Chapter 66: Norman Iron Crown (6)
Although this time Burgundy and France seem to have jointly dispatched 100,000 troops, in fact there are many internal contradictions between them, and they are on guard against each other.
General Carter felt that with a little provocation, the two armies with their own evil intentions would fight on their own.
But this time Carter said that it didn't matter, and Carter also strictly adhered to his duties.
He is an admiral, and his mission is only to fight at sea, blockade enemy ports, raid coastal cities,
Neither political ......
Not even diplomatic......
This time, the monarch's task was to escort the queen to England, and then transport 20,000 reinforcements from England to Normandy.
Just like now, although it is a thing he is used to plundering the enemy's coastal land, Randy did not give the order to plunder after all, so Randy still feels a little uneasy in his heart.
"It shouldn't be a big deal! The enemy could not have known in advance that we were coming, and according to the map, there were no cities, just a small town and a few villages. ”
But Carter soon understood where his unease was coming from.
"The boat has stopped, have we reached our destination?"
Artoria, who had been drinking in her room just now, shook her head, hoping to sober herself up, and came out to ask General Carter.
"There should be still half the way to reach England!"
"Then why did the ship stop?"
Artoria's eyes flickered, and Carter had no choice but to answer truthfully.
"This is the territory of Burgundy, hostile to our country, and your subordinates feel that they can go to the coast and plunder the coast, so that the enemy will taste the bitterness."
"Burgundy ......"
Artoria shook her head, as if she remembered something, and snorted softly: "But before this, His Majesty didn't give the order to plunder, right?" ”
"This ...... Not really! ”
"The order from the underground is to go to England at full speed to ensure that the reinforcements can reach Normandy in time, if because of your wrong behavior, the speed of the reinforcements is delayed, and eventually leads to the fall of Normandy, or even the collapse of the entire war situation in Western Europe, what are you guilty of?"
Speaking of this, Artoria's voice was fierce, General Carter was speechless, and he vaguely felt that what Artoria said was not unreasonable, and secretly regretted it and at the same time had a new understanding of Artoria, it turned out that the other party was not only a lazy and ruthless little girl, but also very good at strategy and tactics.
However, Artoria's next sentence broke Carter's previous speculation,
"Since I'm here, I'll move a little and prepare a boat for me, and I'll take full command of this operation."
With that, Artoria turned around, leaving Carter stunned, and went back to her room to put on her armor.
"Please wait, Your Highness." General Carter finally reacted and stopped Artoria.
"What's the matter?" Artoria asked in an unhappy voice.
"Your Majesty commanded, your status is noble, and this kind of thing should be done by your subordinates."
Recalling the letter that his own monarch had written to him, General Carter was sweating profusely with fright, and if the queen had three long and two short, his own life would be gone.
"You don't have to worry about this, it's just a pleasure for me."
"But Your Highness, haven't you recovered yet?" Carter said for another reason.
The corners of Artoria's mouth turned up, revealing a smug smile: "Don't worry about it, I'm already fine, this operation is under my full command, are you okay?" ”
General Carter was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.
"Then it's okay, feel free to do whatever you want!" Artoria waved her hand to signal General Carter to go, then slammed the door of her chamber and began to change her armor.
In fact, Artoria did not think the same as General Carter, Artoria did not look down on these small coastal villages at all, and her goal was one of the most important cities in the entire Duchy of Burgundy, the center of commerce and transportation in the northeastern Netherlands......
Groningen City !!
Although this was a temporary idea, in a short period of time, Artoria figured out what she should do.
First, the purpose of her trip was to fight against the coalition forces, including France.
Second, the Burgundian army was a strong main force in the coalition.
Thirdly, Groningen is a very wealthy and important city, both in terms of commerce, handicrafts and agriculture.
Well, what kind of sensational effect would it have to be to loot, massacre, and burn the city? What kind of shock will it have on the Burgundian army? Will there be deserters? The military's mind has changed? Worried about property and family, so you have no heart to fight?
It's an interesting attempt, and even if it fails, it's just a loss of a few hundred pirate light infantry, so what's the big deal?
And the garrison of the city should be very weak.
Because the main forces of Normandy were all going to besiege Normandy, it was really convenient to have a navy when you thought about it.
After the fleet anchored in Groningen, a total of 600 Viking pirates, dressed in light leather armor and armed with tomahawk shields, landed in small boats.
They quickly formed a team under Artoria's strict orders, and then Artoria waved the sword in her hand and shouted in an extremely fanatical manner:
"The commander of this operation is me, do you hear me? You scum? All actions must be done according to my orders, and even if I ask you to wear a husk and go to a crowded place to do a swing dance, you must do it, otherwise you will be hit by your head, understand? ”
“……………………”
The Viking warriors looked at Artoria in surprise, helplessness, and mockery, until Artoria's fourteen points of brutality were exerted and the three Viking warriors in the front row were cut off with a sword.
Liwei's purpose has been achieved, and the next thing to do is to induce,
"Don't you scumbags want money? Then come with me and grab it! The city of Groningen has valuable goods! And I'm not like my husband, I'm not interested in anything but blood, killing, burning, everything you grab is your own, I don't want anything. ”
After hearing Artoria's assurance, the Vikings looked at each other:
"But the monarch has an order, and half of the looted property must be handed over......"
"Do you want me to say it a second time? I was the commander-in-chief of this operation. Hearing the Vikings' words, Artoria's face sank and she continued to threaten.
A few Vikings hesitated, but the vast majority resisted.
"I'm in charge of what's going on, and I'm going to talk about it there."
As a result, more Vikings faltered......
"Are you really pirates? I'm a woman who is more daring than you, touch your crotch to see if you pee? ”
Under the coercion and temptation of Artoria, I have been a pirate was finally instigated, and after eliminating the fear of the monarch, the greedy nature of the pirates instantly occupied the entire soul, and everything they grabbed did not need to be handed over, and there was such a good thing, thank God!
Artoria's goal has been achieved, and this group of Vikings has broken out into something much stronger than normal, and they are already sharpening their knives and preparing to do a big job.
Led by Artoria, the pirates first ransacked a small coastal village and threatened to kill the entire village, then captured two locals as guides and headed for Groningen.
When the pirates quietly approached Groningen with the help of the groves outside the city, there was a little accident, and a captured middle-aged villager suddenly raised his head and shouted in the direction of Groningen: "City guards! Alert!! The Vikings are coming!!! ”
After hearing such shouts, the city of Groningen was in an uproar.
The sound of angry scolding, screaming, and the creaking of the gate that was suddenly lowered, and the desperate cries of the guards and civilians who were cut off outside, rang out all at once, and Artoria's face was extremely gloomy, and her eyes were full of murderous intent.
After killing the two villagers who were leading the way, cutting off their heads and chopping the corpses into meat sauce, Artoria quickly made the following judgment.
If she goes back like this, then her newly established prestige will collapse in an instant, and if this matter spreads, it will also be a big blow to her reputation, and then she will have to fight against the Burgundians, this matter will definitely fuel the arrogance of the Burgundians, the enemy is prepared in a hurry, and there should be no oil and stones on the walls.
Of course, the final judgment is the most important thing, to ensure that he will not die on the battlefield for ridiculous reasons, if that is really the case, then it is a joke, I wonder how Randy feels when he hears about it?
Dumbfounding?
No, no, no, no!
You're going to be laughed at like a joke, and then find a way to find another woman, and you just save the divorce process, damn it!
You must not let that bastard be satisfied, she has to live, and watch her die first.
After making this judgment, Artoria ordered the city to be stormed, and rushed to the front first, and the soldiers at the head of the city saw that Artoria was wearing strange armor, and shouted and rushed to the first, and most of the fire was naturally focused on her, but Artoria's cursed armor was able to ignore these arrows.
"They don't have ladders or battering rams, can they still climb up with their bare hands?" Seeing that the arrows were ineffective, there was a hint of panic at the head of the city, and then the Groningen garrison cheered up his subordinates and calmed people's hearts.
It's true that Artoria doesn't have the skill of climbing walls with her bare hands, but that doesn't mean she can't transform into a humanoid battering ram.
Ten meters away from the gate, Artoria suddenly accelerated, rushing towards the gate at a speed that was completely unattainable by humans in heavy armor, raising her sword aloft.
"What the hell is she trying to do?"
Both the garrison on the walls and the Vikings under the walls were very strange about Artoria's behavior.
Of course, the answer will soon be revealed!
At the moment of rushing towards the city gate, Artoria swung her long sword and slashed downward, and with an unstoppable force, she split a hole in the iron-clad oak gate.
A sword!
Two swords!
Three swords!
With three swords, he smashed the cast-iron latch and kicked open the deformed gate.
"What are you doing? Kill in, the riches of Groningen are already beckoning to you. Seeing the Viking warrior stunned to look at her, Artoria shouted loudly and rushed into the city.
There was an uproar at the head of the city, and with less than 200 men and poorly equipped city defense troops, it was impossible to defeat 500 Vikings under any circumstances, and the victory was already revealed as soon as the city was broken.
Witness Artoria's incredible performance, as many of the city commanders scream monsters, drop their spears and shields and flee, and the rest are scattered by Vikings screaming for battle.
At this time, Groningen was like having stripped off all its clothes and tied its hands and feet to be slaughtered!
The Vikings did not choose to plunder at the first time, but looked at Artoria with fanatical, greedy, and repressed eyes.
They are waiting for orders!
The majesty of Artoria was finally established at this moment.
Vikings worship the strong, especially those who can bring them wealth, victory, and glory, and it's clear that Artoria is just that.
"For three days, you can do whatever you want in this city, but after three days you must stop all your tasks, all of them return to the team, and drive all the people who are still alive in the city out of the city to gather, one is not less, if anyone is a minute late, I will kill him, understand? Disband! ”
After receiving the order, the Vikings cheered and rushed towards the city of Groningen, smashing open the closed gates with their axes, gathering everything of value and putting them in their own pockets.
The shouting of rage, the crying of the woman, the screams of the woman after being *****, the sound of all kinds of fragile objects falling to the ground, and the hula of rising flames were intertwined, and the whole of Groningen was suddenly resurrected from the previous dead silence, although the sound was similar to the screams of the dying moment, and it was quite a sense of returning to the light.
But Artoria was so immersed that she couldn't help herself.
Artoria, the queen of the Celts and the queen of the Norman kingdom, is a terrifying ruler with infinite violence in her blood, especially after marrying Randy, which has been subtly influenced by Randy and has begun to develop in the direction of metamorphosis.
Hahahaha's wild laughter, like a gluttonous evil ghost, terrible laughter,
According to the description of a merchant who happened to pass by the city and fled quickly.
The city seemed to be enveloped in a terrifying inky black aura at the time, and Artoria's actions after that led the Burgundians to believe that she was a witch, a demon, and a heretic who should be burned at the stake.
There were even priests from Burgundy and France who applied to the Holy See to expel Artoria, but in the end, due to Innocent III's strategy of exploiting the Norman kingdom, the diplomatic mediation of diplomats sent by Randy, and the large-scale bribery of Roman Catholics could not be carried out.
However, throughout France and Burgundy, there is a consensus that Artoria is a witch.
(End of chapter)