Chapter 658: Pink Hairy Rabbit (Sincere thanks to the alliance leader's wild wolf)
"These are ancient texts that you'll learn when you've got time at Hogwarts. It's not a toy, though, it's already on the edge, so be careful not to hurt yourself, but as a dagger, you can't cut off people's heads, but it's easy to use, and if you're fast enough, you can stab enemies to pieces. Alan patted the head of the little boy, who was in a sense his first apprentice, "It will take some materials and time to make your wand, so your first lesson is to remember to stab the enemy with the tip of the dagger." β
Merlin pointed to the handle of the dagger and asked in confusion, "Mentor... Why is there a pink rabbit on it? β
A lively, vivid pink rabbit was carved into the handle of the dagger, and Alan looked at his apprentice with a mischievous gaze, and in the process of making the dagger, he thought of Luna's original patronus, and the rabbit with the meaning of madness was naturally engraved on it - but after carving it, Alan didn't want to leave the symbol representing Luna to Merlin, so he added the personal color of the senior girl Umbridge to join it.
On the face, Alan calmly and reasonably: "All famous weapons have their own names, and your dagger is called the Pink Hairy Rabbit." β
Merlin, a medieval boy who fantasized about being a valiant knight, was obviously disappointed by this, and weakly argued, "But Mentor, I'm a boy..."
"Think about it, Glenn the Sword of Sorrow or Kasomir the Holy Avenger, names like that are all over the streets, but absolutely no one can afford to be killed by the Pink Bunny. Think about it, my apprentice, if you had to be killed, would you rather be killed by the Soul Reaper or killed by the Pink Bunny?" Thinking that Merlin's Transfiguration could turn him into a child, an old man, a woman, a dwarf, or an animal, Alan bit the tip of his tongue or laughed out loud without laughing, and then explained solemnly.
Although he felt as if his mentor was teasing himself, Merlin, who had no evidence, could only nod, and in the end, he could only let his mentor lead him out of his burned hometown after burying the slaughtered villagers.
And as William, Duke of Normandy after the landing, consolidated his rear base and seized land, King Harold, who was in a hurry to go south, was in a difficult situation.
Harold was almost always in the right place at the right time all his life, he was born into the most powerful family in England, he was at the bedside of the dying king, he managed to win the support of the magnates, and he acted quickly to defeat the invasion of his brother and the Vikings, but now Harold still had to gallop two hundred miles to defend his kingdom again.
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After the First Battle of York, his forces were so depleted that he had to fight to the death in a state of lack of major generals, and as he marched south to London, he again ordered a new army to be called, and Harold was determined to repeat his success at Stamford Bridge to repel the invaders and retain his crown.
Now the King of England had two options, the most obvious was to take his newly recruited army south and fight the bastard duke, but this was not his only option, as he could hold on to London and fight a war of attrition, and maintaining the large number of Normans would quickly lead to the bottom of their food and grass for those who fought far from their homeland.
Winter was approaching, so it was only a matter of time before William ran out of supplies, according to Harold's staff.
William, on the other hand, learned of Harold's victory over the Norwegians at Stamford Bridge during a "friendly meeting" with Allen before the landing, and he had made various plans before the battle, trying to lure Harold into a decisive battle when he was tired, so the Archduke of Normandy erected his own banner around Sussex to provoke Harold, and during the time when Harold was moving south and gathering troops, he also continued to send his troops to burn and plunder from near to far.
He hoped that this series of actions would anger Harold, and in fact, the mere thought of it made William a little overjoyed that he had learned the information from Allen in advance.
Obviously, this was very effective for Harold, who had returned to London, and his vassals had been arguing about whether to face the Normans immediately or wait until the army had finished assembling on the way south, but as the information from the front continued to return, King Harold finally made up his mind.
"What should we do?" said Harold's brother, Goss Gwynson, Earl of East Anglia, when he received a new brutality from the Normans brought back by the spies, asked his brother who was sitting on the throne.
"Fighting. Harold frowned, but he replied firmly in the face of the question, "He is wreaking havoc on our land, ravaging our farmers, and we have no other choice. β
The king's mother, who had always tended to stand still, finally couldn't help but interject: "Although you are the king, I am your mother..."
Harold interrupted his mother before he could finish speaking, "It's not for me, it's about England." β
"Well, let me go and fight William, and you stay here. Seeing that his mother was in conflict with his brother, Goss couldn't help but come up with a compromise.
"Never. Harold rejected his brother's offer.
"You may die on the battlefield. Goss immediately voiced his fears and plans, "If we are to take the lead, you can muster reinforcements to support us, and if we fail, you can defeat the bastard while he is weak, or hold on to London." β
"I will do my duty. Harold rejected his brother's seemingly wiser offer, but in his rage at learning that his core territory had been plundered, Harold, who had just settled Harald, who had just taken over the long list of titles, apparently did not listen to such an offer.
After only three days in London, Harold led his army south from London towards where Hastings and William were, and sent his fleet to the English Channel to try to cut off the Normans' back and prevent the bastard duke from attempting to withdraw to Normandy, and because he had tasted the sweetness at Stamford Bridge, Harold also tried to launch a surprise attack to make the Normans unprepared for a decisive battle with him.
On the night of Friday, October 13, when the two armies were eight miles apart, King Harold ordered his army to annihilate the enemy while the guard was changing, hoping to repeat the glory of Stamford Bridge once again, but the night attack was a big blow to the English, and it fell short.
William had the highest quality cavalry in Europe at this time, and as a horse king, he knew the importance of intelligence, not only sent cavalry to investigate, but also set up a large number of secret posts around the camp, and William also had the help of the wizards he funded - although the bastard duke did not know why the assassination of the British king without the protection of the wizard would make the wizards he sent out never return, but through the divination of the wizards left in the camp, it is known that at least they did not suffer any danger to their lives, And the wizards who did not dare to assassinate again had already discovered Harold's somewhat taken for granted raid and laid a trap in advance, leaving many corpses in vain.