Chapter 43 A Brilliant Beginning
Lancestott's mind was unaware of all but Charles's awareness, and even Artoria, who had spent more time with him than others, only thought it was a worship of herself, just like Bedwell in the Twelve Horsemen.
Unfortunately, Artoria didn't know that when she regarded Lancelot as her most trusted knight, Lancelot's gaze at her back was filled with aggression and possessiveness instead of that kind of affection.
All this was hidden by Lancelot, the most elite and powerful army under Artoria, the Knights of the Round Table still looked peaceful, and on the surface everything was still galloping according to the legendary trajectory.
Of course, the Kingdom of Great Britain is under the construction of what can be said to be a rainy day, and the whole kingdom is thriving, and every moment of the day is changing dramatically.
In this case, those nobles and knights in the country will naturally not be willing to just stay on this island in obscurity. Even though this is the hometown they value the most and swear to protect for the rest of their lives.
Knights are eager to break the battle and kill the enemy, with their own martial arts and bravery to establish great achievements, they want to make achievements, they keep sharpening their martial arts day and night, the ultimate goal is not to obtain combat merits and fame on the battlefield, is the best reward for their hard work and sweat.
And the nobles pursued profits, and the reason why they worked so hard to build this kingdom under the command of Artoria was not because they were optimistic about Artoria's future. It is true that they work so hard for the rise of the kingdom because they have this country in their hearts, but when the kingdom becomes strong, in their opinion, this is the time when the kingdom repays their efforts.
And the people of the kingdom also need the kingdom to use external victories to build up their inner pride and pride in the kingdom. A strong kingdom, no matter how strong you are, no matter how well the people know how powerful their country is, in the end, they still need to rely on foreign wars to stabilize all this, so that the people can have a real sense of belonging to this country.
And this is something that every country cannot avoid, unless the country itself has this deep heritage. Just like the Roman Empire, or the Han and Tang dynasties in the more east, their profound heritage, their cultural inheritance allows them to build pride in the country in the people without relying on these at all, and this is something that has been possessed since birth, deeply rooted in the soul, even if the country loses foreign wars, it cannot erase all this.
Therefore, under such circumstances, driven by various domestic forces, Great Britain finally had to step out of this island and show the outside world the results of their years of grinding their minions in obscurity, so that the reputation of the kingdom spread on this continent and was praised by the people.
The blood feud between the Saxons and the Celts should have been the best choice for the Kingdom of Great Britain, but the harsh environment in Northern Europe made Artoria reluctant to give up the enemy that could arouse the blood of the people in the country and unite the kingdom.
Therefore, the Visigothic kingdom has become the best choice for the kingdom, and the reason why it is not close at hand, only separated by a strait, is because the gains outweigh the losses. Moreover, in the case of the kingdom's first foreign war, Artoria did not think that her army, which had been honed for several years but had not been tested by war, would be able to defeat a country that could rise on a continent surrounded by enemies.
Therefore, the Visigothic kingdom, which had a large population and a strong country and a record of defeating the Roman Empire, but had completely degenerated and corrupted, became a wise choice. After all, even if the Franks were defeated, Great Britain would definitely suffer heavy losses, and at this time, Artoria had to consider whether she could hold on to this result in such a situation, or whether she could keep herself.
And, because the Franks, founded by Clovis, had risen to prominence in Gaul and, after several great wars, had become a recognized power on the continent, the Visigoths knew to guard against their murderous neighbors, no matter how corrupt they were.
Not to mention, a kingdom needs more land to become stronger, and this will drive it to occupy more land, but there is only so much land, and if you want to occupy this place, you must defeat the original owner of this place and seize the land of other countries. Unfortunately, the Visigothic kingdom was targeted by the Frankish kingdom.
Therefore, the Visigothic kingdom put a large number of troops in front of its own ferocious and never satisfied neighbor, that huge number of troops, even if other countries know that the Visigothic kingdom's army is just a façade, but the ants bite the elephant to death, and in the case of the Roman Empire next to it, Clovis does not want to make wedding dresses for others.
With so many troops on the border, Artoria saw an opportunity for the Visigoths to put most of their forces on the border with the Franks, which led to the lack of defense on the west coast. The most stupid thing is that the Visigothic rulers completely ignore the existence of Great Britain, believing that such a fragmented kingdom does not have the strength to challenge the powerful Visigoths.
Therefore, when the flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain fluttered on the west coast of Visigoth, the Visigothic sentries on the coast were so shocked that even the wine and food in their hands fell to the ground, and some soldiers were so surprised that they didn't even know that their fishing rods were washed away by the waves.
One can imagine how weak the Visigothic kingdom's defenses on the coast were, and the soldiers dared to neglect their duties until Artoria led her army to the coast. However, their first reaction was to throw down the weapons in their hands, and in an instant they fled for their lives, and none of them thought of lighting the beacon fire to transmit the signal to the guards behind.
This made Artoria and her knights stunned for a moment when they saw this, they had no idea that their landing would be so easy, even though Charles knew that the soldiers of the Visigothic kingdom were completely a bunch of straw bales.
However, those soldiers naturally could not escape far, after all, the deserters would also pass on the news of the landing of the British army.
So it wasn't until Artoria came to the city with her knights and other armies that the Visigoths found out that there were other countries' armies behind them, and in a panic, the stupid lord thought that Artoria's army was vulnerable, so he rushed out with his men.
The first battle of Great Britain began, and Artoria and the soldiers below were completely powerful: the Visigothic soldiers were so addicted to pleasure and peace that Artoria and the other knights scattered the opposing army with a single charge, if a group of people gathered around the city lord.
However, in any case, Great Britain finally began its glory days, Artoria finally stood on the big stage of Europe, and the Kingdom of Great Britain reached its peak and destruction.