Chapter 65: The Battle Begins
The wind is beautiful and the sun is shining.
Above the ground, however, there was a wail and the stumps and corpses left behind by the war. Blood stained the whole land, and the green meadows were long gone, leaving only the endless desolation.
On top of the hill, Leah stood upright, looking out over the battlefield. Surrounded by dead bodies. These were the people who came to attack her, hoping to kill her, but they stayed here forever.
The wind blew slowly, driving the flow of several clouds in the sky, looking up at the sky, the original white and flawless clouds were now also a little bloody.
"Wang, the results have been counted. At this point, Bedwell stepped forward and said to Leah.
"How's it going?" asked Leah softly.
In this battle, a total of 2,000 enemies were killed and nearly 4,000 prisoners were captured. Bedwell said respectfully.
"Yes, how is the situation of our army?"
"Seven hundred and thirty-three people were killed and more than a thousand were injured. Bedwell said.
"I see. Leah's voice was soft, and there seemed to be no emotional fluctuations, but Bedwell still clearly felt an aura from the king's body that could not be calmed down.
"King, what should these captives do?" asked Bedwell softly, looking at Leah, who was silent in front of her.
"Since they dare to come, then be prepared to be enslaved by us. It may be a consolation to our British people who were slaughtered by them. Leah said in a cold voice. Then he turned his head to look at Bedwell and said: "Knights Bedwell, I order you to lead six thousand soldiers with these Saxon captives to the Thames at once, and if you encounter the French army, you must intercept them with all your strength until I lead the reinforcements to arrive." ”
"Do as the king commands. Bedwells immediately knelt down on one knee to receive the order, and then looked at Leah and asked suspiciously, "But the king, will these Saxon captives be so obedient and obedient? What if they suddenly rebel? After all, they have just been captured, and they must hate us to the core, and if they betray at the critical moment, then we are not in danger? And they are still French vassals, so isn't it too risky?"
"Of course I know this, and I have never believed in these people, this time you are only asked to take them to lure the enemy, and it is the six thousand people you brought who really need to fight. Leah chuckled and continued, "Remember what I'm going to say next," Leah said, leaning over Bedwell's side.
"Knowing this, we will be victorious for the king. Hearing Leah's words, Bedwell's eyes slowly grew larger and wider, and finally slowly returned to their original state, and she knelt down on one knee and swore an oath.
"You must be careful, now that the Eastern Roman Empire is being held back by Persia, it has flawlessly taken into account the actions of France. And because the Saxons are now also the emperor of France - conquered by Clotaire, and are already the people of France, so the Saxons have suffered such a big loss from us, France will definitely not sit idly by, and it is very likely that a large army will overwhelm the border and try to capture Britain in one fell swoop. And now that our army is attacking Wales, you have no time to spare, so your task is very difficult. So be sure to delay as long as you can, and wait for me to come with the army. Leah stared at Bedwell's handsome face and said solemnly. Then he reached out and patted Bedwell's shoulder, and said in a soft tone, "Be careful, don't die, you know?"
"I will live up to my king's trust and trust. Bedwell looked at Leah with emotion and said in a firm tone.
"Well, go ahead. With that, Leah turned away, looking into the distance, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Yes. Bedwell answered, turned and walked to the army station, ready to go.
Standing quietly on top of the mountain bag, looking into the distance, Lia didn't know what she was thinking, but she was a little distracted and didn't move for a long time.
It wasn't until she saw that Bedwell had selected 6,000 soldiers and gradually moved away with the 4,000 captured Saxons that Leah retracted her gaze and stared at the endless sea of people in the distance.
"Let's go. Seeing that Bedwell's team had gone far, Leah turned on her horse and said to the rest of the army. Then he led the pioneer to drive the war horse into the distance.
After hearing Leah's order, the army in the rear also acted quickly and followed in Liya's footsteps.
They are now heading to the Welsh battlefield, where the battle is in full swing.
After obtaining EXcalibur from Avalon, Leah recuperated for a while, recovering her national strength and thoroughly digesting the power of those local princes, so as not to have any accidents, after all, the time to subdue was too short, and many things were not fully mastered. After completing these series of tasks, Leah couldn't wait to start the unification of Britain.
The first choice was Wales, and after subduing some small countries on the road, they came to Wales without any problems.
Originally, everything was quite smooth, although when he arrived in Wales, Wales had already received information in advance and organized an army to block it, but because of the perennial harassment and civil strife, the national strength was weakened, and the army led by Leah was defeated one after another, and it would not last long at all, and it would collapse completely. Even Leah could see the complete defeat of Wales and the inclusion of Britain in the map.
However, at this time, it was the information from the city of Camelot that the Saxons were attacking.
When she heard this information, Leah was stunned, after all, she didn't expect the Saxons to attack at this critical moment, which caught her a little off guard.
Then they were caught in a dilemma, after all, now that the attack on Wales was halfway through, it was about to come to an end, and it was only necessary to wait for a while to be able to completely integrate the country into the territory of Britain.
At that time, not only can Britain more than double its territory, but also obtain a large number of military resources, which is really important for Britain now. If you give up now, not only will so many days of hard work be in vain, but those who have died will also lose the value of death.
However, we can't ignore the crisis in Britain itself, after all, it is our own base camp, and it is impossible to let the enemy burn and loot on its own territory at will, which will not only lose a lot of resources, but also make the people chill and question. It's easy to shake Leah's foundations.
Therefore, in desperation, Leah had to leave Gawain and Lancelot and others and most of the army, and she returned to England with Bedwell and 10,000 people.
In fact, there is no need to bring so many people, but Lia considers what happened after that, as well as Clotaire's actions after that, I'm afraid it won't be small, after all, the Saxons are now his subjects, and if he learns about it, I'm afraid he will use this as an excuse to attack Britain in an all-out way. After all, without the containment of Eastern Rome, France does now have the time and ability to spare.
In any case, Crotaire was also a capable and ambitious monarch, so how could he let go of such a good time?
Therefore, Leah must find a way to deal with it, and the best way is to drag Crotaire first, subdue Wales, and then deal with France.