As if Egil was most afraid in his heart, he was assigned a mission by Egil to lead the fleet south to attack the Celtic queen Artoria in Egypt. A rare storm consumed nearly half of her fleet. The HMS Victory, which she was riding, also had two masts broken. To make matters worse, in the midst of the storm, she was separated from the main force of the fleet. When the wind calmed down, she saw that she commanded 30,000 Celtic troops, 18,000 Norman navies, and nearly 400 warships. There were now less than twenty ships left around her.

After a day of liaison, repairing the hull and resting. Artoria listened to his subordinates' return in a daze.

"A total of forty-eight thousand troops...... Now there are less than three thousand left?!"

It's like talking to yourself, and it's like you're questioning something. Artoria's words were tinged with a trill. I didn't faint.

"No, it's not, Your Highness. The storm was terrible though. But the subordinates assure you that the losses will definitely not be so large. Although it is true that there were some ship and army losses. But most of the army will be saved. We should be temporarily separated from them. Commander of the Bōra Sea Fleet, Apraksin, who had been sent to assist Artoria in this raid, said this comfort.

"It would be great if that was the case. Hearing him say this, Artoria breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately thought of her mission, and then went on to ask Apraksin: "So, General. Do you know where we are now?"

Earlier, the commander of the fleet had asked the navigator. The navigator, with the chart in hand, and the sextant carefully compared it for a while, told the admiral that they were now located in the southeastern Mediterranean. A sea that is not too far from land. So Apraksin replied to the Celtic queen in the same way.

"In other words, we are not too far from the territory of the infidels, are we?!" Artoria's eyes lit up again after hearing Apraksin reply.

"That's true, that's true, but—Your Highness the Queen, you don't want to use this remnant army to attack the other side?!" Apraksin heard his own queen's question. It immediately occurred to me what she wanted to do. Immediately anxious, he persuaded her and said: "The army and the sailors who can land and fight together are less than 1,500 people. And the vast majority of people have not recovered. If we attack rashly like this, we will definitely be swallowed up by the enemy's army!"

"It's not that serious. Hearing Apraksin's words, Artoria smiled disapprovingly: "How many do you think there are still pagan troops in Egypt? 100,000? 1 million? I tell you, General." They probably don't even have 10,000 men. And it was scattered throughout Egypt. I estimate that their defenders in Alexandria will definitely not exceed three thousand people. The expedition was accompanied by a large number of troops. And not because of the number of enemies. Rather, it was because the emperor wanted us to conquer all of Egypt. ”

"So, what exactly do you want to do?" Apraksin asked.

"Since you say, we still have a certain number of troops. Then they would certainly continue to advance towards Alexander, the intended place of attack. To make peace with the main forces. It would be most appropriate to go to attack Alexander. At the same time, even without receiving any reinforcements. We go it alone, as long as our hands and feet are fast enough. You can also hit him by surprise. Take Alexander. ”

The Queen's eyes shone with violence and confidence. Makes Apraksin feel scared. Although the general still felt that her plan was not very good—the safest thing to do now was to go north, return to Cyprus, or return to Le Bōli. The expedition was declared a failure - they lost half of their fleet and army. Morale has also been severely damaged as a result. No one can blame them. ...,

However, the general had already been intimidated by the momentum of Queen Artoria. He could only keep his head down and not say a word. And not a single word of protest. Of course, given that the queen knew nothing about seafaring. So, maybe he can do something with his hands. Turn the fleet around or something......

"If you dare to deceive this palace, this palace will pull out your tongue. ”

However, the next word from Artoria made the poor general give up his little cleverness. He didn't dare to test whether what the queen said was true......

In this way, a total of twenty-two ships that appeared to be slightly dilapidated - one large flagship, one artillery battleship - but soaked in gunpowder. It doesn't look like it can be used - twelve heavy ballista battleships, eight large transports. There were nearly 800 sailors and sailors, and more than 2,100 army soldiers. This is the power that Artoria still holds today. Although it looks a little weaker. However, if you can use it well, it can also have unexpected effects......

March 15, 1006, nearly half a month later than scheduled. At noon, at the forefront of Artoria's fleet, on the watchtower of a heavy ballista battleship, a lookout with a telescope faintly saw a cylinder that appeared to be nothing. When he rubbed his eyes vigorously and looked more closely, the boat drove a little further away—this time, he could see the scenery more clearly.

"Lighthouse! It's the Great Lighthouse of Alexandria!!, we're about to land!!" shouted the lookout. Let the moldy soldiers who were lazily lying in the damp cabin scrambled to run out.

"Where?!" shouted, and some people began to climb up the mast. More people flocked to the bow of the ship, leaning against the railing and looking ahead. Of course, before they could see anything, the captain of the ship, as well as the centurion of the army, came running. A sharp kick in the ass of his subordinate. He shouted loudly: "Don't look at it! Hurry up and prepare, we are going to land and fight!"

So the sailors and army soldiers rushed back to the cabin in a panic, and put on their equipment and weapons—and when some of the soldiers were about to put their flags—the Army Half-Phoenix Flag, the Navy Half-Phoenix Flag, and the Celtic Red Dragon Flag, they were stopped by the officers.

"Don't carry a flag! and don't wear those smocks!" said the officers.

"But—why is that?!"

"Don't ask so much why, just do what you order! It's Her Majesty's order!" shouted the officers. It was the Queen's order to hear. The soldiers did not dare to say anything more. Whether it was a Celtic soldier on wheel, or a Norman sailor. They are extremely afraid of such a fierce god as Artoria. If your boss gives a similar order, you will definitely have to say something, for example, you can't show your heroism, and it's inconvenient to command without carrying a flag or something. and so on. But as soon as it was Artoria's order, the soldiers did not dare to say a word. None of the complaints. They were afraid that these words would be heard by the terrible queen. Then there is a threat to the safety of their own lives......

Artoria also had her own considerations when she gave such an order. If the flag is displayed in a grand manner. Then after the capture of Alexander, it will definitely suffer from the enemy's desperate counterattack. When the time comes, if it is as Apraksin said. You still have a large number of reinforcements on the sea. That's it. If it is not as good as what Apraksin said. Then the situation is quite bad. Although it is claimed that the number of enemies will not exceed 10,000 - however, that is the territory of the infidels. If the enemy fights desperately and mobilizes peasants and soldiers to participate in the battle, it is possible to gather another 100,000 troops.........

"So, we're disguised as pirates. In this way, the vigilance of the other party is reduced. At the front, the Empire and the Crusaders were at war with the infidels. If we raise the flag, we will definitely provoke the enemy's desperate counterattack. We are understaffed and are likely to fail. However, if you disguise yourself as a pirate, your enemies will become hesitant. Not sure what we're trying to do. That will buy us some time. Artoria calculated. After putting on his ornate cursed armor, he put on a shirt to hide the armor that was too conspicuous. At the same time, he wore a pre-prepared blindfold and a boat-shaped hat with a skull logo painted on it. And the signature Sword of Victory and Oath was not brought. Instead, he was replaced with a scimitar, as well as a short sword.

This makes Artoria look like a pirate captain. And after looking in the mirror, Artoria herself expressed her satisfaction with the outfit.

"Looks like we can fight a good fight. Artoria nodded.

Immediately afterward, when there were still two or three hundred meters from the coast, the fleet of Artoria lowered the boats. The sailors paddled quickly and approached the shore - their landing site was a soft sandy beach. Not far away, the world-famous Alexandria Lighthouse looms. The distance from Alexandria Port should be three or four kilometers away. It's only about half an hour's walk away.

"Prepare to attack—and, don't call Hongu by name now! Don't call each other by any rank! Be sure to remember!"

After landing, Artoria straightened her blindfold and felt a little uncomfortable, so she took it off and replaced it on the other side, and ordered.

"So, what exactly do you call you?" one soldier asked.

"Hmm......" Artoria thought for a few moments, then said, "Call me Queen!"