Chapter 115: The Glory of Britain Lives Forever!
"Shirou, let's talk to everyone." Beside me, the blonde girl turned to me.
"Huh? Don't you ...... Artoria?" a few surprises rose in my heart.
"Shirou, you are the commander-in-chief of this battle, so according to the regulations, it should be up to you to speak." The girl looked me seriously into the eyes and said.
"But......" I would like to retort.
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However, at this moment, Bedwell took a step forward, and his majestic gaze swept across the audience.
"Next, I would like to invite the commander-in-chief of the whole army in this battle, Lord Weigong to give you pre-war encouragement!"
In an instant, tens of thousands of eyes in the audience looked at me at the same time.
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Faintly, the whispers of the soldiers below were heard.
"What's the matter, it's not the king, but the commander of the palace?"
"It doesn't make sense. The king is also a descendant of the first king Arthur, and the commander of the army is also justified, and no one questions it. It's hard to say if he was Lord Emiya, and I don't know how many brushes he has, and whether he can control the entire British army. ”
"I can't say that. After all, Lord Emiya is a man, and leading soldiers is what men do. The king's representation as a woman had already caused great controversy in Camelot, and if he took up the post of commander-in-chief, he was afraid that he would face even more opposition. ”
Not even just the soldiers, even some of the Knights of the Round Table whispered into the discussion.
It can be seen that the fact that I took over from the girl as the commander-in-chief of the whole army easily caused an uproar.
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"Give me silence and listen to Lord Weigong!"
Bediwell's loud shout made the audience quiet again. It's just that the soldiers' gaze on me becomes complicated.
Curiosity, doubt, doubt, incomprehension......
All sorts of emotions spread in front of the vast palace.
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Bediwell bowed to me and stepped aside respectfully.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly inside.
What is this, catch ducks on the shelves?
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"Come on Shirou, you can definitely do it! All you need to do is present your truest beliefs to everyone! ”
Behind me, the girl cheered me on.
Looking back, I saw the trust and encouragement contained in the girl's clear blue eyes.
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Originally, there was some tension and uneasiness, but it calmed down in an instant.
I stepped forward slowly, exposing myself to the gaze of all the soldiers.
Gently opened his mouth, and with the help of the magic power in his body, his extraordinarily loud voice spread throughout the audience.
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"Warriors of Britain, our opponent in this battle is Iskandar, the emperor of the Macedonian Empire, known as the king of conquest!"
"Wow-"
Not surprisingly, the crowd below suddenly exploded!
There was a look of disbelief in the eyes of every soldier.
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"Did I hear me right? Our opponent is Alexander the Great? ”
"How is this possible? Iskandar the Great's crusade is nearly a thousand years ago, and the current Iskandar has long since turned into a pile of bones, right? And how could they invade our Britain? ”
"This Lord Weimiya, it can't be a mental disorder, right?"
Since news of the enemy attack was tightly sealed, the soldiers did not know exactly who their opponent was until this moment.
However, almost no one wants to believe this. After all, Iskandar's era was a little too far from the current Britain.
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"Give me all peace! Be quiet! Bedwell roared hoarsely, "Listen to Eimiya-sama keep talking!" ”
However, Bediwell's authority was completely ineffective at this point.
Because, the fact that the enemy is Iskandar has caused too much impact on these ordinary soldiers. The soldiers could not calm down for a moment.
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"Damn, you're looking for a fight, aren't you?" Bedwell raised his horsewhip in a rage, and prepared to go down and whip the soldiers in the front row who were the most violent.
"Bediwell, don't do that." I grabbed Bedwell's wrist, "Let them say what they want." There is always a process for people to accept the facts. ”
“…… Yes, Einomiya-sama. Bediwell was silent for a few seconds, and finally retreated respectfully behind me.
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In this way, the soldiers barely quieted down for a long time.
A pair of eyes of different colors stared at my face, as if waiting for me to explain what I had just said.
The concentration of the entire army has reached an unprecedented height.
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"I know you don't believe Iskandar is in Britain. I didn't believe it at first. I looked around and said calmly.
But Iskandar appeared without warning. There is no reason, no precedent, that the greatest conquering king in the history of mankind suddenly led an army intent on conquering all of our Britain. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the greatest catastrophe that Britain has ever faced."
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The soldiers fell silent.
A deathly silence enveloped the audience, and heavy pressure fell on everyone's hearts like a mountain.
Iskander, the most famous conqueror who built a vast empire across Europe and Asia in just ten years, no country wants to face him.
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"You must have heard of Iskandar's crusade. The countries invaded and occupied by Van Iskandar were all ravaged and deprived. ”
"And in all conquered countries, all women, from old women in their sixties and seventies, down to babies who have only been born for a few months, cannot escape the fate of being wantonly invaded by Iskander's men."
Speaking of this, the bodies of many soldiers couldn't help but tremble.
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"Imagine what would happen to your lover or your wife, your mother or your daughter if Britain fell. Is it only then that you are going to regret your inaction today, and die with hatred and curse fate? ”
"No...... Absolutely not! Already soldiers shook their heads desperately and shouted loudly.
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"Yes, absolutely not. So we have to resist, we have to meet the enemy! I waved my hand to match the atmosphere of the audience.
"We are going to crush Iskander's army and crush his belief in invincibility! We want the most famous conqueror in history to bow down his head and bow before us! ”
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"I will not be the glory of Britain forever!"
The girl behind me raised her arms and shouted just right.
"I will not be the glory of Britain forever!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers below raised their arms and shouted at the same time, and the neat sound came one after another!
Everyone's eyes were shining with a lot of brilliance.