, and hurriedly defended: "Oh, my dear nephew, what are you talking about? ”
"How could my uncle do that? At that time, your father had been bedridden for several years, unconscious, and the whole kingdom was controlled by Merlin and Bradyon, and I, as a member of the royal family, certainly couldn't watch them do something like this! ”
"So I sent troops to get rid of them! But they have taken you and your sister and your mother hostage, and they want to overthrow me in your name! ”
The Duke of Vallar's expression looked very aggrieved, and those who didn't know him would definitely be shaken by his superb performance.
But after all, Arthur has put in countless efforts for today, how could he be confused by the other party?
He watched the performance of the Duke of Valar coldly, and did not debunk his true colors.
The Duke of Vallar continued: "Don't worry, my nephew, I will give you back the throne, after all, you are already an adult, and I had to take over the throne only because your father was sick in bed!" ”
Arthur listened to the words of the Duke of Valral, and secretly scolded the Duke of Valar for being shameless, but he still said: "In that case, my dear uncle, why don't you hand over the throne to me now?" And to avoid a war! ”
After hearing this, the Duke of Vallar said: "I'm afraid not now, uncle, I still have some things to deal with, but don't worry, I can return the throne to you in two months!" ”
"Then there will be no need for war between us! It also reduces casualties! ”
The Duke of Vallar said this, mainly to relax Arthur's vigilance, how much he had paid and worked hard to get the throne of the Carmellot Kingdom, how could he give up casually.
He just hoped that he could fool Arthur back, make him take his words seriously, and then give himself two months to annihilate all the rebels, and then mobilize the whole country to deal with Arthur.
Although his strength is still far superior to Arthur's, after all, he has not yet reached a foolproof crushing state, and he hopes to make a decision and eliminate any unfavorable factors that threaten him.
It wasn't a whimsical thing for him to do, after all, Arthur was only five or six years old when he left the Kingdom of Carmerlot, and he didn't know what kind of person he really was.
He knew about himself from Merlin and Bradian, or anyone else who knew the Duke of Vallar.
That meant he might be able to convince Arthur to wait two months.
Of course, this is just an attempt, and even if Arthur doesn't agree, then he has a high degree of certainty that he will defeat Arthur.
He was just looking for a more secure solution, after all, if he failed, he would have to bear a price that he couldn't afford at all.
Of course, Arthur would not listen to him, he said directly: "Dear uncle, I don't believe what you say, I only know that you betrayed my father ten years ago!" So if you don't disarm and surrender today, I'm afraid this war will not be avoided! ”
Duke Vallar's face also turned cold, but then he changed his expression and said regretfully: "My dear nephew, uncle, I also have a hard time, since you don't understand me so much, I can only defend myself!" ”
Arthur listened to his high-sounding reason, sneered, and said, "In that case, my dear uncle, there is nothing to talk about between us, go back and prepare for battle!" ”
In this way, before the Duke of Vallar could reply, Arthur tugged on the reins and turned his horse's head, walked to his men, and said, "Let's go!" ”
Arthur was gone, leaving the Duke of Vallar standing alone, his face was very ugly, and he roared in his heart: "I must break you to pieces!" ”
But as he was angry, a question arose in his heart: "Why did he reject me so simply and ask me to prepare for battle?" ”
You know, after all, Arthur's strength is not superior, according to what he learned from the deserters who were defeated by the other side, the other side is only about 3,000 people!
These forces are obviously not of the same level as his own troops, and it stands to reason that Arthur wants to avoid fighting!
But judging by his attitude today, it seems that he is not afraid of fighting.
This sleeplessness made the Duke of Vallar curious, and at the same time, he was secretly vigilant in his heart.
Of course, he didn't know that Norwen led the army to support, and if he knew that Arthur's side had reached more than 5,000 troops at this time, he didn't know what his expression would be.
The entire kingdom of Carmellot had only supplied six or seven thousand troops, and Arthur was able to come up with only a few fewer troops than him, which must have caused him to be shocked.
Arthur bluntly rejected the Duke of Vallar's hypocritical request for peace, and the negotiations between the two sides broke down.
The two sides are preparing for battle while guarding against each other.
On June 23, 1233 in the holy calendar, the day before the time of the battle, Arthur ordered his soldiers to rest well, go to bed early, and recharge their energy to prepare for battle.
On June 24, 1233 in the Holy Calendar, after breakfast on both sides, the whole army set out and set up a formation on the plain,-for-tat!