After saying goodbye to her lover, Queen Artoria fell into a state of extreme excitement, although the time she spent with Egil was also very interesting - in fact, Artoria felt that the time she spent with Egil was the fullest, most meaningful, and happiest time she had ever lived. Whether it's war, slaughter, or being buried alive, it's all so fresh and interesting.

Her lover seemed to have a lot of exciting ideas in his head, such as how to torture the aristocracy (centralization), how many whips to steal a sheep (written law), and all kinds of exorbitant taxes (salt and iron monopoly, Öresund aqueduct tax, commercial tax, punitive customs duty...... ）。

But, just like his nickname, if there is too much honey, he will get tired of it. It's not that yet, though—but Artoria is already planning ahead. Maybe the two parties will not see each other for a while, but the relationship will improve.

At least, that's what the books say.

Artoria thought so.

But soon, Artoria realized that she was wrong. It was only a little away from Egil for less than a day, and she felt that "some time" was long enough. The expected battlefield and the joy of directly commanding tens of thousands of troops to fight against a strong enemy are gone.

"Very, very much would like to see him again. But this is not possible. It was only then that Artoria suddenly realized that she seemed to be inseparable from the man who laughed evilly. It's like some kind of medicine that is extremely dependent on the surname, and you can't quit it in this life and this life. Until death.

"But if you order the battleship to turn around like this, you'll definitely die of laughter, right?" Artoria thought. So despite his reluctance, he was determined to move on.

Artoria's mood became extremely bad. Especially when it was held back in General Carter's fleet, although the improved ballista battleships were already twenty meters long and had a displacement of more than 800 tons, which was already a rare battleship at that time. But for the Celtic queen, who was accustomed to galloping across the vast land, such a place was too narrow. It's like a prison cell, and it's depressing.

Her Majesty was so depressed that the rest of the ship was out of luck. But if Her Majesty catches any tricks, he will be made worse than dead. Finally imprisoned in a small black room, and treated with the slave oarsmen.

In this way, Her Majesty caused the whole ship to be restless. to vent their frustration. And General Carter, as the commander of the fleet, felt that he was going crazy. Several times I almost couldn't resist drawing my sword and duel with Her Majesty. In the end, of course, General Carter held back. It's not because he has much respect for the Celtic queen. Rather, before leaving, a handwritten letter from the monarch of his own family was passed through the book of the flying pigeon.

"If the queen has any longs and shorts, you don't have to live - rest assured, there will be a sea burial. ”

That's it.

General Carter was extremely obedient to the orders of his own lord. It was a mixture of admiration, adoration, and fear. Let this young man in his thirties be in awe and half younger than himself, and obey his words.

"However, this is not an option. ”

As the ship sailed through the Öresund waterway, General Carter's flagship was already in disarray by the energetic and extremely hot-tempered Artoria. There were about 200 people on the boat, from Carter himself to the slaves who were paddling. There is not a single one who has not been tortured by Her Majesty. Even deaths were not uncommon - there had been several slaves who had been forced to paddle desperately and tread wheels because Her Majesty "wanted to see how fast the boat could be", and eventually died of exhaustion.

This kind of thing happens a lot in the middle of a full-fledged battle, but now it's on the march. In this way, the combat power was consumed in vain. It's a wasteful act of a loser. Although it is true that the life of a slave is very worthless, and it is enough to attack any city or village, and then arrest someone of the right age and physical strength, but in this way, there is no place to replenish it on the sea. In addition, Her Majesty the Queen is so fond of playing. After saying that he could not get the British, his ship would have to be reduced by more than half.

So General Carter thought for a moment, and decided that after a little more travel, he would land, land, and plunder—that is, to fill his own ship with some oaring slaves, and to show the queen the prowess of his navy. Makes that guy jealous. No more playing things that are too out of line.

Thus, after crossing the Öresund waterway and passing through a small territory belonging to the Elector of Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire, it was the territory of the Duchy of Burgundy, General Carter's destination.

Today, the Duchy of Burgundy is becoming more and more powerful under the augmentation of Charles the Daring. At the same time, he has the two concepts of a vassal of the French King and a vassal of the HRE Emperor, which also makes him a source of power between the two great powers of the European continent. Recently, after the annexation of the southern Count of Burgundy and Switzerland, the Duchy of Burgundy has once again increased in strength. The fertile land of the southern French hinterland and the fierce military source of the Swiss people, after these two pieces of land were acquired, it also made Charles the bold a little more emboldened.

In short, it is to establish a kingdom and claim the title of king.

This was different from Egil, who had already occupied all of Norway at that time. Declaring the title of Grand Duke of Norway is a certainty, even if it is claiming the title of King of Norway, it is only an upgrade.

Unlike Charles, he owns territories partly from the Kingdom of France and partly from the Holy Roman Empire, while Switzerland is also a territory with extreme reading tendencies. Under such a complicated form, it is difficult to integrate the territories under oneself and establish a new country.

If that were the case, it would be tantamount to dividing the territories of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the same time, and it would inevitably be unanimously opposed by these two powers. Charlie was torn apart by this. In the end, he came up with some solutions.

Internally, Charles has maintained a high military budget, maintaining the extremely elite Knights of the Golden Fleece that he has formed. and a standing army of more than twenty thousand men. At the same time, it tried its best to dilute the French color in the country and establish a ** court to replace the status of the French Supreme Court. In addition, he also tried his best to win over Swiss mountain people and hire Swiss mercenaries at high prices. Minimize the number of people who might rebel in Switzerland.

Externally, Charles also once spied on the title of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire - but gave it up after being beaten by Otto I of Saxony. From then on, he tried his best to curry favor with Otto I, hoping to win over the Holy Roman Empire to support him in establishing a kingdom of reading. Moreover, Charles also promised - if he could do so, then the whole kingdom would still be considered the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, and he would still be a vassal of the Holy Roman Empire - but the kingdom would be completely cut off from France.

So, France, yes, while Charles, while currying favor with the Holy Roman Empire, took tough measures against the weak French king. Always look for opportunities to attack the prestige of the King of France. and to join the other princes in France, hoping to gain their support - it would be better if everyone added the title of king, and simply split France.

In this way, although this time, Burgundy and France seemed to jointly dispatch nearly 100,000 troops, but in fact they were full of internal contradictions and guarded against each other. General Carter even felt that if he provoked a little, these two highly concentrated armies would fight on their own......

However, General Carter did not count what he said, and General Carter also adhered to his duty: he was a naval admiral, and his mission was to fight naval battles, blockade enemy ports, and plunder coastal cities.

It's not politics, it's not diplomacy.

This time, however, the sovereign gave him the task of escorting the queen to England, and then transporting at least 20,000 reinforcements from England to Normandy. In that case, then you can complete the task yourself. In other aspects, it is natural that the lord will arrange it.

It was as if now, although it was something he was used to plundering the enemy's coastal lands. However, because the sovereign had not given a similar order before, General Carter felt a little uneasy. A slight feeling of regret. However, it is too late to regret it now.

"Still, it shouldn't be a big deal. It was impossible for the other party to calculate that we were here, and, according to the map, there was no city here, just a small town and a few villages. ”

But General Carter soon understood where his previous uneasiness was coming from.

"Oh...... The boat stopped...... Are we there?" Artoria, who had been pouring alcohol into her room just now, and was now drunk, shook her head and tried to sober herself up, and walked out. Ask General Carter.

"This ...... There should still be about half the way to reach England. General Carter replied.

"Then why did the ship stop?" Artoria's eyes flickered, but it made General Carter feel like he was being stared at by a big cat.

"Here, it's Burgundian territory. hostile to our country, therefore, His Majesty felt that he could go to the coast and plunder, and that he should always let the enemy suffer something. General Carter replied cautiously.

"Oh...... Burgundy. Artoria tapped her head, as if she remembered, and then snorted softly: "However, before this, His Majesty did not give you such an order, right?"

“...... Well, indeed, there is none. ”

"Therefore, Your Majesty wants you to go full speed to England to ensure that the reinforcements will reach Normandy in time. That's right, right?"

"This ......"

"If, because of your wrong actions, you delay the reinforcements, and eventually lead to the fall of Normandy, and even the collapse of the war in the whole of Western Europe, what should you be guilty of?!"

At this point, Artoria was speechless, but General Carter was speechless. Only then did I remember that this queen had also had a glorious record of beating her own lord and fleeing in embarrassment, but she was not an easy character to deal with......

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