White beads came out of the rain clouds on the horizon, and when they fell to the ground, all the people who were still outside the house sought shelter and hid.

The city of London can only be renamed a slightly larger "town" now.

Not counting the soldiers of the kingdom that Alfred had recruited from the surrounding areas, as well as the men borrowed from other Ansa magistrates, the total population of the five miles around London was less than 3,000 people.

Alfred prayed with the monks in his makeshift hall and asked for revelation from the Lord every day.

The warriors were concentrating on polishing their weapons, thinking about how to cope with the battle.

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and there was nowhere to go, ordinary people began to give birth to offspring......

"Axel", who had become a close follower monk at the crown prince's side, had just dipped his quill pen in ink, but because the water vapor was too heavy, the ink written on the shoddy vellum paper immediately melted.

He frowned, and after a few attempts, he took out the paper that the Orlan camp had just sent to the crown prince.

This kind of paper is very precious, and now that the kingdom is poor, these goods are still given by Orlan for free, and the number seems to be quite a lot, but all the monks and nobles have a share, and Axel has more than fifty sheets.

His task was to keep track of Kingdom affairs.

He sharpened the black ink more finely and moved the pen more lightly, so that more words could be written in a line.

He wrote down on paper again the changes in the kingdom over the previous months,

"Last October, from the northern sky came a disaster,

Before people could react, the demons came,

Winds and lightning swept through Wessex, leaving countless people homeless,

Then there was famine and pestilence, and the people were so weak that they did not have the strength to weep.

Later, the cathedral was destroyed and the infidels slaughtered everything they could see......"

In duplicate,

One was written in the Kingdom Diary, and the other was in his "Biography of the Emperor".

Winter...... Winter......

The town's bell rang, an order from the crown prince to gather the people.

Axel rubbed his eyes, then put down his pen, put on a raincoat made of straw, and headed to the hall.

The hall is lit with candles, so that the vision that is dim due to the heavy rain can be illuminated.

After entering, when Axel shook the raindrops on his body, a maid immediately brought a bowl of hot soup.

This kind of soup is tasteless, with some wild fruits and vegetables added to it, which is not worth much, even civilians can drink it.

But this is a reflection of the Crown Prince's methods, he is very approachable, shares the ups and downs with his subordinates, and he himself drinks this soup, and is never satisfied with enjoyment.

"There's still a fire here, come here." The crown prince's wife greeted everyone.

She is ordinary-looking, but her personality is as gentle and friendly as the crown prince.

The couple has been married for three years, and they are still as if they had just been newly married.

The crown prince really loves her, and since having her, he has never touched any woman.

When Axel arrived, Aku was already waiting inside.

Now there are not many people in the crown prince, as long as they are capable, they can be promoted verbally.

Aku has also become a knight of the crown prince's mouth because of his military exploits, and his fief is in Winchester, one of the prince's own estates.

If he can fight back, then Aku is also a noble lord.

But Aku was not happy, as if he had been a lord a long time ago, and he had no fear when facing knights who were more advanced than him.

The people around the crown prince have rarely called him privately with an "ugly face", but changed to "indifferent".

After everyone gathered around the round table, the crown prince's wife took the servants to collect the soup.

Men defend the country, while women take care of the housework.

The rain was heavy, but she was confident that her husband would be able to bring the kingdom out of the predicament.

"Originally, in a few days, the food we borrowed from the north would be delivered again, and at that time, we could gather six to seven hundred people for ten days' rations, but now there is an accident, and the Messi people will not give it."

The crown prince said this heavily, without food, he would starve to death, and no one would help a down-and-out lord who didn't even have enough food to serve him.

"Why did they suddenly repent?"

The crown prince did not explicitly say that it was because of the former governor of the kingdom, who has now become the magistrate of Mercia, "Pande".

The crown prince added, "Orlan has also come and is willing to help us." ”

The appearance of Oran's name is a good thing for everyone.

"I don't like him, he has too many stains on him."

It was the air gun Rodway who said this.

He changed from a former vassal of the Kingdom of Kent to a vassal of the crown prince, and was faithfully loyal to the Holy See of Rome.

He is very disgusted with all kinds of evil deeds of Oran.

And if the crime can be bought with money?

The merchant who lends money will always go to heaven, and he who is born poor will live in hell for eternity.

The Vikings simply killed the living Catholics, and the souls were not humiliated.

Oran pollutes the world of people's souls,

He's Satan!

"But...... "Crown Prince waits a few seconds before speaking, "he is willing to support our two hundred infantry, plus this food, but he needs us to attack the Vikings." ”

"It's not a requirement, we're going to call back sooner or later, what are you worried about?"

Some knights don't hate Oran, whether he sells indulgences or not, but they are all Catholics anyway.

"Orlan wants to ally with us and exchange hostages."

"For whom?"

"My wife, and my newborn daughter."

"Your Highness, you need to think carefully about this." Aku, who has always been silent and silent, reminded loudly.

"He will also send his concubine and children, and give me Uba."

"Really?" There were nobles who exclaimed, they knew the value of Uba.

The crown prince was reluctant to give up his wife and daughter, but he also knew that this was a good opportunity, and even if it was to be used, he was willing to be used.

But he can't do it directly, he has to go down the stairs, so that he can give an account to the vassals who are dissatisfied with Oran, and the wives and daughters who love each other.

After the fall of the kingdom, he had nightmares every day, and he wanted to recover Wessex.

For every day of delay, dozens of people die.

Winchester's bones were covered with the ground and the stream.

Now when he thinks of the battle of "Oakley" against the Vikings, he is distressed.

At that time, it was possible to win because my brother watched coldly and buried his main force!

The elder brother was ready to flee to the Franks, and he was no longer king.

As long as you can reclaim the Winchester periphery, you are orthodox!

The vassals did not have a unified opinion, and Rodway clearly objected,

Alfred had to ask everyone to talk about it tomorrow.

If you can't convince your subordinates to unify their ideas, then start with the person next to the pillow.

The rain was still falling intermittently in the middle of the night,

Alfred waited for his wife to finish coaxing his daughter and hugged her as she went to bed.

Subsequently......

After the passion of the man and woman, they go to sleep.

During the night, Alfred let out a nightmare exclamation and woke his wife up.

When the crown prince woke up, he remorseled himself deeply, saying that he was incompetent and could not protect England.

His wife hugged him and asked, "I heard that Oran is willing to support you?"

This afternoon's discussion reached her ears a little later from the mouth of the servant who prepared the food.

She was a little worried, but now that she saw her husband like this, she was willing to become a hostage.

When she spoke, the crown prince said uncharacteristically, "How can I let you take risks, even if it is my brother, fleeing all the way and giving up the country, he has not given up his wife and children, let alone me!"

"No, you should have a bigger goal, I can't be a burden to you."

Men and women who love each other deeply, as long as one party does not love each other so deeply, or he (she) needs to use this relationship for a short time to achieve something, the other party has not changed, and they will be eaten to death.

The crown prince succeeded in getting his wife to agree, but he was also ashamed,

Once, when he was in power, he was so high-spirited that even the noble bishops of Rome would correspond to him.

But now borrowing some food from the Mercians is not only not available, but also ridiculed.

Anger can change the bottom line of human nature, he compromises, he wants to return to power, even if it is a deal with the devil.

His alliance with Orlan lasted forever until the kingdom was restored.

......

When the fourth letter of the brother came,

Oran didn't even look at it, so he let the flames melt away,

And wrote a letter to tell Brother Tian.

"There are two Vikings in front of me, one is a king and the other is also a king,

But when Alfred's men came, I had one less king......"

In the letter, he also politely rejected Joan of Arc's idea of moving to the church, and his attitude was very low.

The Lionheart was extremely dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do, because the Vikings had already swept away eighty percent of Wessex,

Began to approach Mercia, with Ragnar, Bjorn, Guthrum...... and others led by the Viking Legion,

More than 4,500 people were gathered to violate the border.

This year's Ansar history, the diaries and works of all scholars, regardless of length,

Turning left and right, or together, can be briefly introduced in two words: war.